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Review: Sounds of System Breakdown – Sounds Of System Breakdown
It must be hard to be an electro act right now. The initial surge in popularity seems to be subsiding, and the scene is undeniably inundated. Everything from the diabolically cheesy mainstream (Owl City) to the trendy Stateside starlets (MGMT) seems to have found a popular niche, and it’s only a matter of time…
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Lost Prophets interview
Welsh nu-metal influenced rockers Lost Prophets recently released their first album in nearly four years. The Betrayed has been an...MORE »
Memories of Mark Linkous
Although on the other side of the world at the moment, I am distraught over the news of Mark Linkous’...MORE »
Ash & Republic Of Loose St. Patrick’s gig ticket competition
St. Patrick’s Day is nearly upon us and to celebrate 7Up Free are staging a special gig in an undisclosed...MORE »
John Cale & The Heritage Orchestra – The Royal Festival Hall, London
While he may have started out as one of the founding fathers of trashy art house rock, it’s with gentle...MORE »
Ocean Colour Scene – Olympia Theatre, Dublin
It’s been a full ten minutes of chanting, flag waving and riotous noise when the lights raise and a lone...MORE »
Field Music – Crawdaddy, Dublin
Crawdaddy is buzzing as State takes its seat in the gallery for tonight’s sell-out show. Why wouldnt it be? Having...MORE »
Choice Music Prize – Vicar Street, Dublin
6/1 shot Adrian Crowley stole the Choice Music Award headlines on an emotional night at Vicar Street, securing the vote...MORE »
Sounds of System Breakdown – Sounds Of System Breakdown
It must be hard to be an electro act right now. The initial surge in popularity seems to be subsiding,...MORE »
Missing Deadlines: Selected Ulrich Schnauss Remixes
German electronic maestro Ulrich Schnauss has been producing his own albums since 2001 when Far Away Trains Passing came out...MORE »
Sugababes – Sweet 7
In theory, 2010 should have been an easy year for Sugababes. While the queens of credible pop Girls Aloud take...MORE »
Power of Dreams – Immigrants, Emigrants and Me
At the end of the 1980’s Dublin found itself at the centre of a miniature musical revolution. Well, perhaps that’s...MORE »
Talulah Does the Hula interview
Before hibernating to record their next single, Talulah Does the Hula bring their upbeat vinyl to this month’s State Social...MORE »
Meteor Awards – No Fun(derland)
America have the Grammy Awards, Canada the Juno Awards and the United Kingdom the Brits; all a blend of live...MORE »
The State Social #2 – This Wednesday!
The State Social returns this Wednesday, February 24th, for its second outing and once again we’re taking over the basement...MORE »
The Brits 2010 – Business as usual
Another year, another day of post-Brits nashing of teeth and desperate wailing. The worst one ever seems to be the...MORE »
Faces of 2010 Mixtape
We spent all last week telling you our top fresh Irish bands and artists to watch out for. This week...MORE »
Faces of 2010 – Bitches With Wolves
The end of the week and we reach our final Irish band to watch in 2010. Come back next week...MORE »
Faces of 2010 – Yes Cadets
Northern Irish music guru Rigsy has deemed Yes Cadets to be the most exciting new band in the country and,...MORE »
Faces of 2010 – John, Shelly and the Creatures
You may not realise it, but you’ve probably heard John, Shelly and the Creatures already; their song ‘Long May You...MORE »
State Podcast #10: Julie Feeney, Placebo & Bands to watch
At last Spring is with us and to celebrate we’ve decided to kick-start the month with the return of our...MORE »
#9 – Choice Music Prize 2009
Last Wednesday, Ireland’s music masses turned out in force to find out who was to be crowned overall winner of...MORE »
Podcast 08 – State at CMJ 2008 – The Irish contingent
Julien Clancy’s second half report from CMJ, New York concerns the Irish bands at the festival. First up is a...MORE »
Podcast 07 – State at CMJ 2008
Julien Clancy travelled to New York for the CMJ Music Marathon a few weeks back and in the first of...MORE »
Win tickets to Two Door Cinema Club & get a Passion Pit remix
The buzz for Two Door Cinema Club is growing and this Saturday they return to Dublin to play a show...MORE »
New Operator Please video & MP3 for ‘Logic’
Funky little track and video from Australian former-teen garage pop band (they’re not really teens anymore) Operator Please who will...MORE »
MP3s & streams: Major Lazer, The Futureheads, Joanna Newsom, Editors, BRMC
A roundup of new music on the web today: New video (non-embeddable) from Editors for You Don’t Know Love along...MORE »
Faces of 2010 Mixtape
We spent all last week telling you our top fresh Irish bands and artists to watch out for. This week...MORE »
My Favorite Worst Nightmare…Billy Childish in Berlin
“And now I’d like to start this evening with some poetry”…if there was any phrase that could strike fear into...MORE »
Beats, Bodhráns and Bloody Mayhem – the story of Scary Éire
Smoke fills the room, sweat drips from every forehead, stray bikers wonder what’s going on and Scary Éire rule everything...MORE »
This Ain’t No Party – The Story of No Disco
Far more than a mere musical footnote, for the decade between 1993 and 2003, No Disco was required viewing for...MORE »
Hey Hope, Let’s Go! – The story of the Hope Collective
When Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong spoke about his memories of the band’s first visit to Dublin from the stage...MORE »
State Mix #13: iStandConnected
Our latest State mix is an expert mix of electro and house from a burgeoning young talent. iStandConnected is Niall...MORE »
State Mix #12: I Am The Cosmos
I Am The Cosmos aka Dublin-based Ross Turner and recent Faces of 2010 pick has gifted us this comforting...MORE »
State Mix #11 – Handsome Paddy @ The Beatdown
The Beatdown is a new music night hosted by Choice Cuts in the Pygmalion bar on South William St. in...MORE »
State Mix #10 – Nakatomi Towers
Belfast’s most promising girl/boy electro-pop duo Nakatomi Towers have gifted us a sweet remix-heavy electro mix to share with you....MORE »
Mass Effect 2 – X360, PC
Mass Effect 2 begins a couple of years after the tumultuous events of the first episode of the epic sci-fi...MORE »
Dante’s Inferno – X360, PS3
OK, we know it’s only February, but we’re already predicting that Dante’s Inferno is going to be one of the...MORE »
The Saboteur – X360, PS3
If, like State, you grew up on a diet of boys’ comics like Warlord, Victor and Commando, then The Saboteur...MORE »
Army Of Two: The 40th Day – X360, PS3
Army Of Two’s main protagonists look like they could be the genetically modified steroid-pumped clones of Sly Stallone and Arnie...MORE »
Twilight: New Moon
The reddened interior of the Savoy cinema is a broth of hormones and anticipation as a few hundred school girls...MORE »
All Tomorrow’s Parties: The Film
Originally inspired by the Bowlie Weekender with Belle and Sebastian in 1999, All Tomorrow’s Parties has turned into something of...MORE »
The Men Who Stare At Goats
On paper, The Men Who Stare At Goats is a wonderful film concept, with potential in the mystification and bemusement...MORE »
Frozen River
Christmas is fast approaching in Massena, a small township on the border between New York State and Canada where tattoos,...MORE »Join the State Mailing List
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