“We all just sit in a room playing bad things until something good happens.” You’d be forgiven for assuming the worst from Dublin five-piece SPIES’ own description of their creative process, but the approach seems to be working for them. … Continue reading Homegrown: SPIES
Compiling a November playlist in a world where Taylor Swift’s new album is not on Spotify is trickier than you might think. The playlist must go on, however, and there is a lot else going on to get our staff excited about (and positivity is pretty comforting in a downpour of rain and essay deadlines), including new releases from Mykki Blanco, CHVRCHES, Run the Jewels, Young Fathers, and more. Continue reading Playlist: November 2014
Ghostbusters, Rocky Horror, that weird song Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff did about Freddy Krueger — we have left no corny Halloween stone unturned. Continue reading Playlist: Halloween 2014
Is this all a sign of the ultimate decline of the music industry, a cynical, bizarre commentary on how sex always sells; or is this actually just a genius move on the part of an ever-expanding media corporation? tn2 speaks to Corey Price, Vice President of Pornhub, to get some answers. Continue reading Take it to the Hub: Interview with Pornhub VP Corey Price
Our October playlist features new releases from Tinashe, Girlpool, Caribou, Nehruviandoom, and more. There is a soulful warmth that ties all these songs together with a fuzzy, underlying sense of propulsion. Enjoy listening to these autumnal grooves. Continue reading Playlist: October 2014
Our picks for what to see and do over the next month. Continue reading What’s On: October 15-November 16
“The classical music world is very stuck in the past. It’s not the musicians, but the establishment itself looks down on other kinds of music.” Continue reading Homegrown: Ensemble
Last weekend saw seven Dublin venues playing host to Hard Working Class Heroes, an independent showcase of new Irish music. There were some predictably sublime performances from some of the more well-established acts, but given that HWCH is a showcase, here are four acts from last weekend who we loved, but had never really heard of before. Continue reading Hard Working Class Heroes: Our pick of the best
Here’s our picks for what to do and see over the next month. Continue reading What’s On: September 16 – October 12
Music Editor Tara Joshi analyses some of the most iconic music videos of all time. Continue reading Videodrome: Britney Spears, Toxic
After the initial inspiration of “party tunes”, tn2 decided instead to infuse the promise of autumn and the lingering sunshine into a varied and full playlist. Continue reading Playlist: September 2014