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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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Theophilus London – ‘Girls Girls’ (Video)

PARTY OF THE YEAR. New mental Theophilus London video illustrated by Tim Walkiewicz. Theo’s album…

Album Of The Week: Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands – Golden Syrup

Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands‘ second album was never going to be exactly…

New Boom Bip song & Zig Zaj album details

It’s a while since we had a Boom Bip solo record – 2005’s Blue Eyed…

Solar Taxi – ‘Glass Hearts’ (The Casanova Wave ‘Sleep Tight’ Remix)

The Casanova Wave remix of Solar Taxi’s ‘Glass Hearts’ lends the song a synthy euphoria…

The Caretaker: A contemplation on Alzheimer’s disease through music

The Caretaker With An Empty Bliss Beyond This World may just be the most conceptual…

Win tickets to Indiependence 2011

Now in it’s third year as a paying festival, Indiependence, the Mitchelstown, Cork-based festival returns…

Memory Tapes – ‘Green Night’ (CREEP remix)

Lovely long and Languid remix by CREEP of Memory Tapes‘ ‘Green Night’. Directed by Ellen…

Grand Pocket Orchestra – ‘Ooo La Te Woo’

Since GPO released their debut The Ice Cream last year and solidified their lineup they’ve…

CocknBullKid – ‘Yellow’ (Greenmoney remix) – premiere

CocknBullKid’s next single from her album Adulthood is ‘Yellow’ and will be released on Moshi…

Interpol – ‘The Undoing’ (Moths remix)

Imagine if you were studying for your Leaving Cert exams and you release a couple…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (July 12th – 18th)

Highlights: Little Green Cars, Cut Chemist, The Vaselines, Patrick Kelleher’s album launch, Lorem Ipsum album launch and The Casanova Wave. Plus, Cut Chemist tickets to giveaway.

Yourstru.ly Presents: tUnE-yArDs – ‘Gangsta’

Another Yourstru.ly video from Merril Garbus and co.

Ghostfunk: The Ghostface Killah / African high-life mashup album

Matt Tannone, the mashup producer behind Jaydiohead and MosDub’s latest project GhostFunk features Wu-Tang’s Ghostface…

Little Green Cars – ‘My Love Took Me Down To The River (To Silence Me)’ (Live Video)

After an extremely positive reaction to their new material and a well-received Oxegen set, Little…

SBTRKT – ‘Wildfire’ (live featuring Drake in Toronto)

Drake joins SBTRKT live in Toronto for his version of ‘Wildfire’. Tune. Download: SBTRKT ft.…

Hudson Mohawke – Satin Panthers EP preview

I don’t normally post snippets but this sounds so good right now. Hudson Mohawke –…

Friends – ‘Friend Crush’ (video)

A Brooklyn band who are bound to make you feel stupid when you google “friends…

Nialler9’s albums of 2011 so far…

It’s past the halfway mark into the year and time to take stock on what’s…

Chromeo – ‘When The Night Falls’ (Breakbot Remix)

That Chromeo song from Business Casual that sounds a bit like Whitney Huston’s pop glory…

Kurt Vile – ‘Baby’s Arms’ (video)

New video for a Kurt Vile song that always deserves a listen. Directed by Todd…