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Jim Carroll

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Plugging your gig/event/book/magazine is not just for Christmas, you know. Plug away to your heart’s content but please be polite and declare an interest where relevant Your first must-see new Irish band of 2009 will be Villagers, the new act …

Digging deep for a good cause

It’s the season for music fans to put their hands in their pockets for various good causes. While there are some truly terrible charity records and tunes doing the rounds, there are a handful of releases which do merit repeat …

An Irish indie Christmas

On The Record is a sucker for Christmas albums. Despite some “bah humbug” feelings about the season in general, we’re quite partial to pop stars making merry with musical ho, ho, hos. While nothing can dislodge A Christmas Gift for …

Ding-dong-ding-dong – news round-up

Due to, uhm, “unforseen circumstances”, On The Record was away yesterday and missed the following stories Awesome! Ladyhawke comes to Ireland next year. She plays Dublin’s Academy on February 5. Video from herself below to mark this news Bob Dylan …

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The weekly post where you can plug away to your heart’s content. The floor is yours – club nights, gigs, new releases, bands to check out, credit crunch celebrations etc. Please be polite and declare an interest or don’t be …

Beyond The Pale

The Pale’s run continues. Next year, the veteran Dublin band release a new album, “Proper Order”, and there are two tracks from it, “Chocolate Factory” and “Lady Gregory”, now available as free downloads from the band’s website. The band’s earliest …

Wolves at the door in 2009

The demise of the record label is still a long way off, especially those labels still run by genuine music fans. Besides putting on live shows around the city, Dublin’s Skinny Wolves are also in the business of releasing records, …

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Get ‘em while they’re hot. Plug away to your heart’s content, remembering to declare an interest where relevant or don’t be surprised if one is declared for you Early 2009 albums to look forward to include new releases from Animal …