My Bloody Valentine at 3Arena: Driving drums, warped guitars, trippy vocals and a restless beauty

At My Bloody Valentine's first headline show in Dublin since 1992, this wonderfully strange band remain transcendent

My Bloody Valentine: The story of the most important Irish band of the 21st century

Kevin Shields and co’s marrow-melting shoegaze sound has influenced everyone from U2 and Radiohead to Tame Impala

Fiachna Ó Braonáin of Hothouse Flowers: ‘I was quite disappointed by Bono. I don’t think Sinéad O’Connor would have done it’

The U2 frontman was an early cheerleader for his fellow Irish band, who are back on tour to mark 40 years together. But his acceptance of a medal from Joe Biden sent the wrong signal, they say

Zachary Cole Smith of Diiv: ‘It wasn’t like we said, Oh, I’ve got addiction issues, check it out. I got arrested’

A decade ago the singer was lost in substance abuse and his band were imploding. Now they’re about to play in Ireland – and it’ll be a kind of pilgrimage

My Bloody Valentine: Very loud, very fuzzy, and heading back to their Irish studio

Kevin Shields and his fellow shoegazers leave years between records. Now they plan a pair

Stano: Anthology review – a true blue maverick who never got his due

Irish music in the 1980s wasn’t all U2, as this collection of improvised electronica proves

Why vinyl refuses to die

The inaugural Vinyl festival, which takes place over the May bank holiday weekend, is a boutique event celebrating the golden age of stylus and disc

New artist of the week: DJ Seinfeld, king of the lo-fi house DJs

Lo-fi house has irked the dance establishment, and DJ Seinfeld is at the vanguard of the genre

Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream: ‘Regrets? Who cares? The band is one long experiment anyway’

Primal Scream’s new album, Chaosmosis, finds Bobby Gillespie – a garrulous interviewee – more together than ever. He reflects on the drug years, getting older and his love for young bands

No mud and no bar queues make for sunny Forbidden Fruit

Festival comes up short on standout musical moments but wins on atmosphere

Born to be Vile

Kurt Vile’s last album cemented his new-found popularity. The psychedelic indie rocker explains how going from lo-fi cult hero to in-demand musician takes some adjustment

Review: Autoluminescent – Rowland S Howard

The Creation years: ‘I used to fly by helicopter to Dublin to have lunch’

While Alan McGee started off with humble punk ambition, his record label came to host cult heroes My Bloody Valentine and stadium stars Oasis. His book is a memoir of 1990s excess

My Bloody Valentine: Not so deep cuts

Kevin Shields and Co’s wall of sound floated into the ether rather than being a concentrated assault