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    November 20, 2009 @ 5:51 am | by Jim Carroll

    In The Ticket today, the Coen brothers talk about their new film A Serious Man, The XX mark the spot, we deconstruct the fine art of the encore and look at how Paranormal Activity became the the most profitable film ever at the world box-office.

    In New Music, there are rounds of applause for The Middle East, Planet Parade, Muchuu, Sleigh Bells and David Ronan, plus there are Music News stories on the Galway Jazz Festival, the Bottlenote festival, the Trans Musicales festival in France and how we owe the PiL reunion to Country Life butter.

    Album of the Week comes from Rihanna and there are also reviews of releases from Tom Waits, The Brothers Movement, Luke Haines, House of Cosy Cushions & Katie Kim, Efterklang & the Danish National Orchestra, Susan Boyle, Horslips, Dublin Gospel Choir, Harry Manx, Janet Jackson and many more. Plus Eoin Butler rounds up the singles and downloads in Shuffle.

    New films for your viewing pleasure this week are A Serious Man, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Informant! and The first day of the rest of your life. Plus film news, the weekly movie quiz and Donald Clarke’s Screenwriter column.

    The Ticket: putting on the ritz.

    The OTR community noticeboard is now open for business. Plug and recommend away to your heart’s content, but remember to declare an interest where one should be declared. Please note that plugs are accepted on the whim of OTR and may be edited for length/clarity/common sense. Events with a commercial sponsor are really ads and will probably not be published in this slot. Have a rocking weekend, y’all.

    • 35 Comments »

    1.
    November 20, 2009
    9:59 am

    Hi Everyone,

    I’ve uploaded four tracks from my new album “Playing With Fire” onto my myspace page. 

    You can listen to them here:

    www.myspace.com/conorfurlong

    Hope you enjoy them,

    Conor.

    Comment by Conor Furlong
    2.
    November 20, 2009
    10:06 am

    Ivan St. John
    w/guests FUNZO
    Whelan’s Upstairs
    Sat 28th November
    Doors 8pm
    Admission is FREE!!!

    Limited tickets available in advance from WaV 1890 2000 78

    www.myspace.com/ivanstjohn
    www.twitter.com/ivanstjohn

    Ivan has also just been added as support to Lisa Hannigan & Our Little Secrets in Vicar ST on Thur 3rd and Sun 20th Dec. Both these shows are solo.

    DOI Ivan’s manager.

    Comment by John Hennessy
    3.
    November 20, 2009
    11:34 am

    HAIR POLICE
    w/ De Novissimis

    Whelans Upstairs
    Friday 20th November 2009
    Doors: 8.00pm
    Tickets: E10

    Noise Not Music are proud to present Hair Police in their first ever Irish performance.

    Hair Police are an American psychedelic noise rock band based out of Lexington, Kentucky who formed in 2001. The current line up is Mike Connelly (also plays with Wolf Eyes) on guitar, vocals, tapes , Robert Beatty on electronics, and Trevor Tremaine on drums, vocals & tapes (both also play with Burning Star Core).
    They have released records through labels such as No Fun Productions, Troubleman Unlimited, Hanson Records, Gods of Tundra, Freedom From and Hospital Productions. Working with traditional rock instrumentation as well as electronics, tape manipulation, and oscillators, Hair Police builds demonic walls of sound for a result reminiscent of Throbbing Gristle, early Black Dice, and Wolf Eyes.

    Comment by Bold Lump
    4.
    November 20, 2009
    11:55 am

    Plug:

    Ballroom #93: Joycut
    Italian melodic brit-rock types

    http://www.myspace.com/joycut
    with Clockwork Noise, The Walpurgis Family & Pearse McGloughlin

    Friday 27th of November
    The Lower Deck
    €10, mp3 compilation with entry
    Doors 9m

    DOI: I’m the promoter

    Comment by Allen
    5.
    November 20, 2009
    12:03 pm

    Do you believe in a thing called Blog? Take a chance on the scribblings at www.ralphmexico.wordpress.com.

    Read reports on the recent walking of the Camino De Santiago which glory in such poptastic titles as “Blisters In The Sun”, “No Distance Left To Walk” and the Springsteen-inspired “So You’re Scared And You’re Thinking That Maybe The Camino Ain’t Fun Anymore”.

    There’s also a truckload of gig reviews and various oddball musings. Does this give Blog a bad name? You decide at www.ralphmexico.wordpress.com.

    Ralph Mexico

    Comment by Ralph Mexico
    6.
    November 20, 2009
    1:16 pm

    On RTE2xm’s Wired For Sound we’ve an interview with Adrian Crowley ahead of the upcoming Homelights Festival this week - show repeated tomorrow @ 6pm if you missed it. Plus we’re talking to Cymbals Eat Guitars next week. That’s Thursday @ 7pm, repeated Saturday @6pm folks!

    d.o.i - involved with show.

    Comment by barryb
    7.
    November 20, 2009
    1:17 pm

    Hiya, Jim. Happy Friday.

    Whether we like it or not, it’s that time of year again, and all week over at Ragged Words we’ve been making a list and checking it twice. That’s right, it’s our exhaustive trawl through the best 100 albums of the decade, as voted for by our team of writers:

    http://www.raggedwords.com/content/top-100-albums-2000s

    Solid gold water cooler fodder…

    DOI: Ich bin one of said writers.

    Comment by theharro
    8.
    November 20, 2009
    1:44 pm

    cheebah/kerrynini present the first lady of brainfeeder l.a. tokimonsta in the cuckoo box in limerick this saturday from 9pm. a must see for those of you into the new, wonky, instrumental hip hop thing..support from doobs, pc and deviant.

    doi: i am promoting the gig

    Comment by peter
    9.
    November 20, 2009
    1:54 pm

    Jim & co,

    I’m looking for help with a project - I’m planning to publish a once-off collection of essays, interviews, articles, photography and illustration on the theme of ‘the future of Dublin’ or ‘the future of urban Ireland’ sometime in the new year. Basically, I want to collect as many ideas as possible for creating culturally and socially vibrant cities and communities in one publication, and I’m confident I can round up enough new & experienced thinkers in this area to make it a success.

    My current plan is to publish it as a print-on-demand book/magazine and hawk it at places like the Bernard Shaw, the flea market, and anywhere around town that will sell it. I also plan to publish it online in various formats, but may delay that a bit to help sell the print publication first.

    All of the above is still up in the air and totally open to suggestions and ideas though - I really, really need people to get involved and help out in some way, so please do get in touch at thevillagegreen[at]gmail.com

    I should of course stress that I won’t be making a penny out of this (I’ll most likely have to put some of my own cash in) and any help would be on a voluntary basis. If the project is a success I’d be tempted to make it a regular thing - perhaps an annual collection of ideas + illustration on a particular theme.

    Thanks for reading,

    Lenny

    Comment by Lenny
    10.
    November 20, 2009
    1:56 pm

    MUD: A$$quake Present DJ GODFATHER // Breakdown Label Launch / TRIBE DnB Sessions

    Down in the Twisted Pepper Basement this Friday 20th November the #1 Detroit Ghetto-tech Kingpin & deck wizard DJ Godfather makes a welcome booty jackin return for an A$$quake session.

    Upstairs in the Stage Breakdown launch their record label with the first release by resident Johnny Pluse “The Market St Hussle EP”, with a whopper line-up to go featuring Breakdown front man Obese, Dirty Busters, Jay Sharp, Breakonomics and off course Johnny Pluse himself.

    The Mezz sees the launch of brand new DnB crew Tribe, headed up by regular Mud spinner Bonz.

    http://www.myspace.com/djgodfather76
    http://bodytonicmusic.com/mud/
    http://bodytonicmusic.com/thetwistedpepper/

    Tickets are €8 from the Bodytonic Store or €12 on the door. Doors 11pm.

    Comment by Gary Devitt
    11.
    November 20, 2009
    1:58 pm

    I might as well give this a plug
    The Magic Numbers will play an intimate show on Friday the 4th of December in the GAA Centre in Trim Co. Meath. Support will come from Ham Sandwich with further guests to be announced.
    “The Launch coincides with the build up to Copenhagen 2020 Climate Change Conference and we hope to raise awareness and support for local carbon emission reducing initiatives. We aspire to help Trim achieve Carbon Neutral status over the next fifteen years.”
    Tickets are €20, available from www.tickets.ie

    More information at http://www.trim2025.net/

    DOI Involved in helping out with it

    Comment by spacey
    12.
    November 20, 2009
    3:07 pm

    Night Marchers in crawdaddy tomorrow night. ex RFTC and drive like jehu. will be deadly.

    Comment by john
    13.
    November 20, 2009
    3:13 pm

    Hi everybody.

    We at AU Magazine are in the process of putting together a poll of the Top Irish Albums of the Decade for our December/January issue.

    We’d love OTR readers (and Irish Times staff!) to contribute - just compile a list of UP TO 20 albums released since January 2000 by artists from anywhere in Ireland, and email it to me - chris@iheartau.com

    The deadline for entries is THIS MONDAY, November 23. Any queries about eligibility, please email me.

    The results will be out towards the end of the first week in December.

    Thanks all!
    Chris

    Comment by Chris
    14.
    November 20, 2009
    3:38 pm

    two u:mack shows this weekend in crawdaddy:
    tonight (fri nov 20):
    Joe Lally (fugazi), Adebisi Shank & Wounds.
    tomorrow (sat nov 21):
    Night Marchers (feat Speedo from Rocket From The Crypt) & Dan Sartain

    upcoming events:
    Dirty Three (wed dec 9, Whelans)

    u:mack 15th Birthday w/ Battles, The Ex, 65daysofstatic, !!! (chk chk chk) DJ’s, Adebisi Shank & SKinny Wolves DJ’s (8pm-3am) (tripod, thurs dec 10)

    F**k Buttons. (Fri dec 18, Button Factory)

    DOI: Im promoting these gigs
    thanks jim
    timo

    Comment by u:m
    15.
    November 20, 2009
    4:00 pm

    Daft Punk - O2 - Aug 5th, 2010.

    Supposedly.

    DOI: Erm, none.

    Comment by Quint
    16.
    November 20, 2009
    4:08 pm

    Quint - what’s your source for this?

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    17.
    November 20, 2009
    4:13 pm

    Free gig alert!!!!

    This week we are very proud to debut the highly talented Taylor Mc Ferrin (Bobby Mc Ferrin’s Son) and welcome the return of who many regard as the best DJ in the world JRocc (Stones Throw) and announce the return of Edan The Deejay in December for an exclusive launch of his hotly tipped ‘Echo Party’ mix. Let’s no forget the highly anticipated album launch of The Breakestra taking place in The Button Factory on Saturday 28th November…very exciting!

    Toejam & ChoiceCuts presents Taylor Mc Ferrin (Brownswood – NYC)
    Plus DJ sets, Q&A, Live Show plus Dj Scope/Rizm/Handsome Paddy
    “Bobby Mc Ferrin’s son’
    Saturday 21st November begins 5pm approx
    The Bernard Shaw, Richmond Street Begins
    Free Admission in association with RBMA Radio
    www.choicecuts.ie http://toejamblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/speaking-of-mcferrin/
    http://www.bodytonicmusic.com/bshaw/ www.choicecuts.ie

    Revolution with J-Rocc (Beat Junkies, Stone Throw)
    & Dj Scope (ChoiceCuts) plus a very special guest
    Saturday 21st November
    The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
    Admission 10 presales 15 on the Doors 11pm
    www.choicecuts.ie www.bodytonicmusic.com www.tickets.ie

    doi - promotin / playin at it

    Comment by Murphy
    18.
    November 20, 2009
    4:21 pm

    A couple of pretty good tunes can be found here: www.myspace.com/redshedrecords

    both by a guy called Colm B, there’s more on there too but it was his stuff that grabbed me.

    DOI: None really, one of the other bands on there sent me the link so I could hear their songs - I preferred his.

    Comment by RS
    19.
    November 20, 2009
    4:21 pm

    “Source close to the band” “leaks” it to Australian website:

    www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9540_Daft_Punk_Tour_Dates_Leaked

    Comment by aidan
    20.
    November 20, 2009
    4:25 pm

    @16 A journalist, asking someone where they got a lead!!!!

    Comment by Mar
    21.
    November 20, 2009
    4:26 pm

    This might help:-

    http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9540_Daft_Punk_Tour_Dates_Leaked

    Comment by Mar
    22.
    November 20, 2009
    4:36 pm

    ” The Magic Numbers will play an intimate show on Friday the 4th of December in the GAA Centre in Trim Co. Meath.”

    Oh how the, eh, mighty have fallen eh?

    Comment by NaRocRoc
    23.
    November 20, 2009
    4:40 pm

    Mar @ 20 - :-) just wondering where it came from

    Mar @ 21 - and now I know

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    24.
    November 20, 2009
    5:20 pm

    Can I have a plug Jim, for my bloody roof? Leak means office flooded, main computer dead and damage to almost everything else in here, contact books, everything drenched. Who knows what more damage will occur over the weekend.

    Comment by Ivor
    25.
    November 20, 2009
    5:23 pm

    Ivor - is Cork 100% under water? All the reports from down south sound absolutely terrible.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    26.
    November 20, 2009
    5:33 pm

    is Cork 100% under water? All the reports from down south sound absolutely terrible

    A lot of it is, the Grand Parade, Washington Street area was under a couple of feet from where the river had broken but the drains seemed to have worked in where it used to flood badly, like the Mall/ Oliver P. Street. It’s going be hairy again if they open the dam though.

    Also the water supply is dead ‘cos the waterworks got flooded so now there’s no bottled water to be had anywhere.

    Comment by Ivor
    27.
    November 20, 2009
    5:51 pm

    quint: tell all or feel my wrath

    Comment by petee
    28.
    November 20, 2009
    5:55 pm

    daft punk link

    http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9540_Daft_Punk_Tour_Dates_Leaked

    Comment by petee
    29.
    November 20, 2009
    8:55 pm

    Jim, Petee -

    Undercover.com.au had the original story but I first read it on NME.com.

    http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/48486

    Comment by Quint
    30.
    November 20, 2009
    9:30 pm

    @22 They are mates so doing us a favour, they are playing the Cork oprea house the next night and a world tour next year

    Comment by Spacey
    31.
    November 21, 2009
    12:57 pm

    @ Spacey, cool. Sorry for smartness. Fair play to them so.

    Comment by NaRocRoc
    32.
    November 21, 2009
    5:17 pm

    Anybody know who the two guys support ing for Hauschka on Thursday were?

    Comment by SK
    33.
    November 22, 2009
    1:06 am

    @ Spacey

    New Magic Numbers album due in the new year then?
    Pretty sure I remember the folks at Heavenly Records telling me that TMN had built their own studio.
    Be interesting to know if thats where they recorded the new album………assuming there is one coming of course!

    Comment by Bren Jacob
    34.
    November 23, 2009
    12:58 pm

    @ 32 - SK they were called Hulk (the guitarist was Adrian Crowley) http://www.myspace.com/hulkmusic
    Very good stuff indeed!

    Comment by sweetoblivion
    35.
    November 23, 2009
    1:54 pm

    Ha, sweetoblivion got in before me! They were excellent, lovely night of music from both acts.

    Comment by Fiona

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