The Belgian band Showstar have a new album titled Think Ringo The new releases for 2010 are starting to pile…
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: DIY Singer/Songwriter Brent Nettles
What happens to a young, talented musician when he breaks from a major record label contract after being in a…
Band to Watch: Nashville’s The Vermicious K’nids
Straight outta Nashville, indie rock band The Vermicious K’nids, definitely do not come even close to fitting the stereotype of…
Indie Record Label Spotlight: Standard Recording’s Everthus The Deadbeats, Amo Joy, Everything, Now! and Big Big Car
Today we feature a number of relatively unknown bands from the Standard Recording label, a little known, small indie label…
Way Back Now, Vol. I: Trendmill Trackstar, Flipper and Ring of Truth
Every once and a while we get word of an indie or alternative band that has returned to the studio…
Bands That Rock, Vol. II: Brooklyn’s A Place to Bury Strangers and Stockholm’s The Legends
The first installment of our new playlist series, Bands That Rock! was a huge success, introducing thousands of people worldwide…
Best New Releases of the Week: Midlake, The Album Leaf, King of Prussia, Seth Augustus, The Heligoats and More
Bella Union recording artist Midlake officially release their long-awaited 2010 album today, The Courage of Others. The band kicked off…
Band of the Week: LA’s Folk Popsters Family of the Year
Los Angeles folk pop band Family of the Year appeared on our radar in December, thanks to a friend who…
IRC Month in Review: January 2010 – In Dee Mail, One Man Bands, Band of the Week, New Releases and More
This year we’re starting a new end-of-the-month feature that will summarize all of the posts, playlist mixes, special features and…
Best New Releases This Week: Beach House, The Magnetic Fields, No Through Road, Woodpigeon, Retribution Gospel Choir, & More
All the hype over Beach House‘s new album, Teen Dream, out today via Sub Pop Records, is more than well…
Best Rarely Heard Songs of 2009, Vol. II – Ex Norwegian, We All Have Hooks for Hands, Pistol for Ringo and Fredrik
The idea for this playlist is simple – a collection of great songs from 2009 that most people probably haven’t…
In Dee Mail Special Edition Vol. VII – Essex Chanel, Scares The Daylights and The Binary Marketing Show
It is still early in the new year, new decade, and so much fantastic music from 2009 that has spilled…