PopThe man with the sweetest voice in pop steps out from behind the lumbering shadow of Van Morrison to perform his own shows in…Sat Sept 18 1999 - 01:00
FestivalNot content with sponsoring Weekenders, Rollercoaster tours and Green Energy Festivals, Heineken is also stamping its brand on…Sat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
Super Furry AnimalsIf throbbing, low-frequency bass rumbling makes your stomach churn, then you would have been advised to leave last night's Super…Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
RockWelsh bands are all the road rage at the moment, but Super Furry Animals (above) can still send expectations veering wildly off…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Robbie up with the angels at Boyne gigYou could have put Stoned Pumpkin Jamsandwich on the support bill at Slane Castle and no one would have mindedMon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
Robbie slays young ones at SlaneThe EGO landed in Slane Castle on Saturday night, and 80,000 eager fans welcomed his arrival with a deafening show of young lung…Mon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
Joe StrummerEver since The Clash broke up, Joe Strummer has seemed a little unsure quite what to do with himself; apart from a short stint…Thu Aug 26 1999 - 01:00
RockClash fans will be barrelling down to the Olympia on Tuesday to witness the unleashing of Joe Strummer's new band, The Mescaleros…Sat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
A taste of today's male culturePaul Johnson, choreographer-in-residence with Project Arts Centre since April 1998, is showing the fourth stage of his work-in…Sat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
Glam/RockHe might look like a glam rock queen, but Brian Molko's brand of grungy pop metal can often sound plodding and predictableSat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
World-beating DJ's Irish trekHe didn't get where he is today by being elitist or inaccessible, and just to prove it, world-beating DJ C. JSat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Rock/IndieLoop Head in County Clare is a fine place for re-enacting battles, but this weekend it's the site of a modern-day battle of the…Sat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Blues here to stay as festival attracts 30,000Don't know about rock'n'roll, but it looks like the blues is here to stayMon Jul 26 1999 - 01:00
RockThe soul legend who nearly got away, Terry Callier is currently being restored to his rightful place in music history, following…Sat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
BlurWith gruelling tour schedules off the agenda, Blur gigs have reached rarity value, so when the British band returned to Dublin…Fri Jul 23 1999 - 01:00
REM fight the end of the worldFour years after their last Irish gig, REM returned to refute rumours of their demiseSat Jul 17 1999 - 01:00
REM live up to the legend and delight their fans in DublinThis tour wasn't supposed to happen, but the 40,000 REM fans at Lansdowne Road were delighted that the Athens, Georgia, band …Sat Jul 17 1999 - 01:00
The PretendersShe may not be the oldest rock chick in town, but Chrissie Hynde still has to prove that there's a spring chicken in her step…Thu Jul 08 1999 - 01:00
Fatboy SlimHe's come a long way, baby, from Bromley to Redhill to Brighton to Hull and back to Brighton again, arriving comfortably at the…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
DanceHow to become the world's biggest DJ in 10 easy steps: one, change your Christian name from plain old Quentin Cook to the far…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
RockThis must be the year of Old Girl Power, with such eminent ladies as Cher and Debbie Harry giving the young 'uns a run for their…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Punk poetry and emotionAs rock legends age, they get more complacent, entering into a cosy collusion with their audienceTue Jun 29 1999 - 01:00
Folk/RockIt's a bit of a tradition in Irish pop to begin your career as a busker - both Hothouse Flowers and The Frames served their time…Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
No more glory in Britrock's sorry storyWhen a dictator dies, his lackeys will often pretend to the public that their leader is still alive, fearful of a rebellion if…Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
RockTwo years after her appearance at Liss Ard, Patti Smith (left) is back with her original band to play two eagerly-awaited gigs…Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
Preaching to the convertedThe most righteous band in Wales have converted millions to their cause - the problem now is what to do with all these new disciples…Thu Jun 24 1999 - 01:00
Finding a new avenueMost of us first became aware of Wilco via Mermaid Avenue, the US y'alternative band's 1998 collaboration with British leftie…Sat Jun 19 1999 - 01:00
Rock/Comedy`As synonymous with Dublin as coddle, stout and being held up with a syringe" - that's just one recent description of the folk…Sat Jun 19 1999 - 01:00
New Fox manager to pilot arrival of `Star Wars'Most executives ease into their new jobs with a few small, not-too-crucial tasks, but when Sharon McGarry stepped into the hot…Fri Jun 18 1999 - 01:00
RockThe legendary blonde tresses are getting a bit grey, the come-hither eyes are a little crow-footed, the svelte figure is filling…Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication (Warner Bros)It's been three years since the LA funk-metal heads' last album, One Hot Minute, met with a relatively cool reception, and was…Fri Jun 11 1999 - 01:00
PopIt's been 25 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo, but this anniversary pales into insignificance with…Sat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00
Cotton MatherJudging by the half-empty Hot Press venue, Dublin hasn't yet cottoned on to this fine foursome from Austin, TexasSat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00
The Style Bible - An A-Z of Global Youth Culture by Alon Shulman (Methuen, £10 in UK)Despite its rather over-reaching title - Style Catechism would have been more appropriate - this handbook of hip is a neat little…Sat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00
Old and new in a boogie wonderlandSoul survivors and disco bunnies will be shaking their booty in Cork from Thursday to Sunday next, when the 3rd Southern Soul…Sat May 29 1999 - 01:00
RockThe Boss is back in town next Tuesday, on his first Dublin visit since his 1996 Ghost Of Tom Joad solo tourSat May 22 1999 - 01:00
RockFrom Yazoo to the Other Two, boy/ girl electropop duos have become part of the rock 'n' roll landscape, but Stereolab are a cut…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
The rhythm of revolutionAs part of the City Arts Centre's World Stories festival, London Afrobeat club, The Shrine, comes to Dublin next Friday, bringing…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Catatonia - Dublin CastleThe final outdoor gig of last weekend's Heineken Green Energy Festival didn't quite go off with a bang, but certainly ended with…Wed May 05 1999 - 01:00
RockThe latest Welsh talent to leak into the mainstream, Stereophonics, could be the country cousins of The Manic Street Preachers…Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
Rock/PopFrom the folk-mass acoustic guitar intro of Animal Instinct to the tinkly-winkly piano of Dying In The Sun, The Cranberries' …Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
ClubsGalway gets tooled up for a dance trip next weekend, in the company of Goldie, David Holmes, The Freestylers, Bass Odyssey, The…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
The New Radicals: Maybe You've Been Brainwashed TooThis is the band behind the hit single You Get What You Give, the catchiest American pop song since the Friends themeSat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
RockDublin rocks once again for the May Bank Holiday Weekend, as the Heineken Green Energy Festival brings bands, DJs and music industry…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Rock/PopBruce Springsteen is back with the E Street Band, Tom Petty is back with the Heartbreakers - all is well with the world of rock…Fri Apr 23 1999 - 01:00
Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve National Concert Hall"Why can't a man stand alone?" asks Declan McManus in the opening bars of his almost-solo Irish appearanceThu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
Fun Lovin' CriminalsOn the first of their four sold-out nights in Dublin, New York's smooth Criminals breezed into King Of New York, leading their…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
RockFresh from his Grammy-winning collaboration with the legendary Burt Bacharach, the no-less legendary Elvis Costello embarks on…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
