music

Music sets the mood. Before there was sound in motion pictures there was music guiding the mood. Actors in films like Nosferatu would act to a metronome giving their movements a rhythm different to the work stage actors were doing. Video…

Trying to figure out the kind of music you should use for your podcast is tricky. Music can set the tone for your whole podcast and it’s often the first thing your listener will hear, even before your voice. The type of music, genre, where…

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses to the point of closure. Some people and companies, however, have been able to pivot their business models and learn to adapt to the “new” way of normal. This is especially apparent in the…

Thrash found its inspiration with the likes of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Motörhead in the 1970s. By the early 80s in what seems like a blink of an eye, its popularity had sky-rocketed. The genre became known all around the world,…

As I contemplate the recent development of musical technology and its impact on my life as a musician today, I feel a newfound sentiment of freedom and of justice for the greater cause of art. I feel unshackled like never before both to…

One of the participants in “Women in Harmony”, a charity single for Safe Ireland (which tackles domestic abuse) is Eve Belle, a singer songwriter from Donegal. While still in college, she signed with the influential Rubyworks label - the…

These last few weeks have seen widespread protests across the US in response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. In addition to and in response to the protests, many people have come together online to stand in solidarity…

In 1918 a campaign song was written by an anonymous author for the General Election of that year. 'The Sinn Feiners Election Song' appeared on a ballad sheet which sold for a penny on the streets of Dublin. With the same air as 'The Boys of…

Music is a saviour for many of us—sharing our emotions, picking us up when we're down, mirroring our thoughts in times of despair. At its core, music is an artistic statement, reflecting both the good and the bad in society. As musicians…

Your core NO ENCORE threesome do an episode exclusively together from start to finish for the first time in a little bit. Tool, Electric Picnic, Burning Man, Lana Del Rey and plenty more are on the agenda, so let's do it to it... ?…