Rehashing punk and spitting it back at usWhat is it with Californian bands? Last year, No Doubt took ska music and sold it back to the Brits, but long before Gwen Stefani…Thu Jan 22 1998 - 00:00
Brat Bus TourThe idea of the "Brat Bus" tour is to showcase new bands which the NME critics believe will be huge in 1998, and this year's …Fri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00
Return of the Brit Brat BusChristmas is over, the tree has been taken down and the holly lies withering on the back porchSat Jan 10 1998 - 00:00
Single Of The WeekConveniently not coinciding with Christmas releases by The Spice Girls and The Teletubbies, the penultimate track from Be Here…Fri Jan 02 1998 - 00:00
The end of the year show`Sorry, I can't come out tonight - I'm washing my hairSat Dec 27 1997 - 00:00
Sweet soulThere have been some notable transformations in recent rock history, such as Primal Scream's metamorphosis from slack indie band…Sat Dec 13 1997 - 00:00
The Lighthouse FamilyThe soft-soul duo of Paul Tucker and Tunde Baiyewu have quietly achieved million-selling status with hardly a whisper of hype…Fri Dec 12 1997 - 00:00
Watching the boyz grow into menThe first time I saw Boyzone perform at the Point, they were just five wide-eyed kids starting out on a big adventureThu Dec 11 1997 - 00:00
The SeahorsesYou can sort of see why Stone Roses fans would be disappointed with John Squire's new band The SeahorsesMon Dec 08 1997 - 00:00
Single Of The WeekThe Chemical Brothers: "The Private Psychedelic Reel" (Freestyle Dust)Fri Dec 05 1997 - 00:00
Definitely, maybe time to take a rest, says NoelNoel Gallagher said last night he is bored with Oasis and is looking forward to taking a long break after the band's world tour…Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00
Rock's bad boys play it safeLast year the media couldn't get enough of Oasis; every move they made was watched carefully by the world's press, and every …Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00
Blur deliver a short, sharp shockIf Blur are becoming a bit road-weary, as reported in the music press recently, then it didn't show at their Point concert last…Sat Nov 29 1997 - 00:00
The CharlatansA few years ago, The Charlatans lived beneath the shadow of fellow Mancunians The Stone Roses, and it didn't stop them from topping…Thu Nov 27 1997 - 00:00
Frenzied loops of sound and furyTom Rowlands and Ed Simons don't look half as scary as Keith Prodigy, but their ferocious dance sound can quite easily rip your…Thu Nov 27 1997 - 00:00
PortisheadThe sound of a Theremin wafted around the Olympia on Wednesday night, signalling the second coming of Portishead, and calling…Fri Nov 21 1997 - 00:00
BjorkThe emotional landscapes of Bjork's music came into sharp relief at the Olympia last night, and this reviewer was swept away …Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Show fails to whip up rock 'n' roll frenzy at PointEe by gum, yon Lancashire lass can really belt out those r & b vocals, but can she whip the audience into a rock 'n' roll…Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Single Of The WeekBeck: "Deadweight" (Universal) Following Ash's exuberant Top Ten hit, A Life Less Ordinary, here's another cool cut from the …Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
Pass the polenta, pleaseM People: "Fresco" (BMG) M People have lasted very well, hanging on way beyond the normal lifespan of dancepop chart actsFri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
Tumbling mix of beats and groovesDaft Punk is not a novelty new wave band, but a French dance duo with a penchant for bizarre videos and niggling, insistent beats…Tue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00
Robbie WilliamsMy eardrums have survived the aural massacre of My Bloody Valentine and the hammering of Nine Inch Nails, but that was nothing…Tue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00
Lisa GermanoWhat do you get when you combine the chaotic inventiveness of Giant Sand with the fragile virtuosity of Lisa Germano? A damn …Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
Fan fervour 60s-style greets ex-Beatle's classical opusWE thought we had Paul McCartney pegged, pigeonholed and pensioned off, but the 55-year-old former Beatle is back to rewrite …Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Coolio & The 40 ThevzWhat has happened to rap? It started off as the explosive sound of the black ghetto, but now it's just the toothless ranting …Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:00
Four cities, one beatGoing clubbing tonight, or staying at home? Or perhaps you'd like to have it both ways, and large it up without leaving your …Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
No DoubtAs no Doubt get bigger, the age group of their audience seems to shrink, and when the band from Anaheim, California came to the…Wed Oct 01 1997 - 01:00
Raunchhouse rhythms`Would you like to see me do a striptease?" asked Toni Braxton during her sold out concert at the Point on Monday nightWed Sept 17 1997 - 01:00
Forecast for a sultry nightUnblock your ears for a minute and listen to these good reasons to go to see Toni Braxton in Dublin on Monday: 1) she's drop …Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Drum 'n' bass and all that new jazzCourtney Pine was the main mover and shaker in the New Wave of British Jazz, and ten years later he still pushes the genre forward…Thu Sept 11 1997 - 01:00
Spirits in the chemical worldAmazing what you can do with one chord and the ugly truthMon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
U2 wears NI politics on its sleeveU2 has added a splash of colour to Northern Irish politics with the sleeve of the latest new CD single, PleaseFri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
40,000 give U2 a special welcome homeThis was not just any sort of homecoming for U2Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Stars are found in the Kitchen at partyGeorge Harrison couldn't make it to U2's Dublin concerts this weekend, being otherwise engaged in slagging off the band in a …Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
One day at a time proves winning Feile formula for residents and rock 'n' rollersIt's been three years since Thurles endured an invasion of young rock 'n' roll fans, but the Tipperary town was well able to …Mon Aug 25 1997 - 01:00
The VerveIn rock `n' roll heaven, The Verve would be bigger than Oasis, and their two albums to date, A Storm In Heaven and A Northern…Sat Aug 23 1997 - 01:00
Step lively on the TripThere used to be a rock festival called Feile every year in Thurles, Co Tipperary, and folk used to come from all over the country…Sat Aug 23 1997 - 01:00
Primal ScreamBobby Gillespie is always on a quest for the ultimate high, and sometimes it takes him down to the lowest depths of rock'n'roll…Fri Aug 22 1997 - 01:00
