December 2010
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Watch: Roll Up Your Sleeves: The DIY...
Just over two years ago, Dylan Haskins released his debut film Roll Up Your Sleeves about Do It Yourself Counterculture which features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), Heathers, The Ex and takes in Dylan’s now defunct Hideaway House and US punk Ghost Mice’s European tour. It’s now available to watch in full above.
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Nialler9's Albums Of 2010
30. Shit Robot - From the Cradle to the Rave
29. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
28. Vampire Weekend -Contra
27. The Redneck Manifesto – Friendship
26. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
25. Sam Amidon – I See A Sign
24. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
23. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
22. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
21. Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner
20. LCD Soundsystem - This...
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Gorillaz release iPad-recorded album The Fall
As promised, Damon Albarn released his iPad-recorded Gorillaz album The Fall yesterday. It’s available to stream or to download via the fan club.
Recorded while on tour in North America over 32 days, The Fall is more of a sparse solo Gorillaz album of Albarn instrumentals with occasional vocals with Bobby Womack featuring on ‘Bobby in Phoenix’. Here’s the video featuring...
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Podcast #34: 2010 in review
A bit of a different podcast for you this month (and at nearly 2 hours, a long one) as myself and Aoife sat down and talked about the best things that happened in 2010. We cover Irish acts and labels we loved this year, gigs of 2010, albums and songs of 2010, tv and video moments of the year and my own personal discovery of the year - Shangaan Electro. Full rundown below. Artwork by Stephen...
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Stream: Owensie - Aliens
Out On A Limb Records will be releasing Owensie’s debut album Aliens digitally and on CD on February 4th but I’ve got an advance listen of the album right here seeing as it’s a perfect soundtrack to a chilled and snowy Christmas night.
Owensie’s debut highlights a different side to the guitarist who is known for rocking out with Realistic Train, Puget Sound &...
Nialler9 Irish Albums of 2010 poll results →
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Nialler9's Top 100 songs of 2010
My 100 favourite songs of the year with links to places you can hear them along with Youtube & Spotify playlists.
Spotify Playlist»
100. Kavinsky - Nightcall
99. Fucked Up - Year of the Ox
98. Blackbird Blackbird - Fade to White
97. Rubberbandits - Horse Outside
96. Jay-Z - On To The Next One
95. Groove Armada & Bryan Ferry – Shameless
94. Joanna Newsom - 81
93. Caribou...
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Nialler9 Irish Albums of 2010 poll results
Irish music had a fruitful creative period this year (and long may it continue), so this year’s list (the fifth annual albums poll) was hotly contested. Having said that, there were two clear frontrunners who swapped all the way til the end before one pulled away in the final stretch. A full list of results for both the Irish albums and songs of 2010 is linked at the bottom of the last...
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The Nialler9 weekly gig guide - Christmas and NYE...
A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Feel free to leave your picks in the comments.
A special bumper gig guide covering all Christmas and New Year’s Eve gigs of notice. If you know of any other relevant NYE events taking place stick them in the comments. A special mention for State’s third...
Rubberbandits on The Late Late Show (video) →
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Rubberbandits on The Late Late Show (video)
Never thought I’d see the day… even after the last week. Yurt!
The top 10 video virals of 2010 →
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The top 10 video virals of 2010
My main feature for Day & Night this week is a roundup of the year’s best viral videos with an Irish slant.
Antoine Dodson, Charlie Brooker, Crystal Swing, Die Antwoord, Double Rainbow, Ok Go and Old Spice Guy all feature.
Check it.
Nialler9 Irish songs of 2010 poll results →
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Nialler9 Irish Songs of 2010 poll results
Nearly 200 of you took the time to vote for your favourite Irish songs and albums of 2010 over the last few weeks. 221 songs were voted for and here are the results of the top 30. A somewhat surprising winner but it is a great song.. Also, special honour goes to Richter Collective label for having no less than 10 songs in the top 30.
Special Thanks to Stephen Graham aka Leftovers/400 Facts for...
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Video from Other Voices: Richard Hawley, Jarvis...
From the end of their Other Voices gig (my full review here) a couple of weeks ago and serving as a nice festive sneak peek into what’s to come in the new year, Hawley, Hannigan and Cocker perform ‘Silent Night’.
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Liveline: Rubberbandits & Willie O'Dea (Audio)
Perhaps the most surreal thing I’ve ever heard on the radio never mind Liveline. Former Minister of Defence and Limerick TD Willie O’Dea defends the Rubberbandits’ ‘Horse Outside’ against a disgruntled caller and actually says the line “It portrays me as selling hash, and swearing on my tache that it’s good hash” from the Bandits song about him. At...
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Nialler9's Best Music Videos of 2010
The post-MTV generation of music videos means that the internet is where it’s at for the artform. I love music videos and the marriage of visuals to music almost as much as the songs themselves, so here’s a list of my 30 favourite of 2010. It was hard to cap it at just 30. Best Music Videos of 2010: 1-10 | 11-20 | 20-30 1. iamamiwhoami concert film (Director: iamamiwhoami)
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Nialler9 voted 5th best music blog in the world
Brighton’s The Recommender recently held a public vote open to music bloggers around the world to decide what were the best music blogs of 2010. I’m delighted to tell you that my music bloggy peers voted Nialler9 in fifth place. Considering there are 3,800 music blogs listed on Elbo.ws that’s a pretty good feat. It’s always nice to be recognised particularly from people in...
MAP – The global music blog mixtape – December... →
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MAP - The global music blog mixtape - December...
Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 35 music bloggers across the world to share a track from their home country that they think you should hear. Then the results are posted on those 35 blogs on the 15th of each month, downloadable in one file or playable one by one on each blog.
James Vincent McMorrow represent Ireland this month as he is now releasing his debut EP through Vagrant...
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Nialler9 on tour: Talvin Singh, Murcof & Erik...
As part of a gang of 11 bloggers last month, I spent 10 days in Thailand and India courtesy of Smirnoff’s Nightlife Exchange Project checking out the nightlife, music and culture of the cities of Mumbai, Bangkok and Bangalore.
The middle leg of my 10 day trip was four days in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. The city is home to about 14 million people and it feels like it too. There are...
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Video: Broken Social Scene - 'Texico Bitches' &...
Slimy black-oil wrestling is the theme of the new Broken Social Scene video for ‘Texico Bitches’, taken from their latest album Forgiveness Rock Record. Directed by Thibaut Duverneix.
Digging this remix from Starslinger too..
Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches (Star Slinger Remix) by Star Slinger
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Nialler9's Best Remixes of 2010
My favourite remixes (and a few mashups) of 2010. We get three apiece from two apiece from Four Tet and Alex Metric while Letherette and Clock Opera get two each. Plenty of great stuff here all the same.
Monarchy - ‘Love Get Out Of My Way’ (Holy Ghost! Remix)
Solar Bears – ‘Crystaline Be Again’ (Letherette remix)
Marina & The Diamonds – ‘I Am Not a Robot’...
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Visionair EP #2: A Vision
After the first Autumn EP from Jape and Niall Byrne of The Rednecks’ side project Visionair in October, the duo are giving away a second EP for free download as of today. Grab it as a ZIP and get the first EP.
Jape is playing The Button Factory this Friday. See the gig guide for the full week’s gig recommendations.
A Vision EP by VisionAir
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The Nialler9 weekly gig guide
A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Feel free to leave your picks in the comments.
It’s Christmas gig time, meaning lots of acts looking to grab one last big bag of cash celebrate their year.
As well as the usual gigs below, I’m playing some of my tunes of the year in The Cafe in Twisted...
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Nialler9 on tour: Smirnoff Exchange party in...
As part of a gang of 11 bloggers, I spent 10 days last month in Thailand and India courtesy of Smirnoff’s Nightlife Exchange Project checking out the nightlife, music and culture of the cities of Mumbai, Bangkok and Bangalore.
Smirnoff hosted a Nightlife Exchange night on November 27th in 14 different countries around the world. As part of this experience, we were sent to Bangalore in...
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Quiz war: Day & Night vs The Ticket - Saturday...
On The Kiosk on Phantom 105.2 tomorrow morning at 11am, A face-off in quiz form between Day And Night & The Ticket in The Kiosk Quiz of the year. Three writers for each publication will go head to head…
Jim Carroll vs. John Meagher Sinead Gleeson vs. Nialler9 Lauren Murphy vs. Eamon Sweeney
There’s also a prize in it for listeners. Correctly guess the winning team and you could...
Video: Rubberbandits – ‘Horse Outside’ →
Other Voices Day 4 – Marina & The Diamonds, Steve... →
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Other Voices Day 4 – Marina & The Diamonds, Steve...
The final gig of the regular nights of Other Voices in the church and there was certainly a feeling amongst the 55 crew that the end was within sight. They still had to take stage, lighting and sound rig out of the church and there are eight Irish bands recording in McCarthy’s the next day, but the main event was nearly done.
Five artists took to the Church last night. 18 played in that...
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Video: Rubberbandits – ‘Horse Outside’
Over 20,000 1.5 million views in a week. Christmas Number One talk. On Liveline being defended by Willie O’Dea. It’s the Rubberbandits new single.
“I’m gonna take you out to Mullingaaar.”
Buy it between the 17th & 23rd of Deecember to make it Christmas Number One.
Other Voices Day 3 – ASIWYFA, Lissie, Everything... →
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Other Voices Day 3 - ASIWYFA, Lissie, Everything...
Monday night, Day 3 of Other Voices and Dingle has lost a lot of weekend out of town visitors to weekday commitments. Those people have left before halftime as there’s still lots of music to be devoured.
With artists travelling from all over the world to the far western tip of the country, it’s Irishman James Vincent McMorrow who has made the most arduous journey from Paris and has...
Other Voices Day 1 – Hawley, Hannigan and Jarvis →
Other Voices Day 2 – The National, Ellie Goulding,... →
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Other Voices Day 1 - Hawley, Hannigan and Jarvis
It’s Dingle time. Season 9 of Other Voices in the town of Dingle, Co. Kerry is a music enthusiast’s haven from the world for five days. Thankfully the snow was left behind, but we’ve brought with us a great sense of expectation for what’s to come. And how could we not? The National (who have just arrived), Marina & The Diamonds, Lissie, And So I Watch You From Afar,...
Zappateer1′s Richter Collective roster mashup →
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Zappateer1's Richter Collective roster mashup
Donegal mashup artist Zappateer1 takes 27 songs from Richter Collective artists and mashes them up over 7 minutes. Are you enough of a fanboy/girl to recognise them all?
Mashup a la Richter Collective by zappateer1
The label are throwing their Christmas party on the 22nd of December in The Button Factory with Not Squares, Bats, Enemies, Jogging, Hands Up Who wants to Die, Logikparty &...
Video: Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands –... →
New Ten Past Seven EP – Bothar Buí →
Video: Grand Pocket Orchestra – ‘I Deal in Bits... →
Vote for your favourite Irish albums & songs of... →
Stream Somadrone’s Depth of Field →
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Video: Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands -...
A stereoscopic 3D additive color-featuring video for Patrick Kelleher’s ‘Wintertime’s Doll’ by Sophie Gateau who asked the band could she make a video as she loved the track.
You can buy the album that this track’s from You Look Cold here.
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New Ten Past Seven EP - Bothar Buí
Cork’s long-standing instrumental trio Ten Past Seven have turned in a new EP called Bothar Buí featuring a new 7-minute uncharacteristically ambient track featuring Katie Kim along with heavy remixes of tracks from from Laura Sheeran, Toby Kaar, Molotov Ape and Kevin Blake. The EP was inspired by the poetry of Seamus Heaney (Their secondary school English teacher will be proud) and...
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Video: Grand Pocket Orchestra - 'I Deal in Bits...
Missed this while I was away… Directed by Nicky Coghlan. You can still listen to their album The Ice Cream.
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Vote for your favourite Irish albums & songs of...
Personally, I think 2010 has been the greatest year in Irish music since since I started this blog five years ago. Irish albums from Adebisi Shank, Halves, Somadrone, , Solar Bears, Meljoann, The Cast of Cheers (don’t forget the online-only freebies), Villagers, Grand Pocket Orchestra, Not Squares, James Vincent McMorrow, Nouveaunoise, Flapes, The Redneck Manifesto, Shit Robot and many...
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Stream: Not Squares - Yeak OK
Not Squares’ debut album Yeak OK comes out through Richter Collective today and the band’s meaty electro-tinged punk sound has been fully realised with the help of The Vinny Club on production. Fans of the live show and the singles ‘Asylum’ and ‘Aye Yo Pa’ might be surprised but fans of ‘Release The Bees’ may not be. The Belfast band have pushed...
