The Point of Everything

On the latest show, Altered Hours discuss the making of their long-awaited debut album In Heat Not Sorry. Recorded in Berlin with Fabian Leseure, it was released on Friday, January 30 on Art for Blind/Penske Recordings. Singers Cathal and Elaine, and guitarist Kevin sat down with me ahead of its release and launch gig at the Kino in Cork City. Podcast mastered by Steve McEvoy of Torann Audio - htt...

As one third of Cork band Morning Veils, Ros Steer talks about her creative process and finding herself as an artist, Saint Yorda, Morning Veils' debut album 'Her Kind', cassettes and much more.

Just before Christmas, I had a chance to sit down and chat with one of the most influential writers of recent years - and one of my favourites - Kevin Barry. He was in Cork to watch Little Green Cars play St Luke's Church. We met up the following day as he reminisced about his time in Cork in the 1990s, writing for the Irish Examiner, finding his feet - and teeth - in fiction, bringing acid house...

After talking about some of our personal favourite albums and shows of 2015, Eoghan, Chris (Elastic Sleep), Darren (Hags), and Niamh (Across The Line) turn to some of the other big albums of the year, including Blur, Sleater-Kinney, Villagers and Bjork, look ahead to some of the albums of 2016 (Altered Hours!) and discuss favourite Christmas songs

Eoghan is joined by Niamh Hegarty (Across The Line), Darren Keane (Hags), and Chris Somers (Elastic Sleep) to look back on the year in music, their favourite music, including Girl Band and Kendrick Lamar. First, Chris and Niamh discuss Other Voices, which they attended at the weekend. Part 2, with us taking a more general look at albums of the year, is coming next week

Out On A Limb have just released 'Dramamine', the third album from Dublin-based artist Owensie, who chatted to Eoghan about the recording of the LP, living in Brazil, how punk has informed his career - from playing in Puget Sounds to now doing what he says is "punk as fuck" - and the state of Ireland as we reach the end of 2015.

Eoghan chats to Patrick Freeman, somewhat of a troubadour who is currently residing in Stoneybatter, Dublin. There's talk about Dylan and Freeman's love of the Beatles, an influence evident on his debut album, the recently released Cherry Blossom Fall, available on PatrickFreeman. Bandcamp.com. There's also talk about the art of songwriting, personal vs stories and assuming characters, plus music...

This week on the show I was joined by Louise Bruton, owner of LeglessinDublin.com to discuss accessibility at gigs and venues and much more besides. Plus, a short essay on three days of the Web Summit last week.

Giveamanakick are one of the seminal Irish bands of the noughties, releasing two albums on Out On A Limb. They recently completed a brief Irish tour to mark the 10th anniversary of the still insanely good We Are The Way Forward, promising that this would be their last ever tour. Their final date was at De Barra's, Clonakilty, on Friday, October 23. The following day, Eoghan sat down with guitarist...

Ahead of their official launch on Saturday, Eoghan chats with three members of the newly formed Cuttin' Heads Collective - Justin O'Donnel, Caimin Walsh, and Ross Herlihy - about the music scene in Cork, the influence of Galway's Skratch Games and just how good mynameisj0hn and Naive Ted are (very).

Eoghan is joined by filmmaker, playwright, writer and We Play Here contributor Emmet O'Brien to chat about the creative process, Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Dylan and more.

Eoghan is joined by Chris Somers of Elastic Sleep to discuss Pitchfork's sale to Conde Nast, music websites in general like NME, and new versions like Genius. Also talk about Dublin band Lynched being on Jools Holland, and the music show The Parlour. Later, Pádie tries to make sense of Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift, asking: what's the point?

Ahead of their sold-out show at the Pav in Cork last Saturday, Adam and Dan of Girl Band sat down with Eoghan and Aisling to chat about touring, their 'sideproject' the Whiskey Guns, THAT NME interview, Gaviscon bottles, and more. Later in the show, Eoghan talks to photographer Bríd O'Donovan about the Pav gig - whisper it, gig of the year.... Tweet us @tpoeblog, @aisooooo @caoilianjsure and @brid...

Ahead of Hard Working Class Heroes, Chris Somers from Elastic Sleep (playing the Mercantile on Friday at 10.40pm as part of HWCH) joins Eoghan to talk about the festival, the Hozierification of Irish music, and make their picks of what to see. Then, as Girl Band's Irish tour kicks off in Galway, they discuss Holding Hands With Jamie, their debut album, what makes it special and how a cover was cru...

As Coughlans Live Festival begins in the Douglas Street venue, Eoghan, Caoilian and Aisling sit down with Brian Hassett, one of the music bookers, to talk about the venue's early days and how it has taken the mantle of the Lobby, why it's special playing in a small venue anywhere in Ireland, and where the festival sits in Cork's music calendar. Tweet us @tpoeblog, @caoilianjsure and @aisooooo

As Sounds From a Safe Harbour takes over Cork city for the weekend, Aisling chats to Niall Byrne aka Nialler9 about the free music trail he's curated around the city. Then, Eoghan and Caoilian join Aisling to talk about what they're looking forward to in Cork Opera House and elsewhere, then discuss Culture Night on Friday. Tweet us: @tpoeblog, @caoilianjsure and @aisooooo, or email thepointofevery...

Eoghan talks to Ray Blackwell and Kevin McNally of Clonakilty International Guitar Festival about Straight Outta Compton, the idea of community in music, special discounts for the unwaged, encouraging young people to pick up an instrument and, of course, what they're excited to see as part of the 11th annual festival, which runs from September 17-20. Tweet us: @tpoeblog, @caoilianjsure @aisooooo

On the latest episode, Eoghan and Aisling chat to Paul of O Emperor, Senita of Shookrah, Chris of Elastic Sleep, Luke O'Neill of Damsel and DJ Stevie G about how they all got on at Electric Picnic at the weekend, who they enjoyed, what they made of the expanded capacity, and more. Then Aisling and Caoilian chat about the experiences of a weekend that saw Aisling revel in End of the Road and Caoili...

Eoghan, Aisling and Caoilian are joined by Gary 'The G Man' Meyler for a festivals special. First, Gary reviews Another Love Story (August 21-23) and Caoilian reviews last weekend's Sídúbí event in Glengarriff. Then, the guys preview Electric Picnic and End of the Road festival in Dorset and pick the bands they're looking forward to catching. Get in contact with us on Twitter: @tpoeblog, @caoilian...

In the latest episode of the Point of Everything, Caoilian, Aisling and Eoghan talk about the Brilliant Irish Bands hashtag that trended on Twitter last week and whether it did much good. Then, Aisling and Caoilian talk through a stellar week of gigs in Cork that culminated in Peanut Butter Wolf and Breakbeat Lou's set in Cyprus Avenue. Finally they return to Tyler, the Creator and discuss the lat...

On the latest episode of the Point of Everything, Eoghan and Caoilian are joined by Brendan Canty of Feel Good Lost to chat about their two MTV VMA nominations on Sunday for Hozier's 'Take Me To Church'.

Caoilian and Aisling sit down with Panti Bliss/Rory O'Neill before her show at St Luke's last week to discuss how Ireland has changed in the last few years and Panti's role in it all. Contact us on Twitter @tpoeblog, @caoilianjsure, and @aisooooo.

Eoghan, Aisling, and Caoilian are back to talk about the news that Twisted Pepper is going to close as a music venue. They talk why it's closing, whether it's part of a larger trend - and what's causing the trend - and they reminisce about their favourite (hazy, can-filled) memories. Then Caoilian and Aisling chat to Brigid Power-Ryce about playing music, gigging with Peter Broderick, and the infl...

Eoghan and Caoilian meet Joe Kelly, the director of the new Cork festival Live at St Luke's, which kicks off on Friday August 7, and runs throughout the month. They talk about Joe's time in charge of the Pavilion, the idea of gentrification, looking for something a little bit different and outside the norm, and the culture of TMI. Later, Joe Leogue reviews Indiependence festival at the weekend: di...

Aisling, Caoilian, and Eoghan talk about music streaming and Neil Young's decision to pull (nearly) all his music from streaming sites. Also on the agenda is a big weekend of music festivals, with Castlepalooza, the Beatyard and Indiependence all taking place over the coming days. Then Eoghan tests Aisling and Caoilian's knowledge of 'Take Me To Church', before they discuss the situation around Ty...