Many of the summers I put down as a child were spent in the small village of Union Hall, then a bendy ninety minute drive from my home in the city and into the belly of the beast in West Cork. It’s a tradition that’s proudly preserved in my family to this day and we’re... Continue Reading →

Anthony O’Connor travelled to London recently to see Coldplay perform live. We’re delighted to host his first guest post for us, a review of a band he’s proud to reel in the decades with and claim as his own. On Friday evening, 12 August last, I saw Coldplay bring their Music of the Spheres tour... Continue Reading →

The GOO is a recently launched event and gig guide, edited by John Brereton, that’s available in Dublin. Colm was asked to write a piece about the late Cathal Coughlan for the magazine’s first edition, which was published in June. We’re re-producing that piece here. When Microdisney briefly reformed in 2018, it was on unfamiliar... Continue Reading →

We are delighted to host another guest post by David Heffernan. From Dublin, David is a vastly experienced and much-decorated music producer and director. His credits include international films on The Velvet Underground, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder and Fleetwood Mac. ‘Shut up ?’ weren’t the first words I expected to hear from one of the most celebrated... Continue Reading →