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Album Review: Alice – L’Oiseau Magnifique : A lo- fi mini choir that conjure everyday magic.

You’ve got to be curious about Alice, the off-kilter Genevan trio formed by mother/ daughter/visual artist pairing Yvonne and Lisa Harder with their friend, graphic novelist Sarah Andre. Self-styled as…

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Live Review: Metric / Lo Moon – The Academy, Dublin 28.01.2023

Words & Photos: David McEneaney. It’s sadly pretty rare to arrive at a gig these days and see that it has already filled up before the support band had even…

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Track: Tropical Fuck Storm release ‘the Golden Ratio’

Tropical Fuck Storm have announced the upcoming release of their ‘Submersive Behaviour’ 12″, on 3rd February 2023 via Joyful Noise Recordings, it will feature the band’s new single ‘The Golden Ratio’, which is out now.…

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Album Review: Flash Amazonas – Uva-Uva : fizzing, physical pop-art, art-pop.

Somehow the art pop partnership that is Flash Amazonas manages to fizz on the same wavelength although they admit to taking a leftfield approach to creating their very own avant…

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Gallery + Set Lists: Sinéad O’Brien / Pretty Happy – Whelan’s, Dublin 27.10.2022

Poet / Spoken Word mistress Sinéad O’Brian played to a 300 strong crowd in Dublin’s Whelan’s with support coming from Corks art punk outfit Pretty Happy.The openers played a fantastic…

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Track: Yeah Yeah Yeahs are ‘Burning’ Ahead Of Release Of New Album

Track: Yeah Yeah Yeahs are 'Burning' Ahead Of The Release Of Their New Album.

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Live Gallery: Parquet Courts Metro, Sydney 29.07.2022

Gallery: Parquet Courts - impossible to define, mesmerising to experience live.

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Gallery: Geese – The Sound House, Dublin 24,06,2022

American art-punk/indie-rock band Geese arrived in Dublin’s The Sound House and played to a full room which was great to see considering they were up against a few other major…

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