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ALBUM REVIEW: From Carbon – Existence
April 23, 2019 0
The exciting Indie Manchester band From Carbon released “Existence” on March 30th the follow up to their 2014 debut “Wealth”. The band combines emotive lyrics with atmospheric sonics and hardworking sound craft to deliver their [...]
ALBUM REVIEW: The Mountain Goats – In League with Dragons
April 13, 2019 0
ALBUM REVIEW: The Chemical Brothers – No Geography
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Cinematic Orchestra – To Believe
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INTERVIEW: Irish Electro-Pop Sensation LAOISE on new EP, ‘Mad’.

April 23, 2019 0

Irish pop artist LAOISE returns with her eagerly anticipated new EP, ‘Mad’. Incorporating elements of synth and alternative pop, these four songs co-written and co-produced by Seán Behan and Richey McCourt, embody everything LAOISE’s audience […]

INTERVIEW: singer-songwriter Billy Lockett talks ahead of Belfast show

April 14, 2019 0

Up and coming singer-songwriter Billy Lockett plays a headline Belfast show at The Limelight 2 on Wednesday 17th April 2019. Having recently toured with Jeff Lynne’s ELO’s and Lewis Capaldi. Billy has just released his […]

Interviews

INTERVIEW: Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody on Ward Park 3 – “We wanted to complete the hat trick.”

April 11, 2019 0

Over the last 25 years, Snow Patrol have released 7 albums and racked up an impressive number of critical and commercial accolades, including 13 million global album sales, 1 billion global track streams, 5 UK […]

INTERVIEW: Andy Gill (Gang of Four) – “We have arrived at the land of happiness.”

April 11, 2019 0

Pioneering post-punk band Gang of Four are set to release their brand new full-length Happy Now on April 19th, 2019. Happy Now comes 40 years after the release of the band’s groundbreaking debut Entertainment!, diving […]

INTERVIEW: Sonja Sleator discusses her third EP, ‘Violent Strawberry’

April 4, 2019 0

Sonja Sleator has established herself as one of Northern Ireland’s most recognisable singer/songwriters. Her story-driven songs are making her one to watch in the Irish music scene and have led to appearances on local radio, […]

INTERVIEW: Scottish Multi-Instrumentalist C DUNCAN discusses third album, ‘Health’

April 1, 2019 0

Released via Fat Cat Records on March 29, 2019, C DUNCAN’s third album HEALTH sees the Scottish multi-instrumentalist ditch his bedroom studio and work with other producers, engineers and musicians for the first time. Warm […]

BOOK REVIEW: The League of Extraordinary Gentleman Century: 1969 by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill

April 3, 2019 0

Alan Moore’s Watchmen is recognized in Time’s List of the 100 Best Novels in the English language published since 1923. This achievement is especially significant since Watchmen was the only graphic novel included in this […]

BOOK REVIEW: How to Disappear Completely by Si Smith

March 22, 2019 0

Can you guess the band who made the song How to Disappear Completely? If you know, do you know the album it comes from? The band is Radiohead. The song is taken from their fourth […]

BOOK REVIEW: Frank Turner – ‘Try This At Home’

March 18, 2019 2

‘Try This At Home’ is the second memoir in Frank Turner’s literary adventure, preceded by 2015’s ‘The Road Beneath My Feet’. And while the similarities amid the books are boundless, not least that the release […]