Young guns of rock hijack top awardsTHE Hot Press Awards have long been a pat on the back for the old, well worn favourites of Irish rock, but this year's ceremony…Wed Mar 06 1996 - 00:00
TESTOSTERONE TAPPUT on your top hat, tie and tails... on second thoughts, don'tTue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
JACK L IS ALIVE AND WELLTHERE'S a fine line between interpretation and imitation, and Jack Lukeman walks it like a seasoned acrobat showing off on the…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
Mastering the art of sound sculptureTRAILING rave reviews for their second album Horsedrawn Wishes, Dublin band Rollerskate Skinny ventured out onto the Mean Fiddler…Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
Steel-plated guitars sweep away the tinselWHATEVER happened to Glam Rock? That was the question which came to mind as the band formerly known as The Sweet pounced on stage…Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
BlinkTHE beer companies are really jumping on the rock `n' roll bandwagon of late, eager to be associated with the indie scene, and…Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
Melissa EtheridgeIT didn't take Melissa Etheridge long to make the heap from cult American rock chick to Grammy winning lesbian megastar, but …Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00
What's the story? OASISALL the world loves a rascal, and they don't come more roguish than OasisSat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
The Mike Flowers copsIS EASY listening the new rock `n' roll? It certainly looked that way on, Saturday night when a capacity crowd of today's trendy…Tue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
Jeans firm seek censor's wrathDESIGNER label jeans' manufacturers are preparing to do battle for the multi million dollar denim market, and they're using raunchy…Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Engine AlleyTHERE have been a lot of changes down the old Alley of late first, the Kilkenny cats shed their glam rock leanings, which saw…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
Lots of punchTHE Rollercoaster Tour has taken on some serious cargo this time round, with the powerful line up of Whipping Boy, Revelino, …Mon Feb 12 1996 - 00:00
Weekend dance if we want to!WHAT better way to bounce out of the January blues than to spend a weekend stretching those legs to the rhythms of acid-jazz, …Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Smouldering with styleHE mightn't look much in his red dreadlocks and slight middle age spread, but Mick Hucknall sure sings up a storm in the soul…Thu Feb 08 1996 - 00:00
EchobellyBETWEEN the jerkiness of Elastica and the sarkiness of Sleeper, Echobelly tread a jangly path through the midriff of Britpop, …Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Paranoid surf punkA LITTLE itty bitty snow couldn't keep the punters from packing into the Olympia on Saturday night to catch Black's only Irish…Mon Jan 29 1996 - 00:00
The way they should be heardIT'S fitting that the Winnepeg wunderkinds should choose the relatively intimate setting of Whelan's in Wexford Street to showcase…Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Who's Eddie?SUPERSTARS OF THE chicken in a basket circuit, Who's Eddie are the ultimate disco cabaret act, pulling in the punters nationwide…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
Souped up punks lift off the lidTHE SAN DIEGO Soulmasters have been cutting a swathe around the UK gig circuit, blowing minds from, here to yonder with their…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Exhuming the rotting corpse of rock'n'rollRocket From The Crypt sure aren't afraid of vampires - even the Count himself must be quaking in his capeSat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Steel PulseIT'S been 20 years since Steel Pulse formed in Birmingham's Handsworth Wood, and only three original members guitarist/vocalist…Wed Jan 17 1996 - 00:00
Blast of britpopHMMM. One bookish looking fellow with a laconic turn of phrase; one moptopped guitarist with all the right Sixties' influences…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
BRATS BY THE BUSLOADYOU would need a bus load of faith to believe the Britpop hype and here comes a double decker helping of new from the land which…Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
big gigsWRITE down that credit card hotline number and stick it on your fridge door - looks like you'll be needing it more than ever …Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
Speak softly and carry convictionAS THEIR name suggests, The Mavericks are not your common or garden country band, but neither are they completely outside of …Mon Jan 08 1996 - 00:00
Behind the boys stands a shrewd manNOW that the faces of hunky hit makers Boyzone are embedded in our national consciousness, let us not forget the youthful looking…Sat Jan 06 1996 - 00:00
HIGHS and BLOWSHIGHLIGHT of 1995 Murder balladeer Nick Cave duetting with lucky, lucky, lucky Kylie Minogue at Feile in Paric Ui ChaoimhTue Jan 02 1996 - 00:00
Enough Cranberry sauceTHERE was an irritating buzzword in the air, and it sounded something like BritpopTue Jan 02 1996 - 00:00
