It’s Kind Of A Funny Story
A friend of mine once summarised romantic narratives in contemporary young-adult cinema as something along the lines of ‘Here is a list of bands and films that I like, would
Season Of The Witch
Nicolas Cage is shamefully misdirected in this rather bland supernatural horror, of which only the opening five minutes, featuring Perlman and Cage in a battle/celebration-of-victory-in-battle montage, offer anything which might
True Grit
Despite having all the makings of a modern classic and, indeed, promotion from every corner of the film industry: critical, commercial or otherwise, the Coens’ True Grit feels strangely under-wrought.
Interview with Cloud Nothings
Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi is a good example of how the internet has made this ‘getting big’ thing a lot easier and a lot quicker. In 2009, he was releasing
Calendar Girls
Perhaps February isn’t the wisest month for people to be stripping off in Ireland but we have been assured the Grand Canal Theatre is cranking up the heat for the
Anna Calvi – Jezebel b/w Moulinette
Look, coming over the hill! It’s a load of hyped January bands defending the honour of Gay Dad! By making the BBC Sound of 2011 short Anna Calvi certainly seems
Rihanna – Loud
Now sexed-up and dancefloor-bound, this version of Rihanna is less taxing to listen to than the broody, troubled RiRi of the Rated R era. Which isn’t to say that Loud
Iron and WIne – Kiss Each Other Clean
Kiss Each Other Clean is a fancy dress party for timid indie tunes. Rabbits Will Run has come as Rhythm of the Saints-era Paul Simon, Tree By The River is
Lone – Emerald Fantasy Tracks
Lone is nothing if not prolific, and his fourth album in four years sees the Nottingham bred producer easily exceed his previous LPs. A pastiche that speaks strongly of his
Gay Marvine – Greatest Mix Fixes
There is an unbridled irreverence about Gay Marvine’s reedits that some could consider silly. However, get closer to the bone and you realise few if anyone has mastered the re
Temple Bar Trad
Though the Temple Bar Trad is now in it’s fifth year, the festival is still not half as well known as it should be. Trad is something that seems to
PJ Harvey – Written On The Forehead
Upon hearing this through the tinny speaker of a clock-radio the other day, my early morning brain kind of wished I had actually stumbled upon some freak coincidence on a
Interview with Darkstar
Darkstar emerged in a hail of praise when their dubsteppy early 12 inches Need You and Aidys Girls A Computer appeared all full of 2-step rhythms and ghost-in-the-machine chopped up
The Artist in Residence – Ger Dowling’s Abbey St. Studio
"I think you need to be isolated to be creative: You need to find your own space and be able to deal with it as well." We talk to artist…
127 Hours
‘Holy shit, it’s like a metaphor for life’. Danny Boyle’s much anticipated follow-up to Slumdog Millionaire is every bit as underwhelming as you imagined it would be. Based on Aron
The Kings Speech
Colin Firth delivers an astonishingly brilliant central performance in Tom Hooper’s follow-up to The Damned United, detailing King George VI’s struggle to overcome his stammer between the years of 1925
Morning Glory
Becky is a dreamer, she has dreamed of being a television producer since she was a little girl. After being let go from the morning programme she produces in New
The Thorn In My Heart
A sleepy, slow-paced documentary just that little bit too familar to anyone burdened with annoying relatives over Christmas, Michel Gondry’s documentary is no less tender and imaginative than his fictional