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I’m Only F**ing Myself

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 performance to stay active...

Richard Bodin
2 weeks ago
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New Releases

Double Infinity

Big time for Big Thief It’s been a pretty interesting past few years for Big Thief. Since 2020 lead singer and songwriter, Adrianne Lenker, released a new solo project called songs which has gone on to be incredibly well loved by fans and critics...

Adam Kenny
2 weeks ago
EP and Singles

To Know You Is to Love You

Intro to Joe and the Others Involved Last month, Joe Bonamassa, along with a group of other artists, announced that they would be compiling a tribute album to BB King. Bonamassa himself had a rich friendship with BB King. Having been a guitar...

Matt Lucey
2 weeks ago

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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...

Richard Bodin
2 weeks ago
5 min read
Double Infinity album cover
New Releases

Double Infinity

By Big Thief

Big time for Big Thief It’s been a pretty interesting past few years for Big Thief. Since 2020 lead singer and songwriter, Adrianne Lenker, released a new solo project called songs which has gone on to be incredibly...

Adam Kenny
2 weeks ago
6 min read
New Releases

Live Laugh Love

By Earl Sweatshirt

Earl Sweatshirt returns with his fifth studio album, Live Laugh Love. Three years on from the brilliant Sick! and the equally short Some Rap Songs, Earl is still laying his marker on modern hip-hop. Earl Sweatshirt...

Ronan O'Brien
2 weeks ago
9 min read
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The Life of a Showgirl

By Taylor Swift

A Dad’s Take on Taylor Swift’s New Album As a 45-year-old dad of a 12-year-old Taylor Swift superfan, I’ve heard more Taylor in the past few years than I ever imagined I would. From Fearless car singalongs to heated...

Peter Burrows
2 weeks ago
3 min read
Essentials

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 —...

Richard Bodin
2 weeks ago
7 min read
Movies

Spinal Tap 2: The end continues

By Rob Reiner

After nearly four decades, Spinal Tap returns with a sequel that mixes nostalgia, absurdity, and a few standout laughs. While it delivers charm and memorable moments — including a Beatle cameo singing “Cups and Cakes” —...

Peter Burrows
4 weeks ago
2 min read
New Releases

Ain’t Done With the Blues

By Buddy Guy

From his early days in Louisiana to sharing the stage with legends like Clapton and Zeppelin, Buddy Guy has shaped the sound of modern blues. Now, at 89, he releases Ain’t Done With the Blues, an album that both honors...

Matt Lucey
4 weeks ago
5 min read
Essentials

A Tonic for the Troops

By The Boomtown Rats

The 1970’s were tumultuous times in Ireland; with civil rights issues, church-led domineering and political corruption rife. All of these socioeconomic issues had one hell of a soundtrack however, courtesy of Thin...

Ronan O'Brien
4 weeks ago
10 min read
EP and Singles

Strange Brew

By Jeff Russo, Noah Hawley

The Alien Franchise Alien has been counted amongst the best sci-fi horror franchises of all time. Ever since 1979, the movies have been instilling fear in fans. One of the most important aspects of horror movies (and...

Matt Lucey
4 weeks ago
3 min read
New Releases

No Rain, No Flowers

By The Black Keys

The Black Keys have built a career on raw blues-rock riffs, gritty energy, and an unmistakable two-man chemistry. Two decades on from their basement beginnings in Akron, Ohio, the duo return with a new album that shows...

Matt Lucey
4 weeks ago
4 min read
New Releases

The Clearing

By Wolf Alice

UK Indie Darlings Wolf Alice are one of the most beloved indie bands to come out of the 2010 UK music scene. Lead by Ellie Rowsell and Joff Odie, Wolf Alice have gone on to create quite a decent catalogue for themselves...

Adam Kenny
4 weeks ago
8 min read
New Releases

EURO-COUNTRY

By CMAT

CMAT returns with her third studio album, EURO-COUNTRY. A fantastic project invoking every emotion from relationships to the late Celtic Tiger era, our very own “Dunboyne Diana” continues to impress on her...

Ronan O'Brien
4 weeks ago
9 min read