Thursday, 20 June 2013, 12:11 pm

With the absence of Oxegen in 2012 it is not surprising that many music fans are craving for an announcement by MCD on this year’s summer festival line-up. Fans will be happy to know that Oxegen’s sister festival, T in the Park in Scotland, have released its line-up for 2013 which boasts an impressive bill including Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, The Killers, Two Door Cinema Club and The Script. But talk of the end of Oxegen as we know it is ripe with a new festival, possibly one which could replace Oxegen, causing quite the stir on social media so could it be time to air out the tent and ...

It's official. Award season has begun. With the Oscars, BAFTA's and Golden Globes it seems like all the focus is on Hollywood's A-list actors. Don't worry though, next month the singers and bands we all know and love will have their turn to accept some shiny awards. On February 10th, the 55th Annual Grammy Awards will take place in L.A's Staples Centre. This years ceremony will be hosted by New York rapper turned actor LL Cool J. Joining him on stage will be some of the hottest music stars from the past 12 months. It has been confirmed that Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Fun. and Mumford & Sons wi...

It’s fair to say it’s been a very busy year for Dublin singer/songwriter, Orla Gartland. Having played a tonne of gigs over the last few months in Ireland and the UK, Orla is set to play her second ever headline show in London at the end of the month. Before opening for Bastille, in front of a massive crowd in the Academy 2, I got the chance to catch up with Orla and ask her a few questions. Orla, I know you’ve been uploading videos to Youtube for a long time now. Tell me about the first video you uploaded. What age were you at the time? I was 13 or 14 I think, and it was a cover of ...

Most of us go about our daily business and deal with the tiring and mundane in a detached manner, waiting for something exciting to happen. Foolishly, we don't realise that there is excitement and beauty all around us. Rob Marr's Anatomy paints these seemingly bland landscapes in all kinds of colours with a respect and intrigue that brilliantly informs his lyrics. These are the 'everyman' pop-songs that we haven't heard since Ray Davies was in his pomp. While Davies usually used characters, Marr uses everyday experiences. Opening shot Fencebuilding is almost as determined in its delive...

The debut EP from Dimitry Datus, Sound, is an effort that promises much more from the talented Cork based three-piece. Run is a ska influenced rocker with urgent guitar and a thumping rhythm section. A fine opener. Grand Parade has a touch of early Radiohead in the intro, but morphs into a Britpop singalong with a great guitar lead break and a nice latino style outro. The ace in the pack of this five-track EP is The Brave, a melodic rocker that could be the tune that garners attention from the music industry. Lyrically it's searching and indicates a cohesive unit who can really pl...

Dublin brothers Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor have been uploading videos to Youtube and gigging on a small scale for a number of years now, and it seems it's paying off. From starting out busking on the streets (...or poles and bins in Harry's case!) of Dublin, and uploading videos to Youtube, to now being included in the line-up for the Cheerios Childline Concert 2012, has been some achievement. To be fair, the last few months have been very exciting and progressive for the male duo in general. Between releasing their debut EP Battles in August, and playing to a massive crowd in Hyde P...

Emma Stone has been on our radar and on her way to becoming a household name since her film debut in the teen hit Superbad back in 2007. The Arizona native immediately moved to L.A. and began being home schooled at the age of 15 in order to  pursue her acting career. Emma went on to appear in The House Bunny with Anna Faris in 2008 and in 2009 she stared in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner as well as Zombieland with Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin and an independent indie film Paper Man. In 2010 her husky voice was that of the character Mazie ...

Ok, before I talk about the last season of Doctor Who give me a moment to get behind some bullet-proof glass. I know that speaking about this show can raise some tempestuous arguments and occasionally fists among TV geeks - myself included -  but we may as well get the debate rolling before the new series arrives. But here are my subjective two cents on Doctor Who Season 7…. It was rife with problems. I adore the show. I have loved the new series since it began in 2005. I especially love Matt Smith in the role and Steven Moffat has brought some great new ideas to proceedings.  Howev...

Gossip Girl (based on the books by Cecily von Ziegesar) first hit our TV screens in 2007 and became an instant teen drama hit. The show revolves around wealth, sex, friendships and of course, lies. However, now into its sixth season, CW have announced that this one will be the last and will only consist of ten episodes, concluding in late December 2012. The final scenes wrapped up filming on October 23rd in New York. For those of you that are not familiar with the show, ‘Gossip Girl’ is a rumour spreading blogger that narrates the show (voiced by Kirsten Bell), focusing on the lavis...

      Daire Brickley, PRO UL Parkour