Friendly Fires and Jape

I finally got around to listening to the Friendly Fires album and I’m enjoying quite…

Kids Rock

If things ever go tits up for Coldplay, here’s the market they can move into.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone new EP

I hate that name. I haaate it. It’s the ultimate “sad-loser-in-his-bedroom-playing-plinky-plonky-music-on-his-keyboard-in-the-dark” stage name. Totally emo.…

A cordial invite to a party this Friday

The Bonus Party boys are putting on a party (fittingly) to celebrate the remix album…

AU celebrate 50 issues with top 50 Northern Irish Songs

Having hit a half century of issues, AU magazine started a poll to find out…

Video: Cadence Weapon – ‘Real Estate’

How apt is that chorus in today’s economic climate? Like those Anglo Irish Bank fatcats…

Thought of the Day

Whatever happened to Tom Vek? Vek reminds me of that time in 2005 when music…

Grand Pocket Orchestra – Make Happy War EP

This new EP from GPO prove why they are one of the better new Irish…

The Catchup Mashup

Linkage time! Album Covers in MS Paint. Does Red Star Belgrade ring a bell with…

Grizzly Bear enthuasiast now hot for Eagles

So Daniel Rossum from Grizzly Bear has teamed up with his pal Fred Nicolaus to…

State Magazine Issue 7 out from today

Details about the new free issue which is out *from* today and features Kings of…

One Day International / Cats and Cats and Cats gigs

Head on down to Whelans tonight for the launch of One Day International’s album Blackbird.…

Rainbow Arabia – The Basta EP

Trust me. that artwork is way better than seeing a press shot of this husband…

The Kills – ‘Last Day of Magic’ (James Rutledge Remix)

Nice unofficial remix from one James Rutledge of The Kills. He turns the original from…

New Videos: Final Fantasy, TVOTR, Radiohead, Ratatat, Ponytail & more

A selection of music videos that have popped up this past week for the sheer…

Takka Takka

I’ve been listening to Takka Takka’s new album Migration sporadically lately. It’s slowly getting under…

“I respect women when I’m on a date…”

You’ve seen this right? Will Smith’s nice clean rap on Family Guy. One of the…

New MF Doom album this month

It’s called Born Into This and is out on October 21st on Lex Records. It’ll…

Introducing: Villagers

Those saddened by the demise of The Immediate may soon be rejoicing as Conor O’…

Exclusive: Messiah J & The Expert – ‘Looking for a Long Term Thing’

I’ve been playing MJEX’s new album From the Word Go these past few weeks. It’s…