Sarah Jarosz: ‘I was the only 11-year-old going to the bluegrass jam with my mom’At just 25, the singer already has Grammy nominations and praise from the likes of Elton John powering her careerWed Jan 25 2017 - 14:00
Menace Beach - Lemon Memory album review: The rough and the looseMENACE BEACH Lemon Memory *** Memphis IndustriesThu Jan 19 2017 - 16:22
Album of the Week: The xx walk the line between groove and silence on I See YouThu Jan 12 2017 - 06:25
Gone is Gone - Echolocation album review: occasionally impressive, mostly inconsistentThu Jan 05 2017 - 16:22
You Me at Six - Night People album review: drab MOR with no punch, kick or biteThu Dec 29 2016 - 16:22
Jack Savoretti – Sleep No More album review: A mixed bag of smouldering pop-rockThu Dec 29 2016 - 14:25
Mick Pyro lets loose on music, life and going solo with BifurhatedThe former Republic of Loose frontman has morphed from booze-guzzling showman to reveal a more thoughtful, serious side as he prepares to launch his debut solo albumMon Dec 19 2016 - 05:00
Have a merry veggie ChristmasStuff your turkey, ban the ham, roll away the lard-laden roastiesSun Dec 18 2016 - 00:00
Dear Santa: ‘Give as many of our homeless as you can safe and secure homes’Actor Cathy Belton wants Santa to lay his sacks of magic on the hearths of the Simon Community and the Fr Peter McVerry TrustSun Dec 18 2016 - 00:00
Dear Santa: ‘You never brought the Sylvanian Family Mansion that I asked for every single year’Sailor and Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy is looking forward to enjoying Christmas dinner after years on a strict dietMon Dec 12 2016 - 00:00
Enemies - Valuables album review: Hasta la vista, EnemiesENEMIESValuables ****Topshelf RecordsThu Dec 08 2016 - 16:22
Raf Rundell - The Adventures of Selfie Boy Pt 1 album review: The Bear’s necessitiesRAF RUNDELLThe Adventures of Selfie Boy Pt 1 ****1965 RecordsThu Dec 08 2016 - 14:25
Dear Santa: ‘This year I’m grand for presents’Musician Wallis Bird would like her present to go to someone who has nothingWed Dec 07 2016 - 00:00
Dear Santa: ‘Remember that Chelsea jersey’Today FM presenter Ian Dempsey would like a bike . . . if it wasn’t for the lycraTue Dec 06 2016 - 00:00
Public Service Broadcasting - Live at Brixton album review: Sample sound effectsPUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTINGLive at Brixton ***Test Card RecordingsThu Dec 01 2016 - 16:22
Avenged Sevenfold - The Best of 2005-2013 album review: Hellishly good headbangingAvenged SevenfoldThe Best of 2005-2013 *** WarnerThu Dec 01 2016 - 14:25
Walpurgis Family - Live Your Life Around It album review: less melancholy, more merrimentWALPURGIS FAMILYLive Your Life Around It ****Popical IslandThu Nov 24 2016 - 14:25
Dear Santa: Can I ask for the AIBA to just wise up and show fair play?Boxer Paddy Barnes wants an end to cheating in the sport, and if there are any bikes going spare . . .Thu Nov 24 2016 - 00:00
Metallica – Hardwired . . . to Self-Destruct: Twisted pleasure amidst the debrisThu Nov 17 2016 - 16:22
Ian Whitty & the Exchange - Cash Crop album review: Something for everyoneIAN WHITTY & THE EXCHANGECash Crop ***Self-releasedThu Nov 10 2016 - 16:22
The Heavy Entertainment Show: Robbie Williams drops his best album in yearsWith collaborators such as Ed Sheeran, Rufus Wainwright, John Grant and The Killers, Williams is once again ready to entertain youThu Nov 03 2016 - 10:34
Barry McCormack - The Tilt of the Earth album review: shimmering sounds, canny storytellingThu Oct 20 2016 - 12:22
Mick Flannery - I Own You review: Socially aware if a bit risk-averseMICK FLANNERYI Own You *** Universal Music IrelandThu Oct 13 2016 - 16:22
Bell X1: A strange journey to their ‘difficult’ seventh albumWriting the follow-up to their hugely acclaimed ‘Chop Chop’ album prompted a lot of soul-searching for the band, but in the end they followed their heartsThu Oct 13 2016 - 11:00
Wallis Bird takes the long road to Home and happiness“I don’t have a plan – I just want to be able to express my love.” After a decade of ups and downs, the Wexford-born musician has found her waySun Oct 09 2016 - 07:24
Wallis Bird - Home review: Wallis wears her heart on her sleeveWALLIS BIRDHomeMount Silver/Caroline International4Thu Sept 29 2016 - 14:25
Passenger - Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea album review: mind-numbingly ordinaryThu Sept 22 2016 - 21:15
Devendra Banhart - Ape in Pink Marble album review: freak-folkie still charmsThu Sept 22 2016 - 12:18
Booka Brass - Chilled Milk album review: brimming with pep and infectious energyThu Sept 15 2016 - 17:45
Cathy Davey: “I can’t access interesting things when my brain is thinking, is the internet working?”After a six-year hiatus, Cathy Davey is back with new album New Forest - and a whole new level of insight about humans, nature and what really matters in lifeFri Sept 09 2016 - 06:03
KT Tunstall - Kin album review: a pop-rock turn towards the middle of the roadThu Sept 08 2016 - 21:15
Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon - Same Language, Different Worlds review: a pretentious messThu Sept 01 2016 - 21:45
The Spitfires – A Thousand Times review: brazen jauntiness nods to Paul WellerWatford four-piece’s second album combines brawny vocals and mod-infused indie-rockThu Aug 25 2016 - 21:45
