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In Conversation | Almost Ghosts on supernatural experiences, Taylor Swift and Kanye’s…
Hailing from Dublin, experimental trio Almost Ghosts have just released new double A-side 'For This' and 'Quiet Ground', which you can check out below. We caught up with bassist David Dooley to talk ghosts (naturally), Taylor Swift, Kanye…
In Conversation | Red Enemy on nu metal, Crabcore, IKEA & Vinny Paul’s strip club
Dublin metal heroes Red Enemy kick off their Irish tour this Thursday (June 25) in Galway with the mighty Bitch Falcon by their side. Before that carnage can commence, frontman Kevin Letford and guitarist Conor Dockery sat down with…
In Conversation | Mylets on ‘Arizona’, Stanley Kubrick, kittens and The Twilight Zone
If you've yet to get acquainted with Mylets, a one-man wrecking crew with a taste for multi-layered musical structures and a keen sonic edge, sort that out quick smart.
At just 20 years young, Henry Kohen has dropped out of college,…
In Conversation | John Connolly on ABC to XTC, Kanye West, China Crisis, shouting at Steely Dan…
As author behind the best-selling, critically-acclaimed Charlie Parker series, John Connolly has always found room in that world for musical references, commentary and even curation in the form of themed CDs for specific entries of the…
In Conversation | No Spill Blood
In Heavy Electricity, Dublin synth-metal bruisers No Spill Blood have crafted one of the most sonically-arresting records of 2015.
Claustrophobic and intense, the trio's full-length debut proper (following on from 2012's Street Meat EP)…
In Conversation | Naoise Roo
There's a spiky gothic charm about Naoise Roo. The Dublin native stalks similar shadows to those of Nick Cave, Neko Case et al, though she rises above soundalike status thanks to a voice that simultaneously manages to allay and excite.…
Roundtable | Is Guitar Music Dead?
Of course not, though there are some who would have you believe otherwise. Usually, the "rock is dead" cry comes from once wildly successful musicians of a certain time - though who still eke out a decent living - such as Gene Simmons or…
Cheatahs | Interview
London based Cheatahs will be making the short hop across the water to join us this Wednesday in The Workman’s Club as part of their Autumn 2014 tour. The band, who only well and truly cemented themselves together in the…
Know More | An Interview With B Dolan
Scroobius Pip hit the forefront of my attention as one half of the hip-hop duo Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip upon the release of their 2007 debut single ‘Thou Shalt Always Kill’. Since then I have been following his career attentively and…
Kishi Bashi Interview
Andrea Cleary had a few questions for the talented multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi before his upcoming debut Irish show in Whelan's, Dublin on 11th October 2014
Kishi Bashi interview:
Is this your first gig in Ireland? What do you plan…