Love them or hate them, U2 are one of the biggest rock bands in the world and they’re coming home to play six ‘homecoming’ gigs…
Author: Laura Caldwell
Hi, I'm Laura. I have a degree in Journalism with Photo-Imaging at the University of Ulster. I have an undying love for Belfast and all that it has to offer, an undying love for sleeping, Tegan and Sara, trashy tv shows, foreign snack-foods and being irresponsible with money. I also quite like origami, reading, jazz, hip-hop, dubstep, anything acoustic and Food Network TV. I've written for The Big List, Culture NI, Chatterbox and The Echo, as well as writing for BBC Across the Line.
In the not-so-distant past Belfast’s biggest and best restaurants went head to head in Yelp Belfast’s Wing-Off competition. In that one night, the host restaurant Hotplate Noshery shot…
This one isn’t exactly Narcos, but it’s slim pickings this week, you guys. We know it doesn’t exactly sound riveting, but with a fresh score…
Aesthetically Creed Coffee in Carrickfergus looks a lot like Belfast’s Established; a modern layout, rich greys and very very slick overall. With wall designs by the one…
Having been around since 2011, four-piece Echo Raptors are Belfast’s answer to bands like Oasis, The Verve and Cast. Playing proper old school rock ‘n’…
NI is awash with celebrity sightings these days, from Robert Pattinson and Charlie Hunnam taking a stroll through Victoria Square, to Kim Cattral being spotted at…
Lisburn quartet Dream Awake have only been around for a short while, but their debut EP Pathfinder already has the markings of a band who know what…
It’s been a long time coming, but next week we’ll be bringing you our review of Belfast singer/songwriter Rory Nellis’ album Ready For You Now.…
One of the most hotly anticipated features of the first Lughnasa International Friel Festival is the latest production of Brian Friel’s classic Irish play Dancing at Lughnasa at…
Remember back in April when we reviewed the latest release by County Down ‘jangly rock and roll’ quartet Parapa Palace? Well they’ve got something new for…