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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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Video: The Horrors – Who Can Say

Second video from The Horrors‘ excellent Primary Colours, directed by Douglas Hart (former member of…

Daedelus this Saturday – ticket giveaway

As if you needed any more incentive after this, this, this and this as to…

MP3: The Field – The More That I Do

Yesterday and Today is the new album from Axel Wilner aka The Field which is…

Little Boots – Hands

Little Boots’ debut album Hands will make a lot of bloggers and media happy. After…

Videos: State/AU night – ASIWYFA / Villagers

Great night on Friday at State’s first North/South gig series in the Purty Loft, Monkstown.…

New White Denim – Mirrored and Reverse

The appearance of new material from White Denim last week was unexpected but very welcome…

Major Lazer debut

Here’s a megamix/sampler for Diplo and Switch’s new project I mentioned last week. Major Lazer’s…

And So I Watch You From Afar: “WOAH!”

You’ve not likely forgotten the Irish acts hullabaloo in The Ticket and on Jim’s blog…

Legion of Two – And Now We Wait

Coming in June on Planet Mu is the debut album Riffs from Alan O’ Boyle…

Gaslamp Killer tickets

LA’s Gaslamp Killer is like a horror film composer who swapped his Hollywood Suite for…

MP3: Super Extra Bonus Party feat Cadence Weapon – Radar

Here is the first single from Night Horses, the second album from SEBP with Cadence…

Video: Passion Pit – The Reeling

Video for the first single from Manners. I love the kids on backing vocals. http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams

Inbox Jukebox

“Just a few things been running through my head..” – 9 treasures from my inbox.…

Introducing: Planningtorock

I’d never listened to Planningtorock before until this morning. I followed a link to a…

Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard – ‘Em Are I

Em Are I is the fifth album proper from Jeff Lewis and is yet another…

Weekend wrapup – “Chicks out here got bear claw feet :(“

Because good stuff happened and you should know about it. Record Store Day in Dublin…

Super Extra Bonus Party – Night Horses

SEBP’s second album Night Horses will be released in May (the 1st I think) and…

Record Store Day this Saturday (the 18th)

Full list of what’s happening in Ireland is here. Loads of free gigs, DJ sets,…

Day and Nite

Far from some being just a protégé to his rap mentor Kanye, I reckon Kid…

Video: Abe Vigoda – Don’t Lie

The new Reviver EP from which ‘Don’t Lie’ is taken from is a much more…