Budding directors! Enter Brendan Canty’s Youth Music video competition

Last year, music video director Brendan Canty ran a Youth Music Video competition as part…

Little Dragon return with a chilled ‘High’

As indicated earlier this year, via some re-emerging activity, the Swedish band Little Dragon are…

Listen to the debut EP from Irish electro-pop artist Caz9

As featured here last year with the opening track ‘Running’, Caz9 is a new Irish…

Stephen James Smith’s visual poem captures the beautiful, bad and ugly of ‘My Ireland’

‘My Ireland’ is a poem by Stephen James Smith (you will know him from ‘Dublin…

Sea Sessions announce Primal Scream, All Tvvins, Badly Drawn Boy, Sigma, The Coronas…

Sea Sessions have announced the acts lined up to play the festival in Bundoran, Co.…

Thundercat would rather be playing Mortal Kombat than in your ‘Friend Zone’

Ever had one of those potential relationships that were heading towards the friend zone, that…

Cap Pas Cap member Gráinne Dee returns as Hostess

Gráinne Dee is a musician who played with Irish post-punk band Cap Pas Cap several…

Back En Vogue: crazysexycool girl groups from the ’90s & ’00s

In typical cyclical fashion, that ’90s R&B sound we all discovered through Atlantic 252 and…

BadBadNotGood announced for Dublin show

BadBadNotGood are coming back to Dublin. Choice Cuts are bringing the Canadian hip-hop jazz band…

Come On Live Long release new song ‘Bones To Break’

Come On Live Long are re-emerging. Taking their time in following up their debut album,…

The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

Win Free entry: Wednesday:  The Redneck Manifesto @ Whelan’s Saturday: Lumo Club @ Yamamori Tengu To…

Castlepalooza announce first acts: Girl Band, Wild Beasts, Waze & Odyssey, David Kitt, Lumo & more

Castlepalooza have announced the first bands and comedy acts for this year’s festival in Charleville Castle,…

Tebi Rex drop the hip-hop/pop of ‘Everything You Say Is A Poem’

Tebi Rex are ​Matt O’Baoill and Max Zanga from Maynooth, Kildare whose styles take in…

Little Green Cars for Culture Vultures’ 3rd birthday

Culture Vultures, Tony Clayton-Lea and Andrea Keogh’s salon-themed pop culture event will celebrate its 3rd…

Maija Sofia’s ‘Persephone’ is an ode to oppressed women throughout history

Galway singer-songwriter Maija Sofia’s ‘Persephone’ is the musician’s best single song yet. Dispensing (or rather…

Jafaris impresses with new track ‘Love Dies’

Percy Chamburuka aka Jafaris is a rapper and singer with ambition, and is part of…

The Nialler9 Weekly Cork Gig Guide

MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH: An Audience with Humans of the Sesh @ UCC Boole Auditorium 3…

Watch Grammys performances from Chance The Rapper, A Tribe Called Quest, Beyoncé; Prince & George Michael tributes

The Grammys took place last night and the winners list is here, though it must…

Arcade Fire’s Dublin gig confirmed along with debut Belfast gig

As rumoured last week, Arcade Fire have been announced for a Dublin gig at Malahide…

Prince’s back catalogue is now on Spotify & other streaming services

As rumoured and confirmed in the last week, Prince’s back catalogue is now on Spotify,…