Le Galaxie back with yet another stomper. We are unashamedly big fans of Le Galaxie in these parts. One of the best live acts around, their shows are the stuff of legend. They’ve released their third album, ‘Pleasure’ and this is the first track from it. They’ve boosted their ranks with the permanent addition of […]

8 years ago

The Dublin tower has been off-limits to the public since 1971. The O’Connell Tower at Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum has been officially reopened. Visitors to Glasnevin Cemetery can now climb the newly installed staircase within the Tower and enjoy a truly unique and spectacular view of Dublin not seen since 1971. The reopening of the […]

8 years ago

Ben Sheridan announces his arrival with a strong debut single. Ben Sheridan, 23, is an emerging Hip-Hop/R’n’B artist from Donegal. Like many other Irish millennials, Ben left Ireland to work abroad. Moving to Toronto, Ben saw his music become heavily influenced by Hip-Hop and R’n’B. When he returned home to Ireland in late 2017, he was […]

8 years ago

FLYNN has arrived with a single so smooth, it’ll glide into your ears. FLYNN, real name Darren Flynn, was raised in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath but has spent the last number of years plying his trade in the U.K.  Mullingar must have something in the water having produced artists such as Niall Horan, Bressie amongst others. […]

8 years ago

Ross Breen helping out the Peter McVerry Trust. Ross Breen is a solo artist from Kildare and released his self-produced debut album When I Met The Devil in 2011 to widespread praise. He’s a talented artist and was awarded the title of Ireland’s Best Unsigned Singer-Songwriter by Newstalk FM’s the Tom Dunne Show, with his song ‘Monet’ […]

8 years ago

Freya Ridings is here to stay. Freya Ridings is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from London. She’s opening for Ray LaMontagne in Dublin and has just sold out Whelan’s Upstairs. Her debut single ‘Blackout’ and a cover of the legendary ‘Maps’ by Yeah Yeah Yeahs got her over one million streams on Spotify, since it’s release. She has just announced her […]

8 years ago

Thanks Brother, the new project from artists Róisín O and John Broe, release their debut single. This is their very first single from Thanks Brother and it is a strong statement of intent. It was produced at Beech Park Studios, Dublin, by Broe and Ciaran Bradshaw, with mixing by Grammy Award winner Ruadhri Cushnan (Mumford And […]

8 years ago

Sean OB is a new voice and a new energy. Born and raised in Tallaght in Dublin, Sean OB first picked up a guitar at the age of 12. Once the rigid structures of school were thrown aside Sean set about establishing himself in the Irish music scene. Firstly as leader of spirited trio Trap […]

8 years ago

The Swedish Railway Orchestra back with another infectious groove. Rob Smith is a former indie-rock singer/songwriter who has released two studio albums. He has completely reinvented himself and has come back under the moniker, The Swedish Railway Orchestra. Inspired by the likes of Jape and LCD Soundsystem, he has already gone and released an album. Released in […]

8 years ago

Nearly half of all European countries contain this letter. There are 51 independent states in Europe and 21 of them contain the letter ‘L’. Your mission is to name all 21 within the allotted time. Before anyone asks, Wales and Scotland are not independent states so are not part of the 21 countries. Should be […]

8 years ago

This is only for extreme music anoraks. Music lovers of the world gather round. We have given you the title to 27 debut albums, but we want you to name the artist or band behind each title. Some are easier than others of course. Some are much easier, but there are one or two that […]

8 years ago

Conor Ward releases a dark pop duet single with Emma Langford. Conor Ward is a singer/songwriter from Co. Mayo. He has supported the likes of Ryan Sheridan, Hermitage Green and Ham Sandwich. Before basing himself in Limerick, Conor spent a number of years travelling the world, performing in a variety of venues across Dubai, Vietnam, […]

8 years ago

The Shaker Hymn are preparing to release their third album. The Shaker Hymn are putting the finishing touches to their third album. The five-piece from Cork have released a single ahead of their album release and it’s got George Harrison-esque slide guitars and Beach Boys harmonies. Rich praise indeed, but not very far from the truth. […]

8 years ago

Dublin is now considered more expensive to live in than London. Singapore is still the most expensive city in the world to live in, according to the 2018 edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit. It’s followed by Paris, which had previously been ranked eighth in the world. Dublin ranks as the 19th most expensive city […]

8 years ago

The service from Ireland to China will be available four times a week. It has been announced that Hainan Airlines will launch a new year-round service from Ireland to China starting on 12 June. Hainan will operate flights from Dublin to Beijing four times per week. On two days per week, the service will be direct, with […]

8 years ago

Nile St. James has some voice. Nile St. James is a 24-year-old soul artist from Limerick. This is his latest release and the performance was filmed in one take in Ormston House in Limerick City. This is the first of a series of live one-take recordings that will be filmed ahead of his forthcoming EP Meraki. […]

8 years ago

Louth contemporary folk band Kern have released their new single. Kern are made up of uilleann piper Brendan McCreanor, fiddler Barry Kieran and singer/songwriter and guitarist SJ McArdle. ‘Till The Docklands Drown’ is the first new music Kern has released since last year’s debut album, the Trevor Hutchinson-produced False Deceiver. If it sounds familiar to some people, there’s […]

8 years ago

Lisa Canny is a force of nature. Born and bred in County Mayo, Lisa Canny is a notably talented musician. Creating expertly crafted modern traditional Irish music that’s distinctive, upbeat and effortlessly entertaining. Best known for her incredible covers, sold-out live performances and her reputation for driving, propulsive and heartfelt delivery, Lisa’s mastering of technique […]

8 years ago

A Great Quiet are making a lot of noise. A Great Quiet is comprised of childhood friends and Athy natives, Will O’Donnell and Aran Cardiff. They only formed a few months ago, but are already turning heads in the Irish music industry. The won the 2FM Play The Picnic Competition and have also just been […]

8 years ago

The 30 man Republic of Ireland squad to play Turkey has been named. Martin O’Neill named his 30 man squad to face Turkey away on 23 March. He has named five previously uncapped players in a fresh looking squad. We may not be going to Russia for the World Cup, but it’s all about building […]

8 years ago

Super Silly are sounding super slick. Super Silly are Solbas, Glory, Whodis and Grvz all hailing from Dublin. Four musicians who first met playing gospel in their local church. Super Silly have fast become one of the key names in the ever growing and international acclaimed Irish urban scene. Bringing a rare sense of passion and fun […]

8 years ago

Warsaw Radio are back with a tribute to Marilyn. Warsaw Radio have released their new single ‘Ms. Monroe’. The song and video take inspiration from the relationship between filmmaker Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe. The narrative imagines Monroe giving advice on relationships after the break down of her relationship with Miller when they were filming […]

8 years ago

The Niall McCabe Band are a quality outfit. The Niall McCabe Band have done a lot of gigs together over the years and it shows. This is an extremely tight quartet which oozes class. They have been working on a new album. An album where they have honed a sound that is structured around the […]

8 years ago

Paul Alwright is a familiar face on the Irish hip-hop scene. Musician and actor Paul Alwright released three albums under the name Lethal Dialect. Recently he shed the moniker and is releasing his forthcoming album ‘Hungry’ in May under his own name, citing a change in artistic direction. The man from Cabra in Dublin is back […]

8 years ago

Eve Belle has released her latest single and news of a live show. Eve Belle is a young singer, songwriter and chronicler of sorrows from deepest Donegal. In 2016, One of her early songs, the aptly-titled, achingly beautiful ‘Too Young To Feel This Old’ came to the attention of Irish independent label Rubyworks. Around the same […]

8 years ago

‘Tis the season… or ’tis the weather at least. Just when you thought it was safe to put away the mistletoe. The people of Ireland have embraced the Arctic conditions in all kinds of wonderful ways. We have Christmas FM back on air for the day and now people are actually bringing Christmas back via […]

8 years ago

Christmas FM is back on air because of the snow. The snow and ice has brought out the very weird and wacky in the Irish people. Yes, Storm Emma mixed with a Siberian weather front has caused mayhem to everyday life, but we are nothing if not resilient. The good folks in Christmas FM decided […]

8 years ago

The Conor McGregor singer is back with another catchy number. Mick Konstantin is better known as THE Conor McGregor singer. Remember this? The song for McGregor was happily endorsed by the man himself and even resulted in the McGregor camp flying Mick out to Vegas as their guest for the Mayweather fight. The icing on […]

8 years ago

Rebekah Fitch is back with her debut EP. Rebekah Fitch was born and raised in Belfast and is currently over in Durham University studying music. We’ve featured one of her tracks before so she has got a bit of pedigree. It’s clear that Rebekah’s musical studies have enhanced her thirst for sonic experimenting, bringing a new […]

8 years ago

Ciaran Lavery releases new song ahead of a third album release. Ciaran Lavery is a man from the village of Aghagallon, which is twenty miles south of Belfast. He has enjoyed plenty of success with his two previous album releases. The new album will be titled ‘Sweet Decay’. It follows his sophomore album ‘Let Bad In’ […]

8 years ago

Leftfield have announced a gig in Dublin this May. Leftfield, one of electronic music’s all-time greatest acts, return to Ireland for their first headline club show in eight years. They will perform at Dublin’s Vicar Street on Friday 25 May 2018 for one night only. Tickets go on sale this Friday morning at 9am. ‘Leftism‘  […]

8 years ago

Groove Festival returns to Bray this July. The Groove Festival returns this year from the foot of the Sugarloaf Mountain, in the rather fancy setting of Kilruderry House in Bray. It all happens on 7-8 July and they already have a cracker of a line-up. On Saturday the 7th, international guests and much loved by […]

8 years ago

The Premier League are looking at the 2020 season for its first-ever winter break. The Football Association have decided that they quite fancy England doing well at the World Cup. They’ve been told that one of the main reasons England get beaten by the likes of Iceland at major football tournaments is because they don’t […]

8 years ago

VINCI are back with a banger. VINCI derives from the Latin “vincere” meaning: to defeat, to beat, and to overcome. So, it’s kind of fitting that this, their brand new track, is about the quiet struggle of anxiety and depression and how that battle can impact on a relationship. The Dublin band have come to […]

8 years ago

The Kerbs are back with a new song. Following the success of their debut single ‘Changes’, The Kerbs have just released their second single and title track of forthcoming EP ‘I Am Zeus’. The EP is scheduled for release March 2018. The Kerbs are a four-piece independent alt-rock band from the West of Ireland. After […]

8 years ago

Fallen Lights are the latest band off the Mullingar conveyor belt. Fallen Lights are a four-piece Indie/Pop outfit based in Mullingar. Together since college, the band are made up of multi-instrumentalist music graduates Graham Dowling, Andrew Cody, Jay Wiley and Joey Murray. Following in the footsteps of other Mullingar artists such as The Blizzards, The Academic […]

8 years ago

Almost a third of all European countries contain this letter. There are 51 independent states in Europe and 17 of them contain the letter ‘S’. Your mission is to name all 17 within the allotted time. Before anyone asks, Wales and Scotland are not independent states so are not part of the 17 countries.

8 years ago

Dec Pierce brings us all back to the old school. Dec Pierce is a presenter and DJ working for TodayFM. He’s also an old-school raver and was brought up listening to tunes from the likes of Prodigy (pic below), N-Trance,  KLF, Altern-8 and so much more. From the era that brought us baggy trousers, bucket hats, […]

8 years ago

Another big year ahead for AE Mak. Irish art-pop outfit AE Mak have announced their new single ‘Glow’. It marks the beginning of a very exciting and busy year ahead for the band. They were flat out in 2017 and took some time out towards the end to refresh their artistic vision and unleash upon […]

8 years ago

The Hardy Bucks are back to bring a slice of Mayo to the big smoke. Everyone’s favourite band of merry misfits from Mayo are back on the road again and are coming to Dublin. It’s the return of The Hardy Bucks but, this time, they are more skint than ever. They’ve had their TV series, […]

8 years ago

Dylan Harcourt is a name to watch. Dylan Harcourt is a singer-songwriter from Dublin. He began pursuing a career in music in January 2015 as part of a three-piece and since then has played the likes of LINGO festival, NIMHAFF, Finglas Halloween festival etc. He’s gone out on his own now and is starting to […]

8 years ago

Marlene’s new song promises bigger things lie ahead. Marlene Enright is a rebel with a cause. Hailing from the Rebel County (see what I did there?), she has just released this brand new song and it’s an absolute belter. Taken from her highly-acclaimed debut album, ‘Placemats and Second Cuts’, this rounds off an astonishingly successful […]

8 years ago

This will make the commute easier. Shannon Airport has announced that Ryanair will have two new routes to the UK and increase the frequency of an existing service. The airline announced that they’ll be operating three new weekly flights (Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays) to Liverpool and the service will start from May 19th. They’ve also […]

8 years ago

Brand new song from the Delorentos boys. Delorentos have been around since 2005 and know how to write a song. Ronan, Kieran, Ross and Nial having been releasing critically-acclaimed albums and for quite a good stretch now. None more so than their wonderful ‘Little Sparks’ album which earned them the Choice Music Prize for Irish […]

8 years ago

Coming to Dublin this June. The Killers will play an open-air show on 26 June in the RDS, Dublin, subject to licence. The special guests are Franz Ferdinand. Tickets go on sale at 9am on 23 February. The Killers sold out their acclaimed 3Arena concert last November in a matter of minutes. The band has […]

8 years ago

RTÉ has announced another ten week run of the brilliant Other Voices series. Music lovers around the country will be buzzing about this. The hugely popular Other Voices will begin its sixteenth series on February 22. The ten-week run will be going out every Thursday evening at 11.15 on RTÉ2.  It will also be available […]

8 years ago

With a chorus so catchy, it should come with a warning. State Lights are singer Shobsy, guitarist Joe Regan, drummer Paul Ridgeway and bassist Noel Perry who all met at BIMM Music College in Dublin. Bonding over a shared interest in classic 80’s music and a common desire to write big stadium-sized songs the guys decided […]

8 years ago

A trip down an Ireland v Italy memory lane. It’s Ireland v Italy at the Aviva Stadium on Landsdowne Road this Saturday in the Six Nations. Ireland first played Italy in the Six Nations back in 2000 and we’ve beaten them every time they’ve come to Dublin. Since 2000, we’ve beaten them at the old […]

8 years ago

Derry Boys! Lavengro are a five-piece pop band from Derry consisting of Gareth Borrow (vocals), Dave Healy (guitar), Emmet McDaid (bass) Jack Kyle (keys, synth, rhythm guitar) and James Healy (Drums). This is the follow-up to their debut single, ‘Take The Fall’ and they look like a young band to keep an eye on in the […]

8 years ago

Mosh pit-tastic! Theories Divide are a heavy metal band from Dublin who have been together since 2013. They released their debut album ‘The Outcast’ back in 2016 and this song is from that album and it features one of the whackiest videos you’re likely to see. If you like your music videos complete with award-winning […]

8 years ago