Lucy O'Toole

Lucy O'Toole

Articles by Lucy O'Toole

Imelda May: "I think musicians should go on strike, for sure, against all the streaming platforms"
  • Culture
  • 11 Aug 23

Imelda May: "I think musicians should go on strike, for sure, against all the streaming platforms"

Album Review: Alfi, <i>Say Old Man</i>
  • Music
  • 04 Aug 23

Album Review: Alfi, Say Old Man

Mik Pyro: "I hate nostalgia. I think life gets better, usually, as you get older"
  • Music
  • 14 Jul 23

Mik Pyro: "I hate nostalgia. I think life gets better, usually, as you get older"

Belters Only: "If there were facilities in Dublin – like nightclubs, and support for that culture – imagine what music would be made, and imagine how far we’d go in the world"
  • Music
  • 13 Jul 23

Belters Only: "If there were facilities in Dublin – like nightclubs, and support for that culture – imagine what music would be made, and imagine how far we’d go in the world"

Maisie Peters: "With songwriting, there’s power – and with power comes great responsibility. I try to use my power for good, especially as I get older..."
  • Music
  • 07 Jul 23

Maisie Peters: "With songwriting, there’s power – and with power comes great responsibility. I try to use my power for good, especially as I get older..."

Album Review: Brigid Mae Power, <i>Dream From The Deep Well</i>
  • Music
  • 30 Jun 23

Album Review: Brigid Mae Power, Dream From The Deep Well

Forest Fest Special – The Proclaimers: "I felt a real kinship with Ireland – I always have done"
  • Music
  • 21 Jun 23

Forest Fest Special – The Proclaimers: "I felt a real kinship with Ireland – I always have done"

Arlo Parks: “Fontaines D.C. and My Bloody Valentine are two of my favourite bands... I feel very inspired by the intensity and the freedom of [Fontaines'] sound"
  • Music
  • 15 Jun 23

Arlo Parks: “Fontaines D.C. and My Bloody Valentine are two of my favourite bands... I feel very inspired by the intensity and the freedom of [Fontaines'] sound"

Joel Corry on Longitude 2023: "I love Dublin. Back in the day there was the Wright Venue in Swords, which I played all the time"
  • Music
  • 15 Jun 23

Joel Corry on Longitude 2023: "I love Dublin. Back in the day there was the Wright Venue in Swords, which I played all the time"

MK on Longitude 2023: "Ireland is my favourite place to play... Anytime I know I’m playing somewhere there, I’m excited. I’m ready to go"
  • Music
  • 14 Jun 23

MK on Longitude 2023: "Ireland is my favourite place to play... Anytime I know I’m playing somewhere there, I’m excited. I’m ready to go"

Jazzy on Longitude 2023: "I’m 100% going to bang out a few unreleased tunes – and I’d like to see Ice Spice and Calvin Harris!”
  • Music
  • 13 Jun 23

Jazzy on Longitude 2023: "I’m 100% going to bang out a few unreleased tunes – and I’d like to see Ice Spice and Calvin Harris!”

Bricknasty: "Dublin’s ruined now, and we didn’t notice – because we were too busy rowing over stupid things"
  • Music
  • 12 Jun 23

Bricknasty: "Dublin’s ruined now, and we didn’t notice – because we were too busy rowing over stupid things"

Belters Only on Longitude 2023: "We’re absolutely buzzing for it"
  • Music
  • 09 Jun 23

Belters Only on Longitude 2023: "We’re absolutely buzzing for it"

Album Review: Niall Horan, <i>The Show</i>
  • Music
  • 09 Jun 23

Album Review: Niall Horan, The Show

Jess Glynne: “I didn’t want to see another stage, or another microphone. I didn’t want to see another studio. I just wanted to breathe"
  • Music
  • 23 May 23

Jess Glynne: “I didn’t want to see another stage, or another microphone. I didn’t want to see another studio. I just wanted to breathe"

Album Review: Hannah Jadagu, <i>Aperture</i>
  • Music
  • 19 May 23

Album Review: Hannah Jadagu, Aperture

Dani Larkin: "Sometimes it’s very easy, within the cult of capitalism, to put the attention on the ego, or on the individual. But it is a bigger movement"
  • Music
  • 16 May 23

Dani Larkin: "Sometimes it’s very easy, within the cult of capitalism, to put the attention on the ego, or on the individual. But it is a bigger movement"

Album Review: Josh Ritter, <i>Spectral Lines</i>
  • Music
  • 27 Apr 23

Album Review: Josh Ritter, Spectral Lines

Mimi Webb: "I'm happy to put myself out there and be vulnerable – just so other people feel like they have someone there"
  • Music
  • 25 Apr 23

Mimi Webb: "I'm happy to put myself out there and be vulnerable – just so other people feel like they have someone there"

Martin Hayes: "I wanted this, but I had serious doubts I could ever get this far"
  • Music
  • 25 Apr 23

Martin Hayes: "I wanted this, but I had serious doubts I could ever get this far"

Rodrigo y Gabriela: "There’s a very Irish part of us still. We were probably Irish in a past life!"
  • Music
  • 24 Apr 23

Rodrigo y Gabriela: "There’s a very Irish part of us still. We were probably Irish in a past life!"

LYRA: "I know that when I’m on stage, I can go into this persona that looks powerful. But I’m also extremely vulnerable"
  • Music
  • 20 Apr 23

LYRA: "I know that when I’m on stage, I can go into this persona that looks powerful. But I’m also extremely vulnerable"

Album Review: Lankum, <i>False Lankum</i>
  • Music
  • 23 Mar 23

Album Review: Lankum, False Lankum

David Kitt: "Now that I’m back out gigging and feeling more like an actual active musician again – as opposed to someone who’s hiding away in a cave making stuff – I feel a momentum"
  • Music
  • 23 Mar 23

David Kitt: "Now that I’m back out gigging and feeling more like an actual active musician again – as opposed to someone who’s hiding away in a cave making stuff – I feel a momentum"

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