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THE PLAYLIST | Shipped Out To Stardom: Irish Americans
The welcoming flame once burned brightly on the Statue of Liberty, today it slowly loses its glow and darkness descends. The word freedom is locked within a cage of shrouded racism, the lessons of the past fading. We live in an era where…
THE PLAYLIST | The Alternative Woodstock
This year marks fifty years since the original Woodstock Festival. Billed as the embodiment of the "peace and love" zeitgeist of the sixties, Woodstock attracted an audience of over 400,000.
Widely regarded as a defining moment in…
THE PLAYLIST | Beyond ‘American Pie’
'American Pie', the 1971 number one hit by Don McLean, is one of the most instantly recognisable songs of all time. A favourite for buskers, karaoke bars and, of course, late night singalongs.
Perhaps not as recognisable are the moments…
THE PLAYLIST | 5 Essential Irish Collaborations
The common ground artists share creates a platform for wider appeal, introducing both artists to new audiences. Presented here are some unique, rarely repeated collaborations between Irish artists. Some you may be familiar with, others are…
THE PLAYLIST | 15 Women Covering Songs By Men
Another way to enjoy a song that you love, and perhaps discover an artist you never listened to, is through a cover. Ever since the classic Joe Cocker release ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’, re-imagining a song has become a talent all…
THE PLAYLIST #27 | Your Alternative Christmas Playlist
Every good celebration needs its PLAYLIST, and of all the public holidays, Christmas has no shortage in this department.
However, if you a bit worn out from the incessant playing of the same tunes, over and over again we got music…
THE PLAYLIST #26 | Silverbacks: Songs We’re Listing To For The Momento
Hailing from Dublin, Silverbacks are a thrilling prospect, delivering their own louche take on NYC-indebted rock: slack enough for the tastemakers while also mining a particularly poppy vein, catching the ears of those with a taste for a…
Electric Picnic 2018 Playlist | Kendrick Lamar, N*E*R*D, Massive Attack & More
The Electric Picnic line up is here, and while it’s not the seismic shift we saw with Longitude, the acts on display are yet another sign of the Irish festival’s embrace of hip-hop and R’n’B as well as their move away from the guitar. The…
Longitude 2018 Playlist | Festivals Aren’t the Domain of White Guys with Guitars
In 2016, Tupac Shakur was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, twenty years after his murder in Las Vegas. Other hip hop inductees included NWA, Run DMC, and Public Enemy. History shows us that the inclusion of hip hop and non-white…
THE PLAYLIST#23 | 25 of the Timeliest Lyrical F-Bombs
Samuel Taylor Coleridge defined poetry as ‘the best words in the best order’. This playlist is dedicated to one of the most visceral swear words in the English language (rhymes with duck, definitions range from ‘drat’ to ‘copulate’). Below…