music Archives – The College View

Hudson Taylor “Feel it Again” at the Olympia

April 18, 2018

The show was a mixture of going from the old album to the new one and everyone who was either long-term fans or was new to their music didn’t take their eyes off them from start to finish.

Turntables and timetables: how student DJs work their craft

April 18, 2018

“I knew it would get in the way of a lot of things, especially college but it wasn’t even a decision for me, I was still going for it no matter what,”

The Weeknd mourns past relationships in new album

April 18, 2018

The 21-minute-long album is a breakup album, exploring the love and loss, where at times The Weeknd seems to be pleading for a chance to reignite a lost bond and at others simply acknowledging a loss and looking for blame to place.

George Ezra’s ‘Staying at Tamaras’

April 4, 2018

English singer George Ezra released his first album in 2014, immediately receiving high-praise and reaching number one in the UK charts. Though he’s 24, his deep and rich voice makes it hard to believe he is anything

The Wombats at the Academy

April 4, 2018

Last month, the Wombats took to The Academy to give Irish fans a night to remember. The band’s long awaited show was extremely well received, an obvious fact made clear by the large audience that

Rap as genre – does it have meaning or is it just dumb lyrics?

April 4, 2018

Rap is undoubtedly one of the most popular genres of music these days, either on it’s own or as a compliment to hip-hop or R’n’B. Since the nineties the charts have been awash with rappers

Rejjie Snow at the Olympia

March 21, 2018

Rejjie Snow is an Irish rap sensation that has put Ireland on the map for rap and hip-hop. Alexander Anyaegbunam, more popularly known as Rejjie Snow, has blown up in the past few years internationally

Wyvern Lingo sing of love and loss on their impressive debut album

March 21, 2018

Wyvern Lingo released their self-titled debut album last month, which has drawn huge attention, and rightly so. It is a brilliant album of groovy and elegant tunes. The female alt-pop band from Co. Bray consist

An exploration into post rock

March 21, 2018

Tell someone your favourite genre is Post Rock and prepare to be met with a raised eyebrow and a quizzical stare. It gets worse if you tell them your favourite album is ‘The Fear is

Between the Buried and Me’s ‘Automata I’ is cohesive madness

March 14, 2018

With an intensely satisfying marriage of instrumental technicality with adventurous compositions, Automata I is the latest iteration of the ever-shifting sound of Between the Buried and Me, showcasing the group at its most experimental yet

Has music changed for the worse or better?

March 7, 2018

Music is more than just lyrics and melodies. It is emotions, thoughts, life, love, sadness, despair. It is everything we are and everything we want to be. It is one of the most important things

Discussing religion, poetry and self-recording with Four In The Morning

March 7, 2018

Four in the Morning are an alternative-folk band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of DCU Communications Studies graduate Kevin Dolan, and his band members, Kiran Srinivasan and Libby Ferris. We spoke to Kevin

Imagine Dragons light up the 3 Arena

March 7, 2018

The atmosphere of the 3Arena was alight when Imagine Dragons took to the stage on the 26th of February. While their unexpected opening tune ‘I Don’t Know Why’ wouldn’t have been the first guess for

Kendrick humbles Dublin

February 21, 2018

Describing the difference between a ‘concert’ and an ‘experience’ is difficult. Those of you who have witnessed a musical ‘experience’ will know exactly how it feels. Kendrick Lamar’s opening concert of his European tour in

The Academic schools the Irish music scene

February 21, 2018

The Academic are no strangers to the Irish music scene. The band formed in 2013 and consists of Craig Fitzgerald (lead vocals and guitar), Dean Gavin (drums), Stephen Murtagh (bass) and Matt Murtagh (guitar). The

New year, new music

February 7, 2018

2017’s music scene featured the dominance of Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift’s redefinitions, The ChainSmokers collaborating withwColdplay and break-away artists like Camila Cabello soaring to the top of the charts.

When music fights back

February 7, 2018

War, huh, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. That is of course if you listen to musicians like Edwin Star who have used music to dispute politics and government. Music has been used to

The growth of the Irish music scene

February 7, 2018

Many think of Irish music and images of an auld lad playing spoons in some pub down a bothrin pop into mind. A walk through Temple Bar in the height of July would similarly convince

IMLÉ

December 6, 2017

In an initial attempt to extend my Irish language exposure beyond lecture halls and contributing articles ‘anois agus arís’, I found myself on the Irish language website nós.ie. Nós.ie is an online lifestyle and cultural

Beat the winter blues with some feel-good tunes

November 29, 2017

Simple things like ice-cream or a puppy put a smile on peoples faces. Music can do this and more. Here are some songs that will put you in a good mood and have you dancing

Exploring the tough side of Taylor Swift’s Reputation

November 29, 2017

“…Ready For It?” asks the first track off Taylor Swift’s new album Reputation, before diving into an addictive blend of sonic beats and bass.

The Killers killed it: live at the 3Arena

November 29, 2017

The Killers performed at the 3Arena on November 16th, taking the sold-out stadium by storm in support of their 5th studio album, Wonderful Wonderful. As one of the most popular alternative rock bands of the

Take a trip with Jhené Aiko

November 22, 2017

“I took a trip to find you, I got lost and found myself.” Jhené Aiko turns her time of grief into an extrinsic album of 22 tracks. In the album, she expresses her methods of

Jake Bugg’s live performance proves he’s still got it

November 22, 2017

Since his self-titled first album that topped the UK charts when he was only 18, Jake Bugg’s more recent releases have not received the spectacular reactions of his earlier works.

Metropolis Sunday was some day

November 22, 2017

Metropolis, the indoor music festival, took place in Dublin’s RDS over the October bank holiday weekend.