Indie, Rock & Alternative

The Man Don’t Give a Fuck

Never has a song used the word ‘fuck’ so much and to such good effect.…

Gogol Bordello – Gypsy Punks

Gogol Bordello are a Gypsy punk band made up of Eastern European immigrants now living…

Music you should have heard – The Go! Team

With the band due to start recording a follow up to ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike’ in…

Music you should have heard – Broadcast

I want to take the opportunity to mention some music over the next week or…

Bloc Party Irish gigs & Cornelius

As you may or may not know, Bloc Party are currently recording their second album…

It’s a Song Contest! Kind of…

The following is a selection of songs from artists who: a) I’ve been listening to…

Architecture in Helsinki gig review

Continuing the great run of gigs in Dublin recently, this weekend saw Dublin host Architecture…

New Primal Scream – Country Girl

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New Irish Music – Butterfly Explosion

Great to see Irish band, Butterfly Explosion getting some worldwide recognition through mp3 blogs such…

Sing Sing

It will be interesting to see where history places Mogwai in the pantheon of rock…

Upcoming Gigs – Architecture in Helsinki

I’ve been loving Australian 8 piece Architecture in Helsinki’s second album ‘In case we Die’.…

Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis hitchedhiked his way into Dublin town last night to play an excellent show…

Broken Social Scene live was one of the best live experiences of my life

Well folks the Broken Social Scene gig came and went over the weekend and it…

Animal Collective

OK here it goes. How to describe  Animal Collective? This is music which at first…

Favourite Songs of 2005

So we’ve reached the end of the year and I thought it was time to reflect on what a great year 2005 was for music. Some of these releases were from 2004, but I only heard them this year, So that counts as 2005 for me. I’m offering every track here so you can see what I’m talking about. Download them, make a compilation, share it. I have to say without the fantastic music blogs out there, There is a lot of music on this list I would never have heard (and subsequently bought the CDS of). Hats off to music lovers. And now, on with the list.