Indie Blog Posts

Like a woman possessed I grabbed three more Pahlish polishes recently, again directly from the Pahlish Etsy shop. First on my wishlist was the April Showers Duo. The first in a series of monthly inspired duos (but sill available now, I checked). On...

Opinions. We all have them. From the major, hot topic issues like politics and religion, to the inconsequential things like what color to paint your house or what breed of dog is best for your family, we each have our own viewpoint. And that’s the...

Inspiration, not innovation, is what you should look for in Savages. You should take this four-girls London-based band, with their furious, high-velocity update of Joy Division, Simple Minds, British Sea Power, The Smashing Pumpkins, Einsturzende Neu...

Vintage Room Designs Inspiration by Timothy Oulton. I will share about Vintage Room Designs Inspiration that contains photos or images of Vintage Room Designs. Here is Vintage Room Designs Inspiration by Timothy Oulton and hopefully be an inspiration...

For National Record Store Day in Atlanta, many great artists came out, to appreciate one of my favorite record stores, Moods Music.  Moods Music is always my first stop when I'm looking to purchase music by great artists; major or indie!  T...

Today I’m talking to Suzanne van Rooyen about The Writing Life. Suzanne is a freelance writer and author from South Africa. She currently lives in Finland and finds the cold, dark forests nothing if not inspiring. Suzanne is the author of the c...

Hello, friends!  I'm here to make an announcement, of sorts.  For those of you who follow Charm Bracelet Diva on Facebook, you might already know this.  For the rest of you, here's the news:  I recently began...

Iron & Wine makes its Nonesuch Records debut with Ghost On Ghost, the 5th release from singer-songwriter Sam Beam. The album was produced by his longtime associate Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Califone, Fruit Bats) and follows 2011′s Kiss Each...

Here’s the 4th album from the Long Beach-based indie rockers Cold War Kids. Marking the band’s first new material since the release of 2011′s Mine Is Yours, the album was recorded in their California studio with producer Lars Stalfo...

Radio Name: WXPN 88.5 FMLocation: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAWebsite: http://xpn.org/Language: EnglishMusic Genres: Rock, Indie, Folk, Blues, R&BListen to more USA internet radio list available on this site.

Here in the US, we talk a lot about the rights and mental health of people who have been interrogated, but we rarely discuss what the process does to the person doing the interrogating. I recently read a fascinating novel that explores this very issu...

Following is an excerpt from my current work-in-process, a new novel tentatively titled ‘Touch of Darkness’.  My friend and fellow author, Maria Savva, encouraged me to tell the story of Rami, a character from my last novel, ‘Rise...

Modern Vampires of the City is Vampire Weekend‘s 3rd album, and it is a bustling world of voices and visions. Here Vampire Weekend sound like a band in complete control: the performance feels precise, the production is clean, and Ezra Koenig’...

This is the 18th post I’ve written about FastPencil on this blog—“FastPencil is Software in the Cloud – so you don’t have to download anything to your computer. It’s the fastest and easiest way to write, publish an...

ARTIST: Yeah Yeah Yeahs TITLE: Sacrilege ALBUM: Mosquito WEB: YouTube directed by MegaforceThe post RS VIDEO OF THE WEEK – #155 YEAH YEAH YEAHS – Sacrilege appeared first on radioSpin.

I will never forget the day I spoke with Quan Howell on When We Speak. It was such an honor to meet him and it was really a pivotal moment for myself and for When We Speak. That's why I'm so excited to see that we will be hearing from Quan soon! FOLL...

I recently read Chaos Theories by Stephen Banks, which takes a thought-provoking look at cause and effect, fate, and free will. Stephen is here to answer my never ending questions. Before we get to that, let’s meet the man behind the words: ***...

In a world full of images of the glamorous life of music, sometimes it’s difficult dealing with the realities of the entertainment industry. For most indie artists, the "road to fame" is not as glamorous as it’s portrayed. Along with that can als...

Today I have an About the Book interview with Kim Hornsby, who is sharing details about her book The Dream Jumper’s Promise (The Dream Jumper Series): Ten months after the presumed death of a missing surfer, Maui SCUBA shop owner, Tina Greene,...

I will never forget the day I spoke with Quan Howell on When We Speak. It was such an honor to meet him and it was really a pivotal moment for myself and for When We Speak. That's why I'm so excited to see that we will be hearing from Quan soon! F...