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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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Proximity One: Narrative Of A City compilation feat. Daedelus, Dam Funk, Take & more

Los Angeles label Proximal Records will release “a cross-section of LA’s finest beat talents” on…

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Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill (in samples)

Hypetrak pointed me in the direction of a mammoth collection of Beastie Boys samples covering…

Mountain Man State Intervention #5 – Iveagh Gardens

Well it rained for the entire duration of our stay in the picturesque Iveagh Gardens…

Chromeo for Irish/UK tour

Good news this afternoon just in. Chromeo who release the above album Business Casual in…

Amanda PAlmer Radiohead EP
Out now: Amanda Palmer performs the popular hits of Radiohead (on her magical ukelele)

Amanda Palmer’s Radiohead covers EP is out today for a minimum fee of $0.84 via…

The Nialler9 weekly Dublin gig guide

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

Video: Mount Kimbie – ‘Would Know’

Mount Kimbie’s Crooks and Lovers album is out this week. Far from being a straight…

Crocodiles – ‘Sleep Forever’

Psychedelic shoegazey San Diego rockers Crocodiles (like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club but more inventive) will…

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Windings – ‘Old Like J’

Limerick label Out On A Limb will release two superb tracks from Windings and Vertigo…

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Baths remix Fol Chen on free EP

Appearing on the free Fol Chen In Ruins EP, this Baths remix has put the…

2000 posts: Nialler9 joins Strangers in Stereo

For my 2000th post, I bring news that Nialler9 has been inducted into a 25-strong…

Nialler9 Podcast #31 – Keepaway, Summer Camp, Wild Nothing, Onra, HEALTH, Ratatat, Oriol & more

Finally a new podcast to wrap your ears around. Compiling the podcast is one of…

The Nialler9 new music chart: Alphabets Heaven, Sankt Otten, Letherette, Dam Funk, Fight Like Apes

The best new music this week… Alphabets Heaven – ‘Arka’ Watch out for new music…

D&N column plug – Creative Collaborations: Four brands doing it right

My Digital column appears in Irish Independent’s Day and Night every Friday and this post is…

Trailer: A film about Two Door Cinema Club

A trailer for the upcoming release of You Think You Know, You Don’t Know: A…

A day trip into Shangaan Electro

A month before the World Cup kicked off in Soccer City in Soweto in the…

MAP – The music blog mixtape July 2010

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

Road Records to close on July 24th

Sad news. Despite attempts to keep it afloat in the last year and a half…

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Max Tundra’s comprehensive remixes and covers playlists

Max Tundra has posted two Soundcloud sets, one containing 26 of his remixes including reworks…

M.I.A. – ‘Born Free’ live on Letterman

/\/\/\Y/\ is a disappointing listen. It’s abrasive for the sake of it, lacks direction, cohesion…