Britain’s late 70s provincial punk scenes were seldom places for the faint-hearted, but few were as starkly polarised as that…
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 Spotlight: Tyrone Sanborn Webster
Austin based musician and songwriter Tyrone Sanborn Webster took some time over the past year from behind the drum kit…
Album Review: Norwood’s ‘Lizzy White Doesn’t Give a Fu*k’
The New York DIY band Norwood‘s new album, the exciting Lizzy White Doesn’t Give a Fu*k, parties hard with fast-moving,…
Leo Manzari’s New Clip Teases 2020 Album Release
After a series of singles throughout 2019 that gained more and more attention and love from bloggers, fans and playlisters,…
2019 Alternative Christmas Songs Playlist – Late Greats, Arcade Fire, Dr. Dog, Guster, The Hives
To the rescue: 2019’s Best Indie & Alt. Rock Xmas Songs playlist. By now, some of you might be trumped-out…
How-To Guide for Changing Cello Bow Hairs
Admit it or not, the bow is one of the most neglected accessories in the family of string instruments. We…
Band to Watch: Cedarsmoke
For a number of years we’ve been following the Brisbane ‘slacker-rock’ indie band, Cedarsmoke, thanks to the band’s ear-peeking, honest…
Radar Love: Dan Atta
Los Angeles native and recording artist Dan Atta has been hailed as a rising musician and even a “triple threat.”…
Artist Spotlight: Troels Thorkild Sørensen, aka, he is tall
Danish songwriter and musician Troels Thorkild Sørensen’s tracks have been playing on regular rotation here in the cafe for a…
Epic Psychedelic-Hindustani Track, “Astrokaut,” from Angad Berar
Based in the Indian city of Bangalore, composer and musician Angad Berar employs analog instruments, woods and recorded samples to…
Band to Watch – Marble House
Brooklyn indie quartet Marble House began as a bedroom recording project of songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist Gabe Friedman. In time,…
Radar Love: New Jersey Artist Rasha Jay
Like Big Mama Thornton and Sister Rosetta Tharp before her, New Jersey indie artist Rasha Jay is not afraid to…