Clint Mansell: "rock music – or whatever you want to call it – is a young person’s game"Ahead of his performance at the NCH, Dublin, this weekend Clint Mansell – one of the most successful film soundtrack composers of the past 10 years – talks about staying relevant and making music that allows you to get lost in itWed Oct 08 2014 - 06:55
Steve Averill’s life in Irish rock, from the sleeve to the stageThe album cover designer and former Radiator from Space opens up about the late Philip Chevron, designing for U2 and being a non-musicianWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Me & My Money Dave Cowzer, executive creative director, Acorn MarketingAs long as I have enough to fund a non-extravagant lifestyle I’m happy enoughTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
ME & MY MONEY: Fergus Murphy, commercial director, Stafford Lynch LtdFor any large purchases, I’ll always get a price from at least three companies, and compare different brandsTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Alt-J: from days of hunger to Hunger of the PineThe Leeds band have so far enjoyed success without the crushing fame - but now that they're on Miley Cyrus's rader they can kiss all that goodbye . . .Fri Sept 12 2014 - 00:00
Harry Nilsson gets the Duke’s special treatmentDuke Special is no slouch as an original songwriter, and his side projects inspired by other people’s work show an equally intriguing side to himTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Me&My Money: Susan Peterson, sales manager, Mane ’n Tail IrelandI would consider myself fairly price consciousTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Review: Steve EarleTwo hours, a guy, a guitar and songs: sometimes that’s all it takesThu Aug 28 2014 - 17:32
Ten must-sees for Electric Picnic 2014Miss them at your peril, people. Tony Clayton-Lea gives us a 10-act heads-up on next weekend’s Electric Picnic line-upFri Aug 22 2014 - 00:00
Album review: James Yorkston - The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing SocietyFri Aug 22 2014 - 00:00
Review: Sinéad O’ConnorOn record, the singer is finding her songwriting groove, and minor distractions don’t derail her commanding live presenceMon Aug 18 2014 - 12:06
Luke Sital-Singh has come a long way from SlipknotHearing Damien Rice as a teenager nudged the Londoner on to a gentler pathMon Aug 18 2014 - 01:00
FKA twigs: ‘I like to tell the truth all of the time’She’s gotten some stick for her lyrical candour and a very ‘digital’ video, but for rising ‘R&Björk’ star FKA twigs, it’s the music that mattersThu Aug 07 2014 - 23:15
Well-known journalist Alan Richie Taylor diesWriter and musician contributed insightful articles to a range of Irish publicationsMon Aug 04 2014 - 16:20
Cork’s Indiependence music festival is small but set to growAnnual event is still at forefront of Ireland’s boutique festival experienceMon Aug 04 2014 - 01:00
Kate Tempest: the poetry after the stormTempest was a misfit teen until she found hip hop and a love for words. As an artist, she’s the real dealFri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
"Songs about love, sex, vacations, drugs and all of the other fun things in life"She’s been a child star and an indie-band darling, but the solo approach is a much better fit for a slightly older, wiser Jenny LewisFri Aug 01 2014 - 00:00
Ben Howard: finger-pickin’ goodAhead of his Longitude headliner tonight, the Devon singer-songwriter talks about taking the laid-back route to successFri Jul 18 2014 - 00:00
Me & My Money Carol Anne O’Neill, head of Ireland for Falcon Holidays and ThomsonI am more conscious of prices and value for money nowTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
‘Beckett on a bender’: Julian Cope’s debut novel has landedCope’s book is a treasure trove of weird. And he hasn’t given up music: he is writing Irish drinking songs as wellFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
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
