A bit of a bizarre name for a modern pop rock duo, Pinstripes 45’s (sounds more like some kind of…
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.
WAVVES Live Set From South By Southwest
WAVVES, aka Nathan Williams, the popular noise pop one-man band, was a big hit at South By Southwest this year….
Bands to Watch in 2009: Caddywhompus
There is an exciting, new two-man indie band from New Orleans named Caddywhompus (which means, basically, ass-backwards, broken and uneven)…
Logan Lynn Releases New Singles Ahead of Upcoming Album
Having surfaced to the indie music scene for all the right reasons in recent years, and now signed with the…
‘Just OK’ Album Releases of 2009: Beirut and U2
As a Beirut fan, the double EP release of March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland marks a charter into…
‘Just OK’ Album Releases of 2009: The Decemberists
This week you’ll see some reviews of much talked about recent releases by groups like The Decemberists, Beirut and U2….
In Dee Mail – New Songs from Alexis Babini, Fuzzy & Blue and King Black Acid
Alexis Babini at Summerfest 2008. Photo by Laura Burton With all that has been going on with South by Southwest…
New Indie Songs of 2009 from Voxtrot, Pomegranates, The Grates, Neko Case and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Fans of Austin band Voxtrot – who have been on a hiatus for two year – may be glad to…
SXSW Song Sampler: Playlist of Artists and Bands from S – Z
The Spinto Band throw it down With SXSW at full throttle, here’s the final playlist of bands performing over the…
SXSW Band Sampler: Playlist of Artists and Bands from N – R
Austin band Okkervil River Today marks the officially beginning of the South by Southwest music conference. Yesterday, we published a…
SXSW Song Sampler: Playlist of Artists and Bands from A to M
This is another stellar year for South by Southwest. Even though the world’s most famous music conference doesn’t officially kick…
New Royksopp’s Album "Junior" Triumphs Swedish Pop with Techno Twist
At first I wasn’t impressed. Strange how that happens on first listen with albums that on second listen reveal their…