Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
Nutini’s second album sees the interluding years maturing Nutini’s sound, veering away from his puppy-eyed pop of yesteryear. When I was a teen looking for lovely boys playing music to
The Enemy – Music For The People
Dorothy Parker once said, “This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.” I feel a similar, if somewhat more crude sentiment
Music – Interview – Devon Sproule
Arriving at the Harcourt Hotel, I find Devon Sproule in playful form. Having spent the past two years out on tour storing up the grass-is-always-greener memories of her Virginia home
Blurred Lines: Interview with Director
Director are being interviewed by TG4 across the way from the Button Factory coffee shop where I am supposed to meet them. The over-zealous presenter can be seen giving Michael
Daedelus
Stefano Gabana (he of ‘Dolce &…’ fame) once said that style is all a game with new rules for every season. One person who refuses to play by these rules,
Bob Dylan – Together Through Life
I was born without the gene that causes most music critics to erupt into a fit of hyperbole whenever some one mentions Bob Dylan. If you can appreciate his latest
Super Furry Animals – Dark Days/Light Years
Whether it be donning Power Ranger costumes on stage or christening their debut album after a 58-lettered Welsh village, the Super Furry Animals have earned a status for crafting psychedelic
Silversun Pickups – Swoon
Ain’t no doubt about it, we’ve exhausted almost every era available to us with regards to music revivals. But no, wait a minute… early 90s alt. rock. Hmmm, now there’s
Doves – Kingdom of Rust
If my dreams had a soundtrack, I think it would sound a little bit like Kingdom of Rust. That’s not to say that it will set your eyelids drooping or
Interview with Adrian Crowley
Adrian Crowley is the source of great debate in the Totally Dublin office. See me, I say his music sounds like honey dripping from a wooden spoon. Another voice pops
First Aid Kit – Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Cover)
You heard it here first folks. Expect alot of talk about these two young sisters from Sweden early next year. First Aid Kit are Johanna and Klara Soderberg from Enskede,
Interview with David Kitt
Any Leaving Cert. English teacher, struggling to make MacBeth more appealing than sending dirty MMS messages underneath the desk will tell you that you learn most about a man by
Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
I really wanted to like Bat for Lashes upon the release of her 2006 debut ‘Fur and Gold’. She stood out from her peers with her unpretentious originality and her
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeah’s have always walked a tightrope above the underground and the mainstream. More often than not, the deciding factor that causes a band to sway towards the latter
Eminem – We Made You
The stompy chorus and overblown video hype this track up, not to mention the fact that its been anticipated since, oh, how many years? But considering the reportedly dark times
Patrick Wolf – Vulture
With a new album (‘The Bachelor’ ) and a new label (Bloody Chamber Music), the sparkle-haired elf has taken a high-fashion, eighties disco-influenced turn in this new single. Though his
Interview with Imelda May
Imelda May is bridging gaps and breaking boundaries all over the shop. Her debut album, Love Tattoo, is currently climbing the charts like nobody’s business and the level of critical
Girls Aloud – Untouchable
The new Girls Aloud video is, quite literally, a load of balls. Gone are the days of 5 girls dancing at a tea party table in Elizabethan get-ups, as Untouchable