After 22 years it's yes, yes, yes to Kate Bush and Molly BloomIN A move described as “remarkable” by Joycean scholars, the singer Kate Bush has said she has been given permission to use Molly…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Fear and loathing in GlasvegasAfter the immediate success of his debut album, footballer-turned-rock-star James Allan found himself in a Chicago hotel singing…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Not a lot of people know that's not trueSMALL PRINT: STEPHEN FRY doesn’t hate Catholics, Cherie Blair is not going to appear on Strictly Come Dancing this year and …Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Becoming the ballet boysTHERE ONCE were two Pet Shop Boys who wrote a ballet based on a children’s fairytaleMon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Bangor band wins top music prizeCo Down band Two Door Cinema Club are the winners of this year’s Choice Music PrizeFri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Life on Mars: the future of pop music is on his way to DublinREVOLVER : CONSIDERING that Bruno Mars only released his debut album last October, it can be argued that he is already the most…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Danish have 'dunnit' with detective dramaA new cliché-free TV series is moving from cult status to mainstreamFri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Sparkling piece of 'Father Ted' memorabiliaSMALL PRINT: A JACKET WORN by Fr Ted’s nemesis, Fr Dick Byrne, in the A Song For Europe episode of Father Ted is currently up…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Manly style onlineThe online fashion shop Net-A-Porter may be one of the world’s most visited websites but up until now it’s been strictly women…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Duty (well, money) calls as Stones license a classic to the gamersREVOLVER: IT’S 50 seconds of sleaze, and if the idea was to capture the sound of expensive whiskey and cheap sex with a vaguely…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Gavin Friday cover art plays patriot's game with catholic tastesREVOLVER: ‘THE IMAGE IN the cover of an album should be more than a glossy marketing device – it should entice, provoke, challenge…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
No room for MySpace now that we have our heads in the SoundCloudsREVOLVER: HOW DO YOU go, in five short years, from being the world’s most popular social networking site to an unloved and rarely…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Charting the strange course of the Blue NileAn excellent new book about the now-estranged Glasgow band offers a forensic examination of its history and why it is that fans…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
'The overwhelming feeling I have is one of sadness for the country'THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: He made his name with the Rats and Band Aid, then made millions from the mediaSat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Music hacks playing catch-up with technological revolutionREVOLVER: AMID ALL the coverage about the decline of the music industry, the article you’ve never actually read is the one about…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Oh, Canada: Knopfler's ancient No 1 gets blamed for nothin'REVOLVER: IN 1983, Mark Knopfler found himself in a department store in New YorkFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Rock'n'roll - dead and buried? Two fingers to thatIT’S IN THE papers, so it must be true. Rock’n’roll is deadFri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
The rise and rise of the TV comedianDo we really want yet another stand-up comedy series on television? The ratings and box-office spin-offs say we doSat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
In the live arena, old warhorses continue to KO the young gunsREVOLVER: IT’S THE time of year when the rock community sits down to divvy up the dosh from last year’s touring excursions. …Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
It's only words, but words are all we have to take your heart awayREVOLVER: IT’S A truth not universally acknowledgedFri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Awards overkill proves Next Big Thing is too much of a good thing on musicREVOLVER: THE FLOODGATES have openedThu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Another addendum to the tragi-comic history of child stars?SIGNED TO Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label, already receiving envious glances from Rihanna and having her debut single just kept off …Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Cocaine's high-life image needs an overhaulIN MY HUMBLE OPINION: WHENEVER YOU SEE the word “cocaine” in the media, the term “celebrity” is never far behindWed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Matt, Cher, Rebecca and the soon to be X-celebritiesAt least 15 million people will watch this weekend’s ‘X Factor’ finals, which will earn €30 million in advertising revenue. On…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Stars line up to snatch Christmas No 1 from the clutches of Cowell on music revolverREVOLVER: FOR THE past decade or so the Christmas No 1 single has either been in the clutches of the godawful “novelty” record…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Wake up! It's the tie-arranging lectureNot much on next weekend? How about a conference on roof-watching, milk-tasting, sneeze cataloguing and other ‘boring’ topics…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Keeping the modern world outsideLaura Marling admits she was not made for these times – she won’t wear make-up on TV, and she won’t play the promo game – but…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
'It was just unreal. All I could do was keep gigging. And take my beating'THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: TOMMY TIERNAN: People threatened to kill Tommy Tiernan after he made jokes about Jews last yearSat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Revolver on musicIT’S ALWAYS a vexing question: The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? Blur or Oasis? Nadine or Cheryl?Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
'I'm a clown - and proud to be a clown'He’s only 36, but Andrew Maxwell has been on the comedy circuit for 20 yearsSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Let it be available: the Beatles hit iTunesSMALL PRINT: IT WAS a typical Apple tease: the company behind the Mac, iTunes and the iPhone ran an ad on its homepage saying…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Gorillaz live in Dublin: With all the band members on stage, it looked like a renegade West End musicalFollowing a much-criticised Glastonbury show in the summer, Damon Albarn promised to “humanise” the Gorillaz live experience …Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
RevolverSwift sales show that 'enemy of feminism' Taylor means business revolver on musicFri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Celebrities go nuts for latest drink crazeSMALL PRINT: GO TO any celebrity interview these days and the rock/film star will most likely be knocking back coconut water…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Popstars: the rivals - are Lennon and McCartney still at odds?REVOLVER: YOU REALLY have to wonder about Paul McCartney’s timing in re-releasing Band on the Run and cropping up all over the…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Snobbishness of Sufjan's label would give your kitty asthma revolver on musicIF YOU’RE only going to buy one album all year, you should make it The Age of Adz , the new Sufjan Stevens releaseFri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Found in translation - a punchlineSMALL PRINT: A SWEDISH MAN, a Dutch man and a German walked into a barWed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
