• Astralnaut – Thieves, Beggars and Swine

    May 27, 2014 - By 

    Northern Irish stoner rock five-piece Astralnaut will launch their pummelling new EP, Thieves, Beggars and Swine, at Belfast’s Menagerie on Thursday, May 29. Supported by Bad Boat and Aquatamp, the show will mark the release of the band’s five-track follow-up to In The Gaze Of The Gods. Largely recorded by Alan Hanlon at Hi-Tone Studios and Clark Phillips (Great Northern Productions), Thieves, Beggars and Swine was mixed and mastered by the band and Clark Phillips over the last four months.   Stream the EP in full via Soundcloud below and hit up the Facebook event page for the launch here.   Thieves,…

  • Gigs of the week: Robyn G Shiels, Croupier, The Dudley Corporation

    May 27, 2014 - By 

    For some reason or other, this time of year is always heavy on the album and EP launch front. In Belfast, Derry, Dublin and Cork and throughout Ireland there’s a whole list of highly-anticipated releases from every shade and style of act. With that in mind, we look forward to the next week with one particularly long-awaited release topping our list of must-see shows… Robyn G Shiels, Jonny Black – Black Box, Belfast (Saturday, May 31) Having been something of an incubatory state from the last six years, the second studio album by Belfast-based singer-songwriter Robyn G Shiels (pictured) will be finally released…

  • Second Seven Quarters Line-up Announced

    May 27, 2014 - By 

    A new project by Barry Lennon (Richter Collective, Community of Independents andHands Up Who Wants To Die), Dublin club night Seven Quarters returns to Whelan’s on July 4. With its official launch taking place on Friday, April 25, Dublin ghost-pop musician Patrick Kelleher (pictured) and Magic Pockets (the solo synthesizer project of Ruadhan O’Meara of No Spill Blood) will play the second installment of the unique live event, which gives away limited edition seven=inch vinyl featuring previously unreleased tracks from the artists performing on the night to the first 150 people through the door. Speaking of the line-up, Lennon said, “I am very excited…

  • Download: imprintthisonyourmind #67 – The End

    May 27, 2014 - By 

    With plans already afoot to move in the general direction of “onwards and upwards”, boundlessly tasteful Belfast-based music podcast imprintthisonyourmind have released their final installment, #67. Founded in 2009 by Matt Hazley and having featuring live performances from the likes of Farriers, Documenta and the Host, the final imprintthisonyourmind includes music from the likes of TOKiMONSTA, The National and Grouper Posting via their Facebook page, the team said, “Its been a complete pleasure to do this for the last half decade. Massive thank you to everyone who’s listened and/or been a part of it.  Much love. We leave you with a visit from all four of the…

  • Playlist: Ten Must-See Acts at Forbidden Fruit 2014

    May 27, 2014 - By 

    With the final acts being announced at the start of the month, the stage-times and running order for this year’s Forbidden Fruit festival have just been announced. Featuring the likes of The Flaming Lips, Flying Lotus and Public Enemy, this year’s festival will also include sets from Irish acts including Girls Names and And So I Watch You From Afar. Set to take place on the grounds of Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin on the June bank holiday weekend of Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1. Check out the final poster and stage-times for the festival, as well as our…

  • Cirque De Soleil – Dralion @ The 02

    May 26, 2014 - By 

    Dralion, the groundbreaking show from legendary production company Cique De Soleil, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary and will stop off at Dublin’s 02 from Wednesday, May 28 to Sunday, June 1 Fusing the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, Dralion (pronounced “Dra-lee-on”) draws its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature. The show’s name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West. Dralion tickets for the general public are on sale now via Ticketmaster priced from…

  • Wacken Open Air Festival 2014

    May 25, 2014 - By 

    Wacken Open Air 2014 will take place in Wacken, Germany on Thursday 31 July to Saturday, August 2 2014. Emperor, King Diamond and Amon Amarth (above) are amongst the bands that will perform at the annual German festival. Check out the full line-up below: A Pale Horse Named Death, Amon Amarth, Apocalyptica, Arch Enemy, August Burns Red, Avantasia, Behemoth, Bembers, Blechblosn, Bring Me The Horizon, Bülent Ceylan, C.O.P. UK, Carcass, Children Of Bodom, Chthonic, Crematory, Decapitated, Degradead, Der W.,Devin Townsend Project, Dunkelschön, Emperor, Endstille, Excrementory Grindfuckers,Firkin, Five Finger Death Punch, Fleshgod Apocalypse, For The Imperium, Godsized,HammerFall, Hatebreed, Heaven Shall Burn, Hellyeah, Iced Earth, Ics Vortex,…

  • With Full Force Festival 2014

    May 25, 2014 - By 

    It’s only a few days left until With Full Force festival, celebrating its 21st year, will take place at the Roitschjora airfield in Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany. After a massive twentieth birthday bash last year, one of the loudest and hardest music festivals in Germany brings the very best of metal, punk and hardcore to your ears once more. From June 4 to June 6 2014 you can mosh to your favorite bands on two stages, get wasted on the camping site, spend your hard earned cash on t-shirts, posters, memorabilia and great food, or just kick back and soak up the…

  • Stendhal Festival Line-up Announced

    May 26, 2014 - By 

    Scottish indie rockers Frightened Rabbit (pictured) and Derry punk legends The Undertones are amongst the many acts announced to play this year’s Stendhal Festival. Taking place at Ballymully Cottage on August 8 and 9, the festival will also see appearances from Paddy Casey, Bronagh Gallagher, Duke Special (Gramophone Club special), Tucan, The Emerald Armada, Making Monsters, Pørts (formerly Little Bear), Go Wolf, The Clameens, Paddy Nash and The Happy Enchiladas, Malojian, Ciaran Lavery, In An Instant, Bakken, Exit Pursued By Bear, Ryan McMullan, The Bobbie Harvey Band, Pitcher of the Moon, Glenn Rosborough, The Wood Burning Savages, August, Dramatic Tiger Club, Limavady Big Band,…

  • Watch: The Late David Turpin – Hotel

    May 23, 2014 - By 

    Dublin-based singer-songwriter The Late David Turpin has unveiled the rather cryptic and impenetrable video for his new single, ‘Hotel’. Made in collaboration with photographer/editor Killian Broderick and starring siblings Julie Shanley and Jack Shanley (as well as Turpin and his own brother),  the video was shot on location in the Wicklow mountains and in the atmospheric Bray Head Hotel, which wasrecently used as a location for Neil Jordan’s Byzantium. Partially inspired by esoteric fantasies of the mid-1970s including John Boorman’s Zardoz (1974) and Louis Malle’s Black Moon (1975), the video features multiple fragmented strands suggesting human sacrifice and transformation.  Pivoting around a movement piece choreographed by Jack Shanley, the video is…