The Music Quiz: Under which professional name does singer Natalie Renée McIntyre perform?
Plus: In a forthcoming production, which play by William Shakespeare will feature reworked music from Radiohead’s 2003 album Hail To the Thief?
Plus: In a forthcoming production, which play by William Shakespeare will feature reworked music from Radiohead’s 2003 album Hail To the Thief?
The singer is loving his relatively newfound role as a father, which began at the age of 59
Review: Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar Street: The 20-song show spans a career of over 50 years, 25 records, and a myriad of collaborations
September 21st-27th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
This fresh form of forward-thinking UK music upended machismo, put anarchy back in its box and reinvented pop
Review: Costello approaches his 70th year but this gig shows there’s no stopping him
Tony Clayton-Lea gets on a press conference Zoom call to Elvis Costello - on the songwriter’s 69th birthday.
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way between September 2nd and September 8th
Elivis Costello’s former property has been transformed into a light-filled 6,000sq ft home with a tennis court and wonderful views of Dublin Bay and beyond
Famous for pens, pencils and stationery, it has been a family business since 1927
Comment: He wrongly said she didn’t write her own songs – revealing a pop-vs-indie snobbery
An Irishman’s Diary
Declan McManus turns back the clock on songs that reference his late 1970s output
The 1979 song was inspired by a trip the singer made to Belfast during the Troubles
The singer’s new limited edition book of artwork, lyrics and school essays will start at about €1,150
Don’t panic! Here is our gift guide, from presents for less than €10 to blow-the-budget treats
London Letter: Other Voices amplifies interwoven musical world of Britain and Ireland
Coventry’s ska heroes are back and taking a stand for Black Lives Matter
An Irishman’s Diary
Musician and film-maker Don Letts on Shane MacGowan, The Clash and being black in Britain
Thirty-three years on, it’s perhaps the greatest Christmas song ever. Here’s how it was made
It is hard to imagine this uneven collection of songs striking a chord beyond core fan base
Review: This is seductive flavours, faultless cooking in a relaxing, low-key room
Through addiction, infidelity and other life struggles, music was her constant escape
Star, famous for songs such as Tutti Frutti, was an originator of the genre
The best picks from this year’s selection of theatre, street spectacle and quirky surprise
Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey is made an OBE in this year’s list
Radiohead’s seminal Kid A and Amnesiac will get new leases of life at MusicTown 2019
Rob Kirwan refurbished Number 81 Grosvenor Square throughout after he bought it in 2013 for €765,000
It’s 20 years to the day since the landmark TV series began. Its creator looks back
Singer says he did not realise demands playing nightly gigs would have on his recovery
The Killers, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello and Billy Joel among those performing
Painting of all female members of Oireachtas marks centenary of women’s suffrage
From Kate Bush to Depeche Mode, Brian Griffin was behind some of the most iconic album covers of the 20th century
A high-class weepie about a real-life May-December romance between actors
On My Radar: The BBC presenter on his favourite music, film, radio show and eating at Nando’s four nights in a row
It’s been 40 years since Elvis Presley's death, but his former home, Graceland, is still a popular stop on a road trip through the music cities of Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans
‘The locals are weirdly helpful. They’ll board a train with you to ensure safe passage’
Here’s six things we learned at Galway’s arts festivals, including some insights from the Abbey Theatre’s new co-director
Bar marks historic links between Galway and France as artist proves art is rubbish
Rory Gallagher, Van Morrison, Phil Lynott, Elvis Costello among past performers
The Boss’s gig at Slane Castle made the front page of ‘The Irish Times’ 31 years ago
Suede, a new work inspired by Eileen Gray and US model Cameron Russell are also on the July arts festival bill
The singer has written an acutely self-aware, scathingly honest and passionate autobiography
Tributes paid to prolific ska and reggae trombonist Emmanuel ‘Rico’ Rodriguez
Acts such as U2, Van Morrison and Kate Bush brought international fame to a small corner of Dublin’s docklands
When T Bone Burnett was asked to set a stash of lost Dylan lyrics to music, he put Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford and Rhiannon Giddens, among others, in a room together. They jammed ‘the heart and soul out of each other’ to come up with ‘Lost on the River’
New movie Pride celebrates the unlikely meeting of Britain’s striking miners and gay rights campaigners in the 1980s. Poverty, homophobia, Aids and the defeat of the miners provide an unlikely backdrop. Donald Clarke takes pride in a cultural rebellion
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices