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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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My First Mixtape

 

DJ Q-bert live

If you’re a fan of turntablists and creative DJs get yourself down to the Temple…

Bloc Party Irish gigs & Cornelius

As you may or may not know, Bloc Party are currently recording their second album…

It’s a Song Contest! Kind of…

The following is a selection of songs from artists who: a) I’ve been listening to…

Drum and Bass Live sets Archive

Ooh look at this! I found it last week. More than a thousand drum and…

Architecture in Helsinki gig review

Continuing the great run of gigs in Dublin recently, this weekend saw Dublin host Architecture…

Mix of the Month

So I’ve been putting some old music on my new iPod this week and it…

Imperfect Sound Forever

Did you ever go back and listen to a record from before the mid-90s and…

Funky Skunk

Another great weekend for live music in Dublin with the Fiery Furnaces rockin Whelans and…

Eat me Advertising

Direct quote from IN DUBLIN via MCD. Hi:Fi Ireland Voted The Number 1 festival By…

Prepare to be Blazed!

He’s just an average homeboy with a horrendous mullet and a casio keyboard to boot..…

Best Kids TV Show ever!

Washington DC’s Pancake Mountain is a kids TV show with a difference. It features energetic…

Top 5 Songs about Dogs

Inspired by the latest Contrast Podcast theme – quadruped meaning ‘A four-footed animal’, the following…

Music Blogs News

Music articles and blogs of interest in the past few week. Analog Giant has links…

New Primal Scream – Country Girl

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Knifehandchop Breezeblock

Following on from my favourite Breezeblock mix ever, Irritant Records have Knifehandchop’s BBC Breezeblock up…

Coldcut cancelled

Coldcut at The Village this saturday has been cancelled due to personal reasons. Full refunds…

New Irish Music – Butterfly Explosion

Great to see Irish band, Butterfly Explosion getting some worldwide recognition through mp3 blogs such…

The Rising – Langerland Cartoon

 

This is the News

Music articles and blogs of interest in the past few days. Contrast Podcast #3 is…