Jim Carroll

• Irish Times Live music
• November 30, 2007, 18:39

A few weeks ago, On The Record readers were asked to give their opinions about ticket prices in Ireland. Well, you didn’t need much encouragement and responded in your droves here and here. In today’s issue of The Ticket, there’s …

• Media
• November 30, 2007, 10:54

Last call for any readers who want to contribute their thoughts on the musical highs and lows of 2007 to The Ticket’s review of the year. If you have anything you want to say about the year in music, you …

• Music business
• November 30, 2007, 10:21

Universal Music boss Doug Morris has become the latest record industry boss to unburden himself of his thoughts about the demise of the record industry.

• Film Music business TV
• November 30, 2007, 10:13

Getting a song placed on a hit TV show like Grey’s Anatomy can turn out to be a tipping point for an act (just ask Snow Patrol), while shows like The OC have played a significant role in the rise …

• New releases
• November 30, 2007, 10:07

The year may be drawing to a close, but there are still some thrilling new Irish albums on the way. On The Record has spent this week enthusing about Galwayman Adrian Crowley’s fourth album “Long Distance Swimmer” to anyone who …

• Festivals Live music
• November 30, 2007, 10:05

Anyone surprised that Amy Winehouse has pulled her Dublin show tomorrow night? Winehouse yanked her entire tour, with promoters citing “the rigours involved in touring and the intense emotional strain that Amy has been under in recent weeks”. She was …

• Videos
• November 29, 2007, 18:49

Just for Jim Dubh and Liz who were wondering what happened to my plan for a regular YouTube Tuesday. It will be back, I promise. For now, here’s what happened when Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip auditioned for X …

• Tune of the Week
• November 29, 2007, 12:57

Yes, yes, you do have room in your head for one more new band before December comes along.

• Choice Music Prize
• November 28, 2007, 13:19

The shortlist for the Choice Music Prize will be announced on Wednesday January 9th and the live event will take place in Vicar Street, Dublin on Wednesday February 27th. The winning act will stagger home with a cheque for €10,000 …

• Bruce
• November 28, 2007, 10:55

The first Dublin RDS show on May 22 is sold out, the second show on Friday May 23 is also sold out and there are still – I think – tickets on sale for the THIRD show on Sunday May …

• TV
• November 27, 2007, 11:56

When On The Record was known as Discotheque, I used to occasionally do a column (like this one) where I came up with a rake of TV show ideas. It was easy work because ideas for TV shows are always …

• The Far Side
• November 26, 2007, 17:38

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday November 24, 10pm-midnight Teenage Bad Girl “Cocotte” (Citizen) Justice “Stress” (Ed Banger) Vitalic “No Fun” (Different) Micronauts “Distracted” (Citizen) Model 500 “The Chase” (Network) A Guy Called Gerald “Voodoo Ray” (Rham) White Williams “Route …

• Bruce
• November 26, 2007, 14:35

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their European tour in Madrid last night. The gig was quite extraordinary – I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a Springsteen show where the entire audience (all 15,000 of them) went so …

• Marketing
• November 23, 2007, 20:29

Usually you stop digging, but there are exceptions. Like the dude at the centre of this tale I posted earlier today about Nialler9′s account of what happened when he went do a bit of work at Tripod the other night. …

• Festivals
• November 23, 2007, 12:34

The first news has emerged about Oxegen 2008. The big change is that it’s now a three day affair, running from July 11 to 13. Limited number of early bird tickets go on sale next Friday (at €197.50 a pop) …

• Marketing
• November 23, 2007, 10:13

Nialler was at the Go! Team’s gig in Tripod the other night. He was working with the excellent Super Extra Bonus Party doing the visuals. It was a Nokia Trends Lab hooley. Now read what happened next. Here’s one excerpt …

• Media
• November 23, 2007, 09:39

The end of the year is nigh, which can mean only one thing. Yes, it’s time to recall the musical highs and lows of 2007. To do this, we need your help. As well as our writers trying to recall …

• Music business
• November 23, 2007, 09:38

The music industry continues to invent new business models. The latest group to attempt to replace the traditional record label are Harvest Entertainment, a collection of high-powered media players who aim to be the middlemen between bands and brands.

• Music business
• November 23, 2007, 09:36

David Barton and Kulpreet Singh believe that every struggling new band out there needs a Karmafan or two. That’s the name of the new service from the Dublin-based duo aimed at bands interested in seeing if Radiohead’s tip-jar approach to …

• Clubs
• November 23, 2007, 09:35

This’ll make some Ticket readers feel old: it’s 14 years since Rí-Rá opened. Ah, we remember that night well…. The club recently changed hands, but the music is still very much funk, soul, disco and indie. Guest DJs for the …

• Live music
• November 23, 2007, 09:32

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band play Dublin’s RDS Arena on May 22nd next (and we reckon there might be a second show on the cards too) Tickets go on sale next Wednesday at 9am through Ticketmaster and will …

• Tune of the Week
• November 21, 2007, 13:20

Music really does sound better like this

• Media Music business New releases
• November 21, 2007, 10:15

My man Jermaine Dupri has got Jay-Z’s back over the “American Gangster” and iTunes schmoozle. Dupri notes in this blog that Jay-Z won’t be the last artist to believe that an album shouldn’t be pimped out track by track I …

• Bruce Videos
• November 20, 2007, 16:33

To celebrate the fact that On The Record has finally entered the video age, here are some favourites from the vaults. Strap yourselves in…. We start with The Boss from 1975. How about Marvin Gaye in Japan? JB on the …

• Media
• November 19, 2007, 15:29

Sean O’Rourke is my favourite radio broadcaster beause he’s one of the only RTE lads who always conducts tough interviews. The Morning Ireland team have a tendency to huff and puff (that interview last week with Albert Reynolds was a …

• Live music
• November 19, 2007, 12:33

She plays Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on April 28. Tickets are £39. No date (yet) in the dirty south but there seems to be a few blanks to be filled on this schedule.

• Randomiser
• November 19, 2007, 10:06

(1) Wilco live are majestic. Nay-sayers, take a hike. People who saw them elsewhere on this tour and went “meh”, go back to your trainspotting. Those who think nothing will compare to their Whelan’s show back in the day, go …

• The Far Side
• November 18, 2007, 22:16

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday November 17, 10pm-midnight Chateau Flight “Baroque” (Innervisions) LCD Soundsystem “Hippie Priest Bum-Out” (DFA) Villians “Thrilla” (White) Bonde Do Role “Marina Gasolina (Fake Blood remix)” (Domino) You’re Only Massive “Sugar Shake The Cool” (Decies) Holy …

• Live music TV
• November 16, 2007, 02:32

Ryan Adams, Daniel Lanois, Fight Like Apes, Candie Payne, Seasick Steve, The Charlatans and Sinéad O’Connor are among the acts set to feature on the new season of RTÉ’s Other Voices.

• Live music
• November 16, 2007, 02:17

If Irish music fans think live venues are busy at the moment, there’s little sign of a let-up for early 2008. In fact, a host of acts are already confirmed for the first three months of next year, including visits …

• New releases TV
• November 16, 2007, 02:08

Long before Other Voices and No Disco flew the flag for music television in Ireland, there was MT USA. Running from 1984 to 1987, the Sunday afternoon show took its cues from then broadcast newbie MTV. Each episode featured presenter …

• Live music
• November 16, 2007, 02:04

The Balkan music invasion continues. Following visits this year from Macedonia’s Kocani Orkestar (of Borat soundtrack fame) and Romania’s Fanfare Ciocarlia, December will see Serbia’s Boban Markovic Orkestar tour Ireland. Catch Markovic and his 14-piece orchestra at Letterkenny’s Cultural Centre …

• Live music
• November 15, 2007, 13:40

Bet you didn’t think it would happen. Bet she didn’t think it would happen. And I really bet the promoters didn’t think it would happen. But all the tickets for Celine Dion’s show on May 30th in Croke Park next …

• Tune of the Week
• November 15, 2007, 09:33

A week ago, I’d never heard of The Antlers. Now, I can’t get enough of them.

• Media Politics
• November 14, 2007, 09:59

(1) It seems that Cathal Mac Coille believes the Socialist Workers Party is responsible for yanking the bus service in north Dublin and leaving 60,000 people walking and fuming in the rain. Here, how will those strikers from Harristown get …

• Randomiser
• November 13, 2007, 10:57

Tom – yes, Tom of the 209,568,814 friends – talks! Loving this quote: Like most people do nowadays, we pay less and less attention to an artist’s friend count. It’s weird how people think that it means something. From our …

• The Far Side
• November 13, 2007, 09:25

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday November 10, 10pm-midnight The Octopus Project “Trunk” (Peek-A-Boo) Dan Deacon “Crystal Cat” (Carpark) Holy Fuck “Lovely Allen” (Young Turks) These Dancing Days “These Dancing Days” (Wichita) Underworld “Rez” (JBO) Hot Chip “Shake A Fist” …

• Festivals Live music
• November 9, 2007, 08:52

It may only seem like yesterday that thousands were tramping through the fields in Co Laois, yet tickets for Electric Picnic 2008 go on sale today.

• Live music
• November 9, 2007, 08:49

Four Irish acts will be going Dutch in January at Eurosonic, the best new music showcase in Europe. 2FM have selected Cathy Davey and Republic Of Loose for the long-running talent pow-wow held in Groningen in northern Holland, while Halves …

• Live music Media
• November 9, 2007, 08:48

Our favourite indie jockette is hitting the road. Today FM’s Alison Curtis will be taking her excellent Last Splash radio show to Cork and Galway later this month. The Leeside date is on November 21 with Nine Black Alps playing …

• Retail
• November 9, 2007, 08:47

Who said no-one buys CDs or vinyl anymore? The people behind the long-running Music, CD & Record fairs would beg to differ. Attracting serious collectors and casual browsers, the fairs have built up a fine rep over the last couple …

• Tune of the Week
• November 8, 2007, 16:18

Ooooooooooh!

• Music business Radiohead
• November 7, 2007, 14:57

It’s the day when the record industry get their revenge on Radiohead. Sinead has already posted about this, based on a report in today’s Guardian, and there’s also a piece in The Times too. Before we take a bite of …

• Film
• November 7, 2007, 12:11

Went to the flicks last night – after all, I just knew Liverpool would win 8-0 (unfortunately, I’ve mislaid the betting slip) – mainly because I reckon In the Shadow of the Moon is not going to have a long …

• Live music
• November 6, 2007, 11:36

Steep ticket price for PJ’s forthcoming show at Dublin’s Olympia on December 19. She may be hawking a very good album, but is it worth €64.80 (€54.80 for the cheap seats), even if it’s just one of two European dates …

• Sport
• November 6, 2007, 09:12

Read this late last night when I finally got around to the sports supplement from yesterday’s paper after spending the day transcribing interview tapes. That’s the worst part of this job, believe you me. Anway, it’s Mary Hannigan’s review of …

• Festivals Live music
• November 5, 2007, 13:05

Good news for some of you: tickets for next year’s Electric Picnic will go on sale this coming Friday. A limited number of early bird tickets will go on sale at 199 euro a pop. More tickets will go on …

• Randomiser
• November 5, 2007, 11:03

(1) Democracy is a bad idea. Everything was going grand at Leviathan’s Naomi Klein love-in until they asked for questions from the audience. Really, it would have been far more interesting to let her and Maccer keep talking. And it …

• The Far Side
• November 5, 2007, 09:50

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday October 27, 10pm-midnight Bob Dylan “Subterranean Homesick Blues” (CBS) These New Puritans “Colours” (Angular) Tiger Force “Beat This” (Marquis Cha Cha) Tokyo Police Force “Citizens of Tomorrow” (Paper Bag) Health “Triceratops” (Lovepump United) Can …

• Media
• November 2, 2007, 15:02

A new dawn, a new day, a new set of chancers. Something tells me we’re going to be spending a lot of time here in the coming weeks and months. Can I be the first to say “The Chancer – …

• Live music
• November 2, 2007, 11:38

Watching The National playing to a full house at Dublin’s Olympia last night (their second sell-out show in the city in the space of 72 hours), it’s hard to believe that someone somewhere originally thought they might just about fill …

• Music business
• November 2, 2007, 10:47

Irish acts Duke Special, Jape and Juno Falls are amongst those who may be affected by the closure of record label V2 by new owners Universal Music.

• Music business
• November 2, 2007, 10:39

While this week’s main story indicates more doom and gloom ahead for the record business, live music’s likely lads continue to make out like bandits. Many of those who earn their corn from performing or selling music will therefore be …

• Media
• November 2, 2007, 10:33

It seems people in the radio business read On The Record. A few weeks ago, we carried a story about Bob Dylan and his Theme Time Radio show and wondered why no Irish radio station had given Bob and his …

• Live music
• November 2, 2007, 10:30

The increasing importance of the live music industry is certainly the music business tale of the year. However in Ireland and elsewhere, the huge growth in the number of live shows has not been accompanied by a similar rise in …

• Music business
• November 1, 2007, 11:38

Big-potatoes venue owner Harry Crosbie, who has had an unexpected starring role in On The Record of late, has clarified some of his recent comments about who will be running his various Dublin rooms. Speaking to Hot Press, Harry confirms …

• Randomiser
• November 1, 2007, 10:10

Owen Pallett and his magic fiddle returns. Many will rejoice. Final Fantasy plays Vicar Street, Dublin on December 11. Ticket info to follow. Juicy support act on the cards too, we hear. Going to see Animal Collective in Dublin on …