Clifford Lee Burton was the bassist in Metallica from 1982-1986, and many would argue that with his death, the “good” Metallica also died. Whether or not that is true is a matter of opinion, but it definitely had a profound and lasting effect on the band. But we’ll come back to that.

Without doubt it is the most well-hidden venue in Dublin, offering a stage more suitable for a poetry recital than a gig. Perhaps that only serves to amplify the effect any performance will have on the enclosed surroundings. Even accounting for that, the show that follows brings more than enough entertainment…

Hailing from Canada James Keelaghan releases his 11th studio album ‘House of Cards’, on October 13th. Highly regarded in his homeland having won a Juno award (Canada’s version of the Grammy’s) for previous work Keelaghan’s music is in the genre of folk and easy listening. His early influences include Irish Traditional music and Paul Brady!
The [...]

As most of you will know Eircom blocked that wonderful site The Pirate Bay a few months ago, well thank to some generous computer literate people out there Eircom users can use The Pirate Bay’s features again.
Here’s a statement from the site providing the link.
“Our internet providers shouldn’t decide what we can and can’t access. [...]

Let’s face it, there’s probably something missing from your life, and your CD collection, and it’s more than likely sweat- generating, floor-stomping, hedonistic fuelled, club tunes. So then, are you ready for We Just Are: Live: the latest release from Derry-based, electronic favourites – The Japanese Popstars? It’s a rapturous take on their energetic live shows, and it’s [...]

The world needs people like Devin Townsend. After ceasing activity with the now sorely missed Strapping Young Lad in 2006, Townsend set out to record his ninth solo record Ziltoid The Omniscient. A concept album, it told the story of a coffee addicted alien from the planet of Ziltoidia 9 who travels to Earth in [...]

Emotive Indie combined with bursts of heavy rock from this Glasgow five piece. According to their press release they met during a spot of naked breakdancing. Always a good start.

The gig starts off normal enough, the crowd were nice and relaxed for a Tuesday. Bats are extraordinarily well rehearsed. I think the last time I saw a band as tight with complicated material was Chrome Hoof or Fantomas.
They remind me a little of Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum for some reason. I enjoyed the set, [...]

Times New Viking are a damned good-looking band but on a cold September night, within pissing distance of a freezing winter, even their indie-licious appearance cannot help fill a half-empty room.
Having played here a few times already – the first of which was in Andrew’s Lane Theatre to a small intoxicated crowd (well, maybe the [...]

Phibsboro based five-piece You Kiss By The Book’s debut is an album which sets its sights firmly on the other side of the Atlantic. Drawing heavily on the alt-folk of Conor Oberst and at times recalling the slow burning atmospherics of Sparklehorse, Bear Leader comes steeped in old-timey Americana, as the group paint a rurally blissful picture of a world of chopping wood, fishing, and of course, contending with the odd bear trap.