Then & now Lucy Irvine, castaway“WRITER SEEKS ‘WIFE’ for a year on a tropical islandSat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Getting Ziggy with itCD CHOICE: DAVID BOWIE/ The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars EMI *****Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
The view from after the counter culture‘I’M A 21st-century man,” declares John Sinclair, poet, political activist and one-time manager of Detroit proto-punk band The…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street LifeloggingWhat it means : At the supermarket checkout in front of you, there’s a nerdy chap with some strange contraption affixed to the…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
His sky's no limitCD CHOICE: Richard Hawley/Standing at the Sky’s Edge Parlophone ****Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street SpaversWhat it means: In these cash-strapped times, everybody is looking for a bargain, and a whole slew of websites has popped up …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Then & Now Arundhati Roy, novelist and activistSHE WON THE Man Booker prize in 1997 for her debut novel, but since then not a single work of fiction by Arundhati Roy has featured…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street MantyhoseWhat it means: Funny how girl things suddenly become guy things, at the slightest whim of a marketing execSat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Then & now Rosie Swale, adventurerIN 1971 SHE sailed around the world in a catamaranSat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street cash mobWhat it means : We know all about the flash mob, whereby a group of people – summoned via Facebook or Twitter – gather at a …Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Then & now Gerry McAvoy musicianFANS OF Rory Gallagher are looking forward to May 31st, when the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival kicks off in the…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Then & now Alex Winter, actor/directorIN 1989, TWO most excellent dudes embarked on a bodacious time-travelling adventure that brought them fame, fortune and righteous…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street SoLoMoWhat it means: Good mantras often come in three words that lend lend themselves to easy repetition; like Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Fun, flakes and the financial crisisFICTION: Various Pets Alive and Dead , By Marina Lewycka Fig Tree, 364pp. £12.99Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
The DecemberistsWe All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) Rough Trade ****Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street EgotouristWhat it means : It’s the time of the year when people start thinking about their summer holidaysSat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street ShowroomingWhat it means : You’ve seen the perfect designer dress online, at a rock-bottom price, but oh, if only you could try it on before…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Then & now The HobbitsIN THE EARLY noughties, moviegoers were enchanted by the adventures of four brave hobbits – Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin – in…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street filter bubbleWhat it means: So, you’re plugged in to the web community, sharing common cyberspace with your Facebook friends and Twitter …Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Putting The Byrds on their rightful perchHaving incurred the wrath of The Smiths’ Morrissey and Van Morrison following biographies of both, is elusive rock writer Johnny…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Then & now Catherina McKiernan, athleteAS WE COUNT down to the 2012 Olympics in London, thoughts turn to some of our great Olympians of the pastSat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street AmazeballsWhat it means: Some things are just so awesome no superlative is sufficient. Bieber’s Jesus tattooSat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Then & now Erik EstradaWE’VE BEEN LOOKING back at 50 glorious years of RTÉ and marvelling at how they’ve managed to keep us entertained over an entire…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street JanopauseWhat it means: It’s New Year’s Day, and you’re getting hot flushes, twitches and bloatingSat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street Squeezed MiddleWhat it means : No, it’s not what happens when you eat too much Christmas pud and then try to compress yourself into a slinky…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Then & now Jona Lewie, musicianTHIS PAST FEW weeks, shoppers have been bombarded with the usual classic Christmas hits from Slade, Wizzard, Shakin’ Stevens …Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Word on the street RecyclopathWhat it means: It could be a neighbour or a friend, or even a member of your familySat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Thoroughly modern May brings retro act back homeIMELDA MAY’S live show has grown into a raucous blend of fevered rockabilly and flat-out rock ‘n’ roll, with the odd pause in…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Indie tunes for a rock'n'roll ChristmasThere was a time when indie bands wouldn’t touch Christmas with a ten-foot candy cane (not sure if this was meant as pullquote…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Jimmy Nail, singer and actorTHEN & NOW: Ain’t no doubt about it: for a former welder from Newcastle-on-Tyne with a pugilist’s face, an “okay” voice …Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Then & now Mickey Harte, singerIN 2002, IRELAND’S Eurovision dream lay in the balanceSat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Then & now Terry WaiteON NOVEMBER 18TH, 1991, Terry Waite was freed by Shia Muslims who had held him hostage for nearly five yearsSat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Then & now Lewis CollinsHE WAS THE hardest cop on TV, thrilling viewers with his tough-as-nails attitude, and making all the other TV cops of the time…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Then & Now: Angie BowieJOHN HAD YOKO, Mick had Bianca, and David Bowie had Angela Barnett, a flame-haired siren who inspired Bowie to develop his Ziggy…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Then & now Chuck NorrisYOU’RE IN THE pub, and one of your mates asks: whatever happened to Chuck Norris? So you google him when you get home, but instead…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
