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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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Video: Fucked Up – ‘Year of the Ox’ feat. Duchess Says

I posted this a while back but now it’s embedabble so it’s worth a few…

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New Squarepusher – ‘Cryptic Motion’ (split release by Warp / Ed Banger)

A surprising release for sure, but this new split 12″, with Squarepusher credited as Shobaleader…

Video: Steve Mason – ‘Am I Just A Man’

The second single from Steve Mason’s Richard X-produced album Boys Outside has an undeniable Beta…

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New Fight Like Apes – ‘Poached Egg’

Fight Like Apes are due to release their awesomely-titled second album The Body of Christ…

Video: Kanye West – ‘Power’

Hugely impressive but only 1 minute 43 seconds long? Odd. Kanye tweeted – “It’s not…

Video: Yes Cadets – ‘Lies’

New single from Yes Cadets who played a super set at Indiependence last weekend.

Video: Villagers at Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle

Conor O’ Brien performed four solo songs for KEXP during the Capitol Hill Block Party…

New gigs roundup: Foggy Jam all-dayer, Harlem, Plaid, Little Dragon, Local Natives, Ozric Tentacles & more

New gigs announced recently for Dublin. Tracks for listening below. State vs Popical Island: So…

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Introducing: Gallops – Wrexham’s answer to Battles

Hailing from Wrexham in Wales (it’s not often you can write that) and with the…

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Download ‘Genki Shank’, another new Adebisi Shank tune

The interest in Adebisi Shank’s ‘International Dreambeat’ was pretty high by this blog’s usual standards…

Video: Janelle Monae – ‘Cold War’

 

iamamiwhoami part 13 – A baker’s dozen of who gives a shit?

Part 12 had a great tune, Part 13 isn’t too shabby either. The series has…

Ali Love – ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ (Villa remix)

Yeh, so this is one of those “I prefer the obscure remix” posts in truth…

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Free album: Chequerboard – Gothica

Via Sinead Gleeson and John Lambert hisself, Chequerboard’s 2002 debut Gothica is now available as…

Video: Ratatat – ‘Drugs’

“I told you I was FREAAKY!” Video by More Soon for Ratatat.

Nialler9 app available in the Ovi store

For any Nokia-users out there, a Nialler9 app is now available in the Ovi store.

Nite Jewel – ‘Am I Real?’

I can’t profess to be a huge fan of Nite Jewel’s early material but lately,…

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The Nialler9 weekly Dublin gig guide

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

Frightened Rabbit for December Irish shows

Frightened Rabbit are playing The Academy on the 9th December. They play Belfast’s Empire Music…

Interview with Glen E. Friedman

Interview recorded with Glen E. Friedman for State.ie by Julien Clancy while Glen was in…