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Betty Davis, raw funk pioneer, dies aged 76
Singer, who married Miles Davis, influenced many with wild voice and overtly sexual lyrics
David Byrne: ‘I couldn't write songs during the depth of the pandemic’
The Talking Heads frontman is opening an exhibition with sketches spanning 20 years
John Lennon was shot dead on this day in 1980. Here’s how The Irish Times paid tribute
We published six stories about the former Beatle, including the appreciation reproduced here
‘A festering wound’: The true story of the Beatles break-up
Peter Jackson’s unflinching film shows the tensions weighing on the band by the late 1960s
John Lennon names his favourite Beatles songs in newly discovered tapes
Lennon discusses his love for Yoko Ono and being ‘possessed’ by fame in lost interview
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards pay tribute to Charlie Watts following drummer’s death
Rolling Stones members honour their bandmate of almost 60 years
Pro-independence Catalans seek to bring Madrid back to negotiating table
Talks on territorial issue have been on ice since for nearly a year
How Bob Gruen snapped rock music’s biggest stars
In a classic example of the “right-time, right-place” scenario, Gruen became the personal photographer of John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their NYC sojourn
A facsimile of the Book of Kells and soldiers’ badges from the Western Front
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Various Artists: Beautiful Freaks review – when bands used to stick it to the man
An intriguing compilation of alternative sounds from the 1960s counter-culture
Sam Taylor-Johnson: ‘The fear hasn’t completely gone away’
Director’s new film A Million Little Pieces is based on James Frey’s contentious memoir
Imagine there’s no Beatles. Danny Boyle makes it easy if you try
The director on his new romcom, in which only one man remembers the band existed
Dalí’s surreal dream pieces in the gardens at Russborough
Wicklow exhibition and sale includes work from Irish and international sculptors
Golden years: 10 pop stars who made great music in their sixties and beyond
How much harder it is for a star to deliver records that matter when, like Madonna, they have passed their 60th birthday?
Jagged Little Pill isn’t the only sacred cow that deserves a kicking
Donald Clarke: A new print of A Clockwork Orange is on the way – get your boots on
Wish you were there: postcards as art and communication
A new book and exhibition demonstrate the wit, and power of the postcard
Weekend TV guide: eight of the best shows to watch
Ireland rugby hero Peter O’Mahony and Boyzone on the Late Late, Nicole Kidman joins Graham Norton and Michael Parkinson chats to Ray D’Arcy
John Lennon’s killer Mark Chapman denied parole for 10th time
Chapman’s release would be incompatible with welfare of society, says parole board
Michael Walker: dreams, stories and memories the stuff of Anfield
Liverpool built a European empire on camaraderie, banter, talent and a passion for the shirt
Isle of Dogs: A five-star movie that doesn’t put a paw wrong
Review: Wes Anderson’s second stop-motion animation film is his warmest picture yet
James Kelman: ‘Irish writers get cushy jobs because they never challenge a single damn thing’
The Scottish novelist on being a thorn in the literary establishment’s side
From graffiti artist to most expensive painter in America
After U2, now Yoko Ono is selling her Basquiat as prices for the artist soar
Want to feel the pulse of New York? Put your hand on the pavement
Travel Writer: Deirdre Dunne finally made it to the Big Apple, where around every corner lay a surprise
Yoko Ono hospitalised in New York with ‘flu symptoms’
Spokesman denies 83-year-old singer and widow of John Lennon suffered a stroke
Sing a song of suspense: the wild music close to David Lynch’s heart
A live tribute to the songs and music of David Lynch brings together an eclectic group of artists
Crazy, big, surreal thing called love | Visual art
A kiss is not just a kiss in this big Imma show about a big emotion
A high-risk performance from Amanda Coogan | Visual art
For those who are wary of performance art, Coogan’s approach may sway you
Bono claims John Lennon as Irish at event on Ellis Island
Tapestry unveiled depicting island of Manhattan as yellow submarine piloted by Lennon
John Lennon’s first wife Cynthia dies after battle with cancer
Couple married just before Beatlemania transformed musician into global figure
Polly Samson’s trouble and strife
The writer of ‘The Kindess’ has lived a life – featuring Pink Floyd, grief, motherhood and a tumultuous family history – that’s a novel in itself
David Lang: ‘Minimalism existed for about a minute ’
In curating the What? . . . Wow festival, Lang is examining the legacy of his neighbourhood, and the 1960s New York scene that gave the world minimalism
The Gloaming: continuing adventures of a trad fusion supergroup
The five virtuosos of The Gloaming can afford to be choosy about how, and where, they play their transcendental blend of trad, jazz, rock and classical music
Brought to Book: Viv Albertine on Cocteau, Ono, Austen and Catherine the Great’s horse
‘Don’t waffle. Be honest. Write so you’re ashamed. Edit it about 20 times, get another three professional people to edit it. Edit it another 10 times’
First Drive: Two sides to the story with BMW’s new 4-series
The new BMW X4 won’t set the world on fire, but the 4-Series Gran Coupe really shines
Rufus Wainwright’s good vibrations
The singer-songwriter has a galaxy of high-profile fans and a dizzying range of achievements under his belt – but has never troubled the top of the charts. Does that matter to him – and, if not, what does he focus on instead?
Did Madonna, Bono and ‘radical chic’ cause a Pussy Riot split?
Agit-prop collective broken on the wheel of fawning Western media
Susan Wood: from Easy Rider’s difficult shoot to clicking with John and Yoko
In her long career, the photographer has captured everyone from Jayne Mansfield to Norman Mailer. She tells how Dennis Hopper betrayed Peter Fonda and how she earned her subjects’ trust
Back in the R.O.I – Fifty years on, the Fab Four are still causing a stir in Dublin
Celebrating 50 years since The Beatles played their only Irish gigs, the Dublin Beatles Festival takes place this weekend with tribute bands, exhibitions, plays, interviews and more
‘John Lennon Bus’ gives Cork children chance to make music
Yoko Ono says late Beatle would have backed project to bring music to people
Dream Skeam: island off Cork for €1.5m
This retreat off the coast of west Cork isn’t just great for swimming and fishing: it has a rumoured Viking burial ground, a hidden sundial, an early Gnostic Christian church, an overgrown second World War airstrip – and commercial potential
Picasso, Lennon, Dalí and more: artists in their own image
An exhibition of portraits puts artists in the frame, and highlights where their public and private selves diverge
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