Hozier

The music world was very prominent on Twitter this week. Otherwise there were no celebrity falls to take all of the Twitter limelight, just the glamorous Vincent Browne calling people whimps and telling others to shut up. …

In a week in which Annie Lennox completely blew Hozier off the stage at the Grammys and everyone nonetheless bowed down to Ireland's new supreme overlord of music, we cast the spotlight over a pair of more renegade artists. In the red…

The 10th anniversary of Ireland's version of the Mercury Music Prize takes place on Thursday March 5 with a special live event at Vicar Street that should feature performances from most of the nominees. One act who definitely…

We invited you to vote for your top 10 albums of 2014 and vote you did (thanks). The long-list was varied, as is the top 10, albeit with a distinctly Irish flavour towards the head of the leader board. There may be albums on this list that…

Featuring new music and videos from: My Fellow Sponges | Jape | Hozier | Printer Clips | Alex Highton | Public Service Broadcasting | Diagrams | Dizzie Rascal | Artist: My Fellow Sponges Song: Floating …

N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton (1988)   Across from A Tribe Called Quest in the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame is N.W.A.. Of the two groups, the more notorious. There is no denying the impact of Straight Outta Compton. Most house parties…

The currently unstoppable Hozier is going on tour in Ireland. He'd taking a break from appearing on the biggest TV shows in America and the UK and from having #1 platinum debut album releases to play in these venues on these dates for…

Just throw a look at this. Just, do it. Hozier does a cover of Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys and in so doing does something really spectacularly special. Good man, Hozier.

Hozier will play the Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally, Ireland at the end of this month. Helena Grimes made this artwork to commend his song 'Take Me To Church'. (Click image to enlarge) Electric Picnic 2014 | 1 |…