Articles by James Goulden
Twitter was abuzz with praise during and after Duran Duran’s performance at the O2. Many of the sentiments echoed were along the lines of “Who needs X-Factor?” when these old boys still have the hits and the show to do the business. The setlist culminated in ‘Wild Boys’, ‘Girls On Film’ and ‘Rio’. Check back…
Austin, Texas has dubbed itself the live music capital of the world for the good reason they have more live music venues than anywhere else. SXSW festival takes place in March of each year, and in early autumn, the massive Austin City Limits (ACL) festival takes place in the central Texan city. And for the…
Austin’s three-day festival fills the gap between SXSW and Austin City Limits with a multi-staged lineup featuring Girls, Heartless Bastards, Mates of State, some wrestling, Black Lips, Architecture in Helsinki, Passion Pit and Ryan Gosling? OK.
Photos by James Goulden.…
“D’ya ever suck the head o’ a crawdad?” Not something you’re likely to overhear whilst standing in 30 degree heat at an Irish summer music festival. State has ended up at a huge racecourse in Louisiana and crawfish, or crawdaddy shells litter the ground around one of the numerous amazing food stalls that are scattered…
If you want to go see some indie country folk type music, a hot April evening in central Texas is the time and place to do it. Old Crow Medicine Show, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Mumford & Sons have been traveling on a vintage, and most likely packed, train across the American…
Photos from the third and last day of festivities in Texas by James Goulden featuring James Vincent McMorrow, Adebisi Shank, Odd Future’s insane Fader Fort show and more.…
Photos from St. Patrick’s Day in Texas by James Goulden featuring The Strokes, Twin Shadow, Funeral Suits, James Vincent McMorrow and more.…
A collection of photos from HWCH taken by James Goulden, Sara Devine and Damien McGlynn.…
Full review to follow. Here are some pics by James Goulden of last night’s rainy gig in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens.…
Irish songwriting talent was on show in the Sugar Club with the debut solo album launch night of Oliver Cole last Saturday. Conall O’Breachain and John Duignan, both friends since childhood and also members of support band We Cut Corners, set the bar high with their performance. Five years ago, they proclaimed that they were…
