The last time we heard from Chapel Hill’s I WAS TOTALLY DESTROYING IT, they had finished an EP and were working on their debut full length.  Well, that time has finally arrived – and we have managed to grab the...

From their 2008 album Folk Songs Today we bring you a song by Insomnia Radio: UK favourites Plunkett, the independent alternative folk rock duo formed in 2004 by singer-guitarist Ian Plunkett and ex A&R and producer...

Japandroids (JPNDRDS) is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC. This ‘band’ started in 2006 as a creative outlet for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intending to be a trio, the...

A new album from the Mother Hips?!? We couldn’t think of any better companion than the vocals of Tim Bluhm in complimenting our road trip down the California coastline this weekend. The Mother Hips have flown under...

Formed in 2007, Molice is a Japanese quartet with a sound that’s difficult to pin down; elements of ’70s punk energy, ’80s new wave sensibility, and ’90s college radio guitar all get mashed in there,...

The Title Track from their new Album. See the video over there ——————————–> Rep By Pop are a power pop trio playing infectious, danceable, synth/guitar...

From Where Did All My People Go “The next big thing out of the Windy City… raging and carnal… a nervous breakdown on the dance floor” [IODA] TPC are Scott Lucas, Blake Smith and Mike...

As indicated by a recent trip to Chicago’s Electrical Audio Studio (owned by Nirvana/The Pixies mastermind Steve Albini), Chicago band SLEEPING AT LAST have once again upped the artistic ante in this ambitious,...

The Lovely Feathers started out, as most of many do, as a band in a bedroom in an old apartment in Montreal.  Shortly after being signed to Equator Records, they embarked on a sixty-three day North American Tour opening for...

AMPed: Show #199 This week’s host: Dave from The Bugcast Show: The Bugcast Song: Get On The Bus (Q*Ball) Show: Insomnia Radio Song: Black Wax (Dananananaykroyd) Show: Ourobouros Podcast Song: House Of Frauds (Dead...

Slaraffenland is Danish for “the land of milk and honey”. Based in Copenhagen, Slaraffenland found its final formation in 2002: Christian Taagehøj, Mike Taagehøj, Bjørn Heebøll, Niklas Antonson and Jeppe Skjold. They...

Step right up! We’ve got eighteen tracks from eighteen different indie artists hailing from the Central Valley region of California, with a regional bullseye on the city of Fresno – presented in the traditional...

Come Saturday is the newest single from Brooklyn based “The Pains of Being Pure at Heart”, and appears on their self titled debut album – out now on Slumberland Records (US) and Fortuna Pop (UK) in both...

New York indie group Pablo recently broke out with their long awaited follow up to the beloved debut “Half The Time” “Long nights will come along, I’ve gotten to give in a bit” are lyrics that help to sum...

From their Album Hidden Truth ANGHER was basically a one man project started by cellist/guitarist Greg Korniluk shortly after he was invited to record/guest on the Apocalyptica album “Reflections”. Still, it...

Vivian Darkbloom is a pseudonym for the novelist Vladimir Nabokov, a writer who loved controversy, intrigue, and continually thwarting the expectations of his readers. The band borrowed this name in homage to Nabokov (whom...

There is something to be said about dedication and hard work and The Sleepover Disaster are the embodiment of such a feat. The Fresno, California-based three piece have hit their stride with their first nationally...

Per local musician Brian Kenney Fresno’s mission statement, the holy triumvirate of activities in the Central California city of Fresno are: car theft, methlabs and chop shops.   While you often hear the area...

Angelholm, Sweden’s SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE will be releasing their full length The Devil On Nobel Street, follow up to critically acclaimed debut With Blood On My Hands, on Burning Heart Records this late Summer. In the...

Ground Mower is an unsigned Swedish Metal band consisting of: Magnus Arnar (lead vocals), Richard Bång (percussion and drums), Tomas Marklund (bass, backing vocals), Snobben (guitar) and Joakim Hedestedt (keyboards). Ground...

Today we are celebrating the release of the latest album on Secretly Canadian Records by LA indie band Foreign Born, who we first played as part of our SXSW showcase compilation in 2008. The first track you will be hearing,...

Big Thing on Mars are a four-piece indie rock group from Prince Edward, British Colombia in Canada. I initially had heard this track on Garageband and thought it would be fun to feature here at the Dose. The group...

Hallelujah the Hills was born in 2005 out of the ashes of the cult Boston band The Stairs. On the night of their final performance Ryan Walsh (Vox, Guitar) and Eric Meyer (Drums) announced that they would start a new band,...

Hailing from Melbourne in Australia, this is from their 2004 album Ambush On All Sides, a free download from Jamendo Jokes are Ten a Penny! Currently taking an extended break from live shows to follow a few of their...

Described by one critic as being “classical post ambient nocturnal atmospheric neo-progressive folk world rock,” Norway’s Gazpacho is virtually impossible to contain in any set genre of music, though bands like...

Copenhagen Denmark’s Ciao Transizta blends period American indie with the more traditional surf in a distinctive cocktail of straightforward monotone grooves, characteristic vocals and guitar-riffs fizzling of...

Saskatchewan based outfit Volcanoless in Canada strives to combine precise rhythms and intricate melodies with the appeal and high-paced energy of rock music. Their sonic principle lies in the coordinated...

Betty and the Werewolves are three girls and one boy from London who whoop and howl through the night as sweetly sung melodies collide with glitter-struck punk guitars. Taking inspiration from luminary lycanthropes Virginia...

Good Old War, an indie folk-rock band from Pennsylvania, is made up of Keith Goodwin, Daniel Schwartz, and Tim Arnold. The band was started after Days Away (former band of Keith and Tim) went on hiatus; Schwartz previously...

Southern California’s multifaceted prog-psych-punk quartet RX Bandits launches a massive US tour this week in support of its forthcoming fifth proper album Mandala. The long-running band’s highly anticipated disc...

Walk the Moon is a soulful indie-rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, whose sound evokes traces of the Police, XTC, ELO, Squeeze, and the Killers. Nicholas Petricca, 21, sings lead, writes, and plays keyboards, synth, and...

IR: Motor city is back again for another interview episode – this episode is an interview with Mikal, a great up and coming indie artist from South East Michigan! This was a fun interview, it was a pleasure to talk...