• Conor Scott – Watch Me Go

    November 12, 2014 - By 

    Singer-songwriter and oft-spotted Belfast busker Conor Scott releases his debut three-track EP Watch Me Go on November 17. The as-yet-unsigned musician’s EP will be available from iTunes and Amazon. He’s gained a lot of steam following his performance on BBC vocal-based talent show, The Voice – a reality show at least based on some discernible talent – and his songs have taken him on tour across the UK, performing in venues like Liverpool’s Cavern Club. The official launch takes place at Aether & Echo on November 18, and support comes from the impressive selection of local acts in experimental folk artist Joshua Burnside, folk-pop act New Ancestors and…

  • iamamiwhoami – Blue

    November 12, 2014 - By 

    Sweden’s iamamiwhoami are a curious wee thing. Self releasing electronic albums every year with corresponding YouTube videos providing a unique visual interpretation of the  soundscape the band creates. Their third album, Blue, is not different. For the sake of this review, we’ll be stripping away all of the multimedia whizzbang flashiness and looking at the album in isolation. In this regard, Blue is an interesting but ultimately straightforward synthpop album. The thick, deep bass synths cover the low of the mix, like some kind of heavy musical butter or a laboured simile. The vocals range from the silky and ethereal…

  • AAA: Patrick Kelleher, Bouts, Fang Club & Psychics @ Grand Social, Dublin

    November 11, 2014 - By 

    In this installment of AAA (Access All Areas) we go behind the scenes at New Natives Presents at the Grand Social in Dublin. Fresh from his support slot with Future Islands last weekend is Patrick Kelleher, Bouts rounding off their last gig of the year, garage-punk quartet Fang Club and Dublin alt-rock duo Psychics. Our photographer Carlos Daly spent the evening with all the bands during soundcheck and set up and even got a few sneaky pints in with Bouts across the road at Gin Palace! Check out the gallery below for more.

  • Gigs of the Week: All Tvvins, The Telescopes, Northern Ireland Music Prize, Luke Abbott, Crayonsmith

    November 11, 2014 - By 

    Ah, sure it’s yourself. How’s the form? Good? Good! So, we trust you’ve toddled in here for the sole purpose of finding out what gigs to hit up over the next few days, so let us not waste your precious time any longer. See below (and beyond the front door). The Telescopes, The Vincent(s) @ The Workman’s Club – Thursday, November 13 Twenty-seven years on from forming in Staffordshire, English space-rock maestros The Telescopes return to Dublin on Thursday night to play a highly-anticipated show at the Workman’s Club. Better still, the guys will be supported by self-proclaimed death pop band…

  • Alien: Isolation (Multiformat)

    November 10, 2014 - By 

    Two powerful forces collide head-on in this latest iteration of the classic Sci-Fi Horror movie. Firstly, there is the expectation that the chief tenet of modern videogames is bombast, that they should be loud yet morally and intellectually lacking. Outer space is not the only vacuum in recent releases, which favour the shooty, shooty, bang, bang stuff over anything resembling characterisation or an engaging plot. Secondly, there is the unavoidable fact that previous titles bearing the Alien brand have not been very good. The flailing series has moved further and further away from what made the source material so enthralling. However, just…

  • Seven Quarters Christmas Party Announced

    November 10, 2014 - By 

    Having launched our physical magazine at Belfast’s Bar Sub last month, Not Squares will headline the next installment – and Christmas party of – Dublin club Seven Quarters in Whelan’s, Dublin on Friday, December 19. The fourth outing for the gig night, it will continue its tradition of giving attendees a unique limited edition 7″ vinyl, featuring previously unreleased tracks, from the performing artists. Support on the night comes from critically-acclaimed experimentalists Percolator. The 7″ vinyl will be given away for free to the first 150 people through the door. Tickets – priced at – are available to buy here.