Film

John Carpenter’s five best soundtracks

For the last two Halloweens, John Kowalski has shared his favourite Halloween soundtracks with us.…

Electric Picnic 2016: in review & photos

Returning to Stradbally for Electric Picnic every year on the cusp of the seasons is…

The Black Madonna’s RA tour documentary is a must-watch

I met Marea Stamper when she was the booker in Smart Bar in Chicago when…

Hear ‘She’ll Kill You’ from Stranger Things soundtrack Volume 1

I’m enough of a fan of Stranger Things, and the soundtrack by Kyle Dixon and…

12 more great horror soundtracks as chosen by Solar Bears’ John Kowalski

Returning before All Hallow’s Eve with another batch of choice horror soundtracks of his choosing,…

Photos: Sounds From A Safe Harbour Music Trail

Over three days and nights in Cork the Sounds From A Safe Harbour’s programme took…

Electric Picnic 2015 in review & photos

This year was my tenth Electric Picnic. That’s a lot of weekends spent in a…

Film review: Straight Outta Compton

There were a few NWA songs on one of the first primer rap cassettes I…

Win tickets to the preview of The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson with director Julien Temple

The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson is a a film directed by Julien Temple that tells the extraordinary…

Body&Soul Festival 2015 in review & photos

If you were to pick the single best festival in Ireland at the moment, it’s…

State Magazine’s Faces of 2015 mag & mixtape is here

The annual Faces magazine from State which features 20 of Ireland’s best new bands as…

Win a rare copy of David Holmes’ soundtrack to ’71 on vinyl

71 is a brand new film directed by Yann Demange starring Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris…

Minimum Maximum @ Block-T in photos

Minimum Maximum in Block-T on Friday night was one of the best Nialler9 gigs yet.…

Win tickets to see the Richard Hawley-soundtracked film Love Is All in the IFI

This Saturday as part of the IFI Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film Festival , the IFI  are…

Electric Picnic 2014: in animated GIFs

After last year’s GIF marathon, we returned to Stradbally this year with the intention of…

Check out Unmade in Ireland’s musician photo essay site

A new site with an emphasis on photography portraits of upcoming musicians, Unmade in Ireland…

Photos from Happenings x Nialler9 in Fitzwilliam Square

I had a great time on a fine evening in Fitzwilliam Square last night with…

Indiependence 2014 (in photos)

Colm Moore was down in Mitchelstown over the weekend to capture the sights and (pictures…

Badbadnotgood, God Knows & MynameisJohn @ The Sugar Club, Dublin (in photos)

The Canadian jazz-hop trio Badbadnotgood played a packed gig on Wednesday night. They were ably…

Body & Soul 2014 in photos

Body & Soul is the most beautiful festival in Ireland. It helped that the weather…