Ten of the best shows at the Edinburgh festivalsFrom Alan Cumming singing about Liza Minnelli to a heart-stopping play about depression, this year’s festival has had it allMon Aug 29 2016 - 06:00
From barking to Bill Cosby: Hannibal Buress’s never-ending tour on the comedy circuitA routine about Bill Cosby catapulted him up the comedy rankings, but with a host of impressive TV and film credits, and a wealth of experience earned the hard way on the comedy circuit, Hannibal Buress has a rightful claim to the US comedy throneMon Oct 12 2015 - 06:00
Sufjan Stevens at The Helix: a radiant rendering of his seventh studio albumStevens' ability to translate searing personal testimony into something universal strongly resonates in this showSat Aug 29 2015 - 12:21
A Winged Victory for the Sullen: the dance albumWell, maybe not quite. But the modern classical duo Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie did team up with choreographer Wayne McGregor, who asked them: what are the boundaries of your musical universe?Tue Feb 10 2015 - 06:00
If you listen to one thing this week: No Cities to Love by Sleater-KinneyOur album of the week is Sleater-Kinney's eighth No Cities to Love, the first album released after a decade-long hiatusThu Jan 22 2015 - 15:15
Not in Your Lifetime: The Assassination of JFK, by Anthony SummersPaperback reviewSat Sept 27 2014 - 00:58
No wonder everyone wants to sample the great vibes of Roy AyersAyers is pivotal in funk and jazz, and has stories of working with Fela Kuti and Rick JamesThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00
Theo Parrish: fresh from DetroitAfter a decade, renowned producer, DJ and musician Theo Parrish has got the band back together – and what a bandFri Jul 04 2014 - 00:00
Nils Frahm: ‘It is inspiring to play the studio like an instrument’The German’s music is fuelled by a love of traditional studio craft, from the Beatles to Miles Davis, and his latest work attempts to answer the question: what is left when all studio tricks are gone?Tue May 20 2014 - 01:00
‘Powerful people are trying to exclude the arts’The Kronos Quartet, who are celebrating their 40th anniversary, play their only Irish date this year, in Cork’s Opera HouseSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Trojan Sound System: saluting the master blastersAs leader of the legendary Trojan Sound System, Earl Gateshead has been at the forefront of counterculture and rave culture, and instrumental in evolving the reggae sound he so dearly lovesFri Apr 11 2014 - 00:00
Portrait of the artist: JP DonleavyIt’s been nearly 60 years since JP Donleavy wrote ‘The Ginger Man’. Siobhán Kane talks to the writer at home in Mullingar, with an extended photo gallery by Brenda FitzsimonsSat Mar 08 2014 - 01:00
Bill Callahan: Looking out a window that isn’t thereBill Callahan’s ‘Dream River’ made it onto more than a few Best of 2013 lists, and now he’s releasing a dub version – “It seemed like something I needed to consult, a sacred text”Fri Jan 31 2014 - 00:00
Julia Holter – “A sense of mystery is very important to me, in all my things”Los-Angeles composer, songwriter and singer Julia Holter’s new album was inspired by a 1950s Hollywood musical – and no one was more surpised than she wasFri Nov 15 2013 - 00:00
A memoir steeped in empathyAuthor reflects on a year spent coping with breast cancer, the end of a relationship, her mother’s Alzheimer’s and a residency at the Library of Water in IcelandSat Nov 09 2013 - 00:00
Big BennDuring more than 60 years in politics, Tony Benn has become known for his honesty, passion and humanity and, at 88, he shows no sign of slowing downSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Tame Impala: shy psychedelic expressionist types from Down UnderTame Impala’s hazy, fluid sound draws from psychedelia and space rock. Far out. But Kevin Parker still finds it hard to perform in front of friends and family, he tells Siobham KaneFri Aug 16 2013 - 00:00
Connemara’s gift to SantaSanta Montefiore likes to find exotic locations to set her romantic novels in. For her 13th book, it’s the west of IrelandSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Thee Oh Sees: John Dwyer anwers our questionsJohn Dwyer is one of the most prolific musicians at work, having been in 13 bands since 1997. Now with Thee Oh Sees, he talks to Siobhan KaneFri May 03 2013 - 01:00
Chuck D still Public Enemy number oneChuck D is one of hip-hop’s true pioneers, but even as Public Enemy prepare to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his impulse to fight the power has never been strongerFri Apr 12 2013 - 01:00
