• Track Record: Peter Curtin

    October 6, 2022 - By 

    RTÉ and Worldwide FM DJ and producer Peter Curtin selects the records that have left a lasting impression on his life. Peter recently released a compilation through All City Records called This Way focusing on emerging Irish artists. Check it below. Photos by Jamie Moore Minnie Riperton – Come To My Garden Is there a better Minnie Riperton album than this? The strings, the arrangements and that voice, that voice, that voice…2022 we are told promises to be the summer of Charles Stepney, with unreleased music by the legendary producer being released for the first time but this album which he…

  • Don’t Go To The American Bar

    October 11, 2022 - By 

    My mate was in the paper a while back, having been thrown out of the Stormont grounds for taking their pet goat on a walk up the hill. Not a euphemism. Or a Michael Stone ‘Performance Art’ piece. I was in The American Bar in Belfast the other night when some of the staff had just come back from one of those big reach-around business awards, having won ‘The Best Bar’. The American Bar is the sort of place that would let you bring your pet goat in for a pint. Just don’t let it up on the table, or eat…

  • In Photos: Secret Song at Levis, Ballydehob

    October 5, 2022 - By 

    Secret Song took place at Levis Corner House in Ballydehob featuring live performances and spoken word from Susan O’Neill, Seba Safe, Maija Sofia, Stephen James Smith, Daithi, Niamh Regan, Declan O’Donovan and more. Photos by John Sheehy Click here to purchase tickets to the Secret Song Online Show, where the entire event and behind the scenes footage has been recorded and available to view from 10th October.

  • Depeche Mode Set For Dublin Next Summer

    October 4, 2022 - By 

    Depeche Mode are set to return to Dublin next year. The legendary English electronic band, who currently comprise Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, will stop off at Malahide Castle on 14th June. Doubling up as the band’s biggest ever Irish concert, it takes place as part of a world tour to mark the release of their upcoming 15th studio album, Memento Mori. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday () at 9am, priced €79.65.

  • Shortlists For Northern Ireland Music Prize Announced

    October 4, 2022 - By 

    The shortlists for this year’s Northern Ireland Music Prize have been announced. At this year’s awards ceremony at Belfast’s Ulster Hall, the following NI acts will vie for Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Video of the Year and Live Act of the Year. Album of the Year And So I Watch You From Afar – Jettison Dark Tropics – Ink Hannah Peel & Paraorchestra – The Unfolding  Invaderband – Peter Gabriel Leo Miyagee – Act III Mob Wife – Eat With Your Eyes  Phil Kieran – Nightride Robocobra Quartet – Living Isn’t Easy Rory Nellis – Written…

  • Monday Mixtape: Waldorf & Cannon

    October 1, 2022 - By 

    Off the back of their new single ‘Cut Loose’, Derry/Donegal alternative duo Waldorf & Cannon wax lyrical about some of their favourite tracks, featuring Osees, Pixies, Ty Segall, Link Wray, Devo and more Osees – Perm Act Been listening to this album flat out since it came out last month, they’ve really fuzz punked it up this time, the whole thing only lasts 22mins. Went to see them in the Button Factory recently, was the best gig I’ve been to since the last time I saw them. Probably the best band about now if you’re into that sort of thing…