A passion for music and appreciation for an Irish guitar legend has united showbiz stalwarts and Ireland’s first citizen at a special ceremony.

IF YOU’RE seeking glowing praise for an artistic endeavour, Morrissey is unlikely to be in your top 10 list of cheerleaders.

Blondie have come up with a novel solution to the creative lethargy that often bedevils a band deep into their career. 

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

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics pick the best on offer this autumn.

Johnny Marr and Paul Weller want to record a song together.

Johnny Marr is penning the screenplay to a movie.

Modest Mouse’s first album after a baffling eight-year silence may be their best yet, writes Ed Power.

Whenever we do stuff like Stoptober or Movember, it’s always to benefit ourselves. Movember is all about showing your awareness of prostate cancer by sporting a great big freshly-grown moustache which gets you extra likes on Facebook, while only the most uni-cellular amongst us need the benefits of stopping smoking in Stoptober spelled out.

Rock veterans The Who will end their 50th anniversary tour by returning to London's Hyde Park.

The Stone Roses, Led Zeppelin and Blur have all reformed in recent times and the rock nostalgia market is way more lucrative for bands than actually releasing music.

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JAZZ FESTIVAL: The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is already under way, and choruses of ‘not as good as it was’ will (mostly) be drowned out by a whole new generation of revellers at the wide range of offerings.

Gerry McAvoy spent 20 years on the road with Rory Gallagher. Despite the hard work involved, he remembers those days with affection, writes Ed Power

What is immediately apparent on Johnny Marr’s new record is that there are elements of all the stages of his career dictating proceedings.

And the nominees are …

The original line-up of The Smiths could take to the stage again after they were listed as one of 15 possible new members of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Friends and music stars have paid tribute to former Primal Scream musician Robert “Throb” Young, following the guitarist’s death.

Here’s our spoiler-free guide to what you should watch on the box tonight.

Brandon Flowers thinks Morrissey is like a modern-day Elvis Presley.

Leopardstown Racecourse have announced the line-up for Bulmers Live at Leopardstown.

The Smiths' former drummer Mike Joyce insists he will never read Morrissey's autobiography.

Morrissey’s memoir has outsold the latest Bridget Jones novel to top the best seller charts in its first week.

The Would Be’s are a cautionary tale for young musicians everywhere.

Morrissey’s long-awaited autobiography is coming out later this month just weeks after the former Smiths’ frontman claimed he had abandoned plans to publish it.

Former Smiths' frontman Morrissey has pulled plans to publish his autobiography after what he described as a "a last-minute content disagreement" with his publishers Penguin.

GIG WISE:Christy Moore has announced a return to Leeside, playing at Cork Opera House with Declan Sinnott on Thurs, Nov 7.

Thirty-five thousand music and arts lovers packed the Stradbally estate in Co Laois for last weekend’s Electric Picnic.

Were you there? Here's our pictures of the crowds and bands at last weekend's Electric Picnic.

JOHNNY MARR has stopped running from the past. Ten years ago, the ex-Smiths guitarist refused to play his old songs on tour. When he visited Dublin’s Academy, last March, he led his band through half a dozen Smiths standards; for his encore rendering of ‘How Soon Is Now?’, grown men were hugging.

It’s 25 years since Morrissey, his quiff intact, emerged from the wreckage of The Smiths with his first solo album, 1988’s Viva Hate. To celebrate, the singer has released a live concert film, Morrissey 25: Live, which documents a recent, intimate show in his adopted home town of Los Angeles.

Electric Picnic organisers have today revealed which bands would be playing on each day of the festival.

A new music festival on the Isle of Man has been cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales, organisers said.

The first acts confirmed for Electric Picnic have been announced this afternoon.

The Rolling Stones were finally confirmed as headliners for this summer’s Glastonbury Festival after months of rumours, with Mumford & Sons and Arctic Monkeys.

And with good reason, after last night's heartache against Austria, but momentary distraction was provided by an unexpected presenced in the Aviva Stadium.

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr was deemed a “god-like genius”, but while the musician said it was nice to be appreciated, it was really all about the music.

The Stone Roses, Blur, Pulp – everyone’s reuniting these days. Now it looks like Led Zeppelin could be coming back.

Elton John is has been announced as an unlikely headliner for Bestival 2013.

SO poor old HMV.

MUSIC NEWS: Lupe Fiasco is a brave man.

MUSIC NEWS: Beyoncé has bounced back after her post-baby break and has already been booked to play at the Super Bowl in February.

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