Here’s yet another best of alt. and indie rock Christmas Songs’ Playists series, which has amassed over 8 million visits…
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.
7 Bands You’ve Gotta Hear, Vol. VI – Analog, The Lukewarm, Bee Caves, The Post Age, The Revies, Stereo Off, Danny and Caroline
It’s hard to believe Bands You’ve Gotta Hear is at Vol. VI. We’re regularly amazed just how much terrific music…
Recovered Recordings of Cold War KGB Transmissions Inspire EP and New Band, Thin Blue Line
A few years ago, veteran Montreal musician, photographer and filmmaker Toby Andris was sifting through boxes at a Budapest flea…
Fourth of July Indie Songs Playlist with Galaxie 500, Animal Collective, Neil Young, Violent Femmes, The Strokes, Modest Mouse, Pavement, Wavves
It’s time to party the country’s independence with this Spotify playlist. Fire it up! Or check out these popular playlists…
Top Indie Rock Releases, May 2015 – Best Coast, Tallest Man on Earth, Thee Oh Sees, Hot Chip, The Vaccines, Patrick Watson
The month of May was a blockbuster month for new releases. In fact, there were so many great releases that…
Artist of the Week – The Hot Dark
The Hot Dark is a collaborative post new wave jazz rock dance sextet (there’s a mouthful) from northern California whose…
Led Zeppelin Tribute Album Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Physical Graffiti’
In celebration of Led Zeppelin‘s 40th anniversary since the drop of their ground-breaking album, Physical Graffiti, England’s MOJO Magazine curated…
Artist of the Week – Pseudonym
San Francisco musician Paul Desjarlais, aka, Pseudonym, sort of lives in an imaginary world, and has done so for at…
Best New DIY Music of 2015, Vol. II – Empire Machines, Silas Fermoy, Voir Voir, ONFIILM, Modern Chair, Them Bruins
This second installment of the Best New DIY of 2015 features a wide diversity of unsigned artists and bands with…
Best New DIY Music of 2015, Vol. I – Steels, Her Magic Wand, Columbia, Helen Mystic, Kat & The Canaries, Valley Shine
The first batch of new DIY releases for 2015 is here, and there are some terrific singles from noteworthy new…
Artist of the Week – Avindale
Avindale is an exciting El Paso indie rock band whose sound can be best described as a mix of powerful…
Top DIY Rock Songs & Albums of 2014, Vol. III – North By North, Wrong Body, FEiN, Rhino House Band, Hemmit, Sam Burchfield
As with every year in the past, there were thousands of amazing, must-hear and under-the-radar indie music releases in 2014….