Record Store Day Ireland: A guide to releases and events on April 20th

Here’s a roundup of all the Record Store Day Ireland activity for April 20th so…

Knockanstockan announces its first 2013 lineup

Knockanstockan is a local festival that has grown in reputation in the last few years…

Five acts added to the Forbidden Fruit lineup

The two big summer outdoor city festivals, Forbidden Fruit and Longitude are competing for the…

Longitude announce day-by-day lineup plus Gold Panda, King Krule, Laura Mvula, Le Galaxie & more

If you were in some kind of doubt that Longitude didn’t already have the best…

Watch Death Grips’ Boiler Room set @ SXSW

Here’s video proof of why Death Grips’ Boiler Room SXSW show was one of my…

Echo & The Bunnymen, New Young Pony Club & an extra Nialler9 stage announced for Camden Crawl Dublin

Echo & The Bunnymen, Eagulls and New Young Pony Club (pictured) are two international names…

Strange Passion: Irish ’80s Post Punk comes to the live stage

Darren McCreesh’s excellent Strange Passion compilation of Irish Post Punk, DIY and Electronic Music from…

Red Bull Bedroom Jam 2013 – what entering could do for your band

I’m as cynical about Battle Of The Bands competitions as one should be. Despite that…

Evening Songs – a night with Heathers, Ham Sandwich, Young Wonder and choral collaboration in Christ Church Cathedral

DIT and State.ie present Evening Songs, a benefit gig for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital…

Azealia Banks is playing Dublin this summer

Azealia Banks hasn’t been back to Dublin since that 30-minute Whelan’s set last January and…

Airbound London: full steam ahead for Good Friday weekend

Next weekend, the annual Airbound party weekender takes place once again in London. It’s the…

The 20 best bands I saw at SXSW 2013

…and some not so good ones ones. When I’m asked why I go to Austin…

Camden Crawl Dublin announce international names including Black Lips, PVT, Stubborn Heart and more…

Camden Crawl Dublin today reveal most of their international lineup for the festival on the…

Other Voices London: Laura Marling, Villagers and more complete lineup

The full lineup for Other Voices London has been revealed today with Laura Marling, Villagers…

Body & Soul 2013: Nick Cave, Solange, Kurt Vile, Mmoths, Charles Bradley & more

The Body & Soul Festival has announced its first lineup for June 21st-23rd, 2013 Ballinlough…

Zebra Katz & Njena Reddd Foxxx to play Dublin

New York rapper Zebra Katz is down to play a show in Whelan’s on Tuesday…

Forbidden Fruit 2013: Chic, Four Tet, Neon Neon, James Blake, Daphni, Daughter, Austra & more.

Forbidden Fruit returns on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of June in Grounds of the…

Haim play Dublin in May

All-female sister trio Haim will be playing Whelan’s, Dublin on May 25th. Sure to sell…

Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin announce Irish bands for 2013

Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin  has just announced its first band lineup for 2013 of Irish…

Life After Modelling return with The Gospel According to Matthew J Anthony

As band careers go, Life After Modelling weren’t really a thing for very long. They…