Podcast #005: Electric Picnic, AE MAK, RBMA, Young Fathers
This week’s episode features Aoife McCann and Dan McIntyre from AE MAK talking about being accepted to Festival Republic’s ReBalanced programme – a new initiative that aims to address the gender imbalance in the music industry. Dan meanwhile, discusses his just-announced acceptance to the Red Bull Music Academy later this year in Berlin.
[powerpress]Niall and Ellen also talk albums of the week from Young Fathers, Fickle Friends, Soccer Mommy and Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock. There are tracks of the week from Sigrid, BARQ, Fenne Lily, Sofi Tukker and The Voidz (Julian Casablancas interview with Vulture mentioned.)
We also talk the Electric Picnic lineup, the return of Block Party and Spotify’s new urban playlist.
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Tracks of the week:
Sigrid – Raw
Sofi Tukker – Baby I’m A Queen
The Voidz – Aliennation
Barq – Sassy Mouth
Fenne Lily – On Hold
Albums of the week:
Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
Fickle Friends – You Are Someone Else
Spook of the Thirteenth Lock – Lockout
Soccer Mommy – Clean
Closing Song: Casisdead – Pats Earrings
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Previous podcasts in this series:
Podcast #004: Jape on creativity and procrastination
#003: Quare Groove, Caroline Rose, RIP State Magazine
#002: Nialler9 Podcast – Rejjie Snow, Christian Tierney, All Together Now
#001: Wyvern Lingo. Black Panther & more
Nialler9 Podcast: One More Flourescent Rush
Nialler9 Podcast 3: Lumo live set
Nialler9 Podcast #2: Halloween Synths
Nialler9 at Night #1
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.