Rating: When you’re jam-packed into a venue of this size, there is usually a sense of unity, a sense of togetherness; there’s usually a real buzz! That is something that I have experienced in almost every gig I’ve been to…
This month Down on the Street makes its way to Wales to check out Cardiff, the birthplace of music legends such as Shirley Bassey, Ivor Novello, Cerys Matthews… and Shakin’ Stevens. As much as I hate to admit it, Wales is…
Rating: Fuzzy, riffy guitar and some seriously distorted vocals backed with drums with uncanny similarity to The Velvet Underground. Teardrop Factory are back and they are sounding better than ever. The album has a sort of psychedelic feel to it; it’s the…
Rating: The best way to describe this album is that it’s like Jaws 3. The first one was great, the second, alright, a bit naff, the third, well… you know what it’s like by the time you get to number…
This is probably the hardest thing I have ever had to write! It’s hard to pick just 10 songs let alone rank them from #1 to #10 especially when they fall into so many different genres which means that every…
Rating: A dull afternoon, and the only thing more anticipated than the arrival of the Arctic Monkeys is the arrival of heavy rain to Dublin’s Marlay Park. But what better way to brighten up the day than the emergence of…