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Tom Dunne

Tom Dunne is a music-lover extraordinaire who, as well as presenting radio and TV shows, can also be seen in the wild as the lead singer with Something Happens.

Tom Dunne: 10 years on from the awful day we heard about Bowie's death

The hints were there in the Blackstar album, released a few days before Bowie's death in 2016

Wed, 07 Jan, 2026

Tom Dunne: Looking forward to the year ahead by looking back on The Ramones

Amid the significant anniversaries coming up in 1976, I'm particularly excited to dive in to The Ramones and the birth of punk

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

Tom Dunne: Women rule in my best albums of 2025 list

Rosalia, CMAT, and Big Thief are among the names on my unusually gender-skewed favourite records of the year

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025

Tom Dunne: Scoff if you want, but I'm still enjoying my own Abba voyage

A recent trip to the Abba hologram show in London renewed my enthusiasm for Sweden's fab four

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

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Tom Dunne: Sky's the limit for the still-wacky and wonderful David Byrne

I've been closely listening to David Byrne for decades. He doesn't disappoint on Who Is The Sky, his first album in seven years

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Tom Dunne: Kneecap put Belfast back on the map as a great place for gigs

My daughter's trip north last weekend ensured she was one of 90,000 people who saw Kneecap play between the Vital festival and Electric Picnic

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Tom Dunne: Moisturizer from Wet Leg already feels like my album of the year

Wet Leg have blown me away with their latest record, and Rhian Teasdale is quickly emerging as one of popular music's great front-women

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Tom Dunne: Bruce Springsteen gives us an early Christmas gift

At €320, Tracks II: The Lost Albums, by Bruce Springsteen, isn't the cheapest music purchase you'll make this year. But it will probably be one of the best

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

Tom Dunne: My six favourite albums of 2025 so far

From Stereolab to The Waterboys and Bon Iver, the first half of 2025 has given us some fine albums

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

S Tom Dunne's review of Zach Bryan in Dublin: 'Great fun and the music was a revelation'

Zach Bryan's gig at Phoenix Park in Dublin felt like a Memphis-themed hen party, but the American star also had the songs to remind us why he's so popular

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025