BreastCheck - they should be so luckyCelebrity breast cancer is different to ordinary breast cancerFri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
McCartney, U2 due to headline in Hyde ParkBRITAIN: U2, Coldplay, Paul McCartney and Madonna are among the acts performing at the main concert in London's Hyde Park.Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
Restoring the rep of the Fab Four fall guyALL A&R people are haunted by two wordsFri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Papa don't preach: Benedict gets the bluesNot so sure about this Pope Benedict XVI dudeFri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Glastonbury gets the silent treatmentWhat next, no talking? This year's Glastonbury Festival, under pressure from meddling, no-fun, Tory-landowner locals, has been…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Treble celebration: U2 confirm third Croke Park showU2 have confirmed that they will play a third show at Croke Park this summer, to take place on Monday, June 27thSat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Please unplug me from this acoustic hellWhat fresh hell is this? Another unplugged album, another heap of acoustic crap, another lame excuse for product from dullard…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
From fanzine hero to tabloid jokePete Doherty would like to think he's the indie George BestFri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Controversial US rock star Marilyn Manson for RDSControversial rock star Marilyn Manson will perform in Dublin this summer, when he will be the "special guest" at the Iron Maiden…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
A platform for the worst of the worstIn September 1994 a song called Love And Tears reached number 40 in the hit paradeFri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Sweet sensation a lesson to us allIT is a good thing to write your songs; say what you want to say and look how you want to lookFri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
'I blame the parents'The cheap potency of Celebrity Culture could be responsible for a mother allowing her son to share a bed with Michael Jackson…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
File swap: It's gonna get dirtyGiven what is going on now in the P2P (peer to peer) world, it's a wonder how the old, pirate Napster ever got shut down by The…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Bush and Britpop - back for some vengeanceCrunk, Silent Alarm , Bright Eyes and of course, Kate BushFri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
When Lennon went shake, rattle and sueThe Abbey Road album opens with a song called Come Together - a song that although credited to Lennon/McCartney was written entirely…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
U2 forced to postpone the announcement of world tourU2 have been forced to postpone the announcement of their world tour which was due to begin in Miami on March 1st, and come to…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Slade - the biggest threat to air travel this ChristmasGiven that more singles and albums are sold over these few weeks than any other time of the year, you would think that someone…Fri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
Slade - the biggest threat to air travel this ChristmasGiven that more singles and albums are sold over these few weeks than any other time of the year, you would think that someone…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Go West: It's Morrissey - The MusicalMORRISSEY - The Musical! It just had to happenFri Nov 19 2004 - 00:00
New version is too reverential to the oldThe small army of contemporary singing stars assembled for the Band Aid 20 single have made the mistake of being overly reverential…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Don't just feed the world - change it!In his book Bad Samaritans: First World Ethics and Third World Debt Paul Vallely writes: "Far from playing the Good Samaritan…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Club crisis - ain't that a kick in the Balearics?YOU join us this week in Ibiza as the tumbleweeds congregate outside the superclubs and the giant billboards advertising "Superstar…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Monkeeing around with your headIt would be the same as Lars von Trier directing a biopic about a boyband, and everyone would just nod sagely and say "how intertextually…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Neutering the rock beastWhen was the last time you saw Bono head-butt The Edge? Maybe Bono head-butted him after he went and lost their record at a photo…Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
A free download with your fries?Discotheque kindly informed us last week that the practice of giving away free CDs with newspapers was viewed with ambivalence…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
The riff that forged metalForty years ago this month, five simple notes played on a guitar irrevocably changed the course of popular musicFri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
TAKING LIBERTIESSentenced to six months for burgling his bandmate's flat, addicted to crack cocaine..Fri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
Everyone vying for a piece of The KingWARNING: it's going to be non-stop Elvis for a whileFri Aug 13 2004 - 01:00
They want us to play with their ding-a-lingsJust like that band who used to sell more of their T-shirts than they did of their albums, there is now a song that has sold …Fri Jun 25 2004 - 01:00
The poptastic power of ParkyA slot on his show can send your album soaring up the charts, so it's no wonder artists are queuing to be Michael Parkinson's…Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Two peculiar men build bridge over troubled watersUS: Hello money, my old friend the top ticket prices to see a reformed Simon and Garfunkel play live will be $250Mon Oct 13 2003 - 01:00
Singalongarobbie: the Williams appealIt's the biggest entertainment event ever staged in the country and it's all because of a young man who was once described as…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Irish band in running for prizeDublin band The Thrills have been nominated for the Mercury Music PrizeWed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Crossing the shady bordersThe Eminem who makes his film debut in Eight Mile might be asanitised guardian of moral rectitude but the hip-hop star insists…Sat Nov 23 2002 - 00:00
Crossing the shady bordersThe Eminem who makes his film debut in Eight Mile might be asanitised guardian of moral rectitude but the hip-hop star insists…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
White nights in Kilkenny as comedy fans laugh longestThe World Cup matches couldn't haven't been better timed for some 30,000 people who descended on Kilkenny over the bank holiday…Mon Jun 03 2002 - 01:00
Prize haul keeps U2 on topU2 won four Grammy awards at the US Music Industry annual prize-giving event in Los Angeles late on Wednesday night, consolidating…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
Early Edinburgh nights take toll on Irish witsWhat has appened to the Edinburgh Festival? At a party on the Fringe the other night, a performer was thrown out for snorting…Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Big Brother Brian scoops first prize and gets set for a showbiz careerMore than four million people voted last night to make Kildare man Brian Dowling the winner of Channel 4's Big Brother competition…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Irishman is the favourite to win `Big Brother'Irishman Brian Dowling will find out tonight if he's won the £70,000 first prize in Channel 4's "reality" TV show, Big Brother…Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
Blame it on the boogieIf the average hit single by U2 or Eminem sells about 40,000 copies in this country, you can imagine the surprise of young 2FM…Sat Jul 14 2001 - 01:00
