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Totally Wired interview: “Squeaky bum time”
The comedy duo on getting dirty looks from Georgia Salpa and terrible Pierce Brosnan impressions.
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Faces of 2012: Digital Magazine and Compilation
All this week we’ve been bringing you our annual pick of new Irish musical talent, featuring the twenty acts that State feels will come to...
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Billy Bragg & Andy Irvine to celebrate Woody Guthrie’s Centenary at Vicar Street
This year is the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie‘s birth , and to celebrate the American folk legend, Billy Bragg and Andy Irvine are set...
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- Planningtorock to perform DJ/vocal set at The Button Factory
- Santigold to play The Button Factory in Dublin
- Terra Melos, Jogging and Spies to perform at Button Factory
- First Aid Kit upsize to Vicar Street on return to Dublin
- Papa M aka David Pajo to play The Workman’s Club in Dublin
- Die Antwoord to play The Academy in Dublin
- Efterklang to play with Major Lift Orchestra in Dublin and Cork
- Honningbarna return to Whelan’s
- Aphex Twin chamber orchestra cover band Alarm Will Sound to perform John Cage’s Song Books at Cork Opera House
- The Waterboys, The Unthanks and Katie Kim for Iveagh Gardens show
- Rising American pop band Fun. line up an Irish date
- Destroyer for Whelan’s
- The Walkmen lined up for Dublin gig
- Adebisi Shank and Enemies to play invite-only show at Workman’s Club in Dublin
Europavox 2012 Preview
This weekend State is heading to the French town of Clermont-Ferrand for Europavox 2012. It’s now seven years since the festival was unveiled for the...
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- The RubberBandits, Jape, Kuedo, Todd Terje and more announced for Celtronic Festival 2012
- Camden Crawl Dublin interview: Dutch Uncles
- Camden Crawl Dublin Interview: D/R/U/G/S
- Patti Smith, Grandaddy, Richard Hawley, The Maccabees and more added to Electric Picnic Festival line-up
- Camden Crawl Dublin interview: Mystery Jets
- The Killers, Grimes, Friends, Junior Boys and more added to Berlin Festival line up
- Happy Mondays, Kaiser Chiefs and Rev Run head Sea Sessions line-up
- M83, Villagers & Little Dragon for Body & Soul
- Electric Picnic first names announced: The Cure, Sigur Rós, Elbow, Grizzly Bear, Orbital, The xx [Updated]
- The Weeknd, M83, LFO, Marianne Faithfull, Chromatics, Jamie xx and more added to Primavera
- Skrillex, Two Door, Madness, David Guetta, Tom Jones & The Cast Of Cheers for Belsonic Festival
- Alabama Shakes, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Willy Vlautin & more for Kilkenny Roots Festival
- More names for Optimus Primavera Sound Porto
- Coachella 2012 line-up
Reviews
Patrick Watson – Adventures In Your Own Backyard
Canada's best kept secret makes a bid for the spotlight. READ »
Men In Black 3
Hardly a universe altering experience, but it redeems the franchise and has a lot of fun while it’s at it. READ »
Patrick Watson – Adventures In Your Own Backyard
A national treasure in his Canadian homeland, Patrick Watson (the... READ »
Best Coast – The Only Place
Los Angeles is perhaps an overwhelmingly crowded city for ambitious... READ »
alt-J – An Awesome Wave
On first impressions, alt-J are a worryingly earnest prospect. Going... READ »
Cold Specks – I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
It’s hard not to be suspicious when an artist arrives... READ »
The Jezabels – Dublin
Inside every festival line-up – nestled amid the heavy-hitting headliners,... READ »
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin: State’s Top 25
Last weekend saw the Camden Crawl festival land in Dublin... READ »
Moonrise Kingdom
Director: Wes Anderson Cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances... READ »
What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Director:Kirk Jones Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford Certificate:12A Running... READ »
FIFA Football – PS Vita (EA Sports)
EA’s FIFA Football… franchise has been so ubiquitous in recent... READ »
Everybody’s Golf – PS Vita (SCEE)
Unlike supposedly serious sims, Everybody’s Golf… is more about having... READ »
Rayman Origins – PS Vita (Ubisoft)
While some of the Vita’s launch titles push mobile gaming... READ »
Uncharted: Golden Abyss – PS Vita (SCEE)
Transferring a much-loved gaming icon to a new platform can... READ »
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- Planningtorock to perform DJ/vocal set at The Button Factory
- Erol Alkan will be the special guest for Justice’s gig in Cork
- Foals to release mixtape for !K7 records tapes series
- Santigold to play The Button Factory in Dublin
- Pissed Jeans, Doom, The Wedding Present and more added to Off Festival in Poland.
- Full line-up revealed for Spirit of Folk Festival
- See the lineup for Africa Day’s activities this weekend
- Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin: State's Top 25
- The Gloaming - Dublin
- Forbidden Fruit stage times announced
- Mick Flannery - Dublin
- Laura Sheeran interview
- My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything / Loveless / EPs 1988-1991
- Full line-up and stage times revealed for Helium 2012
- The best bands at Camden Crawl London 2012
- Garbage - Not Your Kind Of People
- JD Roots - Dublin
- amber.O on JD Roots – Dublin
- Paulo77 on JD Roots – Dublin
- Aphrodite Lion on Sharon Van Etten – Dublin
- Wes on The Jezabels – Dublin
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