José Gonzalez: Vestiges & Claws | Album streamIt's eight years since Jose Gonzalez released a solo album - listen to Vestiges and Claws hereTue Feb 17 2015 - 11:00
Rebel Yell: the Cork renaissance?Cork’s ‘little hum’ of creative confidence is building to a crescendo, its artists sayFri Feb 13 2015 - 00:00
The Decemberists return: expect songs about Sandy Hook and fronting a boybandAfter a hiatus, illness, and, for frontman Colin Meloy, three children’s books, the band are back with an eclectic albumMon Feb 9 2015 - 06:00
From the heart: Father John Misty explores the messed-up, warts-and-all side of loveFor his second album, inspired by his wife Emma Garr, Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty, had to surrender to love – and a little bit of schmaltzFri Feb 6 2015 - 12:40
Reunions: a whiff of desperation?Some band reunions make complete sense, but The Libertines' attempt seems more sad than anything elseFri Feb 6 2015 - 06:00
This time it’s personal: the Tweedy family albumWilco’s Jeff Tweedy and his drummer son, Spencer, have made an album together. The family matriarch’s battle with cancer was their ‘guiding presence’ in the studioWed Jan 28 2015 - 06:00
No ordinary film: The Doghouse gives audiences a seat at the tableA Danish short film lets the viewer inhabit one of five characters around a dinner table by wearing an Oculus Rift headset. And so this thirtysomething Irish female journalist becomes a middle-aged Danish manThu Jan 15 2015 - 07:00
Thom Yorke’s Bundle of joyDid the Radiohead frontman really make $20 million on his solo LP? And has he fixed the music industry?Fri Jan 9 2015 - 06:08
Mark Lanegan’s own brand of wild successOver a 30-year career, Lanegan has built a keen following if not the level of success of some of his friends. Which suits him fineMon Jan 5 2015 - 06:00
Booker T Jones: ‘Green Onions? I’m still learning about it’Jones played a key role in Memphis’s 1960s soul scene, but his music looks forward, not backMon Jan 5 2015 - 01:00
First Fortnight: The Songs That Save Your LifeWe speak to several musicians playing First Fortnight about the songs that get them through hard timesFri Jan 2 2015 - 00:00
Big ideas for 2015: a famine sitcom, music, running, body painting and foodHow many people manage to stick to their New Year’s resolutions beyond the first week of January? A few determined souls who are going for broke with an idea or a life change in 2015 tell us their ideasTue Dec 30 2014 - 06:00
Exclusive video: The Coronas perform their new single ‘Just Like That’The band have been 11 years on the slow burn of music making – so will new album The Long Way see them make the jump into the premier league chart?Thu Nov 20 2014 - 06:00
Where to get your favourite ‘TV dinners’ close to homeFood Month: It might not be practical to travel to Albuquerque to dine at Los Pollos Hermanos, or to go to, um, Hogwarts for Butterbeer, but we can point you towards similar delicacies hereMon Nov 17 2014 - 01:00
Dave Grohl: “Rock’n’roll is a young man’s game, and at this point I’m like the fucking Gandalf of rock’n’ roll”The Foo Fighters frontman on meeting his musical heroes, playing Nirvana tunes for the first time in a decade, and the one thing he’s got left to learnThu Nov 13 2014 - 15:33
All Tvvins: “f**k you, younger me, I’ll play pop if I want to”All Tvvins’ Lar Kaye and Conor Adams have paid their indie dues – now it’s time to go popThu Nov 6 2014 - 16:00
The eat is on: where to go in Dublin for gig fuelFood Month: Where are the best places to eat before and after a show in Dublin? We narrow down the options using the very scientific formula of nutrition + value x convenienceMon Nov 3 2014 - 15:00
Listen: Tim Wheeler 'Lost Domain' album streamTim Wheeler makes his solo debut with 'Lost Domain', a collection of songs chronicling his father's battle with Alzheimer's Disease. It's a serious subject, he tells Lauren Murphy, but it's not necessarily a downbeat album . . .Mon Nov 3 2014 - 10:43
A ‘very Irish’ film about matters of life and deathOne Million Dubliners is a fascinating documentary feature about the living and the dead of Glasnevin Cemetery whose star, historian and tour guide Shane Mac Thomáis, died before its releaseMon Nov 3 2014 - 01:00