Earlier this week, we published the first installment of what were ours, and by measurement, your, favorite 2009 songs. The…
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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.
Best New Releases This Week: Spoon, Surfer Blood, The Eels, Feral Children, Editors, Big Star, Dinowalrus & Len Price 3
Every Tuesday, IRC posts what we think are the best new releases of the week. We shift through, and filter…
One Man Bands – LA’s Fox Fagan and Detroit’s JellyEyes
Los Angeles indie alt rock artist Fox Fagan, a native of Australia, catches many people’s attention with his upbeat pop…
In Dee Mail Special Edition, Vol. VI – Sore Eros, The Melloncollies, Himalaya and Matias Aguayo
For those of you not familiar with this series, IRC regularly profiles the best and most talented new and relatively…
RIP: Garage/Punk Rocker Jay Reatard Found Dead at Age 29 in His Memphis Home
Jimmy Lee Lindsey, Jr., aka Jay Reatard (1980 – 2010) photo from Matador Records Update: 1/14/10 3:20 pm: Pitchfork is…
Best New Indie Releases 2010: Vampire Weekend, Dreamboat Money, Final Fantasy, Technoir MA & More
It’s not all about Vampire Weekend, but as far as new releases this week, it largely is all about Vampire…
In Dee Mail Special Edition, Vol. V: Army of Me, Threes and Nines, Trees and Trashcans and Lefse Records’ Artists
“I never intended for anyone to hear this music”, says Army Of Me singer/songwriter Vince Scheuerman. But we are sure…
Singer/Songwriter Spotlight Series, Vol. III: In Memory of Vic Chesnutt, 1964 – 2009
Vic Chesnutt: RIP (1964 – 2009) photo by Eric Lawson In an on-going playlist series featuring fantastic singer and songwriters,…
Singer/Songwriter Spotlight: French Teenage Indie Musician Louis Aguilar
Artwork for Old Man Poems by Agripine Louis Aguilar, a 19-year-old French musician who composes mellow, minimalistic folk songs, has…
Sigur Ros’ Vocalist and Guitarist Jonsi Birgisson Releases Advance Track from Upcoming Solo LP
We are excited to share with you a new track from Sigur Ros‘ vocalist Jónsi Birgisson‘s upcoming solo album, Go….
In Dee Mail Special Edition, Part III: Elephant Stone, Clock Hands Strangle, The Sun, Six Simple Songs, Aeroplane Pageant, Lemonwilde & More
In this third installment of the In Dee Mail Year End Special Edition series, you will hear music from an…
Bands That Rock! Vol. I: Argentina’s Lunaria and Portugal’s The Doups
Bands That Rock! is a new playlist mix series that we’re adding to IRC. The first band we want to…