Jim Carroll

• Live music Media Reviews
• June 29, 2012, 08:55

Next week, the Stone Roses’ reunion bandwagon swaggers into town. As long as there’s no further onstage brouhaha between band members between now and then, the band will play Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Thursday night. Most of the tickets were …

• Now Playing
• June 29, 2012, 08:21

Todd Terje “Inspector Norse” (Smalltown Supersound) You’ll probably know this new-school disco jam already given its ubiquity of late. One of the tunes of the summer. Spain “The Soul Of Spain” (Glitterhouse) Broody, moody, downtempo, lovelorn gems from Josh Haden …

• Plug The Ticket
• June 29, 2012, 07:53

Spider-Man: are you ready for a new Spider-Man? Avi Arad, CEO of Marvel Comics and the superhero behind the superheroes, hopes you are. Dirty Projectors: how Dave Longstreth learned to stop leaning on concepts and let the songs do the …

• New music
• June 28, 2012, 09:10

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 tips below or check out all past New Music selections here. Bleeding Heart Pigeons Hailing from …

• The Far Side
• June 27, 2012, 14:07

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday June 26. It was The Far Side of 2012 So Far, the best tunes from the show over the last six months. DJ-ing plug: it’s Glider time again. I’ll be DJ-ing …

• Electric Picnic
• June 27, 2012, 11:28

Latest names on the Electric Picnic hamper are as follows Dexys (yes!) Grimes (yes yes!) Villagers (yes yes yes!) Explosions In the Sky (good news for anyone who wanted to see their cancelled Dublin show) Ben Howard Bombay Bicyle Club …

• Interview Irish music
• June 27, 2012, 09:00

There is a widespread belief amongst music journalists that Noel Gallagher is a brilliant interviewee. And he really is: Gallagher is a dude who understands that the media want a couple of wisecracks, some off-the-cuff anecdotes and an ability to …

• Lists
• June 26, 2012, 08:49

Hey, it’s a list! We mark six months of new releases with 33 of the albums released in 2012 which we’re still listening to. Some of these will make the final cut when the big list is compiled in six …

• Randomiser
• June 25, 2012, 09:02

The beautiful game (1): now, that’s what we call a game of hurling. A humdinger down in Cork as Tipp leave town with an one point win after a classic game which went this way, then that way and then …

• Music business Retail Technology
• June 22, 2012, 09:04

Should artists get paid for music or should it be free ? That was one of the questions which came to mind after a week observing the ins and outs from a pair of blog posts. The conversation began with …

• Now Playing
• June 22, 2012, 08:48

Adrian Crowley “I See Three Birds Flying” (Chemikal Underground) Crowley’s forthcoming sixth album sets new standards in astute, erudite, mesmeric songcraft. The Casanova Wave “The Light” (Blue Stack) Twinkly, sparkly electro bobbydazzler featuring guest turns from Sleep Thieves taken from …

• Plug The Ticket
• June 22, 2012, 08:41

Sea Sessions: Tony Clayton-Lea grabs his surfboard and heads to Bundoran with Prez Higgins. Knockanstockan: Lauren Murphy takes the 65 bus to the Blessington Lakes to preview what’s on offer at the festival next month. This Club: we join the …

• New music
• June 21, 2012, 14:03

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 tips below or check out all past New Music selections here. Rhye Los Angeles-based duo Rhye’s …

• Irish music
• June 21, 2012, 09:03

It’s nearly all over. Two rounds of shouting, screaming, singing, cowboy hats, banners, syrupy ballads and four lads sitting on stools at Dublin’s Croke Park this weekend will bring the curtain down on the momentous Westlife story. There will be …

• The Far Side
• June 20, 2012, 14:34

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday June 19. Hackney Colliery Band “Prodigy Medley” (Wah Wah) Cleo Sol “Never the Right Time (Who Do You Love)” (Island) The Other Tribe “Skirts” (Black Butter) Ed Zealous “Diamonds For Eyes” …

• Music business
• June 20, 2012, 09:07

The investigation into the weekend tragedy at a Radiohead show in Toronto, which caused the death of the band’s drum tech Scott Johnson and injuries to a number of other stage crew, is underway. Per a report in the Toronto …

• Festivals Live music
• June 19, 2012, 15:56

The latest batch of acts for this year’s Castlepalooza festival at Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Co Offaly from August 3 to 5 are as follows: Plaid Hal Illum Sphere SertOne This Club (interview with the Club in The Ticket this week) …

• Live music
• June 19, 2012, 12:54

It’s the return of Justin Vernon and the gang to a Dublin city-centre venue. Following on from their sold-out show at the Grand Canal Theatre last year, Bon Iver play The O2 on November 12. Tickets go on sale on …

• Football
• June 19, 2012, 08:30

Well, that’s one thing the lads at Merrion Square won’t have to worry about this morning as the Euro 2012 hangovers begin to clear. No need to book an open-top bus, sort out a ticker-tape parade or organise one of …

• Reviews
• June 18, 2012, 08:29

Here’s where it begins again. At the weekend, Villagers played two low-key, warm-ups shows in Limerick and Dundalk ahead of a run of festival shows in the coming months (including an appearance at Body & Soul next weekend). Later in …

• Music business
• June 15, 2012, 09:55

There are some interesting examples of groupthink at work when it comes to discussing the current travails facing record labels. For a start, there’s broad agreement amongst observers that the major label model must become, to borrow the words of …

• Now Playing
• June 15, 2012, 08:55

Kanye West & Jay-Z “Watch the Throne” (Roc-A-Fella) Relive last weekend’s gigs-of-the-year from the hip-hop megastars with their grandstanding album from 2011. Jessica Lauren Four “White Mountain” (Freestyle) Beautiful new-school spacey, atmospheric jazz shuffle from the London pianist’s latest release. …

• Plug The Ticket
• June 15, 2012, 08:34

Body & Soul: Avril Stanley on how sleeping in a tent and toasting marshmallows led her to putting on a festival in Co Westmeath. Plus five acts to catch in Ballinlough next weekend. Duke Special: ahead of his appearance at …

• New music
• June 14, 2012, 14:19

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 tips below or check out all past New Music selections here. Stubborn Heart London-based duo Luca …

• Banter
• June 14, 2012, 09:11

It’s time for Banter to get in the bus and hit the highways and byways. We’ve had an excellent run at our Twisted Pepper HQ over the last six months and ended the season on a high with a packed-to-the-rafters …

• The Far Side
• June 13, 2012, 14:21

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday June 12. Japandroids “The House That Heaven Built” (PolyVinyl) Ed Zealous “Diamonds For Eyes” (Self release) Strange Talk “Roxanne” (Neon Gold) Haim “Forever” (White) We Were Evergreen “Second Hand” (Idle Fret) …

• Competition
• June 13, 2012, 09:09

Thanks to our friends at Body & Soul, we have a pair of tickets to give away to the festival which takes place at Ballinlough Castle, Mullingar, Co Westmeath from June 22 to 24. Acts playing this year’s fest include …

• Live music
• June 13, 2012, 07:39

Warren Ellis brings The Dirty Three to Dublin’s Button Factory for a show on November 23. Tickets for this one are €22. Latest album “Toward the Low Sun” was released earlier this year. Shonen Knife are coming! The Japanese band …

• Other stuff
• June 12, 2012, 09:08

Readers, I was that teenage Waterboys fan. Straight up. Scout’s honour. I blame it all on Bill Graham, the brilliant Hot Press writer who sadly waltzed off this mortal coil in 1996. I blame dear old Bill for lots of …

• Live music
• June 11, 2012, 13:58

Lots of people were talking enthusiastically about Shit Robot’s recent turn at Forbidden Fruit so now’s the chance for everyone else to see it for themselves. Marcus Lambkin brings the Shit Robot live show to Dublin’s Sugar Club on September …

• Archive Reviews
• June 11, 2012, 08:42

(1) Now, that’s what I call a show. Jay-Z and Kanye West brought the Watch the Throne juggernaut to Dublin at the weekend complete with giant podiums, lasers, projections of sharks, birds, pitbulls and marauding jungle animals, a gigantic stars-and-stripes’ …

• Music business
• June 8, 2012, 10:00

Congratulations Amanda Palmer, you are now a Kickstarter millionaire. She set out to raise $100,000 for a new album and tour via the fan-funding site, but ended up doing ten times better than that target. By the time the campaign …

• Now Playing
• June 8, 2012, 08:55

Clams Casino “Instrumentals 2” (White) Booming set of jams from Clams Casino rounding up his recent work with The Weeknd, Lana Del Rey, Lil B, A$AP Rocky and others. Download for free here. Catcall “The World is Ours” (Ivy League) …

• Plug The Ticket
• June 8, 2012, 07:40

David Cronenberg: despite the fact that his new flick Cosmopolis finds the director more reflective mood than usual, don’t expect any “sentimental crap” anytime soon from him. Plus Robert Pattinson on how working with Cronenberg was more of a creative …

• New music
• June 7, 2012, 14:00

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. Mozart’s Sister From Montreal, Caila Thompson-Hannant was one of our favourite new …

• Festivals
• June 7, 2012, 11:51

Latest round of acts for the Body & Soul festival at Ballinlough Castle, Mullingar, Co Westmeath from June 22 to 24 Lee Fields (putting the soul into Body & Soul) Martin Hayes (putting the east Clare fiddle into Body & …

• Irish music Music business
• June 7, 2012, 08:56

All good things inevitably come to an end. Yesterday’s announcement by Irish indie label Richter Collective that they will be closing at the end of this year led punters and pundits alike to sigh loudly. It’s never a good thing …

• The Far Side
• June 6, 2012, 14:42

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday June 5. Catcall “The World Is Ours” (Ivy League) Dan Deacon “Lots” (Domino) Team Me “Weathervanes & Chemicals” (Propeller) Kitten “Cut It Out” (Atlantic) Noonie Bao “Do You Still Care?” (2 …

• Irish music
• June 6, 2012, 08:45

Over the weekend, anyone who was following Richie Egan on Twitter got a blast of strong words about something which vexes anyone who follows Irish music’s comings and goings. Egan was tweeting about how it takes international validation for many …

• Randomiser
• June 5, 2012, 08:01

(1) Grimes expectations: that Claire Boucher pulled a full tent for her mid-Sunday afternoon stomp at Forbidden Fruit is a real sign of the times. “Visions” has put the Canuck in an interesting place, which means she’s capable of attracting …

• Art Music business
• June 1, 2012, 09:38

You are Bill Drummond and, because you are Bill Drummond, you can do whatever the hell you like. Drummond has always followed his own star and this has resulted in a life rich in adventure and incident. From managing idiosyncratic …

• Now Playing
• June 1, 2012, 08:36

Bobby Womack “The Bravest Man In the Universe” (XL) Raw, gritty, evocative tunes on the soulman’s new Richard Russell and Damon Albarn-assisted album, his first in 18 years. Julio Bashmore “Au Seve” (Broadway) The Bristol producer launches his own label …

• Plug The Ticket
• June 1, 2012, 08:26

Snow White and the Huntsman: Twilight star Kristen Stewart talks fairytale endings. Jay-Z vs Kanye West: who really wears the crown? Funeral Suits: the waiting game is finally over for the Irish band as their debut album “Lily of the …