The Irish Times

It’s oh so quiet: Exploring the role of silence in music

Experimental composer and guitarist Michael Pisaro-Liu’s 2013 work, asleep, wind, voice, poe gets its Irish premiere this month

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 00:00

Grammy awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic triumph

Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 11:20

Electric Picnic tickets sell out in half an hour

Festival returns after two year Covid-19 hiatus with Dermot Kennedy, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 10:17

Electric Picnic 2022 line-up: Dermot Kennedy, Tame Impala and Arctic Monkeys to headline

With 70,000 expected attendees, this year’s festival is set to be its largest on record

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 13:34

Betty Davis, raw funk pioneer, dies aged 76

Singer, who married Miles Davis, influenced many with wild voice and overtly sexual lyrics

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 20:11

Don Johnson: Casting Colin Farrell in Miami Vice was ‘a mistake’

The former ‘hottest guy on the planet’ looks back on a career that’s not over yet

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 06:00

David Crosby on Stills, Nash and Neil Young (‘probably the most selfish person I know’)

At 80, the superstar musician has survived heroin addiction, illness and tragedy

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 06:00

Jimmy Cliff: ‘I don’t reach my peak yet’

Ska and reggae legend on filming The Harder They Come and Jamaica’s rebel spirit

Fri Aug 13 2021 - 06:00

Genius in the house: Inspired interiors of world's most famous creatives

Life Meets Art explores the houses of the world’s most cultured and creative legends

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 00:00

The White Stripes: Greatest Hits review – rowdy gathering of rock, roll and everything in between

Everything here lays out, with a typical minimum of fuss, their low-fidelity aesthetic

Fri Dec 04 2020 - 06:00

Remembering Jimi Hendrix 50 years on: the guitar god and the Irish connection

Dave Tiger Taylor, whose band who toured with Hendrix, remembers his ‘magic’

Fri Sept 18 2020 - 07:46

Hey Jimi – An Irishman’s Diary on Jimi Hendrix

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 20:15

Little Richard: Not the inventor, but the architect of rock‘n’roll

Entertainer created something new, thrilling and more than a little dangerous

Sat May 09 2020 - 19:29

Dancing with the Stars has hit Father Ted levels of farce

Fr Ray Kelly’s protective halo means frontrunner Sinéad O’Carroll is put through the wringer

Sun Feb 16 2020 - 22:34

Simon and Garfunkel for people who don’t like Simon and Garfunkel

Donald Clarke: Never cool, Bridge over Troubled Water spans tastes half a century on

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 05:00

Beck: ‘U2 had the best audiences of anyone I’ve opened for’

The Beck of 1994’s Mellow Gold seems a million miles from the 49-year-old releasing Hyperspace

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00

Cara Delevingne: My favourite thing about Ireland? The people

The model-turned-actor on finding confidence and her new collaboration with Nasty Gal

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 06:00

Peace, love and wilful misunderstanding

Donald Clarke: Woodstock 50 line-up criticism has left you sounding like your parents

Sat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00

Paul Allen: The reclusive billionaire who changed the tech world

Karlin Lillington: Microsoft co-founder was part of the firm’s nerdish yin and yang

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 05:00

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies aged 65

Entrepreneur helped usher in the personal computing revolution

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 06:37

The Johnny Depp you once loved wasn’t the real Johnny Depp

Discrediting of movie stars we admire can be hard to process. But we never really knew them

Mon Oct 08 2018 - 06:30

Advice for college: never forget that social media never forgets

Donald Clarke: Choose your friends, clothes and politics wisely. They’ll come back to haunt you

Fri Sept 21 2018 - 05:00

Non-sleepless in Seattle: A mellow, cultured, foodie destination

There’s much more to the city than its cliched image as home to Starbucks and Microsoft

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00

The Murphy conundrum: an all-round talent in the square?

Donegal face an ongoing challenge in making the most of their versatile captain’s rare talent

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00

Pope comes to Ireland: Here's our ready-made nostalgic article full of gems about the 1979 visit

Want cultural references and a killer payoff? I am here to help you

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 09:39

Nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow dies aged 77

Eponymous London club will continue to operate ‘as normal’, spokesman says

Thu Jun 07 2018 - 06:56

First Look: Hard Rock Cafe Dublin reopens with splash of luxury rock den chic

Bar-restaurant gets a bunch of new memorabilia including Phil Lynott’s guitar and Cranberries’ lyrics but U2’s Trabant is out

Wed May 23 2018 - 13:15

An Irishman’s Diary about Noel Hill’s Connemara nightmare

Sat Apr 14 2018 - 00:01

Mark Levins – An Appreciation

Guitar and amp wizard who gave Irish bands their authentic rock sound

Mon Jan 15 2018 - 00:01

Luas: Reshaping the city centre and its culture

What effect will the new line have on the arts and creativity in Dublin?

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 01:00

Ex-Taste drummer reflects on Rory Gallagher’s ‘essence’

After combating cancer, John Wilson back on road with own version of seminal group

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 21:16

Terence Trent D’Arby’s identity change: ‘It was that or death’

In 1987 he was hailed as a rival to Michael Jackson, then his star crashed and burned

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 19:23

Rousing encore: 41,000 now avail of Music Generation lessons

Ambitious plan aims to provide musical education for as many young in Ireland as possible

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 01:00

Blessington brothers impress X Factor judges with Hendrix cover

Sean and Conor Price get four yes votes and a place in Bootcamp round on TV show

Sat Sept 16 2017 - 21:17