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by Alan Finn on Sep 6th, 2013 - 2104 Views

On Thursday the 12th September at Sweeney’s Bar on Dame Street, in our wonderful city of Dublin at 8pm till last order’s, you can once again catch the one and only, Explosive Joe Wrenn. One of Dublin’s most wanted men on the Rap & Hip Hop scene, he will be joined by Jay Hickey, Noel Sweeney,... 

by Damien Hughes on Aug 2nd, 2013 - 2846 Views

We are very pleased to see that Alice Lynskey has made it though to the final of RTE’s songwriting series, THE HIT. Her song, entitled ‘Run and Hide’, was recorded by The Stunning and released last week, alongside a competing track, ‘New Tatoo’ which was wrote by Dublin-based,... 

by Alan Finn on Jul 30th, 2013 - 2881 Views

On Saturday 20th of July at The Voodoo Lounge on Arran Quay, I arrived to witness what I can only describe as an evening of pure pleasure from beginning to end. At least 15 hip hop acts where there to battle it out and try to earn themselves a chance of a lifetime. Irish rap & hip hop acts came... 

by Alan Finn on Jul 22nd, 2013 - 16387 Views

Being the year of the centenary of the great Lockout, we at the Fountain, your favourite newswire, decided to venture out in the beautiful sun and review the new tenement museum on 14 Henrietta Street off Bolton Street. It was such a pity when I arrived that it was fully booked up and I couldn’t get... 

by Damien Hughes on Jul 9th, 2013 - 2280 Views

The traders around the Thomas Street area have been busy in recent times attempting to clean up the area, by regenerating buildings and corners of our locality which have fallen into disrepair. As part of this programme, Evolve Urban Art (also see their facebook page) are holding the 1st Thomas Street... 

by Alan Finn on May 10th, 2013 - 4665 Views

Yazz was recently snapped with Kasey one of the girls from the Irish pop group, Wonderland, who Yazz hopes to get a chance to work with, if she does well in the final. Local girl Arezu Tabarsi (aka Yazz) has been hitting the right notes recently since she entered a competition hosted by the Starz music... 

by Alan Finn on Mar 1st, 2013 - 3554 Views

If someone said to me this time last year that in less than 12 months I would be listening to rap and punk music I would have laughed at them, but today I smile with content whilst listening to ‘Gun City’, the 1st offering from the Dublin based trio, The Lee Harvey’s. Last year I heard... 

by Alan Finn on Mar 1st, 2013 - 4305 Views

In the year of 1976 a then 16 year old school boy answered a news notice that was displayed in his school at the Mount Temple Comprehensive School that a band forming in the school were looking for a guitarist. Paul Hewson, a then 16 year old, answered the notice and became one of the once 7 piece group,... 

by Alan Finn on Feb 21st, 2013 - 4412 Views

Do you have some free time on your hands? If so the F2 Centre at Fatima have free classes up and running since last year, and in particular the Tuesday evening art class which runs from 7 to 9pm. Once you arrive at reception you sign in, and you can either walk the stairs or take the lift up to the... 

by Alan Finn on Jul 4th, 2012 - 3473 Views

The Pogues were set up in London in 1982, their birth has with many punk bands, was a tale of many small bands swapping players. Peter “Spider” Stacy who plays the tin whistle, first met Shane McGowan in a toilet at a Ramones gig in the Roundhouse pub in London in 1977. Spider was in another group... 

by Alan Finn on Jul 4th, 2012 - 2700 Views

I have always loved you even when things weren’t good between us, I always made sure you were ok before I went to bed each night I always made sure you had fresh and clean clothes on your back, and that you had a least four pairs of runners or shoes I always gave you two big bouts of love, to make... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Dec 21st, 2011 - 2226 Views

The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the madness industry by Jon Ronson Ronson is well known for his humorous look at the quirky eccentric fringes of society. Often he sees the peculiar with great empathy as he considers himself, well, as quite peculiar. From the almost fantastical “The men who... 

by Alan Finn on Dec 21st, 2011 - 2211 Views

The trees that were dotted in between the park’s path on either side, looked so shabby and bare the leaves that once danced on each branch were all gone… long disappeared so it seemed As I look around all the trees, the plants look so lost and so miserable, so lonely like a lost soul, lost on this... 

by Alan Finn on May 10th, 2011 - 2133 Views

The days that have past us by, people say are the good old days. The ways that people worked and lived, is part of our rich history. The arcs that surround our Cathedrals and churches, where all done by hand, there was no machines them day but at least there was plenty of work. Boys at the age of 12... 

by James Traynor on May 10th, 2011 - 2606 Views

LIMITLESS Staring: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro & Abbie Cornish Director: Neil Burger Rising star Bradley Cooper’s latest offering is an exciting fast paced thriller. The story starts with a deadbeat writer’s chance meeting with an old acquaintance, a former brother in law who now deals in... 

by Alan Finn on Mar 8th, 2011 - 1725 Views

He Looked, She at him. She Smiled, He at her. Do you remember, he asked. I do she said. Its so fresh, we where so new. So new to that world, and so new to the love buzz. Seeing you today she said, It feels that it was only yesterday. Its so fresh inside, I can still feel it within my heart. We where... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Mar 8th, 2011 - 2463 Views

Was there a war in Heaven? Have we pissed off the gods? Why is it no longer raining smarties and lemonade! Come on Willy Wonka – throw us a bone! Well, what can we say? The country is going through withdrawal! I didn’t notice much difference myself but I did notice the absence – of fun! People... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Mar 8th, 2011 - 2097 Views

The Parade In honour of Dublin’s UNESCO City of Literature designation the festival parade will bring specially commissioned short story “Brilliant” by Roddy Doyle, to life on the streets of Dublin, in spectacular fashion. The short story is available for download here> Inspired by the outrageously... 

by James Traynor on Mar 8th, 2011 - 2664 Views

Staring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel Director: Darren Aronofsky This year’s first big movie, Black Swan is directed by Aronofsky of The Wrestler fame and it shares many similarities with its predecessor. Despite its fantastical qualities, it too is shot from the perspective of the... 

by Alan Finn on Dec 24th, 2010 - 2462 Views

The stroke it done, the cash in the palm. I phone one of the many dealer’s, and Meet them on high I’m alone in me gaff, this is what I need I fish out my bag of Tricks, and use the new. I empty the Q of beige powder on to the spoon, Mix in some water and some citric, I light me lighter under Me...