Summer Festival Focus: Electric Picnic
With the second half of the semester well under way and our summer plans quickly filling up, it’s time to take a look at…
Music
Death Grips- Jenny Death Review
Using both their music and interaction with their cult fan base, it seems as though Death Grips are on a mission to confuse and…
The Comeback Kids
We’re pretty lucky to live in a time with such diversity in music. In Dublin alone, you can jump from a hip hop night…
Interview: The Handsome Family
It’s no surprise that Rennie Sparks, lyricist and Banjo player of the Handsome Family, tells us that he like stories. One of the most…
Madonna: The Enduring Appeal
In music today, it’s incredibly hard for artists to stay relevant because we’ve already crowned the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Prince of…
Festival Focus: Electric Picnic
It’s less than six months until thousands of music fans will swarm the fields of Stradbally for the annual Electric Picnic festival. With the…
District 8: Dublin’s Ultimate Music Venue
With Dublin’s electronic and hip hop scene only getting bigger and better,Dublin’s District 8,could easily claim to be at the forefront of this scene….
Is Sampling Stealing?
The Grammys as per usual were quite safe this year. The most interesting moment came when Kanye West climbed onstage when Beck received album…
Review: Bjork Vulnicura
Few artists in recent years have mastered the tired concept that is the break-up album. However, pharm given the multitude of ideas and styles…
Getttin’ down with the Hot Sprockets
The Hot Sprockets sound like a band born in the wrong era. Though hailing from Dublin, thumb they sound as though they were…
The perfect break-up albums for Valentines Day
Are you one of the masses that come this Valentines Day will be insisting that Valentines Day is just an excuse for the card…
Back to College Blues
Be it inertia after the long break, treat exam results and the suddenly looming deadlines the first few weeks back can sometimes leave us…