Jim Carroll

OTR column – how Apple Music lost its groove

• The Irish Times The Ticket
• February 3, 2017, 13:13

Can Apple Music ever make up the ground it has lost to Spotify?

OTR column – what’s the best gig you were ever at?

• The Irish Times The Ticket
• January 27, 2017, 13:16

A new book on the Irish music community’s favourite gigs has just been published in aid of the Irish Red Cross

OTR column – they don’t make labels like Capitol anymore

• Books The Irish Times The Ticket
• January 20, 2017, 13:15

A new book on Capitol Records tells the story of 75 years of eventful music releases

Putting the needle back on the record

• The Irish Times The Ticket
• January 18, 2017, 10:01

The record collecting bug returns

OTR column – the problem with Coachella’s billionaire

• The Irish Times The Ticket
• January 13, 2017, 09:32

What happens when questions are asked about a right-wing billionaire’s involvement in the Coachella festival?

OTR column – here’s what 2017 will look like

• The Irish Times The Ticket
• January 6, 2017, 13:37

Consulting the tea leaves and crystal ball about the music business stories of 2017

OTR column – the winners and losers of 2016

• The Irish Times The Ticket
• December 16, 2016, 13:30

Gong, gong, gong! It’s time for OTR’s Gongs of the Year, the awards show no-one wants to attend

OTR column – will secondary ticket sites scupper Live Nation?

• The Irish Times The Ticket
• December 9, 2016, 13:47

Live Nation continues to expand worldwde, but its lucrative position in the secondary ticketing market may yet prove contentious