Coldplay’s Ghost Stories: Sad songs from a sad placeReview: 'Tears on the tracks, and a broken heart on its sleeve'Wed May 14 2014 - 00:00
Behind the News: Heroin, the celebrity drugThe image of the addict may be of a ravaged, destitute person on a street corner, but film stars, musicians and supermodels are no less immuneSat May 03 2014 - 01:00
Version aversion: Going the covers route brings out the best – and worst – in bandsNeil Young’s surprise covers album of 1960s standards, ‘A Letter Home’, is a reminder that there’s an art to interpreting other people’s work – and not everyone makes the cutFri Apr 25 2014 - 00:00
Irish 'supergroup' Little Matador take the bull by the hornsWith his new ‘supergroup’, Snow Patrol’s Nathan Connolly has returned to his rock roots to deal with his personal traumaFri Apr 18 2014 - 00:00
Big, flat, round, black – despite the hucksters, vinyl has its dayRecord Store Day has taken a kicking, but there’s hope yetFri Apr 18 2014 - 00:00
Tower Records criticises HMV for ‘Record Store Day’ celebrationHMV to reopen flagship Grafton Street store with deals and DJsMon Apr 14 2014 - 10:32
At Coachella: would you like a little Arcade Fire with your carpaccio di radicchio?Where this southern California music festival leads, other may follow. A cautionary taleFri Apr 11 2014 - 00:00
The hidden problem of male anorexiaMale eating disorders are on the rise and ignorance about them only exacerbates the issuesTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
The day the grunge music died for Generation XKurt Cobain, the reluctant ‘king of grunge’, died 20 years ago todaySat Apr 05 2014 - 01:00
Stage fright: the monster that scuppers the tourAdele has it bad. So does Barbra Streisand. And Kate Bush got help with hers to enable her to get back on stage after 35 yearsFri Apr 04 2014 - 00:00
33 years on, Aberdeen Dons put Human League back in the chartsA terrace chant is heard at the top of iTunesFri Mar 28 2014 - 00:00
Iceland calling Irish musicians and fansA cutting-edge music festival where the sun does shine . . . and shineFri Mar 21 2014 - 11:12
What are U2 looking for in new album?Band’s delayed record has led to speculationn they’re unhappy with the materialSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:01
We’re all still workin’ on a Sex FarmThe Spinal Tap app is mandatory viewing for all serious rock’n’rollersFri Mar 14 2014 - 00:00
Revolver: Definitely, Maybe remastered? Definitely notLiam Gallagher has urged fans to boycott the expensive new Oasis remasters. Brian Boyd is in agreementFri Mar 07 2014 - 00:00
Review: John GrantA stellar show with guest appearances from Sinéad O’Connor and Conor O’Brien is pure, poignant pleasureTue Mar 04 2014 - 18:06
Anger management: Grant’s great songs in the key of real lifeIrish audiences have embraced John Grant’s brave and beautiful anti-love songs. Call it collective atonement for Garth BrooksFri Feb 28 2014 - 00:00
WhatsApp: why the free service cost $19bnMark Zuckerberg’s new app is quick, easy and ad-free. It’s also more popular with some users than FacebookSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Play That One Song – and once you pop you just can’t stopA discerning and addictive new music site goes for quality over popularityFri Feb 21 2014 - 11:10
Did Madonna, Bono and ‘radical chic’ cause a Pussy Riot split?Agit-prop collective broken on the wheel of fawning Western mediaFri Feb 14 2014 - 00:00
Bad boy Bieber’s celebrity affluenza takes a turn for the worseAt what point does youthful mischief turn to dangerous behaviour, and has Justin Bieber crossed that line?Sat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Ole Ola, the Brazil World Cup goes pop with one for the merchandisers‘We are one’? Count me out of this MOR horror showFri Jan 31 2014 - 00:00
Tribute or rip-off? The lines are blurred as Thicke v Gaye legal battle rolls onBet Robin wishes he’d never mentioned Marvin in his GQ interviewFri Jan 24 2014 - 00:00
Still the toppermost of the poppermostThe BBC is ignoring its iconic music programme’s 50th anniversary. Is there any future for TOTP?Fri Jan 17 2014 - 00:00
Springsteen has high hopes for radical marketing wheezeIt’s all change as The Boss promos new abum on a TV showFri Jan 10 2014 - 00:00
Sound of 2014: Is this the last waltz for the band as we know it?Solo artists and producers are all set to dominate this year’s music world – with not a four-piece in sightFri Jan 03 2014 - 15:39
Mrs Brown’s Boys most watched Christmas programmeShow beats Doctor Who and Downton AbbeyFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:02
Shazam! Never mind the industry guff – the sound of the future is hereMusic identifying services are replacing the crystal ballFri Dec 27 2013 - 00:00
On the highway to Christmas No 1 hellLily Allen may hit a metal wall on her way to the top spotFri Dec 20 2013 - 00:00
Blades of glory: it’s payback time for one-time U2 rivals who missed the cutNearly 30 years after they exited the stage, the Dublin band led by Paul Cleary are still bringing out the faithfulFri Dec 13 2013 - 00:00
The huge role of music in Nelson Mandela’s struggle for freedomNelson Mandela wrote that many young people thought his Christian name was ‘Free’Mon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Fans are all one Live Nation under a grooveSynergy, how are ya: artists of a certain pulling power love Live NationFri Dec 06 2013 - 00:00
Why are so many celebrities attracted to cocaine?The fraud trial of Nigella Lawson’s former assistants has been overshadowed by allegations of her drug useSat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
Arcade Fire go for the gold on formal wear world tourIt’s not dress or no dress – it’s VIP, Platinum or Economy Class for show ticketsFri Nov 29 2013 - 00:00
And now for something completely lucrativeMonty Python are re-forming. Is it because they need the money? And what can they offer their fans?Sat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
We love them yeah yeah yeah – what 1D have learned from The BeatlesOne Direction show the boyband genre is an art form by following in the marketing footsteps of the most famous boyband of them allFri Nov 22 2013 - 00:00
U2 and Paul McGuinness: the end of the affairWhen Paul McGuinness began managing U2, in 1978, they were playing in car parks. This week he announced he would no longer be the ‘fifth member’ of the most successful live band of all time. Why?Sat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
14 years after her death, wishin’ and hopin’ for the real Dusty on screenFilms and a musicial about Dusty Springfield jockeying for positionFri Nov 15 2013 - 00:00
McGuinness helped U2 find everything they were looking forAnalysis: the manager recognised U2’s potential the first time he saw them, and shrewdly steered his ‘baby band’ to global stardomThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
It’s Christmas, and the wackaging medium is the musical messageSad songs say (and pay) so much for marketing companiesFri Nov 08 2013 - 00:00
