With post-punks Fontaines DC this year becoming the most hyped band in Ireland — or anywhere else — fellow Dubs have quite a lot of ground to make up, to capitalise on the buzz around Fontaines’ […]
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Spread the Love Sensation
In the last few years, Pride events in Ireland have grown exponentially, we voted an emphatic Yes in the marriage referendum, and no one batted a false eyelash when drag queen Panti Bliss was declared […]
Post Malone might be shit, but just get over it
Most mega-successful stars – maybe with the exception of Queen of the Universe Beyonce – can be pretty divisive, with uber stan fans going to bat while half the population scratches their heads. Pop-rap superstar […]
The Human League: It could’ve all been so different
In a parallel electronic universe, the Human League could’ve been a cult industrial act, instead of one of the most celebrated synth-pop acts of all time. Formed in 1977 by Phil Oakey, Martyn Ware and […]
If you want Blood… Russian Circles
Grabbing elements of metal, post-rock and experimental prog and jazz, Russian Circles are one of the most intense live acts around. The Chicago instrumental act have just released their seventh album Blood Year, some 40 […]
Dreadzone: Decades in dub
Formed in 1993 from members of Big Audio Dynamite and Julian Cope’s band, Londoners Dreadzone explored the dub, reggae and new wave avant-garde of their earlier bands and added more breaks and emerging electronics for […]
Kerbdog Turn it on again
When Kerbdog played a full-band reunion tour in 1996, frontman Cormac Battle called it the “midlife crisis tour”, but it seems like the crisis has been averted. The Kilkenny band have been buzzing on social […]
Who’d spend an evening with Shaun Ryder?
An evening with Shaun Ryder could go off in any number on tangents, but you know it won’t be boring. This is an interview with the Happy Mondays kingpin and the scallywag surrealist behind the […]
Fuck, that’s sweaty: Action Bronson in the club
There’s a danger that Action Bronson’s gonzo cookery travel show Fuck, That’s Delicious has started overtaking his music, but he’s still one of the most colourful rappers in the modern game. He got involved in […]
Girlschool’s out for summer
Girlschool are the longest-running all-female rock group — still sticking their fingers up to metal conventions after 40-odd years. Formed in 1978, the English act added a punky, poppy spin to the so-called New Wave […]
Metallica Inc. trying to stay vital
When Metallica emerged in the early 80s no one ever expected them to ever be classic elder statesmen. The cover of their debut album Kill ‘Em All is still the one of the most iconic […]
The hip-hop nostalgia trap
We should always be wary about nostalgia in any music genre, no matter how many times your mates post songs from their teenage years saying it used to be way better. Still, the most scene […]
Pete Doherty’s real legacy is indie lads wearing hats
It’s nearly 20 years since The Libertines failed to be the ‘saviours of rock’n’roll’, no matter how much they were forced into that role by the NME, who overhyped them to the point of absurdity. […]
Post Punk Podge: Kicking against the brown envelope pricks
If you thought the Rubberbandits’ disguise of plastic bags on their heads was unique, get a load of Post Punk Podge – whose method of subterfuge involves a balaclava made from an An Post padded […]
GZA’s still in da Front
I‘m not dissing the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan, but GZA is the only member who you could imagine boasting onstage about the number of books he saw with his own eyes in the Trinity […]
Moo Kid 