This weeks Hope Show is now available Jan 4 2020 SE Rogie - Recipe for true and lasting happinessJeff Rosenstock - USAPardon Us - It's a Phil Ochs Kind of DaySpookyland - NowherelandHooligan - Punk Rock'n'RollChewing On Tinfoil - Marrowbone LaneGRIT - DiamondMenace - Too Many Punks Are DeadNeutrals - Missing RecordsNeutrals - SwissKleenex - … Continue reading Hope show 125 – the lowdown
Hope Show 124
Hope show is an online punk rock radio show on radioactive international
Play of the day – Mean Girls
[bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=4140538260 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small] Mean GirlsIs this me foreverCommunity records With vocals sounding far away in the mix this is a nice trip into emo punk. There’s feeling right throughout touching on chaos with song tempo changes and even anthemic in parts. There’s nods to rites of spring in here … Continue reading Play of the day – Mean Girls
Rebellion 2019 – Day 3
Rebellion 2019 - day 3 This is my final day and the penultimate for most. I could only journey for three days of punk this year. The life and world many bands sing about changing still goes on and family life calls me this year. I decide to go for something different this year. When … Continue reading Rebellion 2019 – Day 3
Rebellion 2019 – Day 2
Rebellion 2019 - Day 2 Rebellion is a mix of 7 stages with bands playing from noon right through to midnight and beyond. It goes form the small intimate room that is the Introducing stage, for bands who haven’t played before to the 2,800 capacity Empress Ballroom. Club Casbah isn’t far behind with 2,000 capacity … Continue reading Rebellion 2019 – Day 2
Rebellion 2019 – Day 1
Rebellion 2019 - Day 1 My son volunteered in Ethiopia earlier this Summer. Him and a handful of his school mates travelled over and helped out in a school in Ambo. Three weeks after he departed he arrived back with stories of electricity rationing, broadband being cut off, real hunger, poverty and a joy in … Continue reading Rebellion 2019 – Day 1
Book of the Week – An Ireland Worth Fighting For
We face a choice between stability and chaos or continue with failed policies of the past 50 years as opposed to taking a radically different direction based on lessons learned
This Weeks Gigs – May 18 – 24
A nice weekend ahead for straight forward punk rock. Angry Agenda have had to pull out of travelling but United Bottles will keep the street singalong vibe going on Saturday in the Undergorund. The Alternative Sunday Social is still flying along with Dubtones providing your Sunday afternoon tunes this week. An interesting start to the … Continue reading This Weeks Gigs – May 18 – 24
First Fortnight
First Fortnight is an Irish charity that challenges mental health prejudice through arts and cultural action. As each New Year dawns it hosts an annual festival over those first two weeks. This year it has expanded into other territories but that may just be a transient thing Some of their aims are to Make the … Continue reading First Fortnight
Dublin Feminist Film Festival 2018
The theme for #DFFF2018 is REFRAME/REFOCUS. Rather than foreground particular topics, our programme this year will feature films not only directed by women, but also shot by female cinematographers. In emphasising the role of the cinematographer, we aim to expand the notion of who 'makes' a film and what 'Films by Women' means, while also … Continue reading Dublin Feminist Film Festival 2018