Jim Carroll

• The Ticket
• May 29, 2009, 11:28

In The Ticket today, there are interviews with Grizzly Bear and Elvis Costello, a look at why ticket sales are slow this summer, New Music love for Speech Debelle, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Ghostcat, Django Django, Asdsska and …

• Tune of the Week
• May 28, 2009, 08:18

Is this a sunny bank holiday weekend I see before me? Let’s keep this simple. A Swedish band called Lacrosse. A second album called “Bandages”. A smashing tune called “We Are Kids”. A sunnnysideup video to put a smile on …

• Festivals Live music
• May 27, 2009, 12:04

Even more new acts for Oxegen. This time, the new additions are for the New Bands stage and there are a couple of OTR faves in the mix, including (yeah!) the Phenomenal Handclap Band (we had their awesome “15 to …

• The Far Side
• May 27, 2009, 09:26

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday May 26, 10pm-midnight Generationals “Nobody Could Change Your Mind” (Park the Van) Lacrosse “We The Kids” (Tapete) Ghostcat “This Is A Bust” (Lip) Elizabeth & The Catapult “Race You” (Verve Forecast) …

• Festivals Live music
• May 26, 2009, 15:43

What it says on the can. Bon Iver was also announced, but OTR readers knew about that two months ago. Also playing the GAF from July 13 to 26 will be David Gray (fest organisers have discovered a few people …

• Politics
• May 26, 2009, 09:58

(1) We knew we had to come back to the hustings when not one of our sub-editor friends used “Greens turn yellow” as the headline when Dan Boyle felt a little pang of conscience in his belly the other week. …

• Randomiser
• May 25, 2009, 09:05

The amount of smashing Irish albums which have been released in the first couple months of this year continues to grow. Every week, another one or two or three arrives. You’d swear we were living in some sort of golden …

• The Ticket
• May 22, 2009, 09:46

In The Ticket this week, Tony Clayton-Lea talks to Little Boots, Ronan McGreevy meets “63-year-old f**k-up” Lemmy, John Holden from Hoarsebox talks about his experience taking part in RTE music show The Raw Sessions (there are also a selection of …

• Tune of the Week
• May 21, 2009, 11:03

Some of you are going to love this – and some of you, naturally, are going to hate it. That’s pop music, isn’t it?

• Live music
• May 20, 2009, 13:10

Some new additions to the never-ending list which may be of interest to those of you with cash in your pockets. The awesome White Denim play the Academy 2, Dublin on June 26 and the Stiff Kitten in Belfast on …

• The Far Side
• May 20, 2009, 09:00

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday May 19, 10pm-midnight Ghostcat “This Is A Bust” (Lip) Wave Machines “I Go I Go I Go” (Neapolitan) Everything Everything “Photoshop Handsome” (Another Music = Another Kitchen) Magic Kids “Hey Boy” …

• Festivals Live music
• May 19, 2009, 11:34

A day doesn’t go by at the moment without a few calls, emails or texts about some other under-performing show around the city and country. “You thought last year was bad?”, said one veteran observer of the Irish live scene …

• TV
• May 18, 2009, 09:55

The idea behind The Raw Sessions, the new music show on RTE 2, is quite smart. Take a couple of Irish bands, stick them in a recording studio for a 12 hour session and film them writing and recording a …

• Cancelled gigs
• May 15, 2009, 18:26

Ry Cooder’s show at Dublin Olympia on June 10 has been cancelled – anyone surprised with those outlandish Celtic Tiger-era ticket prices? No reason given for the cancellation in the press release (not even “unforeseen circumstances”). Refunds and ticket swaps …

• Politics
• May 15, 2009, 11:55

(1) Poll was taken before canvassers received memo from HQ and put it into action. (2) Voters are confused by huge number of posters on lamp-posts and believe country has been taken over by aliens (3) Poll was taken on …

• The Ticket
• May 15, 2009, 09:30

In The Ticket this week, Jarvis Cocker talks about his new album (and Michael Jackson again), Ross Noble readies himself for The Cat Laughs festival and Charlie Kaufman talks about his new flick Synecdoche, New York. There’s New Music love …

• Tune of the Week
• May 14, 2009, 14:30

This was playing last week when I walked into the most dangerous and bad-ass record shop in the whole damn world.

• Irish Times
• May 14, 2009, 12:28

A few people have emailed me this morning singing the praises of Ruadhan Mac Cormaic’s story in today’s paper about the new Beckett bridge. Please feel free to join the chorus.

• Politics
• May 14, 2009, 10:14

It’s not just Sean O’Rourke who is giving George Lee The Candidate a hard time of it this weather. Vinnie Browne approached his celebrity guest on last night’s show, focusing on the Dublin South byelection, like a hungry man approaching …

• Festivals
• May 13, 2009, 14:15

As predicted by On The Record months ago, Brian Wilson is set to play the Electric Picnic. Other new addtions include Marina & The Diamonds, The Wailers, Fionn Regan, James Murphy & Pat Mahoney, Mundy, Royksopp, Amadou & Mariam, A …

• Politics
• May 13, 2009, 12:59

In case it has escaped your attention, there are a couple of election campaigns underway. I know, the excitement is really gripping the nation as we decide who will represent us in Europe and on our local councils. Meanwhile, voters …

• The Far Side
• May 13, 2009, 09:34

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday May 12, 10pm-midnight The Magic Kids “Hey Boy” (Goner) Darlings “Eviction Party” (Famous Class) Discovery “Orange Shirt” (White) The Juan Maclean “One Day” (DFA) Phenomenal Handclap Band “Testimony” (Friendly Fire) Friendly …

• Randomiser
• May 12, 2009, 10:23

(1) Big thanks to various readers for keeping things going while I was in Elsewhere last week. I hear those Sam Amidon shows were excellent (he was one of my highlights at this year’s SXSW), the Bon Iver Galway gig …

• Books Music business
• May 11, 2009, 09:41

In a post a few weeks ago, I bigged up “Appetite for Self-Destruction”, the fantastic book by Steve Knopper about the rise and fall of the record business in the digital age. My interview with him about that book’s themes …

• Randomiser
• May 4, 2009, 16:44

On The Record will be elsewhere until Tuesday May 12, but comments will be updated between now and then. Please use this post to discuss potential cures for swine flu, breaking news, the state of the nation, additions to various …

• The Ticket
• May 1, 2009, 10:00

In The Ticket today, we look at how county councils around the land are funding rock’n’roll, Eoin Butler gets punished for something truly terrible and is despatched to Limerick to hang out with Smiths and Morrissey fans, Brian Boyd tags …

• Live music
• May 1, 2009, 09:00

As predicted, Wilco now also play Dublin’s Vicar Street on August 28. Tickets for the extra show go on sale next Tuesday And, as spotted by OTR reader P&M, former Tune of the Week dudes Hockey return to Dublin to …