After overtaking The Beatles to become the act with most No1 albums in UK history, I was told that Robbie Williams was preparing to usher in a new era. And that has now started — with a huge ...

If last month feels like a blur, the Indie Basement Best Songs & Albums of February 2026 roundup is here to help. You can ...

Tom Petty didn’t want to take a minute of the time he had making music for granted, and he hated wasting music.

With the Savoy in Cork recently re-opened, Des O'Driscoll trawls through the annals to look back at some of the greatest gigs ...

A 2000s hit duo is returning with its first new music in 18 years. Gnarls Barkley surprised fans Thursday with a new song, “Pictures.” It’s the lead single from the group’s upcoming album, “Atlanta,” ...

We all knew a sweep was coming at this year’s Brit Awards. And so it did – with Olivia Dean, the 26-year-old Londoner who has ...

Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Jenna Ortega and Michael B Jordan were among the stars walking the red carpet ahead of the ...

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, one would have been hard-pressed to say that the then-burgeoning punk and new wave rock scenes would define both decades (although you can have disco prominent in the mid ...

Rock's uniquely colourful story is littered with moments that just make you scratch your head in bewilderment. These are 12 ...

In 1995, the bands tussled for No 1 – and the Britpop crown. Our writer was on the inside of the mad-for-it contest. Does The Battle accurately capture this divisive moment? And what was Noel’s ...

He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why h ...

Retrieving music is literally at the reach of our fingers these days. Whether you’re searching on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple ...