by J. Hubner Deafheaven‘s Sunbather is one of those anomalies that happens every so often in metal music where you’re…
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: Pittsburg’s Rob Eldridge, aka, Steelesque
Steelesque is the moniker that Pittsburgh singer/songwriter, producer, engineer and musician, Rob Eldridge, coined for himself when he set out…
Album of the Week: Surfer Blood’s ‘Pythons’
by Devin William Daniels Surfer Blood‘s debut, Astro Coast, was one of the most promising indie rock albums of the…
Best New Music Releases 2013, Week of June 4th – Portugal The Man, Big Deal, Future Bible Heroes, Camera Obscura, QOTSA
There are quite a few fantastic albums out this week from long-time indie and alternative artists as well as new…
Album Review: Camera Obscura’s ‘Desire Lines’
by Devin William Daniels Camera Obscura‘s new album, Desire Lines, is a dreamy and pristine offering, a reverse time capsule…
7 Overseas Bands You’ve Gotta Hear, Vol. IV – My Empire of Sound, Deaf Phonetics, The Wakeup Suzzys, E-MUTE, Opioids, Ka Tet
The fourth volume of 7 Overseas Bands You’ve Gotta Hear features profiles and songs from seven overseas bands that have…
Best New Music Releases, Week of May 28th – Animal Collective, King Tuff, Alex Bleeker and the Freaks, Paperhaus, Baths, Brazos
We’re a bit late with the past week’s best new releases, but of course, it has to kick-off with Shabazz…
Artist of the Week: Portland Singer/Songwriter Nick Jaina
Every once and a while we come across an exceptional artist who has been around for a some time, but…
Artist of the Week – Deco Pilot
Inspired by the late 2000’s synth-pop revival, and influenced by bands such as The Killers, The Bravery, Zoe and U2,…
Best New Music Releases, Week of May 21st – Daft Punk, The National, Dirty Beaches, Man or Astro-Man, Attic Lights
This week, the long-awaited – eight years as a matter of fact – new album, Random Access Memories, from the…
2013 Sasquatch Music Festival Line-Up and Schedule of Artists & Bands, Playlists and Sasquatch Tips
The 2013 music festival season officially launched with Coachella last month. You might think the music fest season kicks off…
Best DIY & Indie Debuts of 2013, Vol. I – Great White Buffalo, Tournament of Hearts, Make Haste, Constant Supply, Will & the Indians
There have been many albums released in the past few months that we either did not have time to get…