Jim Carroll

• Festivals
• June 30, 2009, 17:16

Full list to come on Thursday, sports fans. Anyone want to do some guessing?

• Bruce Live music
• June 30, 2009, 12:49

Here comes the heat again. White Denim’s first 15 minutes at Dublin’s Academy 2 was one of the finest wig-outs encountered in an age. A packed room looked on in awe as the trio stonked away without taking the time …

• Banter Live music
• June 30, 2009, 09:10

Dong! Free gigs in Dublin! It’s the return of the Salon Music series for the fifth year with a bunch of free shows in the ballroom of the lovely Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park. Hitting the salon will be …

• Competition
• June 29, 2009, 09:46

We haven’t had a competition in ages on the blog but, thanks to Heineken Music, we have a pair of weekend tickets to Oxegen 2009 to give away to one lucky reader. Heineken Music are the ones behind the Heineken …

• The Ticket
• June 26, 2009, 09:50

In The Ticket today, Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna talk about their new flick Rudo Y Cursi, there’s an interview with Wild Beasts, James Petralli from White Denim talks about what’s on his rider, Brian Boyd looks at Sufjan …

• Legal Live music Music business
• June 26, 2009, 09:49

Simon Carswell reports in today’s paper that the Revenue Commissioners have lodged a High Court petition seeking the winding-up of POD Concerts, the company behind the Electric Picnic festival. This is on foot of an outstanding VAT bill for €800,000 …

• RIP
• June 25, 2009, 23:35

Per LA Times and BBC, Michael Jackson died in the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles this evening. Lovely piece from Nadine. Irish Times obit here. Video from way, way, way back in the day

• Live music Music business
• June 25, 2009, 11:46

There’s a report from Tim O’Brien in this morning’s paper as this story shows no signs of going away.

• Tune of the Week
• June 25, 2009, 08:33

Forget food miles, let’s talk about music miles.

• Festivals
• June 24, 2009, 15:00

We’ve been talking a lot of late here about festivals out foreign like Primavera and Sonar. This weekend, there will hundreds (thousands?) of Irish walking around the Eavis small-holding in Glastonbury. Many of you will also be planning to head …

• The Far Side
• June 24, 2009, 09:34

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday June 23, 10pm-midnight Omar Souleyman “Leh Jani” (Sublime Frequencies) Konono No 1 “Kule Kule” (Crammed) White Denim “Say What You Want” (Full Time Hobby) Crocodiles “Summer of Hate” (Fat Possum) Wilco …

• Live music Media Music business
• June 23, 2009, 12:23

While all the pre-match commentary might have led you to believe that such a headline would be refering to the meat-and-two-veg on the line-up, there really should not be any surprises about what’s causing friction after this year’s big gig …

• Clubs Festivals
• June 23, 2009, 09:55

Much has changed at Sonar since the first time I found myself standing on that astroturf in the middle of Barcelona’s CCCB/MACBA in June 1999 taking it all in. Back then, Sonar was something of a bit of a best …

• Festivals Live music
• June 22, 2009, 14:03

I had a look at a couple of smaller festivals – in size and price – in the paper on Friday. It was chiefly about Castle Palooza and Indiependence, but with mentions too for Le Cheile, Glasgowbury and KnockanStockan. Besides …

• The Ticket
• June 19, 2009, 10:45

In The Ticket today, you will find an interview with John Turturro (“one of the most distinctive actors of his generation (and) the best reason to see Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen” says Donald Clarke), a short history of pre-historic …

• Tune of the Week
• June 18, 2009, 10:40

There are two ways to do cover versions. You can be faithful to the original and turn in a karaoke copy. Or you can take the original, strip it down to its bare bones and start all over again. The …

• Live music
• June 17, 2009, 15:51

On The Record has learned that Grizzly Bear will be playing Dublin’s Vicar Street on November 1. It’s a Foggy Notions gig and tickets go on sale this Friday at €22 a pop (plus booking fee) from usual outlets. Interview …

• The Far Side
• June 17, 2009, 09:59

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday June 16, 10pm-midnight Beastie Boys “Sabotage” (Grand Royal) Bad Brains “Big Takeover” (Caroline) Death “Rock-N-Roll Victim” (Drag City) Monks “Monk Chant” (Light In The Attic) Cause Co-Motion! “Which Way Is Up?” …

• Music business
• June 16, 2009, 14:18

Leaving aside the fact that yesterday’s announcement by Universal Music and Virgin Media that they’re going to be launching an eat-all-you-can download service in the UK is about 10 years too late, it’s clear that we’re finally seeing some sense …

• Live music
• June 16, 2009, 08:48

The Drones are coming. The Aussie band, who were just mighty at the recent Primavera, play Cork’s Cyprus Avenue (November 6), Galway’s Roisin Dubh (7) and Dublin’s Whelan’s (8). It must be at least a year since the Brad Mehldau …

• Clubs
• June 15, 2009, 10:02

It was the kind of publicity money couldn’t buy. Just as well really, because Robbie Fox probably doesn’t have a bean to spend on PR at the moment. The club and restaurant owner spent much of last week talking to …

• The Ticket
• June 12, 2009, 09:57

In this week’s issue of The Ticket, there’s an interview with Dirty Projectors on the occasion of the release of new album “Bitte Orca”, a preview of the Stranger Than Fiction documentary festival, a look at the Street Performance World …

• Live music
• June 11, 2009, 14:51

On The Record gets info on gigs from all sorts of places, but this is the first – and probably last – time we’ve ever got the skinny about an upcoming show from the back of a t-shirt. Per Adrian …

• Tune of the Week
• June 11, 2009, 12:01

Time to go deep

• Live music
• June 10, 2009, 21:56

Dirty Projectors play their second Dublin show of 2009 at Whelan’s on September 16. The band’s awesome new album “Bitte Orca” is released this week (review here) and you can read an interview with them in The Ticket on Friday. …

• The Wire
• June 10, 2009, 16:05

It’s a B-More takeover of sorts on Lyric FM on Friday. Actors Clarke Peters (AKA ace detective Lester Freamon) and Reg E. Cathey (AKA political smoothie Norman Wilson) from The Wire take over John Kelly’s JK Ensemble on Friday afternoon. …

• The Far Side
• June 10, 2009, 10:06

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday June 9, 10pm-midnight Local Natives “Sun Hand” (Chess Club) Race Horses “Cake” (Fantastic Plastic) Wave Machines “Wave If You’re Really There” (Neapolitan) Lacrosse “We Are Kids” (Tapete) Rubik “Wasteland” (Fullsteam) Emil …

• Live music
• June 9, 2009, 21:03

And sure, we were only talking about Kim Gordon earlier on…. Sonic Youth play Dublin’s Vicar Street on December 6, their first gig here since Electric Picnic 2006. Tickets for this POD joint are €48.50 and €42.50 a pop and …

• Randomiser
• June 9, 2009, 09:38

Much as I wish I could claim the above headline, all credit to OTR reader Declan for that one yesterday. Cluas marks ten years in the writing-about-music-online business with the site’s writers compiling their list of the Top 50 Irish …

• Politics
• June 8, 2009, 09:19

Here we go with our takeaways from Elections 2009 (note to self: maybe that should that be Elections 2009 – Part One?). The people have spoken and now, they will watch on in horror as what they’ve said is totally …

• Tune of the Week
• June 5, 2009, 12:29

This one goes out to all the sitting and wannabe MEPs and councillors in the audience today. The band are called AsDSSkA. Yeah, I know, the shelf with all the catchy names must have been bare when they called by. …

• The Ticket
• June 5, 2009, 10:20

In The Ticket today, Eric Cantona talks about football, movies and playing the trumpet, Brian Boyd dives into a brave new interactive musical world, there are New Music profiles of Florence & The Machine, Jon Hopkins, Dorian Concept, Generationals, Lacrosse …

• Live music
• June 4, 2009, 06:18

Hear that? That’s the sound of groans from Elton John, James Taylor, The Eagles, Rod Stewart and a gallery of other AOR seniors with tickets to hawk for Irish summer shows as yet another heritage act decides to hit Ireland …

• The Far Side
• June 3, 2009, 09:23

As played on The Far Side, Phantom 105.2, Tuesday June 2, 10pm-midnight. It was the first Far Side block party of the summer – yes, there will be a few more and yes, I will remember to flag them in …

• Festivals
• June 2, 2009, 10:20

When the time comes to compile the blame report for sluggish and slow festival ticket sales in Ireland this summer, the finger-pointing can probably begin with flights to Barcelona and Girona last week. Every single flight heading from Ireland to …