Today’s batch of new songs features artists who will be performing at this year’s South by Southwest conference in Austin,…
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.
A Loving Husband Sings for a Suffering Wife – The Flying Change
Sam Jacobs is a singer songwriter from New York with some major connections in the music industry. But it’s clear…
New Indie Songs from Coltrane Motion, The Acorn and The City and Horses
The following is a batch of new songs from current and upcoming albums from indie rockers Coltrane Motion, Ottawa folk…
IRC Band to Watch Blind Man’s Colour Signs Record Deal
It was no accident. Back in January, after reading a post on the blog I Guess I’m Floating, we featured…
New Indie Releases of 2009: Papercut’s ‘You Can Have What You Want’
Papercuts’ Jason Roberts Quever (photo courtesy of Gnomonsong) After some time away composing, recording and touring, Bay Area musician Jason…
Winter Time Fix Mix, Vol. II – Belle and Sebastian, Sea Wolf and Yeasayer
People across the northeast and even as far south as North Carolina don’t need anyone to remind them that it…
Cool Indie Record Labels: Barsuk Records
Seattle’s Barsuk Records is the mother label of indie bands like Ra Ra Riot, Death Cab for Cutie, Mates of…
Indie Cover Songs, Vol I: Bodies of Water, The Submarines, The White Stripes, Blind Man’s Colour & More
Who doesn’t like a well-done cover song? There are countless numbers of brilliant cover songs that have been recorded through…
Winter Time Fix Mix, Vol. I
As February fades away, the days begin to get longer little by little as the grip of winter weakens. Soon…
New Song from Upcoming Release by Amadou & Mariam; Tour with Coldplay
Singer Mariam Doumbia and her husband guitarist/vocalist Amadou Bagayoko have been making music together since they first met three decades…
More Great Indie Albums of 2008: Vampire Weekend’s Smash Debut
We covered Vampire Weekend quite a bit since they burst onto the indie scene last year at this time. So,…
The Great Unknowns, Vol. I – Eric Bachman, Bill Ricchini, Aqueduct, Slowdive and AAS
Eric Bachmann (seated) and band members of disbanded Crooked Fingers We have a new musical journey to embark on. A…