REVIEW: 14 Jul 2008
Gen X wonderboy gets sucked a little further up his own orifice
NEWS: 12 May 2008
Beck’s new record company, XL, have confirmed that Mr. Hansen is coming to Ireland in July “for a live date or two.”
REVIEW: 26 Oct 2006
Beck's The Information veers between two distinct styles – the kind of blues/folk/hip-hop mash-ups that Beck has made his own, and a more...
REVIEW: 11 Oct 2006
We should know by now that everything Beck does is drowned in genius. The first track from the Nigel Godrich-produced The Information is so...
REVIEW: 06 Feb 2006
I’ve always felt that remix albums were a bit of a scam, expecting fans who already bought the album proper to shell out again for a collection of reheats....
REVIEW: 25 Jan 2006
A Beck remix album? Christmas 2006 must have come early. Sad to report though that this is more of the same overrated, style over substance boilerplate just...
INTERVIEW: 20 Jun 2005
Back to his wonderful, eclectic self on new album Guero, Beck talks to Ed Power about the many sonic detours that have marked his career.
NEWS: 11 Apr 2005
Beck will be making an appearance at The Waterfront in Belfast on June 5th as part of an upcoming UK tour. A stop in Dublin is also expected where fans will...
REVIEW: 10 Mar 2005
Guero (Spanish for ‘white boy’) represents then is an attempt to reconnect with the slacker who went away. Having downplayed the legacy of Odelay for...
NEWS: 26 Jun 2003
Following his best-in-ages Green Energy performances earlier this year in the Ambassador, Beck returns for another go in August
INTERVIEW: 22 May 2003
As Beck contemplates a belated sequel to Odelay, feel free to ask him any old question you like – just as long as it isn’t about that recent break-up...
REVIEW: 13 May 2003
On record, it is sometimes easy for the quality of Beck’s singing to be lost amid the bells and whistles of post-production. Here, a combination of...
NEWS: 19 Feb 2003
Beck to play second gig (also in an acoustic stylee) in the Ambassador. A hotpress.com exclusive
NEWS: 11 Feb 2003
Beck announces single Dublin date in May
REVIEW: 14 Oct 2002
REVIEW: 03 Oct 2002
Sea Change is a superficially simple, instantly beautiful work
REVIEW: 08 Dec 1999
While Beck Hansen's 'everything including the kitchen sink plughole' approach mightn't be to everyone's taste, you certainly can't accuse the man of ever...
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