New Music Out of Lesbos: Erantzun
Basque rapper Zekan Askalari’s latest track ‘Erantzun’ is directed by Yaser Akbari, an Afghan asylum-seeker from…
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Cassandra Voices Podcast: Loafing Hero
In our latest podcast Ben Pantrey interviews former musician of the month Bartholomew Ryan in…
“We have Sick Journalism in Ireland”
Joe MacAnthony might be considered the greatest investigative reporter to have ever operated in the…
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Introducing a New Offer on the Cassandra Voices Patreon Site Cassandra Voices is an independent…
Chay Bowes: HSE Perpetuating Dysfunction
In the controversy surrounding the leaking of a confidential document by then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar…
Bringing Music Back to Dublin
Promoter, venue and band manager, Conal Lee reflects on the experience of musicians over the…
Cuban Love Songs Launch
In a rousing introductory speech, retired diplomat Philip McDonagh described the publication of Cuban Love…
Iconic Documentaries About Guitarists and Guitars
Watching documentaries about music and musicians is a great way to entertain yourself and learn…
Rule of Law Backsliding in Rogue EU States
This is an abridged interview with jurist Laurent Pech, Professor of European Law, Jean Monnet…
Cassandra Voices Third Anniversary!
On February 1st, 2018 we published the first edition of Cassandra Voices as a monthly…
Cassandra Voices Music Podcast II
Welcome to the second Cassandra Voices podcast introduced and written by Nicola Bigatti, and produced…
Unforgettable Year: December 2020
The restrictions in 2020 presented more challenges for some careers than others. For musicians in…
Unforgettable Year: November 2020
November brought the demise of Trump but major global challenges remained. Andrew Linnane issued a…
Unforgettable Year: October 2020
The Irish winter came early in October with another lockdown, to the disappointment of Billy…
Unforgettable Year: September 2020
As summer gave way to a season of mist and mellow fruitfulness in September Covid-19…
Unforgettable Year: August 2020
Many Europeans enjoyed a blissful August while storm clouds gathered overhead. That month photographer Daniele…
Unforgettable Year: July 2020
As the pandemic subsided during the summer months in Europe, the southern states of the…
Unforgettable Year: June 2020
June brought criticism of Big Data censorship and the coverage of the pandemic in mainstream…
Unforgettable Year: May 2020
By May concerns around the erosion of civil liberties in the wake of the pandemic…
Unforgettable Year: April 2020
April is generally associated with fresh flowers and cooling rain showers. It is also the…