Bumper Christmas issue of Hot Press out today!

Our bumper Christmas issue of Hot Press hits stands today, and it's jam-packed with interviews, reports, album/film/DVD reviews and of course, previews of festive events taking place around the country over the next month.

First up, we meet the people behind Love/Hate. Writer Stuart Carolan and actors Robert Sheehan, Killian Scott, Peter Coonan and Susan Loughnane open up to Roe McDermott about the massively successful Dublin crime drama.

This issue also heralds our annual Xmas Round Table summit! Discussing the many events of 2012 with Stuart Clark are The Coronas' Danny O'Reilly, Mick Pope of Le Galaxie, Original Rudeboy Sean, Laura Sheeran, This Club's Johnny and Ryan Sheridan.

Elsewhere in this issue, Ed Power talk to Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos about his struggle with depression, and Roisin Dwyer catches up with Kevin Parker of Tame Impala about the Ozzie band's latest album. Delorentos meanwhile jet off to Spain with our man Stuart Clark, while Dublin producer Lemonada chats to Maeve Heslin about his latest release.

Meanwhile, over in Critical Mass, we've reviewed albums by Sufjan Stevens, Björk and Rihanna, and live performances by Marina & The Diamonds, Band Of Horses and Damien Dempsey.

The bumper Christmas issue of Hot Press is in shops now. To buy a copy online, click here.