indie pop

Thomas Tantrum is a four piece from Southampton. They’ve already made waves this year with their spell-binding live shows and can be compared to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Sonic Youth and The Ting Tings. Thomas Tantrum has continued to bloom since their tour with Glasvegas and The Futureheads. They are set to become one of this year’s hottest new bands. Their first album "Thomas Tantrum" was released in the UK on September 1st, 2008. Fronted by Megan Thomas (vocals and guitar) with Dave Wade Brown (drums), David Miatt (guitar) and Jim Shivers (bass).

Darwin Smith writes, records, produces and arranges using a 4-string electric guitar in his own invented, secret tuning. Five years ago, he left Wesleyan University (and friends MGMT and Boy Crisis) to start a band in New York City. Their current live set features his original songs, harsh electronic noise, and bouts of synchronized dancing. He has been dubbed the Michael Jackson of indie rock.

You always remember your first time. Not the first time you did it, necessarily, but the first time it really mattered. For Ali Love this came relatively late: he was 23. He'd flirted before of course, with drum'n'bass nights in his mid-teens. But the first club he really loved was Secret Sundaze, a summer party that ran from noon to midnight in various venues in London’s East End. "We'd been up for a few days, and we just stumbled into this club.

There are at least two bands named Moxie. One is from Houston, TX, and there is another in San Diego, CA. The Moxie from Houston formed like many other bands: through a facebook courtship, a midnight Taco Cabana outing, and an STD testing session. Their music could be considered “post-funk," if such a thing existed, and their live shows are worthy of their namesake. Having just completed a national tour this summer (2007) ranging from Texas to New York to Missouri in the Funkwagen, their airport shuttle bus...