Guest Post: Messiah J @ SXSW

(In which Messiah J, from local hip hop heroes Messiah J and the Expert tells…

The Triptych

When I was a teenager, before the advent of iPods, I was quite fond of…

Speaking in Tongues

The latest fruits of the musical friendship between Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) and Steve Reid…

Podcast 001 – March 07

I’m delighted to introduce to you, the first nialler9 monthly podcast presented by Aoife Mc,…

Treat her Right!

Quick post dedicated to all our mothers (although probably more so just a pretext to…

8-Bit Excursions

Currently, as music fans we being subjected to a growing number of musical trends that…

Mr Vegas got riddim

Mr Vegas has been a dancehall superstar in Jamaica for the last 10 years and…

Gig madness – March / April

Dublin gig highlights for the next two months.. Click! March 13th – Si Schroeder –…

El-P: Still pissed off

On his MySpace blog, El-P tells the story of how a picture of himself and…

Nosaj Thing

Nosaj Thing is an producer from Los Angeles who has been making music from his…

Arcade Fire @ Olympia Theatre, Dublin

It was fitting that it was on a cold, wet and blustery Dublin night that…

Arriving at Night… Victor Bermon

Ah…some nice warm organic electronica from Victor Bermon for a Monday morning. Victor is from…

Blog Awards: The gush

I’m usually terrible at accepting compliments in any form but I was delighted that Nialler9…

Herbal Remedy

An installment of the always excellent Fabriclive series I’ve overlooked recently has been number 26…

WTF? Bob Dylan digs the Streets

So Bob Dylan has a radio show as I’m sure some of you know. He…

Battles – Atlas video

Anybody not convinced by me banging on about Battles out there? Have a look at…

Def Jux / Adult Swim compilation for free!

It seems Def Jux is a little jealous of Stones Throw Records collaborations with animated…

Au Revoir Simone – The Bird of Music

Brooklyn synth-pop trio Au Revoir Simone are playing in Whelans this Wednesday in support of…

Decal: giving you free sh*t since 2004

Free albums are wonderful things. No strings attached, no pressure to enjoy, if you like…

Oxegen – I ain’t going back to my old school

So Oxegen has officially announced a line-up that includes Arcade Fire, Muse (shudder), Snow Patrol…