The State of Play for Irish Nightlife
Punters arrive in from the dark, cold January evening outside, arriving to be greeted by faces of friends made in the old Pod or…
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Album In Review: In A Poem Unlimited – U.S. Girls
Meg Remy’s U.S. Girls project has been a cathartic vehicle for performer and listener alike since her first album over 10 years ago. Lyrically,…
Choice Music Prize Preview
The thirteenth renewal of the Choice Music Prize takes place at Vicar Street on March 8. Across the ten nominees for Album of the…
The Dark Side of the Moon: 45 Years On
Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon has successfully gone down in history as one of the greatest albums of all time. It…
Album In Review: No Dogs Allowed
In the midst of doing some research for this review, in order to find some context for the record, it dawned on me that it…
Gig In Review: Gus Dapperton at The Workmans Club
The dream-pop sensation, Gus Dapperton, is stirring a lot of talk about his music. The 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Warwick, New York has been releasing…
An Interview With: Wyvern Lingo
In the seaside town of Bray, Co. Wicklow, there is a buzzing music scene at the moment. The latest act to emerge from this…
Dolores O’Riordan: A Life That Defied Expectations
In essence, the Cranberries were a band that defied expectations. They emerged when Britpop was the zeitgeist in Britain and the same could be…
Album In Review: M A N I A – Fall Out Boy
Mania is an album that is trying to be too many things. You can almost hear the struggle between the band and their music…
Unpacking Ownership and Music
I recently read two great pieces about cultural appropriation that reminded me of a minor music news story from last year, Kenan Malik in…
The Best Albums Of 2017
Winter is upon us and the end of 2017 is nigh so it;s time to round up the year’s finest music releases. Unlike its…
Album In Review: Younger Now – Miley Cyrus
Any 90s baby knows the name Miley Cyrus and in recent years an eye roll has accompanied the mere mention of her name. Her…