So it’s Bon Jovi in Slane on Saturday 15th June with an all Irish support act lineup including The Coronas, Bressie and Ham Sandwich. There has been much commentary on the support acts but with Ham Sandwich working on new material, Bressie’s new album impressing our Darragh in his review of Rage and Romance, and The Corona’s not quite in [...]

The support slots for an appearance at Slane are a hallowed seat behind the right hand of a headliner. Some years it’s perfection, others it’s odd. This year we have three top live acts from Ireland in the support slots, which Goldenplec commends to the high heavens, but we (and it seems a lot of the internet) think that some [...]

Yes it seems the late rumours are now infact 100% true. Legendary rockers Bon Jovi are set to rock Slane 2013 next summer. The gig in Slane will be on Saturday 15th June 2013 as part of the ‘Because We Can’ tour. Tickets for the show are priced in at a hefty €79.50 inclusive of booking fee and those tickets go [...]

There has been an onslaught of rocked-up pop bands since the success of The Script, particularly throughout Ireland as groups of musical boys and men attempt to mimic their success.  The latest band to attempt to muscle in on this widely popular style of music is Offaly based band, Frantic Jack. Who have recently released their début album ‘Last One [...]

This weekend see’s two of Ireland’s best small festivals, Castlepalooza and Indiependence, go head to head for the title of Gig of the Week.  It’s being a tough decision, almost decided by a coin toss! However Feeder finally swung it for camp Mitchelstown, giving Indiependence the illustrious title of this weeks Gig of the Week. Joining Feeder on the bill [...]

Another great hour of music on RTE 2XM with Aidan Cuffe, Chris Cashen and Conor Skinnader. The Fourcast Tracklisting May 8th Queen Elvis – Believe Marina and the Diamonds – Starring Role Come On Live Long – Elephants & Time Clock Opera – Once and For All Ambience Affair – Devil in the Detail Katie Kim – Heavy Lighning Yeah [...]

When I first saw the name” Murder Plan”, I thought, Okay, this band is going to be some generic piece of filth from the conveyor belt of emo. When I saw “ Drinking with the Devil” I thought, Okay, it’s a generic emo/ hardrock band based with five long bearded freaks that drink druids and Toast to the devil. Oh [...]

Shades have released an EP “Only On Sundays” back in August. Upon my initial listen, its hard and inaccurate to call these guys completely original. “Thank you”, the first track on the EP amplifies the ever-menacing generic heavy distortion lying comfortably in the mix with that steady 4/4 beat that every drummer first learns. The chord changes are the only thing [...]

The Fallen Drakes are an Irish success story but their story is an international one. 2011 has seen the band burst onto the Irish music scene with sell out shows and coveted support slots for international superstars and a hit single to their names. We caught up with drummer Nabz Ali, and asked him about their amazing year. He tells [...]

Duke Special at Auntie Annie’s, Belfast on July 29th Review by Elizabeth McGeown Having a gig that starts after midnight has benefits; the crowd are well-lubricated, enough to laugh and chant along with anything; the downside being that sometimes this isn’t necessarily what the performer wants. Duke Special seems perplexed by tonight’s audience, their applause and enthusiasm welcome, their incessant [...]