Cork s Greatest Records: Bass Odyssey, breakbeats, and the night I slept in LL Cool J s bed
The latest in our B-Side The Leeside series looks at the drum and bass outfit who made an impact in the late 1990s with such tracks as Remote Control Soul
Bass Odyssey: Alan O Keeffe, Chris O’Driscoll and Graham Finn.
Thu, 11 Mar, 2021 - 12:30
Ed Power
One morning in the summer of 1999, Graham Finn woke up in the childhood bedroom of rapper LL Cool J, in Queens, New York. A question flashed through his mind: how did I get here?
“LL Cool J had kept the house he grew up in,” says Cork-born Finn from his home in Green County in Upstate New York. “There was a studio in the basement. If he was working with an artist he would put them up there for the week. I slept in his childhood bed. It was very surreal.”
She s a bit of a rascal : Irish actor Brian F O Byrne on starring with Sigourney Weaver
My New York Year is just one of the upcoming highlights at the Dublin International Film Festival, now an online event that can be accessed from any part of the country
Brian F O Byrne and Sigourney Weaver, stars of My New York Year.
Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 10:47
Esther McCarthy
Screen legend Sigourney Weaver leads a powerhouse cast in My New York Year, an adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s beloved memoir, My Salinger Year. Set in New York in 1996, it recounts one heady summer in the city when a wannabe writer is hired as an assistant to JD Salinger’s decidedly old-school literary agent. The movie will screen virtually as part of this year’s Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, which continues until March 14.
Five women to watch out for in the video games industry
Gaming has a poor reputation on gender equality, but Irish composer Eimear Noone is just one of the women hoping to rectify the balance
Irish conductor and composer Eímear Noone. . Picture: Steve Humphreys
Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 10:49
Ronan Jennings
Gaming has a short history, in the grand scheme of things. Female pioneers in the industry have an even shorter history. But that is changing. At the start of Women’s History Month, here are some notable women leaders in gaming. Se-Yeon Kim, pro gamer: Let’s start with the real deal. Se-Yeon Kim, also known as ‘Geguri’, signed with the Shanghai Dragons Overwatch team in 2018, making her the first professional female Overwatch player. That’s not all – she’s so good that players accused her of using cheat software to aim. This was disproven, and Geguri just kept taking people down as an exceptional ‘tank’ player. Geguri has since left Shanghai D