Gig of the Week: Bell X1, still ringing the changesThe band are celebrating 20 years with a sold-out residency at Vicar Street, in DublinSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:00
Sigrid, Paloma Faith, Bell X1, Joan Baez: this week’s rock and pop highlightsSigrid, The Stunning, Kormac, Daithi, Bell XI, Paloma Faith and Joan Baez head the pop paradeSat Mar 17 2018 - 03:00
Niall Horan, Rejjie Snow, CupcakKe, Stereophonics: the best rock and pop this weekAlso coming this way: Death From Above, Damien Jurado and Spook of the Thirteenth LockSat Mar 10 2018 - 03:00
Me & My Money: John Molloy, managing director, Oomph.ie‘My most extravagant purchase was also my most stupid . . . a BMW in 2005 for €78,000’Tue Mar 06 2018 - 00:00
From ChoiceCuts to Choice Music Prize: the best rock and pop this weekWilly Mason, Elli Ingram, Mahalia, Mount Alaska, Lukas Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Search Party Animal and David Kitt lead the pack. Plus: International Women’s Day WeekenderSat Mar 03 2018 - 03:00
Tracey Thorn: Record review – Everything but the Girl singer, older, wiser, betterFri Mar 02 2018 - 05:00
Me & My Money: Sinead McCann, car tester and video producer, CarsIreland.ie‘I just booked a two-week honeymoon to Cuba in a five-star resort. That’s extravagant’Tue Feb 27 2018 - 07:00
Elbow, Imagine Dragons, Seal, Ricki Lee Jones – the best rock and pop this weekMarlon Williams, Dappy, Shakey Graves and Middle East fundraiser among the highlightsSat Feb 24 2018 - 03:00
Me and My Money: Derek Bell, Retirement Planning Council chief‘If I won the Lotto I would enjoy being a secret millionaire’Tue Feb 20 2018 - 07:00
Morrissey at 3Arena: everything you need to knowStage times, set list, ticket info and more for his Dublin gig on TuesdaySun Feb 18 2018 - 06:00
Morrissey, Wiley, Rex Orange County, Katie Laffan: the best rock and pop this weekPlus a lesson in scratches and breaks from Grandmaster FlashSat Feb 17 2018 - 03:00
Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet: Landfall – should come with a hurricane warningLaurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet: Landfall, Nonesuch, 2 starsFri Feb 16 2018 - 05:00
Me & My Money: ‘I make a greater effort to buy Irish and local’Seamus Leahy, Director of Marketing, Fota Collection fotaisland.ieTue Feb 13 2018 - 07:00
Gig of the Week: Iron & Wine at the HelixBefore the songwriting took hold and a deal with Sub Pop, Sam Beam was a movie manSat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00
Old friends Franz Ferdinand, The Revs, and Paul Weller: the best rock and pop gigs this weekIron & Wine in for Valentine’s night, Jake Bugg sells out, and Wild Beasts bid farewellSat Feb 10 2018 - 03:00
Ezra Furman: Transangelic Exodus review – tales of a gender-non-conforming starFri Feb 09 2018 - 05:00
‘The auctioneer is in me so I would be a haggler, but always fair about it’Lorraine Mulligan, owner, Team Lorraine Mulligan RE/MAX ResultsTue Feb 06 2018 - 07:00
Kendrick Lamar, The Script and Imagining Ireland: The best pop and rock this weekBeth Orton is back on the gig trail; The Lost Brothers find their way around Ireland; British Sea Power sail on; and The Pale are still hale 25 years laterSat Feb 03 2018 - 03:00
No cash, no credit card, strictly debit cardMe & My Money – Kevin Callaghan, Artist. kevincallaghan.ieTue Jan 30 2018 - 07:00
Erasure, Jeff Tweedy and Gus Dapperton: The best rock and pop this weekTradfest kicks off on Saturday as The Oh Hellos and Rosborough play at Whelan’sSat Jan 27 2018 - 03:00
Me & My Money: ‘I bought a Calvin Klein coat right out of college’Katie O’Riordan, fashion designer, Theo + GeorgeTue Jan 23 2018 - 07:00
The best rock and pop this week: Judy Collins, Lau, Moon Duo and TradfestPublic Service Broadcasting, BIMM Battle of the Bands and Cloud Castle Lake among this week’s highlightsSat Jan 20 2018 - 03:00
Django Django: Marble Skies review – lots of fun, but pretty vapidThe art-rockers are clever musicians, and this third album is packed with tunes, but it sounds little more than a jumbled, random arrangement of songsFri Jan 19 2018 - 05:00
My motto is to get at least three quotes for everythingMe & My Money – Keith Mahon, co-founder of thetaste.ieTue Jan 16 2018 - 07:00
Dolores O’Riordan: Success rested uneasily on the shoulders of influential singerSuccess came early for her band The Cranberries but O’Riordan struggled with the trappings of fameMon Jan 15 2018 - 18:47
Ones To Watch 2018 festival: everything you need to knowThe festival is a perfect opportunity to see the Irish acts you’ll be loving in the futureMon Jan 15 2018 - 10:38
The best rock and pop gigs this weekRusangano Family headline First Fortnight Big Gig, The Kooks are back in town and two celebrations: Shane McGowan’s 60th birthday and the life and music of David BowieSat Jan 13 2018 - 05:00
‘I don’t know how I would have reacted if I was here during the boom’Me & my money: Mike Cody, country manager, Just EnergyTue Jan 09 2018 - 07:00
Dublin David Bowie festival: Everything you need to knowThe singer, who died two years ago on January 10th, is remembered in words and musicSat Jan 06 2018 - 06:00
The best pop and rock this week: David Bowie festivalFrances Black & Kieran Goss kick of Irish tour and one to watch: singer David KeenanSat Jan 06 2018 - 03:00
The Academic: Tales from the Backseat review – A debut packed with promiseIts 10 ‘infuriatingly catchy’ and exceptionally efficient pop songs take up just 33 minutesFri Jan 05 2018 - 05:00
‘When you manage money, life is a little easier’Me and my Money: Angela O’Leary, MD, AG AssociatesTue Jan 02 2018 - 07:00
Best rock and pop this week: Ring out the oldTurn regroups for a bash’n’trash, go fancy dress in Loughcrew or countdown with KodalineSat Dec 30 2017 - 03:00
Gig of the week: Damien Dempsey at Vicar StreetFor the past 10 years, the Dublin singer has followed his own characteristic pathSat Dec 23 2017 - 05:00
Rock/Pop highlights of the week ending December 31stDamien Dempsey – Attention Bébé Christmas Party – Mick Flannery – Jenny Greene – Fontaines DC – Fr Ted Day – Subject With Surgeon, New Jackson, Tr one and more – Aslan – Hudson Taylor – ASIWYFA – Overhead the Albatross – Something HappensSat Dec 23 2017 - 03:00
Me and My Money: Voyager IP managing director Mark Elliott‘I think everybody loses money but once you find more than you lose life is good’Tue Dec 19 2017 - 07:00
Going to the Bordello or the Ball? This week’s pop and rock highlightsGogol Bordello are back, The Script, The Coronas and Gavin James are at the 2FM Xmas Ball, Glen Hansard plays Vicar St and Mark Feehily gets festive at the Sugar ClubSat Dec 16 2017 - 03:00
Me & My Money: ‘I’m certainly in the spender category’Keith Fagan, Sales Director, Molson Coors IrelandTue Dec 12 2017 - 07:00
Best rock and pop this week: Talos, Otherkin, The Charlatans... and the Bay City RollersLes McKeown bringing the music of his old band the Bay City Rollers back to life for one night onlySat Dec 09 2017 - 03:00
Me & My Money: ‘I’ve been buying things online since before web browsers existed’John O’Neill, Founder and chief executive of Tickets.ieTue Dec 05 2017 - 07:00
This week’s best rock and pop: From Other Voices to Divine ComedyThe Coronas sell out (in the good way) and Wolves in the Throne Room bring the metalSat Dec 02 2017 - 03:00
Best rock and pop this week: Rhiannon Giddens, Bryson Tiller and James BluntThere’s some serious riffage courtesy of Bitch Falcon and Royal Bloood while Queen + Adam Lambert and S Club Live look backFri Nov 24 2017 - 05:00
‘We bought our house one month before the market reached a record high during the boom’Me and my money: Alan Murphy, managing partner at Eversheds SutherlandTue Nov 21 2017 - 07:00
The best rock and pop this week: Queens of the Stone Age, Nelly, James Arthur and Mac DemarcoThere’s some guitar-slinging, ear-busting bands ready to rock this week – and some gentle pop and banging danceSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Me & My Money: ‘Sheet music is probably my biggest expense’Clarinetist and composer Christopher MoriartyTue Nov 14 2017 - 07:00
‘It isn’t about how loud we are but the impact we can make’There’s subtlety in And So I Watch You from Afar’s sonic madnessTue Nov 14 2017 - 05:00
The best rock & pop gigs this week: Depeche Mode, The Killers and StepsAlso playing are God is an Astronaut, Sylvan Esso, Rag’n’Bone Man, while BellX1’s Paul Noonan goes soloSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
