The Accidental EARMUSIC

Mike The Pies, Listowel, Co Kerry

He’s masked. He’s mysterious. He’s known for being in a black metal band. So why does he love Johnny Cash and Linkin Park?

Martin Barre MCNIDDER & GRACE

Praise be! Prog’s most devout figure, Neal Morse, gets the gang back together, dials back the sermonising and reaches for the stars on his band’s sparkling first album in five years.

I’M NOT SURE if it’s the three-inch heels on her Doc Martens, but Emily Green dwarfs me as she strides across the stage. It’s about an hour before her band, Geese, soundchecks for their sold-out show