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Bon Iver – Dublin
For Emma, Forever ago…, a record was born in a remote Wisconsin forest cabin. Its immediacy rang out: heartache, loss, regret, loneliness. All from one man too, Justin Vernon. But Vernon was quick to prove he wasn’t just another lovelorn beardy with a battered guitar. Performed live, seemingly straight-up folk songs took on jazzy
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
Much as they might desire it, Coldplay are never going to record the kind of rock — or even pop — album that music critics want them to record. They’re not Radiohead, Arcade Fire or The Clash. Chris Martin isn’t Win Butler, Guy Garvey or even Damon Albarn. He’s more like the Prince William of…
State Photo Exhibition 2011 launches this Sunday
This weekend sees the launch of the second State Photo Exhibition, with a special event at the Twisted Pepper in Dublin. Showcasing twelve shots from the State team (Abraham Tarrush, Alan Moore, Alessio Michelini, Claire Weir, Damien McGlynn, James Goulden, Julie Bienvenu, Ian Keegan, Kieran Frost, Loreana Rushe, Sara Divine and Sean Conroy), the artists…
Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Saturday
Knowing full well that Friday will be a late one, the festival lays on the best possible thing to do with a hangover on Saturday morning – the now habitual trip to the Blue Lagoon thermal pools. For the damaged Airwave heads there’s a mellow DJ, a local band and a bar (serving a maximum…
Album premiere…Little Xs For Eyes – S.A.D.
Although a familiar name on the Irish scene for a while now, it is of late that Little Xs For Eyes have found their musical feet, expanding not only their line-up to a six piece but also the musical vision of core duo Bennie Reilly and Davey Moor. Their self-titled EP hinted and what was…
Nicola Roberts…”what am I going to do – write a lie?”
Sometimes in life, the good things are worth waiting for. With Girls Aloud on hiatus (soon to end though, if this interview is anything to go by), its high profile members have not been letting the grass grow under their stilettoed feet…although with mixed results. Cheryl Cole blazed into both a solo and TV career…
Stone Roses to play Slane & Belfast gigs?
According to Alternapop, the newly-reformed Stone Roses will play Slane Castle on Friday July 13th and Botanic Gardens, Belfast on July 14th. Confirmation is expected today at 10am or so:
Full tour dates
Fri 29 June Heaton Park, Manchester
Sat 20 June Heaton Park, Manchester
Thu 5 July Echo Arena, Liverpool
Sat 7 July O2…
Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Friday
Beginning Friday with something we would only do once this weekend – namely making it down for the hotel breakfast – we’re fresh and ready to check out some of the vast off-venue gigs that take place from early afternoon up till around the time the main venues kick off. In the gorgeous and spacious…
The Stone Roses… Cash For Fool’s Gold
Like many I suspect, I’ve been listening to the Stone Roses a fair bit over the past 12 hours. It’s the same reaction caused by the news of REM’s split, a prompt to revisit part of my past that hardly figured on a daily basis. Yet part of my past it certainly was, a moment in…
Darklight Film Festival – A State preview
The 13th annual Darklight Film Festival will take place October 20-22nd at their new HQ at The Factory at Grand Canal Dock. This year’s theme is Strictly Roots in celebration of the spirit of grassroots filmmaking and as a result the focus is on education as well as inspiration with DIY workshops and discussions on…
State vs…Young Hearts Run Free gig this weekend
If you’ve been anywhere near a TV for the past fortnight you can’t have helped but notice the striking advertisement in support of Simon Week, the Dublin Simon Community‘s annual drive to raise awareness of homelessness and issues affecting people who are homeless. Music and arts collective Young Hearts Run Free are longtime supporters of…
The Stone Roses have reunited – it’s official
Well well, the long in circulation rumours can finally be put to rest. The Stone Roses have confirmed their reunion at a press conference in Soho Hotel in London today.
John Squire, Ian Brown Reni and Mani formally announced the news after some speculation that they will play two gigs in Heaton Park, Manchester on…
Album premiere: You’re Only Massive – The Fourth Quarter
Now relocated to Berlin, Irish duo You’re Only Massive release their debut album The Fourth Quarter… today on their own H8rH8r label. The record contains live favourites ‘It Won’t Work’ and ‘Proclaim’, as well as further forays into feminism with ‘The Privilege’ and club bangers like ‘Megan Is A Veteran’ and ‘Thin Ice’. It consists
The Minutes – Dublin
There’s no support act on offer in Whelan’s tonight – instead, a lone DJ spinning classic rock & roll on vinyl, the influences of The Minutes at full blast and setting the tone for what lies ahead. Shane Kinsella appears onstage as Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Albatross’ fades to mute, a brief solo intro giving but a…
