Archive for August, 2007
Indie Anthems Podcast #9
Ah yes, it’s that time again. One of the better podcasts that we have done if i do say so myself.
You’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out what this picture is about and please, please don’t forget to comment. If you comment we will read it out in the next show. [...]
Reverend And The Makers’ debut album for release
Reverend And The Makers is a unique indie-electronic style band. They have released a few successful singles and are now ready to release their debut album, The State Of Things, on September 17th.
In addition to the release date, Reverend And The Makers have announced the track listing for their debut album (see below). [...]
Modest Mouse UK tour dates
Modest Mouse will be performing their hit album “We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank” live in September. If you’re interested in seeing them perform in the UK you will only have two opportunities. It’s too bad they are so far away, I would really like to see these guys give a [...]
Vetiver joins forces with The Shins
As previously posted, The Shins will be touring the U.S. in the next few months. Well, it turns out that indie folk band Vetiver will be joining them on the road for five of their October gigs. Vetiver’s music often includes cello and violin, making them a unique addition to the collection of [...]
The Sunshine Underground To Play A Secret Show…This Week!
I hope you don’t have a very tight schedule this week, because it turns out that The Sunshine Underground will be playing a secret show on August 22. Yes, that means two days from today!
Ever since the release of their last single in March, The Sunshine Underground haven’t been up to much, or so [...]
Indie Anthems Podcast #8
It’s taken so so so long to get here, but we finally have podcast #8 for everyone. I’m excited we’re getting these going again.
The songs are as listed:
Secret Knives - Red House
Devendra Banhart - Little Yellow Spider
Beirut - Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
Architecture In Helsinki In Case We Die - Wishbone
Not sure what the second [...]
Battle’s Debut Album Set For Release
Many of you may not have heard of Battle before, and for good reason - this aspiring indie band is preparing their first full-length, ten-track album “Break The Banks” for its release on September 3rd.
Battle does have a bunch of previous work as you can see on their official website (link above), but in the [...]
Today’s Popular Artists Cover 40 Years of Hit Singles
If you’re into indie groups like Foo Fighters and Franz Ferdinand, you might be interested in BBC Radio 1’s upcoming covers album. This fabulous collection will contain one hit song for each year from 1967-2006, covered by popular modern artists. For example, “Your Song” by Elton John will be covered by The Streets [...]
The Shins US tour dates
Good news for any fans of The Shins out there: Your favorite indie band (and mine) will be touring around the world in the next couple of months. The Shins will be playing the majority of their concerts around the United States, though they will also be performing in the UK, Germany, Ireland, Holland, [...]
The Hives Decide on names for their newest album and single
Five-piece indie band The Hives has finally decided on names for their new album and latest single. The Hives are “more than pleased” to announce the name of their album as The Black And White Album. We are still awaiting the track list for The Black And White Album, but we do know [...]
The Twilight Sad tour dates with various bands
Experimental indie band The Twilight Sad have announced their tour dates for the coming months. They will be performing alongside Idlewild and Frightened Rabbit for about two months around the UK and Ireland. Here are the tour dates from their Myspace page.
Aug 7 2007 8:00P
Oya Festival warm up show at John Dee [...]
Arctic Monkeys coming to North America!
The Arctic Monkeys, a great indie band from the U.K. that just so happens to be one of my favorite bands, announced a couple of weeks ago that they will be taking a tour to North America in September. They will be playing 19 shows around the United States and Canada from the 5th [...]
Bara in Belle and Sebastien: After The Show
Edwin Frazier in 29
Nicky Sanford in The New Ultraviolet Vanish