The Irish Times

The Music Quiz: ‘January’s always bitter but, Lord, this one beats all’ sings Garth Brooks on...?

To usher in 2022, a holiday hungover quiz devoted to the ‘Monday of months’

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 06:00

The Christmas Music Quiz: What is the title of a wintry song by Lisa Hannigan?

Plus: Christmas with the Devil is an ode to a Satanic season by which metalheads?

Wed Dec 22 2021 - 06:00

Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth – Utopian Ashes: Much pain, much gain

Primal Scream and Savages join forces on a compelling country-soul duets album

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 00:00

Jacknife Lee: ‘If I’m not making noise, I get very grumpy’

The LA-based Dublin producer who worked with U2, REM and Snow Patrol has his own album out

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 06:00

Hal Blaine, drummer who dominated midcentury pop, dies aged 90

Drummer on hits by Sinatra, Presley and Beach Boys ‘greatest ever’, says Brian Wilson

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 11:03

James Mercer of The Shins, and the sound of the summer of ’85

The Shins founder and sole trader might have made a summery musical gem, but he says it was a painful process: 'My wife doesn’t look back on this last year as the easiest of times'

Fri Mar 17 2017 - 05:27

Count Vaseline - Yo No Soy Marinero album review: fizzes with energy and heart

Mon Oct 10 2016 - 11:03

Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream: ‘Regrets? Who cares? The band is one long experiment anyway’

Primal Scream’s new album, Chaosmosis, finds Bobby Gillespie – a garrulous interviewee – more together than ever. He reflects on the drug years, getting older and his love for young bands

Wed Apr 13 2016 - 06:00

Whipping Boy: the once-future kings of Irish rock’n’roll remember 'Heartworm'

‘Heartworm’ is one of Irish music’s most acclaimed albums but it brought Whipping Boy little success. Twenty years on, the former band members reflect on its complex legacy

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 12:45

Good Night and Good Riddance review: a DJ who always spun to the beat of his own drum

The late John Peel’s BBC ‘sessions’ over 37 years are pored over in this exhaustive, thrilling and humorous analysis of an uncompromising tastemaker

Sat Oct 10 2015 - 02:06

Jesssica Paré: Mad, rad and very useful to know

The Mad Men star on singing with The Jesus and Mary Chain, her new Irish movie Standby, and being constantly badgered for spoilers about the hit TV series

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 01:02