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...
Minto: Burnt Down Tr...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Lay It On Me Transformation. Rebirth. Renewal. The Vancouver vagabonds formerly known as The Smokes have charted something of a non-traditional course over their half-decade of existence. The beginning?...
IR SoCal Welcomes: H...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Got a long long way to go to California” From their 2008 release, “It’s Easier to Be Someone Else”, Hey Ocean was apparently conceived on a beach in Costa Rica, their band name being an...
Said the Whale: This...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Already having achieved some major feats including a YouTube featured video with nearly 300,000 views, Said The Whale is one of those bands that only continues to build off its previous successes. One-part Brian Wilson,...
Insomnia Radio #159:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The year is obviously 2008, not 2005 as the evil announcer at the show header describes. Yes, as you will quickly notice, there is some sort of robotic, computer, and videogame nerdery meshed together unseamlessly in this...
The Truegoods: Try
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Vancouver British Columbia, we are happy to present a brand new band for you today called The Truegoods, formed in 2007 and currently working on recording and completing their debut release, Lollipops and Hand Grenades....
Way to Go, Einstein:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From one of my favorite regions in Canada – Way to Go Einstein hails from Vancouver, British Columbia and we apparently enjoy saying their name so much as it doubles as a nice age-old method to convey epic failure to...
Insomnia Radio #115:...
posted by Jason Evangelho
Welcome to Day 4 (not Day 5 as I say in the show…I was told there would be no math…) of the 2006 recap on Insomnia Radio. *THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORK SAFE. Not Remotely. APRIL 2006 RETROSPECTIVE 1) New End...
