For the first time in major music festival history, one band – the iconic Radiohead – will headline two 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.
Tokyo Police Club On Tour to Promote Second Album Due Out April 22 on Saddlecreek Records
One of the notable indie label Saddlecreek Record’s (home to Bright Eyes, Two Gallants, The Faint) hottest artists right now…
Bonnaroo Announces Line-up of Artists and Ticket Sale Date
There is so much music festival news coming out right now that it’s like trying to watch three horses races…
The Low-Down on Coachella: Tickets, Maps and Where To Sleep
When single-day tickets for Coachella 2008 went on sale two weeks ago, they were gone in a matter of hours….
Best Indie and Alternative Rock Songs of 2007
Despite the fact that it is somewhat pretentious and plain nutty to say that any one song was the “best…
More Great Songs from 2007, Playlist Three
Some rock critics argue that 2007 was not a great year for music. Maybe that’s because many of them don’t…
After Nearly Two Years On The Road, The Fray Jump Out
While this blog is primarily focused on independent and alternative music, there are some mainstream bands that are too talented…
Coachella 2008 Official Line-Up Includes Roger Waters, Portishead, DCFC, Shout Out Louds, My Morning Jacket
Organizers of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival have released the official line-up for this year’s event, slated…
Favorite or "Best" Songs of 2007, Playlist II
The focus of this series remains fixed on talented, original and under-rated independent music, especially that which rises to the…
Arctic Monkey’s Newest Video, Upcoming DVD of Manchester Show and Rare Booklet of the Band
Arctic Monkeys, riding high on the success of their latest album Favourite Worst Nightmare, and their new single “Teddy Picker”…
90+ Essential Music and Audio Links Collection
With the huge popularity of online social networks in recent years, combined with the unstoppable demand for everything music via…
Trailer Park Fashion Show
I’ve travelled by land across the continential United States at least five times now and have passed many trailer-park communities…