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
Insights into Jarvis Cocker’s disillusionment with fame; The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s music and drug habits, and more
The band’s first tour in a decade touches down at St Anne’s Park on Friday night for a greatest-hits set
Everything you need to know about the band’s concert on Friday, June 9th
Wes Anderson’s Gallic portmanteau is gorgeous but insubstantial
Tindersticks singer on Nottingham, TV Personalities cover, Eimear McBride and new lp
Jarvis Cocker’s wit is intact as he channels Leonard Cohen, but tunes are lacking
The hollowing out of the youth-oriented music industry is a harbinger of things to come
37 new acts announced for the festival in Co Waterford over the August bank holiday weekend
The guitarist alluded to his political differences with bandmate Morrissey after a fan asked about a rumoured 2020 tour
Kerry-based artist’s songs brim over with clever ideas and easily spotted influences
Reviews: Florence, Billie, Charli and Christine, plus Hozier and Richard Ashcroft
Review: A crowd-pleasing show? No. An inside look at a maverick’s progress? Definitely
From Billie Eilish, Florence and Jarvis Cocker to Freya Ridings and Mango x Mathman
Fitness fanatic Niall McGarry has invested heavily to grow Joe.ie owner in the UK
From Slade v Wizzard to Bob the Builder v Westlife, winners and losers recall the struggles
‘How to Be Invisible’, a collection of lyrics from across the singer’s 40-year career, will have introduction by novelist David Mitchell
Technology and hyperanxiety have diluted the dissident power of pop music
From an ambient legend to punk newbies, discover the music that deserves a second listen
A cool festival offer in Iceland, garden-themed holidays and much more
Last week, the KLF broke 23 years of silence on why they burned a million pounds, and launched a new novel, band and funeral home
Twelve acts are up for this year’s prize, which picks the best album by a UK or Irish act
‘You can’t dance to the metric – you can’t evaluate the thing that is priceless’
Erik Weber’s photographs are starkly beautiful works in their own right – but they also amplify the reputation of an outstanding American writer neglected for too long
The hedonistic years and a near-death experience took their toll on Marc Almond, but he remains productive and still has a knack for reimagining others’ songs
Philip King’s raison d’etre after 13 years running his hit televised concert series is still the same: ‘We provide a safe house for rambling troubadours from around the world. They find it inspiring and uplifting here’
He’s a vital element in Arcade Fire, but Will Butler is ‘stoked’ to be going on the road with a small band in support of his minimal-sounding solo album, ‘Policy’
Where were you when The National played the Cobblestone? As the US band gear up for their Irish tour this month, we look back at their gigs here down the years, with the help of the folks who organised them
Conn O Midheach won’t be wrapping himself in the St George’s Cross tonight, but he can finally identify with an English football team
Purists hopping mad over Metallica should just grin and bear it
Lynn Barber was the UK’s first celebrity interviewer, and is renowned and feared for her scathing honesty. But how will she fare when her own interviewing tips are used against her and she is asked about sex, drugs, fame and death threats?
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices