From Brooklyn to Dublin
Daniel Nolan spoke to Michael Lerner of Brooklyn band The Antlers on their recording process, their new album and music as a representation of an artist. “I don’t really think…
Atlas Sound –Parallax
Parallax is the third studio album from Bradford Cox. The Deerhunter front man is one of contemporary music’s hardest working musicians and this will be his eighth studio album in…
The Positive Side to Piracy
Lisa Gorry investigates the other side to illegal downloading “If you look at the likes of the early Motown records, artists never made money on their records, even if they…
The Playlist
Following on from the massive success of their debut single “Pumped up Kicks”, it seems no surprise that Foster the People have chosen to release another catchy up-tempo track as…
Bands Lying Low: …And So I Watch You From Afar
Ireland has garnered deserved fame for the number of stadium rock bands that it has produced over the past 50 or so years, salve as well as many popular artists…
Il Divo – Wicked Game
To the average Joe, ask Il Divo in Italian means ‘divine male performer’ but many linguists will argue that it means ‘complete shite’. Wicked Game is the sixth studio album…
Roisín O Interview
Graham Luby chatted with the UCD Graduate and budding singer-songwriter ahead of her headline Whelan’s show “To be honest, singing and performing is something I’ve wanted to do for as…
The Playlist
When the words ‘Live Lounge’ and ‘Bombay Bicycle Club’ come to together, and you know you’re in for a treat, and this cover certainly delivers. Taking Del Rey’s husky-voiced, nostalgia-ridden…
Magnum Opus – The Stone Roses
With the news last week that Manchester band The Stone Roses are due to reform, remedy beginning with two sold out gigs in Manchester in June, followed by a world…
Surfer Blood – Tarot Classics EP
Nearly two years after the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album, Astro Coast, Surfer Blood have returned with a short teaser of new material, in the form of EP, Tarot…
Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
It’s been four years since Justice’s debut album, viagra an age in music terms, so to say Audio, Video, Disco has been eagerly anticipated is a massive understatement. That’s not…