Kim Deal of The Breeders: ‘Oh, I was wild – wild – in Ireland’
The indie-rock legend talks Pixies, Olivia Rodrigo, the loss of her parents, and the release of her first solo album, Nobody Loves You More
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Pixies drummer David Lovering: ‘My advice for Oasis? Have us as your opening act’
Drummer David Lovering recalls Pixies Boston roots as the punk-pop pioneers to whom Nirvana, Fontaines DC and even Olivia Rodrigo owe a debt surf a wave of renewed success
Emer McLysaght: You’re going to see phones at gigs. Suck it up
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Olivia Rodrigo in Dublin review: Watch out Taylor Swift. This bona fide pop superstar is coming for you
Vampire singer is heady mix of raw vulnerability and self-confidence with not a single bum note on display
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Hard copies of releases from U2, The Cranberries, Fleetwood Mac, Pearl Jam and more to be in demand despite availability of music online
US singer Olivia Rodrigo ‘stops distribution’ of morning-after pill at shows amid widening abortion bans
Rodrigo’s team reportedly insisting abortion-access groups no longer pass out lubrication, condoms and emergency contraceptive pill because children are attending concerts
Folk band Lankum win RTÉ Choice Music album of year
Jazzy named artist of the year and breakthrough artist at annual RTÉ music awards
Brit Awards 2024: Irish singer CMAT lands international artist of the year nomination
British singer-songwriter Raye makes Brit Award history by securing seven nominations
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From Taylor Swift to Pink via Depeche Mode and Pixies, here’s how the calendar’s shaping up from January to October
Olivia Rodrigo: Guts – One of the best and most observant pop songwriters out there
If you thought Sour was a royal flush, then this album is the winning goal in a penalty shoot-out
Olivia Rodrigo: Trojan-horsing in rock’s musical brashness under the cover of pop stardom
A smash debut is music’s most daunting crucible, and Rodrigo felt the pressure to make a diamond with her new album Guts
Rosie Carney: I Wanna Feel Happy – Quality and depth
Anglo-Irish singer and songwriter just keeps getting better and better
All of Ireland’s best open-air gigs and festivals this summer
Events include Forbidden Fruit, Harry Styles, Electric Picnic and of course Garth Brooks
Grammys red carpet: A skeleton suit, a pearl bolero and plenty of peeks at the shapewear
Dua Lipa, Doja Cat and Halsey were among the stars wearing corsets at the awards
Grammy awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic triumph
Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos
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On Sunday night, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo go head-to-head in seven categories
The F-word, the one worse than feck, is all over pop and no one cares
Swearing is big and clever. Just listen to Olivia Rodrigo, or look at the streaming figures
Glastonbury 2022: Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline
Majority of acts announced feature women as festival recovers from pandemic hiatus
Damon Albarn’s criticism of Taylor Swift is ‘hopelessly out of date’
Comment: He wrongly said she didn’t write her own songs – revealing a pop-vs-indie snobbery
Grammys postponed amid Omicron concerns
Organisers say holding awards show as scheduled on January 31st is too risky
The best gigs and albums to look forward to in 2022
Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, The Cure and Tool are among the acts coming to Ireland
Elon Musk named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ for 2021
Magazine’s editor says Tesla boss follows a direct line from 1927 winner Charles Lindbergh
The top 10 Irish and international albums of 2021
It’s a close contest between Villagers and For Those I Love, while Arlo Parks aces it
Revealed: Google’s most popular searches of 2021
Squid Game, Bernie Sanders’s mittens and how to wear skinny jeans dominate global trends
Spotify’s business model is still all verse, no chorus
Streaming is paying off handsomely – for Universal Music Group
‘There are no rules now’: The gen Z women who’ve made pop punk the sound of the summer
It used to be made by juvenile men in shorts. Now Willow and Olivia Rodrigo have taken over
Lorde: ‘I’m only just scratching the surface of my powers’
The New Zealand singer on her new album, giving up social media and dealing with grief
Brit Awards 2021: Dua Lipa leads diverse range of female winners
Little Mix make history in group category as Taylor Swift becomes first female global icon
Olivia Rodrigo: I’m really proud to sing about emotions frowned on as bitchy and moaning
The Drivers License singer on turning her first big breakup into the year’s biggest hit
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