Dave Fanning

A man has shoes tattooed onto his feet because he's 'tired of paying' for new ones, people in Pakistan are being asked to drink less tea to help the economy and a sealed Back to the Future VHS tape sells for $75,000... It’s Aifric’s stories of the week!

Today is Paul McCartney’s 80th birthday. To mark the occasion, Dave takes a look back at an interview he did with Paul when he was 60, just after September 11 and before he married Heather Mills

Rapper Jay-Z and his daughter Blue Ivy were at the NBA finals on Monday night when he was caught on camera hugging his daughter. Blue Ivy was clearly embarrassed by her father's public display of affection. Dave talked to Clinical Psychologist and Author, Dr. Malie Coyne to find out about the psychology of being embarrassed by your parents

37 years after its release, Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill has finally hit Number 1 in the UK and Irish charts. This is no doubt thanks to it's use in the new series of Netflix, Stranger Things. It’s by no means the only song that’s seen a huge boost in popularity thanks to TV. Jennifer Gannon joined Dave to have a look at some other examples

The use of a single instrument in a song is often the reason for its success, or more importantly, the sound it creates. But what about when the sound that catches your ear doesn’t even come from an instrument at all? Dave chats to Simon Maher of 8Radio about some of the more unusual sounds found in songs

Over the last decade or so in Ireland, we’ve all become familiar with what a Greenway is, but what exactly is a Blueway? Travel Editor with the Irish Independent, Pól O’Conghaile joins Dave to tell us more about how you can see the Irish countryside from a different perspective this Summer

Dave chats to the frontman of The Lightning Seeds, Ian Broudie, who is currently writing and recording the first Lightning Seeds album for many years

The Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams started this week – a time that can be stressful for everyone involved. Music is well known for its relaxing qualities. To learn more about how it works, Dave talks to Music Therapist Leslie Wrenn

After a global pandemic and a two-year hiatus, the Body & Soul Festival returns to Ballinlough Castle in county Westmeath next weekend, 17th June. Avril Stanley is the founder of Ireland’s original arts and music festival, and she talks to Dave about the festivals big return!

British Record Producer Ken Scott is known for his work at Abbey Road Studios, with acts such as Pink Floyd, Elton John and the Beatles. Ken Scott is also well known for being the co-producer on a number of David Bowie albums, including Ziggy Stardust. Celebrating 50 years of the album this year, Dave talks to him about the making of the album