Considering his prolific and respected work during the past decade, it’s kind of surprising that Ben Gibbard, frontman of bands…
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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.
Exclusive New Single from Golden Bloom’s Upcoming Album To Drop in January
IRC has an exclusive new single from New York indie artist and multi-instrumentalist, Golden Bloom. “Flying Mountain” is the first single…
Treasure Island Music Festival 2012 Celebrates Anniversary with Girl Talk, Toro Y Moi, Matthew Dear, Public Enemy, SBTRKT
Cloudy, rainy weather in the San Francisco Bay Area earlier last week cleared out just in time for the 5th…
More Best New Album Releases, Week of Oct. 9 – Black Marble, A.C. Newman, Turn Off Your Television, KidCity, Departures
It’s been a busy week for music on IRC. As a supplemental to this past week’s Best New Music Releases…
Top Ten Songs, Sept. 2012 – The Raveonettes, The xx, Firewater, David Bryne & St. Vincent, Sea Wolf, Mumford & Sons
The Raveonettes‘ newest single, “She Owns The Streets,” was by far the most played and downloaded track on IRC in…
Best New Music Releases, Week of Oct. 9th – Lord Huron, Dana Falconberry, Ty Segall, Tame Impala, PAWS, A.C. Newman
This week started off with a number of posts, including new singles from DIY and record label artists; DIY Artist…
IRC Album of the Week: Freelance Whale’s Sophomore LP, ‘Diluvia’
In 2010, at Austin‘s famous SXSW festival, Queens band Freelance Whales were one of the big draws, generating a lot…
Transcontinental Band Goodnight, Texas Serve Up Roots Folk on New Single
Formed in 2010, the band Goodnight, Texas, are an unsigned indie roots folk band with an interesting story behind their…
Best New Releases, Week of Dec. 4th – Memory Tapes, Mogwai, Split Screens, Team Ghost, Dream Boat, High Tyde, Formes
As 2012 winds down, so does the number of new album releases – this week being one of the thinnest…
DIY Artist of the Week – Toronto Folk Singer/Songwriter Bryce Jardine
Toronto DIY folk singer/songwriter Bryce Jardine set out as a promising solo artist last year after nine years playing in…
More Best & DIY Releases for Week of Oct. 2nd – Moon Duo, The Valery Trails, Pontoons, My Empire of Sound, The Ecstatics
Yesterday we released a lengthly new releases playlist post for the week, featuring new music from The Vaccines, Why?, The…
Best New Music Releases, Week of Oct. 2nd – Why?, Matt and Kim, The Mountain Goats, How to Dress Well, Sun Airway, Beth Orton
It took a bit longer this week to put it altogether because we’ve also been working on the Top DIY…