He’s pals with Bono and Bruce, had great times with Lou and Joey, and has just released one of the albums of the year. Stuart Clark meets a true American original, Willie Nile.

27 Nov 2014 - Interview

Scores are settled, myths busted and records seriously straightened in John Lydon' new Anger Is An Energy autobiography.

11 Nov 2014 - Interview

Along with his brother Rob, Dave Kearney played every minute of Ireland’s Six Nations-winning campaign before suffering a horrific injury. French knock-ons, big hits, nearly beating the All Blacks, social media, beer, donkeys, Leinster’s misfiring season and the World Cup are all up for discussion as he meets Stuart Clark.

28 Oct 2014 - Interview

Their previous DIY approach has won them both a diehard following and the Choice Music Prize. Now, with their fourth album, DELORENTOS have allied themselves to a major label and are going for the commercial as well as the critical jugular. Hipsters, Dublin, Michael D., Chris Martin and big life and death issues are on the agenda as they meet Stuart Clark.

15 Oct 2014 - Interview

With his buddy JackKnifeJ in the production seat, Lethal Dialect has just released an album that takes Irish Irish hip hop to a new level. But the moment is tinged with sadness, because 1988 also acts as a memorial to guitarist Liam Pritchard, who took his own life earlier this year.

14 Oct 2014 - Interview

Cork walker Robert Heffernan has scaled the sporting heights, winning a World Championship and participating in four Olympics. It hasn’t been an easy ascent though, with bouts of depression, financial worries and feelings of being cut adrift by Athletics Ireland making a tough job even harder.

14 Oct 2014 - Interview

Lee Child is the former television executive who has sold 70 million novels, and counts Tom Cruise and Bill Clinton as fans. Not bad for a Coventry lad whose early career highlights included watching The Sex Pistols rip it up on regional UK TV.

10 Oct 2014 - Book

New Galway Bay FM Programme Director Jon Richards talks to Stuart Clark about his lifelong love affair with radio– and why his hometown is rocking!

26 Sep 2014 - Travel

They've conquered the globe and, with their new album, No Sound Without Silence, seem on the brink of U2-scale hugeness. But, through it all, The Script have worked hard to stay grounded and remember their roots.

17 Sep 2014 - Interview

Their state-of-the-art Limerick studio has made Wav Mastering the go-to place for dozens of top Irish and international acts. Owner Richard Dowling talks to Stuart Clark about the new facility, and his remarkable career making everyone from Villagers and Foo Fighters to Jape and his beloved Suede sound their best.

03 Sep 2014 - Interview

Caroline Hennessy, the co-author of a new guide to craft brewing here, tells us why Ireland has become a world class beer nation.

02 Sep 2014 - Interview

Move over Bruce, there’s a new Boss in town! Having made a NUMBER ONE record that’s as playful as it is deeply personal, an upbeat Sinead O’Connor discusses music, marriage, Miley, Boy George, Lou Reed, Massive Attack and latex fetishwear.

02 Sep 2014 - Interview

The suicide of comedian Robin Williams has brought new focus on the issue of depression in society – and reminded us why the subject must be treated with all due care

27 Aug 2014 - Frontlines

In a world exclusive interview, MORRISSEY talks about the personal and global politics fuelling his World Peace Is None Of Your Business album; explains why the end is nigh for the Royal Family (and possibly Jamie Oliver); also treats us to his thoughts on Messrs. Blair, Assad and Behan and reflects fully for the first time on his health problems.

20 Aug 2014 - Interview

Sony Music’s Annette Donnelly on the restructuring of the charts here to include streams, the new subscription services coming to Ireland and artists getting their just rewards.

01 Aug 2014 - Interview

There’s a point in every National gig these days when you think, “How the fuck did this happen?”

19 Jul 2014 - News

As a member of all-girl band the slits, viv albertine joined the likes of the clash and the pistols in waging punk war. Those heady days are recalled in her new book, which also lifts the lid on her remarkable life outside of rock ’n’ roll.

18 Jul 2014 - Interview

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11 Jul 2014 - REVIEW

There’s a week to go before Brazil and Croatia kick the World Cup off, but already there’s a samba feel out at RTÉ.

16 Jun 2014 - Interview

Dodgy World Cup predictions aside, Paul Weller has barely put a foot wrong in a career spanning five decades. The strypes, giving up booze, domestic bliss, famous friends and the political classes are all up for discussion as he goes dutch with stuart clark.

12 Jun 2014 - Interview

Having published the Irish findings from the Global Drugs Survey, Hot Press was keen to discuss the results with The man in charge of drugs policy, Junior Health Minister Alex White. Instead what we got was a prepared statement that failed miserably to answer crucial questions...

27 May 2014 - Frontlines

The upcoming local elections feature a veritable rainbow coalition of candidates, but not all of them have received the céad míle fáilte they deserve. stuart clark, craig fitzpatrick & danny james meet council hopefuls from nigeria, poland, turkey and estonia.

27 May 2014 - Frontlines

Conducted for the first time this year in Ireland, The 2014 Global Drug Survey reveals not only who's taking what and how, but also suggests that the government may be out of sync with the gardai when it comes to blanket prohibition. Stuart Clark crunches the GDS numbers.

30 Apr 2014 - Reports

For every rocker who ends up in rehab, there's another who has thoroughly enjoyed their chemical adventures. Noel Gallagher, Lemmy, Joe Strummer, Steven Tyler, Amy Winehouse and Layne Staley are among those who've told their by turns humorous and cautionary tales down through the years to Stuart Clark.

29 Apr 2014 - Reports

President Obama has ensured that marijuana has become an election issue in the states. Hot Press returns to Colorado where the legal weed industry is potentially providing a blueprint for the rest of the country.

24 Apr 2014 - Frontlines

Founding member of Students For Sensible Drug Policy Graham de Barra tells Olaf Tyaransen why current drug education is failing.

17 Apr 2014 - Frontlines

17 Apr 2014 - REVIEW

Cult Nigerian electro funk artist William Onyeabor is the subject of an excellent new documentary

08 Apr 2014 - Caught In The Net

Stuart Clark meets Cathal Funge, the man entrusted with waking alternative Dublin upon Phantom successor TXFM

04 Apr 2014 - Frontlines

He's the ex-League of Ireland star who's having a dream season with Wigan and Ireland. James McClean opens up to Hot Press about Twitter controversies, his formative experiences playing GAA for Derry and why he was glad to turn his back on Paolo Di Canio's Sunderland

31 Mar 2014 - Interview

Having been one of the biggest bands in Belfast at the height of the troubles, metallers No Hot Ashes are returning to the scene of the crime. Van Morrison, Vivian Campbell, Chad Smith and the mighty Motörhead are all on the agenda as Eamon Nancarrow and Steve Strange talk us through a rock ‘n’ roll life most remarkable.

28 Mar 2014 - Interview

Venezuela's descent into chaos has accelerated in recent months, sending many of the country's educated middle-class fleeing abroad. With Ireland now home to a sizable Venezuelan community, one ex-pat outlines the full horror of life in the post-Chavez regime.

18 Mar 2014 - Frontlines

Cambodia's secret rock n roll history is the subject of a superb new documentary

13 Mar 2014 - Caught In The Net

With the pantigate controversy going global, the world is starting to pay attention to Ireland's attitudes towards gay rights, in particular, RTE's decision to pay off the conservative crusaders who have bridled at being labeled 'homophobic' has been widely criticised. Watching the furore from afar, Graham Norton - perhaps Ireland's best-known gay man - shares the widespread disgust at the broadcaster's refusal to stand and fight. Speaking exclusively to Hot Press he gives his support to Panti - and labels the country's right-wing rump 'rats trapped in the corner of barn'.

05 Mar 2014 - Interview

A new documentary tells the story of Slint, the greatest band you've probably never heard.

05 Mar 2014 - Caught In The Net

A Soviet-loving singer has ruffled Baltic feathers with his misappropriating of Bruce Springsteen.

18 Feb 2014 - Caught In The Net

Having decided against turning pro, 2014 finds Katie Taylor firmly on the road to Rio with European and World titles to defend. Roy Keane, Jim McGuinness, Homophobia, football, Kodaline and dealing with the media are also on the agenda as Ireland's most celebrated sportswoman meets Stuart Clark.

31 Jan 2014 - Interview

Colorado's experience since legalising recreational pot-smoking has been a wholly positive one. How long before the rest of the USA - and in turn, Europe - finally sees sense and follows suit?

30 Jan 2014 - Frontlines

A new documentary lays bare Chicago's gun & gang culture

29 Jan 2014 - Reports

Christmas means but one thing, the return of the legendary Hot Press Summit featuring a veritable Santa’s sack of Ireland’s top talent. Plus Stuart Clark who makes the eight ponder Morrissey, Miley, Lou, Pussy Riot, Paul McGuinness & U2, the Stones, Peter Buck, the Arctic Monkeys and lots, lots more!

17 Dec 2013 - Interview

Christmas means but one thing, the return of the legendary Hot Press Summit featuring a veritable Santa’s sack of Ireland’s top talent. Plus Stuart Clark who makes the eight ponder Morrissey, Miley, Lou, Pussy Riot, Paul McGuinness & U2, the Stones, Peter Buck, the Arctic Monkeys and lots, lots more!

16 Dec 2013 - Interview

There’s still time to participate in the 2014 Global Drugs Survey, which will deliver a real understanding of what people are consuming – and why...

12 Dec 2013 - Frontlines

12 Dec 2013 - Interview

It's official – a new Bruce Springsteen album is on the way! Well,'new-ish'. Slated for January, High Hopes will see the New Jersey warhorse blending covers, unrecorded faves and sublime odds 'n' sods from across his career.

12 Dec 2013 - Interview

When Stuart Clark went to interview Johnny Vegas, he didn’t know he was also going to meet Michael Pennington. Johnny Depp, Shane MacGowan, Frankie Boyle, Chris O‘Dowd, his Irish wife and turbulent seminary days are all on the agenda, as our man gets to unravel comedy’s most intriguing split personality.

04 Dec 2013 - Interview

He’s topped the charts, spent time in the clinker and ran the gamut of tabloid drug infamy. Somehow Boy George is still here and about to drop a cracking new solo album. He talks about his unlikely love affair with inner city Dublin (he has family there), the exquisite heartache of overnight success and how he’s survived a lifetime of fast-lane turmoil.

03 Dec 2013 - Interview

The first thing that strikes you walking into the Dáil is, “Jesus, look at the state of the carpets!”

03 Dec 2013 - Frontlines

After decades of misinformation and hysteria, the cold, hard truth about our relationship with mood-altering substances, illicit and otherwise, will at last be made public, thanks to Hot Press in partnership with the Global Drugs Survey

02 Dec 2013 - Frontlines

It’s the proverbial double-edged sword. You want bands you love to do well, but then they make the step up to a ginormodome like the O2 and you wish you could rewind to a time when, if you were in the mood for going down the front and high-fiving the lead singer, you could.

29 Nov 2013 - REVIEW

Who’d have thought the Manic Street Preachers would make it their goal to grow old gracefully? Still, it only takes a passing mention of Margaret Thatcher to bring out the young agit-propper in lyricist Nicky Wire.

25 Nov 2013 - Reports

As international soccer’s oddest managerial couple is unveiled, Ireland legend Kevin Kilbane holds forth on the curious marriage of Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane.

15 Nov 2013 - Frontlines

The new Irish boss talks ahead of tonight's clash with Latvia. Plus, check out our photo gallery...

15 Nov 2013 - News

In town for the Dublin Web Summit, SoundCloud co-founder Eric Wahlforss talks to Stuart Clark about his company’s extraodinary story, which saw it rise from modest beginnings to become the biggest music sharing platform in the world.

12 Nov 2013 - Frontlines

No, Alan McGee hasn't revived his legendary record label creation, without which there would be no Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, Jesus And Mary Chain etc. However, he's done the next best thing and started a new record company. He talks exclusively about falling out of (and back in) love with music, the madness of Britpop and what Moz may have suspected about Jimmy Savile.

06 Nov 2013 - Interview

Hot Press’ review of The Queen Is Dead gets a mention in Morrissey’s Autobiography. Stuart Clark examines why 27 years after the fact he’s still a bit miffed with us! Well, sort of...

01 Nov 2013 - Frontlines

FROM STAR TREK AND THE COMMITMENTS TO DIE HARD AND HELL ON WHEELS, COLM MEANEY’S ACTING CAREER HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE JOURNEY. ALAN PARTRIDGE, TREKKIES, TOMMY LEE JONES, CULT TV SERIES, NAIL-BOMBS AND THE PAUL POTTS BIOPIC HE’S CURRENTLY IN ARE ALL UP FOR DISCUSSION AS HE MEETS STUART CLARK

30 Oct 2013 - Interview

Two prominent addiction specialists believe it’s time to face medical facts and legalise cannabis here.

29 Oct 2013 - Frontlines

rish screens are about to be assaulted by a homegrown adult animation, which takes some expertly aimed potshots at the media. Stuart Clark meets Newsbag cartoonist-in-chief Maurice Joyce

21 Oct 2013 - Frontlines

Springsteen’s right-hand man, Steve Van Zandt, recalls his early adventures in rock and his latest forays in acting, via the Netflix show Lillyhammer.

21 Oct 2013 - Interview

Check out the online footage of Arcade Fire’s new music – and tell us their album isn’t going to be the biggest thing ever!

15 Oct 2013 - Reports

A greatest-hits retrospective raised fears that it might be curtains for Manic Street Preachers. But now they’re back with a thoughtful new album and a just-announced Arthur’s Day gig. They talk about leaving their angry young men days behind and – what a coincidence – booking an Australian tour just as the Lions were passing through.

24 Sep 2013 - Interview

If I were to rock up to work in a leopard-skin print shirt I’d have the piss unmercifully ripped out of me, but all Miles Kane gets is admiring glances.

13 Sep 2013 - REVIEW

If I were to rock up to work in a leopard-skin print shirt I’d have the piss unmercifully ripped out of me, but all Miles Kane gets is admiring glances.

13 Sep 2013 - REVIEW

The Electric Picnic-bound Reginald D. Hunter blends intellectual comedy with yucks that punch straight for the gut. He talks about having a gun pulled on him by a crack-toking chum, the early influence of Irish comedy and his controversial deployment of the ‘n’ word.

10 Sep 2013 - Interview

Our man Stuart Clark gives us the low-down on Day 1 at Stradbally..

31 Aug 2013 - News

EDM be damned – Norman Cook is looking forward to treating Stradbally to a good old-fashioned acid house rave. Dr. Who, Calvin Harris, the Olympics, and fellow Picnic-ers David Byrne and Giorgio Moroder are all on the agenda as he meets fellow half-centurion...

27 Aug 2013 - Interview

They’ve been away a while but now Franz Ferdinand are exploding back into action, with perhaps their leanest, meanest record yet. Frontman Alex Kapranos talks about early success, playing to thousands of stoned Americans and explains why he thinks Twitter trolls should be named and shamed...

27 Aug 2013 - Interview

Given the festival-packed weekend that beckons and it being a decade since the release of their last album, Think Tank, Blur’s ability to lure 20,000 people to Kilmainham is pretty damn impressive....

19 Aug 2013 - REVIEW

Caught In The Net had been feeling a bit adult cartoon-ed out until it copped an eyeful of High School USA, the late night FOX Channel show about “regular kids doing regular things.”

16 Aug 2013 - Reports

John Barnes and Jason McAteer preview a massive season for both club and country...

16 Aug 2013 - Frontlines

It’s a tale of three cities as our Springsteen diarist Stuart Clark bookends Bruce’s triumphant Irish tour and renews acquaintances with his E Street Band lieutenant Steve Van Zandt, who explains why they’re in the form of their rock ‘n’ roll lives...

13 Aug 2013 - Report

With their cracking comeback album currently blazing a trail, Suede frontman Brett Anderson talks about aging with dignity, hanging out with David Bowie and why, in his 40s, he's enjoying the rock 'n' roll life more than ever...

08 Aug 2013 - Interview

A fascinating look at the people behind some of your favourite television was a sensation at Comic-Con. And it’s made by three Irish chaps!

01 Aug 2013 - Caught In The Net

He’s transformed Gaelic football with his unique approach to player management and tactics. And he’s brought Donegal out of the doldrums, leading them to their first All Ireland title in 20 years. Super-manager Jim McGuinness talks about getting the most from his squad, professionalism in the GAA – and how he owes it all to his lucky whistle...

30 Jul 2013 - Interview

As Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band get ready to invade Ireland again, Brandon Flowers, Clem Burke, Damien Dempsey, Donal Lunny, Noah & The Whale, The Handsome Family and Delorentos declare their love for The Boss...

24 Jul 2013 - Reports

Our own Stuart Clark was at Marlay Park to watch Longitude 2013's grand finale. Check out the photo gallery here...

22 Jul 2013 - News

A new music documentary will have you blubbing into your hanky...

19 Jul 2013 - Reports

Stuart Clark reports back from The Boss' first Irish summer show. Check out our photo gallery here...

17 Jul 2013 - News

They were some of the biggest boots to fill in rock. But Jake Clemons, nephew of legendary Springsteen sax-player Clarence Clemons, proved more than up to the task after his uncle tragically passed away. He talks about stepping into the breach, life inside the Bruce camp and his close friendship with Frames man Glen Hansard...

15 Jul 2013 - Interview

The online archives of an obscure Netherlands TV show are spilling over with pop curios from down the decades...

08 Jul 2013 - Reports

As the G8 leaders wave goodbye to Ireland, new Concern CEO Dominic MacSorley talks about the west’s pledge to end absolute poverty by 2030; gives Bono, Bill Clinton, Sean Penn and Wyclef Jean marks out of ‘10’ for their charitable work; addresses the thorny issue of chugging and recalls the horror of dealing with the aftermath on the Rwandan genocide...

03 Jul 2013 - Interview

A new documentary reveals just how close to atomic annihilation the world came on JFK’s watch...

21 Jun 2013 - Reports

As PiL prepare to play Body & Soul, John Lydon advises Stuart Clark on how to deal with right-wing loonies, derides Björk for her ‘Free Tibet’ stance, denies being a sexist pig, and generally gives exceedingly good quote...

14 Jun 2013 - Interview

Ever wonder what Star Trek might resemble if it was re-purposed as a Glee-style high school fandango? Some North Carolina YouTubers have the answer

07 Jun 2013 - Reports

The Hot Press guide to the best ciders, beers, bars, offies & breweries...

07 Jun 2013 - Reports

He’s worked with Bowie and Madonna and helped invent hip-hop. For his latest adventure Chic’s Nile Rodgers has hooked up with Daft Punk for the defining smash of the summer, Get Lucky. He talks about this most unlikely of comebacks, his brushes with ill-health and what he learned from a pre-fame Madge.

07 Jun 2013 - Interview

Tonight's audience is putty in Del Rey's impeccably manicured hands...

28 May 2013 - REVIEW

Forget The Great Gatsby, the cinematic event of the year is the unleashing of the Basically Johnny Moped documentary...

24 May 2013 - Reports

The energy of punk’s first wave is beautifully captured in a series of snaps now available for your online delectation...

10 May 2013 - Reports

It was the scene of one of the greatest campaigns of mass murder in recent decades. In the late ‘70s, Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge sent millions to an early grave across Cambodia. The country is well on the road to recovery but the scars of Pot’s reign of terror remain, as Stuart Clark found in this boots-on-the-ground special report...

02 May 2013 - Reports

A new documentary lays bare the truth about North Korea – and it’s even more bizarre than you might have expected...

29 Apr 2013 - Reports

A tired ‘n’ emotional punter by the name of Craig is left with a great story to tell the grandkids when he jumps up on stage and instead of being forcibly ejected from the venue is allowed to co-sing – well, co-slur – ‘Don’t Believe The Hype’. DJ Lord’s ‘Come As You Are’ scratch-up, Khari Wynn’s metal riffing and Davey DMX’s funky bass-slapping also contribute to a night of unabashed old-skool panto fun...

25 Apr 2013 - REVIEW

He’s the star of the fantastic Punk-era NI drama Good Vibrations and is about to have a break-out role in fleshpot swords and sorcery drama Game of Thrones. Richard Dormer reflects on an extraordinary year of success and discusses the world premiere he’s bringing to the Abbey...

23 Apr 2013 - Interview

The mighty Woodkid leads this fortnight’s parade of online weird’n’wonderful-ness...

12 Apr 2013 - Reports

As international tensions mount over the Pyongyang regime’s flexing of its military muscle, Hot Press discusses the situation with Concern’s Overseas Director of Aid...

12 Apr 2013 - Frontlines

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