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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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Introducing: No Monster Club

I can’t say I was a huge fan of what I heard of Dublin Duck…

Video: The Ambience Affair – Devil in the Detail

Stunning music video for The Ambience Affair by Souljacker. NO video cameras were used in…

MAP: The music blogger mixtape – Feb 2010

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

Neon Indian on Jimmy Fallon

It’s Fallon time again. This time around, Neon Indian stepped in as a replacement for…

Introducing: The Cast of Cheers

Or say hello to your new favourite Irish band. Thanks to labels like The Richter…

“Ayayeya, I am your Butterfly”

Here are some quick links to some things I wrote for Day and Night today:…

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…