Pioneering producer Arthur Baker: Bono called me up and said, ‘Can you get me a guitar? I want to write a song’

Baker’s new autobiography charts his work producing and remixing Springsteen, Dylan, New Order and Afrika Bambaataa

Bruce Springsteen: Only the Strong Survive review - Going back to his roots

Selection of soul standards unlocks key to Springsteen’s past

Bruce Springsteen: Letter to You review – Sublime meditations of loss, love, life and death

The Boss chases down the past on his riveting new album

Van Morrison gets the band back together - after 54 years

Van the Man recently rolled back the years with The Monarchs. Here are a few other first acts that need a reboot

Live review: Bruce Springsteen on The River tour in Madison Square Garden

Bruce Springsteen has announced a live date at Croke park in May. Here’s a taste of what fans can expect, from a live review of his current The River tour

Who wins when artists stage a cultural boycott?

600 artists are boycotting Israel; Sean Scully is showing in China - is art ever apolitical?

Netflix’s top 50 series

Whether it's a Netflix original like Orange Is The New Black, a British comedy like Peep Show or just completely addictive like Breaking Bad; we've listed and categorised the very best Netflix boxsets for you to enjoy.

Bruce Springsteen: High Hopes

Bono: My friend Nelson Mandela, the man who could not cry

‘He has been a forceful presence in my life going back to 1979, when U2 made our first anti-apartheid effort’

The huge role of music in Nelson Mandela’s struggle for freedom

Nelson Mandela wrote that many young people thought his Christian name was ‘Free’

Van Zandt on Bruce’s new script

Steve Van Zandt on playing music for fun with Bruce Springsteen for almost 40 years

Van Zandt on Bruce’s new script

Steve Van Zandt on playing music for fun with Bruce Springsteen for almost 40 years

Home thoughts from abroad on the All-Ireland championships

‘A lone Donegal fan was in an empty carriage and had his head in his hands. He cut a forlorn figure. Who says nobody cares about the provincial championship?’