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August Mix – Summer catch up
This months mix showcases the funkier side of UK Bass music and coming in at over 80 minutes is an epic testament to the virility of the current scene. Highlights include Hackman’s futuristic ‘Your Face Pulling My Hair’ and Ramadanman’s dramatic remix of Spark’s ‘Revolving’.
Also audible are the energetic riddims of Zander Hardy, Breach…
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne now on sale, listen to a stream
One of the most anticipated albums of 2011 by Jay and Kanye finally went on sale this morning via iTunes. Watch The Throne… is a 16-track album featuring Frank Ocean, Beyoncé, Mr Hudson, samples from Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield and production from Neptunes, Q-Tip, Swizz Beats, RZA, No I.D and more.
A stream of the
Community Of Independents: a new music television series is looking for bands
Dublin Community Television in partnership with First Music Contact are making a television series exploring the independent music in Ireland. Investigating the lives and activities of labels, bands, collectives, promoters, bloggers and punters, the series aims to document the intricacies and involvement each has in local community into short films called 6 Minutes Of Independents…
Lisa Hannigan releases her second album in October
Lisa Hannigan’s has announced that October 21st is the release date for her second album titled Passenger… in Ireland. The album gets an earlier release in North America on September 20th.
The album was recorded with her band and producer Joe Henry in Wales in one week. North American tour dates for September & October
State’s Office Stereo – Lana Del Rey, Cocteau Twins, Arcade Fire, Games & Holy Ghost!
A weekly feature in which our writers and photographers share their favourite tracks of the week.
Lana Del Rey – ‘Video Games’ (chosen by Jennifer Gannon)
Slowly coiling around your brain like a strand of silky hair twirling around a starlet’s finger, it entrances. Like a missing scene from Mulholland Drive… it arrives, full of
Camp Bestival 2011
Random notes from a festival: Dik and Dom introducing the Gentlemen’s Dub Club on the main stage; Sooty & Sweep playing in the same tent that twelve hours earlier had hosted Laura Marling; a warning that House Of Pain’s set could include ‘explicit language’; the entire site going silent to accommodate the local church service;…
Castlepalooza 2011
Now in its sixth year, Castlepalooza has become one of the most well-established small festivals in the country. Its main strengths are its cosy feel and the large quantity of quality Irish acts. The festival opened on Friday night with a small selection of acts to keep the early arrivals busy, ranging from the indie…
Prince – Malahide Castle, Dublin
The grounds of Malahide Castle weren’t so much bathed in purple on Saturday night as they were lightly speckled with maroon: if nothing else, you won’t see a larger gathering of Galway GAA shirts in a Dublin park this summer.
Prince’s first visit to Ireland in nine years, following the last-minute cancellation of his Croke…
Arthur’s Day tickets on sale this Thursday
Arthur’s Day tickets on sale this Thursday at 9am through Ticketmaster for the various events happening on September 22nd.
The Enemy, Seasick Steve, DJ Fresh, Labrinth, Yasmin and Maverick Sabre are the latest additions to the day’s festivities although it’s pot-luck which acts you will see.
You can choose from studio venues €15 or pub…
Indiependence 2011
The fourth annual Indiependence festival sees the bill extended to three days, with a scaled-down schedule of acts lined up to cater for the eager Friday evening arrivals. By all accounts, both Enemies and Bipolar Empire played top quality sets on the Cyprus Avenue Stage on Friday evening, before Daft Funk caused some mayhem and…
Win tickets to Berlin Music Festival 2011
State visited Berlin Music Festival last year and had a great time, so if you’ve yet to have your festival fill, why not enter our competition for two VIP weekend tickets to Berlin Music Festival which takes place in one of the coolest cities in Europe on the 9th & 10th of September. Here’s a…
State’s Office Stereo – Metronomy, Rihanna, Actress, John Cale, Africa Hitech & Nirvana
A weekly feature in which our writers and photographers share their favourite tracks of the week.…
Metronomy – ‘In The D.O.D.’ (chosen by Louise McHenry)
Long before Joe Mount had himself the support of a full-time band, and long before Metronomy were creating the enchanting, restrained rhythms they’ve now become known for, a Metronomy song
