MUSIC NEWS IRELAND Newfoundland band HEY ROSETTA! craft songs that echo Brit-pop outfits like Hope of the States and the Veils, while channeling the orchestral rock of Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene. Watch Tim Baker on a solo acoustic performance of Seventeen during his Jam in the Van...

DINE IN DUBLIN Over 70 restaurants, cafés, and bars are celebrating the city’s international cuisine with discounted menus, special offers, complimentary extras, and entertainment during Dine in Dublin week. Dine in Dublin runs from this Monday 22 until Sunday 28 October. Menus and...

LANDING ON EARTH Milan-based artist/designer Kris Ruhs new exhibition, Landing on Earth, draws inspiration from aspects of his three studios in Milan, Morocco, and Paris  Ruhs, best known for his partnership with Carla Sozzini and Milan’s concept store 10 Corso Como, talks to...

Rock and Blues lovers, head to McHugh’s Drogheda next Friday Oct 5. CROW BLACK CHICKEN will headline, joined by KODAKID, KNOTS, and COLLISION. Crow Black Chicken’s style is a fusion of jazz, blues, punk, and blues folk rock. After their successful Glastonbury 2011 debut on the BBC...

CRY MONSTER CRY are brothers Richie and Jamie Martin. Writing songs based on their own stories or heard on their travels, their folk melodies can be heard on their debut EP The Fallen (embedded above). On their upcoming Irish tour, special guest is CHRISTOF (watch video, below) Tour...

MUSIC NEWS: IRELAND Inspired by Dylan, Neil Young, and Simon & Garfunkel, GOODNIGHT LENIN garnered attention after a video surfaced online of them playing in a friend’s kitchen. Soon after, they were booked to headline the Lunar Stage at the Moseley Folk Festival where they performed...

The British Pavilion hosted the Venice Takeaway exhibition at this year’s 13th Venice Architecture Biennale. The exhibition, commissioned by the British Council, began in April when ten teams went to ten countries to gather ideas to change British architecture. Crane.tv interviewed...

HERMITAGE GREEN was formed in the locked back room of the Curragower bar, Limerick, in the summer of 2010.  A spontaneous jam session between friends soon developed into a strong acoustic outfit with an original sound, and influences ranging from traditional Irish to folk, and even metal....

FASHION’S NIGHT OUT 2012 is on tomorrow night. All around the world, special limited-edition products, celebrity appearances, and performances will happen in 19 countries during the biggest shopping event of the year. Alexandra Schulman, Jonathan Saunders, and Edie Campbell talk about...

A major retrospective of Damien Hirst‘s work is currently on exhibit at the Tate Modern in London. CNN‘s Monita Rajpal talks to the artist about money, how he has changed, his work and what it says about him. Damien Hirst Tate Modern Retrospective is on show until 9...

DUBLIN. Tonight, at the Academy, Dylan LeBlanc will headline Phantom Live with support by Andrew Hozier Byrne. Just 22 years old, this talent from the American South has been described by Uncut magazine as ‘blessed with a beautiful, smoky voice, which melts wistfully into the pedal steel...

IRELAND. Dead School have been creating a stir on the Irish music scene for the last two years. Making their first festival appearance at the 2011 Independence Music and Arts Festival, they played on a bill that included The Editors, Ash, and Therapy, and have just returned from an 11-date...