Irish Music

Herv – Lithic

Really nice to hear some new Herv considering he’s been quiet for a while. This…

Villagers: A guitar and a heart

After seeing Conor O’ Brien’s new band Villagers support Halves (Purveyors of groovy bell action)…

Video: Adebisi Shank live in London

http://www.myspace.com/adebisishank (via Guesslist.ie)

The Jimmy Cake in Vicar Street – this Friday

With Chequerboard! And Adebisi Shank! And a 15 piece band! Recession be damned! I ain’t…

Video: Crystal Castles – ‘Vanished’ (Unofficial)

Sometimes Crystal Castles piss me off, sometimes they’re brilliant. Today it’s the later thanks to…

Jape for Christmas number one?

There’s a facebook campaign just set up to help Jape’s superb next single ‘Phil Lynott’…

Cap Pas Cap – We Are Men (thatboytim remix)

A new 12″ is due from Cap Pas Cap is due in December and I’ve…

The Ambience Affair cover Final Fantasy & Feist

A superb live version of Owen Pallett’s ‘The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead’ segued…

Hunter Gatherer – ‘Left For Dead’

I must commend Analogue on their recent free CD – most excellent stuff (and I’m…

Music nerds unite! Table Quiz?

The lads from Sugarlips and Egoeccentric are putting on a music quiz this Tuesday night…

Photos: SEBP remix launch

What a night! That was a party. ALT was jammed with 680 people the final…

Friendly Fires and Jape

I finally got around to listening to the Friendly Fires album and I’m enjoying quite…

A cordial invite to a party this Friday

The Bonus Party boys are putting on a party (fittingly) to celebrate the remix album…

AU celebrate 50 issues with top 50 Northern Irish Songs

Having hit a half century of issues, AU magazine started a poll to find out…

Grand Pocket Orchestra – Make Happy War EP

This new EP from GPO prove why they are one of the better new Irish…

One Day International / Cats and Cats and Cats gigs

Head on down to Whelans tonight for the launch of One Day International’s album Blackbird.…

Introducing: Villagers

Those saddened by the demise of The Immediate may soon be rejoicing as Conor O’…

Exclusive: Messiah J & The Expert – ‘Looking for a Long Term Thing’

I’ve been playing MJEX’s new album From the Word Go these past few weeks. It’s…

Video: Robotnik – ‘I Found Jesus in the Year 2027’

The video for Robotnik’s forthcoming b-side relegates the song in status but not in catchiness.…

Adebisi Shank Dublin album launch

You know we’re big fans of “the Shank” around these parts. Lar, Mick and Vinny…