Krystal Klear unveils new EP, ‘Essentia/Winnies Karaoke’
Krystal Klear has unveiled a new EP on Gerd Janson’s Running Back label, Essentia/Winnies Karaoke,…
Ireland
“I’m trying to place the listener in a concert hall for 45 mins…” We chat to Kormac about new album ‘Equivalent Exchange’
As the saying goes, ‘no man steps foot in the same river twice’, and the…
Venues including The Bernard Shaw, Yamamori Tengu and Tramline named among Night-Time Economy Support Scheme recipients
A myriad of late night venues, including Button Factory, The Bernard Shaw, Tramline, Whelan’s, The…
Here’s what we know about the plans to extend pub and nightclub opening hours in Ireland
The Irish government has approved plans to introduce new legislation next year that will permit…
Check out this compilation from 2001, showcasing Ireland’s dance scene
An offshoot of the website of the same name, Clubbing Dot Com magazine was launched…
The upcoming ‘Haunted Dancehall’ festival at the National Concert Hall looks a bit special
Haunted Dancehall, a mini-festival presented by Foggy Notions and Ireland‘s National Concert Hall (NCH) looks…
State of the nation – how Ireland’s clubbers viewed the nightlife scene 25 years ago [April 1997]
“Along with religion, politics and the right to life, nightclubbing is one of those subject…
“At the end of the day, this is rock and roll. Again.” Sound Crowd’s Tim Hannigan talks to dSide [August 1994]
“It’s just very strange that what we’re doing is successful. It’s a lesson to everyone…
ANALOG RHYTHMS exhibition set to recapture the spirit of 90s Dublin club culture
The evolution of Dublin nightlife at the tail end of the millennium is the core…
Rewind to the Dublin dance scene of the mid 90s with the ‘Celebrate The Life’ compilation
Back in 1995, the Dublin dance scene was in rude health, with an array of…
‘State Of The Nation’ – Ireland’s dance music industry, 20 years ago
Back in 2001, Clubbing Dot Com magazine undertook a comprehensive assessment on the Irish dance…
Effect of COVID-19 on Irish entertainment sector discussed at Oireachtas Joint Committee meeting
Groups including Give Us The Night, the Event Production Industry Covid-19 Working Group (EPIC), and…
For the day that’s in it, enjoy this playlist of Irish rave classics
It’s a St Patrick’s Day like no other, so what better excuse to celebrate Ireland’s…
Check out this mini documentary examining the importance of clubbing to Ireland’s culture
No More Hotels, Thinkhouse and Algorithm have come together to put together a fantastic mini…
Mosney’s last hurrah – Memories of Winter Party 2000
Having set the template for dance music festivals in Ireland with the first and second…
Upwardly mobile – Dublin clubbing on the cusp of the Celtic Tiger [November 1997]
‘The Irish dance scene is booming to such an extent that many dance devotees from…
The greatest party that never was… Tribal Gathering Ireland 1995
It was billed as an ‘earth shattering dance celebration’, but in the end it barely…
Check out this report on Ireland’s independent music scene in the late 90s
From 1993 until 2003, No Disco was Ireland’s premier alternative music show, with Uaneen Fitzsimons…
Here are the answers to 909originals’ Great Big Irish Old School Pub Quiz
Thanks to everyone that tuned in for the Great Big Irish Old School Pub Quiz…
Get set for 909originals’ Great Big Irish Old School Pub Quiz…
If you know your Sides DC from your Shaft, and your Sound Crowd from your…
“It’s getting harder to find something that isn’t part of the mainstream…” Dublin’s club scene at the turn of the Millennium [February 2000]
While the recent closure of the Tivoli, Hangar and the Bernard Shaw (in its Portobello…
“Oggie, Oggie, Oggie! Oi, Oi, Oi!” Maniac 2000 was released 20 years ago this week…
Few singles encapsulated the exuberance of the early part of the millennium than Maniac 2000,…
Do not go gentle into that good night… What Ireland’s nightclub industry does next
Last weekend saw the closing of another ‘institution’ of Irish clubland – the Tivoli Theatre…
Give Us The Night seeks to turn the tide for Ireland’s clubs…
Established just over a decade ago, Give Us The Night has long fought the good…
A baker’s dozen of Electric Picnic 2018 highlights…
Ok, I admit it, I was a bit apprehensive going into this year’s Electric Picnic…
This Creation rave took place 15 years ago today… what I wouldn’t give to be back there again… [May 2003]
One of Ireland’s best rave crews, Creation, held what was to be one of their…
Check out this amazing video of Mr Spring’s set from Homelands Ireland 2000 [April 2000]
While the first Homelands Ireland (click here for more) was a landmark moment for the…
Hector and Cian go large… Ibiza 2001, Irish style [September 2001]
Fair play to Galway-based DJ Cian Ó CÃobháin for digging this one out and posting…
Check out Sasha rocking a castle party in County Louth back in 1993… [May 1993]
Bellingham Castle, in County Louth, Ireland, is, according to the official website, ‘an elegant and…
Check out this video from the opening party of The Kitchen nightclub in Dublin… [February 1994]
Despite operating for just over eight years (I had the pleasure of working there for…