My band spent a lot of time playing gigs at 'cool' venues, with mixed results. In the US, however, it was also worth hitting the neon shamrock circuit occasionally

I've seen no shortage of great gigs through the years, but there are also a few stand-outs I'd have given my right arm to have been at 

I got to meet the great man only once, but he's been a huge part of life from my Leaving Cert right up to the present day 

Sometimes it can be difficult to separate myth from reality in Crock of Gold, but the ups and downs of Shane's life still make for fascinating viewing 

Taylor Swift has had mega-success since her teens, and from the outside it looks like she couldn't have wished for more. Unfortunately, it hasn't all been so rosy 

Some people still haven't  forgiven Paul Weller for breaking up his breakthrough band, but a listen to The Style Council's 'best of' compilation suggests he made the right move 

My heart broke when I heard of John Lennon's death, the best of the Beatles and a punk before punk existed 

They've given us some of the best nights of our life,  but many are struggling with a situation that has become a perfect storm in terms of decimating the sector all the way to Christmas 

Daniel Tashian, the former Silver Seas singer,  may not be a household name, but his work with Kacey Musgraves and Burt Bacharach shows why he's well worth exploring 

Emma Swift has created quite a buzz with her exquisite album of songs by Bob Dylan