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Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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Handpicked new tunes: Benin City, Eomac, Jimi Tenor, Octa Octa, Franki, Doubt, Black Country, New Road & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

The Live Venue Collective are streaming gigs from David Kitt, Zen Arcade and Mick Flannery this Saturday

Three of the venues from the Live Venue Collective have bandied together to present three…

22 new albums to look forward to in 2021

Are we getting new albums from Adele, Rosalía, SZA, Kendrick, Billie Eilish & more this year?

Ricky Powell, photographer associated with Beastie Boys passes away at 59

Ricky Powell, the photographer and artist who had a long association with the Beastie Boys…

The Kino venue in Cork city has closed due to ongoing pandemic restrictions

Due to ongoing pandemic restrictions

13 new songs from Irish artists you should hear this week

New music from Theo, Myles Manley, Gaze Is Ghost, Noden, Carrie Baxter, Chósta, Nixer and more

Watch: No More Hotels’ documentary about why Clubbing Is Culture

Last Culture Night, the club night and culture-over-tourism advocate group No More Hotels teamed up…

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Live Venue Collective shows government support for the arts can get people back to work during the pandemic

The Live Venue Collective, a group of live music venues and producers have shared the…

The 25 Best Songs Of The Month

The best songs of January 2021

Handpicked new tunes: Squid, Wyvern Lingo, Tom Trago, Olof Dreijer, AMA, Madlib, Kynsy, Somebody’s Child & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Denise Chaila goes full medieval cosplay in the ‘Anseo’ video

Ah look, it’s another week, which means there’s another reason to talk about Limerick rapper…

New releases out today: Madlib, Anna B Savage, Arlo Parks, Celeste & more

The best new releases out this week.

Watch Fontaines D.C. perform in a London pub for Jimmy Fallon

Grammy-nominated Fontaines D.C. appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night, in which…

Podcast: The curious phenomena of Olivia Rodrigo, Sea Shanties & music at political rallies

On this week’s podcast, Niall and Andrea, we are looking at the biggest stories in…

Toshín learn to love themselves on the sensual funk of ‘She’

Named as one of the best new Irish bands of 2020 by us, Toshín, the…

Lauren Ann previews the ’90s-alternative doting single ‘Angel Eyes’

The young Northern Irish artist Lauren Ann made an impression on our listening habits last…

Latest round of BAI funding allows for €1.4 million to live music sector

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI)  has announced a funding round under its Sound & Vision…

Here are the shortlisted songs for the Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year 2020

The shortlist for this year’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year 2020 was announced…

FKA twigs returns with powerful single ‘Don’t Judge Me’ addressing systemic racism

FKA twigs has been through a lot in the last few years. After dealing with…