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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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Introducing: just a number 05272011

The latest musical artist trying the mystery route is the oddly named just a number…

New MOTHS – ‘Summer’

Following on from ‘

O Emperor – ‘Sedalia’ with RTE Concert Orchestra

Well, this is lovely. nice to see an Irish band grapple with an orchestra and…

DJing @ Parliament in The Kitchen this Saturday

I’ll be playing some tunes this Saturday night at the newly re-opened Kitchen nightclub under…

Stream albums from Bibio, Generationals, Peter Bjorn and John, Pharoahe Monch, Yelle & more

Stream a whole load of albums from Bibio, Generationals, Peter Bjorn and John, The Weeknd,…

Swedish hits 8-bit medley feat. Robyn, Lykke Li, The Cardigans, The Knife & more

This is a bit of fun. Zalza put together a chip music-medley of 11 tracks…

Video: Halves – ‘Darling, You’ll Meet Your Maker’

Donal Mangan (who made SEBP’s ‘Comets’ video) has made the latest video for Halves’ ‘Darling,…

Nate Dogg, Burial & Four Tet – ‘I Got Ego’ (mashup)

A Nate Dogg tribute in the form of a mashup of ‘I Got Love’ with…

SXSW 2011: Baths, Clock Opera, Grimes, The Dodos, Delicate Steve, Prince Rama, Braids & more

Here’s a roundup of all the other bands and artists worth writing about I caught…

Video: Tune-Yards – ‘Bizness’

One of my tunes of the year so far gets a video. See also Tune-Yards…

SXSW 2011: Jamie XX, Nosaj Thing, Computer Magic, Dirty Beaches & more

Friday at SXSW traditionally starts with the Irish Breakfast, an all-day event where most of…

Little Dragon & PS22 Chorus – ‘Twice’

Beautiful.

Nialler9 annoys everyone by winning Irish Blog Award again

I was away in Austin when the awards took place so I just want to…

Friendly Fires – ‘Live Those Days Tonight’

The first single ‘Live Those Days Tonight’ from Pala, Friendly Fires‘ new album was premiered…

Video: Odd Future live at SXSW Thrasher Party

The energy around Odd Future’s SXSW shows was insane. The exception was the official Billboard…

Burial, Four Tet & Thom Yorke – ‘Ego’ & ‘Mirror’

While I was SXSWing it up, Burial, Four Tet & Thom Yorke dropped a extremely-limited…

SXSW 2011: James Blake, Tune-Yards, Austra, Grouplove, Twin Shadow & more

It’s St. Patrick’s Day (or Patty’s Day as they say here) and the silly hats…

SXSW 2011: Gold Panda, Therapies Son, Summer Camp, Foster The People, Jamie Woon, Toro Y Moi & more

Austin’s annual musical challenge to the brave and eager has rolled around. While film, interactive…

Cloud Nothing
MAP – The global music blog mixtape – March 2011

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 36 music bloggers across the world to share…

BATTLES
Battles – ‘Ice Cream’

When Tyondai Braxton announced he was leaving Battles, a large part of me wasn’t surprised.…