Vitalic
Whether it be trendy sunglasses or Hawaiian shirts, Vitalic is a man who genuinely wears – and does – what he wants; though he has one of the most instantly
Interview With Knives in Hens Director Alan Gilsenan
Reuniting the team behind What Happened Bridgie Cleary, Knives in Hens is “a raw, brutal, dangerous play about love, desire and the power of words”. Set in a God-fearing, pre-industrial
Love and death with The Antlers
Concept albums are naff, received wisdom states. They’re the domain of longhaired dinosaurs, writing delusional, overwrought epics about dull mythology. But then, I suppose, it depends on your concept. Sufjan
Alexandra Burke – Overcome
Topped and tailed by the grab-you-by-the-balls brilliant Bad Boys and the perfectly-judged Hallelujah, Overcome is a fairly solid album. The guest turns from Flo Rida and Ne-Yo work quite well,
The Antlers – Hospice
The most difficult thing the average person will ever have to do is watch a loved one die. Those days tend to be a blur, becoming more disconnected from reality
Shakira – She Wolf
Some undeniably terrific moments aside, Shakira’s albums up to now have been a bit underwhelming, but happily She Wolf delivers and is Shakira’s most consistent album to date. The title
Music – Interview – Cymbals Eat Guitars
Out of the frying pan and into the fire with a helpful prod from Pitchfork; after their self-released debut Why There Are Mountains was scored an 8.3 and given a
Hunter-Gatherer & Angkorwat: the DEAF 2009 Irish Interest
With the main draws of the DEAF 2009 line-up focused very much on the pioneers of the past, the glut of lesser-known acts can get lost in the tiny 6-point
Our Friend Electric – Gary Numan Interviewed
From those stark old videos of his Kraftwerk-styled robotic performances to the synth blizzards that made his name, I’m obviously chattering at the prospect of talking to Gary Numan, even
Pearl Jam
After soiling their reputation for too many years by residing in the wasteland of nondescript dad-rock, Pearl Jam appear to have pulled themselves from out of the depths with current
Mini Viva
Will the supply of popstars from the Simon Fuller factory never end? The latest addition of pop entities you just want to hate are British popstrels Frankee and Britt, AKA
Peaches – Peaches- I Feel Cream
We wouldn’t expect any less from Peaches at this stage than a song title like ‘I Feel Cream’ now would we? The second single off the album of the same
Moby – Mistake
Ahead of a shiny deluxe version of new album Wait For Me hitting the shops, Moby has released a new single ‘Mistake’. In keeping with Moby’s back catalogue it is
Bad Lieutenant – Never Cry Another Tear
Stupid Peter Hook. What did he ever do for New Order? Sure, he had a COUPLE of sweet basslines. And yeah, maybe he gave an otherwise clean-cut and sappy band
Islands – Vapours
At a time Islands seemed as destined for mythology as the namesake of their previous incarnation, The Unicorns. Their second album, the piss-poor, personality-free Arm’s Way burst that particular bubble
Up
Pixar, the animation house responsible for modern classics WALL.E and Finding Nemo, have joined forces with Disney on their latest flight of fancy, Up. Under increasing pressure from a construction
Modeselektor
Berlin’s brightest pair of messers, Modeselektor, were two-thirds of the bass-heavy force that gave technoheads their Electric Picnic highlight this year (the other third being long-time comrade-in-synths Apparat), the portmanteau
Brendan Muldowney on Savage – Part of This Year’s Darklight X Festival
A young man’s despair following a brutal assault soon descends into a consuming desire for revenge in Brendan Muldowney’s exploration of the nature of violence at its most viscous and