Competitions

Win tickets to Bog Log III @ The Black Box

Having delivered a comprehensively unforgettable performance at the Empire back in 2012,masterful one-man blues-band eccentric par excellence Bob Log III returns to Belfast to play the Black Box …
News

EP Download: The Holy Ghost Explosion – Wolves

A chugging, decidedly DIY five-track dose of teeth-clenched alt-rock, Dundalk five-piece The Holy Ghost Explosion have unveiled their long-awaited debut EP, Wolves. Two years on from …
Articles

A Guide to the Cathedral Quarter – Part III

Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter has become a hub for culture in Northern Ireland in recent years. Once considered a dark and dodgy area of town, the …
News

Watch: Rainy Boy Sleep – Ambulance

Considered by many to be one of the country’s brightest and most promising young songsmiths, Northern Irish singer-songwriter Stevie Martin AKA Rainy Boy Sleep has unveiled …
Articles

Friday Mixtape: Owen Strathern (Oh Volcano)

In the first of a new weekly “thing” here at the Thin Air (sometimes “thing” sums it up perfectly, you know?), Oh Volcano’s Owen Strathern …
Features

The Thin Air Podcast #009: Contour, Electric Picnic, Boxcutter etc.

This last week has seen the release of some stellar tracks from Irish acts, something James Magill and Brian Coney didn’t remotely neglect to consider …
Live Reviews

Ackright: Spencer w/ Niall McKenna, Breandy Lundy & Jamie Nevin @ Menagerie

As the sweltering heatwave that has been dripping Belfast through comes to its peak, Menagerie plays host to Calum Morton, AKA Spencer, co-founder and member of …
Features

Interview: Baths

“Selfishness plays a very positive role for me. I have to love it to death or I can’t remain involved with it.” So says twenty-four …