The Rise of SoundCloud Rappers
A colossal stream of rappers have been hitting the big time in recent years, coming at us left right and centre with contemporary and…
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In Rainbows: 10 Years On
While critics will rightly fixate on the significance of not letting the marketing strategy of In Rainbows overshadow the quality of the album, the…
5 Facts You Never Knew About These Halloween Songs
Thriller: This iconic song, synonymous with Halloween, nearly had a very different title. Before the title ‘Thriller’ came to Michael Jackson on a whim…
Albums In Review
The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die – Always Foreign Always Foreign marks a thematic departure for…
An Interview With: And So I Watch You From Afar
And So I Watch You From Afar have been one of the Irish flagbearers of post-rock for over a decade now and they return…
Gig In Review: LCD Soundsystem at the Olympia
I don’t think there’s ever been a band so far removed from underdog status as LCD Soundsystem. Inherent in being under-appreciated, unrecognised or uncool…
How to Survive College Using Teen Angst Songs
Every college student has experienced starting a new academic year. Wondering what it involves? Whether it’s surviving fresher’s or finally achieving that golden week…
An Interview With: Military Road
Flying the flag for UCD are the five-piece, alternative rock band, Military Road who recently finished up their second consecutive performance at Electric Picnic….
Albums In Review
Concrete And Gold: The Foo Fighters Any hopes that the Foo Fighters would modify their sound may have been long flushed down the toilet….
Albums in Review
LCD Soundsystem – American Dream Of all comeback records, the thought of American Dream was the most mouth-watering. James Murphy’s inimitable oeuvre stands out from the…
An Interview With: Otherkin
Rapidly rising through the ranks of the Irish music scene are the Dublin garage rock fourpiece Otherkin. The band are fresh off the back…
An Interview with ‘The Academic’
Music editor Aoileann Kennedy chats with lead singer of ‘The Academic’ Craig, about touring, recording and the band’s plans for 2017. After two years…