Meltybrains?
Meltybrains? is Ben, Donnacha, Tadhg, Micheál and Brian an ambient electro-rock band from Dublin in Ireland. A surreal sense of humour and take on the world akin to Dali meets Private Eye set to music greets the ears with the output of Meltybrains?. The electro-ambience is flecked with experimental directions, yet there is a recognizable format to the sound which is […]
Indie Music Tips #8 – Performance Options with Paul Liddell
In this the eighth edition of Indie Music Tips – Independent Music I have the chance to speak to Paul Liddell a solo musician from England about Performance Options. In this interview we talk about live streaming, taking responsibility for promoting gigs, preparing for Studio recording and more. The play-out track is Game Show Host from the LP […]
Bashful Hips
Bashful Hips is the vehicle for the Aspen, USA based musician Ian Fellerman to get his inner creative soul out in to the world and over a fourteen month period concluding in August 2013 he is releasing a monthly LP. This month saw Volume XI see the light of day. I regularly receive introductions from […]
Indie Music Tips #7 – Measures of success with James Anderson
The whole purpose of this series about independent music is to reflect on the diversity of the music industry and on Indie Music Tips #7 I am joined by James Anderson of the English band Avon Cottage talking about the various measures of success. In this conversation around a very broad subject we discuss ambition. This […]
An interview with The Pocket Gods
It was October 2009 that I first introduced The Pocket Gods and finally I had a chance to talk to Mark Lee and Paul Jones about Peshwari Naan, Time Portals, UFOs, the meaning of life and much more. I did review In Search Of The Divine in February 2013 and the LP launch party is […]
Silver 6 – Wide Awake – Music video
Silver 6 have just a released a new video for the track Wide Awake from the forthcoming LP First Time Won’t Kill You. I plan to review First Time Won’t Kill You, the debut 9 track LP by the Danish band Silver 6 in the next couple of weeks. The debut single Are We Lovers – Single […]
Spruke – Lies Synthpop Told Me – LP review
6th May 2013 saw the release of the Buffalo – USA based Spruke release his new 12 track LP – Lies Synthpop Told Me. It was September 2012 that I reviewed the EP – Factor Friction by Spruke. Lies Synthpop Told Me is an acerbic tale of the life of a star gazing hopeful. Track […]
Band of the week top 5 chart w/e 11th May
With bands from four different continents in the top five positions of the indie bands blog chart for w/e 11th May, once again the readers of the website demonstrate their interest in music ranging not only across genres but across global divide. Perhaps fittingly given the incredible diversity this week the number one spot is taken by […]
Bedfellows
Bedfellows is the alt-pop trio of Justin Vassallo, Jack Glenn and Garrett Cook from New York in The USA. One of the pleasures of synth driven alt-pop is the ease with which it settles in the ears. One of the turn-offs of synth driven alt-pop is the ease with which is settles in the ears. Bedfellows […]
Indie Music Tips #6 Creating Videos with Pennan Brae
Pennan Brae who I introduced in January 2012 talks about his experiences in creating videos for episode 6 of the Indie Music Tips – Independent Music – series. In this edition we talk about the creative process of video production, working with a director, managing budgets and more. The Pennan Brae website (be aware music […]
