Jim Carroll

• The Far Side
• December 30, 2007, 13:04

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday December 29, 10pm-midnight The second half of the show’s review of 2007 (the playlist for the first half is here) and that is that for 2007 from this quarter. Next Saturday’s show is the …

• Music business
• December 30, 2007, 13:04

If you thought 2007 was an eventful year for the record industry, you ain’t seen nothing yet. The next 12 months will see even more upheaval and change as established stars, major labels, rising acts, music fans and pundits try …

• Live music
• December 30, 2007, 12:58

One area that will continue to provide plenty of stories in 2008 will be the Irish live music sector. For a start, next summer will probably see even more outdoor shows and festivals around the country. While there may be …

• Videos
• December 30, 2007, 12:57

The best You Tube footage at the moment comes from Tori Amos, as captured at a recent show in San Diego. Midway through Code Red, Amos stops the song to berate two fans in the front row for not paying …

• Clubs
• December 30, 2007, 12:55

January and February are traditionally the months for award ceremonies. Joining the Meteor Music Awards and the Choice Music Prize on the red carpet in the coming weeks will be the Irish Dance Music Awards. Organised by Irish clubbing magazine …

• The Far Side
• December 23, 2007, 22:02

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday December 22, 10pm-midnight The Christmas special to mark the eve of the eve of Christmas Eve. As if this wasn’t enough unseasonal seasonal music to be going on with, Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio …

• Uncategorized
• December 21, 2007, 10:59

Is it time to break out the giant box of chocolate kimberleys and make with the niceness? It is. Happy Christmas to every single one of you. Yes, I said every single one of you so that also applies to …

• U2
• December 21, 2007, 10:37

All eyes will be on U2 in 2008 as the Irish veterans return to the fray with their 12th studio album.

• Live music
• December 21, 2007, 10:32

The Christmas season may be the nadir when it comes to quality live music but you can’t say the same about the beginning of 2008. Once the quietest months of the year, January and February were already bursting at the …

• Irish music Media
• December 21, 2007, 10:27

Stuck for a last-minute present for The Ticket reader in your life? Check out blogger Nialler9′s Irish Albums of the Year Top 20 poll and get buying. While there are problems of accountability with any public poll – Nialler himself …

• Digital music
• December 21, 2007, 10:24

Mixaloo may be the 33,078th new music business model which On The Record has heard about in 2007, but it’s one which may make you, the music fan, some cash. Users browse Mixaloo’s catalogue of three million tracks to create …

• Media Music business
• December 20, 2007, 11:52

Make sure it’s David Byrne’s overview on what is currently happening and what may well happen in the music business in the future. As he’s someone who has seen the industry from all sides – and from the perspective of …

• Tune of the Week
• December 20, 2007, 11:19

2008 is going to be a whole lot of fun, people. No, it is, it’s going to be great. Trust me on this. I’m hardly ever wrong these days.

• Radiohead
• December 19, 2007, 10:58

There’s an excellent interview with the Radiohead singer in this month’s Wired magazine. The man asking the questions? David Byrne. And he asks Yorke one of the questions I was waiting for someone – anyone – to pose in the …

• Film Media Music business
• December 19, 2007, 10:30

The thought struck me several times recently rewatching 24 Hour Party People: the problem with the record industry is that it doesn’t have mavericks like Tony Wilson any more. Of course with Wilson, you’d have to also have an expensive …

• Videos
• December 19, 2007, 10:09

Lets start with a tune from a band who made me jump up and down a lot in 2007

• Media
• December 18, 2007, 09:03

The next time I get in trouble, I’m hiring PR supremo Mary Finan if I can afford her fees. Listening to her on Drivetime treating presenter Mary Wilson like a bold child who had the sheer gall to question her …

• Randomiser
• December 17, 2007, 09:40

(1) You know you’ve reached Northern Ireland when the drivers with southern registration plates on their cars turn into boy racers. From Dublin to Dundalk, it’s the northern cars which think they’re in The Fast & The Furious. From Newry …

• The Far Side
• December 17, 2007, 09:12

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday December 15, 10pm-midnight This was the first half of the show’s review of 2007 and the second part will air on Saturday December 29. Next week, seeing as it will be (nearly) the eve …

• Music business
• December 14, 2007, 14:30

Kevin Courtney recently interviewed PJ Harvey for The Ticket and raised the ticket prices kerfuffle which blew up on this blog with her. You can read what she had to say here.

• Music business
• December 14, 2007, 10:23

Sigh. There are some things in life you never want to revisit and the Music Board of Ireland fandango is one of them. I wrote about this body many, many times for the paper until 2004 when it was finally …

• Recommended music
• December 14, 2007, 08:16

Thanks to everyone who participated in our round-up of 2007 over the last few weeks. You can read what made it into the paper here, plus there are more round-ups here and here. You can also read the thoughts on …

• Digital music
• December 14, 2007, 08:12

Hands up those who would like to see Tom Waits at Number One in the Irish charts on Christmas Day?

• Live music
• December 14, 2007, 08:09

Reunion fever is very much in the air at present. This week saw hoary, over-rated, dull rock dinosaurs Led Zeppelin reduce grown men to tears when they performed in London. Given the fact that more than 20 million allegedly entered …

• Downloads
• December 14, 2007, 08:04

Music fans with a guilt complex can stop fretting, it’s time to make amends to your favourite group for downloading and not paying for their music. DearRockers.org has been set up by Darren Barefoot to encourage music fans to write …

• Media U2
• December 14, 2007, 08:03

U2 fans seeking words of wisdom about the band’s recently reissued The Joshua Tree album can check out what the group’s manager Paul McGuinness had to say in a recent interview. McGuinness talked at length about the album to Dublin …

• Tune of the Week
• December 13, 2007, 10:58

22nd century inner city blues.

• Football
• December 12, 2007, 08:30

Is there any need to say anything more this morning? This sums it up nicely. Moscow in May? Sounds good to me. Oh and I hope some of you had the sense to put a few quid on Feelgood Yo …

• Clubs
• December 12, 2007, 08:09

If you are Dublin on Thursday night and looking for a good time, this may be of interest.

• Videos
• December 11, 2007, 13:56

Tourist destination of 2008? Bruges, baby, Bruges

• Randomiser
• December 11, 2007, 09:19

Do you want to see Tom Waits at Number One in the Irish charts on Christmas Day? Adam Maguire has kickstarted a campaign to get “Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis” to Number One. To help this happen, you …

• Media
• December 10, 2007, 09:45

It was Marian Finucane’s sharp intake of breath which made me realise that I wasn’t actually hearing things. Yes, Bill Cullen had really just said that non-national taxi drivers were selling coke to their passengers. It was terrible for the …

• The Far Side
• December 10, 2007, 07:56

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday December 8, 10pm-midnight LCD Soundsystem “Get Innocuous (Soulwax remix)” (DFA) Sisters Love “Give Me Your Love” (Motown) Marvin Gaye “Got To Give It Up Part 1” (Motown) Boban Markovic Orkestar “Rromano bijav” (Piranha) A …

• Radiohead
• December 7, 2007, 17:21

Thanks to Brendan and Karl from the excellent Analogue magazine for this out-take from an interview done today with Radiohead’s Phil Selway Analogue: Tickets for your gig in Dublin in Malahide Castle went on sale this morning and are very …

• Radiohead
• December 7, 2007, 15:23

I’m glad I decided to bet on the greyhounds this weekend rather than on this gig selling out. As various On The Record readers have been pointing out, there are still plenty of €70.70 tickets available for Radiohead’s big day …

• Music business
• December 7, 2007, 14:21

A prediction for 2008: we’ll see more and more innovative moves like Cash Music.

• Music business
• December 7, 2007, 14:19

As last week’s feature in The Ticket on gigonomics and ticket prices showed, it is the artist themselves who determine the price you pay for a ticket. With artist fees escalating, ticket prices are set to rise for the foreseeable …

• Festivals
• December 7, 2007, 14:16

On The Record readers will remember summer 2007 as the busiest festival season on record in Ireland. Despite the worst weather in years, there were nearly 70 music festivals and outdoor shows up and down the country. The Irish Festival …

• Live music
• December 7, 2007, 14:14

It can only be a matter of time before an aspiring Anton Corbijn or Michael Winterbottom takes a big screen look at the Irish showband scene. He or she could probably start by gathering some stories from the acts and …

• Music business
• December 6, 2007, 14:04

Many of you who use iTunes may have received a promo email inviting you to (pay €16.99 including VAT to) download this 23 track compilation. Per Apple: Our mix combines the brightest acts of 2007 and the future classics of …

• TV
• December 6, 2007, 11:02

Mo’ smart work from the team behind The Wire in the shape of three prequels featuring some of the show’s main characters. Bunk meets McNulty for the first time A young Omar goes a-robbing And, best of all, Prop Joe …

• Tune of the Week
• December 6, 2007, 10:17

The queenpin when it comes to cover versions? That would be Cat Power

• Irish music
• December 5, 2007, 08:24

Nokia’s favourite Irish music blogger has kicked off his annual Irish albums and EPs poll. Join in the fun right away.

• Videos
• December 4, 2007, 15:18

Back by popular demand! They don’t do gigs like this any more. Mike Scott and Vinnie Kilduff pay a visit to a school in Clifden in 1987. Better than a visit from the cigire or the local bishop, I suppose.

• Radiohead
• December 4, 2007, 10:26

They might give your their music for free, but tickets for the Head’s love-in at Malahide Castle in Dublin on June 7 next will set you back €70.70 (plus whatever Ticketmaster will charge). Please note, Radiohead fans and right-on indie …

• Randomiser
• December 3, 2007, 08:58

Ho, ho, ho! Christmas is coming! Yes, it is! It’s December and you can’t ignore it any more, baby. Kevin at MP3hugger is already getting in the seasonal spirit by asking various indie folks about their favourite Yuletide tunes. Check …

• The Far Side
• December 3, 2007, 08:56

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday December 1, 10pm-midnight Bruce Springsteen “Born To Run” (Columbia) Adrian Crowley “These Icy Waters” (Tin Angel) Autokratz “Reaktor” (Kitsune) Crystal Castles “Air War” (Trouble) These New Puritans “Elvis” (Domino) Cazals “To Cut A Long …