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U2, Bob Geldof and Thin Lizzy – the £15 gig that divided opinion and shook the RDS

It was the biggest rock music concert Ireland has ever seen. Forty years on this month, it’s still hard to fathom how Belfast-based promoter Jim Aiken was able to assemble such a g...

Self Aid at 40: How U2, Bob Geldof and Ireland’s biggest stars tried to create jobs

The organisers of Self Aid – Ireland’s response to the unemployment crisis of the 1980s, and inspired by Live Aid – knew it was a contentious undertaking, but few anticipated that...

Paul Weller, Madness’ Suggs, Dexys’ Kevin Rowland, Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock and Roxy Music’s Andy McKay form supergroup...

“I wanted to play Artists for Gaza because it’s my duty as a human being to do whatever I possibly can,” said Rowland The post Paul Weller, Madness’ Suggs, Dexys’ Kevin Rowland, Se...

Rat Boy Share “Broken” From Upcoming “Crash!” Album

Essex, UK’s Rat Boy are kicking the door back in with, Broken, a snarling, riff-heavy anthem that was co-written with Tim Armstrong (Rancid / Transplants). Loud, hooky, and unapolo...

Classic Clips: Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford and Brendan Croker “Sin City” – Live on the Whistle Test, Rock Around the Cloc...

The Old Grey Whistle Test (which in its final years was abbreviated to the Whistle Test) was commissioned by David Attenborough and ran from 1971 to 1988. Broadcast annually on BBC...

New York Rats Call Out Society in “Dark Age of Technology”

The New York Rats are pulling no punches with the release of their latest track, “Dark Age of

Gurriers announce second album Nobody's Coming To Save You & three big Dublin and Belfast shows