Words By: Matt Wheavil So there I was in HMV just after Lafaro had finished playing an amazing pre-Glasgowbury shop gig, with 10 minutes until I had to phone Owen of General Fiasco for an interview. I started wracking my mind for a quiet spot I could reach within such a short time and this ...
MLM present a tasteless spinal tribute of alternative proportions to our Southern friend, Bono, who couldn’t make it to Glastonbury this weekend due to a back injury… In a secret location, somewhere between Japan and the Atlantic Ocean, two men and a woman (think younger version of the Black Books cast) are beavering away every ...
With the launch of Kasper Rosa’s new EP (cleverly titled EP2) tonight at the Spring & Airbrake, I thought it was only right that for this initial post, I handed the voice of this blog over to local producer Clark Phillips who has been working closely with the band over the last few months finishing ...
It’s Belfast, it’s Laverys’ Bunker, it’s a Thursday night…could it be? Why yes it is boys and girls, it’s Heavy Metal…and plenty of it! Ryan Bentley gives us a thorough insight into Northern Ireland’s black metal scene. Read on if you dare… The first band to take to the stage in Laverys this Thursday night ...
MLNI were at Snow Patrol’s Ward Park Festival Last night and we’ll be updating the website over the coming week with coverage of both this and Pigstock (which took place last weekend). Last night at Ward Park could have been described in thousands of superlatives (if that many existed), but to pick 5: Phenomenal, Electric, ...
When people are questioned about the recent Northern Irish music scene, who are the names that consistently spring to mind? Snow Patrol? The Answer? ASH? Oppenheimer maybe? Much as we can be proud of these bands and their success, they are but the first wave of a wealth of new talent on the local scene ...