Archive for the ‘Arts + Ents’ Category
REVIEW: The Boat Factory
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Dan Gordon wrote and starred in The Boat Factory, a moving play about workers in the shipyards in East Belfast. Michael Condron delivered a fantastic array of accents, and the chemistry between the two actors was fizzing. A play starring only two people can get slightly dull and drag, but The Boat Factory was fast-paced, funny, and left you knowing an awful lot more about Belfast’s history.
BY EMMA GALLEN (more…)
Tags: Belfast Festival at Queen's, Emma Gallen, newspaper, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, Review, student, students, su, the boat factory, The Gown
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REVIEW: The Queen – Art & Image
Monday, December 5th, 2011
A new exhibition at the Ulster Museum shows Queen Elizabeth II in a series of portraits. This display is to mark her Diamond Jubilee as the Queen of England on the throne. In collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, the touring collection is an eclectic mix that ranges from rare, intimate photographs to world famous art pieces.
BY LAURA SHEARER (more…)
Tags: Andy Warhol, Laura shearer, National Portrait Gallery, Princess Diana, Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, Sex Pistols, Ulster Museum
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REVIEW: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers scorched the O2 Arena with a fiery set-list that included a few tunes off their new album, I’m With You, as well as some old school favourites. On 4 November, Dublin was treated to a top-notch performance from Anthony Keidis, Flea, Chad Smith and new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who were opened by up-and-coming Californian collective Fool’s Gold. As an opening act they delivered a strong performance of neo-African-rhythmic-pop-rock that left the crowd grooving and ready for seduction from Flea’s funkilicious bass.
BY MATTHEW GILLEN (more…)
Tags: Fool's Gold, Gown, Matthew Gillen, newspaper, O2 Arena, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Review, student, students, su, The Gown, U2
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REVIEW: Volume Control at the Ulster Hall
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
Given that the first official gig of Belfast Music Week fell on Halloween, the abundance of superheroes, witches and tiger onesies was assumed. The first band of the night, Colly Strings, unsuccessfully attempted to emulate the gothic cool of A Clockwork Orange’s Alex DeLarge. Instead, they resembled a quartet of immaculately turned out butlers. Dubious costume choices aside, the band won over the crowd with a splendid set, but still paled in comparison to the next twenty minutes from Rainy Boy Sleep.
BY TARA MCEVOY (more…)
Tags: A Clockwork Orange, A Plastic Rose, Alex DeLarge, Belfast Music Week, Colly STrings, Colonel Sanders, Ed Sheeran, General Fiasco, Gown, newspaper, Owen Pallett, QFT, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, Rainy Boy Sleep, Review, Silhouette, student, students, Tara McEvoy, Tenacious D, The Gown
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REVIEW: Belfast Calling
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
The MTV EMAs were incredible. Whether you liked the music, layout or even the show itself, it’s obvious there was a lot of effort to make Belfast look as great as possible. But what would the average tourist be met with, stumbling into some bar offering live music? Well, if it’s anything like the music heard at Belfast Calling, there would be no doubt that they would be blown away.
BY LEE BRADY (more…)
Tags: Aaron Shanley, Belfast, Belfast Calling, Belfast Music Week, Colly STrings, EMAs, Gown, Intermission, Katie & the Carnival, Lee Brady, Limelight, MTV, MTV EMAs, newspaper, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, Ram's Pocket Radio, Review, student, students, su, The Gown
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OPINION: What Did You Think of Belfast Music Week?
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Conducting a little experiment in the run-up to the MTV EMAs in Belfast, I asked five people if they were aware it was Belfast Music Week – not the greatest survey in the world, but the results may still be relevant nonetheless. Of the five, only one had actually heard of the event. The remaining four gave responses ranging from, “Well, that’s not very original,” to an enthusiastic, “Well, that’s good! Maybe some good bands will play.”
BY LEE BRADY (more…)
Tags: Belfast, Belfast Music Week, Cool FM, EMAs, Gown, Lee Brady, MTV, MTV EMAs, newspaper, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, su, The Gown
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INTERVIEW: Axis Of
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Portstewart three piece, Axis Of were described in 2010 by ‘Rock Sound Magazine’ as being “the most exciting band to come out of Northern Ireland, possibly ever.” No wonder the Speakeasy was rammed with raucous, die-hard fans before they played.
BY PRIYA BIRING (more…)
Tags: Axis Of, Ewen Friers, Gown, Mastodon, newspaper, Priya Biring, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, Review, Speakeasy, student, students, su, The Gown, The Locust
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