Due to the popularity over the past year of the Bands You’ve Gotta Hear series, we decided to expand it…
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.
Top Singles & Albums for October 2013, Vol. I – Yuck, Teen Daze, Polvo, Fuzz, Dr. Dog, DARKSIDE, The Fratellis, HAIM
If you’re looking for good wrap-up and reliable playlist of MP3 singles of the top indie tracks for the first…
7 Bands You’ve Gotta Hear, Vol. III – Gang of Brothers, Sun Club, Kid Cadaver, The Bynars, Union Electric, Crash Island
There’s going to be a rush of 2013 DIY, small label and under-the-radar releases in the coming weeks, and perhaps…
Artist of the Week – Sam Page
In March, DIY power pop songwriter, vocalist and musician Sam Page self-released his debut album, Breach, featuring ten original songs…
Best Singles & Albums of September 2013, Vol. II – Said The Whale, MGMT, Placebo, Delorean, Arp, Crystal Stilts, Mum, Grouplove
We’re catching up with September’s top releases – the amount of music – from both popular and signed artists as…
Best Singles & Albums of September 2013, Vol. I – Glasvegas, Neko Case, Okkervil River, NIN, Man Man, Royal Canoe, Forest Fire
Because the two-part Best Singles & Albums of August (volumes One and Two) were so crazy popular with listeners, we’re…
Artist of the Week – Sean McConnell aka Cold Country
Recently we made a road trip mixtape for a friend who was driving across the country (from California to New…
Best Singles & Albums, August 2013, Vol. II – Washed Out, Bloc Party, Moondoggies, Don Cavalli, Franz, The Dodos, Ghost Wave
This post and playlist includes over 65 MP3 singles from the second half of August releases, featuring dozens of popular,…
In Dee Mail, Vol. XXIII – The Gifted Children, Berry, Roaming Herds of Buffalo, Hot Einstein, Kelsey Brown, Brides of Christ
It’s been a while since the last In Dee Mail series highlighting bands that emailed us their work via the…
Best Singles & Albums of July 2013, Vol. II – Smallpools, Soft Metals, Fairchild, D. Lynch & Lykke Li, Love Language, Kid Karate
With festivals and other events ruling the schedule during July and August, we’re still catching up with releases dropped in…
Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, MGMT, Beach House and Other Artists Headline the First Annual ‘First City Festival’ in Monterey
Tens of thousands of festival goers were treated to an impressive list of indie and alternative rock artists and bands…
First City Festival Premieres with Modest Mouse, Beach House, Passion Pit, MGMT, Toro Y Moi
Powerhouse indie rock artists such as Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, MGMT, Beach House, Toro Y Moi, Devendra Banhart and Neko…