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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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Indiependence
Win tickets to Indiependence Festival 2012

You know it’s all about the small festival this year. Cork’s August bank holiday (3th…

DUBLIN
Listen to MAD EP’s Spotlight on Dublin electronic mix

MAD EP’s Dublin-centric bass mix features the talents of artists from Ghetto Quietly, !Kaboogie and…

elaine mai
Elaine Mai – ‘Live’ (video)

She’s just guested on Le Galaxie’s stonking new EP but she released an EP of…

Watch Dan Deacon’s new Chinese whispers-style scene music video

Great concept for a video. Dan Deacon’s ‘True Thrush’ gets a video inspired by a…

Croupier
Croupier – ‘Creo Beast’

The retirement of Richter Collective as a label this year may mark the end of…

EXIT Festival 2012 review

I have been to eight different music festivals this year so far. Eurosonic, SXSW, Sonar,…

lone
The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // July 17th – 23rd

Highlights:  Gigs in the Iveagh Gardens, BRUUUUCE, Edward Sharpe, Lone album launch, JD Sampson Mother DJ…

MAP: The global music blogger mixtape – July 2012

37 tracks from 37 countries chosen by 35 bloggers. Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact)…

David Douglas – Royal Horticultural Society EP

Utrecht-based Dutch producer David Douglas‘ debut EP Royal Horticultural Society is an impressive meld of…

New music: Joey Bada$$, Fossil Collective, DrDr & Vaz

Every Friday, I pick out four new music picks from the best of music blogs…

Watch Solar Bears on the Boiler Room

In case you missed it when it aired, Solar Bears‘ Boiler Room set is now…

Le Galaxie
Stream: Le Galaxie – Fade 2 Forever EP

Oh, how far they’ve come and what a joy it is to watch their progress.…

SertOne feat. Young Wonder – ‘Breath’ (video premiere)

Teaming up with No Fear Of Pop and Feel Good Lost once again to debut…

Dan Deacon
Dan Deacon – ‘True Thrush’

The spoken weird bit during this song freaked me out big time. Besides that, ‘True…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // July 10th – 16th

Highlights:  Tune-Yards, Wu-Tang Clan, Joy Orbison, Low, 10 Days In Dublin, Paul Simon, Monster Truck fundraiser,…

Heathers – ‘Forget Me Knots’ (video)

Cute music video for ‘Forget Me Knots’, the first single from Heathers’ second album Kingdom…

Seasfire
Intro: Seasfire

When an artist’s PR is pushing a “The new [hot band here]”, there’s usually a…

nguzunguzu
Listen to Nguzunguzu’s Warm Pulse EP

Nguzunguzu’s aquatic R&B textures, ominous tense melodies and grime-influenced beats have been distinctive in all…

Nicolas Jaar is playing Dublin in August

Well this will be good. Nicolas Jaar plays The Button Factory, Dublin on Sunday August…

Elliphant
Elliphant – ‘Cian’t Hear It’

Stockholm’s Ellinor Olovsdotter aka Elliphant delivers another impressive club track. I’m sure the intention of…