3 Songs For Your Study Playlist
By Laura Molloy
As you take on your final assignments and suffer through being a student in winter, you will be in great need of a study playlist to keep you sane. Here are three song suggestions for your n...
The Magic of Soundtracks You’d Never Expect to Love
By EmilyRose Nulty
Discovering good music can originate from the strangest places…
Music is universally magical; its ability to connect you to a feeling, a memory, a past version of yourself is rar...
Not going to The Mayhem Ball Tour? Neither is Ireland: The lack of music venues within Dublin
By Emma Jane Cooke
To celebrate the release of MAYHEM, Lady Gaga’s seventh studio album, she announced a European tour The Mayhem Ball, but Ireland was left out of the loop. Gaga was last in Ireland just ov...
The Life of a Showgirl: writing when you are happy
By Laura Molloy
At the beginning of the month, Taylor Swift released her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. While there was much anticipation for the release, the reaction to the album has been far from ...
Sabrina Carpenter Combats Conservatism with Vintage Aesthetics in Man’s Best Friend Rollout
By Kelly Smyth
It’s no secret that conservatism is not-so-subtly creeping its way back into pop culture, but Sabrina Carpenter’s chart-topping new album Man’s Best Friend is not one of these examples.
Th...
Yer Fella Stands Outside Croker to Sing Oasis to Infrastructure
By Emma Jane Cooke
Dublin tourism saw a rise of 9% during the two days of Oasis concerts, turns out half of that was from the purchase of DART tickets to stand outside the venue and perform Wonderwall to a ...
Skipper’s Revenge – Maybe every indie band needs a saxophone
By Sarah Donoghue
Skipper’s Revenge are a self-described six-piece ensemble with “three main priorities: playing good music, having a good time and tearing up the m...
Decolonising Music: Why British media tries to erase Irish language artists
By Kelly Smyth
On the 22nd of July, emerging Irish artist CMAT released her latest single EURO-COUNTRY. However, upon its first radio play on BBC Radio 1, the Irish language introduction to the song w...
Why Nostalgia is My Favourite Coping Mechanism!
By EmilyRose Nulty
Ah, nostalgia. A marketer's dream buzzword and a universal feeling.
Nostalgia can be described as cosy and comforting, but also bittersweet. The origin of the word traces back to the ...
Sombr Sells Out 3Arena in Minutes
By Laura Molloy
On Monday the 14th of July, Sombr announced a new European visit as part of his tour The Late Nights and Young Romances. The Dublin show had four presales during the week with fans' last cha...