Plaid – ’35 Summers’ video & new album Scintilla

Welcome back and round of applause to Plaid who will finally return to making their…

Hear track samples from Modeselektor’s new album Monkeytown

Guests include Thom Yorke (two tracks), PVT, Busdriver, Anti Pop Consortium & Otto Von Schirach.…

The Middle East split up: “I’d rather go hungry.”

The Middle East announced on their Facebook page a few hours ago that the band…

Win tickets to Berlin Music Festival 2011

If you’re not festival-bound, hate camping but would still like a taste of a festival…

A gig in Mitchelstown cave…

It’s not often you get the opportunity to experience live music at 200 feet below…

Tom Tom Club – Vicar Street, Dublin

For my generation, the music of Tom Tom Club was always a whisper compared to…

The Reich Effect remix competition winner is…

As you may know, The Reich Effect ran a remix competition over the last month…

Win tickets to Castlepalooza 2011

Now in its sixth year, Castlepalooza Music and Arts Festival returns to Charleville Castle Tullamore,…

Twin Sister for Irish show & 10″ tracks download

I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Twin Sister will finally play…

Electric Picnic 2011 additions: Niki & The Dove, M.Ward, Underworld, Foster The People & more

More names announced today. Top pick: Niki & The Dove (if you dig The Knife….)…

Win tickets to Indiependence 2011

Now in it’s third year as a paying festival, Indiependence, the Mitchelstown, Cork-based festival returns…

Tempted? Pitchfork Paris two-day festival announced

Following on from their Primavera stage, Pitchfork will be hosting yet another European music festival,…

Download the amazing moving record sleeve Radio Soulwax iPhone app

Soulwax’s new Radio Soulwax iPhone app might just one of the most impressive artist app…

Battles back in Ireland and UK in November

In case you missed Battles‘ recent Forbidden Fruit appearance in Ireland or at Primavera or…

Janelle Monae & the ArchOrchestra – Tripod, Dublin

Photo by Sara Devine. Note the addition in the headline of the ArchOrchestra because even…

Live review: Tomorrow In A Year – Cork Opera House

In attempting to gather my thoughts into a coherent piece after experiencing Tomorrow In A…

Owen Pallett to play Whelan’s Monday night

It’s short notice and all but Monday night (27th June) will see Owen Pallett play…

Win a limited Friendly Fires ‘Strangelove’ vinyl

If you fancy winning a rather fetching looking limited vinyl release of Friendly Fires’ cover…

Watch Janelle Monae perform ‘Tightrope’ at Glastonbury

You already knew Janelle Monae was a star but last night at Glastonbury, she was…

Odd Future are playing Dublin in August

For those of who are cursing that Odd Future are playing Oxegen and are not…