Franz Ferdinand in Dublin: A band determined to keep the party going with silky maturity
Franz Ferdinand may be arty, and a little arch, but Alex Kapranos and co are certainly not aloof
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Event guide: Dublin Bowie Festival, Franz Ferdinand and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
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Putting on an outdoor music festival in Ireland: ‘The bands saw they weren’t going to be up on the back of a truck in Portlaoise’
Be it Glasonbury or Forest Fest, a good line-up is key for any music festival. How do Irish organisers attract the biggest names?
Playwright Simon Stephens: ‘Our sense of self is defined by the stories we tell ourselves. My family told themselves we were Irish’
The Tony and Olivier winner feels a huge affinity with Rex Ryan’s ‘fearless’ Dublin company Glass Mask, which is premiering his play Men’s Business
Alex Kapranos: ‘I saw a guy in a band being extremely predatory with underage girls. He was exploiting his position’
Franz Ferdinand are back with The Human Fear, perhaps their best album yet. The band’s frontman talks about two decades in the music business
Franz Ferdinand at Collins Barracks: Scissor-kicking, foot-stomping, phones-aloft rock’n’roll
Band’s power-pop experience brings Collins Barracks’ Wider Than Pictures series to a close with a bang
From Eurovision to the Helix: Russian arts cancelled after Ukraine invasion
Concerts, dance recitals and exhibitions pulled over Vladimir Putin’s war
Los Bitchos: ‘Being instrumental puts us on an even playing field’
The four-piece bring the tequila and Tarantino vibes – just don’t call them a girl band
Roxy Music’s Avalon gets a pretentious but illuminating overview
Music book reviews: Jon Savage reissues and Will Sergeant memoir among other highlights
‘I love Shane MacGowan. He’s the ultimate ... one of the last punks’
Musician and film-maker Don Letts on Shane MacGowan, The Clash and being black in Britain
Bunkhouse: Bunkhouse review – Laura Kelly shines on group’s debut album
‘Primitive’ pop band provides melodic hooks and retro pop-laden beats
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