Paul Simon @ The Marquee
Posted on 22nd Jun 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 
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Living legend Paul Simon hit the Marquee in Cork as part of the ongoing festival season. Caroline O’Donoghue was there to bear witness.
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Altered Hours & The Northern Drones @ The Bróg
Posted on 9th Jun 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 0
In as far as a band doing exactly what they say on the tin, you can’t do much better than The Northern Drones. They are Northern – not northern Northern, Dublin Northern – and they drone. Their music is as direct as their moniker, but by no means as simplistic. The Northern Drones wander sonically [...]
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Dylan Moran @ Swansea Grand Theatre
Posted on 8th Jun 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 0
“When I moved to England, I learned all about the class system. In Ireland, we didn’t have a class system. Everybody had fuck-all, except for three people who had big houses, and you didn’t even know them.”
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Interview: John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats
Posted on 26th May 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 4
“Whoever said you shouldn’t meet your heroes was a liar”, we said late last year. Caroline O’Donoghue gets ready to back us up on that one.
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The Webb Sisters – Savages
Posted on 26th Apr 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 0
Female singer-songwriters have never enjoyed a universally positive reception from the world of music snobbery. The female folkist tends to find herself shrouded in accusations of her message being whiney, her voice wailing and her musical ability wayward. Recently however, a very definite spot has been re-carved for the sensitive songstress, with Joanna Newsom, Caitlin Rose and Brit Award winning [...]
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Fred Album Launch @ HMV Cork, In-store
Posted on 20th Apr 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 0
Cork superheroes Fred have recently regrouped and released new album Leaving My Empire. To celebrate, they’d a hoedown at HMV on Patrick St., and Caroline O’Donoghue was on hand for the festivities.
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Interview: Protobaby
Posted on 13th Apr 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 0
Shortly before their Cork show, Caroline O’Donoghue met up with the lads from Protobaby at the end of their Irish tour to talk Day-Glo, comparisons and influences.
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Protobaby – Freedom EP
Posted on 26th Mar 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 4
Ask any musician about the acts that inspire their band’s sound, and it may be difficult to get them to stop. What may become evident is that the band could have more taste then it does talent. What a band may lack in raw ability they make up for in purely focused direction.
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Modern Faces – Gun for Hire
Posted on 23rd Mar 11 by Caroline O Donoghue | 1
Interestingly enough, the first thing that strikes the D about Modern Faces is the intriguing possibility that their greatest strength could simultaneously be their most hazardous one. The truth of the matter is, there will always be an audience for Modern Faces.
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