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Behind the music - Christian Löffler

German electronica artist Christian Löffler performs at the Beyond the Pale festival, Glendalough Estate, Wicklow, which takes place between the 12 to 14 of June. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 07 Jan

Behind the music - Crá Croí

Crá Croí, a new duo of veteran musicians from Cork, have released their debut single, Radiation Romance. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 09 Nov 25

Landscape shot of irish band dopamine fix

Behind the music - Dopamine Fix

Dopamine Fix have released their debut single, Welcome To The Sharktank. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 01 Oct 25

Behind the music - 3rd Degree

Waterford-based electronic duo SX2 (brothers Scott and Clive Sullivan) have joined forces with alt-electronic artist 3rd Degree for a new take on breakout single, Feel It Coming. We asked 3rd Degree the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 06 Aug 25

Little Known: "Sort of shoegaze, sort of alternative, sort of indie. Someone recently described us as Nirvana meets Slowdive which I think is a good way of introducing people to us."

Behind the music - Little Known

Cork indie-rock act Little Known have released their new single, Headwreck. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 04 Jun 25

Thanks Mom playing at the recent Ireland Music Week

Behind the music - Thanks Mom

Kildare band Thanks Mom have released their new single, Teenage Sacrifice. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 28 Oct 24

Behind the music - Huntings

Irish post-punk grunge duo Huntings have released their new single, Doom, and play Toales, Dundalk on 19 July. We asked James of the band the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 14 Jul 24

Behind the music - Four Way Mirror

Dundalk alt-rock trio Four Way Mirror have released their debut album, Somewhere In Between. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 22 May 24

Behind the music - Jack Adamant

Alternative rock artist Jack Adamant has released his new album, Obscure Places & Cupboards. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 20 Jul 23

Behind the music - The Valmonts

Galway indie-rock/pop band The Valmonts have released their new single, Me & Myself Again, and play Whelan's Upstairs in Dublin on 17 May. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 01 May 23

JaVill, JaVill, JaVill . . . Photo Credit: Cian Copeland

Behind the music - JaVill

Dublin-based rock band JaVill have returned with their new single, Water. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 17 Sep 22

Behind the music - Sail

UK sludge-metal four-piece Sail have released their new single, Emotion Motional Ocean. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 11 Jun 22

Rare Sex Pistols footage from 1976 is set for auction

Rare film footage from landmark concerts by punk trailblazers Sex Pistols will go up for auction later this month.

Music • 02 Sep 21

Skanger is an energy. Photo by Mary Carton

Behind the music - Skanger

Dublin duo Skanger released their debut single and video, Condolences. We asked Mark Healy of the band the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 25 Sep 20

Nerina Pallot - "For me, it's always been quite a painful song to play"

The story of Normal People's Love Will Tear Us Apart

Singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot, whose cover of Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart had quite the cameo in Normal People, has told RTÉ Entertainment that the success of her rendition has come as a shock.

Music • 01 Jul 20

The limited edition album will be released on June 14, almost forty years to the day after it was originally released

Joy Division go red for Unknown Pleasures re-issue

Joy Division will release a 40th anniversary red vinyl version of their epochal debut album Unknown Pleasures this June.

Music • 07 May 19

New Order largesse on the way in April 2019

A boxed set release centred around New Order's debut album Movement will be released in April 2019.

Music • 23 Dec 18

Peter Hook & the Light to play Dublin's Academy

Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook will bring his band The Light to Dublin's Academy on November 27 to perform the New Order albums Lowlife and Brotherhood in full.

Entertainment • 16 Jun 15

No joy for New Order's Hooky in Twitter row

The long smouldering feud between bassist Peter Hook and the rest of his former New Order bandmates has been reignited following a row over the launch of Joy Division’s official Twitter account.

Entertainment • 19 Sep 14

Joy Division