Will Russell

Will Russell

Articles by Will Russell

John Cooper Clarke: “I love John Betjeman. He seemed to be the only poet my mother was interested in"
  • Music
  • 02 Nov 26

John Cooper Clarke: “I love John Betjeman. He seemed to be the only poet my mother was interested in"

The Womack Sisters: “You’re casting spells upon people, their life, and their belief system. So you should make sure what you’re saying and offering is something they can actually grow from”
  • Music
  • 27 Oct 26

The Womack Sisters: “You’re casting spells upon people, their life, and their belief system. So you should make sure what you’re saying and offering is something they can actually grow from”

King of his own songbook, Jimmy MacCarthy holds the National Concert Hall spellbound
  • Music
  • 25 Oct 26

King of his own songbook, Jimmy MacCarthy holds the National Concert Hall spellbound

Dónal Gallagher on his brother Rory: "Mentally, you’re still thinking he’s coming back... I even kept on employing the roadie who was in charge of the backline for 25 years"
  • Culture
  • 25 Oct 26

Dónal Gallagher on his brother Rory: "Mentally, you’re still thinking he’s coming back... I even kept on employing the roadie who was in charge of the backline for 25 years"

Andy Irvine: "When I took on Woody, I took it all on"
  • Music
  • 24 Oct 26

Andy Irvine: "When I took on Woody, I took it all on"

Album Review: Jazzy, <i>Peace & Patience</i>
  • Music
  • 23 Oct 26

Album Review: Jazzy, Peace & Patience

Album Review: Declan O’Rourke, <i>Oceanic</i>
  • Music
  • 16 Oct 26

Album Review: Declan O’Rourke, Oceanic

Streaming exclusively on Disney+, <em> Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger</em> is a celebration of not only the band, but also their amazing fans!
  • Music
  • 14 Oct 26

Streaming exclusively on Disney+, Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger is a celebration of not only the band, but also their amazing fans!

Album Review: Dylan John Thomas, <i>Nothing Here Worth Taking</i>
  • Music
  • 12 Oct 26

Album Review: Dylan John Thomas, Nothing Here Worth Taking

Live Report: Gilbert O’Sullivan takes his wonderfully peculiar songbook into full orchestral flight at a rapturous 3Arena
  • Music
  • 12 Oct 26

Live Report: Gilbert O’Sullivan takes his wonderfully peculiar songbook into full orchestral flight at a rapturous 3Arena

Album Review: Kodaline, <i>We Were Only Young</i>
  • Music
  • 02 Oct 26

Album Review: Kodaline, We Were Only Young

Gurriers: "We’re not politicians – we’re just musicians shouting and roaring about the trials and tribulations of the world"
  • Music
  • 01 Oct 26

Gurriers: "We’re not politicians – we’re just musicians shouting and roaring about the trials and tribulations of the world"

Julia Jacklin: "If I’m going to do it, I have to love the music top to bottom – otherwise I’m just going to hate the whole thing”
  • Music
  • 28 Sep 26

Julia Jacklin: "If I’m going to do it, I have to love the music top to bottom – otherwise I’m just going to hate the whole thing”

Agnes Obel: "We need a community. We need each other. We need a village for one child"
  • Music
  • 21 Sep 26

Agnes Obel: "We need a community. We need each other. We need a village for one child"

Dylan Moran: "Time is literally all we have. It’s all we are"
  • Opinion
  • 20 Sep 26

Dylan Moran: "Time is literally all we have. It’s all we are"

Album Review: The Mary Wallopers, <i>Paddywhackery</i>
  • Music
  • 18 Sep 26

Album Review: The Mary Wallopers, Paddywhackery

Jalen Ngonda: "I just do what I do, and I’m happy people like it"
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 26

Jalen Ngonda: "I just do what I do, and I’m happy people like it"

The Waterboys' Mike Scott: "If you play in a circle, you can record 12 songs in a day, and they might all be pretty good"
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 26

The Waterboys' Mike Scott: "If you play in a circle, you can record 12 songs in a day, and they might all be pretty good"

Album Review: Alabama Shakes, <i>I Must Be Dreaming</i>
  • Music
  • 31 Aug 26

Album Review: Alabama Shakes, I Must Be Dreaming

Album Review: Sam Smith, <i>Hazel Eyes</i>
  • Music
  • 21 Aug 26

Album Review: Sam Smith, Hazel Eyes

Album Review: Brandon Flowers, <i>THRASHER</i>
  • Music
  • 21 Aug 26

Album Review: Brandon Flowers, THRASHER

Music Book of the Month: <i>Days of Miracle and Wonder - Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland</i>
  • Music
  • 09 Aug 26

Music Book of the Month: Days of Miracle and Wonder - Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland

Sienna Spiro: "When I created my first project, I was very much in denial of who I was, my sound"
  • Music
  • 02 Aug 26

Sienna Spiro: "When I created my first project, I was very much in denial of who I was, my sound"

Kathryn Stockett: "I went back to the scrappier writer that I was when I wrote <i>The Help"</i>
  • Culture
  • 01 Aug 26

Kathryn Stockett: "I went back to the scrappier writer that I was when I wrote The Help"

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