The top acts might be raking it in, but the vast majority of other musicians earn surprisingly little for their endeavours 

Sixty years on from The Beatles' arrival, we're finally realising the weight of the cultural movement they helped spearhead through that momentous decade 

Microdisney are being honoured with a documentary on BBC Four TV - it's a fitting tribute to the late Cathal Coughlan and his bandmates 

Beyoncé's new single has sparked all sorts of debate in the US. As well as the racial prejudice that's still so live in the States, the more mundane issue of format radio could also be at play 

Slade were up there with any band of their era, and it's a shame how Noddy Holder and co fell from grace after a few bad decisions 

As John Landau did when he first saw a young Bruce Springsteen in 1974, music writers should not be afraid to sing the praises of brilliant new talent 

Paul Cleary's band really could have been international stars, but perhaps Ireland's newest guitar heroes have a better chance of breaking internationally 

It's that time of year for the difficult list of the best albums of the past 12 months 

Shane MacGowan and alcohol were intertwined in a way that wasn't always healthy, but it did result in some great great songs 

Amidst the chaos of The Pogues, it took some of us a while to realise what a genius Shane MacGowan really was