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Stephen Street: 'I really thought The Smiths would get back together' (opens the original)
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Under the coloured glass bulbs of the Top of the Pops studios in November 1983, The Smiths performed their second single, This Charming Man. A band discordant with the times, frontman Morrissey batted away balloons with gladioli while sporting costume jewellery, his quiff matched by Johnny Marrâs bowl cut and Beatles-style Rickenbacker guitar. This look, as much as the infectious chiming guitar, had Stephen Street â himself part of Britainâs Irish immigrant community, like the band in fron
Evan Dando: The Lemonheads hit the road again with three gigs in Ireland (opens the original)
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Evan Dando appears on my Zoom screen, walking towards me, with a guitar in his hands. There are now some grey patches in his beard, while the top half of his hair is scraped back. Behind him is an azure blue sky and the tops of trees bursting into view. The Massachusetts-born singer is at home in Serra da Cantareira, in the hills above São Paulo, Brazil, where he has lived for the past four years. Dando is returning to Ireland next month for dates in Cork, Galway and Dublin in support of Love Ch
Sarah Cracknell of Saint Etienne: 'We thought we were making future music â it was quite nostalgic' (opens the original)
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Saint Etienne became defined by a string of hits that captured the melancholic indie dance pop of the 1990s. Their output ranged from the Northern Soul-infused Nothing Can Stop Us to their era-defining cover of Neil Youngâs Only Love Can Break Your Heart. Perhaps their most ubiquitous hit was the dance-floor anthem He's On The Phone, which began as a collaboration with âthe prince of French Popâ Ãtienne Daho. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in Six months o
Holy Holy: Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey recall their days with David Bowie (opens the original)
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For Bowie fans, the group Holy Holy have offered something no tribute act could: the chance to hear the music performed by the musicians who helped create it. This September, Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey return to Dublin for the first time since 2020 as Holy Holy bring their farewell tour to Ireland. Visconti's friendship and creative partnership with Bowie spanned almost half a century, from their first meeting in 1967 to his final album, Blackstar. Alongside him is Woodmansey, the last s
Spider Stacy of The Pogues on getting the band back on the road again (opens the original)
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What began as a modest anniversary celebration of The Pogues' debut Red Roses For Me in 2024 provided a connection between the band's history and a new generation of Irish folk musicians carrying the tradition forward. Lead singer Shane MacGowanâs death a year previously had already reignited interest in the group, and Spider Stacy was among the original members who agreed to take their music back into a live setting. "One thing we always wanted to stay away from was anything mawkish or maudli
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