Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah brings David Moloney up to speed on the story behind the band’s hiatus, the creative process and his problems with the blogosphere

Not many bands these days can create …

Shane O’Brien, bassist for musical comedy act Dead Cat Bounce, speaks to Aoife Valentine about visits from Will Ferrell, the rock-and-roll lifestyle and just how tight their trousers can really get

It’s not often that a …

Folk legend Janis Ian speaks to Lorraine Haigney about her struggles with the music industry and life as an out musician
Janis Ian first became famous for her depiction of an interracial couple in the song …

Hardcore hero turned spoken word performer Henry Rollins speaks to Cormac Duffy about serving his audience, working with National Geographic, and why he’s not returning to music anytime soon

In his thirty-year career, Henry Rollins has …

Artist: Guided by Voices
Album: Let’s Go Eat the Factory

Grade: B+

The Guided by Voices back-catalogue is a veritable odyssey, spanning over thirty albums and EPs, so it should perhaps be of no surprise that these prolific …

Mittens isn’t feeling particularly clairvoyant this week, but sure, she’ll give it a go anyway

Aries
April 19th – May 13th
It is time to put the selection box down and wear something other than pyjamas. I cannot …

Pay a visit to this Swedish treasure trove and find that unique gem you never knew you needed, writes Lizzy Beecham

‘Vintage’ is an almost ubiquitous term in fashion these days. Some vintage clothes shops just …

Wait for a good spell of high pressure weather and there is no lovelier place to visit than County Donegal, writes Elaine Lavery

Many Irish people have fond childhood memories of summers spent in West Cork …

See what Eastern Europe has to offer with Emer Sugrue’s guide to Budapest

There is a great train that stretches all the way from Hamburg to Budapest and is used by all backpackers. You can hop …

Forget basing your meals on faddy diets and the latest ‘superfood’, just let Elaine Lavery suggest a cookbook that stands the test of time instead

The best New Year’s piece of advice one can adhere to …

Over the holidays, Ethan Troy-Barnes has been experimenting with ready-rolled pastry to take the ache out of bake when it comes to pies

Let’s face it; homemade short-crust pastry is not convenient. It takes time and …

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Mid-season TV breaks being over

You know what’s not cool, TV Gods? Taking away all our favourite shows, and not only when we want to procrastinate during the exam period, but over Christmas too. Why? …

As the National Gallery of Ireland opens its doors for a new year, Sally Hayden discovers where nature and light hide in January

With the Christmas trees abandoned, work resuming, and the nights still enveloping the …

DramSoc’s Eoghan Carrick speaks to Evan O’Quigley about this year’s twenty-four hour musical

UCD DramSoc are set to perform their ‘24 Hour Musical’ for the second year running on Thursday, January 26th. Production has already begun …

It may have been acceptable in the eighties but it’s not now. Emer Sugrue attempts to give up modern technology.

When Otwo asked me to give up technology for a day, I told them no, and …

Post-Christmas sales are a seemingly never-ending black-hole of dodgy stuff no one wants, and they should be banned, writes Aoife Valentine
You would imagine that there is very little wrong with post-Christmas sales. All the stuff …

This week, Dixon tackles his toughest comer yet – a young man who is in the improbable position of hating Mr. Coltrane, and all he holds dear. Leave your questions for the Detective on the …

Ever think life would be more fun as a movie with a clichéd soundtrack? Let Emily Mullen set you on your first step to hyper-reality with the Mixtape for your biopic
Birth: T– Rex – ‘Cosmic …