Recorded by Jack Shirley, Magic Bullets is the 2nd full length from the San Francisco band with the same name. Losing several members of their band to Girls (girls are always breaking hearts), they are back with a new...

At first glance, everything seems so simple for Hamilton, Ontario’s Dark Mean. Song titles appear from the stream of consciousness, melodies conjure up feelings of timelessness, and the band members work without...

Laura Veirs grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she often spent summers camping with her family, which gave her much of her songwriting inspiration. Veirs has said that she didn’t seriously listen to music...

Quintessentially midwestern (well, they are from Lawrence, KS, and list Paul Westerberg as an inspiration), the songs THE BELLES have put together are honest and charming. And captivating. With renewed interest in the...

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...

Admiral Fallow is a stunning new group, formerly known as Brother Louis Collective, born in 2007 and gathered round the precocious talent of the young foot-stamping, faintly maniacal singer/song-writer Louis Abbott. Citing...

By way of Vegas, the quintet IMAGINE DRAGONS brings the restless energy of “the city that never sleeps” to the masses with its 2010 sophomore EP “Hell and Silence.” A short, yet impressive history includes sharing...

Athens, GA native Madeline Adams has been writing and performing her own songs since the age of 15, self-releasing her first album, “Kissing & Dancing,” in 2002 — just two years into her career. A few...

On July 13, 2010 the innovative, quirky, multi-talented and very passionate Andy Kelly, an artist doing business as Andy Clockwise, is set to release his 3rd EP, “Are You Well?” In 2003, Andy Kelly was homeless and...

Yours Til Death began as the brainchild of songwriter/singer/guitarist Adam Ross. Having just finished touring the world as guitarist for multi-platinum artist Rihanna, Ross assembled Yours Til Death to record their debut...

A backwards British Invasion…. After graduating from art school in Ohio, Elliot moved across the Atlantic to London, England with hopes of starting a band. Heavily influenced by British music, and determined to...

Red Drapes are a four-piece band currently situated in London, England. Their melancholic sound and strong lyrical emphasis takes influence from post punk and new wave bands of the 80’s, The Smiths, Joy Division, Echo...

In their much-anticipated second album, New Medium, Faded Paper Figures return with a richer, fuller sound, even as they maintain all of Dynamo’s indie-tronica charm. Fans of the band will be happy to hear all of 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...

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...

Blue Chandelier is the alias for Ravin Chand, an unsigned artist out of Fairfax, Virginia who recently put out his debut CRASH AND BOOM after around a year long recording effort in his home state.  Following the meat of...

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). ...

Portland Oregon’s Mimicking Birds has their first official album out online – and as of March 9th, is now obtainable in stores. Today we delve back into some of the home recordings of Nate Lacy, particularly...

Huntington Beach, CA based group ELOGY  is set to release its independently financed debut album “One” on July 6th, 2010.   “One” showcases a band that has taken its time to perfect and hone its sound. With...

Chief Set to Release Modern Rituals (Domino Records) August 17th Select U.S. Tour Dates Begin May 28th Chief, a 4-piece from Santa Monica who formed while studying at New York University, returned to their home state...

A perfect mix between Americana music and folk/pop sensibility, Camaromance’s new album, The Parade, is the album of a women now in full control of her destiny, who is now leading the parade instead of watching...

New York’s Freak Owls was created from the amalgamation of ideas, restlessness, and frustrations of Josh Ricchio. After spending the past 12 years playing and touring in a wide variety of collaborative rock bands (most...

Sweden’s THE MARY ONETTES just recently released their brand new single – “The Night Before The Funeral”. The songs pick up where the album ended; epic soundscapes and big orchestral arrangements,...

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...

We recently received a press release this past week from St. Paul musician SARAH WINTERS and were quickly mesmerized by one of her public videos accessed through the musical paradise known as blip.fm.  Sarah’s...

Zola Jesus is the endeavor of a solitary girl named Nika Roza Danilova to simultaneously combat and invoke the approaching apocalypse using the only weapon/offering she has; her voice. After a decade of opera study and a...

Walking Sleep originally formed in 2007 under the name The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra. The six-piece band came together as a natural extension of lead singer Hunter Curra’s exploratory songwriting, in which he combined...

You may know LA musician Beth Thornley from seasonal efforts such as the Bowen Beer Bottle Band, whose viral beer-bottle music session rang up close to a million YouTube views to date, after first launch during the winter...

Since the release of their acclaimed debut LP, Pop-Up Book, Halifax’s THE SUPERFANTASTICS have toured Eastern Canada steadily with bands such as Julie Doiron and Shotgun Jimmie, opened for Joel Plaskett and Two...

From the album All My Own Work, a collection of pocket gods songs that span their first 12 years of their existence – from 1998 to 2010. Features the mercurial songwriting talents of Mark Christopher Lee. Indie pop...

Since Austin, Texas band The Sour Notes first formed in 2007, they’ve gone through several line-up changes before settling on their current 6-person line-up that consists of some of the town’s most talented...

Pop Cycle was recorded during the two most miserable winter months of the year in Stockholm with legendary Swedish producer Jari Haapalainen (Ed Harcourt, Camera Obscura, The Concretes). The ultimate result is a musically...