Pulp at All Together Now 2026: Common People remains the ultimate takedown of nepo babies
Britpop’s supreme ironists send fans new and old back to their tents chuffed to have witnessed something special
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Booker Prize 2026: Irish debutant features on longlist alongside Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and more
Djamel White’s gangland novel All Them Dogs is up against former winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart as well as Elizabeth Strout and nine others
Booker longlist speculation is foolish. But it’s also fun
New and overlooked authors are competing against several past winners and previously shortlisted writers. They can’t all make it
‘Burn them all out’: The prejudice bubbling under Ireland’s thin veneer of normality
Radio: Newstalk and RTÉ cover unrest in Ballymena and Los Angeles
Pulp at 3Arena review: Jarvis Cocker, storyteller in corduroy, builds to a glorious climax
In Dublin on Tuesday, new songs combine with old hits to make for a night both poignant and celebratory
Event guide: Pulp, Beyond the Pale, Cork Midsummer and other best things to do in Ireland this week
Ireland event guide for the week June 7th–13th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way
Pulp: More review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s great bait and switch
Pulp’s first album for 24 years features a fantastic opening track, then a grim drizzle of indie plodders
The Music Quiz: Which Dublin pub forms part of the title of a song on Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke’s new album, Tall Tales?
Plus: Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon is better known professionally as?
Best new music books: A treat for Springsteen fans; a unique angle on Bowie; and a memoir from a cult hedonist
Insights into Jarvis Cocker’s disillusionment with fame; The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s music and drug habits, and more
Pulp in Dublin review: Suddenly, a rather ordinary gig jumps to an extraordinary place
The band’s first tour in a decade touches down at St Anne’s Park on Friday night for a greatest-hits set
Pulp at St Anne’s Park, Dublin: Stage times, setlist, ticket information, how to get there and more
Everything you need to know about the band’s concert on Friday, June 9th
The French Dispatch: Something for le weekend
Wes Anderson’s Gallic portmanteau is gorgeous but insubstantial
Stuart Staples: ‘The wrench of leaving a small town was very defining’
Tindersticks singer on Nottingham, TV Personalities cover, Eimear McBride and new lp
Jarv Is ... : Beyond the Pale review – Too much art, not enough commerce
Jarvis Cocker’s wit is intact as he channels Leonard Cohen, but tunes are lacking
‘Aging, comfortable and stuck’: what happens culture when society gets old?
The hollowing out of the youth-oriented music industry is a harbinger of things to come
All Together Now: Full line-up for festival revealed
37 new acts announced for the festival in Co Waterford over the August bank holiday weekend
Johnny Marr responds to Smiths reunion rumours: ‘Nigel Farage on guitar’
The guitarist alluded to his political differences with bandmate Morrissey after a fan asked about a rumoured 2020 tour
Laurie Shaw: Helvetica review – A glitchy, scrappy pop-punk state of Britain
Kerry-based artist’s songs brim over with clever ideas and easily spotted influences
Electric Picnic 2019: Best gigs of the weekend
Reviews: Florence, Billie, Charli and Christine, plus Hozier and Richard Ashcroft
Jarvis Cocker at Electric Picnic: No going back to the year 2000
Review: A crowd-pleasing show? No. An inside look at a maverick’s progress? Definitely
Electric Picnic 2019: 20 acts not to miss at this year’s festival
From Billie Eilish, Florence and Jarvis Cocker to Freya Ridings and Mango x Mathman
Digital media founder seeks maximum return from Joe
Fitness fanatic Niall McGarry has invested heavily to grow Joe.ie owner in the UK
When Westlife battled Bob the Builder: The Christmas No 1 wars
From Slade v Wizzard to Bob the Builder v Westlife, winners and losers recall the struggles
Kate Bush to publish book of lyrics in December
‘How to Be Invisible’, a collection of lyrics from across the singer’s 40-year career, will have introduction by novelist David Mitchell
No more heroes: how music stopped meaning everything
Technology and hyperanxiety have diluted the dissident power of pop music
The 12 best overlooked albums of 2018 (so far)
From an ambient legend to punk newbies, discover the music that deserves a second listen
Travel Bag: We check out the deals so you don’t have to
A cool festival offer in Iceland, garden-themed holidays and much more
The KLF return with a three-day blitz of Liverpool
Last week, the KLF broke 23 years of silence on why they burned a million pounds, and launched a new novel, band and funeral home
Radiohead, Anohni and David Bowie on Mercury music prize shortlist
Twelve acts are up for this year’s prize, which picks the best album by a UK or Irish act
Arts not ‘appreciated or understood’ by the State
‘You can’t dance to the metric – you can’t evaluate the thing that is priceless’
Jarvis Cocker: you can judge a Richard Brautigan book by its cover
Erik Weber’s photographs are starkly beautiful works in their own right – but they also amplify the reputation of an outstanding American writer neglected for too long
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