The Famous Five: Breakout Acts to Watch for 2015
While it had its moments, most notably D’Angelo’s fantastic Black Messiah and Hozier’s phenomenal rise to stardom, 2015 will hardly go down in the annals as a vintage [Read more]
Opinion
The True Cost of Irish Water For Irish Students
Great news if you happen to be reading this piece- the world, or Ireland at least has yet to succumb to apocalyptic warfare in the week that has passed since writing this. [Read more]
Was U2’s Apple Album Release a good idea?
No, by Eoghan Scott Three weeks ago, U2 released a very good album. No, actually…Three weeks ago, U2 released a great album. Okay, I may as well admit right here and [Read more]
Bigger Invite List Fails to Stop Electric Picnic Loosing Body & Soul
“These vibes make us want us to go back to Temple Bar and have sex with a Leprechaun,” affirms Andre 3000 midway through Outkast’s headline set. While much has changed [Read more]
Interview | Daithi
Fiddle trailblazer turned Pop-House artist Daithí Ó Drónaí talks to Verge on life after his debut album, the genius of Spotify and overcoming the TV talent show jinx. [Read more]
Today’s Greatest Music Enigma: Lewis & L’Amour
We all love a good mystery, don’t we? And music is full of them. Sadly, most are bloated falsifications that have risen from the hare-brained notions of deluded fans. From [Read more]
Deadbeat Circus: Stripped Back ‘Scumbag Rock’ from the South East
Proudly strutting their self-defined genre of ‘Scumbag Rock’, Deadbeat Circus stretch the term garage rock to its most literal extremes. Piecing their sound together from [Read more]
Live: John Grant at Cork Opera House (March 2014)
If there is one musician who is certified to offer advice on the vicissitudes of life, it is John Grant. Inside a snug Cork Opera House the giant figure faces a sell out [Read more]
The Summer’s Best Emerging Festival Acts
From the boutique charm of Castlepalooza to chilled vibes of Electric Picnic, the wealth of diversity in the summer festival scene is the perfect antidote to our all too [Read more]
Le Galaxie: Irish Music Hope of 2014? (January 2014)
Call me scrooge, (or a hipster…) but I hate it when a musician gets famous on the first attempt. For me, the most fascinating are the ones who have slogged it our before [Read more]
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