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A dozen from the bookshelves

A couple of weeks ago, in the middle of a thread about something else, an OTR reader asked could we provide some music book recommendations. I promised I’d get around to it and, voila, here’s a list of a dozen music books to check out if you’d prefer ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  24 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Paul Morley,  Greil Marcus,  Lester Bangs,  Alan McGee,  Sony

Banter does the Noughties

Banter tackles the decade that’s (nearly) over at the Twisted Pepper (Middle Abbey Street, Dublin) next Saturday. Our guests for this rocket-powered blast through 10 years of pop culture - which will probably cover all you needed to know about the ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  24 Nov 2009

Archive: Vashti Bunyan

Homelights ahoy! The Adrian Crowley and Foggy Notions-curated festival takes place at Dublin’s Whelan’s next weekend. For my money, the highlight should be the fantastic on Sunday November 29 (with support from Andy Irvine, Minotaur Shock, Lord ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  24 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Andrew Loog Oldham,  Bob Dylan,  Vashti Bunyan,  Joe Boyd,  Bob Marley

Gigroll

It’s the day for gig announcements. In no particular order whatsoever, here’s the latest plus a few announcements from last week. Super-duper fado diva Mariza plays Dublin’s National Concert Hall on February 11. Tickets for this one are €35, €40 and €45 ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Lynyrd Skynyrd (musician)

Top of the plugs

In The Ticket today, the Coen brothers talk about their new film A Serious Man, The XX mark the spot, we deconstruct the fine art of the encore and look at how Paranormal Activity became the the most profitable film ever at the world box-office. In ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Rihanna,  Tom Waits,  Susan Boyle,  Janet Jackson

The Far Side - playlist for November 17 - James Byrne at the controls

Orange Juice “Moscow” (Domino) Japandroids “Young Hearts Spark Fires” (Polyvinyl) The Replacements “Colour me impressed” (Twin Tone) Cause Co-Motion “Baby Don’t Do It” (Slumberland) Swell Maps “Cake Shop Girl” (Secretly Canadian) Let’s Wrestle “Music ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: James Byrne,  The Replacements (musician),  The Specials (musician),  Bruce Springsteen,  Clinic (musician)

Mo’ festivals

Those interested in new music, noise and experimental jazz should check out the Bottlenote Festival which takes place in Dublin’s Twisted Pepper on December 4 and 5. The main sets will feature four members from the Bottlenote collective - Seán Óg, ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  18 Nov 2009

The Week of the Cat continues: singer blames “gallons of Guinness” for audience unhappiness

Per report in today’s paper, Yusuf “Cat Stevens” Islam was “utterly shocked” by the response to his now infamous Dublin gig on Sunday night. The singer addressed the issue in a post on his blog. “It was something I’d never experienced for most of my ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Cat Stevens

Seen and heard in Newfoundland: Hey Rosetta!

First instincts usually turn out to be right. There were a couple of dozen acts plying their wares over the weekend at the Music NL Conference in Newfoundland and, over the last week or so, I checked out their MySpaces to hear what was in store. The ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: The Corrs (musician)

Norn Iron music board shuts up shop due to “differences”

Founded in 2001 to “provide strategy and services towards accelerating the development of a sustainable music industry in Northern Ireland”, NIMIC provided various educational programmes and a wide range of local and international showcases for new ...

From JIM CARROLL, Irish Times,  16 Nov 2009

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