By Florrie McCarthy For this issue, I wanted to delve into the noise created in the news by the artist known as The Weeknd in 2021 when he made some scathing comments about the Grammy Awards and pulled what might develop to be a somewhat revolutionary stunt. On the 25th of November 2021, the…
By Florrie McCarthy If you don’t know me personally, then I should tell you I’m currently in a band – cool, I know. We’re called Violet Club, although I don’t really like the name at all, and so far we only really do covers. In fact, basically, our biggest musical vision is playing songs…
By Florrie McCarthy I would say there are quite a few of us around Ireland who were sent to music lessons for a portion of our childhood by our parents(as a warning, this article is going to be basically fully directed at these people). Regardless of whether we were prodigies destined to become rockstars, showed…
By Florrie McCarthy While this column missed the mark in a big way in the last issue in terms of timing, describing all the great wonders jazz weekend was to bring and getting published the day after jazz weekend(I know folks, I’m as sorry as you are – I’m sure the magnitude of the secondhand…
By Florrie McCarthy Well, it’s that time of year again. The murmurs and whispers that started about a month ago, at the first mention of “October 22nd”, are getting louder, to the point that the tension is crackling throughout the cobblestones; you can practically feel the music quivering in the walls, the streets, and even…
By Florrie McCarthy I think most people reading this article would agree when I say it would be difficult today to find someone who hasn’t at least heard of TikTok, if not knowing what it is or understanding the concept. The way that the social media platform swept the globe will never cease to amaze…
By Florrie McCarthy For this week’s music column, I’ve got an interview with the one and only AJ Whelan. Okay – maybe that name doesn’t mean much to you. AJ is a good friend of mine and has recently written, recorded and released an album himself. With a light folk-rock tone and songwriting style, AJ…
By Florrie McCarthy Well, I suppose I’d better welcome everyone back to the start of a fresh academic year on behalf of the music community in UCC and give a normal, proper welcome to those who are only coming to UCC now. This is the music column of the Express. Here you will find updates…
By Elle Kelleher, Contributor University Express sat down with three-quarters of Belfast-based psych-tinged Krautrockers Junk Drawer to talk about new releases, the state of the live music scene and accidentally prophesying the pandemic. University Express: So, can you talk me through how guys know each other? How did all this start? Brian Coney [bass]: Well,…
By Cathal Donovan O’Neill, Music Editor Welcome back to our look at Bandcamp Friday! This piece continues last issue’s column, where I talk to Colm Cahallane of HAUSU Records. This issue we’re talking to Dan Walsh of Fixity, the Tan Jackets, Cork Improvised Music Club, and much more. The Cork multi-instrumentalist is a big proponent…