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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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Vote for the top Irish albums & songs of 2008

The Irish album public poll is back for the third year in a row and…

Antony and The Johnsons – ‘Another World’

I had no real love for Antony Hegarty’s music before this despairing and haunting song…

Open up your / open up your / open up your throat

I’ve had Animal Collective‘s ninth album Merriweather Post Pavilion in my possession for the last…

New Blog: Day and Night Digital

To complement my digital section in the Indo every Friday, I’ve set up a blog…

Armenian gangsta rap is…not so good.

Well Armenia’s KRO at least. Break it down: Sub-par West Coast 90s gangsta instrumental. Sounds…

State Top 50 Albums of the Year

Out now.. The top 25 in order of ranking is here. Illustration by the wonderful…

Peverelist – ‘Infinity Is Now’

While much of the dubstep I’ve heard this year has been self-cannibalising crap, there’s still…

Independent’s Day this Sunday

Independent’s Day is a day long fair of independent records, DIY zines, radical books, info…

Video: Roots Manuva live in Paris

That’s a full concert right there from November 17th at Théâtre de l’Alhambra, Paris, France.

Nialler9 Podcast #21

Apologies for the lateness in this here podcast. We’ve spilled over into December but that’s…

Vampire Punk

I wouldn’t have had Ezra from Vampire Weekend down for a punk but he proves…

Video: Sarsparilla – ‘The Count’

You’ve probably seen this on a few other blogs but the song and video are…

Foals – Red Socks Pugie remixes

I forget about these quality Foals remixes but the Ambo gig last night and the…

Tonight: Beardyman in Twisted Pepper

The supremely talented beatbox MC Beardyman is playing tonight at the Twisted Pepper and judging…

Dragon Fli Empire feat Cadence Weapon – ‘Outside Inn’
Why the internet can be amazing..

Cos it throws up gems like this.. (via the Grizzly Bear Blog, also read by…

!Kaboogie mash series: Santogold vs Various Productions

Good to see another Irish promoter push themselves a bit more on the web. !Kaboogie…

“Hey B, What’s that you’re reading?”

“NLEE 4 STARS FOR MAX TNDRA? PLS. LUV HIM. HE’S 2 FUNNEE! LOLCOPS!”

Herv – Lithic

Really nice to hear some new Herv considering he’s been quiet for a while. This…

Buraka Som Sistema Mixtape

Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema debut album Black Diamond came out week and the band have…