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Live James Blake, bonus Daft Punk, a trail for new QOTSA and future HP cover star Katie Laffan are just some of the delights for this weekend... Just five more days until Ireland go into the lion’s den that is Wembley for a supposed ‘friendly’ with the old enemy (800 years of tyranny, 30 years of Jimmy Hill etc. etc.) Free Music Friday’s allegiances ... READ MORE

HEATHERS SIGN to Warner Music Germany...
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ANTI-ABORTION PROTESTERS 'literally mad': Brian Hayes...
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FORTSTOCK FESTIVAL returnes to Clones...
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LIAM GALLAGHER on 'Get Lucky': "I'd write that in a fucking hour!"...
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DAFT PUNK in at No. 1 in the Irish album chart...
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SOLAR BEARS reveal writing techniques...
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LE GALAXIE to join Bell X1 as Marquee special guests...
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CHRISTY MOORE for Whelan's...
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CHIC WORKING on new album and musical...
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FORBIDDEN FRUIT stage times announced...
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PORTLAND, OREGEN rejects fluoridation...
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BILLY JOEL for Dublin...
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ROISIN O for Whelans...
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FULL LINE-UP announced for Neil Young show...
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IMELDA MAY announces summer shows...
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NEW ISSUE of Hot Press out today!...
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KATIE LAFFAN Wins The Big Break...
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DELORENTOS SONG to appear in new Richard Curtis film...
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KASABIAN START work on new album...
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RED BULL Bedroom Jam: Touchwood make live shows...
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THE HOT Press Storeroom Sessions: The Skin We're In...
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EDDIE PEPITONE for Whelan's...
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DECLAN SINNOTT to feature on Nationwide...
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DAVID BOWIE pays tribute to bassist Trevor Bolder...
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LISTEN: FULL Giorgio Moroder live set...
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CASTLEPALOOZA BOUND CSS announce Belfast show...
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"SUPPORT SKIBBEREEN Council's call for end to fluoridation"...
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ROBERT PLANT Confirmed For The Picnic...
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STENDHAL FESTIVAL of Art line up announced...
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KACEY MUSGRAVES for Dublin...
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UPDATE: RAY Manzarek RIP...
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JAMES FOR the Olympia...
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WORKIN’ RETURNS to the Workman’s Club...
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STRYPES EP out now...
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WATCH: NEW Kanye West...
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LOUIS WALSH'S auditions going "exceptionally well"...
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CSS FOR Castlepalooza...
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Conor J. O'Brien called in on a cold January morning...


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Start Together Studios

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Frontlines: Republic Of Telly

Roe McDermott talks to the Irish Film Board’s Naoise Barry about why there has been a huge growth in the number of big-budget TV shows being shot in Ireland... With shows like Ripper ... READ MORE

Caught In The Net: Here’s Johnny

Forget The Great Gatsby, the cinematic event of the year is the unleashing of the Basically Johnny Moped documentary... Inspired by Malcolm McLaren’s genius quote that, “It’s ... READ MORE

The Message: Cannabis Prohibition

The ban on cannabis is narrow-minded, medically unjustified and helps line the pockets of criminals. Which is why Hot Press is spearheading a new campaign to reform the law... Why ... READ MORE

Hot Press meets Laura Marling

She's the folkie who broke the heart of Noah and the Whale's Charlie Fink and then dated a Mumford and Son. Laura Marling discusses her move to LA, the degree to which her songs are personal ... READ MORE

A Spring In His Zep


He turned down a $200 million Led Zeppelin reunion to chase his muse to the murky depths of Apallachian America.......
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BP Fallon & The Bandits: Still Legal

Beep finally gets the blues... He’s been the ultimate rock ...... READ MORE

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, live at Limelight, Belfast

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Little Green Cars, live at Vicar Street

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Your fortnight ahead in comedy

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The Flouride Debate

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Byzantium

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Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, live at Limelight, Belfast

The well-travelled guitarslinger is now a bona fide success... ...... READ MORE

Little Green Cars, live at Vicar Street

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Beep finally gets the blues... He’s been the ultimate rock ...... READ MORE

Byzantium

Gothic & ennui-laden vampire tale boasts incredible visuals... ...... READ MORE

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, live at Limelight, Belfast

The well-travelled guitarslinger is now a bona fide success... ...... READ MORE

Little Green Cars, live at Vicar Street

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