Review of Mogwai at The Olympia Theatre on February 15th 2011 Review by Tadgh O’Connor Photos by Alessio Michelini Despite suffering from an untoppable debut album, in the form of 1997′s “Young Team” Mogwai have had a solid career. Becoming a staple of post-rock, lending a hand in shaping and defining the genre itself. Their latest album “Hardcore will never [...]

This week I’ve gone home nations on my choice with the Choice Music Prize looming large one of the contenders for it are playing in Whelans on Friday and it’s gonna be a mega gig with We Are Losers and MIA Sparrow supporting. Tickets are €16.45 from Ticketmaster so definitely check them out, who knows you might even get a [...]

Review of Ocean Colour Scene at The Olympia Theatre on February 13th Review by Oisin Tormey Photos by Kieran Frost With the fifteenth anniversary approaching of their Britpop classic ‘Moseley Shoals’ coming up, Ocean Colour Scene came to the academy in support of the deluxe edition release of the album and played it in its entirety along with some extra gems thrown [...]

Review of Example at The Academy on February 18th 2011 Review by Kevin Donnellan Photos by Sean Smyth The Academy is awash with blue WKD. Plenty of hair gel on the lads and extensions for the girls. This is new. But Example is in town. Him of “Kickstarts” fame. You know the one: “…And the love kickstarts again.” Twas hard [...]

My Chemical Romance (The O2, Dublin) Review by James Hendicott Photos by Kieran Frost 2007, Seoul, South Korea: Live western rock is a niche genre in this part of East Asia, but that gives it a certain free-reign: a lack of expectation that means it’s often performed in its purist form. Crowds exhibit curiosity rather than expectation and without media [...]

As I take my seat front row of the balcony in Vicar Street I don’t know whether to be envious of those down on the floor with a closer view or delighted that my view of the show is first-rate and unobstructed. It’s very few artists that get me excited about getting to see them again live. Ben Folds is [...]

Review by Craig McDonnell Photos by Relentless Energy Drink Kerrang! Tour, a chance to see what new up and coming bands are being listened to by the younger generation. Or so you would think. For the second time in 2 weekends, I found myself at an all-ages gig in The Academy listening to young girls screaming as the lights go [...]

What an immense gig week. In a week where we have Ben Folds, Thin Lizzy, Mogwai, British Sea Power and My Chemical Romance to name but a few big names in town it was tough to plump with one. What made me plump with Ben Folds was having seen him before at Glastonbury he absolutely blew me away that day [...]

The Hold Steady (The Academy, Dublin) Review by James Hendicott Photos by Kieran Frost Geek chic. A modern-day,copyright-safe bow to Springsteen. Intimate musical storytellers, in the heartfelt yet upbeat sense of the idea. Spend five minutes in front of a stage containing The Hold Steady and it soon becomes clear that every one of the well-worn, oft-repeated clichés the group [...]

Feeder, The Academy, 5th February 2011 Review by Oisin Tormey Photos by Sean Smyth It was a night of nostalgia for the crowd packed into the academy on a stormy Saturday night, as Grant Nicholas and co. took to the stage for the second gig of their European tour. Following a ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ intro, Feeder [...]