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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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Thought of the Day

Whatever happened to Tom Vek? Vek reminds me of that time in 2005 when music…

Grand Pocket Orchestra – Make Happy War EP

This new EP from GPO prove why they are one of the better new Irish…

The Catchup Mashup

Linkage time! Album Covers in MS Paint. Does Red Star Belgrade ring a bell with…

Grizzly Bear enthuasiast now hot for Eagles

So Daniel Rossum from Grizzly Bear has teamed up with his pal Fred Nicolaus to…

State Magazine Issue 7 out from today

Details about the new free issue which is out *from* today and features Kings of…

One Day International / Cats and Cats and Cats gigs

Head on down to Whelans tonight for the launch of One Day International’s album Blackbird.…

Rainbow Arabia – The Basta EP

Trust me. that artwork is way better than seeing a press shot of this husband…

The Kills – ‘Last Day of Magic’ (James Rutledge Remix)

Nice unofficial remix from one James Rutledge of The Kills. He turns the original from…

New Videos: Final Fantasy, TVOTR, Radiohead, Ratatat, Ponytail & more

A selection of music videos that have popped up this past week for the sheer…

Takka Takka

I’ve been listening to Takka Takka’s new album Migration sporadically lately. It’s slowly getting under…

“I respect women when I’m on a date…”

You’ve seen this right? Will Smith’s nice clean rap on Family Guy. One of the…

New MF Doom album this month

It’s called Born Into This and is out on October 21st on Lex Records. It’ll…

Introducing: Villagers

Those saddened by the demise of The Immediate may soon be rejoicing as Conor O’…

Exclusive: Messiah J & The Expert – ‘Looking for a Long Term Thing’

I’ve been playing MJEX’s new album From the Word Go these past few weeks. It’s…

Video: Robotnik – ‘I Found Jesus in the Year 2027’

The video for Robotnik’s forthcoming b-side relegates the song in status but not in catchiness.…

Video: Deerhoof – ‘Fresh Born’

First video from Deerhoof’s forthcoming Offend Maggie. The song is what’s important here. Also remember…

School of Seven Bells – ‘Connjur’

I’m liking what I hear on the School of Seven Bells myspace. I first heard…

Video: Flying Lotus – ‘Parisian Goldfish’ (NSFW)

This video is probably safe for work for about 45 seconds. After that not so…

Adebisi Shank Dublin album launch

You know we’re big fans of “the Shank” around these parts. Lar, Mick and Vinny…

The Catchup Mashup

This is where you’ll find linkage to things that don’t fit anywhere else. Bon Iver…