This Is The Kit – Q&A
This Is The Kit plays an extensive 8-date Irish tour next week – we asked Kate Stables about The National, living in Paris…and Beyoncé also came up… Hi Kate, thanks very much for taking the time. Can I ask you first about Bristol, where you were based for quite a while. It sounds like a...
Refraction – ‘Helixian’
Dublin’s Refraction are back with their second album following a two-year break since their accomplished eponymous release from early 2011. And it’s fucking class. Helixian is a rich and dynamic journey bristling with texture & life and blessed by an exquisite production. Made up of drums, twin harmonizing guitar, bass and coloured with samples and...
The Lucid Dream – Q&A
The Lucid Dream embark on their first Irish shows later this month, ahead of their debut album this summer…Mark from the band gave us some background on Carlisle, hooking up with The Great Pop Supplement and psych rock… Hi, where are you at the moment. What’s the view like? I am currently in my flat...
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra – Top 5
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra bring their fine brand of western swing to Ireland next month…here key man Rob picks a playlist for us… 1. Spade Cooley – Miss Molly At the start of this video, it says “Spade Cooley, King of Western Swing”…in my opinion he was just ONE of the “kings”,...
The Dudley Corporation – Q&A
The Dudley Corporation return with their 4th album this month, their first in five years…Stephen checked in with them on the pressures of touring, the current state of Irish rock n roll, and other things… Everyone Does Everything Wrong is quite possibly the best album name of 2013. What was the inspiration behind it? Dudley:...
Interview – The Altered Hours
Cathal and Paddy from The Altered Hours guested in studio with Conor on his radio show this week (The Underground of Happiness on UCC 98.3FM, Tuesdays 11-12 (listen live here) picking some songs and chatting – below is a transcript of the interview covering a discussion of psych rock, house parties in Ballina and recording...
Colm O’Herlihy (The Burn/Burning) – Q&A
Photo: Caroline Kennedy Last week, a 12-date Grant Hart tour of Ireland/UK was announced, including a full backing band made up of some stalwarts of the Cork music scene…we asked guitarist Colm O’Herlihy to give us some more detail on the background to the tour… How did you hook up with Grant Hart? You played...
The Lucid Dream – Top 5
UK psych rock band The Lucid Dream play their first Irish shows later this month…here singer Mark Emmerson gives us five favourite tunes 1. Verve – She’s A Superstar Starting off with the band that got us truly inspired as 15 year-olds back in 2000 (me, Luke and Wayne have been in bands together from...
Purling Hiss – Q&A
Conor caught up with Mike Polizze of Purling Hiss in advance of their show at The Pavilion on May 19th… Hi Mike, thanks for taking the time. Where are you now? We just got back home to Philadelphia from a 2 week tour to the midwest, USA supporting the new record. This is your first...
The Hive Studio – Kilcoole, Wicklow
We wanted a single day of recording recently and wound up in the serene environs of Kilcoole (the town they used for Glenroe). Nestling within is the birthplace of a huge number of great Irish releases – The Hive Studio. Engineer, member of Enemies & Kidd Blunt & general champ Eoin Whitfield brings you up...
Enter Shikari Interview – Liam ‘Rory’ Clewlow
Talked to the friendly and affable Liam “Rory” Clewlow ahead of Enter Shikari‘s visit to Cork on May 2nd. Hey Rory how’s it going Good mate How has the last year been for you? Yeah well last summer we did the festival circuit, European, UK festivals, went to Russia, South Africa, Australia, Japan, so it’s...
Top 5 – Policy
Last month, we featured a band called Policy and their new EP (check back here). So impressed were we that we asked Robert Black to talk to us a little bit about his musical preferences… 1. Altered Images – I could be happy This song was on Top of the Pops 2 one night, don’t...
