• Gigs of the Week: Arcade Fire, Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Wellington Weekender

    The World Cup has proven to be quite the entertaining sporting event thus far (even if it hasn’t been very kind to England). If you can manage to pull yourself away from the spectacle, there are the usual host of gigs and festivals happening right across the country throughout the week, so let out Gigs of the Week help you out in finding the best football alternative. The Wellington Weekender: Delorentos, Girls Names, Lisa O’Neill and more – The Workman’s Club, Dublin; Friday June 27 – Sunday June 29 Well, how about this for an absolute cracker of a festival? Check…

  • Tickets go on sale for Arcade Fire and Pixies @ Marley Park

    Tickets for Arcade Fire and alt-rock pioneers Pixies at Dublin’s Marley Park on Sunday, June 29 have gone on sale. Set to be one of the most must-see Irish summer shows of 2014, the event was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Along with confirming the show – as well as a date at Cork’s Marquee on June 30 – the Pixies revealed Paz Lenchantin from A Perfect Circle and Zwan as their new bassist. Co-produced by former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy, Arcade Fire released their fourth studio album, Reflektor, back in October. Tickets for the show – priced at €61.50 – are available to…

  • Watch: Arcade Fire – Reflektor

    After considerable anticipation, Montreal indie band Arcade Fire have unveiled the interactive video for their new single, Reflektor. Easily one of the more interesting promos of its kind, the video allow viewers to alter effects in the clips via either their mobile, tablet or mouse. Reflektor is our on October 29 on Merge records. Watch (or direct) the incredible video here.