Dublin Black Lives Matter Solidarity protester & rapper JYellowL releases statement

One of the people who encouraged and mobilised people to attend the Dublin Black Lives…

Primavera Sound adds Massive Attack, Bicep, Doja Cat, Mavis Staples, Jeff Mills and more

After last week’s big 2021 lineup reveal, Primavera Sound have now added 37 new acts…

The best online live streams happening this week

Highlights: Rico Nasty, Questlove, Paul Noonan, The Nialler9 Quiz & more

New Albums Released this week: Lady Gaga, R.S.A.G., Daughters Of Reykjavik & more

The best new releases out this week.

Nialler9 Podcast: Cliff Notes On A Conditional Form & The Mary Wallopers talk livestreams

Episode 92: Niall and Andrea are locked into the 22-track 80-minute behemoth that is the 1975’s fourth album Notes On A Conditional Form and we chat to The Mary Wallopers aka TPM about the home pub live streamed gigs.

9 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Paddy Hanna, Blooms. Marcus Woods & more.

Milk. craft sublime washed-out indie-pop on new single ‘Always On Time’ (premiere)

We’re delighted to be premiering ‘Always On Time’, the new single from Dublin indie-pop group…

Just Mustard drop us back into the time before with a live recording of ‘October’ in the Button Factory

A little something, as if you needed it, to further bolster your gig nostalgia. Yesterday,…

Premiere: Denise Chaila spells it out for you on ‘Chaila’

Nothing leaves its mark without a large force. Denise Chaila has been cultivating that energy, confidence and power, and it’s starting to become very visible.

The National Campaign For The Arts launches a ’13 Point Proposal for the Survival and Recovery of the Irish Arts Sector’

The National Campaign For The Arts is a volunteer-led, grassroots body which aims to “make…

Participant gently reimagines HAVVK’s ‘Operate’

‘Operate’ is a song that was one of 11 featured on the London/Berlin-now Dublin-based band…

Bantum channels summer energy on new single ‘Tower’

Cork producer Bantum continues to enjoy 10 years of releasing excellent electronic music with his…

Serbia’s EXIT Festival is planning on proceeding in August

We are fans of Serbia’s EXIT festival having been brought along to check out the…

Primavera Sound re-announce lineup for 2021 with new names Tame Impala, FKA twigs, Gorillaz, Jorja Smith, Jamie xx and Charli XCX

After optimistically rescheduling this year’s Primavera Sound in Barcelona and then cancelling it outright until…

TPM drowned out Gemma O’Doherty’s Dundalk protest with shouts of “Bring Back Dialup!”

WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE RIDICULOUS

Watch 16 Irish artists including Zaska, God Knows, Wyvern Lingo, BARQ, Soda Blonde, Tolü Makay, Gemma Dunleavy & more sing ‘My Whole Heart’.

Ever the connector, Wicklow artist ZASKA enlisted the help of 16 Irish artists under the…

Whitney and Waxahatchee team up to take on John Denver classic ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’

John Denver is one of the most influential country artists of all time. Among his…

A mix between a Hazmat suit & a Daft Punk tribute act – the Micrashell is a purpose-built protective suit for festivals & gigs in the time of COVID-19

The return of live performances, despite some hopeful progress made here on the home front,…

Drive-In Concerts with Gavin James planned for Limerick, Cork, Waterford and Kilkenny

COVID-19 safety concerns means we can’t have nice things like proper live concerts right now,…

These are the 10 best new tracks this week

Featuring tracks from Park Hye Jin, SENU, Perfume Genius, Hanni El Khatib. Julianna Barwick and more.