Cass McCombs – County Line
Cass McCombs is a genuine mystery cat. His website is just an absurd series of photos of an LA meathead poseur in nightclubs, he does practically no press, skips from
Jameson Dublin Film Festival 2011
JDIFF 2011 The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival is nearly upon us, running from the 17th to the 27th of this month and boasting a wide range of films from
Quompilation Week: We Are Losers
Quompilation #1 by Quarter Inch Collective Continuing the series of interviews with Irish bands who feature on Quarter Inch Collective’s Quompilation is We Are Losers, featuring three members of the
Quompilation Week: Squarehead
Quompilation #1 by Quarter Inch Collective Second in our series of interview in the run up to the Quompilation launch on Thursday in the Lower Deck is Squarehead, garage pop
True Grit
Despite having all the makings of a modern classic and, indeed, promotion from every corner of the film industry: critical, commercial or otherwise, the Coens’ True Grit feels strangely under-wrought.
Season Of The Witch
Nicolas Cage is shamefully misdirected in this rather bland supernatural horror, of which only the opening five minutes, featuring Perlman and Cage in a battle/celebration-of-victory-in-battle montage, offer anything which might
It’s Kind Of A Funny Story
A friend of mine once summarised romantic narratives in contemporary young-adult cinema as something along the lines of ‘Here is a list of bands and films that I like, would
Quompilation Week: Cloud Castle Lake
To celebrate the launch of the Quompliation on Thursday night, Totally Dublin talks to some of the bands involved at length about their contributions and
Interview with Cloud Nothings
Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi is a good example of how the internet has made this ‘getting big’ thing a lot easier and a lot quicker. In 2009, he was releasing
Calendar Girls
Perhaps February isn’t the wisest month for people to be stripping off in Ireland but we have been assured the Grand Canal Theatre is cranking up the heat for the
Gay Marvine – Greatest Mix Fixes
There is an unbridled irreverence about Gay Marvine’s reedits that some could consider silly. However, get closer to the bone and you realise few if anyone has mastered the re
Temple Bar Trad
Though the Temple Bar Trad is now in it’s fifth year, the festival is still not half as well known as it should be. Trad is something that seems to
Lone – Emerald Fantasy Tracks
Lone is nothing if not prolific, and his fourth album in four years sees the Nottingham bred producer easily exceed his previous LPs. A pastiche that speaks strongly of his
Iron and WIne – Kiss Each Other Clean
Kiss Each Other Clean is a fancy dress party for timid indie tunes. Rabbits Will Run has come as Rhythm of the Saints-era Paul Simon, Tree By The River is
Rihanna – Loud
Now sexed-up and dancefloor-bound, this version of Rihanna is less taxing to listen to than the broody, troubled RiRi of the Rated R era. Which isn’t to say that Loud
Anna Calvi – Jezebel b/w Moulinette
Look, coming over the hill! It’s a load of hyped January bands defending the honour of Gay Dad! By making the BBC Sound of 2011 short Anna Calvi certainly seems
PJ Harvey – Written On The Forehead
Upon hearing this through the tinny speaker of a clock-radio the other day, my early morning brain kind of wished I had actually stumbled upon some freak coincidence on a
Blue Valentine
Please don’t consider going to see this with your spouse of ten years, the one with the crows feet, the stressful job and the flagging libido. Because this might just