Lou Reed

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