Suzanne Fussey was a young hairdresser when she met David Bowie. It turned into a rock’n’roll life on the road – and marriage to his guitarist Mick Ronson
Lou Reed and John Cale’s pioneering band created modern music, according to David Bowie, whose biographer has now chronicled their group and their legacy
‘Houdini used deception to help people recognise the difference between fraud and reality’
Warhol is set to eclipse Picasso with a $200m sale of Marilyn Monroe portrait, breaking records
The singer talks about Live Aid, ex-wives and four decades of Simple Minds
A major refurbishment has been carried out at the former hangout of spies and rockstars
The New York film maker who tumbled upon creativity in the haystacks of Kildare
The musician and artist on CD-roms, cancel culture and her new show, The Art of Falling
One of the best collections of fuzzy indie rock and desert-dry Americana you’ll hear this year
Dublin Dance Festival and Ross O’Carroll-Kelly are among the other highlights
The artist and REM singer talks American presidents, parties and photographing his heroes
Brit-heavy compilation goes some way to placing the pre-punk scene in context
Hour-long audio drama is a love letter to 1950s noir, set in a dirty near-future cityscape
A restoring curative for a fearful world, which beautifully balances vitriol and solace
The best songs are slower, less prone to cliché but only in the first half of record
Politicians and RTÉ colleagues pay final respects to ‘fearless and funny’ journalist
Rufus and sister Martha discuss grieving for their mother, performing Christmas songs with family
Lankum march to the beat of their own tune too: in all its anarchic glory
Dylan, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and Lou Reed wrote song-poems that transcended pop, and bands such as Fontaines DC are keeping rock and poetry in perfect rhyme
The protest singer tells the Irish Times politics podcast punk was about solidarity, not Brexit-style masochsim
Singer Wendy James on a band that was ‘beautiful, anti-social and incredibly musical’
Liss Ard which has hosted arts festivals and famous musicians on market for €5m
At the finish line no one knows it took me more than an hour longer than I’d forecast
The dancer, actor, gossip columnist and muse was one of the most modern of stars
Style-straddling singer and indie-punk trio make for odd but intriguing double bil
NYC has a vast range of green space, from ancient forests to railroad gardens
What effect will the new line have on the arts and creativity in Dublin?
Their Electric Picnic show will almost certainly be their last on Irish soil. Here's their extraordinary story, from the Queens early days to leaders of the resistance
Charlie Fink and David Greig’s smart, subtle collaboration depicts a relationship, a separation and a hard act to follow
David Corley: Zero Man, Wolfe Island Records, 4 stars
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, New Jackson, Tom Adams and Soulé among well-received acts
Anderson’s late husband, Lou Reed, is an unmentioned presence in a sweetly sentimental tribute
Country estate near Skibbereen, Co Cork, on 163 acres with a lake, beach and sky garden
The New York duo have been making hard-to-define music since 1983. Their latest album for children preaches the virtues of science, but their tour is strictly for adults
The outpouring of grief on Twitter and Facebook generates a good deal of cynicism
Bowie released 111 singles, 26 studio albums, 46 compilation albums and five EPs
From half-hearted applause to total starman: David Bowie’s biggest Irish gigs remembered
The singer showed to be outside was where it was at and provoked and inspired by example. He showed us how we had to “own it” to set ourselves free
A restless re-creation of his artistic persona helped David Bowie to makea cultural impact across six decades
His music was an portal escape, a sense that with a lightening flash we could be heroes
Tom Hooper’s film about a transgender woman born in 1882 has hit the zeitgeist
Kevin Courtney reviews new rock and pop books by or about Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Grace Jones, Bernard Sumner, Allen Klein and Bob Stanley
‘Heartworm’ is one of Irish music’s most acclaimed albums but it brought Whipping Boy little success. Twenty years on, the former band members reflect on its complex legacy
Lou Reed, Joan Jett and Bill Withers join Beatles drummer as honorees for 2015
Scottish-born guitarist described by Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters as ‘probably the most musically gifted bass player who’s ever been’
The Michelin-starred chef is hosting a demo on Ethiopian cuisine at Theatre of Food in Stradbally
Late American singer’s fortune includes musical rights but not his homes in New York
Joan Wasser is set to release her most musically diverse album yet, and this time . . . it’s still personal
The singer-songwriter has a galaxy of high-profile fans and a dizzying range of achievements under his belt – but has never troubled the top of the charts. Does that matter to him – and, if not, what does he focus on instead?
One Direction are nominated in worst band category alongside The Wanted
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
