You probably know by now that we do things kind of different here. For example, we rarely ever post just…
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 – Youth Lagoon: Boise Multi-Instrumentalist, Songwriter and Vocalist Trevor Powers Signs to Fat Possum
“July” is a fresh track from Youth Lagoon, the Boise-based bedroom pop/one man band project of multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and vocalist…
Best New Releases – Brian Eno, Memory Tapes, Kaiser Chiefs, Big Spider’s Back, Digitalism, Arc in Round, Circuit Des Yeux
Slim pickings is about the best way to describe this week of new releases. In fact, this is one of…
Indie Fourth of July Songs Vol. II – Polock, Wavves, Iron & Wine, Air France, Roman Candle, Akron/Family, The Strokes, The Catholic Comb
Yesterday, we published Volume One of 50 Fourth of July Songs, a playlist compilation, that features a wide range of…
Songs for Fourth of July Mixtape, Vol. I – The Stills, Pavement, The Shins, Elliott Smith, Tragically Hip, Animal Collective, Ray Charles
For most Americans, Fourth of July is an important day – it’s the American holiday, and many people look to…
Best New Releases – Tribute to Buddy Holly, Black Whales, Beirut, Handsome Furs, Pillars & Tongues, The Night Beats, Quiet Lights
Our favorite release of the week is not a new album from an artist or band, but instead a tribute…
Songs for Summer 2011, Vol. I – Blackbird Blackbird, Brian Wilson, AM Syndicate, Apples in Stereo, Kinks, Beach Fossils
Summer hit parts of the country from the west to the east early this year. In fact, we are reminded…
Best New Releases, Part Two: Butcher The Bar, Centro-Matic, Bobby, Wonderful, Rubblebucket, Grown-Ups, Diva, Priory, Grieves
Because there are so many noteworthy releases out this week, we divided up what would otherwise be one long post…
Best New Releases – Bon Iver, 1,2,3, Iceage, JEFF the Brotherhood, Paleo, Ty Segall, Viva Voce, Cassettes Won’t Listen, FM Belfast
This is the week of Bon Iver. From the top music sites and blogs, to airplay on various television shows…
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….