Gig Review: Freddie Gibbs Live at the Button Factory
On Sunday the 5th of November, gangsta-rap demigod Freddie Gibbs blessed Dublin rap fans with an emphatic hour-long performance in the sold-out Button Factory. It was turning 9:30 as I…
The Long and Controversial Rollout of Kanye West’s Latest Album
Initially titled Yandhi, Kanye’s latest album was set to release in September 2018, with a posthumous contribution from the late XXXTentacion, and a verse from hip-hop’s very own cartoon villain:…
Two Door Cinema Club Visits UCD Lawsoc
As the three band members take their seats and joke with the audience, you would have never guessed that just a few years back, the band was on the brink…
Pang – Caroline Polachek
★ ★ ★ ★ It’s safe to assume many people will come to Pang having been fans of Chairlift, Polachek’s former band that dominated the peak blog-era years. Chairlift’s superpower…
There Existed an Addiction to Blood – clipping
★ ★ ★ ★ Daveed Diggs’ deadpan, swift delivery melds with excellent production to form an intriguing, often disturbing soundscape on clipping.’s There Existed an Addiction to Blood. Following on…
No Home Record – Kim Gordon
★ ★ ★ ★ In 38 years of making music, Kim Gordon has never remained predictable or easy. With her solo debut, No Home Record remains true to that unpredictability.…
Upcoming Gigs
More Than Machines October 18th @ 7pm Fibber Magees Experimental Metalcore band More Than Machines will be launching their debut album Paradigm on October 18th at Fibber Magees. Following a…
A Crash Course on Travis Scott
In August 2018 Jacques Webster II, better known as Travis Scott, dropped Astroworld. The album propelled the Texas rapper into the upper echelons of music recognition, received positively among fans…
2016’s Most Underrated Rap Jam: Eversince by Bladee
Eversince is Swedish rapper Bladee’s first album, released in 2016 following his 2014 mixtape Gluee. It’s divisive to say the least – his shaky vocals buried under enough layers of…
Album Review: The Talkies by Girl Band
★ ★ ★ ★ The Talkies is Girl Band’s much anticipated return to the fray after a 4-year hiatus, and it cements their status as one of Dublin’s strongest exports.…
Album Review: Uknowwhatimsayin¿ by Danny Brown
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Something is happening with rap’s favourite eccentric Danny Brown. His signature screwball flourish of hair is now a no-frills buzz cut, his trademark broken teeth…
Album Review: All Mirrors by Angel Olsen
★ ★ ★ ★ While many musicians reach a point in their careers where they start incorporating string arrangements and black-and-white portrait photography as album art, Angel Olsen has a…