Highlights

Dry Cleaning, Wolf Alice, Girl In Red & Metronomy announce Dublin 2022 gigs

With the end of the pandemic in sigght, gigs are being announced again. Here’s some…

Handpicked new tunes: Charlotte Adigéry, Squid, Gruff Rhys, The Go! Team, Fynch, Roman Flügel & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Podcast: NFTs – WTF? When music, art & cryptocurrency collide

Support Nialler9 on Patreon Artists such as Aphex Twin, Grimes, Kings Of Leon 3LAU, Jacques…

The best live stream gigs & events happening this St Patrick’s Day week

All times are Irish / GMT. Tuesday March 16th Lumo Club Paddy’s Eve @ Twitch.tv…

Podcast: How To Win a Grammy

Support Nialler9 on Patreon It’s Grammys week and Niall and Andrea are asking the big…

Billie Eilish at Electric Picnic. Photo credit: Charles Reagan
€50 million of measures announced to support the Irish live industry in 2021

The Irish government’s Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin has…

Podcast: Gemma Dunleavy & Homebeat on community, place and transition

Support Nialler9 on Patreon We’re talking to two people on this episode who we know…

Jimbo Jones’ debut album is a direct response to Dublin’s developer-lead housing landscape & decaying culture

The Heat Death of My Hometown is largely an electronic instrumental album that serves as a base for a journey through the city, memories of the past, or turning points into the future.

Handpicked new tunes: Anderson .Paak + Bruno Mars, Drake, For Those I Love, Kelly Lee Owens & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

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Denise Chaila wins the Choice Music Prize 2020

Denise Chaila was announced as the winner of the Choice Music Prize for Irish album…

St. Vincent announces new album Daddy’s Home, hear the first single ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’

Annie Clark has announced that the sixth St. Vincent album Daddy’s Home, the followup to…

The 25 Best Songs Of The Month

The best songs of February 2021.

Primavera Sound 2021 edition postponed to 2022

Primavera Sound Barcelona has postponed 2021’s planned edition to June 2022. The news was no…

Podcast: A Choice Music Prize panel discussion

Support Nialler9 on Patreon It’s Choice Music Prize week. On Thursday 11 judges will gather…

Handpicked new tunes: AE MAK, Noname, Clark, Tebi Rex, Fears, People Club & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Podcast: The legacy of Daft Punk

Support Nialler9 on Patreon On the week, when it emerged that Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and…

5 Daft Punk live sets & DJ mixes that encapsulate the Homework era

After 28 years, The Robots have taken their leave, the an interstellar journey has reached…

Galway’s NewDad are the Irish emerging band to get to know with ‘Slowly’

One of my 40 best new Irish bands of last year, Galway four-piece NewDad are…

CMAT reflects on blame and regret in a breakup on ‘I Don’t Really Care For You’

CMAT has released her first single of 2021. ‘I Don’t Really Care For You’ is…

Daft Punk have split up

The French dance duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter will no longer make music…