Interview: Delorentos on new album Night Becomes Light

As originally published in the Irish Star on October 10th 2014 // Little Sparks – Delorentos’ third release – was the undisputed high-point in the band’s career to date. After its release in 2012 the Dublin four-piece rode the crest of a wave, one that brought them the Choice Music Prize, innumerable five-star reviews and…

Interview: Bell X1 on 15 years of gigs, airport woes and album number seven

As originally published in the Irish Daily Star on October 24th 2014 // Their recent tour took them to the sunny climes of America and Australia but Bell X1 are still looking forward to a gig on home soil – even if it is during a drab and dreary Irish October. Later this month the…

Interview: The Undertones

This interview was originally published for, and first appeared in, the Metro Herald. ________________________________________________________________________________ Charting nigh on 40 years, The Undertones’ tapestry is one chequered with climbs, falls and rebirths. I’m grateful then, to find bassist Michael ‘Mickey’ Bradley in such genial, expressive form. A mainstay of the band for every second of its existence, his status…

Interview: Bastille

This article was originally written for, and appeared in, the Metro Herald. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dan, Bastille began as a solo-project before progressing into a full-band set up – why the change? I quite like working by myself as a songwriter but obviously, it’s a lot more fun playing with your mates. We started writing together and…

Interview: Damien Dempsey

This interview was originally published for, and appeared in, the Metro Herald. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As he enters the plush confines of Dublin’s Westbury Hotel, it’s fair to say that Damien Dempsey is easily spotted. At 6’ 2” and with the physique of a pedigree boxer, he arrives with two guitar cases in hand, immediately towering those…