When I was asked to do a year end top 10 for No More Workhorse I thought, bloody hell, haven’t we enough lists? Aren’t we done with 2014? What sort of year […]
Killian Laher – Top 10 Albums of 2014
Lost Gems: The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
The spookiest music I’ve heard in a long time, the Caretaker is the work of Leyland Kirby, who also records under the name of the Stranger and V/VM,.He is a 40 year […]
Marissa Nadler – July – Album Review
Seeing Marissa Nadler live experience is an unusual experience. She cuts an interesting figure onstage, and you feel she is never quite at ease with the audience. In some ways she lives […]
Old Baby – Love Hangover – Album Review
Arguably the first ever recorded blues guitar record was “Guitar Blues”, (New York City – 1923)[1]. The performer and composer was a certain Sylvester Weaver[2]. Mr Weaver was born and bred in […]
Kids Music (that doesn’t suck)
Thanks to my wife for spotting this over on the Pregnant Chicken blog. Here’s their roundup of kids music that adults can also enjoy. Delivered in their usual inimitable style, e.g. 7) Rockabye […]
New Music: Black Pus – 1000 Years
Great animated pencil-drawn video. Taken from ‘ALL MY RELATIONS’ out 18th March on Thrill Jockey.
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 […]
The xx – Olympia Theatre
The xx have announced two shows in Dublin’s Olympia theatre on the 7th and 8th of December (Friday and Saturday), with tickets going on sale on Monday at 9. I must admit […]
Caribou’s Dan Snaith’s Side Project – Daphni – JIAOLONG
What does Dan Snaith do when he’s taking a break from Caribou? Find out below! This is his new project Daphni, which is recorded on a modular synth that Dan (supposedly) built […]
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 & […]
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 […]
Flood of Gigs
Yes, that’s right, I’ve been moaning for a while now that nothing was happening on the gig front, but just like Dublin Bus, you wait for what seems like hours and then… […]
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 […]
Mark Eitzel – I love you but you’re dead
Oh happy day! One that almost didn’t happen, but good to have him back, with the first track off his new album ‘Don’t be a stranger’. ‘Lets go toast the twilight at […]
Sebadoh – Secret EP
I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Lou Barlow. I saw Sebadoh, Folk Implosion and Lou in various incarnations in Whelans on many occasions, and he never disappointed. Some […]
Gig Guide – 25-07-2012
It’s been ages since put out a gig guide, so here you are! New additions include Django, Django (which I haven’t heard anyone else talk about, but could be good!), Tim Brugess […]
Almost a Wu-Tang gig
Yes, that’s right, it’s almost a Wu-Tang gig, the rap stars are almost playing the Button Factory on the 15th of July, and you should almost be there! It’s actually half a […]
Mark Kozelek – Button Factory – 7th Nov
It’s been a few years since I’ve seen Mark, and at the time he was having a very bad night. The air conditioning was too loud (even though I couldn’t really hear […]
Free Faws
Faws not the Flaws. It’s ok, it’s ok. Relax, stop giving out, we haven’t lost it. It’s lovely stuff and both ep’s are available for free! http://faws.bandcamp.com/
Triple J – Like a Version
Ah yes, the words Triple J take me back, just like Proust and his kimberley mikado (ok, madeleine)! I remember an apartment block just outside Sydney with far too many Irish people […]
Things to do in Dublin – June 11th – 17th
Ok, a lot of events are still running from our previous weeks posts here and here. Things that are well worth seeing include Trinity College Shakespeare Festival, NCAD Graduate & Postgraduate Exhibitions […]
Beach House – Vicar Street – Oct 28th
It’s sad to be thinking of the dark days of October, but here’s something to look forward in the month where the leaves die and it starts getting dark around tea time […]
Lana Del Rey & Bobby Womack
We love Lana here at the Workhorse, from the top of her freaky head to the bottom of her freaky toes! One of our most viewed posts is about her so we […]
50 Foot Wave – Free Music (But you should really pay!)
Miss Hersh is giving it away again! I’ve spent most of my lunch time listening to her new work, and it seems top drawer! There’s a very simple button on the top […]
The Bad Plus – NCH, Dublin – Rite of Spring
The main reason I know The Bad Plus is due to their cover versions of indie classics such as Velouria by the Pixies and Karma Police by Radiohead. They’ve put their own […]
Adam Yauch – RIP
I think everyone was caught a little on the hop by this. While it was known that he had cancer for many years, he described it himself as ‘very treatable’ and I […]
The Skelocrats – Whip Crack Away
What’s better than new good music? Well? Ok, it’s easy, new good free music! For the cost of only an email address you can download this tasty 7 track from Popical Island. […]
Ben Folds Five – Vicar Street
I’ve always thought I should like Ben Folds more than I actually do. I can’t quite put my finger on it, as he writes good music with interesting and quirky lyrics, and […]
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