Only literally minutes ago was the Dublin show announce that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers would play The O2 Dublin, and then the next announcement arrives in as I publish to say that the good people of Cork will not be left out this visit. Tom Petty and the amazing Heartbreakers will be playing as part of Live at the [...]

You gotta love Imelda May, she has taken what was a largely neglected genre, revamps it and in the most unlikely of circumstances has become a superstar by making it relevant for the current generation. She played The Marquee in 2010 and was a huge hit, so it’s no surprise she has been snapped up to  return again this year [...]

Ska legends THE SPECIALS are coming to Ireland again for a show in the lovely surrounds of Cork. They are dropping in next June to play as part of Live at the Marquee 2012 which already has Jedward and Christy Moore on the bill and we expect it to grow with many more but the latest addition is The Specials [...]

Ireland has a habit of producing wonderful female singers and Polly Barrett is no exception. The singer, who hails from Cork, possess an alluring and typically Irish voice, which indeed adds charm to an otherwise average album. The album itself is by no means dire, in fact it is easy to listen to and you would not be in a [...]

Whipping Boy are back with their first new material in almost 12 years. They returned to the live scene in 2011 and gave top notch performances across the board, and now after 20 or so years we get some new material too. The double A-side is of ‘No One Takes Prisoners Anymore/Earth’s Last Picture’ and coming out on FIFA Records [...]

It’s nearly the festive period and as we edge closer to that acceptable time to talk about Christmas (yes TV advertising agencies, Christmas period starts in December not October) we can confirm that the lovely people at Christmas FM will return to our airwaves from November 29th at 8am. As always a charity operation but this year reaching over 60% [...]

Slim Pickins are a Dublin/Galway based bluegrass/roots band who are heading out on a mini tour of Ireland this November and December. The tour will takes in McCarthy’s in Dingle on November 18th and then hitting Galway to play Roisin Dubh (upstairs) on November 19th. Cork will hit rootin and tootin next when they play Crane Lane for a late [...]

They only recently sold out their Irish tour for 2011 which is no small achievement but The Overtones are already plotting their return, albeit a year from now. Yes if you’re a fan and were left dying for another fix from Cork man Timmy Matley and his pals from across the sea will have to wait almost exactly a year [...]

Pavlov’s Dogs are a bit of a misleading band. To look at them, you’d expect some style of gritty, croaking reincarnation of a Blues band long since past. They don themselves in leather, dress exclusively in black, sport scraggy stubble and aren’t the youngest individuals either. But once you put the appearances and first impressions aside, there are some pretty [...]

Agitate the Gravel are a Cork-based band, just a few months shy of their second birthday. They contain a formula that I find is prominent in most of my favourite bands; a mixture of male and female vocals. Chris Somers, Muireann Levis, Ruairi Dale and Cormac Connolly may be a bunch of students, but don’t hold it against them. While [...]