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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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The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (March 27th – April 2nd)

Highlights: Rustie (pictured), Grouper, Aidan Moffat And Bill Wells, Breton, Popicalia #13, John Wiese, Temper…

iamamiwhoami – ‘play’

Honestly, I recommend you just listen to the song before watching the video first time…

Sigur Ros – ‘Ekki múkk’

A serene blast of melancholic resplendence courtesy of everyone’s favourite instrumental Icelanders (Jonsi’s voice is…

Tall Ships – ‘T=0’ (65daysofstatic remix)

65daysofstatic inject some M83-style grandiosity into Tall Ships latest single ‘T=0’ on this remix. I’d…

Watch the Gaspar Noé directed video for SebastiAn’s ‘Love In Motion’ & hear the Rustie remix

I played this SebastiAn tune a lot when DJing last year. That beat is crunchy…

Win tickets to see Breton in Dublin

Breton’s M.O. appears to be quite a confusing mix of Foals-esque dynamics, avant-garde These New…

Swizz Beats – ‘Street Knock’ feat. A$AP Rocky & araabMUZIK

An undeniable beat from araabMUZIK forms the basis for this Swizz Beats song featuring a…

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…