PIXIES, Live at the Marquee, Cork, Wednesday and Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, Thursday. Back in 2004, the Pixies’ comeback was an even bigger deal than the Stone Roses’ return a few years ago. They had imploded […]
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Gigs of the week: January 29-February 4
SOULFLY, Academy, Dublin, Tuseday, & Limelight 2, Belfast, Wednesday. One of metal’s biggest ever schisms has split Sepultura fans in two since frontman Max Cavalera left in 1996 to form Soulfly, leaving Derrick Green in […]
Gigs round-up: July 17-23
AFU-RA, Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, tonight As a New York rapper who’s obsessed with kung fu movies and chess, Afu-Ra must be pissed off that Wu-Tang Clan membership was full by the time he got round […]
This time it’s personal: Interview with Villagers’ Conor O’Brien
In an interview last year, Johnny Marr gave me an insight into a working manifesto that’s stuck with him for 30 years, saying: “Believe it or not, there’s a real trick to making it sound so […]
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