Craic House

Intensity. Regardless of what else is said about Sacramento 3-piece Death Grips, intensity is the buzz word. And it’s intensity like nothing you have ever heard before. Listen while you read: A lot of musical trends nowadays begin with the creation of controversy – grotesque art, graphic language and intimidating image get used again and again in [...]

A mellow crowd awaits White Collar Boy as they take to the stage in the Speakeasy, following a rare bit of sunshine in Belfast. Despite the laid back atmosphere the Dublin duo opens confidently, with a big spaced-out and chilled electronic sound, breaking up the summery beats with a few bass-driven sections that keep the [...]

My review of Norma Jean & The Chariot’s performance at Limelight in Belfast was published by AU Magazine! Check it out here. Thanks for reading! A

 ”They say the classics never go outta style, but they do, they do” suggests vocalist Dennis Lyxzen as his magnum opus begins – an idea he and his band Refused have always suggested even of their own masterpiece, but not a view shared by many others. The album we are talking about is of course [...]

Liturgy‘s second full length effort Aesthethica is, unfortunately, doomed to be hated on by purists and critics of all persuasions. For a start, if you don’t like black metal, you probably wont like it, and even if you DO like black metal, you won’t necessarily like this album – it has stirred up an unenviable [...]

There’s one thing you can’t say about Kate Bush: that she lacks imagination. No matter what your opinion on her 30 year career in which she has been dominant in British alternative music, she has told some of the greatest stories with her innovative style of songwriting, leading her to take place among the art-rock [...]