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 ...

THE WATERBOYS: (Singing) I saw the crescent. You saw the whole of the moon, the whole of the moon. SIMON: The Waterboys have been making music since the 1980s, and their latest album was sparked by a ...

The latest addition to Mike Scott’s eclectic catalog features Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle and more exploring the life of the actor and director. By David Peisner In 1977, several years ...

The project was the brainchild of Waterboys frontman Mike Scott, who also enlisted several guest artists to contribute to the album, including Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, Fiona Apple, and Taylor ...

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 ...

A first advance track from Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, “Hopper’s on Top (Genius),” will debut this Friday, January 10. A companion music video will be released in conjunction with the song. The ...

Over four decades ago, when Mike Scott started The Waterboys, the very first song they released saluted the art of somebody else. “A Girl Named Johnny”, issued in 1983, swooned over the androgynous ...

The Waterboys frontman channels his lifelong obsession with creative heroes into a 25-song exploration of Dennis Hopper’s wild ride through American counterculture Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of the ...