Ten Thousand Voices | How the Irish Music Industry is Tackling Direct Provision
The treatment of refugees in this country has become one of the many social justice issues the Irish music scene has adopted. While it is by no means a new…
A. Swayze & The Ghosts – Paid Salvation | Album Review
Tasmanian band A. Swayze & The Ghosts present a powerful debut with Paid Salvation. Stylistically ranging somewhere between indie, (post-)punk and garage rock, the album bristles with youthful energy. Andrew…
Tuairim | Ba cheart don Rialtas infheistíocht a dhéanamh i bPopbhanna buachaillí Gaelach
Caithfidh mé a adhmháil: is breá liom pop. Ba bhreá liom Busted nuair a bhíodh siad i mbarr a réime; ba bhreá liom One Direction nuair a bhíodh siadsan i…
Riz Ahmed – Break Up with Britain
Pakistani-British award-winning multi-hyphenate Riz Ahmed’s debut LP The Long Goodbye explores a painful break up, though in his case the abusive lover is his native Britain. Utilizing the traditional break-up…
Editor’s Pick | Kean Kavanagh – Dog Person
Portlaoise native and Softboy Records co-founder Kean Kavanagh released one of the most anticipated Irish albums of the year with his debut album ‘Dog Person’ – and needless to say,…
The New Mutants | Review
★ ★ During an interview with Empire in March 2020, director of ‘The New Mutants’ Josh Boone stated that “things can only go up after Dark Phoenix,” the previous X-Men…
Remembering Chadwick Boseman
Following a 4-year long battle with colon cancer, actor Chadwick Boseman has tragically passed away at the age of 43. The news hit social media in the early hours of…
Léirmheas ar ‘Arracht’: Léiriú machnamhach a bhfuil blas na dearóile air
Más sa tóir ar léiriú scannánaíochta faoin Ghorta Mhór atá tú, ní thiocfaidh tú ar a leithéid anseo. Insíonn ‘Arracht’ scéal corraitheach fir aonair agus é ag troid ar son…
The Family: Exploring Politics, Religion And Ireland With Sisterix
“Just keep smiling, whatever you do” reads one of the standout lines from Sisterix’s newest single ‘The Family’, and according to Siomha, one half of the sibling-pairing turned-band, it is…
Student nights out could be postponed until 2021 as restaurants await Phase 4
With the restrictions on lockdown easing up, the government has allowed for pubs and restaurants to re-open with a detailed set of rules outlined by the HSE. Some of them…
Why Music Unites Protesters During BLM Movement
Black Lives Matter remains one of the most prominent news stories at present, as protests and marches continue across the globe. In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd,…
Lights, Camera, Cut? How the Pandemic is Affecting the Film Industry
When we woke up to the announcement of the Bafta TV nominations, it was almost as if, just for a moment, the last few months hadn’t changed life completely. The…