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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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Fabulous interview from Hi-Fi Popcorn Bobby with Clues who play here next week. That interview…

Three more albums you might have missed

Occasionally Barry Healy pops up to recommend three albums that may be under your radar.…

Introducing: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Stop what you’re doing. The award for the most joyous album of the month goes…

MAP – The music blogger mixtape – 1st Birthday edition!

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 34 music bloggers (now taking entries from Estonia)…

Freestyle 101 with Themselves

XLR8R sits in as Anticon’s Doseone teaches his weekly freestyle class to budding Oakland MCs…

Nialler9 Weekly Chart

Remember those times when you picked up a music magazine and read a playlist of…

Video: Mayer Hawthorne – Green Eyed Love

I love how nerdy this guy is. In the video, he can’t handle one glass…

Modeselektor Body Language mix & video

Modeselektor have a new mix CD out, Body Language Vol.8 on Get Physical and to…

Phoenix – Fences (Son Green remix)

You remember the awesomely amazo-tune ‘The Soon Future’ from Son Green which I posted back…

Introducing: Silver Columns

I’m not even sure who I’m introducing here, such is the mystery (or lack of…

Friendly Fires live @ Le Poisson Rouge NYC

Only one of the best god-damn bands I’ve seen live in an age. It’s worth…

Introducing: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

These guys look like categorical twats. Their music is good though and they’ve got an…

Chromeo – Night By Night (Skream remix)

“I was confused when I first heard this: all of a sudden, our song sounded…

Win a Drop the Lime 12″

Like Groove Armada and Chromeo before him, Drop The Lime’s new single ‘Devil’s Eyes’ has…

The Transdimensional info post..

Before normal service resumes, a little bit of housekeeping.. Nialler9 won the Best Music Site…

Ellie Goulding – Under the Sheets

I’ve been waiting for a decent rip of this before it went up on the…

Video: Major Lazer – Keep it Going Louder

I still adore this tune from Major Lazer even though it has overtly autotuned vocals…

Video: Bats – Shadow Fucking

Science and Salem bitches. Get their album Red In Tooth & Claw via Road Records.…

Freaky Friday: Grouper

This mad scone plays Filmbase as part of DEAF on October 30th. Earlier in the…

Bat for Lashes – Pearl’s Dream (Skream remix)

I wasn’t a huge fan of Natasha Khan aka Bat for Lashes’ second LP Two…