Indie, Rock & Alternative

The 12 best bands I loved @ SXSW 2009

Little Boots, pre-show at Sup Magazine/ IamSound SXSW party taken by Dan. Now that the…

Heavy Metal band names

Mr. T-Woc sent this on. Hours of fun with Metal band names especially useful if…

Weekend Jukebox #6: SXSW artists

On Monday, I’ll be heading towards independent music heaven in Austin, Texas where roughly 1800…

Video: Cashier no. 9 – When Jackie Shone

I went down to Whelan’s a couple of weekends ago to catch the Nordie double…

Dark Room Notes – Let’s Light Fires

Having been impressed with the quality of the first two releases from Dark Room Notes…

Introducing: DM Stith

All of a sudden, I’m feeling a bit of a buzz around David Michael Stith…

Metric’s Fantasies

While Emily Haines is one of the most singular vocalists in indie thanks to her…

Kaboom! Dub and other stories

In this week’s D&N update: Kaboom Dub, Freestyle rap explained, a look at the wonderful…

OMG! Jape wins Choice Music Prize

Jape with his Choice music Prize trophy by Loreana Rushe. A deserved winner in Jape…

Heartless Bastards – The Mountain

I rarely post any kind of bluesy number up here but I mentioned this title…

Giveaway: Bats, Jenny & The Deadites, Wounds, Squarehead – this Sat

More Richter Collective tickets to giveaway this week, this time for Bats last show before…

New Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero

From the forthcoming album It’s Blitz! out in April, comes a fresh sounding Yeah Yeah…

Dark Was The Night

This rather amazing 31 track compilation is a must-have for anyone interested in any of…

Bonus Party to return with Night Horses

So the followup to the Super Extra Bonus Party debut album looks imminent for May,…

Introducing: Casiokids

They’re Norwegian! They’ve got weird cartoon heads! They’ve got a really funky synth line! As…

Wavves Live, Upstairs in Whelans

Is this Nathan Williams? I was pleasantly surprised by the Wavves gig last night. A…

Stephen Colbert interviews TV on the Radio

One of the best TV presenters in America interviewed one of the best (OK, best)…

Video: School of Seven Bells – Half Asleep

There’s something about a band that makes everyone swoon at their sound, particularly the girls…

Unknown Pleasures #6

In an effort to shine a light on the unknown artists and songs that pass…

Unconvention Belfast

Everyone in Belfast says Wee. Fact. I spent the weekend up there for Unconvention talking…