The last time we heard from Chapel Hill’s I WAS TOTALLY DESTROYING IT, they had finished an EP and were working on their debut full length.  Well, that time has finally arrived – and we have managed to grab the...

Today on the Dose we bring you a unlikely collaboration of Canadian artists of three differing genres, and a beautiful song they quickly put together in one day. Every Wednesday for 16 weeks, 3 musicians showed up at MCM...

Japandroids (JPNDRDS) is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC. This ‘band’ started in 2006 as a creative outlet for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intending to be a trio, the...

AMPed: Show #205 This week’s host: George Smyth from Eclectic Mix Show: Eclectic Mix Song: Cold_World (Rochelle House) Show: Journey Inside My Mind Podcast Song: Dodging Buses (Derek K. Miller) Show: Ourobouros...

A new album from the Mother Hips?!? We couldn’t think of any better companion than the vocals of Tim Bluhm in complimenting our road trip down the California coastline this weekend. The Mother Hips have flown under...

Formed in 2007, Molice is a Japanese quartet with a sound that’s difficult to pin down; elements of ’70s punk energy, ’80s new wave sensibility, and ’90s college radio guitar all get mashed in there,...

Message To Garcia is a collection of Visqueen songs that represents a rock and roll epitaph to front woman Rachel Flotard’s father. After garnering countless fans, reviews, and playing shows with everyone from Guided...

Having recently stumbled across the following artist over at Garageband several weeks ago, I thought it would be nice to finally feature this local band to kickstart your Friday.  Enjoy! HotLites is an...

We recently debuted the track “Blood” by Australian band THE MIDDLE EAST over at the Association of Music Podcasting before it appeared here – and now finally have a chance to introduce it at Insomnia Radio...

Happy Halloween from the regional army of zombie programmers at Insomnia Radio. When a chilly breeze starts wrestling the leaves to the ground, and carefully carved pumpkins take on an eerie glow, you can be sure the...

PLANK (formerly Plank63) was formed in the Fall of 2000 in Boston, and today we felt like zipping back to 2004 to showcase a quality track called ‘Patchwork’ by this Massachusetts based group. With the release of...

AMPed: Show #202 This week’s host: Rowley from The DarkCompass Podcast Show: Eclectic Mix Song: Icarus (Christopher Schreiner) Show: Ourobouros Podcast Song: End Of Us (The Perfects) Show: Cowboy Cantor Song:...

This Will Destroy You are an instrumental quartet from the great state of Texas who play a cascading brand of cinematic rock music. The band is made up of guitarists Chris King and Jeremy Galindo, bass player Donovan Jones...

As indicated by a recent trip to Chicago’s Electrical Audio Studio (owned by Nirvana/The Pixies mastermind Steve Albini), Chicago band SLEEPING AT LAST have once again upped the artistic ante in this ambitious,...

AMPed: Show #201 This week’s host: Colin Gazeley from the Ourobouros Podcast Show: Audio Gumshoe Song: Footsteps (Will Mendenhall) Show: Eclectic Mix Song: Shrug It Off (F&M) Show: The DarkCompass Podcast Song:...

The Lovely Feathers started out, as most of many do, as a band in a bedroom in an old apartment in Montreal.  Shortly after being signed to Equator Records, they embarked on a sixty-three day North American Tour opening for...

If you are familiar with Akron/Family, you will know they are a folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002, and its members currently live in New York City and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. All of the band...

AMPed: Show #200 – Part 2 This show’s host: Alan Carr from Darkhorse Radio Show: Audio Gumshoe Song: Set the Music Free (Geoff Smith) Show: Indie Music Sampler Song: Becoming (The Brilliant Mistakes) Show: The...

On this day – October 13th, skilled troubadour Harper Simon, who adeptly utilizes the fabled vocal gift inherited from his father Paul Simon, releases his debut album to the world – 10 tracks paying tribute to the...

AMPed: Show #200 – Part 1 This show’s host: Rodrigo from Cowboy Cantor Show: Cowboy Cantor Song: Estranha (Goma) Show: Erk FM Song: Dosi Do (Julie The Band) Show: Suffolk And Cool Song: Struttin’...

Brooklyn based -School of Seven Bells- are releasing a deluxe edition of their debut album, Alpinisms, with 9 bonus tracks on October 13th. The bonus tracks include alternate versions, live cuts, demos and new mixes. The...

LA based favorites, Letting Up Despite Great Faults are set to release their debut, self-titled LP this month. It’s been a full three years since the release of Movement, an intimate collection of intricate and...

** DARLA FARMER Bus Gets Broken Into – $3000 in Equipment Stolen ** After a busy, but fun few days in Montreal playing a few gigs during Pop Montreal with label-mates Emanuel and the Fear, Darla Farmer was looking forward...

AMPed: Show #199 This week’s host: Dave from The Bugcast Show: The Bugcast Song: Get On The Bus (Q*Ball) Show: Insomnia Radio Song: Black Wax (Dananananaykroyd) Show: Ourobouros Podcast Song: House Of Frauds (Dead...

Slaraffenland is Danish for “the land of milk and honey”. Based in Copenhagen, Slaraffenland found its final formation in 2002: Christian Taagehøj, Mike Taagehøj, Bjørn Heebøll, Niklas Antonson and Jeppe Skjold. They...

Step right up! We’ve got eighteen tracks from eighteen different indie artists hailing from the Central Valley region of California, with a regional bullseye on the city of Fresno – presented in the traditional...

Come Saturday is the newest single from Brooklyn based “The Pains of Being Pure at Heart”, and appears on their self titled debut album – out now on Slumberland Records (US) and Fortuna Pop (UK) in both...

AMPED: Show #198 This week’s host: Michael from Mikey Pod Show: Insomnia Radio: The SoCal Sessions Song: Come Alive (Still Time) Show: Ourobouros Podcast Song: Bed Of Nails (Pluto Revolts) Show: The DarkCompass...

New York indie group Pablo recently broke out with their long awaited follow up to the beloved debut “Half The Time” “Long nights will come along, I’ve gotten to give in a bit” are lyrics that help to sum...

Vivian Darkbloom is a pseudonym for the novelist Vladimir Nabokov, a writer who loved controversy, intrigue, and continually thwarting the expectations of his readers. The band borrowed this name in homage to Nabokov (whom...

There is something to be said about dedication and hard work and The Sleepover Disaster are the embodiment of such a feat. The Fresno, California-based three piece have hit their stride with their first nationally...

Alright, we felt it was just about the right time for a nice ska-punk interlude here on the Daily Dose, as we like to mix it up a bit. 3 childhood friends from the quiet town of Winona, MN who met in karate class formed a...