Live Review: Farmer Michael and Kathleen @ The Corralea Court Hotel

by James Fleming Two barstools set facing each other at slight angles on the stage, a microphone resting on each one. A three-quarters full room in a hotel in the centre of Tuam, Co. Galway. The scene is set for an evening of humour of the most low-brow sort… There’s an art to the insult, …

Planet Parade Announce Debut Album!

by James Fleming Planet parade are all set to release their debut album Mercury on February 24. But, they’ve graciously shared their new single Zodiac with us which will be available digitally next week. Zodiac features Oisin Murtagh, Paul Kiernan and James Doherty (Booka Brass), Graham Hopkins (The Frames, Glen Hansard), Joe Furlong (James Vincent …

IMRO Live Music Venue Awards!

by James Fleming The ninth IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards will take place in IMRO HQ in Dublin on February 21. The shortlist was announced this morning via the IMRO Building by Victor Finn (IMRO Chief Executive). More than 11,500 IMRO members considered hundreds of venues for the shortlist. Victor Finn said: …

Album Review: VvvV’s ‘VvvV LP’

by James Fleming Jarring, repetitive synth lines clash with a propulsive, stop/start beat. Murky, accented vocals spit melodies at you from the speakers. VvvV’s untitled debut album is, shall we say, “a walk on the wild side.” Visceral is the word. “Raw” and “electronic” are not words that you see in the same sentence very …

Album Review: Cale and The Gravity Well’s ‘The Age Of Envy’

by Ciara Mannion On The Age of Envy, the true essence of Cale and the Gravity Well shines through.  Few musicians are as instantly recognisable as this band. Concise and fresh use of different genres, unusual lyrics and unconventional guitar chords are the most obvious hallmarks of their work.In this album, we are startled and …

I Have A Tribe New Single and Dublin Show!

by James Fleming I Have A Tribe will play a show in Whelan’s, Dublin on Friday, 3 March, in support of their new single ‘After We Meet’. ‘After we Meet’ is taken from I Have A Tribe’s debut album Beneath A Yellow Moon, released last year. Dubliner Patrick O’Laoghaire composed the music and words but …

Interview: Gaz Bailey

by Danielle Holian For our readers, please describe your musical background. I played my first instrument when I was 7 or 8,  the keyboard and then after that, i started playing guitar at 16, I went from playing a load of cover songs to trying to write my own and after a few tries, I finally …

Album Review: Delicate Steve ‘This Is Steve’

by Danielle Holian The music speaks for itself. Delicate Steve has the power to capture the listener's ear with the first riff on 'Animals'. There are no words to describe his talent on This is Steve. He has accomplished letting the music speak for itself on the record, letting the melody come to life with …

Interview: Adam Reilly

by Danielle Holian For our readers, please describe what you do. Sure, I'm an Irish journalist. I think today being a journalist means that you have to be able to cover all areas of media. Journalists are expected to be able to work every platform from print to radio and television. In essence, what I do …

Delicate Steve: ‘Winners’

by Danielle Holian Delicate Steve releases a video for ‘Winners’ off his brand new album This Is Steve, which is to be released on January 27th. Steve describes the song and video, “’Winners’ is not about life's winners – it's about things not being as they seem. I wanted this video to magnify that aspect of life, …