School of rock: life inside a musical hothouse in ParisWith slick studios and heavyweight mentors, the Red Bull Music Academy is a dream come true for musicians who make the cutTue Nov 17 2015 - 06:00
Enya breaks her silence on fame, privacy and musicIt’s seven years since Enya has given an Irish interview. After 80 million album sales, she tells Lauren Murphy why it has never been about hiding away, but rather safeguarding her privacyFri Nov 13 2015 - 15:25
1D's Niall Horan: ‘I can’t dance. I can’t ice-skate and I’m not going in the jungle’One Direction’s only Irishman talks fame, pints with the lads, Zayn's departure and what the band's upcoming hiatus is really aboutFri Nov 13 2015 - 11:00
Singer Róisín O: Back to BlackOften referred to as daughter of Mary Black or sister of Dan from Coronas, the singer is finding her own voiceSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
Guy Garvey: The Elbow singer on his solo takeoffA new band, new relationship, and a struggle with strange lyrics – Guy Garvey’s mid-life crisis seem like an awful lot of funSat Oct 31 2015 - 09:00
Elvis Presley: If I Can Dream – Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Album ReviewFri Oct 30 2015 - 00:00
Tara Erraught: ‘In life, people are going to pick on women’Interview: The Dundalk mezzo was on the receiving end of mean-spirited reviews, but none of it has hindered her soaring opera careerThu Oct 29 2015 - 06:00
McAlmont & Butler: ‘It all got a bit involved. I think that’s why we called it a day’Interview: McAlmont & Butler came, saw and briefly conquered with their uplifting song ‘Yes’ at a time when macho Britpop ruled. The partnership was meant to be temporary – and yet here they areWed Oct 28 2015 - 06:00
Ezra Furman: ‘I don’t trust popularity. I’m going for greatness’Furman’s favourite thing, it seems, is to confound expectations – but look behind the theatricality and the Chicago singer has a musical masterplan at workTue Oct 20 2015 - 11:27
Life of Brian McFadden: don’t call it a comebackThe former Westlife star never packed in his pop career and you won’t find him with the ‘headbangers’ on ‘Big Brother’Sat Oct 17 2015 - 11:45
Lulu: survivor and thriver with something to shout aboutThe pop veteran has put pen to paper for her first album in 10 years. Why? ‘When you write songs, you have to reveal something of yourself’Sat Oct 03 2015 - 06:00
Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel: All psyched up and drawn together by comic booksDuo are unlikely but happy musical collaboratorsThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00
A world's first: the app that brings live music straight to your mobileFirstage app records musicians’ live performances to bring them to virtual stages that can be accessed right through your smartphone screenFri Sept 11 2015 - 05:45
James Joyce set to music: ‘He might turn in his grave when he hears one or two’Navan’s Brian Byrne has taken a break from scoring Hollywood films to set a James Joyce poetry collection to musicThu Sept 10 2015 - 06:00
Likely lads’ stories: the Libertines get back on the road‘It’s a big release to do new stuff,’ says Pete Doherty, as a mellower Libertines launch their first album in 11 years. Lauren Murphy catches up with the four backstage in DublinWed Sept 09 2015 - 12:00
‘The day of the fat singer standing in the middle of the stage is long gone’The cast of a new Irish production of Handel’s opera Agrippina talk about the gruelling demands of modern opera singing, the loneliness of the road and how House of Cards fans are in for a treatTue Sept 08 2015 - 06:00
Parquet Courts: the last great rock band in New York?They’ve been called as much, but they’re more interested in achieving longevityThu Sept 03 2015 - 06:00
Morrissey takes a novel turn towards the List of the LostWill the singer’s novel follow in Nick Cave’s footsteps, or crash and burn like Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz?Fri Aug 28 2015 - 11:00
Jess Glynne: a new voice in more ways than oneThe Londoner came to light singing with Clean Bandit and Tinie Tempah. Now her own album is about to drop, and not even heartache or broken vocal cords can stop herWed Aug 19 2015 - 06:01