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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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Girl Band – ‘De Bom Bom’

Clearly releasing one of the best songs this country has produced this year wasn’t enough.…

Watch the new Rubberbandits video featuring a puppet Gabriel Byrne – ‘Fellas’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh7W0U65gh8 Another chapter in the Rubberbandits songbook. As sung by a puppet Gabriel Byrne. NSFW…

Watch the video for Contour’s ‘Change Your Ways’

Contour’s ‘Change Your Ways’ was one of those songs that got a big reaction here…

Adebisi Shank – ‘World In Harmony’

We’ve had the pulverising polychromatic parade stomp of ‘Big Unit’ and the live favourite ‘Voodoo…

Irish ’80s post-punk band The SM Corporation gets remixes by Optimo & Great Lakes Mystery

As one of the band’s featured in Darren McCreesh’s Irish post-punk compilation Strange Passion, SM…

Gig news update: inc., Eagulls, Seth Troxler, Mylo, George Ezra and more

The makers of one of my favourite albums of last year no world, inc. make…

Hudson Mohawke – ‘Chimes’

Both Lunice and Hudson Mohawke have returned to their own material now that TNGHT’s time…

SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koening – ‘New Dorp. New York’

Sampha, Caroline Polachek, Koreless, Raury, A$AP Ferg, Jessie Ware, Denai Moore and Ezra Koening and…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // July 22 – 28

Skip to day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun |…

23 bands added to Electric Picnic bill

Electric Picnic have added 23 new acts today including a good lot of Longitude artists…

Listen to Shabazz Palaces’ album Lese Majesty

Shabazz Palaces, the avant-hip-hop project of Ishmael Butler has taken a deeper turn into sculpting…

The Grand Social announce The Summer Social Weekender lineup

From Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th of August, The Grand Social is hosting an all-Irish…

Arthur Baker teams up with Chromeo’s Dave 1 and MSTRKRFT’s Al P on disco project Slam Dunk’d

Influential producer and musician Arthur Baker has worked with Afrika Bambaataa, Hall & Oates and…

The Pavilion in Cork has closed

According to messages and tweets on The Pavilion’s social media accounts, the Cork venue closed…

The best tracks of the week

Tracks of the Week playlist 1. Real Lies – ‘North Circular’ Despite this song coming…

Jesus and Mary Chain play Vicar Street this month

Jesus and Mary Chain have announced what they’re calling a secret show, in Dublin’s Vicar…

Interpol announce European tour; second date added.

A second gig has been added on February 11th. Interpol have announced a European tour…

Listen to last night’s Nialler9 TXFM show – a Longitude special

The Nialler9 TXFM show airs every Thursday night at 10pm for two hours. You can listen on 105.2FM,…

Daphni added to Dublin City Block Party lineup

Daphni, aka the electronic project of Caribou’s Dan Snaith has been added to the lineup…

Låpsley – ‘Painter (Valentine)’

With her first track ‘Station’, the 17 year-old Liverpudlian Holly Fletcher aka Låpsley sounded like…