Audio Review: Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Going On
If there is in fact a riot going on - the dischord has yet to breach the recording booth.
Entrapment: Michael Inside – Frank Berry & Dafhyd Flynn
A look inside Michael Inside; "A searing critique of the cycles of deprivation that feed into hungry justice system machinations".
Book Review: Problems – Jade Sharma
The novel gives us one-liners that an afternoon sitcom couldn’t deliver better.
Audio Review: Yous – David Kitt
An exceptional exploration of electronic plains nestled between a valley of folk fused sentimentality.
Restaurant Review: Bewley’s
With news of the closure of the institution that is Bewley’s on Grafton Street, we take a walk down memory lane in the company of Aoife McElwain, her husband’s granny…
Barfly: The Fourth Corner
Each drink is named after the pubs that used to occupy the Four Corners of Hell in The Liberties, the junction from where the pub gets its name.
In The Frame: Winnie – Kenneth O’Halloran
"I first met Winnie with her family at the annual Africa Day celebrations in Farmleigh House in Dublin on Sunday the 21st May".
Cinema Review: Isle of Dogs
Even the unconverted can only marvel at the sheer scope of Anderson’s meticulous world-building.
Book Review: Red Clocks – Leni Zumas
A beautifully rendered and extremely timely examination of the experience of what it is to inhabit a woman’s body and yet to be without the right to exercise autonomy over…
Cinema Review: Journeyman
Many scenes are so dopey that right away your mind skips to their conclusion.
Fáilte Isteach: The Welcome In
Fáilte Isteach in the Warrenmount Centre welcomes people from all over the world who wish to improve their English. We hear their stories and those of the volunteers giving them…
Audio Review: Brigid Mae Power – The Two Worlds
The breadth of the arrangements make this an exceptionally accomplished record that needs to be celebrated, immediately.
Brand New Retro: Streaking in Dublin 4, March 1974
Man Alive inserted black boxes over the photos. Rectangles for eyes, squares for everything else. Nothing for bums.
Audio Review: Rejjie Snow – Dear Annie
Rejjie does a moderately good job emulating the likes of Tyler, The Creator and Pharrell, two men whose influences on this album cannot go unnoticed.
Bitesize: Scoopsy
Partnering with off-licences, the service offers a wide selection of craft beers, premium gins and good quality wines.
Sound: Brigid Mae Power
Tom Lordan talks to the Galway Singer-Songwriter about her digital-free existence.
Dublin Dining Guide: James Cirillo – Cirillo’s
James Cirillo chats with us about his connections, the value of authenticity and his most cherished dining experience.