The Irish Times

Patti Smith: ‘I related completely to Bob Dylan. His arrogance, his humour’

The rock’n’roll poet on breaking barriers, hanging out with Dylan, and supporting Sally Rooney

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 06:00

Fintan O’Toole: Have shock tactics had their day?

Sat Jun 17 2017 - 05:00

Writer and art historian Francesco Spampinato explores collaborations between musician and artists in his new book Art Record Covers

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 15:56

Aaron Brookner’s film Uncle Howard is about his late film-maker uncle – but it is also about Aids, a disappeared New York and the dangerous Burroughs

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 06:00

I grew up in Ecuador, but never felt accepted there as a gay man. Ireland is where I call ‘home’ now

Tue May 19 2015 - 15:02

Jackson Pollock puked there, Dylan wrote lyrics there, Nancy Spungen was killed there – could a space as chaotic as the New York hotel exist today?

Wed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00