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nialler9

The Lair of the Bear ™

About Me

I run a music blog called nialler9

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NIALLER'S influence on the blogosphere has all but spelt the end of traditional Irish music media. His blog is now more popular than the Hot Press website and his ability to tip the next big thing, along with providing an eclectic range of music and news from international artistes and an insightful take on the local indie scene, make him a bit of a muso hero. - Sunday Tribune - Ones to watch 08

"If you absolutely must visit a music blog, nialler9.com/blog is an outstanding local contender" - Ed Power, Irish Independent

"We thought it was the best Irish music blog on the interweb, and now the Irish Blog Awards have endorsed that view" - Jim Carroll - The Irish Times

My Interests

meeting new people, going to gigs, music, music, music, music writing, doing visuals for the bonus party, photography, artwork, reading, being creative, tea, hummous, posters, web design, blogging

I'd like to meet:

The dwellers of the enchanted castle on the hill. They make awful techno noises until very late at night and keep the townspeople up way past their bedtime. This has upset the townspeople greatly and they will be seeking revenge on the dwellers with the aid of pitchforks and fire at the sight of the next full moon. Stay tuned to Sky News for full coverage...

Music:



Movies:

La Haine,Alfred Hitchcock, Coen Brothers, This is Spinal Tap, Being John Malkovich, Pan's Labyrinth, 24 Hour Party People, This is England, Shock-u-mentalies, Loads more.

Television:

Alan Partridge, The Wire, Chris Morris, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, South Park, Adult Swim, League of Gentlemen, Charlie Brooker

Books:

Music books, Homage to Catalonia, 1984 or any George Orwell, Dubliners, Portrait of an Artist, The catcher in the Rye, Catch-22, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Everything is Illuminated The God of Small Things, Vernon God Little, Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Lord of the Rings, Tintin, CS Lewis, The Dictionary , Taschen, Politics, Art, History, Geography

Heroes:


My Blog

State Magazine

Finally, the cat is out of the bag and other such clichés. Last May, I was contacted by Phil Udell regarding a new Irish music magazine he and others were in the beginnings of setting up. I met up wit...
Posted by nialler9 on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:55:00 PST

Podcast 8 - October

We finally recorded number eight last night, despite being overcome with random giddiness all day yesterday. Do you ever get like that? When you can't help but do something silly by default. Anyway, I...
Posted by nialler9 on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:31:00 PST

Burfday Mixtape

It's my birthday today, huzzah! So to celebrate, here is a mix I made recently which clocks in at 59 minutes. Give it a spin. If you're signed up to the podcast, the mix will download automatically. L...
Posted by nialler9 on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:04:00 PST

Podcast 7 - September

nialler9 Podcast 7: SeptemberSep 24 2007Rory from Ten Past Seven on stage at Mantua - July 2007Everytime we do our monthly podcast, I'm convinced each one is better than the previous but I think this...
Posted by nialler9 on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:10:00 PST

Podcast 6 - Electric Picnic Special

I think this is the upbeat podcast I've been promising all summer. As the sun finally shone this weekend, it puts us in good stead for the next when we descend on Stradbally once again for the festiva...
Posted by nialler9 on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:25:00 PST

Podcast 005

Natasha Khan aka Bat for Lashes lazing on a sunny afternoon courtesy of Lee Shearman.I was going to make this an upbeat, summer podcast but 50-odd days of consecutive rain can obviously get a brotha d...
Posted by nialler9 on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:02:00 PST

Podcast 004 - June 07

Wow, last month's podcast holds the top spot with nearly double the amount of downloads/listens (Roughly 1200) than the previous two months!  So we're psyched to be bringing you another cool coll...
Posted by nialler9 on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:48:00 PST

Podcast 003 May

Podcast 003 - May 07 No great fanfare this month, just great tunes. Presented by Aoife Mc, presenter of The Indie Hour on 103.2 Dublin City Anna Livia FM. May's Podcast stretches across musical his...
Posted by nialler9 on Mon, 21 May 2007 03:51:00 PST

Podcast 002

Link to Podcast PageNo, it wasn't a once off. The second nialler9 podcast is here, presented by Aoife Mc, presenter of The Indie Hour on 103.2 Dublin City Anna Livia FM (who just started a blog where ...
Posted by nialler9 on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:46:00 PST

Podcast 001

Link to Podcast PageI'm delighted to introduce to you, the first nialler9 monthly podcast presented by Aoife Mc, radio DJ from The Indie Hour on 103.2fm Dublin City Anna Livia FM. Every Thursday night...
Posted by nialler9 on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:02:00 PST