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50 Years of The Undertones & Teenage Kicks Still So Hard To Beat.

The first time I saw The Undertones play live was in the now long gone Savoy Theatre on Bedford Row in Limerick on 3rd of February 1980. They were supported by fellow northern band The Moondogs. The Blueprints...

Nicky Woulffe

1 week ago

5 min read

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Whozyerman?: Creativity Beyond the Algorithm

When Whozyerman? released “Miles Away” a couple of months ago, it wasn’t just the music that caught my attention. Alongside the single came the announcement that Paul Savage had removed his...

Richard Bodin

4 weeks ago

15 min read

Stories

The Smiths’ Gallery of Heroes

As The Queen Is Dead approaches its 40th anniversary, countless articles will once again celebrate the album as one of the defining records of the 1980s. Yet, I would like to take this opportunity to expand...

Richard Bodin

4 weeks ago

9 min read

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More Than a Legacy: The Life and Afterlife of ‘Dreams’, by The Cranberries

A few weeks ago, on several occasions, I went to see Wreckquiem, the new play by Mike Finn in the Lime Tree Theatre, featuring Pat Shortt. One particular moment got me deep in the guts every time I saw it. And every...

Richard Bodin

July 22, 2025

4 min read

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The Comeback Girl: Brez Breslin from Republic of Loose

Republic of Loose are a real favourite of mine. Apart from providing the soundtrack to some of the best years we had in this country, they introduced the Irish public to some of the finest genre-bending music ever...

Ronan O'Brien

July 1, 2025

18 min read

Songs and Album Covers

God Only Knows: Brian Wilson’s Eternal Song

There are some songs, that when you hear them for the first time, you take a huge blow in the guts and just forget where you are. Then you listen to it a second time, and a third, and so on, and you simply realise that...

Richard Bodin

July 1, 2025

6 min read

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Records, Roles & Revelations: Pat Shortt in ‘Wreckquiem’

People of Limerick — if you’ve wandered past the corner of Henry Street and Sarsfield Street lately, you might have spotted a curious new addition: Dessie’s Disc, a retro-style record shop that looks like it’s been...

Richard Bodin and Matt Lucey

June 17, 2025

8 min read

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The Colour Green and Other Stories: Conversation with Imelda Kehoe

Imelda Kehoe’s music doesn’t just sit in the ear—it settles into the soul. Her latest album, The Colour Green, is rich with warmth, memory, and a striking sense of place. The work draws from the Irish landscape and...

Peter Burrows

June 11, 2025

12 min read

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Wreckquiem Launches in Limerick Ahead of June Premiere

It’s happening: Wreckquiem officially launched and entered its final phase. The full cast has arrived in Limerick and begun rehearsals. They are now working tirelessly to shape up the play and prepare the set for its...

Richard Bodin

June 11, 2025

16 min read

Songs and Album Covers

Bird on Money: The New Abnormal

The Strokes are a band that defined an entire generation of music. It’s no surprise that Is This It has been lauded as one of the greatest albums of the Noughties. It basically became the script for every good...

Ronan O'Brien

June 11, 2025

5 min read

Interviews

A Limerick Life in Three Acts: Interview with Mike Finn

Mike Finn is a busy man. Always travelling by train between Dublin and Limerick, his cherished hometown. Lately, he was working on two different plays: The Rising of The Women, and of course Wreckquiem. The Rising of...

Richard Bodin

May 20, 2025

17 min read

Songs and Album Covers

“I Didn’t Come Here to Die”: Black 47 and the Spirit of James Connolly

The other day, my beloved was in a rebellious mood. Chin up, fist raised, she was singing: “My name is James Connolly, I didn’t come here to die!”“Honey,” I said, “what are you on about? And who the feck is James...

Richard Bodin

May 20, 2025

7 min read

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Crafting the downy Sound: An Interview with Robin Aoki

A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon some music that nearly knocked me off my chair: 第八作品集『無題』, the latest release from the Japanese band downy. I soon realised they’d been creating extraordinary music for over two...

Richard Bodin

April 29, 2025

9 min read

Songs and Album Covers

Starman on the Street: The Story Behind Ziggy’s Iconic Album Cover

They touched down in the drizzle of a London January, somewhere near Regent Street. A lone figure was first spotted in a narrow alley off Heddon Street—red hair blazing, guitar slung low, eyes full of alien promise...

Richard Bodin

April 29, 2025

6 min read

Songs and Album Covers

Tonight, Tonight: A song of hope, pride and interpretation.

The vast and wide sound of The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by the The Smashing Pumpkins is an album I visit on the daily. I don’t listen to it back to back every day, but there’s not many...

Adam Kenny

April 8, 2025

4 min read

Songs and Album Covers

Frozen in Ecstasy and Agony: The Bends artwork Cover

Thirty years ago, Radiohead released their second album, The Bends. Two years earlier, they had put out a single that gained significant traction in Israel and quickly snowballed from there. Soon enough, the band was...

Richard Bodin

April 8, 2025

5 min read

Songs and Album Covers

Behind the Windows: The Story of Physical Graffiti’s Iconic Cover

Led Zeppelin is one of those bands that always sought out designers’ creativity for their album covers. By the time they released Physical Graffiti in 1975, the band had already collaborated with Zacron for their third...

Richard Bodin

March 11, 2025

4 min read

Stories

Music: The Final Frontier (The Voyager Golden Record)

Since the early days of mankind, we would gaze up at the stars at night. For tens of thousands of years, we looked blindly, attributing the far distant points of light to the work of one god or another. The earliest...

Matt Lucey

March 11, 2025

8 min read

Songs and Album Covers

Sister Morphine: The Dark Ballad of Addiction, Fame, and Betrayal

The Swinging Sixties in London were an exciting time. Everything was buzzing—customs and morals were shifting, and artists of all kinds were exploring new paths. Psychedelic drugs played a significant role in this...

Richard Bodin

February 19, 2025

5 min read

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