Author Archives: Tara Shiels

About Tara Shiels

Music addict and hat wearer from Dublin, Ireland. Likes: The Strypes, Hats and tea. Dislikes: Children of the Son, Spiders and Ketchup.

LIVE: Foo Fighters @ Slane Castle 30.05.15

Hordes of fans made their way to Slane Castle as iconic venue with a monstrous capacity of 60,000 celebrated its 25th gig. The Strypes were elected to kick-start the Rock’n’Roll packed day; with mostly new tracks, featuring some from their…

LIVE: The Strypes – Judge Roy Beans, Newbridge 06.03.15

After keeping quiet since their memorable, chaotic Irish tour in December, and working on their second album, The Strypes are back on the road. The lads confirmed that they were doing a 20-date “Roadtest Tour” in intimate venues throughout their…

ALBUM REVIEW: Charli XCX ‘Sucker’

Rating: Charli XCX doesn’t seem to have been out of the charts since releasing her first album, 14, and follow up, True Romance, in 2013. From solo releases, to collaborating with Iggy Azalea for the smash hit track ‘Fancy’ –…

The Strypes LIVE @ Cavan Town Hall 5.12.14

The Town Hall was buzzing. The Strypes had returned to their hometown, to kick off their first ever Irish tour, in the small town of Cavan – the place where it all began. The venue was decorated with pop-art style posters and…

ALBUM REVIEW: The Art of McCartney

Rating: It was no surprise that a tribute album to former Beatles member, Paul McCartney, was released. The album has been in the works for over 11 years, complete with 42 tracks in total – all produced by Ralph Saul. The album…