DJ, comedian and chef shares his favourite tracks of the year.
Marcus O’Laoire is a DJ, chef, comedian and all-round smiley man. See all the guest selections of 2017 so far. 1. MF Doom – Devil’s Shoestring (Cody Currie’s Re-jazz) I remember the first time I heard this track, I had a Youtube playlist on while I was flicking together some recipes and as soon as… Read more »
Posted on December 14th, 2017
Today FM producer and DJ picks her favourite tracks of the year.
Kate Brennan Harding produces Paul McLoone and Louise Duffy on Today FM. She is also a regular festival and club DJ. See all the guest selections of 2017 so far. 1. Purple Disco Machine – Devil in Me When I heard this first on Kelly Anne Byrne’s show on Today FM I nearly wet myself…. Read more »
Posted on December 13th, 2017
Founder of Dublin label First Second and All City staffer shares his favourite tracks of the year.
Daire Carolan is the founder of the Dublin label First Second, A&R with Jheri Tracks, a DJ and he works with All City. See all the guest selections of 2017 so far. 1. Der Opium Queen – An Evening Im Tschungel (First Second Label) Gonna start this with a slow jam and by one of… Read more »
Posted on December 13th, 2017
The Dj and Producer is the only one to put a sneaker on his top 10.
Arveene is a DJ, producer and sneaker collector based in London with silky hair and grooves galore. Read my interview with him last year. See all the guest selections of 2017 so far. 1. Karizma & Marcel Vogel – Work it out Been doing playing this one since 2016 but it finally got a full… Read more »
Posted on December 13th, 2017
My favourite Irish albums of the year.
2017 Best of | Best songs | Best albums | Irish albums | Irish songs | Club tracks | Guest selections Here are my 25 favourite Irish albums from 2017 whittled down from a shortlist of 40 or so. Number 1 was a surefire since I heard it earlier this year but there were a… Read more »
Posted on December 12th, 2017
The RnaG radio presenter and DJ shares his top selections.
Cian Ó Cíobháin is the presenter of An Taobh Tuathail five nights a week on Radio na Gaeltachta and is a sometime wedding DJ too. (read about his love for cassette tapes here ). See all the guest selections of 2017. 1. The Jimmy Cake – Tough Love Part 1 Tough Love by The Jimmy… Read more »
Posted on December 12th, 2017
The Roisin Dubh boss picks his top tracks of the year.
Gugai is the owner and promoter of Roisin Dubh in Galway. He also runs Strange Brew Rekkids and has a show on 8 Radio by the same name. DOI – Gugai manages Daithi, Paddy Hanna, Elaine Mai and Slow Place Like Home and Paddy & SPLH are out on Strange Brew Rekkids, so he definitely… Read more »
Posted on December 12th, 2017
Music journalist and No Encore podcast host Dave Hanratty picks his top 10 tracks of the year.
Music journalist, host of the No Encore podcast and end-of-year listicle fan. See all the guest selections of 2017 so far. 1. The Horrors – ‘Something To Remember Me By’ I still don’t know why The Horrors aren’t the biggest band in the UK and Ireland. Their journey has been fascinating to watch and enriching… Read more »
Posted on December 11th, 2017
Niall D'arcy picks his top 10 tunes of the year.
Niall D’Arcy aka Dj Deece is one of the most in-demand DJs in Ireland. Before the end of the year, Catch him in Navan, Galway and District 8 in Dublin for New Year’s Eve. See all the guest selections of 2017 so far. 1. Burnin Beat feat. Olive Masinga – Searchin’ Bit of a cheat… Read more »
Posted on December 11th, 2017
Apartment Records boss and DJ shares his top tracks of the year in his own inimitable way.
Kenny Hanlon is a DJ and the boss of Apartment Records, who just released a digital compilation of their first 10 vinyl releases. See all the guest selections of 2017 so far. 1. Nu Era – Space Above Us I came across a video earlier this year of Benny Klock playing a classic DJ Skull… Read more »
Posted on December 11th, 2017
DJ and radio presenter picks her favourite tracks of the year.
Kelly-Anne Byrne is a regular DJ at festivals throughout Ireland. She’s known for her love of disco and soul, which manifests on the airwaves with her nationwide show on Saturday and Sunday night on Today FM called The Beat Goes On. Kelly-Anne plays the NYE Ball at The Sugar Club. See all the guest selections… Read more »
Posted on December 7th, 2017
Luke Sharkey offers a commentary on the growing relationship between the music we listen to and the events of the world surrounding us.
Popular Music, like nigh on everything else, has been dominated with political sentiment in 2017. In a year where issues of race, class and gender were (sometimes painfully) brought to the fore of civic discussion, music has dutifully followed suit. In fact, much of this year’s popular music can be viewed as a reaction to… Read more »
Posted on December 7th, 2017
Mayo singer-songwriter shares her top tracks of the year.
Mayo singer-songwriter Maria Kelly most recently released ‘Hollow’ along with an EP earlier this year. She plays a homecoming show in Westport on December 22nd. 1. Jome – Hollow Jome is a newly launched project, half of which is made up of an old favourite artist of mine, Imaginary Future. His solo music is very… Read more »
Posted on December 7th, 2017
Galway native singer-songwriter shares her top tracks of the year.
Galway electronic pop artist Laoise Ní Nualláin grew up playing violin and piano before teaching herself the guitar at the age of 11. She then started writing music at age 15. Her debut EP Halfway, of understated electronic-assisted pop, was released this year and was a regular feature on Nialler9. 1. Banks – Underdog One of… Read more »
Posted on December 6th, 2017
The best of the month with Yaeji, Fort Romeau, Bicep, The Cyclist, Bitch Falcon, Angel Olsen, Le Boom, Avalon Emerson and more.
My favourite songs of the past month – all in one place. Listen on Spotify 1. Yaeji – Raingurl The NYC-based Korean producer Kathy Yaeji Lee has released two EPs of house-pop music on the God Mode label (Shamir) and ‘raingurl’ is the standout in her discography so far. It’s at once – a banger,… Read more »
Posted on December 6th, 2017
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