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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.
New Indie Releases This Week: Why?, The Pains, The XX, Jack of Heart, Fool’s Gold, The Mary Onettes & More
Today’s playlist kicks off with one of the best songs of 2009 from one of the best albums of 2009,…
Pavement Reunion News Spurs Sell Out of Three 2010 NYC Shows in Hours; Fourth Show Added
For years following their official disbanding, rumors have circulated on the Internet about a possible reunion of the iconic indie…
Last Call for Great Indie Songs of 2008, Vol. I – Good Old War, The Social Services, Takka Takka, Bodies of Water, Blind Pilot & More
Video for Good Old War’s “Coney Island,” listened to over half million times on MySpace.We pretty much drilled down into…
Best Rarely Heard Songs of 2009, Vol. I – Sun Airway, The Ambience Affair, Brian Olive, The Bats, Land of Talk & More
This year is turning out to be a blockbuster for indie and alternative rock music. There are many great songs…
Vampire Weekend Reveal New Song, Album Cover from ‘Contra’
The new Vampire Weekend album, Contra, will be officially released on January 11th in the UK and January 12th in…
Ears To The Music, Vol. II – The Flaming Lips, White Lies, Good Night States, Sea Wolf, A.A. Bondy & More
The Flaming Lips are back with three new songs from their upcoming album release, Embryonic . Of the three new…
New Indie Songs from Releases by Rain Machine, ARMS, TMBG, Los Campesinos, Two Hours Traffic & More
Kyp Malone with TV on The Radio performing “Wolf Like Me” on Letterman, 2006TV on the Radio singer-guitarist Kyp Malone…
The Concretes’ Victoria Bergsman Releases Mesmerizing Album with a Cover of Animal Collective
Former lead vocalist of The Concretes, Victoria Bergsman, has released a new album this week with her current band, Taken…
Ears To The Music, Vol I – Choir Of Young Believers, The Very Most, Firs, The Love Language & More
If you think you’ve missed out on some great songs from 2009, you’re probably right; but don’t worry, we’re doing…
Indie Rock Summer Mix VI: Pains of Being Pure at Heart, South Ambulance, Dr. Dog, Electric Tickle Machine & More
The response to the summer playlist series on IRC over the past three months has been so remarkable, that we…
New Indie Rock Songs from The Raveonettes, Why/Themselves, Portugal The Man, Datarock and More
What better way to kick-off a playlist of new indie rock songs then with a fresh track from the irresistibly…