To be frank, if you haven’t heard of Dublin based alt-rock quartet Otherkin by now I’ve really got to question what you’re doing with yourself. The group, comprising of frontman Luke Reilly, drummer Rob Summons, bassist David Anthony and guitarist Conor Wynne, burst to the fore of the alt-scene in Ireland following the release of…
Prophets of Rage – Self Titled Rage Against The Machine plus Public Enemy with a dash of Cypress Hill – that super group sounds utterly class, if it’s 1992. The debut LP from this rap-rock supergroup is okay, but feels slightly dated. All the clichés are present, fighting the power, not respecting the power, generally…
When you think of Emily Dickinson, you probably imagine a sad recluse who had nothing better to do than spend her waking hours imagining her own death. And while this may be partially true, reducing Dickinson’s work to this would be criminal. In fact, did you know that Dickinson had a number of very joyous…
First Year Arts student and all round ‘gas cunt’ Sorcha McNally is set to become this year’s winner for Biggest Legend due to her astounding commitment to wearing her festival wristband past the point of being socially acceptable. In an exclusive interview with the Express, McNally revealed that she plans to keep her now mildly…
If you’re new to Cork, or just maybe to college, you may be missing those hometown favourites, the local chipper. And while you may cry “it’s not Donkey Fords” at a few of these entries, they may just tide you over till you can get back to those home comforts (and some of them may…
Along with the semester starting to settle its way into a steady routine for most students, one of the most important occasions of the year comes around once again. The annual ‘Fresher Grabbing’ festival, which I have just now been informed has never actually been called that, and apparently isn’t the correct collective name for…
There’s a city I know where the river flows fast And the cars do the same as they hurry on past The boarded-up windows of grimy old inns And corners that stink of the dullest of sins No railings or fences are built in this town Though we all know, come autumn, the children will…
Like many things in Ireland, it all started over a cup of tea. It was the summer of 2014, and Bryce Dessner was in Cork city performing in The Marquee as part of the band he started with his brother Aaron, known as The National. Hickson, in her role as chief executive of Cork Opera…
Modern journalism & writing, combined with the proliferation of social media platforms like Twitter that promote brevity over anything, the more hyperbolic a statement typically the more successful that statement is, be it a Tweet, an article or something else. If someone were to suggest something was “okay” or “pretty good” on social media, unless…
If I were to mention Rupi Kaur to you, you may immediately think of the unconventional poetry collection, ‘Milk and Honey’. Or maybe of the recent “meme” whereby tweets mimic her infamous style. Behind this banter at Kaur’s expense, there is a seemingly legitimate questioning of the validity of what and how she writes. Though…