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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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MAP – The international music blog mixtape – Sept 2010

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 35 music bloggers across the world to share…

Video: Low Sea – ‘Berlin’

A film noir homage video for Low Sea’s track ‘Berlin’ taken from their just released…

Video: Flight Facilities – ‘Crave You’

You will have heard this sublime tune mashed up with Aeroplane’s ‘Paris’ recently. Flight Facilities…

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The Nialler9 weekly gig guide

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

Video: The Redneck Manifesto – ‘We Still Got it’ (Live @ Road Records Farewell)

The Road Records Farewell party took place on Friday night featuring performances from The Redneck…

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Nialler9 Podcast #32: Wild Nothing, Starslinger, Sun Airway, Letherette, Matthew Dear, The Walkmen & more

Our 32nd podcast is a back to school special. A collection of songs to help…

Mathemagic – ‘Breaststroke’

Toronto band Mathemagic have just released ‘Breaststroke’ on a split 7″ with Young Prisms through…

Video: Cathy Davey – ‘Little Red’

Lorcan Finnegan produced a stunning cut-out paper and puppet world for Little Red Riding Hood…

Video: Amiina & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh live @ Festival of World Cultures

Another beautifully indulgent Myles’ O Reilly special. Amiina & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh perform together at…

Electric Picnic 2010 in photos

A selection of photos by The Noise In Our Heads‘ Danielle Graham from Electric Picnic.…

Video: Baths – ‘Lovely Bloodflow’

I was commanded to love this tune and LOVE IT I did. It’s taken from…

Stream Chromeo’s Business Casual

NPR have a stream of the synth maestros’ new album. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129577819

Stream Gold Panda’s Lucky Shiner

Gold Panda’s is streaming his superb new album Lucky Shiner available immediately for digital download…

New PVT video & win tickets to the Dublin gig

PVT have released the new video to ‘Light Up Bright Fires’, the second single from…

Electric Picnic 2010 highlights – a short recollection of awesomeness

Just as I thought that Electric Picnic was beginning to lose its magic, It exceeds…

Video: Aeroplane – ‘Superstar’

I’m not sure what the hell is going on in the video but the tune…

State.ie now available as a free iPhone app

I’m delighted to announce that my first ever self-built iPhone app is now available in…

Video: Marina And The Diamonds – ‘Shampain’

Marina looks amazing here. The single is out on October 11th.

The Nialler9 album chart August 2010

A monthly chart to cover the often-overlooked albums that make up my listening habits. These…

Video: Cee Lo Green – ‘Fuck You’

Official video for what will be known as one of the songs of the year.