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Review: The Shaker Hymn – Rascal’s Antique (Heavy Noids Records)
Words: Conor O’Toole It’s refreshing to hear a band not interested in scenes. That’s the overriding impression from the debut album by The Shaker Hymn. There’s something endearingly out of fashion...
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Review: Robert Plant Live at the Marquee
In 2013 the American business magazine Forbes ran an article on Robert Plant. Now that in and of itself isn’t unusual – the magazine is somewhat renowned for its annual lists, which frequently include...
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Album Review: Cormac O Caoimh – The moon loses its memory
Words: Conor O’Toole The Cork singer-songwriter’s 3rd solo album adds some very pleasing pop tones to his well-bedded folk sound. Previous album A new season for love stuck to a highly effective...
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Review: Samaris w/ support from Jackson Dyer – De Barra’s Folk Club...
Words: Gary Hannon Photos: Richie Tyndall https://www.facebook.com/Richie.Tyndall.Photography?ref=hl Nordic nocturnes, mythology, poetry, feelings, emotions — these are not clichéd boozy electronic...
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Indiependence 2014: Review
Reviewer: Ray Wingnut Photos: Dara Munnis and Rory Coomey: It was one of those glorious evenings in August. The recent damp weather had put a thick green lush all the way along the Galtee Mountains...
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SlowPlaceLikeHome – Romola (Bluestack Records)
Words: Conor O’Toole It’s great to finally see and hear the self-produced debut album by SlowPlaceLikeHome, aka Keith Mannion from Donegal, following a series of each-one-better-than-the-one-before...
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Death in the Sickroom – Brick to the Face EP (Reekus Records)
We were raving about Death in the Sickroom’s single ‘Tonight’ a few weeks ago (during the summer, remember that?). Here now is the debut EP Brick to the face on which that song is the lead and a fine...
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Review: Jeffrey Lewis – De Barra’s, Clonakilty, 26.08.14
Words: Ralph Mexico This shouldn’t work. A lippy Noo Yawker in a baseball cap showing us cartoons at regular intervals? These are the kinda guys you’d anticipate being first against the wall when The...
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Review: Kate Bush – Hammersmith Apollo, London, 05.09.14
Kate Bush, back in the day Words: Ralph Mexico The world is full of devoted Kate Bush fans. These people have all of her albums. These people can list her B-sides. These people know that Revels are...
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Review: Julian Cope – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, 25.10.14
Words: Ralph Mexico Photo: Miriamaok Jesus may have the same initials, but he’s not Julian Cope. Jesus may have risen from the dead, but he never wrote ‘Jellypop Perky Jean’. Jesus may be everywhere,...
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