Will Russell

Will Russell

Articles by Will Russell

Live Report: Metallica turn the Aviva into a midsummer coliseum, for a thunderous, communal, flame-belching celebration of riffs, ritual and rock’n’roll endurance
  • Music
  • 22 Jun 26

Live Report: Metallica turn the Aviva into a midsummer coliseum, for a thunderous, communal, flame-belching celebration of riffs, ritual and rock’n’roll endurance

Album Review: Niall Horan, <i>Dinner Party</i>
  • Music
  • 05 Jun 26

Album Review: Niall Horan, Dinner Party

Mick Flannery on <i>The House Must Win:</i> “I wanted to sing these songs in their new form. So that’s what we did – on the album, I played multiple characters"
  • Culture
  • 27 May 26

Mick Flannery on The House Must Win: “I wanted to sing these songs in their new form. So that’s what we did – on the album, I played multiple characters"

Live Report: Richard Ashcroft – A Northern Soul in Dublin
  • Music
  • 17 May 26

Live Report: Richard Ashcroft – A Northern Soul in Dublin

Album Review: Lemoncello, <i>Perfect Place</i>
  • Music
  • 08 May 26

Album Review: Lemoncello, Perfect Place

Arlo Parks: “Everyone’s in the dark, and everyone’s being blasted by the same speakers"
  • Music
  • 04 May 26

Arlo Parks: “Everyone’s in the dark, and everyone’s being blasted by the same speakers"

Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly on <i>Mise Tusa:</i> "Songs open gates into whole worlds"
  • Music
  • 04 May 26

Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly on Mise Tusa: "Songs open gates into whole worlds"

Album Review: Kacey Musgraves, <i>Middle of Nowhere</i>
  • Music
  • 01 May 26

Album Review: Kacey Musgraves, Middle of Nowhere

Album Review: Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O'Reilly, <i>Mise Tusa</i>
  • Music
  • 01 May 26

Album Review: Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O'Reilly, Mise Tusa

Irish-Lebanese actor Natacha Karam: "What's happening is absolutely devastating"
  • Opinion
  • 30 Apr 26

Irish-Lebanese actor Natacha Karam: "What's happening is absolutely devastating"

1926 Census: "The language that’s used to describe people speaks to a conservative, moralistic, Catholic, patriarchal society"
  • Opinion
  • 25 Apr 26

1926 Census: "The language that’s used to describe people speaks to a conservative, moralistic, Catholic, patriarchal society"

Album Review: Goodtime John, <i>Good As gold</i>
  • Music
  • 24 Apr 26

Album Review: Goodtime John, Good As gold

Live Report: Tori Amos at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
  • Music
  • 20 Apr 26

Live Report: Tori Amos at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin

Album Review: Ziggy Marley, <i>Brightside</i>
  • Music
  • 17 Apr 26

Album Review: Ziggy Marley, Brightside

Mary Costello: "One thing’s for sure, man’s survival does not depend on missile defence systems, or political alliances or any of that"
  • Culture
  • 17 Apr 26

Mary Costello: "One thing’s for sure, man’s survival does not depend on missile defence systems, or political alliances or any of that"

James Blake: "On this album, I was so conscious of where I was recording, not just what I was recording"
  • Music
  • 05 Apr 26

James Blake: "On this album, I was so conscious of where I was recording, not just what I was recording"

Album Review: Dermot Kennedy, <i>The Weight Of The Woods</i>
  • Music
  • 03 Apr 26

Album Review: Dermot Kennedy, The Weight Of The Woods

John Minihan: "That's how important photography is – words today are playing second fiddle to the image"
  • Culture
  • 02 Apr 26

John Minihan: "That's how important photography is – words today are playing second fiddle to the image"

Joshua Burnside: "I'm not hiding behind any metaphors or symbolism - I'm just going straight to the point"
  • Music
  • 01 Apr 26

Joshua Burnside: "I'm not hiding behind any metaphors or symbolism - I'm just going straight to the point"

Album Review: Flea, <i>Honora</i>
  • Music
  • 27 Mar 26

Album Review: Flea, Honora

Album Review: The Black Crowes, <i>A Pound of Feathers</i>
  • Music
  • 19 Mar 26

Album Review: The Black Crowes, A Pound of Feathers

The Dandy Warhols: "Portland’s always had a different approach to things – it’s always a little tongue-in-cheek and less serious"
  • Music
  • 18 Mar 26

The Dandy Warhols: "Portland’s always had a different approach to things – it’s always a little tongue-in-cheek and less serious"

The Scratch: "When we leaned into seriously heavy stuff, or  wacky, gnarlier stuff, that’s when Spud’s eyes would light up"
  • Music
  • 17 Mar 26

The Scratch: "When we leaned into seriously heavy stuff, or  wacky, gnarlier stuff, that’s when Spud’s eyes would light up"

Foy Vance: "Our limitations are the thing that makes us unique. AI seeks to be perfect, and we seek perfection"
  • Music
  • 14 Mar 26

Foy Vance: "Our limitations are the thing that makes us unique. AI seeks to be perfect, and we seek perfection"

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