It’s unlikely a band takes as much from The Ronettes as they take from Weezer, but far more unlikely such a band springs out of the desert, border-city of El Paso, Texas. The Royalty, for the El Paso/Juarez metro, is...

Marching Band is an indie rock duo based in Linköping, Sweden. The band just finished recording their upcoming release “Spark Large” with Adam Lasus, renowned indie rock producer of such artists as Clap Your...

From their debut EP “Karma” out August 5th Starting out in the early days of February 2006, RALEIGH thrived on the idea of creating a style of music that would keep their listeners wanting more. RALEIGH would...

Losing ourselves in the San Francisco night, today’s Daily Dose takes a look inside Return To Mono‘s hybrid sound experimentations, specifically the sultronica musings of their track ‘Losing Faith’. ...

From their Album Pure Hearing Featuring Hans Gutknecht on guitar and lead vocals and Philipp Gutbrod on drums, the band was originally formed in 2005. Hans, who had worked as an engineer at R&B producer Dallas...

IR favorites, The Winter Sounds, are currently recording their second full length album entitled ‘Church of the Haunted South’ down in Austin, Texas. Apparently the recording is taking place at Cacophony...

So you are done with Side A, no? If not, you’ve stumbled across the second side of our mixtape set tipping a hat toward the Siren Music Festival presented annually at Coney Island, NY by the Village Voice. The image...

The Bell Divers formed in London in 2005 by Clinton Toghill (guitar/ vocals) and Matthew Lobb (guitar) although the full line-up wasn’t established until the two returned to Brisbane in late 2006 adding Kyle Smith (bass),...

On July 19, 2008 an incredible selection of musical talent assembled under the shadow of the famed eighty-one year old Cyclone rollercoaster at the storied community of Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. This mixtape is a...

Seattle’s Stuporhero is back with their third and latest album, Weightless, and they are pleased to announce that it’s available as a free download here on their website. In addition to high quality 320 kbps...

Henry Bliss is a singer-songwriter from Brussels and is now playing with the “Sidewalkers” (Olivier Van Steirtegem: guitars, piano; Cédric De Meersman: bass, backing vocals; Mounir Kadjaj: drums, backing vocals. Why...

We’ve decoded a recent El Ten Eleven instrumental transmission here in Los Angeles and it seems to be ushering in a new album release: “El Ten Eleven’s third album, “These Promises Are Being...

Instrumental rock music…how does that phrase make you feel? Some people fall asleep after just hearing the word “instrumental”. People need lyrics, a catchy hook, and a singer to focus on, right? This...

From one of my favorite regions in Canada – Way to Go Einstein hails from Vancouver, British Columbia and we apparently enjoy saying their name so much as it doubles as a nice age-old method to convey epic failure to...

Today we bring you what they call in your country, ‘The Coffee Break’. Its a nice assortment of different sound selections starting off a heavier note and gradually ending at a light-hearted party somewhere in...

[audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irbaltimoremini.mp3] Download | Subscribe Even though we are both away, we wanted to sneak a show in, even if it is an itty-bitty show. While this episode is short and not worthy of...

“’Raise the Sun’ is an album of love, hope, and reaching for something bigger than oneself,” says lead singer and songwriter Trent Yaconelli. “I grew up believing the best kind of music was more than something to...

Starting out with a few appearances at a local open-mic showcase, Bag of Toys has quickly risen up the San Francisco venue circuit by entertaining the masses at venues such as The Independent and Slim’s while sharing...

  Singer-Songwriter JJ Appleton is back in the US with a brand new EP, ‘Black & White Matinee’. Recorded in London, England with Producer Stephen Lironi, the six song disk features sun-shiny moods...

WARNING: attempting to wear earplugs at any of The Foundation‘s live shows is futile…The Foundation will melt them into your skull. Nothing can prepare you for the top-fuel injected rawk & roll of The Foundation....

  Formed in early 2006 in San Francisco, California, One Becomes One Hundred is an independent, alternative pop/rock band. The name implies exponential growth stemming from simplicity, a phrase that aptly describes...

From Los Angeles, CA – Nico Stai has just released his newest four song EP, Dead Pony, a precursor to his second full length album coming to us all in the near future, undoubtably after this quality new teaser runs its...

Finding its home in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, what began as a folk duo consisting of guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Gaudet and bassist Richard MacLeod eventually grew into Boxer The Horse with the addition of drummer...

Yep, that’s us…25 years ago. Tim (left) Don (right) So…we’re back…again. Yeah, it’s been a while, but here we are. Hopefully there’s a few of you left to hear/read this. ...

“Dread at the Controls – Evolutionary Rockers” was Insomnia Radio DJ and legendary performer/producer Mikey Dread‘s first reggae album, and has never been available on CD or in digital format before....

  Vile Evils are Graham Crabb & Adam Mole, formerly of Pop Will Eat Itself. Their second single ‘The Way I Feel Inside’ billed as Vile Evils vs The Zombies was released on June 24th. The track...

“Everybody wants to be known” – Dance Thunder Roiling guitarplay reminiscent of audible traits from the punk-grunge lineage of choice Seattle groups like Treepeople and Nirvana has boiled out of Long...

  From their debut full-length Play Pretend, from Disneyland-adjacent power pop band under the influence of the Archies, Raspberries, Flamin’ Groovies, and Chris...

The LK is an experimental pop outfit from Malmo, Sweden. Pouring musique concrète-style collages of sound into iconic pop arrangements, they craft their own kind of playful, elegant “micro-jangle” using equal...

Wow…so how long has it been?? Really…six months with no new content? WTF? What can I say, we’ve been busy? Yeah, let’s go with busy. The GOOD news is that NEW CONTENT IS COMING SOON…really...

From their album Wild Streaks & Windy Days (2008) The third release from The Boxing Lesson, Wild Streaks & Windy Days is a simultaneously modern and classic journey through the dark side of the conscious mind....

Make the Happiness Stop! After a lengthy hiatus, PRO AUDIO has returned with new life. Still co-fronted by John Hoelle on bass and Jason “Fish” Fischer on guitar and piano, the indestructible line-up now includes sexy...