A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Back in the early noughties, music from Eastern Europe was not widely en vogue. Long before Taraf de Haidouks, for example, were appearing at ATP. When Beirut was known only as a war-torn basket case. That’s when Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost struck up their fantastically jittery and infectious folk group A Hawk and A...
Wild Nothing w/ Sleep Thieves – The Workman’s Club, Dublin, 01.12.12
Photos: Rickard Farrell There is a fellow who lives out there on the internet called Nathan Rabin. Nathan coined the phrase ‘manic pixie dream girl’ to describe the specific archetype of the girl in films who enters into a stuffy, downtrodden male protagonist’s life and changes it for the better through her quirky, wily ways....
Ginnels at The Workman’s Club
You remember Conor mentioned Dublin band Ginnels last month, and their upcoming new double album, Crowns, which is coming out through/under/with some connection to Popical Island in August. http://wearenoise.com/index.php/2012/06/ginnels-new-album/ So, if you’re in Dublin on Thursday this week, you can see the band play live…and it will cost you nothing but the air you breathe....
Papa M – Interview
One of the most singular and best travelled guitarists of this generation begins a European tour in Ireland next weekend. David Pajo talks to Conor about black metal, ATP and last minute tour hitches Hi David, thanks for taking the time. You’re just about to start the tour, how are preparations going? Disastrous! Our bassist...
