Kevin O’Neill talks movie soundtracks
Category: "Motley Music"
Kings of Leon “Come Around Sundown”
The issue of whether you like Kings of Leon after their last hit album has become a rather divisive subject amongst music fans. If you highly enjoyed it you can be accused of jumping on the bandwagon, or, on the other hand, if you were put off by their new anthemic direction you can be accused of musical snobbery just because the band is now ‘mainstream’.
An old, familiar friend
Seán Patrick Ryan talks lyrics, power pop and tea in discussing Brendan Benson’s most recent album
Better Drawn Boy
Cathal Brennan takes a peek at Photographing Snowflakes by Badly Drawn Boy
O Emperor’s new groove
Siobhan Meehan talks to Paul Savage, lead singer of Waterford 5 piece O Emperor
Enpsychedelica electronica
Reko are an electro-pop band from Kilkenny who supported Paolo Nutini in the Savoy on the 23rd of September as part of the Arthur’s Day celebrations.
Crash, Bang, Boom
Interview with Mark Hogan, frontman of the four piece Irish band Hogan.
Hogan could be described as musical endorphins! They express an admirable enthusiasm for their music and their fans. Despite their colourful, delightful image they are not without depth and expressivity. Make sure to give their new album Boom a spin. Fiona Burke caught up with frontman Mark Hogan to talk about influences, gigs and comic books…
Has The Recession Finally Plug’d Off?
Records, reggae, and revelry – Fiona Burke celebrates the return of Plug’d records
Singing the Mercury blues
Villagers were edged out of the winning spot at September’s Mercury Prize Awards, but Kevin O’Neill thinks that may just be for the best