Ani DiFranco: We could have stayed more complacent with Hillary Clinton in office'There is a groundswell of resistance and awakening in the citizenry of America right now'Mon Jun 26 2017 - 22:00
Jeff Tweedy – Together At Last album review: Back catalogue only fans will cherishThu Jun 22 2017 - 13:22
Fleet Foxes: Crack-Up – more interesting, but less enjoyable third albumFLEET FOXESCrack-Up, 3Nonesuch RecordsThu Jun 15 2017 - 13:22
Royal Blood: ‘Do everything ironically: wear gold jackets and drink Champagne'The Brighton band's success has come at warp speed but the seem to be handling it wellThu Jun 15 2017 - 05:00
Come back, nu-metal, all is forgiven: Linkin Park go softThe Californians are untethered on an album of bland midtempo pop-rockThu May 18 2017 - 13:22
Come On Live Long - In the Still: an album to stick on repeatThere is a quiet confidence about this collection from the Dublin quartetWed May 17 2017 - 15:01
Future Islands - The Far Field album review: trademark meloncholy and a throbbing backbeatTue Apr 04 2017 - 11:22
Melanie C: A Spice Girls reunion? Not without all fiveAt first, the Spice Girls ‘just wanted to be pop stars’, but the sexism they encountered in the music industry lit the fuse on girl power and inspired a generationFri Mar 31 2017 - 05:44
Clang Sayne - The Round Soul of the World album review: Hypnotic in its nonconformityThu Mar 23 2017 - 14:25
James Mercer of The Shins, and the sound of the summer of ’85The Shins founder and sole trader might have made a summery musical gem, but he says it was a painful process: 'My wife doesn’t look back on this last year as the easiest of times'Fri Mar 17 2017 - 05:27
Marlene Enright: Placemats and Second Cuts – accomplished debut with hints of Cathy DaveyThu Mar 16 2017 - 16:22
Depeche Mode - Spirit album review: the flesh is still willing, but the spirit is bleakThe band’s bleak worldview is let loose here, but Dave Gahan’s calls to arms are ineffectiveThu Mar 16 2017 - 14:25
Choice Music Prize: Rusangano Family win album of the year for ‘Let the Dead Bury the Dead’Picture This win the Song of the Year prize for their tune Take My HandThu Mar 09 2017 - 23:28
Sleaford Mods - English Tapas album review: from Brexit to Dale Winton, still plenty to sayThu Mar 02 2017 - 16:22
Patrick O’Laoghaire: the fine line between hurling and musicThe Dubliner behind I Have a Tribe is a deep thinker and reckons there's little difference between making music and the world's fastest field sportWed Mar 01 2017 - 05:00
Joe Chester - The Easter Vigil album review: He’s gotta have faithJOE CHESTERThe Easter Vigil *** Bohemia RecordsThu Feb 23 2017 - 16:22
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Tourist album review: Hands all aflutterCLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAHThe Tourist ***CHYSY IncThu Feb 23 2017 - 14:25
Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now album review: Alone again, most naturallyJESCA HOOPMemories Are Now ****Sub PopThu Feb 09 2017 - 16:22
The Irish music services hoping to transform the industryNucleus, Yangaroo and Subwoofr are the latest Irish generation of tools and services for musicians that hope to shake up the music industryThu Feb 09 2017 - 05:00
Una Healy - The Waiting Game album review: a folksy turn from the Saturdays galTue Feb 07 2017 - 06:25
Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound album review: Rise of Dylan Baldi and co continuesThu Jan 26 2017 - 16:22
Jack Lukeman – Magic Days album review: Great voice shines across daring tracksThu Jan 26 2017 - 14:25
Elbow's Guy Garvey: 'You love the person with all their warts and bellybutton fluff'Elbow take an egalitarian approach - but that didn’t stop drummer from Richard Jupp departing. Frontman Guy Garvey talks about rebuilding the bandThu Jan 26 2017 - 05:00
