Laurence Mackin

Laurence Mackin

Laurence Mackin is an Irish Times journalist and production editor of the Life section and the Arts & Ideas section. He is a frequent contributor to RTE’s Arena arts show, and was previously the editor of the Warsaw Business Journal in Poland

Drummer Chris Dave: ‘I’m like a lab rat. I don’t really like to leave the studio so it’s hard to walk out the door unless I’m getting on a plane to play’
Getting schooled by Chris Dave – the ‘most dangerous drummer alive’

Chris Dave has a client list that includes Beyoncé, Adele and D’Angelo – and now he’s bringing his Drumhedz outfit to Dublin

The sound and the fury of Death Grips live

The Californian act brought their shock-and-awe tactics to bear in Dublin and the results were explosive

Look out: it's World Jazz Day (Video)

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 video(...)

Franco-Swiss fusion three-piece Mama Rosin
Bray Jazz Festival – ‘This music came from the basement, not from school’

International performers at this weekend’s festival reveal their influences and tips

AS Byatt: her story is a masterful turn amid impressive company. photograph: ulf andersen/getty
Shards of brilliance

FICTION Best European Fiction 2013, Edited by Aleksandar Hemon, Dalkey Archive Press, 502pp, £11.99

Keith Jarrett 'brings a sense of drama to his music-making that few people can match'
Keith Jarrett

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Linda Fredriksson with Swedish group Mopo
From hip hop to jazz, the alternative inspiration

Alternative is starting to become a meaningless phrase in mainstream music; the artists at 12 Points, though, are trying to reforg(...)

Joy of Joyce

For those of you unwilling to contain your enthusiasm for Joyce’s Ulysses to one day a year (and, let’s face it, who can?), the…

Scrooge-like advert for interns at publisher 'tongue in cheek'

Interns are familiar with operating at the more unpleasant end of the jobs market, but one advertisement posted yesterday had…

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