Episode 223 of the Nialler9 Podcast is a return to the festival field with Nialler9 and Andrea Cleary.We review last weekend's All Together Now Festival in Waterford.Niall shares his experiences of the festival's fourth year, a weekend in which ran the we

It's the most popular monthly episode where Niall and Andrea share what's moved them musically from the month of July.On Episode 222 we have selections from Big Thief, Sarah Crean, Andrea's pick of the Barbie soundtrack, another of Niall's song of the sum

30 years ago this week, Singer Sinead OConnor sparked outrage when she tore up a picture of the Pope during her musical performance on Saturday Night Live.The fallout of that action is at the centre of Kathryn Ferguson's new documentary about Sinead O'Co

This is a rewind of an episode from 2021.Today's episode is all about my favourite subgenre of disco and dance music - Italo. What it is, where it came from and why it's so enduring.Italo disco is a European form of electronic disco that proliferated thro

For a subgenre deep dive, Niall takes a dip into the idea of Balearic music, and finds out that it's not as easy to explain as he first thought.Balearic is often thought of as a signifier of music that is evocative, sun-kissed and downtempo, but as our de

Note, this is a rewind of an episode from 2021 to mark our second Indie Sleaze night on September 29th in Workman's Cellar.You may have heard of the term Indie Sleaze lately. A term newly coined to describe a nostalgic trend of post-Y2K era of culture and

Episode 220 is a chat with the journalist, pop culture writer, and author Michael Cragg.Michael's new book Reach for the Stars is a rip-roaring oral history of UK pop music between 1996 and 2006, told through the interviews with the popstars, the songwrit

It's the ever popular monthly episode where Niall and Andrea share what's moving them musically from the month of June - new music and older stuff too.On Episode 219 we have selections from King Krule, The Hives, Bright Eyes, Peter Gabriel, Maija Sofia, G

We are keeping our summer school vibe going for a bit for the season by keeping episodes relaxed and casual for a bit while the weather is a bit nicer.Episode 218 of the Nialler9 Podcast then, sees Niall take the reins of the going out buzz after last wee

Episode 217 of the Nialler9 Podcast is all about that great Irish music institution - Slane Castle.22 years (!) after Nialler was last at the big annual concert in Meath, Andrea makes her first trip to Slane for the Harry Styles concert and our roving vib