The Point Of Everything
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The Point Of Everything is a music blog based in Cork, Ireland, showcasing the best of Irish music. It covers a range of genres and mostly features Irish bands at various stages of their development.
The Point Of Everything
1y ago
The last time CMAT played a show in Dublin, it was supporting ÓDÚ in the Soundhouse to a handful of people. That she’s telling this to a teeming Academy on Friday night, March 11, shows how far she’s come in the couple of years since. Pre-pandemic, CMAT hadn’t even released a song. Now, two years ..read more
The Point Of Everything
1y ago
“I don’t know how to explain it better than I always just assumed I was going to be a pop star,” CMAT told i Culture this week. It’s there in her Twitter bio too: “Global Celebrity Teen Pop Sensation From Ireland.” With that pop sensibility floating around in her periphery, it’s interesting that of the ..read more
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Limerick rapper Strange Boy releases his debut album Holy/Unholy on June 25. He’s been revealing tracks from it in various places over the past week or so and that continues with the premiere of ‘Blood’ here today. The album was composed and produced by Enda Gallery (they share a label – Welcome to the New ..read more
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Royal Yellow aka Mark O’Brien is the guest on the latest episode of The Point of Everything podcast. He’s just released his debut EP, Still: Until on his own Tonic Recordings – order it on Bandcamp. You can subscribe to the TPOE podcast on Spotify or wherever you get your pods, and stream this episode ..read more
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Erica Cody is the guest on episode 203 of The Point of Everything podcast. She talked about an event she’s taking part in tonight, May 20, at the National Concert Hall – Extraterrestrial: A Black Irish Celebration of Identity. It’s a production spearheaded by poet FeliSpeaks that sets out to “illustrate Ireland’s rich cultural tapestry ..read more
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April 16, 2021, marks ten years since Gulpd and Plugd opened their doors at the Triskel Arts Centre. It was a special case and felt like a moment worth capturing. Personally, I have so many good personal memories tied up in those venues, but also, I got to put on Girl Band’s first Cork show ..read more
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Donegal artist Eve Belle has released one of my favourite albums this year, with her debut, In Between Moments. It’s a Big Pop album, with shades of Lorde impossible to resist. Eve was a guest on the TPOE podcast last week, where we talked about her journey to releasing the album on Rubyworks, and how ..read more
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Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy was on Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music show last Thursday, October 15, ahead of his return to the station – his brilliant music show was on at midnight on Sunday. Listen back here. The chat with Lamacq took in Murphy’s band of the 1990s, which I’ve heard lots about over ..read more
The Point Of Everything
2y ago
I don’t think there was a band I felt sadder for than Pillow Queens when Covid first hit and everybody’s best-laid plans were shot to pieces. They had released a string of great singles – with standout accompanying videos – and at the start of 2020 were gearing up for SXSW and releasing a long-awaited ..read more
The Point Of Everything
2y ago
The last time CMAT played a show in Dublin, it was supporting ÓDÚ in the Soundhouse to a handful of people. That she’s telling this to a teeming Academy on Friday night, March 11, shows how far she’s come in the couple of years since. Pre-pandemic, CMAT hadn’t even released a song. Now, two years ..read more