For a band weighed down by so much baggage and split opinion, U2’s reputation has held up in the live arena for decades. You forget they’re a band who take plenty of risks, while many […]
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Echo & the Bunnymen: too many strings attached
You’re never much more than a year away from an Echo and the Bunnymen gig in Ireland, but this time they’ve probably got a lot more to prove as they hit Dublin tonight. Their last […]
Steve Van Zandt interview: I walked out on $100 million, but I saved a few lives
In the infinite list of shocking moves by rock stars over the years, Steve Van Zandt’s decision to leave Bruce Springsteen’s E Street band right after the release of Born in the USA is up […]
Let’s hope Mac Demarco doesn’t shove a drumstick up his ass this time
There’s been plenty of begging on social media in the last few week for tickets to this latest sold-out Mac Demarco show, but there aren’t many diehards who’ll part with one. The Canadian is one […]
You can easily forget how huge Depeche Mode are
When Depeche Mode started their European tour in May they shared a video as a reminder that they’re the biggest band in the world – in some parts. It was a clip – since shared […]
We’ll never stop bitching about U2
Bitching about U2 may be our national sport at this stage, but tomorrow’s gig will be filed in the history books as a celebration of one of our biggest exports, A Sort of Homecoming. Sometimes […]
Out with the old: Columbia Mills interview
When you hear a band has an ‘80s influence’ your brain can’t help join the dots between breezy synthpop, power ballads and the cliched garish outfits. Columbia Mills have a distinctive 80s sound — but […]
A Sort of Homecoming: U2 land in Dublin
Apart from maybe Bruce Springsteen playing a show in New Jersey, the most powerful homecoming in rock’n’roll has got to be U2 landing in Dublin after a worldwide trek. The last time they were cool […]
Just for the record: Paul Oakenfold on 25 years of Perfecto
WITH any given pop culture movement there’s always a ‘back in the day’ — a nebulous chain of events that ignite a scene and help forge the myth. Then we get the year-zero pinpoint events […]
Gigs of the week: March 6 – 12
LIONEL RICHIE, Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Tuesday (Tickets) / 3Arena, Dublin, Wednesday (Tickets) LIONEL Richie’s latest tour is dubbed All the Hits All Night Long — but has Lionel played any other type of gig in […]
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