OK (Computer) so check this out:
Send us your own music MP3 song or MP3 from your band. We'll then post a chart on our web site and let the visitors to our site decide who the winner is.
The winner will get free promotions, free search engine listings and will be featured on IRC as the New Indie Artist for 2006!! Plus, an Amazon gift card.
In addition, you will be featured on IRC's IndieStore Artist of the Year page.
Send your MP3 as attachment only with a brief description of your music, your name, location, age and any other relevant details. Please make the subject line of your email "IRC 2006 New Indie Artist Award" to help us sort the submissions.
Send submissions to indierockcafe.com@gmail.com
Thanks and good luck!!
Labels: Acoustic, Alternative, Free MP3s, Indie Artist Promotions, Indie Artist/Group Profiles, Indie Music Contest, Indie Rock, New Indie Artist of the Year Award
Top 20 Indie Rock Countdown: Week of Dec. 17
1. "Chariot" - Page France from Hello, Dear Wind (2006) - Suicide Records
2. "The Night Will Go As Follows" - The Spill Canvas from Sunsets And Car Crashes - One Eleven Records
3. "No Complaints" - Beck from The Information
4. "Space Travel Is Boring" - Sun Kil Moon from Ghosts of the Great Highway
5. "She's So Cold" - The Golden Republic from The Golden Republic
6. "The Start of Something" - Voxtrot from Raised By Wolves EP
7. "Shine The Light" - Wolf Parade from Apologies to Queen Mary
8. "We Both Go Together" - The Decemberists from Picaresque
9. "Sand" - Pokett from Your Picture Here
10. "Sun A.M." - Moonbabies from The Orange Billboard
11. "Cathie Cline" - R. Stevie Moore from I Killed The Monster
12. "Los Feliz Arms" - Sunday's Best from The Californian
13. "Boardline Creep" - The Matches from E. Von Dahl Killed The Locals
14. "Black Tongue" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs from Fever To Tell
15. "Song For The Angels" - Great Lake Swimmers from Bodies and Minds
16. "Grey Machine" - Pinback from Offcell
17. "On/Off" - Snow Patrol from When It's All Over We Have To Clear Up
18. "The Art of Losing" - American Hi-Fi from The Art of Losing
19. "I Saw Three Ships" - Sufjan Stevens from The Christmas Songs
20. "Honey I Sure Miss You" - Lumberob from I Killed The Monster
Note: We always welcome your suggestions and feedback. Place a comment to discuss the playlist. There is no registeration or ads popping up to make a comment. It's fast and easy. Indie Rock Cafe Radio Podcasts will be available in coming weeks and will be much like the Top 20 Indie songs.
If you want to be alerted when the Podcasts are available send an to sunmoonrain at Gmail.com. In the subject line type: "Subscribe Indie Podcast."
Labels: American Hi-Fi, Indie MP3s, Indie Music Series, Indie PlayList, Indie Podcasts, Pinback, Pokett, Snow Patrol, Voxtrot, Wolf Parade, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
IRC comprised a top 10 list based on our own choices as well as nominee lists from indie rock critics, bloggers and others found on the Internet during the past month. Only one can win.
Send your name and your choice of the best from the Top 10 listed below. The winner will be picked at random as long as your email address is valid.
The reward is a $15 gift card or transfer to a PayPal account.
Email IRC to submit your choice now!!! Put 'Best Indie Album 2006' in subject line please! :-)
Deadline is Jan 30, 2007.
What is the Best Indie Album of 2006?*
*this list is in random order, but we think it's the best top 10 for 2006
The Life Pursuit - Belle and Sebastian
The Avalanche - Sufjan Stevens
Show Your Bones - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Return To
Silent Shout - The Knife
The Greatest - Cat Power
Dog Problems - The Format
You in Reverse - Built to Spill
Telephono/Soft Effects - Spoon
Again, don't forget to vote for your favorite album.
Labels: albums, Beirut, Best Indie 2006, Best Indie Albums, Built to Spill, Camera Obscura, Cat Power, Free MP3s, Indie Music Contest, Indie Playlists, Spoon, Sufjan Steves, The Decemberists
It's very simple, there are two ways to submit your list, either by email or via the Comments link section.
To submit your list with the song name and artist clearly listed. You can also submit a URL to a song stream of your choices. Or you can send no more than two MP3s by email. Make sure to name the file of the song the title along with the artist.
The winner will get a $10 Amazon gift card and have their soundtrack listing published for everyone to see. We'll discuss later about how to link all of your soundtrack choices online when IRC announces a winner.
Again, this is your chance to either re-create the soundtrack of your favorite movie or create a sequel to your favorite music with the soundtrack listing.
Good luck. We can't wait to see your lists! Enjoy.
P.S. The soundtrack listings do not have to be indie music, but we strongly encourage it.
Labels: Best of Soundtrack Series, Best Soundtrack, Indie Movie Soundtracks, Indie Movies, Indie Rock Contest, Indie Songs, Indie Soundtracks, Pulp Fiction, Rock Soundtracks
http://www.emusic.com/album/10860/10860947.html
Labels: Beginning of Indie, Best Indie Albums, Best Indie Songs, Indie Classic, Indie Music History, Playing With Fire CD, Spacemen 3
IRC is seeking indie rock venue, album, concert, artist interviews, reviews and profiles from indie rock fans from anywhere indie lives.
Here's What You Do:
To easy become a writer or contributor to the Indie Rock Cafe website (and some of our affiliates), simply send an email to IRC and tell us what you're interested in.
Not only will you be a published indie rock music writer on a web site that is growing in popularity on the Internet, but you'll also get to see your work posted live (and in search engines on the Internet. This is a great way to build a portfolio doing something you love.
As the site grows, there are greater possibilities that may include income, gift cards, free CDs from record labels and much more.
In the coming months, we'll also be launching
Indie Rock Songs - http://indierocksongs.com
Indie Rock Concerts - http://indierockconcerts.com
Indie Indeed!
Since its first show held in 2002, the Gargolye quickly grew as a hot spot for indie up-starts as well as established indie bands. Over the years, the rooster has ranged from Yo La Tengo to Minus The Bear.
Yo La Tengo
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The Golden Republic
Ted Leo
Ben Kweller
Minus The Bear
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Labels: Broken Social Scene, College Campus Venues, College Indie Rock, College Radio, College Rock Stations, Indie Rock Artists, Indie Rock Shows, Minus The Bear, The Gargoyle, Yo La Tengo
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Arctic Monkeys - Rare Christmas Booklet
During Arctic Monkeys' 12-show, sold-out U.K. tour last December, Big Issue magazine handed out a limited Christmas edition that included a ten-page spread featuring mainly of photos of the group taken during their 2007 world tour.
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