Browsing Category
Music Interview
SÉAMUS FOGARTY: “A BIT MORE LOGICAL”.
Having long transcended his Co. Mayo beginnings to become a somewhat-fancied folk proposition, Séamus Fogarty has seemingly quietly arrived in 2017, touring comprehensively and overcoming the obstacles of life as an independent musician in…
Katie Kim: “Who Knows What I’m Capable Of?”
Ahead of appearing at Cork Jazz this weekend with the Altered Hours, Katie Kim talks reverb, records and the future with Mike McGrath-Bryan.
An elusive sight on gigging bills, Waterford singer-songwriter Katie Kim carries perhaps more of…
The Altered Hours : “It’s All In The Guts”
The Altered Hours have been on a roll in the last eighteen months or so, going from the release of debut long-player In Heat/Not Sorry, to European touring, to bringing the roof down on Cork venue Gulpd Cafe on its final night (all of which…
Interview: Gregory Nolan On This Was Our Scene
When we think about the legacy of early 00’s indie subculture in London, style is an invaluable facet. How members of a musical subcultural group relate to music, and each other, on the fringes of popular culture, is as bound to its visual…
Irish Indie Label Day: “Just Getting Off Your Arse and Doing Anything is Worthy of Support”
This coming Saturday, October 14th has officially been declared Irish Indie Label Day in Ireland by a coalition of independent and DIY record labels dotted around the country. An initiative kicked off by Cork's Penske Recordings and…
Hope is Noise: “It’s a Simple Philosophy for Us”
From humble roots as a secondary-school jam band in Ballincollig, Co. Cork to features in UK media and EU/US touring, alt-rock/post-hardcore four-piece Hope is Noise are often slept on when the conversation of veteran Irish acts emerges.…
Shrug Life – “There’s a Small Victory in Articulating Absurdity”
Observers of the mundane, be-moaners of the grind and fond custodians of lo-fi pop propulsion, Dublin trio Shrug Life have been doing the rounds for a few years now, and with 2014 E.P. The Grand Stretch long since committed to the review…
Ganglions: ‘We Might As Well Make A Thing Of It’
Melding the smarts of math-rock with a warm but smart-aleccy pop streak, Sheffield/Cork trio Ganglions have come into their own in the past year or so, marking the release of debut EP Fetch! with their maiden Irish excursion, including an…
Introducing | Chris Kabs: Producer. Artist. Creator.
At 2pm one Thursday afternoon Chris Kabs walked out of his job as a financial accountant and told his boss “Yo, I gotta go follow my dreams”. Since then he’s been spending every day writing, mixing and recording music in his studio in…
Interview | Introducing 045 Recordings
Is there something in the water in Newbridge? The area has recently become somewhat of a hub for electronic artists, with the likes of Cinema, Conor C, and Adultrock among the bustling electronic community. 045 One is the first compilation…