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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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Sigur Rós – ‘Heima’ full documentary online

The entire documentary is available on YouTube now for your viewing pleasure or stay right…

Miracle Fortress… A minor obsession

Since catching Montreal indie dream-popsters supporting Final Fantasy in December, my interest in the debut…

Best Week Ever

The impressive mantelpiece round our house after the Choice Prize and Blog Award wins. Super…

Choice Music Photos

Fuck Prizes Let’s Rave! – Mike Bonus Party and occasional nialler9 contributor loses the plot.…

Super Extra Choice Music Party

Super Extra Bonus Party win the Choice Music Prize 2007. I’m still in absolute shock.…

nialler9 Podcast #12: February 08

Snake & Jet’s Amazing Bullit vinyl artwork It took us a while to get around…

Neon Love first birthday night!

The best place in town for a few pints of Buckfast and an electro knees-up…

Ooh! Look at this! State Magazine – Issue One

Exciting times this week (hence the slow updates around here) as State is near completion.…

Best Karaoke Music Video ever?

I stole this from LPX as I was in stitches watching this last night. It’s…

Mirrorball, Music Videos & Michel Gondry

I recently came across a bittorrent of the superb late-90’s music video series Mirrorball which…

Y.A.P.P.R.

Or Yet Another Paper Planes Remix Pedro alerted me to this DFA remix of “Paper…

Video: The Count & Sinden – Beeper (feat. Kid Sister)

The original was kinda cheesy to begin with but this video has gorgonzola on a…

Video: Foals – Cassius

Foals are one of those bands that only make complete sense to me in an…

State Podcast: The Meteors, Choice Prize & Ham Sandwich

It’s all quiet around here as we’re putting the finishing touches to our first issue…

Saul Williams – “Sunday Bloody Sunday”

Mr. Niggy Tardust offers up a video for the polarising but really quite brilliant cover…

Music Video: The Infomatics – Wake Up

The first video from Kill or Create, the debut album from Dublin hip-hop group The…

Free and Legal: Alphabet Set / Acroplane compilation

Alphabet Set & Acroplane present DISAMBIGUATION. This is a 13-track compilation of Irish electronic artists…

Dubstep Souljahs documentary

Excellent Radio One documentary giving an overview of UK dubstep. The only downside is you…

Super Extra Bonus Party – Everything Flows Video

Produced by Steve MacDevitt and Al Dunne.

Best Music Blog – Shortlist

Myself and Aoife are both on the Irish Music Blog Award shortlist. List in full:…