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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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Watch this gurntastic Doncaster rave video from 1992

Rave till your grave you’re on Youtube. In 1992 I left mining to become a…

Nina Hynes – ‘Sewing Machine’

A new track from Nina Hynes available for download from Bandcamp. Nina will be launching…

Barbara Panther – ‘Moonlight People’

City Slang will release Barbara Panther’s self-titled debut album on May 16th. Based in Berlin,…

Black Lips – ‘Modern Art’

Mark Ronson is on production duties for Black Lips‘ upcoming sixth album Arabia Mountain (Lockett…

Album stream: Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact

Eye Contact is out on May 6th (Ireland), May 9th (UK) & May 10 (US)…

Introducing: Disclosure – South London brothers do buoyant post-dubstep

A contender for the best record label in the world that started life as a…

Listen to album streams from Wild Beasts, Prefuse 73, Love Inks, Fleet Foxes, The Antlers, Raphael Saadiq & more

The best of the last week’s album streams in A-Z. Plenty more in the Album…

The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (3rd – 9th May)

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

Solange Knowles samples Boards Of Canada

Diehard Boards Of Canada fans aren’t happy. So far, there’s been cries of ‘sacrilege’ ,…

Washed Out – ‘Eyes Be Closed’

Get a new track from Washed Out’s forthcoming album Within and Without due in July…

Bank Holiday mix: The Soft’s Miniluv Mix for Cave Chorus

The Soft put together a short and eclectic mix for their Nottingham-based record label Cave…

Watch Trinity Orchestra play a Daft Punk medley

Genuinely great. Watch the Trinity Orchestra perform an encore of a Daft Punk medley after…

Zola Jesus – ‘Night’ (Soundcheck Session video)

A spectacular version of ‘Night’ by Zola Jesus for The Soundcheck Sessions helped by some…

The Irish music video renaissance

You may have noticed how Irish film-makers have produced brilliant video work of late. The…

Trophy Boyfriend – ‘Feels Like Autumn’

Despite what moany Gavin Friday thinks, Irish music is plenty diverse. We are, however, under-represented…

Star Slinger Bodytonic mix, new tracks & Dublin gig this Friday

A reminder that Star Slinger makes his Irish debut at a free show in The…

Patrick Kelleher and his Cold Dead Hands – ‘Miracle Candle’

Taken from Patrick Kelleher’s forthcoming album Golden Syrup due June 18th through Osaka Records comes…

And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs (album stream premiere)

Album Of The Week: Gangs by ASIWYFA The heart of And So I Watch You…

Daithí remixes The Kanyu Tree

The fiddle-playing Kaoss-pedal looping Daithí O’ Dronai turns in his first remix of ‘Radio’ the…

MachineDrum – ‘Listen 2 Me’

Brooklyn-based electronic producer Travis Stewart aka Machinedrum (who is also one half of Sepalcure) is…