Mike McGrath-Bryan looks at Irish metal’s latest offering Irish metal is brilliant. You know this. Oftentimes, however, it can get lost in its obsession with tradition and orthodoxy, and every so often a release comes along that takes that oeuvre and gives it a good shake. Dublin black-metal outfit (don’t call them punks!) Sodb (pronounced…
In the latest in a series of formulaic ramblings about local music, Music Editor Mike McGrath-Bryan takes a look both at what we have to be proud of in our city’s independent music community, and the challenges that face it in the immediate future. Involvement in the local music scene lends one the opportunity to…
Arts and Literature Editor Julie Daunt reviews the current Lewis Glucksman exhibition, which traces the relationship between drawing and the moving image. What is drawing? Is it the lines made by a pen on paper, or is it the act of creating those lines? What about photography, which is Greek for “drawing with light”?…
Sport the nail designs of everyone’s envy with a little help from Fashion Editor Kieran Murphy. Leopard Print Nails Leopard print nails are actually much easier to do than you might think! Start with a clear base coat on your nails to prevent staining. Leave them to dry before applying two coats of…
His head is still displayed proudly above my mantelpiece. His deep brown eyes are as bright and full of life as the day we played our little of cat and mouse all those years ago. They are dead, but yet somehow still alive and while they place me under constant surveillance, I suppose it…
Fashion Editor Kieran Murphy examines whether the new Condé Nast College is worth a student’s time. This year, The Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design announced that they would offer a ground-breaking opportunity in all aspects of the fashion industry for potential students, starting in January 2013. Based in London, the college will…
Gaming editor Fergal Carroll serves up men in shorts, pandas and indie darlings for this week’s gaming menu. The Biggie(s): The biggest game that is being released this side of the pond this week is the one and only FIFA 13. If you listened to me last time and brushed up on your mad FIFA…
Gaming editor Fergal Carroll takes a look at Nintendo’s next gen console. The date has been set. November 30th is the day that Nintendo, the first of the big three, launch their next gen console – the Wii U. All was revealed in a Nintendo event in mid-September. Price points were set, bundles announced,…
There’s some charm left in the ‘manic pixie dream girl’ stereotype, writes Susan O’Sullivan. This feature presentation has been brought to us by the directors of the stunning Little Miss Sunshine, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. While Ruby Sparks is not quite as invigorating as their 2006 classic, it is anchored by the same…
I thought I walked Cathal Dennehy finds Lawless ultimately disappointing. Australian director John Hillcoat returns with Lawless, the story of the Bondurant brothers who ran a successful bootlegging racket in 1930s Virginia. Coming on the wave of considerable hype (including calls for Tom Hardy to be given an Oscar for this performance on the…