Welcome to Brat Summer - how Charlie XCX created a moment Before her most recent album was released, the word 'brat' was reserved for unruly children and twentysomething actors from the 1980s. The Lauren Murphy Column • 16 Jul
Lost in collaboration - Crash Ensemble take a trip to Musictown Kate Ellis, Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble, introduces a series of unique collaborations between Ireland's leading new music ensemble and a quartet of singular performers Music • 17 Jul
Watch: Belle & Sebastian live at Elbjazz Festival 2024 Twee-pop melodies and acerbic lyrics about the difficult passage to adulthood: It can only be Glasgow's own Belle & Sebastian... Music • 15 Jul
From diva to DJ: opera star Claudia Boyle on finding her voice Ahead of her DJ-ing debut on RTÉ lyric fm this month, soprano Claudia Boyle writes for RTÉ Culture about her musical journey... Rté Lyric Fm • 16 Jul
Jim Carroll on André 3000's pivot from rapper to flautist The last time I saw André 3000, we were shooting the breeze about greyhounds. Music • 16 Jul
Tune Of The Week: I Want Desire by Pinhole This week's Tune Of The Week is the new single by the experimental Dingle/Cork-based band... Music • 4 hrs
Watch: Arcade Fire in concert at Bilbao BBK Live Festival Alternative music icons Arcade Fire are known for their rousing performances, and this one, captured a few days ago at the Bilbao BBK Live Festival … Music • 16 Jul
Something For The Weekend: Peter Whelan's Cultural Picks Peter is the Artistic Director of Irish Baroque Orchestra. Something For The Weekend • 11 Jul
The Rattler: Jim Carroll on the return of Anohni and The Johnsons We're in Aviva Studios, out by Castlefield and the canals in old Manchester... Music • 06 Jul
'It was the wildness': Patti Smith's triumphant Vicar Street show This was... truly something else altogether. Music • 02 Jul
In the blood - singer Ríoghnach Connolly talks to RTÉ Arena With sean-nós and folk music in her blood, Ríoghnach Connolly has blended her passion for the traditional Irish folk idiom with influences from all over … RTÉ Arena • 02 Jul
In The Picture: LCD Soundsystem at Malahide Castle With support from Idols, Young Fathers and Sh!t Robot, LCD Soundsystem played their first live gig to Irish audiences in six years. Photography • 03 Jul
I Am: Celine Dion - RTÉ Arena on a portrait of a diva in crisis The ultimate diva, Celine Dion has been missing from her punishing concert schedule since 2020. RTÉ Arena • 27 Jun
Tune Of The Week: Sun Stop by Lux Alma x Dashoda This week's Tune Of The Week is a collaboration between Irish electronic arists Lux Alma and Dashoda Tune Of The Week • 20 Jun
Other Voices: Lemoncello, Mohammad Syfkan , Martin Hayes & more The final episode of Other Voices' second Anam - Songs for Hearts & Minds series features Dublin-based alt/folk duo Lemoncello and trad legend Martin Hayes... other voices • 30 May
Does Ireland have its own way of thinking about music? How might it have developed? And could it explain the current dynamism in Irish musical life? opinion • 24 Jun
Watch: Nils Frahm live at the Philharmonie de Paris Fusing neoclassical and electro music, pianist Nils Frahm has been taking us on a musical odyssey since the mid-2000s, both soaring and danceable. Music • 25 Jun
Charlie Lennon remembered: thoughts on a traditional music giant Toner Quinn remembers the great traditional musician and composer, who passed away on 8 June. In Memoriam • 20 Jun
How much is a Taylor Swift live show worth to a country? A lesson in Swiftonomics: can a Taylor Swift tour visit help a country shake off the impacts of the global economic slowdown? Taylor Swift • 24 Jun
Conductor Jaimé Martin bids adiós to the NSO This Friday marks not only the season finale of the National Symphony Orchestra, but also after five memorable years Jaime Martín's final performance as their … RTÉ Arena • 29 May
In The Meadows with Lankum - the band talk to RTÉ Arena The inaugural In The Meadows festival will take place on Saturday, June 8th - the event is headlined and co-curated by Lankum. RTÉ Arena • 28 May
Mystery Train - your weekly selection of tracks from John Kelly Each week, we present a random selection of tracks played by John Kelly on RTÉ lyric fm's Mystery Train... Music • 21 Jun
