No rivals to the sonic siblingsFunny thing, chemistry. You can put two or three elements together, and get a spectacular reactionSat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Rock/PopHeather Small: (Arista) The distinctive, chocolatey voice of Heather Small clogged up the arteries of AOR radio for most of the…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Twin PeaksRichard D. James is one wild and scary guy - just take a look at the controversial videos for Windowlicker or Come To Daddy, …Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Roll over Fatboy, and make room for the great blues whaleStep aside, Fatboy - there's a new dance king in town, and he's named after a famous fictional whaleTue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00
Wet, wet, wet, but fans have a whale of a timeRain and rock festivals don't usually mix, but the wet bank holiday weekend didn't stop play at the Heineken Green Energy Festival…Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Silencing chatterersThe former leader of Mother Earth has just released his solo album, You Are The Healer, but this event has been somewhat overshadowed…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Oasis concert in Dublin to be among the last for Noel GallagherNoel Gallagher has confirmed that he will rejoin Oasis for its Irish concert in Lansdowne Road on July 8th, but said that it …Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
TCD ball recovers buoyant feelingTake 5,700 students, put them in evening wear and set them loose around the grounds of Trinity College, add plenty of musical…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
To Wannadie forRock 'n' Roll is filled with wannabes, but there are only five Wannadies in the world, and they're all gathered in a London hotel…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Rock/PopPaul Simon: Greatest Hits - Shining Like A National Guitar (Warner Bros)Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
Bryan FerryFrom space-age glamrocker to smooth, svelte crooner, Bryan Ferry has grown old more gracefully than most, and when he played …Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
35,000 dance fans beat it up at the Mosney mudfestIbiza had the sand, but Mosney had the mud, and 35,000 dance fans trudged through acres of the slippery stuff in search of DJ…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Titan: Elevator (Virgin)Three Mexican amigos who look like they'd nick the hubcaps off your Ford Pinto, Titan could be the Tejano cousins of The Beastie…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Behind The WallTwenty years ago, Roger Waters saw his most ambitious idea reach fruition - the construction of a giant wall between himself …Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Various Artists: Music from and inspired by the motion picture Pokemon - The First Movie (Atlantic)To say that Pokemon is pretty popular is like saying Bill Gates is pretty well offSat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Rock/PopIt has taken five years for Justine Frischmann and her band to cobble together the follow-up to their self-titled debut, and …Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
PoetryLiverpudlian laureate Roger McGough delivers lines from his new book, The Way Things Are, at Belfast's Waterfront Hall tonight…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Macy GraySuperstardom has crept up so quickly on Macy Gray, you wonder if her soul can survive the spotlightFri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
ComedyThere's nothing funny about flooding in Mozambique, but tonight's comedy benefit at Vicar St is a serious attempt to raise funds…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
David KittCalling David Kitt a singer-songwriter is like calling Nick Cave a piano player: the description just doesn't cover the scope…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Weird and wonderful musical shapesCalling David Kitt a singer-songwriter is like calling Nick Cave a piano player: the description just doesn't cover the scope…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Clubeanna`Funkyailte, groovyailte, happenailte' is the twisted linguistic description of An Taobh Tuathail, the cult music show on Radio…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Enough of Puff's guffThe (allegedly) gun-toting boss of Bad Boy Records, boyfriend of Jennifer Lopez, and best pal of Biggie Smalls brought his entourage…Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Day OneNot to be confused with boyband A1, this Bristol duo deals in homegrown trip-hop beats, not a million miles away from their label…Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
Stirring the soulThis time last year, the name Macy Gray meant diddley-squat to the great record-buying publicSat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Cheesy DiscoBoney M were the perfect embodiment of cheesy Eurodisco, and songs like Rasputin, Daddy Cool and Ma Baker wafted across the 1970s…Sat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Death In VegasHaving a top pop guest on your album can be a mixed blessing: more people might buy the record, but they also might expect you…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Red BoxRichard Melville Hall has been flailing around in search of a style he can call his own, and he may finally have cracked it with…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
ChansonFrom Athy to Amsterdam via Paris 1919, Jack Lukeman (right) has come out of the shadow of Jacques Brel, Scott Walker and Frank…Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
CD ChoiceIn their poptastic heyday, Crowded House were probably incapable of writing a bad songSat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
CD ChoiceHow did Blondie, defunct for 15 years, re-establish themselves in the hearts of today's young pop-pickers? Their singer looks…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
ClubsClubland's coolest culchie, Donal Scannell , has lined up an entire day of dance-oriented fun and games in Vicar Street, starting…Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00
Drum 'N' BassStraight outta Bristol comes new drum 'n' bass star Krust, who performs at the Kitchen next FridaySat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
BoybandAt the MTV Awards last November, Boyzone's Shane Lynch addressed the vexed question of whether his ageing boyband would stay …Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
ClubbingBrown Sugar, Dublin's baaadest, bootyshakin' club night, kicks off the new millennium with another appearance from resident DJ…Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
A musical oasis brightens up a dull eveningWith most of the city centre's pubs and clubs shutting their doors for Millennium Eve and most of the population opting to celebrate…Mon Jan 03 2000 - 00:00
Seeing in 2000 with bands, bells and a bangJust what the family needs on New Year's Eve - a free open-air concert in Dublin's Merrion Square, featuring The Divine Comedy…Fri Dec 31 1999 - 00:00
ClubbingJust two days before the big Y2K next Wednesday night, Liverpool superclub Cream gives Dublin a taste of pre-millennium madness…Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Republican RockIt's Ding Dong merrily on high as Ireland's booziest, Brit-hating balladeer celebrates his Christmas Hooley in Whelans tonight…Sat Dec 18 1999 - 00:00
Latest Britpop band to wow IrelandOn the first of two sold-out nights at Dublin's Olympia Theatre, Scottish band Travis discovered just how deeply their Britpop…Wed Dec 15 1999 - 00:00
Cool commanding folk rockWith rock's most powerful manager, Paul McGuinness, fighting his corner, and the corporate might of Sony Records on his side, …Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Ironic PopThe Pet Shop Boys (left) could be the Gilbert & George of 1980s pop, always dressing the same, always being photographed …Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
`It doesn't matter as long as it's a good song'There were two big Britpop success stories in 1999 and neither of them came from Wigan or ManchesterSat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
RTE launches Christmas TV list in stormy weatherRTE rolled out its Christmas schedule yesterday at a press conference at Scruffy Murphy's pub in Dublin, complete with Santa, …Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
GomezSometimes the most unprepossessing band can turn out to be a commanding live presence; such is the case with Gomez, who played…Mon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Sexy Soul`Barry White saved my life" - so sang The Fun Lovin' Criminals on their 1998 hit, Love UnlimitedSat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
AcousticOne of the true cult artists of the 1960s, Roy Harper (left) had already released four albums before Led Zeppelin eulogised him…Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
MorrisseyWith a cry of "Howya! Howya! Howya!", Stephen Patrick Morrissey greeted his Dublin fans on Thursday night, letting us know that…Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
