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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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Tara Masterson Hally
Band of Blogs: MS MR, Tara Masterson Hally, Girl Unit & Madeaux

Tara Masterson Hally Folk songs surrounded by a gossamer of ethereal icy reverb is an…

Forbidden Fruit 2012 stage times

How d’ya like them apples?

Cian Nugent
Cian Nugent – ‘Grass Above My Head’ / ‘My War Blues’ (Black Flag) 7″

Last year, Cian Nugent came to a lot of people’s attention with his full-length album…

Darkside – ‘A1’ (video)

I chose this song as my alarm clock this morning and here we are, a…

Trinity Orchestra perform Radiohead in St. Michan’s Church and more in Block T’s Smithfield festival

BLOCK T have a festival lined up for the 25th to the 27th of this…

Watch an awesome Beastie Boys MCA ‘Sabotage’ kids tribute

The best thing you’ll see all day. A tribute to the Beastie Boys’ MCA by…

Eleanor Friedberger / Popicalia
The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // May 15th – 21st

Highlights: Sharon Van Etten, Floating Points & Eglo records showcase, Eleanor Friedburger (left), Popicalia #15…

Girl Unit
Girl Unit – Club Rez EP

Girl U (K)No(w) It’s True. Girl Unit is back with a new EP on Night…

Nicole Miglis
MAP: Global music blogs mixtape – May 2012

35 tracks from 35 countries. Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks music bloggers to…

Hear Four Tet’s new single & a Neneh Cherry remix

While you were enjoying your weekend (like me at Camden Crawl Dublin), you may have…

Azealia Banks – ‘Jumanji’ (production from Hudson Mohawke & Nick Hook)

It appeared that Azealia Banks was ready to derail her own hype train a few…

Chromatics – Kill For Love

Italians Do It Better were one of the first record labels to make a significant…

TRUST – ‘Sulk’ (video)

Initially I was a bit skeptical about Trust’s music (that’s been happening a lot lately).…

Bondax
Band of Blogs: Bondax, Somadrone covers Thin Lizzy, Fiction & Swim Deep

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

TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke x Lunice) – ‘Bugg’n’

Hudson Mohawke and Lunice have announced an official release of their collaboration of TNGHT. ‘Bugg’n’…

Keep Shelly in Athens / Solar Bears
It’s the joint: Keep Shelly In Athens and Solar Bears in conversation

Tonight, Greek electronic pop duo Keep Shelly In Athens play Whelan’s in Dublin with Ginnels…

Watch MTV’s Beastie Boys Beastieography documentary

This was first aired in 1998 and my friend Ciaran recorded it for me on…

Strange Passion – A compilation of Irish post-punk, DIY and Electronic music 1980-83

Curated by former Maximum Joy and current B-music DJ Darren McCreeesh, Strange Passion is a…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // May 8th – 14th

Highlights: Camden Crawl Dublin takes over most venues (Nialler9 night on Friday in The Grand…

Album stream roundup: Beach House, Best Coast, Killer Mike, Niki & The Dove, Damon Albarn, Policia…

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams…