FAC Focus: Marcus Woods is garnering rave reviews for his new EP, 'Demo’. We discussed his rapid rise in the Irish scene and some exciting plans for the future alongside the release of his video single ‘Somni’.
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FAC Focus: Marcus Woods is garnering rave reviews for his new EP, 'Demo’. We discussed his rapid rise in the Irish scene and some exciting plans for the future alongside the release of his video single ‘Somni’.
What is it about sound that can evoke our deepest, darkest emotions? Kieran Enright discusses fear in film in our spooky Soapbox special.
FAC Checks: Grey Area II, hosted by SUBSET. Point Square. Friday, 26th October. Artists, 17ft murals, music, drink, a free magazine, and all profits going to Inner City Helping Homeless. Get on it.
The Limerick collective creating a buzz with their garms and events.
FAC Checks: The growing streetwear scene in Ireland. Local labels are popping up all the time. We had a look at the upcoming Emporium Ireland event, in collaboration with Coffee and Kicks and Soul Doubt magazine
FAC Focus: Fynch, the self proclaimed sacrifice of Drimnagh. We chatted to him ahead of his Fringe Festival gig this Friday about his love of football, his live shows so far including one at EP this year, his Mixvape EP and his plans for future projects.
The Church of Scientology, putting the cult in culture. Scientologists recently opened up a centre in Firhouse, Dublin. FAC went to investigate. We sussed out the building, met some of the members, and took the personality test.
SoapBox: Why is the wealth gap growing? Why cant you move out? Who is at fault? Nobody is. We look at a way to change how wealth is redistributed so you might finally get some digs to live in, or money to go on the piss with. The choice is yours
FAC Focus: We sat down with the weird & colourful work of Humble Writerz, to hear what he’s about, the artwork he creates and the various clothing and accessories he sells.
Final part of our suss on the Scientology Centre in Firhouse. After trying to join, our reporter was upsold some bolloxology self-help courses. This “religion” has some serious sales techniques.
FAC Checks: The last All City Tivoli Jam, which featured the likes of FAWK YEAH Skateboards, ACHES, Insane 51 and many more. Photography by Dylan Jackson.
FAC Focus: An interview with one of the founders of OpenBin Media, the media group behind some of the biggest Irish music videos and documentaries.
FAC Checks: West London rapper Skrapz on his visit to Dublin, courtesy of Grey Matter. Some night boys!
What’s up with these American influenced accents heard around Dublin? Fabian MacGinty O’Neill stands on the SoapBox to give us the low down on high rise inflections.
What place does female poet Eavan Boland have in modern Day Ireland? Quite a big one. Heather Shipman steps out of myth and into history with this SoapBox.
FAC Focus: Dirty 17, the DJ duo and clothing brand from the northside of the city.
Our reporter gets roped into taking the Oxford Capacity Analysis Test, and then some ropey character explains the results.
FAC Focus: Andy Mynes, an online menswear Stylist for a Dublin department store chats about how he went from part time sales associate to head office level.
It’s been a long year since Trump took office. Here’s a book by Andy Beller outlining each week of this mental presidency in the form of a poster.