Hip Hop is Dead: An Interview with Olan of All City Records
“Local wise – hip-hop seems like a Byker Grove thing right now. It’s the first thing kid’s are in to.” Olan, the man behind Dublin’s All City records sounds like
Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
It’s tempting to say it’s a negative thing for Anna Calvi to have been given the kiss of hype via inclusion of the BBC Sounds of 2011 list. When you’re
Deerhoof – Vs. Evil
Crisp and brutal, Deerhoof’s umpteenth album works with pretty much their existing template: a scattershot collection of cartoonish colouring and post-rock shapeshifting, presented in 2 to 3 minute slices of
Bibio – Mind Bokeh
Pity poor Bibio – the Warp-signed found sound collagist will never enjoy the platform granted this month’s darling James Blake, though his music has been consistently some of electronica’s most
Lunar Disko – House Expressions EP
The 7th instalment from LDR sees Dublin-based Italian ex-pat Lerosa kick off proceedings with a melodic jacking number that wonderfully encompasses the classic Chicago sound. Dutch Italo fiend Mark Du
At Swim Two Birds Director Interview
Take a play with no beginning and no end, featuring three narrators, a leprechaun, a mythical king and some cowboys from Ringsend, and you are left with one of Ireland’s
DNA Test – James Blake
For a guy who still just about fits into the type of ‘dubstep producer’, a lot of people know James Blake’s face. With no pseudonym or contrived anonymity to shield
Connected
Simon and Daz, two typical ‘lads’ still amused by innuendo and crude humour, whittle away the hours in their office by playing online games. Throughout the play the two characters
James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream
One of the highlights from James Blake’s enjoyable but slightly patchy album features all the calling cards of the sound he establishes on that record – his often disfigured white-boy
Zoo Kid – Out Getting Ribs
I’m already totally unnerved by Zoo Kid after about 30 seconds of his video. A shocking ginger Morrissey quiff and a guy who can’t be much older than Dylan Haskins
Twin Shadow Interview
George Lewis, Jr. has a shady past, for a suave new wave Pitchfork icon at least. Before plumping for the Twin Shadow moniker, he had previous in the Chili Peppers-inspired
The Figher
Sligthly more intricate than a basic biopic, The Fighter follows the tale of not one but two boxers, “Irish” Micky Ward and his half-brother Dickie Eklund, centering around crisis points
Rabbit Hole
Eight months after the death of their 4 year old son, we’re introduced to married couple Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) as they struggle with their differing and
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
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
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: 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
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