Four songs, four opinions - our thoughts on the big tunes of the weekDamon throws shade on Noel; Harry hits the dizzy heights; James Murphy wakes up from an acid trip; and Come On Live LongFri May 12 2017 - 07:35
Fresh cuts: the new releases you need to hear right nowFeaturinig Bleachers, Heaven, Kojaque and an amazing swansong from Glen CampbellWed May 03 2017 - 14:35
Fresh cuts: the new releases you need to hear right nowFeaturing Big Boi, Daithi, The War on Drugs and Elaine MaiWed Apr 26 2017 - 14:35
Chicago Joe, the illiterate Irishwoman who became Montana’s great madamJosephine Airey ruled the roost in one of the most profitable red light districts in the Old WestFri Apr 14 2017 - 17:00
Edward Bransfield: the Corkman who discovered the AntarcticIrish connections: On January 20th, 1820 an Irish master mariner sighted uncharted lands south of Cape Horn, like ‘two high mountains, covered in snow’Sat Apr 08 2017 - 05:00
Peter Lalor: the only outlaw in Australia to sit in parliamentIrish Connections: the Co Laois miners’ leader ordered the building of the Eureka stockadeSat Apr 01 2017 - 05:00
Mary Harris, who became Mother Jones, the United States’ fiercest union organiserIrish Connections: The Cork woman was so fierce she was called the ‘walking wrath of God’Sat Mar 25 2017 - 05:00
Videos of the Week: Watch Natalie Portman’s baby bump kick days before birthA heavily pregnant Natalie Portman floats majestically in Blake’s ethereal new video for My Willing HeartWed Mar 22 2017 - 17:47
Ambrose O’Higgins, who set sail from Sligo and conquered South AmericaIrish Connections: Few young men were as ambitious as O’Higgins, field marshal in the colonial Spanish army and viceroy of LimaSat Mar 18 2017 - 05:00
The Limerick nurse who was nanny to children of the last tsarIrish Connections: Margaretta Eagar was in the Romanovs’ inner circle for eight yearsFri Mar 10 2017 - 17:00
Andrew Jackson: the most Irish American president, and a divisive US leaderIrish Connections: The White House’s seventh occupant was a rabble-rousing slave owner who forced Native Americans on to the Trail of TearsSat Mar 04 2017 - 05:00
Songs of the week: Ryan Adams drops one of the greatest, bitterest break-up balladsElsewhere, Dublin duo Bad Sea failed to click on a Tinder date, so they decided to make beautiful music together insteadWed Mar 01 2017 - 16:20
Catherine O’Leary, the Irishwoman blamed for starting the Great Chicago FireIrish Connections: The immigrant and her cow did not burn the city down - but Brian Wilson was convinced they had a fiery power over his musicFri Feb 24 2017 - 18:00
Songs of the week: Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey and Maggie RogersChained to the Rhythm has been hailed as a damning indictment of vapid US consumer culture. Didn’t Perry’s success already do that?Wed Feb 22 2017 - 15:00
The Irish orator who taught Winston Churchill how to win a crowdIrish connections: William Bourke Cockran represented the US all over the world but is barely remembered in his home county of SligoFri Feb 17 2017 - 14:00
Songs of the Week: Thundercat gets in the Friend Zone, Josh Tillman is cluelessElsewhere, Sing Street’s Percy Chamburuka, aka Jafaris, stakes his claim as Ireland’s Kendrick LamarWed Feb 15 2017 - 16:00
The girl from Leitrim who became the ‘Angel’ of New OrleansIrish connections: Margaret Haughery went from destitution to celebrated philanthropistFri Feb 10 2017 - 17:45
Songs of the Week: Cillian Murphy takes a healing path in Fionn Regan's latestZara Larsson teams up with Ty Dolla Sign, Julie Byrne goes sleepwalking, and we couldn’t not mention Lady Gaga at the Super BowlWed Feb 08 2017 - 16:20
The Cork girl who was first through Ellis Island’s gatesIrish Connections: When the New York immigration facility opened in 1892, Annie Moore made historyFri Feb 03 2017 - 18:00
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, the highwaymen who raised hell in New EnglandMichael Martin led a Robin Hood-style life, before becoming the last man to be hanged in New England for the crime of highway robberySat Jan 28 2017 - 05:00
Songs of the week: The Musical Slave, Gorillaz, Father John Misty and Young FathersNo Plan is the sweetest, most tenderly observed and heart-warming music video you'll ever seeWed Jan 25 2017 - 15:32
The Irishman who gave his name to a mountain range in the RockiesCapt John Palliser from Waterford led an expedition that opened up the Canadian west, but there were plenty of unsavoury aspects to his exploitsSat Jan 21 2017 - 00:00
Watch: Young Thug's $100k music-video disaster ends up as a work of geniusOffering a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at hip-hop stupidity and excess, the rapper's latest release is a serious contender for music video of the yearThu Jan 19 2017 - 11:12
Songs of the week: Migos, Kaytranda ft. Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran and Ray BLK“The Beatles of this generation” may be stretching it a bit, but breakthrough act Migos are definitely worth your timeThu Jan 12 2017 - 13:53
Songs of the Week: Childish Gambino, Cabbage and BastilleDonald Glover’s live performance on Jimmy Fallon over Christmas proves what a supreme talent he isWed Jan 04 2017 - 13:01
Songs of the week: Lady Gaga is the new sweetheart of the rodeoHalf Prince, half Gram Parsons, all awesome: Gaga’s going country in styleWed Dec 28 2016 - 13:07
Songs of the Week: Fiona Apple sends Donald Trump the perfect Yuletide ‘F*ck You’‘Trump’s Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire’ isn’t the best song of the week, but it is the most seasonalWed Dec 07 2016 - 16:48
Songs of the Week: I Am Niamh, Laura Marling, Margo Price and CorvusSleigh Bells Ringing? At this time of year, we just can’t get enough…Thu Dec 01 2016 - 15:06
Songs of the week - including a 35-year-old new one from PrinceThe first track from the Paisley Park archives, Green Day take aim at Trump, plus new tunes from Alexandra Savoir and KehlaniWed Nov 23 2016 - 16:15
Songs of the week: A Tribe Called Quest, Marlene Enright, Alicia Keys and Aaron GibsonIf it weren’t for the fact that Trump had been welcomed as a guest host last year, you’d almost say SNL had been catharticWed Nov 16 2016 - 17:11
Songs of the Week: Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Piko-Taro and Kevin MorbyBruno Mars proves what a world-class mimic he is; while Charlie XCX wonders what to do after the after-partyWed Nov 02 2016 - 16:18
Songs of the Week: Leonard Cohen, Catholic Action, Elaine Mai and RiZA“I don’t want a lover, no. That wretched beast is tamed” - The incomparable Leonard Cohen will always be our manWed Oct 26 2016 - 15:55
Songs of the Week: I Have a Tribe, Little Mix, Bantum and The Lemon TwigsDubliner Patrick O’Laoghaire, aka I Have a Tribe, hits his stride with new tune CuckooWed Oct 19 2016 - 15:59
Songs of the Week: Robin Thicke, Harlea, Kamaiyah and PriestsWhy did Nas choose to do a guest spot on the comeback single by R&B singer (and rape culture poster boy) Robin Thicke?Wed Oct 12 2016 - 15:30
Songs of the Week: Chance the Rapper, Solange Knowles and moreChance the Rapper’s recent God-bothering performances have been enough to make us shout ‘Praise the Lord’Wed Oct 05 2016 - 13:49
Songs of the week: Metallica, Cherry Glazerr, The Weeknd and NoLoveTime has not impeded Metallica’s ability to compose lyrics that read like they were first stencilled onto the back page of a 13-year-old’s schoolboy’s homework journalThu Sept 29 2016 - 06:00
Songs of the Week: Marlene, Danny Brown ft. Kendrick Lamar, James Arthur, Prophets of RageSwedish singer-songwriter Marlene follows up 'All I Want' with a new sports-themed video; meanwhile, Danny Brown and Kendrick keep up the theme on 'Really Doe'Thu Sept 22 2016 - 14:23
Songs of the week: Nick Cave, Beck, Lady Gaga and Brigid Mae PowerWith cracking Bonnie Tyler- esque vocals, and a pointless key change straight out of every song Westlife ever recorded, Lady Gaga’s latest tune certainly hits the ground runningWed Sept 14 2016 - 16:08
Songs of the week: Sia, Cass McCombs, Count Vaseline and DrakeThirteen-year-old Maddie Ziegler, who previously starred in Sia’s Chandelier video, is again the star of the show hereThu Sept 08 2016 - 06:00
Songs of the week: Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Hazel English and ChromaticsBeyoncé’s shows that Lemonade isn’t the only thing best served coldThu Sept 01 2016 - 17:00
Songs of the week: Frank Ocean, Rae Sremmurd and Michael BubleThe lead single from Frank Ocean’s long awaited is a brilliant, sprawling, hook-free trawl through fame, fashion, groupies, loneliness and unrequited loveFri Aug 26 2016 - 05:00
Songs of the week: Bon Iver, Maija Sofia, Lambchop, Neil Hannan and Cathy DaveyTo celebrate the 20th anniversary of Father Ted’s classic Eurovision episode, Electric Picnic organisers are looking for entries for a Rubbish Song For Europe contestWed Aug 17 2016 - 15:00
Songs of the week: Blackpink, Mr Sanka, Tebi Rex and Innocent BystanderWithin hours of launching this week, BLACKPINK had racked up millions of YouTube viewsWed Aug 10 2016 - 17:00
Songs of the week: Major Lazer, Father John Misty, Walking on Cars and The ChainsmokersCold Water finds the Biebs boldly promising to be his beloved’s rock of support, stability and common sense in a world gone madThu Aug 04 2016 - 20:00
Songs of the Week: Cathy Davey, Ryan Adams, Blooms and 5 Seconds of SummerCathy Davey returns with her first single in six years and it’s as beguiling as anything she’s ever doneWed Jul 27 2016 - 16:14
Songs of the Week: Britney Spears, Jamila Woods, Talos, Francis and the LightsWith comeback single ‘Make Me…’, Britney confidently holds her own among this week’s best tunesWed Jul 20 2016 - 15:30
Songs of the Week: My Morning Jacket, The Blizzards, Pillow Person and The Last Shadow PuppetsMy Morning Jacket fire off a Magic Bullet, Alex Turner pelvis-thrusts to the strains of Morrissey and MarrWed Jul 13 2016 - 15:00
Songs of the Week: David Brent, Fall Out Boy, Rihanna, James Vincent McMorrowOne of these musicians is not like the others, and that musician is James Vincent McMorrowWed Jul 06 2016 - 13:59
Songs of the week: Kanye West, Blood Orange, The Avalanches and Rose NuttyKanye’s most shameless attention-seeking stunt to date, came at a time when the world had other things on its mindThu Jun 30 2016 - 16:30
Songs of the week: Aphex Twin, Divine Comedy, Kevin Nolan and DeerhoofGet ready for the most historically inaccurate hit of the summer with the Divine Comedy’s latest comeback singleThu Jun 23 2016 - 15:00
