Galway’s NewDad are the Irish emerging band to get to know with ‘Slowly’

One of my 40 best new Irish bands of last year, Galway four-piece NewDad are…

5 more Irish music industry organisations pledge to Keychange gender balance initiative

Keychange is a gender balance initiative that focuses on talent development and opening up opportunities…

CMAT reflects on blame and regret in a breakup on ‘I Don’t Really Care For You’

CMAT has released her first single of 2021. ‘I Don’t Really Care For You’ is…

Daft Punk have split up

The French dance duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter will no longer make music…

Longer pub & nightclub hours coming in licensing reforms by Irish government

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has indicated that a reform of alcohol licensing laws is…

Handpicked new tunes: Cadence Weapon, Erol Alkan, Black Bones, Wastefellow, Kaytranada, Ghetts & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

New albums out today: Mogwai, SG Lewis, Tash Sultana, Christian Cohle & more

The best new releases out this week.

5 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

New music from J Smith, NTF, The Sei, Conor Hamilton-Long & FI.

Bon Voyage’s Shamon Cassette drops Blades Of Steel old-school-leaning rap mixtape

Known as the interstellar futurist MC rocking parties alongside Arveene in Bon Voyage, Shamon Cassette…

Podcast: Wyvern Lingo on the songs that inspired their second album

Support Nialler9 on Patreon Wyvern Lingo are in the virtual studio with Niall and Andrea…

9 great new songs to love this week

With tracks from Sven Wunder, Dawn Richard, Ragz Originale, Extra Credit, Moses Boyd, El Michels Affair, Alfie Templeman and more

Niamh Regan announces Irish tour for November

The creator of one of my favourite Irish records of 2021 – Hemet – the…

RTÉ Choice Music Prize Conversations panels taking place over Zoom on March 2nd

The RTÉ Choice Music Prize is not going to take place in a big bash in…

St. Patrick’s Festival announce 2021 digital events featuring Pillow Queens, Gemma Dunleavy, New Jackson, Lisa O’Neill, Gruff Rhys, Grian Chatten, Michael Fry & many more

St. Patrick’s Festival has announced that the 2021 edition will be embracing its digital environment…

The Cork fisherman who inspired Andrew Weatherall’s tattoo and mantra has been found

A year ago today, the DJ, producer, raconteur and inspiration to countless dancers, musicians and…

Evan Miles comes through with a trippy video for ‘It’s Gunna Hurt Me’

Evan Miles is the Anomaly Collective-associated Waterford producer who is ably able to move between…

From Belfast with Love II charity compilation featuring Jordan, Moving Still, Arvo Party & more released

From Belfast with Love II is the second instalment of Nocturne’s From Belfast with Love…

UK music venues will trial a health passport when they reopen

Some music venues in the London and Bristol will utilise a “digital health passport” which…

Sounding the Feminists awards €38,000 to Irish female musicians including Wyvern Lingo, Éna Brennan & more

The National Concert Hall and Sounding the Feminists have announced the winners of Female Commissioning Scheme which…

Watch For Those I Love’s David Balfe talk honestly about love, grief and friendship on The Tommy Tiernan Show

Last week brought a remarkable artful video for For Those I Love’s ‘Birthday/The Pain’ song…