John Meagher

1 week ago | independent.ie | John Meagher

Besides the collective, each of the sisters has carved out their own particular niche: Lead singer and guitarist Danielle Haim is very much a go-to guest vocalist, most recently on Bon Iver’s Sable Fable album; multi-instrumentalist Alana Haim has shown serious acting chops and took the lead in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ’70s-set feature Licorice Pizza; bassist Este Haim was the music consultant on TV drama series, The White Lotus.

1 week ago | independent.ie | John Meagher

The illustrious editor and author on the ‘forgotten year’ that featured some era-defining albums from the likes of Fleetwood Mac and David Bowie before punk arrived on the block and ripped up the playbookThere is no shortage of music books making a case for a particular year as being especially important. Among the more recent crop are Jon Savage’s 1966 and David Hepworth’s 1971. Both persuasively argue that each of those 12-month periods are pop and rock’s finest.

1 week ago | independent.ie | John Meagher

John Meagher: Despite threats, a riot and fire, Lord Henry Mount Charles assured his legacy with musicSharp of wit and full of mischief, his vision changed the face of festivals in Ireland foreverLord Henry Mount Charles with Oasis’s Noel Gallagher at Slane Castle in 2008. The band headlined the festival in 2009. Photo: CollinsMy first encounter with Lord Henry Mount Charles was an awkward one, to put it mildly.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | John Meagher

After years in the celebrity spotlight, Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman have shown extraordinary financial prowess promoting everything from wine and whiskey to shoes and student grindsIt is a match that is etched into Irish rugby lore. On St Patrick’s weekend, 2000, Ireland ran riot against France in Paris and Brian O’Driscoll announced himself to the sporting world with a hat-trick of tries. After each one, he celebrated by cupping his hands in the shape of an ‘O’.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | John Meagher

Festival organisers speak about the challenges that independent events face, and how audience tastes have changedThis evening, in the picturesque surrounds of Wicklow’s Glendalough Estate, 1970s disco hit-makers Boney M will roll back the years at the Beyond the Pale festival. Afterwards, Róisín Murphy, who grew up in nearby Arklow, will deliver a headline set. It marks the second day of a festival that teetered on the brink of not happening.