Maija Sofia: True Love – Songs that mine dark recesses in search of exorcism and catharsisIf her debut an thrummed with tales of other women, this follow-up is about Sofia herselfFri Aug 25 2023 - 05:00
Music quiz: Name the Pink Floyd song scientists reconstructed from recorded brain waves of patientsPlus: The songs of which US performer/singer will be studied in a new Arizona State University course?Wed Aug 23 2023 - 05:00
‘I was always a cash in hand guy, but Covid totally changed that’ Me & My Money – Ray Blackwell, cofounder of the Clonakilty International Guitar FestivalMon Aug 21 2023 - 06:00
Best new music books: Black Sabbath, Creation Records, hip-hop, love songs, B-52s and women linked to the Stones Insightful accounts look behind the scenes at the lives, songs and companies that infuse popular musicSun Aug 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 August 19th-25thSat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00
The Undertones: Positive Touch/The Sin of Pride – Forgotten gems and sublime voice of Feargal SharkeyDerry punk-pop band’s third and fourths albums get reissued on coloured vinylFri Aug 18 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which popular Irish chef was once a Eurovision Song Contest hopeful?Plus: What came in at No 1 in a recent Rolling Stone list of the best rap videos?Wed Aug 16 2023 - 05:00
‘When I lived in London and was buying a flat, I had to sell my car so I could afford to buy a parking space’Me & My Money: Ralph Benson, head of financial advice at Moneycube.ieMon Aug 14 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 Aug 12 2023 - 04:45
Myles O’Reilly and Rónán Ó Snodaigh: The Beautiful Road – Experimental and intriguingAs the duo say, this album is ‘a sonic massage that relaxes the ears and settles the soul’Fri Aug 11 2023 - 05:05
The Music Quiz: Which Irish band is heard on Indigo Girls’ Closer to Fine, a favourite on the new Barbie soundtrack?Plus: Which Van Morrison song is namechecked on Sinéad O’Connor’s Black Boys on Mopeds?Wed Aug 09 2023 - 05:00
‘I’ve yet to find anyone better at haggling than my granny’Me & My Money: Mikey Pender, Irish international showjumperMon Aug 07 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 Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
‘There are always people complaining’: Electric Picnic must ensure a feast for everyone in the audienceFestival Republic supremo Melvin Benn has no fear that after 20 years, Electric Picnic might be starting to run out of ideasSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
Hozier’s new album, Unreal Unearth, track-by-track review: Powerful songs that ebb and flowThird album by Wicklow songwriter features some firsts, and the differences are subtle but robustWed Aug 02 2023 - 15:03
The Music Quiz: What is the only U2 song covered by George Michael?Who had the first Irish #1 single by a woman?Wed Aug 02 2023 - 05:00
‘I don’t think anybody can say money is not important to them’Me & My Money: Luke Saunders, co-founder and CEO of Studyclix.ieMon Jul 31 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 Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
Jessy Lanza: Love Hallucination – Music to soundtrack the clinking of cocktail glassesCasual but confident club-friendly summery beats echo Lanza’s new homeFri Jul 28 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon stars DiCaprio, De Niro and which country singer Plus: Taylor Swift is the first living artist to have four albums in the Billboard Top 10 at the same time since which US recording artist?Wed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
‘Understanding your relationship with money is really important for your overall wellbeing’Me & My Money: Derval O’Rourke, three-time Irish Olympian and World Champion, and coach on RTÉ's Ireland’s Fittest FamilyMon Jul 24 2023 - 05:00
Kevin Rowland of Dexys: ‘I seriously considered jacking in music ... I didn’t see a way back’The frontman has come to terms with his Dexys Midnight Runners past, but hasn’t given up on an imaginative, exploratory, creative futureSat Jul 22 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 Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs: ‘I felt I could pull back the curtain on working in the music business’Writing This Bird Has Flown, her first novel, has allowed the singer-songwriter to look at the ‘dark and dirty aspects’ of her industryThu Jul 20 2023 - 05:30
‘If the albums sell on Bandcamp we go, Wahoo, someone actually bought something!’Shane O’Neill of Blue in Heaven and David Long of Into Paradise have carried on making music through thick and thinWed Jul 19 2023 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: Irish band BellX1 took their name from which American author?Plus: Which now defunct Irish band covered The Smiths’ Last Night I Dreamt That Someone Loved Me in 2009?Wed Jul 19 2023 - 05:00
‘There’s always a great buzz in getting a really good bargain on something’Me and My Money: John O Connell, executive director, Waterford Walls FestivalMon Jul 17 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endTim Minchin, Bell X1, Forest Fest, Galway International Arts Festival and Imma summer parties should be in your plans this weekSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
Mik Pyro: Exit Pyro - Seeping regret, but far away from self-pity Album review: Where soulful singer travelled to get the inspiration for this collection’s dozen sinewy songs we can only guess, but we don’t want to live thereFri Jul 14 2023 - 05:00
Music Quiz: What number bus features in Bagatelle’s song Summer in DublinPlus: Which high-end sunglasses are mentioned in Don Henley’s The Boys of Summer?Wed Jul 12 2023 - 05:00
‘Money might not buy happiness but definitely provides a sense of security’Me & My Money: Andrea Gilligan, broadcasterMon Jul 10 2023 - 06:00
The 10 best Irish albums of 2023 so farStellar efforts from The Murder Capital, Lankum, Lisa O’Neill and Grian Chatten and others have made it a strong first half of the yearSun Jul 09 2023 - 06:15
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 Jul 08 2023 - 05:07
PJ Harvey: I Inside the Old Year Dying – Yearning for creative truth after a period of clutterAn album littered with reflective but dialectically odd lyrics balanced by a natural leaning towards strong melodiesFri Jul 07 2023 - 06:00
The Music Quiz: U2′s Shadows & Tall Trees takes its title from a chapter in which classic novel?Plus: What’s #1 in Rolling Stone’s list of the Most Inspirational LGBTQ Songs of All Time?Wed Jul 05 2023 - 05:00
‘When my job went part-time during Covid, I was forced to learn how to tighten my budget’Me & My Money: Mary-Therese Byrne, tourism and marketing manager at DubliniaMon Jul 03 2023 - 06:00
Rickie Lee Jones: ‘Hitting it big with Chuck E’s in Love meant the only way to go was down’Singer-songwriter has a reputation for blunt honesty, but says it has helped her sustain a 45-year careerSun Jul 02 2023 - 05:00
The Guide: Events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 01 2023 - 05:00
The Japanese House: In the End it Always Does – Fans of The 1975′s cigarette-stained pop songs will enjoy thisAlbum confirms Amber Bain as an astute, assured songwriter who could easily become a starFri Jun 30 2023 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: Which Grammy winner has written a comic strip about Dundalk folk group The Mary Wallopers?Plus: Who was recently presented with the inaugural ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award?Wed Jun 28 2023 - 05:00
Malachy Tuohy: ‘There was no point putting out an album that sounded like The Riptide Movement’The songwriter’s debut solo album was born out of a feverish spell of lockdown creativity, unmoored from any requirement for radio-friendlinessTue Jun 27 2023 - 05:15
‘You can lose money and get it back again, but you’ll never get back time’Me & My Money: Linda Waters, head of business development, Learnovate CentreMon Jun 26 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 Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Grian Chatten: Chaos for the Fly – A curveball worth catching from Fontaines DC frontmanThe stark nature of the songs in this first solo outing highlight Chatten’s worldview of separating the good from the badFri Jun 23 2023 - 05:45
Amélie composer Yann Tiersen: ‘I loved Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine’The Breton composer has always liked to think about life in the broadest possible way. It’s partly why he decided to go on tour by boatWed Jun 21 2023 - 05:09
The Music Quiz: What is the new all-female pop band formed by Orla Gartland and Britain’s Dodie?Plus: Which of the traitorous ‘Cambridge spies’ was the subject of a Rory Gallagher song?Wed Jun 21 2023 - 05:00
Chris Kabs: ‘Someone came into my room, put a gun to my head and asked where my father was’The most-played black Irish male artist on radio this year used to be an accountant – but that’s not the most surprising thing about his pastTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
‘It’s a privilege to not have to worry about where my next meal is coming from’Polly Doyle, founder of Polly & Andy SocksMon Jun 19 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they endThe best music, comedy, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jun 17 2023 - 06:54
Bee Gees: Children of the World - The brothers Gibb finally get their due Bob Stanley meticulously charts the threesome’s trajectory from humble Isle of Man beginnings to pop princesSat Jun 17 2023 - 04:27
