Roisin O'Connor
The Independent
United Kingdom
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Recent articles by Roisin:
Pearl Charles review, Magic Mirror: An impressive and mature album with a freewheeling sense of optimism
First album from Los Angeles-born artist Charles is a bright nod to the sounds of Sixties and Seventies California → Read More
Ricky Gervais recalls meeting David Bowie for the first time
Bowie, who was a huge fan of Gervais’s hit show The Office, made a famous appearance in an episode of his BBC sitcom Extras → Read More
Thom Yorke leads condemnation of ‘spineless’ decision to ‘reject’ EU offer to waive touring visas
The Independent understands that ‘standard’ proposal exempting musicians from visa process was rejected because the government is denying that same right to EU artists visiting the UK → Read More
Does Glastonbury Festival stand a chance this year? Behind the scenes with the people working to save our summer music festivals
As uncertainty reigns over the state of summer festival season 2021, Roisin O'Connor speaks to festival organisers, officials and artists about what needs to be done to bring back live music → Read More
The Crown: Emma Corrin says it’s ‘mad’ people want to label Netflix show as fiction
Actor says Netflix show operates in the same way as many series → Read More
Graham Norton says trans people ‘need to be protected, rather than feared’
TV host compared Twitter to a ‘24-hour pub brawl’ and said it was not the place to discuss transgender rights → Read More
Grimes says she ‘finally’ has Covid: ‘Weirdly enjoying the Dayquil fever dream 2021’
Musician shared the news with fans via her Instagram page → Read More
Priyanka Chopra denies breaking lockdown rules as Notting Hill hair salon visit was ‘for a film’
Actor is currently shooting romance film Text for You, in which her husband Nick Jonas has a cameo → Read More
Album reviews: Passenger – Songs for the Drunk and Broken-Hearted, and Viagra Boys – Welfare Jazz
Passenger (Mike Rosenberg) offers a breakup album with nothing new to say, while Viagra Boys are full of ideas on their new record → Read More
Rapper Pa Salieu wins BBC Sound of 2021
Artist was selected by a panel of industry experts and alumni artists → Read More
Tanya Roberts: James Bond star’s cause of death revealed
Actor collapsed while walking her dogs near her home in the Hollywood Hills → Read More
Tanya Roberts dies aged 65 after premature announcement
Bond girl starred opposite Roger Moore in A View to a Kill → Read More
Late-night hosts obliterate Trump over phone call about ‘finding votes’ in Georgia: ‘Republicans are trying to destroy democracy’
Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel react to audio of outgoing US president attempting to pressure Georgia election officials to ‘find’ votes → Read More
Coronavirus pandemic had ‘decimating’ effect on UK music festivals in 2020, organisers say
Representatives for Boomtown and Parklife festivals told MPs of the impact of the pandemic and how it is threatening the very future of the live music industry → Read More
Alex Trebek appears in first of final Jeopardy! episodes with posthumous message of hope
Late host continued to record episodes until right before his death → Read More
Tanya Roberts’ representative says Bond girl and ‘That ’70s Show’ star is alive in hospital
Actor once said she believed the 007 female’s role was ‘cursed’ → Read More
Who is John Roderick? The musician and podcast host behind Bean Dad controversy
Singer caused a major internet storm after sharing an anecdote about his daughter trying to open a tin of beans → Read More
The Crown: Imelda Staunton jokes Queen is ‘original Spice Girl’
Actor declines to answer whether she views the Queen as a ‘feminist icon’ → Read More
Alexi Laiho death: Children of Bodom musician dies suddenly aged 41
News was shared by Laiho’s bandmates on social media → Read More
The Masked Singer: Fans claim Viking is James Blunt after ‘Songbird’ performance
Fans are guessing about the identities of other contestants after Mel B was unmasked as Seahorse → Read More