Iggy Pop

In her new memoir, the Blondie singer writes candidly about sex and fame

At 72, Iggy can do what he likes, and this quiet, spiritual jazz-tinged album suits him

Review: It’s so much fun that one slightly regrets the eventual arrival of the zombies

British writer Emma Forrest on her marriage break up and making her directorial debut with her film Untogether, which stars her ex husband

The director on fighting to make movies, climate change and teenagers who can save the world

Cannes diary: Gender parity, populist politics, freebies and zombies. It’s all go already

Star-studded cast of Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton and Chloë Sevigny light up red carpet

Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint

John Butler’s ‘Papi Chulo’, with stars Alejandro Patiño and Bomer, opened the Dublin International Film Festival in style

With such a wealth of events, you should take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Bumbling and deceptively oblivious, Eric Roberts proves to be the wisest on Bear Grylls’ island

From Kate Bush to Depeche Mode, Brian Griffin was behind some of the most iconic album covers of the 20th century

In Conversation: actors Peter Coonan and Marie Mullen

Donald Clarke: The greatest sporting event of the calendar is about to begin

The self-proclaimed executioner of the last taboos of the Western world on his Irish blood, not drinking – and finding religion

This incoherent muddle of falling leaves, cameos and tracking shots has nowhere to go

Pitchfork says Mike Mills’s Oscar-nominated ‘20th Century Women’ gets early punk right. That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard

As house prices soar, sharing a home is becoming the norm for many adults

A new book asks music critics and fans that very question, and as you'd expect, the answers vary widely

Beyoncé’s nine dominating nods, along with strong showings for Rihanna, Kanye West, Drake and Chance the Rapper, reflect a stellar year for black artists

RTÉ to broadcast documentary of singer performing his first gig outside the US

Pete Burns was one the great true eccentrics, one of pop’s great characters – and the maker of one undeniable classic

One of Ireland’s top chefs is to close his Dublin restaurant after more than 25 years

Director’s new film receives abysmal reviews, while Iggy Pop shows his lust for life

Three female directors out of 20 will compete for this year's Palme d’Or - in 2012 there was none on the list for the top prize

Woody Allen in line to set record while Pedro Almodóvar and Cristi Puiu eye Palme d’Or

Bowie released 111 singles, 26 studio albums, 46 compilation albums and five EPs

From half-hearted applause to total starman: David Bowie’s biggest Irish gigs remembered

A restless re-creation of his artistic persona helped David Bowie to makea cultural impact across six decades

Artist went from androgyny to outer space, before becoming elder statesman of British music

His music was an portal escape, a sense that with a lightening flash we could be heroes

Comedian Marc Maron was an embittered recovering alcoholic before he found his way as a podcast interviewer of brutal honesty. Not even Obama refused the call

Ireland went to Italia ’90, Nelson Mandela was released, the Berlin Wall was demolished – and the Féile festival changed Irish music forever

Peter Aiken says Ireland needs to capitalise on venues like Croke Park and Aviva

Promoter also announces Ellie Goulding and Beck gigs for Live at the Marquee in Cork

Review: David Bowie created the Ziggy zeitgeist more than 40 years ago and has spent every creative moment since experimenting, innovating, recalibrating