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
Computer Jay
Dublin’s All City Records relationship with the city of Los Angeles is an unlikely one. Their 10 part “L.A Series” of 7 inch releases has earned the label a place
Last Night At The Jetty
Given the frequency with which we slobber over any recorded noise he makes, it may seem that we are part of some unofficial Panda Bear fan club, and in truth
Girl Talk – All Day
Using pop’s unerring reliance on things happening over four bars, Girl Talk’s party-piece mash-up music will satisfy those itching to hear Mr. Blue Sky over a thick hip-hop beat or
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
“The best living or dead, hands down” is how Kanye opens his verse on Monster. We’re used to hubris by now, but there’s an obvious question. The best what? His
Christmastime In Dublin Town
Given that we have no option but to be inundated with the classic canon of schmaltzy Chrimbo musical fare for the last twelfth of every year, it’s a bit of
Spike Punch
Our Favourite Visual Wizard On Wild Things, Jackasses and Tom and Jerry Director, writer, producer, photographer, editor, actor, artist, dancer, this man has so many roles he can’t even pin
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Nicki’s a pretender in more ways than one. She’s the first female emcee to believably claim to be the best right now, and she’s got more voices than a ventriloquist.
Rumer – Seasons Of My Soul
Rumer’s debut album, Seasons Of My Soul, represents the closest the pop music of 2010 has come to that heady, uncool hi-fi pop of yore and is all the more
Warpaint – Fool
Four well-connected girls from LA, Warpaint have come up with an album that is haunting and moody enough to transcend its occasionally shambolic tendencies. The band are no slouches when
Dam Funk & Computer Jay- LA Series 7
The 7th instalment in All City’s Los Angeles series. Futuristic boogie-don Dam Funk delivers the first two cuts, the languid bass line of ‘Night Stroll’ outclassing the slightly erratic synth
Of Gods And Men (Des Dieux et Des Hommes)
Recounting the tragedy that befell seven Trappist monks during Algerian Civil War of the mid-nineties, Of Gods and Men is a pensive and stern meditation on the nature of religious
Machete
The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he’s about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him
The American
Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Pavel that his
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest
After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)
The half-finale of the Potter franchise sees both director and actors straining at their film-contracts, with a nervous energy which translates into unexpectedly powerful viewing. This time around we readily
The Dying Seconds – Kid Logic
Kid Logic is the first single from their delayed-but-soon-to-be-forthcoming second album proper by locals The Dying Seconds. Since releasing their eponymous debut, The Dying Seconds have swelled to a five
OMD – VCR (xx cover)
Having recently heard Kieran Hebden plough through this song in a totally different direction with a recent Fourtet remix, its weird to hear how effective an incredibly straight-laced cover version