“I certainly have a little dragon lady in me,” the Black Madonna says over the phone, laughing. It’s a few days after the Game of Thrones finale with half the world losing the plot, but […]
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Marshall Jefferson still getting on like a house on fire
Ireland is a “hub of creative minds, unusual characters, ambitious messers and melodic beats”, according to the organisers of the first ever Dublin Music Conference. The three-day electronic music showcase runs next February, with international […]
Gigs of the week: March 13-19
2 MANY DJs, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, tonight, 11pm-late, €29.90 (tickets) Any time there’s a retrospective about music at the turn of the millennium, the resurgence of guitars generally rises above all the other chatter – as […]
Preacher Man: Green Velvet interview
Green Velvet has one manic infectious laugh, a slapstick high-pitched thigh-slapper. He’s cracking up at my croaky attempts to chant lines from his classic track Preacher Man, helping out with the track’s evangelical punchlines, mortified for me. […]
My house is in order: Interview with Hercules and Love Affair
YOU don’t always need a reason to dance, but it helps, says Andy Butler of Hercules and Love Affair. “There’s always been two sides to proper underground subcultures,” he says. “It’s never just about getting together for […]
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