Interview: The Riptide Movement
Sitting relaxing in the room is a strange mix of four Dublin lads as an American rock band, complete with Cowboy boots and Lucan accents. The further contrast between their…
Analyzing Record Store Day
Celebrating its eighth year, Record Store Day looks to continue to latch onto the recent revival in vinyl sales with releases penned in from the likes of this year’s ambassador,…
Summer Festival Focus: Electric Picnic
With the second half of the semester well under way and our summer plans quickly filling up, it’s time to take a look at the cornucopia of festivals that our…
Death Grips- Jenny Death Review
Using both their music and interaction with their cult fan base, it seems as though Death Grips are on a mission to confuse and overwhelm. Nine months ago, they abruptly…
The Comeback Kids
We’re pretty lucky to live in a time with such diversity in music. In Dublin alone, you can jump from a hip hop night to a funk night, and sure…
Interview: The Handsome Family
It’s no surprise that Rennie Sparks, lyricist and Banjo player of the Handsome Family, tells us that he like stories. One of the most interesting aspects to The Handsome Family…
Madonna: The Enduring Appeal
In music today, it’s incredibly hard for artists to stay relevant because we’ve already crowned the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Prince of Pop, and even the Princess of…
Festival Focus: Electric Picnic
It’s less than six months until thousands of music fans will swarm the fields of Stradbally for the annual Electric Picnic festival. With the gradual withering of Oxegen, the Picnic…
District 8: Dublin’s Ultimate Music Venue
With Dublin’s electronic and hip hop scene only getting bigger and better,Dublin’s District 8,could easily claim to be at the forefront of this scene. Boasting some of the biggest international…
Is Sampling Stealing?
The Grammys as per usual were quite safe this year. The most interesting moment came when Kanye West climbed onstage when Beck received album of the year. Initially this seemed…
Review: Bjork Vulnicura
Few artists in recent years have mastered the tired concept that is the break-up album. However, pharm given the multitude of ideas and styles that Bjork has pulled off, whatever…
Getttin’ down with the Hot Sprockets
The Hot Sprockets sound like a band born in the wrong era. Though hailing from Dublin, thumb they sound as though they were reared by the Mississippi. Their soulful sound,…