Damien Rice

Damien Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician
and record producer who plays guitar, piano, clarinet and percussion. Rice
was raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland and began his musical career
as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper. After leaving the band he worked
as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning ... read more

Bob Dylan to play Hop Farm

Legendary songwriter will make his only UK festival appearance alongside Peter Gabriel, Suede and Patti SmithBob Dylan will make his only UK festival appearance of the su...
Posted 27 March 11.08am — Comment on this

Simon Cowell – irreverent, seductive, brilliant. And he loves dogs | Peter Robinson

The man music journalists love to hate helped One Direction break US chart history. He's not just any old megabastard"Promise not to be offended," said the Guardian. "But...
Posted 22 March 6.15pm — Comment on this

Little Mix Wins This Year's X Factor

They perform songs by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, as well as Damien Rice on the show....
Posted 12 December 2011 12.04am — Comment on this

New music: Diana Vickers – Music to Make the Boys Cry

The former X Factor contestant is back following a split with her label. And her new song glides like a glitter-covered featherOf all the X Factor contestants in recent y...
Posted 9 December 2011 5.39pm — Comment on this

X Factor UK Headlines for 11/29/11

‘X-Factor’ winner set to cover Damien Rice’s ‘Cannonball’? One Direction filmed their third music video for single “One Thing”!...
Posted 29 November 2011 11.00pm — Comment on this

The secret Irish festival

Now 10 years old, the Other Voices festival attracts big stars. But what makes them want to play in a church in tiny Dingle?If you haven't heard of the Irish music festiv...
Posted 27 November 2011 12.04am — Comment on this

Depeche Mode Cover U2′s “So Cruel”

U2 were awarded the Greatest Act Of The Last 25 Years at this week’s Q Awards. The mag lovefest continues today with the newsstand release of issue #305, which is m...
Posted 25 October 2011 7.09am — Comment on this

Hear Garbage Cover U2′s “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”

AHK-toong BAY-bi, Q Magazine’s all-star tribute to U2′s twenty year old classic Achtung Baby, is out next week. So far we’ve heard Jack White’s &#...
Posted 21 October 2011 4.21am — Comment on this

Irish singer Hannigan feels lucky

Lisa Hannigan escaped the shadow of her six-year run in fellow Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice's band with the 2008 release of her critically acclaimed solo debut, Se...
Posted 14 October 2011 7.38pm — Comment on this

Damien Rice Covers U2′s “One”

U2′s Achtung Baby turns 20 next month, and Q Magazine is celebrating the occasion by putting together AHK-toong BAY-bi, an all-star tribute album. Earlier this week...
Posted 14 October 2011 2.18pm — Comment on this

Lisa Hannigan - Passenger

Damien Rice's old mate takes control of the wheel for second solo outing....
Posted 11 October 2011 1.00pm — Comment on this

Maths Teacher John Adams Wows X Factor Judges

The X Factor was in Cardiff last night and John Adams, a 23-year-old maths teacher, stole the show with a performance of Damien Rice's Cannonball. The hottie impressed Tu...
Posted 18 September 2011 10.14am — Comment on this

Listen To This: The Male Adele???

Not that his music sounds like hers, but we hope/feel that Ed Sheeran can connect with audiences worldwide in a similar way as Adele!Not seemingly commercial, we think S...
Posted 13 September 2011 4.40pm — Comment on this

Ed Sheeran: + – review

(Asylum/Atlantic)Lad-next-door troubadour Ed Sheeran is indebted to artists such as Jamie T and Damien Rice, as evidenced by a debut that hops between bullish mockney rap...
Posted 11 September 2011 12.04am — Comment on this

Melanie Laurent - Melanie Laurent Releases Debut Album In France

Inglourious Basterds star Melanie Laurent is making a run on the pop charts in Europe after releasing an album of self-penned songs. The French actress' ex-boyfriend, Dam...
Posted 3 June 2011 1.37am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Damien Rice songs in the past year.

  • Cannonball  229 plays
  • Cannonball (mix)  2 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Damien Rice over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 00s 129 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 106 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 90s 4 plays
  4. Absolute 80s 4 plays
  5. Absolute Classic Rock 4 plays

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