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Freya Ridings: "The first album was a painful experience, I’m not going to lie. I cried every night"
  • Culture
  • 04 May 23

Freya Ridings: "The first album was a painful experience, I’m not going to lie. I cried every night"

Mad Hatter Q&A - Karl Geary: "I'm endlessly mortified at myself"
  • Culture
  • 02 May 23

Mad Hatter Q&A - Karl Geary: "I'm endlessly mortified at myself"

Lenii: "Working with David Guetta lived up to my expectations. I never thought I could do this for a living!"
  • Culture
  • 27 Apr 23

Lenii: "Working with David Guetta lived up to my expectations. I never thought I could do this for a living!"

Finger On The Buzzer Q&A - King Isis: "I fantasised in the past about signing to Dirty Hit"
  • Culture
  • 26 Apr 23

Finger On The Buzzer Q&A - King Isis: "I fantasised in the past about signing to Dirty Hit"

Margot Douaihy: "If I told my 15-year-old self that the author of <i>Gone Girl</i> published my first novel, she'd never believe it"
  • Culture
  • 25 Apr 23

Margot Douaihy: "If I told my 15-year-old self that the author of Gone Girl published my first novel, she'd never believe it"

Air: "The first step was getting the blessing of Michael Jordan"
  • Film And TV
  • 21 Apr 23

Air: "The first step was getting the blessing of Michael Jordan"

PREMIERE: Margot Douaihy shares chapter from <i>Scorched Grace</i> on 'My Reading Of It'
  • Culture
  • 18 Apr 23

PREMIERE: Margot Douaihy shares chapter from Scorched Grace on 'My Reading Of It'

I Don't Want To Write Something That's Dull: Harlan Coben on I Will Find You, Cancel Culture, and Censorship
  • Culture
  • 12 Apr 23

I Don't Want To Write Something That's Dull: Harlan Coben on I Will Find You, Cancel Culture, and Censorship

Mad Hatter Q&A - Bressie: "I once heard a guy tell a band in the middle of their soundcheck that they were ‘an awful waste of electricity...'"
  • Culture
  • 11 Apr 23

Mad Hatter Q&A - Bressie: "I once heard a guy tell a band in the middle of their soundcheck that they were ‘an awful waste of electricity...'"

Good Friday Agreement turns 25: Reflections from the <i>Hot Press</i> Archives – featuring Martin McGuinness, Lisa McGee, Stuart Bailie and more
  • Opinion
  • 10 Apr 23

Good Friday Agreement turns 25: Reflections from the Hot Press Archives – featuring Martin McGuinness, Lisa McGee, Stuart Bailie and more

Yard Act: "We were going to get a U2 impersonator to sing 'Beautiful Day' on the new album"
  • Culture
  • 06 Apr 23

Yard Act: "We were going to get a U2 impersonator to sing 'Beautiful Day' on the new album"

<i>LOLA</i>'s Neil Hannon and Andrew Legge: "I like old sci-fi like Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut which has humanity at its heart"
  • Film And TV
  • 06 Apr 23

LOLA's Neil Hannon and Andrew Legge: "I like old sci-fi like Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut which has humanity at its heart"

OMD’s Andy McCluskey: “I’m really happy that I don’t have to pander to a TikTok generation to get my songs heard”
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  • 04 Apr 23

OMD’s Andy McCluskey: “I’m really happy that I don’t have to pander to a TikTok generation to get my songs heard”

Nicole Flattery on new novel <i>Nothing Special</i>: "Andy Warhol was so intensely aware of his own image, which he created from scratch"
  • Culture
  • 29 Mar 23

Nicole Flattery on new novel Nothing Special: "Andy Warhol was so intensely aware of his own image, which he created from scratch"

Colm Tóibín to publish <i>Brooklyn</i> sequel <i>Long Island</i>
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 28 Mar 23

Colm Tóibín to publish Brooklyn sequel Long Island

Emily Watson: "There's something about Irish storytelling that makes everyone sit up"
  • Film And TV
  • 24 Mar 23

Emily Watson: "There's something about Irish storytelling that makes everyone sit up"

Nicola Tallant: "I’m constantly aware that some of the people I’m writing and talking about are capable of anything – but it just goes with the territory"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 24 Mar 23

Nicola Tallant: "I’m constantly aware that some of the people I’m writing and talking about are capable of anything – but it just goes with the territory"

Louise McSharry announces live 'In Conversation' show at The Sugar Club
  • Culture
  • 15 Mar 23

Louise McSharry announces live 'In Conversation' show at The Sugar Club

Niamh Algar on ITV drama <i>Malpractice</i>: "The stakes are always incredibly high in A&E"
  • Film And TV
  • 09 Mar 23

Niamh Algar on ITV drama Malpractice: "The stakes are always incredibly high in A&E"

<i>Your Place or Mine</i> cast: "We were supposed to be best friends for 20 years, so we started video calling every day a month before shooting"
  • Film And TV
  • 06 Mar 23

Your Place or Mine cast: "We were supposed to be best friends for 20 years, so we started video calling every day a month before shooting"

SG Lewis: "I'd love to be known as an artist whose music encapsulated a moment in pop culture"
  • Culture
  • 02 Mar 23

SG Lewis: "I'd love to be known as an artist whose music encapsulated a moment in pop culture"

TraviS: "The mission is global domination. Whether Ireland claims us or not won’t make me lose sleep"
  • Culture
  • 28 Feb 23

TraviS: "The mission is global domination. Whether Ireland claims us or not won’t make me lose sleep"

Walter Iuzzolino of Walter Presents: "There’s a bit of a theme to this year’s shows, which is stories that were massive in their countries at the time and still resonate now"
  • Film And TV
  • 28 Feb 23

Walter Iuzzolino of Walter Presents: "There’s a bit of a theme to this year’s shows, which is stories that were massive in their countries at the time and still resonate now"

M(h)aol: “We open the album with ‘Asking For It’ because many cultural narratives paint rape as the end of someone’s life. There’s no narrative around healing"
  • Opinion
  • 27 Feb 23

M(h)aol: “We open the album with ‘Asking For It’ because many cultural narratives paint rape as the end of someone’s life. There’s no narrative around healing"

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