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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...