• Rise Against – Wolves

    June 12, 2017 - By 

    To Rise Against’s credit, they’ve at least maintained some degree of credibility in the face of success. The Chicago four-piece has spent the last decade rather comfortably at the top of the Billboard charts. They’ve long since bypassed the underground and are pretty firmly well established in the mainstream. Yet, unlike countless others in a similar position, they’ve retained their fundamental beliefs. They’re vegan, straight edgers with strong political ideologies and are unafraid to fly their flags high. This is the kind of band who include a recommended reading and viewing lists in their liner notes. These lists have included Naomi…

  • The Mummy

    June 12, 2017 - By 

    As far as real-world parallels to contemporary studio franchising go, if Wonder Woman is Corbyn’s Labour revival — an optimistic, youthful reprieve from what’s come before — then The Mummy, the opening salvo for Universal’s ‘Dark Universe’, is surely Theresa May’s bungled Brexit power grab, a rash, self-deluded project that stutters and shuffles in a mimicry of flesh and blood realness, before succumbing to a fit of shambolic self-immolation. Lustfully eyeing the returns coming in for Disney and Warner Bros’ shared superhero universes, Universal has brought their monster squad properties back from the dead, opened their cheque books to tempt bankable, if fading, stars,…

  • Full Line-Up Announced for Celtronic

    June 12, 2017 - By 

    Set to return to Derry for its 17th outing across June 28-July 2, the full programme for Ireland’s leading electronic music festival, Celtronic, has been announced. Kicking off on June 28 with a massive party at St Columbs Hall with The Black Madonna, Mike Servito and Deep Fried Funk DJs, Carl Craig, Ellen Allien, Ben UFO, Move D, Levon Vincent, Job Jobse, Ryan Vail and many more will also make an appearance over the five days. The full line-up and access to buy tickets are available to buy here.

  • Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex

    June 12, 2017 - By 

    Cigarettes After Sex’ self titled debut comes nine years after the band’s first incarnation in El Paso, Texas. Now based in Brooklyn and signed to indie label Partisan Records (John Grant, Sylvan Esso), the band play their opening gambit with frontman Greg Gonzalez at the helm. On first approaching the band it’s easy to be nonplussed by their notably cringeworthy name but upon listening it becomes evident that the name is indeed a very fitting one. Cigarettes After Sex write romantic yet melancholic love songs and the feeling one gets when listening to them is one of warmth and wonderment.…

  • Preview: Stendhal Festival 2017

    June 12, 2017 - By 

    Ahead of its return to Ballmully Cottage Farm in Limavady on August 11 and 12, Stendhal Festival organisers Ross Parkhill and John Cartwright talk to Caolan Coleman about this year’s outing, the festival’s expansion to date and the current health of Irish music. Go here to buy tickets to Stendhal Festival 2017 My friend came home from university the other week clutching a letter marked ‘Medical Emergency’ that turned out to be from you guys. How important is clever marketing to a smaller festival like yours? Ross: We are always up for trying new things, keeps things interesting. Nothing beats…

  • Worst – MMXVII EP

    June 12, 2017 - By 

    Featuring members of Wolfbait, Woven Skull, Wild Rocket and other local noiseniks, Worst have just released their debut EP, MMXVII. The five piece are a cauldron into which pours the intuitive esoterica of krautrock, psychedelia, noise and punk. The EP was recorded in the North Strand Centre in late 2016 and mixed by Scan. Limited numbers of cassettes are available from English DIY indie label Riot Season and Swap Meat Records. MMXVII by Worst

  • Win Tickets to Mother Pride Block Party

    June 12, 2017 - By 

    Featuring live sets from Scandinavian artist Loreen, Daithi and Faune – as well as DJ sets from Panti Bliss and the Mother DJs, and performances from Veda and Her Witches – Mother’s downright unmissable Pride Block Party takes over Tivoli Grounds on Saturday, June 24. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to the event, simply Like our Facebook page and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: Daithi hails from which Irish county? Good luck!