Enjoy episode number 59 of Insomnia Radio UK. We don’t answer the questions about where the Jetpacks and Hovercars covered by One Sure Insurance we were promised actually are, I’m afraid, but here are nine...

From his 2008 EP Please Believe Me Darrin Kohavi was raised in a musical family. He started playing classical piano at the age of eight. By the age of 17, he had mastered jazz, rock and R&B, and added guitar, bass...

Every year the fine folk at over at IODA Promonet host a nice party over at the South by SouthWest Music Festival in Austin. Repeating the fine lineup from last year, IODA has once again put together a great cross section...

From their third EP recorded in 2008, In Chains. The prolific and talented Dead Heart Bloom recorded and released three EPs of five tracks each in 2008: Fall In, Oh Mercy and In Chains.  This is the first track from...

An Horse started out as a solo project began by Kate Cooper in Brisbane, Australia. In 2008 Tegan & Sara met the group and invited them on their US tour, prior to the release of their first album. In August 2008 they...

The latest single from The Action Painters. From their upcoming 2009 record with pop Producer Pete Wade. Formed in a frigid Brooklyn basement in 2006, Action Painters are a scraggly band of misfits who practiced hard...

Balmorhea, pronounced Bal-moor-ay, has always been Rob Lowe and Michael Muller from Austin, Texas, but have recently added four more players to the lineup, on violin, upright bass, cello, and drums respectively. Drifting...

From Remix me away : Volume 1 David Cooper, Clare Veniot and Jack Freudenheim are NYC’s 46bliss. 20 Remixes in 20 weeks; 46bliss is releasing a remix a week from the new 2-CD set “remix me away (vol 1 and 2)....

For one week only, Insomnia Radio: UK leaves its assumed Indie Roots, and takes on an Acoustic, Folk and Folk Rock mantle. Actually, I enjoyed putting this together, and might do another some time. Or another single genre...

From Toronto, Canada the three-piece rock band Magneta Lane consists of Lexi Valentine, Nadia King, and French. They formed in 2003 in New York, and have since released two well received full length albums entitled...

From the beautifully crafted Pop/Rock of Brooklyn-based Aaron Zimmer to the Outlaw Rock Style of Zen Thesis from the Great American West. For this episode we stay mainly in the United States, venturing North of the Border...

The Single from their 2008 Album The Steps Born under the influence of classic rock in the Live Music Capital of the World [Austin, TX], The Steps chisel through modern rock with 60’s...

Due in late March, the new album from Venice is Sinking, AZAR, finds the band widening its palette and deepening its focus, tackling the idea of location’s ability to influence our lives. Growing musically since the...

From the Caddywhompus EP, a free download at caddywhompusband.com From Houston & New Orleans, Caddywhompus are an Experimental Noise Pop duo, consisting of: Sean Hart: Percussion, Vocals Chris Rehm: Guitar,...

Twin sisters from California meet boy from New Jersey; based out of Brooklyn, NY. Here’s a few words on what they have to say about themselves: “As Children of the 80s, we’ve seen a thing or two. We went...

[From MySpace] Well here it is, 16th February 2009, release day! Our first single, ‘Forget You’ goes on general release and is now available to download. We’re not sure whether we’re excited or...

From his just released album Live Wires Originally from Lincoln Nebraska and now based in Brooklyn, New York, Aaron says he has spent the last two years writing and recording Live Wires with collaborator Christian...

AMPED: Show #166 This week’s host: Daniel Johnson Jr. from the Journey Inside My Mind Podcast Show: Eclectic Mix Song: Play Dead (Ian McGlynn) Show: Cowboy Cantor Song: I Blame You (Spleen Poetry) Show: Indie Music...

The most infectious blast of pop perfection you will hear all year, a tidy distillation of all the great noise-pop precedents – early MBV, House of Love, Pale Saints, Rocketship – but with that incredible...

Insomnia Radio: UK, in association with Stellar Art Wars, presents … Buck Brothers – When I look at you (All I think about is sex) The Band Of The Eye – Wasting The Wolfmen – Jackie Says Stellar Art...

From their album Summer Machines. Chelan is the recording project of Jennifer Grady and Justin Hosford who have been making music together for over 10 years since meeting in their native Olympia, Wa. Their former...

Amongst the broadening horizons of the European music scene you will find the Beangrowers. Hailing from the Mediterranean island of Malta, this female-fronted three-piece has become known for their unique style and...

From their Album Southern Gothic. Working in the shadowy confines of an unremarkable Atlanta studio, Grammy-winning producer Ben H. Allen of Gnarls Barkley fame, vocalist Elijah Jones and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist...

PRS are from Salzburg in Austria, and this is from their recently released Promotional Album produced by Scott Matthews. Pirate Radio Station Are: Sebastian Aigmuller: Lead Vocals / Guitar Paul Konarski : Guitar /...

No, we didn’t win the mustard yellow belt this past year, but we accumulated so many tracks last year and through the first few weeks of 2009, we’ve felt over-gorged on music and wanted to start sharing some with...

Ketch Harbour Wolves hail from across Ontario while fostering a deep connection to Nova Scotia where in 2003 the band’s predecessor, The Flying Buttresses, was forged in the small coastal town of Ketch Harbour. After...

Signal Hill is an instrumental band from Los Angeles, CA. With influences such as The Mercury Program, Tristeza, My Bloody Valentine, Cinematic Orchestra and others, they play melodic, mid tempo, vocal-less ditties. Signal...

This week’s host: George Smyth from Eclectic Mix Show: The DarkCompass Metal Show Song: Tonight (Sanguine) Show: PC Podcast with Pete Cogle Song: Matador (Sky Larkin) Show: Ourobouros Podcast Song: Lazy Fat Stupid...

One from the Archive.  Originally posted by Jason on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 and recently rediscovered. We don’t have a playlist for this, so if anyone knows any of the bands/tracks please add to the comments. [update 15...

From their album The Red Rhythm – released 10 Feb. From Atlanta, Georgia, Winston Audio are Daniel Dewitt, Dan Gleason, Zach Brown and Michael Adkins. WINSTON AUDIO was formed in 2003, but the music they create...

What’s in this episode Detachments – Messages I am not lefthanded – Long Goodbyes Spidersleg – Muggins Concept 7 – Functional Concrete Zombie Met Girl – California...

As a member of the indie-rock sensation Hello Stranger, Juliette Commagere has toured the world and shared the stage with the likes of Foo Fighters and Kings of Leon. Now she has stepped out on her own with her debut solo...