Jim Carroll

• U2
• January 23, 2013, 09:45

You can read my piece in today’s paper about U2′s charity donation and what this tells us about their business affairs here. It’s very interesting to read the urbane and smart Paul McGuinness talking about the band’s profits from live …

• Irish Times Technology U2
• November 26, 2012, 09:34

A couple of weeks ago, something very strange happened on this blog and a couple of readers have been on since to ask what the hell happened. An 18 month-old post found itself at the top of the most read …

• Music business U2
• February 24, 2012, 08:40

When it comes to differences between the old music industry and the new music industry, there’s one line which says a lot. It pops up every so often and it always puts a smile on my face. This week, it …

• U2
• June 27, 2011, 09:35

If I was still an U2 fan, I’d be in two minds after the band’s show at Glastonbury on Friday night. On the one hand, it was easily the best U2 show I’ve seen them do since the “Achtung Baby” …

• U2
• June 7, 2011, 14:06

U2′s latest tax bill has arrived. Last Friday’s announcement by the UK Art Uncut campaign that they intend to protest during the band’s set at Glastonbury focuses attention once again on the band’s 2006 decision to move part of their …

• U2
• December 3, 2010, 09:58

It has come to On The Record ’s attention that one of the country’s most high-profile rock stars is missing in action. At a time of great national crisis, we have heard from Westlife and Jim Corr about the troubles …

• 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 …

• U2
• July 24, 2009, 15:31

Per a check on Ticketmaster, there are suddenly cheap seats (well, €33.60 pius booking fees cheap seats) back on sale for U2′s Monday show. Couple of questions for Bono: dude, do you know the meaning of “sold out”? Or is …