Artist: Murphys Live 2007 Quarter FinalAuthor: Liam Tyrrell
Murphy"s Live 2007 Quarter Final " The Chapters " Suddyn " Messiah J " The Expert " Thursday 25th January 2007.
It"s been a long cold January so far with little money and even less fun doing the rounds" so it was with great joy that I pottered along [...]

Artist: De La VegaAuthor: Jason Golden
De La Vega in 2004 made a splash on the Belgian pop scene with a beautiful mini"album" a striking single ""Surely"" which received airplay on almost every radio station" a classy video that went straight into high rotation on TMF" favourable press reviews and convincing live performances which helped [...]

Artist: Ham Sandwich" Panda Kopanda" John D"ArcyAuthor: Scott Edgar
GOING UNDERGROUND "3
Ham Sandwich" Panda Kopanda" John D"Arcy
Auntie Annie"s" Belfast
23 January 2007
John D"Arcy"s band are a hell of a lot louder with Chris McCorry taking over on
guitars. I imagine old people all over Lisburn are frantically adjusting their
hearing aids on practise days" and by the sounds of [...]

Artist: BarrytronAuthor: Barrytron
ROUGH JUSTICE
I had finished another massively satisfying day at my suicide"inducing sales job" and found myself in the canned goods section of Super Valu" brandishing what looked and smelled like a shopping basket. Having felt the pinch over Christmas" I was determined to spread the last of my wheezing" hunched overdraft across the [...]

Artist: Air Traffic" Kowalski" Beangrowers. Live at Roisin DubhAuthor: Hubert McIntyre
Imagine if you will" a sandwich. This sandwich is made from the finest wholewheat bread" just baked a few minutes ago and still with that first time oven warm smell. For the filling" just ham. And maybe an easy single. Nearly a perfect tasty sandwich [...]

Artist: A Tribute Brian EnoAuthor: Kipto
Working Backwards: A Tribute Brian Eno.
I have written this article to highlight the incredible body of work of a very under appreciated artist. I use the term "under appreciated" rather than "unknown" as most people will know Brian Eno from his production work" if nothing else. Whilst the intention [...]

Artist: Styliaga " InterviewAuthor: Nicola Marie O Riordan
I always find myself searching for a fifth even sixth member of Styliaga" "I"m sure there were more of them"" I often ponder"How could a four"piece create such an in"depth sound" splicing reggae" blues and traditional rock with undertones of influential female vocalists such as PJ Harvey" Janis [...]

Artist: The Buds" The Grunts" StyliagaAuthor: Ann Marie McCarthy
2007 officially began in Cyprus Avenue at the start of the month with another outstanding night of Drop"d madness" music and" of course" pizza.. We know you were all holding your breath.
The night opened with Styliaga" one of the newest and most stylish bands on [...]

Artist: Bruce CockburnAuthor: Scott Edgar
Bruce Cockburn" Angela Desveaux
The Empire" Belfast
21 January 2007
Belfast"s Empire Music Hall is perhaps the venue best suited to the type of
whimsical meanderings of one man or woman and their guitar. The more mature
crowd are hushed" almost in reverence of the fine display of talent on stage.
Canadian songstress Angela Desveuax [...]

Artist: Douglas McGrathAuthor: Dez
Infamous
"Douglas McGrath" 2006"
Sashaying into cinemas on the well"cut coat tails of Bennett Miller"s "Capote" comes Douglas McGrath"s "Infamous"" starring Toby Jones in a scene stealing central performance as the author Truman Capote. Comparisons with Miller"s film are inevitable but McGrath"s version of the same period in the author"s career has [...]