• Monday Mixtape: Elaine Howley (The Altered Hours)

    Since we kick-started out Monday Mixtape back in January, we’ve had some truly excellent playlists courtesy of Niall Kennedy of ASIWYFA, Ciaran Lavery, Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich, Girls Names’ Claire Miskimmin, Ciaran Smith of Crayonsmith, Quasi’s Sam Coomes, September Girls, No Spill Blood’s Ror Conaty, Ricki O’Rawe of Not Squares, Sargent House’s Cathy Pellow, The Mighty Stef’s Stefan Murphy, Dara Kiely of Girl Band, Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, Ryan Vail and Autumns’ Christian Donaghey. Today, we continue that altogether tasteful tradition with none other with Elaine Howley of Cork psych-rock wizards The Altered Hours, who selects ten of her all-time favourite songs…

  • International Women’s Day @ Gulpd Cafe, Cork

    Held as part of International Women’s Day 2015, Brid O’Donovan popped along to Celebrate The Ladies, The Ladies! at Cork’s Gulpd Cafe at the weekend to capture performances by Roslyn Steer, Aisling O Riordan, Elaine Howley and Sadhbh O Flynn. Lisa O Grady hosted the evening.