SNOW PATROL
As they release a 30-track best-of, Gary Lightbody talks us through 15 years of toil and triumph.

IRISH ALBUMS OF THE DECADE
We asked, you answered – your top 50 of the last 10 years.

THE JAPANESE POPSTARS
Derry wans on quitting their jobs, playing Fabric and remixing Beyoncé.

EDWYN COLLINS
The Orange Juice legend on his comeback after serious illness.

THE ODYSSEY EXPEDITION
Graham Hughes is attempting to visit 200 countries in one year. And he’s not flying anywhere.

ANNIE / BUNNY AND THE BULL / HUDSON MOHAWKE / COMANECHI / JAMES ELLROY / KID SISTER / RUSSELL BRAND / WE FELL TO EARTH / LISA HANNIGAN / JOY ORBISON / AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR

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