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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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Here’s what the programme for government says about plans for Irish night-life

With the passing months since the election and the outcome dulled by a worldwide pandemic,…

IDLES’ new album Ultra Mono is “is a big f**k off ox that carries us through the sludge and doubt”; hear ‘Grounds’

IDLES have made their reputation with visceral live shows and vitriolic albums of toxic masculinity-dismantling…

10 great new songs you should hear this week

Featuring tracks from Leon Bridges, Yotam Avni, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kelsey Lu, Naeem, Darkstar, Mary Lattimore & more.

Gatherings of up to 5000 people may be allowed from September says Taoiseach; €25 million arts support package announced

In April, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar banned mass gatherings of up to 5,000 people until…

EXIT Festival announces acts & is planning on going ahead in August. How?

The European festival outlier in 2020 is Serbia’s EXIT Festival. As recounted last month, the…

NOS Primavera Sound in Porto reveals lineup including Tyler, The Creator, Tame Impala, Gorillaz, FKA twigs, Bad Bunny, Beck and Doja Cat

Now that Primavera Sound in Barcelona next year is officially sold out a year in…

The best online live streams happening this week

Highlights: Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, District 8 party, Greenpeace AAA, Angel Olsen.

Watch The Blaze perform 2 miles above sea level on a mountain in the French Alps

Parisian electronic duo The Blaze have made one of the best live streamed gigs we’ve…

Labels, awards and acts change racially insensitive names after Black Lives Matter protests

Lady Antebellum, The Grammys, Whities and One Little Indian among those who have changed insensitive names.

Ryan Vail And Elma Orkestra are planning a Borders paid live stream show next week

With live stream shows becoming the main way that independent artists can make any sort…

Jafaris is stuck to you like ‘Glue’

Jafaris dropped a new tune on Friday, the first solo song since last year’s debut…

Everything Shook’s ‘Stand Ajar’ is dystopian electro-pop inspired by Plath and Dickinson

Back in 2016, Áine Stapleton, Robyn Bromfield and Jessica Kennedy released their debut album as Everything…

New Irish pop artist Franki fears being left behind on ‘Santa Monica’

Franki is a new Irish pop act who attended the Dublin branch of BIMM, whose…

Watch Denise Chaila’s video for ‘Chaila’

The video for rising South East all-star Denise Chaila’s ‘Chaila’, which we premiered here recently,…

Nialler9 Podcast: Run The Jewels are the soundtrack to the trash fire of the world

Episode 94 of the Nialler9 podcast and we’re mostly about RTJ4 along with discussion about Black Lives Matter, representation and perception of Black Irish voices, and the End Direct Provision movement. New songs from Leon Bridges, MuRli, Roosevelt and His Holiness The Dalai Lama and a frank recommend for the Beethoven movie. Yep, the one about the St. Bernard dog.

Zapho & Tolü Makay release the first track from The X Collective – ‘Collide’ feat. Jenny Browne

Last month, we shared the news of a new Irish 70-strong collective called The X…

Nealo enlists comedian Darren Conway and dog Norman for ‘Heart Food for Hard Times’ video

Nealo has dropped the video for ‘Heart Food for Hard Times’, which kicks off with…

Pillow Queens announce debut album In Waiting and new song ‘Handsome Wife’

The PQs are back. Announcing their long-awaited (around these parts) debut album, Pillow Queens have…