Jim Kerr: ‘I’d been a rock star. I thought, What happened my life?
The singer talks about Live Aid, ex-wives and four decades of Simple Minds
Roxy Music’s Avalon gets a pretentious but illuminating overview
Music book reviews: Jon Savage reissues and Will Sergeant memoir among other highlights
Johnny Rogan obituary: One of the most well-regarded music biographers of his generation
London Irish writer’s tenacity and attention to detail did not always please his subjects
DannyBoy: Gits of a certain vintage will enjoy this Irish film set in 1981
Review: Ferdia Mac Anna’s flimsy, low-budget film has an ingenuous charm
Before Brexit: Pop, escapism and racism in England
Karl Whitney, author of Hit Factories, on his journey through the UK’s industrial heartlands
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019 nominees revealed
The Cure, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks and LL Cool J among the 2019 cohort
‘Japan is the most alien place I’ve ever been’
Visiting Japan is like being deposited on an alien planet, but once you get over the culture shock, it feels friendly, calm and safe – and there’s an OMG moment around every corner
Franz Ferdinand are a band reborn
Alex Kapranos talks about a new album, scoffing fish n’ chips in Galway, and why he wrote a song about the NHS
Take a walk on the wild side of Galway’s Indreabhán bog
Start from the coast road between An Spidéal and Indreabhán and brace yourself for a treat
Glam rock was about much more than glitz and hits
How the sexually ambivalent David Bowie and Marc Bolan subverted rock’s patriarchy
Airports in terminal decline
Airport architecture worldwide has gotten insanely creative but is still mostly unwelcoming to the endless queues of knackered travellers
Seven times David Bowie played Ireland
From half-hearted applause to total starman: David Bowie’s biggest Irish gigs remembered
Jamming all over the world with WholeWorldBand
Want to play with Hozier or The Police? Kevin Godley’s app puts you in the band
And on the seventh day, Eno released a not-very-good album. Hallelujah!
Ambient music poineer, superstar-making producer – the godlike genius of Brian Eno is beyond question, but it’s heartening to know that even he can come up with a dud: Someday World, a collaboration with Underworld’s Karl Hyde
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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