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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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Tebi Rex drop the hip-hop/pop of ‘Everything You Say Is A Poem’

Tebi Rex are ​Matt O’Baoill and Max Zanga from Maynooth, Kildare whose styles take in…

Little Green Cars for Culture Vultures’ 3rd birthday

Culture Vultures, Tony Clayton-Lea and Andrea Keogh’s salon-themed pop culture event will celebrate its 3rd…

Maija Sofia’s ‘Persephone’ is an ode to oppressed women throughout history

Galway singer-songwriter Maija Sofia’s ‘Persephone’ is the musician’s best single song yet. Dispensing (or rather…

Jafaris impresses with new track ‘Love Dies’

Percy Chamburuka aka Jafaris is a rapper and singer with ambition, and is part of…

Watch Grammys performances from Chance The Rapper, A Tribe Called Quest, Beyoncé; Prince & George Michael tributes

The Grammys took place last night and the winners list is here, though it must…

Arcade Fire’s Dublin gig confirmed along with debut Belfast gig

As rumoured last week, Arcade Fire have been announced for a Dublin gig at Malahide…

Prince’s back catalogue is now on Spotify & other streaming services

As rumoured and confirmed in the last week, Prince’s back catalogue is now on Spotify,…

Watch Bitch Falcon’s new ’90s MTV-inspired music video for ‘Clutch’

A song first premiered here last year, ‘Clutch’ is from the Dublin rock trio Bitch…

St. Vincent stars in a Funny Or Die clip where she becomes ambassador for “Recorstorda”

Record Store Day is on April 22nd. St. Vincent is the new ambassador to the…

There’s a free Paddy’s Day gig in London featuring Bantum, Knoxville Morning, Swimmers & more

The Irish Jam is a radio show on Wandsworth Radio in London presented by Niall…

Watch a trailer for an upcoming Dublin rave documentary screening at ADIFF

Notes On Rave In Dublin is an upcoming documentary by James Redmond screening at the…

Watch Rejjie Snow play ‘Blkkst Skin’ & Saint Sister play ‘Tin Man’ on Other Voices

Other Voices‘ second episode last night featured Mumford And Sons, Saint Sister, Rejjie Snow, Margo…

7 songs you need to hear right now

Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist or the Nialler9 New Music Weekly playlist on Spotify.…

Forbidden Fruit add Moderat, Maceo Plex, Motor City Drum Ensemble, NAO, KiNK & Mall Grab

A bunch of tiers of Forbidden Fruit tickets went on sale yesterday and some sold…

Prince’s back catalogue coming to Spotify this Sunday

By now, we can say with almost 100% certainty that there’s gonna be a whole…

Premiere: Slow Riot add a tumult of noise to their sound on ‘Pink December’

Limerick alt-rock trio Slow Riot drop a new single on Monday and here is the…

Watch Future Islands perform (& growl) their new single ‘Ran’ on Fallon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDh9m6eTpA While it’s nigh-on impossible to repeat the impact of Future Islands performing ‘Seasons (Waiting…

NAO’s remix EP features Kaytranada, Mura Masa, Stormzy & SBTRKT

Yesterday, NAO was announced for Dublin’s Forbidden Fruit Festival and today, the singer has dropped…

Open Ear experimental festival returns to Sherkin Island

Open Ear is a festival that started last year on Sherkin Island off the coast…

Pleasure Beach build a colossal wall of sound on new song ‘Burning Up’

It’s been too long since we heard some new music from Belfast band Pleasure Beach,…