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A montage of some of the artists involved with the 'Ten By Ten' compilation.

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B-Side the Leeside: 'Ten by Ten' and Cork’s mid-90s indie soundscape

Ed Power looks at 'Ten By Ten', a community-made compilation that came near the end of an era for Cork's indie scene.

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Scene and Heard: ‘Fail we may, sail we must’

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Sounds of the City: The musical output of individual UK cities

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Scene + Heard: Netflix fast out of the blocks announcing new season of The Crown

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Back in the saddle again: Bombay Bicycle Club on their return to Ireland

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Jamaican poet to rock with green riddim

Scene and Heard with Des O'Driscoll

All the latest music and arts news with Des O'Driscoll.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2019

Scene and Heard: This week's entertainment news

All of this week's entertainment news with Des O'Driscoll.

Fri, 31 May, 2019

Scene and heard: This week's entertainment news

Des O'Driscoll shares the latest from the entertainment world.

Fri, 03 May, 2019

A look back at the 10 big stories from the year in music

Greatest showmen, mumbling rappers and born again boy-bands all conspired

Thu, 13 Dec, 2018

Badly Drawn Boy to perform new music on Irish tour

Badly Drawn Boy may never escape from his Bewilderbeast album, but he’ll also be playing new music on his Irish tour, writes Ed Power.

Tue, 06 Nov, 2018

Tom Odell is playing to his strengths ahead of Indiependence festival

He’s dated Taylor Swift, but Tom Odell is happier talking about his music and his headline slot at Co Cork’s Indiependence festival over the weekend, writes Ed Power.

Fri, 04 Aug, 2017

The Manic Street Preachers look forward to headlining Indiependence

The Manic Street Preachers are looking forward to headlining Indiependence in Co Cork next weekend, writes Ed Power

Fri, 28 Jul, 2017

Cork city had a huge influence on the early development of U2

A mutual love affair between U2 and Cork meant the city was hugely important to the band’s early development, writes Des O’Driscoll

Fri, 14 Jul, 2017

Scene and heard: Entertainment news round-up

Here’s your weekly entertainment guide and news round-up with Des O’Driscoll.

Fri, 30 Jun, 2017

Documentary to uncork U2’s elevation

U2 might be regarded as a Dublin band, but a new film will trace the importance of Cork to the group’s early development.

Sat, 24 Jun, 2017

Scene and heard: The latest entertainment news

Des O’Driscoll shares his top top entertainment news

Fri, 23 Jun, 2017

Scene + Heard: Entertainment news round-up

Des O’Driscoll’s got all the home-grown music and entertainment news you need to know rounded-up right here.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2017

The Trainspotting boys are back in town with a new movie

Trainspotting, the 1996 era-defining, reference-spawning blinder of a movie has had a reboot. Renton, Spud, Sickboy and Begbie are going to do it all over again – and Suzanne Harrington can’t wait.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2017

Elbow announce Cork gig

As they ready the release of 'Little Fictions’ their seventh studio album this February, the band are assured of their place in the halls of music history.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2016

Scene + Heard: What's going on around the country

ALL AND SUNDRY: It’s probably just as well that the public don’t get to select the Turner Prize winner. 

Fri, 09 Dec, 2016

Mayo playing sweet music in the house of pain

Every time, you look for a sign. Each time, it’s more of a stretch.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2016

Scene + Heard: Music, film and gig news

FILM TIPS: The Young Offenders is in cinemas today and you’d imagine the Cork comedy will do flying business in its home city over the weekend, as well as drawing plenty punters in foreign counties. 

Fri, 16 Sep, 2016

Scene + Heard: What's going on around the country

MUSIC NEWS: Anyone going to Electric Picnic this weekend may have been worried to see music press headlines along the lines of ‘LCD Soundsystem cancel tour’. 

Fri, 02 Sep, 2016

Remembering Nirvana's gig in Cork after 25 years

The 25th anniversary of Nirvana’s famous gig in Cork provides the perfect excuse to remember the city’s vibrant youth culture in that era, writes Des O’Driscoll

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Scene + Heard: What's going on around the country

MUSIC NEWS: Angus Young seems to have had a moment of revelation about an issue many of us had wondered about for years. 

Fri, 05 Aug, 2016

The Kooks are making the best of an era where people don't buy music

As the UK band get ready to headline Indiependence, they tell Ed Power about adjusting to an era where many people won’t buy music.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2016

Apple invention could put an end to recording at gigs

Apple has been awarded a patent for a system that could disable your phone's camera or make the resulting video or image unviewable.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2016

Scene + Heard: What's going on around the country

MUSIC NEWS: It may be legally classed as hearsay, but NME reports that a Stone Roses fan met Reni recently, and the drummer told him the band have recorded music other than their recent release ‘All For One’ and that it “sounds beautiful”. 

Fri, 10 Jun, 2016

Frank & Walters can still knock out a winning anthem after all these years

As the Frank & Walters release a new album, Ed Power finds the band happy to live in the present rather than looking back to their early glory days

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Scene + Heard: All the best entertainment news

MUSIC NEWS: Though there were all sorts of stories about Michael Jackson’s perilous finances through the years, the late prince of pop did listen to some of the right advice when he managed to amass the rights to songs by an impressive roster of artists. 

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016

Scene + Heard: All the best entertainment news

MUSIC NEWS: Rumours have been proliferating about the unification of NWA since Ice Cube told a US talk show about bringing the surviving former members of the seminal rap group together again. “I’ve got some tricks up my sleeves,” he hinted. 

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

Scene + Heard: Music, film and gig news

Des O’Driscoll brings you a round up of all the latest news and reviews from the world of entertainment.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2016

Scene + Heard: Music, film and gig news

COMEDY CAPERS: Rob Delaney is probably familiar as Sharon Horgan’s sidekick in Catastrophe, but the Boston funnyman brings his stand-up show Vicar Street on April 15 for a show that’s fairly guaranteed to sell out. 

Fri, 08 Jan, 2016

Scene and Heard

All the news from the world’s of music, film and theatre

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015

Justin Bieber: People poked me when I was at rock bottom, just like Amy Winehouse

Justin Bieber has compared himself to Amy Winehouse.

Thu, 12 Nov, 2015

Scene + Heard: Entertainment news round-up

MUSIC NEWS: TFI Friday returns tonight to Channel 4, and there will be a distinctly Irish feel to proceedings, with U2 performing some music and Saoirse Ronan joining Chris Evans for a chat.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

Boys in Girl Band riding that wave

TALKING to Adam Faulkner, one quarter of Girl Band, is like getting a geography lesson. 

Wed, 30 Sep, 2015

Scene & Heard - Entertainment round up

We bring you a round up of all the latest news and reviews from the world of entertainment. 

Fri, 25 Sep, 2015

VIDEO: Not often there’s a day like this... Van Morrison live at Cyprus Avenue

It was the street he immortalised in his masterpiece Astral Weeks.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

WATCH: Van Morrison celebrates his 70th birthday in Belfast

Van Morrison has celebrated his 70th birthday with once-in-a-lifetime concerts on the east Belfast street he immortalised in his masterpiece Astral Weeks.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2015

Scene + Heard: Entertainment news round-up

MUSIC NEWS: Is it really eight years since the last New Order album? The Manc electronica outfit have announced a new release, Music Complete, for September 25, complete with keyboard player Gillian Gilbert, albeit without bass player Bernard Sumner who has been estranged from the band since 2007.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2015