NovemberNov 30 Friday 07
I was recently asked by Grant and Christina of the Download Squad's Squadcast to join the show and discuss social networking.
It was an extremely fun interview focusing on promoting your brand through Web 2.0 and social networking applications. Check it out!
Big huge …
Today at 4pm EST, I'll be giving away a limited edition copy ofThe Good Luck Joe's EP "Why Everything Goes Wrong." AND a copy of Like Summer's "From Arlington Heights With Love" Just do 2 things:
1: Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/killyourfm
2: Answer a …
NovemberNov 29 Thursday 07
This episode has just some of the awesome Acoustic Folk Rock that Chicago has to offer! You will hear Rebecca Rego, Owen, Valentine, Daphne Willis & Co and another chance to
Today's Indie Music News Items:
Join Kara from Insomnia Radio Chicago and Jimi Lee from Indie Radio Chattanooga: Sunday Dec 2 at 5:30PM EST on ustream for a mashup of our two shows. Chicago rock and Chattanooga Rock at it's finest. This will truly be a show to remember!
B.T.D. Music is a collection of talented DJ's creating kick ass beats and memorable hip hop. The guy who stands out to me is actually Uephoric, a 21 year old Beat Producer, Writer, and Beatboxer from Hollywood. Something that immediately caught my eye was his focused, …
Back again after far too long away from the show, this time with some pop rock, noise-pop rock, downtempo, electronica... in short, a genre-bleeding gem. I hope you enjoy this latest installment. Contact me at scott [at] insomniaradio [dot] net for any feedback you may …
NovemberNov 27 Tuesday 07
Insomnia Radio Florida is putting out it's first Mix Tape. It's loaded with some of the best songs from previous episodes, including tracks from Berman, Uncrowned, FM Revolver, Broken Center
Remember Karate? They were a Boston based 3 piece that dabbled in a hybrid blend of punk, jazz, blues, and rock. They sadly called it quits in 2005. This article isn't about them, but you SHOULD check them out, specifically their 3rd disc "The Bed Is In The Ocean."
NovemberNov 26 Monday 07
There are over 566 major cities in United States with populations over 50,000. Thousands more small towns dot the country. More cities and towns cover the globe in a wave of music and humanity. One thing we have discovered while working on the Indie Music …
If you're reading this, you're probably about to listen to a sweet piece of roots-pop-rock confection from New York City's The Dig.
Fortunately, the band's music speaks for itself and I don't need to do ANY convincing. What you need to know is the band's new EP "Good …
From a self hosted bittorrent feed, handwritten RSS code, iPodio, Libsyn, the anti podsquad rant, AMP, the first 5 listeners, and most notably a ton of great music: The first 20 episodes of the show was a very memorable chunk of time for me.
What's inside? 20 tracks, 81 …
We wanted to direct your attention to 'The Dragons' BFI album notes as presented over at IODA Promonet:
Album Notes
There's a story inside and the moral of this story is: keep your master tapes. Whatever you do, keep your master tapes.
NovemberNov 24 Saturday 07
Both of today's stories were both penned by the bands being discussed, both are time sensitive, and both are completely different. Links for more information:
The Milwaukees In Your Living Room
Pensive and Rock For Varshock
Full transcript after the jump.
NovemberNov 21 Wednesday 07
If you follow Insomnia Radio, you've undoubtedly heard this song, and our praises for The Good Luck Joes.
To celebrate the release of their "Why Everything Goes Wrong" EP landing in iTunes yesterday, we thought we'd throw you an mp3 of their song "Invincible."
This mp3, …
On November 15th, The Roxy on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood hosted a reunion of sorts. In all actuality, it wasn't really for those assembled but was more one of those personal experiences that takes you to another time and place, whilst evoking the chills.
Please, let …
NovemberNov 20 Tuesday 07
There are 566 Metro city areas in the United States. There are 1000's of other quiet towns with undiscovered music scenes and unknown artists. As much as we want to with Insomnia Radio, we'll never be able to cover it all.
The majority of independent musicians are never …
Geoff Knoop is the driving force behind Love Not Dead, a brilliant one-man indie juggernaut. Not constrained by a full band and the ensuing schedule conflicts, egos, and posturing, Geoff invites people to record with him and to share the stage at live gigs. Or, when all …
Hey gang! If you're not yet subscribed to the Insomnia Radio/Indie Army Newsletter (it's free and non-spammy), now is the perfect time. We'll have exclusive contests, newsletter only mixtapes, and updates from the IR Camp.
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Today's episode has a catchy/rock/powerpop vibe, and these songs are simply outstanding. I'd suggest just buying every album.
Click through for the shownotes, links to buy their music, some video, images, and chaos.