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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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Kaman Leung – Lacrimal

I’ve received some great blunted listening from Takeshi Records of Singapore. Norway-based Swedish hip-hop producer…

Dark Was The Night

This rather amazing 31 track compilation is a must-have for anyone interested in any of…

Bonus Party to return with Night Horses

So the followup to the Super Extra Bonus Party debut album looks imminent for May,…

Introducing: Casiokids

They’re Norwegian! They’ve got weird cartoon heads! They’ve got a really funky synth line! As…

MAP February 09

PressPlay – chosen by our Portugese MAP blog partner – Posso Ouvir Um Disco?. MAP…

Dublin Twestival

It’s like a blogger meetup except you won’t be allowed to respond to anything in…

Wavves Live, Upstairs in Whelans

Is this Nathan Williams? I was pleasantly surprised by the Wavves gig last night. A…

Stephen Colbert interviews TV on the Radio

One of the best TV presenters in America interviewed one of the best (OK, best)…

Video: School of Seven Bells – Half Asleep

There’s something about a band that makes everyone swoon at their sound, particularly the girls…

Swordfish Hotkiss Night

The Empire of the Sun album is half shit, half brilliant. This Justin Timberlake-esque track…

Unknown Pleasures #6

In an effort to shine a light on the unknown artists and songs that pass…

!Kaboogie Label Sampler Vol. 2

Dublin dubstep, ragga, jungle and electronica types !Kaboogie have made their most recent label sampler…

Video: Beirut – A Sunday Smile (Letterman)

From a small blog buzz few years to a network TV debut on Letterman and…

Unconvention Belfast

Everyone in Belfast says Wee. Fact. I spent the weekend up there for Unconvention talking…

Paul’s Boutique 20th Anniversary

The site of the cover photograph of Paul’s Boutique taken from Google Maps in modern…

Video: The Ambience Affair – Vacant Hearts

Isn’t weird now that there are practically no outlets for Irish music videos, 2009 has…

Video: Villagers – The Meaning of the Ritual

Conor O’ Brien made this video himself. Plenty of more Villagers love on this blog.…

2 Many DJs takeover Rob Da Bank

The Dewaele Brothers took over Rob Da Bank’s show for two hours on Monday and…

Shuttle and Cadence Weapon – Rotten Guts

Another Cadence Weapon collaboration, this time with Shuttle, an electronic musician out of Massachusetts from…

Telepathe say Dance Motherfucker

Telepathe’s Dance Mother is my favourite album of the moment, followed closely by Fever Ray,…

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