Obituary: Luke Gleeson
May 8th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
The country lost one of its most ardent supporters of music this week. A vital force in Dublin’s live circuit, …
Features
How Wowee Zowee by Pavement Captured the Sheer Unbridled Joy of Making Music
April 24th, 2020 | by Steven Rainey
In the mid-90s, everything was about being BIG. In the US, Nirvana had proved there was an appetite for loud, …
Infinitesimal Hinge: As The Grossness of Spring Lolls Its Head Against The Window
March 30th, 2020 | by James Joys
“This is how you disappear”, Scott Walker sings at the start of ‘Rawhide’, the first track from 1984’s Climate Of …
The Thin Air Lockdown Movie Lock-In: 100 Films of Solitude (Week 2)
April 9th, 2020 | by Conor Smyth
Now trapped in the house, some of us have suddenly been granted that elusive free time that had previously prevented …
A Problem Shared: How The Irish Music Community is Navigating Self-Isolation
March 25th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
A wise man once said, “The country’s cowped”. And you know what? He wasn’t wrong. But in strange, unprecedented times …
10 for ’20: Rachael Lavelle
March 10th, 2020 | by Brian Coney
Jack Rudden predicts exciting things for Dublin’s Rachael Lavelle in 2020 and far beyond. Photo by Kevin Hennessy Gothic, bewitching …
Video premiere: Sunken Foal – Barley Stick
March 10th, 2020 | by Eoin Murray
Dublin’s Sunken Foal will release his seventh album, Hexose, on April 24th. One of the most prolific producers in Ireland, …
10 for ’20: Grave Goods
March 9th, 2020 | by Cathal McBride
In the latest installment of 10 for ’20 – our feature series previewing ten Irish acts we’re sure are set …
10 for ’20: His Father’s Voice
March 4th, 2020 | by Christine Costello
In the latest installment of 10 for ’20, Christine Costello tips Limerick quartet His Father’s Voice for massive things in …
Monday Mixtape: The Bonk
March 2nd, 2020 | by Stevie Lennox
The Bonk recently released hypnotic garage psych-jazz single ‘May Feign‘. Spanning primitive computer music to postmodern art rock, frontman (and former …
