Jim Carroll

• Politics
• February 28, 2011, 09:58

That’s democracy. You cast your vote on a Friday and they count your vote and everyone else’s vote on a Saturday. There’s a different kind of democracy in some constituences like Wicklow and Laois-Offaly where they’re still counting your vote …

• Hip-hop
• February 25, 2011, 10:00

It was the music TV highlight of the year so far as Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats started a riot on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show last week. Check it out below and you too will be …

• Now Playing
• February 25, 2011, 09:00

The essential tunes on the OTR jukebox this week. Please feel free to add your own selections below. The Low Anthem “Smart Flesh” (Bella Union) The best album ever recorded in an abandoned pasta sauce factory in Rhode Island. Superior …

• Plug The Ticket
• February 25, 2011, 07:55

Elbow: As Elbow limber up for world domination with new album “Build a Rocket Boys!”, they take tea with Lauren Murphy and talk about the new album, expectations and taking on the world. Elbow beverage factoid: they favour Earl Grey …

• New music
• February 24, 2011, 14:32

The latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in tomorrow’s edition of The Ticket. All tips for future New Music picks welcome below. Icona Pop Dashing electropop from Swedish duo Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo who first …

• Live music Music business
• February 24, 2011, 09:51

The story of LCD Soundsystem’s run-in with Ticketmaster ahead of their Last Ever Show at New York’s Madison Square Garden is a salutory reminder of the live industry’s enduring power plays. The gig sold out in jig-time, but the tickets …

• The Far Side
• February 23, 2011, 14:00

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday February 22. Listen Again to The Far Side: you can listen back to a stream of last night’s show here Holy Ghost “Hold On” (DFA) Tune-Yards “Bizness” (4AD) Frankie & The …

• Live music
• February 23, 2011, 11:00

Yes, yes, yes, y’all, Sufjan is coming to town. He plays Dublin’s Olympia on May 17 and 18 with support from the excellent DM Stith. Tickets are €44.20 (standing and circle) and €39.20 (upper circle – ie the gods) and …

• Festivals Live music
• February 22, 2011, 19:15

Thanks to a combination of a really pointless viral video which gave away all the details and the loose-fingered Twitter, most of the details about Forbidden Fruit, the new POD festival at Dublin’s IMMA on June 4 and 5, were …

• Randomiser
• February 22, 2011, 09:38

Let’s party like it’s 1998: OTR is hearing word that The Kitchen is about to re-open for business. The club in the basement of Dublin’s Clarence Hotel was the only club in the western world which featured a moat running …

• Reviews
• February 21, 2011, 10:00

There are some gigs which have the bang of an event gig to them long before you walk into the venue. These are the gigs which many of those in attendance hope beyond hope are going to be like those …

• Reviews The Ticket
• February 18, 2011, 10:00

Once a month, The Ticket convenes the Album Club. A panel of guest critics gather to chew the cud over one album and today, it’s the turn of Ticket readers to air your views on the review and the album …

• Irish music Live music
• February 18, 2011, 09:30

Never say never. Last year when The Ticket interviewed Marcus Lambkin, AKA Shit Robot, he was adamant that there would be no live show. People wanted Lambkin to start doing shows to promote his “From the Cradle to the Rave” …

• Now Playing
• February 18, 2011, 08:30

The essential tunes on the OTE jukebox this week. Please feel free to add your own selections below. Tune-Yards “Bizness” (4AD) Cracking new tune with lots of Afro-funk-punk vigour from Merill Garbus’ forthcoming second album “w ho k i l …

• Plug The Ticket
• February 18, 2011, 08:00

When Donald met Justin: as Justin Bieber completes his quest for world domination with the release of his Biebermovie Never Say Never, he even manages to draw Donald Clarke into his world. But what did Ireland’s grumpiest film critic (that’s …

• New music
• February 17, 2011, 15:22

The latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in tomorrow’s edition of The Ticket. All tips for future New Music picks welcome below. K.Flay The only hip-hop act to feature here so far with psychology and sociology …

• Live music New music
• February 17, 2011, 11:48

Some new sounds for yo’ ears. Here’s a smashing remix of Galway band The Kanyu Tree’s “People Street” by Richie Jape. You can download the remix for free here. The Kanyu Tree are one of the three bands playing the …

• Politics
• February 17, 2011, 09:58

An bhfuil cead agam dul amach anois?: while we wait for the leaders of the main political parties to debate their policies and plans in the new national languages of Polish and Chinese (have any parties reached out to immigrants …

• The Far Side
• February 16, 2011, 12:54

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday February 15. Listen Again to The Far Side: you can listen back to a stream of last night’s show here SomethingALaMode/K.Flay “5am” (Yellow Productions) Hercules & Love Affair “My House (Tensnake …

• Festivals Live music
• February 16, 2011, 09:45

Strap yourself in, the announcements are about to commence. Over the next couple of weeks, talk will turn to tents and fields as the country’s live music promoters begin their barker routine about festivals and one-off gigs around the country. …

• Live music
• February 15, 2011, 12:10

Fleet Foxes play Belfast’s Custom House Square on June 25. No word yet on any other Irish dates. New album “Helplessness Blues” is released here on April 29. UPDATE: this gig is billed as “a very special, open-air, mid-summer event” …

• Music business Retail RIP
• February 15, 2011, 09:29

John Caddell presents Key Cuts on Phantom 105.2 every weekday night. On Tuesdays before I do The Far Side, the two of us shoot the breeze about the musical news and views of the day. This usually involves semi-coherent rants, …

• Radiohead
• February 14, 2011, 14:16

That’s a tweet from Joe Taylor earlier this morning, one of many tweets, blog posts and news stories relating to the release of the new Radiohead album “King Of Limbs” (great title) on Saturday next. The album is now available …

• Marketing Music business
• February 14, 2011, 09:43

There is probably a sizable bustle in your electronic hedgerow this morning thanks to the news that Arcade Fire won the Grammy of Grammies, the gong for Album of the Year, last night. There will be justifiable praise for the …

• Music business
• February 11, 2011, 10:01

The record industry’s navel-gazing continues. This week, Universal boss David Joseph talked about the industry’s ongoing “horror movie” and how 2010 was “a terrible, terrible year for breaking new artists.” Joseph was speaking to Universal workers who had gathered for …

• Now Playing
• February 11, 2011, 08:55

This week’s essential tunes and albums on the OTR jukebox. Please feel free to add your own selections below. Stray Phrases “Donuts” (Soundcloud) Remembering the late, great J Dilla five years after his death with New York jazzers Stray Phrases …

• Plug The Ticket
• February 11, 2011, 08:00

Dublin Film Fest: Donald Clarke’s Donald Clarke previews this year’s Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (running from February 17 to 27) with a look at what’s hot and what’s not, including Irish horror movies, Romanian new wave and a slew …

• New music
• February 10, 2011, 14:04

The latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in tomorrow’s edition of The Ticket. All tips for future New Music picks welcome below. Young Man Singer-songwriter Colin Caulfield first came to notice with a bunch of YouTube …

• Archive Books
• February 10, 2011, 10:09

There’s a great quote on the dust-jacket of Allan Brown’s new book “Nileism” about The Blue Nile which goes a little way to summing up this most perplexing of bands in a pithy line. No, not the quote from Chris …

• The Far Side
• February 9, 2011, 13:54

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday February 8. Listen Again to The Far Side: you can listen back to a stream of last night’s show here Balkans “Edita V” (Double Phantom) Icona Pop “Still Don’t Know” (Self …

• Banter
• February 9, 2011, 09:50

Pass the remote-control and move up the sofa, it’s Banter on the telly. 99 Channels – The State Of Irish Television is the next Banter discussion panel and will be held, like all our Banter chinwags, at the Twisted Pepper …

• Politics
• February 8, 2011, 10:02

Canvasser of the Week: Olivia O’Leary accompanied a “rueful…languid, laid back, self-deprecating” Minister for Children Barry Andrews as he roamed Dun Laoighaire looking for Number Ones. It may be worth remembering that Andrews is a brother of comedian Dave McSavage …

• Randomiser
• February 7, 2011, 09:57

From the legal dept: Dublin venue the Button Factory has gone into examinership. If you don’t have your well-thumbed copy of Keane’s Company Law in the Republic Of Ireland to hand, here’s what this means. For Yank readers, it’s a …

• RIP
• February 6, 2011, 18:16

Sad news from Spain as former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore is found dead in his hotel room. The Belfast native was 58 years of age. Short obituary here and lovely piece by Stuart Bailie here.

• News Uncategorized
• February 4, 2011, 12:09

It’s the place which joins the dots between Hudson Mohawke, Flying Lotus, Katy B, Lunice, Mike Slott, Mr Hudson, Arveene, Onra, Aloe Blacc, Andreya Triana, Jamie Woon, Jneiro Jarel and hundreds of other producers, artists and musicians. The Red Bull …

• Music business
• February 4, 2011, 09:55

It’s not good news when a bank takes over your business. If you’re a record label already under the cosh because people are no longer buying your products, the arrival of the bankers in reception is really not something you …

• Now Playing
• February 4, 2011, 09:00

This week’s essential tunes and albums on the OTR jukebox. Please feel free to add your own selections below. Penny & The Quarters “You & Me” (Lakeshore) A beautiful rare soul nugget from the “Blue Valentine” soundtrack, originally believed to …

• Plug The Ticket
• February 4, 2011, 08:00

PJ Harvey: the return of Polly-Jean as she talks global politics and new album “Let England Shake” with Sinead Gleeson. Rabbit Hole: the actor, writer and director John Cameron Mitchell talks about his new film Sea Of Bees: how Californian …

• New music
• February 3, 2011, 14:25

The latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in tomorrow’s edition of The Ticket. All tips for future New Music picks welcome below. Ava Luna One listen to “Clips” from the Brooklyn band’s new “Services EP” and …

• Economics Ireland Politics
• February 3, 2011, 09:43

It may be an idea to print off Michael Lewis’ article from Vanity Fair and keep it by the front door for when a canvasser from a government party calls by over the next few weeks. After visits to Iceland …

• The Far Side
• February 2, 2011, 13:50

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday February 1. Listen Again to The Far Side: you can listen back to a stream of last night’s show here. DJ plug: I’m DJ-ing at Phantom’s First Friday at The Academy …

• Politics
• February 2, 2011, 09:53

And they’re off. After a lengthy preamble, which saw candidates and prospective candidates chomping at the bit, doing a spot of neighing (or harrumphing in the case of Conor Lenihan and Joan Burton) and a few false starts (that would …

• Irish music
• February 1, 2011, 14:13

It’s nearly time to roll out the carpet which the organisers got on the cheap from the Meteor Music Awards now that they’re finished with it. On Thursday night, the first ever Digital Socket Awards will be handed out at …

• Live music
• February 1, 2011, 10:09

The excellent James Vincent McMorrow, who was in sparkling form at last month’s Eurosonic festival in Groningen, plays a solo gig at the beautiful Pepper Canister Church (Mount Street, Dublin 2) on April 27. Tickets for this one are €20 …

• Interview Music business
• February 1, 2011, 09:03

Many of you may already have read my piece on All City Records which ran in The Ticket last Friday. Like many of you, I’ve been an admirer of the Dublin-based label with some 50 releases to their name, including …