Bogboy
One day the playwright Deirdre Kinahan was out walking in a bog near her home in County Meath when she came across a bunch of flowers. The flowers were totally
Full Moon. Half Moon. Total Eclipse. Screenwriting Twilight
Melissa Rosenberg is one of U.S. television’s most prominent writers with credits such as Ally McBeal, The Outer Limits, The O.C. and most recently Dexter. However, these days she’s more
Director Antoine Fuqua Introduces Brooklyn’s Finest
What is Brooklyn’s Finest about? It’s about the pressure that police officers are under, the choices they make under that pressure, and the result is what we witness in the
Enemies
So, Enemies release their debut album, ‘We’ve Been Talking’ Friday the 11th June. We’ve been talking, and consensus is that it’s one of the best Irish guitar records of an
Kormac
Busy promoting his first full-length album, the excellent ‘Word Play’ on Dublin’s Scribble Records, and with preparation for a double Glastonbury performance well under way, Kormac is a busy man.
The Importance of Being Earnest: interview with director Lynne Parker
We’ve got the city’s most successful company, Rough Magic, presenting The Importance of Being Ernest, what is arguably the nation’s favorite play by the lauded Oscar Wilde, at The Gaiety,
The Early Bird
In a nation that can be positively acidic towards new talent, is it any wonder that those not in-like-Flynn often skedaddle across the pond in search of love and affection?
Everybody Dance – Chic’s Nile Rodgers Interviewed
To call Chic a disco band would be a disservice akin to calling the Beatles “a Merseybeat band” or calling Kraftwerk “that novelty group – you know, Germans, did that
Whistle Down The Wind
Though it’s a mere few weeks old, the Grand Canal Theatre is certainly pulling in quality theatrical entertainment. The latest show to roll in to the waterside venue is Andrew
Swimming With Caribou: Dan Snaith Interviewed
We took a vote, and the results confirmed suspicions: the new Caribou album is the best thing ever. Infectious, viscous dance music with an unprecedented emotional depth, Swim is impressive…
Big Dish Go
Like footballers, the shelf life for promoters is notoriously short. One bad decision or dud gig can shut down shop immediately. That being said, the lads at Big Dish Go
Just Friends: The Redneck Manifesto Interviewed
Kinetic. Locked-in. Cocks-out. Languid. Itchy. Singular. Familiar. Metal. Jazz. Funk. Souled-out. Ireland. San Franscisco. Sweden. Brazil. Phased. Unfazed. Thunder. Lightning. Tornado. Tempest. Tempestuous. Dramatic. Emphatic. Lysergic. Prismatic. Erratic. Pneumatic. Charismatic.
Two Door Cinema Club
From the dilapidated tourist town of Bangor, Northern Ireland, Two Door Cinema Club emerge wielding short, sharp indie pop songs to dance to. Alchemising guitar-driven melodies into floor-filling electronica, their
Goody Two Xius
From putting a nude rent boy on an album cover to writing the lines “Did you know you were going to shoot off the top of a four year old
The Bacchae – Interview with Director Andy Hinds
As the Panto season lets out a last gasp and makes a scaldy grab for your spondulicks those who prefer their theatre minus the arse end of a TV3 presenter’s
Music – Interview – Placebo
All my Christmases came at once, and so very nearly did I, when confirmation of my interview with Placebo’s bass player Stefan Oldstal dropped into my work email. A fan
Empire State Of Mind: The Jay-Z Interview
In 1996 Shawn Corey Carter emerged as a rapper and a promising lyricist. Now, 13 years on, Jay-Z is a platinum selling artist with more numbers ones than Elvis. But