• Track Record: Stephen McCauley

    April 2, 2015 - By 

    In the latest installment of Track Record, Derry radio broadcast and bona fide music savant Stephen McCauley selects and talks about some of his all-time favourite records. Stephen presents Soundscapes – featuring a mix of contemporary classical, electronica, ambient and acoustic music – on BBC Radio Ulster every Wednesday night. Photos by Colm Laverty. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) I was slow to mention this record because it’s popularity is almost a cliché in itself but it had a profound impact on me when I first heard it and it still does. I was 15 and…

  • AAA: Booka Brass Band @ Vicar Street, Dublin

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    In this installment of AAA we go behind the scenes with Booka Brass Band for their incredible show in Vicar street. From soundcheck, to back stage tuning of instruments and nacho consuming to the live show with guests such as Richie Egan from Jape, Mark Austin from The Minutes and Zaska. A special thanks to Una Molloy of Turning Pirate and the band for being most accommodating. Check out the gallery below for a comprehensive overview of the night with photos by Mark Earley.

  • DIY Dublin: Homebeat

    April 8, 2015 - By 

    In the second of a new regular feature called DIY Dublin, we talk to various people setting up their own businesses and doing it for themselves in the heart of the city. Aidan Hanratty chats to Emmet of DIY, alternative space loving music promoter Homebeat about getting started, nurturing talent and the dynamics of space. Photos by Abigail Denniston. From home to Homebeat I’m from a little town called Newcastle West in Limerick, but I’ve been living in Dublin for the bones of about 15 years. I was in college in the late 90s/early 2000s when things were kind of horrible in…

  • Front of House: Michelle Whitehead (MCD)

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    In the latest installment of Front of House, we chat with MCD music publicist Michelle Whitehead about the day-to-day workings of her job, her long history in promotion and ways in which to get involved within the industry. Photos by Isabel Thomas Hi Michelle. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hello! Sure, I’m a music publicist for MCD Productions How did you become a promoter and how long have you been involved in it? I’ve always been interested in promoting since before setting up own club night called Lockdown Dublin –which was a weekly club night for rock…

  • Bookmark: Nadine O’Regan

    March 31, 2015 - By 

    In this installment of Bookmark we spend some time with Nadine O’Regan, who is the Books and Arts Editor with The Sunday Business Post and presents Songs in the Key of Life on Dublin station TXFM (www.txfm.ie and 105.2FM) on Saturdays from 11am. Photos by Mark Earley. Jeffrey Eugenides- Middlesex  American author Jeffrey Eugenides writes novels incredibly slowly – he has published just three in his 55 years and for Middlesex, his 2002 novel which won the Pulitzer Prize, his American editor had to fly to Berlin, where Eugenides was living at the time, to wrest the manuscript from his grasp. Luckily…

  • Architects Irish Tour

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    Architects kicked off their long awaited reschedule Irish tour on Thursday in the Academy in Dublin then up to the Oh Yeah centre in Belfast with support from Red Enemy and Vile Regression. Photos by Isabel Thomas and Sara Marsden. The Academy, Dublin by Isabel Thomas Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast by Sara Marsden

  • AAA: Inni-K @ The Grand Social, Dublin

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    In this installment of AAA we go behind the scenes with Inni-K as she prepares for the launch of her debut album ‘The King Has Two Horse’s Ears’ at the Grand Social on Friday night. From Ukelele tuning to an impromptu photoshoot, our photographer Derek Kennedy captured some beautiful moments ahead of the gig. Click the gallery below for an overview of the night.