Drawn from Bees: All This Time [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From the first EP released by Australian band Drawn from Bees. Drawing on their influences of art and literature, the first EP is a tale of survival, struggle and desolation, set against a backdrop of seafaring antiquity.

The principal character begins his sojourn …

Head Like a Kite: No Ordinary Caveman [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere, Head Like A Kite's second full-length album, and first for Mush, is an expert blend of electronic rock production and pure pop-songcraft built on a bed of pillaged found-sound from cities the Seattle based band visited on their 2006 US …

Conquest: Its All Over [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Conquest formed in late 1989 by founder Derrick Brumley, frontman and guitar player of the band. Joined by Tony Restivo, Tim Fleetwood and Adrian Vesper, Conquest played locally and made their first full length heavy metal record titled Hellraiser (demo). Through the …

Put the Rifle Down: Architekt (demo) [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From Toronto Ontario, Canadian foursome Put the Rifle Down seemingly has the incredible talent that allows them to craft non-disposable synth-pop styled masterpieces, which also happened to spark the same hibernating auditory receptors that lept to life when I first …

Hot Little Hands: Scene of the Crime [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Finest Dearest: Your Hometown [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

In early summer of 2004, San Francisco's Finest Dearest began practicing in a basement bedroom, hashing out concepts and ideas. After a series of musical chairs in the lineup, the band emerged with a bolder, more confident sound as showcased on their new self-titled, …

The Union Trade: Talk [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Formed in San Francisco in the spring of 2006, The Union Trade consists of Don Joslin (guitar), Nate Munger (bass/vocals), Eric Salk (guitar /vocals), and Dan Rodkewich (drums). The Union Trade's sound is the product of a collaborative writing style and mind-set, …

The Love Me Nots: You're Really Something [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

We first heard from Phoenix, Arizona's The Love Me Nots in IR: San Francisco's lovefest around early '07 during the period in which tLMN released their debut album Black & White, which shot up into the CMJ Top 100 within a week of release.

The Love Me Nots have finally …

IR: The SoCal Sessions #24 - Carnal Pleasures & Lewd Designs [Insomnia Radio: The SoCal Sessions]

Thanks for checking out the 24th full length edition of The SoCal Sessions here at Insomnia Radio.

Today we've gathered up fourteen excellent tracks from fourteen talented artists, breaking out in Long Beach via a tasty funk concoction of 70's cinematic car chases and …

Cactus's: Tiny Teeth [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

As a three-piece band with a progressive metal drummer, a post punk guitarist, and a thrash rock bassist and with song names as bizarre as Perverted Shark and Where is My Skeleton, Cactus's self proclaimed style of Tropical Punk is actually something fresh and different …

Drive A: Rule the World [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Beyond their years musically, Los Angeles based Drive A has just completed their full length record with Grammy Award winning Producer Julian Raymond and are on the verge of capping off their Warped Tour experience in late August with dates in San Diego and Carson, …

Insomnia Radio rejoins AMP [Insomnia Radio: Kill Your FM]

Insomnia Radio has rejoined The Association of Music Podcasting (AMP) after quite a long absence. AMP was founded close to the advent of the podcasting medium, and has a hundred plus shows in their musical pipeline for your perusal.

What is AMP?

IR:Detroit Is back! Episode #19 [Insomnia Radio: Detroit]

After a long absence, Insomnia Radio Detroit is back and better than ever! Will be putting out episodes more regularly, and with more stuff than ever before!

To bring it all back, I'm giving you an incredible interview that I did with a local band, Broken Day …

The Dares: Love Me When I Leave [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

When most bands tell you they've had to "grow up in public," they're talking about getting pushed into the spotlight before they've had a chance to find their voice. But for Whittier, California, trio The Dares, who started playing when twin brothers and …

A Note From the creator of Insomnia Radio... [Insomnia Radio: Kill Your FM]

Well hey gang. It's been forever. I trust you're all still getting your dose of killer independent music as Charles, Stuart & crew are doing an amazing job here at IR. Me? I've started quite literally an entirely new life, new home, new careers. (yes, plural...you know …

The Republic Tigers: Buildings & Mountains [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Kansas City based group, The Republic Tigers, got their name from a mixture of a former band name, "Golden Republic" and a certain animal mascot from one of the band member's alma maters - two things that were apparently from significant periods in their lives. The …

SO3: MIA [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

About SO3 SO3 was formed in Southern California in early 2007 by purveyors of guitar-driven, blues-infused rock, drawn together by a shared appreciation for ripping guitar solos, deep throbbing bass, melodic hooks, and thrashing (yet tasteful) drum beats. Since …

Teddy Boys: Baby You're the Best [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Out of Cedar Falls, Iowa, the Teddy Boys have managed to revive the sounds of 60's Britain in the Corn Belt, the soil apparently UK friendly last year, with another crop of songs promised to be germinating in the sonic fields this year.

"Baby You're the Best" is from …

Peter Bradley Adams: Always [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Peter was formerly one half of the duo "eastmountainsouth" signed by Robbie Robertson to Dreamworks Records in 2002. Since then, Peter has released one solo record independently ("Gather Up" 2006), and is set to release his second, "Leavetaking", this August 5th …

Trains Followed Us: Cloud City [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Trains Followed Us is a promising two year old rock band residing in Jacksonville Beach, Florida that has just released an EP entitled "Sinking, Sleeping" to sit alongside last years deubt EP, "Reveille". TFU consists of Matt Brame (Bass/vocals), Dale Hiscock (guitar), …