Folk & Singer-Songwriter

New Beck – “Forget Marie”

Beck’s new digital-only single “Forget Marie”, is up over on Prefix Mag for your listening…

Album quick review roundup

Sometimes I’m too busy to give music the attention it deserves. So with that in…

Trilok Gurtu

Super quickie here on the Indian percussion m.a.e.s.t.r.o Trilok Gurtu who is playing the National…

Buck 65 live in Dublin

I hate The Hub. It really shouldn’t qualify as a venue at all. It’s got…

Free and Legal: Buck 65 EP

In anticipation for the forthcoming new Buck 65 album – Situation out on September 18th,…

Free and Legal: Manu Chao single download

Everyone’s favourite “world music” politi-pop star is giving away a free MP3 download of his…

Os Mutantes playing Ireland!

Tropicalia legends Os Mutantes reformed in 2006 and played their first shows ever outside of…

Balkan Gypsy Folk revisited

So you dig a bit of Beirut and you’d like to hear more Eastern Folk…

Mice Parade new album

That’s right, Adam Pierce is about to release his seventh studio album as Mice Parade…

Los Cojolites

Nialler tends to sniff out anything truly “fresh” before me, so this piece, like so…

Joanna Newsom @ Olympia Theatre, Dublin

A seated performance in Dublin’s most adorned & decorated venue was a perfect setting for…

Nouveau Noise

There is some absolute gems of musical talent coming out of Ireland lately, specifically in…

CocoRosie: Wicked & Weird

Before I listened to the new CocoRosie album, I was still undecided on the merit…

Candylion live session

Or Podgram, if you prefer Gruff’s term. Times Online has Gruff Rhys and Lisa Jen…

Joanna Newsom Dublin gig!

The talented elven virtuoso lands on these shores on the 14th of April for a…

Shugo Tokumaru covers M.Ward, Peter, Bjorn and John

As part of their end of year round-up, Cokemachineglow have put up a podcast of…

Top Irish albums of 2006 – The Results

Thanks to everyone who voted this past week. In total we had 198 votes with…

Top 20 Albums of 2006 – 15-11

15. Nomo – New Tones The funkiest album on the list, Michigan-based Nomo take their…

Top 20 Albums of 2006 – 20-16

It’s December so that means only one thing. Time for plenty of best of lists!…

Juana Molina live

Something about the revered anticipation that greeted Juana Molina as she took the stage in…