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Credit Jennie McKeon/WUWF Public Media With apologies to Thin Lizzy, the boys — and girls — are back in town at Casino Beach as of Monday. That’s the kickoff to the 2021 spring break and tourist seasons. “We’ve been busy getting ready, getting geared up; we’ve hosted three different tryouts over the past few months,” said Alex Johnson, Water Safety Deputy Chief at Santa Rosa Island Authority. “Done interviews, we’ve done five different lifeguard training sessions, we’re sta...

The 32-year-old pro mixed martial artist and boxer has reportedly sunk more than $3 million into the Black Forge pub in the south Dublin suburb that actor Gabriel Byrne and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott have called home.

Northern Ireland rocker Ricky Warwick has thanked local fans for their incredible support after he reached number three in both the rock and indie charts with his latest solo album. Ricky, who grew up in Newtownards and is now based in Los Angeles, told the Belfast Telegraph he plans to crack open a bottle of champagne this weekend to celebrate the success of his album When Life Was Hard And Fast. The album is at 66 in the official UK album chart. The musician, who is lead singer with Scottish ...

Wicklow trio Wyvern Lingo have returned with their second album Awake You Lie. Bassist and singer Karen Cowley talks to Alan Corr about recording in Berlin and why they are musos at heart At the risk of coming across all Smash Hits magazine, not that there is anything remotely wrong with that, we begin with a question that may be on some peoples lips when they first encounter Wyvern Lingo. Just where did they get their name? The band’s Karen Cowley (vocals, synth, bass) is a mile a minute t...

Oh! You Pretty Things review: The glam before the storm Artist: Alternative For music fans of a certain age and disposition, Oh! You Pretty Things … goes some way to placing the pre-punk music scene in context, and even though it’s slanted more towards the UK than elsewhere (American acts New York Dolls, Jobriath, Lou Reed, The Stooges, Jayne County, Flamin’ Groovies are included) it gives a sense of a zeitgeist bubble waiting to burst. For licensing reasons (presumably), David Bowie is ...

  BEM Records/Amplified Distribution proudly announces the North American May 21st release of Storyteller, the new album from Irish blues-rock guitar sensation Eamonn (pronounced “A-min”) McCormack. Maybe it’s something in the water over there, because music seems to be embedded into Irish people’s DNA; and international blues-rock singer/songwriter/ guitarist Eamonn McCormack is the latest emerging Irish star and is already well-known throughout Europe. Storyteller is his seventh a...

If there’s a time for screaming into the void, 2021 is surely it. Josie Adams shares a baker’s dozen of Aotearoa’s top contenders. When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you, and it’s nice to have company. New Zealand’s geography is perfect for abysses, or abyssoi if you want to be pretentious about it. Whether you’re seeking to understand the nature of evil or just want to drown your senses in a vacuum, there’s an abyss for you – and closer than you think! ...

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In appreciation of The Cure and the fan art of Lin Moon In the wake of rumors of new music from the group possibly coming together again, the Song Sommelier reflects on their late-blooming appreciation for The Cure, and for the fan art of Lina Moon. Guest post from the Song Sommelier Rumour has it The Cure are working on new material for release in 2021. We welcome them back in whatever form it takes. Until then, we reflect on their majestic 2019 Glastonbury show. We are still enchanted. With ...

Dinosaur Jr. are set to release new album Sweep It Into Space on April 23rd. The seminal group last released a full studio album in 2016, with Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not illustrating their continued vitality. New album Sweep It Into Space is out on April 23rd, and it was recorded at Amhersts Bisquiteen in Autumn 2019 using the core trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph. Plaintive new single I Ran Away is online now, and it features some neat 12 string work from Kurt Vile. Indeed, Vile act...