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The Vinyl Resurgence.

In #rabble1, Illustration, Print Editionby Rob Flynn4 Comments

Despite a glut of doom and gloom articles, sales of the black stuff have increased for the fourth year in a row in the UK. Rob Flynn from Cork bass merchants Dubculture considers why. Record stores through Ireland and the western world have been closing for some time now and its no secret what the main reason for this is. The digitisation of music was predicted to revolutionise the industry … Read More

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Summer Street Art 2011

In #rabble1, Illustration, Print Editionby Freda Hughes1 Comment

Freda hughes has been archiving our city’s street art for donkies now. We asked her to select the five choicest cuts from the summers just gone. Street art and graffiti reveal a subculture beyond the organised structures of our society. The interplay between the artist and the city fascinates me, as does the artists’ acceptance of the transience and public ownership of their art. These pictures are just a small … Read More

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An Interview With The Teflon Don.

In #rabble1, Illustration, Politics, Print Editionby Niall McCabeLeave a Comment

For a man so generally despised, the Teflon Don has some serious charm as Niall McCabe found out in this quickie chat. rabble: So Taoisigh. How are you finding civilian life? Have you been up to anything recently? Janey Macaroni! I do be sleepin in now I’m not da chief. Had me 60th last night in Croker, quite the Hooley! Charlie was der, Miriam and her fella Terry came along, … Read More

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rabble #1 Is out now.

In #rabble1, Illustration, Print Editionby rabble8 Comments

We’re going to offer an alternative look at Ireland after the boom and help contribute to the popular imagination of what is possible. There is a new generation surviving on the dole, engaged in a mundane struggle to maintain, as power force feeds us austerity. Too many naively celebrate the creative side of the recession and utter non-committal grumbles about how we got here.