This is the week of Bon Iver. From the top music sites and blogs, to airplay on various television shows…
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.
The S-25 Mix: 2011 Tracks by Beirut, Bon Iver, Peter Bjorn and John, The Vaccines, Should, Starfu*ker, Sleepy Vikings, Son Lux, Secrets
This week’s S-25 Mix features a random pick of 2011 songs that we really like – some are well-known, others…
Great Indie Cover Songs, Vol. IX: The Black Keys, The Golden Bloom, Ruby Isle, Shearwater, Franz Ferdinand, Nada Surf
We absolutely love cover songs. It’s probably because, most of the time, they are like something that is familiar but…
Best New Releases – Vetiver, Woods, 13 & God, Thee Oh Sees, Sebadoh, King Post Kitsch, Joel Plaskett, Sebadoh, The Qualia
As summer approaches, you’ll see a spike in posts and playlists on IRC, not to mention plenty of new releases….
7 Overseas Bands You’ve Gotta Hear, Vol. I: Last Dinosaurs, The Black Atlantic, Street Chant, Bodies of Work, I Only Date Models
Every few months or so, a music publication or blogger will tag a certain overseas country, region or city as…
S-25 – Bonnaroo 2011 Playlist Mix with The Black Lips, Widespread Panic, The Strokes, Beirut, Lil Wayne, Deer Tick, The Walkmen
Rap rules Bonnaroo? That was the headline grabber from ABC News’ coverage for Day Tree of the popular music festival…
Best New Releases – Black Lips, Arctic Monkeys, Cults, F*cked Up, Dawes, Hooray For Earth, The Postelles, Givers, Battles, Oneida
It’s another strong week for new indie rock releases with fresh albums from the Black Lips, Arctic Monkeys, Cults, F*cked…
The Strokes, Snoop Dogg, Linkin Park, Cage The Elephant, Foster The People, Bad Religion, Neon Trees Celebrate BFD Fest
Tens of thousands of festival goers packed into the Shoreline Ampitheatre Sunday to mark the annual Bay Area BFD Live…
Sasquatch Day 3 with Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, The Drums, Tokyo Police Club, Beach House, Yeasayer, Flogging Molly
Day Three of Sasquatch Festival started with overcast, windy and cool weather, and big, dark clouds that seemed impossibly calm;…
Best New Releases This Week – The Vaccines, Kids on a Crime Spree, Mando Diao, Robert Pollard, Seapony, Miwa Gemini, Son Lux
Between returning from the trek up to Sasquatch in central Washington, and catching up with everything since then, we are…
Wilco & The Decemberists Close Out 10th Annual Sasquatch Festival, Plus Surfer Blood, Best Coast, Guided By Voices, Wavves
Wilco ceremoniously closed the 10th annual Sasquatch Festival Monday evening after four days of one of the best line-ups we’ve…
Best New Releases – Thurston Moore, Foster The People, Art Brut, Friendly Fires, Yourself and the Air, Bird Call, David Bazan, Boris
Big releases this week include Thurston Moore‘s newest LP, rising band Foster The People‘s debut, British punkabilly artist Art Brut‘s…