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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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You’re Only Massive meet Amanda Blank

This meeting takes place in July 2009 in the lobby of a plush hotel in…

Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto)

Temporary Pleasure, the new album from Simian Mobile Disco is a great dance record. It’s…

Marina and the Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot (Unplugged)

We’ve had Marina remixes, videos and an interview so what’s logically next? Inevitable disappointment. Unplugged…

Castlepalooza 2009 – My verdict

I had never been to Castlepalooza before. It always fell on the same weekend as…

Video: Florence and The Machine – Drumming Song

The excellent new Florence and the Machine video. Fiery red hair, milky white legs and…

Weekend Jukebox – August Bank Holiday edition

A selection of nine songs for your long weekend delectation. Enjoy. The Very Best’s debut…

Mika Miko – I Got A Lot (New New New)

I took the piss out of these girls (and drummer guy), or more specifically their…

Video: Yacht – Psychic City (Voodoo City)

Yacht = Amazing fun at a festival even though only about 30 people are there.…

!Kaboogie – Squidge EP

The first vinyl release from !Kaboogie’s label wing features four tracks from 16 Hertz, Thatboytim,…

Richter Collective Singles Club launch

A bloody great night of music to be had tomorrow night in Twisted Pepper as…

Video: Chequerboard – Prince August

Awe-inspiring new video from Chequerboard by Swedish video artist Stefan Larsson featuring AUJIK cross-breed naturebots…

Nialler9 Podcast #26 – Australia Music Special

As many of you regular readers know, Aoife and I had the recent good fortune…

Win tickets to Le Chéile festival this weekend

Thanks to the generous organisers of Le Cheile, the music festival taking place this weekend…

Nialler9 Weekly Chart

Remember those archaic days when you picked up a magazine or a weekly music paper…

Major Lazer Essential Mix

Two albums have been my constant this past week – Mos Def’s “gets-better-every time you-play-it”…

Listen to Super Extra Bonus Party’s Night Horses

The excellent Night Horses has been out a couple of months now and now you…

Reeeemix: Moderat and Speech Debelle

Two very different remixes here for you today that have been floating around the net…

A Friday Catchup Mashup

My brain can only handle small bits of information this afternoon so it’s roundup time:…

Video: Friendly Fires – Kiss of Life

Their Wham!tastic! new single. I love Friendly Fires but I’m not sure about this.. At…

Jamie Vex’d – Saturn’s Reply

It was 2005 when Vex’d released Degenerate, one of the first dubstep albums to get…