In honor of Christmas and the pilgrimage to the  yearly flickering lights of the little North Carolina town of McAdenville (aka Christmas Town USA), The Winter Sounds are back on the dose today.  Today we take a listen to...

A Christmas offering from Stockholm’s Pallers. “While working on our debut-album we decided to celebrate you all by recording this winter greeting. “This is to say “We think about you, we will meet...

This song, written and performed by pop mainstay Guster, will make you realize that sometimes the true spirit of Christmas can be best measured in inches, rather than feet. I personally have a tiny christmas tree with disco...

The late Harvey Danger recorded this great Christmas track back in 1998 and then re-released it on an EP under their own label Phonographic Records in December 2004. Eventually the EP went out of print, but you can now...

Stuart (@IRUK) featured The Beautiful Losers back in September, and the duo’s Indian-inspired acoustic music has grown on me since, especially after stumbling across their work for anime classic “Cowboy...

Dan just delivered the third episode of the new Insomnia Radio: San Francisco, and it is dedicated to the holidays. Ten amazing holiday songs – ranging from hilarious to ironic to beautiful – for your enjoyment...

Tarabud, lead singer of Oakland dream-pop band SENTINEL sent us another great recreation of a 50’s Christmas classic recently – properly helping get us in the mood for tomorrow’s holiday. This is their...

Scottish band THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS are currently putting the finishing touches to their second album (due for release in 2010). Last month the band spent a day at Stonehaven’s Old Mill Studios to cut “In Excelsis...

Another year has passed and the Winter Sounds have gotten together early for their delivery of a holiday track on the 2nd volume of XO Publicity’s ‘XO for the Holidays’ sampler.   According to their...

Our Christmas music selections end this year with a track by Maybe It’s Reno, a new band featuring Bridget Cross, formerly of DC bands Unrest, Velocity Girl, and Air Miami. The 2008 debut release on Teenbeat features...

XO Publicity, a small PR firm established in 2003, recently put out a free Holiday Sampler entitled “XO for the Holidays”, featuring a wealth of holiday themed songs from artists such as The Service Group, Paris...

Have a happy and safe holiday! See you in 2008! Set List Christmas Wish- Gidgets Ga Ga Little Drummer Boy – Michael...

WARNING: NOT WORKSAFE | RUNNING TIME: 52:27 Funny having to put a disclaimer in the front of a Holiday Show, but such is life. I tried my best to coax Don into the Holiday Spirit. Judge for yourself if I was successful. We...

Ho Ho Hooooooo! Welcome to Insomnia Radio: New Zealand and Merry Christmas to all. Tonight I have for you a varied collection of songs to get you into the Christmas mood. This is a no talking show, just some great Christmas...

I couldn’t let this holiday season go by without recording a holiday-specific episode. Featuring bands from the Bay Area (who knew Dr. Elmo was from Novato, in Marin County?!) and elsewhere, I present you with 12 songs...