Album of the Week – 16/05/20 It’s an interesting week for new music with releases by The Magnetic Fields and Perfume Genius being the main points of interest, but there are also […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/20
Dead to Me – Season 2 – Netflix – Review
Dead to Me – Season 2 – Netflix – Review by Fran Winston Starring: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden. Max Jenkins, Sam McCarthy, Luke Roessler Season 2 now streaming on Netflix […]
Mark Lanegan – Sing Backwards and Weep – Book Review
Mark Lanegan – Sing Backwards and Weep – Book Review by Killian Laher There was great excitement for fans of Mark Lanegan with the recent release of his autobiography. First things first, […]
Hollywood – Netflix – Review
Hollywood – Netflix – Review by Fran Winston Starring: David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier, Joe Mantello, Dylan McDermott, Jake Picking, Jeremy Pope, Holland Taylor, Samara Weaving, Jim Parsons, Patti LuPone Streaming […]
The Dears – Lovers Rock – Album Review
The Dears – Lovers Rock – Album Review by Cathy Brown In a press release issued for the release of The Dears eighth studio album Lovers Rock, frontman Murray Lightburn may not […]
Solitude Sounds – Viet Cong – Viet Cong – Album Review
Solitude Sounds – Viet Cong – Viet Cong – Album Review by Killian Laher Canadian band Viet Cong released a debut in 2015, before changing their name to Preoccupations. Kicking it off […]
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story by Fran Winston Directed by: Daniel H Birman Available now on Netflix If you haven’t heard of Cyntoia Brown, she was a 16-year-old runaway […]
Album of the Week – 09/05/20
Album of the Week – 09/05/20 This week we have a lovely version of Music for 18 Musicians by Erik Hall and a new release from I Break Horses, among others. There’s […]
Becoming – Film Review
Becoming – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Nadia Hallgreen Starring: Michelle Obama Streaming now on Netflix This documentary follows former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama on the […]
Sea Fever – FIlm Review
Sea Fever – FIlm Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Neasa Hardiman Starring: Connie Nielsen, Hermione Corfield, Dougray Scott, Olwen Fouéré, Jack Hickey, Ardalan Esmaili, Elie Bouakaze Streaming now on Volta and […]
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 3
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 3 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Kevin Murphy just before the world changed to discuss Slow Moving Clouds, […]
So you’ve watched Tiger King. Now what?
So you’ve watched Tiger King. Now what? by Fran Winston Who would have known at the beginning of March that we’d all basically be under house arrest and obsessed by a redneck, […]
After Life – Season 2 – Review
After Life – Season 2 – Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Ricky Gervais Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Kerry Godliman, Diane Morgan, David Bradley, Penelope Wilton, Tony Way, Paul Kaye, Tom […]
Mogwai – ZeroZeroZero OST – Album Review
Mogwai – ZeroZeroZero OST – Album Review by Killian Laher In the same way that Trent Reznor turned out a perfect soundtrack for these times, the music of Mogwai seems tailor-made for […]
Album of the Week – 02/05/20
Album of the Week – 02/05/20 Probably the most unusual release this week is Ride’s ‘Clouds in the Mirror’, which has been reimagined by Pêtr Aleksänder -AKA duo Tom Hobden (of Noah […]
Offerings – The Late David Turpin
Offerings – The Late David Turpin by David Turpin Offerings (2008-2020) is a collection of my favourite songs from twelve years of making music. Never having had anything resembling a ‘hit’, I’m not sure […]
New Speak Re-Imagined – Lyric Theatre – Review
New Speak Re-Imagined – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Episode 1 – 24th April Episode 2 – 1st May Episode 3 – 8th May Episode 4 – 15th May Renowned […]
Stage on Screen – 01-05-20
Stage on Screen – 01/05/20 The big event in theatre in Ireland this week is surely the Dear Ireland project at the abbey! As you would expect, with new work made under […]
The Assistant – Film Review
The Assistant – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Kitty Green Starring: Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, Makenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth, Noah Robbins, Jon Orsini Available on Volta from May 1st In […]
Circus of Books – Film Review
Circus of Books – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Rachel Mason Starring: Barry Mason, Karen Mason, Larry Flynt, Jake Stryker Available to stream on Netflix The mom and pop shop […]
Mark Lanegan -Straight Songs of Sorrow – Album Review
Mark Lanegan -Straight Songs of Sorrow – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Lanegan has really upped his workrate in recent years, as well as this album he has just released an […]
RVG – Feral – Album Review
RVG – Feral – Album Review by Killian Laher Australian band RVG seem to have been created in an ‘alt-80s’ lab. This is their second album and it differs very little from […]
The Beastie Boys Story – FIlm Review
The Beastie Boys Story – FIlm Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Spike Jonze Starring: Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz Available to stream on Apple+ This is yet another victim of the current […]
Normal People – TV Review
Normal People – TV Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson, Hettie Macdonald Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Sarah Greene, Aislín McGuckin, Eliot Salt, India Mullen. Desmond Eastwood, Fionn O’Shea Available […]
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 2
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 2 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Kevin Murphy just before the world changed to discuss Slow Moving Clouds, […]
Solitude Sounds: Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks – Album Review
Solitude Sounds: Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks – Album Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley has being ploughing away on a lone, singular furrow since the late nineties. Season of […]
Album of the Week – 25/04/20
Album of the Week – 25/04/20 First off, Other Lives have a right to feel seriously aggrieved! On a week they released a serious good album, they were pipped at the post […]
The Last of Us – Playstation Game Review
The Last of Us – Playstation Game Review by Oliver Mooney Platforms: PlayStation 3/ 4 The Last of Us is a video game by Naughty Dog Studios. It was first available on […]
The Strokes – The New Abnormal – Album Review
The Strokes – The New Abnormal – Album Review by Killian Laher The question is: Does anyone really need a new album by the Strokes? This is their first in seven years […]
No More Workhorse 