How the Troubles in Belfast gave rise to punk’s greatest love song

Forged in the shadow of the Troubles in Belfast, Stiff Little Fingers released one of punk rock's all-time greatest love ...

Bob Mould on return of alt-rock heroes Sugar, being labelmates with Oasis and why Belfast is his loudest audience in the world

Noise Annoys speaks to alternative rock legend Bob Mould about bringing the re-activated Sugar back to Ireland for their ...
NPR

'Kneecap', a biopic about the origins of Irish hip-hop took Sundance by surprise

A biopic about a scrappy Belfast band that raps in Irish was a surprise hit at Sundance this year. NPR's Scott Simon talks with "Kneecap" director and the bandmembers - who also star in the film. Much ...

Stranger Things music tour coming to Belfast for one night only

Composers from the Emmy award-winning Netflix show Stranger Things will be taking their hit electronic score to Belfast later this year in a one-off show. The Music Of Stranger Things will take place ...
The Irish News

‘I thought Watercress were going to be the next Beatles, but these days I forget I was in them’ - Belfast’s Dan Donnelly on his musical past and present

Back when your Noise Annoys scribe was still too young to be attending gigs on licensed premises legally, anarchic, Belfast-bred crusty folk superstars Watercress were the first local band I ever ...

Meet the jazz men who made Belfast jump and jive, before the Beatles went and ruined it all

As we celebrate International Jazz Day, Anne casts her mind back to the pre-Beatles days of jiving the night away to the ...