The Irish Times

Ed McGinley: Tangled Roots & Twisted Tales review – A slow-burning pleasure

Musician’s debut solo recording is all the better for its lengthy gestation

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 00:00

Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars review – His most radical and best album in years

By structuring the music around an orchestra, there is a remarkable freshness to his sound

Fri Jun 07 2019 - 09:23

Version aversion: Going the covers route brings out the best – and worst – in bands

Neil Young’s surprise covers album of 1960s standards, ‘A Letter Home’, is a reminder that there’s an art to interpreting other people’s work – and not everyone makes the cut

Fri Apr 25 2014 - 00:00

Pat Egan: still promoting after all these years

Pat Egan was one of the first to bring big rock and pop shows to Ireland, and after decades of promoting acts such as Bob Marley, and many walks on the wild side, he’s still in business

Sat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00