Cork Sound Fair What: Non-profit organisation set up in 2017 to give artists a platform for experimental music and works. Think out of the ordinary, intriguingly different acts. Where: The Kino, St. Luke’s Crypt, St. Peter’s Church, City Hall, Dali. When: Four days of events across Cork City, March 29th – March 31st 2019. Tickets:…
There is something about being human that compels us to tell stories. Some part of our wiring that drives us to connect with other people through our words, sounds, movements, the tone in our voices. This desperation, this loneliness that exists as a result of us being ignored has crippled people for literally centuries with…
“Would you like to go back dancing?” Elena asks me enthusiastically. I’m puffing on the ends of my rollie, angry at the fact I promised myself I would stop smoking on nights out, laughing pathetically because I knew it would inevitably happen anyways. We are in the smoking chamber of Dali, a jam-packed sprawling black…
Hozier – Wasteland, Baby! (March 1st, 2019) On January 16th, Hozier posted a YouTube video announcing the release date and track-list for his second album, Wasteland, Baby! The fourteen track album is set to feature songs “Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)” and “Shrike” from his 2018 EP Nina Cried Power as well as newer…
When Vine died her tragic death two years ago, everyone who had garnered fame on the short-lived platform had to jump ship. Some turned to Instagram, others to YouTube. Some tried their hand at music. Pretty much everyone has been unfortunate enough to witness Jake Paul’s heartbreakingly horrific ‘It’s Everyday Bro’ – so I can…
I first came across Londoners King Nun a couple of years back as a result of my obsession with The 1975. They’re on the same record label, so it was inevitable that they were going to pop up on my Twitter and Instagram feed at some point. The first thing that caught my eye about…
As 2018 draws gently to a close and ‘Best of 2018’ lists are published across the country, we at the University Express thought that we would get in on the action. We asked our editors, contributors, and photographers and our friends at Motley Magazine to give us their own personal highlights of the year that…
Cork’s music community are rallying together to show solidarity and support to victims of sexual violence by organising a huge fundraising event for the SexualViolence Centre Cork (SVCC), taking place at the newly renovated Cyprus Avenue, on Sunday 23rd December. In light of the recent Court case involving a 17 year old victim’s underwear being used an ‘asking for it’ defence…
“The fact that Christmas songs are played to death on the radio once there is even a smell of November has always driven me crazy.” That is a quote from an article I wrote last year at Halloween. I was, and still am, very salty about the fact that Halloween songs don’t get the airtime…
If you had told fans of Muse that their new album would list Timbaland and Tove Lo among its contributors before work began on their new album, many would have dismissed the Plymouth trio’s latest release coming from another band who had forgotten their origins. However, Simulation Theory isn’t merely another album from a group…