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  • M is for Monday

    October 13, 2008 @ 9:52 am | by Jim Carroll

    Gongmania! All hail the winners from the first ever Irish Web Awards.

    Speaking of gongs, this post from Penny over at The Antiroom should get the nod for Blog Post of the Month for October.

    The DEAF line-up for the capital city over the October Bank Holiday weekend is looking mighty tasty. Also make sure you pick up a print programme - you can’t miss it.

    If you only read one interview where the interviewee decides to stroke the interviewer’s face, kiss her and grab her breasts, make sure it’s Grace Jones talking to Miranda Sawyer in the Observer Music Monthly from yesterday.

    As he inks a brand new contract for himself (lots of zeros, we bet), Universal Music boss Doug Morris yaks about his life and times.

    Just so he doesn’t feel left out, Clive Davis (the man who once believed that the CD was named after him) makes sure the world knows he’s still doing the do with a nice puff piece in the New York Post.

    Doom! Gloom! Credit crunch! Jason Gross looks at how Recession 2.0 will hit the music business. It’s already hit On The Record - we’ve noticed less and less readers from the banking community here in recent weeks. Come back guys!

    Absolut Vodka v Absolute Radio - the gloves are off and the lawyers are in the ring.

    As first noted here last Friday, the Some Days Never End festival will not now be held in a tent in the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin 8. Instead, the 80s Horrors (AKA Human League, Heaven 17 and ABC) play (the much smaller capacity) Tripod on October 26 (going to be a tight squeeze because Roseanne Barr is already supposed to be playing there that night), Aimee Mann with Sharon Shannon play (the much smaller capacity) Tripod on October 28, Seasick Steve is at the (smaller capacity) National Stadium on October 29 with his original support act, My Morning Jacket, playing Tripod the same night. Those who bought tickets for the original SSS/MMJ gig can now swap ‘em, but you can contact Ticketmaster or the promoters for info on all that. While you’re at it, ask them if “unforseen circumtances” are to blame for the wholesale switcheroos. Those will long memories will remember that the same thing happened last year with Groove Armada and Dizzee Rascal. Just sayin’, like.

    • 20 Comments »

    1.
    October 13, 2008
    10:44 am

    It’s just the fly-by-night financial types that have disappeared Jim. I’ll be there through thick and thin.

    Comment by Matt Vinyl
    2.
    October 13, 2008
    11:24 am

    I know I can always count on you, dude

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    3.
    October 13, 2008
    11:55 am

    Ahem … nobody from the Irish Times turned up to pick up their awards at the IWA08! Tsk, tsk.

    Comment by Brian
    4.
    October 13, 2008
    11:59 am

    Brian - the first i heard about these awards was when I read the paper this morning, dude, so don’t come “tsk tsk-ing” to me.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    5.
    October 13, 2008
    12:25 pm

    As one of those exiled in the clutches of the financial kingdom, I haven’t had much to grumble about lately on OTR hence my radio silence.

    I wonder could the hazy malaze be more to do with general exhaustion of subjects?

    Am I the only one sick of talking about the high price of tickets, the future of the music industry, the free music rags, etc??

    Comment by James D
    6.
    October 13, 2008
    12:32 pm

    Am I the only one sick of talking about the high price of tickets, the future of the music industry, the free music rags, etc??

    That’s it, the end is nigh. From tomorrow, we’re gonna talk about the budget, hedge funds, nationalisation of the banks, what to expect next from the Central Bank and David McWilliams: Saint or Sinner? Bring your own coffee.

    But seriously…. I just think things are quiet at the moment all round in musicland. The albums getting all the brouhaha at the moment are not very exciting (I can’t muster enthusiasm either way about Keane, Snow Patrol or AC/DC) and we’re just in a bit of a lull in terms of headlines. I should have taken another couple of weeks off.

    That said, there’s still lots and lots of really good music to get excited about - see last week’s Tune of the Week post and the playlist post.

    And I’m sure bank employees have other things on their mind at the moment anyway.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    7.
    October 13, 2008
    1:00 pm

    Thanks very much, Jim! Glad you enjoyed my ranting.

    Comment by Penny Century
    8.
    October 13, 2008
    1:45 pm

    We could start talking about Gen Kill & The Wire again?

    Or we can start to discuss (and get really excited) about what the hell McCain and his band of racist republicans are going to do to prevent this from being a landslide.

    Also, I think all of you should check out this site: http://www.ghostbikes.org/
    I read it about it in the Observer a couple of weeks ago. As a keen and avid cyclist - I think it is a damn good idea.

    Comment by Pedro
    9.
    October 13, 2008
    1:53 pm

    Pedro - see email about Gen Kill

    The Wire - has anyone else noticed just how damn ubiquitous it has become in recent weeks/months? Very strange to observe how a TV show which was so under the radar for so long has just jumped into the mainstream

    McCain & Palin - if they have more dirty tricks left in their bag, I shudder to think what they are. Some of the accounts from Republican Party gatherings read like reportage from the deep south in the 1960s.

    Ghost Bikes - any sightings of these around Ireland?

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    10.
    October 13, 2008
    2:08 pm

    My email…?

    The Wire - I admit that I was a total latecomer to that one. Only started watching it when Season 4 just ended. I’m a little childish and get really annoyed when shows I loved and watched start to get picked up on by other people. I know for a fact that I was one of probably 10 people who watched the very first season of the Might Boosh when it aired for the first time years ago. Now every scenester dick loves it. Same goes for Arrested Development. All of my mates think it’s incredible now - that shit pisses me off for some reason and I don’t know why.

    No Ghost Bikes in Ireland. Probably a good thing because we don’t exactly have a nice track-record when it comes to respecting and acknowledging a monument or memorial.

    Comment by Pedro
    11.
    October 13, 2008
    2:26 pm

    …if we’re looking for a topic for today, this story is priceless. My fave quote of the piece has to be “…I’m warning you with peace and love…”

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7666826.stm

    Comment by James D
    12.
    October 13, 2008
    2:29 pm

    Mark Chapman is due out soon, isn’t he?

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    13.
    October 13, 2008
    2:48 pm

    Pedro - I thought the same thing about the Mighty Boosh when I read Jim’s comment about the Wire! I started watching the Boosh in 2006 and noone knew what the hell I was on about when I mentioned it, despite the lads being on the 2nd series - it wasn’t until mid-2007 that Ireland really copped on to it. Now it’s gone uncomfortably insane and it’s almost embarrassing to admit I’m such a big fan.

    Comment by sweetoblivion
    14.
    October 13, 2008
    2:55 pm

    Anyone at This Will Destroy You in Whelans last night? Fantastic band and great live but has be one of the shortest gigs I’ve been to. The gig was a only a little longer than the time it took them to get ready and tune up!! Ridiculous. They started at about 9.25 and finished at about 10.15, then came back for an encore….lovely, unassuming lads though so we’ll let them off. This time. Checked out the overrated Halves before them. They’ve got the whole Sigur Ros thing going on but they don’t really have the songs to back up the moody atmospherics…

    Comment by Quint
    15.
    October 13, 2008
    3:04 pm

    I really don’t know what to make of the whole Wire thing. It was first recommended to me by a friend at least a year or two ago. Now, this friend is a bit… mentally unhinged, so I took the whole “greatest TV show ever” with a Lidl value bag of salt. But ever since then, everybody I know seems to have tried it out and gotten hooked. I still havn’t watched it yet, but a friend did electronically transport the first 3 series onto some sort of device in my house (cue piracy SWAT team!) so some day soon when my last few pennies have dried up, I’ll delve into it and then get all excited about being a Johnny-come-very-fucking-lately to the whole cult.
    But, I will claim Arrested Development as being a long-held passion, after having my endorsements ignored for years until it’s recent ressurgence.

    Comment by kDamo
    16.
    October 13, 2008
    3:54 pm

    the grace jones article was great also the article about london 0 hull 4 was superb in the sports section. i’m dusting off my housemartins vinyl if hull beat west ham next saturday

    Comment by petee
    17.
    October 13, 2008
    4:27 pm

    James D @ 11 - that Ringo video made me literally cry with laughter this morning.

    Started watching Studio 60 recently - it’s quite good so far.

    Comment by Lauren
    18.
    October 13, 2008
    10:02 pm

    Pedro-No Ghost Bikes in Ireland. Probably a good thing because we don’t exactly have a nice track-record when it comes to respecting and acknowledging a monument or memorial.

    What is this track record?

    I think we will see them soon, A good place to start might be outside the front doors of many city and county councils around the country.

    Comment by shane
    19.
    October 14, 2008
    10:37 am

    jim,

    did you (or anyone) pick up on this bit of glen hansard news yet?

    www.praguemonitor.com/20081010/106.html

    Comment by Ally
    20.
    October 16, 2008
    11:36 pm

    The MMJ show is cancelled now. Jim James fell off the stage a couple of weeks back and has to take time off. Not even postponed so god knows when they’ll be back. Very disappointing. Ticketmaster haven’t changed it to canceled yet but surely will soon enough. http://www.mymorningjacket.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1224173815

    Comment by Neil

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