Inspirational: An extended highlights version of last month’s Barretstown Inspirations gig will be broadcast on Tuesday at 8pm…

Inspirational:An extended highlights version of last month's Barretstown Inspirations gig will be broadcast on Tuesday at 8pm on VenueOne.com.

Brand new winners:

The results of 98FM’s Brand New Act 2012 will be revealed on the station’s Totally Irish show this Sunday from 8pm.

Krafty creation:

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A new Kraftwerk album is on the way “soon”, according to Ralf Hutter. The band recently undertook a week-long residency at New York’s MoMA.

Fruit flavours:

Real Estate, Chromatics and Liars have all been added to the Forbidden Fruit festival line-up.

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Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy is a freelance journalist and broadcaster. She writes about music and the arts for The Irish Times