INDIE ROCK SONGS

So it is a bit annoying that a group with such marvelously crafted pop, rock and funkadelic sounds would chose a name that does not reflect their music or stage presence. Part of me wants to call it pretentious, but it's just plain puzzling, and I haven't been able to find an interview were the band members are challenged on the name.

In today's Internet-dominated music world, a band needs to be extra savvy about what it takes to be credible and how to optimize name-branding on the Internet with the goal of attracting fans to their official websites, MySpace pages, Facebook profiles and so on. Picking the right name for a band nowadays requires careful thinking and a good level of online marketing and promotion.

Notwithstanding, to be more 'indie' about this matter, let's say we just forget that they are going to have problems promoting themselves based on their name.

At the end of the day it's just plain disingenuous to choose such a name as Vicious Vicious for a band who's online promotional photos show them holding yellow balloons and whose music is more candy than cane. Sorry metal heads - and even rock fans - Vicious Vicious are not vicious by any stretch of the imagination.

The proof is in the pudding (but I still must say there music is awesome). The best way to get to know the band's music is to go to their official site where their music plays at a non-stop stream (unless you kill it of course).

Editor's note: Personally, I found myself listening to the stream at least twice over during an hour and a half period - and this is coming from someone who still has loads of great music to review, not to mention all of the submissions by postal mail (artists and labels: please do not send me emails with audio attachments; they will be stripped by my email program, please send music you'd like me to review to Box #722, RE, CA 95044.

Since the release of their latest album Parade in September 2007, songs like "Rain Parade", "Ho Baby" and other well-produced indie pop songs have increased the band's popularity.
According to Vicious Vicious' official website, Applewick and the others are working on new material for yet another album to possibly be released in 2008. Let's hope so, because these guys are on a serious roll.

Labels: 2008 Indie Rock Songs, Indie Rock Songs, Minneapolis Indie Artists, MP3s, Parade Stream, Releases, Streams, Vicious Vicious

They are one of the few indie rock bands in the history of the genre that can say they made the cover of The Rolling Stone and Time magazine, the latter being an honor usually bestowed on world leaders, Nobel prize winners and at the most aging rockers, but not for a quirky, barely known (at that time at least) band from Canada.

Arcade Fire - No Car Go - Arcade Fire [mp3]

Fans of Arcade Fire are partly attracted to the band's blend of orchestra pop raised up by soaring chorus. But even more AF fans love the band for their uncanny ability to entertain wherever, whenever and with whatever they can find.

If you are not an AF fan, maybe you will be after you see and hear them play the title track from their 2007 hit album, Neon Bible in a Parisian elevator.

Labels: 2007 Music Video, Arcade Fire, Concert Videos, Indie Rock Songs, Paris

Wow, what a summer, the number of visitors to Indie Rock Cafe and the affiliate websites has steadily climbed for weeks now thanks in part to your emails, word-of-mouth and contributions. (photo, left: The Editors)


For those of you who have asked why there is not more content here on IRS, the answer is straight forward: IndieRockSongs is still getting started, and there are a lot of great and cutting-edge goodies coming soon (based on research of visitor preferences from data collected off IRC and affiliated websites - linked below), so keep sending your suggestions and comments.

This website belongs to you - the indie rockers of the world - so make sure to check back as the site grows and stay in the know on the greatest and latest in:

- indie and alternative rock news


- indie and alternative rock videos



- free indie and alternative rock MP3s


- links to popular indie and alt rock songs, streams, websites, MySpace pages, YouTube videos and more!



- reviews of the hottest new indie and alternative rock CD/album releases



- you can build your blog, park a web page and take advantage of your own email and playlist services on your own subdomain (for example, http://indierockgal07.indierocksongs.com/ or whatever you choose) - just like MySpace but with a better design and navigation.



- musicians and bands can create the own music web page, upload photos, playlists and add videos to promote their music to a growing audience of music lovers at every corner of the globe (well they are not technically corners, but...)



- create a profile and make new friends by sharing your music interests with other people who like the same music as you



Each one of you are an integral part of the Indie Rock Songs website and extended global network, so get involved and make sure to keep checking back as the site develops.

Also, you can view concert and festival rock videos and produced music videos from YouTube, MySpace and bands' official websites.



There are more indie and alternative rock postings, profiles, free MP3s, album and concert reviews and more at Indie Rock Cafe (the "mothership") and Indie Rock Concerts.

In the works for this website in the coming months:

- regular updates on the most popular indie and alternative rock songs and music videos

- direct links for lyric sites, fan sites, free MP3 downloads, Podcasts, playlists and more!

- more concert videos and live MP3 tracks

- ticket information, venues and top MP3 download sites

- more indie rock and pop podcasts, plus a weekly Top 20 countdown (of mostly new indie, but some classics thrown in for more flava)

- contributions from you and other visitors and regular readers

- exclusive premiers of up and coming indie and alternative rock bands

- artist profiles, MySpace pages, official artist and band websites and links to record labels

To give you an idea of what kind of music, MP3s, music videos and artist profiles we will feature in coming months, here are just a few of the indie artists and bands we like and have covered before and will keep you updated on in the future:

UK rockers Bloc Party, Canadian indie rock sensation Arcade Fire, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, TV on the Radio, the jolting tunes of The Fratellis, Daft Punk, Rage Against the Machine, the thoughtful genius of The Shins and a band from Scotland that are likely to be the 'next big thing': Arctic Monkeys - Amazon.com voted their 2006 CD the best of the year.



Other favorite artists include The Editors, crackling riffs of My Morning Jacket, The Starting Line, American Hi-Fi, Spoon, The View, Pavement, Metric, the edgy post-punk/neo-gothic Interpol, OK Go, Snow Patrol, Razorlight and many more.

More Sick Clicks:

- View music videos from Lollapalooza 2007, the official schedule, photo galleries and more.

- One Pumpkin Doesn't Make Smashing Pumpkins

- See other upcoming festivals and sign up for the IndieFeed to get all the latest about rock concerts and festivals throughout the year.

- Learn about the beautiful, spunky and talented Mia Rose. In the past nine months (thanks in part to IRC's profile of her last January), Mia Rose has become an international sensation and top YouTube search query. Judging from our traffic stats alone, there is great interest in Mia Rose from around the world. See her perform now.

- View popular postings about Snow Patrol, The Fray, The Killers and the relatively new indie music phenomenon, Islands.

Write us with any comments, suggestions or questions about the website and what we are planning to do with the entire IRC network of indie rock websites (Coming soon: indierockfestivals.com and myspacemusicawards.com, youtubemusicvideoawards.com and more!).

Labels: American Hi-Fi, Built to Spill, Indie Music, Indie Rock Links, Indie Rock Songs, Indie Rock Videos, Metric, Modest Mouse, Pavement, Spoon, The View, TV on the Radio

Fans of the Smashing Pumpkins can never get enough of their band, and now that the legendary rock trio are on the road again with a new album, there is plenty to be had.

Check out the music video of "Tarantula" on this page and click the links to see more Smashing Pumpkins' music, official websites, MySpace page, concert schedules and free downloads.

The Smashing Pumpkins are scheduled to headline, along with The Police (and an awesome line-up of artists) the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, August 4th to August 5th. View the latest updated 2007 Smashing Pumpkins tour schedule, dates, cities and venues.

Sign up for the IndieFeed to get regular updates. You can also look for free and pay-for MP3s and more from the Smashing Pumpkins huge catalog of classic indie and alt rock.

Smashing Pumpkins' Links

- Smashing Pumpkins Official Website
- Smashing Pumpkins MySpace page
- Smashing Pumpkins YouTube videos
- Smashing Pumpkins Wikipedia entry
- Smashing Pumpkins TicketMaster

Labels: Hot Rock Videos, Indie Rock Music Concerts, Indie Rock Songs, Popular Music Videos, Smashing Pumpkins, Smashing Pumpkins MP3s, Smashing Pumpkins' Music

Hey Indie and Alternative Rock Fans!

Labels: Alternative Rock Music, Alternative Rock Songs, Free Indie Rock MP3s, Indie MP3s, Indie Rock Music, Indie Rock Music Concerts, Indie Rock Music Videos, Indie Rock Songs, Indie Rock Tickets