Gavin Friday: ‘Ireland wasn’t an easy place back then to go out and be the Virgin Prunes or U2’Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinarySat Oct 19 2024 - 05:15
The Guide: Bram Stoker Festival, Cork Jazz Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endOctober 19th-25th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Oct 19 2024 - 05:00
The Real Sinéad O’Connor by Ariane Sherine and Sinéad O’Connor: The Last Interview and Other Conversations - Two very different booksThe first is a tabloid-style litany of mayhem offering little insight; the second presents a much more rounded picture of a woman who was far too often stereotyped and scornedSat Oct 19 2024 - 00:00
Silverbacks: Easy Being a Winner – Deeper, better songs as band benefit from taking their foot off the pedalThe Irish band have returned with deeper, better songs on their third album in four yearsThu Oct 17 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What is the most disappointing album ever, according to Rolling Stone?Plus: Diablo IV, an online-only dungeon game, features a cover of which Who song by Camila Cabello?Wed Oct 16 2024 - 05:00
A Portrait of Radiohead: Colin Greenwood’s photographs of Thom Yorke and the bandThom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway all feature in candid portraits taken by the Radiohead bass player between 2003-2016Tue Oct 15 2024 - 00:01
‘During Covid, shopping was my medicine. I still have clothes in my wardrobe with tags that I bought during that time’Lana Dullaghan is an interior designerMon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Ruby Wax, St Vincent, Crowded House and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endOctober 12th-18th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Oct 12 2024 - 05:00
Pa Sheehy: Maybe It Was All for This – Ignore the sombre track titles. These songs are winners Gigging with Bruce Springsteen in summer 2023 influenced the creative direction of this solo effort from a former member of Walking on CarsThu Oct 10 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who inspired the title of the 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?Plus: Which Kate Bush classic is covered on The Last Dinner Party’s new albumWed Oct 09 2024 - 05:00
Dáithi Ó Sé: ‘I keep change in my car for the tolls and it can go missing. My young fella is my main man and suspect’Me & My Money: Dáithi Ó Sé is a television presenterMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: The Last Dinner Party, Lauryn Hill and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endOctober 5th-11th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Oct 05 2024 - 05:00
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
