The Turn-ons: Cold Boys [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

The Turn-ons have been performing in the Northwest, California and NY with bands like Brian Jonestown Massacre, British Sea Power, and Ulrich Schnauss, and tirelessly writing and recording new material over the past 8 years. They caught the eye of REM's Peter Buck who …

Insomnia Radio #157: Rappers Ball [Insomnia Radio: Kill Your FM]

Following up on the first all hip-hop episode here at Insomnia Radio back at the end of 2006 (#103 - He's Playing WHAT???), we eagerly bring you sixteen high quality tracks from a wide selection of regional artists, including repeat performances from NYC's Metermaids & …

The Crash Moderns: Where Did All The Scene Girls Go [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

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"A mix of Pop/New Wave rock and modern sound, Goodnight Glamour Good Morning Disaster, the debut release from NYC's The Crash Moderns is full of catchy songs that will remain in your head for days. There are so many tracks on this …

OrtzRoka: Planets [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

And now for a head-trip around the planetary systems.

From the UK, experimental electronic duo OrtzRoka has been recently described as 'half mental techno, half down tempo mint and water' by Fluokids. I have no earthly idea what that really means although it sounds …

Make Your Exit: Quarters [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From their soon to be released EP, From Toronto, Make Your Exit, Quarters

Check their Blog and Myspace for release details of the EP. I've heard it and can recommend it. [SM]

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Photosynthesis: Shadows & Sparks [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

PHOTOSYNTHESIS is songs. They come on CDs and in digital files that you can download from the internet. Sometimes there are these performance things that are done using a microphone and a computer. Don't come to these unless you're OK with that.

Anyway, the primary goal …

Twilight Sleep: Don't Fire Your Guns [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From their 2008 EP Race To the Bottom of the Sea

A polychromatic vision filled with synthesizers and echoey guitar, this EP combines electro-dream rock with post-punk angularity and an indie sensibility, complete with unconventional objects, such as typewriters, to …

Ride Your Bike: Sticks and Stones [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Every story needs a soundtrack. Just ask Mike Getches of Fort Collins-based RIDE YOUR BIKE who penned an imaginative screenplay to serve as the foundation for his addictive brand of indie pop....as well as his band's debut album. The musical companion to a wartime …

The Delicious: Hokusai [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From the album Postcard To My Sewing Circle - June 10 2008

The Delicious sing of social and dietary anxiety. The Delicious spin yarns of dramatic resurrection: wooing and courting soul-affirmation, the threat of vacuous failure and its resulting commodification …

Mixtape: Insomnia is Warped '08 [Bonus Tracks] [Insomnia Radio: Kill Your FM]

Since I had such a great time researching specific tracks of groups performing at Warped, I thought we'd throw an extra tape together highlighting another eighteen artists performing at the festival this year.

Enjoy the overkill, and most importantly, crank it …

Mike Doughty: Looking at the World From the Bottom of a Well [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

You may be familiar with Brooklyn NY based singer-songwriter Mike Doughty through his work in the 90's with the group Soul Coughing. In 2000 he broke up that band and toured the country selling 20,000 copies of his acoustic solo CD, "Skittish", and then impressed Dave …

Mixtape: Insomnia is Warped '08 [Side B] [Insomnia Radio: Kill Your FM]

Please enjoy the second part of our Insomnia is Warped Mixtape '08 series, released a day after the Warped Tour opener. Apparently the festival debuted in oppressive triple digit temperatures in Pomona, CA - but the heat couldn't do much to keep the swarming ravenous …

Human Cycle: Anank

From the album Amian

[From Portugal] Human Cycle began their cultural and musical performance in the year 2004. Influenced by different styles of musical and cultural matrix, the members of the group found in the heart of the band, a balance between rock with a …

You Me & Iowa: Dress the Stage [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From their album The Adventures of You Me & Iowa

The Adventures of You Me & Iowa is the second release from the California quintet You Me & Iowa. Recorded in July of 2007 at Rollercoaster Recording in Burbank, CA, under the guidance of producer/engineer Dave Newton …

Darker My Love: Summer Is Here [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Summer arrives early in the evening here in the US amongst floods, heatwaves, and spiralling oil prices. What better way to ring it all in then with Los Angeles indie psychrock band "Darker My Love" and their track aptly titled "Summer is Here"?

This is from Darker My …

Mixtape: Insomnia is Warped '08 [Side A] [Insomnia Radio: Kill Your FM]

The 2008 Warped Tour engine fires up today in Pomona, California (US) and the musicians invited will spend the majority of the summer nomadically performing across the country, storming toward the East Coast and then making their way back to Carson, CA for a grand …

Jukebox the Ghost: Good Day [Andrew Maury remix] [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Good grief. From Washington DC, Jukebox the Ghost sounds as if they took the musical torch from Vince Guaraldi, continuing with more contemporary sounding theme songs for Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang.

Jukebox the Ghost's full-length debut Let Live and Let Ghosts …

Silverhawk: Fireflies [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Beginning in 1992 as a folk duo from Coos Bay, OR, the Densmore Bros. released 3 full length cassettes, 4 full length CDs, 1 EP, and multiple singles. For most of the 90's they were based in Olympia, WA and became known for the tribal no wave jams of Slow Children …

Black Violin: Brandenburg [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

On May 21st 2005, Black Violin, two classically trained musicians, took home the title '2005 Apollo Legends' which catapulted them to international fame. These two gentlemen, Kev Marcus and Wil B along with their DJ TK have created the ultimate synergy between classical …

The Bastards Of The Universe: All My Best Friends are Turning into Their Dads [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Its Fathers Day. So...

From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

"We are the Bastards of The Universe. Get Down, Get Up. LoudFastRules!"

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