Niall and Andrea talk oval ball sports, tracks of the week, festivals, cultural appropriation and more. It’s the Nialler9 podcast.
The rundown:
- Maroon’s Superbowl performance and the politicisation (or lack thereof) of the halftime show.
- A long-standing Irish festival calls takes a break in 2019.
- The Fyre Festival train keeps running in weird ways.
- Dua Lipa’s Twitter self-care
- Plus tracks of the week from Bibio, Soulé, Lizzo and The Chemical Brothers
- Album of the week from Beirut – Gallipolli
- News of our all-ages gig in April.
- Closing track: Sim Simma Soundsystem – ‘Man Like Me’ (with Denise Chaila and God Knows)
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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.