Alison Goldfrapp: ‘You have to keep doing what makes you excited about life’The singer and songwriter tells Tony Clayton-Lea about her debut solo album, The Love Invention, plus Madonna, utopia and yodellingSat May 06 2023 - 05:00
Daniel Luke: Shadow Dance – Remarkably self-possessed solo debut tips cap to Chopin, Satie and CoreaA remarkably self-possessed solo debut work from former Gypsies on the Autobahn drummerFri May 05 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who are the Scots name-checked in a recent episode of Succession?Plus: Michael D recently congratulated who on the occasion of a significant birthday?Wed May 03 2023 - 05:00
‘I can’t stand the thought of overpaying for something I could have afforded with a little planning’Me & My Money: Karen De Brún, business development manager with JT Tech EuropeMon May 01 2023 - 06:00
Lucy Spraggan: ‘When sobriety marched through my front door I discovered a newfound respect for myself’Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has always been a square peg in a round hole. "That’s me for the entire time I’ve been in music", she tells Tony Clayton-Lea.Sat Apr 29 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 Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Josh Ritter: Spectral Lines – Songwriter’s tribute to his mother is an adventurous career detourThe songs are quite different from what you might expect, with light-headed ambience and distant echoes to found soundFri Apr 28 2023 - 05:00
‘When we decided we wanted to do music seriously there was no question of getting a real job’Daniel Luke is from a family of musicians that includes the riotous Kojaque. His solo debut is an album of beautifully delicate piano piecesWed Apr 26 2023 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: On her Eras tour, Taylor Swift was made honorary mayor of which city?Plus: Who is Joe Biden’s new co-chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities?Wed Apr 26 2023 - 05:00
Nina Persson: ‘I had some wine before I listened to the songs, but then it was, Yes, I like them’The former Cardigans singer gets nervous before embarking on a collaboration. But her album with James Yorkston turned out to be pure pleasureTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:45
‘I like to support buskers who add so much culture and beauty to our streets’Me & My Money: Geraldine MagnierMon Apr 24 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 this weekSat Apr 22 2023 - 04:57
Perlee: Speaking from Other Rooms – Woozy, wistful and wonderfulPerlee’s debut album is the best thing to come out of the Co Meath town since God knows whenFri Apr 21 2023 - 05:00
A Medicinal Music Quiz: What is the full title of Van Halen’s Somebody Get Me a...Plus: Which pop/rock band is named after sperm?Wed Apr 19 2023 - 05:00
‘The only gamble I ever did was buying racehorses’Me & My Money: Bryan Cooper, former national hunt jockeyMon Apr 17 2023 - 06:00
Natalie Merchant: ‘Men need to empathise because I feel we’re losing the fight’The singer-songwriter on her new album, her rage at the US supreme court and covering LankumSat Apr 15 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 Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
Everything But the Girl: Fuse – Signature class as Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn returnFuse is so good a soundtrack it is as if Thorn and Watt have never been awayFri Apr 14 2023 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: Which Westlife song was used by the CIA as part of its torture program in Afghanistan? Plus: Who is the British female solo act with the most entries in the UK Singles Chart?Wed Apr 12 2023 - 05:00
‘Losing money means you learn not to repeat the mistake’John Loftus, chief executive and managing director of Co Mayo-based LLR-G5Mon Apr 10 2023 - 06:00
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 Apr 08 2023 - 05:00
Boygenius: The Record – Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus deliver one of the albums of the yearThe band name started as a joke – each woman had less than positive experiences with arrogant male collaboratorsFri Apr 07 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What is the name of Christina Aguilera’s new sexual wellness brand?Plus: Which death metalheads have collaborated with Ed Sheeran on an upcoming song?Wed Apr 05 2023 - 05:00
‘The odd time I will play the Lotto with my kids – we are always convinced we will win’Gayle Poppers is the founder of luxury resale online business Sustainable StudioMon Apr 03 2023 - 06:00
Music books: From Alice Cooper and Pink Floyd to Paddy Reilly and Kate Bush, the latest releasesHighlights include an excellent survey of The Dark Side of the Moon, and an Irish writer’s thoughtful account of his long friendship with Leonard CohenMon Apr 03 2023 - 04:15
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 Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
Ferna: Understudy – NI Music Prize winner delivers auspicious debut albumColeraine musician Hannah McPhillimy delves beneath the surfaceFri Mar 31 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Rapper Macklemore’s golf apparel line shares a name with which 1980s Irish act?Plus: Who once helped Nick Hornby pen a song for William Shatner?Wed Mar 29 2023 - 05:00
‘Saving for college fees made me wonder what I was previously spending my money on’Me & My Money: Jayne Foley, founder of the Fresh International Film FestivalMon Mar 27 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 this weekSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Zoid: Internal Space Element – An invigorating, inventive albumSonic experimentation is far removed from his debut in 2007 on this inventive album from an Irish producerFri Mar 24 2023 - 05:00
‘As my children came off the payroll, so to speak, I’m naturally saving more’Gerard Tannam shares his views on money, saving techniques and his own spending habitsMon Mar 20 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 Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
The Answer: Sundowners – Northern Irish rockers return with songs that bounce off the wallsThe veteran Co Down four-piece don’t deviate much from the hard rock path - but they make a finely honed racketFri Mar 17 2023 - 05:00
‘My husband lucked out with some Tesla shares that meant we could afford a new kitchen’Me & My Money – Clare Barrett, actorMon Mar 13 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endIncluding Lizzo, Bicep, Hangmen, Prue Leith, Frankie Boyle and Drawing from the WellSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Karla Chubb of Sprints: ‘I was never hyper-feminine, never super-masculine or butch, but always somewhere in the middle’Dublin band’s lead singer on identity issues and why punk resonates to this daySat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Mimi Webb: Amelia – Resistance seems pointlessThe English pop singer blends old and new for a sparkly debut albumFri Mar 10 2023 - 04:56
‘I started a food business but there were bigger companies making similar product’Me & My Money: Lilly Higgins, food writerMon Mar 06 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 this week, including George Ezra and Country2CountrySat Mar 04 2023 - 05:00
‘Divorce and raising three girls has changed my spending habits’Me & My Money: Michelle Browne, family mediator admits she is definitely a spender, not a saverMon Feb 27 2023 - 05:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they endThe best music, art, theatre and more coming your way this weekSat Feb 25 2023 - 05:00
The Fab Four’s finest: 20 Beatles tracks for George Harrison’s birthdayThe Beatles guitarist and songwriter would have turned 80 tomorrow. Which is reason enough to nominate the band’s best songs, both together and soloFri Feb 24 2023 - 06:01
Paul McCann: Alter Ego – Power pop humdingersPower pop humdingers from Cavan-based songwriter.Fri Feb 24 2023 - 05:01
The Music Quiz: Which Rihanna song did Rolling Stone magazine name as the star’s best?Plus: Who is the favourite country singer of Domhnall Gleeson’s serial killer in Disney+ thriller The Patient?Wed Feb 22 2023 - 05:00
‘Having grown up in a working-class home, I appreciate how hard you have to work for what you have’Me & My Money: Ciara Mageean, middle-distance runnerMon Feb 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 this weekSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
John Blek: Until the Rivers Run Dry — Sublime songs from one of Ireland’s best-kept secretsOne of Ireland’s best-kept secrets returns with a sublime collection of songsFri Feb 17 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who will play The King in Netflix animated series Agent Elvis?Plus: Who is the latest pop star to get a Madame Tussauds wax figure?Wed Feb 15 2023 - 05:00
‘I worked 18-hour days to raise the deposit for my first home’Me and My Money – Malachy Ryan, Bear RoboticsMon Feb 13 2023 - 05:00
