Download, Bloodstock, Wacken, Sonisphere, NSX: Ronan McGreevy has the lowdown on the heaviest Euro thrash fests around
An open-air event where people go to get wet, a part of Donegal that’s breathtaking in its natural beauty, and a line-up that stretches boundaries. Here’s the best of Sea Sessions 2013
Scott Towers, aka Chopper Reedz of Fat Freddy’s Drop, discusses the secret of the multi-genre Kiwi septet’s longevity ahead of their Sea Sessions jaunt
The Sea Sessions weekend provides plenty for club heads who perhaps wouldn’t often have reason to venture to Bundoran for a night on the tiles
Ayah Marar promises to bring a proper club experience to Sea Sessions this year. With her debut album ‘The Real’ behind her and the single ‘Thinking About You’ on the way, she is about to join bass music royalty
How David Bowie, Daft Punk, Kanye West, The National and Jay-Z are changing the nature of promo campaigns around new album releases
As Shakey found out at the weekend, audiences who pay big bucks to see heritage acts expect to hear the hits and nothing else
Should Ivor Novello winner Calvin Harris be burned at the stake by “real” musicians? Strap in, folks, things could get bumpy
An Irishwoman’s Diary: One hundred years since ‘The Rite of Spring’ was first performed
To get things moving for World Jazz Day we’re taking a look back at February’s 12 Points jazz festival in Dublin with three videos of our favourite performers
Ireland is home to some extraordinary talent, yet they often need to travel far to be recognised as such
Le Galaxie and James Blake
Eileen Battersby Literary Correspondent
Laurence Mackin
John Waters
