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Minding Creative Minds founder Dave Reid: "We're trying to develop it as much as we can – to try and meet a need that’s definitely there"
  • Music
  • 06 Oct 23
Minding Creative Minds founder Dave Reid: "We're trying to develop it as much as we can – to try and meet a need that’s definitely there"
Elaine Kelly on <i>Faust:</i> "I feel ready for it. I’ve been well prepared by Irish National Opera to do this"
  • Culture
  • 05 Oct 23
Elaine Kelly on Faust: "I feel ready for it. I’ve been well prepared by Irish National Opera to do this"
The War and Treaty: "Whatever you thought of as the perfect model of a country music star, you now have to consider that maybe that’s wrong. You have to broaden it"
  • Music
  • 02 Oct 23
The War and Treaty: "Whatever you thought of as the perfect model of a country music star, you now have to consider that maybe that’s wrong. You have to broaden it"
Remembering Tom Petty: Read his Classic 1989 Interview with <i>Hot Press</i>
  • Music
  • 02 Oct 23
Remembering Tom Petty: Read his Classic 1989 Interview with Hot Press
Hozier: "Perpetual growth economics has led us to some very dark places – and seems like it’s going to carry on forever"
  • Opinion
  • 28 Sep 23
Hozier: "Perpetual growth economics has led us to some very dark places – and seems like it’s going to carry on forever"
Spotify will not ban AI-powered music, says CEO Daniel Ek
  • Culture
  • 26 Sep 23
Spotify will not ban AI-powered music, says CEO Daniel Ek
Revisiting <i>Derry Girls'</i> Lisa McGee's reflections on 'Zombie': "We totally related to its simple message of ordinary innocent people being the main victims of war"
  • Film And TV
  • 26 Sep 23
Revisiting Derry Girls' Lisa McGee's reflections on 'Zombie': "We totally related to its simple message of ordinary innocent people being the main victims of war"
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: “For years after <i>Final Straw</i>, we were still thinking. ‘We’re not supposed to be here. All this is a giant mistake.’”
  • Culture
  • 26 Sep 23
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: “For years after Final Straw, we were still thinking. ‘We’re not supposed to be here. All this is a giant mistake.’”
Ash: "When we play as a band, it always connects us to being teenagers again"
  • Music
  • 25 Sep 23
Ash: "When we play as a band, it always connects us to being teenagers again"
Ozzy Osbourne undergoes final surgery to repair broken neck
  • Culture
  • 22 Sep 23
Ozzy Osbourne undergoes final surgery to repair broken neck
Audio and Music Production at Dundalk Institute of Technology: "An environment of practical learning and creativity"
  • Opinion
  • 22 Sep 23
Audio and Music Production at Dundalk Institute of Technology: "An environment of practical learning and creativity"
Royal Blood: "It was probably the most fun I’ve ever had making a record, but it’s never easy"
  • Music
  • 21 Sep 23
Royal Blood: "It was probably the most fun I’ve ever had making a record, but it’s never easy"
MTU Cork School Of Music: Leading The Way In Music Education
  • Opinion
  • 20 Sep 23
MTU Cork School Of Music: Leading The Way In Music Education
Soda Blonde: “We were really interested in bringing a little bit of rage into this album”
  • Music
  • 20 Sep 23
Soda Blonde: “We were really interested in bringing a little bit of rage into this album”
Brand New Friend: "Lewis Capaldi stole my t-shirt and I don’t think we’ll ever forgive him for it"
  • Music
  • 19 Sep 23
Brand New Friend: "Lewis Capaldi stole my t-shirt and I don’t think we’ll ever forgive him for it"
Sigourney Weaver on <i>The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart:</i> "It looks unlike anything I’ve ever seen on television"
  • Music
  • 19 Sep 23
Sigourney Weaver on The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart: "It looks unlike anything I’ve ever seen on television"
Keeley: “I’m happy to be able to speak my truth and allow someone else's truth to speak through me”
  • Culture
  • 18 Sep 23
Keeley: “I’m happy to be able to speak my truth and allow someone else's truth to speak through me”
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?"
Remembering Amy Winehouse on her 40th birthday: Read a classic interview with the iconic singer – from the Hot Press Archives
  • Music
  • 14 Sep 23
Remembering Amy Winehouse on her 40th birthday: Read a classic interview with the iconic singer – from the Hot Press Archives
Gemma Ní Bhriain: “I’m so proud to perform for Irish National Opera. The team have created an opera community in Ireland"
  • Culture
  • 12 Sep 23
Gemma Ní Bhriain: “I’m so proud to perform for Irish National Opera. The team have created an opera community in Ireland"
On this day 75 years ago: John Martyn was born
  • Music
  • 11 Sep 23
On this day 75 years ago: John Martyn was born
Student Special: "We need, collectively, to learn to listen again – and college is a very good place to start"
  • Opinion
  • 11 Sep 23
Student Special: "We need, collectively, to learn to listen again – and college is a very good place to start"
David Keenan: "I’m talking about the collective trauma that we’ve suffered in the last three years... I don’t want to suffer from that amnesia"
  • Music
  • 11 Sep 23
David Keenan: "I’m talking about the collective trauma that we’ve suffered in the last three years... I don’t want to suffer from that amnesia"
Hozier discusses Irishness, NATO, and Putin in new <i>Hot Press</i> cover story
  • Opinion
  • 08 Sep 23
Hozier discusses Irishness, NATO, and Putin in new Hot Press cover story
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