Old and new in a boogie wonderlandSoul survivors and disco bunnies will be shaking their booty in Cork from Thursday to Sunday next, when the 3rd Southern Soul…Sat May 29 1999 - 01:00
RockThe Boss is back in town next Tuesday, on his first Dublin visit since his 1996 Ghost Of Tom Joad solo tourSat May 22 1999 - 01:00
The rhythm of revolutionAs part of the City Arts Centre's World Stories festival, London Afrobeat club, The Shrine, comes to Dublin next Friday, bringing…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
RockFrom Yazoo to the Other Two, boy/ girl electropop duos have become part of the rock 'n' roll landscape, but Stereolab are a cut…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Catatonia - Dublin CastleThe final outdoor gig of last weekend's Heineken Green Energy Festival didn't quite go off with a bang, but certainly ended with…Wed May 05 1999 - 01:00
RockThe latest Welsh talent to leak into the mainstream, Stereophonics, could be the country cousins of The Manic Street Preachers…Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
Rock/PopFrom the folk-mass acoustic guitar intro of Animal Instinct to the tinkly-winkly piano of Dying In The Sun, The Cranberries' …Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
ClubsGalway gets tooled up for a dance trip next weekend, in the company of Goldie, David Holmes, The Freestylers, Bass Odyssey, The…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
The New Radicals: Maybe You've Been Brainwashed TooThis is the band behind the hit single You Get What You Give, the catchiest American pop song since the Friends themeSat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
RockDublin rocks once again for the May Bank Holiday Weekend, as the Heineken Green Energy Festival brings bands, DJs and music industry…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Rock/PopBruce Springsteen is back with the E Street Band, Tom Petty is back with the Heartbreakers - all is well with the world of rock…Fri Apr 23 1999 - 01:00
Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve National Concert Hall"Why can't a man stand alone?" asks Declan McManus in the opening bars of his almost-solo Irish appearanceThu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
RockFresh from his Grammy-winning collaboration with the legendary Burt Bacharach, the no-less legendary Elvis Costello embarks on…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Fun Lovin' CriminalsOn the first of their four sold-out nights in Dublin, New York's smooth Criminals breezed into King Of New York, leading their…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Sonic BoomFollowing the infant's cry of their debut album, Mogwai Young Team, Glasgow's premier sonic delinquents head for the hills and…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Nick Cave and The Dirty ThreeThe prospect of an intimate evening with Nick Cave might fill some folk with fear, but Irish fans of the angst-ridden Anti-podean…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Steely but subduedThis album is a landmark of sorts, being Sylvian's first solo album since 1987's Secrets Of The BeehiveFri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Meat LoafAs larger-than-life rock figures go, Meat Loaf is larger and louder than most, and it takes a hangar the size of the Simmonscourt…Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
More Bolly, dahlings?Wine lovers can be a boring old lot, banging on about bouquets, Bordeaux and bin ends, talking about "oak noses", "smooth tannins…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Tomorrow's tome todayLunching with Sir Bob Geldof at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud last week, On The Town was granted a sneak peek at the The Whoseday…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Pleasure paradePoliticians usually flee the country for St Patrick's Day, becoming guests of honour at the parades in New York, Sydney and Outer…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Turning up for the Mardi GraALTHOUGH St Patrick's Day is still a few days away, Dubliners got into the carnival spirit last night, dressing up in bright …Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Made it, MaFrom humble beginnings in No 44 Seville Place, playwright and theatre director Peter Sheridan has finally reached the top of …Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Love-in for Leonard`CONFOUND the critics!" could well be the war-cry of playwright Hugh Leonard, and that's exactly what he did at the Abbey last…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Here comes the sciencePOLITICIANS usually speak in riddles, but the President, Mrs McAleese, used plain talk when she called for an end to impenetrable…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Some mothers do love 'imACTOR Jeremy Irons would be every mother's fancy, so when he arrived as guest of honour at the Unicef/Conrad International Mother…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Come to Ireland, see the sitesEVERYONE knows that the Internet is the future, so when The Irish Times launched its new site at irelandSat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Lucky For SomeThe Blur versus Oasis battle may have been won by the mouthy Mancunian brothers, but Damon Albarn might yet win the warFri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
Corr blimeyTHE Corrs celebrated their Best International Act award at last Tuesday's Brits by attending a party in London thrown by Eurythmics…Sat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
The Fingal FiveTHE Five Chefs of Fingal sound like a swashbuckling lot altogether, a gang of galloping gourmets on a crusade to restore the …Sat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
One mayor to anotherMonday night's opening of The Mayor of Casterbridge at the Gaiety brought our own Lord Mayor, Joe Doyle, up from Dawson Street…Sat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
Out rakingA rake of celebrities turned out at the RDS on Thursday for the gala premiere of Stravinsky's opera, The Rake's ProgressSat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
Pastoral soundsThe Irish premiere of Arcadia at the Gate on Tuesday was a fine opportunity to enjoy an Arcadian evening of simple, theatrical…Sat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
Raging hot curry - Album Of The WeekStuck in a musical wormhole which runs from ancient India to 1960s California, Kula Shaker's sound has been predestined and predetermined…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Magical musicWhatever is bubbling under the cauldron of mainstream American rock, it's sure stirring up some magical musicFri Feb 12 1999 - 00:00
Sound bitesWhen Doves rap: Irish boy/ girl trio Dove are hoping that their rap version of the Crowded House hit, Don't Dream It's Over, …Fri Feb 05 1999 - 00:00
Sound/bitesThe Heineken Roller-coaster Tour is ready to rock all over the country once again, with a head-spinning cargo of up-and-coming…Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
Dr MillarWith his conquistador's beard and long wavy hair, Millar looks like a folksinging Don Quixote, bravely charging the citadels …Sat Jan 23 1999 - 00:00
GarbageThree middle-aged American guys and one feisty Scottish girl equals one unlikely supergroup; yet the strange components of Garbage…Sat Jan 16 1999 - 00:00
Lo-fi, high artSlipping out of leftfield and into the February release schedules, the latest album from Boston's lords of lo-fi promises to …Fri Jan 15 1999 - 00:00
Mercury soaring towards the musical peakWhen the Rev last played Dublin - in October - they seemed like rabbits caught in the headlights, frozen by the glare of sudden…Mon Jan 11 1999 - 00:00
Mercury Rev it upThey came down from the mountains - the Catskills to be precise - and they carried their saws under their armsSat Jan 09 1999 - 00:00
Not acid enoughVarious Artists: "The Acid House Music From The Motion Picture" (EMI Soundtracks)Fri Jan 08 1999 - 00:00
RockParty like it's 1999? Only if we can find a heckuva lot more acts for this year's concert calendarSat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Gay Byrne tops poll as people's favouriteGay Byrne was voted Entertainment Personality Of The Year at the 1998 National Entertainment Awards, just days after his official…Wed Dec 30 1998 - 00:00
AshIt wasn't all that long ago when Ash were the new teens on the block, making their first faltering steps towards a sound of their…Tue Dec 22 1998 - 00:00
