It’s safe to say that it was easy enough to decipher which crowd was there to awe at Tinie Tempah’s grimey beats, and the others who were lurking around, ready to bounce along to the Mystery Jets. Drunken teenagers in older siblings clothes spelt out Tinie. Thick rimmed glasses indicated the Jets. I followed the ...
Competition Closed The Winners 1st prize goes to Fife Milton and Jennifer Compeau for this amazing hamster ball picture of Waye Coyne from The Flaming Lips: 2nd Prize goes to Carla Robinson for her creative captioning on what would have ordinarily been a dodgey picture: The Open House Festival is one of the most exciting ...
Aaron Shanley has achieved a lot for a musician of 20 years old – winning this year’s Katherine Brick Song Writer of the year award, performing in the Ulster Hall, playing Glasgowbury, touring America and setting up his own label, ‘Love Gum Records’. But that’s not enough – he plans on releasing two Albums this ...
Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t but it’s what our beloved Ash lads have been working tirelessly on over the past year. Lynsey Rogers shines a light on the A-Z series… Andy Warhol once said that ‘the idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.’ While this could generally be accepted as ...
With the bubble of music here in Northern Ireland as intense as it is, it is sometimes easy to forget that the bands from here actually do quite a touch of jet-setting in their spare time. Back in May I managed to get caught up with one of its more frequent travellers, John Dinsmore, lead ...
John D’Arcy’s a one man band with a plan – His ‘More Like Me’ E.P, released just last year, was met with critical acclaim – a mix of heartfelt, melodic folk with a quirky punk twist. He talks to MLNI about his songwriting journey, his new band ‘The Great Bunch of Lads’ and beginning work ...
Every month, MLNI profile some of the best international artists coming to Northern Ireland. First Up: Fear Factory, who are playing the Spring and Airbrake on the 3rd August… It is a rare occasion indeed that a band can lay claim to be being a true pioneer… It’s also fair to say that the 90s ...
Words By: Matt Wheavil Nerina Pallot has won a long and arduous battle with the music industry – It’s been almost a decade since she was dropped by Polydor Records and since then, the London born and Jersey bred singer/songwriter, has worked tirelessly to set up her own record label and release three albums – ...
So we’re into the second week of July and the festival season is well and truly underway with Glastonbury’s 40th anniversary and Download already over and Oxegen just around the corner. Perhaps, post(ish)-recession, you’re strapped for cash and couldn’t make it down to Oxegen this year. If not, don’t dismay, there’s plenty on offer for ...