Most people probably don’t know Diplo but you almost certainly know his music and he’s currently one of the most hard working producers out there.
Starting out as a Dj and artist in his own right, Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz) has graduated to producer and cool name to drop for everyone from Beyonce to Britney, Kanye, [...]

When Justin Vernon circled high above the other new acts in 2008 with his For Emma, Forever Ago album it was always going to be a difficult album to follow.
The debut album was recorded in a cabin in the woods and sounded like it. It was a desolate suite of poems full of longing and [...]

With the news of Prince playing Malahide castle on 30th July, it caused a whole lot of enquiries with us for tickets. ‘What?!?’ they said – ‘€135! – I’m not paying for that! Who does he think he is?’ Of course, that was just for the best seats in the house, the regular ones are [...]

It’s almost half way through the year, where does that time go? It’s been a pretty good year so far with Lykke Li, Gruff Rhys, Fleet Foxes, Jonny, Metronomy, Panda Bear, Foo Fighters, James Blake, Deerhoof, Keren Ann, Siriusmo, Mogwai and probably a few others I’ve forgotten. Anyway, here is the list for the next [...]

As we are enjoying the new Beasties album so much we thought it would be a good excuse to go back through their finest moments.
It’s only when you start looking at their older tracks that you realise how much they have got through in their 25 year career. From naive white-boy, rock-rap through instrumental funk [...]