Music

Arts, Activism and Making a Higher Education Campaign Cool

With Rubberbandits and Metropolis helping to support the march today, students' unions are increasingly using the arts to support their activism.
By Dominic McGrath

An Evening of Atmospheric Horror in the Chapel

Last night, DU Music welcomed organist Rónán Murray to provide improvised accompaniment to the classic horror film Nosferatu.
By Killian Barry

An Eerie Start to the Halloween Season with DU Music’s Fourth Week Event

Tomorrow night, the society will present a screening of the horror classic Nosferatu with live organ accompaniment.
By Rebecca Wynne-Walsh

“The Voice” Paul Rodgers Plays 3 Arena with Bad Company

The band were joined on the night by ex-Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora.
By Patrick Gannon
Analysis

“John Lennon must be turning in his urn”: Trinity English lecturers on Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize for Literature

Bard or barroom troubadour? Some of Trinity's top literature researchers wade into the debate surrounding Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize.

Raglans on Moving Beyond the Irish Indie-Rock Scene

Stephen Kelly of Raglans talks to Saoirse Ní Scanláin about the band’s recent triumphs ahead of today’s release of their EP, Again & Again.
By Saoirse Ní Scanláin

Supersonic: Documenting Oasis’s Journey into Mainstream British Culture

Released today, Killian Barry reflects on the documentary that traces the evolution of Oasis and their unique sound.
By Killian Barry

Bold as Brass: The Evolution of the Booka Brass Sound

Killian Barry speaks to Jack Marks, Chief Sousaphonist of Booka Brass Band, ahead of their headline gig in Vicar St this Friday.
By Killian Barry

The Bad Boys of Acapella: Trinitones Take On R Kelly’s “Ignition”

This evening, Trinitones will launch their newest music video, directed by Dublin videographer Christian Tierney.
By Gillian Murtagh

Six Years of Somewhere: Dirty Dance floors and DJ Sets at Workmans

On the sixth birthday of Dublin’s much-loved alternative music night, Dominic McGrath talks to the Somewhere DJ, Trevor Dietz.
By Dominic McGrath