SkaBack in the hey-day of Two Tone, it was all about Madness, The Beat and the always underrated The Selecter (right)Sat Oct 23 1999 - 01:00
Ourselves aloneIf, as expected, The Charlatans album, Us and Us Only, goes to the number one slot this weekend, it will make them the only British…Fri Oct 22 1999 - 01:00
Whose life is it anyway?What a palaver. In the press release for Bruce Dessau's biography of Rowan Atkinson - and written in attention-seeking big bold…Sat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
100m to see MTV's award show from Point in DublinA television audience of a hundred million is expected to watch the annual MTV Europe Music Awards which this year will take …Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Laughing to the topThe brightest new kid on the comedy block in a long time, young Dublin comic David O'Doherty made quite an entrance at this year…Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Cotton-pickin' lo-fi bluesWith an average age of 22, it just doesn't seem plausible that Gomez can get a Soul/ Delta Blues/Tex-Mex sound down as well as…Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
A Rough Guide to Post-EverythingYou know what you can do with your Little Book Of CalmSat Sept 18 1999 - 01:00
State of antiestablishment artAlthough best known for his work on the Sex Pistols album sleeves, Jamie Reid remains - proudly - one of best known antiestablishment…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Every Day Is Like SundayIf there was a soundtrack album to the Blair Witch Project, it would be the new Arab Strap opus, Elephant ShowFri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Premier League takes a tilt at stand-upComedy is dead and Simon Munnery killed it. We know this to be true because he has told us soSat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
Call my bluffFor the past few weeks, Channel 4 has been busy raking up a new and cultish audience for its Late Night Poker programme on Saturday…Sat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
For Folk's SakeThe typical reaction to Kate Rusby is people coming up to her, after a gig and/or in the street, and saying "I hate folk music…Fri Aug 20 1999 - 01:00
The RevenantsNever ones to busy the charts, make it onto the wondrous Tony Fenton's playlist or headline the fabtastic Beat On The Street, …Tue Aug 17 1999 - 01:00
Shipping Forecast SongsJeez, Kristen Hersh has been up and down, in and out and round and round over the yearsFri Aug 13 1999 - 01:00
Adding up the laughsFor the past few weeks, Dara O Briain and his comedy chums have been locked away at a secret location in training for this year…Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
ComedyOriginally from Derry but now based in Australia, Jimeoin (left) is one of those rare acts whose appeal stretches all the way…Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
Murder mystery with a hi-tech repertoireA mixed media event, Eddie and Electra is a murder mystery set in present-day DublinSat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
Mr Wilson, Mr CoolThirty-three years ago next month, the ex-drummer of Rory Storm and The Hurricanes and his three mates released an album that…Fri Aug 06 1999 - 01:00
Deep-fried Dixie`I wasn't sure whether I was flying into Miami or not - I'd heard that they were trying to abolish it," is how English geographer…Sat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Waterford takes to the streetsQuite a hooley this: Waterford's Spraoi is an international festival of street performance taking place all over the city during…Sat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Put your money on TalvinAs a barometer of current musical styles and trends - both in the mainstream and the "underground" (wherever that is) - The Mercury…Fri Jul 30 1999 - 01:00
ComedyA Firm favourite with Irish audiences, mainly due to his storming appearances at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs festival over the years…Sat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
World MusicThe oddly named "Ricciotti" are a Dutch 40 piece band who are none too fussy about where they playSat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
Nowt like FolkPositioned somewhere between Tim Buckley and Shaun Ryder (if you will), Lee Griffiths is the latest hopeful from the abundantly…Fri Jul 23 1999 - 01:00
From Despair to Where?Scritti Politti - remember them? The Leeds post-punk band, named after a bastardisation of the Italian for "political writing…Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
60,000 revel in sunshine and Celtic culture at 10th London FleadhRum, Sodomy and the Lash - and that was just for startersMon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MattersQ. Is Britain's Millennium Dome as bad an idea as people say it is?Sat Jul 10 1999 - 01:00
Going for GalwayAlways a bit of a blast, in that it mixes some serious art action with some serious socialising afterwards, the Galway Arts Festival…Sat Jul 10 1999 - 01:00
Fleadh-tastic!The Fled, The Flew, The Fla, The Fledahah, The Flaw, The Flor, The Flare, The Flea, The Fleh, The Flay..Fri Jul 09 1999 - 01:00
The Semiotics of PunkPunk Rock: So What? The Cultural Legacy of Punk. Edited by Roger Sabin. Routledge, 236pp, £13.99 in UKSat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Truly, Madly, DeeplyWhether it be as a club or a label, Metalheadz has done more than most to advance the cause of contemporary music this decade…Fri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Avalon CallingYo ho ho and a bloody big bottle of cider - it's the annual Glastofest, which, over the last 30 years, has transformed itself…Fri Jun 25 1999 - 01:00
Rebel with a causeDown in the Welsh valleys, the remnants of a once proud mining town are keeping the home fires burning at a street party to mark…Sat Jun 19 1999 - 01:00
Comic genius, warts and allSee Jerry Seinfeld, see the successful comedian playing a less successful version of himself in a halfhour show that never has…Sat Jun 19 1999 - 01:00
The Name of the GameA review of Wilco's Summerteeth, when it was released earlier this year, called it "this year's Deserter's Songs" - to which …Fri Jun 18 1999 - 01:00
Millennium MattersQ. Why must the happy-clappy Me2! millennium movement be resisted at all costs?Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
An E-Z of a misunderstood cultureTwenty-five-year-old director Justin Kerrigan is talking about his generation: his debut film feature, Human Traffic, is billed…Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
Drawing laughsSpot the odd one out: S.J. Perelman, Dorothy Parker, Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, Garry TrudeauSat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00
Comfort me with lemonsWaking up and plucking an orange from a tree just outside your bedroom window by way of breakfast, a leisurely morning stroll…Sat Jun 05 1999 - 01:00
The NualasHaving shaved their armpits and touched up their roots, the Nualas arrived back in some style from their near-triumph in the …Fri Jun 04 1999 - 01:00
