The Irish Times

For a young one obsessed with football, Gregory’s Girl was heaven

Dorothy changes the fortunes of local football team, leaving the boys restless and dizzy

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 06:00

Suzi Quatro: ‘If he’d done that backstage he’d have been singing soprano for the rest of his life’

The ‘quintessential rock chick’ on fame, sexual harassment and fighting her corner

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 06:00

The Hands of Franky Machine: A musical movie for the ears

Hour-long audio drama is a love letter to 1950s noir, set in a dirty near-future cityscape

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 05:00

Doctor Sleep: Like an evening in a Shining theme park

Review: Ewan McGregor stars in a less intense sequel to The Shining

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 16:00

Cork Film Festival to open with ‘Float Like a Butterfly’

Over 250 feature, documentary and short films to screen over next ten days

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 09:02

Brexit break-up with UK means Varadkar needs to woo Merkel

Taoiseach’s inaugural official visit to Berlin a chance to explore growing EU reform debate

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 05:00

Irish creatives in New York: if you can make it here . . .

As the dust settled on New York Fashion Week, we met some Irish people making waves in the Big Apple

Sat Sept 24 2016 - 04:00

Ringo Starr inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Lou Reed, Joan Jett and Bill Withers join Beatles drummer as honorees for 2015

Sun Apr 19 2015 - 09:18

Kim Gordon: The bands, the blues, and other sonic truths

‘Girl in a Band’ is a story of a city and of artistic families – and it delivers on the musical gossip too

Sat Apr 04 2015 - 01:00

Singer Lesley Gore dies in New York aged 68

Voice of heartbreak had hit in 1960s with ‘It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to’

Tue Feb 17 2015 - 06:45

The Punk Singer

This portrait of a mad-as-hell musical feminist who wouldn’t take crap from anybody is an uplifting, unforgettable documentary

Fri May 23 2014 - 00:00

Gender upender: a fuzzy chat with Peaches

She’s cool, confrontational and her spectacular live performances are legendary. Now she has written, directed and starred in her own movie. Peaches talks to Una Mullally over a bad phone line about her pioneering work

Fri Dec 13 2013 - 00:00

‘I’m not under my parents’ wing any more’

Mackenzie Scott just wanted her music to be noticed. Now, as Torres, she has come straight into the limelight

Sat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00

Savages aren’t a great girl band. They’re a great band

Last month in Derry I sat in a church pew chatting with Savages. Not the “all-girl band Savages” or the “all-female quartet Savages”. Just Savages.

Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00