Here’s a selection of Culture Night 2016 music highlights

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

The true story of the club classic ‘Stand On The Word’

‘Stand On The Word’ is a song that is steeped in club culture history. The…

Electric Picnic 2016: in review & photos

Returning to Stradbally for Electric Picnic every year on the cusp of the seasons is…

Yangaroo is aiming to make it easier for independent Irish musicians to get their music on the radio

It used to be easy. When a musician wanted to send their music to a…

Knockanstockan Festival: 12 acts you must see & 4 DJs to dance to

Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Spotify playlist | Stage Times & Map Knockanstockan Festival…

Longitude Festival: 12 acts you must see

Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Spotify Longitude playlist | Stage Times & Map Longitude…

Nialler9’s albums of 2016 so far…

Here are a list of my most listened and loved records of 2016 so far…

Record Store Day Ireland 2016 – What’s happening in shops

Artwork: Donough O’Malley/The Public House for Nialler9. Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent…

The best songs of the week

Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist on Spotify. This week’s additions include new songs from…

Lianne La Havas on textured songwriting & taking inspiration from influencers

Before Lianne La Havas was a Grammy-nominated artist, before she was a singer, her ears…

Women in Music: encourage, consider & celebrate

“Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times.” – Björk. Over…

Nialler9’s top albums of the decade (2000 – 2010)

Update: It’s 2016, I found this post and enjoyed it. I’ve now added a Spotify…

The Generator tell us about their new live music series kicking off Friday

Tomorrow night sees the inaugural Generator Live series take place in The Generator Hostel in…

John Hammond: 6 popular artists who were discovered by the music man

The superstars of the music world don’t generally discover themselves. Even in today’s digital age,…

John Hammond Spotify playlist: an influential force in popular music

I’ve always been interested in the background players of the music industry. John Hammond, most…

This is not the end: Block T seeks new home for 120 members

This week, news reached that Block T, an arts and culture organisation based in Smithfield…

7 great live bands from Eurosonic 2016

In its 30th year, Eurosonic Noorderslag is a new music festival held in the student…

14 New Artists To Love in 2016

As someone who spends an inordinate amount of my life seeking out new music and…

Nialler9’s top 150 songs of 2015

Best of 2015: Albums | Songs | Videos | Readers’ Albums | Readers’ Songs Readers’…

Best of 2015: Readers’ best Irish albums of the year

Best of 2015: Albums | Songs | Videos | Readers’ Albums | Readers’ Songs Readers’…