Indie, Rock & Alternative

WTF: A mulleted Billy Corgan from 1985

Trust Youtube to be the bearer of rather embarassing 23 year old footage of the…

Forthcoming: M83 – Saturdays = Youth

First off, a big HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! I’ve been enjoying my Christmas-induced…

Barry’s top 3 albums you may have overlooked

Well its nearly the end of 2007 so I asked nialler if I could do…

Top 30 Albums of 2007

My subjective offering of albums I utterly loved this year. Ooh, and please don’t tell…

Thom Yorke Eraser remixes available now

The long-promised Eraser remixes have finally been released in mp3 format today with 12″ formats…

Final Fantasy @ Vicar St

Owen Pallett was received quite reverentially from the seated crowd last night. I enjoyed the…

Favourite Songs of 2007

I relish compiling lists. So much so that I ended up with a list of…

13 Things you may have missed this week

I’m back from a great week in Poland (not as cold as Ireland despite my…

nialler9 Podcast #9: November

Well, myself and Aoife are heading off to Poland for the week so we are…

Jape signs to Co-op label

After the folding of V2, many artists were left to find a new home. Thankfully…

The Go! Team, Cadence Weapon and the marketing sharks

Where to start with last night’s gig? Let’s start with the positive. The Go! Team…

Caribou @ Whelans

After missing out on previous Caribou shows I finally caught up with Dan Snaith’s live…

Song of the Week » Oh my God

So what if it’s only Tuesday! This song won’t be beat! It’s been steadily working…

Nancy Elizabeth – Battle & Victory

Music bloggers are always leaving bands in their wake like abandoned teddybears, as they forge…

Pet Sounds in the key of J Dilla

London producer Bullion has taken his sample inspiration from two very different sources for this…

Holy Hail

This 4-piece from New York grabbed my attention this week when their indie/electro-pop tunes burst…

Burial remixes Bloc Party

Despite the hyperbolic displays of affection for Burial’s just-released second album Untrue, when the ambiance…

Battles – “Atlas” on Jools Holland

Bad Youtube Quality link Also on the show was Roisín Murphy looking as mad as…

Terrordactyl EP launch tonight

One of my favourite new Irish bands Terrordactyl are releasing their debut EP tonight in…

Holy Fuck – LP

Listening to Holy Fuck can be confusing. It sounds like so much other music you’ve…