Nialler9 — After its launch last year, Musictown has now revealed the lineup for the 2015 edition of the city festival that celebrates Dublin as a muse with performances in unusual locations and landmark buildings this April. Participants include Glen Hansard,... more info

The Telegraph — David Heyman will produce a film based on Reza Aslan's book Zealot, a 'historical' retelling of the life of Jesus Christ more info

Cross Rhythms — DJ Aslan, Sintax The Terrific and others on new Sivion album more info

ContactMusic — Aslan singer Christy Dignam has been diagnosed with cancer.The Irish rocker, 52, pulled out of a gig earlier this month (01Mar13) and was admitted to... more info

ContactMusic — It has been a violent week for Russia. Mafia boss, Aslan Usoyan, was assassinated on Wednesday, and now a world renowned ballet director, 42 year old... more info

Guardian Music — (Culture Clash)This celebration of the capital for the Cultural Olympiad presents a slew of local acts with multiculti versions of classic songs; an Ethiopian translation of Lily Allen's LDN, say, and a flamenco take on Elvis Costello's Chelsea. The ... more info

Dlisted — Shoes should not look like they have hairy bunions oozing out shit on them, but try telling that to Christian Louboutin who is telling hos they better empty out their pocketbooks into his hands if they want some Siegfried & Roy shit on their feets. I... more info

Guardian Music — Girls Honey Bunny (Fantasy) Girls have had a good crack at being both difficult to Google and a decent present-day Beach Boys. Clocking it at a frantic 2 minutes 34 seconds, Honey Bunny is so abundantly happy that I want to jump in and swim around in... more info

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Guardian Music — Hosting next year's Eurovision song contest may force Azerbaijan's dictatorship into greater political opennessFans in many participating countries have often lamented the role that geopolitics – mainly bloc voting – can play in the Eurovision so... more info