In less than two weeks, The Noise Pop Festival will begin in San Francisco, and next month the famous South…
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.
New Indie Songs of 2009: Ben Kweller, Bishop Allen and The Decemberists
Ben Kweller’s new album is creating plenty of buzz even as the new resident of Austin adds country to his…
In Dee Mail: New Stuff from Chelan, Bojibian and The Very Most
Cover art for new release, Summer Machines, by Chelan We get so much music mailed and emailed to us that…
Bands to Watch 2009: Telekinesis
Telekinesis recorded the songs below on this 1970’s 8-track recorder IRC is launching a series of showcases featuring bands performing…
Valentine’s Indie Rock Playlist: The Shins, The Gaslight Anthem, Band of Horses, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Subways, American Music Club, Magnetic Fields, The Subways
Illustration by Milk from Phoenix Whether you’re already hitched, planning a date, have your eye on someone or don’t have…
New Indie Songs & Releases: The Antlers, Say Hi and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
“Two” – The Antlers from upcoming release Hospice “Bear” – The Antlers from Hospice “November Was White, December Was Grey”…
IRC Artist of the Month: Joseph Denney, aka Spirit Spine
Spirit Spine self portrait New musicians popping up in recent weeks are beginning to make 2009 look like a promising…
More Best Indie of 2008 – Born Ruffians, Annuals, Travel By Sea and More
Woahhh. Page traffic shows a good chunk of people are still very interested in hearing more great indie music from…
More Great 2008 Indie Albums: Pomegranates’ Everything is Alive
Photo for SPIN by Desiree Watkins During the past year or so, CinCin City’s indie pop band Pomegranates has crossed…
New Indie Songs of 2009: AC Newman, Mazes, Peasant and More
Today’s new indie songs feature the latest from The New Pornographer’s A.C. Newman, plus Peasant and Findlay Brown with advance…
Bootlegged New Songs from Arctic Monkeys Rumored 09 Release
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything new from the UK’s smoking rockers Arctic Monkeys, so it should…
Baltimore’s Page France Turns a Page; Calls it Quits
Baltimore’s Page France has officially called it quits after nearly a year of separation. While there were rumors of a…