News
Ian Maleney
Ian Maleney runs the record label Quarter Inch Collective and writes for just about anybody who will have him. He is a biscuit connoisseur and believes in the healing power of a strong cup of tea.
'Terrifying but also fantastically fun' - An Interview With Stian Westerhus
Savages - Silence Yourself
'It's a combination of the real and unreal' - An Interview With Mountains
'Hiding is boring and unemotional' - An Interview With Angel Olsen
"The best band there is in the world at the moment" - An interview with K-X-P
Mohammad - Som Sakrifis
Mark Templeton - Jealous Heart
Cassegrain - Tiamat
Prostitutes - Crushed Interior
"I'm still very much a student" - An Interview With Mike Gangloff
Reviews
Emika - Dva
'So forget about summer. Draw the blinds, dim the lights and bask in the dark beauty of Dva. Winter is coming.' Neill Dougan on Emika's Dva, out soon on Ninja Tune.
Princess - Black Cat EP
'moody, dirge-y, shadow filled melodies' - Dara Higgins checks out Princess' Black Cat EP.
Beware Of Mr Baker
'As a player, he’s up there at the toppermost. But there remains an enduring mystery about Ginger: why is he such a dick?' - Dara Higgins on Beware Of Mr Baker.
Star Trek Into Darkness
'Once the film starts it goes fucking nuclear and I nearly moved a few rows back because I thought my brain might explode, for real' - Thomas Parkes on Star Trek Into Darkness.
Honningbarna - Verden Er Enkel
'These lads are barely out of their teens and they play with a youthful, nerve shredding verve. Old people may need to pause every now and then to catch their breath, or rearrange their thoughts'...
Interviews
Eddie Pepitone - The Biggest Thing I Have Is My Honesty
Siobhán Kane spoke with comedian Eddie Pepitone ahead of his show in Whelan's next Monday and the imminent release of his documentary The Bitter Buddha.
'Terrifying but also fantastically fun' - An Interview With Stian Westerhus
'There is definitely an element of trying to control things that are not controllable' - Norwegian avant-jazz guitarist Stian Westerhus talks to Ian Maleney ahead of his date in Dublin this week.
All Or Nothing - An Interview With Dragged Into Sunlight
'I met people who had broken people's necks without a second thought' - MacDara Conroy talks influences, mindsets and obsessions with the clandestine Dragged Into Sunlight
'It's a combination of the real and unreal' - An Interview With Mountains
'I would say it is a form of escape from every day life but is still grounded in reality' - Mountains' Brendon Anderegg speaks to Ian Maleney ahead of their Dublin date this week.
