Music

George Ezra’s ‘Staying at Tamaras’

April 4, 2018

[dropcap][/dropcap]E[dropcap][/dropcap]nglish singer George Ezra released his first album in 2014, immediately receiving high-praise and reaching number one in the UK charts. Though he’s 24, his deep and rich voice makes it hard to believe he is anything Read more…

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Film

Red Sparrow: empowering but inconsistent

April 4, 2018

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] release of Francis Lawrence’s film, Red Sparrow has received a series of mixed reviews since its initial release on February 28, 2018.

Articles

The Wombats at the Academy

April 4, 2018

[dropcap]Last[/dropcap] month, the Wombats took to The Academy to give Irish fans a night to remember. The band’s long awaited show was extremely well received, an obvious fact made clear by the large audience that Read more…

Books

The dramatic poetry of award-winning Leonita Flynn

April 4, 2018

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast month, poet Leonita Flynn won the Irish Times Poetry Now award for her collection ‘The Radio’. Previous winners such as Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, Sinéad Morrissey and Caitríona O’Reilly show that she is up Read more…

Television

The rise of tv dating shows

April 4, 2018

[dropcap]Love[/dropcap] is something we all want to find. It is also something we want to watch people find. We love a good love story. This, perhaps, is one of the fundamental reasons for the huge Read more…

The Hype

Behind the artist: Sarah Bahbah

March 21, 2018

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]rtist and photographer Sarah Bahbah embraces a style of coming-of-age art that appeals to the Instagram generation through narrative images of self-expression, portraying an overall message of female empowerment.

Features

The age old question; Marvel or DC?

March 21, 2018

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are not many rivalries that generate internet drama like the Marvel versus DC debate. Hardcore fans are ready to lay down their lives on their keyboards to defend their favourite franchise, and discussions escalate Read more…

The Hype

Rejjie Snow at the Olympia

March 21, 2018

[dropcap][/dropcap]R[dropcap][/dropcap]ejjie Snow is an Irish rap sensation that has put Ireland on the map for rap and hip-hop.  Alexander Anyaegbunam, more popularly known as Rejjie Snow, has blown up in the past few years internationally Read more…

Features

The rise of film musicals

March 21, 2018

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ovie musicals weren’t born in the last few years, but they have certainly returned to glory in this decade and seized the national spotlight in recent years.

Film

Saoirse Ronan soars in Ladybird

March 21, 2018

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]adybird is a coming of age film about love, heartbreak, friendship and family. It is a semi-autobiographical comedy written and directed by Greta Gerwig.

The Hype

Irish authors to keep an eye on

March 21, 2018

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Irish literary community was recently devastated by the loss of the brilliant award-winning author Emma Hannigan after her battle with cancer. Emma was an ambassador for Breast Cancer Ireland and a very popular novelist Read more…

The Hype

An exploration into post rock

March 21, 2018

[dropcap][/dropcap]T[dropcap][/dropcap]ell someone your favourite genre is Post Rock and prepare to be met with a raised eyebrow and a quizzical stare. It gets worse if you tell them your favourite album is ‘The Fear is Read more…

Film

‘The Shape of Water’ flows perfectly

March 7, 2018

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he latest movie directed by the critically acclaimed Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) weaves a deeply intricate fairy tale into a very unusual love story.

Music

Has music changed for the worse or better?

March 7, 2018

[dropcap]Music[/dropcap] is more than just lyrics and melodies. It is emotions, thoughts, life, love, sadness, despair. It is everything we are and everything we want to be. It is one of the most important things Read more…

The Hype

Imagine Dragons light up the 3 Arena

March 7, 2018

[dropcap][/dropcap]T[dropcap][/dropcap]he atmosphere of the 3Arena was alight when Imagine Dragons took to the stage on the 26th of February. While their unexpected opening tune ‘I Don’t Know Why’ wouldn’t have been the first guess for Read more…

The Hype

The difficulty of being a modern artist

March 7, 2018

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite Ireland’s tiny size, the small island has produced some of the world’s leading poets, composers and artists. Twentieth-century Irish artists such as Jack Butler Yeats, Evie Hone and Sean Keating are renowned for their Read more…

Film

Black Panther roars around the globe

March 7, 2018

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the fifth episode of the Netflix series Master of None, main character Dev mentions how movies or tv shows traditionally can’t have more than two black people as main characters, and the show wasn’t Read more…