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• About last night….

  February 28, 2008 @ 12:27 pm | by Jim Carroll

  Memo to the lovely lads and lasses in Vicar Street: if you find my voice, can you put it aside for me? Thanks.
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• Choice Music Prize - tenemus unum victorem

  @ 3:34 am | by Jim Carroll

  Congratulations to the mighty Super Extra Bonus Party who won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2007 at Vicar Street, Dublin last night.

  

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• Choice Music Prize - 10 out of 10

  February 18, 2008 @ 3:40 pm | by Jim Carroll

  Thanks to the grand fine weather we’re having at the moment and some interesting photos which the organisers have acquired, all 10 acts who have been nominated for this year’s Choice Music Prize will be performing at Vicar Street on February 27th.

  Is this the first time in the history of Irish awards and prizes that all those nominated have turned up on the night? We think so. Harry Crosbie is going to have to build an extension to the venue to make sure all the bands fit in.

  In other Choice Music Prize news, The Irish Independent’s Day & Night supplement ran a big roundtable interview/state of the nation piece last Friday around the awards. Some choice quotes in the piece, especially on radio, like this one from Paul from The Flaws on 2FM:

  We did the 2FM Tomorrow Tour. We had a single out when we did that tour and we couldn’t get it played on 2FM. They were saying that they couldn’t playlist it because it wasn’t suitable for daytime listening. It’s pathetic — it’s a f***ing radio station.

  More Choice stuff (that self-interest button is still on, right?), here’s a bunch of interviews which the folks at Cluas have conducted with 8 of the 10 nominees.

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• Choice Music Prize - here’s the shortlist for y’all

  January 9, 2008 @ 8:58 pm | by Jim Carroll

  The following acts and albums have been nominated for the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2007 (acts in alphabetical order)

  Adrian Crowley “Long Distance Swimmer” (Tin Angel)
  Cathy Davey “Tales Of Silversleeve” (EMI)
  Delorentos “In Love With Detail” (Cottage)
  Dry County “Unexpected Falls” (Lazybird)
  The Flaws “Achieving Vagueness” (Arrivals)
  David Geraghty “Kill Your Darlings” (Decal)
  Kila “Gambler’s Ballet” (Kila Records)
  Roisin Murphy “Overpowered” (EMI)
  Stanley Super 800 “Louder & Clearer” (Sofa)
  Super Extra Bonus Party “Super Extra Bonus Party” (Alphabet Set)

  The live event will take place in Vicar Street, Dublin on Wednesday February 27th and will feature performances from as many of the acts who can play on the night (we’ll be announcing the full details in the next few weeks). Tickets, priced €27 euro including booking fees, go on sale on Monday next.

  The winning act will receive a cheque for €10,000 (courtesy of the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO)) and a smashing piece of glassware (courtesy of industry body, Recorded Artists & Performers (RAAP)).

  The shortlist is selected by a panel of 12 men and women, good and true, drawn from the ranks of those who write about and/or talk about music for a living. And the judges this year are as follows:

  Brian Boyd (The Irish Times)
  Michael Carr (Cork 96FM and Cork Independent)
  Ronan Casey (Westmeath Examiner)
  Alan Corr (RTE Guide)
  Dan Hegarty (2FM)
  Anne Marie Kelly (Today FM)
  Sheena McGinley (Entertainment.ie)
  Una Mullally (Sunday Tribune and the Una Rocks blog)
  Paul McClean (BBC Northern Ireland)
  Nadine O’Regan (Sunday Business Post, Phantom FM and blogger)
  Leagues O’Toole (Foggy Notions)
  Jon Richards (Galway Bay FM)

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• I’m saying nothing

  January 8, 2008 @ 4:10 pm | by Jim Carroll

  Both Nialler and Shane have taken out their crystal balls to predict what albums they think will make the cut when the Choice Music Prize shortlist is announced on Wednesday. Lovely lists, the pair of them.

  Anyway, all will be revealed tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 7.30pm on Today FM. We’ll also be revealing the names of the 12 judges on the website so you know the names of the people to applaud or boo. My lips are sealed until then.

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• Choice Music Prize - it’s happening again

  November 28, 2007 @ 1:19 pm | by Jim Carroll

  The shortlist for the Choice Music Prize will be announced on Wednesday January 9th and the live event will take place in Vicar Street, Dublin on Wednesday February 27th.

  The winning act will stagger home with a cheque for €10,000 (courtesy of the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO)) and a smashing piece of glassware (courtesy of industry body, Recorded Artists & Performers (RAAP)).

  The shortlist is selected by a panel of 12 men and women, good and true, drawn from the ranks of those who write about and/or talk about music for a living. You’ll find out who they are when the shortlist is announced. And yes, they’re the ones to blame.

  Declaration of interest: I’m one of the co-founders of this and am also the chairman of the judging panel.

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