• Watch: Glasgowbury Documentary

    July 3, 2013 - By 

    Draperstown man Dermot McBride, a man heavily involved with all things Glasgowbury-related, has unveiled his half hour documentary looking at the history and importance of the local homegrown music festival. With just over two weeks left until the 13th annual Glasgowbury festival in Eagle’s Rock, A Culture of Small but Massive features interviews with artists and individuals who have played or been involved in the festival including Cahir O’Doherty (Jetplane Landing/Fighting With Wire), Jonny Black (LaFaro), Tony Wright (VerseChorusVerse), Shauna Tohill (Silhouette) and Rory Friers (And So I Watch You From Afar). According to McBride – who filmed the documentary…

  • Watch: The Jepettos – Chemicals

    July 2, 2013 - By 

    Derry/Belfast lullaby-folk band The Jepettos have unveiled the video to their latest single, ‘Chemicals’. A charmingly melancholic tale of lost love, the track was recorded and mixed by Rocky O’Reilly at Start Together Studios Belfast, whilst the video was directed by Darren Lee and features the band’s front-couple Mike and Ruth Aicken. Download the track for free here and watch the video below.

  • Watch: A Plastic Rose – Kids Don’t Behave Like This

    June 24, 2013 - By 

    Having relocated to Nottingham a couple of months ago, Irish quartet A Plastic Rose have re-released the video to their forthcoming single, ‘Kids Don’t Behave Like This’. Originally released bacj in March 2010, the re-launched single is taken from the band’s album Camera.Shutter.Life. It will be officially released on July 15 via Di Di Mau Records/Third Bar. Watch the video (featuring a whole host of familiar faces) below.  

  • Watch: Silhouette – Put The Silence On Hold

    June 19, 2013 - By 

    Silhouette AKA Maghaherafelt singer-songwriter Shauna Tohill has unveiled the video to her new single, ‘Put The Silence On Hold’. Taking from the fast-rising songstress’ debut EP, Can’t Keep Up, the video was produced by Darren Lee of Maverick Renegade Productions. According to Silhouette’s YouTube page, the song “is a story about love and letting love develop into the beauty that it is, even through difficult times.” Silhouette will support Blondie on their two Irish dates next week before performing Glasgowbury and Kendal Calling next month. Watch the video for ‘Put The Silence On Hold’ below

  • Watch: Our Krypton Son – Gargantuan

    June 15, 2013 - By 

    Derry based singer-songwriter Chris McConaghy AKA Our Krypton Son has unveiled the video to his forthcoming single, ‘Gargantuan’. Produced by Tristan Crowe and Sarah McGlinchey, the video features McConaghy and his band performing inter-cut with a short film. ‘Gargantuan’ is the third single to be taken from McConaghy’s self-titled debut album, released last year via Smalltown America Records. Our Krypton Son will play Music City 2013 at the Craft Village Derry on June 21 and Sea Sessions in Bundoran, Co. Donegal the following night. Watch the video below.

  • Watch: Robyn G Shiels – EP Launch

    June 13, 2013 - By 

    Filmed by none other than Therapy? bassist Michael “The Evil Priest” McKeegan and edited by Tristan Crowe, Belfast-based singer-songwriter Robyn G Shiels has unveiled videos documenting his recent EP launch. Performed in the totally unique live setting that is the Belfast Barge, Shiels launched his wonderful Underneath The Night of Stars EP following a set by fast-rising, Belfast-based band Arborist. Read our review of Shiels’ EP here. In the meantime, have a peek at the aforementioned videos below! ‘A Man To Your Wife’   ‘When We Were Brothers’   ‘If Now Is An Echo’

  • Watch: The Thin Air Launch Party video

    June 11, 2013 - By 

    Were you at our launch party last month? You know, when Mojo Fury performed their debut album in full and the Blue Whale, Vanilla Gloom and PigsAsPeople provided totally kickass support, ensuring a totally unforgettable night and a truly excellent way to kickstart The Thin Air? 200 hundred people turned up on the night. It was loud, it was sweaty – it was captured by the upstanding gentleman (and indeed scholar) that is Joe Laverty. Thanks to Joe’s superb filming on the night (something he did out of the goodness of his own heart, we might add) and the killer…

  • Watch: RunawayGO – ‘I Would Go’

    May 20, 2013 - By 

    Belfast-based indie pop five-piece RunawayGO have unveiled the video to their new single, ‘I Would Go’. Set for release on June 3, the video – filmed on location in Belfast and Lisburn – was shot, directed and edited by Darren Lee and features a couple of familiar faces throughout. RunawayGO are set to embark on a nine-date Irish tour, kicking off in Dundalk this Wednesday: May 22: The Spirit Store, Dundalk May 23: Chapter 1, Cavan May 24: Whelans (Upstairs), Dublin May 25: Roisin Dubh (Upstairs), Galway May 27: Crane Lane Theatre, Cork May 28: The Library, Limerick May 29:…

  • Watch: Chelsea Light Moving – ‘Lip’

    May 17, 2013 - By 

    Chelsea Light Moving AKA “Thurston from Sonic Youth’s new band” have unveiled the video to their new single, ‘Lip’. Directed by “Eva at Ecstatic Peace Library” the video jumbles up footage of the band performing the song, typically trippy-assed visuals and footage of protestors not getting along with riot cops. Also featuring Sama Lubelski, Keith Wood and John Moloney of Sunburned Hand of the Man, Chelsea Light Moving’s self-titled debut album to a generally positive reception in March. Putting Kim Gordon’s words regarding Thurston’s cheating on her (thus leading to the break-up of Sonic Youth) out of our minds for…

  • Watch: Dutch Schultz – Year of the Mule

    May 16, 2013 - By 

    Belfast rock four-piece Dutch Schultz have unveiled the video to the latest single, ‘Year of the Mule’ – and we have the first look! Taken from the recently rejuvanated band’s latest – second – album, Tonight We Hunt, the single follows on from the success of ‘Big Dime’ (featuring vocals from Kerbdog’s Cormac Battle). Directed by Dan Danger, watch the video below! Photo by Diarmuid Kennedy