From the Alabama based band’s album Beautifully Strange HalfDown Thomas’s third album was blown away by Hurricane Katrina. Literally. The band, which hails from the sleepy little backwoods town of Cullman,...

From the album England for Sale Who we are Pierre Alexander and Sebastian Stelzer We’re European alcoholic decent folks who learned a bit of guitar and piano and decided to practice their skills by recording...

Episode number 64 of Insomnia Radio UK. Ten Songs, two Interviews, and News from the Podcrawl Recording Date: Saturday 11 April 2009 TRT: 1:02:16 Rating: Work Safe apart from the last...

From New York, and from their soon to be released EP Sweet Fist Super 400 evokes the raw, euphoric essence of Rock and Roll. Their upcoming release, Sweet Fist, truly reflects the light and dark of this new millennium;...

From their EP My Apple IIe is Singing Sad Songs to Me on Roses & Hello Their new release, My Apple IIe…, includes four tracks and clocks in at over 20 minutes of the band’s signature mix of ebullient pop melodies...

From their 2008 album Lensing The alt-rock sound coming out of Boston has a name: a’tris. The group draws upon a myriad of influences to create a noise that moves crowds to their feet. The front...

From his album The Funny Fall Reviewed by Sarah Morrison for Insomnia Radio The Funny Fall is a truly beautiful record. It delivers intense, moody songs whilst maintaining an elegant simplicity, and has emotional depths...

Episode Number 63 of Insomnia Radio: UK. Eight songs from seven UK bands, and one guest appearance from an Austrian act Recording Date: Friday 03 April 2009 TRT: 36:24 Rating: Work...

Garage Punk from NYC The Dirty Shames formed in mid 2008 with Nathan and Lisa who were looking to start a Rock N’ Roll band influenced by 60’s garage and 70’s punk....

Acoustic Rock from Austria. From their 2008 album, Dinner for One The band plays powerful acoustic rock with psychedelic influences. The band was founded in May 2008 and released its debut album ‘Dinner for...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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) ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

From their 2008 20 song album available at CD Baby Oh No Joe is a garage punk band from the quiet suburb of San Francisco, Danville, CA. Band members Nick Jefferies (guitar, vocals), Steven Boyle (drums, bass), and Tom...

(New York NY – March 2, 2009) CyberPR, a NYC based digital PR firm for musicians, launched a one of a kind contest this week that challenges musicians to think about their music in a different way. Musicians submit via...

From The The Year Without A Summer b/w Maya Blue 7″ Describing themselves as “more roscoe p. than john c.”, they say they sound like “the last 40 years of pop music + distortion, delay & os...

From his 2008 Album of the same name. “My name is Stephen Luke and I am a guitarist, singer, song writer specializing in a blend of roots and rock music. My unique style of songwriting combines story telling and...

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...