Marsan is a solo project of 21-year-old Chicago musician, Jeremy Marsan, who is currently in the band Acker, and was…
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.
Bands You’ve Gotta Hear – Ivy Dye
Ivy Dye Drop Their Second EP Ivy Dye is a Chicago band formed in 2011 by Chris Adams, the head…
In Dee Mail, Vol. XXIV – Scarlet Youth, Brokeback, Santah, Widowspeak, Stellar Young, Gibson, Recorder, Javier Dunn
For those who have followed IRC for years (and thank you for that), you may be familiar with a profile…
Best New Indie Songs & Albums, April 2014, Vol. II – The Afghan Whigs, Woods, Cloud Cult Plague Vendor, Eels, Modern Rivals
A few days ago, we posted the best singles from the top new albums released in the first part of…
Best New Indie Songs 2014, Vol. I – Cloud Nothings, Small Black, Band of Skulls, Sweet Apple, De Lux
April was a good month for music lovers, and record collectors. That also made it an incredibly laborious task to…
Artist of the Week: Wildlife Control
Two bi-coastal brothers, who normally worked together from opposite ends of the continent, came together at the mid-point city of…
Exclusive Top 30 Vinyl Albums from Cake, Built to Spill, The Ramones, Tame Impala, Dinosaur Jr., Velvet Underground, Devo
For rock and vinyl lovers, Record Store Day is like Christmas in April; this year, Christmas came on Saturday, April…
Jack White Sets ‘Fastest-Ever Record Release’ With New Solo Single on Record Store Day
The prolific rock musician, producer, and record label owner, Jack White, has created yet another milestone in his 20+ year…
Artist of the Week – Canadian One Man Band Joel Strauss
The fist thing that we noticed about Canadian DIY multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Joel Strauss is his voice – nasally,…
Best New Songs and Albums of March 2014, Vol. II – Iska Dhaaf, Black Lips, The War on Drugs, Hold Steady, Aloe Blacc, TPC, Liars
Last week, we posted our favorite singles from the top new albums released during the first week of March. And…
Best New Songs and Albums of March 2014, Vol. I – Ghost Beach, Real Estate, The Men, Eagulls, Eternal Summers, Drive-By Truckers
The first week of March was a hot one for standout, memorable singles from that week’s top album releases, and…
Top DIY Rock Songs & Albums of 2014, Vol. II – A Clearing, Baby Baby, Traits, Falcon Hood, Saints of Bliss, Nishe, Jack Denvir
One of the things that we’ve definitely found over all these years of reviewing DIY, and even small label, artists…