• Dream Baby Dream at Lighthouse Cinema

    May 10, 2023 - By 

    No longer just simply one of the greatest tracks by one of the greatest acts of all time, Dream Baby Dream is one of the most downright unmissable marriages of sound and vision that you’re likely to encounter on these shores. Co-curated by Letterkenny’s Regional Cultural Centre and promoter, broadcaster and all-round champion of forward-pushing sounds Leagues O’Toole (Foggy Notions), it’s an event of new short film and live music that will take over Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema on Thursday, 11th May. Kicking off at 7pm in Screen One, the showcase features three world-beating Irish filmmakers – Bob Gallagher, Laura Quirke and…

  • MusicTown 2021

    April 13, 2021 - By 

    Of the myriad annual events, series and festivals that tap into what makes Dublin a truly world-beating creative city, MusicTown feels special. Suffice to say,  shining a light on the city – and the Irish music and arc community at large – has never felt more important, which is why the series’ return across April 15th-25th is one we’re marking down as unmissable. Setting out, as ever, to celebrate the rich music heritage and contemporary artistic lifeblood of the city, the series boasts yet another masterfully mottled schedule across ten days and nights. Kicking off with Cathy Davey, live at the Pepper Canister…

  • Bob Gallagher releases two short films made with Werner Herzog via Patreon

    April 17, 2020 - By 

    Bob Gallagher, the Irish video director who has made videos for Girl Band, Villagers and Myles Manley amongst others has started a Patreon page to share his documentary work. “So far it’s the two shorts that I made in Cuba but I’m still shooting and editing my way through quarantine so the plan is I’ll have a new short documentary each month,” Gallagher said. “I’m just making these for myself so I’m not limited to any specific brief other than finding interesting people and asking them to share a little glimpse into their lives. It’ll be a series of portrait films. At…

  • A One-Off Event Will Explore the Weird & Wonderful Work of Irish Video Director Bob Gallagher

    March 20, 2019 - By 

    If you’re in any way au fait with the likes of Girl Band, Villagers, SOAK, Pillow Queens, Saint Sister and Myles Manley, you’ll be at least familiar with the name Bob Gallagher. Over the last few years, the director and cinematographer has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the world of Irish video direction On April 18, Dublin’s Button Factory will play host to Under My Garage. It’s an evening of discussion, music and live visuals that will explore Gallagher’s work by inviting attendees on a “journey through his subconscious, transforming the Button Factory into the set of a…

  • Whose Subconscious Is This Anyway? – An Interview with Bob Gallagher

    April 21, 2017 - By 

    As you may well be aware from his directorial work on some of the best music videos to come out of Ireland in the past couple of years, Bob Gallagher is not a man to shy away from the unusual or unexpected. Perhaps best known for his Radar award winning video from 2016 for Girl Band’s ‘Paul’ (as well as ‘Pears For Lunch’, ‘Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage’ and ‘In Plastic’), Gallagher has also worked with artists such as SPIES, Floor Staff, James Vincent McMorrow, Naoise Roo, Participant, Saint Sister and Myles Manley, creating visual accompaniments that veer from the…

  • Watch: Liza Flume – Sheets (Elaine Mai Remix)

    March 28, 2017 - By 

    A thrilling triumvirate if ever there was one. Galway based electronic producer Elaine Mai has returned with a simply marvellous remix of Liza Flume‘s 2015 track ‘Sheets’. Ahead of the release of her new EP The Colour of the Night later in the year, Mai’s glitching, symphonic remix of ‘Sheets’ gives a fresh, spacious interpretation on an already powerfully emotive cut from Liza Flume, an artistic force to be reckoned with in her own right who bases herself back and forth between Dublin and her native Sydney. As if that wasn’t enough, the track is paired with a video from the mighty Bob Gallagher whose recent work…

  • Watch: Floor Staff – The Guest

    August 7, 2014 - By 

    Having released their Gift Horse/Brother to God Double A-Side last week, Dublin alt-pop Floor Staff have unveiled the equal parts frightening and ingenuous video for ‘The Guest’. A video about two expecting parents coming to term with the fact their baby is going to be a musician, it was created by Irish video director Bob Gallagher. Speaking about the video, Gallagher said, “It actually came about during an interaction I had with a shaman where I took part in an ayahuasca ritual. It’s a powerful hallucinogen that lasts for a few hours. I had a lot of different experiences during that…