“EVEN though few know his name, he left a mark on the Irish music industry that will live on forever” sobbed a clearly distressed Bono, speaking in tribute to the late Ian Callan, the Longford man who was the first to add pro-Republican slogans to the song ‘Fields Of Athenry’. The U2 frontman was just… Read more »
FOLLOWING Laois County Council’s decision not to grant a license for this year’s Electric Picnic, it looks like thousands of revellers will be left with nowhere to revel this September. If you were looking forward to a return visit to Stradbally (or perhaps were looking forward to your first trip), then unfortunately you’re going to… Read more »
A VETERAN of the newly introduced 60 second freestyle rapping event, Jay Z has taken home the gold and is set to compete in the marathon freestyle event later this week which takes over 26 hours. Performed in an emptied out 50 metre Olympic swimming pool, the event is judged by IOC-appointed XXL magazine judges… Read more »
WITH A NEW album on the horizon, a purported leak of the tracklist, which includes a cover of iconic insurance ad bop ‘Go Compare’, has led Adele to open about what to expect next from her in this exclusive interview with Waterford Whispers News. “You’ve got to push yourself as an artist. Could I have… Read more »
LAST night’s intimate 500-person James Vincent McMorrow gig in the Iveagh Gardens may have been the promising and tentative first steps back to live music, but many in attendance have said that there’s still a lot to be done to capture that pre-covid gig feeling. Notable absences include: Next to no fleeting sexual encounters with… Read more »
RESPONDING to the news that some pop star he’s never heard of has announced something to do with gender, local dad Eamon Fenton is exercising his famous wit by unleashing a series of belly aching jokes which are sure to impress everyone, reducing them to tears of laughter as they beg for him to stop… Read more »
WATERFORD man Dennis Markey couldn’t help but notice during last night’s Eurovision semi-final event that the whole thing has just gotten ‘very flamboyant’, a far cry from the deadly serious, life-or-death event it once was. “It wasn’t always this ‘gay’, was it?” mused Markey, watching Ireland’s entrant Lesley Roy fail to qualify for Saturday’s final… Read more »
THE MCCARTON siblings are on high alert after the release of Lil Nas X’s new video for ‘Montero’ which features the Old Town Road artist giving Satan a lap dance. “We’ve made the mistake of showing Dad stuff like this and filming him for his ‘hilarious’ reactions. But they never end up being the ‘good… Read more »
A NEW government backed initiative has been launched in a bid to help women avoid the ignominy of dating men who label themselves ‘musicians’, WWN can reveal. “If I can help one person avoid dating a man who wears a beanie and insists on writing love songs about the woman he’s dating, I’ll know I’ve… Read more »
SINCE appearing on the scene at the tender age of 13, singer Billie Eilish has won over legions of fans around the globe with her chart-topping albums and her acclaimed live performances. As her new documentary ‘The World’s A Little Blurry’ hits our screen this weekend, we ask; isn’t it time to bring this fairytale… Read more »