Music
Jazz pianist Kris Davis: ‘I remember feeling at 13 that this is what I want to do forever’
‘Risk-taking is a comfortable space’ for the Canadian ‘one-woman music industry’, who makes her Irish bandleader debut at the NCH in March
Damon Albarn’s creative output proves the musical magic of keeping office hours
Sublime new Gorillaz album The Mountain shows, once again, how it helps to be a ‘daily musician’
The Music Quiz: Welsh singer Duffy released a song named after which London Tube station?
Plus: In one-hit-wonder Charlene’s 1976 hit, I’ve Never Been to Me, which French city does she say she’s visited?
Watch: U2 release short film to mark Ukraine invasion anniversary
Documentary accompanies Yours Eternally, a song featuring Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia
Foo Fighters turn St James’ Church, Dingle, into the world’s smallest stadium
The American band made St James Church of Other Voices fame feel like the smallest stadium in the world
U2 song protests killing of Renée Good by US Ice agent in politically charged new release
Record due to be released on February 24th, the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine
‘We feel like we’re in each other’s heads’: the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis return
Deface the Currency, the second album by the post-punk trio and the jazz saxophonist, is out on Friday. So just how jazz are the Messthetics now?
The Music Quiz: What is film director Quentin Tarantino’s favourite song?
Plus: At the start of the film Send Help, which Blondie song is Rachel McAdams’ character, Linda, listening to?
All Together Now 2026: Pulp and Underworld among 60 new acts in line-up
Kneecap were announced as a headline act for the festival last December
Téada’s quarter-century: Tips on non-iron shirts, after-show selfies and 23 other parts of life on the road
The Sligo trad group have seen some amazing sights around the world, including a group of Japanese people ‘all over’ a table quiz as Gaeilge
Brilliantly vulnerable Cypress, Mine! see their return as all about the here and now
Nostalgia is unavoidable for re-formed ‘80s indie group, but a wish to move forward is the driving force behind new songs
‘For hundreds of millions of people on TikTok, Jeff Buckley is still alive’
As Amy Berg prepares to release her documentary about the late singer in Ireland, the veteran film-maker reflects on his life and legacy
The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken dies aged 72
Band pays tribute to Ranken, describing him as the ‘heartbeat of The Pogues’
Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalogue
Spears’ music rights were acquired by Primary Wave, a New York-based music and marketing company
The Music Quiz: Which Oscar-nominated film did Nick Cave write a song for?
Plus: What is US pop singer/TikTok creator Addison Rae’s surname?
Forbidden Fruit 2026 line-up: Kettama, Nia Archives, Joy Crookes and Kaytranada to headline festival
Tickets for Dublin’s longest-running city-centre festival go on sale this week
Chappell Roan leaves Casey Wasserman talent agency after emails revealed in Epstein files
Wasserman facing criticism for email exchanges with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell
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