The Sugar Club has been hosting hip-hop hall of famers for years, and tomorrow it’s The Pharcyde’s turn. The Compton crew are the latest act to take classic albums on the road, with 1992’s Bizarre […]
Category: Gig previews
Ronnie Spector: ‘The Original Bad Girl of Rock’n’Roll’
The ‘Original Bad Girl of Rock’n’Roll’, Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes are behind some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. The 1963 hit Be My Baby was voted by Billboard as No1 […]
Lizzo: Cuz she loves you…
The first Monday in November was a predictably drizzly and grimly grey affair in Dublin, but one corner of the city was sending out all the positivity, as Lizzo became the latest figure to be […]
Giggs’ Big Bad self
After releasing his debut album in 2008, South Londoner Giggs is bordering on being considered an OG of second wave grime. Blockbuster hook-ups and features with the likes of Stormzy, Drake and M.I.A. have helped […]
Imperial Wax: When you just can’t give up
Some bands carry on great things after the death of a singer — AC/DC and Mayhem for starters, but when that singer is Mark E Smith, one of the true singular visionaries of the last […]
Daughters: May induce vomiting
Faith No More frontman Mike Patton’s label Ipecac is named after the drug that induces forceful vomiting, and hardcore noise act Daughters are one of the sickest bands on the roster. Ipecac roped in the […]
⸸ De Mysteriis Dom Mayhem ⸸
In the early 90s NWA claimed to be ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Group’, but they probably hadn’t heard of Norwegian black metal lords Mayhem. The Oslo band inspired a wave of church burnings and when […]
Philip Glass captures life out of balance
One of the world’s great visionary composers, Philip Glass is presenting — and performing — two of his most iconic minimalist works as part of a special residency at the National Concert Hall this weekend. […]
King Kong Company: From cult band to actual cult
Over the last few years, Waterford crew King Kong Company have gone from Ireland’s biggest cult band to an actual cult — from having an afternoon mass at Electric Picnic, to posting downloadable gorilla masks […]
‘Fuck hotels’: No Surrender 2 at Bernard Shaw
The clock is ticking on the last days of Dublin clubbing, pubbing, cultural (and pizza) institution the Bernard Shaw, after the recent news that it’s closing its doors on Richmond Street South to make way […]
The DIY synth absurdism of Look Mum No Computer
Sam Battle is the quintessential modern star, even if he’s forged a career out of vintage electronics. As Look Mum No Computer, he invents ludicrous electronic instruments out of obsolete toys and gadgets, and racks […]
Helmet: Strap It On for 30 years x 30 cities
The early 90s was the best time for extreme bands to be signed to major labels, with the likes of Sonic Youth, Ministry, Pantera and dozens more snapped up on the back of the success […]
Kneecap kicking against the pricks
Last week Belfast hip-hop act Kneecap posted a tweet quoting “some fella from Dublin” asking them, “Why would you rap in Irish? No one even speaks it”, above a photo of one of their recent […]
Bill Drummond is going on tour for the rest of his life
Rave provocateur, anti-Illuminatist, magical realist and performance art seditionist Bill Drummond is going on tour for the rest of his life, and he’s got seven years left. He’s worked out his life expectancy as 74 […]
Pixies might be starting to give a shit again
In 2016, Spin magazine posted an article with the headline, ‘Has any great band ever cared less than the Pixies?’, hand-wringing over an “unnervingly low stakes” series of releases after their 2004 comeback. Spin had […]
