Stubborn in its moodiness but unshakably melodic, Chris Blake’s new album WAVE spans many genres of popular music—from country and progressive rock to folksy hip hop and 80s/90s pop. Each song retains a...

THE SILENTREATMENT knows what it takes to reach an audience’s heart through its ears. Blending radio-friendly rock rhythms with the band’s own mixture of harder melodies and fluent chord progressions, THE...

Higgins is a band comprised of old pals who mine the fertile wells of the classic rock. The grooves are slow-burning and good-feeling. The playing is expert and soulful. There are layers of delicious melody tucked in every...

“We’re going to be releasing an EP on Sept 11. It’s called “Autonomy vs. Shame,” and it’ll be the first in a 3-part series. We’ll be releasing its companions in February and May...

AC Berkheimer is a Rotterdam [Netherlands] based quartet formed in mid 2005, who combines fierce guitar riffs with dark and dreamy vocals. A sound that can also be described as a wall of melancholy if you wish. In...

Formed in the summer of ’06, Dystopian Dreams is an acoustic/rock-based 4-piece from London ON. By mixing well chosen chords and heartfelt lyrics with intricate lead parts, Dystopian Dreams hopes to get its unique...

Emerald Park was formed in Malmö, Sweden as Emerald in 2001 Band Members Tobias Borelius Martina Johansson Frans af Schmidt Mats Andreasson Mikael Eskilsson Istanbul is from a 2008 compilation called...

Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk50.mp3] Insomnia Radio: UK #50 What’s in this episode Blacktop Harrison – Blind Mum Locked In Castle – Volta!...

Nylon Pink is an edgy pop-rock band formed in Hollywood California in 2007. United by a mutual love for Guns N Roses, fashion, and all things pink, the electro rock band embody the Hollywood lifestyle, blended with a dose...

The proto-digital early 1990s garage band from the heartland returns. LIZARDS FROM AFAR…THE RETURN (according to Sir Pent) The rumors you have been hearing are true. The song you found leaked to the internet is...

“Heart Quaking Doom-Pop, from California” “In just a few short years, War Tapes have become a staple of the local scene, with the band playing everything from Hollywood dance nights to South L.A. loft...

Formed while its members were students at Arkansas Tech in the Midwestern hamlet of Russellville, the band has gone through several different members before settling in with its current lineup for the past two-and-a-half...

The Wax Standard is a DC-based indie/alternative rock band; fans describe them as “atmospheric, gritty and poignant”, with “haunting melodies and bittersweet lyrics that are soulful and insightful.” Band members...

WINTERUN – INTO THE UNDERGROUND Below the shallows of mainstream music there lies an alternative scene running rich and deep. Having spent the last five years building a strong clan within this healthy community in...

    Airstrip One are a three piece from West London. Formed in 2006 under the name ‘Fyrstikk’ and hailing from the UK, Poland & Malta, they are a blend of catchy guitar riffs, melodic vocals...

This Town Needs Guns are Stuart Smith, Tim Collis, Chris Collis, & Jamie Cooper from Oxford in the UK [From their Myspace] We do releases through independent labels who are surviving from one release to the next....

Over the years, The Clintons have become a huge hit with a very small group of people. In other words, they’re not for everyone. If you have Montana roots, you’ve no doubt heard of this energetic, humor-driven...

From the first EP released by Australian band Drawn from Bees. Drawing on their influences of art and literature, the first EP is a tale of survival, struggle and desolation, set against a backdrop of seafaring...

Conquest formed in late 1989 by founder Derrick Brumley, frontman and guitar player of the band. Joined by Tony Restivo, Tim Fleetwood and Adrian Vesper, Conquest played locally and made their first full length heavy metal...

  Hot Little Hands – armed with two synthesizers and Wurlitzer – aren’t just a reflection of the 80’s revival scene. Insert 1950’s electronic-voodoo-swamp-blues, 1960’s garage disco. Enter some old...

Formed in San Francisco in the spring of 2006, The Union Trade consists of Don Joslin (guitar), Nate Munger (bass/vocals), Eric Salk (guitar /vocals), and Dan Rodkewich (drums). The Union Trade’s sound is the product of...

As a three-piece band with a progressive metal drummer, a post punk guitarist, and a thrash rock bassist and with song names as bizarre as Perverted Shark and Where is My Skeleton, Cactus’s self proclaimed style of...

Insomnia Radio has rejoined The Association of Music Podcasting (AMP) after quite a long absence. AMP was founded close to the advent of the podcasting medium, and has a hundred plus shows in their musical pipeline for...

  When most bands tell you they’ve had to “grow up in public,” they’re talking about getting pushed into the spotlight before they’ve had a chance to find their voice. But for Whittier, California, trio...

  About SO3 SO3 was formed in Southern California in early 2007 by purveyors of guitar-driven, blues-infused rock, drawn together by a shared appreciation for ripping guitar solos, deep throbbing bass, melodic...

Enjoy the fifth volume of Scott Tinetti’s 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...

  Peter was formerly one half of the duo “eastmountainsouth” signed by Robbie Robertson to Dreamworks Records in 2002. Since then, Peter has released one solo record independently (“Gather...

It’s unlikely a band takes as much from The Ronettes as they take from Weezer, but far more unlikely such a band springs out of the desert, border-city of El Paso, Texas. The Royalty, for the El Paso/Juarez metro, is...

From their debut EP “Karma” out August 5th Starting out in the early days of February 2006, RALEIGH thrived on the idea of creating a style of music that would keep their listeners wanting more. RALEIGH...

From their Album Pure Hearing Featuring Hans Gutknecht on guitar and lead vocals and Philipp Gutbrod on drums, the band was originally formed in 2005. Hans, who had worked as an engineer at R&B producer Dallas...

The Bell Divers formed in London in 2005 by Clinton Toghill (guitar/ vocals) and Matthew Lobb (guitar) although the full line-up wasn’t established until the two returned to Brisbane in late 2006 adding Kyle Smith...

Henry Bliss is a singer-songwriter from Brussels and is now playing with the “Sidewalkers” (Olivier Van Steirtegem: guitars, piano; Cédric De Meersman: bass, backing vocals; Mounir Kadjaj: drums, backing...