The Music Quiz: Uptown Funk namechecks which popular actor in the first verse?
Plus: Who made Grammy Awards history by actually refusing a gong?
‘I recently bought a sofa worth about €10,000 new for €380 on Done Deal’
Me & My Money: Jessica Bonenfant, creative director at Greywood Arts
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: The Would-Be’s, Varo, Curtisy and Pete Holidai
May 2025 releases include HindZeitgeist, The World That I Knew, Beauty in the Beast and Electric Jukebox Volume One
Actor Ingrid Craigie on who would play her in a biopic: ‘Oh no, another part I’m not going to get!’
Craigie is performing in Lovesong at the Gate Theatre in Dublin
The Guide: CMAT, Fontaines DC, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end
May 17th-23rd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: How many Grammy Awards has Beyoncé won to date?
Plus: What time did The Monkees board the Last Train to Clarkesville?
Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers: ‘I still get angry about stuff, and writing songs is my release valve’
Northern Ireland’s most durable rockers are releasing a singles collection featuring their best-known punk anthems
‘When I sold my business, I bought a very expensive watch for around €7,000′
Me & My Money: Gary Brown, playwright and former Shelbourne FC player
The Guide: Tate McRae, International Literature Festival Dublin and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
May 10th-16th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: US duo Twenty One Pilots covered which Damien Rice song?
Plus: By which name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly better known?
Niamh Kavanagh: ‘Thanks to my mum, I learned how to pay my bills before I spent money on myself’
Me & My Money: Niamh Kavanagh, Eurovision singer
Best new music books: The Bangles, tensions and sexism; Sinéad O’Connor as ‘a witch, burned at the stake’
Plus: A refreshing take on the Lennon-McCartney dynamic; Boz Scaggs resurfaces; and Heartbreaker Mike Campbell’s story
The Guide: Kevin Hart, Twenty One Pilots, Cork Fringe Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
May 3rd-9th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in a movie about a husband-and-wife tribute act to which music institution?
Plus: What did Iggy Pop call his 1980 autobiography?
Vikki Wall: ‘I think there is room for GAA players to be paid in some capacity’
Me & My Money: Wall, a two-time All-Ireland winner, on her most extravagant purchase an, pay for GAA players and more