The Irish Times

Paddy Murray: You’re probably thinking I have little to complain about

Covid ensures that, for those who suffer from chronic respiratory ailments, there is no opening up

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 06:01

Tim Burgess: The listening parties are here to stay

The Charlatans frontman on why he will not monetise his hugely successful Twitter series

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 05:00

The greatest year for music was the year you came of age

Donald Clarke: You can’t beat 1981. Others will argue for 1967, 1989, 1995 or 2020. Nobody is right. Nobody is wrong

Sat Jan 02 2021 - 05:00

Lost Irish musical genius finally getting recognition

Michael O’Shea, a talented experimental musician who died in 1991, was the definition of enigmatic

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 05:30

Switched-On Bach: How a transgender synth pioneer changed music

Wendy Carlos’s 1968 album of Bach music for Moog synthesiser brought electronic music into the mainstream and influenced artists from Giorgio Moroder to Daft Punk

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 05:00

Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ as a rock opera? Jesus Christ...

Donald Clarke: The Who’s ‘Tommy’, ‘Quadrophenia’, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’, Lloyd Webber. Enough

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 06:00

Freemasons launch campaign to shake off secret society image

As London lodges for journalists and MPs revealed, organisation says ‘enough is enough’

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 19:40

Mushroom? Or blue algae? What your latte says about you

Forget espresso with hot milk – there is a whole world of extreme lattes out there. So are you the Albert Camus or the Jackson Pollock of cafe culture?

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 09:00