Hello everyone. We have another compilation album for you, and this one is incredibly special to us. 8:46 is a symbol of police brutality associated with the killing of George Floyd. In the days following his death, protesters in Minneapolis, New York, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Portland, Chicago, and Denver lay down for eight minutes and forty-six […]
New Release: Compilation Album – Music Matters
Oh, hello there. Thanks for visiting Independent Music News today. Would you like a cup of tea or coffee? Maybe a biscuit or two? Great! While the kettle is boiling, we have a special present for you; a new compilation album called Music Matters. Unwrap the gift, and you’ll discover seventy incredibly talented independent and […]
Lockdown Festival
As I’m sure you as the reader are fully aware, the world is going through an extraordinary time at the moment. People are, for the large part, stuck at home with not an awful lot to do (aside from learning to juggle), and it’s in these times, it’s essential to have a distraction through entertainment. […]
Discover Ten Acts From Liverpool
When you type Liverpool into Google, the most searched subject is football-related. Between Everton and Liverpool FC, the clubs have won twenty-seven English First Division titles and twelve FA Cup trophies. If you catch a taxi, five seconds into the journey, the driver will ask the pivotal question: “Are you a footy fan? Who do […]
Listening Party: Nightwatchers – La Paix Ou Le Sable
Well, hello there. Time for something a little bit different from Independent Music News today. It’s a listening party; a concept we have shamelessly ripped off from every other music website that’s doing their best to pass people’s time while we sit here, getting fatter and actually interacting with our friends and families. Disgusting, isn’t […]
New Release: Compilation Album – Don’t Panic
Hello again! It’s new release time, so for the uninitiated, here’s the explanation; at Independent Music News, we have a monthly tradition of releasing a compilation album, with all the proceeds going to a different charity. Obviously, in these particular complex and trying times, it’s essential to give help to those who have been hit […]
New Release: Compilation Album – Feed The NHS
Oh, hello there. Thanks for visiting Independent Music News. We have an exceptional surprise for you today; a new compilation album called Feed The NHS. I bet you’re all wondering why we titled it that. Well, the coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic is taking its toll on the NHS. Just yesterday, The Guardian reported that medical staff have […]
Behind The Song: Divebar Youth – Carbon Dioxide
Divebar Youth is the brainchild of Vinnie Barbaro, a singer-songwriter based in Adelaide, Australia. We recently discovered his tunes while scrolling through Spotify and they became an instant hit in the Independent Music News office. So much so, when either Houses or Obsess comes on, everyone jumps on their desks and sings along. It’s a joy to behold. […]
Feature: Ultimate Self-Isolation Playlist
2020 has been a terrible year so far. Kobe Bryant tragically passed away on 26th January, we’ve witnessed the catastrophic effects of the Australian bushfires, and Iran pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal because a US drone strike killed top Iranian security and intelligence commander, Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani outside Baghdad airport in Iraq. […]
New Release: Compilation Album – It’s A Wonderful Life
Guess who’s back with another compilation album? Independent Music News is, and it’s an important one. Entitled It’s A Wonderful Life, we’ve created this comp to highlight mental health awareness and the musical talent of Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous, who tragically committed suicide on the 6th March 2010, just over ten years ago. The album […]