Kormac: ‘I like to take a big, ridiculous project on’‘Equivalent Exchange’, his new one-off show for St Patrick’s Festival, is the biggest and most ambitious collaboration undertaken by the producer, DJ and Big Band leaderSat Feb 17 2018 - 05:00
Richard Russell: Everything Is Recorded – dragged down by too many star guestsFri Feb 16 2018 - 11:32
‘I feel like I’ve been married to three men for 15 years’After five albums, Wild Beasts mark their break-up with a new record and three ‘farewell’ gigs, including a Dublin concertFri Feb 02 2018 - 05:00
Tommy Tiernan: ‘I love going to Mass. It’s all about the losers’Comedian, chat show host and now actor talks comedy, Christmas and CatholicismTue Dec 05 2017 - 06:00
‘I’m 20 stone. I’ve had six albums out. I’m okay for exposure'Years of thankless touring and ignored albums have worn his patience thin, but Thomas Walsh hopes his new Pugwash album will set the record straightThu Nov 23 2017 - 05:00
The Smiths – The Queen is Dead (Deluxe Edition) review: illuminating take on exceptional albumFri Oct 20 2017 - 05:00
And So I Watch You From Afar return with a formidable display of powerThe Endless Shimmering review: The Northern Irish band have moved their sound on while retaining their muscular dynamismFri Oct 20 2017 - 05:00
David Rawlings takes a step towards Bob Dylan and Neil YoungThe country star is known for his work with Gillian Welch but now he’s happy being out frontFri Sept 15 2017 - 05:00
Angus & Julia Stone - Snow review: blizzard of banalitiesANGUS & JULIA STONESnow **Le Label/PIASThu Sept 14 2017 - 12:39
Dave Grohl: ‘If it wasn't for Ireland, I wouldn’t be walking’The Foo Fighters frontman opens up about life in the biggest rock band in the worldFri Sept 08 2017 - 05:00
A rap-rock supergroup with ambitions to ‘unf**k the world’New supergroup featuring members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill have big ambitionsFri Sept 08 2017 - 01:00
Paul Brady – Unfinished Business album review: 70-year-old shines on 15th releaseThu Sept 07 2017 - 12:39
Sparks - Hippopotamus review: still crazy after all these yearsSPARKSHippopotamus ****BMGThu Sept 07 2017 - 10:30
LCD Soundsystem return, and James Murphy’s got some bangersAmerican Dream flirts with indulgence but their party roots show throughThu Aug 31 2017 - 11:30
The War on Drugs: 'Music is about going town to town with your guitar’The move to a major label hasn’t clipped the indie darlings’ wings or shortened their solosTue Aug 29 2017 - 05:00
Angelo De Augustine: Swim Inside the Moon – lo-fi homage to Nick Drake and Elliott SmithThu Aug 24 2017 - 10:30
‘I’m very driven because I’m much older than everyone else’At 64, Dalkey-born singer Alison O’Donnell has just released her second solo album and has no plans to slow down her long and fascinating musical journeyTue Aug 15 2017 - 05:00
Frankie Rose – Cage Tropical album review: Tips the right side of eccentricityThu Aug 10 2017 - 12:39
Oneohtrix Point Never: Good Time OST – unnerving soundtrack to Robert Pattinson movieThu Aug 10 2017 - 10:30
Manchester Orchestra: A Black Mile to the Surface – rising US band show their depthThu Jul 27 2017 - 10:30
Frankie Cosmos: A star vehicle for a Hollywood childHer parents are Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, but Greta Kline is no Hollywood brat. She’s taking the DIY route to stardom via her band Frankie CosmosFri Jul 21 2017 - 05:00
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott: Double act with wit and warmthPAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTTCrooked CalypsoVirgin EMI, 3Thu Jul 20 2017 - 12:39
Goldfinger - The Knife review: Pop-punkers past their sell-by dateGOLDFINGERThe KnifeRise Records, 3Thu Jul 20 2017 - 10:30
Oh Wonder: songs with a big heart you can dance toOH WONDERUltralife, 4Island RecordsThu Jul 13 2017 - 12:39
The Dears – Times Infinity Volume Two album review: Still capable of surprisesThu Jul 13 2017 - 10:30
Coldplay prove the musical equivalent of Aladdin’s genie at Croke ParkElephant costumes, ‘xylobands’, and an energetic Chris Martin make for an entertaining gigSun Jul 09 2017 - 12:28
Coldplay at Croke Park: Everything you need to knowGetting there, line-up, stage times, possible set list and moreThu Jul 06 2017 - 14:00