Gigs & Festivals

Podcast 6: August Electric Picnic special

I think this is the upbeat podcast I’ve been promising all summer. As the sun…

Super Extra Bonus Party playing Electric Picnic!

Well done to the lads and Bodytonic for picking them for a slot! Saturday 12…

This song suits my mood this morning..

Post-Bank Holiday back in work “can’t think straight” blues. It’s from the new Blue States…

Trilok Gurtu

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

Mantua: Mud, music and shaky faces

That pretty much sums up my Mantua experience this year, although there’s plenty to fill…

Mantua: DJ C

Mashit label founder DJ C has been knocking out consistently excellent mixes for the last…

Mantua: Digital Mystikz and Loefah

Digital Mystikz are two of the finest dubstep producers from the London scene Mala and…

Mantua: Ikeaboy

Continuing the Mantua series, this is an artist not to miss. He played on the…

Mantua: The Sultans of Ping

Been away a long time Almost 2OOO years I’ve been away a long time I’ve…

Mantua: 65daysofstatic

Sheffield post-rock enthusiasts return to Ireland for the third of fourth time this year to…

Africa Express@Glastonbury

The Guardian’s main section featured an interesting round-up of the Glastonbury festival forays of yet…

Life Festival hangover..

Ugh, it’s hard out here for a blogger. I went to the Life Festival in…

Life Festival

Following the Garden Party, next weekend sees the arrival of Life Festival, the first three…

Festival Friday..More Electric Picnic Artists

Forget Lovebox, this is more like it. New Additions ERASURE / MIA / MANIC STREET…

Another Festival?.. Lovebox

LOVEBOX DUBLIN Saturday July 21st, Malahide Castle, Dublin Groove Armada Super Furry Animals The Rapture…

Guest Post: Messiah J @ SXSW

(In which Messiah J, from local hip hop heroes Messiah J and the Expert tells…

Oxegen – I ain’t going back to my old school

So Oxegen has officially announced a line-up that includes Arcade Fire, Muse (shudder), Snow Patrol…

Hard Working Class Heroes – Sunday

Sunday @ Hard Working Class Heroes ended in a whimper rather than a bang for…

Hard Working Class Heroes – Friday

First off, I have to say I was (and still am) totally skeptical about the…

Electric Picnic review: Highs, Lows and Videos

Normality is a hard thing to grasp after such an ecstatic weekend at Electric Picnic.…