Dripping Wax: Bowie, Wavves, Community Games, ASIWYFA in Review

Published April 12, 2013

David Bowie The Next Day [Columbia/Sony] David Bowie’s choice for his first release in 10 years, the introspective Where Are We Now? relocated him, in its first line, instantly back in Berlin where he made the albums whose blend of artistic experimentation, synthetic textures and pop and non-pop songwriting feel most relevant to the contemporary musical landscape. Then came the leaked artwork, a brutal, almost clumsy appropriation of the Heroes cover and a worrying comment from producer T...read more

Opinion

Hatred Of Music: Touring And The Need For Change

Published April 11, 2013

The idea that live music will somehow save musicians livelihoods has probably been worn the whole way through at this stage. How many people believe it now? Certainly few musicians do, as they see crowds get stretched too thin and their wallets stretched even thinner. Costs go up, guarantees go down, unless you're already a well established act. Even big-name indie acts can struggle. They have to spend more time on the road, along with every other band in the world, always carving out another fe...read more

Music Features

Interview: Don Vito

Published April 8, 2013

Taking their cues from hardcore, noise-rock and Beefheart at his weirdest, Leipzig's three headed noiz juggernaut Don Vito return to these shores for a free midnight show upstairs in Whelans on Thursday the 18th of April, along with Daikiri from France, and our own Turning Down Sex. We caught up with them during their current European jaunt for a few words ahead of their Dublin gig. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3rCvVzZd04 Unlike a lot of noise-rock bands, you guys seem less concerne...read more

Opinion

Hatred Of Music: Art & Semantics

Published March 28, 2013

Language is power. The idea is a well worn truism at this stage but there are times when it is important to remember it. Language can be used to dominate and to undermine, to keep something or someone in their place. The words we use and don't use have connotations beyond their apparently essential “meaning”. In any fight for equal rights, from civil rights to feminism to the LGBT movement, one of the first things to be confronted is language. It's also often one of the reasons for splits wi...read more

Opinion

Hatred Of Music: Creative Ecosystems

Published March 21, 2013

Maybe it's the Joinery's Fund:It success yesterday morning, maybe it's because yesterday was Budget day in the UK. Maybe it's Amanda Palmer's TED talk and the reaction to it. Maybe it's the post-SXSW feeling in the air, maybe it's the closure of the Boston Phoenix, maybe it's the death of another great musician who couldn't afford proper healthcare in America. Whatever the reason, the question of money and the value of the arts is very much of the moment. Last night I read this piece by Elmo Kee...read more

Features

10 Things Dublin Can Learn From Radical Science

Published April 10, 2013

Bricking over the Liffey, banning all televisions in town and just straight-up seceding are amongst the ideas Radical Science can contribute to Dublin life.

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