2024-04-24 02:32
The Eyebrows – Open Mic Tuesday
Similar artists: Fountains Of Wayne, Big Star, Cheap Trick, Pixies
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
“Oh, if you could only write a son… Read More
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2024-04-24 02:19
Isaiah Breedlove – Existential Ache
Similar artists: John Moreland, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Genre: Folk Rock, Alt-Country
Jean-Paul Sartre once declined the Nobel Prize… Read More
2024-04-24 02:08
Bus People – Skaters
Similar artists: Pixies, Beach House, Portishead
Genre: Pop Punk
I was recently stuck in a hotel room for a couple of days, and there was not much to ente… Read More
2024-04-24 01:58
Big Dopes – Moon Car
Similar artists: Harvey Danger, They Might Be Giants, Violent Femmes, CAKE, Motion City Soundtrack
Genre: 90s Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Utter the words… Read More
2024-04-24 01:44
sssiv – memory boy
Similar artists: Yo La Tengo, Cocteau Twins, Silversun Pickups, The Breeders, Stereolab
Genre: Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Alternative Rock
Depending on where you… Read More
2024-04-24 01:30
Strange Souvenirs – DMH
Similar artists: The National, Okkervil River, The Walkmen
Genre: Alternative Rock
What are the most common dreams? Flying, winning the lottery, playin… Read More
2024-04-20 14:08
The Ix Twins – Cunning, Baffling, Powerful
Similar artists: The Afghan Whigs, Wilco, Lord Huron
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Nature rarely gives anyone a fair shake. Th… Read More
2024-04-20 14:02
The Hill – Dent
Similar artists: Zach Bryan, Noah Kahan, Bob Dylan, The Jayhawks, Son Volt
Genre: Folk, Americana
Pop music can still offer great relief. But it’s hard t… Read More
2024-04-20 13:56
Hollywood Folk Hogan – Heavy Rain
Similar artists: Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Band
Genre: Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock
Punk-rock offered a revolu… Read More
2024-04-20 13:49
22° Halo – Bird Sanctuary
Similar artists: Far Caspian, Grandaddy, Low, Duster, The Radio Dept.
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock
It’s tempting to go looking for heroes… Read More
2024-04-20 13:39
What’s life without friends to share it with? Well, depending on your choice of friends, it’s less time spent on the phone asking them to return the money you lent them two Chris… Read More
2024-04-18 20:57
Russian Baths – Bind
Similar artists: BAMBARA, Protomartyr, Nothing, Narrow Head
Genre: Post-Punk, Shoegaze, Indie Rock
No kid whose parents take him hiking in the mountains o… Read More
2024-04-18 20:51
activemirror. – Serendipitous
Similar artists: The Smiths, Interpol, Joy Division, The Cure
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
There are only three types of bands in the worl… Read More
2024-04-18 20:45
Rats and Daggers – Weary Willy
Similar artists: IDLES, Amyl and The Sniffers, Viagra Boys
Genre: Post-Punk, Alternative Rock
There’s a new soundtrack to the old city blu… Read More
2024-04-18 20:32
Aaron Shover – Nothing In Particular
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock, Garage Rock
I’m not sure that the 1960s ever truly went away. Like King Arthur or the Terracotta Army, t… Read More
2024-04-18 15:19
Bad Flamingo – Numb
Genre: Indie Rock
Bad guys always do their business at night when nobody can see them carry out their plans. And they tell their plans to whoever needs to hea… Read More
2024-04-18 15:12
Musuji – Rubicon (+)
Similar artists: The Mars Volta, Deftones, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Genre: Stoner Rock, Progressive Rock, Alternative Rock
It’s hard to stage a happeni… Read More
2024-04-15 16:57
“Estranged” was one of three power-ballad epics that Guns N’ Roses prepared for the “Use Your Illusion” albums. And, while it didn’t instantly achieve the… Read More
2024-04-14 23:26
Hide and Shine – Detroit Rising
Similar artists: The Jayhawks, Wilco, The Replacements
Genre: Americana, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
There are some places that, even though y… Read More
2024-04-13 19:16
The Ballroom Thieves – Sundust
It’s a hard time for people just looking to relax and for artists wishing they could just slip into a state of unencumbered inspiration. Ian Hun… Read More
2024-04-13 14:47
Sculpture Club – Drive Too Fast
Similar artists: Soft Kill, Choir Boy
Genre: Post-Punk
Should a single be representative of a band’s body of work? No, that’s not a… Read More
2024-04-13 14:42
The Soods – Astrid (Drive Away Slowly)
Similar artists: Modest Mouse, Sloan, Guided By Voices
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Most brand-new artists doub… Read More
2024-04-13 14:36
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys – The Whale Song
Similar artists: Jungstötter, Hendrik Otremba, PJ Harvey, A.A. Williams, Emma Ruth Rundle
Genre: Gothic / Dark Wave, Indie R… Read More
2024-04-13 14:30
Squinny – Between Dimensions
Similar artists: Fuzz, Dungen, Wand, King Crimson, St. Vincent
Genre: Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Bands like athletes can, at best, do one… Read More
2024-04-13 14:25
Jonivan Jones – Runaway Main
Genre: Alt Country, Folk Rock
It’s not unusual for new band members to congregate aroun a bottle and discuss what their sngs will be about. Onc… Read More
2024-04-13 14:16
Pressyes – Radio 5 (feat. Nature Swim)
Similar artists: Khruangbin, Jungle, Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop
The things that really make you wa… Read More
2024-04-13 14:11
Vincent Moss – Jump the Gun
Similar artists: Linkin Park, Green Day
Genre: Alternative Rock
It’s easy to write anti-war songs during periods of relative peace. But aren… Read More
2024-04-13 13:44
frog team – KAMIKAZE!!
Similar artists: Macseal, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, The Fall of Troy, Their / They’re / There, zebrahead
Genre: Punk, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock… Read More
2024-04-13 01:20
Nirvana may have appeared to be an overnight sensation to much of the world when “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was released. But to their underground contemporaries, they were alread… Read More
2024-04-11 23:54
Empty Heaven – The Zero With 1000 Faces
Similar artists: Wilco, Built To Spill, The Mountain Goats, Yo La Tengo
Genre: Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Well, it may be… Read More
2024-04-11 23:49
Sofia Bolt x Stella Donnelly – Bus Song
Similar artists: Stella Donnelly, Big Thief
Genre: Indie Rock
When all is said and done, few people will remember the chores that they… Read More
2024-04-11 23:44
Nicolai Dunger – To Be Tough
Similar artists: Van Morrison, Calexico, John Craigie, Rufus Wainwright
Genre: Americana
The future of music may well sound very retro. But don&rs&hell…Read More
2024-04-11 23:16
Touching – Cauldron
Similar artists: Trent Reznor, TV On The Radio
Genre: Gothic / Dark Wave, Indietronica, Indie Rock
Pop music can only talk about a few things. And pop audi… Read More
2024-04-11 22:54
Rock n’ roll once looked like a safe haven for artists and madmen alike. Sure, it required guts, imagination and a a bit of technical know-how to play it. But the payoffs could be wond… Read More
2024-04-11 22:48
The world’s changing as we speak. Thank God! Everything that’s cool today won’t be as cool tomorrow, and nobody, not even the greatest in a particular field, will ever be a… Read More
2024-04-11 22:41
Todo Bien Todo Mal – GRÍTAME
Similar artists: Number Girl, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, Muro María, Foo Fighters, Jeff Rosenstock
Genre: Alternative Rock, Garage R… Read More
2024-04-11 18:48
Fuzzy Prophet – Brief Levitation
Similar artists: Guided By Voices, my bloody valentine, The Saints
Genre: Shoegaze, Indie Rock, Garage Rock
Generally speaking, nobody feels l… Read More
2024-04-11 18:44
Hurt Hawks – Vermin of the Earth
Similar artists: N8NOFACE, IDLES, Viagra Boys, Protomartyr, Cancer Christ
Genre: Punk, Post-Punk
People who are blessed with the ability to co… Read More
2024-04-11 18:39
Carambolo – La Vida No Es Mascota
Similar artists: Portishead, Radiohead, Gustavo Cerati, Juana Molina
Genre: Latin Rock, Alternative Rock
Life doesn’t owe you anything… Read More
2024-04-07 15:24
Icons of Industry – Eloquence
Similar artists: Kansas, Queen
Genre: Progressive Rock
Getting good at anything of real importance takes a good amount of time and a great amount… Read More
2024-04-07 15:19
Slowdust – keeper of the high
Similar artists: Duster, Helvetia
Genre: Shoegaze, Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock
People admire speed and living on the edge. And that reality is just as… Read More
2024-04-07 15:13
Rock n’ roll was a force for genuine global change for a long time. But not anymore. Blame it on “We Are the World,” “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” or tha… Read More
2024-04-02 03:33
Caleb Veazey – Keep Your Love in Reach
Similar artists: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Band
Genre: Folk rock
Why do people even want to become rock stars these days? Is it… Read More
2024-04-02 03:25
Chemical Therapy – Daddy’s Girl
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Studying pop trends is a bit like measuring the life of the drosophila melanogaster. How much time do yo… Read More
2024-04-02 03:16
Almost Twins – Puppeteer
Similar artists: José González, Kings of Convenience
Genre: Indie Folk, Folk, Indie Rock
Staying in control is exhausting. Making decisi… Read More
2024-04-01 07:41
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Your father may have warned you against sitting in your room with your cover pulled up over your head. That’s never going to help you find the world as it is… Read More
2024-03-30 05:47
Guns N’ Roses was too many a hard-rock band with plenty of songs about their debauched lifestyle spent on the Sunset Strip and one ballad, “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Howe… Read More
2024-03-29 04:17
Modern Monsters – Prism
Genre: Stoner Rock, Alternative Rock
Most people can’t stand spending time alone with themselves. It’s not just the boredom that they’re… Read More
2024-03-29 04:05
The Fourth Wall – No Daggers
Similar artists: Deerhunter, my bloody valentine, Slow Pulp, SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
Genre: Shoegaze, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Witches, supposed… Read More
2024-03-29 03:56
Little Oil – Sweet Fruit Jar
Genre: Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock
You probably run a comb through your hair every time you walk out of the house. It’s time-consuming, but… Read More
2024-03-29 03:48
Goblin Daycare – Boss Man
Similar artists: Hav Hav!, POWER PANTS, Hiçamahiç, The Gobs
Genre: Punk
How do artists live their lives? Well, if you trust your main m… Read More
2024-03-29 02:48
The Flowers Of Indulgence – 2 Dollars and 99 Cents
Similar artists: The Black Keys, The Band
Genre: Folk, Classic Rock
Bands and artists releasing their b-sides, demos… Read More
2024-03-29 02:41
The Cle Elum – I Am A Robot (feat. Matthew Caws)
Similar artists: Guided By Voices, Sloan, Nada Surf, Superdrag, The Posies
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
People who writ… Read More
2024-03-29 02:35
Llana – Take My Hand
Similar artists: Delta Sleep
Genre: Math Rock
Like a porn star with tremendous acting skills, progressive rock has all of the ability and none of the repu… Read More
2024-03-27 02:31
Rock songs about dogs are often written as those about cars, girls, or even losing your job. But they call them “man’s best friend” for a reason, and eventually, most songw… Read More
2024-03-24 02:49
Sheebaba – ambulanz
Similar artists: Placebo, Das Kinn, Streichelt, NILS KEPPEL, Edwin Rosen
Genre: Post-Punk, Indie Rock
There’s a worrying global trend, and it involve… Read More
2024-03-24 02:31
Juju – Black & White
Similar artists: The Lay Llamas, Goat, Minami Deutsch, The Cult, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Genre: Shoegaze, Psychedelic Rock
For my money… Read More
2024-03-24 02:25
Zrada – Wedding
Similar artists: Gogol Bordello, Queens of the Stone Age, Fucked Up, IDLES, PUP
Genre: Post-Punk, Folk rock
Time is money in the really rich countries or those… Read More
2024-03-22 18:01
Nickelback was the last of its kind – a rock band capable of taking guitar tunes to the top of the charts, yet seemingly hated by everyone who loved guitar songs.
A certain segment… Read More
2024-03-22 04:09
Club 8 – Daylight
Genre: Shoegaze, Lo-fi Rock, Dream Pop
“How do you identify a great pop song?” That’s a reasonably fair question to ask, considering that it&r&hell…Read More
2024-03-22 04:05
hlnhu – Arnold
Similar artists: ||||||||||||||||||||, Tycho, Emancipator, Maribou State, Ratatat
Genre: Indietronica, Dream Pop
Picasso bragged about how much he stole from ot… Read More
2024-03-22 03:59
The Nanners – I’m the Man
Similar artists: Ariel Pink, Jonathan Richman, Viagra Boys, Ween, Butthole Surfers
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Indie Pop
When it comes to modern pop mus… Read More
2024-03-22 03:48
CHARLESCANTBREATHE – Gin & Tonic
Similar artists: Dream Wife, Sunflower Bean, Goat Girl
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Most of the great songs or stories about drinking are… Read More
2024-03-22 02:50
Thrash metal is anything but subtle. When you stop and consider all of the evidence, it was a natural consequence of hardcore punk and the New Wave of British of Heavy Metal happening and te… Read More
2024-03-20 13:18
Call The Wolf – People Disappear
Similar artists: Alkaline Trio, Thrice, Teenage Wrist, Quicksand
Genre: Punk, Alternative Rock
Folks lie about what they like to try and sound… Read More
2024-03-20 13:11
Veronica Bianqui – If Love’s A Gun, I’m Better Off Dead
Similar artists: The Blank Tapes, Julez and the Rollerz, SUO
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Garage Rock
Rega… Read More
2024-03-20 13:06
Kevin the Persian – Afterlife Crisis
Similar artists: Alice In Chains
Genre: 90s Rock, Alternative Rock
Yeah, with so much music, good and bad, being made, there’s a rea… Read More
2024-03-19 03:53
Guns N’ Roses have always known how to cause a stir, and they always used their album covers to get music fans and the media talking about the band. The album artwork was occasionally… Read More
2024-03-18 03:43
Hanemoon – Why Don’t You Walk Away
Similar artists: The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness, Guided By Voices, Teenage Fanclub, The Lemonheads, Ducks Ltd.
Genre: Jangle Pop… Read More
2024-03-18 03:38
Billy Elliot – Let Them Eat Cake
Similar artists: Car Seat Headrest, Elvis Costello
Genre: Folk rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Yesterday were the Oscars. I wouldn’t… Read More
2024-03-18 03:32
Onyeka – People In Our Lives
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop
Being a devoted fan of an artist carries with it some responsibility. Let’s not kid ourselves. And, by… Read More
2024-03-18 03:25
Oberst – Bad Run
Similar artists: Kvelertak, Mastodon, The Good The Bad and The Zugly, Honningbarna
Genre: Punk, Post-Hardcore
Never underestimate bands that are determined to… Read More
2024-03-18 03:20
Bleary Eyed – 2 True
Genre: Shoegaze
There was a time when the most important guitar players of the day could just plug into a regular amp and start chopping off lines of noise… Read More
2024-03-18 03:15
Alberta & The Dead Eyes – So Cool
Similar artists: Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse, The Stooges
Genre: Blues, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Hearing a great pop song is a simpl… Read More
2024-03-15 13:33
Mothman, The Man – Mother Leeds’s 13th Child, Pts. 1 & 2
Similar artists: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, ORB… Read More
2024-03-15 04:26
Make it So – XP
Similar artists: Dinosaur Jr., Hum, Cave In
Genre: Grunge, Alternative Rock
Audiences looking for new kinds of entertainment are easily startled. People fainte… Read More
2024-03-15 04:20
You simply cannot understate the importance of the humble guitar-drum-vocals sound in the modern history of the world. And, even though it’s never had less weight on the charts over th… Read More
2024-03-15 04:15
The first time big-name rock bands introduced synthesizers into their shows, there were murmurs of discontent. The first time that bands began incorporating styles unrelated to rock music, s… Read More
2024-03-15 04:10
The world is a particularly scary place once you stop and consider the odds. You’re never going to win! You might as well just quit the game entirely, and find yourself something to do… Read More
2024-03-15 04:02
The Foxtails – Love in the Face of Overwhelming Odds
Similar artists: blink-182, Paramore, The 1975
Genre: Pop Punk, Alternative Rock
You can only wear your leather jacket or… Read More
2024-03-15 03:57
JOSH LANGSTON – Wishin’ You Would Call
Similar artists: Colter Wall, Paul Cauthen, Cody Jinks, Sturgill Simpson
Genre: Southern Rock / Red Dirt
People who “Go Holl… Read More
2024-03-15 03:47
IST IST – Lost My Shadow
Genre: Post-Punk, Indie Rock
Contrary to popular opinion, shared and pushed by heads of the music industry, people can actually fall in love with sad son… Read More
2024-03-15 03:32
Ian Stafford – Wilder
Similar artists: Lord Huron, Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan
Genre: Southern Rock / Red Dirt, Alt-Country
Karaoke singing shows are just as popular on television… Read More
2024-03-15 03:25
Vandoliers – Together We Will Sink or Swim
Similar artists: Lucero, The Devil Makes Three, Flogging Molly, American Aquarium
Genre: Punk, Folk rock, Americana
The folks who mo… Read More
2024-03-12 03:58
Just what is pop music and who owns it? Well, the majority of music listeners will answer you that pop music is whatever style and genre that are most popular at a particular time, and that… Read More
2024-03-11 20:39
How much of the classic rock canon do you really know? And. Much of the music that is really important and belongs to that era will you ever hope to know? Probably not as much as you think… Read More
2024-03-11 20:30
The Slashes – Limo Tint
Genre: Post-Punk
I was recently in a bodega in Guatemala, drinking beer and listening to the radio. It was playing South American pop-rock of the 60s. I d… Read More
2024-03-11 20:24
You Fool! – Empire Pts. I & II
Similar artists: Alvvays, Japanese Breakfast
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Most of us haven’t seen the world stop. Not for a mom… Read More
2024-03-11 20:20
Rubberband Girl – Taller
Genre: Indie Folk, Folk rock, Alt Pop
We should start missing being bored. Great things spring out of it. All the great artists started out by being roya… Read More
2024-03-11 19:59
The Police’s success, in retrospect, seems like an inevitability. Few groups have more things going for them. They could play, they were riding the wave of a trend and they had a chari… Read More
2024-03-09 05:47
Astral Loop – Star Seeds
Similar artists: Tame Impala, Melody’s Echo Chamber, The Nude Party, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Lazy Eyes
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
T… Read More
2024-03-09 05:41
It’s usually the people who believe that they’re living out their best lives, posting Instagram photos of traveling to their coffee shop and misquoting celebrities, who have the… Read More
2024-03-09 05:35
Nervous – Don’t Call an Ambulance
Genre: Post-Punk, Alternative Rock
Can you make angry rock music without utilizing the tried and tested powers of electric guitars and dru… Read More
2024-03-09 03:51
Roselove – marionette
Similar artists: Attic Abasement, Hello Shark, Spencer Radcliffe, Shelf Life, Alex G
Genre: Shoegaze, Alternative Rock
Everyone’s trying too hard… Read More
2024-03-09 03:46
shallov – Shut Up and Dance
Genre: Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock
By 2024, most of the kicks of making rock music had long been over, and rock musicians were ready to play their… Read More
2024-03-08 03:00
Modern folk often like to look at people living in the countryside or in developing nations with derision and a particular brand of fake modesty. Yet, it doesn’t take a very complex an… Read More
2024-03-08 02:52
Goblin Daycare – Business is Business
Similar artists: DEVO, Snõõper, Crack Cloud, The Dead Milkmen
Genre: Post-Punk
Making music in the modern era is usually a… Read More
2024-03-08 02:46
DIN NYC – No.9
Similar artists: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard
Genre: Punk, Alternative Rock
Great artists tend to start out by pissing up potential f… Read More
2024-03-08 02:39
The Ricters – Otherside
Similar artists: Incubus, Highly Suspect, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden
Genre: Shoegaze, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
If it is true… Read More
2024-03-05 03:48
Guns N’ Roses transitioned from being one of the world’s premier heavy-metal bands of the 1980s into being one of the biggest arena groups of the 1990s. And they did this on the… Read More
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