It never ceases to amaze us. That is, the number of DIY singles and albums that are dropped each month…
Month: October 2012
Band to Watch: Fayetteville, Arkansas Indie Pop Band The Airplanes
On Friday, Fayetteville, Arkansas indie pop band The Airplanes dropped their self-released, self-titled debut album from which we have two…
Album of the Week: Titus Andronicus’ ‘Local Business’
New Jersey punk rock quintet, Titus Andronicus, led by the energetic bluster of Patrick Stickles, dropped their third album, and…
More Best New Releases – Earlimart, Young Dreams, Shiny Toy Guns, Peace, Matmos, Blackbird Blackbird, The Lytics, Rosie Flores
We’re playing catch up with last week’s new releases. This, therefore, is effectively Vol. II of the Best New Music…
26th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert – Neil Young, Foster The People, The Flaming Lips, Jack White, Guns N Roses, Eddie Vedder
It’s a bit tricky, at first thought, to criticize a benefit concert for kids. But, actually, there are two completely…
Best New Music Releases, Week of Oct. 16th – Ben Gibbard, The Maldives, Jason Lytle, The Philistines, Little Comets, The Luyas
For the past six weeks or so, there have been many weekly Best New Music Releases playlists that made up…
Album of the Week: Ben Gibbard’s Debut Solo Album, ‘Former Lives’
Considering his prolific and respected work during the past decade, it’s kind of surprising that Ben Gibbard, frontman of bands…
Exclusive New Single from Golden Bloom’s Upcoming Album To Drop in January
IRC has an exclusive new single from New York indie artist and multi-instrumentalist, Golden Bloom. “Flying Mountain” is the first single…
Treasure Island Music Festival 2012 Celebrates Anniversary with Girl Talk, Toro Y Moi, Matthew Dear, Public Enemy, SBTRKT
Cloudy, rainy weather in the San Francisco Bay Area earlier last week cleared out just in time for the 5th…
More Best New Album Releases, Week of Oct. 9 – Black Marble, A.C. Newman, Turn Off Your Television, KidCity, Departures
It’s been a busy week for music on IRC. As a supplemental to this past week’s Best New Music Releases…
Top Ten Songs, Sept. 2012 – The Raveonettes, The xx, Firewater, David Bryne & St. Vincent, Sea Wolf, Mumford & Sons
The Raveonettes‘ newest single, “She Owns The Streets,” was by far the most played and downloaded track on IRC in…
Best New Music Releases, Week of Oct. 9th – Lord Huron, Dana Falconberry, Ty Segall, Tame Impala, PAWS, A.C. Newman
This week started off with a number of posts, including new singles from DIY and record label artists; DIY Artist…