Culture Night 2014 music highlights

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

Mercury Prize Albums of the Year shortlist & Spotify playlist

The 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize ‘Albums of the Year’ were announced last night. Nominated albums…

Electric Picnic 2014: in animated GIFs

After last year’s GIF marathon, we returned to Stradbally this year with the intention of…

Electric Picnic 2014: 15 new bands you should see

More Electric Picnic coverage including stage times and more info. 1. Glass Animals Sunday, Body…

Album of the week: FKA twigs – LP1

Tahliah Barnett wanted to be a dancer. After begging her mother, she finally went to…

Longitude Festival 2014: 15 new bands you should see this weekend

Longitude Festival is fast approaching this weekend in Marlay Park and while you already probably…

Spotify Playlist – Summer Jams

Check out the Irish Independent’s Insider Magazine today for this week’s Spotify playlist – Thursday’s…

Nialler9’s best albums of 2014 so far…

We’ve reached the half-way point of the year while at one time making a half-year…

Insider Playlist – Iconic Hair

If you’re going to make it in pop, you better have a good hairdresser. Just…

Body & Soul 2014 in photos

Body & Soul is the most beautiful festival in Ireland. It helped that the weather…

Nialler9’s guide to Irish summer music events

A handpicked selection of some of the best festivals, gigs and events coming up in the…

Forbidden Fruit 2014 in photos

Colm Moore took his camera down to Kilmainham where he caught pics of The Flaming…

Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

The LA label Stones Throw has held a high watermark in the quality of its…

Forbidden Fruit Festival: 10 bands you should see this weekend

Saturday picks | Sunday picks | Stage Times | Spotify playlist Forbidden Fruit is upon…

Drop Everything: A future island festival on the edge of the Atlantic

Most festivals sell themselves on that special moment, that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the performer that will do something that…

Does Record Store Day suck in 2014?

There’s a growing dissatisfaction around Record Store Day. The event’s initial soft glow of warm…

Record Store Day – what’s happening around Ireland

I have some thoughts about Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent music shops…

Listening post: YOGI pick their favourite tracks

London bass-heavy trio YOGI pulled off a major coup by having Pusha T on their…

Preview: Music highlights from the Darklight Festival programme

Darklight Festival takes place in and around Smithfield from 24th – 27th April and amongst…

Step to the Darkside

Nicolas Jaar is only 24 years of age but has cultivated a reputation for sonic…