A music blog from Ireland.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Amazing the difference that Bandcamp has made in sharing new music, certainly in Ireland. When Drop-D first got a bee in their bonnet about creating the ultimate Cork music compilation, it was split into several different download links and boasted around 100 tracks. The intention was pure but the outcome was bulky and cumbersome to
Friday, March 18th, 2011
Pop over and say hello to the all new-look www.drop-d.ie – it’s been freshly redesigned in cool clean grey and there isn’t a loveheart in sight. Rock. This marks Mike McGrath-Bryan’s formal ascension to editor of the...
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
From Drop-D, Cork Rock City is an extensive compilation of new music, the odyssey of Mike McGrath-Bryan documenting the thriving rock scene in the county. There are no less than 69 tracks spread across four downloadable ‘discs’,...
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Misfortune favours the brave and there aren’t many rockers more valiant than ASIWYFA, so it was with considerable regret they had to cancel Zomberparkfeest at the weekend after bassist Johnny Adger injured his shoulder. This injury has...
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Okay I admit that a little burp of jealousy arose in my throat last week to hear that Cork have reclaimed their dearly-loved indie record store Plugd from the throes of recession. I miss Road Records so...
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Anyone taken any good photos at gigs lately? I certainly haven’t…last Friday’s jaunt to the Ballroom of Romance gig was nixed when my Nikon battery charger gave up the ghost. Thankfully I managed to fix it last...