TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – Musician Samuel Mason started out playing house shows and festivals in previous projects that lead him…
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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.
NEWS: U2’s Bono & The Edge perform in Kyiv bomb shelter
SPIN – On Sunday, Bono and the Edge played a short set in a Kyiv bomb shelter that was once…
STREAM: Indie Rock’s Top 10 New Tracks – April 2022
April was a particularly exciting month for anticipated and big-name artist releases, as well as for some surprise drops by…
ALBUM: Spiritualized’s ‘Everything Was Beautiful’
Easily one of the pioneers of modern experimental rock/pop, and reputably claimed by some fans as trailblazers of the indie…
ALBUM: DITZ – ‘The Great Regression’
It’s an album you’ve gotta hear and definitely one of the best debuts of 2022. With bands like Yard Act,…
STREAM: Thom Yorke shares revealing new mix
THOM YORKE has shared a new mix for his Sonos radio show, In The Absence Thereof, featuring an eclectic roster…
ALBUM: Belle and Sebastian ‘A Bit of Previous’
The title of Belle and Sebastian’s A Bit of Previous is apt, as the songs consolidate the influences that the…
TRACK: Arcade Fire drops another track, ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’
ARCADE FIRE is releasing their long-anticipated album WE on May 6, and today they’ve shared the latest single “Unconditional I…
U.K. INTRODUCING: Anthemic Surf Rock Band Voodoo Bandits
Punchy surf rockers Voodoo Bandits hit us with another new single ‘Nice T-Shirt’. The past 18 months have been non-stop…
NEWS: Brian Eno, Big Thief, Coldplay, Dry Cleaning + others drop unreleased tracks for Earth Day
We all got a huge Earth Day gift from musician Brian Eno‘s EarthPercent Foundation. To help raise money for climate…
VIDEO: Father John Misty drops new music video for ‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’
Father John Misty has shared a new music video for the beautiful track “Kiss Me (I Loved You)” from his…
PLAYLIST: Top 10 DIY Songs, March 2022
The DIY (and small label) top 10 songs for March 2022 features kick-ass songs from DIY artists and bands stretching…