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Joe Dolan, Journalist

Joe Dolan

In 2016, I was studying professional writing when an email dropped into my inbox with an opportunity to intern with a budding street press magazine (those were a thing back then). By the end of the eight-or-so-week course I was hooked - and for some bizarre reason,The Musicdecided to keep me around.

Since then I’ve gone on to review countless live gigs, albums, standup sets, theatre shows and gotten to interview some bone fide legends along the way too. Nowadays, I even perform and work on the occasional show myself, but I still like to find time to get out amongst the action whenever I can.

If it weren’t forThe Music, I can genuinely say my life would be totally different. Definitely more boring, to say the least.

Reviews / Arts
Ron Funches – Live
"Something is a little off about Funches tonight."
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Zach & Viggo – Thunderflop
"It’s ferociously dumb and nonsensical, but damn near impossible not to like."
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Double Denim – A Very Fancy Dinner Party
"The purest, most distilled version of the duo that MICF has seen yet."
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#KWANDA: A Play
"A brilliant parody that does what all brilliant parodies should do: showcase a world that could happen all too easily."
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Martin Dunlop – Small Tales Of Little Mercy
"Head on down to the Church Of The Southern Gothic, my friends, 'Small Tales Of Little Mercy' shall save ye."
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Aurelia St Clair & Rhi Down – Ferocious
"'Ferocious' showcases two of the strongest local voices in comedy."
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Jack Tucker – Comedy Standup Hour
"Punters with either see him as a stupid buffoon or a genius of comedic commentary, but in fact, he’s both."
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Lisa-Skye – 1900-Lisa-Skye
"Skye manages to see not just the black and white in the world, but every neon, glowing rainbow sparkle in between."
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Simon Amstell - What Is This?
"The UK comedian is a master of mixing the thoughtful and ludicrously hilarious."
Features / Arts
Ron Funches Tells Us About His Ongoing Quest To Become A Better Person
Comedian Ron Funches has an incredible ability to maintain joyfulness and enthusiasm even when he’s exposing his own inhibitions and blind spots. He tells Joe Dolan about trying to become a better person in the public eye, and keeping podcasting in the family.
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Maria Bamford – The Irrelevant Redundancy
"The queen of frenetic and happy energy has triumphantly returned."
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Sam Taunton – Straight From The Shoulder
"A raconteur for the modern age."
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