Ian Whitty :    Ian Whitty ‘Houndstooth Shirt’ - 22nd March 2008

• ‘Houndstooth Shirt’ will be available for download from iTunes, eMusic and indiestore from April 18th 2008. Ian Whitty: Houndstooth Shirt. Houndstooth Shirt is the first single to be taken from Ian Whitty’s full length debut album. The song was written about a shirt that Ian bought in a thrift ... more...

Irish Rockers :    Irish albums take top two spots of US Billboard charts in time for St. Patricks Day - 17th March 2008

Fittingly enough for St. Patrick's Day, Irish Acts are in the top two spots of the Billboard independent and internet charts. Last Thursday the number one spot was taken by Flogging Molly's latest album 'Float', bumping another Irish album - the soundtrack to Once with the music of Glen Hansard ... more...

Voodoo Loons :    Voodoo Loons Release New Album, “Euphobia” - 11th December 2007

Voodoo Loons are tickled pink to announce the release of their new album, Euphobia.  Recorded at Middleground Studios in the U.S., the album is available beginning 14 December exclusively on the Loons website (http://www.voodooloons.com), and will be distributed via iTunes, Rhapsody, Yahoo, etc. as well as via CD Baby in early ... more...

Irish Rockers :    Most viewed artists on IrishRockers.com - 14th November 2007

I recently added Google Analytics to the site which provides me with a range of interesting stats about the site. One piece of interesting information that I'm going to share with you is the most artist viewed pages. Here's the top 30 for the last month: 1. Mama's Boys 2. Van Morrison 3. ... more...

Irish Rockers :    Confirmation of My Bloody Valentine reunion and new album - 10th November 2007

Kevin Shields has confirmed the reunion of My Bloody Valentine and a forthcoming album comprised of previously unreleased material, material that the band was working on around the time of their break up in the mid-90s as well as some new material. According to Shields the album is already 75% ... more...

Irish Rockers :    IrishRockers creator launches band website venture - 18th September 2007

The man behind IrishRockers.com, Aidan Curran, has launched a new venture, called MusicianSites, which builds websites for bands and musicians at very affordable prices. The website for this new venture can be found at musiciansites.net. MusicianSites' first launch was the website for Frantic State, a four piece alternative rock band ... more...

Irish Rockers :    Snow Patrol’s founder and ex-bassist wants his share of the spoils - 11th September 2007

Belfast man Mark McClelland who along with Gary Lightbody formed Snow Patrol in 1994 is now suing the band for a quarter share of the bands earnings since he was booted from the band in 2005. And that must add up to quite a heafty sum which I'm sure is ... more...

Irish Rockers :    My Bloody Valentine expected to reform - 3rd September 2007

There are reports circulating about an expected reformation of the pioneering band My Bloody Valentine. According to a report at the Daily Swarm, the band is close to signing a deal that will see a reunited My Bloody Valentine headline the Coachella music festival in April of next year, before ... more...

The Chapman Society :    THE CHAPMAN SOCIETY, DEBUT SINGLE RELEASE DETAILS!!!!! - 24th August 2007

Dublin based rock trio The Chapman Society are releasing their debut single 'Blood Red Room' via digital download from www.downloadmusic.ie on Friday 31st of August. To purchase the single simply text 'music 443' to 57501 (text costs 1 euro). The single is not available UNTIL Friday 31st of August. You must ... more...

Looking Back :    Our Two Irish Guitar Gods - 17th August 2007

Ireland has produced two guitar 'Gods' that often get ranked among the greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, etc. Our guitar heros are Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore. Their playing styles are quite different but both men have much in common - they ... more...