Apple Music’s best albums list is a fair reflection of where music is at nowadays. But many fans should prepare to be vexed - it turns out to be a bonfire of the musos
‘I remember when they headlined Glastonbury… I was sat at home, on my own’. Bands changing their line-ups is a cutting moment for the unwanted member
‘It’s all about empathy, trust and intimacy’: music snappers share their love of the craft which at times can be gruelling and rarely offers stable employment
Comments come after Meta said it was opening access to its new large language model, Llama 2
As Harry Styles limbers up for this year’s gig, on Saturday, we pick our favourite performances at the castle since the inaugural Slane Festival, in 1981
Metal giants Metallica have just released their long awaited new album. Where do the US band sit in the pantheon of rock gods?
Thrash metallers secure supply of high-value format ahead of new album release
The band’s 10th studio album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct is out Friday
Alumni of Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa’s music, management and sound course include Mick Flannery and the Frank and Walters
Veteran thrashers become first heavy metal band to headline the festival
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
