Based in a Dublin hospital with scenes of today. The squalor of a century ago is captured perfectly here. Alongside the frontline heroes, sadness abounds. Snippets of a war no soldier wanted and most misunderstood and a country rising to demand its own voice in poverty and hunger.
the wild rover The autobiography of Tomas O Cinneide Translated by Padraig Tyers Mercier Press Well we all have one book in us and this is Tomas O Cineides one. His life story Begins with the pure poverty which so many people were born into over a century ago. It doesn’t get much better as … Continue reading Book of the Week – the wild Rover
Post math rock or indie but always good rhythms and melodies from across the Scotish and Dutch border
Latest book from Hope Collective is a collection of great gig memories from Punks and friends
Hope Publications publish new book in aid of NHS Charities together. Great gig memories out end of November
The book reads like a film in itself with hotel parties, house parties and pubs overflowing with actors, extras and movie workers spending their money with great ease.
A selection of favourite gig memories from Irelands music community in aid of Irish Red Cross. When we first saw the heartbreaking pictures from Aleppo we reached out to those people we know best, our friends in the music community. Six months ago Hope *2 came out. This featured contributions from those in the punk community in an effort to raise money for pikpa lesvos centre. We held back on many contributions from the Irish music scene as we felt it would be nice for this group to extend their support. The results are In Concert. Whilst there are many more who could and deserve to be included we feel this can help form part of a ‘secret history’ of the irish music scene.
Kalandra The Line NorseMusic Kalandra is an alternative Nordic pop band spearheaded by three Norwegian musicians weaving ethereal melodies into raw and eerie musical landscapes. Alternativel they are know as alternative pop. Or so says their promo. I've always wondered what that term means. Alternative to pop maybe? Does that mean rock? Kalandra may rock … Continue reading Kalandra are drawing the Line
Transatlantic punk rock supergroup Fake Names bring their hardcore and emo roots into power pop
Through the pages we get to know the characters, ordinary people living ordinary lives. These are the people in my world, the people in my job, the people I went to school with.
