Review: Claire Fox The trailer for Joy which appeared on our TV screens early in the New Year was a catalogue of confusion. It painted Joy as a film about female empowerment, while also containing thriller-like and satirical elements. This confusion of genre surrounding Joy layered the film with a promising sense of excitement. Who wouldn’t want to watch a film where director and screenwriter, … Continue reading REVIEW: Joy
Hassan Baker Everyone relates to music differently, that’s a given. We all project our own emotions into art. Since the announcement of David Bowie’s death, his friends and family have come out with statements on the matter, such as fellow musician and long friend Iggy Pop who stated: “David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was … Continue reading A Goodbye to Bowie
Fresh from his US and Irish tours, Claire Fox chats with Academy Award winning singer songwriter, Glen Hansard, about the Irish music scene, upcoming Grammy Awards and abandoning love songs. “In Ireland, it’s hard to explain, but we have a thing to do with tribe. It’s very tribal. The way we connect with our artists and the way we connect with our community has so … Continue reading Glen Hansard: Rambling on the Road Less Travelled
Words: Liam Horgan 2015 has come and gone and with it a host of films. We had the visceral pleasure of Mad Max, the intelligence of Ex Machina and the return of Star Wars. Although 2015 was an entertaining year for film, especially low budget Indies, the coming year if anything looks a lot more promising and so here is my list of films to … Continue reading 2016 Must See Films
Words: Anna McCarthy Making a Murderer is the latest documentary mega hit series from Netflix, capturing a Wisconsin man’s attempt to prove his innocence in two separate trials. It is a story that follows Steven Avery’s journey from being falsely prosecuted for attempted rape resulting in him spending 18 years in jail, to being the lead suspect of a murder case that occurred in 2005. … Continue reading Review: MAKING A MURDERER
Words: Anna McCarthy Another year has come and gone, and with it has brought some absolute bangers that get any party going. Need a New Year’s Eve playlist with an essence of nostalgia? Here are the top 12 head-bopping* songs of 2015: *based on popularity and catchy riffs to bop to Runaway(U&I) – Galantis – January This is the song that put the Swedish electronic … Continue reading BANGERS OF THE YEAR
Ellen Desmond talks breaking the mould of a repetitive music scene with Árni Árnason of The Vaccines. It was 2011 when I first saw The Vaccines live. The Oxegen Festival was in full swing at Punchestown Racecourse, but no one wanted to come see the indie rock foursome. Determined, I abandoned my friends and went to see them alone. A newly formed group at that … Continue reading English Graffiti on Every Wall
