Episodes
Today's guest is Emileo! For this episode we'll be doing a deep dive on Emileo's incredible new EP, 'A Thief of Mother's Milk', which was released on May 7th and it's genuinely one of my favorite releases of the year so far. It's absolutely gorgeous from start to finish. The EP conceptually illuminates the process of the modern human being deprived of affection and love. It claims that there is no such thing as a bad heart, just one that is shivering in the freezing cold of withdrawal and...
Published 05/10/24
Today's guest is the incredible talent that is SPOOKLET! A fantastic artist, I first came across her work from her collaboration with silverglass on the song 'Seraph', and then listened to her own material and I became a fan quite literally immediately after listening. She has 4 singles out currently, each one of them showcasing her brilliant creative and experimental qualities. The music from SPOOKLET is incredible and the live shows are an absolute must see. I've been fortunate to have seen...
Published 05/09/24
Published 05/09/24
Today I am joined by Sonny and Harry of the fantastic Post-Rock band, Geo Postal! The band have two singles out currently, 'Planet Express' and 'Steady The Hand', two gorgeous Post-Rock songs that I would highly recommend checking out and that we will be breaking down on this podcast along with such other topics as how the band got their name, their creative process, the art of musical packaging, the mysterious numbers on a bottle of Buckfast, AI and art and a many other tangents this podcast...
Published 05/07/24
I'm delighted to have Cian and Emmet of the band Bucket on the podcast today! One of the most exciting, abrasive and certainly loud bands at the moment, I'll be chatting to the lads about how the band began, their two latest singles, 'Who Knows' and 'Budgie' (Including a very funny story about the origin of the aforementioned song) and how they mark a new era and sound for the band, loudest bands, Bon Jovi, and what the band is working towards next! The first time I saw this band I was...
Published 05/02/24
Today I'm joined by the Dublin-Based Alternative band AZURE on the podcast! I'll be chatting with Sean and Sam about their brand new EP, 'Case Del Dáil' (maybe the best EP title of the year?) which was released on the 5th of April. I would highly recommend checking this EP, it's absolutely brilliant from start to finish - my personal favorite tune off it is 'Soul Stricken Misfit Black'. I'll be chatting with the band how the EP came out about, recording with Beardfire Music, the band's many...
Published 04/29/24
Today's guest is Moth Poet! Moth Poet is a Paris-born poet and visual artist of Irish, French and American nationalities. They bridge seas through poetry and cultural anthropology, investigating migration paths and experiences of liminality. Jo has worked with indigenous leaders in Colombia, left stray feathers in Berlin and stalked the streets of Dublin as a vampire. Their stage performances combine poetry, physical theatre and drag in order to celebrate the queer and the unknowable in each...
Published 04/20/24
Today's guest is the fantastic artist/writer dryeyes! I'll be chatting with dryeyes about their debut EP, 'the apple tree', which will be released in early May and was fully produced by himself. There is currently two singles released already off the EP, the first one 'in time' was released in March and the latest single, 'holdens demons', was released last Friday. We'll also be chatting about the incredible musical talent dryeyes has enlisted in making this EP, the beautiful artwork made...
Published 04/15/24
Had the absolute pleasure of having Aaron, Luke and Alan of the fantastic Cork band, Outsound! This is a band I've had recommended to me countless times by bands around Ireland and that completely blew me away with their live performance in their first leg of Metal 2 the Masses, which got them through to the semi-finals! I'll be chatting with the band about Metal 2 the Masses, their fantastic album 'Megatherium' that was released last year, a lil bit about the next album that they are working...
Published 04/12/24
My guests today are Ciaran and Darragh of the band Daddee! The band released their debut single, '10 Men Down' on the 1st of March and are set to be releasing a slew of more fantastic tunes this year, which includes their next single 'Murdoch', releasing on the 16th of April. I'll be chatting with the band about how they began, how they go about constructing their songs, LCD Soundsystem, The Martello Hotel in Bray, Daniel Johnston and many other topics. This band make super fun, super...
Published 04/08/24
Welcome to a brand new episode of the Who Art Thou? podcast! Today I am joined I have Azerty on the podcast, a rapper I first saw preform when she opened for annie ∧ the witness at their headline show in Bello Bar, a performance that completely floored me. I'll be chatting to Azerty about her debut single, 'Double Yellow', how she became interested in rap, her influences, what she is working on currently, Circle Sessions, Childish Gambino, Charli XCX (ovo), busking in Dublin and a bunch of...
Published 04/05/24
Today's guest is the Mikey O'Riordan, founder of Our Divide Promotions and front man for the band Pain In Vein. If you're interested in Metal, Hard Rock, Punk or anything in between and have been to a show in Dublin, chances are high that it was put on by Mikey's promotion company - I've been going to them myself for years which I believe is how I know Mikey in the first place. I'll be chatting with Mikey about why he started this promotion company, the work that goes into it, the acts that...
Published 04/02/24
Today I am joined by the fantastic photographer Glen Bollard. If you've seen any concert photography of any major artist preforming in Ireland like Billie Eilish, boygenius, Biffy Clyro, Metallica and Bring Me The Horizon to name but a few, or local heroes like CMAT, Fangclub, Sprints or The Scratch - Chances are it was taken by Glen. I'll be chatting about how his interest with photography began, his career, how the industry works, all the artist's he's worked with, including touring with...
Published 03/27/24
Today I have Tommy Cullen on the podcast to talk about his fantastic debut album, 'Enjoy the Glow', which is set to be released on April 19th. So far, he has released three singles off the album, 'Good Time', All I've Ever Had' and 'Home'. Tommy was very kind to send me on the album ahead of it's release and it's truly a gorgeous listen so it was very fun to pick his brain about the work that went into making this album, the themes explored in it and all his favourite tracks and stories...
Published 03/20/24
Today I will be chatting to Luke of Raise The Bar. Raise The Bar Events is all about providing a platform for musicians, currently doing showcase style events which offer stage and promotional time for emerging artists. Long term, they are working towards providing the resources needed to make being a musician a viable and sustainable career choice, while also bringing much needed social, interactive and educational spaces to the wider community. I will be chatting to Luke about how and why...
Published 03/16/24
Welcome to a brand new episode of the podcast! Today I am joined by all the members of the punk, metal, rock, and dance band known as Chiral. They have 3 singles out so far, 'I Bring Chaos', 'Digital Whispers', and 'Kubrick's Odyssey', all which showcase the bands incredible range along with each song having a fantastic music to top it all off that really complement each song. We'll be chatting about how this band formed, the inspiration into their music, their singles, their videos and...
Published 03/12/24
Today I'm joined by Patrick, Mort and Leigh of the fantastic band, Digdeep. I'll be chatting with them about how the band got started, the peculiar origin of the band's name, 00's pop bangers, Cher Llyod and their latest single, 'Headwreck', and the accompanying music video which was released at the end of January. I first saw these lads open for Skies Behind and thought they were absolutely class so to get them on the podcast, especially one as good fun as this one, was a real...
Published 03/08/24
Today I am joined on the podcast by the fantastic talent that is Luke Clerkin! Luke is a singer/songwriter, mental health advocate and creative director for Dublin Songwriting Circle. Today we'll mainly be chatting about his debut album, 'Orpheus', which is set to be released in October. We'll be talking about how this album came about, the themes behind it as well other topics such as how Luke got into music in the first place, favourite music videos, Elton John and Glen Hansard. If you...
Published 02/29/24
Today I'm joined on the podcast by the lads from the Cork city based Metal band, Following the Signs! I first saw these guys preforming live at this years Metal 2 the Masses in Fibbers (where they got through) and instantly knew I had to get them on the podcast as they were absolutely incredible! I'll be chatting to them today about Metal 2 the Masses of course, their 2023 album 'Conflictions', Lil Wayne or Xzibit, the metal scene in Cork and a whole bunch of other topics. Had an incredible...
Published 02/26/24
Today I'll be chatting with Alex, the vocalist for the phenomenal rock band Brake Loose! From their amazing run of fantastic singles like 'REBEL REBEL (Evil like the Devil)', 'Yea I'm a Vampire' and 'Miss Behave', to their energetic as hell live shows, this is certainly a band that have something else. I'll be chatting with Alex about the band's latest single, 'Love on Fire', which is set to be release on February 23rd, this Friday and the band say it is their biggest song yet! On top of all...
Published 02/21/24
Happy Friday everyone! My guest today is singer-songwriter Daire Heffernan! From Dublin and based in Belfast, I first caught Daire preforming live at Whelan's Ones to Watch 2024 and was completely blown way by the music and songwriting and have been a big fan of her music ever since. If anybody has not heard her EP 'Wasters', released in 2022 and her latest single 'Harry', go listen to right now! I'll be chatting to Daire about her musical process, her lyrics and music, how awesome Adrianne...
Published 02/16/24
Today I'm chatting with Adhamh Ó Caoimh about his new musical project 'Two Heavens', Two Heavens just released there first release of many for this year, Life Materials, a fantastic EP which came out on Spotify on the 3rd of February. I'll be chatting to Adhamh about how this musical project came about, how the songs were constructed, the Irish music scene as a whole, our love of heavy metal and getting into twitter beefs. Myself and Adhamh have been recommending each other music back and...
Published 02/13/24
A very different episode to the usual show this week in that I'm gonna be chatting with my friends Milo and Milz about all things film, gaming and comic books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/12/24
Today I am joined by Sea High and Rob from Idle Discourse! We'll be chatting about the bands latest single, Rotten Egg, which is set to be released on February 9th, their show with Jet Fuel Chemistry in Whelans main room on the 23rd of February, along with such topics as the Eurovision, who's the best rapper ever, Apple vs Windows and whole host of other random topics. This is a band I've been a fan of for a while, they truly have a unique and captivating sound as well as being phenomenal...
Published 02/06/24
Today I'm joined by the Multi-talented Wicklow musician david ofmg Hailing from Arklow, Co. Wicklow, david ofmg takes inspiration from a wide variety of musical sources. From emo to dream pop to shoegaze, he has crafted a sound that is both ambient, yet catchy, with a strong emotional undercurrent. The soundscapes he creates allow the listener to lose themselves within the world of the music. This is paired with vulnerable and often quite intense lyrics, dealing with issues of mental health,...
Published 02/02/24