Artist: GuillemotsAuthor: Jason Golden

One of the UK's most unique and promising new acts" Guillemots" made the trip to Cork last Saturday night as part of the Bud Rising festival and proceeded to show us just why so much hype has surrounded the band. The band performed a free gig at An Brog so there were [...]

Artist: Kilterr" Tidal Suns" Painting By Numbers" The Water ReferenceAuthor: Gary
Kilterr" Tidal Suns" Painting By Numbers" The Water Reference
Cyprus Avenue" Thursday 16th February.
Sssshh. Shane" Drop"D MC of the night has just informed us that "relatively" new Cork band The Water Reference is about to grace the stage here at Cyprus Avenue.
So we await" the first [...]

Artist: Gemma HayesAuthor: Gary
Gemma Hayes w/ Joe Chester
Cyprus Avenue" Sun 19th Feb.
It"s not often that Cyprus Avenue is packed to the rafters before the main support act comes on" but that"s the situation we find ourselves in tonight as people have turned out in their droves to a give somebody a special send off as [...]

Artist: noneAuthor: Brendan Walsh
12th Feb
Loved all your responses" great to hear all is well with you" So I've left India" had an a amazing time" the highlight being the leopard and elephants" the food and people were great too. The roads" paths" toilets" showers and transport were all tough going at times" but it was [...]

Artist: VariousAuthor: Mark
Cyprus Avenue
They called it "The Fucking Brilliant Tour" and they weren"t far wrong"
Strange Brew" Galway's much beloved club night" went on a tour of the country this month and rocked the house down. Featuring some of the best acts to play at Strange Brew in the last few years it brought Fred" Lotus [...]

Artist: noneAuthor: Alex Forbes
Sure" "art for art's sake" is cool… but what if you're pursuing a career as a songwriter" This article is full of suggestions for how you can tailor your songs to suit the requirements of music business professionals.
Many of us bemoan the state of commercial music today" but what are you [...]

Artist: OasisAuthor: Mark
We catch Oasis at the Grand Palais "Zenith" in Lille… sweet"
So Drop"d decided to take the bull by the horns and get on a plane to see the mighty Oasis on their Don"t Believe The Truth tour. One flight followed by the TGV and a place to eat and we were ready [...]

Artist: The KyboshAuthor: Liam Tyrrell
That makes the KKK in my book anyway" unfortunately" Kennedys no longer serves the unfortunate red ale that still remains on sale in the more remote Irish taverns scattered along the face of the Earth "incidentally it is funny that the Earth retains the quality of facial endowment despite the [...]

Artist: The Last CallAuthor: Meg
The Last Call are a heavy punk"rock and roll quartet from Cork. Formed in the winter of 2004 from the ashes of local legends Keroscene" they quickly established chaos in the order of the local scene. The Last Call have played with such local bands like Queen Kong" Rest" 10/7" [...]

Artist: Laura IziborAuthor: Meg
Laura Izibor wowed the crowd who witnessed her amazing vocals and sheer talent on February 10th last in Cyprus Avenue. Laura" who is from Dublin" is embarking on what is destined to be a remarkable journey as a vocalist" songwriter and musician. Aged 15" she entered and won 2FM's national and prestigious [...]