Eric Clapton

This portrait explains the roots of a pain that Clapton’s successful career did little to extinguish

Lili Zanuck’s documentary doesn’t shy away from the musician’s darkest days

After combating cancer, John Wilson back on road with own version of seminal group

Former Ace, Squeeze and Roxy Music singer and keyboardist is this week’s Róisín Meets guest

Phil Collins, who plays Dublin on Sunday, is hip again – but for Patrick Freyne he always was

Who knows when Sgt Pepper by The Beatles was first declared the greatest LP of all time? It’s not even their best

Fleetwood Mac are celebrating 50 years of making music. Mick Fleetwood discusses the line-up changes, the turbulent times, and the band’s plans for the future

Bohemians rhapsodise about it and high society have always loved the magical estate in Wicklow

Edvard Munch painting on sale while Eric Clapton is selling another Gerhard Richter

Irish luthiers have gained a worldwide reputation for the quality of their work and their instruments are played by some of the world’s most famous musicians

Rock musicians know what to buy, but even U2 can make a mistake on values

On the hottest day of the summer, here’s a hot countdown of 10 sultry classics

De facto British motor show sees Mazda unveil its hard-top MX-5 as Bristol brand hints at a return

The Boss’s gig at Slane Castle made the front page of ‘The Irish Times’ 31 years ago

Singer died at his Paisley Park estate near Minneapolis on Thursday morning

With many islanders claiming Irish ancestry, Montserrat is proud of its 'green history' - even if it defies the notion of the 'nice' Irish slave holder. Today, however, its focus is on rebuilding after natural disasters

The ‘Delta Lady’ talks about her volatile marriage to Kris Kristofferson, her partying past, not being credited for her work on Clapton’s Layla and violence against women

Rateliff gave up missionary work for trucking, and trucking for music. But he and his band The Night Sweats still have plenty of musical roads left to travel

If bucket lists are annoying by their very nature then a highly aspirational one is even more of a pain.

Film of Taste at Isle of Wight a year later to screen at Cork Film Festival next week

Classic car prices are already in the ascendant. A famous name on the logbook just pushes them ever higher

Ringo Starr, actor Hugh Laurie and Lenny Kravitz remember ‘one of the best blues guitarists ever’

Jack Bruce: May 14th, 1943 - October 25th, 2014

Scottish-born guitarist described by Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters as ‘probably the most musically gifted bass player who’s ever been’

Some 40,000 music fans expected in city for festival over October Bank Holiday

Since the J1 visa programme began, nearly 50 years ago, more than 150,000 Irish students have spent a summer in the US. As the US embassy hosts an event about the programme, some of its alumni look back on their long-ago summers

Johnny Winter: February 23rd, 1944 – July 16th, 2014

Company which gave birth to modern electric guitar appoints Bono and Edge to board

Gallagher always found inspiration for his material in Ballycotton, reveals brother

Over 10,000 fans have signed a petition to rename terminal after guitarist

Limited edition guitar was custom built for the Irish-born bluesman

Irish designer Rob O’Reilly aims to do for electric guitars what Steve Jobs did for the mobile phone

In 2,000 or so entries by more than 200 contributors, a new encyclopedia sets out to chart Irish musical experience across recorded history. Here are 26 of them, from Air to Zozimus

JJ Cale - Born: December 5th, 1938; Died: July 26th, 2013

Bobby Bland: 1930-2013

If we can’t fly with the birds, at least we can nest with them by building a house in the trees. This is not a cheap indulgence, however, as they can cost anything from €1,500 for a simple structure to €1 million for one kitted out with games consoles, heating and CCTV

They are a controversial love match, but good old-fashioned amour is what binds Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy

When it came to making a film about hellraising drumming legend Ginger Baker, 6ft 5in ex-boxer Jay Bulger was definitely the right man for the job