The Irish Times view on Oasis in Dublin: a long, lucrative after-party
Their songs have grown more potent as their audience has moved inexorably into its 40s and 50s
Blur
I paid €440 for an Oasis ticket in Croke Park, and I’m not even a huge fan
For a teenager in rural Ireland, the things the brothers sang about felt superficial after Kurt Cobain’s anguish. But Oasis, who are about to play at Croke Park, were part of the wave that swept grunge away
Pulp: More review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s great bait and switch
Pulp’s first album for 24 years features a fantastic opening track, then a grim drizzle of indie plodders
Miki Berenyi: ‘The internet has sent people I know completely crazy. That is not restricted to young people’
Fans of the the singer’s early work with Lush will probably adore the new album from Miki Berenyi Trio, which is steeped in her haunting vocals, gorgeously shimmering riffs and deeply personal lyrics
Manic Street Preachers: Critical Thinking review – Consistency in a world gone mad, drab and sad
The former angry young men satisfyingly take flight as grumpy older gentlemen aghast at the world
Music books: From the melancholy of Abba to the dance-floor riot of Ash
Tony Clayton-Lea on publications about Abba, Greenwich Village, Fleetwood Mac, 1990s indie, John Grant, Dolly Parton and Britpop
Slowdive: ‘I became very disenchanted, having met a lot of the journalists. It was the idiots who gave us bad reviews’
The shoegaze luminaries on confounding those 1990s critics, the weird Creation years and their fifth album
Blur: The Ballad of Darren – A comeback album so good we can only hope it isn’t the end
The eighth album from Damon Albarn and co is an emotional tour de force
Blur live in Dublin: ‘Céad míle fáilte’ barks Damon Albarn on an emotionally charged night of hit after hit
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree may have visibly aged, but they perform with the vigour and chutzpah of a brand new band
Blur at Malahide Castle: Stage times, set list, ticket information, how to get there and more
Everything you need to know about the band’s concert on Saturday, June 24th
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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