It’s nearing the end of April already, and time to catch up with some fresh new songs from popular indie…
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.
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…
Sin Fang Bous: Great Indie Album Releases of 2009
Eccentricity, creativity and raw talent all mixed together sometimes reveal pure artistic brilliance that is immediately addictive. If you haven’t…
More Great Indie Albums of 2008: Former Happy Mondays’ Guitarist KAV and His ‘Band of Pirates’
It’s been some time since I’ve had a fix of new indie and alternative rock from the UK. Here is…
Awesome Week for Shows in Santa Cruz: Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, Blitzen Trapper, Wavves, Menomena
Santa Cruz, California is known more for its natural beauty, great weather, beaches, progressive civics, ‘weirdos’, pop culture (surfing, The…
More Great Indie Songs of 2008 – High Places, Notwist and Winter Gloves
The love fest for music released in 2008 continues on in part because the weblogs show that some of the…
New Indie Rock Songs of 2009: The Veils, Superchunk, Robert Gomez, King Khan and more
It’s been a busy week so far with stories about, and songs from, Melpo Mene, Klum, Fearless Vampire Kills, Pope…