New live EP, “Lay That Cable” released today 31 Mar 2009 “Allison from Action Painters band here. Our new Live EP, “Lay That Cable,” is done! It will be released on iTunes this Tuesday, March...

I WAS TOTALLY DESTROYING IT was born in the early months of 2007 in Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Booker and drummer James Hepler both come from over a decade of experience in the local scene( Hepler from the Saddle...

New CD Release March, 2009 … UPHILL REVOLUTION Based in Colorado, Polaradio was formed by Dusty Hughes, launching with the self-titled debut CD in September, 2006. The band released their latest album, Uphill...

In-Flight Safety soars to great heights with their latest, we are an empire, my dear. Last winter, the Halifax based four-piece took to the proverbial woods and recorded in Fox River, Nova Scotia with producer Laurence...

New Wave for the Noughties Reviewed by Sarah Morrison for the Insomnia Radio Daily Dose (27 Mar 2009) In Isolation are a four-piece from Nottingham, UK, who have created an interesting indie sound which tips its hat to the...

The BLK JKS are a South African afro avant noise rock band. Childhood friends Linda and Mpumi grew up on the same block in Johannesburg’s East Rand, where they taught themselves guitar after Linda’s sister received one...

From Austin, Texas, and from their self titled (apart from the initial capitalization) 11 track 2008 album . major Major are: Jason- Keyboard, vocals Dave- Guitars, bk vocals Craig- Guitars, bk vocals Jordan-...

The Cloud Room, named after the Prohibition-era speakeasy at the top of the Chrysler Building, is a three piece band based out of Brooklyn, New York. They recently released an EP late last year named “Please...

From their 5 song EP “1st In A Series Of Dramatic Events” The Atomica Project is a union of downtempo beats and stunning female vocals, amplified by an organic warmth generally absent from electronic...

Episode Number 62 of Insomnia Radio: UK Eight songs from eight UK bands, brought to you by the letters F and M Recording Date: Sunday 22 March 2009 TRT: 36:38 Rating: Only Just Work Safe (one F) ...

Developed over a two-month period of stream-of-consciousness recording in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Luke Temple’s self-titled debut under his new moniker Here We Go Magic is a remarkable departure from his signature...

Lemonwilde’s 5 song EP Red Room is a triumph, in that it expresses angst without sounding pretentious, emo or boring. In fact it’s quite the opposite: simple, well crafted, beautifully executed and moody as...

Named after a dance that originated in Harlem in the early 80s, the band Harlem Shakes was born in Brooklyn in 2006.  Burning Birthdays, the band’s self-released debut EP, came out in 2007 to wide acclaim, earning...

“Got a long long way to go to California” From their 2008 release, “It’s Easier to Be Someone Else”, Hey Ocean was apparently conceived on a beach in Costa Rica, their band name being an...

From the album Not As Far 2009, and from Philadelphia, PA Three Legged Fox’s second album, “Not As Far,” was produced by prominent recording engineer/producer Chris DiBeneditto at Philadelphonic...

Formed in Edmonton, Alberta in the fall of 2000, Faunts original lineup consisted of brothers Tim and Steven Batke and Paul Amusch. After turning an old office space into a studio, the three spent a full year creating...

March 17th – St Patrick’s Day. Marc Gunn’s song will tell you something you might not know about “The Patron Saint of Beer” Irish and Scottish folk singer/songwriter with a strange...

Today we present to you a four-piece band from the city of Tarzana (in the San Fernando Valley) called THE dAY. We’ve been holding onto their music for a while, waiting for an opportunity to properly present some of...

From Seattle, Washington What can I say. Old School Punk. Noisy and Short (1:10). [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/dailydose/irdd-thespits-spitmeout.mp3] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to...

Episode Number 61 of Insomnia Radio: UK Eight songs from eight UK bands,  a wide range of genres and styles. Recording Date: Sunday 15 March 2009 TRT: 41:25 Rating: Work...

You may remember Los Angeles indie pop outfit Gertie Fox, and if so, you may also recognize some similarities shared with the new Bethlehem, Pennsylvania indie five-piece ‘New Madrid Faults’.  Apparently Matt...

From their album Atomism Exploding onto the thriving Minneapolis scene in the fall of 2005, White Light Riot are brothers Mike (vocals, guitar) and Mark (drums) Schwandt, Joe Christenson (lead guitar), and Dan Larsen...

Austin’s ‘The Lovely Sparrows’ blend lush, complex arrangements with sing-along choruses that bring to mind glorious folk-inflected pop and well-written novellas. They self-released a 7inch single in 2005...

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead New Album The Century Of Self, extensive tour, check myspace.com/trailofdead for...

State Shirt sculpts fiery, intense indie rock anthems for the wondering, wandering and hopeful. Venturing wildly into the farthest corners of heavy-hearted American landscapes, State Shirt’s music displays vivid, gripping...

Causing widespread panic and dancing since the turn of the century, Bombskare are Scotland’s heaviest export Known for their high energy live shows, they take their influences from Rage Against The Machine to Ennio...

Mon, 9 March 2009 AMPED: Show #169 This week’s host: Rich Palmer from Audio Gumshoe Show: Cowboy Cantor Song: Ten O’Clock Murder (This Year’s Model) Show: Suffolk And Cool Song: Drip Dryin’ (The Two...

From The Upside Down & Backwards EP, 2008 UPDATE (10/18/2010): We haven’t talked about Atomic Tom for awhile, but the band is making headlines this week with what can only be described as a performance of pure...

Our newest episode opens with a farcical movie trailer we found, something about airplane flaps malfunctioning leading into a ridiculous crash in the mountains and subsequent survivalist breakdancing. It has nothing to do...

Amongst four blazing nights between Xmas 2006 and the year of 2007, A Classic Education recorded 3 songs in the middle of the mountains of centre-north Italy. Jonathan Clancy, Paul Pieretto & Luca Mazzieri played a...

Enjoy Episode Number 60 of Insomnia Radio: UK Eight songs from seven UK bands, again, a wide range of genres and styles. Recording Date: Saturday 07 March 2009 TRT: 41:17 Rating: Work...

Late of the Pier, an English four-piece band from Castle Donington, are currently signed to Parlophone Records and recently released an album “Fantasy Black Channel” on 11 August 2008. The new album includes a...