No longer known as Bright Eyes, frontman Conor Oberst and his new band, The Mystic Valley Band, have released a…
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.
State of Music Playlist Series, Vol. I: Sufjan Stevens, Magnetic Fields, The Uglysuit, STLYBY, The Rosebuds & More
Following a string of brilliant thematic album releases, numerous outtakes, singles, demos, collaborations and the four LP Songs for Christmas…
Indie Cover Songs, Vol. II: The Killers, The Chairs, The Black Keys, Slaraffenland and more
It’s been almost two months since the first installment of the “Cover Me Playlist Series,” and from looking at the…
Metric’s New Album ‘Fantasies’ is Band’s Fourth Studio LP
Metric is a Canadian-based new wave/indie rock band originally formed in New York City in 1998. In recent years, they…
New Album from Ithaca Band Deleted Scenes
Catching up is hard to do. With so much stellar music coming out all the time, it’s not easy to…
New Songs from Trainwreck Riders, Sonic Youth, The Von Bondies and Super Fury Animals
It’s nearing the end of April already, and time to catch up with some fresh new songs from popular indie…
Happy Earth Day 2009: Songs of the Earth
Each year on April 22 since 1970, millions of people worldwide celebrate Earth Day. However, many cities across the world…
Organizers Literally Pulled the Plug on The Cure to End Coachella 2009
Rosie meet Edward Scissorhands (aka Robert Smith – photo: cure-concerts.com) Classic rockers The Cure played and played a marathon performance…
New Songs from Peter Doherty, St. Vincent and Micachu & The Shapes
Trouble-maker, rebel-rouser, super model dater, self-described hell raiser and recovering drug addict. Whatever you think of one of the UK’s…
Band to Watch in 2009: Lima Research Society
Lima Research Society is a three-piece prog pop band from New Jersey consisting of the mysterious ‘researchers’ Ellen, Michael and…
Celebrate Record Store Day – Go Out and Buy Music
One of the things that I am really committed to is supporting the artists and bands whose music I enjoy,…
The Great Unknowns, Vol II: Alamo Race Track, The Sounds, Silver Seas and More
This is the second installment of The Great Unknowns featuring awesome songs from relatively unknown independent, unsigned or largely obscured…