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Support Nialler9 on PatreonOn the week, when it emerged that Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter would no longer make music together as Daft Punk after 28 years, we look at the French dance's duo influence on the world of music, our own music tastes and discovery, go through their discography and talk about the outsiders on the inside whose true musical story was the stuff of a larger...

Support Nialler9 on PatreonWyvern Lingo are in the virtual studio with Niall and Andrea to discuss the last 18 months of the band's activities which leads up to the release of their second album Awake You Lie on February 26th on Rubyworks. Karen Cowley, Saoirse Duane and Caoimhe Barry moved to Berlin and made a new life for themselves as they recorded their second album. Then COVID happened and th...

In the last few years, you’ve probably seen the #freebritney hashtag or heard the word "conservatorship" mentioned when the career and life of the 39-year-old pop star Britney Spears is talked about. You may be aware that the issue around Britney involves the control of her career, her person, her mental fitness and her father Jamie. Well, a new documentary aired as part of The New York Times seri...

On this week's podcast, Niall and Andrea, we are looking at the biggest stories in music this January. We'll be talking about two trends are about the immediacy of current pop songs - the emergence of sea shanties and the most viral song in many years in Olivia Rodrigo's 'Driver's License'. With Trump finally gone, we'll be talking about how political rallies and music do and do not mix making not...

In the absence of DJing in real life right now, here's the first of a series of episodes of tunes I'm loving presented in a 2-hour radio show format. Listen on Soundcloud or Mixcloud.https://soundcloud.com/nialler9/nialler9-radio-show-january-2021Support Nialler9 on Patreon. Tracklist:Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death (Soulwax Remix)Yaeji - Money Can't Buy (ft. Nappy Nina)Che Lingo - My BlockChannel T...

On this week's podcast, Niall and Andrea are joined by writer Dean Van Nguye,Lex Records and Choice Cuts for a deep dive into the life and work of the supervillain rapper MF DOOM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the closing of the trilogy of the best of 2020 podcasts, Niall and Andrea fill in the blanks of the year by awarding winners in increasingly esoteric categories like:Who had 2020 biggest vibes? Best songwriting? Best live streamed shows? Best musician protest of 2020? Rap beat of the year? Cheesiest song ? Best lyrics, Best song born out of a viral video? Best song to dance in the kitchen to?...

For the second of three parts of our end of year coverage, Niall and Andrea discuss the best albums of 2020 on Episode 116 of the Nialler9 podcast. I won't be sharing the list just yet in the notes, you'll just have to listen to the pod:Support Nialler9 on Patreon because we're doing a Christmas advent playlist up until ChristmasAndrea has a Substack newletter you can subscribe toSubscribe to the...

It's Listmas! On Episode 115 of the podcast, Niall and Andrea present the first of our end of year list podcasts. First up, it's the turn of songs. We share 10 of our favourite songs of the year in no particular order. Support Nialler9 on Patreon if you're one of the many listeners we have out there! Andrea has a Substack newletter you can subscribe toRunning Order:Songs of the yearDua Lipa - Cool...

Episode 114 of the pod and Niall and Andrea are talking a lot about dancefloors and disco. That's because our album of the week is from The Vision - Ben Westbeech and Kon's guest-filled love letter to soul, disco and house. It feeds into a very good year for modern disco, when we couldn't gather together in sweaty rooms and fields. There are songs of the week to discuss from Biig Piig, Miley Cyrus...

Firstly, an apology for the terrible sound on my side of the conversation this week - my audio interface went kaputt before recording so I had no choice but to use the Zoom recording of the audio. However, thanks to our Patreon members, a replacement is already on the way. Episode 113 of the Nialler9 Podcast is a simple idea - Niall and Andrea did a demo dip of sorts. We picked out 12 songs from I...

For this Nialler9 Podcast special, we wanted to bring some good vibes and positivity as we face six weeks of lockdown here in Ireland. So we asked some of our favourite music people to offer some positive advice or affirmation for the listener heading into lockdown again. What bit of advice would they like to hear? What positive words would you like to share with others? This hour is like a pep ta...

It's Episode 110 of the Nialler9 Podcast with Niall and Andrea and with Lockdown 2 having begun we are taking a transportive trip to the American midwest with Kevin Morby, and focus on the good things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode we chat to close collaborators Loah & Bantum about their 2020 experiences, review the sixth album from the Baltimore synth-pop band, swoon over Julia Jacklin's lyrics, Dre takes up knitting, Niall doesn't have COVID and Pepe the Frog is in the mix somehow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's pod we have some surprise guests from chimney sweepers who interrupt the recording process more than once. Welcome to the home office. We review Ailbhe Reddy's debut album, discuss new Bicep, Kynsy, Bon Iver guests on a track and we talk Eddie Van Halen's legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's pod we review the new album from the queen with her disco machine Róisín Murphy, focus on reasons to be cheerful and new songs from Romy, Ultraflex, Tune-Yards and a load of Irish artists on the collab. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 106 of the Nialler9 Podcast finds us reviewing the ultra-long electronic hymnal album from Sufjan Stevens, discuss Autumn a lot and enthuse about Keanu Reeves classic film Speed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's episode 105 of the Nialler9 Podcast, and Niall and Andrea are burying their heads in the sand, maybe? We review the Pillow Queens debut album, chat to last week's album of the week artist Niamh Regan and chat songs from Gorillaz, Sufjan, For Those I Love And more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 104 of the Nialler9 Podcast, and Niall and Andrea are staying positive! Join us on Patreon if you're a podcast subscriber! Discussed:News:Origins - the Irish hip-hop documentary aired on RTE One last week. Reasons To Be Cheerful Niall went to a gigPlaylists we love: Spooky Girl Autumn & Disco RockAlbum of the weekNiamh Regan - HemetThe Galway singer-songwriter's debut album is one of t...

It's Episode 103 of the Nialler9 Podcast and we’ve got more tunes to discuss than Phil Hogan has contradictory statements. On this week's episode, Niall and Andrea review the new album from Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess. There's breaking news about Phil Hogan's resignation while we are live, and we run through exactly what the flip the Irish government are doing and not doing regarding live music a...

Episode 102 of the Nialler9 Podcast and it's one we've been trying to make happen for quite a while. On this week's episode, Niall and Andrea are joined by three very special guests. Earlier this year, we had the Shannon rap legend God Knows on the podcast finally, but we always intended to gather together the crew and close cohorts around him, the rappers, producers and friends from the East Coas...

On this week's episode, Niall and Andrea are joined by old pal Luke Sharkey to discuss A Hero's Death, the second album from Fontaines D.C.There's breaking news about pubs and clubs restrictions which unfold as we record the episode, discussions about bad journalism, reasons to be cheerful and 4 new songs to sink your teeth into. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can’t make a Tomlette without breaking a few Gregs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 99 and ahead of Songs From An Empty Room event, we're talking how the Irish live music needs to get loud to represent itself, we review Jarv Is, Jarvis Cocker's new band's album and songs from Devendra Barnhart, The Avalanches, Illuminati Hotties and Berwyn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 98 of the Nialler9 podcast and thanks to Patreon Members we have upgraded our equipment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.