The Waterboys, "Book of Lightning" (W14 Music/Decca) 3.5 stars. The Magic Numbers, "Those The Brokes" (Astralwerks) 4 stars. Dean Martin, "Forever Cool" (Capitol/EMI) 2.5 stars. Various Artists, ...

The title track from the band's 1988 album, in particular, has become a timeless anthem, reinterpreted by dozens of artists ...

The Waterboys were one of the biggest bands of the 80s but almost four decades on from their commercial heyday, leader Mike Scott remains a thrilling creative livewire. Over the past few years, the ...

As a teenager Mike Scott fronted his first garage bands, playing original songs and punk covers, and wrote his own rock fanzine before moving to the lights of Edinburgh and London in quest of glory.

The Waterboys will tour Australia in May 2026 for their first visit in over a decade, performing songs from Life, Death And Dennis Hopper and their classic catalogue.

He’s also called in the guys who recorded these folk, gospel, country and bluegrass flavoured tunes and has hit the road for a proper celebration of their “raggle-taggle gypsy” years. The Birmingham ...

Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of the Waterboys in Los Angeles, while the band was touring in support of a new album, 'Life, Death and Dennis Hopper.' (Credit: Steve Appleford) Mike Scott of the ...

"I'm gonna play this show even if nobody comes," Mike Scott sang Tuesday at the sold-out Fillmore. The honorary Irishman, Scottish by birth, knows a thing or two about peaks and valleys. With a solo ...

It has been some time since a properly 'essential' Waterboys disc. 1990's Room To Roam rounded off a remarkable run of 7 years and 5 albums form. 1993's Dream Harder had its moments, but the 'comeback ...

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke shows off her vocal talents in a new Dom Hemingway clip revealed exclusively through Digital Spy. Clarke performs a cover of The Waterboys song 'Fisherman's Blues' ...