Music Quiz

The Music Quiz: What is the new all-female pop band formed by Orla Gartland and Britain’s Dodie?

Plus: Which of the traitorous ‘Cambridge spies’ was the subject of a Rory Gallagher song?

The Music Quiz: Which of the late Tina Turner’s songs did Beyoncé perform at her recent London concert?

Plus: Who or what are S&M?

My step dad was king of our family singalongs until a lung condition robbed him of his ability to sing

Aoife Barry: His guitar is where it was always kept, with two grey plectrums tucked under the strings near the neck

The Slane Castle Music Quiz: How many times has Bono played the castle?

Plus: 2023 headliner Harry Styles’ most recent album takes its name from a 1975 song by...?

The Music Quiz: Who famously photographed the cover of Patti Smith’s debut album?

Plus: How many Irish acts have been nominated for a Mercury Music Prize since 1992?

The Music Quiz: Paul McCartney recently sent a letter of thanks to which Irish singer-songwriter?

Plus: Which hip-hop superstar will be honoured by the National Museum of African American Music this summer?

‘With music therapy, you learn how to tap into the subconscious’

Marina Cassidy on how instruments, melody and rhythm can help patients with issues around anxiety, speech and dementia

The Music Quiz: Before SZA, which solo female artist had the longest-reigning #1 album in US Billboard history?

Plus: Which of the Sex Pistols appeared as ‘Weirdo’ in a 1992 episode of the hit comedy Roseanne?

The Music Quiz: For Eurovision ’69, the British public rejected a song by which future star?

Plus: What is the minimum age for Eurovision entrants since 1990?

The Music Quiz: Who are the Scots name-checked in a recent episode of Succession?

Plus: Michael D recently congratulated who on the occasion of a significant birthday?

Lucy Spraggan: ‘When sobriety marched through my front door I discovered a newfound respect for myself’

Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has always been a square peg in a round hole. "That’s me for the entire time I’ve been in music", she tells Tony Clayton-Lea.

The Church: The Hypnogogue – Aussie alt-rock institution deliver one of their strongest albums yet

Sydney band’s concept album is about a rock star, a scientist and a device which extracts thoughts and makes them into music

The Music Quiz: On her Eras tour, Taylor Swift was made honorary mayor of which city?

Plus: Who is Joe Biden’s new co-chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities?

A Medicinal Music Quiz: What is the full title of Van Halen’s Somebody Get Me a...

Plus: Which pop/rock band is named after sperm?

The Music Quiz: Which Westlife song was used by the CIA as part of its torture program in Afghanistan?

Plus: Who is the British female solo act with the most entries in the UK Singles Chart?

The Music Quiz: What is the name of Christina Aguilera’s new sexual wellness brand?

Plus: Which death metalheads have collaborated with Ed Sheeran on an upcoming song?

The Music Quiz: Rapper Macklemore’s golf apparel line shares a name with which 1980s Irish act?

Plus: Who once helped Nick Hornby pen a song for William Shatner?

The Music Quiz: Which song by Prince has The Last of Us/Mandalorian actor Pedro Pascal said he wants to be played at his funeral?

Plus: In Rolling Stone’s poll of Best Songs by Fake Artists (in movies and television), which song/act nabbed the top spot?

The Music Quiz: Which Irish singer-songwriter was photographed by Annie Leibovitz in 2007?

Plus: In Mojo magazine’s poll of the best U2 albums, which came first?

Daoirí Farrell: The Wedding Above in Glencree – The song session tradition is in safe hands

An album full of heart

Christine Tobin: Returning Weather – Starkly beautiful mediation on reconnecting with Ireland

This suite of nine songs, blending trad, folk, art song and jazz, unfolds like a narrative poem

The Music Quiz: Which Rihanna song did Rolling Stone magazine name as the star’s best?

Plus: Who is the favourite country singer of Domhnall Gleeson’s serial killer in Disney+ thriller The Patient?

The Music Quiz: Who will play The King in Netflix animated series Agent Elvis?

Plus: Who is the latest pop star to get a Madame Tussauds wax figure?

The Music Quiz: Which 1980s U2 record is not represented on their new ‘reimagined’ compilation album?

Plus: Who sang the theme song for The SpongeBobSquarePants Movie?

The Music Quiz: What is the supergroup headed by Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker?

Plus: Who is the singer-songwriting younger sister of Irish actor Paul Mescal?

The Music Quiz: Which vet rockers influenced the Oscar-nominated score for All Quiet on the Western Front?

Plus: Who nabbed the Top Live Act of 2022 in this year’s Ticketmaster Awards?

The Music Quiz: Who is teaming up with Eminem on a TV reboot of 8 Mile?

Plus: Who recently celebrated their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

The Music Quiz: Which Beatles song is strummed by Edward Norton in the Knives Out sequel?

Plus: Who recently criticised the designs for their line of H&M merchandise as ‘trash’?

The New Year Music Quiz: What was the Busted song inspired by Back to the Future?

Plus: Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright wrote a track on Atom Heart Mother about a romantic encounter in the year…

The Music Quiz: Who is playing Carole King in a new biopic called Beautiful?

Plus: Which Irish band has a new song named after British chef Delia Smith?

The Music Quiz: What is Snoop Dogg calling his gluten-free breakfast cereal?

Plus: Which industrial band reinterpreted the soundtrack of wholesome blockbuster The Sound of Music?

The Music Quiz: Who did the Irish rapper Celaviedmai open for at the O2 in 2013?

Plus: Which metal band has an entire album based on the novel A Clockwork Orange?

The Music Quiz: Joni, Harry, Kanye, Taylor. Which is the year’s most googled music star?

Plus: Zayn Malik recently covered which of Jimi Hendrix’s song on the occasion of his 80th birthday?

The Music Quiz: Kate Bush samples a 1950s Brit horror classic on which song?

Plus: Who changed an album cover after being told the artwork violated the Geneva Convention?

The Music Quiz: Which U2 song did Cowboy Junkies once cover?

Plus: Kate Bush’s Get Out of My House was inspired by which Stephen King novel?

The Music Quiz – A Food Month special: What was the name of Blur’s first record label?

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The Music Quiz: Which Irish trad star was a ‘hero’ to the late Alan Rickman?

Plus: Which Taylor Swift song on Midnights directly references Co Wicklow?

The Music Quiz: Four of the Scream films have featured which Nick Cave song?

In the run-up to Halloween, an unnerving quiz on music creepy/kooky/mysterious/spooky

The Music Quiz: Which famous ‘Taylor’ is Taylor Swift named after?

To coincide with the release of her new album, Midnights, a special quiz devoted to all things Swift

The Music Quiz: Who is the first woman to perform two nights at Croke Park?

Plus: Guided by Voices’ next album shares the same title as which Ryan Gosling film?

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