Live Review: Dark Tranquillity / Ensiferum Double Headliner + Guest – The Academy, Dublin 06.04.2022
Four Metal bands took over the main room for The Academy Dublin for the Dark Tranquillity / Ensiferum double headlining tour, some of them its their first time on Irish shores. Its raining in Dublin and its early doors tonight, people are queuing with umbrellas up, eagerly awaiting this four band extravaganza. As people are …
Track: Modern Love Release new single
Irish band – from Drogheda to be precise – modernlove. continue their ascent as one of the most tipped and exciting up and coming acts in the country with the release of their new single, Don’t Wanna, and accompanying video. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Vj1Q6IN9E Follow their recently unveiled offerings Us and the Valentines Day delight Follow You, …
Live Review: Walt Disco – The Sound House, Dublin 01,04,2022
Glasgow’s gothic/glam pop band are in Dublin’s The Sound House tonight and it also happens to be the release day of their debut album Unlearning.Who are Walt Disco, ok take a few drops of The Cure, The Virgin Prunes, The Mission, a splash of Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, T. Rex/Bowie add a …
Live Review: Less Than Jake / Millie Manders and the Shutup – Whelans, Dublin 29.03.2022
Less Than Jake kicked off their eleven date EU/UK tour in Whelan’s Dublin and supporting them at Whelan’s were Millie Manders and the Shutup, so lets get to them first. Infectious that’s what Millie Manders and the Shutup are! you know when you put on that Ska/Two Tone/Reggae track and your feet start moving of …
Live Review: Naked Lungs / Floor show – The Workmans Club Cellar, Dublin 26.03.2022
Opening tonight are Floor Show a Dublin shoegaze four piece, think Portishead / My bloody Valentine with some dream pop influenced sound added in.Tonight Jessi (lead vocals) stands centre stage and for most the night stares straight ahead as if looking into some distant dreamy universe and every now and then the only real movement …
Live Review: Alabama 3 / Galway Street Club – The Academy Dublin 25,03,2022
You always know its party time when Alabama 3 roll into town and tonight at The Academy Dublin is no exception! I arrived a little late so only catching the end of the support act which came from Galway Street Club from yes you guessed it Galway. These guys have been around a few years …
Tour News: Less Than Jake – EU/UK Spring Tour
Legendary US Ska Punk outfit kick off their spring tour tomorrow evening with a Dublin date at Whelan’s with support coming form Millie Manders and the Shut Up and then both bands heading up to Belfast for a night in The Points. Moving on through the UK after that and taking in 11 dates in …
Live review: The Chats / Chubby and the Gang / Dennis Cometti – 3Olympia, Dublin 22,04,2022
Tonight its a full on assault to the senses from three of the finest new generation Punk bands, those being Dennis Cometti / Chubby and the Gang & headliners The Chats. So first out tonight were Perth’s Dennis Cometti and all sporting matching shorts and tops. The tops being what I think are a rugby …
Track: DEHD – Share new single, Stars
Following on from the raucous Stooges meets Jesus and Mary Chain anti-Valentines Day anthem that was “Bad Love”, rapidly ascendant Chicago trio DEHD today release yet another scintillating taster from their forthcoming album “Blue Skies”, in the form of the instantly infectious, doo wop blast of “Stars”. Watch video here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icoSYsQlkEE Even though it has emotionally …
News: Beabadoobee – New Album / Lead Single / UK & Ireland Tour.
Critically acclaimed, award winning Gen Z icon beabadoobee has announced her forthcoming second album BEATOPIA (pronounced Bay-A-Toe-Pee-Uh) due to be released on 15 July 2022 via Dirty Hit. BEATOPIA is a fantastical yet deeply personal world that was formed in the imagination of a seven-year-old beabadoobee and has been carried with her ever since. The …