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Alan Flood in The Con

Damien Dempsey Interview

**The Dublin singer-songwriter talks staying up to the early hours with Springsteen, his new album Soulsun, and his advice for young Irish musicians**

James Deegan in The Con

If modern hip hop & pop had a drug infused party in the 1980's

Funky Wav Bounce Vol. 1 is one of the first albums which combines genres of dance, pop and hip hop in an 80’s inspired fashion

James Deegan in The Con

How Nas and Kendrick can replace our Leaving Cert poets

What if we could replace Boland and Eliot on the English syllabus with some of the world’s best rappers?

Terence Brown in The Con

Dana Masters, Northern Ireland’s Queen of Soul

Born and raised in America, the singer now residing in Northern Ireland blew the crowd away at Belfast’s recent Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.

James Deegan in The Con

Joey Purp is stepping out of Chance The Rapper’s shadow

Joey Purp is one of Chicago’s most exciting up and coming stars.

Stephen Kavanagh in The Con

20 years ago, Britpop came to an end

After an initial wave of excellence buoyed by Oasis and Blur, by 1997 the Britpop hype was dead.

James Deegan in The Con

Gangs Signs and Prayers asserts Stormzy as king

“I come to your team and I fuck shit up I’m David Moyes” — Love him or loathe him, Stormzy has certainly made an impact so far in 2017.

Alan Flood in The Con

The Replacements, punk’s most underrated outfit, are revived in special Dublin tribute gig

**Super group cover band, Seen Your video, played Whelan’s main hall last month in support of Woman’s Aid.**

Stephen Kavanagh in The Con

A review of Little Birds, an EP from Sam Ali

Through a heady mix of sadness, despair, anger and, finally, hope, Sam Ali brings us on an emotional journey with his Little Birds EP.

James Deegan in The Con

Breaking down Oddisee’s The Iceberg

Oddisee is one of rap’s most outspoken artists. In The Iceberg, be breaks down political walls, racism and individual identity and mindfulness.