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I’m Only F**ing Myself

By Lola Young

Lola Young has been around for a few years already. After relative success in TV talent shows, she signed her first deal right before covid. So she had to stand strong and capitalise on the Internet at first with online...

Otis Blue

By Otis Redding

Sixty years ago — in July 1965, under the sweltering Memphis heat — Otis Redding walked into Stax Studios and, in just twenty-four hours, recorded one of the defining albums of soul music. Otis Blue wasn’t simply made —...

Assortment

By Sweets

Sweets has quickly become one of the most notorious acts to emerge from Limerick. Formed during the Covid pandemic, the band brings together musicians from across the Treaty City’s scene — with members having played in...

In Calico

By Neptune Blood

A couple weeks ago, Neptune Blood was asking the question on social media: « Is it too late to release a summer song? ». « In Calico », recording with producer Ben Wanders, was released a few days...

Wish You Were Here

By Pink Floyd

When they released Dark Side Of The Moon in 1973, Pink Floyd went from the status of an acclaimed rock band, to the status of Legend. They had just produced one of the most influential album of the era. Breaking all...

Rum, Sodomy & The Lash

By The Pogues

Forty years ago, an album by a band emerging from London’s rowdy punk scene shook the foundations of Irish traditional music. Rum, Sodomy & The Lash, the Pogues' second release, wasn’t just a record — it was a statement...