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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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Blooms – ‘Give It Up’

It was last May, just before her appearance at Forbidden Fruit festival that Blooms, Louise…

Listen to Sunil Sharpe’s RA mix

While I’ll happily admit techno isn’t my preferred choice of late-night listening, it’s usually the…

The Last Shadow Puppets announce first Irish gig

With their second album Everything You’ve Come To Expect on the way, Arctic Monkeys’ Alex…

Listen to Ty Dolla $ign sample a Solar Bears song

Ty Dolla $ign and HWLS were asked to make a song together by a big…

PJ Harvey, Julia Holter & múm with Kronos Quartet among first names for Iceland Airwaves 2016
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Well, that was quick. It’s not on til November but Iceland Airwaves have already announced…

Life Festival announces first lineup including Paul Kalkbrenner, 2manyDjs, John Talabot, Ben Klock, Bicep & more

Life Festival has just dropped its lineup for the event in Belvedere House from May…

The best songs of the week

Looking for more new music? Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist on Spotify. Updated weekly.…

Managing Creativity is a one day seminar @ Irish Writers Centre about creative projects

Managing Creativity is a one-day seminar on Saturday February 27th in the Irish Writers Centre…

Listen back to my TXFM new music show

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Here’s what I…

Intro: Belfast gets some dreamy indie Beauty Sleep

Here’s a fine new track from a new Belfast band. Beauty Sleep are a three-piece…

Anderson Paak’s Colbert performance last night was the work of a rising star

Following on from the release of his superb Malibu album and his subsequent signing to…

Gig news roundup: Ghostly International, Tinder party, Young Marco, Kacy Hill, GangStarr Foundation, Earth, Wind & Fire; Townlands Carnival

Recent gigs not listed below? Bruce / BD Festival / Sigur Ros & James McMorrow.…

Watch The Gloaming perform ‘The Pilgrim’s Song’ live at Real World Studios

The Gloaming are one of the best bands around but live, is where they really…

Fianna Fáil councillor Trevor Gilligan has some hot pop jams for you

Is something in the Irish Water? Fianna Fáil councillor Trevor Gilligan is following in the…

Hear a Four Tet club edit of his Jamie xx collab ‘Seesaw’

Four Tet is the co-writer and co-producer of ‘SeeSaw’, a track from Jamie xx’s debut…

Primavera Porto lineup revealed: No LCD or Radiohead but Air, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey, Beach House & more

Taking place the week after Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Primavera Porto has a similar if…

Bruce Springsteen for Croke Park show

Aiken have announced that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will be back in…

Jealous Of The Birds announces debut album & new version of ‘Goji Berry Sunset’

Last year, in April, ‘Goji Berry Sunset’, a song from a seven-track EP called Capricorn,…

DJDS made a video with iPhones for the tension-building dance cut ‘I Don’t Love You’

The US duo formerly known DJ Dodger Stadium’s new album Stand Up And Speak came…

Legendary DJ Larry Levan compilation Genius Of Time due in March

Dance music legend Larry Levan is interwoven into the history of DJing in the 20th…