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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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Niki & The Dove – ‘Last Night’ & Alex Metric remix

One of the acts I’m personally most looking forward to checking at Electric Picnic, Niki…

Album: Chrome Sparks – My <3

Ann Arbor’s Jeremy Malvin dropped his seven-track My < 3 (that’s my “heart”, the space…

Chromeo feat. Solange – ‘When The Night Falls’ (video)

WARNING: Chromeo can make you pregnant.

Clams Casino – ‘I’m God’ (video)

Brendan Canty aka Feel Good Lost directed an unofficial video for Clams Casino I’m God’.…

Willy Moon – ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’

1 minute and 50 seconds of inspired madness from Willy Moon. The 21 year-old New…

Body & Soul lineup for Electric Picnic announced

Jim Carroll dropped a gigleaks on us this morning with the line-up, so Body &…

Sea Pinks – ‘Fountain Tesserae’

Neil form Girls Names returns to his solo project Sea Pinks with this new jangle-pop…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (August 16th – 22nd)

A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All…

Honest Jon’s Chop Up gig coming to Dublin

As well as the previously announced news of an Honest Jon’s Chop Up in Cork,…

This Club – ‘I Won’t Worry’ (video)

This Club forgot their instruments but attempt to busk any way in the video directed…

Listen to Squarehead’s debut album Yeah Nothing

You know the story by now, a string of super singles, a number one in…

MAP – The music blogs worldwide mixtape – August 2011

Gazebo Penguins – Italy. Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks a large number of…

Mr. Little Jeans covers Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’

The Norwegian singer Monica Birkenes’ (aka Mr. Little Jeans) brooding synthesized version of Arcade Fire’s…

Podcast 37
Nialler9 Podcast #37: M83, SBTRKT, Active Child, The Bullitts, Nguzunguzu, Givers, Clive Tanaka & more

Tracks from Active Child, Givers, When Saints Go Machine, Planningtorock, M83, SBTRKT, Beat Connection , The Bullitts, Nguzunguzu, Givers, Clive Tanaka, El Perro Del Mar, Niki & The Dove & more…

Feist – ‘How Come You Never Go There’

After some teasing short videos, Feist finally reveals the first song from her new album…

The Japanese Popstars feat. James Vincent McMorrow – ‘Shells Of Silver’ (White Sea Remix)

Morgan Kibby of M83 aka White Sea remixes Japanese Popstars‘ ‘Shells Of Silver’ featuring James…

The Bullitts – ‘Run & Hide’ & live video feat. Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu

This is what we do know: The Bullitts is the all-star narrative project led by…

Listen to the Alarmist EP and download ‘Giraffe Centre’

If you’ve been paying attention to Dublin’s gigging calendar, you may have caught these guys…

Ghost Town DJs – ‘My Boo’ (Balam Acab remix)

Continuing the trend for taking ’90s R&B and dragging it through a dark cave, Balam…

Clock Opera – ‘Lesson No. 7’

] Having impressed everyone I spoke to who saw them at Castlepalooza, Clock Opera are…