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Rock/Pop highlights of the week ending December 31st

Rock/Pop highlights of the week ending December 31st

Damien Dempsey – Attention Bébé Christmas Party – Mick Flannery – Jenny Greene – Fontaines DC – Fr Ted Day – Subject With Surgeon, New Jackson, Tr one and more – Aslan – Hudson Taylor – ASIWYFA – Overhead the Albatross – Something Happens

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 03:00
Me and My Money: Voyager IP managing director Mark Elliott

Me and My Money: Voyager IP managing director Mark Elliott

‘I think everybody loses money but once you find more than you lose life is good’

Tue Dec 19 2017 - 07:00
Going to the Bordello or the Ball? This week’s pop and rock highlights

Going to the Bordello or the Ball? This week’s pop and rock highlights

Gogol Bordello are back, The Script, The Coronas and Gavin James are at the 2FM Xmas Ball, Glen Hansard plays Vicar St and Mark Feehily gets festive at the Sugar Club

Sat Dec 16 2017 - 03:00
Me & My Money: ‘I’m certainly in the spender category’

Me & My Money: ‘I’m certainly in the spender category’

Keith Fagan, Sales Director, Molson Coors Ireland

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 07:00
Best rock and pop this week: Talos, Otherkin, The Charlatans... and the Bay City Rollers

Best rock and pop this week: Talos, Otherkin, The Charlatans... and the Bay City Rollers

Les McKeown bringing the music of his old band the Bay City Rollers back to life for one night only

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 03:00
Me & My Money: ‘I’ve been buying things online since before web browsers existed’

Me & My Money: ‘I’ve been buying things online since before web browsers existed’

John O’Neill, Founder and chief executive of Tickets.ie

Tue Dec 05 2017 - 07:00
This week’s best rock and pop: From Other Voices to Divine Comedy

This week’s best rock and pop: From Other Voices to Divine Comedy

The Coronas sell out (in the good way) and Wolves in the Throne Room bring the metal

Sat Dec 02 2017 - 03:00
Me & My Money

Me & My Money

Christine Keily, Chief Tax and Payroll Officer, Immedis

Tue Nov 28 2017 - 07:00
Van Morrison – Versatile review: far removed from the man’s masterworks

Van Morrison – Versatile review: far removed from the man’s masterworks

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 09:53
Best rock and pop this week: Rhiannon Giddens, Bryson Tiller and James Blunt

Best rock and pop this week: Rhiannon Giddens, Bryson Tiller and James Blunt

There’s some serious riffage courtesy of Bitch Falcon and Royal Bloood while Queen + Adam Lambert and S Club Live look back

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 05:00
‘We bought our house one month before the market reached a record high during the boom’

‘We bought our house one month before the market reached a record high during the boom’

Me and my money: Alan Murphy, managing partner at Eversheds Sutherland

Tue Nov 21 2017 - 07:00
The best rock and pop this week: Queens of the Stone Age, Nelly, James Arthur and Mac Demarco

The best rock and pop this week: Queens of the Stone Age, Nelly, James Arthur and Mac Demarco

There’s some guitar-slinging, ear-busting bands ready to rock this week – and some gentle pop and banging dance

Sat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Me & My Money: ‘Sheet music is probably my biggest expense’

Me & My Money: ‘Sheet music is probably my biggest expense’

Clarinetist and composer Christopher Moriarty

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 07:00
‘It isn’t about how loud we are but the impact we can make’

‘It isn’t about how loud we are but the impact we can make’

There’s subtlety in And So I Watch You from Afar’s sonic madness

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 05:00
The best rock & pop gigs this week: Depeche Mode, The Killers and Steps

The best rock & pop gigs this week: Depeche Mode, The Killers and Steps

Also playing are God is an Astronaut, Sylvan Esso, Rag’n’Bone Man, while BellX1’s Paul Noonan goes solo

Sat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
Columbia Mills: A Safe Distance to Watch – taut tunes worth taking a closer look at

Columbia Mills: A Safe Distance to Watch – taut tunes worth taking a closer look at

Fri Nov 10 2017 - 05:00
‘There has never been a Jimmy Choo incident since the recession’

‘There has never been a Jimmy Choo incident since the recession’

Me & My Money: Karen Bates, Bluestone Distribution, bluestone.ie

Tue Nov 07 2017 - 07:00
Stereophonics review: new album has its moments but is nothing to scream about

Stereophonics review: new album has its moments but is nothing to scream about

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 05:00
Rock & Pop – Saturday, November 4th – Friday, November 10th

Rock & Pop – Saturday, November 4th – Friday, November 10th

Kiasmos – electronic music that ducks and weaves between hard-hitting beats and subtle, signature whirls

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 05:00
‘Radiohead were never pin-up boys’

‘Radiohead were never pin-up boys’

As Philip Selway and his Radiohead bandmates turn 50, the drummer says they are just getting better and better

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 05:00
Me & My Money: How betting on golf paid for a family holiday

Me & My Money: How betting on golf paid for a family holiday

JP Hughes, chief commercial officer at Friends First

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 07:00
Cork Jazz Festival ends on a high with Sinatra’s favourite pianist

Cork Jazz Festival ends on a high with Sinatra’s favourite pianist

Celebrating its 40th year, the festival had all kinds of jazz on offer, from classic to experimental with performances from Imelda May and Alison Moyet

Sun Oct 29 2017 - 20:26

Joey Bada$$, Liam Gallagher, Annie Mac: Ireland’s best rock and pop this week

We’ve got all the gigs to make the most of your October bank holiday weekend

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 05:00
Philip Selway goes solo without switching off the Radiohead

Philip Selway goes solo without switching off the Radiohead

Let Me Go review: The Radiohead drummer's solo effort contains plenty of what makes the band so great

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 05:00
‘I’m one of those people who does the weekly shop in four stores’

‘I’m one of those people who does the weekly shop in four stores’

Me and My Money: Kieran McKeown, managing director of Matrix Recruitment

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 07:00
Slow Place Like Home: When I See You . . . Ice Cream! – Irish electro-pop has a moment

Slow Place Like Home: When I See You . . . Ice Cream! – Irish electro-pop has a moment

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 05:00
‘I never haggle over prices, I do enough of that with politicians’

‘I never haggle over prices, I do enough of that with politicians’

Me and my money: Cormac Ó hEadhra is an RTÉ presenter on Raidió na Gaeltachta and Radio 1

Tue Oct 17 2017 - 06:00
From The Horrors to The Breeders: the week’s best rock gigs

From The Horrors to The Breeders: the week’s best rock gigs

Plus: get back in black for the return of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and roll like J Cole

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00
Emma Langford review: A Limerick original with talent to burn

Emma Langford review: A Limerick original with talent to burn

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00
St Vincent: Masseduction – woozy trip through a sensory overload paradise

St Vincent: Masseduction – woozy trip through a sensory overload paradise

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00
Me & My Money: ‘I think I’ve always been a saver’

Me & My Money: ‘I think I’ve always been a saver’

Paul Connolly, Managing Director, Motivation Weight Management

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 07:00
Folk opera, Kraut-psych and punk thuggery: this week’s rock/pop highlights

Folk opera, Kraut-psych and punk thuggery: this week’s rock/pop highlights

Get thee to Micah P Hinson, Ulrika Spacek, The Stunning, Jenny Hval, The Fontaines, Vitalic, The Mountain Goats, Duke Special, Session Motts and Future Proof with Nialler 9

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
Ane Brun – Leave me Breathless album review: Superb cover album

Ane Brun – Leave me Breathless album review: Superb cover album

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
Liam Gallagher: As You Were review  – The bark and the bite are back

Liam Gallagher: As You Were review – The bark and the bite are back

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
Me My Money: ‘I always think it’s important to shop around’

Me My Money: ‘I always think it’s important to shop around’

Dee Nix, General Manager at Killashee Hotel killasheehotel.com

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 06:23
Are you not entertained? Russell Crowe rocks Dublin to the max

Are you not entertained? Russell Crowe rocks Dublin to the max

This week's rock/pop highlights: The actor's band Indoor Garden Party are at the Olympia. Plus: Grizzly Bear, Shellac, Lady Antebellum and The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 07:00
Niall Connolly – Dream Your Way Out of This One review: Potent pop/rock from Cork musician

Niall Connolly – Dream Your Way Out of This One review: Potent pop/rock from Cork musician

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 05:15
Wolf Alice – Visions of a Life album review: Londoners enter new chapter

Wolf Alice – Visions of a Life album review: Londoners enter new chapter

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 11:00
Me & My Money: ‘I am the worst kind of spender’

Me & My Money: ‘I am the worst kind of spender’

Kevin Sharkey, Artist

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 07:00
Marc Almond: ‘Sometimes I feel I’m sewn together’

Marc Almond: ‘Sometimes I feel I’m sewn together’

The Soft Cell pop survivor on songwriting struggles and near-death experiences

Sat Sept 23 2017 - 05:00
The Killers on the Dublin restaurant that stays open late for them

The Killers on the Dublin restaurant that stays open late for them

Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr on their early ambitions and working with Irish producer Jacknife Lee for their new album

Fri Sept 22 2017 - 05:00
Rock and pop gigs of the week: from Wild Youth to Ennio Morricone

Rock and pop gigs of the week: from Wild Youth to Ennio Morricone

As the Italian composer bows out of live shows, expect drama, tears, hugs and bouquets

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 07:00
Marc Almond: Shadows and Reflections – more tainted love songs from the 1960s

Marc Almond: Shadows and Reflections – more tainted love songs from the 1960s

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 05:15
The Horrors: V – Raiding the 1980s synth-pop vaults

The Horrors: V – Raiding the 1980s synth-pop vaults

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 11:00
Me & My Money

Me & My Money

Stephen Leddy, managing director, Hidden Hearing Ireland

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 07:00
Rostam: An interview with an ex-Vampire

Rostam: An interview with an ex-Vampire

The multi-instrumentalist, producer and Vampire Weekend co-founder on his solo album, his conflicted relationship with America, and why Brian Eno is his musical role model

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 05:00
A book tailor-made for the Prefab Sprout fanatic

A book tailor-made for the Prefab Sprout fanatic

First part of John Birch’s projected trilogy is full of precise, carefully extracted detail

Sat Sept 16 2017 - 06:00
Bon Iver, The National and more: this week’s best pop/rock gigs

Bon Iver, The National and more: this week’s best pop/rock gigs

Red Hot Chili Peppers make up for December cancellations

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 10:00
Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold review: a slight change in Foolosophy

Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold review: a slight change in Foolosophy

FOO FIGHTERSConcrete and Gold ***RCA

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 05:15
Yusef/Cat Stevens - The Laughing Apple review: fine folk at 50

Yusef/Cat Stevens - The Laughing Apple review: fine folk at 50

YUSEF/CAT STEVENSThe Laughing Apple ***Cat-O-Log Records/Decca

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 11:00
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