Indie, Rock & Alternative

Mystery Jets are go!

“Who’s that old guy?” Barry tells us about the Mystery Jets latest album. Twenty One…

Video: Animal Collective – Water Curses

It’s a pixelated wonder! ‘Water Curses’ is from the EP of the same name, out…

nialler9 Podcast #13: March 08

By the skin of our teeth, we finally got the March Podcast done. A couple…

Antics at the disco with El Guincho

I set myself a challenge yesterday. A small one. I promised myself I would stay…

Video: Robotnik – People Walk Away

New single from Robotnik’s forthcoming album Pleasant Square. I first caught Chris Morrin in the…

Nigeria Special: Afro-Sounds & Blues 70 – 76

My recommendation for the week is the 2 part compilation Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds…

Why? Why? Why? Why?

Bobby tipped me off recently that Why? were playing here in April 26th in Andrew’s…

Video: Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen

Brand new and a little bit tweaked from the album version, the video sees the…

Weekend Update

It’s been some week around these parts. State Magazine finally hit the shelves from Thursday…

Miracle Fortress… A minor obsession

Since catching Montreal indie dream-popsters supporting Final Fantasy in December, my interest in the debut…

Super Extra Choice Music Party

Super Extra Bonus Party win the Choice Music Prize 2007. I’m still in absolute shock.…

nialler9 Podcast #12: February 08

Snake & Jet’s Amazing Bullit vinyl artwork It took us a while to get around…

Video: Foals – Cassius

Foals are one of those bands that only make complete sense to me in an…

State Podcast: The Meteors, Choice Prize & Ham Sandwich

It’s all quiet around here as we’re putting the finishing touches to our first issue…

Super Extra Bonus Party – Everything Flows Video

Produced by Steve MacDevitt and Al Dunne.

Frank Black in Stephen’s Green.. any thoughts?

Poor aul Frank getting arrested for rock ‘n’ roll busking on the streets of Dublin.…

Grand Pocket Orchestra are deadly

I posted a review of their EP on State last week so this just serves…

Battles and Liars live

Another U:Mack show. In the lovely Vicar Street, May 15th. This lot: And this lot.

MGMT – Time to Pretend Video

Superb psychedelic video from Brooklyn’s MGMT taken from their album Oracular Spectacular. They have a…

Yeasayer – All Hour Cymbals

This is an album that I’ve been playing over and over throughout the last month…