Slaves to the Rhythm – Interview with Noel Phelan
We speak with record collector Noel Whelan about the passion which links vinyl nerds around the world and his new project, Slaves to the Rhythm.
Le Pays Basque En Fete
Transport yourself to the Basque Country for one special evening on Friday 19th June as the Alliance Française hosts a celebration of the culture and traditions of Le Pays Basque.
Home From Home: Annelise on Brooklyn
Each month in Home from Home we ask someone to compare Dublin with another city in which they have lived. Sometimes they are Irish who have lived (or are still
Totally Dublin Weekender | May 14 – 17
Weekender: |wiːkˈɛndə|– noun – what to do in Dublin this weekend.
Album Review: Metz – II
Channeling their Sub Pop forebears and the Amphetamine Reptile stable of disenchanted suburban musical losers, Metz punch your face in repeatedly with angry man music over the course of 30…
Album Review: Róisín Murphy – Hairless Toys
It’s been eight years since a full Róisín Murphy LP but Hairless Toys is a suitably auspicious return.
Album Review: Not Squares – Bolts
The conceit of original-album-as-DJ-mix is interesting, but Bolts does not quite reach the heights of James Murphy’s jogging opus.
Album Review: Nils Frahm – Solo
Solo’s opaque harmonic limitations wear a bit thin over 40 minutes, with only the sledgehammer smash of Wall breaking the mood of Satie-flecked ambience.
Album Review: Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld – Never Were…
A consistently powerful and exciting sonic landscape, Never Were is a thing of rare beauty.
Book Review: Marked Off – Don Cameron
Never as shocking or compelling as it would like to be, Marked Off is a rather perfunctory read, ticking all the boxes that have been ticked many times before.
Restaurant Review: Söder + Ko
We’re seated in a booth the front part of the restaurant, where the light reflects off the beautiful red brick building of George’s Street Arcade and spills back into this…
Bodies in Movement: Dublin Dance Festival
Like its older siblings the Fringe and Theatre festivals, the Dance Festival takes in venues across the city, stretching out comfortably like a visitor on Dublin’s couch for the duration…
Autonomous Spaces in Dublin: Past, Present & Future
Like a sort of inverse World Cup, the International Squatters Convergence set up in town last September, aiming its bid at establishing an infrastructure and transnational support network for the…
Pierce Healy Interview
Pierce Healy’s work is different jewellery for different beasts. A natural storyteller, he works intuitively to imbue the metal with day-to-day life, and creates layers of textures resulting in tactile…
Win tickets to Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Lethal Weapon
We've tickets to Jameson Cult Film Club's screening of the classic Lethal Weapon to give away.
Win tickets to the musical Big Shot in The Sugar Club
We've tickets to be won for the successful musical Big Shot in the Sugar Club on May 14th.
Love is the Law: Peter Sztal and Frank Kavanagh
I sometimes drift back to my coming out times, it may be a smell or a song on the radio that brings me back. What a lonely place. Where was…
Book Review: Meeting the Devil: A Book of Memoir – Various
These pieces show the act of remembering as brutally provocative.