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Remembering Amy Winehouse on her 40th birthday: Read a classic interview with the iconic singer – from the Hot Press Archives
  • Music
  • 14 Sep 23

Remembering Amy Winehouse on her 40th birthday: Read a classic interview with the iconic singer – from the Hot Press Archives

Gemma Ní Bhriain: “I’m so proud to perform for Irish National Opera. The team have created an opera community in Ireland"
  • Culture
  • 12 Sep 23

Gemma Ní Bhriain: “I’m so proud to perform for Irish National Opera. The team have created an opera community in Ireland"

On this day 75 years ago: John Martyn was born
  • Music
  • 11 Sep 23

On this day 75 years ago: John Martyn was born

Student Special: "We need, collectively, to learn to listen again – and college is a very good place to start"
  • Opinion
  • 11 Sep 23

Student Special: "We need, collectively, to learn to listen again – and college is a very good place to start"

David Keenan: "I’m talking about the collective trauma that we’ve suffered in the last three years... I don’t want to suffer from that amnesia"
  • Music
  • 11 Sep 23

David Keenan: "I’m talking about the collective trauma that we’ve suffered in the last three years... I don’t want to suffer from that amnesia"

Hozier discusses Irishness, NATO, and Putin in new <i>Hot Press</i> cover story
  • Opinion
  • 08 Sep 23

Hozier discusses Irishness, NATO, and Putin in new Hot Press cover story

On this day 20 years ago: Warren Zevon died, aged 56
  • Music
  • 07 Sep 23

On this day 20 years ago: Warren Zevon died, aged 56

Remembering Dolores O'Riordan: "She showed me that there was a place on the stage for me, as a woman in music who didn't necessarily want to fit the mould"
  • Music
  • 06 Sep 23

Remembering Dolores O'Riordan: "She showed me that there was a place on the stage for me, as a woman in music who didn't necessarily want to fit the mould"

Gregory Alan Isakov - Finger On The Buzzer Q&A: "I accidentally kicked Lyle Lovett in the back of the heel by mistake – I think I hit him super hard..."
  • Music
  • 05 Sep 23

Gregory Alan Isakov - Finger On The Buzzer Q&A: "I accidentally kicked Lyle Lovett in the back of the heel by mistake – I think I hit him super hard..."

40 years ago today: Culture Club released 'Karma Chameleon'
  • Music
  • 05 Sep 23

40 years ago today: Culture Club released 'Karma Chameleon'

Haircut 100: "We never said <i>if</i> we make it. We always said <i>when</i> we make it"
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 23

Haircut 100: "We never said if we make it. We always said when we make it"

Niall Horan: “Irish music’s on fire, and it has been for a while... I’m happy that we’re leaning into what makes us different”
  • Music
  • 30 Aug 23

Niall Horan: “Irish music’s on fire, and it has been for a while... I’m happy that we’re leaning into what makes us different”

On this day in 1994: Oasis released their debut album <i>Definitely Maybe</i>
  • Music
  • 29 Aug 23

On this day in 1994: Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe

Nell Mescal: "I watched every single video of Dermot Kennedy headlining Electric Picnic because it just looked so incredible"
  • Music
  • 29 Aug 23

Nell Mescal: "I watched every single video of Dermot Kennedy headlining Electric Picnic because it just looked so incredible"

Dec Martens of Amyl and The Sniffers: "We never tried to be like AC/DC. We just embraced being an Aussie band"
  • Music
  • 28 Aug 23

Dec Martens of Amyl and The Sniffers: "We never tried to be like AC/DC. We just embraced being an Aussie band"

The Saw Doctors: "We used to have a couple of pints when we were starting off, and very soon afterwards, we felt that we enjoyed it more completely sober"
  • Music
  • 28 Aug 23

The Saw Doctors: "We used to have a couple of pints when we were starting off, and very soon afterwards, we felt that we enjoyed it more completely sober"

The Wolfe Tones: "We’re no boyband anymore... but funnily enough, we’ve never lost the young generations over the years"
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 23

The Wolfe Tones: "We’re no boyband anymore... but funnily enough, we’ve never lost the young generations over the years"

On this day in 1975: Bruce Springsteen released <i>Born To Run</i>
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 23

On this day in 1975: Bruce Springsteen released Born To Run

Pa Sheehy: "I tried to strip away everything I knew and what I was about, and just see what else was there"
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 23

Pa Sheehy: "I tried to strip away everything I knew and what I was about, and just see what else was there"

Gurriers: "We’re taking things at our own pace, and we’re going to do things on our own terms, when we want to do them"
  • Music
  • 23 Aug 23

Gurriers: "We’re taking things at our own pace, and we’re going to do things on our own terms, when we want to do them"

Cian Ducrot: "My childhood is made up of so many difficult times and dark memories... But Mum always managed to find ways to make life beautiful and meaningful"
  • Music
  • 23 Aug 23

Cian Ducrot: "My childhood is made up of so many difficult times and dark memories... But Mum always managed to find ways to make life beautiful and meaningful"

Melvin Benn on Electric Picnic: "I think there will be a massive crowd to see The Wolfe Tones, who are always brilliant live"
  • Music
  • 21 Aug 23

Melvin Benn on Electric Picnic: "I think there will be a massive crowd to see The Wolfe Tones, who are always brilliant live"

Reneé Rapp: "I’m very pro social media... It’s obviously been such a catalyst for my career. But, also, I think it’s crazy and psychotic..."
  • Music
  • 17 Aug 23

Reneé Rapp: "I’m very pro social media... It’s obviously been such a catalyst for my career. But, also, I think it’s crazy and psychotic..."

Birdy: "I listened to Nell Mescal's music and loved it. It feels really similar in a way to my new record’s electronic, dream-pop world"
  • Music
  • 16 Aug 23

Birdy: "I listened to Nell Mescal's music and loved it. It feels really similar in a way to my new record’s electronic, dream-pop world"

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