Browsing Category
Music Interview
Interview | Silverbacks on Punk Tricks, Pavement and Dunkirk
I caught Silverbacks upstairs in Whelan's for a midnight gig one Wednesday when I really should have gone home to bed. I had heard good things. Comparisons to Pavement, Television, Parquet Courts, Talking Heads and more piqued my interests.…
American Songwriting is Deeply Influenced by Irish Music | An Interview with Jared Dylan
With his feet on Irish soil, Jared Dylan is on a musical odyssey. The budding pop star had no previous Irish connections but set forth on an inspiring trip around the Emerald Isle. Jared has already worked with Paddy Casey in the esteemed…
Interview | The Hot Sprockets
Bursting out of Dublin by way of the Delta River, The Hot Sprockets have been one of the most consistently brilliant Irish acts of the past decade or so. Thrilling audiences with a sound that’s rooted in the 60s but with a crisp,…
Interview | Ealadha on metal, EP plans and recording
Leeside post-metallers Ealadha play the Roundy in Cork tomorrow to launch new single 'Bathe', supported by fellow post-metal outfit Partholón. It marks the beginning of a busy year for the three-piece, including a new EP. Mike McGrath-Bryan…
Animal Party | Returning to the Dublin Scene, Songwriting & The Harp
Dublin-based electronic musician Sinéad Bermingham, aka Animal Party, sits down with HeadStuff’s music editor Andrea Cleary to discuss her writing process, the Toronto and Dublin music scenes, and making weird music with harps. Animal Party…
1000 Beasts | “Everybody Has Something to Bring to the Table”
Cian Sweeney has recently struck out on his own from the workin' musician lifestyle with solo project 1000 Beasts. Mike McGrath-Bryan sits down and talks about working alone, collaborating, and the video for new single 'Lord (It's OK)'.…
DAVID KITT: “IT’S MUSIC NON-STOP, GENERALLY”
A man of many creative colours, troubadour David Kitt sits down with Mike McGrath-Bryan to talk about his new record, New Jackson, and Quarter Block Party.
The long-lasting legacy of the noughties singer-songwriter boom is now clarifying…
Ilenkus: “All the Work We Got to Do Felt Particularly Rewarding”
Ahead of touring this week with Swedish mathcore outfit God Mother, Mike McGrath-Bryan chats with Ilenkus front-man Josh Guyett.
2017 was a quietly busy year for Galway mathcore/sludge five-piece Ilenkus, one that saw the much-feted…
God Mother: “You’re Making Music for Yourself”
Ahead of their tour of Ireland later this month, Mike McGrath-Bryan sits down with God Mother drummer Michael Dahlström to reflect on a year of milestones for the metal quintet.
Swedish five-piece God Mother are a veritable onslaught of…
Super Extra Bonus Party | It’s Time To Bang Like Fuck!
When the announcement of the 2007 Choice Music Prize for Best Irish Album came over the loud speaker many were left bemused. A troop of misfits took to the stage to claim their award. Super Extra Bonus Party had won.
They were fast…