Jonathan O’Brien

Jonathan O’Brien

Christopher Hitchens was at his best slaying sacred cows

Christopher Hitchens was at his best slaying sacred cows

By Jonathan O’Brien 1 year ago

As always, enjoy the language and try to overlook the lapses in judgment

Capital drama from the Beeb

Capital drama from the Beeb

By Jonathan O’Brien 1 year ago

Pepys Road is the setting for a story of property in our everyday lives

Silvio, we hardly knew you – and we still don’t

Silvio, we hardly knew you – and we still don’t

By Jonathan O’Brien 1 year ago

Non-fiction; My Way: Berlusconi In His Own Words; By Alan Friedman; Biteback Publishing, €26.60

Albums

Albums

By Jonathan O’Brien, Tony Clayton-Lea, Fearghal O'Connor 1 year ago

Electronica: Grimes, Art Angels (4AD) Claire Boucher’s 2012 album Visions is sometimes wrongl...

Rock’s dark prince and his iron fist in a Velvet glove

Rock’s dark prince and his iron fist in a Velvet glove

By Jonathan O’Brien 2 years ago

Biography; Notes From The Velvet Underground: The Life of Lou Reed; By Howard Sounes; Doubleday, €19.95

Ferguson’s list of old scores quickly bores

Ferguson’s list of old scores quickly bores

By Jonathan O’Brien 2 years ago

NON-FICTION; Leading; By Alex Ferguson; with Michael Moritz; Hodder & Stoughton, €17

The right-wing kingpin and a Napoleonic firebrand

The right-wing kingpin and a Napoleonic firebrand

By Jonathan O’Brien 2 years ago

Non-Fiction

Albums: Roger Waters, The Weknd and Cfit

Albums: Roger Waters, The Weknd and Cfit

By Jonathan O’Brien, Johnnie Craig, Louise Bruton 2 years ago

Rock/reissue: Roger Waters. Amused To Death (Legacy Recordings) Like many Englishmen of a certai...

Simon still holding out for a Hero

Simon still holding out for a Hero

By Jonathan O’Brien 2 years ago

Reviewed this week: The Late Review, TV3. Show Me A Hero ,Sky Atlantic.

A singular political life ground into bite-sized chunks

A singular political life ground into bite-sized chunks

By Jonathan O’Brien. 2 years ago

Memoir: A Full Life: Reflections At Ninety. By Jimmy Carter. Simon & Schuster, €26.60.

Albums

Albums

By Jonathan O’Brien, Johnnie Craig 2 years ago

The long-awaited new release from Health, plus the Song Of The Sea soundtrack.

Picture perfect: an insightful look at visuality

Picture perfect: an insightful look at visuality

By Jonathan O’Brien 2 years ago

Non-fiction: How To See The World. By Nicholas Mirzoeff. Pelican Books, €12.

Blood-soaked history of ‘a hell of a drug’

Blood-soaked history of ‘a hell of a drug’

By Jonathan O’Brien 2 years ago

Non-FICTION: Zero Zero Zero. By Roberto Saviano. Translated by Virginia Jewiss. Allen Lane, €20.

Pubs, pints and a fog of nostalgia

Pubs, pints and a fog of nostalgia

By Jonathan O’Brien 2 years ago

Reviewed this week: The Irish Pub, RTE One. True Detective, Sky Atlantic. Ray Donovan, Sky Atlantic.

False highs and flat endings let down Italian novellas

False highs and flat endings let down Italian novellas

By Jonathan O’Brien 2 years ago

Cocaine