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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: The Weeknd – Skewed R&B FTW!

R&B is not my usual bag around here but there’s something intriguing about The Weeknd…

Holy Other – ‘Touch’

Proof that ‘Yr Love’ was no brooding fluke, Manchester-based Holy Other’s ‘Touch’ takes a similar…

The Nialler9 weekly gig guide & ticket giveaways

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

Introducing: Avalanche Ammo

Tightly wound riffs, and arrangements are Avalanche Ammo’s technique. Hailing from Kildare, AA is the…

Album stream: Yeh Deadlies – The First Book Of Lessons

Yeh Deadlies release their debut album The First Book Of Lessons on April 8th through…

Video: The Minutes – ‘Black Keys’

A great tune from The Minutes, a rock ‘n’ roll band that have been improving…

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…