Slogan: Or how I learned to stop worrying and hate Serge Gainsbourg.
April 24th, 2014 | by John Higgins
Francois Mitterrand, the French president at the time of Serge Gainsbourg’s death, called him, in a surprisingly emotional obituary, “our …
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Trans-Europe Express #3: Lithuania
April 22nd, 2014 | by Patrick Conboy
Nestled between Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, Poland, Latvia, Belarus and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania’s geographic location in Europe’s northeastern corner has …
Getting Re-Acquainted: Bob Dylan – Jokerman
April 21st, 2014 | by Steven Rainey
It’s strange how, nearly 50 years after someone shouted “JUDAS!” in the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1966, Bob Dylan …
Cork Heads: Sarah Corcoran; Stylist
April 17th, 2014 | by Brid O Donovan
In the first installment of her (let’s face it, absolutely ingenuously-titled) column Cork Heads – looking at some of said …
The Singer, Not the Song – Five Singers Who Didn’t Write the Lyrics
March 19th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey
There’s a school of thought that suggests you have to mean every word you sing, that the songs are born …
Getting re-acquainted: ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man (1983)
March 4th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey
Like a punch in the face, ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ explodes out of the speakers, a sleek, streamlined beast of a …
Everything Sucks #008: Radio
March 4th, 2014 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Over the course of doing a rant column in the hopes of entertaining others, you realise very quickly that while …
Everything Sucks #007: Red Hot Chili Peppers
February 7th, 2014 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Everything Sucks is back after a long hiatus. Not that it was around long enough for anyone to really miss, …
Dan Hegarty: Trans-Eurosonic Express
October 10th, 2013 | by Dan Hegarty
You always know that the end of the year is never far away when the announcement for the annual Eurosonic …
Everything Sucks #006: The Problem With Arthur’s Day
September 19th, 2013 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
Last time your columnist went on here to decry something he found was directly harmful to music in Ireland, he …
