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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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Band Of Blogs: Fang Island, Kitty Pryde, Nguzunguzu & Rebecca Brandt

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

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Kanye West – ‘Mercy’ (RL Grime & Salva Remix)

‘Mercy’ was heard on quite a few soundsystems during Sonar last weekend. The Kanye-led G.O.O.D.…

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GOODTIME – ‘Like A River’ (Sunken Foal remix)

The remix project for Goodtime’s The Colours Of Darkness album, Departed has been a bit…

Opossom – ‘Blue Meanies’ (video)

I mentioned this New Zealand artist Opossum before and Blue Meanies’ similarity to Beck. Kody…

RAAP and RTÉ Radio announce music performance competition with €24,500 prize fund

RAAP and RTÉ Radio have announced details for this year’s Breakthrough Bursary, a music performance…

Sonar Festival 2012 review

Around 1998, when my music tastes were turning towards the wider world, electronic music was…

Le Galaxie – ‘Nightcaller’

If you’ve seen Le Galaxie live recently, you’ll recognise this new one from their new…

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Graphics – ‘I Made Up My Mind’ feat. Price

Twisting a first album Adele sample into an effusive dubstep production, Oxford man Alfie MacGibbon’s ‘I…

Body & Soul 2012 stage times

Full lineups for the main stages at Body & Soul: Saturday 23rd June MAIN STAGE…

Kimbra – ‘Settle Down’ (Nowness video – solo live with iPad)

Kimbra’s solo iPad-assisted looped performance extraordinaire is captured beautifully for Nowness by Christopher Barrett and…

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The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // June 19th – 25th

Highlights: Body & Soul Festival, Love:live music day, Whelan’s Sounds of Summer Festival, No Spill…

Mumblin’ Deaf Ro – The Herring and the Brine (Free download)

Mumblin’ Deaf Ro’s The Herring and the Brine album is one of the finest Irish…

David Byrne & St. Vincent – ‘Who’

St. Vincent and David Byrne have recorded an album called Love This Giant together. The…

Nialler9 Podcast #40: Rustie, Not Squares, Purity Ring, Kindness, Minimal Wave Tapes & more

In which Aoife and I play a plethora of amazing tunes from the last few…

MAP: The global music blogger mixtape – June 2012

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

Band Of Blogs: Giraffage, Blonds & Frank Ocean

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

SlowPlaceLikeHome – ‘Selkie’

After releasing two good EPs in the form of Coastal Hubs For Chivalry and Waiting…

Interview: Jason Pierce of Spiritualized

After yet another unfortunate bout of illness in which he battled liver disease, Jason Pierce…

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Mmoths – ‘Folding’ & Vacationer remix

Jack Colleran kicks off a US tour today where he’ll be playing shows with Beat…

Rudi Zygadlo’s feral and experimental 7″ on Planet Mu

While Planet Mu are more known for their electronic releases, they do occasionally dip into…