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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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Jay Dee AKA J Dilla

It’s a double edged sword that I and many others like me have discovered Jay…

Daft Punk are Sh*t

To me, Daft Punk are the most frustrating band on earth. After an amazingly promising…

Sing Sing

It will be interesting to see where history places Mogwai in the pantheon of rock…

Drum Machine

Cool little Flash movie entitled ‘Drum Machine’ here. Related Tags: Flash

Upcoming Gigs – Architecture in Helsinki

I’ve been loving Australian 8 piece Architecture in Helsinki’s second album ‘In case we Die’.…

A Reminder

For future reference, please remind me no matter how good an artist’s music is, more…

Four Tet Live MP3s

I wasn’t at all impressed with Four Tet’s show in the Temple Bar Music Centre…

Mu – Paris Hilton video

Bizarre video from Japanese electro singer MU, with a song about Paris Hilton. Love the…

Beastie Boys – Awesome: I Fuckin Shot That!

A chance to put up a quick post about one of my all-time favourite groups…

Electric Picnic Line-up

First official Line-up confirmed: Basement Jaxx Massive Attack New Order Pet Shop Boys Groove Armada…

Squarepusher Breezeblock

An oldie but a goodie, this set is two years old this week, but still…

Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis hitchedhiked his way into Dublin town last night to play an excellent show…

Super Extra Bonus Party Gig & MP3

I’m offering a great live set for your ears from Dublin based Super Extra Bonus…

Broken Social Scene live was one of the best live experiences of my life

Well folks the Broken Social Scene gig came and went over the weekend and it…

Breakcore Nights

Breakcore gigs are the best gigs in the world. FACT. They are the most fun,…

Diplo remixes new Yeah Yeah Yeahs track

Diplo remix of forthcoming Yeah Yeah Yeahs single Gold Lion, taken from a 2 hour…

Animal Collective

OK here it goes. How to describe  Animal Collective? This is music which at first…

Dangerdoom – The Mouse and The Mask

Dangerdoom – The Mouse and The Mask is a collaboration between legendary rapper MF Doom…

Favourite Songs of 2005

So we’ve reached the end of the year and I thought it was time to reflect on what a great year 2005 was for music. Some of these releases were from 2004, but I only heard them this year, So that counts as 2005 for me. I’m offering every track here so you can see what I’m talking about. Download them, make a compilation, share it. I have to say without the fantastic music blogs out there, There is a lot of music on this list I would never have heard (and subsequently bought the CDS of). Hats off to music lovers. And now, on with the list.

Broken Social Scene Live in Dublin

Finally, Broken Social Scene play Crawdaddy, Dublin on the 11th February 2006. Tickets are €15.00.…