The Lennon legacySean Lennon: "Into The Sun" (Grand Royal). Julian Lennon: "Photograph Smile" (Music From Another Room)Fri May 29 1998 - 01:00
A grand guignol parody of popI thought the bad old days of hype had ended with The Big Geraniums and An Emotional Fish, but I was wrongTue May 26 1998 - 01:00
Cheese unlimitedIt's like the musical equivalent of Face/Off, with Elton John and Billy Joel taking over the roles of John Travolta and Nicholas…Sat May 23 1998 - 01:00
The B-SidesVirgin Ireland are releasing a new Verve single, Sonnet, to cash in on - sorry, to celebrate the band's two sold-out shows at…Fri May 22 1998 - 01:00
The A-SidesDJ extraordinaire Mark Kavanagh will be doing a live turn at Tower Records in Dublin at 6 o'clock this eveningFri May 22 1998 - 01:00
Urban hymns ignite feverish devotionRichard Ashcroft has won the Britpop wars hands down, but it could turn out to be a shallow victoryWed May 20 1998 - 01:00
Brilliant young buckWhen he drowned on May 29th last year, Jeff Buckley was working on a new albumFri May 15 1998 - 01:00
Hit by a brickThe Reid brothers have been gone so long, we really had forgotten them, but they reopened their rock'n'roll account last Saturday…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Clear winner of battle of the bandsYou could call it a glorified Battle Of The Bands competition, but with £14,000 worth of equipment, studio time and promotion…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Scott 4: "Recorded In State LP" (Satellite/V2)Scott 4 are a three-piece from London, named after Scott Walker's fourth album; their musical heart, however, lies closer to …Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Siobhan MacGowan: "Chariot" (Murgatroid)Shane MacGowan's sister has been making music for a number of years, but she has only recently had the chance to record her debut…Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Morcheeba: "Big Calm" (Indochina)Trip-hop is a greatly overused term, and it has been used a lot to describe this laidback English dance collectiveFri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Unsure response to Massive welcomeThe longer you take to record a new album, the bigger your myth becomes, and Massive Attack are enjoying legendary status of …Thu Apr 16 1998 - 01:00
Bunnymen bounce backBands come, bands go, and sometimes they come back again, making a less than welcome return when they really should have just…Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
Taylor's made to soothe and relaxDescending into the Point Theatre in a giant mothership, amid a blaze of pyrotechnics, James Taylor bounded onstage in a glittering…Sat Mar 14 1998 - 00:00
A tigerish Flatley is bound for the RDS with two dates in JuneMichael Flatley yesterday revealed that his two RDS shows in June would be his last performances in IrelandTue Feb 17 1998 - 00:00
Single Of The WeekFrom the Asian rockers' excellent album, When I Was Born For The 7th Time, this three-chord paean to the joy of vinyl is already…Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
Eitzel's towering songs of despair"I can't sing this fucking depressing song!" Mark Eitzel is onstage at Whelans of Wexford Street, alone in front of a capacity…Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
Blistering beats and blinding lightsLeisureland in Galway was awash with white noise on Saturday night as Spiritualized tried to take their fans on another magical…Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00
Still Making SenseTalking Heads have been gone for nearly ten years, but David Byrne effortlessly evoked their spirit at the Olympia last night…Wed Feb 04 1998 - 00:00
Beating a path westA weekend is a long time in dance music, and from next Thursday February 5th to Sunday, February 8th, clubbers and rock fans …Sat Jan 31 1998 - 00:00
Tougher than StoneFirst Reni leaves The Stone Roses, effectively retiring from rock'n'roll; then John Squire jumps ship and launches The Seahorses…Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00
Single Of The WeekGrunge messiah Eddie Vedder and his plaid-shirted apostles ran out of ideas years ago, and while this new single is something…Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00
Only in it for the moneySupergrass once slithered in the lower fields of Britpop, belting out munchkin punk tunes about being young and getting busted…Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
GrandaddyRock bands with beards are a dying breed, but Californian band Grandaddy seem set on reviving facial hair as a fashion itemTue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
SkindiveWhen trip-hop meets grunge head-on, the resulting crash could sound a lot like SkindiveSat Jan 24 1998 - 00:00
Rehashing punk and spitting it back at usWhat is it with Californian bands? Last year, No Doubt took ska music and sold it back to the Brits, but long before Gwen Stefani…Thu Jan 22 1998 - 00:00
Brat Bus TourThe idea of the "Brat Bus" tour is to showcase new bands which the NME critics believe will be huge in 1998, and this year's …Fri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00
Return of the Brit Brat BusChristmas is over, the tree has been taken down and the holly lies withering on the back porchSat Jan 10 1998 - 00:00
Single Of The WeekConveniently not coinciding with Christmas releases by The Spice Girls and The Teletubbies, the penultimate track from Be Here…Fri Jan 02 1998 - 00:00
The end of the year show`Sorry, I can't come out tonight - I'm washing my hairSat Dec 27 1997 - 00:00
Sweet soulThere have been some notable transformations in recent rock history, such as Primal Scream's metamorphosis from slack indie band…Sat Dec 13 1997 - 00:00
The Lighthouse FamilyThe soft-soul duo of Paul Tucker and Tunde Baiyewu have quietly achieved million-selling status with hardly a whisper of hype…Fri Dec 12 1997 - 00:00
Watching the boyz grow into menThe first time I saw Boyzone perform at the Point, they were just five wide-eyed kids starting out on a big adventureThu Dec 11 1997 - 00:00
The SeahorsesYou can sort of see why Stone Roses fans would be disappointed with John Squire's new band The SeahorsesMon Dec 08 1997 - 00:00
Single Of The WeekThe Chemical Brothers: "The Private Psychedelic Reel" (Freestyle Dust)Fri Dec 05 1997 - 00:00
Rock's bad boys play it safeLast year the media couldn't get enough of Oasis; every move they made was watched carefully by the world's press, and every …Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00
Definitely, maybe time to take a rest, says NoelNoel Gallagher said last night he is bored with Oasis and is looking forward to taking a long break after the band's world tour…Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00
Blur deliver a short, sharp shockIf Blur are becoming a bit road-weary, as reported in the music press recently, then it didn't show at their Point concert last…Sat Nov 29 1997 - 00:00
Frenzied loops of sound and furyTom Rowlands and Ed Simons don't look half as scary as Keith Prodigy, but their ferocious dance sound can quite easily rip your…Thu Nov 27 1997 - 00:00
