Local Natives @ Academy 2, Dublin

I’ve been going to a lot less gigs this year than the massive amounts I’d…

Win Eurostar tickets to Paris, Lille or Brussels!

So a few weeks ago, I travelled to Paris courtesy of Eurostar and We Are…

Rock en Seine – The highlights reel

The weekend before Electric Picnic, I got the opportunity, along with 11 other music bloggers…

Win tickets to Synth Eastwood Has You Surrounded

With all the fuss about Electric Picnic it’s easy to forget that the Fringe Festival…

Gallery: Electric Picnic 09

Some photos from the weekend including Marina and the Diamonds, Major Lazer, First Aid Kit,…

The Flaming Lips live @ Electric Picnic 09

There’s not a much better festival closer than The Flaming Lips is there? Confetti, Giant…

Amadou & Mariam live @ Electric Picnic 09

Perhaps my absolute highlight of the weekend. Late Sunday night, Amadou & Mariam played a…

Chris Cunningham live @ Electric Picnic 09

You know this song well. Windowlicker. Remixed. This was probably the most tame part of…

Major Lazer – Pon de Floor live @ Electric Picnic 09

Much to mine and everyone else’s delight. What a tune. Check out the guy setting…

Nialler9’s Electric Picnic Mixtape 09

This might just be my post of the year. 20 songs from 24 artists (remixes…

U:mack & DEAF Warp Records showcase

Plaid (live), Clark (live), Tim Exile (live), Bibio (Laptop/ DJ) and DJ N>E>D. Sunday 25th…

Rock en Seine, Paris

Tomorrow I’m splitting from dull overcast Dublin for the weekend in favour of the three-day…

Free gigs alert: Halfset, Holy Roman Army, Infomatics, Cap Pas Cap

All FREE shows taking place at Crawdaddy over the next two weeks: Wednesday August 26th:…

Castlepalooza 2009 – My verdict

I had never been to Castlepalooza before. It always fell on the same weekend as…

Richter Collective Singles Club launch

A bloody great night of music to be had tomorrow night in Twisted Pepper as…

Win tickets to Le Chéile festival this weekend

Thanks to the generous organisers of Le Cheile, the music festival taking place this weekend…

DEAF Fundraiser night in August

DEAF are kicking things off a little early this year with a fundraising event on…

Oxegen – The Aftermath

A great time was had over the weekend in Punchestown despite the rain and mud.…

Off to Oxegen…

If you’re heading down to the Oxegen, here are some recommendations for each day and…

Florence and the Machine’s London album launch

On the day that Florence and the Machine’s debut album Lungs is officially launched, it is number one in…