The Last Sound will launch their new album Rainbow Xplode on June 8th, when they'll play The Twisted Pepper with Last Days Of 1984.

NoMeansNo's guitarist Tom Holliston gives MacDara Conroy the skinny ahead of the Canadian punks' Dublin gig on 23 May

Siobhán Kane spoke with comedian Eddie Pepitone ahead of his show in Whelan's next Monday and the imminent release of his documentary The Bitter Buddha.

'So forget about summer. Draw the blinds, dim the lights and bask in the dark beauty of Dva. Winter is coming.' Neill Dougan on Emika's Dva, out soon on Ninja Tune.

'There is definitely an element of trying to control things that are not controllable' - Norwegian avant-jazz guitarist Stian Westerhus talks to Ian Maleney ahead of his date in Dublin this week.