From The Beatles to Sugababes to Rolling Stones: The pain of the almost-band-member‘I remember when they headlined Glastonbury… I was sat at home, on my own’. Bands changing their line-ups is a cutting moment for the unwanted memberWed Feb 28 2024 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: How many US presidents does Billy Joel namecheck on We Didn’t Start the Fire?Plus: Bonzo Goes to Bitburg is The Ramones’ 1-2-3-4 commentary on which president?Wed Feb 28 2024 - 05:00
‘I have lost money on all my albums. I would be a chief financial officer’s worst nightmare, if I had one’Me & My Money: Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s WingMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Rhiannon Giddens, OMD, Diversity and more events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endFebruary 24th-March 1st, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Feb 24 2024 - 04:00
Conor Furlong: 2019-2023 – A perfect introduction to a studio hermit’s creative talentsAlbum encompasses a breadth of song styles that tip the hat to genres without slavishly sticking to rulesThu Feb 22 2024 - 05:00
Boy bands music quiz: Which Irish group once earned £2.5m for a private gig for the Sultan of Brunei? Plus: What age was Robbie Williams when he joined Take That?Wed Feb 21 2024 - 05:00
‘After Eircom I decided I should stay away from things I know nothing about’Me & My Money: Rachael English, broadcaster and author.Mon Feb 19 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Niall Horan, Pink Pantheress, Dublin International Film Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endFebruary 17th-23rd, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Feb 17 2024 - 05:00
Katherine Priddy: The Pendulum Swing – a comforting throwback to 1960s folkWith echoes of Vashti Bunyan, Sandy Denny and Bridget St John winding through, these gorgeous, thoughtful songs showcase Priddy’s maturing skills as a songwriterThu Feb 15 2024 - 05:00
Valentine’s Day Music Quiz: Who’s that duetting with Erykah Badu on Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)?Plus: What kind of character is Natalie Merchant singing about?Wed Feb 14 2024 - 05:00
‘A coffee in the sun by the sea with a friend will always be my top purchase’Me & My Money: Cherie White, costume designer and makerMon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Gruff Rhys, Sister Act and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endFebruary 10th-16th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Feb 10 2024 - 05:00
Driven Snow: A Kind of Dreaming – Former members of Irish bands Delorentos and Republic of Loose get together with impressive resultsAlbum review: Debut album from Driven Snow is full of sublime acoustic pop-folk worthy of attentionThu Feb 08 2024 - 05:45
The Music Quiz: What does Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey say is his favourite Thin Lizzy song?Plus: Whose life story will be presented entirely through Lego animation?Wed Feb 07 2024 - 05:00
Sonya Lennon: After I hit 50, I began to appraise how I spent my time, energy, and money Me & My Money: The businesswoman says: ‘Any entrepreneur who hasn’t lost money isn’t doing it properly’Mon Feb 05 2024 - 05:45
The Guide: Bill Bailey, Róisín Murphy and lots more events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endFebruary 3rd-9th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Feb 03 2024 - 05:00
Wild Colonial Boys is hard to beatHis band, writes Burgess ‘were effectively written out of the Good Vibes history by a small cabal of devotees’Sat Feb 03 2024 - 00:01
Patterns on the Window: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1974 – An antidote to Top of the Pops limpnessA 66-song compilation of art-pop saviours away from the anodyne mainstreamThu Feb 01 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who’s the boxer among the famous faces on the cover of Band on the Run?Plus: The title of Pillow Queens’ new album, Name Your Sorrow, is inspired by which Irish poet?Wed Jan 31 2024 - 05:00
‘We have come to our senses, and we just buy eggs [now]’ Me & My Money: Fergus Sheil, artistic director of the Irish National OperaMon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
MayKay: ‘I’m bad at knowing my worth. I’d like to be a lot braver’The frontwoman of Fight Like Apes, now the presenter on Other Voices, excels at making fellow musicians feel at easeSun Jan 28 2024 - 05:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they endJanuary 27th-February 2nd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jan 27 2024 - 03:00
NewDad: Madra – Galway shoegaze revivalists are soft as silk yet have the crunch of a bear trapTheir cross-generational appeal is as broad as it is long, and within that demographic lies potential successThu Jan 25 2024 - 05:45
The Music Quiz: From which Donegal town is teenage blues guitar sensation Muireann Bradley from?Plus: Whose song opens the new season of True Detective?Wed Jan 24 2024 - 05:00
‘I don’t necessarily believe that a cheaper price equates to savings’Me & My Money: Siobhán Finn, CEO, Community Enterprise Association IrelandMon Jan 22 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endJanuary 20th-26th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jan 20 2024 - 05:00
The Umbrellas: Fairweather Friend – Dreamy 1980s jangle pop washed with lean muscularityThe four-piece formed in 2018 around a communal hub of fellow musicians that gathered at their city’s famed Amoeba Music emporiumThu Jan 18 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: In Saltburn, which Britpop song does Lady Elspeth Catton deny being written about her?Plus: Paul Weller makes his feature film acting debut in which upcoming British film.?Wed Jan 17 2024 - 05:00
‘I‘ve always been fascinated by money and how to make it work for you’Me & My Money: Simon Moore, co-owner of Brickyard Gastropub, DundrumMon Jan 15 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endJanuary 13th-19th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jan 13 2024 - 05:00
Swinging London: ‘It was really about culture, painting, music, sculpture, fashion, clothes’This compilation gathers more than 90 pop songs that soundtracked the periodThu Jan 11 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Name the two Irish acts included in Ticketmaster’s 10 breakthrough artists for 202410 question to test your music knowledgeWed Jan 10 2024 - 05:00
The Drifters Girl: Music-management pioneer Faye Treadwell’s struggle to build a franchiseThis is not just another jukebox musical. Carly Mercedes Dyer’s performance as Treadwell makes you think about more than just The Drifters’ songsTue Jan 09 2024 - 05:15
‘A bargain is only a bargain when you need the purchase . . . and can afford it’Me & My Money: Rachel Doyle, founder of Arboretum Home & Garden Centres, arboretum.ieMon Jan 08 2024 - 06:00
71 big gigs to watch out for in 2024From Taylor Swift to Pink via Depeche Mode and Pixies, here’s how the calendar’s shaping up from January to OctoberSun Jan 07 2024 - 05:15
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endJanuary 6th-12th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jan 06 2024 - 05:00
Sprints: Letter to Self – Confessional album deals with experiences of struggleFive days into 2024 and already the cobwebs have been blown awayFri Jan 05 2024 - 05:30
The Music Quiz: Andy White once went looking for which Irish writer’s burial place?Plus: Who has St Vincent praised as a ‘shockingly talented, precious baby angel muffin’?Wed Jan 03 2024 - 08:00
2024 in music: 20 Irish acts you’ll be hearing a lot more of over the next 12 monthsFrom Boy M5 to KhakiKid, The Fae to Sweetlemondae, the Irish music scene is a rich and intriguing melting pot like never beforeSat Dec 30 2023 - 05:15
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endDecember 30th-January 5th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Dec 30 2023 - 05:00
Various: The Faithful - A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull: A mixed bag in aid of a singular voice and deserving causeProfits from the album go directly to assist the singer as she recovers from long CovidFri Dec 29 2023 - 05:00
Austra: Swan Song – Tchaikovsky and Kraftwerk put in a blender One of Canada’s best-known musical exports draws on her classical background and electropop nousFri Dec 29 2023 - 05:00
The New Year’s Music Quiz: In what year did The Clash sing ‘...no Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones...’?Plus: 1921 is a song from which notable rock opera?Wed Dec 27 2023 - 08:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endDecember 23rd-29th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Dec 23 2023 - 05:00
Phil Coulter’s Christmas: We’ll have a huge tree, millions of lightsA ‘sucker for Christmas’, songwriter and musician Phil Coulter is looking forward to a quiet one this yearFri Dec 22 2023 - 05:00
Violent Femmes: Violent Femmes 40th anniversary reissue – A primitive punk-pop cult classicDespite the anniversary extras, the core attraction is the Milwaukee band’s 1983 debut album itselfFri Dec 22 2023 - 05:00
Eels: Eels So Good – Oddball songs of emotional depth and eerie charmMark Oliver Everett’s outfit releases second compilation album, which spans 15 years and seven studio albumsFri Dec 22 2023 - 05:00
Traditional musician Sharon Shannon’s Christmas: ‘I’d much prefer to rescue live turkeys and pigs’ Shannon’s ideal Christmas is packed with sprouts, roasties and lots of furry friendsThu Dec 21 2023 - 05:00
The Christmas Music Quiz: Scrooge, the Grinch, Rudolf or Jack Frost? Which yuletide icon is Aimee Mann singing about ?Plus: What are Fountains of Wayne hoping for on the song I Want an [Blank] for Christmas?Wed Dec 20 2023 - 08:00
‘Something about having a physical connection to your money is invaluable’Me & My Money: Santis O’Garro, money mentor, author and ambassador for Get Ireland ActiveMon Dec 18 2023 - 06:00
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