If you thought the Waterford favourites O Emperor had left us, you were mistaken. They are still together, have been writing new material hard and now have a brand new album to share with the world. The album ‘Vitreous’ will drop in June and they will play a number of dates around Ireland. The first date they are announcing is [...]

After months of careful deliberation, the line up for this spring’s Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin is just about locked down and with over 150 acts both Irish and International joining the event on May 3rd to 5th, it’s time to hear who the Irish acts playing will be. Meteor Choice nominee’s Windings are on the lineup while previous nominees Fight Like Apes and We [...]

We haven’t heard much from O Emperor on these shores  in recent months but needless to say they’ve been very busy in their absence. They released Hither Thither around Europe with the help of German label K and F Records. The lads also hit the studio to do some recording ahead of the release of their new album to be released [...]

Welcome to another iteration of The Fourcast on RTE 2XM This week it’s music, largely orientated around Arthurs Day. We have a great interview with Mika conducted by Goldenplec’s own Alice Goodwin and as with every week, we have the latest music news. Music wise this week we have Primal Scream, Mark Geary, The Amazing Few, O Emperor, The Clap, [...]

O Emperor will be embarking on a series of dates around Ireland to support the release of their double A side single. You can listen to the two singles HERE and it is the first new music from the group in over two years. The new sound is to be a departure from their previous efforts. They will be all [...]

Murphy’s Little Big Weekend @ Beamish & Crawford Brewery, Cork 25th & 26th August 2012 The Murphys Little Big Weekend is fast becoming a serious fixture down south in the Rebel County. It exists in a strange middle-ground between a food fair and a music festival, with cooking demos and restaurant stalls mixed in with the bands. Besides all the food, the line-up [...]

The second installment of the Murphys Little Big Weekend of 2012 will be coming to Cork for three events in August. Running August 25th to 26th, you can catch headliners Peter Hook & The Light who will be playing a Joy Division album in its entirety as more classic hits. Japes will be down at it as he continues his [...]

O Emperor are about to go international, about time too, top act! They have recently signed for German Indie label KF Records and will be sending their album ‘Hither Tither’ to the masses it should be heard by. This huge news also brings with it international tour dates that are just being finalised before being released however we didn’t want [...]

“These lads got to number 6 on the Irish charts,” I said to my companion. “Impressive,” he shot back. It’s not that impressive. But the live experience of Waterford quintet, O Emperor, is a whole different story. Saying that, when I arrived, the Button Factory had seen fuller days. In a venue that usually feels slightly claustrophobic, I could hear [...]

Well Thursday was fun, Judging the Choice Music Prize was mega fun, an interesting experience and helped me meet a lot of people whom I’ve never met in person yet. 10 bands went head to head in the judging process while 9 of the 10 performed Vicar Street to a sold out crowd. We should have a review from the [...]