Vinny Peculiar: How I Learned to Love the Freaks – Cracking pop/rock songs with shrewd lyricsIndeed, the decidedly astute Mister Peculiar has only gone and done it againFri Sept 22 2023 - 05:00
Shania Twain in Dublin review: Convincing country-pop performance without the diva presence Is it a tad cheesy? It is, indeed, but this is high quality Camembert that never undermines Twain’s legacyWed Sept 20 2023 - 12:32
The Music Quiz: Which US country singer was born Christina Claire Ciminella?Plus: Stevland Hardaway Judkins is better known as…Wed Sept 20 2023 - 05:00
The National have just released a surprise album. Here’s how we rate Laugh TrackAlbum will be thrill for fans whose tastes veer towards fervid dynamics of oldMon Sept 18 2023 - 11:58
‘There’s a toxic attitude out there that hardship makes for better art’ Me and My Money: screenwriter Susan E ConnollyMon Sept 18 2023 - 06:00
The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way September 16th-22ndSat Sept 16 2023 - 05:00
Ash: Race the Night – perfectly shaped pop-punk songs few others can matchThe band know their way around a perfectly shaped pop/punk song like very few othersFri Sept 15 2023 - 06:00
The Music Quiz: In Moulin Rouge, which Elton John song was covered by Ewan McGregor?Plus: Who was the first Irish act to officially get an Irish number one single?Wed Sept 13 2023 - 12:05
Oran O’Kelly: ‘I try to convince my girlfriend that every bike is an investment’Me & My Money: Motorcyclist Oran O’Kelly talks spending habits, big purchases and haggling over pricesMon Sept 11 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way between September 9th and 15th, 2023Sat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
Olivia Rodrigo: Guts – One of the best and most observant pop songwriters out thereIf you thought Sour was a royal flush, then this album is the winning goal in a penalty shoot-outFri Sept 08 2023 - 17:20
Elvis Costello with Steve Nieve in Dublin review: Moments of unadulterated pleasure you simply didn’t expectReview: Costello approaches his 70th year but this gig shows there’s no stopping himFri Sept 08 2023 - 10:43
Pretenders: Relentless – a collection of songs inextricably tethered to Hynde’s self-defining vocalsShe may be 72, but for Chrissie Hynde, the show ain’t over till it’s overFri Sept 08 2023 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: Which song by Lou Reed has soul legend Al Green recently covered?Plus: On Bob Dylan’s 2006 album, Modern Times, which US R&B singer/songwriter does he namecheck in a song?Wed Sept 06 2023 - 15:00
Elvis Costello: ‘If I knew how to have success with songs I probably wouldn’t be speaking to you now’Tony Clayton-Lea gets on a press conference Zoom call to Elvis Costello - on the songwriter’s 69th birthday.Tue Sept 05 2023 - 05:15
‘Being a musician, saving was never much of an option’Me & My Money: John Finucane, artistic director of Music in Monkstown 2023Mon Sept 04 2023 - 06:00
Faye O’Rourke of Soda Blonde: ‘I’m proud we haven’t compromised to make the albums we’re making’The end of Little Green Cars left the band purple with music-industry bruises. Now they’re firmly in the driving seatSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:15
The Guide September 2nd and September 8th – Events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way between September 2nd and September 8thSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
Electric Picnic 2023: Seven veteran acts and seven rising Irish stars you won’t want to missStruggling to figure out what acts to see this weekend? This list may be just the thing you needFri Sept 01 2023 - 06:00
Jonathan Wilson: Eat the Worm Wilson’s unconstrained work results in a treasure chest blending several surprises with microdots of strangenessFri Sept 01 2023 - 05:00
Electric Picnic 2023: Some of the best podcasts, poetry and people to catch at MindfieldIncluding The Rodfather, Three Castles Burning, Miriam O’Callaghan’s Sunday Brunch and Aisling BeaThu Aug 31 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar recently revealed his favourite Killers song, which is…Plus: A member of which Irish band has collaborated on writing songs with Nell Mescal?Wed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
‘I remember thinking of investing in Facebook in its early days but I didn’t’Me & My Money: Karl Spain, comedianMon Aug 28 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: August 26th-September 1st, 2023 – Events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Maija Sofia: True Love – Songs that mine dark recesses in search of exorcism and catharsisIf her debut an thrummed with tales of other women, this follow-up is about Sofia herselfFri Aug 25 2023 - 05:00
Music quiz: Name the Pink Floyd song scientists reconstructed from recorded brain waves of patientsPlus: The songs of which US performer/singer will be studied in a new Arizona State University course?Wed Aug 23 2023 - 05:00
‘I was always a cash in hand guy, but Covid totally changed that’ Me & My Money – Ray Blackwell, cofounder of the Clonakilty International Guitar FestivalMon Aug 21 2023 - 06:00
Best new music books: Black Sabbath, Creation Records, hip-hop, love songs, B-52s and women linked to the Stones Insightful accounts look behind the scenes at the lives, songs and companies that infuse popular musicSun Aug 20 2023 - 05:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way August 19th-25thSat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00
The Undertones: Positive Touch/The Sin of Pride – Forgotten gems and sublime voice of Feargal SharkeyDerry punk-pop band’s third and fourths albums get reissued on coloured vinylFri Aug 18 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which popular Irish chef was once a Eurovision Song Contest hopeful?Plus: What came in at No 1 in a recent Rolling Stone list of the best rap videos?Wed Aug 16 2023 - 05:00
‘When I lived in London and was buying a flat, I had to sell my car so I could afford to buy a parking space’Me & My Money: Ralph Benson, head of financial advice at Moneycube.ieMon Aug 14 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 12 2023 - 04:45
Myles O’Reilly and Rónán Ó Snodaigh: The Beautiful Road – Experimental and intriguingAs the duo say, this album is ‘a sonic massage that relaxes the ears and settles the soul’Fri Aug 11 2023 - 05:05
The Music Quiz: Which Irish band is heard on Indigo Girls’ Closer to Fine, a favourite on the new Barbie soundtrack?Plus: Which Van Morrison song is namechecked on Sinéad O’Connor’s Black Boys on Mopeds?Wed Aug 09 2023 - 05:00
‘I’ve yet to find anyone better at haggling than my granny’Me & My Money: Mikey Pender, Irish international showjumperMon Aug 07 2023 - 06:00
‘There are always people complaining’: Electric Picnic must ensure a feast for everyone in the audienceFestival Republic supremo Melvin Benn has no fear that after 20 years, Electric Picnic might be starting to run out of ideasSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
Hozier’s new album, Unreal Unearth, track-by-track review: Powerful songs that ebb and flowThird album by Wicklow songwriter features some firsts, and the differences are subtle but robustWed Aug 02 2023 - 15:03
The Music Quiz: What is the only U2 song covered by George Michael?Who had the first Irish #1 single by a woman?Wed Aug 02 2023 - 05:00
‘I don’t think anybody can say money is not important to them’Me & My Money: Luke Saunders, co-founder and CEO of Studyclix.ieMon Jul 31 2023 - 05:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
Jessy Lanza: Love Hallucination – Music to soundtrack the clinking of cocktail glassesCasual but confident club-friendly summery beats echo Lanza’s new homeFri Jul 28 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon stars DiCaprio, De Niro and which country singer Plus: Taylor Swift is the first living artist to have four albums in the Billboard Top 10 at the same time since which US recording artist?Wed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
‘Understanding your relationship with money is really important for your overall wellbeing’Me & My Money: Derval O’Rourke, three-time Irish Olympian and World Champion, and coach on RTÉ's Ireland’s Fittest FamilyMon Jul 24 2023 - 05:00
Kevin Rowland of Dexys: ‘I seriously considered jacking in music ... I didn’t see a way back’The frontman has come to terms with his Dexys Midnight Runners past, but hasn’t given up on an imaginative, exploratory, creative futureSat Jul 22 2023 - 05:30
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs: ‘I felt I could pull back the curtain on working in the music business’Writing This Bird Has Flown, her first novel, has allowed the singer-songwriter to look at the ‘dark and dirty aspects’ of her industryThu Jul 20 2023 - 05:30
‘If the albums sell on Bandcamp we go, Wahoo, someone actually bought something!’Shane O’Neill of Blue in Heaven and David Long of Into Paradise have carried on making music through thick and thinWed Jul 19 2023 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: Irish band BellX1 took their name from which American author?Plus: Which now defunct Irish band covered The Smiths’ Last Night I Dreamt That Someone Loved Me in 2009?Wed Jul 19 2023 - 05:00
