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Author: Max Hammer

Discovering and sharing the best DIY/alt/indie/underground music you've never heard. I've been writing about music and other topics since the mid-1990s. We are also music industry professionals - PR; promotion; management; branding; etc.

In Dee Mail, Vol. XXVII – Lilly Wolf, Victors, Michael Kroll, Rusty Shipp, Telamor, The Disappearing Act, Hannah Kirby

Posted on 03/24/201612/18/2019 by Max Hammer

With a sound that will appeal to fans of CHVRCHES and Grimes, the Brooklyn electro duo Lilly Wolf creates darkwave…

Posted in In Dee MailTagged Telamor, The Disappearing Act, Victors

Songwriting Competition Winner Katie Stump’s New Video and SXSW Showcase

Posted on 03/14/201612/18/2019 by Max Hammer

Singer/songwriter Katie Stump has dropped her new video, Minnesota, the second video from her critically acclaimed EP, Feels Like Home….

Posted in Artists to WatchTagged Katie Stump, SXSW
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In Dee Mail, Vol. XXVI – Jack Kotz, Small Culture, Benji Lewis, Tomlin Hill, The Polaris, Area of Refuge, Code Pie, Amateur Eyes

Posted on 03/12/201607/22/2021 by Max Hammer

As 2016 marches on, we’re just now dropping the first 2016 installment of In Dee Mail, featuring an incredibly diverse…

Posted in In Dee Mail

New Video from Man Made Time; Pierce Turner’s Album Release Benefit for Historic Chelsea Landmark

Posted on 03/07/201612/18/2019 by Max Hammer

Emotive, dreamy electro pop is just part of the mystique of the track, “Sail Away,” the lead single from the…

Posted in Indie Rock Artists

Blizzard of 2016 Playlist – Matt Pond PA, Arcade Fire, Bill Ricchini, Fleet Foxes, Atlas Sound, Joy Division, Black Lips

Posted on 01/22/201607/22/2021 by Max Hammer

At this hour, a major blizzard of historic proportions pummels the northeastern United States with heavy snow and high winds….

Posted in Winter Songs Mix

Best Alt. & Indie Rock Christmas Songs Playlist – The Shins, Stars, The Killers, Weezer, Bright Eyes, Eels, Phoenix

Posted on 12/25/201512/06/2023 by Max Hammer

Here’s yet another best of alt. and indie rock Christmas Songs’ Playists series, which has amassed over 8 million visits…

Posted in Indie Christmas Playlists
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Recovered Recordings of Cold War KGB Transmissions Inspire EP and New Band, Thin Blue Line

Posted on 10/23/201512/18/2019 by Max Hammer

A few years ago, veteran Montreal musician, photographer and filmmaker Toby Andris was sifting through boxes at a Budapest flea…

Posted in 2015 Best New Releases

Fourth of July Indie Songs Playlist with Galaxie 500, Animal Collective, Neil Young, Violent Femmes, The Strokes, Modest Mouse, Pavement, Wavves

Posted on 07/04/201512/18/2019 by Max Hammer

It’s time to party the country’s independence with this Spotify playlist. Fire it up! Or check out these popular playlists…

Posted in Spotify Playlist
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Top Indie Rock Releases, May 2015 – Best Coast, Tallest Man on Earth, Thee Oh Sees, Hot Chip, The Vaccines, Patrick Watson

Posted on 06/15/201512/18/2019 by Max Hammer

The month of May was a blockbuster month for new releases. In fact, there were so many great releases that…

Posted in 2015 Best New ReleasesTagged Best Indie Rock 2015
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Artist of the Week – The Hot Dark

Posted on 05/22/201512/18/2019 by Max Hammer

[zbplayer] The Hot Dark is a collaborative post new wave jazz rock dance sextet (there’s a mouthful) from northern California…

Posted in Artist of the WeekTagged The Hot Dark
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Led Zeppelin Tribute Album Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Physical Graffiti’

Posted on 04/16/201507/22/2021 by Max Hammer

In celebration of Led Zeppelin‘s 40th anniversary since the drop of their ground-breaking album, Physical Graffiti, England’s MOJO Magazine curated…

Posted in Cover Songs
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Artist of the Week – Pseudonym

Posted on 03/31/201512/18/2019 by Max Hammer

[zbplayer] San Francisco musician Paul Desjarlais, aka, Pseudonym, sort of lives in an imaginary world, and has done so for…

Posted in Artist of the Week

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