Bill Nighy: ‘My grandmother kind of raised me. She was a proper Irish woman, a Catholic. I was to be a priest’
Love Actually actor talks about running away as a teenager, begging in Paris and breaking into acting
David Bowie
The Music Quiz: Radiohead side project The Smile took their name from a poem by whom?
Plus: Which David Bowie song did Greta Gerwig choose to take with her on Desert Island Discs?
Gavin Friday: ‘Ireland wasn’t an easy place back then to go out and be the Virgin Prunes or U2’
Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinary
How my fear of flying can reach new heights
The only thing that resolves my fear is when I walk down the airplane steps and promise never to fly again
‘I want to be alone’: Greta Garbo, sure. Daniel Day-Lewis, maybe not so much after all
The unconvincing retirement has history as a promotional tool in show business. Nobody believes that’s what’s going on with Day-Lewis
Heart of Philip Glass: A musical through line from Blondie and Talking Heads to maverick minimalism
Michael Riesman, music director of the Philip Glass Ensemble, on the works by the composer that they’re bringing to Ireland
In My Own Words: Hanif Kureishi review – Author revisits hedonistic life after entering a zone of death
Television: The author and playwright, who suffered life-changing injuries after a fall in 2022, revisits his life and career
Françoise Hardy: French singer for whom fame was a ‘gilded prison’
From the start, there was something that set her apart: a wistfulness, a sentimental self-reflection, a poise
Best new music books: A joy strictly for Radiohead fans; and priceless memories about the band that changed Irish music
Look out also for a breezy page-turner about promoting artists such as Paul McCartney and David Bowie; and a work featuring a world of wonder around Britain most famous recording studio
St Vincent: All Born Screaming – Taut, funk-fuelled and innately human
Annie Clark’s first self-produced album sees singer-songwriter nod to the influence of David Bowie
Records that shaped me: by Ray D’Arcy, Chupi Sweetman, Joe Duffy, Pauline McLynn, Paul Howard and more
The way we listen to music may have changed but our relationship with recorded sound remains a vital part of who we are
Suzi Ronson: ‘David Bowie called me, sobbing, the day after Mick died ... He hadn’t done anything to help’
Suzanne Fussey was a young hairdresser when she met David Bowie. It turned into a rock’n’roll life on the road – and marriage to his guitarist Mick Ronson
Best new music books: A treat for Springsteen fans; a unique angle on Bowie; and a memoir from a cult hedonist
Insights into Jarvis Cocker’s disillusionment with fame; The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s music and drug habits, and more
The Guide: Bill Bailey, Róisín Murphy and lots more events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
February 3rd-9th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Falling to Earth – My Summer with Bowie review: Captivating one-man show turns reflective, bawdy and entertaining
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: Eugene O’Brien’s fanciful story of the friendship between a rural bouncer and a legendary singer is brought to life by Stephen Jones’ vivid performance
‘From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads’: I cycled the 4,300km course of David Bowie’s Life on Mars?
Other writers have followed literary footsteps to get into authors’ minds, so why not a music lyric?
‘The Rolling Stones wanted me to compromise. And I didn’t want to compromise’
Paul Charles is no pushover. One of the lessons of Adventures in Wonderland, the Irish music agent’s new memoir, is that sometimes you have to say no
Tina Turner obituary: A walking, strutting, shimmying ball of talent and contradiction
Singer enjoyed some success performing with her abusive husband Ike, but returned solo later in life as a global superstar
Linda Lewis obituary: Stripped-down soul singer went to the bathroom and walked out on her record deal
A soul singer with an exception voice, she really hated the period when record companies tried to make her a disco diva
Iman on David Bowie’s death: ‘I’m, like, ‘No, b***h, you don’t feel my pain. Get away from me’
For Vogue’s January cover story, the supermodel talks about fake sympathy, changing the fashion industry and resisting ageing cliches
‘David Bowie didn’t die. David Jones died’
Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream isn’t a traditional documentary, but it has the momentum of a great song
Nicky Wallace obituary: Menswear designer whose clients included David Bowie and TV show Miami Vice
From designing Johnny Logan’s white suit for the Eurovision in 1987, Wallace went on to huge international success
Access all areas: Stories from the music business by the people who lived it
Barbara Charone, Chris Blackwell, the latest Bowie Odyssey, Kraftwerk, the birth of glam rock and the death of Q
The Music Quiz: Where did Harry Styles get the name for Watermelon Sugar?
Plus: Mattel’s new David Bowie Barbie doll is inspired by the singer’s fashion style in which of his music videos?
Waterford city hosts first ever International Festival of Time
Some of world’s most famous watchmakers to showcase and discuss work during event
Arcade Fire: We review – A welcome return to what they do best
The Canadians have ditched the pomp in favour of emotive songs that connect
Cannes 2022: Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and Top Gun: Maverick to be shown at film festival
Up to 35,000 accredited to attend the festival this year, the biggest showing since 2019
Andy Warhol: Profound artist, affectless hero, subversive icon
Warhol is set to eclipse Picasso with a $200m sale of Marilyn Monroe portrait, breaking records
Jim Kerr: ‘I’d been a rock star. I thought, What happened my life?
The singer talks about Live Aid, ex-wives and four decades of Simple Minds
How a larger-than-life Kerry exile helped Muhammad Ali fight in Dublin
London publican Butty Sugrue, once dubbed ‘Ireland’s strongest man’, was force of nature
Mick Jagger: ‘It was so long ago I can’t remember. I didn’t know what I was doing’
As he lends his glorious voice to a new spy thriller, the Rolling Stone relives his greatest roles
World Cup 2022 will herald a seismic changing of the guard
The likes of Ronaldo and Messi will likely lead a generation of talent taking its final bow on football’s greatest stage in Qatar
Life of Legion of Mary founder Frank Duff to be made into a film
Producer Gordon Lewis was born in a mother and baby home run by the legion
Fleetwood Mac: Still topping the charts 45 years on
Not only does this classic rock album continue to sell, but sales for Rumours have increased year-on-year
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