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Live Review: The Blizzards / Codyy / Aimée – The Academy, Dublin 14.05.2022

Words: Max Falvey // Pictures: Carl McGrath “Thank you so much for choosing us over Eurovision, I’m not sure I would’ve done the same!” After releasing their fourth studio album…

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Album Reviews

Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers

The thing about Kendrick Lamar albums is that they become, in their own way, cultural touchstones. To Pimp a Butterfly immediately became regarded as one of the best albums, certainly…

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Music

Album Review: deep tan – diamond horsetail

Deep Tan (or rather, deep tan, as they are more correctly styled) are one of those bands that it’s really hard not to keep coming back to. Their stripped-back, almost…

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Live Review: Gary Numan / Divine Shade – O2 Academy, Glasgow 10.05.2022

For over 43 years, Gary Numan has fascinated audiences with his robot-like persona. Part innovator, part plagiarist, Numan has been an icon of electronic music since his chart toping single “Are Friends…

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Live Review: Peach Pit / Sun Seeker – Vicar Street, Dublin 09.05.2022

By Kate Lawlor Opening the first show of their European tour, Canadian Indie band Peach Pit have undeniably set the bar for what promises to be one of their most…

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Live Review: Siobhan Miller – The Greystones, Sheffield 08.05.2022

Siobhan Miller arrived at the Greystones at the end of a warm spring weekend in Sheffield as part of her Anglo/Scottish tour; see LIVE | Siobhan Miller. What could be better…

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Meet: Matthew Smith from New Zealand’s band Deep Water Creek talks about inspirations and influences.

Give us a potted history of you / the band: I started the band Deep Water Creek about four years ago, sort of as a vehicle for my own songs. Before that I…

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Live Review: Red Snapper – O2 Academy, Sheffield 05.05.2022

This was the second date on (LIVE – Red Snapper (redsnapperofficial.com)) new UK tour; a tour they’ve not attempted for far too long. Though I did try and see them…

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Live Review: IST IST / Wax Heart Sodality – Independent, Sunderland 06.05.2022

By Hazel Littlemore It was my first time seeing wax heart sodality and as the show began with the lights down low the lead singer took the stage wearing a mask…

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Live Review: Girl In Red / Del Water Gap – 3Olympia, Dublin 02.05.2022

This week saw Norwegian Singer-songwriter Marie Ulven also known as Girl in Red make her return to Dublin fir the first time since the pandemic and it was an epic…

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