Dave Grohl: “Rock’n’roll is a young man’s game, and at this point I’m like the fucking Gandalf of rock’n’ roll”The Foo Fighters frontman on meeting his musical heroes, playing Nirvana tunes for the first time in a decade, and the one thing he’s got left to learnThu Nov 13 2014 - 15:33
All Tvvins: “f**k you, younger me, I’ll play pop if I want to”All Tvvins’ Lar Kaye and Conor Adams have paid their indie dues – now it’s time to go popThu Nov 06 2014 - 16:00
The eat is on: where to go in Dublin for gig fuelFood Month: Where are the best places to eat before and after a show in Dublin? We narrow down the options using the very scientific formula of nutrition + value x convenienceMon Nov 03 2014 - 15:00
Listen: Tim Wheeler 'Lost Domain' album streamTim Wheeler makes his solo debut with 'Lost Domain', a collection of songs chronicling his father's battle with Alzheimer's Disease. It's a serious subject, he tells Lauren Murphy, but it's not necessarily a downbeat album . . .Mon Nov 03 2014 - 10:43
A ‘very Irish’ film about matters of life and deathOne Million Dubliners is a fascinating documentary feature about the living and the dead of Glasnevin Cemetery whose star, historian and tour guide Shane Mac Thomáis, died before its releaseMon Nov 03 2014 - 01:00
Sylvie Simmons: ‘When dogs hear my album, they get soppy’Having made a career writing about music, Simmons has now seen the other side of the business, having recorded a plaintive album with Howe GelbTue Oct 28 2014 - 01:00
The funny thing about being a girl is . . .So, women aren’t funny, eh? We talk to four funny females playing the Vodafone Comedy Carnival to get their take on that lazy tropeThu Oct 16 2014 - 20:15
Johnny Marr: 'It’s not about being perfect, it’s about having the right kind of attitude'With The Smiths, he helped push the boundaries. Now Johnny Marr is back in the limelights as a solo act.Fri Oct 10 2014 - 00:00
Sylvan Esso: Amelia Meath on life on the roadAmelia Meath ditched hipster Brooklyn to move to Durham, which is just one of the things that have helped her musical project with Nick Sanborn to thriveFri Oct 03 2014 - 16:00
Hard Working Class Heroes 2014: How to get ahead in rock’n’rollCalling all Hard Working Class Heroes - here’s the expert lowdown on how to approach music as a careerThu Oct 02 2014 - 17:00
Welcome to Night Vale: a weird town where every conspiracy theory is trueOne of the world’s most popular podcasts mixes NPR, Twin Peaks and The Onion. Co-creator Jeffrey Cranor explains why they’re taking it on the roadTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Sticking with their ScriptFor six years, Danny O’Donoghue and his bandmates have relied on an ethos of plain talk, hard work and ambition – 10 million albums later, it’s workedSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Banks: "I remember feeling that I was just this little grain in a box"Jillian Banks is accumulating fans and topping Next Big Thing polls worldwide with her brand of late-night electro-pop. The LA native discusses how her psychology degree feeds into her intimate musicFri Sept 05 2014 - 00:00
Basement Jaxx: Getting it togetherThe electronic/dance duo accentuate the positive on their new albumFri Aug 29 2014 - 00:00
Ryan Adams: ‘I can’t remember the guy I was in my late 20s’Things went very bad for Adams, once alt-country’s poster boy, when label problems, addiction and internet leaks of his albums very nearly did for his career. But now he’s back, happy and more prolific than everMon Aug 25 2014 - 01:00
Magic Numbers: And for their next trick...Life took over for The Magic Numbers, but the band are back after a hiatus, and embracing a darker, heavier sound, says Romeo StodartFri Aug 22 2014 - 00:00
Simple Minds: don’t you forget about themSimple Minds, alive and kicking after 37 years, are preparing to release their 16th album and appear at next month’s Electric Picnic. As frontman Jim Kerr explains, they like to go forward, not backFri Aug 15 2014 - 00:00
