A good rock mix featuring standout songs with a ‘new year’ theme is more than fitting as the world says…
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.
Artist of the Week – Glasgow, Scotland’s Paul McLinden
From an attic in rainy Glasgow, Scotland, DIY composer/musician Paul McLinden crafts wonderfully rich and diverse musical masterpieces as evidenced…
Largest Indie Christmas Songs Collection in the World
Since 2007, IRC has put together the largest collection of the indie rock Christmas songs on the web, featuring popular,…
Artist of the Week – Jet Black Sunrise
Jet Black Sunrise is a Boston-based indie band with a knack for crafting dreamy modern pop compositions that pay proper…
Flashback Tracks Mix – Kill City Cartel, Guardian Alien, Battles, Dan Friel, Grinderman, Jon Lindsay, Versus, The Budos Band
Flashback Tracks is a playlist series aimed at featuring playlist mixes of standout, genre-bending singles from both DIY and signed…
In Dee Mail, Vol. XXV – Gems, Mighty Fox, Canopy Climbers, Ekos, The Etiquette, The Gifted Children, Cousin Dud
This latest installment of IRC’s longest running indie rock music series, In Dee Mail, marks the 25th volume, and includes…
Ultimate Halloween Playlist: Indie & Alternative Songs After Dark
Happy Halloscream Over the years, IRC has put together over a dozen different indie rock Halloween songs playlists, featuring hundreds…
DIY Band to Watch – Evaline
Evaline – UK and California With six members from California to the U.K.), indie rock band Evaline released their debut…
Artist of the Week – Baltimore’s Joy Classic
Baltimore DIY band Joy Classic pumps out catchy, feel good psych pop sounds layered with bright guitar hooks and twangs,…
The Edge of Summer: The Season’s Teethiest Tunes – Centro Matic, CYHSY, Gold Bears, Morrissey, Stagnant Pools, Mogwai, Beverly
For indie music lovers, this summer’s flow of new releases successfully fulfilled every vein and niche of sub-genre enjoyment. From…
Band of The Week – The Bellegards
Every week, we try to have either a Band of The Week or an Artist of the Week in order…
Second Annual First City Festival Kicks Off This Weekend in Monterey Featuring Stellar Line-Up
This weekend the second annual First City Festival in Monterey will kick off at the Monterey Fairgrounds, the location of…