Up and downYou will notice that the new Go-Betweens compilation is a "Best Of", not a "Greatest Hits" - and therein lies the problemFri Jun 04 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MattersQ. Who are the KLF and why are they saying such nasty things about the millennium?Sat May 29 1999 - 01:00
Clever DickAs intelligent as Michael Stipe, as influential as Aphex Twin, as prolific as Mark EFri May 28 1999 - 01:00
Weekend exposureSymptoms include constant talking about your plans, becoming a bit hyperactive come Wednesdays and long lunch breaks spent shopping…Sat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Truth in BeautyWe've been down this road before so let's not disgrace ourselves again: when you hear and see so many self-serving platitudes…Fri May 21 1999 - 01:00
G whizzIf people aren't watching him, they're talking about him or imitating him: Ali G is the man of the moment, this year's model, …Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MattersQ. Why are so many people going to Jerusalem for the millennium and why may it not be such a good idea?Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Tomorrow's music todayYou can say what you like about Stereolab (and many people do) but name me just one band who have better album titlesFri May 14 1999 - 01:00
Mosney holiday centre to host Homelands Ireland, State's first dance music festivalA major live music festival in the Mosney Holiday Centre, Co Meath, on Saturday, September 18th, is expected to attract upwards…Wed May 12 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MattersQ. What do the great and the good have to say about the millennium?Sat May 08 1999 - 01:00
Stepping into the shoes of Uncle GayA fresh new face or just another bloody Northerner? If, as expected, Patrick Kielty accepts RTE's offer to host The Late Late…Sat May 08 1999 - 01:00
A thumpin' bass for a lovin' raceHaving the balls to call your debut album Club Classics, Volume One is one thing, but reissuing it a decade later as a special…Fri May 07 1999 - 01:00
Northern comic Patrick Kielty offered `Late Late' jobCo Down comedian Patrick Kielty has been offered the job of The Late Late Show hostThu May 06 1999 - 01:00
Making a sexy sound of hushSharleen Spiteri comes out of recline position on the couch, moves her head forward, looks me straight in the eye and says, "…Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MattersQ. What's Ireland doing for the millennium, and will the pubs be open all night?Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MattersQ. What are all the clapped-out celebrities doing for the millennium?Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
The Year Punk BrokeNames you thought you'd never see or hear again: The Lurkers, The Nosebleeds, Penetration, The Members and oh-my-god is that …Fri Apr 23 1999 - 01:00
Don't lose the HeadMassive alert: on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday night of the festival, a bunch of Massive Heads will be leading a procession…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MattersQ. Surely literary types are above cashing-in on the millennium?Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah?Somewhere between Revolver and Sgt Pepper, The Beatles recorded an album away from George Martin's steadying hands and their …Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Mute PointYou won't know Daniel Miller; you won't see him hanging around the Met Bar, and you won't read his opinions about the music industry…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MystiqueQ. Why is Paris going to be the best place to be for the millennium?Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Resurrection?Just as The Clash released London Calling in the dying weeks of 1979, thus making it ineligible for the album of the decade (…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
D'ats LifeWas it just me or did the last two D'Unbelievables shows seem to run as long as your average Andrew Lloyd Weber musical? Both…Wed Mar 31 1999 - 01:00
Strange VibrationsIf you think Brian Wilson is strange, come and meet Van Dyke Parks, his long time co-writerFri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
The Stars Of GasWow, just wow: it's not often an opening act completely takes your breath away but Julian Barrett who was doing the honours in…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Millennium MystiqueQ. What's the "millennium tariff" all about? Does it apply to me?Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Into OrbitOn the new Blur album, 13, we find our hero, Damon Albarn work-shopping his grief over the end of a relationship, and the once…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Millennium MystiqueQ. Would I be right in thinking the millennium is just a white, European, bourgeois construct?Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
In a Big CountryI'll have a B, please, Bob: t'would be no surprise at all to discover that the music doing overtime on the Wilco turntable would…Fri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
Millennium MystiqueQ. I think I'm suffering from PMT. Could you detail the symptoms and suggest a remedy?Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
We're all `flexible workers' nowAren't The Corrs great? There they were at the European Parliament recently, posing for a photo-op with the equally dishy Niall…Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Millennium MystiqueQ. Is it true that if I put my bank card into a cash-point machine on January 1st next, I might accidentally launch a Russian…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Grammy thrill for Chieftains and ClannadTHE Grammy Awards have always been good to Irish acts and this year was no exception, with Clannad and The Chieftains both winning…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
My Bloody SuperlabAs near as you get to a post-rock supergroup, the personnel of Snowpony mop up members from Stereolab (Katherine Gifford), My…Fri Feb 26 1999 - 00:00
Millennium MystiqueQ. People down at the golf club have been talking about this thing called "the millennium"Sat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
Trop Belle Pour ToiOnly a fraction of people (at best) at the "star-studded" Brits awards during the week would have known of the existence of Belle…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
There's something about JonathanIt was strange to see Jonathan Richman popping up in the not-as-funny-as-it-thought-it-was film There's Something About Mary …Fri Feb 12 1999 - 00:00
Metal Machine MusicWith all this blah de blah about "release schedules", "promotional budgets" and "priority acts", so many albums fall down the…Fri Feb 05 1999 - 00:00
Down all the daysIt's the sort of thing over-educated, under-worked and semi-detached white Americans do very well: from the Miracle Legion to…Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
Flying a flag for political satireWhat is it with these American comics that they feel obliged to start up a symposium with the front row - asking people what …Fri Jan 22 1999 - 00:00
Andy, Lou and Patti tooIt's often the most complex and troublesome musical relationships that produce the best sounds: so many great bands hate each…Fri Jan 22 1999 - 00:00
Class act of live comedyNot many comics can have a punch-line which includes the phrase "a self-defeating two-dimensional continuum", but not many comics…Tue Jan 19 1999 - 00:00
A New Old ColeWhat makes a songwriter go bad? The obvious answer is that song-writing ability is inextricably linked with age - look at your…Fri Jan 15 1999 - 00:00
Rebel WaltzThe scourge of punk purists and those self-appointed guardians of the "underground", Californian skate punkers The Offspring …Fri Jan 08 1999 - 00:00
Lock up your farmersThey've been Nualaing all around the world this year, but most of all the three sassy rural chicks have enjoyed going "down under…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Under AttackAs the most pivotal force in post-rock music, this or any other year, Massive Attack continue to impress - and more so if you…Wed Dec 30 1998 - 00:00
