This week's fresh Fresh from the Post is New York based musician, Jacob Vanags, whose songs aim to bring back the oomph in piano music and let you know that fun stuff can actually come from the boring old piano lessons you had as a kid.Read on as Jacob answers some of our questions and talks to us about his newly released EP, Pulses are Pluses - To start off, when did you start making m...
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This week, I'm listing my top five songs (at moment) that make me grin, smile or even laugh out loud. It won't be a collection of parody songs, or songs by comedy acts, but by indie bands that take a stab at humor in their songs. What's good about the songs in this list is that, they're not only witty, but pretty to listen to at the same time. So, perk up your ears and get ready to turn that ...
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We haven't had a new Fresh from the Post feature in a while, so we've got something special. Here's a Dutch band who may or may not bring the in 'very' in the 'sexual' -- it's The Very Sexuals. I had the pleasure of having a Q and A with The Very Sexuals frontman, Joep van Son, who shared some his thoughts about dutch indie music, making a sountrack for a post-apocalyptic love and how showers ...
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We've got more indie-pop this week, with Tender Trap's video for their new single 'Fireworks' - Fortuna POP! has the new EP up on their site that they are giving away as a free download. The EP includes the songs 'Fireworks' and 'Grand National'. You can head on over here to grab a copy :) Also if you're in the area, you can catch Tender Trap live on Sunday, Nov 15th at the Indiepop Allday...
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This has been long overdue - much like the site redesign (which is progressing quite nicely - see the brand spanking new header? ;) I have put off featuring bands from Manila because I haven't the slightest idea about the indie music scene there. This, coming from someone who grew up in Manila most of her life, is a bit embarrassing. Admittedly, my knowledge of Philippine bands is quite date...
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Yes, we've reached the 120 mark! Considering how long this site has been up, I'm not sure if I should celebrate or not. According to my therapist though, I'm on a negative thought stopping program, so...Hip! Hip! Hooray! And to celebrate the database reaching the 120 artist mark - what you see above, is a nifty collage of all the artists that you guys have submitted to the site. It's a...
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Things have been moving slow in the site redesign/email answering/music review front, but there will always be some time to have a quick post about a video. This comes from last month's promos for the (500) Days of Summer movie featuring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Not actually a scene from the movie, it's a charming short from the director, Marc Webb, starring the two actors. See...
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I'm back! My trip gave me a heap full of new music to blog about and with the stuff that you guys have submitted (which I'll be going through in the next few days) and the planned site revamp, I've definitely got my hands full. So, to jumpstart the blog again, I offer this little video that begs to be shared. There are two things that I've learned after watching this video : One - Art School gi...
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I know, we only reserve the lists for the weekend right? Well, the weekend comes early, as I, along with my favorite person in the whole wide world, go on an unprecendented 15+ hour trip to the land of our birth. It will be a trip to visit my dad, who's been in a 6 year long bout with lung cancer and who is also, currently missing his most loved and only grandson. I can't help but feel like Dre...
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I came across Louis when he suggested getting an interview he did with The Radio Dept. up on the site. Unfortunately my slow email-replying habits got to me and CaVaCool snatched his interview up first. Though, we unfortunately missed out on a brilliant interview from someone other than me, Louis, besides from being a great interviewer, is also a great musician. As the site is always up for ...
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This may or may not be a weekly thing, but based on the history of this site, just take it as it is. ;) This week's video comes from UK band Animal Kingdom who just released a new video for their limited edition single 'Chalk Stars'. Created by Thomas Hicks, it was created using digital stills depicting a love story between a couple ( a creepy looking one at that, who may or may not be related ...
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It's electronica month for The Indie Music Database, as we feature another electropop artist for Fresh from the Post. Check it out as Logan Lynn shares his view on indie music, who and what his music influences are as well as two tracks from his album From Pillar to Post released under the Dandy Warhols label Beat the World - We're curious to find out how other artists define the term 'indie m...
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Tuesday is new music day again, and this time it comes in the form of electropop beats by way of LA based artist Case by Case. I have a soft spot when it comes to solo artists who are hands on with their craft, since this site itself is sort of my own one man show. I hit up RJ (the man behind Case by Case) with a couple of questions starting with the hard hitting, indiemusicdb question - 'wha...
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Fresh from the Post usually comes on Tuesdays (and every couple of so weeks) but since I'm introducing a cool new Canadian band, what better day to feature them than on Canada Day? This week, Ontario band Anderson Council answers the standard Fresh from the Post questions and lets us know what they're all about - How did you guys start out?Craigand Mike used to play in a band called "One Track ..
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Before anything else, I'd like to apologize for not posting any recent Fresh from the Post artists this month - I have a couple of tracks from really great new artists just sitting on standby, but I haven't gotten to setting these posts up yet. Time hasn't been my ally as of late, but I do promise to empty out my queue this month.Now for this weeks list..As I try to be one with the times in my ...
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I miss The Boosh. It's been two years since they made a new episode, and in these tried and troubled times, I could sure use a nice good dose of sunshiney Vince's eccentric fashion stylings and squinty eyed Howard's musings on jazz-funk, the slap bass and his own musical geniusness. Yes, please give me a hefty serving of absurd humor at it's best. The Mighty Boosh, if you haven't gotten around ...
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My always overdue list this week, comes as a result of some recommendations from friends and my craving for sweets - both the food and music kind. These aural treats are best enjoyed with a nice big slice of sweet chocolate cake or an icy cool popsicle or ice cream treat - which I think I need now - boy, is it hot today!1. Architecture in Helsinki - The Owls GoThis song reminds me of my sister,...
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According to their online bio - Flowers of Hell are a trans-Atlantic rock orchestra made up of 16 or so experimental independent musicians consisting of members based in Toronto and London. There's something about the word trans-Atlantic that makes it all the more intriguing (not that the name 'Flowers of Hell' isn't intriguing enough). Trans-Atlantic, oddly makes me think about the word inter-...
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After a couple of weeks of absence, we're happily back to our regularly scheduled posts here at the Indie Music Database. The well deserved mental health day, became a week... and another, and has now resulted in this week's list (and as always, it's still late for Friday). Since my entry about my top 5 break-up songs was a big hit, I've decided to do another similar themed one. This one deals...
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Charlotte and Magon is a duo with a unique background - one hails from France, while the other from Israel. Their meeting reads like a modern love story: the two met online, got together to create an album and fell in love in the process. I got a chance to hold a short Q & A for the twosome who took some time off from their touring schedule to answer my questions:How did you guys start out? I k...
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