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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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Glasser – ‘Design’

A few weeks ago Cameron Mesirow/ Glasser gave us the first listen of new material…

Album of the week: Holy Ghost! – Dynamics

As purveyors of a very specific modern version of disco dance pop, Holy Ghost! were…

New music: Bondax, Joe Goddard, Cassie & Laura Welsh

Every Friday, I’ll publish my new music picks of the week as featured in the…

Shit Robot ft. Reggie Watts – ‘We Got A Love’

He might be known as a comedian primarily but his Reggie Watt’s reputation on a…

Gig news: Julio Bashmore, Bill Callahan, Omar S, Oh Land & more

Gigs announced in the last week. OH BABY. Julio Bashmore brings ‘Au Seve’ and more…

The Late David Turpin – ‘Garland’

David Turpin’s idiosyncratic theatrical musical stylings might not be to everyone’s taste, and in truth…

Valentia Isle Festival stage times & info

Valentia Isle Festival is happening THIS WEEKEND on the island with the population of around…

Clu – ‘Live A/V mix’

The musical A/V duo of Sean Cooley and Kevin Freeney aka Clu have always pushed…

Active Child feat. Mikky Ekko – ‘Subtle’

Pat Grossi aka Active Child’s debut You Are All I See has some serious choirboy…

Arcade Fire – ‘Reflektor’

Last week, the Arctic Monkeys released their fifth album AM, one of their best albums…

MØ – ‘XXX 88’ (video)

MØ dances around her bedroom and the desert in the video for her Diplo-produced new…

Playlist: The best tracks of the week #14

New songs you should hear this week… This week’s installment of new music debuted/heard in…

Album of the week: Factory Floor – Factory Floor

Factory Floor first started as industrial post-ravers circa 2005. Their debut physical release in 2010…

Nialler9’s 30 best tracks of August

The 30 tracks that made the month of August awesome in a Soundcloud playlist with…

New music: Banks, Vaults, TV On The Radio & Willis Earl Beal

The best new music/artist picks of the last week. As published in today’s Day &…

Samhain Festival: Nina Kraviz, Todd Terje, New Jackson & more in Glendalough House

Sick of the festivals? Think again. Samhain looks good. Samhain Festival is a new one-day…

The Bedroom – ‘The Big Up’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6iaAZ__FQ0 Former EatenByBears’ member Olan Stephens introduced his The Bedroom A/V project last year to…

Watch an awesome 8-bit version of Dublin soundtracked by Sounds of System Breakdown

Sounds of System Breakdown’s Nomad album track ‘Tear At The Seams’ soundtracks this ridiculously good…

Album stream roundup: Holy Ghost!, The Weeknd, Janelle Monae, Factory Floor, Delorean…

It’s a busy time for album releases which means there’s a plethora of album streams…

Electric Picnic 2013: in Animated GIFs

Last year, Mark Duggan and I did artists portraits at Electric Picnic but this year…