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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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What your favourite artists are listening to…

I love reading those pieces in magazines where artists are asked what’s on their stereo…

Leave Bertie a Loan

A moving and truly apt tribute to our gracious leader is called for as he…

Holy Fuck Interview

I interviewed Holy Fuck for State. It was with Graham Walsh from the band who…

The Rubberbandits

Straight outta Limerick for the day that’s in it… The Rubberbandits play their chart-topper ‘Bag…

Hawt: Schmackey and the Salads

Super new band from Newbridge putting the “fun” in funk and the “no” in German…

Battles & The Onion

Yes, that’s Tay Braxton from Battles in 2002 pretending to be a temp at a…

New State Mix by DJ Halfdutch

Check out the new State Mix courtesy of DJ Halfdutch! It’s a 27 minute mix…

Camille – Music Hole

One of the most interesting and unique singers, Camille from France (not to be confused…

Photos: Efterklang @ The Button Factory

Mellow, humble, Danish, eight-piece, jodhpurs, violin, trumpet, piano, drumsticks. Mmmmmm.

nialler9 Podcast #13: March 08

By the skin of our teeth, we finally got the March Podcast done. A couple…

Del the Funkee Megamix

Check out this megamix (I normally run screaming from that term, but this is good)…

Kode 9 / Various Productions gig

Hit this tomorrow night… Foggy Notions & !Kaboogie present KODE9 (Hyperdub / Tempa), VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS…

Antics at the disco with El Guincho

I set myself a challenge yesterday. A small one. I promised myself I would stay…

Likely Electric Picnic Line-up

2017’s lineup is here. Update: Deleted rumoured line-up to save confusion. Deep breath… Sex Pistols,…

nialler9’s Ridiculously Long Gig Calendar

Taken from my Myspace page, which is the only reliable gig calendar tool I have.…

Video: Robotnik – People Walk Away

New single from Robotnik’s forthcoming album Pleasant Square. I first caught Chris Morrin in the…

Video: Why? – Song of the Sad Assasin

Judging by the amount of mails, it seems some of you were listening to myself…

New site Music Player

I’m testing out a new media player by Yahoo. It’s cool because you can playlist…

Video: Jamie Lidell – Little Bit of Feel Good

Lidell’s new album Jim is a stonker of funky proportions. Here he is with the…

Alaska in Winter (featuring Beirut)

You’ve got to admire Milan Records PR team who are capitalising on Beirut blog buzz…