Interview

Nell Mescal: "I watched every single video of Dermot Kennedy headlining Electric Picnic because it just looked so incredible"
  • Music
  • 29 Aug 23
Nell Mescal: "I watched every single video of Dermot Kennedy headlining Electric Picnic because it just looked so incredible"
Dec Martens of Amyl and The Sniffers: "We never tried to be like AC/DC. We just embraced being an Aussie band"
  • Music
  • 28 Aug 23
Dec Martens of Amyl and The Sniffers: "We never tried to be like AC/DC. We just embraced being an Aussie band"
The Saw Doctors: "We used to have a couple of pints when we were starting off, and very soon afterwards, we felt that we enjoyed it more completely sober"
  • Music
  • 28 Aug 23
The Saw Doctors: "We used to have a couple of pints when we were starting off, and very soon afterwards, we felt that we enjoyed it more completely sober"
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"
On this day in 1975: Bruce Springsteen released <i>Born To Run</i>
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 23
On this day in 1975: Bruce Springsteen released Born To Run
Pa Sheehy: "I tried to strip away everything I knew and what I was about, and just see what else was there"
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 23
Pa Sheehy: "I tried to strip away everything I knew and what I was about, and just see what else was there"
Riverdance's Bill Whelan to appear at Write By The Sea literary festival in Wexford
  • Culture
  • 23 Aug 23
Riverdance's Bill Whelan to appear at Write By The Sea literary festival in Wexford
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"
Cian Ducrot: "My childhood is made up of so many difficult times and dark memories... But Mum always managed to find ways to make life beautiful and meaningful"
  • Music
  • 23 Aug 23
Cian Ducrot: "My childhood is made up of so many difficult times and dark memories... But Mum always managed to find ways to make life beautiful and meaningful"
Melvin Benn on Electric Picnic: "I think there will be a massive crowd to see The Wolfe Tones, who are always brilliant live"
  • Music
  • 21 Aug 23
Melvin Benn on Electric Picnic: "I think there will be a massive crowd to see The Wolfe Tones, who are always brilliant live"
Reneé Rapp: "I’m very pro social media... It’s obviously been such a catalyst for my career. But, also, I think it’s crazy and psychotic..."
  • Music
  • 17 Aug 23
Reneé Rapp: "I’m very pro social media... It’s obviously been such a catalyst for my career. But, also, I think it’s crazy and psychotic..."
Birdy: "I listened to Nell Mescal's music and loved it. It feels really similar in a way to my new record’s electronic, dream-pop world"
  • Music
  • 16 Aug 23
Birdy: "I listened to Nell Mescal's music and loved it. It feels really similar in a way to my new record’s electronic, dream-pop world"
On Our Radar Q&A – Coolgirl: "I've done these little challenges where I have 24 hours to write, mix, master and make a video for a song, and then just put it up"
  • Music
  • 15 Aug 23
On Our Radar Q&A – Coolgirl: "I've done these little challenges where I have 24 hours to write, mix, master and make a video for a song, and then just put it up"
Maverick Sabre, New Machine and Jake Hall on YOURS: "We just write what we want to write. And have loads of fun doing it"
  • Music
  • 15 Aug 23
Maverick Sabre, New Machine and Jake Hall on YOURS: "We just write what we want to write. And have loads of fun doing it"
On Our Radar Q&A - Alfi: "It's class to see that folk musicians are filling theatres"
  • Music
  • 14 Aug 23
On Our Radar Q&A - Alfi: "It's class to see that folk musicians are filling theatres"
Megan Nolan: "The nightmare is that you actually have to have the baby if you have an unwanted pregnancy. That was really intense, writing about that"
  • Opinion
  • 14 Aug 23
Megan Nolan: "The nightmare is that you actually have to have the baby if you have an unwanted pregnancy. That was really intense, writing about that"
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"
Robbie Robertson: Revisiting his classic interview with <i>Hot Press</i>
  • Music
  • 10 Aug 23
Robbie Robertson: Revisiting his classic interview with Hot Press
Right In Time: The Rock N Roll Adventures Of Lucinda Williams
  • Music
  • 07 Aug 23
Right In Time: The Rock N Roll Adventures Of Lucinda Williams
Blur: "Every band had to have a political agenda, and there was this sixth form outlook on whether the bands meant it or not"
  • Music
  • 01 Aug 23
Blur: "Every band had to have a political agenda, and there was this sixth form outlook on whether the bands meant it or not"
Sinéad O'Connor: Revisiting her powerful post-SNL interview with <i>Hot Press</i>
  • Music
  • 27 Jul 23
Sinéad O'Connor: Revisiting her powerful post-SNL interview with Hot Press
Sinéad O'Connor: Revisiting her final <i>Hot Press</i> interview – "Anger is the first step towards courage"
  • Music
  • 27 Jul 23
Sinéad O'Connor: Revisiting her final Hot Press interview – "Anger is the first step towards courage"
Sinéad O'Connor: Revisiting one of her earliest <i>Hot Press</i> interviews
  • Music
  • 27 Jul 23
Sinéad O'Connor: Revisiting one of her earliest Hot Press interviews
Kevin Curran on his new novel <i>Youth:</i> "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
  • Opinion
  • 26 Jul 23
Kevin Curran on his new novel Youth: "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
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