A Slow Fire – Glass Mask Theatre – Review
A Slow Fire – Glass Mask Theatre – Review Dates – 22 Jan 2026 until 14 Feb 2026 Venues: Bestseller Cafe, Dawson Street Production by: Glass Mask Theatre The play is set […]
H is for Hawk – Film Review
H is for Hawk – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Philippa Lowthorpe Writers – Emma Donoghue, Philippa Lowthorpe, Helen MacDonald Stars – Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Denise Gough In 2014, […]
Album of the Week – 16/01/26
Album of the Week – 16/01/26 It’s still only the mid-point of January, but it’s hard to argue with the quality of the music released this week, with albums from A$AP Rocky […]
Rental Family – Film Review
Rental Family – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Hikari Writers – Hikari Stephen Blahut Stars – Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto Phillip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser) is a middle-aged American […]
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – Film Review
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – Film Review Director – Nia DaCosta Writer – Alex Garland Stars – Jack O’Connell, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Laird The film picks up where the previous […]
Polaroid Ghost – Belgica 1898 – Album Review
Polaroid Ghost – Belgica 1898 – Album Review by Killian Laher Paul Page, formerly of Whipping Boy, as well as his Sentimental Tourists project with Dave Long, has now recorded an instrumental […]
Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore – Tragic Magic – Album Review
Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore – Tragic Magic – Album Review by Killian Laher Composers Julianna Barwick and harpist Mary Lattimore have come together to collaborate on this calm and gentle album. […]
Robin and Dawn – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Robin and Dawn – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Robin and Dawn – Written by Michael Hilliard Mulcahy Dawn (Roseanna Purcell) is a forty-one year old married woman. She […]
Further Adventures in Womaning – Viking Theatre – Review
Further Adventures in Womaning – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L Further Adventures in Womaning – Written and performed by Anne Gildea runs at The Viking 8th Jan – 16th Jan […]
Album of the Week – 09/01/26
Album of the Week – 09/01/26 We welcome everyone back to your favourite slot of the week. Yes, a new year brings new excitement! While there are not that many albums released […]
Hamnet – Film Review
Hamnet – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Chloé Zhao Writers – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell Stars – Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Zac Wishart Hamnet, the son of Shakespeare who died […]
Peter Hujar’s Day – Film Review
Peter Hujar’s Day – Film Review Director – Ira Sachs Writers – Ira Sachs, Linda Rosenkranz Stars – Rebecca Hall, Ben Whishaw At the start of the film, we are told of […]
Evan Dando – Rumours of My Demise – Book Review
Evan Dando – Rumours of My Demise – Book Review by Killian Laher After reading this book, you’ll find it hard to believe that The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando can do anything, especially […]
Bowie – The Final Act – Film Review
Bowie – The Final Act – Film Review by Killian Laher Director – Jonathan Stiasny Stars – David Bowie, Gary Kemp, Goldie This film, billed as The Final Act of David Bowie’s […]
Saipan – Film Review
Saipan – Film Review by Frank L. Directors – Lisa Barros D’Sa & Glenn Leyburn Writer – Paul Fraser Stars – Éanna Hardwicke, Steve Coogan, Peter McDonald In 2002, Ireland managed to […]
Looking Ahead to New Music in 2026
Looking Ahead to New Music in 2026 by Killian Laher My own impression is that it may turn out to be a quieter year than of late. The first significant release will […]
Steve Gunn – A Year in Music – 2025
Steve Gunn – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher You’ve had a great year, with two albums released in the last few months. Are you happy with how they’ve […]
Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap) – A Year in Music – 2025
Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap) – A Year in Music – 2025 How has your year been? Okay, thanks. Starting to feel my age a bit now, and a few too many folk […]
RM Hubbert (musician) – A Year in Music – 2025
RM Hubbert (musician) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Quiet! Mostly just making instruments for the next record, and some writing. I’m definitely […]
Paul Page (The Sentimental Tourists) – A Year in Music – 2025
Paul Page (The Sentimental Tourists) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? It’s been a pretty exciting year for me, to be back writing […]
Tim Blanchard (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025
Tim Blanchard (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025 How has your year been? A year of change with our oldest son going off to uni. Dropping him off at his halls […]
Brian Brannigan (A Lazarus Soul) – A Year in Music – 2025
Brian Brannigan (A Lazarus Soul) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Early in the year, I had the amazing experience of doing a […]
John Hunter (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025
John Hunter (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? For the most part, very good. What albums have you enjoyed most this year? Of […]
Rob Janicke (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025
Rob Janicke (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Wild! Since my book, SLACKER – 1991: Teen Spirit Angst and the Generation It Created, […]
Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) – A Year in Music – 2025
Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? It’s been a significant year; I’m feeling a lot of gratitude. What […]
A Year in Music – 2025 – Adrian Crowley
A Year in Music – 2025 – Adrian Crowley by Killian Laher You’ve had a really productive year, with the Measure of Joy album and the Pomes Penyeach album. Were you happy […]
A Year in Music – 2025 – Zoe Howe (Author)
A Year in Music – 2025 – Zoe Howe (Author) by Killian Laher How has your year been? Pretty good, thank you. It’s been quite busy – an updated/revised version of my […]
Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) – A Year in Music – 2025
Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) – A Year in Music – 2025 How has your year been? The year has brought so many different challenges for many. I think we face huge issues as […]
Dead Monks – Smock Alley – Review
Dead Monks – Smock Alley – Review Age Suitability: 16+ Warnings: Sexual references / Partial nudity We meet three young monks, Kevin (Maria Cunningham), Dungal (Fiachra Corkery) and Offo (Jackson Ryan), who […]
No More Workhorse 