Fifty years ago, Queen released A Night at the Opera — the record that transformed them from rising stars into one of the defining bands of the decade. It was, at the time, the most expensive album ever made...
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Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025
By Public Enemy“We wanna THANK the fans, this album is the GIVE BACK!” were the words Chuck D and Flavor Flav introduced this surprise album release. On their sixteenth studio album, the hip-hop legends deliver once more...
Best Laid Plans
By Neptune BloodLife doesn’t always go according to plan. The guys from Neptune Blood know it all too well. Born from the ashes of their previous adventure, Fox Jaw, that lasted pretty much two decades, the new Limerick band is trying...
NEVER ENOUGH
By TurnstileTurnstile Turnstile are an American hardcore band hailing from Baltimore, Maryland. The bands cast consists of Brendan Yates, Franz Lyons, Daniel Fang, Pat McCrory and Meg Mills. Turnstile have been around since the...
Adam Kenny
Days of Heaven
By Junk DrawerWhen they hired Canadian artist Paul Henderson to design the cover of their latest album, Junk Drawer knew precisely what they were doing. After less than a few listens to the music, it becomes clear that the artwork...
Aurélien Noyer
The Wolfe Tones Say Farewell: A Final Chorus of Resistance and Remembrance
The Wolfe Tones took their final bow after 61 years, closing a storied chapter with a second sell-out show at Thomond Park, Limerick, on July 13th. Long a bastion of patriotic Munster chants, the venue extended its...
Peter Burrows
KT Tunstall Live at Dolan’s Warehouse
With a packed house, pitch-perfect sound, and undeniable chemistry on stage, KT Tunstall delivered a show full of joy, power, and playful surprises. From singalongs to Talking Heads covers, it was a gig to remember.
Matt Lucey
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...
Closer
By Joy DivisionThis month marks the 45th anniversary of Joy Division’s second and final album, Closer. Released two months after the untimely passing of frontman Ian Curtis, the gloomy, dark sound unique to them is as powerful...
Illinois
By Sufjan StevensThe Great and loved, Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens is one of the most prolific song writers of our time. Few people whom have any inclination towards indie or singer songwriter need an introduction into who he is, but...
Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher at the Marquee in Cork
When modern blues virtuoso Joe Bonamassa paid tribute to Irish guitar hero Rory Gallagher in Cork, it was more than a concert—it was a heartfelt homage. With stellar musicianship and genuine reverence, Bonamassa brought...
A Sober Conversation
By BC CamplightToday is one of those fortunate days where I get to discover something new and enjoy it deeply. It came in the form of Manchester-based US artist BC Camplight. At first, I got hooked by the music from his latest album A...
The No Comprendo
By Les Rita MitsoukoToday we’re going to talk about one of the greatest albums to emerge from the French alternative rock scene — by one of the greatest bands in French music history. Okay, I may be biased and overly enthusiastic, but only...
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Pulp is back! A couple of months ago, I got quite excited when I saw that Pulp had finally come around to recording a new album. Since they called it quits a year after their last album — We Love Life — in 2001, nobody...
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (Deluxe Edition)
By My Chemical RomanceMy 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...
Nettles
By Ethel CainEthel 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...
