On Friday 6th of October, at 7pm, I boarded the 27 bus towards Dame Street. As a leap card opposer, I presented the driver with the exact change, €1.70. Fully clad in the correct uniform for such a gig, black … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: SPRINTS The Button Factory, 6th of October 2023
The phenomenon of music artists selling merchandise is nothing new. The classic “band tee” and other forms of merchandise have been around since the 1950s. However, we are seeing an evolution in music artists merchandise and it comes in the … Continue reading Music Artists And Their Undying Need To Create A Brand
Stickers proclaiming ‘We Buy Test Strips’, accompanied by a phone number, are emblazoned across the lampposts, shop fronts and electrical boxes of the streets of New York – the home of rappers billy woods and Elucid. They advertise the practice … Continue reading Armand Hammer: We Buy Diabetic Test Strips Thank God it’s only an album.
Whacky visuals, lucid soundscapes and light up boob cones were just a few of the things experienced at the New Order gig on Sunday night, 41 years since their first performance in Ireland. This was not a night for the … Continue reading Live Review: New Order Concert The 3Arena , 1st October
”From their first EP, Swum Baby, in 2017 to their full length album, In Praise of Shadows in 2021, their music has held onto and evolved its mysterious and intimate sound.” I adore Puma Blue’s music. From their first EP, … Continue reading Live Review: Puma Blue The Button Factory, 30th September
A force in indie pop since the debut of their critically acclaimed album French Exit in 2014, TV Girl has found a new fan base due to the popularity of soundbites of their songs on the app TikTok. You can … Continue reading Sitting Down with TV Girl An interview with the acclaimed American Indie Pop Band’s drummer, Wyatt Harmon
Photo by Margot Guilhot Delsoldato. Vicar Street. A rainy Thursday night. Dress code: I don’t give a fuck. Sequin jumpsuited girls and boys order Guinness next to middle aged industry heads, who have come straight from the office. This … Continue reading RTÉ Choice Awards 2023 Libby Marchant gives us the inside scoop on the biggest event in the Irish Music Industry
This band has had quite a year. Their latest album, ‘Most Normal’, has been met with critical acclaim, reflected in Pitchfork’s high score of 8.4. I had high expectations for this performance, having attended their mesmerising gig at Whelan’s in … Continue reading Gilla Band Live Review Cormac Nugent Reviews Dublin’s Best Rock Band (Sorry Fontaines D.C.)
Music theory has a reputation problem. My own training is a testament to this; stuffy theory classes without an instrument in sight, learning about arpeggios, scales, circles of fifths, and intervals as abstract concepts. It goes without saying that I … Continue reading Music Theory’s Reputation Problem Why the theory behind the tunes gets a bad rap
Describing music as ‘Beatles-esque’ is a dusty platitude. Even worse, it’s quite meaningless when taken literally – am I referring to ‘She Loves You’ or ‘A Day in The Life’? It’s true that “Beatles-esque” could mean a plethora of things. … Continue reading The Arctic Monkeys’ latest album: The Car I can heartily respect the band for their artistic ambition – if not for much else.
This is a tale of oppression and heroic rebellion, with an epic score and demanding vocal roles. But not too demanding for the cast of this Irish National Opera and Nouvel Opéra Fribourg co-production. With strong performances by the … Continue reading A Review of Rossini’s opera, William Tell Rossini’s famous opera makes a comeback in Ireland for the first time in 145 years.
It’s been more than a year since Olivia Rodrigo gave songwriting credits to Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Josh Farro for ‘good 4 u’. Personally, I recall being extremely surprised by the similarities between the two songs’ choruses upon their release. … Continue reading On Plagiarism in Pop Music Are artists actually stealing from each other?