Almost Missed: San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls’ Debut Album (0)
5/20/13 •
On April 23rd, the San Francisco band Cool Ghouls released their self-titled debut album, featuring stand-out tracks like “Ballin,” and “Natural Life” and “In The Morning,” and we almost missed it. Even though they have a decidedly ’60′s psychedelic rock/country guitar twang sound, mixed with unmistakable hippie pop infusions and funky rhythms, Cool Ghouls don’t [...]
Best New Music Releases, Week of May 14th – Vampire Weekend, Wild Nothing, Small Black, Pure X, Classixx (0)
5/18/13 •
We surveyed IRC readers asking what’s their favorite album of the week, and not surprisingly, the vast majority picked Vampire Weekend‘s first album in three years, the just dropped Modern Vampires of the City. By the time Contra, the band’s sophomore album, was released in 2010, a backlash was already building up against the wildly [...]
2013 BFD Live 105 Sunday at the Shoreline in Mt. View – Passion Pit, 30 Seconds to Mars, Awolnation, Diplo, Of Monsters and Men (0)
5/17/13 •
Tomorrow the BFD LIve 105 mini-music fest gets underway at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mt. View, California. This year’s line-up features bands like 30 Seconds to Mars, Passion Pit, Of Monsters and Men, Silversun Pickups, Wavves, The Airborne Toxic Event, Atlas Genius, Capital Cities, Diplo, The Crystal Method, DJ Shadow, Fits and the Tantrums and [...]
Artist of the Week: New York City DIY Band The Rotaries (0)
5/16/13 •
When a band has so many ace songs that it’s a real challenge to pick just a few of them to include in an Artist of the Week profile, that’s when you know that you’ve come upon something special. That’s the case with New York City indie rock DIY band, The Rotaries. Last August, the [...]
Around The World Playlist, Vol. I – The Strokes, The Shins, Akron/Family, Sufjan Stevens, The Clash, Calexico, Beach House (2)
5/13/13 •
We are playlist fanatics; all kinds of playlists – from playlists focused on particular genres and best songs of the week to playlists of obscure DIY bands to playlists that center on almost every topic, subject and theme under the sun (we’ve even published playlists with songs about the sun too, and the popular Summer [...]
Sonny & The Sunsets Change Course Again on New LP; Release New Tracks and Tour Dates (0)
5/12/13 •
We’ve been fans of the San Francisco band Sonny & The Sunsets since hearing their splendid single, “Too Young To Burn,” in 2010. That song, and the album it appeared on, Tomorrow is Alright, catapulted the band to indie stardom, and they’ve been riding high on that wave ever since with each recording or video [...]
Best New Music Releases, Week of May 7th – AM & Shawn Lee, She & Him, Deerhunter, Mikal Cronin, Savages, Fitz and The Tantrums (2)
5/11/13 •
As summer approaches, the number of new releases from a variety of well-known, and some lesser-known, bands and artists, will begin to increase. This week is sort of one of those weeks because it’s still early enough in the spring to get a good roll started and ride it through the summer. IRC’s top releases [...]
7 Overseas Bands You’ve Gotta Hear, Vol. III – The Naturals, Echoic, Lausch, AppleTree, Bearskin, Captain Dangerous and The Shy Lips (3)
5/07/13 •
One thing is for sure about the regular readers and listeners of IRC: you want to hear more underground, DIY, new and under-the-radar bands and artists. Over the past couple of years, the posts that usually get the most love, if you will, are often profiles and playlists that highlight DIY and small label bands [...]
Best New Music Releases, Week of April 30th – Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Guided By Voices, Akron/Family, Daughter, Wolf People (0)
5/04/13 •
Leading of this week’s new releases are two blockbuster albums from veterans of rock and roll, two bands that no doubt have been, and continue to be, an inspiration to countless popular and obscure alternative and indie rock artists. First up, is the latest album from Iggy Pop and The Stooges, and it sounds excellent. [...]
Artist of the Week: International Songwriting Competition Names Joshua Hanson of Yellow Red Sparks as Grand Prize Winner (0)
5/02/13 •
The International Songwriting Competition, widely recognized as the world’s premier songwriting event, today announced its 2012 winners. ISC’s Grand Prize has been awarded to Joshua Hanson of Irvine, California, for his song, “Monsters With Misdemeanors,” which he entered in the folk singer-songwriter category. Therefore, it only made sense to name Hanson as IRC’s Artist of [...]
Under The Radar: South Korean DIY Band, Language of Shapes (1)
4/30/13 •
Tristram Burden is a South Korean artist and ex-pat from Kent, England, who travelled the world for a number of years with his mandolin and some songs in a quest to meet other musicians who shared similar tastes in music. After numerous musical incarnations, he finally found what he was looking for in 2010 in [...]
Best New Music Releases and Singles, April 2013 – Young Galaxy, Phoenix, Kurt Vile, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dead Confederate, OMD (1)
4/28/13 •
Due to Coachella, Record Store Day, and combing through hundreds of DIY submissions (since IRC readers want more great music from talented, under-the-radar DIY artists), the past few of weeks of best new music releases are being combined together, featuring lead singles from the top albums of the month of April. In May, we’ll resume [...]
Top 2013 Record Store Day Releases, Vol. I – The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Best Coast, Phoenix, MGMT, Dan Deacon (0)
4/24/13 •
Since its humble beginning in 2007, Record Store Day has grown into a huge international success for independent record stores across the nation and the world. In fact, it is now considered the music holiday of the year for indie music lovers, artists, record stores and music collectors. The special day started six years ago [...]
