Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend: Power pop, power ballads and grunge
London band deliver a safe but effective collection on their 'difficult third album'
London band deliver a safe but effective collection on their 'difficult third album'
It’s a particularly thrilling time for Irish music – here’s our countdown of the finest
Longford band sound a bit like Mumford & Sons butting heads with The Killers
Poverty levels result in US tribes being hit hard by electricity and delivery costs
Who better to kick things off than a pub band with chops?
Ireland’s annual ukulele festival demonstrates the instrument’s phenomenal appeal
Final day of Longitude will see over-cast conditions clear to give dry, bright weather
Too few women playing Ireland’s big music festivals – and too many excuses
Gerry Adams, Conor McGregor, Hozier, One Direction ... and some sad dads
A tight budget lead to a handcrafted wedding with help from friends and family
Viva la muerte, kids
Purists hopping mad over Metallica should just grin and bear it
After almost 45 years of recording, Christy Moore has gathered his 45 best songs on a triple CD, ‘Where I Come From’
irishtimes.com features the first of a series of online ‘musical columns’. Temper-Mental MissElayneous, Doctor Millar and other songwriters will sing about Ireland and its crises, to rekindle the social fire at the heart of music
The freedom of being a fresher, compared to the servitude of the Leaving Cert, can go to your head . . . watch out for these 10 pitfalls
The success of Westlife was fast and vast and band member Shane Filan sought to bank for the future by investing in property. He lost everything spectacularly, including his reputation. Here, he puts the record straight
John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is an advanced music studio on wheels
Northwest Passage Diary: Paul Gleeson on the latest leg of his rowing journey
Hoe downs break out as Mumford & Sons headline last night of Somerset festival
As the children of wannabe rock-stars, Haim were always destined to make music – “Our parents didn’t wave us off to college; they waved us off to a rock band”
Concern expressed over three gigs following Swedish House Mafia trouble last year
Hugely popular British folk-rock group are first major act confirmed for the venue
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