For Gina Costigan, the staging of The Countess And The Lesbians represents an intriguing challenge.

Europe now offers a bigger, better, wilder range of festivals than ever before.

A collection of memoribilia from legendary artists will be auctioned later this month to benefit Music Rising, the charity co-founded by The Edge.

It’s shaping up to be the mother of all battles of the bands as Dublin heroes Bravado square up against Waterford’s Gorbachov in the Murphy’s Live 2008 final in The Savoy, Cork on May 15.

The great and the good of the Irish arts scene gathered in Galway for the opening of the Cuirt Literary Festival.

DK7’s long-awaited second album has had its release date pushed back, allowing Swede Jesper Dahlback and Cork ex-pat Mark O’Sullivan time to remix a couple of tracks.

Peter Murphy salutes Ireland-bound New York artist Spencer Tunick, who specialises in photographing nude bodies en masse.

Hard rock has taken on many forms, but if it's loud enough to annoy the neighbours, it should be categorised as good old-fashioned metal. Peter Murphy guides you through our choice of the Top 30 metal albums of all time.

What would you do if the Devil turned up on your doorstep to play cards for your soul? Joe Jackson reviews Conor McPherson's new play THE SEAFARER as it comes to the Dublin stage.

Hard-Fi and Clash legend Mick Jones join Hot Press for a Jack Daniel's-fuelled weekend in the heart of the American south.