Albums in the worksTony Clayton-Lea on new releases to spend those vouchers on.Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Reissued CDMIRIAM INGRAM Trampolonica - A Recycling of Trampoline Go Away Recordings ***Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Critics find fault but slick mayor set to keep rivals at bayLetter from San Francisco : "San Francisco is a strange, weird and wonderful placeThu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Rough tradeConcerto for Constantine are getting ready to be hustled around the country as part of 2fm2moro2ourFri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Jumpin Jack flashDublin one day, New York the next. Sudden fame and constant touring are taking their toll on Jack PeñateFri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
Irish singer on Mercury shortlistIrish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan has been nominated for the 2007 Mercury music prize with his debut release, The End of History…Wed Jul 18 2007 - 01:00
A mass musical freak-out with the odd naked revellerThe event: Despite the surprise appearance of sunshine, the Oxegen site still took on the appearance of one enormous muddy field…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Cameo roles, stars, burger bars, a mini-manicure and massage parlourBackstage: It was a mixture of hard work, attention to detail and a strict adherence to the timetable behind the scenes at the…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Snow Patrol melt hearts at Live MudReview: It is never an easy one to pin down, this Oxegen larkMon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Live Earth event puts spotlight on climateIf Oxegen is billed as Ireland's greatest rock'n'roll event of the year, then today's Live Earth event - billed as Concerts for…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Even the begrudgers may have an Oxegen momentIt's being billed as the greatest rock 'n' roll weekend of the year and even the begrudgers will have to agree that when it comes…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
On the path of most resistanceAlthough wary of the potential fallout from her diddley- eye-free solo debut, Andrea Corr is 'beyond happy' with the work, she…Sat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
Tell it like it is: Vernacular vocalsIt would seem the only way to kick start a new music career is to sing in your own accentFri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Rock and a hard placeTony Clayton-Lea finds actress turned singer Juliette Lewis in a fragile state on the Irish leg of her European tourWed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Way back before there was BoyzoneIrish music Difficult as it may be to believe, there really was a time before the U2 iPod, before the galling plasticity of …Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
CD of the WEEKELLIOTT SMITH Roman Candle **** Elliott Smith *** Either/Or * *** DominoFri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
CD of the WEEKELLIOTT SMITH Roman Candle **** Elliott Smith *** Either/Or * *** DominoFri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Rock on the Road"Get your motor runnin', head out on the highway, lookin' for adventure and whatever comes our way..."Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
This year's modelRock Music Every five years or so a poor sap of a music journalist draws the short straw of rock music biography: the life, …Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
GREY MATTERCharlotte Hatherley has taken a break from her day job with Ash to record a solo albumFri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
ReviewsLulu, Mahony Hall, The Helix, Dublin She hasn't played Ireland in years and years, she has traversed the peaks and troughs of…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Time to get a lawyerOpen-mike nights in the UK. Indifferent audiences in smoky Irish venuesMon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Lamb's lost yearsFiction Freddie Dowd has hit the jackpot - a boy band has sold millions of copies of one of his old songs, which in itself was…Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
Laryngitis forces Dylan to cancel Millstreet concertOver 5,000 Bob Dylan fans were disappointed last night when the iconic folk-rock singer and songwriter was forced to cancel his…Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:00
Rolling Stones still gathering the fansFans old enough to remember when Mick Jagger had short hairWed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Cowboy boots point the way in KilkennyDespite the disappointing Bank Holiday weather and the fact that Alejandro Escovedo, one of the main attractions of the Carlsberg…Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
ReviewTony Clayton-Lea reviews a professional but somewhat uninvolving gig by Aimee Mann at the National Stadium, DublinWed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
Cynthia Plaster CasterCULT HERO: Not so much the Queen of the Silver Dollar as the mistress of the hanging appendage, Cynthia Plaster Caster is a …Sat May 11 2002 - 01:00
