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From Two Bobbys to Gaza: The Journey of The Little Flame

The great thing with music, is that it never really dies. A musician usually creates it, puts the words together, comes up with a melody, and releases it into the world. From thereon every song lives on. Some...

Richard Bodin

1 week ago

5 min read

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Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (Deluxe Edition)

By My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance, lead by frontman Gerard Way, are without a doubt one of the most important bands of the past 25 years. In a time of Fall Out Boy, Paramore (a band that is still going strong with This Is Why being...

Adam Kenny

4 months ago

9 min read

EP and Singles

Nettles

By Ethel Cain

Ethel Cain so far It wasn’t that long ago since we had last heard from American singer-songwriter Ethel Cain (who’s real name is Hayden Silas Anhedönia). Back in January of this year Hayden released an EP called...

Adam Kenny

4 months ago

4 min read

New Releases

Talkin To The Trees

By Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts

With a career spanning over six decades and more than forty albums released, Neil Young is living proof that rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay. He hasn’t burnt away like Jimi Hendrix or Kurt Cobain did, but he...

Richard Bodin

4 months ago

4 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

4 months ago

6 min read

Interviews

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

4 months ago

18 min read

Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts In Malahide Castle

Live Shows

Neil Young and Van Morrison in Malahide Castle: Two Legends, One Magical Night

Thousands of people gathered at Malahide Castle on June 26th to see not one, but two living Rock ’n’ Roll legends going back to the ’60s: Van Morrison and Neil Young. The crowd was multigenerational—original hippies...

Richard Bodin

Matt Lucey

4 months ago

7 min read

Essentials

Foo Fighters

By Foo Fighters

It’s been thirty years since Dave Grohl emerged from the ashes of Nirvana and introduced Foo Fighters to the world. Heavy, grungy and a testament to the instrumental ingenuity of Grohl, this album is one of my...

Ronan O'Brien

4 months ago

7 min read

Live Shows

Wreckquiem: Fighting Progress One Record at a Time

The time has finally come. I’ve been waiting impatiently since attending the public reading of Mike Finn’s Wreckquiem. Everything about it spoke to me — from the fact that it takes place in a record shop (I could spend...

Richard Bodin

4 months ago

5 min read

Live Shows

Iron Maiden, Run For Your Lives: Malahide Castle, Dublin

I hadn’t seen Iron Maiden in 20 years, so getting the chance to see them live again in Malahide Castle for their 50th anniversary tour was something truly special. We bought our tickets about six or seven months ago...

David Moya

4 months ago

8 min read

Live Shows

Brad Mehldau Trio at the National Concert Hall

Intro to Brad Mehldau Last week, I had the opportunity to see Brad Mehldau perform live in the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Brad Mehldau is a well known Jazz Pianist with a long career in the genre. Born in Florida...

Matt Lucey

4 months ago

3 min read

Live Shows

Tim Minchin – Songs the World Will Never Hear

Recently, I was lucky enough to get tickets to Tim Minchin‘s show in the Playhouse in Edinburgh. This was something I had waited years to see and lived up entirely to my expectations. Tim is world renowned...

Matt Lucey

4 months ago

6 min read

Playlists

Soundtrack of our lives

In case you were hiding under a rock lately, there is new play about to premiere in the Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick. Wreckquiem —written by Mike Finn— is set in a record shop under threat by a promoter who wants to...

4 months ago

14 min read

Interviews

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

Matt Lucey

4 months ago

8 min read

Interviews

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

4 months ago

12 min read

EP and Singles

Ave Ubu

By Ubu Imperator

Ubu Imperator is a neo-krautrock band hailing from Munich, formed in early 2022. The trio consists of guitarist Simon Bartenschlager, synthesist Raphael Höps, and drummer Daniel Pizarro. I recently saw them live in...

David Moya

4 months ago

10 min read

EP and Singles

Suddenly June

By Barry J Walsh

History of Barry J Walsh Barry J Walsh is an Irish musician, born in Cavan and a proud member of Irelands song-writing community. With only 2 major previous singles, “Suddenly June” marks Barry’s third...

Matt Lucey

4 months ago

3 min read

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