Album Reviews
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Suppose you talk to any Irish person within a certain age bracket. In that case, there’s a good chance you’ll hear a humble brag about how they saw U2 before they broke big, which can [...]
Music News
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Last night at the New York Festivals International Radio Awards in New York City, ‘Jim Kerr on Jim Morrison’ was awarded the Gold Medal for [...]
IN FOCUS// Johnny Marr at Rock City, Nottingham
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Paraorchestra with Brett Anderson & Charles Hazlewood & more collaborate on ‘Death Songbook’
Paraorchestra, with Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood, have announced ‘Death Songbook’, a collaborative 12-track album featuring original compositions and re-imagining iconic songs exploring love, loss and transcendence by artists including Echo & The Bunnymen, Mercury […]
DARREN KIELY releases video for his newest track “Say I”
Free Flight Records’ pop/folk singer-songwriter Darren Kiely releases his newest track, “Say I.” Written alongside Joe Fox and Geoff Warburton, Kiely channels his Irish candour to signal an SOS while seemingly drowning amid feelings of […]
HOLDING ABSENCE announce headline show at Limelight 2 Belfast
From the moment of our first breath to the very last gasp we take before we die, we never stop growing as people. Every trial and tribulation, every heartbreak, success and failure, every scar, blemish […]
INTERPOL celebrate seminal album ‘Antics’ with 20th anniversary show at 3Arena
To celebrate the anniversary of their seminal album Antics, Interpol has announced a Dublin date at the 3Arena on Sunday, 10 November, as part of their UK & Europe tour, playing the album in full. […]
Producer DANNY SABER Releases MICHAEL HUTCHENCE’s Single ‘ONE WAY’
In the great pantheon of musicians transcending above mere “celebrity” status, the late MICHAEL HUTCHENCE towers over most. A consummate “rock star”, if there ever was one, he embodied the spirit and smouldering swagger of […]
EMERGE – Ireland’s biggest Electronic Music Festival Announces Day Splits
Following a huge SOLD-OUT weekend in 2023, EMERGE, Ireland’s biggest Electronic Music Festival, is back in 2024 at Boucher Road Playing Fields on August Bank Holiday weekend. It promises to be the biggest yet, featuring […]