Music Features
Music Features
Meet Muireann Bradley, the Donegal singer giving folk and blues a modern touch
With a new EP adding original material to her canon of cover versions, Bradley is a torchbearer for the future of blues and folk
Music Features
Wasia Project’s William Gao and Olivia Hardy on chaos, community and creativity
“We feel assured in the community we’ve built for ourselves,” says Gao, one half of the sibling duo who are making cinematic alt-pop
Music
Music Features
Meet Muireann Bradley, the Donegal singer giving folk and blues a modern touch
With a new EP adding original material to her canon of cover versions, Bradley is a torchbearer for the future of blues and folk
Music Album Reviews
Jungle ‘Sunshine’ review: The now-trio’s latest is smooth but safe
It’s business as usual for a band that are comfortingly dependable but due a shake-up
Music Features
KATSEYE discuss working with Ed Sheeran, new documentary and EP: ‘We sound more mature’
Music Features
Wasia Project’s William Gao and Olivia Hardy on chaos, community and creativity
“We feel assured in the community we’ve built for ourselves,” says Gao, one half of the sibling duo who are making cinematic alt-pop
Music News
Watch Eddie Vedder busk in Dublin in honour of Glen Hansard
The Pearl Jam frontman performed in Hansard’s usual spot on Grafton Street alongside Murdo Mitchell and several other musicians
Music News
Madonna pays tribute to producer William Orbit: ‘You were my ray of light’
“You pressed a magic button inside of me and I fell into a galaxy of unrealised dreams,” the singer writes of her longtime collaborator following his death at the age of 69
Features
Wasia Project’s William Gao and Olivia Hardy on chaos, community and creativity
“We feel assured in the community we’ve built for ourselves,” says Gao, one half of the sibling duo who are making cinematic alt-pop
KATSEYE discuss working with Ed Sheeran, new documentary and EP: ‘We sound more mature’
‘They make the laws to chain us well’: Folk music fights for its rights
As of March 2026, Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan has served notice to record label Celtic Music to reclaim the rights to his music. Here, music historian Colin Harper, along with artists The Mary Wallopers, Barbara Dickson, Allan Taylor and Martin Simpson, discuss the impact of Gaughan’s fight for other elderly artists, and the protest at the heart of folk music’s continued legacy
On the Road: breaking sound barriers as a female engineer
Sound engineer Beth Denton discusses weaving behind-the-scenes magic to make live music sound as good as it can, and making it as a female technician in a male-dominated field
Film
Jared Leto Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct by Four Women in BBC Documentary
The allegations were made in Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, which premiered Wednesday
Irish singer-songwriter and ‘Once’ star Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash
The singer passed away this morning (July 29) after a collision in Dublin.
Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Ali G Movie Locks in Title and Release Date
Ali G: Who Iz I? arrives in cinemas on October 23 as the actor’s directorial debut
Travis Scott Says He Was ‘Nervous as F’ to Act in ‘The Odyssey’
The rapper explained how he got the role of the Greek bard in Christopher Nolan’s latest epic during an interview on The Tonight Show
Thor Battles Doctor Doom, Reunites With Steve Rogers in New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer
“We’re going to need a miracle,” Chris Hemsworth proclaims in the new clip for the highly anticipated superhero flick
‘My Left Foot’ and ‘Home Alone 2’ star Brenda Fricker has died at the age of 81
The actress passed away at her home in Dublin.
Jungle ‘Sunshine’ review: The now-trio’s latest is smooth but safe
It’s business as usual for a band that are comfortingly dependable but due a shake-up
Phoebe Bridgers ‘Lost Weekend’ review: an ambitious return that dissects love and loss with superb precision
The beloved singer and songwriter reemerges into the spotlight with an ambitious album that finds her exploring new ground to exhilarating effect
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds live in Brighton: Rock’s wild god triumphs at huge homecoming
Nick Cave returns to his adoptive hometown, bringing along Kylie Minogue, to deliver a joyful sermon with a mammoth career-spanning set
The Cribs live in London: Indie royalty offer up a glorious celebration in epic surroundings
On a sweltering evening in London, The Cribs prove right at home in the picturesque setting of Somerset House
Reviews
TV
Wildlife presenter and comedy legend Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85
Oddie’s agent hailed him as “Britain’s best-loved birder”.
Playlist Picks: Ania Magliano
The ‘SNL UK’ star’s picks see her discuss her renewed love for the radio and why The Dare is the ideal role model for modern masculinity
Edinburgh Fringe 2026: 12 must-see comedy shows
Ahead of the world’s biggest arts festival, here’s our must-see comedy shows at this year’s Fringe.
12 rising stars of comedy to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
With the Edinburgh Fringe upon us, here are our tips for the next big things to catch before they’re famous
Alice Oseman on ‘Heartstopper Volume 6’: ‘Hope, happiness and happy endings are possible’
After a decade of adoration for her graphic novel series-turned-TV show ‘Heartstopper’, Alice Oseman speaks to Rolling Stone UK about the emotional ending to Nick and Charlie’s ending
Larry David Calls Trump’s UFC Fight ‘a Travesty’: ‘I Was Embarrassed to be an American’
The Curb Your Enthusiasm creator debuts his new series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, on June 26