I have always been fascinated by the year 1967. So many legendary albums came out that year. But none of it would have happened without all different choices and changes that occurred in 1966. There were...
2025 was another stellar year of new releases. While new releases can often be overlooked in December, I stumbled upon a gem with Dove Ellis’ debut album, Blizzard. Dove Ellis Hailing from Galway, Dove Ellis moved...
After a busy year spent touring and fighting for her convictions, Carsie Blanton returns with the second volume of The Red Album. This new effort, self-produced and crowd-funded and available for free on her website, is...
Danny Brown returns with his seventh studio album, Stardust. A beginning of sorts, it’s his first release while sober, and sees a new direction to his music. With elements of hyperpop, EDM and industrial hip-hop...
The 1960s were a period of profound transformation. Across Europe, a post-war generation was questioning inherited structures, demanding greater freedom, and reimagining the role of art in society. Music, cinema, visual...
With so much great music constantly slipping through the cracks, we’re trying something new. Alongside our usual reviews and features, we’ll now be curating regular playlists — released with key drops or gathered...
Give or take a month, it’s been twenty years since The Strokes released their third studio album, First Impressions of Earth. While the album was slightly criticised upon release as their weakest, I disagree...
George Harrison’s Ding Dong, Ding Dong has often been dismissed as a seasonal curio — a festive footnote in a catalogue otherwise filled with spiritual searching, quiet introspection, and musical depth. Yet beneath its...
A Milestone, Not Just a Gig There are gigs that feel like nights out, and there are gigs that feel like milestones. Kneecap’s sold-out show in the Three Arena was unmistakably the latter. This was not just another stop...
Have you ever wondered what was the first photo ever uploaded on the web? Le Baiser by Robert Doisneau? Man on the Moon, maybe ? Nope… Nothing like that. Have you ever heard of Michele de Gennaro, Angela Higney...
When I discovered Syd Matters twenty years ago following the good advice of a friend, I automatically took a liking to him. My friend told me: « think Robert Wyatt, Nick Drake, and Grandaddy… His name is Syd...
If there’s one word to describe Christmas, it’s tradition. Before the commercialisation and consumerism of the festive period, Christmas was a much simpler time. While this may be putting years on ourselves...
Coming from Italy, Citrus Citrus is quietly making its mark on the country’s growing psychedelic scene. After a first self-produced album, Albedo Massima (2023), the quintet returns with its second full-length, In The...
Medi and the Medicine Show might not be a household name just yet, but Friend feels like the work of a band that knows exactly who they are. There’s an honesty running through the album — not flashy, not overproduced —...
Cheap Trick are one of those bands that feel like they’ve always been around, whether you actively listen to them or not. Their music lives in that sweet spot between classic rock grit and power-pop polish, and All...
Last year, to celebrate the 10 years anniversary of Limerick-based band Anna’s Anchor, photographer Keith Kelly was tasked to assemble a photo exhibition. The idea evolved into a coffee-table book that was published...
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