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Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
For those of you who already disagree with the above title…. It’s my opinion and I don’t care! (Stomps feet)
How fitting it is for this album to be given such an accolade (by me) so soon after they surpassed all expectation with an electrifying performance at Dublin’s O2. For [...]

Rarely has a debut EP such an immediate effect as to warrant a review, but every so often a band comes along that intend on building the foundations of their following through said medium and have the masses awaiting the debut album upon its eventual release.
With Bands like Iggy and The Stooges getting a much [...]

Clockwork Noise – Yes and No and Everything In Between
I’m sure Clockwork Noise have admittedly taken some time (no pun intended) in getting a follow up to the debut album If I wanted, I could, but it seems to be worth the wait. A voice suiting classic American Prog-Punk mixed with a band suited to [...]

Codes’ heavily anticipated debut album has finally reached our ears, and to already welcoming acclaim. But is this just another case of mediocrity shrouded in patriotism? Just once I would like some real quality to emerge and prove that this country can still produce great modern music.
There is a possibility that the aforementioned time has [...]

With the growth in popularity continuing steadily, electronic music and its vast sub genres are getting a longer wave than anticipated. This is also giving opportunities for new acts to emerge in a still commercially successful category. David Turpin is one such act, releasing his debut album Haunted into a genre that never seems to [...]

There is no doubt that musicians these days work extremely hard for any, albeit slight, progress in the industry. One man who defined that concept is Tony Higgins, also known as Junior85. In the last 12 months Tony’s workload has been heavier than Santa’s sack at Christmas, and with his ambient electronic sound getting some [...]

(originally reviewed for Connected Magazine and Connected Online)
For those not in the loop, Saturday the 29th of August was a “must be out in town” kind of night in Dublin with some mega live music scattered within. And you missed it. For shame.
As for you people keeping your ear to the ground, I’m sure you [...]

With the growing success of Irish talent in music at the moment you cannot help but be a little proud, and a little patriotic. But deeper lies an uneasiness, one which makes us all ask the same questions lately, such as “When will we hear a fresh, different and homegrown talent that doesn’t go straight [...]

Automated Music are back with a mega blow-out for the bank holiday weekend, this time securing top DJ Simon Baker to join in the fun.
Simon has been growing on the DJ circuit since the early nineties, honing his craft in electronic music and eventually floating well beyond the shores of the UK with recent [...]

With bands like Airbourne and the Answer reviving that type of simplistic Rock n Roll exactly what it says on the tin (rock your socks off!), they have in turn sparked new life into the creators, AC:DC, along with inspiring new acts to rekindle the flame. Everyone knows I’m a sucker for judging a book [...]