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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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Phoning it in? Coldplay’s new EP plagiarised reviewed

I just read Hot Press’ Irish exclusive review of Coldplay’s Prospekt’s March EP (Irish exclusive:…

Giveaway: Rodrigo and Gabriela CDs/DVDs

I remember seeing Rodrigo Y Gabriela on Grafton Street every now and again about six…

Video: Little Joy – Next Time Around

All sweetness and light. http://www.myspace.com/littlejoymusic

Omar from Mars Volta releases album on Stones Throw

News has reached today that the crazy one out of Mars Volta.. (scratch that.. they’re…

Really nice dubstep mix

I had this on my headphones during work today and couldn’t help but do a…

A birthday present: Waxy Cocktail mix

Hey the blog is three years old today! There are two ways to interpret this:…

Video: Crystal Castles – ‘Vanished’ (Unofficial)

Sometimes Crystal Castles piss me off, sometimes they’re brilliant. Today it’s the later thanks to…

Akala – The War Mixtape Vol. II

UK’s Akala is back with The War Mixtape Vol. II. In 2004, Akala released Volume…

Little Joy (A non Gay Dad-related post)

The best album I’ve heard in the last month or so is easily the just-released…

Buraka Som Sistema ft M.I.A – ‘Sound of Kuduro’

The honour of Fabric’s first proper artist album release has fallen to Portugal’s Buraka Som…

State November ’08 out now

Duke Special, R.S.A.G, Tilly and the Wall, Halfset, Irish musicians in Berlin, Hideaway House, Chicks,…

Ponytail do acoustic Daytrotter session

And you thought Molly Siegel’s caterwauling was mental in electric form? You ain’t heard nothing…

Nialler9 goes weekly

I’m clearly on a mission to get less and less sleep. So much so that…

Video: Rainbow Arabia – ‘Let them Dance’

About a month ago, I talked about Rainbow Arabia’s The Basta EP. This video certainly…

Telefon Tel Aviv – ‘Helen of Troy’

Having just supported Matthew Dear in the US and now signed to bPitch Control, New…

Jape for Christmas number one?

There’s a facebook campaign just set up to help Jape’s superb next single ‘Phil Lynott’…

Video: Little Boots – Stuck on Repeat (Live on Later)

Missed this last night due to Neon Neon-ness. Victoria Hesketh forgoes her Tenori-on box for…

Video: Florence and the Machine – ‘Dog Days’

I really hope this girl is massive next year. She was a sparsely attended highlight…

“I haven’t seen black people this happy since the OJ verdict”

Questlove from The Roots on the victory of Barack Obama. Questlove will be doing a…

Neon Neon live @ Tripod

I first mentioned Neon Neon back in April 2007 when Gruff and Boom Bip posted…

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