Dave Grohl reveals he has become father of baby girl born ‘outside my marriage’
Foo Fighters frontman aims to be ‘loving parent’ to new daughter and earn family’s ‘forgiveness’
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Edna O’Brien talked about a book-burning of The Country Girls in rural Clare. But did it actually happen?
Plus: Dave Grohl’s Kerry drive in 1994; rhododendron set for ban; and some interesting local government ethics declarations
Patti Smith at Vicar Street review: Set is as sweet as it is snarling, with desperate yet unhurried joy
Sharing affecting stories with the audience, Smith conveys the beauty of the everyday without artifice
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
April 14th-19th: From Jordan Conroy and Danny Dyer’s separate explorations of masculinity to Alan Yentob’s encounter with synth-pop legends Pet Shop Boys
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam: ‘Music has helped me in survival, in mental health, in dealing with aggression’
Grunge stalwarts, whose rollicking new album is imminent, get along better than ever - until they enter the studio
Kurt Cobain’s 30th anniversary special music quiz: What is the Nirvana frontman’s middle name?
Test your knowledge on Kurt Cobain, who died on April 5th in 1994, and Nirvana with these 10 questions
Zachary Cole Smith of Diiv: ‘It wasn’t like we said, Oh, I’ve got addiction issues, check it out. I got arrested’
A decade ago the singer was lost in substance abuse and his band were imploding. Now they’re about to play in Ireland – and it’ll be a kind of pilgrimage
Thurston Moore: ‘I didn’t want to get into a Morrissey thing of settling scores’
The singer and musician helped define alternative culture through his band Sonic Youth. This year he wrote a memoir about his life in music
Gina Birch of The Raincoats: ‘We tried to make something a bit feisty, a bit courageous’
The punk icon, who has just made a fantastic solo album, on feminisim, Kurt Cobain and John Lydon
Much-loved Dublin city shop Pen Corner to close its doors
Famous for pens, pencils and stationery, it has been a family business since 1927
Cannes 2022: Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and Top Gun: Maverick to be shown at film festival
Up to 35,000 accredited to attend the festival this year, the biggest showing since 2019
Studio 666: Foo Fighters horror mash-up is not good – but it’s good it exists
This revolting film is a welcome curio – it’s like The Monkees sitcom but much bloodier
Mark Lanegan, the self-destructive musical underdog who came ‘home’ to Killarney
The grunge icon, who has died aged 57, never stopped making raw, rhapsodic music
Pam & Tommy: X-rated yuck-fest too silly to be serious
TV review: Disney+ show has the craziness of a Mötley Crüe video, the zaniness of Baywatch
Hugh Linehan: Bono and I finally have something in common – we both find U2 cringeworthy
The band’s awareness of their own ridiculousness has long been part of their appeal
Aimee Mann: ‘Any woman my age is traumatised by growing up in the 60s and 70s’
US indie icon talks about her childhood kidnapping and her repressive upbringing
The Storyteller by Dave Grohl: Strap yourself in for smooth, well-told tales
Book review: In what seems like a charmed life, the Foo Fighter was in the right place at the right time
Nirvana’s Nevermind baby sues over ‘child sexual exploitation’ of naked cover photograph
Spencer Elden claims he has suffered lifelong damage after being used in 1991 album shoot
Jimmy Cliff: ‘I don’t reach my peak yet’
Ska and reggae legend on filming The Harder They Come and Jamaica’s rebel spirit
From rock gods to high crosses – exploring Ireland this July
All your home tour needs, from Line of Duty tour in Belfast to a friendly festival in Sligo
Michael Stipe: ‘Cold-ass b**ch was a coat I put on to protect myself. I can take it off now’
The artist and REM singer talks American presidents, parties and photographing his heroes
Teenage Fanclub: Endless Arcade – Age shall not wither their jangly pop
The Scottish band are older, and their new songs are tinged with melancholia
Victoria Mary Clarke: ‘Johnny Depp has been a bit of a hero for me and Shane’
Soundtrack of My Life: Shane MacGowan’s partner on the songs getting her through Covid-19
Foo Fighters: Medicine at Midnight – One of the naffest rock album in years
Dave Grohl and Co’s 10th album is a hot mess of fluffy, cliched, catch-all pop-rock
Black Friday hotel deals: some of the best offers from around Ireland
Lots of tempting destinations are cutting prices to lure guests back after lockdown
Six essential gadgets to get you through autumn-winter
Here is some kit to keep you from getting bored on these ever-lengthening nights
The Flaming Lips: American Head review – A mellow rehash of former glories
The latest album from the rock institution flits between decent and dreary
Gareth Ainsworth: The ‘rock god’ performing miracles at Wycombe Wanderers
Manager brought club up to the Championship without paying up front for a single player
What Courtney Love did straight after she left 1980s Dublin
The feuds, filched raincoats and grotty flats that set a tearaway on the path to stardom
From 15 years of heroin addiction to becoming a neuroscience lecturer
Brian Pennie's memoir tells the story of addiction, recovery and redemption
The Turning: This film is a total waste of time. Don’t even read the review
Review: I can’t even spoil the ending of this movie. There isn’t one. It’s that bad
Kurt Cobain’s cardigan sells for record $334,000
Nirvana frontman wore the green jumper on MTV Unplugged, months before his death
Daniel Johnston: An out-of-tune piano, a cheap organ, beautiful songs
The late songwriter, who had mental health issues all his life, remains hugely influential
Daniel Johnston, enigmatic cult songwriter, dies aged 58
American artist sang candidly and sometimes disturbingly about his demons
Garbage in Dublin: Manson emerges on stage, an absolute badass
Review: 24 years after the multi-million-selling albums, Shirley Manson’s voice is note-perfect
Jagged Little Pill isn’t the only sacred cow that deserves a kicking
Donald Clarke: A new print of A Clockwork Orange is on the way – get your boots on
Pikes, rifles and Kurt Cobain: relics from the past at Whytes
The search is on as rare 20 pence is set to fetch up to €5,000
This Album Changed My Life: Nirvana – Nevermind (1991)
Baxter Robot of Cork band, Happyalone, on the grunge benchmark
Snail Mail: ‘A lot of my favourite musicians are from the 1990s’
The US teen is one of the best of a wealth of young, female, ’90s-tinged up-and-comers
Penneys is no place for old men. Or any men, really
Conor Pope: Shoppers stared through me. Sometimes they tried to walk through me
XXXTentacion: a short life of brutal violence and trauma
Rapper XXXTentacion will be remembered mostly for the violence he inflicted on vulnerable people
Kurt Cobain’s private possessions to go on display in Kildare
Smells Like Teen Spirit sweater and Cobain’s early sketches to have worldwide premiere at Kildare museum
Johnny Marr: ‘A lot of people don’t even want to see The Smiths re-form’
The former Smiths guitarist on his third album, ‘Call the Comet’ – his most personal yet – and why he's happy to stay solo
A riveting journey into the wild with Jane Goodall
Jane review: The scientist's work with chimpanzees in Tanzania makes for ravishing viewing
Terence Trent D’Arby’s identity change: ‘It was that or death’
In 1987 he was hailed as a rival to Michael Jackson, then his star crashed and burned
Toys ’R’ Us grows old, Uber’s ‘wife appreciation’ and a Twitter overachiever
Planet Business: This week’s round-up has more issues than ‘Rolling Stone’
How Charles Baudelaire became France’s first rock star
The poet, who died 150 years ago this week, retains significant influence and allure
Frances Bean Cobain shares note in memory of Kurt Cobain on 50th birthday
‘Thank you for giving me the gift of life’: daughter pays touching tribute to singer who died in 1994 when she was 20 months old
Joanie 4 Jackie: A digital archive of grunge-era women’s film-making
200 films have been digitally archived by the Getty Research Institute
Hitler’s house seized by Austrian parliament
The former dictator’s home has become a macabre Neo-Nazi attraction – a phenomenon known in the trade as “real estate disaster porn”
'My teenage bedroom is a source of pride and shame'
People heading home for Christmas might find themselves faced with their past obsessions
Glam rock was about much more than glitz and hits
How the sexually ambivalent David Bowie and Marc Bolan subverted rock’s patriarchy
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