Jim Carroll

• The Far Side
• December 28, 2011, 18:18

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday December 27. Last night was The Far Side of 2011, part two, a round-up of the tunes which glittered most brightly on the show over the past 12 months (you’ll find …

• Awards
• December 23, 2011, 09:30

Gongarama! Despite the efforts of The Ticket Awards to steal our thunder, it’s OTR’s Gongs of 2011, our heartfelt tribute to those who gave rock’n’roll a good, bad and ugly name during the last year. We’re now actively seeking a …

• Now Playing
• December 23, 2011, 09:00

Musicians Of New Orleans “O Holy Night” (YouTube) As featured on the Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip TV series, New Orleans musicians led by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews put a soulful shine on the classic. Wild Billy Childish & …

• Plug The Ticket
• December 22, 2011, 13:50

What you’ll find in The Ticket on your newstands, app and online tomorrow: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: meet Rooney Mara, the star of David Fincher’s blockbuster film of the blockbuster novel Album Club Christmas Special: Daragh Downes hears …

• Festivals Live music
• December 22, 2011, 11:26

Big thanks to OTR reader Brian Daly for uncovering this info-dump from MCD’s licence application for a series of Phoenix Park shows next summer. We can expect a minimum of three and a maximum of seven shows at the Ashtown …

• New music
• December 22, 2011, 08:51

End of year? Pah, we’re still coming on strong with the new acts and tunes. Here are the latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in tomorrow’s edition of The Ticket. Please feel free to share New …

• The Far Side
• December 21, 2011, 14:00

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday December 20. Last night was The Far Side of Christmas, the annual soundtrack for a seasonal sleigh-ride over the hills and far away. Next week: The Far Side of 2011, part …

• Cancelled gigs Festivals Live music News Unforeseen circumstances
• December 21, 2011, 09:17

The elephant in the room has finally made an announcement about its future plans: there will be no Oxegen in 2012. Per MCD PR supremo Justin Green, “Oxegen, like Glastonbury, is taking a year off in 2012 and will be …

• Live music
• December 20, 2011, 11:24

(1) Not even reformed Manc baggy legends can buck the Irish recession. The era of instant sell-outs for big outdoor shows and festivals is well and truly over – unless you’re Take That. People are leaving it closer to the …

• Randomiser
• December 19, 2011, 09:16

On your marks, get set, go: the next Banter is The Joy of Running where we’ll be extolling the virtues of putting one foot in front of the other and working out how and why running has become so popular …

• Festivals Live music Music business
• December 16, 2011, 09:00

The year may be winding down, but the plotting and planning for next summer’s Irish music festivals is in full swing. With early bird tickets already on sale for a rake of fests – including the Electric Picnic, Castlepalooza, Body …

• Now Playing
• December 16, 2011, 08:51

Jim-E Stack “Come Between” (Good Years) New Orleans’ producer comes up trumps with this golden, exuberent new-school house nugget. Django Django “Default” (Because) Longtime OTR faves prepare for the release of their debut album in late January with another off-kilter …

• Plug The Ticket
• December 15, 2011, 13:35

What you’ll find in The Ticket on your newstands, app and online tomorrow: The Ticket Awards: let the fuming begin as we reveal the results of what you, The Ticket readers, decided was the best in music, film and games …

• New music
• December 15, 2011, 10:06

Here are the latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in tomorrow’s edition of The Ticket. Please feel free to share New Music tips below. Ren Harvieu Dusty Springfield is the first name to spring to mind …

• Live music
• December 15, 2011, 09:00

Via Nialler9, the awesome Sleigh Bells play Dublin’s Academy on February 27. Tickets are €17.50 plus Ticketmaster add-ons. Looking forward to hearing new album “Reign Of Terror”.

• Festivals Live music Speculation
• December 14, 2011, 18:42

I was lucky enough to see Factory Floor a bunch of times in 2011 at Primavera, Great Escape and Trans Musicales. The band have yet to play Ireland, despite the best efforts of various promoters to bring them in for …

• The Far Side
• December 14, 2011, 14:03

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday December 13. Last night was The Far Side of 2011, part one show – part two will be broadcast on December 27. Believe me, there could easily be a part three …

• Live music
• December 14, 2011, 10:46

Hat-tip to Irish Times’ colleagues Charlie Taylor and Elaine Edwards for spotting these dates. The Magnetic Fields play Dublin’s Olympia on April 28 (tickets €30 and €25, per band website) and Cork’s Opera House on April 29 (tickets €29).

• Retail
• December 14, 2011, 09:27

The queue for the Youth Lagoon album was getting out of hand It’s that time of year. Of course, it has been “that time of year” for a few weeks now – a few months if you’re one of the …

• Band tips Music business New music
• December 13, 2011, 09:24

If new bands and acts are to take one lesson from 2011, it’s should be the one about time and patience. I know, it’s a strange moral to take from a year when it seemed, yet again, as if accelerated …

• Live music
• December 12, 2011, 12:19

The rather excellent Hey Rosetta (who we caught playing a hometown show in Newfoundland two years ago) are heading to Dublin. They play the Sugar Club on April 12 and tickets go on sale at €12.50 each (plus Ticketmaster charges) …

• Awards Lists The Ticket
• December 12, 2011, 09:35

It’s the longest list post of the year, list fans. When Pope Gregory XIII came up with the aul’ Gregorgian calendar back in 1582, he didn’t realise we’d be using it centuries later to put a top and a tail …

• Awards Lists The Ticket
• December 9, 2011, 10:55

If not, you have until Sunday at midnight to vote in The Ticket Awards 2011. It’s your chance to have your say when it comes to music, movies and games in 2011 rather than just fuming, whinging and whining about …

• Festivals Live music Music business
• December 9, 2011, 09:34

Why aren’t there more winter music festivals? While no-one is obviously hankering for music gigs in the open air or tents on nights like these (unless you’re a reindeer or a polar bear), it’s a surprise that more promoters don’t …

• Now Playing
• December 9, 2011, 09:00

This week’s Now Playing tunes courtesy of last weekend’s shenanigans in Rennes at Trans Musicales. Feel free to drop your own selections in the comments below. Breton “Edward the Confessor” (Fat Cat) We’re expecting great things from Breton’s debut album …

• Plug The Ticket
• December 9, 2011, 08:00

Zac Ephron: we find out how the star of New Year’s Eve is coping with translating teen fame into grown-up stardom. Plus how have other High School Musical stars fared with the transition. Wild Flag: former riot-grrrl rocker Carrie Brownstein …

• New music
• December 8, 2011, 14:07

It’s a Trans Musicales special this week for the New Music section from the On The Record column in tomorrow’s edition of The Ticket. Please feel free to share New Music tips below. Carbon Airways Superior electrorave from teen brother …

• Economics Live music Music business
• December 8, 2011, 09:57

Sometimes covering the music business beat is a bit like Groundhog Day with the same old issues coming up in new guises. You’ve technology stories, record-labels-are-bad-lads stories, record-labels-are-numpties’ stories, live music bandit stories, Ticketmaster stories and artists getting huffy stories. …

• The Far Side
• December 7, 2011, 13:48

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday December 6. The Far Side in December: The Far Side of 2011 will feature the best tunes of the year (or the Far Side of 2012 given the amount of future …

• Music business Technology
• December 7, 2011, 09:19

We talk a lot about streaming services at OTR. You’ll find a story most weeks here about Spotify and we also mention services like We7, Grooveshark and even Deezer, which launches in Ireland tomorrow, with services ranging from free to …

• Randomiser
• December 6, 2011, 09:15

Congrats to Irish band Little Green Cars who’ve just inked a deal with champion indie label Glassnote. Here’s label boss Daniel Glass on the label’s successful streak, thanks to acts like Mumford & Sons, Childish Gambino and Two Door Cinema …

• Festivals Live music
• December 5, 2011, 09:36

(1) There’s something quite alluring about a winter festival like last weekend’s Trans Musicales affair in Rennes. But unlike the summer circuit, there’s surprisingly not as many gatherings of the indie and electronic tribes when the nights are long and …

• Awards The Ticket
• December 2, 2011, 10:46

It’s time for The Ticket Awards 2011! Voting is now underway here and polling booths remain open until midnight on Sunday December 11. Results will be announced on Friday December 16. Plus, to get you in the mood, you can …

• Hip-hop
• December 2, 2011, 09:46

Expect an outpouring of hip-hop nostalgia this weekend when MTV screens a retrospective of Yo! MTV Raps. The television network’s seminal hip-hop show ran from the late Eighties to 1995. In its prime, Yo! MTV Raps was a bit of …

• Now Playing
• December 2, 2011, 09:00

Shabazz Palaces “Black Up” (Sub Pop) One of the albums of 2012 with Ishmael Butler and his hip-hop space cadets heading to the far side. King Charles “Bam Bam” (Universal Republic) Expect this glam-rock dandy to be one of the …

• Plug The Ticket
• December 1, 2011, 13:11

What you’ll find in The Ticket on your newstands, app and online tomorrow: The Ticket Awards: it’s not us, it’s YOU! It’s your chance to tell us about your year in music, film and games. Our critics have selected the …

• New music
• December 1, 2011, 09:33

Here are the latest New Music selections from the On The Record column in tomorrow’s edition of The Ticket. Please feel free to share New Music tips below. By the way, here’s my piece for Nialler9 on my Top 5 …