A new music and film festival is making its way to the capital. Soundscreen Festival promises to offer a blend of new music documentaries, Q&A sessions and live music in March of this year. Uncaged, the story of Brix Smith and The Extricated, will premiere on the opening night at the 100 club followed by …
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Matching clothes, eating off of the same plate and Eskimo kisses all make me want to set my eyelashes on fire. Maybe I am a potential cat owner in the making, but the idea that one person is incomplete before they find their other half just unsettles my stomach. In a bid to join in …
Every crisp Irish January, Thin Lizzy fans come together for the Vibe for Philo, an event celebrating the life and legend of Phil Lynott. Even though the event signified the end of something, it has now become the start of something too. Thin Lizzy’s much loved drummer Brian Downey attended the event and left with …
A book that paints a clearer picture of this glue-stained story called punk. Punk means a lot of things to a lot of people. For some, it’s the embodiment of all repulsive human behaviour like swearing, spitting and anything close to shitting your pants. GG Allin probably contributed to that idea. But, to others, it’s …
If I could stamp 2017 with a single word, it would be ‘struggle’. Last year, I felt like the world had trapped me in a Lemony Snicket book from which there was no end. I will not bore you with the finer details, but please note, it was not a swell time for me. I …
Standing in a room full of people who all share the same love of a particular sound, watching familiar-looking humans recreate that sound in front of you is a strangely intoxicating experience. Live music seems to stitch memories on to our favourite songs and makes us feel as though we’re a part of the music. …
A record of pure, raw, pelvic-thrusting, tight-leather rock ‘n’ roll is hard to come by these days. My old favourite pastime of thumbing through the latest releases, currently makes my ears cry. Recently, I began to wonder if anyone can save us from the turd tsunami of songs dedicated to large body parts and “paper”. …
Listen to the first track from Jimi Hendrix’s upcoming release. The track is a cover of Muddy Waters’ 1955 blues classic ‘Mannish Boy’. This is just one of the many recordings taken from 1968 to 1970 sessions. They are to appear on a new Hendrix album titled Both Sides Of The Sky. ‘Mannish Boy’ was …
Robert Plant has been announced as the headliner of the Derbyshire festival. Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering festival will be held at Catton Hall between the 24th-27th of May with Robert Plant And The Sensational Space Shifters headlining the Saturday night. Robert will be joined by ’90s bands The Coral, Sleeper, Fun Lovin Criminals and electronic …
Glenn Hughes has been announced as Steelhouse Festival’s Saturday Night headliner. Hughs will be performing a ‘Classic Deep Purple – Live’ set for the UK Festival in Wales. The entire set will be comprised of Deep Purple classics, including tracks from Burn, Stormbringer and Come Taste The Band. The curly haired bassist & vocalist was …
The former guitarist of Motörhead, ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke has died at the age of 67. The guitarist passed away peacefully in hospital after suffering from pneumonia. The news was confirmed on Motörhead’s Facebook page. Drummer Phil ‘Philthy Animal Taylor’ introduced Clarke to Lemmy during the 70s. He officially joined the band in 1976 and was …
These essential rock albums are reaching the grand old age of 50 this year. The music of 1967 had a huge influence over the new year. The Beatles’ highly rated Sgt. Pepper concept album could be found in the fabric of many of the new records. The year before had been a great time for …