Lyle Lovett: ‘I’ve never enjoyed anything more than being my children’s dad’
The singer is loving his relatively newfound role as a father, which began at the age of 59
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar St review: an intimate trip through the past in the hands a vital storyteller
Review: Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar Street: The 20-song show spans a career of over 50 years, 25 records, and a myriad of collaborations
The Guide: Gig for Gaza, Sally Rooney and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
September 21st-27th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Heaven Sent: The Rise of New Pop 1979-1983 review: Inventiveness and experimentation from start to finish
This fresh form of forward-thinking UK music upended machismo, put anarchy back in its box and reinvented pop
Elvis Costello with Steve Nieve in Dublin review: Moments of unadulterated pleasure you simply didn’t expect
Review: Costello approaches his 70th year but this gig shows there’s no stopping him
Elvis Costello: ‘If I knew how to have success with songs I probably wouldn’t be speaking to you now’
Tony Clayton-Lea gets on a press conference Zoom call to Elvis Costello - on the songwriter’s 69th birthday.
The Guide September 2nd and September 8th – Events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way between September 2nd and September 8th
Elvis Costello’s former property in foothills of the Dublin Mountains for €2.75m
Elivis Costello’s former property has been transformed into a light-filled 6,000sq ft home with a tennis court and wonderful views of Dublin Bay and beyond
Much-loved Dublin city shop Pen Corner to close its doors
Famous for pens, pencils and stationery, it has been a family business since 1927
Damon Albarn’s criticism of Taylor Swift is ‘hopelessly out of date’
Comment: He wrongly said she didn’t write her own songs – revealing a pop-vs-indie snobbery
Army offensive – Frank McNally on the decommissioning of an Elvis Costello classic
An Irishman’s Diary
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Boy Named If – Playing to his strengths
Declan McManus turns back the clock on songs that reference his late 1970s output
Elvis Costello drops Oliver’s Army over racist slur
The 1979 song was inspired by a trip the singer made to Belfast during the Troubles
Shane MacGowan: I can’t concentrate on music when I can’t even walk across the room
The singer’s new limited edition book of artwork, lyrics and school essays will start at about €1,150
Christmas 2021: Last-minute gifts for every budget
Don’t panic! Here is our gift guide, from presents for less than €10 to blow-the-budget treats
Embassy musical event will show Dublin and London still in tune
London Letter: Other Voices amplifies interwoven musical world of Britain and Ireland
The Specials: Protest Songs 1924-2012 – still railing against injustice
Coventry’s ska heroes are back and taking a stand for Black Lives Matter
Fighting Words – Frank McNally on the best and worst songs of the Northern Troubles
An Irishman’s Diary
‘I love Shane MacGowan. He’s the ultimate ... one of the last punks’
Musician and film-maker Don Letts on Shane MacGowan, The Clash and being black in Britain
Fairytale of New York: The surprising story behind The Pogues’ Christmas anthem
Thirty-three years on, it’s perhaps the greatest Christmas song ever. Here’s how it was made
Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface review – A late-era mixed bag
It is hard to imagine this uneven collection of songs striking a chord beyond core fan base
This just might be the best-value restaurant menu in the country
Review: This is seductive flavours, faultless cooking in a relaxing, low-key room
Mary Coughlan: ‘32 times I ended up in hospital with alcohol poisoning’
Through addiction, infidelity and other life struggles, music was her constant escape
Little Richard, rock’n’roll pioneer, dies aged 87
Star, famous for songs such as Tutti Frutti, was an originator of the genre
Galway International Arts Festival: The must-see events
The best picks from this year’s selection of theatre, street spectacle and quirky surprise
Irish teenager is youngest recipient in Queen Elizabeth’s birthday honours
Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey is made an OBE in this year’s list
Everything in a new place: The art of reimagining Radiohead
Radiohead’s seminal Kid A and Amnesiac will get new leases of life at MusicTown 2019
Dublin home of Hozier’s producer in Rathmines for €1.25m
Rob Kirwan refurbished Number 81 Grosvenor Square throughout after he bought it in 2013 for €765,000
David Chase on ‘The Sopranos,’ Donald Trump and, yes, that ending
It’s 20 years to the day since the landmark TV series began. Its creator looks back
Elvis Costello cancels tour following cancer surgery
Singer says he did not realise demands playing nightly gigs would have on his recovery
The 15 best rock and pop concerts in Ireland this week
The Killers, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello and Billy Joel among those performing
Miriam Lord’s Week: A century of under-representation
Painting of all female members of Oireachtas marks centenary of women’s suffrage
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