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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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Madlib & Guilty Simpson = OJ Simpson

Madlib and Guilty Simpson have teamed up to release ‘Coroner’s Music’, a 12 inch single…

Introducing: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

My vote for band name of the year. In their own words: “A time machine…

DEAF Fundraiser night in August

DEAF are kicking things off a little early this year with a fundraising event on…

Video: First Aid Kit – Universal Soldier

First Aid Kit, those two cute Swedish girls who covered Fleet Foxes last year are…

Koko Von Napoo – Polly (Chateau Marmont remix)

I’m not sure I could find anything more French sounding today if I tried. This…

Video: Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game

WATCH CLOSELY…. All is not what it appears.. Attention spans FTW!. The band’s album Technicolor…

Nialler9 Weekly Chart

You’ve probably heard by now that Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch was diagnosed with cancer recently.…

Video: Girls – Hellhole Ratrace

If Glasvegas were from San Francisco rather than Glasgow, they might sound like the proceeding…

MP3: Fulgeance – Ann Arbor

It may be a couple of months overdue due to vinyl pressing issues but Fulgeance’s…

The Mercury Music Prize – place your bets

Tomorrow (Tuesday) sees the announcement of the shortlist for the 2009 Mercury Music Prize and…

As if we needed a reminder…

Just stunning. ‘Ready Able’ performed with the ACME quartet on Letterman. Win Veckatimest here.

Video: Passion Pit – To Kingdom Come

The Single is out August 24th. http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams

Introducing: Son Green

I’ve a soft spot for tunes which can’t easily be categorised and this is one…

The Power of MAP

The Holy Roman Army got in touch within 24 hours of the last MAP post…

Inbox Jukebox

“Because not everything music bloggers get sent is total shit.” This time around – Dam…

Win a copy of Veckatimest

Where else in Dublin but Tower Records would you see a bunch of lads lepping…

What will the Julian Casablancas solo album be like?

If we’re judging by this preview (and I am), The Strokes frontman has been listening…

MAP – The global music blogger mixtape – July 09

MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 26 music bloggers (welcome Venezuela and Japan!) across the world…

Why? – The Blackest Purse

Well well. A taster from Why?’s forthcoming album Eskimo Snow appeared today and as Pitchfork…

Oxegen – The Aftermath

A great time was had over the weekend in Punchestown despite the rain and mud.…