The Seagull
Written over one hundred years ago, Chekhov’s The Seagull is a story about hopes and dreams, youth and love: all themes that are still as alive today in Dublin than
Nico Muhly – Fingers in Ears
It’s the journalistic requisite to list off the Talmud-length CV of Nico Muhly when introducing him to friends, readers, and innocent bystanders. Take your pick: his eclectic, venerable albums Speaks
Sunset Rubdown’s Spencer Krug on Dragonslaying
He’s not the hardest working man in indie rock. In fact, he claims not to work that hard at all. But the fact remains that as one-fifth of Wolf Parade,
Chris Cunningham, Condensed
There are certain events boys my age will always remember, stepping-stones that paved the yellow brick road to manhood. You remember where you were when Ireland got knocked out of
GAZE Film Festival – A Guide From Festival Programmer Cian Smyth
The GAZE Film Festival has had humble beginnings having been around in various guises since 1992 when homosexuality was still a criminal act in Ireland. The ever-increasing popularity of the
Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford on Album Two and Army Tanks
My phonebook is paltry. The most famous person in it is one of the Redneck Manifesto and, well, James Ford from Simian Mobile Disco. James’ little black book, on the
Cool Herc – Hercules and Love Affair Interview
Fusing a lifelong passion for classic myths and legends with a teenage taste for disco Andrew Butler created one of 2008’s finest acts in Hercules and Love Affair. A salacious
Bad Seed Solo: Conway Savage
A star among Nick Cave’s formidably bearded retinue, Conway Savage first joined the Bad Seeds on organ and piano duties for the Good Son tour of 1990, going on to
Sophie Ellis Bextor: The Grammatically Correct Interview
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is a pop star in the old-school sense. She’s a genuine old-fashioned star, fierce and glamorous to the hilt in videos and performance, but reticent about life out
Music – Interview – Patrick Kelleher
What do a hazelnut spread jar, a baby accordion and a drum machine have in common? They are the unlikely ingredients in a recipe for genius. Originally from Glendalough, Co.
!!! – A Chat Chat Chat with Chk Chk Chk
It’s the bane of any journalist’s life: the transatlantic phoner. It will inevitably take place on the hottest day of the year when the object of your professional desires would
Eternal Damnation
When Stephen Adly Guirgis wrote The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot, he wanted to cast a fair light on the Bible’s most infamous kiss-and-tell. Set in downtown purgatory, it is
Interview With Claire Kirby
American playwright William Mastrosimone caused a stir when his play Extremities first hit the stage in 1982. It dared to raise a sensitive topic that was usually hushed and brandished
Phoenix – Interview With Thomas Mars
Every summer has a sound. Last year, Vampire Weekend and MGMT soundtracked festivals and barbecues the world over and now, at the dawn of summer ’09, it’s starting to sound
Music – Interview – DM Stith
How does one go from being a shy kid, brought up in a staunchly religious home, to being one of the most talked-about new artists on New York’s esteemed indie
Music – Interview – Funzo
Dinah Washington once sang about being Mad About The Boy. While Liam McDermott himself is safe, his band, Funzo, had better watch out. Because I am most definitely Mad About
Mr Scruff Interview
Anyone who’s sold their sole to the Dublin dancefloor knows this fair city of ours has acted as a dumping ground for half arsed sets on more than one occasion.
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