The enigmatic ¡NO! entity has been lingering on the fringes of Dublin’s musical underground of the last 3-4 years, sporadically birthing a handful of CDR, cassette and download releases, and …
¡NO! – Sediments (Little Gem Records 2017) Read More
Considering that the first de-facto promo single for this album came out 2 years ago, it seems like the Trouble Pilgrims full-length debut has been stewing for a very long …
TROUBLE PILGRIMS – DARK SHADOWS AND RUST (Chiswick 2017) Read More
Technically this is the first, second and third album by this group, but that’s a riddle you can figure out for yourself. The Lankum strategy for curating a songbook has …
LANKUM – Between the Earth and Sky (Rough Trade 2017) Read More
Francisco Goya is probably the most significant ancestor of modern art. He excelled at portraiture and commission work, treading in the footsteps of old Spanish masters like Velázquez, but transitioned …
FRANCISCO GOYA: The Disasters of War – Chester Beatty Library (6/10/17 – 21/1/18) Read More
Scattered throughout the minefield of modern music, albums of covers have been recorded by musicians and non musicians for infinite reasons – influence (Ramones), homage (Bowie), lack of ideas (Metallica), …
The RADIATORS From Space – SOUND CITY BEAT ( Chiswick Records 2012 ) Read More
Issued back in March of this year, the economically titled CONSTRUCTION is the debut from one of the more interesting electronic entities currently operating in Dublin. Rough mixes posted on …
CATSCARS – Construction ( White Plague Records 2011 ) Read More
By way of explanation. Pete Holidai is known to some as the guitarist with the cherished Radiators ( from Space ), an undersold entity spawned as Dublin’s best shot during …
PETE HOLIDAI – The Devil’s Guitar CD ( 625 Label ) Read More
It seems that since the 40 SHADES OF GANGRENE album, some manner of circular pattern has been completed and the scab ends of Irishness have morphed into a sitting duck …
PARANOID VISIONS – BEWARE OF THE GOD (2009) (from the archives) Read More
The Radiators are sort of treated in the same way as the Tara Broach or one of many other high profile Irish antiquities…. They’re a well publicised entity, but walking …
The RADIATORS – TROUBLE PILGRIM (review originally published in RIOT 77 magazine Feb 2007) Read More