From their first meeting in October 2008, Swimming In Speakersʼ multi-instrumentalist Chris Clarke and talented vocalist Meadow Eliz of Saranac…
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.
This Week’s New Releases: Real Estate, Them Crooked Vultures, Arctic Monkeys, Mark Matos & Os Beaches & More
Summer still lingers in the musical meanderings of one of today’s best new indie releases. The long-awaited debut LP from…
New Music Videos from Ash, Surfer Blood, Matt & Kim, Monsters of Folk, Japandroids, Fool’s Gold and Little Comets
MP3: “Joy Kicks Darkness” (sample) – Ash With the introduction of their unique A-Z singles subscription service last month, members…
Names in Songs, Mix II: Freelance Whales, Conor Oberst, The Kinks, Animal Collective, The Border Cops, The Fratellis, The Dodos
Song titles that include names in them are nothing new; there are literally thousands of such songs that span the…
Singer-Songwriter Spotlight Series, Vol. II: The Musical Genius of Will Stratton
If you haven’t heard of the young and brilliant singer and songwriter Will Stratton, here’s your chance. Stratton’s 2007 debut…
Today’s Best Indie Rock Releases: Zack Martin, Anders Ponders, Tommy T, Pants Yell and Bears In Heaven
The soundtrack to the film The Way We Get By , airing nationally on PBS this week, was composed and…
The Interestingly Eccentric Brooklyn One Man Band Brad Oberhofer
Continuing on with IRC’s post-CMJ coverage, it is puzzling as much as it is refreshing that musician Brad Oberhofer isn’t…
New Videos from Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, No Age, Beck and The Record Club and The Valentines
“Ready, Able” – Grizzly Bear from Veckatimest (2009) Kicking off this latest installment of Indie Rock Videos is the just…
Indie Cover Songs, Vol. V: The Fall, Ruby Weapon, Radiohead, Broken Social Scene, Dr. Dog & Band of Horses
This cover song mix kicks off with a cover of the klassic Kinks’ song, “Victoria” by the amazing UK post…
Ears To The Music, Vol. IX – Mountain Goats, Chll Pll, Shaky Hands, Mission of Burma, Land of Talk, The Very Most & More
The following playlist mix features a number of songs from recent releases that are music to our ears. There is…
Today’s Best Indie Releases: Julian Casablancas, Yeasayer, The Swimmers and the Nocturnal States Compilation
Today marked the official CD release of The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas‘ debut solo album, Phrazes For The Young. So far,…
Ears To The Music, Vol. VIII – Monogold, Old Canes, Slideshow Freak, Japanese Motors, Langhorne Slim and Laura Veirs
The delicious pop harmonies and choruses of Brooklyn’s DIY outfit Monogold are hard to ignore. The band’s sophomore release, We…