Dig Early: An Interview with Sligo’s Art For Blind Records
July 14th, 2016 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
For over a decade, Art for Blind Records has been a home for underground, DIY and subversive music and zines …
About Mike McGrath-Bryan
Mike McGrath-Bryan Contributor, distributor & occasional Cork correspondent for The Thin Air, as well as Broadsheet.ie, Cork's Evening Echo and others. Likes some things, dislikes other things. Tweets, Instagrams and Snapchats at @mike_mcgb.
Author Archives: Mike McGrath-Bryan
Front of House: Bettine McMahon & Graham Sharpe of KnockanStockan
July 12th, 2016 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Very few Irish music festivals are imbued with the sheer independent spirit and passion for homegrown sounds that continues to …
Watch: Girl Band – In Plastic
June 21st, 2016 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Surrealism is no unbeaten path for Girl Band, and the latest video from the Dublin noise-rock darlings, as usual directed …
Texture and Physicality with ELLLL
February 16th, 2016 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Having featuring as an Inbound act in the second issue of our magazine, Cork-based producer Ellen King AKA ELLLL has well …
Premiere: Horse – Dragging
January 27th, 2016 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Ahead of their appearance at Cork’s Quarter Block Party next Saturday, sludge/hardcore four-piece Horse, led by ex-members of local hardcore outfits Terriers …
16 For ’16: i am niamh
January 21st, 2016 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
We continue our 16 For ’16 feature – looking at 16 Irish acts we’ve the highest of hopes for in …
16 For 16: Cian Nugent
January 19th, 2016 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Our feature profiling sixteen Irish acts we’re absolutely certain will do special things this year, we continue 16 for ’16 …
The Altered Hours – In Heat Not Sorry
January 14th, 2016 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
About 20 seconds into In Heat/Not Sorry, it dawns on you that you’re in for something else entirely. For a …
Premiere: Ealadha – ‘Hurricanes’
December 10th, 2015 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Since emerging in the past few months, and steadily beginning to gig around the country, Cork post-metal trio Ealadha have …
Digging Deep with Chelsea Wolfe
November 9th, 2015 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Having released Abyss – her heaviest (and finest) album to date – back in August, Chelsea Wolfe is well and truly …
