Alan Corr

Multimedia Journalist

Cast with John Power (right). Photo credit: Simon Emmett

Cast on supporting Oasis: 'It's a cosmic journey.'

John Power was just about to take to the stage with his band Cast in Aberdeen a few weeks ago when he noticed that Liam Gallagher of Oasis was tweeting out some cryptic posts on his reliably bonkers Twitter account.

Music • 04 Nov 24

Gavin Friday: "That catholic imagery is in my DNA. If you walked into a certain room in my house, you'd think I was a priest." Picture credit: Barry McCall

Gavin Friday: 'I've never walked the line'

Gavin Friday is back with ECCE HOMO, his first album in 13 years, He talks to Alan Corr about his late mother, Sinéad O'Connor and U2

Music • 29 Oct 24

Roz (Lupita Nyong'o) and Brightbill (Kit Connor) in The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot: a visually stunning lesson in love

The Oscar-tipped new Dreamworks animation teems with fun characters and stunning visuals

Movies • 18 Oct 24

Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in The Apprentice

The Apprentice: a very dark buddy movie about Trump

The MAGA faithful and liberal audiences will probably boycott it for entirely different reasons but this tale of the rise of Donald Trump and the fall of his mentor Roy Cohn is a riveting story of power, corruption and lies

Movie Review • 18 Oct 24

Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in The Apprentice, which is in cinemas this Friday

'HUMAN SCUM': Trump slams movie about his early days

The stars of a new movie about Donald Trump have responded to the former president's stinging verdict of the film, saying that his language reminded them of Hitler and Stalin.

Movies • 16 Oct 24

Lupita Nyong'o recording her performance as Roz in The Wild Robot

Lupita Nyong'o shows a new side in The Wild Robot

Lupita Nyong'o has said that getting her voice just right for her latest movie role as a robot stranded on a desert island was all-important.

Movies • 13 Oct 24

Ben Elton. Photo credit: Trevor Leighton

Ben Elton on Trump, Musk, Boris and Mrs Brown's Boys

"I've gotten a lot of abuse over the years for being enthusiastic," says Ben Elton. "The British don't like enthusiasm. I've always been an enemy of the idea that it's cool to be sneery and dismissive.

Comedy • 13 Oct 24

Jazzy becomes biggest Irish female act on Spotify

Dublin singer Jazzy has overtaken Sinéad O'Connor and Enya to become the most popular Irish female artist in the world on Spotify.

Music • 11 Oct 24

Dermot Kennedy says he's 'very proud' of new album

Irish singer songwriter Dermot Kennedy has said that he had "a very fruitful time" writing new music in Nashville over the summer and that he has made a third album he is "very proud of".

Music • 07 Oct 24

Dermot Kennedy (second from left) pictures with Irish acts and Cliffords at the launch of Ireland Music Week on Wednesday night in Dublin

Dermot Kennedy launches new global Irish music festival

Irish singer songwriter Dermot Kennedy has announced Misneach, a new annual Irish music festival taking place in Sydney and Boston next St Patrick's Day.

Music • 04 Oct 24