Place: Dublin’s Academy

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And the band played on - 40 years later Biff Byford and Saxon are still rocking

Saxon and their frontman Biff Byford have survived nearly 40 years as a band and are still going strong, writes Ed Power

Tue, 25 Oct, 2016

They may be taking on the world but Walking on Cars remember their Dingle roots

Walking on Cars may hail from the remote, western edge of Europe, but they’re ready to take on the world, writes Ed Power.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

It feels good for the superstars of chillwave

Ed Power hears how Game of Thrones propelled electronic duo Ms Mr into the big-time

Tue, 25 Aug, 2015

Marr's 'The Messenger' debut takes him to the Picnic this weekend

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.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2013