Album Review: Song Sung – This Ascension Is Ours
Twin sisters Georgina and Una McGeough immerse themselves in a soundscape of ethereal synths and heavenly textures..
Lockdown Life Savers – McCambridge’s Irish Soda Bread
File under ‘Guilty Pleasures’.
On The Cusp: Liam Jegou
Liam Jegou is a slalom canoeist who became the first Irish athlete formally selected for Tokyo Olympics, which have now been postponed to 2021.
Spud-Shack Pivot – Maria Flynn Ballymakenny Farm
“When you start thinking differently it clears the way for good things to happen.” Words to live by from producer Maria Flynn.
Fashioning A Future: The Makeup Artist – Sían Fitzgerald
“Lockdown unfortunately made me unemployed, like so many others.” - Sían Fitzgerald
Coming in August: Allta Box Live
After sixteen weeks of hard graft, the Allta crew have just announced plans to relaunch as alltaBOX LIVE following a well-earned holiday in August.
Album Review: Haim – Women In Music Pt. III
On their third and best studio album, Haim evolve their sound and songwriting while navigating a potential minefield of genres to wondrous effect.
Brand New Retro: Survival in a Nuclear War
"While reading Surviving in a Nuclear War, I couldn't help noticing how similar the messages were to those delivered during the Covid-19 lockdown."
The Hard Seltzer – This Summer’s Aperol Spritz
Hard Seltzer is clearly this summer’s Aperol Spritz in terms of the ‘seen to be seen’ trend of choice whether from a can or as a mixer.
On The Cusp: Lorcan Finnegan – Vivarium
Lorcan Finnegan's latest feature film Vivarium was about to be released in cinemas at the end of March when COVID-19 put a halt to proceedings.
Fashioning A Future: The Stylist – Oyindamola Animashaun
Oyindamola Animashaun was in hospital “isolating before everyone else” when lockdown struck. However, she was there from exhaustion having not had a single day off from December to March.
In With The Old: The Castle Hotel
What’s the oldest hotel in the capital? The Shelbourne, The Gresham, Wynn’s or Buswells? Nope, it’s The Castle Hotel on Great Denmark Street.
Roo Awakening
Zara Hedderman revisits her interview with Naoise Roo from earlier this year and finds out what it’s like to release an EP during a pandemic.
“This Is Not Going Away” – Trevor O’Shea of Bodytonic
“All we can do is try to make reasonable assumptions and guesses and adjust to the change.”
Pipeworks from The Organ Loft – 2020’s Online Festival Reviewed
"The festival committee is to be warmly commended for putting together such a worthwhile programme with high audio quality at short notice."
On The Cusp: Marianne Lee
Marianne Lee was due to launch her debut novel, A Quiet Tide, at the start of April, before a global pandemic put the kibosh on it.
El Silencio, Please!
Pawn shop chic inspired by the redneck bar stage in Blues Brothers.