District Conversations is where we chat with the people that make our city tick. Creators, curators, musicians, artists, comics, and much more, we just sit down, hit record, and then present it to you in all its off-the-cuff simplicity.

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Irish hip hop wouldn't exist at the level it is today without Lethal Dialect. Any fan of the genre in this country should be aware of his legacy and the influence he has had on today's sound.

He recently took to Twitter saying "the bravado, the misogyny and the alpha male bullshit that accompanied the LD moniker was to be swiftly dropped", citing influences from Rubberbandits, Damien Dempsey, Tara Flynn, Una Mulally and the passing of a friend to suicide as the catalyst.

In this podcast Eric Davidson and Paul go into detail about removing the mask, feminism, where he stands now as an artist and setting an example for kids who could be in the same position he was.

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Paul Alwright AKA Lethal Dialect discusses bravado, misogyny and more - In Conversation 15

Kelly-Anne Byrne is one of Ireland's most loved and hardest working DJs. She's put in countless hours behind the clubs' decks and played music for multiple radio stations around Ireland, specialising in disco but never turning down a good tune from any genre.

We sat down with her last month to discuss her musical upbringing with Phantom 105.2, emigrating to New York to focus on playwriting and rediscovering DJing over, and finally focussing on the contentious issue of women in dance music.

Intro music is 'Crying Watching Simpsons' by Jake Hurley, part of his release 'Cartooniverse', available here:
https://districtmagazine.bandcamp.com/album/cartooniverse

Kelly-Anne Byrne discusses the contentious issue of women in dance music - In Conversation 17

At 29, [Noel Rock] is Fine Gael's youngest TD, and one of the youngest in the Dáil. He represents Dublin North West, and we're particular fans of his in the District office because he's taking a stand against ticket touting in Ireland. 

Through passing a private member's bill, he aims to make above-price ticket reselling a criminal offence, which means fans will be able to access tickets when touts can't profit from them, and there'll be no more paying out the nose for gigs. Here, Adam Heaton chats with him about his background, the contents of the bill itself, and some of the reasons Noel is so against ticket touting.

One of Ireland's youngest TDs discusses the battle against ticket touts - In Conversation 18

'From Cardboard Gangsters to back working at Lidl' 

Ryan 'Linco' Lincoln a rapper and actor from Ballymun. He is one third of Dublin rap crew 5th Element and has recently starred in two critically acclaimed feature films Cardboard Gangsters & Kissing Candice. 

In this podcast fellow Dublin MC Mango sat down with Linco to discuss his music and views on the current state of hip hop in Dublin, the foundations laid by Workin' Class Records in the early 00's and his budding acting career. 


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Linco discusses Ballymun, acting & Irish rap - In Conversation

Ahead of his exhibition 'Small Pile of Stones' in South William tonight, Wednesday October 25, we catch up with Daniel Leland Crook to discuss working on the cover of Issue 003 with Hodgy, his creative relationship with Mark William Logan, and his own beautiful but often harrowing work.

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LA artist Daniel Leland Crook discusses vulnerability & authenticity - In Conversation

Craig speaks with 'Notorious' director Gavin FitzGerald about the upcoming release about Ireland's biggest star; Conor McGregor. They speak about the early meetings between FitzGerald and McGregor, how the Mystic Mac nickname was apt back in 2012, the dedication in bringing the film to life and what Gavin's hopes are upon its release. 

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Notorious is out on limited release of just two days, starting from Wednesday November 1.

Gavin FitzGerald discusses directing the new Conor McGregor documentary - In Conversation

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