In the realm of unfiltered storytelling and musical authenticity, the collective known as Freddy Black & The Hotel Mosaic emerge as a force to be reckoned with. Led by Freddy Black, this collective fearlessly confronts the gritty truths of life through their soul-stirring ballad, ‘Drainpipe Diamond.’ Inspired by true events, ‘Drainpipe Diamond’ is an exploration of the harsh Read More
SLOW MOVING CLOUDS set to perform in Castlebar This Saturday
SLOW MOVING CLOUDS are a band that combine Nordic and Irish traditional music with minimalist and experimental influences to create a sound unlike anything you’ve heard before. Their music is an organic mix of the Irish and Nordic folk traditions with baroque strings and post-rock influences. Their work premiered to critical acclaim at the 2016 Dublin Theatre Read More
Track of the Day: Driven Snow release fourth single to date
The fourth song to date, “In Moonlight” adds a new texture and dimension to the duo’s emerging catalogue. The jaunty, upbeat instrumentation, rhythms and vocals clash seamlessly with a sorry but familiar tale of a land where housing crisis threatens the life and spirit of its cities. “It is about the difficulty of being a Read More
Track of the Day: Theo Fitzgibbon is following up on his debut single Waterfall with new single ‘WILD ON ME’
This song was born from a eureka moment for Theo Fitzgibbon. After many years of writing catchy ear worms on his acoustic guitar he found himself strumming one of his songs on the couch of his close friend and musician Harry Hudson Taylor who loved the sound of it. Within two minutes the pair had Read More
Track of the Day: “Overwhelming” is the latest single by Irish Indie-rockers The Decades.
This single follows on from the success of their previous singles “Electricity” which charted on the Irish Homegrown Top 20 charts and “Fool’s Gold”, both of which made it to No. 1 on the Irish iTunes charts. Lyrically, the song hints at the consuming feeling of being overwhelmed in a new relationship, the feeling of Read More
Track of the Day: Sligo outfit ‘Some Remain’ rip it up on latest single ‘Knuckle Sandwich’
“A heavier, shorter song than our previous releases, Knuckle Sandwich is as close to its namesake as any song we’ve written. The opening riff repeats throughout with pounding drums and dirty bass. Another song they had for a long time, according to the band, it’s one that always resonates at live performances, especially Jamie’s borderline screamed Read More
The Queen of Rock N’Roll has left the building
We are very sorry to hear about the passing of Tina Turner. She really was a legend in her own right. I remember spinning a lot of her singles when I used to DJ in the Humbert Inn and Rowlands Bar in Castlebar many, many moons ago. Tina Turner was a huge inspiration to many Read More
Album of the Month June 2023: Drew Makes Noise releases his debut album ‘Let the Whole Tape Run’ independently
Expanding on the production from his previous single, the hook-heavy, Indie-anthem Lemonade. Drew Makes Noise up’s the scale with the welcome addition of flutes, marimbas, and timpani. The single feels like the beating heart or the centerpiece of the record. A gentle earworm touching on themes of teenage angst and the curious mind. The kind Read More
Album of the Week: Blending soul, rock and Americana styles, Duffy shines on sixth studio album
Grainne Duffy has being on the Irish blues Rock scene for a number of years now, always stunning audiences with her Rock N Roll attitude and quality wherever she goes!! In fact she has performed live in Castlebar on a number of occasions through out the years. She is perhaps one of the best (if Read More
Track of the Day: A Lethal Black Ooze raise the energy with ‘Something on Her Mind’
Rippin’ through the air to deliver the finest in crushed broken tones, A Lethal Black Ooze, the sonic brainchild of Garage Punk aficionado Andy McGurk [formerly of Spies], is oozing to have a busy ‘23. Moving on since the bands last single ‘I like to Feel Alright’’, A Lethal Black Ooze are back with their Read More