Yes, I know it has been a long absence, and I’m sure you thought I was gone for good but I’m not! I plan to start releasing some content again, most likely in smaller doses so that I produce them more frequently,...

Welcome to episode 4 of Insomnia Radio Australia! The weather has turned relatively cold in the non tropical areas of Australia. There’s some snow in the Alpine regions (nowhere near Erk!) and the heater is sometimes on...

Portugal is wonderful. This is what I have to say about this show. While you are listening to the show, you will want to learn a bit more about mirandese language and Trás-os-Montes bagpipe. Here it is, the playlist for...

The Discordians were featured on IR: Australia episode 4 as the featured non rock/pop artist of the episode. Consisting of Lee Pike (left) and Lee Kennedy (right), The Discordians are a Electronica/Trip Hop duo from Mandurah...

Here Come The Birds are a 5 piece band from Newcastle in New South Wales, about 3 hours north of Sydney. Formed in 2005, the band describe themselves as Rock/indie/post-punk. Supplying their music directly to Erk, The Birds...

Beaches are a all-female 5 piece band from Melbourne, Victoria. They describe themselves as a garage/tropical/psychedelic band which were featured on Insomnia Radio: Australia episode 4. Unusually, all 5 women do vocals in...

This show is released in the week that Portugal celebrates the national day. The story of this day goes back to 10h of June 1580. You will learn something about this day on the show, also celebrated over the world by the...

Welcome to episode 3 of Insomnia Radio Australia! This episode features a variety of music with some rock, pop, a little country as well as the non rock/pop song of the episode. Music is courtesy of Deuce Management...

Considering that Mahri Autumn was referred to Erk in the Autumn (or what Americans call Fall) by Justin Wayne (IR Chicago) & Sarah Morrison (IR New York), it seems right to feature the artist on Insomnia Radio: Australia...

Sailing out of Brisbane (aka BrisVegas), The Good Ship were featured on episode 3 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. Let’s get one thing straight: The Good Ship is a very bad ship. They call a bunch of crows a...

Amanda Easton was featured on episode 3 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. Living and performing in Sydney, Amanda originally said that she wanted the popstar lifestyle. After being in the industry for a while, however, Amanda is...

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Summer will be arriving in a few weeks in the US and some of you coastal denizens and vacationers will be returning home from the beach, discovering that you couldn’t quite scrape the remnants of that washed up stray...

It had been several years since I had first seen the Damon Castillo Band live, performing against the sun-drenched backdrop of the Pacific Ocean up in Avila Beach at the annual SLO Vintners Festival (held each November). At...

Mitch and the Polecats Kimmi rounded up a bunch of artists from right around where she lives in Chicago, both on purpose and by accident (the artists… I’m sure she lives where she does by something other than an...

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Rudely Interrupted are a 6 piece indie rock band from Melbourne. They formed in 2007 and are loved by many fans. They have toured across the world with sell out performances in New York, Toronto, Bristol, Manchester &...

Lisa Hugo was born in Melbourne but currently calls Dubai home. She is classically trained and is a singer, songwriter, composer and pianist. She started to sing and play piano at an early age and went on to study music,...

Welcome to episode 2 of Insomnia Radio Australia! It’s early days for the podcast and to quote Australian classic rockers AC/DC: “It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock & roll!” The...

Episode number 12 of Insomnia Radio New York, with your host Sarah Morrison. Recording Date: Tuesday 18th May 2010 TRT: 42:30 Rating: One little nsfw language slip – but I was making a...

Insomnia Radio: Detroit returns for another epic episode! This episode is recorded live from The All Around in Taylor, Michigan! Special thanks to Jason for joining me on the show! <!– wp:shortcode...

Craig Morrison is a singer/songwriter based in Sydney, Australia. Heavily influenced by his famous father Lucky Starr as a child, Craig has spent much of his life either on the stage or performing on TV or in film. Singing...

Welcome to Insomnia Radio: Portugal, or should I say, bem-vindos ao Insomnia Radio: Portugal! From now on, every two weeks, five of the finest independent Portuguese unsigned or independent music, with me, Rodrigo de...

Based in Melbourne, Connie Lansburg was Erk’s choice for the “non rock/pop” song for episode 1 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. She is a singer/songwriter who sings jazz and jazz/pop songs performing either...

Hailing from Melbourne in Australia, Tenpenny Joke have taken a long break from performing. They are now back on the scene in 2010 and will be performing and writing new material. They are also promoting their 2004 album...

Named after the abandoned dance hall in which it was recorded, The Bowery is a breath-taking debut album for Australian musical collective, Firekites. Formed in 2005 by Tim McPhee and Rod Smith, the band has blossomed...

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 on the...

Horizon were the second group to appear on IR: Australia. After a chance meeting in 2005, Horizon was born. With influences such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Bad Company, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, The Beatles, The Moody...

Welcome to episode 1 of Insomnia Radio Australia! Hosted by Erk from Channel Erk, Insomnia Radio: Australia is dedicated to bringing you a wide range of indie music from across Australia. Produced in Sydney, if the music is...

Kimmi’s batting first and furious this time bringing some great metal tracks along, including the David Shankle Group and Nekropsy.  I’m combating the evil spirits with some flowery indie pop from Iowans The Nadas...

I had recently promised you all more Wisconsin-based rock over on my Twitter account after realizing that we were sorely lacking in showcasing the home state in which our trademark java is sent out to the masses for...

Two short years back in Copenhagen Denmark we would have loved to have been in-house when Danish indie 5-piece EFTERKLANG (translation: ‘reverberation’ or ‘remembrance’) tackled an ambitious live...