Articles by Sean Conroy
Author of 20 posts.
Sean Conroy is an almost-nurse turned photographer. In 2007, Sean picked up a camera when working in A&E and has been hooked clicking ever since. Sean has been working with State since June 2009 and this year he completed his thesis on the underground, Irish independent music scene. For over a year, he was a presenter on RTE 2XM's 'Two States', but now he spends most of his time travelling around Ireland, in search of landscape photography opportunities. Sean's work can be seen at Deadl.ie
An almost non-stop 17 song set of ass-shaking indie grooves courtesy Friendly Fires’ first proper headline show in Dublin looked like this for the first few songs. As Ed McFarlane himself said at one point “Why the fuck did we not come here sooner?”…
After doing a pretty decent job of getting the Main Stage going at the first day of Oxegen, Ohio duo The Black Keys brought their bluesy rock show back into town last night to Tripod where they played songs from their latest album Brothers…. A full review is to follow.
Full review here but here’s the photo gallery from last night’s gig in Marlay Park.
Paramore and Joan Jett pics here.…
After supporting Green Day in Marlay Park last night, Paramore have announced they will play The O2 on Saturday November 6th. Tickets are on sale from next Wednesday 30th June at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets nationwid priced at €38.00 (Standing) and €41.00 (Seated)
Check out the photos of Paramore and Joan Jett from the gig.…
Kate McGarrigle, one half of the folk duo The McGarrigle sisters and mother to Rufus and Matha Wainwright has died at the age of 63. After three and a half years, McGarrigle lost her battle to the rare form of cancer Sarcoma, earlier today in Montreal. Despite being described as “gravely ill” in recent months,…
Wolfmother would have been forgiven for skipping this Dublin date. Sales of their latest release Cosmic Egg …have been poor in Ireland (it lasted only one week in the top 100 after entering at a lowly 55th). But rather than fall victim to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ like many before them in similar situations, Stockdale and Co.
