●●●●○ Billed as Ireland’s first electronic opera, Heresy is an episodic account of the life of Giordano Bruno, sixteenth-century philosopher and theologian. Burned at the stake by the Roman Inquisition in 1600, the Dominican friar courted controversy and intrigue across … Continue reading Roger Doyle’s “Heresy”- review
●○○○○ A large portion of this publication’s readership probably aren’t old enough to remember the zenith of Robbie Williams’ career, which existed from around 1997-2000. Coming a long way from wearing leather chaps and slapping his arse while … Continue reading Robbie Williams “The Heavy Entertainment Show” – review
●●●●○ Lady Gaga has returned after a three year hiatus with a track that possesses all the drive and restlessness of 2015’s gynocentric Mad Max: Fury Road. Assisted by Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Mark Ronson, and BloodPop, much like … Continue reading Lady Gaga, “Perfect Illusion” – review
●●●●○ Solange’s A Seat at the Table had a long, troubled gestation, its genesis going back some eight years. The equally fraught seven-track EP True (2012) was recorded and released in those intervening years, with the sessions for this latest offering … Continue reading Solange, A Seat at the Table – review
Name: Harry Hutchinson. Studying: Art History. Age: 32. Spotify user name: Harry Hutchinson. Best playlist: Mostly Girls. If you were a song: Unison by Björk. If Trinity were a song: So Many Men, So Little Time by Miquel Brown. Song … Continue reading Jumble: Sounds of Front Square – Harry Hutchinson
The National Concert Hall’s major concert series, Composing the Island, aims to celebrate a century of Irish composition. Darragh Kelly asks what the programme’s lack of diversity says about the establishment vision of the future of music in Ireland. … Continue reading Composing the Feminists
●●●●○ Taking over the dilapidated interior of No. 13 North Great George’s St, Bottlenote Music’s BLEED seeks to create an evolving, reverberant sound-space. The performance features five core musicians, with the audience being led from room to room, spending about … Continue reading BLEED at Fringe Festival – review