Road Crew Comic is a weekday web cartoon about the guys behind the scenes of a touring rock band. It…
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.
Iron and Wine’s ‘Around The Well’ Is A Must-Have for Sam Beam Followers
Although Iron and Wine‘s extraordinary new double CD release, Around The Well, is not technically new – it’s comprised of…
New Indie Songs from Birds of Avalon, ArtOfficial, Matthew Barber and More
North Carolina indie band Birds of Avalon (photo by Justin Lyons) After taking a few days to go through a…
In Dee Mail: Canada’s The Rest Release Spectacular New Album ‘Everyone All At Once’
One of Canada’s secrets is out: The Rest. The band’s new album, Everyone All At Once, features some of the…
Bands to Watch: Cleveland Alternative Rocker This Is A Shakedown! Has Got It Down
One reason Cleveland Rocks is because of the alternative rock band This Is A Shakedown! Clearly the band is one…
World Ocean Day Mix: The Black Keys, The Format, Dennis Wilson, Sonic Youth, Vampire Hands, Sun Kil Moon, Love and Rockets
Orcas are just one of many threatened species in the world’s oceans (photo: NWF.org) Dedicated to Al Gore The planet…
In Dee Mail: New Songs from Weapons, Kniife Prrty, Shine Hines and The Trance and The 66
Weapons is one of Iceland’s most popular new indie rock bands Just in time for summer, the music submissions continue…
New Indie Album Release: Grizzly Bear’s ‘Veckatimest’ and Free MP3
Last week, Grizzly Bear released Veckatimest, an album that offers an impressive compendium of songs featuring discordant arrangements flushed with…
State of Music Playlist Mix, Vol II: The Low Anthem, Essex Green, The A-Sides, Tapes N Tapes, Futureheads and More
Nonesuch Records will re-issue a remastered OMGCD this week In April, we started this new playlist series, State of Music…
Saturday’s Live 105 BFD Line-Up: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Odawas, Airborne Toxic Event, Metric and Dozens More
San Francisco Bay Area rock station Live 105 has announced the line-ups for the 2009 BFD Fest at the Shoreline…
Bands to Watch: Chicago Indie Band Pet Lions Roar with Pop Revival Debut EP ‘Soft Right’
Chicago band Pet Lions formed via Craigslist (photo by Eric Rejman) Chicago indie pop rock band Pet Lions was formed…
Brooklyn’s Post-Punk Revivalists Aeroplane Pageant Album Release Party Tonight
New York City’s indie rock band Aeroplane Pageant has a new single “Stars Still Pretty” from their new album, Even…