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Attack the Block

Joe Cornish’s slick directorial debut is gripping and funny - if you like The Goonies, you'll love this

Cashier No.9

Virtual bands, audience cartwheels and ‘stadium stompers’ make this Cashier No. 9 curated evening a golden affair

Gang Of Four

Stage gimmicks cheapen an otherwise solid performance from the act that put the funk into punk

Gangs

And So I Watch You From Afar delivering their best yet with an outstanding, slow-burning odyssey

Record Store Day 2011

Eddie Mullan pays a visit to Belfast's independent record stores and leaves convinced that the digital revolution has a downside

Submarine

Gritty, cool and unsentimental, Richard Ayoade's dramedy is unlike anything British cinema has produced in eons

Sleigh Bells

It will be a while before the ringing stops, with the Brooklyn noise-pop duo pushing the limit at Winter Base

Obituary: Gary Moore

Belfast-born guitarist and former Thin Lizzy member passes away aged 58

And So I Watch You From Afar

Those lucky enough to get a ticket climb aboard the Dutch barge on the Lagan for a secret gig

Out To Lunch: Sean Connolly & Éamon Phoenix

William Crawley’s talks series continues, this time taking a bite out of Irish history

RISING STAR: Aaron Shanley

On the road to opportunity with the Nashville-inspired songwriter

New videos from The Lowly Knights and The Jane Bradfords

Music video from Belfast's folk royalty and an official promo from Bandwidth Sessions

DJ Yoda

Hip-hop's Jedi master talks technology, party records and the most important thing a DJ should do

Seasick Steve

The man from another time returns to where it all began, writes Eddie Mullan

Iron and Wine

Americana folk hero Sam Beam shrinks the sell-out Open House marquee

12th Open House Festival

Watch a video from the festival launch, listen to a podcast with festival director Kieran Gilmore and sign up for the CultureNI e-newsletter below for a chance to win tickets galore

Oxegen 2010

Northern Irish artists rise high above the muck at the Punchestown festival, writes Eddie Mullan

Volume Control Gig: In Case Of Fire

Teenage team announce stellar lineup for all-ages gig

Trans Festival 2010 Launches

Festival organiser Adam Turkington speaks about Trans 2010 below

INTERVIEW: Tom McShane

Forget production trickery, all a musician needs for an album is an audience. Listen to exclusive acoustic tracks below

The Divine Comedy

Neil Hannon talks politics, a new album and even more award nominations

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Chicago’s greatest buskers have Custom House Square under their spell

The Eclipse

Horror-love story hybrid with Ciarán Hinds as the man literally haunted by grief

Cup Cake

Make a feature film on the budget of a TV advert? It's 'wee buns' to director Colin McIvor

Girls Names

Surf-rock from Belfast born out of Wavves. Listen to 'Don't Let Me In', from their new EP below:

11th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival

Long-awaited programme is announced at launch in the Dark Horse. Listen to a podcast with festival director Sean Kelly and live music by Brendan and Declan Murphy

Good Vibes with The Undertones

Punk legends are back to headline Good Vibes From Belfast. Listen to a podcast with the band and Good Vibrations founder Terri Hooley

Ditching

The Northern Ireland of the future has forgotten the past in Factotum's first feature film

Kev Largey

Street art skills meet traditional techniques, with the Belfast artist's latest exhibition in Queen's Film Theatre

10th Belfast Film Festival

A marathon of movies over sixteen days is announced at the festival launch

Buildings

General Fiasco's debut album doesn't let alcoholic friends, boredom and angst slow it down

Exit Through The Gift Shop

Banksy reveals his pièce de résistance: say bonjour to the bumbling Mr Brainwash

Belfast Record Fair

Organiser Robert Scott wants to bring back the wax in the Oh Yeah Centre

Cashier no.9

Danny Todd's five-headed folktronic creation beams down otherworldly pop to Radio K

Valene Kane

From Youtube to the big screen, the Newry actress talks about her unusual feature, the winner of Critics Choice award screening at Dublin's International Film Festival

Joby Fox

Former bassist with Energy Orchard, the curious Mr Fox tells tales of Belfast's punk era - the spitting, the record deals gone wrong, the stage-bound Japanese throwing star