Take That: This Life review – The strengths of the songs lay in the pooling of resourcesTake That: The strengths of the songs lay in the pooling of resourcesThu Nov 09 2023 - 07:00
The Music Quiz: What fruit-related swing did Coldplay sing about in 2008?Plus: What herb did Neil Young namecheck in one of his songs?Wed Nov 08 2023 - 12:33
‘Google says my net worth is €22.5m but I’m not quite sure which bank account that’s in’Me & My Money: Leah Barniville, singer/performerMon Nov 06 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end November 4th-10th, 2023: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Nov 04 2023 - 05:00
Rachael Lavelle: Big Dreams – An uneven listen but rewarding nonethelessRachael Lavelle sometimes treads a very thin line between substance and artificeFri Nov 03 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What is the name of Beyoncé’s new fragrance?Plus: a song from Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and a rock star as a childWed Nov 01 2023 - 05:00
John Grant: ‘I love the Irish so much. You have this incredible unflappability and love for life that I really connect to’The Michigan songwriter, who plays in Ireland this week, at Sligo Live, on his singular approach to musicTue Oct 31 2023 - 05:15
‘Anyone who says money isn’t important to them is telling a porky pie!’Me & My Money, Rebecca Storm, singerMon Oct 30 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way between Saturday, October 28th, and Friday, November 3rd, 2023Sat Oct 28 2023 - 05:00
OMD: Bauhaus Staircase – Heady mix of dystopian electronics and bouncy pop What could be OMD’s final album interweaves the kind of glorious synth swirls pioneered by the German giantsFri Oct 27 2023 - 05:00
Robert John Ardiff: ‘I like it where you have the dirt on the tape’An old guitar in his parents’ attic set the songwriter on the journey that has become his third album. Its imperfect sound was just want he wantedWed Oct 25 2023 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: Which female group had a hit in 2015 with Black Magic? Plus: In the early 1990s, which metal band released an album called Fear of the Dark?Wed Oct 25 2023 - 05:00
‘The trick with money is not to let it become too important’Me & My Money: Steve Denehan, poetMon Oct 23 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way October 21st-27thSat Oct 21 2023 - 05:00
Naimee Coleman: The Edges - Mature and accomplished return for the Dublin singer-songwriterFormer Wilde Oscars singer is back from LA, where she married Katy Perry’s musical director and made her name writing music for film and TVFri Oct 20 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who is the oldest person to top the UK singles chart?Plus: Which Oscar-nominated actress is set to narrate the audiobook version of Britney Spears forthcoming memoir?Wed Oct 18 2023 - 06:00
Kate Ellis of Crash Ensemble: I’ve never tried to focus on one route within music. It’s more important to see everything as a whole’The acclaimed group’s artistic director is a natural collaborator, including on Strange Waves, her new album with the composer Ed BennettWed Oct 18 2023 - 05:00
Mike Skinner of The Streets: ‘They used to like my stuff - where did I go? That’s a pretty common thing to hear’The rapper, songwriter and producer is now a filmmaker too – although making The Darker the Shadow, the Brighter the Light has been no easy taskTue Oct 17 2023 - 05:15
Rock of ages: The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Debbie Harry and 12 other classic acts still going strongAs Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood release their new album, we pick our favourite over-75s in musicMon Oct 16 2023 - 05:30
‘The whole hospitality sector has gone absolutely crazy’Me & My Money: Gearoid Farrelly, comedianMon Oct 16 2023 - 05:00
Glen Hansard on fatherhood at 52: ‘I can’t believe I didn’t do it before now’The past year has been all change for the singer, who releases his new solo album this weekSat Oct 14 2023 - 05:15
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they endThe best music, art, literature and more coming your way between Saturday, October 14th, and Friday, October 20thSat Oct 14 2023 - 05:00
Blood Donor: Autofiction - Just what the doctor orderedFormer Otherkin frontman Luke Reilly makes a smooth returnFri Oct 13 2023 - 05:00
Declan O’Rourke on his new novel: ‘You have to put yourself in a position, literally, to write prose’With arrival of A Whisper from Oblivion, the singer joins select club of Irish songwriters to have published two novelsThu Oct 12 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: The title of the forthcoming Live Aid musical is a lyric from which David Bowie song?Plus: Which US singer has recently had a Barbie doll created in her likeness?Wed Oct 11 2023 - 05:00
‘Banks get enough of our money; I don’t use my card unless I have to’Me & My Money: Eavanna Breen, founder of Eavanna Breen Beauty and Laser ClinicMon Oct 09 2023 - 05:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Oct 07 2023 - 05:00
Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds – These stone-cold crackers are the band’s best songs in decadesReview: No one expects the band’s quality control to scale the heights of yesteryear, but this collection is more than a pleasant surpriseFri Oct 06 2023 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: In the new season of Netflix’s Sex Education, which U2 song features in episode four?Plus: Her birth name is Angela Trimble - by what name is this US singer better known as?Wed Oct 04 2023 - 06:00
‘My mom always had to ask my dad for money and I remember thinking I never wanted to have to rely on anyone else for money’Me & My Money: Yvonne Tchrakian, corporate lawyer with US-based Prothena BiosciencesMon Oct 02 2023 - 05:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endIncluding New Order, Ireland Music Week, King Krule, The Unthanks, Faust, Andy Warhol, Jack Whitehall and Murder OneSat Sept 30 2023 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What book by Zadie Smith inspired title of Arlo Parks’ 2021 debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams?Plus: Only one New Order album cover features an image of a band member - which one?Wed Sept 27 2023 - 06:00
‘I’m allergic to online shopping - before, during and since the pandemic’Me& My Money: Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, chief executive, Irish Tourism Industry ConfederationMon Sept 25 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way September 23rd-29thSat Sept 23 2023 - 05:00
Vinny Peculiar: How I Learned to Love the Freaks – Cracking pop/rock songs with shrewd lyricsIndeed, the decidedly astute Mister Peculiar has only gone and done it againFri Sept 22 2023 - 05:00
Shania Twain in Dublin review: Convincing country-pop performance without the diva presence Is it a tad cheesy? It is, indeed, but this is high quality Camembert that never undermines Twain’s legacyWed Sept 20 2023 - 12:32
The Music Quiz: Which US country singer was born Christina Claire Ciminella?Plus: Stevland Hardaway Judkins is better known as…Wed Sept 20 2023 - 05:00
The National have just released a surprise album. Here’s how we rate Laugh TrackAlbum will be thrill for fans whose tastes veer towards fervid dynamics of oldMon Sept 18 2023 - 11:58
‘There’s a toxic attitude out there that hardship makes for better art’ Me and My Money: screenwriter Susan E ConnollyMon Sept 18 2023 - 06:00
The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way September 16th-22ndSat Sept 16 2023 - 05:00
Ash: Race the Night – perfectly shaped pop-punk songs few others can matchThe band know their way around a perfectly shaped pop/punk song like very few othersFri Sept 15 2023 - 06:00
The Music Quiz: In Moulin Rouge, which Elton John song was covered by Ewan McGregor?Plus: Who was the first Irish act to officially get an Irish number one single?Wed Sept 13 2023 - 12:05
Oran O’Kelly: ‘I try to convince my girlfriend that every bike is an investment’Me & My Money: Motorcyclist Oran O’Kelly talks spending habits, big purchases and haggling over pricesMon Sept 11 2023 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they endThe best movies, music, art and more coming your way between September 9th and 15th, 2023Sat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
Olivia Rodrigo: Guts – One of the best and most observant pop songwriters out thereIf you thought Sour was a royal flush, then this album is the winning goal in a penalty shoot-outFri Sept 08 2023 - 17:20
Elvis Costello with Steve Nieve in Dublin review: Moments of unadulterated pleasure you simply didn’t expectReview: Costello approaches his 70th year but this gig shows there’s no stopping himFri Sept 08 2023 - 10:43
Pretenders: Relentless – a collection of songs inextricably tethered to Hynde’s self-defining vocalsShe may be 72, but for Chrissie Hynde, the show ain’t over till it’s overFri Sept 08 2023 - 05:15
The Music Quiz: Which song by Lou Reed has soul legend Al Green recently covered?Plus: On Bob Dylan’s 2006 album, Modern Times, which US R&B singer/songwriter does he namecheck in a song?Wed Sept 06 2023 - 15:00
Elvis Costello: ‘If I knew how to have success with songs I probably wouldn’t be speaking to you now’Tony Clayton-Lea gets on a press conference Zoom call to Elvis Costello - on the songwriter’s 69th birthday.Tue Sept 05 2023 - 05:15
‘Being a musician, saving was never much of an option’Me & My Money: John Finucane, artistic director of Music in Monkstown 2023Mon Sept 04 2023 - 06:00
