Magherafelt mogul: how to keep Van Morrison and Tom Waits happyDerry man Paul Charles has been at the coalface of music promotion since the 1960s. He talks about the punk economics of The Undertones and The Buzzcocks, how Van is just misunderstood, and the ‘amazing imagination’ of WaitsFri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00
Me & My Money: Linda Davis, Next Generation RecruitmentWhere possible, I research any upcoming purchases online, particularly high-value onesTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00
Light Colour Sound festival delivers the full spectrumAhead of next weekend’s inaugural Light Colour Sound festival in Kilkenny, New Secret Weapon, Elaine Feeney and Richie Egan reveal their deepest festival secretsThu Jun 26 2014 - 18:22
Gruff Rhys on the trail of a Welsh explorerA new multimedia project has the Super Furry Animal retracing the steps of a distant relative who walked the Missouri river for 1,200 miles, tracing it to its sourceTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Me & My Money Martin Skelly, president of the ITAAMy thoughts are that you should only invest what you are in a position to loseTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Never mind the hype - here come The StrypesA snifter of self-belief, a pinch of attitude, a long stretch of influences, a shedload of musical chops and a will to win. Ahead of their Sea Sessions show, Tony Clayton-Lea on the magical musical alchemy of The StrypesFri Jun 20 2014 - 00:00
David Gray: the beautiful agony of MutineersWhite Ladder brought him huge success, but it set him on a creative tailspin that he’s only now managed to snap out ofWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Andy White: A Belfast troubadour down underThe singer-songwriter talks about life in Melbourne and how songwriting helped him to deal with the break-up of his marriageMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Elaine Mai, Karl Spain, Neil Hannon and Nick Kelly get set for WestportTony Clayton-Lea picks his five must-sees of the weekend and has the LOLs with some “Westporters”, Elaine Mai, Neil Hannon, Karl Spain and Nick KellyFri Jun 13 2014 - 00:00
How Gary rediscovered the Numan touchFamed for two huge hits in the wake of punk, Gary Numan was a huge star in the early ’80s. But then the gravy train went right off the rails. Now living in eternally sunny LA, he reveals how fortune has turned back in his favourFri Jun 06 2014 - 00:00
Me & My MoneyBernard Broderick, joint managing director of Ina’s Kitchen DessertsTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Over and out: When bands split upIt’s the old story. You and your mates form a band. You’re convinced international stardom is imminent. Six months later - or six years later - it all implodes. From make-up to break-up, here are the gruesome details of the classic band splitFri May 30 2014 - 00:00
Exclusive album stream: First Aid Kit go for GoldListen to our exclusive pre-launch album stream of Stay Gold from Swedish duo First Aid Kit. The siblings - Johanna and Klara Soderberg - spoke to Tony Clayton-Lea ahead of the release of the new album on Friday 6th and their performance at Longitude in JulyFri May 23 2014 - 00:00
Inside Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Wild Tales by Graham NashReview: Stories of excessive egos in the Laurel Canyon songwriter scene of the 1960sSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
The rehabilitation of ColdplayOn the eve of the release of new album Ghost Stories, Tony Clayton-Lea charts a course of redemption for Coldplay from hip Yellow to bland beige and back againFri May 09 2014 - 00:00
Bert Berns: label boss, friend to wiseguys and foe to Van MorrisonRemembered with equal parts animosity and affection, the Bronx-born music man blazed a trail in an era of industry pimps, visionaries and gangstersTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Through the looking glass: why Lyla Foy won’t go Google-eyedA musician who puts the music before the celebrity? Strange. But Londoner Lyla Foy, who plays Kilkenny Roots Festival, wants the music to be heard before she is seenFri Apr 25 2014 - 00:00
