Remember the Magaluf Girl scandal? When the tabloid’s mined drunken holiday experiences for cheap titulation to serve up as voyeuristic erotica. Paul Doyle nails tabloid journalism to its own shit-stained walls for it’s depressing and hypocritical treatment of young people doing what young people do. Make no mistake, if an 18 year old male from a forgotten working class area were to commit a crime, newspapers would have no hesitation … Read More
NYE 24 Hour Party People.
The New Year’s Eve panic has well and truly played havoc in the rabble bunker. We’ve changed our plans every five minutes for the past week. Here’s a super quick run down of some of the options out there for those of you about to start partying. Have a good one and play safe kids. The Last Ever Forza Italo. Some unfortunate venue messing around has … Read More
#rabbleReels: Slimzee Vision.
This new documentary just landed about grime legend DJ Slimzee. He famously received an ASBO for his pirate radio activities, banning him from any roof above four storeys. Slimzee was central to the establishment of RinseFm and a whole tonne of other shit. Rollo Jackson’s videography is a bit distracting with your brain “shouting hold the fucking camera steady dude, it’s a music doc not another shit sequel to the … Read More
#clubbersCognotes: David Holmes On Acid House.
Great interview with David Holmes, churned out as part of the Alternative Ulster history project up Norf. They’ve gathered up interviews with some of the musical movers and shakers of the NI scene over the years. Holmes ran the famous Sugar Sweet club, Orbital wrote the track Belfast, after playing it. In this one he chats the impact of acid house on the city: “It was the kind of the perfect … Read More
A Wee Sit Down With The Lucid Lewis Kenny.
The work of poet Lewis kenny takes in everything from skagged out MDMA session victims and urban gentrification, right up to the importance of cherishing your ma. Rashers Tierney grabbed him for a chinwag about what makes him tick. We came across your videos on Youtube, saw you pop up at a We’re Not Leaving gig and a spoken word event in the Boh’s bar – can you introduce yourself … Read More
A Chat With The Mad Professor.
Tommy Rash had an extended chat with dub reggae producer extraordinaire and all round ledgebag The Mad Professor. It starts off with calypso but takes in punk, ebola and even the Hot House fecking Flowers along the way. Jump to the end for details on how to nab tickets to his World Music Embassy gigs. Do you remember the last time you were over in Ireland? Laughs.. No I don’t! … Read More
#rabbleChoons: Bittadis Bittadah
Myles Ni Gangstaleen is back with a nice mixed bag of recent Irish musical malarky… THE CYCLIST. The consistently savage All City Records has cropped up here a few times over the years. This time it’s with the new LP from The Cyclist. The Derry producer, who also releases under the name Buz Ludzha is back with the stunning 7-track ‘Flourish’ which follows last years ‘Bones … Read More
#rabbleComp: It’s Gonna Be Massive.
SomeKindOfSunday by Platinum Ray on Mixcloud Not to be outdone by Limerick’s Prima Volta weekender, a gaggle of Galway crews are coming together to hold their own three day showcase of boundary bashing electronic music across their beloved city. The line up is extensive, with Fanu bringing some international breaks pressure, while Berlin exile Eomac and Fran Hartnett heading up the local line up. This rabbler will be popping down to play some tunes … Read More
#sceneReport: A Thriving Techno Underground By The Suir.
It’s no surprise that the commercial charts dominate Waterford’s clubs, yet the city is full of passion for music and several alternatives do exist. Paul Herincx brings us to the heart of a thriving techno scene, a family of producers and one sound system that keeps it all alive. While international house bookings follow one another and fill the local clubs, Waterford is also home to a varied palette of … Read More
#spareChange: Everybody’s Free.
Yowser, it’s been 20 years since the introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in the UK. The act which spawned Reclaim The Streets and that classic Prodigy inner sleeve that sowed huge curiosity in culchie eight year olds like me. What better way to commemorate the anarchic spirit of that scene than highlighting how the flame it lit has passed on. Four years ago journalists piped up about he return of … Read More