A few days ago, we popped out the first volume in this series of the Best Indie Rock Songs of…
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Sunday 25 Songs Mix – The Clash, Arctic Monkeys, The Shins, Tripmaster Monkey, Kinks, John Lennon, The Replacements
It’s Sunday, and that means it’s time for the Sunday 25 playlist. In case you are new to The Sunday…
IRC Readers Pick Two Door Cinema Club as Best Break Through Band of 2010 Over Local Natives, Broken Bells and The Drums
In the latest IRC Readers’ Choice Awards poll, Ireland‘s hot alternative rock and electronic band Two Door Cinema Club edged…
Best Indie Rock Songs 2010, Vol. I: Deerhunter, Freelance Whales, Broken Bells, Arcade Fire, Fang Island, The Walkmen, Caribou
In the end, 2010 turned out to be another blockbuster year for indie rock (and its many related and sub…
Best New Releases – The Decemberists, R.E.M., Smith Westerns, Tennis, Braids, Oh No Oh My, Dolorean, Modern Skirts, Eulogies
It’s safe to say that among the biggest new releases this week The Decemberists‘ follow-up to the success of Hazards…
Best New Releases from Cage The Elephant, British Sea Power, Cake, Tapes N Tapes, Tape Deck Mountain, Minks, Broken Records
This is the first Best New Releases of 2011. Most of these records were officially dropped on 1.11.11. There are…
The S-25 Winter Mix: CYHSY, Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, Yeasayer, The Dodos, Mojave 3, Elliot Smith, Atlas Sound, SeaWolf
Winter is a drag for most people – less daylight, cold, snow, ice, rain, sleet, higher electric and gas bills,…
Best Coast in Landslide Vote Is Latest ‘Best Break-Through Band’ in Poll 5; Runner-Ups Twin Shadow, Horse Feathers, Cloud Nothings
In the fifth and final poll for the Best Breakthrough Band of 2010, readers overwhelming selected Los Angeles lo-fi surf…
Fresh Tracks from Bright Eyes, Swim Party, Cloud Nothings, Duchess Leo, The Brute Chorus, Emanuel & The Fear, Daft Punk
Some of you may have noticed the lack of Best New Releases posts in December. That was directly the result…
The S-25 Songs Mix, Vol. VI – The Decemberists, Josh Rouse, Sigur Ros, The Shins, Cream, Man Man, The Walkmen, The Violent Femmes
It’s 2011, and there’s so much happening. Not only are we working on our year end lists for the best…
The S-25 Mix, Vol. V: Beach House, David Bowie & Queen, The Faces, AC DC, Modest Mouse, REO Speedwagon, Morrissey
Well, the holiday is over, and people will soon be getting back to their usual schedules. As you may know,…
Top 30 Alternative Indie Rock Christmas Songs – The White Stripes, Julian Casablancas, The Killers, The National, Bright Eyes & Many Others
We are still adding to the largest collection of the alternative and indie rock Christmas songs on the web since…