Louise Bruton

Created by artist Joanna Bain and musician/illustrator Julie Hawk (HAVVK), SelfMade is a platform for DIY musicians in Ireland. The pair have set out to craft a supportive space within the industry, with a strong emphasis on women in music.…

This month I speak with writer Louise Bruton about Irish pop culture moments that have shaped the way we think about sex here. We also talk about her upcoming Fringe show Why Won't You Have Sex with Me. Related videos: Boyzone…

What were you up to in 2004? Our jeans were all a little bit baggier then, for sure, and hair straightening was revolutionised by the GHD; an item that would help men and women shape the fringe that placed them in the emo or preppy…

This Halloween, Guts have teamed up with the annual Bram Stoker festival to deliver an event celebrating all things blood. Young Blood promises to be a 'bespoke festival edition of Guts that tells people’s common experiences of blood - from…

My love of Britney Spears runs deep. It’s a love so strong that it reminds me that I have the ability to actually love at all. People are often bewildered by my love. She is seen as an act who is past it or irrelevant when the fact is that…

Journalist and Legless In Dublin creator Louise Bruton joins Alan & Ellen to talk about Wes Craven's Scream. We're also joined by Louise's dog Harry who can be heard voicing his appreciation for the combination of vulnerability and…

Welcome to THE PLAYLIST, where we pick a theme and, er, make a playlist around it. Sometimes you might get an essay, other times you might get just one sentence as a precursor to the laser-focused audio delights that await below. First up, …

In 2003, I bought my first proper stereo system. It played CDs, had a twin-tape deck so I could record the pretend radio shows I spent hours on, a remote control and you could hook it up to a MiniDisc player. Two entire albums on a single…

Yeasayer Amen & Goodbye Yeasayer’s first two albums, All Hour Cymbals (2007) and Odd Blood (2010), came at a time when indie music and indie music journalism and blogging was in total overdrive. Bands like Dirty Projectors, MGMT…

As our series of Kanye West retrospectives reaches its conclusion, Louise Bruton reflects on that time Yeezy embraced his god complex to the fullest, delivering a rich, challenging and important record that brings a hushed conversation to…