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Win tickets to Hands Up Who Wants to Die this Saturday

Rain Machine’s favourite heavy Irish band Hands Up Who Wants to Die are doing an…

DOOM finally set to play Ireland

It’s been a long time coming. DOOM aka MF Doom aka Victor Vaughn has finally…

New gigs roundup: Foggy Jam all-dayer, Harlem, Plaid, Little Dragon, Local Natives, Ozric Tentacles & more

New gigs announced recently for Dublin. Tracks for listening below. State vs Popical Island: So…

Frightened Rabbit for December Irish shows

Frightened Rabbit are playing The Academy on the 9th December. They play Belfast’s Empire Music…

Live set: Sleigh Bells live @ Primavera Sound 2010

Sleigh Bells. Love ’em. Here’s a recording from them playing Primavera Sound this year. Hey,…

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Win tickets to Indiependence Festival

Indiependence is taking place this August Bank Holiday weekend in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork on Saturday…

Latest additions to Electric Picnic: Two Door Cinema Club, Robyn, Laura Marling, The Antlers, Fang Island & more

Two Door Cinema Club Robyn Laura Marling The Antlers The Tallest Man on Earth Cymbals…

Chromeo for Irish/UK tour

Good news this afternoon just in. Chromeo who release the above album Business Casual in…

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Win Janelle Monae – The Archandroid on vinyl

Janelle Monae’s The Archandroid: Suites II and III is one of my albums of the…

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Oxegen 2010 reviews galore

It’s quiet time here today as I’m holding the festival fort down over at State…

Oxegen 2010 Mixtape

Whether you are heading to a festival this Friday or not, here are some dancefloor-friendly…

Oxegen 2010 stage times & planner available

Oxegen.ie have a nice interactive planner on their site with times for this weekend, which…

Janelle Monae – Live in Hoxton Bar, London

It’s a rare thing when an artist like Janelle Monae appears. I’ll eat my blog…

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Electric Picnic additions: Wolf Parade, Joker, Heathers, Rubberbandits feat. Crystal Swing (?!)

Some new names today for the Picnic. Wolf Parade – could be amazing or could…

Video: The Middle East live at The Sugar Club

A much anticipated show from The Middle East saw a full crowd in The Sugar…

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Listen to Flying Lotus live at Sonar

Taken from a Mary Anne Hobbs radio show, hear 21 minutes of Flying Lotus‘ live…

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King Midas Sound / Shackleton for Dublin July gigs

Two mighty UK post-dubstep acts playing Dublin next month. First up, SALT who brought over…

State Intervention @ 5pm, State vs Thumped tonight

Two State events happening today: Firstly, State Intervention #3 takes place live in St Kevin’s…

Listen to live sets from Bonnaroo 2010

NPR seem to have a recorded live set from nearly every band who played Bonnaroo…

Bear in Heaven remix Crystal Castles & play Dublin

Last week, remixes of Crystal Castles‘ from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and Memory Tapes appeared…