Nialler9 Podcast

Niall Byrne and Andrea Cleary on new music, albums, topic deep dives and guest interviews.

Nialler9 Podcast: An oral history of UK Pop 1996 to 2006 with Michael Cragg

Episode 220 of the Nialler9 Podcast is a chat with the journalist, pop culture writer,…

Nialler9 Podcast: Our favourite music of June

It’s the ever popular monthly episode where Niall and Andrea share what’s moving them musically…

Nialler9 Podcast: Beyond The Pale + Body & Soul Festival reviews

We are keeping our summer school vibe going for a bit for the season by…

Nialler9 Podcast: The Andrea goes to Slane episode

Episode 217 of the Nialler9 Podcast is all about that great Irish music institution –…

Nialler9 Podcast: Our favourite music of May

Niall and Andrea with episode 216 of the Nialler9 Podcast and our monthly new music…

“Don’t Call Me Mama Anymore” – The Legacy of Cass Elliot (Nialler9 Podcast)

A reappraisal of the career of Cass Elliot, formerly known as Mama Cass, of The…

Nealo on the inspiring songs of his life (Nialler9 Podcast)

Nealo is a Dublin rapper and artist who is a regular on this site since…

Celaviedmai on 6 key songs that influenced her – Nialler9 Podcast

Galway rapper Celaviedmai is one of our favourite up and coming rappers and collaborators as…

Nialler9 Podcast: Our favourite music of April

It’s the monthly episode with Niall and Andrea discussing songs and albums we loved from…

Nialler9 Podcast: Music & AI – A primer of what’s happening right now

The generation of music content through AI has grown at a rate much faster than…

Nialler9 Podcast: Frank Ocean & Jai Paul – Coachella & two sides of the enigmatic artist coin

Episode 210 of the Nialler9 Podcast is a two-hander. We are talking about the last…

Nialler9 Podcast: Louise Bruton on live venue accessibility in Dublin

Episode 209 is a chat with our pal, journalist, author, playwright, DJ and wheelchair user…

Nialler9 Podcast: boygenius & the sad girl trope

Episode 208 is a dive into the world of boygenius and their debut album the…

Nialler9 Podcast: The best music of March – Lankum, Lana, JPEGMafia & Danny Brown & more

It’s the monthly episode with Niall and Andrea discussing songs and albums we loved from…

Nialler9 Podcast: MayKay on Fight Like Apes & Palestine

A second episode this week as it’s a timely chat with MayKay, the vocalist, singer-songwriter…

Nialler9 Podcast: Meet Me In The Bathroom with Dave Hanratty

On this episode of the Nialler9 Podcast, Niall is joined by No Encore’s Dave Hanratty…

Nialler9 Podcast: David Holmes on making his 1997 classic album Let’s Get Killed

In 1996, the Belfast DJ and producer David Holmes travelled to New York to make…

Nialler9 Podcast: Our music highlights of February

February was a short month but there was lots to love (and talk about). It’s…

Nialler9 Podcast: Who will win the Choice Music Prize?

On this two-hour episode, Niall and Andrea are joined by writer and journalist Una Mullally…

Nialler9 Podcast: Our favourite samples in music

Episode 201 is a journey through some of the last 35 years in music through the medium of the sample, from the Amen break to famous sample-heavy albums to our own personal favourite sampled songs.