• The Flaming Lips to Perform Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Live in Dublin

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    The Flaming Lips are set to perform their seminal tenth studio album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in Dublin next year. The Wayne Coyne-fronted band will perform their Technicolour 2002 triumph, live in full, at the 3Olympia in Dublin on 28th and 29th April 2025. The shows are part of their latest tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the record, which doubled as a critical and commercial success upon release Tickets for the Dublin shows cost €61.85 and go on sale this Friday, 7th June at 10am. Revisit a classic Yoshimi single below.

  • The Jesus Lizard Set For First-Ever Northern Irish Show

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    U.S. noise rock legends The Jesus Lizard will play their first-ever Northern Irish show next year. Courtesy of Strange Victory, the David Yow-fronted underground titans will play the Limelight in Belfast on 14th January. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 5th. The news comes as the band released their first single this century, the suitably searing ‘Hide & Seek’. It’s taken their first full-length release since 1998. Rack is released via Ipecac on September 13th.

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 31st May

    May 31, 2024 - By 

    It’s another stacked week for stellar Irish sounds. Dig into new Oh Boland, The Personal Vanity Project, Niamh Regan, TRÚ, Danny Carroll and more Oh Boland – Western Leisure Western Leisure by Oh Boland The Personal Vanity Project – The Personal Vanity Project The Personal Vanity Project by The Personal Vanity Project Niamh Regan – Come As You Are Come As You Are by Niamh Regan TRÚ – Live in Belfast TRÚ – Live in Belfast by TRÚ David C Clements – Contrast/The Garden Danny Carroll – Pimlico Jake Wallace – Chimera/The Wanderer

  • Open Ear 2024: A Guide

    May 30, 2024 - By 

    Without a slither of a shadow of a doubt, Open Ear is out there, reigning supreme as the island’s finest summer festival. Since launching back in 2016, the festival has consistently re-affirmed its status as Ireland’s most essential haven for open minds and curious ears – a standing that it’s set to nail down for its sixth edition on the stunning North Shore of Sherkin Island, West Cork, this weekend. Whether you’re a seasoned attendee or an absolute newcomer, this year’s line-up is as vital as they come. From Thursday, May 30 until Monday, Sunday June 2, perfectly-pitched venues and…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 24th May

    May 24, 2024 - By 

    Delve into the very best Irish tracks and albums of the week from PANIKATAX, Natalia Beylis, Lankum, Oh Boland, John Blek and more PANIKATAX – A Sudden and Unpleasant Change PANIKATAX – “A Sudden And Unpleasant Change” by Forbidden Place Records Natalia Beylis – Lost – For Annie Lost – For Annie by Natalia Beylis Oh Boland – Grass Walls Lankum – Rocky Road to Dublin (Live) John Blek – Holy Shit Maria Kelly – Drive Sorcha Richardson and Morgana – Naked and Swimming