Jeff Buckley
Musician
‘For hundreds of millions of people on TikTok, Jeff Buckley is still alive’
As Amy Berg prepares to release her documentary about the late singer in Ireland, the veteran film-maker reflects on his life and legacy
Vinyl sales jump 20% in ‘exceptional year’ for Irish acts, music industry group says
Taylor Swift tops the charts as Irish Recorded Music Association said sales rose in all segments - streaming, CD, vinyl and music cassette
Reluctant pop star Chris Rea felt ‘Monty Python-silly’ in Slane but was beloved in Ireland
The singer-songwriter’s streak of earnestness elevated him beyond other hitmakers of the day
Dove Ellis: Blizzard review – Thank heavens for awkward outsiders, and for this luminescent Irish album
Enigmatic Galway songwriter sounds like a storm-tossed mix of Thom Yorke of Radiohead and Jeff Buckley
Keaton Henson: Parader review – An escape hatch from the tumult of everyday life
Keaton Henson’s new album is partly informed by his teenage love of grunge. But don’t expect a headbanger’s delight
Joan Wasser on Jeff Buckley: ‘I really understand the fascination... he was spectacular’
Joan Wasser, aka Joan as Police Woman, talks about her ‘spectacular’ late fiance Jeff Buckley, flat-out fun touring with Iggy Pop and the craft of songwriting
Ed Sheeran has just released an album. Why didn’t he want The Irish Times to hear it?
On Play, Ed Sheeran returns to his day job of churning out annoyingly catchy bangers
Shane Doyle: Founder of NYC music venue where stars including Sineád O’Connor performed
Sin-é was a retreat for visiting Irish musicians, and it was Doyle who gave Jeff Buckley his start
Inhaler prepare to gig again: ‘We’ve been ready since March 2020’
The pandemic gave Eli Hewson and co space to rethink their debut album
Basciville: Hymns to the Air review – Wexford brothers show promise
Cillian and Lorcan Byrne’s debut album shapes their influences into something new
David Keenan: A Beginner’s Guide to Bravery review – An unbreakable stretch of ambition
Dundalk singer-songwriter’s debut album is pointer to individualist sensibilities
The best rock & pop gigs of the week
The might Foo Fighters, Stevie Van Zandt plugging his latest album and Jeff Buckley remembered
This Album Changed My Life: Grace by Jeff Buckley
Kitt Philippa on why this album makes for such powerful and intimate listening
Hedda Gabler review: a clear and vigorous interpretation
Star director Ivo van Hove’s production provides the power, beauty and excitement that Hedda herself can never find
Rock and pop gigs of the week: from Wild Youth to Ennio Morricone
As the Italian composer bows out of live shows, expect drama, tears, hugs and bouquets
Just duet! Flo Morrissey on her new covers album with Matthew E White
The Irish English singer has teamed with American White for an album of covers ranging from Leonard Cohen to the hit theme from Grease
Our Wedding Story: falling for each other at the waterfall
Rory and Chantelle Coss enjoyed a special wedding day full of music, fun, tears and love
Sporting cliches abound as Trump’s election kicks off a whole new ball game
Radio Review: ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Documentary on One: Sin-é – Jeff Buckley’s Irish Odyssey’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’
Leonard Cohen captured ‘essence of human life’, President says
Lissadell co-owner says 2010 concerts made up ‘one of most incredible weekends in my life’
The night Jeff Buckley played Trinity Ball, after watching the Late Late
RTÉ to broadcast documentary of singer performing his first gig outside the US
Keaton Henson: ‘I make grim realities more beautiful to listen to’
The reclusive singer taps the fragility, beauty and discomfort of the emotionally afflicted
Jeff Buckley: death, fame, immortality – and another album
The late singer-songwriter stepped fully formed into the studio in 1993. Two decades after his death his estate is releasing a new collection of out-takes, under his mother’s guidance
The next big things in music
Who are the acts to watch in 2015? And how did our predictions for last year fare? We asked some music industry insiders to look into their tea leaves and make some predictions
The legacy of Jeff Buckley’s amazing Grace, 20 years on
As the only studio album released by the singer in his lifetime, Grace represents all that was lost with Buckley’s tragic early death
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It’s a fine line between superfan and stalker, but, when it comes to Miley Cyrus, our reporter is ready to cross it
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