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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.
Recent Releases We Almost Missed, Vol. X: Sun Kil Moon, Dom, Lanterns, Pearly Gates Music, The Burning Hotels, Apollo Ghosts
San Francisco musician, singer, and songwriter Mark Kozelek released a new album with his band, Sun Kil Moon, last week…
Best New Releases: Best Coast, Menomena, Jaill, Bombay Bicycle Club, Social Studies, Miniature Tigers, The Golden Dogs, The Knocks
Clearly one of the most popular indie bands of the past six months, LA’s surf pop band Best Coast drop…
Downbeat Electronica and Remixes of Au Revoir Simone, Pallers, Social Studies, Aeons, Higher Than Five, Zoot Woman
We’d like to know what you think of the songs and artists in this mixtape so we can make future…
FYF 2010 Line-up Includes Panda Bear, Ariel Pink, Wavves, Titus Andronicus, Best Coast, Ted Leo, Washed Out, Abe Vigado
The Fu*k Yeah Fest for 2010 just announced one of the most amazing line-ups we’ve seen for any fest yet…
What’s Hot Right Now, Vol. V: Cut Copy, Deerhunter, Panda Bear, The Walkmen, Interpol, El Guincho, Best Coast
It’s been a couple of weeks since we did a What’s Hot Right Now playlist mix. Even though we post…
Best New Releases: Japandroids, Panda Bear, The Books, Lower Dens, K-X-P, Woods, Secret Cities, plus Vinyl Drops
This week’s new releases include new singles from Japandroids and Panda Bear, plus new LPs from Secret Cities, K-X-P, The Books,…
Summer Indie Playlist, IV: Holiday Shores, Wild Nothing, Fanfarlo, Surfer Blood, Local Natives
Because you asked; here’s another summer megamix to keep you entertained during the long, hot days, and warm, balmy nights…
Bands To Watch: Computer Magic, Stockholm, Gift Horse, The Powder Kegs, Hunter Valentine
The volumes of great music that artists and bands have been sending in over the past few months is impressive,…
Best New Releases: Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, The Love Language, School of the Seven Bells, Panda Bear, The Spires
The album recorded last year with Danger Mouse, David Lynch and Sparklehorse finally sees the light today, a full year…
Summer Indie Playlist, Vol. III: CEO, The Drums, Teen Daze, Beach House, Mew, Ariel Pink
It’s almost mid-summer. People everywhere are enjoying the sun and staying cool from the heat, taking part in summertime activities…
Artists of the Week: Virginia’s Dream Cop and Brooklyn’s Grandpa Was A Lion
We’ve been listening to a lot of great music that has come to us in dee mail lately, and discovering…