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In pre-CGI Hollywood, if you wanted fantastical creatures or robots, Phil Tippett was the man you'd go to. He created the AT-AT Walker for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and, my personal favourite, ED-209 in Robocop. And if that…

In 2016, Tupac Shakur was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, twenty years after his murder in Las Vegas. Other hip hop inductees included NWA, Run DMC, and Public Enemy. History shows us that the inclusion of hip hop and non-white…

After a surprise record store Q&A, a handful of festival dates and secret shows, and a day of music from alternative royalty like The Buzzcocks and synth-pop gods New Order to contemporary loves like the experimentally manic Liars and…

It’s taken over a month but I think I’m finally over Body & Soul. I’m hankering to get back into the festival bubble and the preparation for Electric Picnic 2017 is well underway. This will be my third successive year to head down to…

Angelo Badalamenti’s score for Twin Peaks: The Return plays over the sound system as big clouds of fog take over the stage. The iconic NIN logo slowly fills the screens at the sides, but for those of us on the rail, we have no idea. Trent…

NO ENCORE is going live at Whelan's on September 28 with performances from Overhead, The Albatross, Daithí and Elaine Mai set to BLOW THE ROOF OFF and such. You should totally come to the show. Tickets available on Ticketmaster and usual…

My journey to Killorglin’s K-Fest begins in a slow fashion, as I miss my connecting bus from Killarney because the Tralee train from Heuston arrives in Kerry a few minutes too late. Killorglin isn’t the easiest town to get to – when I…

Excitement is building for the annual trek to Ballinlough Castle, with Body & Soul 2017 marking this writer's first time. Last year would have been it, only for the small matter of Ireland qualifying for Euro 2016, But alas, my B&S…

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…

I think the first time I fully became aware of Unsound was in 2013, when a total ban on photography meant reviews such as this one were accompanied by artists' interpretations of performers. In the years that followed I went on holiday to…