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Disco Dub/Reggae Irish New Wave Pop Rock 

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With The Philip Lynott Album 

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dire Straits, Ireland, Irish, Mark Knopfler, Midge Ure, Phil Lynott, Robert Palmer, St. Patrick's Day, Thin Lizzy

Listen to the Thin Lizzy frontman’s second solo album right now

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Alternative Rock Irish Rock 

Like A Song…: U2’s War at 40

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., New Year’s Day, Seconds, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Surrender, The Edge, Two Hearts Beat As One, U2, war

Looking back on the album that broke the band in the United States

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Irish Punk Rock 

Nobody’s Hero: Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns at 65

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Jim Sullivan 7 Comments 65th birthday, Alternative Ulster, Belfast, Inflammable Material, Jake Burns, Northern Ireland, Stiff Little Fingers, Suspect Device, The Clash, U2

The Irish punk icon tells all in new interview

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Irish Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Streams of Whiskey: Shane MacGowan at 65

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Cait O'Riordan, CBGB, Christmas, Die Hard, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, The Pogues

Looking back on the career of the Christmas-born Irish punk king

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Indie Rock Irish Post-Punk Punk Remembrance 

Remembering Irish Punk Legend Cathal Coughlan

May 26, 2022August 25, 2022 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Cathal Coughlan, Cork, Fatima Mansions, Ireland, MCA Records, Microdisney, RIP, Sean O'Hagan, Viva Dead Ponies

The acid-tongued raconteur behind such acts as Microdisney and Fatima Mansions was 61

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Alternative Rock Irish Rock 

Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down: Achtung Baby At 30

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Kara Tucker 3 Comments 1991, Achtung Baby, Adam Clayton, Bono, Daniel Lanois, Larry Mullen Jr., One, The Edge, The Fly, U2, Zoo TV

U2 kicked off their 90s with a landmark album they have yet to top

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Alternative Rock Irish Rock 

Kirsty MacColl: They (Still) Don’t Know

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, Desperate Character, Electric Landlady, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Marr, Kirsty MacColl, Steve Lillywhite, They Don't Know

It’s been 30 years since she released one of the best albums of 1991 with Electric Landlady; her flowers are long overdue

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Art Pop Irish Pop 

“The Garbo of Pop”: Enya at 60

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 60th birthday, Caribbean Blue, Celtic, Clannad, Dark Sky Island, Enya, Ireland, Irish, Nicky Ryan, Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), Phil Spector, Shepherd Moons, The Beach Boys, The Celts, Volkswagen, Watermark

Jim Sullivan recalls his history in conversation with the Celtic Pop Queen

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Blues Folk Gospel Irish jazz 

Van Morrison’s Pandemic Blues

May 11, 2021March 24, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments 2021, Aldous Snow, BMG, Facebook, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Latest Record Project Volume 1, Russell Brand, Spotify, Twitter, Van Morrison

The Irishman airs his grievances and alienates fans on Latest Record Project Volume 1

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Alternative Rock Folk Irish Pub Rock 

Raising A Glass To Hothouse Flowers

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Home, Hothouse Flowers, Ireland, Irish, Liam O’ Maonlai, London Records, Mother Records, People, Songs From The Rain, U2

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with one of Ireland’s most underrated rock bands

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adblock Holiday Irish Pub Rock Punk 

Why Even Jon Bon Jovi Can’t Kill “Fairytale Of New York”

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1987, Fairytale of New York, Island Records, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues

Taking back a holiday classic for Shane MacGowan, turns 63 on December 25th

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