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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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Hudson Mohawke – ‘Lambo Furnace’ (Kanye West – ‘Mercy’ edit)

Last Friday, I brought you RL Grime and Salva’s edit of Kanye’s ‘Mercy’, the tune…

Strong Arm Steady & Statik Selektah – ‘Premium’

A trippy video for a headspinning tune. Strong Arm Steady’s new Stones Throw album has…

UZ
New music: UZ, R.L. Jones, Poolside & Bleep’s 55-track electronic music guide

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

Kool Thing
Kool Thing – Plan.Life.Go 12″

Berlin-based duo Kool Thing have teamed up with Dublin’s Fatty Fatty for the first release…

The Second Second Coming (fake Stone Roses documentary)

Chucklevision galore featuring fake Stone Roses, Noel Gallagher, Sean Ryder and Bez and Bobby Gillespie.…

Nialler9’s albums of 2012 so far…

Time to take stock. What is your year in music looking like so far?

Electric Picnic latest additions: Wild Beasts, Grimes, Villagers, Explosions In The Sky…

The latest round of additions for Electric Picnic were released earlier today to add to…

why
Why? – ‘Sod In The Seed’

Good news. Why? are back. New label in the form of City Slang and a…

Berlin festival
Win tickets to Berlin Festival

If you fancy heading to one of the best cities in the world for a…

Death Grips – ‘Double Helix’ (video)

Death Grips‘ videos are as visceral as their music. I love the idea of using…

Body & Soul 2012 review

After two years of missing the festival, I finally made it down to one day…

Sorcha Richardson
Sorcha Richardson – ‘Early Morning Rising’

I introduced you to a 21 year old Dubliner in New York, Sorcha Richardson a…

PAULWHITE
The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // June 26th – July 2nd

Highlights:  Sea Sessions,  We Are Losers / RunAround Kids, Hot 8 Brass Band, Paul White &…

ONRA
Listen to Onra – Deep In The Night EP

Coming across as a companion piece to Onra’s 2010 LP Long Distance, the five-track Deep…

Watch White Collar Boy’s gig on a train

White Collar Boy performed live on the Dublin train to Kilkenny for Love:Live Music Day…

Poolside – ‘Slow Down’

A fitting song for a summer day, ‘Slow Down’ is a fine example of LA…

Sacred Animals vs. Steffaloo – ‘On Fire’ (video)

Another week, another new Feel Good Lost video, this time for the excellent Sacred Animals…

James Blake / Harmonimix – ‘Confidence Boost’ / ‘Saying’

These James Blake/Harmonimix edits of UK rapper Trim were originally intended to be lost in…

We Cut Corners – ‘The Male Mind’ (video)

Rémy M. Larochelle’s animated video for We Cut Corners‘ ‘The Male Mind’ is a dazzle…

The Cast Of Cheers – Family (album of the week)

When The Cast Of Cheers uploaded their debut album Chariot for free up on Bandcamp…