Cult Glaswegians The Vaselines nip in on July 12 for a date in Whelan’s, tickets for which are €18.50.

Providing support are Dubliners Retarded Cop who have ‘Homes Under The Hammer’ available as a free download at [link]retardedcop.bandcamp.com[/link]

A major influence on Nirvana – Kurt Cobain proclaimed them “my most favourite songwriters in the whole world” – founder members Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee have recently put the finishing touches to a new Vaselines album, Sex With An X, which emerges a mere 20 years after its Dum Dum predecessor.