Folk opera, Kraut-psych and punk thuggery: this week’s rock/pop highlightsGet thee to Micah P Hinson, Ulrika Spacek, The Stunning, Jenny Hval, The Fontaines, Vitalic, The Mountain Goats, Duke Special, Session Motts and Future Proof with Nialler 9Fri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
Me My Money: ‘I always think it’s important to shop around’Dee Nix, General Manager at Killashee Hotel killasheehotel.comTue Oct 03 2017 - 06:23
Are you not entertained? Russell Crowe rocks Dublin to the maxThis week's rock/pop highlights: The actor's band Indoor Garden Party are at the Olympia. Plus: Grizzly Bear, Shellac, Lady Antebellum and The Will Gregory Moog EnsembleThu Sept 28 2017 - 07:00
Niall Connolly – Dream Your Way Out of This One review: Potent pop/rock from Cork musicianThu Sept 28 2017 - 05:15
Marc Almond: ‘Sometimes I feel I’m sewn together’The Soft Cell pop survivor on songwriting struggles and near-death experiencesSat Sept 23 2017 - 05:00
The Killers on the Dublin restaurant that stays open late for themBrandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr on their early ambitions and working with Irish producer Jacknife Lee for their new albumFri Sept 22 2017 - 05:00
Rock and pop gigs of the week: from Wild Youth to Ennio MorriconeAs the Italian composer bows out of live shows, expect drama, tears, hugs and bouquetsThu Sept 21 2017 - 07:00
Marc Almond: Shadows and Reflections – more tainted love songs from the 1960sThu Sept 21 2017 - 05:15
Rostam: An interview with an ex-VampireThe multi-instrumentalist, producer and Vampire Weekend co-founder on his solo album, his conflicted relationship with America, and why Brian Eno is his musical role modelMon Sept 18 2017 - 05:00
A book tailor-made for the Prefab Sprout fanaticFirst part of John Birch’s projected trilogy is full of precise, carefully extracted detailSat Sept 16 2017 - 06:00
Bon Iver, The National and more: this week’s best pop/rock gigsRed Hot Chili Peppers make up for December cancellationsThu Sept 14 2017 - 10:00
Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold review: a slight change in FoolosophyFOO FIGHTERSConcrete and Gold ***RCAThu Sept 14 2017 - 05:15
Yusef/Cat Stevens - The Laughing Apple review: fine folk at 50YUSEF/CAT STEVENSThe Laughing Apple ***Cat-O-Log Records/DeccaWed Sept 13 2017 - 11:00
‘As an actor, I’m highly unlikely to ever be flush’Me and My Money: Aoibheann McCaul, Fair City actorTue Sept 12 2017 - 07:00
Grant & I review: The bromance at the core of The Go-BetweensRobert Forster’s memoir of his bandmate and fellow songwriter, the late Grant McLennan, is an honest account of the close bond that powered the Australian band to greatnessThu Sept 07 2017 - 11:00
Rootsy Ryan and Lush Lisa: This week’s rock and pop highlightsRyan Adams and Lisa Hannigan with Aaron Dessner lead a singer-songwriter packThu Sept 07 2017 - 07:00
Tiny Magnetic Pets: ‘People expect politeness, but that isn’t us’The Irish electro-pop act on famous friends and how they’re better known in Germany than at homeThu Sept 07 2017 - 05:00
U2 new song: Listen to You’re The Best Thing About MeU2 new album Songs of Experience on cusp of releaseWed Sept 06 2017 - 15:00
The National - Sleep Well Beast review: feeding their beast of burdenTHE NATIONALSleep Well Beast **** 4ADWed Sept 06 2017 - 11:00
Pack your Picnic basket: the best rock and pop gigs this weekSimon Le Bon or Johnny Logan? Pet Shop Boys or Manfred’s men? It’s a nostalgia festThu Aug 31 2017 - 07:00
Me & My Money: Conrad HowardFounder/owner, Market Lane Group, Cork marketlane.ieTue Aug 29 2017 - 07:00
A lighthouse treat, some lonesome blues and Niall Horan sets off on another directionThe best gigs this coming weekThu Aug 24 2017 - 07:00
Ólafur Arnalds: Eulogy for Evolution 2017 – Icelandic composer goes back in timeThu Aug 24 2017 - 05:15
Picture This review: capturing a Kildare kind of lifePICTURE THISPicture This ****Warner MusicWed Aug 23 2017 - 11:00
Me & My Money: ‘I’m still a little sceptical about the ‘Celtic Phoenix’Peter Whelan, founder & artistic director of Ensemble MarsyasTue Aug 22 2017 - 07:00
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins review: The end of the world as they know itGRIZZLY BEARPainted Ruins **** SonyThu Aug 17 2017 - 11:00
Steven Wilson – To the Bone: Prog rock influences hard to shake offSTEVEN WILSONTo the Bone **Caroline InternationalThu Aug 17 2017 - 05:15
Tiny Magnetic Pets – Deluxe/Debris review: superior, distilled electro-popTINY MAGNETIC PETSDeluxe/Debris ****Happy Robot RecordsWed Aug 16 2017 - 11:00
Get into the Groove: the best rock and pop gigs this weekPrimal Scream and UB40 at Groove festival; plus gigs by Muse, Script, Psychedelic FursWed Aug 16 2017 - 07:00
There was much more to singer Julie London than ‘sex in a bottle’At her best she could join the ranks of America’s great ladies of songSat Aug 12 2017 - 06:00
Pills ’n’ thrills and rock and roots: What’s on this weekHappy Mondays, Glen Hansard, Dublin Quays Festival and Culture VulturesWed Aug 09 2017 - 16:25
It’s all about my girls, my company and my carMe and My Money: Shona McManus, owner and chief executive of Osborne Recruitment Consultancy, osborne.ieTue Aug 08 2017 - 07:00
Fangclub: From bedroom to Kerry to big-label signingDublin band Fangclub are being tipped as hard rock’s next big thingFri Aug 04 2017 - 05:00
The best rock and pop gigs to see this weekA 1980s time-warp festival and indie kids Frankie CosmosThu Jul 27 2017 - 07:00
