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
Vetiver: Complete Strangers | Album ReviewYou’ll feel like a bosom buddy by the end of this albumFri Jul 31 2015 - 00:00
Field Music: ‘There’s rhythm in gutting fish’They have made their name as one of the most imaginative guitar bands in contemporary rock, so composing music for a 1929 documentary about herring fishermen is a natural progressionTue Jul 28 2015 - 06:00
Rodrigo y Gabriela: They’ve come a long way since busking on Grafton StreetThe underground guitar duo from Mexico are now playing arena-sized shows with the likes of Robert Plant in Montreux. So what’s next?Sat Jun 27 2015 - 06:00
Castlepalooza is 10: what are your memories of Charleville?Cillian Stewart (founder); Michael Pope (Le Galaxie); Derek Byrne (TXFM), May Kay (Fight Like Apes) and others give Tullamore its dueFri Jun 26 2015 - 04:00
Kevin Barnes: Of Montreal’s laureate of gloom‘Aureate Gloom’ came out of a break-up, but their Castlepalooza gig will cheer Barnes upFri Jun 26 2015 - 04:00
Any regrets, Marti Pellow? ‘Oh aye, there’s millions’That’s probably to be expected from a man who once described heroin as ‘the ultimate painkiller’. But life could be worse: as well as his successful reinvention in stage musicals, Wet Wet Wet have plans to tour and record again soonFri Jun 19 2015 - 06:00
Paloma Faith: 'I don’t feel I’ve got much choice other than to stay true to who I am'Interview: A winner at the Brits this year, Paloma Faith still feels she’s an outsiderFri Jun 19 2015 - 05:00
How Amanda Palmer survived being ‘the most hated woman on the internet’The Dresden Dolls frontwoman has been accused of exploitation for using Kickstarter to finance her albums and for seeking volunteers to play in her band. Her memoir sets the record straightWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
