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Brian Boyd

Brian Boyd

Brian Boyd is a feature writer who besides penning the weekly music column for “The Ticket” has worked all across the Irish Times. His work has also appeared in many international newspapers and magazines. In broadcasting he contributes to the BBC, RTE, Today FM, Newstalk and many other radio stations both here and abroad. He has been served tea by Morrissey; Bono has cooked him lunch and he has sung karaoke with Eminem. When he grows up he want to be Paul Simenon.

We don’t need no high-cost, high-brow, heavy metal education

Is a degree in heavy metal music rifftastic or a rip-off?

Frank Ocean: 10 minutes of heaven
Concept songs beat battery pop by going in for the long hault

Thanks to the likes of Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake and Frank Ocean, the six-minute pop song is making its mark

Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City

The price is right

iTunes figures show it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that cheap swing

After 25 years, has Prozac outlived its usefulness?

Despite celebrating its 25th anniversary, Prozac still divides opinions

Girls allowed – slowly

Music’s Rich List shows a clear gender divide between established and upcoming stars

Titanic Belfast announced it has become the second most visited tourist attraction on the island. Photograph: Getty
Titanic Belfast becomes second most visited tourist attraction on island of Ireland

Over 800,000 visitors in first year of operation

Primal Scream: More Light

Music fans dig deep for a brand new event

Crowd-sourcing comes to the festival world as Alt-Fest funds roll in

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