Based in Chicago, Illinois. From the album Red Right Return – Nov 2008. Drawing power from the world’s grid of hurt, desperation, and conflict, Janus now resides in the dark corners of loss, a future of...

Elliot Martin, lead vocalist of the Cambridge based progressive reggae band John Brown’s Body, had some choice words about their musical direction that we’d like to share here: “I think that the strongest...

From their 4th Album/EP release, Rocket To Riot City Bankrupt have mostly been known for their Ramones / Descendents influenced melodic punk tunes so far. Now they have returned with the five roughest, angriest, and most...

From the small working class community of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Peasant is the pseudonym for Damien DeRose, a talented singer-songwriter specializing in his own beautifully haunting yet minimalistic style of indie...

Continuing the Insomnia Radio Daily Dose’s trip to Europe, this band are from the South of France. From their Artist Page on Jamendo: “Drunk Souls: A strange team composed by a former dictator, a pedalo...

While combing for music through the do-it-yourself online DJ website, Blip.FM I came across a great artist recommended by sudaca70, a fellow site user who is from Argentina. Several tracks were blipped (or streamed) that...

From their recent eponymous album. With a deceptive name, this band are from from Barcelona, Spain. And they don’t play the sort of music you might expect either. Their sound is no nonsense 70s garage rock , and...

AMPED: Show #154 This week’s host: Rodrigo from Cowboy Cantor Show: Insomnia Radio: The SoCal Sessions Song: Scream (Nico Stai) Show: Indie Music Sampler Song: Follow Me Home (Breanna Paletta) Show: It’s A...

Named after a Konami cheat code used on retro gaming platforms, New Jersey’s Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start recently called it quits. Luckily before they disbanded, they left us with the fantastic 2007...

About a year ago, I was talking to Leo Cain at the TLP Show about occasionally featuring bands from other areas who were writing songs about the area that we live in. Its definitely refreshing to see others views on the...

From their album Distant Drumming (Oct 2008) The Brilliant Mistakes are a New York City-based band who specialize in radiantly melodic roots rock brimming with classic pop songcraft, vintage sounds and lush harmonies....

Ben Franklin once said, “Energy & persistence conquer all things” and Greensville, South Carolina group Noxious is the living embodiment of that statement. The band managed to sell over 2000 copies of their...

A true collaborative effort, ‘Mid/Air’, the new album from Dive Index, gathers vocal and instrumental talents from across the globe and weaves them into a melodically rich and sonically intriguing sound. Using a...

New Zealand group Surf City first came in to existence when bored friends Davin Stoddard and Josh Kennedy met at a party in Mt Roskill in 2004. Tired of the heavy avant-garde music that was prolific at the time Stoddard and...

Back again for another interview with a great Detroit band, The Pilz! I had the pleasure of sitting and talking with 3 of the 4 members of the band a couple months ago and had some interesting discussions!! These guys are...

. Citizens Of Contrary Knowledge are a New York City band whose four members come from extremely varied backgrounds. But upon hearing them you get the impression they’ve known each other for a lifetime or...

Los Angeles based musician Nico Stai recently played to a packed house at Ghettogloss, an art gallery in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles and the venue for the recent CD release of his sophomore EP, The Victory of...

From their EP Better off Alone Hailing from NYC and the Poconos of Pennsylvania, Daydream On Autopilot was a band waiting to happen. With this diverse group of dreamers ranging from classically trained musicians to...

If you are from the Southern California area you may have heard of Australia (Logan City) raised singer-songwriter Lee Coulter in the past few years. He’s made his presence strongly felt in a variety of coastal San...

From the Album “+–Prettiest Transmitter of All: Nov. 18, 2008–+” The songs that make up Dare Dukes’ new album, Prettiest Transmitter of All, are a striking combination of incisive intelligence...

Recently our interview in the Weezer edition of iProng Magazine #25 was re-issued in the brand new ‘Los Angeles 2008’ issue. The mostly new features are as follows: Contents: cover story interview with Dan Klass...

Josh Steinmetz performs under a number of names and with several groups including Proteus, Morgana, and Origin of Species. The album “9” marks the first time all the pseudonyms were dropped and the crutches of a...

. Already one of the hardest working indie rock bands on the East Coast, the Philadelphia based SPiN is quickly expanding beyond its regional home base of Philly, Jersey, New York and Delaware and taking its edgy, high...

Drawing on influences from old-time jazz standards, folk, and traditional country, Halifax’s Jill Barber has become one of Canada’s most distinctive young voices. A seasoned performer with a growing fan base...

. The Trembling Turncoats are proud to present their LP “Lieutenant Commander.” A Brooklyn based band, TTT’s musical allure consists of edgy, gritty and sometimes bittersweet rock songs which embrace...

Like many bands before them, School of Seven Bells were born as the result of a late-night revelation. Benjamin Curtis connected with sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza in 2004 while their bands—Secret Machines and...

Join iProng Magazine at the Brewery in Los Angeles for the release party for our “Los Angeles issue” on Tuesday, November 11th, starting at 7pm. Come hang out with our special guests: – Dan Klass of the...

This rock n’ roll quartet, made up of four seasoned musicians, has quickly turned heads in the east coast of Canada. Its honest and gritty form of true rock music has propelled the band to the top of the music...

Zykos, an upbeat indie five-piece from Austin Texas, put forth this new EP in the last year, a follow up to two full length LPs released since their inception in 2003. The Keep it Light EP was produced by Mike McCarthy...

From her just released (04 Nov 2008) album “Avalanche to Wandering Bear” Valery Gore returns with her self-produced sophomore album, Avalanche To Wandering Bear. Her debut on Do Right Music, it’s the record...

From St. Louis but with some Portuguese roots, The Pragmatic fuse their love of analog synthesizers into a electro-blitz of new wave that really needs to be seen in their live show to be fully appreciated (see attached...

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