Damien McKenna of Dundalk Band Orwells ’84 Talks About Their Debut Album “The Crucible,” His Literary and Theatrical Influence, The Importance of Social Awareness in Art, and His Thoughts on Orwell in Political Discourse

Californian Punk Blues Legends The BellRays Discuss Their Longevity, Their New 7” Single, Covering The Temptations and Their Continued Relevancy, Touring with Social Distortion, and the Death of Tina Turner

Dylyn Durante of Philadelphia Alt Band UgLi Talks About Their D.I.Y. Background and Ethos, Their New EP “girldick.”, and Touring and Recording on a Budget

Sixties Baroque Pop-Inspired Musicians Brent Randall and Johnny Toomey Talk About Their New Project Vanity Mirror, the Project’s Debut Album “PUFF,” Playing as a Duo for the First Time, Emulating the Sound of Their Influences, and How The Pandemic Affected their New Noise

British Indie Fourpiece The K’s Talk About Their New Single “Chancer,” Playing an Irish Festival for the First Time, Plans for a Debut Album, Their Sudden Growth, Being Rockstars with Regular Jobs, and More.

Andy Cairns of Legendary Belfast Band Therapy? Writes to Us to Tell Us About the Band’s Latest Album “Hard Cold Fire,” Their Longevity, the Recent Rise in Popularity of Postpunk, and More

Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Producer and Artist Kendino Talks About His Latest Single “luvletters,” Teaming Up with REM$ and Mubi on it, the Power of Collaboration, His Ideas for a Debut Album and His Love of Nickelodeon

Free House Promoter Jake Tiernan Talks About Free House Fest, Becoming a Promoter, the Music Scene in Galway, the History of Free House, and Áras na nGael

British Hard Rock Duo The Pearl Harts Discuss Their New Album “Love, Chaos,” Their Change in Direction, Having Their Music Featured on “Peaky Blinders,” Opening for Garbage and Skunk Anansie, Touring Ireland for the First Time, and Their New Beginnings

Australian Musician Euan Hart Talks About His Self-Titled EP, How His Irish Heritage Influenced His Art, the Australian Music Scene Compared to Ireland, and the Absurdity of Herbal Tea


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