The Friends of Jack Kairo & Jack Kairo and the long hard Kiss Goodbye – The New Theatre – Review Welcome to the world of Jack Kairo, a private detective who struggles […]
The Friends of Jack Kairo – The New Theatre – Review
Young Hearts Run Free – Newmarket Square – 08-12-12
This sounds fun, so I insist on everyone going! It’s also for charity, as the Young Hearts raise money for the Simon Community through a variety of odd ball events around Dublin […]
New Years Eve Options – Gigs in Dublin
I’d expect a few more to turn up before the big day arrives, but there’s a few odds and sods around that should perk your interest. The big one is the out […]
Movies – 30-11-12
Thomas Vinterberg directed Festen 14 years ago, and then somewhat went off the boil. He worked on a few TV movies and even with Metallica, but with The Hunt, it sounds like […]
Tender Napalm – Project Arts Centre – Review
Tender Napalm in the Project Arts Centre is a Sugarglass production, and their first since Dublin got excited about their production of ‘All Hell Lay Beneath‘ in/outside/ above Cassidy’s pub on Westmoreland […]
Gig Guide – 14-11-2012
Another month passes, and the real struggle is to remember to write 2013 after all those dates! That will take a while to get used to. There’s a few nice additions to […]
Riptide Movement hit the Big TIme
Last time I saw the Riptide Movement was in Crawdaddy, and to be honest it doesn’t feel that long ago! Ok, the venue has since closed, so it must be a couple […]
Donal Dineen on 2FM
Ok, I’ve been pretty critical of 2FM in the past, but someone in there has their head screwed on, as they’re letting Donal back on the airwaves with ” an 8 week series […]
Sufjan Stevens knows Christmas!
Remember that crazy guy who released a five e.p. Christmas box set a few years ago? Yep, he’s at it again! Another five e.p’s will be on their way called ‘Silver & […]
Ballymun Axis – Autumn/ Winter 2012 Schedule
Is it that time again? Do we really have to face into Autumn/ Winter schedules? At least there’s a few good thing on to keep us entertained during the colder months and […]
Things to do in Dublin – 24th – 30th Sept
Ok, the Fringe is over, and we’re sad to see it go. I enjoyed all the madness that it contains! Still, this week sees Arthur’s Day and the start of the Theatre […]
Sparkplug – Lir – Review
Sparkplug is a one man from Little John Nee, which finished last night in Lir. It’s an unusual mix of theatre and music, but I think the music wins out in the […]
No More Sunday Morning (Coming Down) – Pearl Leaves Phantom
[Update: Pearl is back on the airwavves! Check her out on Sunday Morning from tomorrow (31-03-13) for the next 15 Sundays! check out the details here] The best thing about Phantom FM […]
Things to do in Dublin – 10th – 16th Sept
Yeah, it’s another busy one, so I’ll get right down to it. Music – Leonard Cohen starts his residency in Kilmainham tomorrow, and there still seems to be tickets going for the […]
IFI Open Day Line Up
The IFI has made their usual open day into an open weekend for their 20th anniversary! Tickets are released at 11 am on Saturday and Sunday on a first come, first served […]
Elevator – Project Arts Centre – Review
Thisispopbaby’s new production ‘Elevator’ is a bright, fast production that dances the line between a pop concert and a Bret Easton Ellis novel. Six beautiful young things come to a secluded […]
Movies – 7-09-12
First off, there’s sadly no reviews of the new Judge Dredd movie, as they didn’t give any press screenings! I can only imagine they did this as they knew that all the […]
Things to do in Dublin – 3rd – 9th Sept
After a brief quiet spell, we’ve hit festival season in Dublin, so prepare to to be busy! Well, you could just choose to ignore it all, but you’d be crazy, quite frankly. […]
Movies – 31-08-92
Two movies of note this week, Samsara which I’ve already talked about lots, so I won’t mention again! The other one is the bizarre sounding ‘Berberian Sound System’ which is the story […]
Villagers – The Waves
Conor J is back in town, with the first song from his new album called ‘The Waves’. It’s as epic as you can get from five minutes (surprised it’s not longer, but […]
Gig Guide – 29-08-2012
Fair to say it’s not a vintage collection of gigs in the next few months, but a couple of new additions to the list, Beth Orton and Sam Amidon are playing mister […]
Things to do in Dublin – 27th August – 2nd Sept
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die” Well, it was a wild ride while it lasted! I hope everyone made the most of the various Sailors, […]
James Yorkston – I was a cat from a book
A new album by James Yorkston is always something to get excited about, so looking forward to this one. And as for the album title, well that is explained here. Where did […]
Samsara
Baraka is one of those movies that really captured my imagination. The right movie at the right time, I guess. Dazzling cinematography with a great sound track of music by Dead can […]
What to do in Dublin – 20th to 26th August
“Music borrowed from the savages of Africa by the anti-God society, with the object of destroying morals and religion” (Father Peter Conefrey, 1934) At what moment does a ship become tall? At […]
Movies – 17-08-12 – Stranger than Fiction – Documentary Season
This worked out nicely, as there’s next to nothing of any quality released this week so I can focus on the Documentaries! Sly and his crew of older action heroes are back […]
Much Ado about Nothing – Project Arts Centre – Cube – Review
This is a bright, fast paced production of one of Shakespeare’s finest comedy. The large ensemble cast of 16 actors on the tiny stage, vary in age from the very young to […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Top Picks
Booking in the Dublin Theatre Festival opens tomorrow! You can see the full line up here, and as ever, there’s quite a few to get through.There’s no way anyone could go to […]
Movies – 10-08-12 – Grabbers
Two movies of note this week, and about very different subjects. One is about the life and work of Ai Weiwei, Chinese artist responsible for a piece recently shown in the turbine […]
No More Workhorse 