• Album Premiere + Track-by-Track: Jealous of the Birds – Parma Violets

    May 4, 2016 - By 

    Deservedly tipped as an Inbound act in the seventh issue of our magazine back in May last year, it’s far from facetious to say that Portadown’s Naomi Hamilton AKA Jealous of the Birds has experienced nothing short of a remarkable rise over the last few months. Conjuring a perfectly solipsistic netherworld, where each syllable is intent and every heart-strung admission is illuminated with the wisdom of her deep engagement of both ephemeral and inner worlds, her debut studio album, Parma Violets, is a halcyon masterclass that wonderfully expands upon her early bedroom recordings. Having said “my only hope is that the songs sound like a…

  • Watch: The Wood Burning Savages – We Love You

    May 3, 2016 - By 

    Having been steadily on the ascent over the last year or so, Derry quartet The Wood Burning Savages have unveiled the typically frenetic video for their breakneck new single, ‘We Love You’. Directed by Fiachra O’Longain, the B+W accompaniment captures the four-piece at their most urgent, frontman Paul Connolly’s emphatic decrees, in particular, coming into sharp focus throughout. Half measures isn’t an option for these guys.

  • Longitude Announce 45 New Acts, Day-to-Day Breakdown

    April 29, 2016 - By 

    With the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer and the National already announced to play, Run The Jewels (pictured), Kurt Vile & The Violators and Laura Mvula are amongst 45 new acts confirmed to play this year’s Longitude at Dublin’s Marlay Park on Friday, July 15 to Sunday, July 17. With the likes of Vic Mensa, Annie Mac, Perfume Genius, Daughter, Stormzy, The Lumineers and Nina Kraviz also amongst the new additions, organisers have also revealed the day-to-day breakdown for this year’s outing: Red Bull have also announced their line-up for the Red Bull Woodlands stage, featuring the likes Ghostboy, The 2 Bears,…

  • Castlepalooza Add More Acts

    April 26, 2016 - By 

    With the likes of Caribou (pictured), Jurassic 5, Villagers and Cat Power already announced, Castlepalooza have added a host of new acts to its 2016 bill. Set to take place across Friday, July 1 to Sunday, July 3 at Tullamore’s Charleville Castle, the following acts making up the latest additions: Lisa O’Neill, Son Lux, Lynched, Policia, Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi (DJ & pool set), Little Scream, Slow Reader’s Club, Daithi, Hare Squead, New Jackson, Daphni, Field Music, I Am The Cosmos, Prins Thomas, Let’s Eat Grandma, Jarbird, Toby Kaar, I Have A Tribe, All the Luck in the World, Paddy…

  • Carlow Arts Festival Reveals 2016 Programme

    April 25, 2016 - By 

    Set to make its grand 37th outing – a surefire feat in itself – the programme for this year’s Carlow Arts Festival has been revealed. Celebrating all the very best of cultural Carlow, this year’s festival – which runs from June 10-19 – is divided into three strands: the Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas from June 10-12, floating mini-festival Barges on the Barrow from June 14-16 and the festival latest addition, The Big Weekender, which runs from June 16-19. With family fun at the core of this year’s festival, Le Galaxie DJs, Hothouse Flowers with Lisa Lambe, David Kitt,…

  • Deep Focus: Women In Film Festival @ Triskel Christchurch Cinema, Cork

    April 25, 2016 - By 

    A stellar ten-title, three-day film festival boasting a robust line-up of films by female directors accompanied by a selection of shorts, the inaugural Deep Focus: Women In Festival will take place at Cork’s Triskel Christchurch Cinema from May 6-8. Set to open with The Violators, the new film by UK writer and director Helen Walsh, the programme for the festival strike at the heart of diversity. From looking at complex friendships in Life Partners and the myth and mastery of rock legend Janis Joplin (pictured) in Janis: Little Girl Blue to confronting the precarious nature of “normal” life in the…

  • Irish Youth Music Awards 2016

    April 12, 2016 - By 

    On Saturday, April 16, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will play host to the ninth annual Irish Youth Music Awards, the country’s only all-island youth focused music festival, with over sixteen different regions from across Ireland participating in the project. Featuring young musicians aged 12 – 19 from across the country representing their community and gaining business experience in the music industry, those attending the Aviva Stadium on the day will have the opportunity to attend an Educational Hub featuring music industry panels and workshops. Open for all attending to participate in will be an industry panel with BIMM tutors Alan Cullivan, Founding Chairman…

  • Sonic Whispers @ Whelan’s, Dublin

    April 12, 2016 - By 

    Returning to Dublin’s Whelan’s on April 17 as part of MusicTown 2016, Sonic Whispers will host three acts with the aim of “ripping apart the history, ethos, and the sonic boom energy of three wildly diverse genres of music.” With Ships‘ member Sorca McGrath AKA Wounded Healer, trad band Bunoscionn and rock three-piece Bitch Falcon taking part, the following is the self-proclaimed “playful, insightful and utterly unique” event’s manifesto: “One band first. They play a tune. The next band is brought on stage. They’ve heard nothing so far. Then each band will try to reinterpret the song played by the previous band…

  • Interlude Festival Reveal First Acts

    April 12, 2016 - By 

    Having made its inaugural outing last October, Interlude Festival is set return to the scenic surroundings of Dublin’s RHA Gallery & Ely Place across the weekend of June 24-26. Opting for a new summer date, increased capacity and a new outdoor stage, the three-day music, movie and art festival have announced Lisa Hannigan, Dimitri From Paris, The Sugarhill Gang, Crazy P, Booka Brass Band, exmagician and Alison Limerick amongst their first confirmed acts. Taking place over three stages, there will also be a record store, cinema, food garden and block party. Check out their current full line-up above and go here to buy early bird…