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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 cohost 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, event curator and producer of gigs, parties & events.

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Battles

I try not to pigeonhole bands into genres too much but in Battles case, I’ll…

Raul Midon live video

Raul Midon is an amazing guitarist with a great voice. He also does a great…

Kamaal the Abstract

This story does not have a happy ending. It concerns an album entitled ‘Kamaal the…

Remix Contest

OK, here’s the deal. Tomorrow is Canada Day (July 1st) and to celebrate I’ll be…

We think the same things at the same time

Sinead has a review of the new Thom Yorke album ‘The Eraser’ up today, and…

Buck 65 Mixtape

 

DJ Shadow – The Outsider

Details of the new DJ Shadow album to be released on August 1st September 4th…

The Man Don’t Give a Fuck

Never has a song used the word ‘fuck’ so much and to such good effect.…

Found Music

Digging through my room back home over the weekend I found various singles, EPs and…

Super Extra Bonus News / Adult Swim EP

You may or may not care, that in real life I am a web designer…

Gogol Bordello – Gypsy Punks

Gogol Bordello are a Gypsy punk band made up of Eastern European immigrants now living…

Music you should have heard – Boom Bip

From humble beginnings as a radio DJ who ran a small club night in Cincinnati,…

Music you should have heard – The Go! Team

With the band due to start recording a follow up to ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike’ in…

Music you should have heard – Broadcast

I want to take the opportunity to mention some music over the next week or…

World Cup Fever!

I’ve been neglecting the blog this last week because obviously World Cup Fever has hit…

Foggy Notions Stage @ Electric Picnic

First 8 acts announced for the Foggy Notions stage at Electric Picnic this year –…

Radiohead/Beck tickets on sale again..

In case you missed the boat the first time, tickets for the Radiohead / Beck…

I seen the Demons but they didn’t make a sound

 

Rosalia de Souza remix
Format brings the Funk