A quick post to give much deserved kudos to Drop-d’s mammoth Cork Rock City download. The mix has 69 track split across 4 discs, is available for free download, and showcases the vibrant mix of music in the People’s Republic right now. All the details, preview, artwork and more is at the link above, all [...]

To celebrate the launch of their new website ‘La La Pixies Love You’, Francis Black et al are giving away a 20-track album recorded from their 2004 set at California’s Coachella festival. Hit www.lalapixiesloveyou.com and join the mailing list to receive the free download.

Today’s Cork Independent has the full skinny – Jim and Albert are to bring back Cork’s much missed independent record store by the end of August, sharing the old ESB Substation on Caroline Street with Triskel Arts while the Tobin St Centre is renovated. Plugd will then move to a dedicated floor in the Arts [...]