Dublin rock n' roll three-piece let loose on new track, 'Heartbreaker'

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AU Issue 79

AU Issue 79 featuring the Irish Albums for 2012, AU’s Albums Of The Year, Guided By Voices, Roller Derby, Brian
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Rammstein at the O2

Brilliantly bonkers German metallers, Rammstein, are playing Dublin’s 02 on February 27 in support of their new greatest hits collection,
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Alarmist, Eaten By Bears
February 9, 2012
The Speakeasy, Belfast

Irish math-rockers Alarmist have announced a string of live dates up and down the land, with support coming in the
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Delorentos
Saturday February 25, 2012
The Button Factory, Dublin
Andy Stott
Saturday February 11, 2012
Twisted Pepper, Dublin
I Love Acid
Friday January 27, 2012
Mynt, Belfast

Kinetik and Acroplane Recordings are getting nostalgic for the halcyon days of acid house, with a headlining appearance from rave
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The last ever Go Bang! with Sea Pinks (live)
Saturday February 4, 2012
Pavilion Loft, Belfast
Simian Mobile Disco and Feel My Bicep @ The Stiff Kitten
Saturday February 11, 2011
The Stiff Kitten, Belfast
Art
Street Art: Contemporary Prints From The V&A
Friday December 9, 2011 - Sunday March 4, 2012
Ulster Museum, Belfast

A touring exhibition by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Street Art: Contemporary Prints From The V&A traces the development of
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Late Night Art
Thursday February 2, 2011
Various
Hostel
Thursday January 26, 2012
The Playhouse, Derry

Meet Maria. She’s getting an education, a degree, and she’s getting out. Then she falls pregnant – and like that…she’s
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An Inspector Calls
Tuesday February 7 - Saturday February 11, 2012
Grand Opera House, Belfast
Stones in his Pockets
Monday January 23 - Saturday January 28, 2012
Grand Opera House, Belfast
The Jungle
The Jungle, Magherafelt

Zorbing down steep hills? Paintball in a vast forest? Archery like you’re some sort of Robin Hood? Yes my friend,
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Skate Parks
T13 Titanic Quarter and Bridges Skatepark, Belfast
Vinyl Digging
Head in Victoria Sq, Dragon Records on Wellington Place
Mirthathon 2012
Sunday March 18, 2012
Auntie Annie's, Belfast

From the brain of comedian, writer and fundraiser Andrew ‘AJ’ Johnston comes a quite ridiculous undertaking – 12 hours in
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Beer Club #3 at The Hudson Bar
Wednesday January 25, 2011
The Hudson Bar, Belfast