Mount Eerie live at Whelan’s in Dublin with support from Goodtime John. Photos by Monika Ruman
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Irish alt-rock trio HAVVK return with the video for their current single ‘Daylight Robbery,’ directed by frontperson Julie Hawk and shot by Tim Shearwood entirely in black and white. Evoking a silent-era, insomnia-filled sense of dread, the video explores themes of expectation and infringement of safety, particularly for women and gender non-conforming people – it was important for the video to convey these feelings. Here’s what Julie had to say about the concept behind the video. “It’s about a girl who’s living the same day (or nightmare) over and over again. We’ve been writing a lot about the topic of…
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Forbidden Fruit 2023 took place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin over the weekend with live performances from Rina Sawayama, Sudan Archives, Negro Impacto, Aby Coulibaly, Winnie Ama and more. Photos by Monika Ruman
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Output took place over various venues in Belfast last week featuring live performances from Chalk, Tramp, Sweetlemondae, HAVVK, Winnie Ama, Skinner and more. Photos by Jane Donnelly
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Soft Cell live at St. Anne’s Park in Dublin with guests OMD, Heaven 17 and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Photos by Ian Davies
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In this installment of Track Record, Dublin-based DJ Kate Butler selects the records that mean the most to her from Tchaikovsky to A Guy Called Gerald. Photos by Aaron Corr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake (Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alfred Van Weth) I ended up with my grandparents’ vinyl collection. I grew up next door to them: they had a lovely garden full of roses, snapdragons and grape hyacinth, where I spent a lot of time happily on my own. My granny, Molly, was born in 1910 and she learnt to play piano by ear. When she was a young woman,…
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Lankum live at Vicar Street in Dublin with support from Cormorant Tree Oh. Photos by Sean McMahon
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Sir Chloe live at the Academy in Dublin and the Limelight in Belfast. Photos by Kate Lawlor and Aislinn McGinn The Academy in Dublin by Kate Lawlor The Limelight in Belfast by Aislinn McGinn
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Lankum live at the Cork Opera House last night. Photos by Celeste Burdon
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In this installment of Track Record, Dundalk’s very own Jinx Lennon selects the records that have left a lasting impact on his life, from Television to Frank Sinatra. Photos by Sean McMahon Lou Reed – Street Hassle I’ve been trying to get my head around Lou Reed because so many of the bands I was into dropped his name. I bought Transformer and Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal – I hated them! I found pure gold with this one. Lou’s lyrics can be touching and ugly and the characters in the song ‘Street Hassle’ have a certain sensitivity that only Lou…