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Dr John Cooper Clarke: "I love Fontaines D.C. - my daughter's crazy about them. She introduced me to Eminem, and I'm a late convert to Snoop Dogg"
  • Culture
  • 05 Apr 22
Dr John Cooper Clarke: "I love Fontaines D.C. - my daughter's crazy about them. She introduced me to Eminem, and I'm a late convert to Snoop Dogg"
The Clockworks: "Our population is small, but for some reason we have some of the best artists that also succeed on the world stage"
  • Opinion
  • 01 Apr 22
The Clockworks: "Our population is small, but for some reason we have some of the best artists that also succeed on the world stage"
LISTEN: Hot Press launches new Up Close And Personal podcast series – Episode 1 with Gemma Hayes available now
  • Culture
  • 31 Mar 22
LISTEN: Hot Press launches new Up Close And Personal podcast series – Episode 1 with Gemma Hayes available now
Kae Tempest: "It’s not really the wins that define you. It’s how you recover from the losses. That’s what I’ve learned"
  • Opinion
  • 28 Mar 22
Kae Tempest: "It’s not really the wins that define you. It’s how you recover from the losses. That’s what I’ve learned"
On Our Radar Q&A - Jehnova: "NUXSENSE gave a bunch of young, mischievous, bored kids a higher purpose"
  • Culture
  • 28 Mar 22
On Our Radar Q&A - Jehnova: "NUXSENSE gave a bunch of young, mischievous, bored kids a higher purpose"
Pete Doherty: "Ireland is just so rich culturally, Shane MacGowan and Beckett are amazing but Seán O'Casey is my favourite"
  • Culture
  • 25 Mar 22
Pete Doherty: "Ireland is just so rich culturally, Shane MacGowan and Beckett are amazing but Seán O'Casey is my favourite"
On this day in 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their week-long 'Bed-in For Peace' in Amsterdam
  • Culture
  • 25 Mar 22
On this day in 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their week-long 'Bed-in For Peace' in Amsterdam
THUMPER: "Don’t think too much about what other people will feel about your music, because doing it for someone else is the death of creativity"
  • Culture
  • 24 Mar 22
THUMPER: "Don’t think too much about what other people will feel about your music, because doing it for someone else is the death of creativity"
Colm Tóibín wins this year's Rathbones Folio Prize for <i>The Magician</i>
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 23 Mar 22
Colm Tóibín wins this year's Rathbones Folio Prize for The Magician
Fears Q&A: "I've been quietly working away on my next record. The first one took five years so don't be expecting it anytime soon!"
  • Culture
  • 21 Mar 22
Fears Q&A: "I've been quietly working away on my next record. The first one took five years so don't be expecting it anytime soon!"
Belters Only: "It’s an unstoppable force now. The whole Irish scene is absolutely flying"
  • Culture
  • 21 Mar 22
Belters Only: "It’s an unstoppable force now. The whole Irish scene is absolutely flying"
PREMIERE: Columbia Mills return with new single 'Heart of a Nation', pointing to the housing crisis in Ireland
  • Culture
  • 16 Mar 22
PREMIERE: Columbia Mills return with new single 'Heart of a Nation', pointing to the housing crisis in Ireland
<i>Wolf</i> star George MacKay: "It’s not a typically triumphant story. Reckoning with yourself is always difficult and complex"
  • Film And TV
  • 16 Mar 22
Wolf star George MacKay: "It’s not a typically triumphant story. Reckoning with yourself is always difficult and complex"
Aimée: "I’m lucky that I’ve never felt out of control since I’ve been signed - I'm running my own ship"
  • Culture
  • 16 Mar 22
Aimée: "I’m lucky that I’ve never felt out of control since I’ve been signed - I'm running my own ship"
Ukraine Invasion - Steven ‘Sehii’ Marious: "Ukrainian people would rather die fighting for their land than live in captivity"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 16 Mar 22
Ukraine Invasion - Steven ‘Sehii’ Marious: "Ukrainian people would rather die fighting for their land than live in captivity"
The Staves: "<i>Good Woman</i> is for anyone who felt robbed of their own agency to decide who they want to be"
  • Culture
  • 14 Mar 22
The Staves: "Good Woman is for anyone who felt robbed of their own agency to decide who they want to be"
Thom Yorke shares haunting single '5:17', set to feature in sixth season of <i>Peaky Blinders</i>
  • Culture
  • 14 Mar 22
Thom Yorke shares haunting single '5:17', set to feature in sixth season of Peaky Blinders
Ocean Tisdall: "I feel like my fans are the type of people that love a good screaming-at-their-ex song"
  • Culture
  • 09 Mar 22
Ocean Tisdall: "I feel like my fans are the type of people that love a good screaming-at-their-ex song"
KAINA: "My best friend said my new album is like reading a bunch of letters from me. I hope <i>It Was A Home</i> makes people feel less alone"
  • Culture
  • 08 Mar 22
KAINA: "My best friend said my new album is like reading a bunch of letters from me. I hope It Was A Home makes people feel less alone"
Slash: "We’ve become so dependent on technology to make records, that we’ve taken all of that personality, attitude and realism out"
  • Culture
  • 07 Mar 22
Slash: "We’ve become so dependent on technology to make records, that we’ve taken all of that personality, attitude and realism out"
Shamir: "Every single one of my records is different from the last. They all have a life of their own, so progress is inevitable"
  • Culture
  • 07 Mar 22
Shamir: "Every single one of my records is different from the last. They all have a life of their own, so progress is inevitable"
Denise Chaila to play debut London headline show ahead of Irish festival appearances
  • Culture
  • 02 Mar 22
Denise Chaila to play debut London headline show ahead of Irish festival appearances
Niamh Campbell: "Dublin became one of the poorest cities in Europe, then built itself up to be this new tech place. There’s no sense of stability in crashing and then renewing it"
  • Opinion
  • 02 Mar 22
Niamh Campbell: "Dublin became one of the poorest cities in Europe, then built itself up to be this new tech place. There’s no sense of stability in crashing and then renewing it"
Hurray For The Riff Raff: "I have a long road ahead of me – but I’m an adventurer"
  • Opinion
  • 28 Feb 22
Hurray For The Riff Raff: "I have a long road ahead of me – but I’m an adventurer"
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