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Monthly Archives: August 2010

EP10: Body & Soul Love Letter timetable

Full list of acts and times for the Body & Soul Love Letter stage is now live.

It’s time for Celebrity Áras

It’s the game for all the family: who do you think will be the next President of Ireland? The gig is up for grabs next year and the jostling for position has already begun. You will probably have seen a …

Mick Lally RIP
  • RIP
  • August 31, 2010, 10:28

The death has been announced of Irish actor and Druid Theatre co-founder Mick Lally. Best known for his role as Miley Byrne in long-running soap Glenroe (he played the same character in Bracken before that), he was 64 years of …

EP10: Mindfield, Body & Soul timetables

It’s going to be a week of line-ups and timetables. Here’s the first one to come our way: the line-up for the Leviathan and Arts Council Literary Stages in the festival’s Mindfield area. Highlights (for us, anyway): a quiz with …

Women on the wireless
  • Media
  • August 30, 2010, 09:42

It has been one of the more consistent media memes of the silly season now drawing to a close: why are there so few female voices on the radio? Of course, there is nothing new about this deficit – we …

U2 continue to diss their “not very accessible” album
  • U2
  • August 27, 2010, 10:42

It would seem that U2 are keen to put a little distance between themselves and current album “No Line on the Horizon”. This week, Bono described the album as “not very accessible, lyrically or musically”. “We put out a really …

#Now Playing – OTR’s top tunes

This week’s essential tunes on the OTR jukebox. Please feel free to add your own selections below. Miami Horror “Sometimes” (Caroline) Classy electropop from Australian producer Benjamin Plant, who has definitely spent some time with New Order’s “Technique”. Sunburnt Jets …

This week in The Ticket – and your plugs

Autumn movie preview: Donald Clarke marks your movie card from September to Christmas with Harry Potter, Saw, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Narnia, Tron, The Social Network and many, many more. Packing A Picnic: Festival advice, ideal line-ups and other …

New Music – Niki & The Dove, Star Slinger, Vermillion Sands

The latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in The Ticket. All tips for future New Music picks welcome below – two of this week’s picks comes from reader recommendations. Niki & The Dove Expect Gothenburg’s Malin …

Ticket giveaway – PVT at The Workman’s Club, Dublin

It turns out that the PVT show at The Workman’s Club in Dublin on Thursday September 9 will be the first gig at the new venue. Yes, we know the venue is already open for drinking and there was a …

The Far Side – playlist for August 24 – now with stream

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday August 24, 10pm-midnight Listen Again to The Far Side: you can listen back to a stream of last night’s show here and there’s also a Soundcloud playlist below. Miami Horror “Sometimes” …

Social networking obsolescence and all that jazz

Hypebot is a must-read for anyone looking for a steer on the Venn diagram between music, business and technology. Aside from snarky shorts about Stevie Nicks blaming the internet for destroying rock (though Nicks is one of the first “established” …

Ticket giveaway – Stand & Deliver

Stand & Deliver is a new RTE stand-up comedy show which will be recorded live in Galway’s Roisin Dubh next week. The show, which will be broadcast throughout November and December, will feature the following comedians making you laugh in …

The randomiser kicks out the jams

10 days to go until the Electric Picnic opens its gates for business and, well, you’re going right? One of the strangest sights this year has been the amount of ticket giveaways and competitions doing the rounds (and here’s one …

Some managers do ‘ave ‘em

It has been a busy few weeks for the country’s leading music manager Paul McGuinness. While you’d think that he would have enough on his plate now that his main employers U2 are back in the touring game, McGuinness took …

The Walkmen, Ireland, November

The Walkmen play Dublin’s Tripod (tickets €22.50 plus Ticketmaster charges) on November 15 and Galway’s Roisin Dubh (tickets €26 and €24 from venue) the following night.

This year’s festival census sees smaller events march on

The census returns are in: there were 75 music festivals and outdoor shows held in Ireland this summer. Since 2007, an annual crowd-sourced headcount has been carried out on the On The Record blog to attempt to establish the number …

#Now Playing – OTR’s top tunes

This week’s essential tunes on the OTR jukebox. Please feel free to add your own selections below. Egyptian Hip-Hop “Some Reptiles Grew Wings” (Moshi Moshi) Excellent Hudson Mohawke-produced EP of technicolour wibbly-pop from bright-as-a-button Mancunian teens Antony & The Johnsons …

This week in The Ticket – and your plugs

The Libertines: ahead of the band’s (alleged) £1.5 million reunion gigs, Lauren Murphy runs the rule over the act who were once considered the most influential band in Britain. Blink 182: Mark Hoppus tells Tony Clayton-Lea about the growing pains …

New Music – The Holidays, Ghost Estates, Sun Airway

The latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in The Ticket. All tips for future New Music picks welcome below. The Holidays Sunnysideup harmonies and wide-eyed melodic pop from a Sydney band with a couple of humdinger …

Electric Picnic – day by day breakdown with some smart comments

Full list below. Per promoter, stage times will be released on the Wednesday before the festival.

Behold the Hard Working Class Heroes

Hundreds of bands applied to play Hard Working Class Heroes 2010, but there could only be room for 100 on the final bill. The acts who will be playing in Dublin venues Andrews Lane Theatre, The Button Factory, The Mercantile, …

Whipping boys and scapegoats

Are you right there Michael, are you right? Chances are, like all returning holiday-makers, former banker Michael Fingleton had a lot of things on his mind when he landed at Dublin airport yesterday. He was probably trying to remember where …

The Far Side – playlist for August 17 – now with stream!

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday August 17, 10pm-midnight Good news: we’re now in the streaming business and you can listen back to a stream of last night’s show here. Yes, you’ll be able to listen back …

Omar Souleyman for Electric Picnic 2010 – and rest of Body & Soul bill

Omar’s coming! All the way from Syria to Stradbally, the mighty Omar Souleyman tops the bill on the Body & Soul stage at the Electric Picnic. I saw him at Sonar 2009 and it really was quite a spectacular show. …

Latest bout of musical chairs in RTE radioland
  • Media
  • August 17, 2010, 15:48

Tomorrow (Wednesday) sees the announcement of new schedules for both RTE Radio One and 2fm. As always happens when there are moves and transfers of this nature afoot, the rumour mill goes into overdrive. It’s all under wraps until tomorrow …

Cultural confidence and cash

Many readers will probably nod their heads in agreement at Irish Times arts blogger Laurence Mackin’s piece on the new bustle in the capital city’s cultural hedgegrows of late. Laurence writes about knees-ups and soirees in new venues like the …

OTR’s Monday morning 12 step re-up programme

(1) A huge thanks to our 500 Words of Summer guest writers from last week. The pieces were splendid, the ideas were sharp and the writing was top-class so thanks to Ailbhe Malone, Derek O’Connor, Aoife Flynn, Lauren Murphy (who …

Guest post – 500 Words Of Summer – Sinéad Gleeson

Last but by no means least, the final entry in OTR’s 500 Words of Summer series. I hope you’ve enjoyed this week of other voices on the blog and, yep, I think we’ll do it again sometime. We end with …

Plugd gets back into the record selling business
  • Retail
  • August 13, 2010, 08:30

Cork’s Plugd Records is set to re-open later this month. The record shop’s new home is at the Triskel Arts Centre’s temporary location in the ESB Substation on Caroline Street. Plugd will then move with the Triskel back to the …

#Now Playing – OTR’s top tunes

This week’s essential tunes on the OTR jukebox. Please feel free to add your own selections below. Highlife “Best Bless EP” (The Social Registry) Beautifully off-kilter Afropop grooves from Gang Gang Dance/White Magic member Sleepy Doug Shaw’s other project. Skream] …

New Music – Josephine, We Love, Rural Savage

The latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in The Ticket. All tips for future New Music picks welcome below. Josephine Keep an eye and ear on Manchester-raised Josephine Oniyama, especially if she keeps producing smouldering, smokey, …

Guest post – 500 Words of Summer – James Byrne

The next guest post in the 500 Words of Summer series comes from James Byrne, the man behind Any Other City Records. Here, he explains just why he runs a label.

Guest post – 500 Words of Summer – Lauren Murphy

OTR’s 500 Words of Summer series continues with music writer Lauren Murphy rewinding five years to how the Irish music scene looked in 2005.

Guest post – 500 Words of Summer – Aoife Flynn

For the latest post in our 500 Words of Summer series, we say hello to music programmer Aoife Flynn who wonders if we’re living through a golden age for Irish music.

Guest post – 500 Words of Summer – Derek O’Connor

We have reached the halfway point in OTR’s 500 Words of Summer series and here’s writer and ex-blogger Derek O’Connor on his slow-tech summer.

Guest post – 500 Words of Summer – Aoife Kelleher

Next up in the 500 Words of Summer series, documentary-maker Aoife Kelleher writes about some recent music documentary discoveries.

Arcade Fire, Dublin, December

OTR understands from an assortment of industry sources that Arcade Fire will play Dublin’s O2 on December 5, with a second date currently on hold for the following night. Full confirmation on ticket prices (we’re hearing €73), support bill (we’re …

Guest post – 500 Words of Summer – Mumblin’ Deaf Ro

Anyone who follows the music business or technology threads on OTR will have come across the erudite, considered and articulate views of regular poster Ronan Hession AKA Mumblin’ Deaf Ro. When I was putting together the prospective list of writers …

Guest post – 500 Words of Summer – Stevie Grainger

The second in OTR’s 500 Words of Summer series comes from Cork DJ and vinyl enthusiast Stevie Grainger on why the 45 is his weapon of choice.

Guest post – 500 Words of Summer – Ailbhe Malone

Welcome to On The Record’s 500 Words of Summer series. All this week, we’re running guest posts from a bunch of people on a variety of topics. You will definitely recognise some of the writers and you will probably not …

No more altruism under Radiohead’s rainbow

Back in 2007, the music business story of the year was Radiohead’s decision to give away their new album “In Rainbows” for free. The majority of industry observers and commentators followed the party line that this was a revolutionary move. …

#Now Playing – OTR’s top tunes

This week’s essential tunes on the OTR jukebox. Please feel free to add your own selections below. Ceo “White Magic” (Sincerely Yours) Sincerely Yours label boss and Tough Alliance dude Eric Berglund delivers a fine solo album loaded with smart, …

This week in The Ticket – and your plugs

N-Dubz: as Dublin’s run in the football continues…oh, sorry, wrong Dubz. Lauren Murphy hangs tough with grime-pop queenpin Tulisa as N-Dubz limber up for a Dublin show. Flying Lotus: we get high with Steven Ellison as he talks superheroes, his …

New Music – David’s Lyre, Clement Marfo, Maighread

The latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in The Ticket. All tips for future New Music picks welcome below. David’s Lyre Manchester singer-songwriter Paul Dixon is set to capture many hearts in the coming months with …

OTR’s outdoor shows and festivals’ census for 2010

It’s that time of the summer again. We’ve done this in 2007, 2008 and 2009 – a crowdsourced census to try to establish the number of festivals and outdoor shows which occur in Ireland every summer. After the readers have …

Ticket giveaway – One Summer’s Eve

One Summer’s Eve takes place in Dublin’s Meeting House Square next Saturday. This Choice Cuts joint will feature live sets from Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, the North Strand Kontra Band, Brian Deady and DJ Sets from Tu-ki, B+ and Handsome Paddy. …

No Age for Foggy Jam .01

Excellent line-up for the all-day Foggy Jam .01 on October 10 at Whelan’s, Dublin. On the bill: No Age (new album “Everything In Between” due in September and they were mighty at Primavera in May), Male Bonding, Mice Parade, Silje …

Janelle Monae to play Electric Picnic – now with more names

News just in: Janelle Monae plays the Electric Picnic in September. Yep, that’s Janelle Freaking Monae, the lady behind one of the albums of the year, a striking live performer and the sharpest android on the pop block right now. …

The Far Side – playlist for Tuesday August 3

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday August 3, 10pm-midnight The Naked & Famous “Young Blood” (Neon Gold) 1,2,3 “Going Away Party” (Chess Club) Gypsy & The Cat “Time to Wander” (Young & Lost Club) The Phoenix Foundation …

The bonnie prince – and the bonnie festival

I gave up on Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billie years ago. I remember going to see him a bunch of times in Vicar Street and Whelan’s and getting the sense that there was some sort of in-joke going on which I didn’t …