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More than thirty years ago five young musicians emerged from a disused pigsty hidden away on a piece of North Dublin wasteland after creating a debut album that would become a classic in Irish rock history.

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A list of 47 songs that feature lyrics which name-drop classic artists.

Scott Schinder, who wrote for virtually every major music publication over the course of a 30-plus year career, has died. He was 61.

Brighten The Corners music festival is coming to Ipswich this Friday and Saturday and festival director Joe Bailey has shared what the music scene…

Utah's Classic Rock

New music. Skep Wax. Sarah Records. Amelia Fletcher. Review by Kieron Tyler.

Sleeper's ongoing second act has been a joy.

Dave Wakeling is holed up in a dressing room in London, Ontario when we speak, on the Canadian leg of a massive tour by his band The bEAT.

The Irish Independent’s list of the top 50 Irish albums of all time is the result of voting by more than 50 musicians, producers, promoters, broadcasters, critics, publicists, podcasters and industry insiders. For details on how we put it together, read our explainer. We start today with numbers 50-41, with the rest to be published in Independent.ie daily this week and the whole, definitive rundown in the Irish Independent Review and online on Saturday.