Grouplove were in Dublin town recently for a live show at the Academy, part of their ever increasingly packed schedule on the back of their fine 2011 album Never Trust A Happy Song…. Straight off a ferry from Glasgow and obviously dead on their feet, they were still good enough to run through the

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Of all the artists currently operating at stadium status, not many find a new album release viewed as anything other than an excuse to hear to greatest hits trotted out one more time. Bruce Springsteen, however, is the exception that proves the rule. His status as a live performer…

Davy Jones, frontman with the Monkees, has passed away at his home in Indiana at the age of 66. The singer, born in Manchester, died of a heart attack and is survived by his wife Jessica.…

There’s been a few changes in the Marina & The Diamonds’ camp in the year or so since she wrapped up the campaign for debut The Family Jewels. With a new look and a move to a more pop and dance sound, the singer is set to release new record Electra Heart… through 679/Atlantic

With it’s Dublin sister event taking place on May 11th / 12th, the London festival Camden Crawl has announced the first run of acts for its three day bash on May 4th / 5th / 6th. Chosen by a committee of music industry experts, the list so far looks like this:
ADMIRAL FALLOW / ALABAMA…

Since releasing the rather great You Have The Right To Remain Retarded… album, Gaz Le Rock aka Retarded Cop hasn’t really let up on new songs with one going up on his Youtube channel nearly every week. ‘Loratadine’ is his latest and it’s more of the same for sure but would you have him any

Stepping up to a three day event this year on 2nd – 4th June, the first names for the 2012 Forbidden Fruit festival at The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham have just been announced:
Leftfield
New Order
Wilco
Bloody Beetroots
DJ Set
Death Cab For Cutie
James Vincent Mc Morrow
Booka Shade
The Rapture
Beirut
The Field…

Now here’s a bit of good news for a Tuesday morning. Having toured extensively in the US, Jay-Z and Kanye West are finally bringing their Watch The Throne tour to this side of the Atlantic – including a show at the O2 in Dublin on June 8th. Tickets go on sale 9am on Friday 24th…

Middle Abbey Street isn’t always the natural home for the Dublin music scene (that location lies across town somewhere along Wexford Street), but tonight most gig goers seemed to have decamped to the northside. They’re joined by a number of touts who can sniff some potential business as the two Irish acts have sold out…

Tonight sees the latest in our State vs… gigs, with the marvelous Loud Mouth Collective helping us provide the sounds at the Mercantile on Dame St. The main event of the evening is the launch of Mick’s Tape… by headliners Mick E Rawrk, a free release that adds yet another name to the increasingly impressive

We’re constantly amazed by the lack of real Irish rock bands these days, especially given the country’s legacy in that department, so the arrival of Wizards Of Firetop Mountain has been something to celebrate. Playing a blend of 70s classic rock mixed with stoner rock outs and 80s metal, they picked up the Best Irish…

Long one of the major fixtures on the UK festival calendar, the Camden Crawl has established itself as the key event for new live music across the water. Now that experience is coming to Ireland, with the first sister event launching here in May. The Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin will take place on 11th and…

Once of this parish as well as an in demand musician with the likes of Ann Scott, The Tycho Brahe and Nina Hynes, Kim V Porcelli has released her own, very unique, version of Chic’s ‘I Want Your Love’. Inspired by the song’s use in the film Shame, Porcelli has produced a pretty abstract, looped…

Dublin has seemingly lost two of its major venues with news emerging over the weekend that the POD complex, including Crawdaddy and Tripod, has shut down. No official statement has been made as to the future of the venue, the reason for closure or what will happen to scheduled gigs over the coming weeks (indeed…