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
Joie de VerveIt took The Verve to lift pop music out of its candy-coated summer doldrums and bring it soaring above the hot air and bluster…Sat Aug 16 1997 - 01:00
Super Furry Animals: "Radiator" (Creation)There are some weird bands coming out of Wales at the moment, and Super Furry Animals are getting stranger by the dayFri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Fleetwood Mac: "The Dance" (Reprise)Twenty years after their mega-selling Rumours album, Fleetwood Mac release a live album, a permanent record of just how safe …Fri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Earthling returnsLike Major Tom in the song, David Bowie has been lost in his own space for the past few years, but with his new album, Earthling…Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Bowie brings his new style to DublinDavid Bowie has made many spectacular changes during his long career, but his latest incarnation as a disciple of "drum 'n' bass…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Earthling returnsLike Major Tom in the song, David Bowie has been lost in his own space for the past few years, but with his new album, Earthling…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Mars attackWhat's this, you ask? The Spiders From Mars playing a concert in the Olympia Theatre on the eve of David Bowie's gig at the same…Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:00
Ruling revives rock'n'rollRock music may not appeal to some people in Lansdowne Road, but the verdict came down yesterday afternoon that the two U2 concerts…Sat Aug 02 1997 - 01:00
Having the Cabinet for lunchLunchtime had a political flavour this week, and the menu included a Taoiseach, two Government Ministers, and a high-profile …Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
The Frank & WaltersThe Frank & Walters have been hit by a fashion crisis, i.e. they're out of fashion with the UK music pressMon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Colour aplenty at city blues festival"Blues music is the wail of the forsaken, the cry of independence, the passion of the lusty, the anger of the frustrated and …Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Back to the manor bornPowerscourt House may not have been quite restored to its former glory, but it began its new lease of life in fine style last…Sat Jul 19 1997 - 01:00
Grandad's Sure Lilly's Still AliveBRENDAN O'CARROLL'S second play is sure to annoy the snobs, but it's also guaranteed to entertain the crowd almost as much as…Tue Jul 01 1997 - 01:00
Bacharach in personWE don't need Noel Gallagher to alert us to the genius of Burt Bacharach - anyone who grew up in the vicinity of a wireless would…Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
Teenage FanclubTHE Fannies have been around since before Britpop, and they can even command the respect of label mates Oasis, who definitely…Fri Jun 27 1997 - 01:00
Prodigious appetitesThe Prodigy: "The Fat Of The Land" (XL Recordings) Dial-a-track code: 1201Fri Jun 27 1997 - 01:00
Teenage Fan clubTHE choir was clear: see the perennial Teenage Fanclub in a big wet field supporting Radiohead, or experience their shambling…Wed Jun 25 1997 - 01:00
RadioheadTHE weather forecast said rain for the Radiohead concert and it was right. Bleak, grey clouds hung over the RDSMon Jun 23 1997 - 01:00
Rain unlikely to dampen spirits at Radiohead gigIF misery loves company, then Radiohead will be delirious at the prospect of meeting 38,000 Irish clans at the RDS todaySat Jun 21 1997 - 01:00
SINGLE OF THE WEEKThe Verve: "Bittersweet Symphony" (Hut) Dial-a-track code: 2301Fri Jun 20 1997 - 01:00
Live and reliableIn recent years Neil Young has been backed by such musical luminaries as Pearl Jam and Booker T & The M.GFri Jun 20 1997 - 01:00
Sisters Of MercyTHE Sisters Of Mercy, who played the POD's Red Box last Friday Night, never got much of attention from the media when they were…Tue Jun 17 1997 - 01:00
Rock of AgesSUPPOSE they gave a concert and nobody came? Even worse, suppose they went to all the trouble of building a giant lemon, a colossal…Sat Jun 14 1997 - 01:00
Radiohead DaysANYONE can play guitar, but only a talented few can take a tired old lump of rock'n'roll stone and transform it into something…Fri Jun 13 1997 - 01:00
U2 to play Dublin `by hook or by crook'U2 WILL play a concert in Dublin on August 30th, the original date for its abandoned Phoenix Park eventWed Jun 11 1997 - 01:00
U2 cancels Dublin concert over cost of staging eventU2's PLANNED Dublin concert in the Phoenix Park on August 30th has been cancelled because the event is not financially viable…Sat Jun 07 1997 - 01:00
Grace and dangerJEFF Buckley inherited the voice and songwriting talent of, the late Tim Buckey, but the last thing he expected to do was follow…Sat Jun 07 1997 - 01:00
Spaced-out and specialSpiritualized: "Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" (Dedicated)Fri Jun 06 1997 - 01:00
The Go-BetweensMANY of us remember The GoBetweens as one of the greatest groups of the 1980s, and when we heard that the "Australian Talking…Thu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
Songs of joy and mourningKATELL KEINEG'S concert at Whelans last night was supposed to be a joyful reunion with her many Irish fans; instead, it was a…Tue Jun 03 1997 - 01:00
Sudden heart sickness forces Dylan to pull outBOB Dylan has been taken to hospital following a heart "scare" which has forced him to cancel concerts in Ireland and Britain…Thu May 29 1997 - 01:00
Ed KuepperEND Kuepper fulfils all the requirements for cultdom: a pedigree with one of Australia's most cred bands, The Saints; long periods…Tue May 27 1997 - 01:00
Fighting famine with a feast of musicTHE Great Irish Famine Event is ready to recall that black period of history 150 years ago with a big festival in Millstreet …Sat May 24 1997 - 01:00
SINGLE OF THE WEEKNick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "(Are You) The One The I've Been Waiting For?" (Mute) Dial-a-track code: 2191Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00
Shining momentsJim Hendrix: "First Rays Of The New Rising Sun" (Experience Hendrix/MCA)Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00
EelsTHE singer songwriter known simply as E is a strange fish altogether: too geeky to be the new Kurt Cobain, but too sussed to …Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00
Starman springs a surpriseDAVID BOWIE graced Dublin with a surprise show at The Factory in Ringsend on Saturday, treating 300 lucky space cadets to a bass…Mon May 19 1997 - 01:00
Bowie plays surprise gig for 300 fansDAVID BOWIE played a surprise three hour show for a small, privileged gathering of 300 fans in Dublin on Saturday night, mixing…Mon May 19 1997 - 01:00
Radiohead callingFRIENDS usually phone you out of the blue, but rock star calls tend to be well planned affairs, arranged in advance through the…Sat May 17 1997 - 01:00
Sprouting againPADDY McAloon unhurriedly rolls his cigar around in his hand before lighting it, letting the anticipation envelope him, savouring…Fri May 16 1997 - 01:00
