Within a grainy film-still between a summer sunset and the end of times lies the post-punk squall of Weekend. Weekend filter the aggression, tempo and sneer of punk through a wall of reverb, haunting melody, feedback and...

Welcome to episode 16 of Insomnia Radio Australia! Erk is about to head on an epic journey to Europe but before then, here’s some great Australian music for you! All of the music on this episode comes from artists that...

“Los Angeles native John Gold is a singer/songwriter — or, as he puts it, “writer/songsinger” — who should be a poster child for DIY. With a little help from from his friends, his songs have found their way...

Brooklyn’s Baby Teardrops originally formed in 2007, and reunited in 2010 after a bit of a hiatus. All three members were previously involved in other projects that came to a halt once they reunited. “We decided it...

With what began as a childhood project that combined brothers Sean and Jimmy Galloway’s first names, The Shimmies has now created a self-appointed genre for itself, lovingly referred to as “home school rock.” First...

German Error Message began in 2004 as the solo bedroom-recording project of Louisiana native Paul Kintzing. Composed by Kintzing, and occasionally assisted by a group of friends, German Error Message makes lyrically driven...

How many killer rock bands call Chicago home? Tons. How does a band manage to stand out from a crowd like that? By making music just like Welcome To Ashley does. Have a Hall-of-Fame list of musical influences, release a...

“Pop needn’t be fluffy, and can be catchy without being insipid. That’s the mantra of Scarlet Season. The new project from Seattle artist Aileen Paron takes a songcentric pop-rock approach and infuses it with a...

“Half-android, Ahye hides the formula for love in her still-human heart (the Oculons seek to destroy this, in order to extinguish life on earth forever!) Captain Braxton, her lost love, has been on another planet...

Detroit-based band ALMOST FREE has been together seven years now and the trio of friends have just released a new EP as of June 7th, entitled In/Out. In terms of the band name, frontman Andy Bird asked, “How can we be...

Tidelands is the duo of San Francisco’s Gabriel Montana Leis (Guitar, Flugelhorn, Vocals) and Mie Araki (Drums, Keyboards, Vocals). Sharp, poignant, poetic lyrics are uniquely arranged with looped guitars, Moog bass and...

Its a new week and we’ve got more rock from Boston to follow up from last Tuesday, this time from three piece instrumental math-rock group Thousands who just sent us word of their debut two track self-titled EP that...

EDM [formerly called Early Day Miners] started as a musical-cooperative based in Bloomington, Indiana. The group formed when Daniel Burton and Rory Leitch (both of Ativin) began playing on front porches and basements with...

Made::In::Heights is a new project from the Blue Scholars producer Sabzi as well as Kelsey Bulkin on vocals, from the New York area. They’ve got a free EP over at BandCamp which features three full length songs as well...

We sometimes describe often featured bands as “Network Favourites”, but to use that term for Oakland’s Sentinel is an understatement. Sentinel could justifiably be described as an Insomnia Radio House...

Automatic Black is one of the premier rock groups of all time to be signed previously to Arista Records.  The news stunned the world when the major label dropped the stadium phenomenon Automatic Black group in 2004.  The...

Sherman Burns is a four piece rock band from the Boston area, specifically Allston. They play a combination of progressive rock, mash metal, post-punk, math rock and grunge together in what they call a ‘steaming heap...

From Tripper, their newly completed fifth album, due out August 30th, 2011 on Sargent House. After a four year hiatus, the duo featuring drummer Zach Hill and guitarist Spencer Seim has returned. Stripped back down to the...

The Polar Dream are an instrumental-ambient ensemble from Guadalajara Mexico that recently released their debut full length, Follow Me to the Forest. This followed their self-titled debut EP release in 2007. ...

Metal Mother is the moniker of the newest musical undertaking of singer/soundmaker, Tara Tati. Shake is the second track we’ve featured from the album Bonfire Diaries. For the past ten years, Tati has been developing...

Edmonton songwriter Jessica Jalbert has finished mastering her debut album ‘Brother Loyola’, and has slated a September release for this very promising starting effort. She has two singles that have released a...

From the Archives, enjoy the twelfth volume of Scott Tinetti’s legendary The Best Music You’ve Never Heard. As always, if you like what you hear, buy a song, buy an album, send the musicians some...

Kaleidophone formed in Aug 2007 in Maidstone in the UK, and have just completed their debut album What’s Your Tonic After signing with Tin Robot Records in 2009, Kaleidophone quickly began to gain popularity with...

The song you are listening today comes from the album The Reluctant Graveyard. Jeremy is from Minneapolis. To call Jeremy Messersmith a musician is half-truth: He’s also a storyteller, who has carefully crafted a trilogy...

Retired professional surfer Timmy Curran just released his third album “Options” this past week on May 31st and we are pleased to announce its a very solid gift for his fans and all other newcomers to...

Garage-punk trio Le Butcherettes have released their debut full-length, Sin Sin Sin. Led by charismatic 21-year-old vocalist/guitarist/pianist Teri Gender Bender have been on the road supporting Deftones and The Dillinger...

Episode number 96 of Insomnia Radio: UK Twelve tracks by UK artists. Some questions about spelling. Recording Date: Sunday 05 June 2011 TRT: 45:29 Rating: Work Safe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk96.mp3] Download...

Ringo Deathstarr is a shoegaze power trio from Austin, TX. Channelling diverse influences such as MBV, Fugazi, The Cure, The Smiths and The Velvet Underground into a uniquely sonic fingerprint of their own, the band released...

Dallas Green will be releasing his 3rd solo album as a singer-songwriter under the moniker CITY AND COLOUR on Vagrant Records. The album titled Little Hell is scheduled for release on June 7th, 2011 and is the...

Maybeshewill are an instrumental band from Leicester, UK formed by guitarists Robin Southby and John Helps while the pair were studying together at university in 2005. Apparently the band have a new album that just released...

From the Archives, enjoy the eleventh volume of Scott Tinetti’s legendary The Best Music You’ve Never Heard. As always, if you like what you hear, buy a song, buy an album, send the musicians some...

Since 2003, Illinois-based singer-songwriter Dan Hubbard has released five albums and toured extensively through the Midwest and both coasts. In the process, he’s built a strong fan base, become a refined songwriter and...