Jim Carroll

• Randomiser
• March 29, 2008, 22:33

I’ve just realised that it’s a year today since this blog first appeared on a screen near you. Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting over the last 12 months. It has been an education. Couldn’t have done it without …

• Bell X1 Guest post On The Road
• March 28, 2008, 23:32

The continuing tales of Bell X1 in America, as told by Paul Noonan. This week, retracing the footsteps of The Dude in LA, eating The Best Breakfast Ever in San Francisco and encountering the sex industry in Portland.

• Music business
• March 28, 2008, 02:52

To most readers, Bebo is a social networking site hugely popular among Irish teens and school-goers. To musician and activist Billy Bragg, however, Bebo is a company who’ve become successful by using the creative blood, sweat and tears of musicians …

• Clubs Live music
• March 28, 2008, 02:51

From the good news department: hip-hop and samba night Brasilintime, which has its roots in the documentary of the same name (see video below), is back in Ireland in May. Put together by Limerick-born photographer, director and DJ Brian “B+” …

• Music business
• March 28, 2008, 02:51

It has been a bonanza week for music business legal eagles in the US. First came the news that Smashing Pumpkins are taking former label Virgin to court. The reason for Billy Corgan and co’s breach-of- contract suit? A claim …

• Live music New releases
• March 28, 2008, 02:50

John Cooper Clarke is the man who links The Sopranos (his “Evidently Chickentown” track below was featured in one episode) and the Arctic Monkeys (lead Monkey Alex Turner is a big fan). The poet and musician plays Dublin’s Crawdaddy on …

• Festivals
• March 26, 2008, 21:45

Well, here’s the line-up for Electric Picnic 2008: Sex Pistols, Sigur Ros, Grinderman, Franz Ferdinand, George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars, My Bloody Valentine, Goldfrapp, Christy Moore, Wilco, The Gossip, Duffy, Underworld, Tinariwen, Foals, CSS, Tindersticks, New Young Pony Club, …

• Randomiser
• March 26, 2008, 02:46

Time for some fun. I’ve been meaning to do this for ages, but never quite got around to it. Today seems as good a day as any. I mean, there’s nothing else happening. Sure, you all know that Christy Moore …

• Live music
• March 25, 2008, 03:17

I still get nightmares about Smokey Robinson and his satin silk trousers. I know I’m not alone in this because someone else who was there that night recently ‘fessed to me that she can still recall the soul star’s see-through …

• Bell X1 Guest post On The Road
• March 22, 2008, 14:20

Continuing the eventful story of Bell X1 on the road in the United States. This week, Paul Noonan salutes the firemen of Boston, meets Jeffrey Archer and gets to enjoy flying around the United States with his dirty laundry.

• Festivals
• March 21, 2008, 04:15

The first confirmed acts and ticket details for this year’s Electric Picnic festival will be announced next Wednesday, March 26th

• New releases
• March 21, 2008, 04:12

The Raconteurs have announced that they will release their second album, Consolers of the Lonely, worldwide next Friday, March 28th. The record was finished in early March, so there will be no hanging around for reviews, internet leaks, marketing meetings …

• Music business
• March 21, 2008, 04:11

Rock Camp may be just the ticket for kids seeking to emulate such teen acts as Tiny Masters 0f Today. At Rock Camp, 11- to 18- year-olds learn about songwriting, recording and performance, as well as how to promote and …

• Clubs Media Society
• March 21, 2008, 04:10

The UK Office of National Statistics has dumped the CD single from its list of goods and service used to measure inflation. Other items chopped include ready-made meals, camera film and microwaves. Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee and Berlin-based music-maker …

• Live music
• March 20, 2008, 04:06

Erykah Badu, she of the peerless “Baduizm” debut and the excellent new album “New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)”, plays Dublin’s Vicar Street on July 1.

• Live music
• March 19, 2008, 03:51

As part of the Don’t Look Back series, Public Enemy will be performing their classic 1988 album “It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back” in full at Dublin’s Tripod on May 25.

• SXSW
• March 18, 2008, 03:17

(1) On the night after SXSW finishes, Austin’s main music drag, Sixth Street, is one eerie place. There’s nothing happening. I mean, there are a few shell-shocked stragglers and members of various drunken bands walking around trying to get their …

• Music business
• March 16, 2008, 23:15

Per the Boston Herald, the band’s tour-bus caught fire in front of their hotel in the city on Friday night. No-one was injured in the blaze. According to a fire report, a generator located within the bus’ ventilation/air-conditioning unit caught …

• SXSW
• March 16, 2008, 22:31

Band Of The Day They are called White Shoes & The Couples Company. I think I was in love with them the first time I even heard the name. They’re from Jakarta, Indonesia – like, how many indie bands making …

• SXSW
• March 15, 2008, 14:56

Band of the Day Crystal Castles. Lets start raving. You’d never know that Alice Glass had cracked a couple of ribs in a car-smash the other week from the way she rocks this stage. Sounds as intense and as alien …

• Bell X1 Guest post On The Road
• March 14, 2008, 17:10

Bell X1 are currently on a tour of the United States and Canada and Paul Noonan has kindly agreed to write a few posts from the road for On The Record. For once, what happens on the road does not …

• SXSW
• March 14, 2008, 15:29

There are many comparisons you could draw between SXSW and Cheltenham. At both events, you have thousands of punters armed with tips and various form guides. The tips come from all manner of sources – some are ones you picked …

• Guest post
• March 14, 2008, 14:31

Richard Brophy has an interesting piece (which is replicated after the jump) in today’s Ticket musing about rock’n’roll’s green credentials. Richard looks at The Big Ask campaign from Friends of the Earth, which has been championed by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, …

• SXSW
• March 14, 2008, 14:20

Irish acts are in Austin, Texas this week on a mission to make new friends, influence people and play numerous shows at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival.

• SXSW
• March 14, 2008, 14:12

For the citizens of Austin, Texas, the South By Southwest festival is about more than just an annual invasion of out-of-towners – it’s also about the money. Financial consulting firm Angelou Economics estimates that SXSW was worth more than $95 …

• Live music New releases
• March 14, 2008, 14:10

Adele’s back and we bet her Irish cousins will be happy with that news. She plays Vicar Street, Dublin on May 16 Hip-hop gig of the season? That could well be the visit of Lupe Fiasco for a show at …

• Live music Media
• March 14, 2008, 14:10

The Coronas, Boss Volenti and Juno Falls are the acts who will feature on the latest 2fm 2moro 2our. It’s the fourth run around the country for the tour. Previous acts to have enjoyed the station’s largesse on the tour …

• SXSW
• March 13, 2008, 14:01

Band of the Day. They’re called White Denim and they sound so swell that you’ll smile the minute you hear them. In fact, they sounded so good I went to see them twice yesterday afternoon. Led by James Petralli, a …

• The Ticket
• March 13, 2008, 06:31

In the next week or so, The Ticket will be asking Moby a whole bunch of questions and we’d like to know if there are any questions you’d like to ask His Mobyness now that we have him on the …

• SXSW
• March 12, 2008, 14:37

It’s the day before it all kicks off. Bands have already begun to arrive in dribs and drabs, but the real invasion gets underway on Wednesday. As you walk around the city, venues which are only used for music shows …

• SXSW
• March 11, 2008, 14:29

Yeah, we really had to leave the country after all the fuss over that poll. Even US immigration were on about it when we were getting finger-printed. “Hey, why no love for the Frank & Walters?”. At least the former …

• Live music
• March 11, 2008, 06:54

As revealed by On The Record weeks ago, Leonard Cohen is to play the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham on June 14 and 15. Tickets, priced €88.50 to €115.00, go on sale on Friday at 9am.

• Music business
• March 10, 2008, 21:58

Mary Carolan caught this one. The big boys in the Irish record business – EMI Music, Warner Music, Universal Music and Sony-BMG – are gunning for Eircom and it’s a battle about to feature in a Commercial Court room near …

• Festivals Irish music Live music Media Technology
• March 10, 2008, 06:59

Anyone else surprised to learn that there are still tickets on sale for Oxegen? Isn’t Oxegen supposed to be the festival which sells out in a couple of hours because the kids love it so much and even get to …

• The Far Side
• March 9, 2008, 17:35

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday March 8, 10pm-midnight. Crystal Castles “Untrust Us” (Last Gang) Autokratz “Padron Garcon” (Kitsune) Apes & Androids “Creepy Girls” (Self-released) Ladyhawk “I Don’t Always Know What You’re Saying” (Jagjaguwar) The Notwist “Good Lies” (City Slang) …

• Irish music
• March 7, 2008, 16:24

The list of albums which were voted for but didn’t make The Ticket’s Top 40 Irish Albums Of All Time are now online, while comments from a selection of the readers on the poll are here.

• Guest post
• March 7, 2008, 09:18

The Ticket’s production supremo Anthea McTeirnan has an interesting piece in today’s paper about why music needs women-only awards. Given the success of past ventures like Ladyfest, it may – or, indeed, may not – be something worth considering. Anyway, …

• Music business Technology Telecoms
• March 7, 2008, 09:07

Most of the reaction to date about next week’s Irish launch of the much vaunted iPhone has focused on the handset price and the hefty tariffs that 02 plans to charge for it.

• Live music
• March 7, 2008, 08:58

June looks to be the month for heritage acts in Ireland. As revealed by On the Record last month, Leonard Cohen will play the Royal Hospital, Kilmainhaim, Dublin in June (full details to be announced early next week), and Iggy …

• Live music
• March 7, 2008, 08:53

The huge rise in the number of live shows in Dublin of late is largely down to such new arrivals as Forever Presents and Foggy Notions on the promoting circuit. At the same time, it’s good to note that veteran …

• Live music Music business
• March 7, 2008, 08:47

They’re going to rock this town, rock it inside out. The Stray Cats play Dublin’s Vicar Street on September 14 as part of their farewell tour. Plenty of time between now and then to get your quiff in order. Bands …

• New releases
• March 6, 2008, 16:35

The waiting is nearly over, The new album from The Notwist, the follow-up to 2002′s “Neon Golden”, will be called “The Devil, You + Me” and it’s released in late May on City Slang. You can now download “Good Lies” …

• Tune of the Week
• March 6, 2008, 09:42

As Nas said, made you look. Yeah, it’s the Republic Of Loose. Do you have a problem with that?

• Media
• March 6, 2008, 08:41

Say hello to our new friend Gavin. He sells ads for Hot Press and he added his tuppence last night to the most recent debate to get the plain people of Ireland hot under their collective collar. Gavin has this …

• Festivals Live music
• March 5, 2008, 12:21

Oscar-winning duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova play Oxegen in July.

• Live music
• March 4, 2008, 21:17

Neil Young plays Malahide Castle, Dublin on June 29 and Live at the Marquee, Cork on June 30. Tickets for both shows are €81.50 and go on sale next Monday at 9am.

• Live music
• March 4, 2008, 19:04

Lou Reed will be perfoming “Berlin” as part of the Live at the Marquee season in Cork on June 23. Tickets for the fully-seated show are €65.70, €59.80 and €54.80 (some chairs will have cushions, some will not have cushions, …

• Media
• March 4, 2008, 09:43

Yousef from Mongrel emailed last night and threw a five year old quote of mine back at me. It’s from The Ticket in 2003, when the first issue of Mongrel appeared. “Magazines of this ilk are supposed to be ephemeral. …

• Randomiser
• March 3, 2008, 12:46

It’s all still going on over here. The conspiracy theories are funny, but the outraged fuming about the bands that didn’t make the Top 40 is even funnier. Pelvis? An Emotional Fish? Every single U2 album ever released? When someone …

• The Far Side
• March 3, 2008, 08:43

As played on Phantom 105.2, Saturday March 1, 10pm-midnight. Handsome Boy Modelling School “Rock’n’Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This)” (Tommy Boy) Daft Punk “Around The World/Harder Better Faster Stronger” (Virgin) Jamie Lidell “Another Day” (Warp) Vincent Vincent & The Villains …