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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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Yeasayer – Ambling Alp live on Fallon

This performances bodes well for their Dublin date next week. A band that have come…

The Nialler9 Weekly Chart

This weekly chart consists of ten of my favourite tunes right now including a some…

Yours Truly presents Mountain Man

Vermont choral-folk three-piece Mountain Man deliver a stunning performance in a reverberating tunnel for Yours…

The IAMSOUND LA Collection: We Are The World

Thankfully, this We Are The World have NOTHING to do with this. ‘Clay Stones’ is…

Iamamiwhoami viral video part 5

This viral series is beginning to feel like a saga. At least, it’s nearly at…

New Daedelus EP – Righteous Fists Of Harmony

Good news for fans of men doing delightful things with light boxes and noise. Daedelus…

Introducing: Egyptian Hip Hop

Egyptian Hip Hop are a young four-piece who are are not from Cairo and don’t…

The Golden Filter – Hide Me

We’ve had two singles from The Golden Filter since they appeared this time last year.…

The Nialler9 Weekly Gig Guide

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

Autechre FACT mix / Dublin gig

While I can’t say their new album Oversteps does anything for me at the moment…

The return of Broken Social Scene

I’m giddy like a Japanese schoolgirl about the imminent return of Broken Social Scene. A…

Happy 36th Birthday J Dilla

Today would have been the legendary hip-hop producer J Dilla’s 36th Birthday. Here are some…

How Justice’s D.A.N.C.E became a Jay-Z tune

If you wondered how Jay-Z’s producer Swizz Beats twisted Justice’s D.A.N.C.E. into ‘On To The…

Farewell Def Jux 1999 – 2010

With the news that Def Jux, home to Aesop Rock, Cage, El-P, Rob Sonic, Cannibal…

Erykah Badu – Window Seat

Badu tweeted this song earlier today. It’s the first official single from New Amerykah Part…

Donal Dineen’s First Fifteen mix

A perfect Friday mix from Today FM’s Donal Dineen including some of my favourite tunes…

Introducing: The Selfish Replicators

This tune was sent to me late last night by a mate wanting to know…

Introducing: Quadron

Danish band Quadron specialise in soulful silky-pop with an emphasis on the soul and pop.…

Video: Not Squares – Asylum

Sometimes all a song needs for a video is a load of people spazzing out…

Video: Massive Attack – Splitting the Atom

This is the music video of the year so far for me. I love how…