Nialler9 — Kyp, of Rain Machine and TV On The Radio kindly came along and played a four songs at State’s Love:Live Music Day in the Mercantile on Friday night. He was a late addition to our first proper State gig in Dublin city which couldn’t have gone much... more info

Nialler9 — Friday night sees State participate in Love:Live Music day with a free gig in The Mercantile on Dame Street. Playing on the night are Super Extra Bonus Party, The Cast Of Cheers and Take The Money & Run. Band sets run from 9pm to 12pm with iStandCon... more info

Nialler9 — New video for SEBP’s ‘Comets’ by Donal Mangan. The single is out this Friday digitally backed with a Skibunny remix. The Boners are playing some live dates this month: 13th Feb – Roisin Dubh, Galway, 20th Feb – Waterfront, Belfast... more info

Nialler9 —   The results of the poll are ready to be revealed. First up, the Irish songs of the year as voted by readers and commenters of this blog. A staggering 215 different songs were voted for overall from about 150 voters in total and the resulting ... more info

Nialler9 — State.ie is holding a little get together tonight for anyone who’d like to come down and harass our writers and photographers for what we’ve done this year (Let’s keep it festive though yeh?). It’s taking place in the Shebeen Chic on George... more info

Nialler9 — This Friday night sees Super Extra Bonus Party take over the Academy from 8pm to 2am for a headline show along with four other great Irish bands: Heathers, BATS, Le Galaxie and Band On An Island and DJ sets after from IStandConnected (a… more info

Nialler9 — So it’s no secret I do visuals for Super Extra Bonus Party. Luckily, their new album Night Horses is awesome so I don’t have to trash it. Listen to a megamix which features a snippet of every track on the album and watch a “making of” video f... more info

Nialler9 — Here is the first single from Night Horses, the second album from SEBP with Cadence Weapon on vocals. It’s got a bit of everything: layered, swirling guitar riffs, a catchy chorus, beats, melancholic lyrics about life on the road, driving bass guit... more info

Nialler9 — SEBP’s second album Night Horses will be released in May (the 1st I think) and features contributions from Cadence Weapon, Mr. Lif, Heathers, May Kay of Fight Like Apes, R.S.A.G, Captain Moonlight, Ann Scott and White Noise amongst others. Check ba... more info

Nialler9 — So the followup to the Super Extra Bonus Party debut album looks imminent for May, according to their site’s latest update. Night Horses will be another collaborative affair with some special guest vocalists to be revealed soon. The first single wi... more info