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Amble: "I was teaching the primary kids at St. Pius in Terenure, when an email came through saying, 'You’ve got a record deal with Warners in L.A.'"
  • Music
  • 14 May 25
Amble: "I was teaching the primary kids at St. Pius in Terenure, when an email came through saying, 'You’ve got a record deal with Warners in L.A.'"
Pete Doherty: "Everybody’s talking about AI, but something that can’t be replicated digitally is the human soul and the warmth of human contact"
  • Culture
  • 11 May 25
Pete Doherty: "Everybody’s talking about AI, but something that can’t be replicated digitally is the human soul and the warmth of human contact"
Ryan McMullan: “When you cancel a world tour and postpone an album because of where you’re at mentally, it’s pretty soul crushing"
  • Music
  • 08 May 25
Ryan McMullan: “When you cancel a world tour and postpone an album because of where you’re at mentally, it’s pretty soul crushing"
Happy 80th Birthday Christy Moore: Revisiting a Classic <i>Hot Press</i> Interview
  • Music
  • 07 May 25
Happy 80th Birthday Christy Moore: Revisiting a Classic Hot Press Interview
Susan O’Neill: “The people in Clare are a bit wild and rugged, like the landscape.”
  • Music
  • 06 May 25
Susan O’Neill: “The people in Clare are a bit wild and rugged, like the landscape.”
Jagged Baptist Club: “We’re always having these crazy ideas for videos and then having to ratchet it down because they’re too dangerous"
  • Music
  • 06 May 25
Jagged Baptist Club: “We’re always having these crazy ideas for videos and then having to ratchet it down because they’re too dangerous"
Self Esteem: "On the edge of putting <i>Prioritise Pleasure</i> out, I’d looked into training to become a keep-fit instructor..."
  • Music
  • 06 May 25
Self Esteem: "On the edge of putting Prioritise Pleasure out, I’d looked into training to become a keep-fit instructor..."
Ryan McMullan on financial strain of touring: "It's so unsustainable"
  • Music
  • 05 May 25
Ryan McMullan on financial strain of touring: "It's so unsustainable"
Stereophonics: "We’re into all of it, whether it’s Cyndi Lauper or fucking Metallica, I don’t really care..."
  • Music
  • 05 May 25
Stereophonics: "We’re into all of it, whether it’s Cyndi Lauper or fucking Metallica, I don’t really care..."
Peter Doherty on Lisa O'Neill, Junior Brother, The Mary Wallopers and "the stories and the wisdom" of Irish folk music
  • Music
  • 04 May 25
Peter Doherty on Lisa O'Neill, Junior Brother, The Mary Wallopers and "the stories and the wisdom" of Irish folk music
Self Esteem on current pop landscape: "It felt like a diverse, inclusive page was turning a few years ago. This might be me being glass-half-empty, but it feels like it’s gone back a little bit"
  • Music
  • 03 May 25
Self Esteem on current pop landscape: "It felt like a diverse, inclusive page was turning a few years ago. This might be me being glass-half-empty, but it feels like it’s gone back a little bit"
On this day in 1989: The Cure released <i>Disintegration</i> – Read Robert Smith's '89 <i>Hot Press</i> cover story
  • Music
  • 02 May 25
On this day in 1989: The Cure released Disintegration – Read Robert Smith's '89 Hot Press cover story
Small Church - On Our Radar Q&A: "I do like to dig through negative emotions, but trying to portray them in a way that’s more up in the air"
  • Music
  • 02 May 25
Small Church - On Our Radar Q&A: "I do like to dig through negative emotions, but trying to portray them in a way that’s more up in the air"
Aslan: "We’ve got 40 years of memories - but now it's time for some new ones"
  • Music
  • 01 May 25
Aslan: "We’ve got 40 years of memories - but now it's time for some new ones"
On this day in 1971: Thin Lizzy released their self-titled debut album
  • Music
  • 30 Apr 25
On this day in 1971: Thin Lizzy released their self-titled debut album
Ghost: "I’m guilty of believing that we’re constantly at a crossroads where there are two options. The first is pure bliss and the second is absolute excrement; total annihilation, total doom"
  • Music
  • 29 Apr 25
Ghost: "I’m guilty of believing that we’re constantly at a crossroads where there are two options. The first is pure bliss and the second is absolute excrement; total annihilation, total doom"
Róisín El Cherif: "I went into the world of art and music and film – and I went there because I want to tell stories"
  • Music
  • 28 Apr 25
Róisín El Cherif: "I went into the world of art and music and film – and I went there because I want to tell stories"
Tara Nome Doyle: "From my personal experience, internationalism and cultures mixing is a really positive thing"
  • Music
  • 28 Apr 25
Tara Nome Doyle: "From my personal experience, internationalism and cultures mixing is a really positive thing"
Stereophonics' Kelly Jones on touring with Bowie: "I wasn't starstruck, because I wasn't really a huge fan at the time"
  • Music
  • 27 Apr 25
Stereophonics' Kelly Jones on touring with Bowie: "I wasn't starstruck, because I wasn't really a huge fan at the time"
10 years ago today: Blur returned with <i>The Magic Whip</i>
  • Music
  • 27 Apr 25
10 years ago today: Blur returned with The Magic Whip
Paddy Mulcahy: "The way I record music is very improvised and experimental. Half the time, ideas will get scrapped, forgotten or pushed to the side"
  • Music
  • 27 Apr 25
Paddy Mulcahy: "The way I record music is very improvised and experimental. Half the time, ideas will get scrapped, forgotten or pushed to the side"
Ryan McMullan on working with Ed Sheeran: "There are no days off with Ed"
  • Music
  • 26 Apr 25
Ryan McMullan on working with Ed Sheeran: "There are no days off with Ed"
Paddy Hanna: "If my last album was the big success I desperately wanted it to be, this album would not exist."
  • Music
  • 25 Apr 25
Paddy Hanna: "If my last album was the big success I desperately wanted it to be, this album would not exist."
Search Results - On Our Radar Q&A: "Compared to our last album, there's more experimentation and variety"
  • Music
  • 24 Apr 25
Search Results - On Our Radar Q&A: "Compared to our last album, there's more experimentation and variety"
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