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Bombay Bicycle Club frontman goes solo: ‘I wanted a record full of feel-good tracks’

Special Request, aka Paul Woolford, Tensnake, Techno & Cans and more

The Como MamasMove UpstairsDaptone4 stars

Shabazz PalacesQuararz: Born On A Gangster Sign/Quararz vs the Jealous MachinesSub Pop3 stars

Artists are lucky if they get a burst of attention the week of release before our attention wanders

Oh Wonder cut their indie-pop teeth ghostwriting hits for others. Now the London duo are whipping up their own musical storms and (...)

Dimensions Dublin launch, MASS in Clonmel Greyhound Stadium, Seems Legitin Waterford

Four must-see concerts in July that offer two monumental acts each night

‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ is a brilliant oral history of the rock and indie scene in NYC from 2001-2011

For many acts and fans who realise that music sounds better indoors, the end of festival season can’t come soon enough

New Jersey duo Ho99o9 are expanding their fanbase – even to Irish immigration staff

Four years after she conquered the world with her song ‘Royals’, Lorde returns with ‘Melodrama’ – and it packs a serious lyrical p(...)

An interesting change is happening at the intersection of music and politics

Recorded in London following an assassination attempt, ‘Exodus’ saw Marley become much more than just the dreadlocked Rasta of pop(...)

The London-born Kosovar-Albanian singer has just released her debut album of giddy, infectious tunes with some darker corners

In the wake of the Manchester attack, focus will turn to security outside venues

After three decades in the game, the techno pioneer remains true to his mission

Indie pop-punk duo PWR BTTM were beloved of their LGBTQ fan base, until allegations of sexual assault emerged online

Amazon is hoping its Prime Live Events, featuring Blondie, Texas. Alison Moyet and Katie Melua, will lure subscribers

What’s on the menu is as important as the line-up with high-priced hospitality packages

CARL CRAIGVersus ***Infiné/Planet E

Mike Hadreas found fame with songs about his messy history with drugs, alcohol and sex abuse. Now he’s focusing less on darkness a(...)

Opinion: Unpaid acts, absent tickets. Fyre promoters were completely out of their depth

He steered Dave Fanning and Gerry Ryan to fame and helped devise ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’, but as he prepares to leave RTÉ, producer Ian(...)

The likes of Jeff Mills, Todd Terry and Paul Oakenfold done well have turned the turntables into long-term careers

Architect turned musician Eoin French aka Talos spent months preparing for his debut album, but it was sudden impulses in the stud(...)

On the Record: Spotify and Netflix might be vital now, but they won’t last for ever

A harsh reckoning of abilities happens early in most careers or pursuits, such as sport. But in the music industry, it’s not so st(...)

Meno/Warner Bros2 stars

Film and TV studios need to learn the lessons of the music industry if they want to stop illegal streaming

Years of touring in cheap vans taught the band how to transport audiences with their tunes

Van the Man recently rolled back the years with The Monarchs. Here are a few other first acts that need a reboot

Opinion: Paul McGuinness’s insight into bots, touting and band fan clubs was fascinating

Big names were everywhere at SXSW, but the Austin festival also featured a host of up-and-comers with the potential to hit the big(...)

Before he duck-walked across any stage, Chuck Berry got paid in cash - a lesson that hip-hop clearly gets, and indie and rock band(...)

"There are many different ways to characterise a culture so the nerds and people who’re not good at dancing feel like they have a (...)

In Texas, tech and film have moved on from the disruption transforming their sectors and are dealing with new realities. Music, by(...)

The best apps, "entertainment debt", disrupting the church and how to live forever: here are the main trends from Austin's tech fe(...)

FUTUREHNDRXXFreebandz/A1/Epic3 stars

Aslan singer Christy Dignam on rehearsing in a pigsty, writing ‘This Is’, drug problems, collaborating with Finbar Furey, and stay(...)

The amazing German concert hall was hit by hold-ups, setbacks and budget overruns, but the result more than made up for the delay

Writer and art historian Francesco Spampinato explores collaborations between musician and artists in his new book Art Record Cove(...)

Hometapes3 stars

Jófriður Ákadóttir has at least three acts on the go, including JFDR, Samaris and Pascal Pinon