Recently I had the pleasure of seeing Fiona Fields perform acoustically near me as a part of the first NSW Meet n Greet night where artists & fans get together in an informal setting. [Review] Living in Sydney, I am...

Many people inside and outside of Australia are totally unaware about the vast size of the country. I found this out first hand during my 3 month visit to the US in 2009 including a US Customs & Border Protection agent...

The music of Australian performer Emma Dean has been stuck in my head for days. After playing her song Sincerely Fearful on Insomnia Radio: Australia episode 8 and more recently my other music podcast Erk FM, the song (and...

The San Francisco feed of Insomnia Radio has been dark since February 2008, but today I’m ridiculously excited to be throwing the switch once again. As we have with IR: Chicago, our San Francisco is getting a reboot of...

Saturday 30 October 2010 saw me return to Hawkesbury Hotel at Windsor for another night of quality Sydney metal. Sandwiched between the cymbal busting screamo band Gutterstomp and amp melting Syko Sapien were Amodus who...

Welcome to episode 8 of Insomnia Radio Australia! On this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Erk features music that was submitted directly to him as well as other Australian music that he found courtesy of various music...

Friday 29 October 2010 saw me return to a university for the first time in many years. The last time I went to a university building, it was to host a community radio program well before I knew what a podcast was. Fast...

Ever since the 2005 MGM vs Grokster ruling (which declared companies Grokster and Streamcast could be sued for inducing copyright infringement), the proverbial hammer has been ready to drop on P2P File Sharing service...

The Hockley Hustle is an annual event in Nottingham, in the East Midlands of the UK, highlighting mostly local acts playing for free to raise money for Charities; local, national and international. Last year they raised...

A special Halloween episode of Insomnia Radio Portugal, with a heavy, hard rock edge. Featuring music from AvantGarde management.

The metal has been slowly building in my system for the last few years, to where something drastic had to be done, fortunately right in time for Halloween this year. In this episode I detoxify using questionable methods,...

Friday 22 October 2010 saw the very first Meet & Greet night held in New South Wales at the St Marys Leagues Club. Similar events have been conducted in Queensland with the aim of the event for the fans and the artists...

Fans, friends, and family of the late Mikey Dread: You have our sincere thanks for your patience waiting for the final episode of Mikey’s incredible “Dread at the Controls” podcast. But we couldn’t...

On Sunday 10 October 2010, Erk ventured to the southwest of Sydney to the CabraVale Diggers Club to see the newly created Son Of A Gun show. IR: Australia listeners would already be familiar with Craig Morrison who was...

Finding Foundry Road (featured on IR: Australia episode 7) led to another local (to Erk) band, Amodus. They are a 4 piece progressive/hard rock band from Sydney who are in the process of finishing their debut album. Their...

This week I bring you a truly story of kings. All because of the 5th of October, the day when Portugal became a republic. Also other good (great) news on the show. I won’t write them here, you will have to listen to the...

Not everyone who sings about our little regional bubble is from the Southern California area, so I decided to place a few tracks at the head of the show today that offer a alternative viewpoint – maybe not pleasing to...

On Saturday 2 October 2010, Erk traveled to the Hawkesbury Hotel in Windsor see see Foundry Road live for the first time. Erk has featured the metal act on Insomnia Radio: Australia episode 7 as well as on his other podcast...

Episode number 13 of Insomnia Radio New York. And we’re back! After a few months of silence, IR:NY returns from the depths to bring you more of the best music from the five boroughs and beyond. In this episode...

Welcome to episode 7 of Insomnia Radio Australia! On this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Erk features music that was submitted directly to him as well as other Australian music that he found courtesy of various music...

Foundry Road are a western Sydney based metal band (not too far away from the Channel Erk studio) that featured on episode 7 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. Out of all of the 700+ bands that Erk has either played on IR:...

IR’s SoCal Sessions return after close to a years absence, bringing quality tracks from San Diego, Temecula, Long Beach, and basically all over the LA and OC regions. Please listen and help support these artists’...

Click here to view this post on the IR: Portugal site The story I bring you this week at Insomnia Radio: Portugal happened, or better saying, still happens at Fajã do Santo Cristo, São Jorge island. Mostly known for...

Click here to view this post on the IR: Portugal site Obrigado!!! This podcast is now part of the Association of Music Podcasting. Head over to http://musicpodcasting.org/ to know what I am talking about, and listen to the...

Welcome to episode 6 of Insomnia Radio Australia! On this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Erk features music that was submitted directly to him as well as other Australian music that he found out was Australian by...

Bedford were featured on Insomnia Radio: Australia episode 6. Hailing from Melbourne, Bedford rock and rock hard. Their tunes are radio friendly but are also hard enough to satisfy people who like harder rock. They may...

Danielle DeLaite was first featured on episode 6 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. Her music can be described as R & B, pop and dance. She describes herself as being a  classy cocktail comprised of Kylie, Janet, and a...

BAM!  That’s how we do when we return.  BAM! These United States It’s a special!  As it’s the weekend for Lollapalooza in Chicago, Insomnia Radio Chicago is bringing you OUR Ultimate Lollapalooza Playlist!  I’m...

Welcome to episode 5 of Insomnia Radio Australia! On this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Erk has a look at the music charts on Reverbnation for his home town of Sydney. These positions are current for Sydney on ...

Featuring on episode 5 of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Sydneysider Lee Safar has an interesting story. As a 17 year old school leaver, she was very interested in pursuing her interest in music but for cultural reasons, she was...

Featured on episode 5 of Insomnia Radio Australia, Tamarama (Tam-a-ram-a) is both the name of a Sydney beach and a Sydney two piece surf rock/pop band. Having grown up around the beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, the...

Click here to view this post on the IR: Portugal site The fifth and final show before Summer vacations, and the fifth and final show before submiting this podcast for aproval to enter the Association of Music...