Former Cardigan Nina Persson on knitting cleverShe’s the singer with The Cardigans but there’s a lot more to Nina Persson. As she releases her first solo album proper, she mues on creativity, motherhood and being her own bossFri Feb 07 2014 - 00:00
IQ – Frenzy over Garth Brooks comeback ‘incredible’Q: Why did the tickets for the country superstar’s concerts sell out so quickly?Sat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Dublin exposure: Citizen photography of U2 and other early punksMooching around the city with a mechanical camera, a young photographer captured a seminal period in Irish rock historySat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Icelandic record-breaker Ásgeir gets found in translationAhead of the release of the English language version of his record-breaking debut – one in 10 Icelanders bought it last year – Ásgeir Trausti tells Tony Clayton-Lea about overnight sensationalism and how he got John Grant on translation dutiesFri Jan 24 2014 - 00:00
It takes more than words to get to the heart of MogwaiAs indie instrumentalists Mogwai approach their 20th anniversary, Barry Burns and Stuart Braithwaite discuss lyric-free music, Scottish identity and the absurdity of the ‘post.rock’ labelFri Jan 17 2014 - 00:00
Music tastemaker angling to make grime payPaul Purcell is still a student at IADT but his record label Glacial Sounds is making wavesSat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00
James Vincent McMorrow: "I’m very ambitious, musically – I want to create great things"James Vincent McMorrow wants to create great things, not mediocre work. The guiding light for his new album “was to genuinely make something that I wanted to listen to”, he tells Tony Clayton-LeaFri Jan 03 2014 - 00:00
The hall guy: the man with a new plan for the NCHGary Sheehan has had a relatively radical year at the National Concert Hall – and he’s only getting startedThu Jan 02 2014 - 01:00
Desmond Dekker: Black and Dekker – The Complete Stiff Recordings 1980-1983 Cherry RedFri Dec 27 2013 - 10:26
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs: Under the Covers Vol 3 Shout Factory/Floating WorldFri Dec 27 2013 - 10:21
Review: Blades as sharp as ever after nearly 30 years awayPaul Cleary and the band were in a league of their own, with a set including ‘Ghost of a Chance’ and ‘The Bride Wore White’Sat Dec 14 2013 - 07:00
The stars of Xmas: seasonal gifts for music loversNo idea what to buy for that music fan in your life? Freak not for Tony Clayton-Lea has done all the legwork and found the most bad-ass, rock’n’roll pressies of the holiday seasonFri Dec 13 2013 - 00:00
Ticket Awards 2013 - Irish acts of year and best Trad, Roots, Jazz, ClassicalIt’s been one of the best years ever for Irish music, with quality and quirk to the fore. Plus, Siobhán Long, Michael Dervan, Joe Breen and Cormac Larkin pick their best albums of the yearFri Dec 06 2013 - 00:00
Aoife Woodlock: A woman with perfect voice controlHow does Other Voices music producer Aoife Woodlock get such a great line-up in Dingle, Co Kerry, every year? “I don’t have any challenges when it comes to calibre and quality,” she saysFri Nov 29 2013 - 00:00
Mixing it with I’m Your VinylKen McHugh and Dana Donnelly spin it out with Tony Clayton-LeaFri Nov 22 2013 - 00:00
The other Dingle for 'Other Voices'Ahead of this year's recording of Other Voices in Dingle, Tony Clayton-Lea shares his hidden gems for the Kerry town, plus some locals give their insider tipsMon Nov 18 2013 - 11:55
The Best Music Books of 2013From Moz to Rod, from Byrne to Thorn, Tony Clayton-Lea picks out the best (and, just maybe, the worst) music books of the yearFri Nov 15 2013 - 00:00
Tom Verlaine: a very reluctant Television starHe may be nonplussed by the fuss over 1977’s ‘Marquee Moon’, but he is happy new generations remain receptiveThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
