A man once said: “To say that you know what Francis is about without having experienced it face to face is like saying that you’ve had sexual intercourse when you actually only have seen porn”. The area...

You know what’s awesome? When an old Insomnia Radio host (Tim Poggioli of IR Baltimore) connects with an old high school buddy (Dan Luperini) to discover he’s fronting a pretty sweet indie rock band –...

Last time LFA were on the Daily Dose I got some of the details wrong, so this time I’ve asked them to write their own introduction: Being old guys, the Lizards From Afar still think in terms of albums, and they...

Tonight I’ve been feeling like a fat kid in a candy store, drooling against the display case perusing so many stand-out tracks on the new release by Oakland, CA based SENTINEL. Their new EP “For Days...

From the Album Resonant String Theory We have played ANTIQCOOL several times before on Insomnia Radio on the UK Show.   Pete Smith from the band has a campaign going to spread their Creative Commons Licenced...

Los Angeles based group The Antiques’ newest album, Cicadas, was released this last year and thankfully it didn’t totally fall off my limited radar. It was produced by Scott Solter (Mountain Goats, Okkervil River,...

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The Title Track from their new EP on Deep Elm Records Originally from Fort Collins Colorado and now based in Santa Monica California, RIDE YOUR BIKE is Mike Getches (vocals, guitar), Ryan Hassell (guitar, vocals), and...

Based out of San Diego, MOD AMISH are using the southwest corner of the map as a launching point for their aural vinegar & pop tart assaults. After the release of their second album, “No Use For Sunshine” in...

If you don’t know where you’re going, you don’t know when you will arrive. Danish band THE KISSAWAY TRAIL released this acoustic track, “Tracy” over the holidays at the end of 2009. ...

We recently heard about fledgling band Dark Room Notes by our friends at BBE Music, and their smooth electro-rock sunk its hooks into us after repeated listening. Their debut album “We Love Your Dark Matter”...

The title track from the new release by French band Fresh Body Shop, available for free, or donation, from Jamendo. There is very little information to be found about this band, apart from that they are from Nantes in...

Growing up on Princeton Street in Santa Monica, CA , twin brothers Jesse & Matt Kivel and childhood friend Ben Usen started playing together as a group in the late 90’s, but officially formed Princeton during a year...

The title track as a teaser from their upcoming album Lauded by music critics in Canada and abroad, trip-rock group Plajia, composed of Patrick Pleau (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards and harmonica), Simon Boivin...

Laurie’s is back with his first full Insomnia Radio New Zealand Podcast for 2010.  And what a new entry he brings you with awesome 6 tracks from New Zealand artists plus some bonus tracks from an IR Turkey episode...