The Music Quiz: How many times have Radiohead been nominated for the Mercury prize?With a new album (The Smile) and book of photographs (How to Disappear) landing, a special query into all things Thom Yorke & companyWed Oct 02 2024 - 05:00
Music books: From the melancholy of Abba to the dance-floor riot of AshTony Clayton-Lea on publications about Abba, Greenwich Village, Fleetwood Mac, 1990s indie, John Grant, Dolly Parton and BritpopTue Oct 01 2024 - 04:10
‘There are industries where I know an extra margin has been built in on the first quote, so I will always ask for a discount on that’Me & My Money: Angela Quinlan is a certified Irish, UK and European patent attorney and has a certificate in intellectual property litigationMon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Ireland Music Week, Crash Ensemble, Cork Folk Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endSeptember 28th-October 4th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Sept 28 2024 - 05:00
Lady Gaga: Harlequin review – Joker companion album brings unsettling unpredictability to razzle-dazzle show tunesHarley Quinn, the star’s character in Joker: Folie à Deux, affected her so much that the singer wanted to make an album reflecting Quinn’s complexitiesFri Sept 27 2024 - 11:00
Gemma Hayes: Blind Faith – A most welcome creative return after a 10-year absenceThis collection veers from folksy warmth to silky sandblasting, and includes one of the best songs in her catalogueThu Sept 26 2024 - 05:30
The Music Quiz: Who is the Sinéad O’Connor parody in the Rock a Hula episode of Father Ted?Plus: Who is about to be honoured for her philanthropy at the Golden Heart Awards?Wed Sept 25 2024 - 05:00
‘One of my long-term goals would be to invest in art, which is something you can take pleasure in while you have it’Me & My Money: Fallon Moore is head of events at Blas na hÉireannMon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Gig for Gaza, Sally Rooney and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endSeptember 21st-27th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Sept 21 2024 - 05:00
Gurriers: Come and See – Debut album agitates in all the right waysA work in progress from a band almost falling over itself with ideasThu Sept 19 2024 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: Which band’s orchestral ballad was rejected as the title track for the Bond movie Spectre?Plus: Who is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz better known as?Wed Sept 18 2024 - 05:00
‘I’m not comfortable with debt. I won’t buy anything unless I have the money for it’Me & My Money: Anne Abberton, founder and chief executive of Coffee FixxMon Sept 16 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Chappell Roan, Hamilton, Culture Night and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endSeptember 14th-20th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Sept 14 2024 - 05:00
Barry McCormack: Painting Devils – Dublin songwriter’s eighth album is a hoot from start to finishFormer member of Jubilee All-Stars delivers insightful, witty lyrics with the mischief of Dylan and the rhythm of John Cooper ClarkeThu Sept 12 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What’s the best Oasis song of all time, according to Rolling Stone?Plus: questions about The Supremes before they were supreme, Kate Bush covers Elton John, Wendy Erskine on Rod Stewart, and the only two-time British Mercury prize winnerWed Sept 11 2024 - 05:00
‘My daughters’ generation are bigger consumers than I remember being’Me & My Money: Caroline Lyons, co-founder and presenter of What a Woman podcastMon Sept 09 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Dublin Fringe Festival, Gilbert O’Sullivan and more acts to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endSeptember 7th-13th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Sept 07 2024 - 04:00
David Gilmour: Luck and Strange – Pink Floyd guitarist’s fifth solo album is his best yetMood is morose yet so Floydian in sonic temperament - as songs go by you’d swear it was 1974Thu Sept 05 2024 - 04:00
The Music Quiz: Carole King sang which Taylor Swift tune at the first Swifties for Kamala event?Plus: Who’s that with a tattoo of Jesus Christ on his leg?Wed Sept 04 2024 - 05:00
Living life to the sound advice from a taxi driver in Brazil Me & My Money – Éabha McMahon, co-founder of Celtic World ForumMon Sept 02 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: National Cinema Day, Cork Podcast Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endAugust 31st-September 6th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 31 2024 - 05:00
Oasis: Definitely Maybe 30th Anniversary Edition review – Cheap-shot melodies or the best album of all time?The passing decades may have made some of the music too familiar to be as potent as it once was but some songs pack a punch even nowThu Aug 29 2024 - 05:45
The Music Quiz: Which rapper has paid $6 million for the naming rights to a Florida football stadium?Plus: Who is the Irish singer duetting with Julian Lennon on his 1998 song Faithful?Wed Aug 28 2024 - 05:00
‘I love haggling. It’s satisfying to mortify my husband, friends and kids’Me & My Money: Kim McKenzie-Doyle is founder and chief executive of The B!G IdeaMon Aug 26 2024 - 06:00
Jon Hopkins on his new direction: ‘There are no nods to dance music. I’ve dropped all attempts to fit into anything’The electronic music maverick says his new album, Ritual, is not in a genre that can be easily labelledMon Aug 26 2024 - 05:15
The Guide: Coldplay, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endAugust 24th-30th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 24 2024 - 05:00
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Woodland – Impressionistic songs underscored by despair, anxiety and a will to overcomeThe 10th album from the Americana-royalty couple offers sparse, delicate, textured sounds delivered with storytelling expertise and wisdomThu Aug 22 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Coldplay album cover became a Royal Mail postage stamp?Ahead of their four shows at Croke Park, a deep dive into all things Chris Martin & coWed Aug 21 2024 - 05:00
‘I find I am less impulsive shopping online than I am in person’Me & My Money - Nicky Blake Knox, commercial director, Conrad DublinMon Aug 19 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Another Love Story, AC/DC and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endAugust 17th-23rd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 17 2024 - 05:00
Fontaines DC: Romance – Incredibly compelling indie rock that takes the Dublin band to the next levelThe changes are more systemic than stylistic, pulled off with a confidence and assurance that can only come from being comfortable in your skinThu Aug 15 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which of AC/DC’s early 1990s songs is all about Donald Trump?In honour of the mighty metalheads Saturday concert at Croke Park, an electrifying query into all things AC/DCWed Aug 14 2024 - 05:00
‘There are ups and downs with horses – some work out and some don’t’Me & My Money – Niamh McEvoy, showjumperMon Aug 12 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Electric Picnic, Imelda May and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they endAugust 10th-16th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 10 2024 - 05:00
The Script: Satellites – Songs with emotional depth and purpose, underscored by a sense of lossAlbum opener Both Ways is unlike what you might expect from The Script, a sonic sleight of hand bringing to mind Bruno Mars feasting on Black Eyed PeasThu Aug 08 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Kylie Minogue song contains ‘one of pop music’s most violent and distressing lyrics’?Ahead of her appearance at Electric Picnic 2024, an exhaustive trivia trawl through all things KylieWed Aug 07 2024 - 05:00
Electric Picnic 2024: 12 must-sees at this year’s festival, from music to comedy and podcasts to foodWhether it’s Kylie Minogue on the main stage or Fangclub in Fishtown, this year’s event is crammed with people and places to grab your attentionTue Aug 06 2024 - 05:15
Does Paschal Donohoe haggle? ‘I get enough of that at budget time so I leave shopkeepers in peace’Me and My Money: Pascal Donohoe is Minister for Public ExpenditureMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Kilkenny Arts Festival, Fatboy Slim and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they endAugust 3rd-9th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 03 2024 - 04:39
Beabadoobee: This Is How Tomorrow Moves review – Superior pop from one of Gen Z’s most interesting starsThe 24-year-old Filipino-British songwriter’s second album marks the maturing of a fine talentThu Aug 01 2024 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: What was named the worst album cover of all time by Rolling Stone?Plus: What was the first hip-hop song beamed into outer space?Wed Jul 31 2024 - 05:00
‘In 2007 I lost an entire week’s wages. That feeling of knowing you’ve just worked for free all week really hurt’Me & My Money: Stephen Gibson, founder and chef, Pichet RestaurantMon Jul 29 2024 - 06:23
The Guide: All Together Now, Waxahatchee and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endJuly 27th-August 2nd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 27 2024 - 05:00
Heaven Sent: The Rise of New Pop 1979-1983 review: Inventiveness and experimentation from start to finishThis fresh form of forward-thinking UK music upended machismo, put anarchy back in its box and reinvented popThu Jul 25 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Irish act knocked Sgt Pepper’s off the UK #1 spot?Plus: What nabbed top position in Rolling Stone’s recent Best Album Covers of All Time list?Wed Jul 24 2024 - 05:00
Nightmare concerts: Nicki Minaj put on one of Ireland’s most disappointing gigs. Here are nine more disastersIncluding gigs by Garth Brooks, Guns N’ Roses, Lauryn Hill, Swedish House Mafia and Barbra StreisandMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endJuly 20th-26th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 20 2024 - 05:00
Marc Almond: I’m Not Anyone review: Wise use of fine tunes The singer’s adventurous spirit is to be celebrated again as he performs songs selected for their emotional resonanceThu Jul 18 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Taylor Swift song recently surpassed one billion streams on Spotify?Plus: Can you name the first rap group to win a Grammy?Wed Jul 17 2024 - 05:00
‘That phrase “cash is king” is long dead’Me & My Money: Jordan Conroy, Olympian and Ireland Rugby Sevens playerMon Jul 15 2024 - 05:00
