2017

It has certainly been a year, alright. It's been a year on Twitter as well - 2017, if you want to be exact. Over the past 12 months, lots of things have happened. Some of those things have been good, some of those things have been…

We've done the Songs of the Year, and now it's time for THE TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2017. NO ENCORE closes out season two by counting down the very best records of 2017. Thank you for all your support this year. Back for season three in…

We’ve been running FAIR GAME for over two years now, and keenly following all aspects of women’s sports for a lot longer - undeniably, these past 12 months have been among the busiest we’ve ever seen in terms of women featuring in the…

Something’s Changing, the third record from British singer songwriter Lucy Rose, was recorded on the back of a rather romantic story. Chronicling the singer-songwriter’s travels across South America, Rose reached out to her fans on twitter…

Temptation got the better of me when, a few weeks ago, I purchased a Saturday/Sunday ticket for Forbidden Fruit 2017. This was the third year in succession that I had made the short trip from my former home in The Liberties to the Royal…

It’s 2017, and Overcoats are due to perform the first show of their European tour tonight in Whelan’s, Dublin. The duo boast an American tour supporting Maggie Rogers as well as a critically acclaimed album. The band recently made the…

New Music Weekly is your one stop shop for new releases in the world of music each and every week. From the best of the best, to some of the rest, Mark Conroy is here to give you the low down on what you might have missed. This week;…

New Music Weekly is your one stop shop for new releases in the world of music each and every week. From the best of the best, to some of the rest, Mark Conroy is here to give you the low down on what you might have missed. This week;  …

The Flaming Lips Oczy Mlody What does it mean to be part of the Flaming Lips In 2017? Of the few bands that have survived intact from the 90’s alt rock scene, The Lips have perhaps undergone the most pronounced changes in image. From…

As my colleague Adam Duke noted in his excellent review of The Light Between the Oceans, it’s that time of year where the Academy Awards are on the mind of every film fan, whether they like it or not. During this period, studios begin…