Fighting famine with a feast of musicTHE Great Irish Famine Event is ready to recall that black period of history 150 years ago with a big festival in Millstreet …Sat May 24 1997 - 01:00
Shining momentsJim Hendrix: "First Rays Of The New Rising Sun" (Experience Hendrix/MCA)Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00
SINGLE OF THE WEEKNick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "(Are You) The One The I've Been Waiting For?" (Mute) Dial-a-track code: 2191Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00
EelsTHE singer songwriter known simply as E is a strange fish altogether: too geeky to be the new Kurt Cobain, but too sussed to …Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00
Bowie plays surprise gig for 300 fansDAVID BOWIE played a surprise three hour show for a small, privileged gathering of 300 fans in Dublin on Saturday night, mixing…Mon May 19 1997 - 01:00
Starman springs a surpriseDAVID BOWIE graced Dublin with a surprise show at The Factory in Ringsend on Saturday, treating 300 lucky space cadets to a bass…Mon May 19 1997 - 01:00
Radiohead callingFRIENDS usually phone you out of the blue, but rock star calls tend to be well planned affairs, arranged in advance through the…Sat May 17 1997 - 01:00
Sprouting againPADDY McAloon unhurriedly rolls his cigar around in his hand before lighting it, letting the anticipation envelope him, savouring…Fri May 16 1997 - 01:00
Rejoice, ye rockersFoo Fighters: "The Colour And The Shape" (Roswell/ Capitol) Dial-a-track code: 1201Fri May 16 1997 - 01:00
Revived Trinity Ball pumps out the beatIT WAS the return of the prodigal soireeSat May 10 1997 - 01:00
Kinky boots foreverDimitri From Paris: "Sacrebleu"(EastWest) Dial a track code: 1201Fri May 09 1997 - 01:00
Fab Four descend to earth and prove they're still humanU2's PopMart opened its plastic doors to the world last Friday night, but who's going to shop at this wild, Technicolor emporium…Mon Apr 28 1997 - 01:00
Can U2 outdo Vegas?AT five o'clock this morning Irish time, U2 take the stage at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas for the first night of their …Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
The cuckoo in Britpop's nestSTEPHEN Jones is an unlikely pop star - older than yer average wannabe, unshaven, slightly sinister looking, and given to writing…Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
Stars come rolling in for U2's big popIF U2 build it, then they will come, and the stars of Hollywood and rock n roll came to Las Vegas last night for the opening …Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
Prefab Sprout: "A Prisoner Of The Past" (Columbia)Paddy McAloon has been holed up in his Andromeda Heights studios for the past seven years, but now he's back with a lushly orchestrated…Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
GabrielleBRITISH SOUL SINGER Gabrielle might have sold a million records, but she's still small fry in international pop terms, and the…Mon Apr 21 1997 - 01:00
Gift of the GabEVERY girl wants to be a soul diva, but few manage to rise above the level of spiceSat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
The Famous FiveOK, so it wasn't the biggest comeback in the history of pop music - that distinction must go to the Meat Loafs and the Tina Turners…Sat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
Leslie DowdallIT'S been a long time coming eight years, if my memory serves me right - but finally former In Tua Nua singer Leslie Dowdall …Sat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
Passions reach breaking point at Miss Ireland bashIT started Out as a simple PR exercise, but it quickly turned into a slanging match with the Miss Ireland organisers on one side…Thu Apr 17 1997 - 01:00
Casting a line back in timeYOU can't blame Noel Gallagher for the prevailing obsession with retro - John Power is just as guilty of purveying classic, Sixties…Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
Junkster cultureROCK gigs are usually sweaty, unwashed affairs, but when Dublin band Junkster played a private concert at the Dublin Arts Club…Sat Apr 05 1997 - 01:00
The Picture HouseTHE name Picture House may not ring a bell, but chances are that you've heard some of their songs somewhere beforeTue Apr 01 1997 - 01:00
Manic attackDON'T hold your breath for the Manic Street Preachers' backlash, because it's not, gonna get here this side of ChristmasMon Mar 31 1997 - 01:00
Absence makes the art grow fonderIT was like an episode of the X Files, only this one was 4 RealSat Mar 29 1997 - 00:00
The Casanova of rock'n'rollNEIL Hannon has every right to worry about being stereotyped his image as rock's wry, roguish Casanova is starting to run wild…Tue Mar 18 1997 - 00:00
Reef, Red BoxTHEIR name might be an anagram of Free, but Reef's live show is mercifully free of the endless guitar noodling which you would…Sat Mar 08 1997 - 00:00
DISC DRIVE - ROCKNick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "The Boatman's Song" Mute CD, Stumm 142 (52 mins) Dial-a-track code: 1201Fri Mar 07 1997 - 00:00
A HouseBLOODY typical, isn't it? You slog away for 11 years trying to get the punters to come to your gigs then you announce your impending…Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00
Southern shakers but not stirredIT'S hard to get a handle on The Black Crowes are they fearless Southern rock adventurers or just a bunch of pistol twirling …Mon Mar 03 1997 - 00:00
The Lemonheads, OlympiaWE'D just gotten a feel of the Lemonheads when Evan Dando suddenly decided to disappear into the Oasis entourage, and the last…Sat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00
They're gonna rock this joint tonight"JUST because you can play big arenas, doesn't mean you shouldSat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00
Making a right royal show of the KingELVIS impersonators - who needs `em? Actually, a horde of appreciative West End punters do, if the press release on Elvis - The…Sat Feb 22 1997 - 00:00
Rocking the night awaySHE didn't exactly swing down from the scaffolding, but Gladiators presenter Ulrika Jonsson certainly made a splash at the BBC…Sat Feb 22 1997 - 00:00
Northern dominance of rock scene confirmedWHEN the Hot Press Rock Awards moved from its usual Dublin venue to Belfast this year, the organisers were not just looking for…Fri Feb 21 1997 - 00:00
Live and kickingWhen Geoff Wilkinson and Mel Simpson raided the Blue Note back catalogue (with the label's blessing, of course), they were pioneering…Mon Feb 17 1997 - 00:00
A little spice of our ownWHEN producer/director Anita Notaro and associate Caroline Henry wanted to add a bit of spice to next Friday's IRMA Awards, they…Sat Feb 15 1997 - 00:00
Ocean Colour SceneOCEAN Colour Scene's big out in Dublin quite the blowout we had been hoping for - oh, it was solid enough all right, with all…Sat Feb 15 1997 - 00:00
Placebo, Whelan'sIT'S great when a band books a gig in a small venue, then suddenly has a Top 10 hit, guaranteeing maximum stuffage and a sense…Wed Feb 12 1997 - 00:00
Only the hardcore hear the entreaty"C'mon kids", entreated The Boo Radleys on their fifth album of the same nameMon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
PlaceboIT'S great when a band books gig in a small venue, then suddenly goes and has a Top Ten hit, guaranteeing maximum stuffage - …Mon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
Hippity-hopBIG question hangs over the Heineken Weekender in Galway the question is, will Tricky definitely make the scene or will he maybe…Sat Feb 08 1997 - 00:00
DADROCKERS UNITESOMEWHERE back in the grey mists of time, Birmingham band Ocean Colour Scene were just a bunch of young hopefuls who didn't seem…Sat Feb 08 1997 - 00:00
