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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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Laura Sheeran – ‘Forever Love’

Following her debut release Lust Of Pig & The Fresh Blood, subsequent releases Murderous Love…

Azealia Banks & Diplo – ‘Fuck Up The Fun’

Rapid-fire flow from AZ as she teams up with Diplo on a marching band beat…

The 20 best bands I saw at SXSW 2012

This year was my fourth South By South West and before I left for Austin,…

Band of Blogs: Kwes, Beat Culture, You Won’t & Teen Daze

Every Friday I write a column about internet-related things for Irish Independent’s Day & Night.…

Heathers – ‘Forget Me Knots’

The first taster from Heathers‘ forthcoming second album finds them in new territory. Yes, the…

Irish albums eMusic
eMusic Top 20 Irish indie albums 2007-2012

eMusic approached me last month and asked me to contribute a list of Irish albums…

Download DJ Tu-Ki’s – Just A Ride mix

Four-time Irish DMC champion, DJ Tu-Ki is back with his first full mix since Pre:Seed…

Willy Moon – A past present future pop star?

With the release of Simon Reynolds’ recent book Retromania, there’s been a lot of talk…

Tanlines – ‘All Of Me’ (video)

Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh teams up with Adult Swim for the a music…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (March 21st – 26th)

Highlights: Drake, Memoryhouse, Action Bronson, Spiritualized, Lethal Dialect & The Ambience Affair.. This is the…

Watch live sets from the Nialler9 SXSW party feat. Clock Opera, Body Language, Mmoths…

SXSW is like a suspension of normal reality when it comes to gigs, events and…

Body & Soul 2012 lineup: M83, St. Vincent, Villagers, Little Dragon, John Talabot, Shangaan Electro, Gold Panda…

Body & Soul Festival is back in Ballinlough Castle, Co Westmeath for three days from…

Watch the Nialler9 Hype Hotel party on livestream today

A special Patrick’s Day event, live from Austin – Nialler9 SXSW day party kicks off…

Band of Blogs: Mirel Wagner, Day Joy, I Am Oak & Bright Moments

Every Friday I write a column about internet-related things for Irish Independent’s Day & Night.…

MAP: Global music blogs mixtape – March 2012

36 tracks from 36 countries. Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks music bloggers to…

Camden Crawl Dublin
Camden Crawl Dublin add Ghostpoet, Iceage, Dam Mantle, ASIWYFA, Jape, We Are Scientists & more

Last week curators got together and picked the lineups for each of their venues over…

WU LYF
The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (Paddy’s Week edition)

Highlights: Jape / REID & Ships, WU LYF, Moodymann, Lisa Hannigan, Free Lightbox gig,  State…

Clark – ‘Secret’ feat. Martina Topley-Bird

The third preview from Clark’s Iradelphic album reinforces the point that this may be his…

No Monster Club LP art by Stephen Maurice Graham
No Monster Club – ‘Be My Bone’

A new No Monster Club album is out on March 23rd on 12″ vinyl through…

SBTRKT, Modeselektor, Friendly Fires, TEED, Sigur Ros, Little Dragon, Major Lazer & more for Berlin Music Festival 2012

Last year’s Berlin Music Festival was one of the best city festival experiences I’ve had…