Notes on AI in music: 'I'm not quite sure how to feel about it' The Beatles are back, with a little help from AI... The Lauren Murphy Column • 18 Nov
"We hope you like our new direction": when bands go genre-fluid Who among us has not shifted nervously or made a beeline to the bar at a live gig when a band announces the fateful words: … Music • 26 Sep 22
Why was Hamburg the perfect fit for The Beatles? In 1960 the Beatles began their legendary residency in Hamburg, but what was it about the German port city that was ideal for their sound? Music • 11 Sep 22
RTÉ Arena on John Lennon at 80 On what would have been the 80th birthday of John Lennon, his biographer writer Philip Norman talks to RTÉ Arena... RTÉ Arena • 13 Oct 20
The Beatles, by heart - an extract from Gerald Dawe's new memoir We're delighted to present an extract from poet Gerald Dawe's new memoir, Looking Through You: Northern Chronicles, published by Merrion Press. Books • 15 Sep 20
Listen: 10 feel-good songs to lift your mood in hard times In times of crisis, we need musical pick-me-ups more than ever – so here are ten of the most euphoric feel-good tunes to add to … Music • 22 Apr 20
The Beatles' White Album at 50: Marty celebrates live from London This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' self-titled ninth LP, a.k.a. The White Album - to join the celebrations - RTÉ lyric fm's … Rté Lyric Fm • 06 Nov 18
John Lennon's Restless Life - inside the new biography By many peoples' standards, Ray Connelly may have landed himself the greatest job on Earth. As a newbie journalist in 1967, his first assignment was … Arena • 05 Nov 18
Reviewed: Why Dylan Matters by Richard F Thomas Harvard Classics professor Richard F Thomas brings his academic expertise to bear on the songs of Bob Dylan in this engaging account. Culture • 04 Dec 17
Death and the Beatles Fan - Drama On One Drama On One preview: I wrote Death and the Beatles Fan about five years ago. It takes a comic look at what happens when Death … Drama On One • 11 Aug 17
Bringing Sgt. Pepper home - from Beckett to The Beatles Following the success of their Happy Days festival, celebrating the life and work of Samuel Beckett, curators DoranBrowne were invited to Liverpool to curate a … Music • 09 Jun 17
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper @ 50 - win a copy of the new CD box-set Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles turns 50 this week... and we've got a copy of the new Super Deluxe Pepper box-set … Music • 01 Jun 17
Have you heard the news today? Sgt Pepper's turns 50 The Beatles released their iconic album Sgt.Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. fifty years ago today. Alan Corr visited the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London … Music • 02 Jun 17
Sgt. Pepper turns 50 - Tubridy celebrates at Abbey Road June 1st marks 50 years since The Beatles released their iconic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and to celebrate, The Ryan Tubridy Show travelled … Music • 01 Jun 17
A Day In The Life: the tragic true tale behind the Beatles song If somebody wrote a movie script about the life of Irishman, Tara Browne, it would be dismissed as beyond belief. Books • 18 Jan 17