Artist: HWCH 08Author: Jason Golden
Hard Working Class Heroes have announced the 80+ Irish bands who have been selected to play this years festival in Temple Bar" Dublin on 12/13/14 September "tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster and usual outlets". The Festival headliners will be announced very soon along with details of the Scottish Invasion" the [...]

Artist: MastodonAuthor: Jason Golden
Great news for metal fans throughout the country""" Mastodon bring their heavy" down"tuned and frequently quite complex guitar riffs" jazz"influenced drumming" odd time signatures" and long" melodic instrumental interludes to Ireland this December. The 3 date tour includes Belfast" Dublin and Cork.
MASTODON
plus special guests tba
Dec. 3rd" 2008
Vicar St" Dublin
Tickets: "24.50 inc [...]

Artist: RailcarsAuthor: Paddy Murphy
"Hey Bloggers" help us avoid Pitchfork"
Railcars don't like Pitchfork and went searching on the web for people to review their second EP Cities Vs Submarines following on from 2007s Postmodernism" . This 5 track EP is produced by California's Xiu Xiu frontman Jamie Stewart.
For those unfamiliar with his main source of [...]

Artist: Crystal CastlesAuthor: Jason Golden
For your chance to win a pair of VIP passes to Crystal Castles upcoming date at The Academy simply answer the following:
Name the female member of Crystal Castles
Answers by email to jason"drop"d.ie. Please include Crystal Castles in the title line
Toronto electro"clash outfit CRYSTAL CASTLES have announced an Academy live show [...]

Artist: The WombatsAuthor: Jason Golden
For your chance to win a pair of VIP passes to The Wombats upcoming date at The Academy simply answer the following:
Name the debut album from The Wombats.
Answers by email to jason"drop"d.ie. Please include the word Wombats in the title
The Wombats
Live at The Academy
November 9th 2008

Tickets "20 inclusive [...]

Artist: NITIN SAWHNEYAuthor: Jason Golden
" Tickets on sale Friday August 1st at 9am "
There is no disputing the fact that Nitin Sawhney is widely regarded as one of the most influential and versatile creative talents alive today. Firmly established as a world"class producer" songwriter" DJ" multi"instrumentalist" orchestral composer" and cultural pioneer" Sawhney has become [...]

Artist: PRIMAL SCREAMAuthor: Jason Golden
PRIMAL SCREAM
"""Live at the Olympia Theatre"""
Monday 17 November
Primal Scream have announced a date at Dublins Olympia Theatre on Monday 17 November. Tickets priced "33.60 and "39.20 incl. booking fee are on sale from this Friday" 1st August at all usual Ticketmaster outlets.
Primal Scream recently released their ninth studio album" Beautiful [...]

Artist: Mantua Festival Author: Paul Murphy
Something for the weekend.
Festival Preview: Mantua" Ballinagare" Co. Roscommon August 1"3" 2008.

In its third year Mantua promises to be the best one yet. Taking place in Ballinagare" Co. Roscommon" next weekend" madness and un"conservative behaviour will reign supreme as around 2"500 people gather to dance" drink and [...]

Artist: GRANDMASTER FLASH Author: Jason Golden
The first DJ to make turntables an instrument" Flash is the pioneer of hip"hop DJing" mixing and cutting technique which has become known as scratching.
Although Flash has been in the business for many years" he shows no sign of slowing down: this coming year promise" a new album" and [...]

Artist: LITTLE BOOTSAuthor: Jason Golden
The disco queen of 2008 has finally made her royal entrance" Since her "still officially unreleased" dancefloor"detonating monster Stuck On Repeat "featuring Hot Chips Joe Goddard on production duties"" Little Boots has had the blogosphere spinning in circles like a runaway disco ball. Little Boots releases her first solo single Meddle [...]