Articles By: Craig McDonnell
Review: And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs
In case you’ve been living in a very well soundproofed rock for the past few years, And So I Watch You From Afar are an instrumental band from Belfast. Ask anybody who has seen them live what they think and one word will pop up time and time again: loud. I think I should state [...]
New Venue Opening in Dublin
A new venue is opening on Dame Lane, Dublin 2 this weekend. The Electric Lounge is located in the downstairs area where Shebeen Chic used to be. Gigs are guaranteed to be intimate with a capacity of just 70 punters. The first gig in this new venue is tonight, Friday 20th January featuring Simon Bird, Bantum & Ickis [...]
Review: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Rrakala
If you’re like me, you’ll have walked into a record store and bought an album based purely on the name or the artwork. Looking through the list of albums to review for Goldenplec, my eye kept being drawn to a certain ‘Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’ and his album ‘Rrakala’. After signing up to check it out, [...]
Review: Title Fight in Academy 2
Five days before Christmas when the majority of the country is more broke than usual is probably not the greatest time to be playing a gig, but three American pop-punk/hardcore bands hit the Academy 2 this Wednesday to end their long European tour, and by the sounds of it long year of touring in general. [...]
Review: Cass McCombs – Wit’s End
It is probably unfair to compare any singer/songwriter to the mighty Leonard Cohen, but after listening to this album a few times the similarity seems almost impossible to ignore. This it the American’s fifth album and if you are in a good mood, this album will certainly try its best to kick you out of [...]
Review: Scroobius Pip at Whelans
Review of Scroobious Pip at Whelans – November 16th 2011 Review By: Craig McDonnell Photos and Videos By: Molly Hally Walking into an already jam-packed Whelans, the ever-increasing popularity of Scroobius Pip was clear from the start. Having played both Forbidden Fruit and Indiependence festivals over the summer, more and more people are getting to [...]
Admiral Black announce debut album Phantasmagoric
ADMIRAL BLACK (Shaun Mulrooney, formerly Humanzi) have just announced the release of his much anticipated debut album. The album will be entitled ‘Phantasmagoric’ which might sound like a made up word but actually means “A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever” which might seem apt for most albums. The [...]
Ham Sandwich announce Academy show
One of GP’s favourite bands Ham Sandwich are back on the live scene with their most ambitious gig to date. Packing out tents over the summer at festivals and selling out Whelans a few times have shown the growth in the band’s popularity in recent times and deservedly so. The Academy is a big step [...]
The Original Rudeboys join Rob Kelly in supporting GAME at Olympia
To be fair the headline pretty much tells you everything you need to know about this post really. The north Dublin rising stars The Original Rudeboys have today been added to the lineup joining GAME for his Dublin headline show. Originally we had told you that Rob Kelly and the All Star DJs would be [...]
Rams Pocket Radio announce Dublin Christmas show
Peter McCauley and his Rams’ Pocket Radio are coming back to Dublin for a headline show to celebrate the release of their new EP ‘Dogs Run In Packs’. They are coming to play a special headline show for Christmas in The Academy 2 on December 22nd. Tickets for the show go on sale this Monday [...]
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