Telepathe
In Scott Crary’s 2004 documentary of New York City’s 1980’s no-wave scene he depicted the majority of the noughties new wave of ‘experimental’ bands plying their arty wares in the
MacBecks – Interview with Paul Reid
Since the beginning of time people have been obsessed with celebrity. Even the ancient Greeks lauded their Olympic heroes by carving their images on wine flasks and urns that people
Innercity Pirates
Cardiff-born indie brats Innercity Pirates are a perfect pint of pop. Having struck some black gold with their track ‘Dedication’ picked to soundtrack the ubiquitous Guinness fridge-magnet advert, the band
Interview with Antony Hegarty
Writing a tract on New York photographer Peter Hujar in the Guardian recently, Antony Hegarty, Sussex-born balladeer and vocal acrobat wrote “He took pictures of outsiders from an insider’s perspective.
Chymera – Interview and Podcast Mix
It has been somewhat of a whirlwind year for Cork-born, Barcelona-based producer and DJ, Chymera – aka Brendan Gregoriy. Having released a steady string of highly successful tracks since mid
Music – Interview – Adebisi Shank
Downstairs in Frazers, Adebisi Shank are celebrating the launch of their debut album, it’s a pure drunken tantrum of a night and from about 10pm the venue looks and feels
Musicians Without Borders
Like any traditional music that gets welded with the seam of modern beat, Balkan Beat Box (BBB) was born out of a Diaspora melting pot. The sort of pressure cooker
Nice & Nasty’s Desy Balmer
There are many unsung heroes in the Irish dance scene, and Desy Balmer is right up there with the best of them. A dj for nearly two decades and record
I’m From Barcelona
I’m quite jealous of Emanuel Lundgren, lead singer, chief songwriter and ringmaster of Swedish 30-piece music/party collective I’m From Barcelona. His command of English is somehow far better than mine,
Sunken Foal
Dunk Murphy is one half of Ambulance, and one whole of Sunken Foal. His new album under the latter moniker, Fallen Arches, is a work of glorious, breathtaking brilliance. Recalling
John Cooper Clarke
In school, in Ireland, we get Austin Clarke on our poetry syllabus moaning about heifers and blackbirds in the faraway Irish mists – snooze. In England they get John Cooper
Sugarhill Gang
Block parties, mobile discos and basement DJs. Before any hip-hop record label was ever formed, people were out rapping on the streets, plugging equipment into any socket they could find
Penny For Your Thoughts
It is a startling voice that trickles through the phone from a county faraway when John Lambert picks up. Sounding like he’s constantly smiling, Lambert flits his way from stories
Holy F*ck – Holier than thou
For many Holy F*ck are like the attractive new boy or girl one of your friends got to know in a club and have been raving about fancying ever since.
Fight Like Apes: Going Global
What a difference a year makes. This time in 2007, Dublin nutso-pop quartet Fight Like Apes were banging their heads on top of a mountain of hype and Next Big
Holier Than Thou
For many Holy Fuck are like the attractive new boy or new girl one of their friends got to know in a club and have been raving about fancying their
Richie Egan
The past year had been one of growing frustration for Richie Egan. Having completed his third album after positive early airings, he found himself at the receiving end of label
Ghislain Poirier
If the idea of a Montreal artist brings anything to mind it’s out pourings of bleak post rock drone and lo-fi indie noise, and certainly not Ghislain Poirier’s bombastic bass