Brand New Retro: The Spirit of Christmas Presents Past
Brian McMahon of Brand New Retro takes a quick look at vintage adverts for Christmas gifts produced by leading Irish manufacturers.
Brand New Retro: Irish Showband Fashion 1974
"If you played in an Irish showband fifty years ago, you would have dressed in one of three styles." Brian McMahon takes us on a sartorial trip down memory lane.
Brand New Retro: Vintage Christmas Adverts
And now time for a word from our sponsors... Brian McMahon presents a selection of vintage Christmas adverts promoting long-standing Irish food and drink brands.
Brand New Retro: The Spirit of Christmas Presents Past
Brian McMahon of Brand New Retro takes a quick look at vintage adverts for Christmas gifts produced by leading Irish manufacturers.
Brand New Retro: Brian Murphy, 18 in ’63
Brian recalls some of his memories from sixty years ago.
Our December issue #220 is out now in print and online…
Ho! Ho! Ho! Our printed sack is full of treats for you this month.
Brand New Retro: Iveagh Market Memories
"Celina Anderson has hundreds of Iveagh Market stories. She helped her mother who had a stall there, as did her grandmother and her great-grandmother." - Brian McMahon, Brand New Retro
Brand New Retro: Dublin’s Veteran of Vintage – Deirdre Macken
Deirdre Macken has been curating and selling clothes in her various Dublin shops for over 41 years. Brian McMahon celebrates the city’s veteran of vintage.
Brand New Retro: Zebra – Ireland’s First Reggae Band
"Temple Bar Gallery & Studios have published Zebra’s Afterimage, a fold-out fanzine that includes a very interesting and lengthy retrospective of Zebra" - Brian McMahon
Brand New Retro: HindeSight – Dublin in Postcards
In 1956 John Hinde opened his colour photographic studio in Dublin where he produced a series of distinctive, stylised, vibrant colour postcards that saw him become one of the most…
Brand New Retro: Old Nudes
Considering Playboy magazine was banned in Ireland for over 35 years, one wonders how two homegrown imitation magazines ever got published here in the 1970s.
Brand New Retro: Mary Quant in Cabra
"Intrigued, and excited to hear of this Quant Cabra connection, I had to find out more. This is what I discovered…" - Brian McMahon
Our June edition #214 is out and online now. Here’s what you can expect…
Our June edition has just dropped...
Brand New Retro: MindFuzz
"Although it’s all original vinyl, we're not afraid of modern technology to intensify the experience." Dublin Psychedelic Club MindFuzz celebrates its tenth birthday next year. Brian McMahon meets with founder…
Brand New Retro: 20 League of Ireland Pop Connections
To celebrate 20 years since the League of Ireland switched to summer football, we give you 20 connections the league has had with pop music.
Brand New Retro: Vintage Christmas Adverts
This month we present a selection of vintage Christmas adverts promoting long-standing Irish food and drink brands.
Brand New Retro: When Wigs Were In
For a time in the 1960s and early 1970s, it was acceptable and fashionable for young Irish women to wear wigs.