BIG BOLD LETTERS, Cruiserweight‘s new album arrives October 7th on Doghouse Records and we couldn’t be happier!   One of their new tracks, Balboa, was released recently on Cruiserweight Rocks the Moon along...

  Shrewd Lucy is Collyn Pankratz who plays Vocals / Guitars / Harmonica / Percussion / Bass and everything else. Born and raised in Alaska, now resident in Oceanside, San Diego, California. Stuck is from Shrewd...

AMPED: Show #146 This week’s host: Colin from the Ourobouros Podcast Show: PC Podcast with Pete Cogle Song: Rich (Say) Show: Eclectic Mix Song: Twelve Oceans (Twilight Dementia) Show: The DarkCompass Podcast Song: The...

This episode features an incredible interview and music from The Shram Band! I had the chance to interview Brian Schram (Lead vocals and Guitar) and Jason Heartless (Drums) in Ann Arbor earlier this year when they were...

The year is obviously 2008, not 2005 as the evil announcer at the show header describes. Yes, as you will quickly notice, there is some sort of robotic, computer, and videogame nerdery meshed together unseamlessly in this...

From Selkirk Scotland, we are happy to dish out another track by Frightened Rabbit off The Midnight Organ Fight – the first single from the April release, called Head Rolls Off. The Rabbit have a live album coming...

  From Venice in Italy, Under Control is the title track from the Transisters’ debut album which was released in July 2008. They are a New Wave/Electro/Post-Punk band whose music is very electronic, while still...

Elizabeth Powell of Montreal Quebec’s Land of Talk, met bandmates Chris McCarron and Mark Wheaton in the Jazz program at Concordia University after some attempts as a solo artist and efforts in other bands. After...

Originally formed to try and write music to fit the unreleased and little known John Carpenter flick ‘Stealth Bomber’ starring Kurt Russell.  Set over ’65 Days of Static’ a period of time after some...

The international special of the day is indie power-pop from Brazil, heavy on the moog and sweet audio butter, primarily influenced by such bands such as The Rentals, Cardigans, and Weezer. Wonkavision sings half their...

By IR’s new music reviewer Sarah Italian band Waves apparently only took 10 days to record their album ‘On Air’, which is astonishing as it comes across as a polished and very well produced work. Their sound is...

Three years have passed since seminal UK group The Wedding Present released their last full length masterpiece Take Fountain, after an eight year lull. They are back with the Steve Albini produced El Rey, written by lead...

AMPED: Show #145 This week’s host: Pete Cogle from PC Podcast Show: Insomnia Radio:UK Song: Blind (Blacktop Harrison) Show: It’s A Frog’s Life Acoustic Podcast Song: The View (David Buckingham) Show: Indie...

From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ‘My Fiction have melded genres to create their sound, which is giving them the opportunity to become another band from our parts to achieve widespread recognition…. With the fun...

In 2004, Peter Acuni of Connecticut formed Birdmonster with three other San Francisco musicians.  They released an EP, debut full length, and are now back as of August 2008 with their second widely anticipated full length...

Taken from their album Lead the Way, this is the latest single from Portugese band Human Cycle. Human Cycle began their cultural and musical performance in the year 2004. Influenced by different styles of musical and...

We recently received a message from one of our favorite bands here at Insomnia. Patrick Keenan of The Winter Sounds wanted to proudly share one of the new tracks they just recorded over at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, and...

From Vancouver British Columbia, we are happy to present a brand new band for you today called The Truegoods, formed in 2007 and currently working on recording and completing their debut release, Lollipops and Hand Grenades....

  Stubborn in its moodiness but unshakably melodic, Chris Blake’s new album WAVE spans many genres of popular music—from country and progressive rock to folksy hip hop and 80s/90s pop. Each song retains a...

Hypnotist, the second track off Built for the Sea’s debut self-titled album was released in November of 2006.  It invitingly appeals for one to jump into the lush ethereal dream-pop world seemingly created...

THE SILENTREATMENT knows what it takes to reach an audience’s heart through its ears. Blending radio-friendly rock rhythms with the band’s own mixture of harder melodies and fluent chord progressions, THE SILENTREATMENT...

Level 12 sums up their sound nicely in their bio: What if you took rock, soul, metal, tribal, funk, and jazz and put them in a big pot? Then what if you wrapped your head in tin foil and stuck your head in the microwave?*...

Higgins is a band comprised of old pals who mine the fertile wells of the classic rock. The grooves are slow-burning and good-feeling. The playing is expert and soulful. There are layers of delicious melody tucked in every...

From Dallas Texas, comes a well crafted folk-rock styled pop song from Ezra Thomas which I first heard a little over a year ago. I was reminded of the track when Ike’s swirling eye changed trajectory this evening...

“We’re going to be releasing an EP on Sept 11. It’s called “Autonomy vs. Shame,” and it’ll be the first in a 3-part series. We’ll be releasing its companions in February and May of...

Hot Bitch Arsenal has one tight package. Seriously, Kim & Christina went to some lengths to mail out some great swag baskets containing HBA t-shirts and much more over a year ago to which we are eternally grateful. I...

AC Berkheimer is a Rotterdam [Netherlands] based quartet formed in mid 2005, who combines fierce guitar riffs with dark and dreamy vocals. A sound that can also be described as a wall of melancholy if you wish. In April...

If I’m not mistaken I believe San Francisco indie quartet, Minipop, closed out my South by Southwest 45+ band experience earlier this year in Austin. This picture was taken at Bourbon Rocks during the SFxSXSW party on...

Formed in the summer of ’06, Dystopian Dreams is an acoustic/rock-based 4-piece from London ON. By mixing well chosen chords and heartfelt lyrics with intricate lead parts, Dystopian Dreams hopes to get its unique...

Bringing us a great blend of American rock ala The Replacements, Raleigh North Carolina based, Patty Hurst Shifter released this song, “Life is Mostly Waiting” on their Fugitive Glue EP in 2007. Its supposedly...

Emerald Park was formed in Malmö, Sweden as Emerald in 2001 Band Members Tobias Borelius Martina Johansson Frans af Schmidt Mats Andreasson Mikael Eskilsson Istanbul is from a 2008 compilation called “25”...

Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk50.mp3] Insomnia Radio: UK #50 What’s in this episode Blacktop Harrison – Blind Mum Locked In Castle – Volta!...