Lucy O'Toole

Lucy O'Toole

Articles by Lucy O'Toole

Mick Flannery: "Are any of us in control, or are we all dash-cams on the head of a horse?"
  • Music
  • 18 Sep 23
Mick Flannery: "Are any of us in control, or are we all dash-cams on the head of a horse?"
Niall Horan: “Irish music’s on fire, and it has been for a while... I’m happy that we’re leaning into what makes us different”
  • Music
  • 30 Aug 23
Niall Horan: “Irish music’s on fire, and it has been for a while... I’m happy that we’re leaning into what makes us different”
The Wolfe Tones: "We’re no boyband anymore... but funnily enough, we’ve never lost the young generations over the years"
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 23
The Wolfe Tones: "We’re no boyband anymore... but funnily enough, we’ve never lost the young generations over the years"
Gurriers: "We’re taking things at our own pace, and we’re going to do things on our own terms, when we want to do them"
  • Music
  • 23 Aug 23
Gurriers: "We’re taking things at our own pace, and we’re going to do things on our own terms, when we want to do them"
Imelda May: "I think musicians should go on strike, for sure, against all the streaming platforms"
  • Culture
  • 11 Aug 23
Imelda May: "I think musicians should go on strike, for sure, against all the streaming platforms"
Album Review: Alfi, <i>Say Old Man</i>
  • Music
  • 04 Aug 23
Album Review: Alfi, Say Old Man
Mik Pyro: "I hate nostalgia. I think life gets better, usually, as you get older"
  • Music
  • 14 Jul 23
Mik Pyro: "I hate nostalgia. I think life gets better, usually, as you get older"
Belters Only: "If there were facilities in Dublin – like nightclubs, and support for that culture – imagine what music would be made, and imagine how far we’d go in the world"
  • Music
  • 13 Jul 23
Belters Only: "If there were facilities in Dublin – like nightclubs, and support for that culture – imagine what music would be made, and imagine how far we’d go in the world"
Maisie Peters: "With songwriting, there’s power – and with power comes great responsibility. I try to use my power for good, especially as I get older..."
  • Music
  • 07 Jul 23
Maisie Peters: "With songwriting, there’s power – and with power comes great responsibility. I try to use my power for good, especially as I get older..."
Album Review: Brigid Mae Power, <i>Dream From The Deep Well</i>
  • Music
  • 30 Jun 23
Album Review: Brigid Mae Power, Dream From The Deep Well
Forest Fest Special – The Proclaimers: "I felt a real kinship with Ireland – I always have done"
  • Music
  • 21 Jun 23
Forest Fest Special – The Proclaimers: "I felt a real kinship with Ireland – I always have done"
Arlo Parks: “Fontaines D.C. and My Bloody Valentine are two of my favourite bands... I feel very inspired by the intensity and the freedom of [Fontaines'] sound"
  • Music
  • 15 Jun 23
Arlo Parks: “Fontaines D.C. and My Bloody Valentine are two of my favourite bands... I feel very inspired by the intensity and the freedom of [Fontaines'] sound"
Joel Corry on Longitude 2023: "I love Dublin. Back in the day there was the Wright Venue in Swords, which I played all the time"
  • Music
  • 15 Jun 23
Joel Corry on Longitude 2023: "I love Dublin. Back in the day there was the Wright Venue in Swords, which I played all the time"
MK on Longitude 2023: "Ireland is my favourite place to play... Anytime I know I’m playing somewhere there, I’m excited. I’m ready to go"
  • Music
  • 14 Jun 23
MK on Longitude 2023: "Ireland is my favourite place to play... Anytime I know I’m playing somewhere there, I’m excited. I’m ready to go"
Jazzy on Longitude 2023: "I’m 100% going to bang out a few unreleased tunes – and I’d like to see Ice Spice and Calvin Harris!”
  • Music
  • 13 Jun 23
Jazzy on Longitude 2023: "I’m 100% going to bang out a few unreleased tunes – and I’d like to see Ice Spice and Calvin Harris!”
Bricknasty: "Dublin’s ruined now, and we didn’t notice – because we were too busy rowing over stupid things"
  • Music
  • 12 Jun 23
Bricknasty: "Dublin’s ruined now, and we didn’t notice – because we were too busy rowing over stupid things"
Belters Only on Longitude 2023: "We’re absolutely buzzing for it"
  • Music
  • 09 Jun 23
Belters Only on Longitude 2023: "We’re absolutely buzzing for it"
Album Review: Niall Horan, <i>The Show</i>
  • Music
  • 09 Jun 23
Album Review: Niall Horan, The Show
Jess Glynne: “I didn’t want to see another stage, or another microphone. I didn’t want to see another studio. I just wanted to breathe"
  • Music
  • 23 May 23
Jess Glynne: “I didn’t want to see another stage, or another microphone. I didn’t want to see another studio. I just wanted to breathe"
Album Review: Hannah Jadagu, <i>Aperture</i>
  • Music
  • 19 May 23
Album Review: Hannah Jadagu, Aperture
Dani Larkin: "Sometimes it’s very easy, within the cult of capitalism, to put the attention on the ego, or on the individual. But it is a bigger movement"
  • Music
  • 16 May 23
Dani Larkin: "Sometimes it’s very easy, within the cult of capitalism, to put the attention on the ego, or on the individual. But it is a bigger movement"
Album Review: Josh Ritter, <i>Spectral Lines</i>
  • Music
  • 27 Apr 23
Album Review: Josh Ritter, Spectral Lines
Mimi Webb: "I'm happy to put myself out there and be vulnerable – just so other people feel like they have someone there"
  • Music
  • 25 Apr 23
Mimi Webb: "I'm happy to put myself out there and be vulnerable – just so other people feel like they have someone there"
Martin Hayes: "I wanted this, but I had serious doubts I could ever get this far"
  • Music
  • 25 Apr 23
Martin Hayes: "I wanted this, but I had serious doubts I could ever get this far"
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