• Video exclusive: Sullivan & Gold – Please Repeat

    April 14, 2014 - By 

    Following our two previous video exclusives with the pair, we’re happy to present a first look at the video for ‘Please Repeat’ by Derry singer-songwriter duo Sullivan & Gold. Continuing in their series of live cuts from their debut album For Foes, the video for the track – shot and edited by PIGMINTFILM – features Ben Robinson and Adam Montgomery delving underground in song – a visual stark contrast to their two previous visual accompaniments for both ‘Nobody Loves You‘ and ‘Glory‘. Sullivan & Gold have a few dates on the horizon. Check them and the video for ‘Please Repeat’ out below. Thursday,…

  • Watch: The Clameens – Don’t Judge

    April 14, 2014 - By 

    From ‘Windowlicker‘ and ‘Schism‘ to ‘Closer‘ and ‘Black Hole Sun‘, there is no shortage of music videos out there that are all but universally considered to be nightmare-inducing. Of course, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing – in every single one of the aforementioned instances, the innate “weirdness” of each is ultimately tantamount to a parallel brilliance and ingenuity. Whilst taking a more minimalist approach, the video for ‘Don’t Judge’ by young Derry pop-rock quartet The Clameens falls comfortably under the nightmare-inducing banner. In other words, drop acid and watch this thing in a darkened room at your peril. The…

  • Live At Leopardstown Announces Line-up

    April 14, 2014 - By 

    The Bulmers Live At Leopardstown has announced its return for a sixth year with eight dates lined up for the summer season. The series of dates, which feature a live performance after a day of racing, will include Irish acts Raglans, Heathers, Ham Sandwich, Sharon Shannon and The Stunning. A selection of Manchester veterans will also be performing; The Charlatans, former Smiths’ guitarist Johnny Marr, and former Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook . Check out the line-up below. Thursday June 12 – Raglans Thursday June 19 – Heathers Thursday July 3 – Ham Sandwich Thursday July 10 – Peter Hook…

  • Scratch My Progress 2014 Applicants Wanted

    April 10, 2014 - By 

    After two successful annual campaigns to date, Belfast’s Oh Yeah Centre are once more on the look-out for young musical talent to apply for their ‘Scratch My Progress’ programme. A talent development programme offering four musical acts the opportunity to “hothouse their talent, learn about the business of music, plus the trades of performing and writing”, it will involve various meetings and workshops with music industry professionals including lawyers and accounts, vocal coaches, PR experts and more. Charlotte Dryden, Project Manager of Scratch my Progress said, “[It] is opening the doors again to new music potential. It’s the third recruitment…

  • Future Islands Announce Dublin Show

    April 9, 2014 - By 

    Hotly tipped American electro-poppers Future Islands will be paying Dublin a visit this November with a date confirmed at Vicar Street. Tickets for the show, taking place on November 2 are priced at €20, and go on sale today,Thursday, April 10 at 9am. This show follows the release of the critically-acclaimed Singles album, which came out earlier this year.

  • Stream: Ryan Vail – Grow

    April 9, 2014 - By 

    Derry electronic duo Ryan Vail (Vail and his other half in Katie Cosgrove) have long been one of our favourite acts for summoning a very particular sense of nocturnalism in their music. With a string of quietly brooding tracks under their belt, their latest offering, ‘Grow’, delves even further into the night. The lead track for the forthcoming EP of the same – set for release via the excellent Champion Sound in early May – the track is imbued with Vail’s ever-impressive analog renderings of self-doubt and enlightenment; a dual subject that he and Cosgrove have been revealing over the…

  • Stream: PØRTS – Ancient Wave

    April 9, 2014 - By 

    In a rather unexpected nominal curveball, fast-rising Derry quartet Little Bear have changed their name to PØRTS (monosyllabism, capitalisation and obscurism is in, after all) as well as releasing a new track,  ‘Ancient Wave’. Bearing a distinctly more fleshed-out sound than previously heard, the song retain the band’s building, anthemic shtick whilst hinting at treading new ground in terms of ambience and soundscaping in new material. Stream the track via YouTube below.

  • EP Stream: ABandcalledboy – Abandcalledboy

    April 8, 2014 - By 

    The follow-up to last year’s promising Dead Academics EP, Northern Irish schizo-punk trio Abandcalledboy have released their seven-track self-titled EP. Including the release’s lead single ‘Cliff Richard‘, the EP features the brims with the Ryan Burrowes-fronted trio’s now fully-formed grasp of fusing earworming melodies with pummeling weight. Over the course of seven tracks, and most impressively on ‘Serotonin’ and ‘Mirrorlover’, drop-tuned riffs meld with deceptively contagious vocal hooks and an unrelentingly impassioned delivery that confirms the arrival of one of the country’s most promising alt-rock bands of a generation. Abandcalledboy kickstart a string of UK dates in Glasgow this evening…

  • Jack White Announces Dublin Show

    April 8, 2014 - By 

    Another big name show has been announced this afternoon, with Jack White being confirmed for a slot at the Royal Kilmainham Hospital. The former White Stripes frontman – also of the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather – will be playing on the June 26, and will be releasing his second solo album, Lazaretto, on June 10. Tickets for the show are priced at €44.50, and go on sale this Friday April 11 at 9am.

  • Kanye West Announces Marlay Park Show

    April 7, 2014 - By 

    Yet another act announced for the ever-growing series of gigs at Marlay Park, with self-proclaiming messiah of hip-hop Kanye West and man of the moment Pharrell Williams coming to these shores on July 2 this year. The show will be West’s first appearance in Ireland since he played Dublin’s 02 with Jay-Z back in June, 2012. Tickets for the gig are priced at €59.50 and go on sale this Friday April 11 at 9am.