Features
Album Cover Remix Exhibition
In a hark back to the good old days of making album covers with torn bits of paper and some cow gum, design-about-town team Candy Collective have organised over 70 of Ireland’s leading designers, photographers, illustrators, musicians and assorted creative minds to recreate their favourite album sleeves in as much a hand-made fashion as possible.
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Interview: Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
State talks to Holly about boats, horse-riding, puppies, living on the road, rare record collections and boring office jobs. We also have five pairs of tickets to giveaway for her show in Whelans this Friday.
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Download Festival Day One: Friday
David McLaughlin reports from the UK’s ultimate rawk festival, Download at Donington Park, in Leicestershire, England. Kiss, Seether, Motorhead, Beat Union and Disturbed make up some of Friday’s line-up.
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Showtime – June 12 – 18
A look at some of the gigs taking place in Ireland over the next seven days including the Future Days Festival, Leonard Cohen, Ham Sandwich, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Cathy Davey and Madness.
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Showtime June 6 – 12
A look at some of the gigs taking place in Ireland over the next seven days including Radiohead, Jape, Future Kings Of Spain, Lykke Li, Morcheeba Rufus Wainwright & Stiff Little Fingers.
READ »State Magazine Issue 04
The question of who survives in the world of music and who doesn’t is often a vexed one – and by survival we don’t mean not losing your record deal after one single, we mean literally staying alive.
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State @ Primavera Sound ’08 – Saturday
Niall Byrne reports on the final day of Primavera Sound in Barceona which featured Animal Collective, Les Savy Fav, Rufus Wainwright, Clipse, Deerhunter, Times New Viking and more.
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State @ Primavera Sound ’08 – Friday
Niall Byrne reports from day two of Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona where Devo, The Go! Team, El Guincho, Fuck Buttons, Bill Callahan and The Swell Season performed.
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State @ Primavera Sound ’08 – Thursday
Niall Byrne reports from the first day of the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona which featured performances from Portishead, Public Enemy, Vampire Weekend and more.
READ »Showtime May 30 – June 5
A look at some of the gigs taking place in Ireland over the next seven days including Buffalo Tom / David Kitt, Bullet For My Valentine, Chumbawamba, Dirty Pretty Things, Fred and Yazoo.
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Showtime May 22 – 29
A look at some of the gigs taking place in Ireland over the next seven days including The Boss, Gemma Hayes, Evan Dando, Ghislain Poirier, Public Enemy and Ham Sandwich.
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Photos: The Great Escape festival, Brighton
Over 200 bands descended on Brighton over the weekend to fill 25 venues with a festival atmosphere for The Great Escape festival. Ian Oliver was there and shares his photos with us.
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Show Time May 14 – 20
A look at the best gigs taking place in Ireland over the next seven days including Broken Social Scene, Alphabeat, Kimya Dawson, Battles, Oppenheimer and… The Osmonds.
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Gig Highlights Reel
A look at the best gigs taking place in Ireland over the next seven days.
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