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Nick Cave: ‘How did I stay so young? Twenty years of drug addiction and a good face cream’

Nick Cave: ‘How did I stay so young? Twenty years of drug addiction and a good face cream’

The singer, an artist for the ages, on living with grief, attending the Oscars and enjoying ‘that mad, loony energy of the Irish’

By Nadine O’ReganSat Mar 21 2026 - 05:29
The Music Quiz: What is the birth name of former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson?

The Music Quiz: What is the birth name of former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson?

Mike Joyce: ‘If you thought The Smiths were boring, you weren’t at our Irish gigs’

The Smiths drummer on his memoir, his Irish background, Sinéad O’Connor and Morrissey

Sat Mar 21 2026 - 05:12

BTS return from hiatus with new ‌album Arirang and world tour

The K-pop superstar boy band are marking the end of a more than three-year hiatus for military service

Fri Mar 20 2026 - 12:54


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Kesha at 3Arena review: Tik Tok singer walked so the modern pop girl could run

Kesha at 3Arena review: Tik Tok singer walked so the modern pop girl could run

The influential singer is now so much more than a party girl – but, goodness, does she still know how to have a good party

New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Basciville, Chalk, How I Became a Wave, Ellie O’Neill and Gerr Walsh

New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Basciville, Chalk, How I Became a Wave, Ellie O’Neill and Gerr Walsh

March 2026 releases include Love in the Time of the State, Crystalpunk, How I Became a Wave, Time of Fallow and Ages & Ages

An evening with David Byrne: an indefinable, uplifting, must-see experience

An evening with David Byrne: an indefinable, uplifting, must-see experience

Theatrical set features a superb 13-piece band, exquisite choreography and perpetual kinetic energy

James Blake: Trying Times review – Quietly mesmerising comedown album with no bottom floor, only endless depths

James Blake: Trying Times review – Quietly mesmerising comedown album with no bottom floor, only endless depths

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Laufey at 3Arena review: Gen Z sensation splits the G as she pays tribute to Ireland

Laufey at 3Arena review: Gen Z sensation splits the G as she pays tribute to Ireland

Laufey brings an old-school sound thrillingly up to date during an evening of jazz-tinged joy

Dour, charmless and intermittently tuneful: Yes, it’s Morrissey, pop’s tarnished ‘greatest lyricist’

Dour, charmless and intermittently tuneful: Yes, it’s Morrissey, pop’s tarnished ‘greatest lyricist’

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