Bloody Phoenix – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Walkabout Theatre – Review by Frank L. Bloody Phoenix – Written and directed by Michael James Ford With the lockdown lifting, Bewley’s Cafe Theatre has […]
Boys Don’t Cry – Fiona Scarlett – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Set in a rough tower block in inner-city Dublin, ironically named after Mother Teresa, Fiona Scarlett’s remarkable début novel […]
Album of the Week – 28/05/21 This week we have new releases from… Brodka (BRUT), GusGus (Mobile Home), loscil (Clara) and Moby (Reprise). They’re all worth a listen! We even reviewed the […]
Zebra Girl – Film Review by Hugh Maguire It is said that you can judge someone’s suitability as a partner by the way they treat the waiting staff in a restaurant on […]
Lambchop – Showtunes – Album Reviewby Killian Laher Lambchop have evolved from their alt-country beginnings to become a vehicle for Kurt Wagner’s genre-defying music. This is Lambchop’s sixteenth album, released a mere six […]
loscil – Clara – Album Review by Killian Laher Scott Morgan who records as loscil has carved an individual path in the ambient world. This time around, he has sampled an orchestra […]
Album of the Week – 21/05/21 This week sees new releases from… Chrissie Hynde with her collection of Bob Dylan songs (Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan). Fans of […]
Army of the Dead – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Zack Snyder Starring: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki […]
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods – Album Reviewby Cathy Brown It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 12 years since the last Super Furry Animals album. During that time Gruff […]
Juliana Hatfield – Blood – Album Review by Killian Laher Good to check in with Juliana Hatfield to see where she’s at. It could be argued the ‘moment’ has long passed for […]
Album of the Week – 14/05/21 It’s Friday again and here’s the good news, you probably don’t have to go to work tomorrow! Ok, maybe you work in one of the […]
Oxygen – Film Review Director: Alexandre Aja Writer: Christie Leblanc Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi On Netflix form today, 12th of May. We meet the protagonist of this film, Liz […]
The Lamplighters – Emma Stonex – Audible Book Reviewby Pat Viale Based on the real-life disappearance of a group of lighthouse keepers on the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides in 1900, […]
Album of the Week – 07/05/21 This week has lots of new music to check out and some familiar names. There is another one of those albums from Sufjan Stevens (Convocations). He […]
Apples – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Christos Nikou Writers: Christos Nikou, Stavros Raptis Stars: Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou From the outset Apples is strangely hypnotic and in its […]
Will Stratton – The Changing Wilderness – Album Review by Cathy Brown Will Stratton adds to his rich back catalogue in fine form with The Changing Wilderness, his seventh studio album, mixed […]
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye Of The Stars – Album Reviewby Cathy Brown Adrian Crowley’s ninth studio album has seen him enlist John Parish on production and Dublin’s Crash Ensemble as […]
Album of the Week – 30/04/21 There is far too much good music released this week! On any other week, the quite lovely new album by Adrian Crowley (The Watchful Eye of […]
Nomadland – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Chloé Zhao Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Bob Wells, Linda May, Swankie Available in Disney+ from April 30th Hot on the heels of […]
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland Stars: Truman Capote, Dick Cavett, David Frost Voice of Truman Capote: Jim Parsons Voice of Tennessee […]
The Visiting Hour – Gate Theatre – Review 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of April 2021 Duration – approx. 70 mins Photos by Ros Kavanagh When you hear the topic of The Visiting […]
Album of the Week – 23/04/21 Hey, how have you been this week? Any news? Enough of the formalities, let’s get on with the business at hand! This week sees new releases […]
Black Bear – Film Reviewby Katie McCann Director: Lawrence Michael LevineWriter: Lawrence Michael LevineStars: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon Writer and director Lawrence Michael Levine is known for his intense character […]
Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro – Audible Book Review by Patrick Viale To be in any way critical of a new novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, especially since his winning the […]
Interview with Ryley Walker – Part 2by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Ryley Walker to talk about his new album, life and his love of Zaytoon kebabs! Genesis is […]
Album of the Week – 16/04/21 After a brief break for Easter, we’re back with your favourite ‘Album of the Week’ slot. We do hope you don’t look at other ‘Album of […]
Dinosaur Jr – Sweep It Into Space by Killian Laher Has to be said that there’s something very reassuring about Dinosaur Jr. Since reforming in 2007 they have settled into a very […]
Interview with Ryley Walker – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Ryley Walker to talk about his new album, life and his love of Zaytoon kebabs! Hey […]
Interview with Cathal Coughlan – Part 2 – by Killian Laher We spoke to Cathal Coughlan on the eve of the release of his latest solo album Songs of Co-Aklan. You can’t […]
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