Elvis Costello

Musician and film-maker Don Letts on Shane MacGowan, The Clash and being black in Britain

Thirty-three years on, it’s perhaps the greatest Christmas song ever. Here’s how it was made

It is hard to imagine this uneven collection of songs striking a chord beyond core fan base

Review: This is seductive flavours, faultless cooking in a relaxing, low-key room

Through addiction, infidelity and other life struggles, music was her constant escape

Star, famous for songs such as Tutti Frutti, was an originator of the genre

The best picks from this year’s selection of theatre, street spectacle and quirky surprise

Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey is made an OBE in this year’s list

Radiohead’s seminal Kid A and Amnesiac will get new leases of life at MusicTown 2019

Rob Kirwan refurbished Number 81 Grosvenor Square throughout after he bought it in 2013 for €765,000

It’s 20 years to the day since the landmark TV series began. Its creator looks back

Singer says he did not realise demands playing nightly gigs would have on his recovery

Painting of all female members of Oireachtas marks centenary of women’s suffrage

The Killers, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello and Billy Joel among those performing

From Kate Bush to Depeche Mode, Brian Griffin was behind some of the most iconic album covers of the 20th century

From Susannah De Wrixon to Tommy Halferty’s Lifetime Group

A high-class weepie about a real-life May-December romance between actors

On My Radar: The BBC presenter on his favourite music, film, radio show and eating at Nando’s four nights in a row

It’s been 40 years since Elvis Presley's death, but his former home, Graceland, is still a popular stop on a road trip through the music cities of Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans

‘The locals are weirdly helpful. They’ll board a train with you to ensure safe passage’

Here’s six things we learned at Galway’s arts festivals, including some insights from the Abbey Theatre’s new co-director

Bar marks historic links between Galway and France as artist proves art is rubbish

Rory Gallagher, Van Morrison, Phil Lynott, Elvis Costello among past performers

The Boss’s gig at Slane Castle made the front page of ‘The Irish Times’ 31 years ago

Suede, a new work inspired by Eileen Gray and US model Cameron Russell are also on the July arts festival bill

The singer has written an acutely self-aware, scathingly honest and passionate autobiography

Tributes paid to prolific ska and reggae trombonist Emmanuel ‘Rico’ Rodriguez

Acts such as U2, Van Morrison and Kate Bush brought international fame to a small corner of Dublin’s docklands

New movie Pride celebrates the unlikely meeting of Britain’s striking miners and gay rights campaigners in the 1980s. Poverty, homophobia, Aids and the defeat of the miners provide an unlikely backdrop. Donald Clarke takes pride in a cultural rebellion

How twee are you? If you’re a fan of Lena Dunham, Portlandia, Wes Anderson films and cats, maybe more than you think

The days are getting shorter – but that’s good news because the nights are longer. Between now and C****tmas, there are hundreds of bands heading your way – and our gig guide will help you plan your rest-of-the-year partying

I’ve seen Bob Dylan play live about 30 times across the world but nothing beats that first encounter. And when I bumped into him on the street, it was anything but an accident

Mark Ellen revolutionised music writing in publications such as ‘Mojo’ and ‘The Word’. He reflects on a life in media and on where the future lies for music magazines

President leaves Windsor before concluding trip with visits to Stratford-upon-Avon and Coventry