Mon, 5/07/10 - Prince: ‘The internet’s completely over’

Just one of the things Prince says in an interview with the Daily Mirror, who are giving away his album 20Ten… for free with Saturday’s edition.
Peter Willis spends the day with Prince where he hangs out in his private club, receives a private performance, and of course interviews him about music, his beliefs and

Mon, 5/07/10 - Young Hearts Run Free show this Saturday

The next Young Hearts Run Free event, ‘We…

Mon, 5/07/10 - Ballroom of Romance # 99 – Jogging, Squarehead, Pig, Fairlights

The second-to-last Ballroom of Romance gig is set for Friday July 23rd at the Lower Deck, featuring Jogging, Squarehead (pictured), Pig, and Fairlights. Doors open at 9pm and the show is free.
After eight years of monthly shows, the 100th and final Ballroom of Romance Club will be a weekender on Friday September 17th and…

Mon, 5/07/10 - ‘Biorhythm: Music and the Body’ now open at Science Gallery

‘BIORHYTHM: Music and the Body‘ is the latest exhibition at Dublin’s Science Gallery, exploring the science of human reactions to music. The interactive installation opened this weekend and runs until October 1st.
Biorhythm looks at what inspires our interactions with, responses to, and creation of music, incorporating ideas of tradition, culture, and genetics. Visitors can…

Mon, 5/07/10 - Pantha Du Prince & Ben Klock for Pogo Dublin gig

A double German header has been announced by Pogo for the Twisted Pepper on August 7th. After releasing his much acclaimed Black Noise album earlier this year, Pantha Du Prince will be joined by techo producer Ben Klock.
The Stage:
PANTHA DU PRINCE [Live] (Dial, DE)
BARRY REDSETTA
The Basement:…
BEN KLOCK (Berghain CD04 Release

Mon, 5/07/10 - Trent Reznor is soundtracking the Facebook movie

Yes, you read correctly. David Fincher’s upcoming film The Social Network… will receive its soundtrack via Trent and collaborator Atticus Ross. Trent explained how Fincher convinced him and why he is doing it:
I was planning on taking some time off after the continual waves of touring that ended last fall and spend this year

Mon, 5/07/10 - One More Robot issue # 4

The fourth issue of One More Robot, a non-profit Dublin-based pop culture magazine, is now available for €4 at Trout Records, George’s St. Arcade and Gourmet-2-Go, Mary Street. The theme is ‘Generation X’ which means articles analysing Seattle, Nirvana, Reality Bites…, woman and rock in the ’90s, and other relevant topics. More info at

Sat, 3/07/10 - Roskilde 2010 – Day One in photos

Full review of Day One by Simon Roche is here.
Photos by Jakob Bekker Hansen.…

Fri, 2/07/10 - State Intervention #4 and #5 today

It’s a lovely day in Dublin, for the moment at any rate, so we’re delighted to announce two more State Interventions for today. Both this afternoon, one Irish band, one American, one northside, one southside and that’s all we’re saying. Find out more on Twitter and Facebook. See you later.…

Thu, 1/07/10 - Two free Sweet Jane shows tomorrow

Celebrating the release of their debut record Sugar For My Soul…, Sweet Jane will play two free shows in Dublin tomorrow. At 5:30, the band will perform in-store at Tower Records on Wicklow Street. Later, at 11:30, Sweet Jane will play again at Pacinos on Suffolk Street. Sweet Jane also play the Hotpress/Academy stage

Thu, 1/07/10 - New Miracle Bell single and release party

‘Love Sounds’ is the next single from Miracle Bell‘s debut record, Light Shape Sound, released in May via MB Records.
The single will be released on July 16 with a launch party that night at The Academy 2. Check out a video for the single below as well as Miracle Bell’s upcoming tour dates:

Miracle …

Thu, 1/07/10 - Hard Working Class Heroes 2010: call for bands and full details

Last night saw the launch of this year’s Hard Working Class Heroes festival, set to take place in various venues in Dublin on Thursday 7 / Friday 8 / Saturday 9 October. Entries are now open for bands who wished to be considered, through FMC’s own ‘Breaking Tunes’ site (log on to www.hwch.net and click…

Thu, 1/07/10 - New Antony and the Johnsons album

Antony and the Johnsons‘ fourth studio album, Swanlights, is due out October 12, 2010 via Secretly Canadian. Coinciding with the record release will be the release of a 144-page hard cover book version of Swanlights… via Abrams Image. The book version will contain the record, plus Antony’s paintings, collages, photography, and writing. The Secretly

Wed, 30/06/10 - Electric Picnic line-up additions

Electric Picnic has announced sixteen new acts to its line-up, on both the main stage and the LittleBig Dance Tent.
New additions to the line-up include Wolf Parade, Brendan Perry, Stars, Black Mountain, K’Naan, Heathers, and Rubberbandits feat. Crystal Swing.
New additions to the LittleBig Dance Tent include Sebastien Leger, Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius…