In the space of merely an EP comprising of only three tracks Nottingham’s Alright The Captain have rattled the cage enough to have earned your undivided attention with their meandering instrumentalism.

Power of Dreams are a Dublin-based pop/rock band which was formed in 1989 by songwriter Craig Walker. No-one could have foreseen that this young Dublin band, built around two brothers, would go on to play packed gigs worldwide and would, 20 years down the line be figures of cult legend on the Irish gig scene.

I cannot help but ask, with 2010 being the dawn of a new decade, what other firsts did Betty Steeles tick off that metaphorical “To Do” list over the course of 2009?
My first busking in kings road, first solo gig in Copenhagen, first time sleeping in a high bed with a sofa underneath, my first [...]

The Beat Poets released their most recent four-track EP The Making on November 30th 2009, ahead of their debut album, which is set for release in 2010. The EP contains four tracks:  The Making, Bloodline, Race and a second version of The Making.

Channelling a multiplicity of influences like that of rock, jazz and metal Túcan are destined to scale dizzying heights. Equipped with two acoustic guitars, Pearse Feeney and Donal Gunne, both Sligo natives hammer out an insistent barrage of acoustic instrumental tunes which at times relentlessly strides and at others gently soothes. Now they’ve morphed into a [...]

 
With a well-received long-player Romance, Romance, the  memorable Immoveable Feet EP and a veritable smorgus board of gigs under their  belt, Land Lovers have cracked Ireland in most ways. Drop-d caught up with Land Lovers front-man Padraig Cooney, and looks back over a succesful debut year in the Irish music scene, frustrations over difficulties in cracking [...]

All good things must come to an end so here Drop-d presents it’s final part of our running interviews with the four members of Dublin’s finest, Readers Wives. This time we get to chew the proverbial fat with head-bottle washer Niall James Holohan to find out what makes the band tick and his fantasy involving [...]

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Disko : Hey, how’s it going?
Drop-d: How are you?
I asked you first.
Drop-d: What’s happening?
6.79 billion of us are metabolising.
Drop-d: What’s been happening since the debut album came out? You won quite a lot of critical acclaim for it, has it added much pressure for the new record? Or do you not let thoughts like [...]

Specialising in melodic indie-rock, but with a penchant for experimentation, new Glasgow four piece El Dog debut album The Lamps of Terrahead hits stores from Monday. What better time to ask singer Bob Rafferty about the band’s Christmas single plans? Warning: Contains some nudity and occasional “pretentious, name-dropping numpty”-isms.

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Hi there.
Drop-d: How are you?
All good, very busy at the moment.
Drop-d: What’s happening?
I have just finished laying down the drums for the next Album.  Has been really enjoyable, very nice studio vibe.
Drop-d: What’s been happening since the debut album came out? You won quite a lot of critical acclaim for it, has it added [...]