Ailbhe Malone

This Man Can Hear For The First Time. What Should He Listen To?

Imagine hearing music for the first time. And then imagine choosing what you want to listen it. Overwhelming, right? Well, a Reddit User is...

Mumford And Sons, ‘Babel’ – First Listen

The waistcoat-loving quartet are back with second album 'Babel', and it's classic Mumford. Released on 24 September, and produced by 'Sigh No More's Marcus...

Famous Album Covers, Recreated With Socks

You can't predict when genius will strike. It could be on the bus. It could be at the gym. It could be in the...

Pussy Riot – So What’s Their Music Like?

Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina have been in the news consistently for the past six months. The backstory is well...

19 Musicians Who Look Like Animals

Animals and musicians have a lot of crossover, don't they? Loud, noisy, not easy to work with. You certainly wouldn't want to bring one...

The Heartbreaks Cover Bruce Springsteen’s ‘I’m On Fire’

Working with Edwyn Collins (he produced their debut album 'Funtimes', don't you know) and mingling with the Boss? It's fair to say that Lancashire...

NME’s Generation Next Tour – Meet The Bands

Time for a roll-call. Howler? Present. The Cast Of Cheers? Present. Gross Magic? Present. It's time to buy your tickets for the Generation Next...

Are These Really The Best Music Videos Of The Year, MTV?

It's been 31 years to the day since MTV launched, and - by happy coincidence - the nominees for the MTV VMAs are up....

Who’s The Best Band You’ve Ever Seen Live?

It's hard to critically discuss the impact a gig has on you. The moment is so subjective. You can't re-assess the atmosphere once you're...

London 2012 Opening Ceremony – What Was Missing, Music-Wise?

The Olympics opening ceremony was pretty special, wasn't it? Sure, we could have done without a mega-Macca-mug-along, but from Frank Turner on the pasture,...
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