Gritty but high-energy underdog tale about rap launches a new star. Films about young women striving to break into the music industry are hardly rare, so writer-director Geremy Jasper ...

Darkly spellbinding debut from Dublin singer. Following on from her well-received, Shane MacGowan-produced EP, this long-awaited debut album from Dublin-born, Berlin-based ...

Art-rock legends back in saddle for 3,678th LP. Mark E Smith has made an art form out of being the pissed-up prick that stumbles on to the stage at his local pub to perform a rendition of ...

Proceeds from the live record will benefit MusiCares’ hurrican relief fund. Bruce Springsteen has released a live archival album of his 1978 ...

Dublin Jazz Presents: Love... and All That Jazz will see the trio join up in Bagots Hutton Live, Dublin on Saturday, September 23rd. Flo ...

Lisa Hannigan is set to tour Ireland this Autumn, with dates in Wexford, Clare, Limerick, Cork and Belfast. At Swim, Hannigan’s critically acclaimed third album, was released ...

The arrival of September is upon us. With the change of season, now is the perfect time to change your wardrobe as well. Check out this parade of new looks that designers are presenting ...

Dave Allen at Peace will also star Game of Thrones's Conleth Hill, Father Ted's Pauline McLynn and stand-up comic, Tommy ...

Legendary Brixton blues rockers Alabama 3 have announced headline shows in Dubin and Belfast for 2018. The group's most recent album release, 2016's Blues, brought together ...

Manson is gearing up for the release of his tenth album. The track will appear on Manson’s forthcoming record Heaven Upside Down, which comes out on October 6. The track ...

Her 'As I Wake, Still I Dream' autumn tour will begin at Arthur's, Thomas Street, Dublin at 9pm tonight (September 20). Bringing her Audio/Visual show across the country, while also ...

The Suppliant Woman, thought to be written 2,500 years ago, will open the 60th Anniversary programme for the Dublin Theatre Festival. ...

Pale Waves have unveiled the video for their new single ‘Television Romance’. The video was filmed in the band’s hometown of Manchester ...

As a new Channel 4 series celebrates the work of Philip K Dick, Ed Power looks at the influence on television and cinema of science fiction’s most ...

Solid return from early noughties favourites. The stadium sized ambition, the heart-on sleeve sincerity, the gargantuan hooks and the kind of indie earnestness NME would fawn over ...

Impressive effort from synth-pop veterans. Sparks were always one of the more interesting bands to emerge in the early ’70s. Intelligent and wry, they presented brilliantly arranged ...

As she prepares to play Dublin, Aimee Mann explains how the election of Donald Trump influenced her new album and why a glum evening in Ireland inspired her writing process. Only after ...

The Social Network Depending on how you look at it, David Fincher’s modern classic about the birth of Facebook is either a glowing advertisement for dropping out of college, ...

Tinder may be the leading dating app among people in college, but there are also plenty of alternatives for students seeking love. Tinder: Tinder is a great way to meet people in your ...

The national treasure died last night at the age of 82 after a long illness. The New York-born TV/radio star and best-selling author, who was raised in County Louth, first got into the ...

Having stolen the show at Radio 2’s Live in Hyde Park earlier this month, multiplatinum, multi-award winning Shania Twain announces 6 unmissable UK & Ireland arena dates for autumn ...

The politician who was the Lord Mayor of Dublin when Suu Kyi was first awarded the Freedom of Dublin in 2000 has slammed the iconic figure's handling of the Rohinga crisis as "deplorable" ...

The upcoming release of the David Bowie 'A New Career In A New Town (1977-1982)' box set will be celebrated with an event at the world-famous Hansa Studios, Berlin on Tuesday 26 September ...

Clonakilty International Guitar Festival kicks off tomorrow with music from Wallis Bird, Talos, Otherikin, John Spillane, Lankum, and many more. The festival runs until this Sunday ...

The Portland rapper arrives in Dublin December 7th. Fresh off releasing his debut album 'Good For You' in July, a collection of upbeat, often off the wall tracks, hip hop's rising star ...

Morrissey takes a not-so-subtle jab at the media with his latest. This is the first single from Morrissey's new album Low in High School, ...

After a solid September playing a string of gigs including a slot in Stradbally at this year's Electric Picnic, the Limerick lads continue to rise the ranks as they release their second ...

The band will be performing at Dublin's Academy on Tuesday 16th of January. The Pennsylvanian four-some have also unveiled the details for the ...

Selena Gomez (25) is now part of the Puma family a few days after the singer ('Bad Liar') revealed that she had received a kidney transplant while battling Lupus disease. Making a speedy ...

Anyone who regularly scrolls through his or her Instagram feed has certainly discovered the latest autumn trend. The ultimate sartorial statement appears on every second photo. ...

Debut album from Dublin-based electro duo is no Ryanair affair. Former Hot Press graphic designer Paul Woodfull has had an interesting artistic career since leaving this parish ...

People who make fortunes from bloodshed attended the International Arms Fair in the Docklands, London in their droves. It is time to think: how can we fuck them up? Back in June 2008, ...

Internationally acclaimed and Grammy-nominated artists Galantis’ announce they will return to Dublin to play a live show at The Olympia Theatre, ...

Despite announcing the end of his rap career, Glover says he better make a Childish Gambino collaboration with Chance the Rapper, or "a bunch of ...

Following in the footsteps of giants such as R.E.M. and Radiohead, The National have carved for themselves that most elusive and exclusive of niche: artistically credible, politically ...

Ahead of his new album, Low in High School due out on November 17th, the former-Smiths singer has shared his latest single, 'Spent the Day ...

'Lose Control' is the second single from rising Irish Stars Wild Youth. Released on Friday September 8, the video, which stars Thalia Heffernan ...

The Hot Press cover stars have just put up on a social media a short fun film about the making of their brilliant new album, 'Concrete And Gold' It's only just been put up online and it certainly ...

Chester Bennigton's band mates have decided to play together for a one-off special tribute concert to honour the late singer, who tragically took his own life back in July. The gig ...

Catherine McGrarth has just released the first single from her eagerly anticipated debut album due out in early 2018 and has confirmed that she will be playing at Vicar St in December ...

Both Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates, who are gearing up to take over Vincent Browne's late night TV3 current affairs show, believe that George Hook will ...

Ahead of the first public meeting of the Dail Committee on the 8th Amendment this Wednesday, in which the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly ...

Everyone who attended the band's gig in Dublin on Sunday night was in for a real treat. Photos by Kathrin Baumbach

This Was Our Scene by Irish photographer Gregory Nolan will be showing at Fumbally Exchange, Dublin from 19th to 22nd of October 2017. London, ...

After spending the majority of this year making waves in the US, Westmeath indie rockers The Academic return for what will be their first and only Irish headline show of 2017, at Vicar ...

Ashley Graham, the 29-year-old star and model from Nebraska, who walked for the plus-size fashion line Addition Elle at New York Fashion Week this season, called out Rihanna for her ...

Halawa and his three sisters have been acquitted of all charges at their trial today in Cario's special anti-terrorism court. After the mass trial was adjourned for the 25th time in ...

In Los Angeles last night, the red carpet was rolled out once more for the 69th Emmy’s, television’s most prestigious set of awards. In addition ...

The sentencing of the 21 year old Irish citizen and is expected to be delivered today after the trial was adjourned for the 25th time last month. Halawa ...

Serenading planet-like creatures with a flute and commanding kaleidoscopic orbs, her video for 'The Gate' was part of a special collaboration ...

The band will play in Dublin's Olympia on Tuesday 5th and Sunday 10th December. Following the success of their album, Trust the Wire, the ...

The Hollywood heartthrob, who directed the Irish actress back in 2014 in his movie 'Lost River', has talked glowingly about his memories of working with Saoirse and reveals that he ...

The Irish government is being urged to intervene to ensure that the Jack B Yeats’ papers due for auction remain in the country for the benefit of ...

In the wake of the civil unrest in the US state that resulted in U2 cancelling their gig there on Saturday night, Bono has taken to social media to ask, "Is this 1968 or 2017?" The band's ...

The TV shows 'Veep', 'Handmaid's Tale' and 'Big Little Lies' were the big winners at last night's 69th Primetime Emmy Awards... The dystopian drama 'The Handmaid's Tale' scooped ...

The band's legion of fans in St Louis' were left devastated after Saturday night's concert there was called off at the last minute. Local police said they weren't in a position to "provide ...

As part of Dublin Fringe 2017, Jerry Fish presents Misery Hill: The Songs & Tall Tales of Jerry Fish - Part One at Project Arts Centre on 20, 21, 22, ...

The Balbriggan based artist continues to rise the ranks with a new R&B track bursting with attitude and a classic 90's feel. After a Choice Music Song of the Year nomination for her debut ...

Crojayn, a young four-piece blues rock band from Cork City, have launched their second EP Sun House in ‘An Spailpín Fánach’, Cork ...

The festival will be taking place between September 27th and October 1st in Westport, Co. Mayo. With acts such as the Strypes, Jerry Fish and The Stunning set to perform, there will ...

White shoes have been a faux-pas in the fashion industry for a long time. They seemed somehow cheap because of their striking and susceptible colour. However, the comeback of 60’s ...

Sleep Well Beast tops the charts on its opening week. As if we needed more confirmation about the Irish love for America's finest alt-rock crooners, The National have entered ...

We were covering the behind the scenes of the photoshoot with Rob Kearney taken by Kathrin Baumbach earlier this summer in Donnybrook. Pictures and full article out in our new issue! ...

Food aficionados rejoice! Our beloved Asian summer rolls and dumplings suddenly look quite different: they now can come with a rainbow of fruits and veggies that are filled with healthy ...

The Irish swing band are going from strength to strength and show no signs of slowing down as they release a new music video, details on their upcoming ...

Ahead of the release of their fifth album, Wonderful, Wonderful, due out on September 22nd, the band have shared the Eno-inspired track. ...

In his first public appearance since the finale of Twin Peaks: The Return, director David Lynch addressed the subject of a fourth season ...

The Ireland and Leinster rugby star tells Hot Press that it is time for change. Leading rugby star Rob Kearney has confirmed that he supports the campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment ...

The following information is for fans who will be attending next week's rescheduled shows that were originally set to take place in December 2016, ...

Cult director astounds with apocalyptic fever-dream. Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem star as the married couple at the centre of Darren Aronofsky’s deliciously depraved ...

"You'll float too" with this masterful adaption of Stephen King's classic horror story. With the universally derided The Dark Tower breathing down his neck, It director ...

Warm and fuzzy fourth album from Aussie siblings. When Sydney-born brother and sister act, Angus and Julia Stone, started making music together, they wrote individually and brought ...

Hello Yellow Brick Road... Dave Grohl explained recently how his band wanted to make their biggest sounding record yet – “Motörhead’s version of Sgt. Pepper”. It’s a ...

The Lisburn musician adds Irish tour dates as he prepares for the release of the new album 'Hallow'. Alongside his Irish tour which kicks off in Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar on ...

At 8.21am, London ambulances and emergency services were called to Parson's Green Station in the south-west area of the capital after a fire broke ...