Nialler9’s Top 40 albums of 2017

2017 Best of | Best songs | Best albums | Irish albums | Irish songs…

Listening post: The Magician picks his favourite tracks

Prolific Belgian house DJ The Magician, creator of the always must-listen mixes plays District 8…

King Krule finally brings his Ooz to Dublin

King Krule, the 23-year-old Londoner Archy Marshall who has been releasing music since he was…

Nialler9’s Top 25 Irish albums of 2017

2017 Best of | Best songs | Best albums | Irish albums | Irish songs…

2017 – A year of pop music in review

Popular Music, like nigh on everything else, has been dominated with political sentiment in 2017.…

Cian Ó Cíobháin on his love of making cassette tape compilations & cataloguing the tracklists

Hailing from An Ghráig in west Kerry, Cian Ó Cíobháin is best known for his…

5 music events to see at First Fortnight in January
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First Fortnight is now in its ninth year is a music and arts festival that…

Nialler9 is 13 years old; here’s 13 great songs, one from each year to celebrate

Nialler9.com is 13 years old this month. This site has always been about new music…

Mac Demarco: Is this old dog growing more mature ?

Mac Demarco, the charismatic Canadian river boy with the eccentric comedic demeanour and self-proclaimed ‘bum…

Julien Baker on opening up herself, and her live audience

It’s a cold November evening and Julien Baker is getting ready backstage to go on…

30 years later, Cork band Cypress, Mine! re-enter Trashtown

When conversations are held about the wider music picture in Ireland in the 1980s, talk…

Metropolis Festival: 7 acts you must see this weekend

Saturday 1. Death In Vegas Saturday, Warehouse Stage, 6pm It’s not quite clear what a…

Hennessy Lost Fridays: an art gallery opens its doors to a night of music-lead creativity

Set in the Royal Hibernian Academy Gallery,  Hennessy Lost Fridays has hosted some of the…

Win tickets to Turning Vampire featuring Lisa Hannigan, Wyvern Lingo, Saint Sister & more

The Turning Pirate crew’s annual New Year’s eve gig is a bacchanalia of celebration and…

5 music highlights from the Bram Stoker Festival

With the nights closing in and Halloween approaching, the Bram Stoker Festival will be soon…

Here’s my updated Spotify playlist for your Running/Workout

In a bid to encourage myself to run more regularly (it’s been working), I’ve been…

The Bonk and Fixity for double-headline tour around Ireland this month

Improv pop outfit The Bonk follow the release of a series of singles last year…

Inspiring Sounds From A Safe Harbour: reimagining a festival experience

Music festivals as an entity are now so well-established that you’re starting to see cracks…

6 music events to see @ Culture Night in Dublin

The annual Culture Night where buildings, museums, galleries and more open their doors to the…

10 acts to see @ Irish music festivals this weekend

It’s festival bank holiday weekend and that means there are 3 major music festivals happening…