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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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Nialler9 Podcast: Computer Love – celebrating the music of Kraftwerk

Plus new music from the Fontaines D.C, the song of the summer battle heats up, Normal People discussed and Florian Schneider celebrated.

RIP Dublin independent promoter Luke Gleeson

One of Dublin’s most notable independent music promoters Luke Gleeson passed away suddenly on Tuesday…

Watch Nina Hynes’ new video for ‘Go’ from forthcoming album ZAP!

Berlin-based Irish artist Nina Hynes has a new record on the way called ZAP! which…

Listen to Jon Hopkins’ quiet & ambient 24 hour Spotify playlist for meditations and psychedelic journeys

We are no strangers to ambient, quiet and calming playlists around Nialler9 HQ and here’s…

The Academic sign to Capitol Records & release cute quarantine couple video for ‘Anything Could Happen’

Mullingar band The Academic have been on an upward trajectory for quite a number of…

Watch CMAT’s Bye Bye Birdie-inspired video for ‘Another Day (KFC)’

We introduced you to CMAT, the self-confessed global pop star also known as Ciara Mary-Alice…

The Daughters of Reykjavik have made the best lockdown Zoom music video (NSFW)

We are known as fans of the Icelandic rap group Daughters of Reykjavik (formerly Reykjavíkurdætur)…

Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider has died

Florian Schneider, one of the founding members of the seminal and groundbreaking electronic music German…

Now That’s What I Call PX Music! Listen to an all-Limerick rap mixtape featuring Denise Chaila, Hazey, Citrus Fresh, MurLi & more

PX Music are a Limerick collective and hip-hop label who are the forefront of the…

Electric Picnic headliners postpone festival and tour dates

Rage Against The Machine were one of the first acts to self-announce for Electric Picnic…

Kobina & Moving Still release joint charity EP as Midnight Blue which captures the feeling of a city at night

Midnight Blue is a new project from Irish producers Moving Still and Kobina, written together…

All Together Now announce Iggy Pop and Sinead O’Connor will return in 2021

After last week’s mass cancellation of 2020’s Summer festival schedule due to COVID-19, festivals are…

ASIWYFA’s Rory Friers releases vibrant album as Beach Comber

And So I Watch You From Afar’s Rory Friers has put out a solo nine-track…

Listen to the Irish artist-heavy soundtrack to Normal People

This week, Sally Rooney’s acclaimed novel Normal People began showing on BBC iPlayer in its…

Watch Luthorist’s hazy video for ‘If You Know, You Know’

Following the release of his debut solo album Hueco Mundo last year, the Nuxsense rapper…

Watch the fifth music video in Jape Sentinel video project for ‘The Sea Shade’

For Jape’s excellent Sentinel album from last year, eight music video directors were enlisted to…

House Arrest – Lumo Club is back broadcasting live from our 3 DJs’ homes this Saturday

Lumo Club are going to broadcast every Saturday fortnight on Twitch while we can no…

Worst summer ever & Fiona Apple sets herself free (Nialler9 Podcast)

We dissect Fiona Apple’s much-lauded and appraised fifth album Fetch The Bolt Cutters. It’s a dizzying , constantly zig-zagging and delightfully free of convention and very likely, one of the albums of the year. Plus, tracks of the week from CMAT, Patricia Lalor, Jamie xx and it’s officially the worst summer ever.

R.S.A.G. announces first album album in 10 years Chroma for May release

Multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Hickey has announced a brand new R.S.A.G. album called Chroma out digitally and…

One The One compilation raising funds for PPE For nursing homes & people in Direct Provision In Ireland

A new compilation of electronic music from producers working out of On The One Studios…