A huge headliner for one of the biggest names in music. Harry Styles, man of the hour, is having a major moment right now, given the sheer supernova level of his fame and the numbers he racks up on streaming services. The man is a superstar, and a superstar needs the biggest of gigs, right? […]

3 years ago

The rising Dublin band on The Strokes, staying grounded and coming face to face with Zane Lowe. Would it be more interesting if Bono’s offspring was in a death metal band? Sure, probably. As it stands, Elijah Hewson fronts Inhaler, a bright young foursome that operates in the pop-indie vein, influenced by the likes of The […]

6 years ago

The future? Having drawn a healthy crowd at Electric Picnic last Saturday, hotly-tipped Dublin rock outfit Inhaler take the next step forward with a brand new single. ‘Ice Cream Sundae’ is actually one of the first songs that the foursome wrote together when first forming, given new shimmering life here as their first major label offering. “It’s […]

7 years ago

Your EP day two report, in which nobody knows where they actually are and The Strokes are brand new again… With Friday at Electric Picnic done and dusted – get our full report right here – it is time for us to rediscover our youth. Wild Youth, that is. Look, that’s the kind of pun you’re getting […]

7 years ago

Some acts thrive in a festival setting, others struggle, and then there’s N.E.R.D. It’s 2018 and Pharrell Williams, legendary purveyor of crystallised pop and R&B heroics, is quite literally begging the Electric Picnic Main Stage audience to whoop, cheer and oh dear god please acknowledge his flatlining band. They barely react, and why should they? N.E.R.D have had […]

8 years ago