Published on February 10th, 2014 | by Brian Coney
Following on from a feature on the making of Cliff Richard by Abandcalledboy, Belfast-based photographer and filmmaker and Colm Laverty chats to Jessie from Dublin noise pop band September Girls about her brilliant and thoroughly DIY …... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2014 | by Brian Coney
Set for an expansive three-disc deluxe reissue in March, the gamechanging Troublegum by Northern Irish alt-rock heroes Therapy? was unleashed twenty years ago today, back in the thoroughly transitional musical milieu of early 1994. An impassioned and inexorable fourteen-track masterstroke borne …... Read More →
Published on February 4th, 2014 | by Colm Laverty
In the very first installment of Frame By Frame – a brand new feature looking at the production of music videos by all kinds of Irish bands and artists – Colm Laverty talks to Ryan Burrowes …... Read More →
Published on January 31st, 2014 | by Aaron Hamilton
In the first of an new series-based feature, Belfast-based writer Aaron Hamilton trawls through the very best music released in the month of January, distilling his favourites to a mere eight tracks. Whereas the first five …... Read More →
Published on January 28th, 2014 | by Loreana Rushe
In the latest installment of The Record, Liam Kielt caught up with Belfast alt-rock band Stillpoint as they recorded their forthcoming single ‘Go Ahead and Go’ at Start Together Studio. A semi-swansong as sorts coinciding with the …... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey
Whether you like it or not, Iron Maiden are one of the most successful British bands of the last 35 years, ignoring traditional methods of support to stay at the top of the pack. They’ve (fairly) …... Read More →
Published on January 15th, 2014 | by Brian Coney
Twenty years ago today – in January 15, 1994 – the towering, thoroughly one-of-a-kind musical genius of one Harry Nilsson fizzled out for good in a home in Agoura Hills, California. At the age of just 52 …... Read More →
Published on January 24th, 2014 | by Brian Coney
In the second installment of Label Mixtape, we take a look at one of the UK’s finest ever independent record labels, Bella Union. Initiated in 1997 by Cocteau Twins‘ founder/lead guitarist Robin Guthrie and the band’s bassist …... Read More →
Published on January 13th, 2014 | by Joe Laverty
Ahead of their extraordinary Belfast show at the Black Box on Friday night (January 10) Joe Laverty met up with Michael Pope from Dublin indie-dance band Le Galaxie to discover the musical firsts of his music making, …... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2014 | by Conchobhar Ó Dochartaigh
In 1993, Floridia’s Cynic released their debut full length on the heels of their well received demos. After singer/guitarist Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean Reinert’s stint in Death (recording and touring the seminal Human album), anticipations …... Read More →
