Live review: Tomorrow In A Year – Cork Opera House

In attempting to gather my thoughts into a coherent piece after experiencing Tomorrow In A…

The legacy of promoter Bill Graham: A huge classic rock video catalogue

My latest column for Day and Night concern’s Bill Graham’s huge archive of video now…

SXSW 2011: James Blake, Tune-Yards, Austra, Grouplove, Twin Shadow & more

It’s St. Patrick’s Day (or Patty’s Day as they say here) and the silly hats…

SXSW 2011: Gold Panda, Therapies Son, Summer Camp, Foster The People, Jamie Woon, Toro Y Moi & more

Austin’s annual musical challenge to the brave and eager has rolled around. While film, interactive…

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On Repeat: tUnE-yArDs, No Monster Club, Shugo Tokumaru, Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown

A regular roundup of five tunes or records that are getting the repeat treatment. 1.…

We7 playlist – Irish acts of 2010

We7 asked me to put together a playlist of Irish songs of 2010 to showcase…

On Repeat: Holy Ghost!, Yelle, Jam City, ∇nknown ShΔpes & Jamie xx

A regular roundup of five tunes that are getting repeated plays. 1. Holy Ghost! –…

Nialler9 On Tour: Bangkok, Thailand

As part of a gang of 11 bloggers, I spent 10 days last November in…

MAP – The global music blog mixtape – January 2010

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 35 music bloggers across the world to share…

On repeat
On Repeat: Mogwai, James Blake, Toro Y Moi, Games & Lone

A regular roundup of 5 tunes that are getting repeated plays.

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MAP – The global music blog mixtape – December 2010

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 35 music bloggers across the world to share…

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Nialler9 on tour: Talvin Singh, Murcof & Erik Truffaz in Mumbai

As part of a gang of 11 bloggers last month, I spent 10 days in…

Nialler9 on tour: Smirnoff Exchange party in Bangalore

As part of a gang of 11 bloggers, I spent 10 days last month in…

Other Voices Day 4 – Marina & The Diamonds, Steve Mason, O Emperor, The Minutes & Ryan Sheridan

The final gig of the regular nights of Other Voices in the church and there…

Smoke Fairies
Other Voices Day 3 – ASIWYFA, Lissie, Everything Everything, Smoke Fairies & James Vincent McMorrow

Monday night, Day 3 of Other Voices and Dingle has lost a lot of weekend…

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Other Voices Day 2 – The National, Ellie Goulding, John Smith & Cathy Davey

Since arriving in Dingle for the recording of TV show and cosy gigfest Other Voices,…

Other Voices Day 1 – Hawley, Hannigan and Jarvis

It’s Dingle time. Season 9 of Other Voices in the town of Dingle, Co. Kerry…

Nialler9 on tour: The Nightlife Exchange Project

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to visit South Africa courtesy of Smirnoff where…

Interview with Chilly Gonzales

Aoife McElwain chatted to musical genius and entertainer (his words) earlier this week ahead of…

“The 2010 Bands You Can Ignore list”

Dave Rawkblog’s 2010 Bands You Can Ignore list is a fine example of blog aggravation.…