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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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D&N column: Torrentreactor buys Russian Village, 4Chan gets up to mischief, Shia LeBeouf is an alien & more

From my Day and Night page this week: Pesky pirates make mischief, The Shia LeBoeuf…

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Introducing: Adultrock

Before Super Extra Bonus Party’s Gavin Elsted released his debut EP as We Are Losers…

Video: Foals – ‘2 Trees’

Puppets play the part of Foals in the video for their most Radiohead-esque number from…

Radioclit Present: The Sound of Club Secousse (African Dance compilation)

More great African dance music coming our way courtesy of Crammed Records in the form…

New Cap Pas Cap – ‘Mirrors’

It’s been a good week for Irish debut albums. And here’s another one that’s been…

Introducing: Blackbird Blackbird

California man Mikey Sanders may be the only brain behind Blackbird Blackbird but the frequency…

Video: Chromeo – ‘Night By Night’ (Live On Letterman)

Awesome. Their new album Business Casual is out next week. Tour dates after the jump.…

Listen to tracks from Thread Pulls’ album New Thoughts

The sound that Thread Pulls have crafted on their debut album New Thoughts is motorik,…

Shit Robot – DFA’s Irish super sub

Dubliner Marcus Lambkin’s debut album From the Cradle to the Rave as Shit Robot has…

Berlin Music Festival 2010 review, photos & videos

Positioning itself as a similar city festival experience as Primavera Sound in Barcelona except at…

Video: Dam Funk – ‘Hood Pass Intact’

Dam-Funk: Hood Pass Intact feat. MC Eiht

Video: Steve Shannon’s solo project: Strands – ‘Temper’

Stephen Shannon has gained much kudos as a producer in his own right in the…

Video: Adrian Crowley – ‘Season of the Sparks’

The latest Souljacker-directed video for Adrian Crowley’s ‘Season Of The Sparks’ was shot in Sally…

The Nialler9 weekly gig guide

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

Listen to the debut album from Babybeef

Babybeef is the solo electro-pop project from Dubliner Sarah Carroll Kelly and her debut self-titled…

Video: Sleigh Bells – ‘Infinity Guitars’

The new music video for Sleigh Bells’ awesomely raucous ‘Infinity Guitars’. I really want to…

New Halves – ‘Darling, You’ll Meet Your Maker’

It’s been long in the making but Halves‘ debut long player titled It Goes, It…

State Vs Nialler9 in photos

Thanks to everyone who came down to make the State vs Nialler9 gig such a…

Listen to new albums from Deerhunter, Glasser, Abe Vigoda, Roots Manuva & more

Some recent new album streams for your listening pleasure. The Glasser album is spinning now…

Still Bill: The Bill Withers documentary

“It’s OK to head out for wonderful, but on your way to wonderful you’re going…