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Now Playing – the tunes of the week at OTR HQ

Phronesis “Walking Dark” (Edition) Deep, emotive, beautifully sculpted sounds from the London-based jazz trio, who play Dublin’s NCH John Field Room on July 23 and Sligo Jazz Festival on July 24. Killer Mike “R.A.P. Music” (Williams St) The Atlanta veteran …

SXSW 2012: it’s a wrap (part one)

Our guest writer for SXSW Leagues O’Toole looks back at what happened last week deep in the heart of Texas. SXSW Music very much echoed that slightly surreal sense of suspension that hangs heavy over the global music industry and …

What’s in The Ticket today – and your plugs

Deep Blue Sea: Donald Clarke talks to great British director Terence Davies as his first feature in a decade opens today Skrillex: meet the dubstep avenger ahead of two sold-out Irish shows. Adam Ant: Mr Ant, aka Stuart Goddard, talks …

Plugging leaks in the record label infrastructure

Every week, record labels send music journalists promotional copies of forthcoming new albums for review. It’s a quid pro quo: journalists get to hear the albums in advance and the record labels know the reviews will appear in publications on …

Tomorrow in The Ticket – and your plugs

What you’ll find in The Ticket on your newstands, app and online tomorrow: Beginners: director Mike Mills explains how Beginners, starring Christopher Plummer as the newly gay pensioner with terminal cancer, is less an autobiography and more of a deeply …

This week in The Ticket – and your plugs

Harry Potter: the most successful movie franchise of all time is finally about to reach its conclusion with the release of the last in the series. Happy? Sad? And where’s the Oscar? They’ve got games: Una Mullally on board games …

OTR Q&A: Breathe Owl Breathe

Breathe Owl Breathe have been playing some great shows around Ireland over the last few weeks. Their next shows are at the Town Park, Letterkenny on July 10 (all-ages, 4pm) and Abbey Theatre, Ballyshannon on July 11. Both shows are …

Gil Scott-Heron RIP

Very sad news to report that the great Gil Scott-Heron has died at the age of 62. One of the most influential musicians of all time.