Music
Live Review: Madness / Squeeze – 3Arena, Dublin 06,08,2022
Madness brought their Ladykillers Tour to Dublin with very fragrant guest (as the tour posters says) Squeeze in support at the 3Arena, like many shows it was a rescheduled show and was eagerly awaited by many. The Arena was pretty packed even before Squeeze took to the stage and the heat was a little uncomfortable …
News: ‘THE MARS VOLTA’ THE BAND’S FIRST NEW ALBUM IN A DECADE IS OUT SEPTEMBER 16
After the release of two new singles following a decade long hiatus, The Mars Volta, have unveiled details surrounding their seventh upcoming full length album ‘The Mars Volta’ due for release on September 16, 2022. The new album bravely challenges everything you thought you knew about them, delivering their most exciting, most accessible, and most …
Live Review: Sleeping With Sirens / Don Broco – 1720 Warehouse, Los Angeles 05/08/22
Tonight, the CTRL+ALT+DEL tour comes to LA at the 1720 Warehouse! Unfortunately, due to a huge underestimation on how big LA is and also how bad the traffic is (rookie mistake I know), I missed support acts Garzi and most of Point North’s set, but I was in the pit ready and waiting for Don …
Live Review: Aslan / Dont Tell Mum – Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Kilkenny 05,08,2022
Another trip out to my favourite Irish outdoor venue to cover Aslan with support from Don’t Tell Mumand we were so lucky with the weather another glorious sunny evening and the sun was splitting the stones (sorry for the pun) First up were Dublin new up and coming band Don’t Tell Mum and ones to …
Track/video: Electronic Afro-futurist partnership Nyati Mayi & The Astral Synth Transmitters preview the rootsy ‘Try Sunshine’ ahead of debut album ‘Lulanga Tales’.
When curious minds eventually meet, things usually happen. Multi-instrumentalist/singer Nyati Mayi and DJ/producer soFa elsewhere (aka The Astral Synth Transmitters) may circulate within the wild oscillations of the Brussel’s experimental electronica scene but it took the relative isolation of the 2020 lockdown to bring the pair together. One of the many musical snapshots Nyati posted …
Track: Portugal’s First All Female Metal Band Black Widows Return With New Single Black Orchid
Black Widows, who made history in Portugal as the first all-female metal band in their country, have returned with a new album and single ‘Black Orchid’. Their new album ‘Among the Brave Ones’ is due on the 21st of October via Inverse Records. Vocalist Rute Fevereiro comments: “I’m so thrilled about “Black Orchid” single. We overcame the storms of …
Track: Malevolence – Higher Place
With the release of their album and a string of tour dates, Malevolence have released a stunning video for their track ‘Higher Place’. To accompany the video, the band have released an alternative acoustic version of ‘Higher Place’ digitally. Stream it here Front-man Alex Taylor commented: “Higher Place focuses on a subject which everyone will …
Track: The Horn Share Mellow Second Single ‘Always Late’
Warming, emotive and infectiously likeable with its swaying rhythms, satirical yet melancholic and reflective lyricism, The Horn’s second single ‘Always Late’ is effortlessly impactful and showcases a truly complete sounding back they are, despite their infancy as a band. Channeling the likes of The National with their chilled, gradually building and flawlessly emotive and beautiful …
New Track: Sensational 70’s Latin jazz – the ‘We Are Busy Bodies’ label announce twin album reissues from the stellar Virgilio Armas.
Where do they find them? Those intrepid sound seekers at We Are Busy Bodies look set to keep on delivering. Following their bountiful dig through the ‘As-Shams‘ back catalogue of seminal South African jazz, the Toronto based label have switched their attention momentarily to the equally hip Venezuelan seventies scene. The result of these new …
Premiere: Kate Bond Shares Powerful Single ‘We Just Want To Be Loved’
We are delighted to premiere the video for the new single ‘We Just Want To Be Loved’ by North East based singer songwriter Kate Bond. Written post Sarah Everard, ‘We Just Want To Be Loved’, is a song all about impunity in cases of violence against women. The powerful feminism centred lyrics and ideology is …