Album of the Summer: Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino The Arctic Monkeys' 6th Album Rocked Our Summer

●●●●○ It is their most polarising album yet, but for me, the album of the summer is undoubtedly Arctic Monkeys’ Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino. Not being an album of instant gratification, but a glorious conceptual slow-burner, it has the … Continue reading Album of the Summer: Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino The Arctic Monkeys’ 6th Album Rocked Our Summer

“An Evening with David Sedaris” encompasses laughter, essays, and blue culottes Staff Writer Alison Traynor recounts Sedaris’ stellar readings from his latest works

In theory, “An Evening with David Sedaris” promised a standard literary reading, offering insights into the writer’s work and teasing what’s to come. However, the atmosphere in the sold-out National Concert Hall on July 8th was far from typical for … Continue reading “An Evening with David Sedaris” encompasses laughter, essays, and blue culottes Staff Writer Alison Traynor recounts Sedaris’ stellar readings from his latest works

Teeling Uncovers Irish LGBT Pride A timely photography exhibition designed to counter LGBT invisibility

 Uncover, photographer Brian Teeling’s new exhibition, is consciously rooted within the cultural context of a new Ireland, an Ireland that is more socially progressive than ever before. This Ireland voted for marriage equality in 2015 and to repeal the eighth amendment … Continue reading Teeling Uncovers Irish LGBT Pride A timely photography exhibition designed to counter LGBT invisibility

Johnny Marr’s ‘Call The Comet’ Reviewed Call The Comet is testimony to the fact that Johnny Marr is still a force to be reckoned with.

It has been thirty-one years since the break-up of the Smiths, but Johnny Marr has refused to sink into either obscurity or self-indulgence, something his third solo album, Call The Comet makes quite evident. Broadly speaking, Call The Comet is … Continue reading Johnny Marr’s ‘Call The Comet’ Reviewed Call The Comet is testimony to the fact that Johnny Marr is still a force to be reckoned with.