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On the 26th of March, Ben Howard released his latest album Collections From The Whiteout. This is the fourth LP from the British singer-songwriter and it is definitely one of the highlights of the Covid-19 period. It has been recorded…
On the 25th of March, it was the 140th birthday of late Hungarian composer Bela Bartok. He was born in Nagyszentmiklós in 1881 which is a village located in Romania. Bartok was, without doubt, one of the most influential musicians…
Women have been largely excluded from general history for a long time, and Irish history isn’t an exception. Most major historical figures are men and children aren’t taught a lot about the women who left their mark. This article will…
The latest single from Kildare-based singer-songwriter NÍV (Niamh Murray), “Home” is a comforting track which serves as a reminder of the general ease which we often feel when we are at home. An indie folk track, “Home” is dominated…
Five breath-taking, culturally diverse cities you need to visit right after the lockdown Many of the world’s best-known cities are multicultural and have successfully adopted a variety of cultures and ethnicities from around the world. This is understood to…
In the experience of a music listener, very few moments can compare to hearing a memorable solo, or an entrancing instrumental passage for the first (or thousandth) time, with them often having a much more profound effect on us than…
On 9 March, the Irish government announced that the live entertainment industry would receive €50m financial support to survive this critical period of the coronavirus crisis. The Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS) is meant to provide help to sole traders…
Have you ever wondered how good knowledge about Ireland is around the world? I decided to ask a few people from different countries what they know about Ireland, to see how stereotyped their image of the country is. Stereotypes…
Of all the artistic evolutions to occur among American singer-songwriters over the past half decade, Lana Del Rey’s evolution is definitely among the most intriguing. From updating her hip hop inflected sound on 2017’s Lust for Life (in a callback…