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"Franklin demanded respect from us. And because of her many great artistic and cultural achievements, it will forever be given." Photo: Ron Howard/ Redferns

How Aretha Franklin inspired the civil rights movement

Music / 17 Aug 18

Simone (Som) Pluijmers: "people are really critical because you're female"

Meet death metal's new female growlers

Death metal / 31 Jul 18

Bruce Springsteen onstage in 1978. Photo: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

Law, literature and Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen / 23 Jul 18

"Spotify is littered with playlists that are designed to attain the appropriate mood for a specific task or situation"

Are we outsourcing our emotions to the Spotify algorithm?

Algorithms / 26 Jun 18

It's possible to argue that attending a festival in itself is something of a transgressive act

Summer festivals: a queue for a portaloo or a play at revolution?

Music festivals / 28 Aug 18

"Music may help to release endogenous opioids in the pain networks of the brain"

Can listening to music help to reduce pain?

Music / 30 May 18

David Bowie live in Tokyo in 1978. Photo: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images

What could Bowie teach business about changes?

David Bowie / 11 May 18

Douze points: the who, what & why of Eurovision voting

Eurovision / 08 May 18

Do you recognise this man? Portrait of Irish composer John Field (1782-1837). Image: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images

Why are Irish composers ignored?

Irish composers / 03 May 18

All hail Queen Bey. Beyonce onstage at Coachella 2018. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella

Why Beyonce matters

Beyoncé / 17 Apr 18

Leonard Cohen at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. Photo: Jim Dyson/Getty Images

The curious phenomenon of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen / 12 Apr 18

Douze points: the who, what & why of Eurovision voting

Douze points: the who, what & why of Eurovision voting

Eurovision / 08 May 18

Joan Baez performing at the Civil Rights March on Washington in 1963. Photo: Getty Images

Say it loud: the continuing relevance of protest songs

Protest songs / 10 Apr 18

"We lose ourselves in music"

Photograpahy / 17 Mar 18

"We lose ourselves in music"

"We lose ourselves in music"

Brainstorm / 19 Mar 18

"Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner but I just been busy"

Truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan

Mental Health / 13 Mar 18

The Rolling Stones back in the day

Growing old with the Rolling Stones

Heritage acts / 09 Mar 18

The Gloaming prepare for their seven night stand on Earlsfort Terrace. Photo: Rich Gilligan

The modern tradition of The Gloaming

Traditional Music / 05 Mar 18

"One third of all asylum seekers in Ireland are children and this accounts for approximately 1,600 children in our care"

Other voices: the power of music for children in direct provision

Direct Provision / 09 Jan 18

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