Interview

On this day in 1979: The Boomtown Rats released 'I Don't Like Mondays' as the lead single from <i>The Fine Art of Surfacing</i>
  • Music
  • 13 Jul 23
On this day in 1979: The Boomtown Rats released 'I Don't Like Mondays' as the lead single from The Fine Art of Surfacing
WATCH: Then Jerico's Mark Shaw interviewed at Forever Young
  • Culture
  • 13 Jul 23
WATCH: Then Jerico's Mark Shaw interviewed at Forever Young
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"
Christy Dignam: Read a previously unpublished interview with the Aslan icon
  • Music
  • 13 Jul 23
Christy Dignam: Read a previously unpublished interview with the Aslan icon
On this day in 1971: Funkadelic released their classic album <i>Maggot Brain</i>
  • Music
  • 12 Jul 23
On this day in 1971: Funkadelic released their classic album Maggot Brain
Christy Dignam: Read a 1988 interview with the Irish music icon – from the Hot Press Archives
  • Music
  • 12 Jul 23
Christy Dignam: Read a 1988 interview with the Irish music icon – from the Hot Press Archives
On Our Radar Q&A - Sick Love: "We had a lot of pent-up energy and aggression, so we were raring to go..."
  • Music
  • 10 Jul 23
On Our Radar Q&A - Sick Love: "We had a lot of pent-up energy and aggression, so we were raring to go..."
Charlie Brooker on Black Mirror: "Somebody said to me, 'Oh, I bet you’re going to do an episode about NFTs.' And I thought, ‘How fucking depressing!'"
  • Film And TV
  • 10 Jul 23
Charlie Brooker on Black Mirror: "Somebody said to me, 'Oh, I bet you’re going to do an episode about NFTs.' And I thought, ‘How fucking depressing!'"
Happy Birthday Imelda May: Revisiting an Early Interview from the Hot Press Archives
  • Music
  • 10 Jul 23
Happy Birthday Imelda May: Revisiting an Early Interview from the Hot Press Archives
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..."
Vera Pauw: The Irish manager speaks to <i>Hot Press</i> in a powerful in-depth interview ahead of the Women's World Cup
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 06 Jul 23
Vera Pauw: The Irish manager speaks to Hot Press in a powerful in-depth interview ahead of the Women's World Cup
<i>Trainspotting</i> turns 30: Revisit a classic interview with Irvine Welsh
  • Opinion
  • 06 Jul 23
Trainspotting turns 30: Revisit a classic interview with Irvine Welsh
The Japanese House on new album <em>In the End It Always Does</em>: "It's a great record, I genuinely am so proud of it"
  • Music
  • 05 Jul 23
The Japanese House on new album In the End It Always Does: "It's a great record, I genuinely am so proud of it"
Venbee: "I've been called a one-hit wonder but I make music for the love of it. My intentions are always in the right place"
  • Music
  • 05 Jul 23
Venbee: "I've been called a one-hit wonder but I make music for the love of it. My intentions are always in the right place"
Happy 50th Birthday Róisín Murphy: Revisiting a Classic Interview
  • Music
  • 05 Jul 23
Happy 50th Birthday Róisín Murphy: Revisiting a Classic Interview
On this day in 1994: The Prodigy released <i>Music for the Jilted Generation</i>
  • Music
  • 04 Jul 23
On this day in 1994: The Prodigy released Music for the Jilted Generation
Cover Interview - Noel Gallagher: "Me, with my arms folded, telling Johnny Marr how to play guitar? I wouldn’t fucking dare!"
  • Music
  • 03 Jul 23
Cover Interview - Noel Gallagher: "Me, with my arms folded, telling Johnny Marr how to play guitar? I wouldn’t fucking dare!"
On this day in 1987: Rory Gallagher released <i>Defender</i>
  • Music
  • 01 Jul 23
On this day in 1987: Rory Gallagher released Defender
Forever Young Festival - Hothouse Flowers: "A great artist will make a sound that resonates with the generation"
  • Culture
  • 29 Jun 23
Forever Young Festival - Hothouse Flowers: "A great artist will make a sound that resonates with the generation"
Harry McGee on <i>The Murderer And The Taoiseach:</i> "It would do a disservice to Haughey to compare him to Donald Trump, but he was very like Trump... People were either repelled by him, or thought he could do no wrong"
  • Opinion
  • 27 Jun 23
Harry McGee on The Murderer And The Taoiseach: "It would do a disservice to Haughey to compare him to Donald Trump, but he was very like Trump... People were either repelled by him, or thought he could do no wrong"
On this day in 2000: Badly Drawn Boy released his Mercury Prize-winning debut album <i>The Hour of Bewilderbeast</i>
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 23
On this day in 2000: Badly Drawn Boy released his Mercury Prize-winning debut album The Hour of Bewilderbeast
Tom Grennan: “I’m a lone wolf when it comes to the industry. If I need advice I’d go to my missus or my mum”
  • Culture
  • 26 Jun 23
Tom Grennan: “I’m a lone wolf when it comes to the industry. If I need advice I’d go to my missus or my mum”
PRIDE: Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin founder Ollie Bell – "We wanted to bring Pride back to its radical roots"
  • Opinion
  • 24 Jun 23
PRIDE: Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin founder Ollie Bell – "We wanted to bring Pride back to its radical roots"
WATCH: <i>Hot Press</i> chat to electro icons OMD ahead of Forever Young festival
  • Culture
  • 23 Jun 23
WATCH: Hot Press chat to electro icons OMD ahead of Forever Young festival
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