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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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Toro Y Moi, Holy Fuck, The Field, Darkstar & more for Body & Soul lineup

Body and Soul have announced their lineup for this year. The event happens on June…

Video: Therapies Son – ‘Touching Down’

Weird ass video for Therapies Son’s brilliant tune. Therapies Son is 19 year old Californian…

Video: Glasser – ‘Let No Man Steal Your Thyme’ (live Pentangle cover)

For Glasser’s last song on her European tour last week she came out and did…

How To Dress Well
How To Dress Well – ‘Ready For The World’ (xxxy Re-edit)

Manchester producer xxxy creates a floating ambient rework with its foot in the dance camp…

James Blake
James Blake playing Whelan’s this month

Despite some silly comments and the revelation that one of the tracks of the year…

Moullinex – ‘Tear Club’

A nice disco / synth pop tune from Germany’s Luis Clara Gomes aka Moullinex. Reminds…

New Gang Gang Dance – ‘Glass Jar’

An 11-minute long excursion that goes from a tribal twinkling glowing synths into a tumultuous…

Computer Magic
Computer Magic new EP & vinyl

Listening to Danielle Johnson aka Computer Magic has been a regular occurrence ever since I…

Get stoned: Listen to the remastered Queens Of The Stone Age debut

The upcoming remastered re-release (with three extra tracks of course) is a good enough excuse…

The Nialler9 weekly gig guide

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

Video: Clock Opera -‘Once And For All’

A cool slo-mo video for Clock Opera’s ‘One And For All’.

State special issue: Faces Of 2011

Delighted with this. Retarded Cop on the cover as shot by Sean Conroy! More info.

New Four Tet – ‘Pinnacles’ / split with Caribou as Daphni

New Four Tet anyone? As played on Giles Peterson… No word yet on where this…

Win tickets to Ghostpoet this Friday

Friday sees the most interesting UK MC I’ve heard in a while play his debut…

Gold Panda
Listen to Gold Panda’s Marriage EP featuring remixes from Baths & Star Slinger

Coming out on a 12″ for Record Store Day on April 16th, Gold Panda’s Marriage…

Stream STRFKR (Starfucker) – Reptilians

I wish these guys would make up their mind what their band is called. Whether…

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros’ 12-part music video series

In-between inspired cute father daughter virals and immersing themselves too much into cult-like togetherness, Edward…

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Listen to the new And So I Watch You From Afar single – ‘Search:Party:Animal’

And So I Watch From Afar – Search:Party:Animal Are you ready to be pulverised once…

D&N: Conspiracies, blobs and WTFs?

My Digital internet-related column appears in Irish Independent’s Day and Night every Friday and this…

Summer Camp – ‘I Want You’

“If I could I’d kiss your lips so hard, your entire face would bruise. Write…