Music Features

In an age where hip hop has come to be the cynosure of the music scene, exploring the genre's classic records and assessing their influence seems to be of tremendous importance. But the startling feeling you get from the listening to It…

Katy Perry’s first foray into pseudonymous stardom, One Of The Boys, turns ten this week -- and to be honest, it hasn’t aged well. Perry, who has spoken at length about her strict Christian upbringing leads a musical commentary on what life…

In which the author, drowning in his workplace, drowns his workplace in Phish music. The lift doors open, I step in, the lift doors close, I wait, the lift doors open, I step out. I key-card through my workplace’s outermost door, through…

Whether you know them as BTS, Beyond the Scene, Bangtan Sonyeondan, or “those Korean guys”, you must admit these seven South Koreans may be on the verge of taking over the world right now. With the American leg of their tour selling out in…

Promoting the movie Spring Breakers, Selena Gomez struck down the same question over and over again like a zombie hunter swathing away swarms of the undead. The query came in many forms but the gist was this: what would the Disney Channel…

The Electric Picnic line up is here, and while it’s not the seismic shift we saw with Longitude, the acts on display are yet another sign of the Irish festival’s embrace of hip-hop and R’n’B as well as their move away from the guitar. The…

To celebrate International Women's Day 2018, music editor Andrea Cleary hosts a special episode of the HeadStuff Podcast. Andrea chats feminism, pop music, and the Irish music scene with some of the journalists, musicians, DJ's and critics…

"If you know what's good!"  So goes the opening line to Justin Timberlake's single "Filthy", the first off his upcoming album Man In The Woods and his first since the dull yet catchy hit "Can't Stop The Feeling!". There was a time when no…

When searching for gifts during the festive period, we are subject to the Christmas music emitting from the shop speakers. Love it or hate it – it's there and it won't go away. However, have you noticed how the playlist never changes? From…

When the announcement of the 2007 Choice Music Prize for Best Irish Album came over the loud speaker many were left bemused. A troop of misfits took to the stage to claim their award. Super Extra Bonus Party had won. They were fast becoming…