Glen Hansard: ‘I’m not setting out to be a master’Now 45, the Frames frontman feels he is getting better at songwriting, and is happier ‘in my skin and in my songs’ – although he reckons he’s only halfway there on his own musical journeyMon Oct 05 2015 - 06:00
‘A bit of a fantasy’: the Beatles’ Abbey Road sessions make it on stageA new immersive show hopes to recreate the Abbey Road studio sessions – so why is Apple unimpressed?Thu Sept 24 2015 - 06:00
Rory Gallagher: the guitarist who gave Ireland a taste of real rock ’n’ rollHe cut his teeth in the showbands, but when he formed Taste, Rory Gallagher became rock’s first Irish international guitar hero. A new CD box-set, ‘Taste – I’ll Remember’, showcases his talentMon Sept 21 2015 - 01:00
Indiependence: The ‘accidental’ success story of Irish festivalsA downhome atmosphere, good crowd and a quality line-up of mostly Irish actsSun Aug 02 2015 - 17:25
Blood lines and Jamaican roots: Lianne La Havas’s latest journeysLianne La Havas was raised in London, but a trip to her family’s home in Jamaica with her mum opened up a whole new world of influencesThu Jul 30 2015 - 06:00
Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin: ‘Who else but me would have the authority to do this?’The band’s founder has just finished years of work on their studio back catalogue, with no little relief. And although he appreciates a modern mash-up of their music, he says we will never see the like of Led Zeppelin againSat Jul 25 2015 - 14:00
Review: Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah WaldFifty years ago today, Bob Dylan strapped on his electric guitar at Newport folk festival and changed musical history, a story told superbly here, writes Tony Clayton-LeaSat Jul 25 2015 - 01:37
Me & My Money: Niall McGarry, founder of Maximum Media‘As an entrepreneur money is obviously important to me’Tue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Patients inspire oncology consultant's first albumExperiences at work helped an oncology consultant write his first albumMon Jul 06 2015 - 12:00
Various Artists: Dust on the Nettles | Album ReviewA glimpse into folk music’s past that reminds us how it has shaped the presentFri Jul 03 2015 - 00:00
Me & My Money: Jenny Taaffe, CEO, iZest Marketing‘In terms of business I am a risk-taker. I’m an entrepreneur through and through’Tue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
Taylor Swift’s Dublin show suffers from blank spacePop star’s 3Arena gig pleases her adoring fans but drags between her clever songsTue Jun 30 2015 - 00:40
Sarah Cracknell’s kite-flying exerciseThe St Etienne singer’s second solo album, Red Kite, nods to Morricone and 1960s garage without resorting to pasticheThu Jun 25 2015 - 01:00
The Frames having a 25th anniversary? Don’t be absurdGlen Hansard never dreamt the band would last so longFri Jun 19 2015 - 05:00
Why we still love WB Yeats after 150 yearsA century and a half to the day since William Butler Yeats was born, Edna O’Brien, Paula Meehan, Philip King, Caitriona Yeats and Cathal Coughlan say why his work still mattersSat Jun 13 2015 - 09:30
