Download Premiere: South Of France –“Tribeca”
South Of France release their debut album, Another Boring Sunrise, today (September 18) and has teamed up with IRR to give you the first chance to download their new single, “Tribeca.” It has been a...
View ArticleTicket Giveaway & Interview: The Spring Standards Just Do It
The first step to getting to know The Spring Standards is just listening. No, no, don’t get caught up in trying to label them “indie,” “folk,” “country,” or whatever genre suits the current song you...
View ArticleZoobombs Continue Japanese Tradition of Being Awesome
Leaving The Hives show the other night in San Diego, I felt as though I had been all rocked out. I mean, it was a Hives show, and yes it is as cardiac enthusing as the rumors purport. But I had...
View ArticleDiarrhea Planet (yup, that’s their name) and Jeff The Brotherhood
How many times have you sat around with friends coming up with rad band names? Fat Wizard and the Gothic Dolphins, Pat Minotaur, Heavy Petty and the Packages, etc. Some of the best names have come from...
View ArticleTennis: City Guide to Denver
A travel guide to Denver, Colorado by Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley of Tennis! Like City Guides of yore, I could begin mine by telling you about the up-and-coming restaurants, or the...
View ArticleSummer Camp: City Guide to London
A travel guide to London, England by Jeremy Warmsley and vocalist Elizabeth Sankey of Summer Camp! It was only the other day we realized London was in Europe. Well, not realized exactly, of course we...
View ArticleDruggish: Part 1 – Gang of Four
Welcome to Druggish, a series of articles in which I indulge in any vice a particular album or song references; or substances that were used in the making of certain songs or albums. I do the drugs...
View ArticleShoot The Sh*t: Fever The Ghost Take a Stroll
Fortunate doesn’t even begin to tap into the feeling of gallivanting about Downtown LA with our fair city’s very own Fever the Ghost. Even the act of buying a pair of sunglasses turns into something...
View ArticleShoot The Sh*t: TÜLIPS Blast A Bikini Bar
TÜLIPS are fucking awesome. Part bedroom pop, part riot girl act a-la “Pussy Riot.” All killer no filler. Really. Naturally I asked these ladies and one exceptional gentleman (drummer Travis) to let me...
View ArticleCulture Collide 2k13: IRR’s Top 15
Update: IRR has a pair of Culture Collide wristbands to giveaway to THREE lucky readers! That means THREE easy ways to enter: Comment below, tweet or email britt@indierockreviews.com with...
View ArticleCulture Collide 2k13: Maya Vik
A few months back, I was toying with the idea of writing a regular column on this very site called “Guilty Pleasures.” The concept was simple—each week I’d throw on and review a newly released...
View ArticleCulture Collide 2k13: Alice Russell
Alice Russell is one of those singers who oozes quality from note one. About five seconds of her music is all that’s needed to gain your full trust in her ability to completely command every song that...
View ArticleCulture Collide 2k13: Miami Horror
A great aspect of Australia’s brand of electronic dance-pop is that many of the genre’s biggest stars exist not simply as DJs, or even pairs of DJs, but as bands. I’m not certain if the full band...
View ArticleDale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Good Name, Great Band, Complete Gentlemen
Photos: Monti Smith Words: Thirst’n Howl III Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr put on one hell of a show. Not only that, but they happen to be some of the nicest guys we have had the pleasure of working with....
View ArticleVideo Premiere: Carry Illinois “Alabaster” Live at The Ball Farm
We are more than honoured to be premiering "Alabaster" Live at The Ball Farm by Carry Illinois. It's a haunting number, captured brilliantly by the aural-inspired lighting affects and trippy camera...
View ArticleAlbum Stories: Moonlapse ‘Conscious’
Welcome to Album Stories, where we ask bands about the stories that gave life to their album. This time around, we've invited Moonlapse, aka 21 year old composer Ben Strick, to share the stories that...
View ArticleFirst Spin: Flaural ‘Thin King’ EP
Believe it or not, Colorado is churning out some artists you can’t take your ears off of and Flaural is no exception. This 4-piece is proof that a new wave, let’s call it psychwave, is upon us and you...
View ArticleFirst Watch: Blind Blind Tiger & together PANGEA ‘Looked Into’
What an honor to premiere something from the kings of rock n’ roll grunge while they are on their US tour in support of the latest EP, The Phage. The hard-hitting, fun-loving together PANGEA have been...
View ArticlePremiere: The Dead Ships cover “I Love You All The Time” (Eagles of Death Metal)
In their first interview following the Paris attacks, Eagles of Death Metal, who the world now knows as the rock band performing at the Bataclan that evening, requested that artists cover their song “I...
View ArticlePremiere: Disco Shrine “Drive”
For friends Jessica Delijani and Tommy Nickerson, broken hearts spells music collaboration. Cue Disco Shrine, the dream pop neo-disco project that has flowered from heartache’s soil. The LA-based duo...
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