Dave Fanning

The untimely death of Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor Hawkins, was announced this morning. Johnny Boyle, drummer with The Frames and Picture House, talked to Dave about the life and legacy of the American musician

One of the side effects of the Tik Tok Boom is that the platform has the ability to break or revive songs in a phenomenon known as the TikTok bump. Kate Brennan Harding joins Dave to talk about some of the tracks that have benefited from the app

Paper shortages in Sri Lanka halts exams, Florida man accidentally robs left shoes only and a woman fighting to keep FART as her license plate…. It’s Aifric’s stories of the week!

Dolly Parton is in the news recently for withdrawing her name from the list of nominees for induction to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame awards. She’s not the first person to decline an award. Jenn Gannon talks to Dave about some of the stars who have turned down famous accolades

As the conflict in Ukraine stretches into its third week, the volume of news and videos that we’re seeing from the invasion is enormous. But how do we know whether what we’re looking at is the truth? Razan Ibraheem is a Senior Editorial Analyst at Kinzen, and she talks to Dave about how to sort the real from the fake in a time of conflict.

Dave chats to Thumper main man Oisin Leahy Furlong ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Delusions of Grandeur’.

Following a phenomenal 2021, the 2022 Formula 1 season kicks off next week. Ahead of its return, the fourth series of the Netflix docuseries is available on the streaming service this weekend. Dave chats to 2FM’s unofficial F1 Correspondent Carl Mullan about the sports newfound popularity and what we can expect from this year’s Grand Prix races.

Bootboys, skinheads, punks, goths and mods! They’re among the subcultures profiled in ‘Where Were You?’, a photobook capturing Dublin’s youth & street style between 1950 & 2000. To celebrate 10 years since its release, Dave speaks to curator Garry O’Neill who is bringing the era-defining photos to The Sugar Club on St Patrick’s Day.

Dave speaks to Michael Byrne about his new, self-published book ‘Finding Kate’ - an illustrative journey through five decades of the music of Kate Bush.

Poutine creators rename famous Canadian dish, Locals fear evil spirit released in Japan and Artificial Intelligence decoding Pigs feelings and oinks... It’s Aifric’s stories of the week!