Afew A Few years ago if you’d predicted Giorgio Moroder would be making music with Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears you would’ve been laughed out of town. The Italian’s legacy as one of the greats […]
Nile Rodgers interview: ‘Chic is a celebration of my life’
If you’re wondering how Nile Rodgers keeps on top of his endless collaborations and a to-do list as big as a phone book, the clue might be his early starts. We get a lunchtime interview […]
Gigs round-up: October 30 – November 5
DEVIL’S NIGHT DISCO, District 8, Dublin, Tonight, E22.50-40. BLOOD never flows as red as it does in the old 1970s Italian horror movies, and giallo maestro Dario Argento is getting a double-bill screening of Suspiria […]
McAlmont and Butler interview: ‘We don’t take this lightly’
In the run-up to the marriage equality referendum earlier this year, there were many poignant speeches, online proclamations and status updates, and McAlmont & Butler’s single Yes started to become an unofficial anthem of affirmation. […]
‘Everything has radically changed’: Interview with Flashmob’s Alessandro Magani
THERE’S an extra day of partying over the bank holiday, and it’s turning into the busiest weekend of the year in Irish clubland. Milan DJ Alessandro Magani, aka Flashmob, has picked a good time to […]
Gigs round-up: October 23-29
CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL, Various venues, Cork, till Monday Electro pioneer Gary Numan joked on Newstalk recently that he’ll need to learn the saxophone if he’s to fit in at the Cork Jazz Festival — and […]
Lines of Communication open: Tom Middleton interview
WITHIN a few minutes of chatting to Tom Middleton, he jokes that Pete Tong used to call him The Professor because of the way he talks in “musical scenarios”. It’s not long before I start thinking […]
Gigs round-up: October 16-24
JOHNNY MARR, Limelight, Belfast, tonight, and Olympia, Dublin, Sunday Morrissey’s been treading water, announcing his live retirement and facing a collective snigger over his debut novel – but his old partner Johnny Marr just gets the head down […]
Gigs round-up: October 9-15
KID INK, Vicar St, Dublin Tuesday LA rapper Kid Ink’s big- gest hit so far is a daft in da club banger that features Chris Brown and butchers Robyn S — but he’s not all […]
We can be Heroes: HWCH 2015
Indian summer or not, it’s about time we brought our festivals indoors after tearing the arse out of it in fields for the last few months. It’s the 13th edition of Hard Working Class Heroes, […]
Gigs round-up: October 2-8
THE ORB, Limelight, Belfast, Tomorrow It’s 25 years since The Orb rewired a movement strung out on 150bpm hardcore and warehouse raves, by adding ambient house to electronic music’s family tree. Formed by Alex Patterson […]
It’s a Girl Band thing
AT the start of January in The Star I predicted 2015 would be Girl Band’s year — but it was the safest bet going so we hardly deserve a medal. It was a bit embarrassing making […]
Gigs round-up: September 25-October 1
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, Whelan’s, Dublin, tomorrow Unknown Mortal Orchestra could’ve moved this to a bigger venue as it sold out ages ago, but they’ve stuck to their guns for a two feet from the front row buzz. The US/Kiwi psych-pop act are way […]
One more tune: Boxed Off closes festival season (promise)
AND here’s you thinking festival season had finally been left in Stradbally with all the leftover tents and crumpled cans — but what about one more? Boxed Off is like that extra dessert you don’t really […]
Gigs round-up: September 18-24
SLEAFORD MODS, District 8, Dublin, tomorrow. Just as we’re welcoming back Shane Meadows’ Northern misfits to our screens in This Is England 90, Sleaford Mods do away with the bittersweet baggy nostalgia to give us […]
Moo Kid 