John Meagher is a staff journalist for the Irish Independent, specializing in long-form features and music criticism. With a keen eye for language and a deep appreciation for Irish artists, John's articles offer insightful commentary on the music industry and its cultural impact. His work has also been featured in the Montreal Gazette and Calgary Herald.
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John Meagher's articles are centered around music, albums, live performances and radio presenters. Given his focus on the local music scene in Ireland, he is likely interested in pitches related to upcoming Irish musical releases, concerts or events taking place within the country. Additionally, given his coverage of international albums and artists as well as moments that shape the year in music globally, he may also be receptive to pitches about significant global trends impacting the music industry. If you have insights into emerging Irish artists or perspectives on how global trends are influencing the Irish music scene, it could be valuable for a pitch.
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By: John Meagher
It is a sign of the legacy of his art-rock band, the Virgin Prunes, and his work on film soundtracks, not to mention several fine solo albums, that a new Gavin Friday album feels like an event. Added spice comes from the fact that it has been 13 years since he last released a studio album, the well-received Catholic . Ecce Homo — Latin for ‘behold the man’ and words apparently uttered by biblical baddie Pontius Pilate — has been a long time in gestation.
By: Eavan Murray, John Meagher
When a relationship between a politician and their party goes sour, it is often ugly and it is always public. But few in recent years have been accompanied by quite the level of drama as that of veteran Councillor Noel Thomas and Fianna Fáil.
By: John Meagher
Serge Pizzorno has lost count of the number of times Kasabian have played Ireland, but there’s one show here he will never forget. It was 2009 and they were on the support bill at Slane. Oasis headlined what would be one of their final gigs before an acrimonious split that has only been healed in the past couple of months. Nobody was to know that then, of course, and Kasabian were a comparatively new band who were keen to play as though their lives depended on it.
By: John Meagher
Victoria Mary Clarke often spoke to her husband, Shane MacGowan, about death. But she says neither truly thought that the day would come when it was he, and not her, who would die first.?
By: John Meagher
Roscrea rarely makes national headlines, but in the second and third weeks of January this year, the north Co Tipperary town was constantly in the news.
By: John Meagher
Album sales are not, of course, what they used to be, but many will have been tickled this week with the news that the Cure’s first album in 16 years is outselling the rest of the UK top 10 combined.
By: John Meagher
Tuesday is International Men’s Day. Too often, there’s an emphasis on the negative, on men being lost and disaffected, on the corrosive impact of the ‘manosphere’, on the destructive nature of toxic masculinity. While those aspects are part of many men’s experience, there’s much to celebrate too, not least the male role models who provide such inspiration for men of all ages.
How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb contains 10 previously unreleased tracks from their 2004 album sessions and makes you wonder why many of them never saw the light of day until now
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