Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll (born Tipperary in 1968) is an Irish music journalist, blogger and editor who is currently employed by The Irish Times. He runs a blog titled "On the Record" for the newspaper. Carroll is a co-founder of the Choice Music Prize, an annual music award given to one Irish album from ten nominations. He also has a radio programme on Dublin's Phantom FM. In 1997 he founded the internet music magazine Muse. Views Carroll uses his "On the Record" blog to air his views. In October 2006, Irish Independent journalist Anne-Marie Walsh reported that his views on the Humanzi album as "the most expensive and embarrassing flop of 2006" contrasted greatly with NMEs report that the band were "the biggest new act in the country " and that their success "has stopped Dublin in its tracks". His views have also been mentioned by the BBC. In 2005, the Irish Examiner included Carroll on a list of "those who called the tune in Irish music" that year, saying his column "remains one of the most influential on music".