Published on November 16th, 2016 | by Aidan Kelly Murphy
2016 has been proposed as a year of reflection for the island of Ireland. While the main focus of this reflection has been channelled towards the centenary of the two conflicts that dominated Ireland – The …... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2016 | by Chris McConaghy
Derry songsmith Chris McConaghy AKA Our Krypton Son reflects on writing his forthcoming second album on a child’s acoustic guitar in a tent in Creeslough in Co. Donegal. Day one. I’ve been plucking the nylon strings …... Read More →
Published on October 24th, 2016 | by Aidan Kelly Murphy
Mankind has always will be obsessed with time. How long does anything take? When will something happen? We use it as a yardstick for task and events. As a society we’re enthralled by time-travel, constantly preoccupied …... Read More →
Published on October 3rd, 2016 | by David Hickey
A year or two back I was at a family get together and sparked up a conversation with a teenage cousin of mine. I had initially decided to go over and talk to him for two …... Read More →
Published on September 27th, 2016 | by Aidan Kelly Murphy
Among its definitions by the Oxford English Dictionary, alongside ‘a strip of material worn round the collar‘ and ‘a game in which the scores are level’, ties is defined as ‘a thing that unites or links …... Read More →
Published on September 13th, 2016 | by Aidan Kelly Murphy
Collections come in many sizes, outputs and forms. They can be collated by the similarity in object or output, they can also be defined by a universal signifier such as a time, artist or theme. In …... Read More →
Published on September 7th, 2016 | by Charlotte Dryden
My name is Charlotte Dryden. I’m the new Chief Executive of Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast, and while I am new to the role, I’m no stranger to the centre. In fact, I have worked …... Read More →
Published on August 30th, 2016 | by Aidan Kelly Murphy
Journeys come in many sizes, shapes and forms. They can be physical, they can be metaphorical, in truth they can be anything. The four shows covered in this edition of Picture This represent four journeys the …... Read More →
Published on August 29th, 2016 | by Lisa Hannigan
Having just released her highly-anticipated third studio album, At Swim, Lisa Hannigan pauses to reflect on her recent string of Irish dates with Ye Vagabonds. I hadn’t played in so long before my Irish shows. So before …... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2016 | by Brian Coney
‘Everything that I did was counter-intuitive…’ confessed Louis C.K. recently while describing the creation and financing of this year’s ten part tragedy series, Horace & Pete. Nothing looked like this minimal television show before and somehow …... Read More →