A music blog from Ireland.
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Rubberbandits. Terrors of the telephone, angels of the airwaves. Messers with microphones, Limerick’s new leaders. While Father Ted and Dylan Moran have been the defining figures of great Irish comedy, a new pair of plastic padres have split sides, seams and opinions with their incorrigible brand of homegrown humour. On this occasion in Dublin’s Central
Monday, December 12th, 2011
You don’t have to be Scrooge to get something cheap in December when bands’ generosity extends to free Christmas music. That’s exactly the case of Agitate The Gravel from Cork who want to thank and toast an...
Friday, December 9th, 2011
After several years building up a reputation on live shows and two EPs, the release of It Goes, It Goes (Forever and Ever) in October 2010 pummelled Dublin band Halves into the strata of successful debut albums....
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Here’s the gorgeous new Monto song Green & Blue that features on the new ERI Collective Mixtape. This track is used on the promotional video that I posted earlier in the week and those gorgeous bells made...
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
This Friday is the launch of a new eight-track EP, Mountbatten Class by Ginnels, released as a cassette on Long Lost Records. 1. Ssummer! 2. In My Arms The Sedative 3. ...
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Frostywarm, sparklebright festive song from Grand Pocket Orchestra in advance of the Popical Island Xmas Party on 17 December. It’s such a nice thing to hear from the ‘Gyppos’ after a busy year of music, both their...
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
An unusual choice of footage for Belfast rapper Bee Mick See‘s new Aw Shucks video, featuring the notorious Seventies’ cartoon character Fritz The Cat. Described as “a persiflage on the protest movements of the 60s. Its hero...
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Oh this is so good. It’s been quite a while since Hardcore has featured on the blog but what a way to bring it back, with this set of six free demos from Pulled Apart. [wp_bandcamp_player type="album"...