Courtney Carmichael and Nikki St. Pierre discuss signing to Paper Bag Records, moving from rural Manitoba to Winnipeg, and turning pandemic isolation into sundayclub's self-titled debut album. The Tonearm's Damien Joyce comes in from the cold. The Long Nostalgia of sundayclub's Manitoban Dream Pop:

The Long Nostalgia of sundayclub's Manitoban Dream Pop

Courtney Carmichael and Nikki St. Pierre discuss signing to Paper Bag Records, moving from rural Manitoba to Winnipeg, and turning pandemic isolation into sundayclub's self-titled debut album.

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Fair play to Danny León, the Spanish Olympic skateboarder. This shot may never be eclipsed.

Over at the Osheaga music festival last week, I had the opportunity to speak with Eddie and Eoghan from Kingfishr who were good fun youtu.be/COULMOx_7zY?...

Kingfishr interview at the Osheaga music festival in Montreal

YouTube video by Damien Joyce

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Hard to believe it was a week ago already since the first day of Osheaga

@listeninghabit.bsky.social Fyi, a boutique indie label based in Montreal that I think you will like: petitvillagerecords.bandcamp.com (follow @petitvillage.bsky.social for more)

Petit Village Records

Petit Village Records is an independent record label located in Montréal, Québec.

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Cork band Cardinals released their debut album Masquerade back in February via So Young Records. Hearing these songs performed live was a joy last night, the accordion sound blended with the indie guitar, bass and drums is even better live! #livemusic

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OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack

It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.

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‘If I Let It Quiet’ by Josaleigh Pollett is out on Friday. Pre-save - recordu.lnk.to/if-i-let-it-quiet @bandcamp.com - josaleighpollett.bandcamp.com/album/if-i-l... @brosaleigh.bsky.social

NYT on how Google's AI search is hurting the open web: starving websites big and small of search traffic while regurgitating their information for profit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/0...

How Google’s A.I. Search Is Imperiling the Open Web

As Google incorporates more artificial intelligence into search, people are spending more time on Google. Some website operators are crying foul.

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Next up on The Human Recommendation podcast 🎙️is indie folk artist Jacob Brodovsky, from Winnipeg. He has just released his sophomore album,'Tell The Kids We Tried' which was recorded live to an 8-track tape machine. Listen 🎧 over on @mixcloud.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Humanrecomme... #teamhuman

The Human Recommendation #72, Jacob Brodovsky

The Human Recommendation is a weekly radio show on Flirt FM 101.3 in Galway city showcasing the best of indie & alternative music from Ireland and around the globe. But in this special interview side ...

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Last show of The Human Recommendation tonight at 8pm 📻 before @flirtfm.ie goes off FM broadcast, returning August 24th. Join me for the best in indie and alternative rock, shoegaze, EMO and indie folk music from Ireland and around the globe 🌎

My latest interview for Atwood Magazine, "Falling in Love With the Chaos”: GIMMY’s Gemma Owens on Refusing to Be Molded by the Music Industry and Their Latest ‘Labour of Love’ atwoodmagazine.com/glbv-gimmy-l...

Interview: GIMMY’s Gemma Owens on Refusing to Be Molded by the Music Industry and Their Latest ‘Labour of Love’ - Atwood Magazine

Australian indie surf/garage band GIMMY make eccentric, emotional music with no boundaries, pairing unapologetically honest, witty songwriting with a sound built to be played loud. In conversation wit...

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@ernie.tedium.co just a fyi, nothing you didn't know already.... "In this conversation with Trevor Noah, Eugene and Cory explains how monopoly power, incentives, and the lack of competition may have contributed to changes in Google Search" youtu.be/IgE3NVedPLg?...

The Inside Story of How Google Ruined Search

YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah

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Listen 🎧 over on @mixcloud.bsky.social, interview with Houston band Hew is #1 in the EMO chart and check out their album 'Your Version' available via @tinyengines.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Humanrecomme...

Martin Bisi is an American sound engineer, producer and songwriter who has run BC Studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn since 1981, where he has worked with Brian Eno, Sonic Youth, Swans and Herbie Hancock, releasing records under his#NoWave #PostPunk #IndustrialMusic #IndieMusic @martinbisibc

Martin Bisi Talks Dancing On The Power Lines: An Interview From Inside BC Studio

Dancing On The Power Lines: Martin Bisi on Songwriting After Four Decades Behind the Glass Transmission 405: Interview with Martin Bisi Martin Bisi has spent forty-five years on the other side of the glass at BC Studio in Gowanus, engineering records for Brian Eno, Sonic Youth, Swans and Herbie Hancock while quietly building his own body of work as a songwriter. For years he deliberately kept his own music away from the sounds passing through his mixing desk; that changed around 2011, when he let his influences bleed openly into his own records.

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Next up on The Human Recommendation podcast Houston EMO band Hew, their excellent debut album 'Your Version' is streaming everywhere and vinyl via @tinyengines.bsky.social Listen 🎧 over on @mixcloud.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Humanrecomme...

The Human Recommendation #71, Houston band Hew

The Human Recommendation is a weekly radio show on Flirt FM 101.3 in Galway city showcasing the best of indie & alternative music from Ireland and around the globe. But in this special interview side ...

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How "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes went from a modest indie rock hit to a melody chanted in stadiums across the globe youtu.be/0D8BvcTxrl8?...

The Most Famous Seven Notes in Sports | SC Featured

YouTube video by ESPN FC

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Tonight's radio show 📻 on @flirtfm.ie features indie rock/folk/emo/dreampop/dark country and shoegaze! Irish acts include Lemoncello, Sorcha Richardson, Theatre and Bleech 9:3 along with a slew of great acts from around the globe 🌎 #musicdiscovery #teamhuman

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: Damien Joyce talks with sundayclub's Courtney Carmichael and Nikki St. Pierre about the rusty-stringed Mexican Strat that carried "Blue Wave," the challenge that ensues when the bass player misses a gig, and whether 'shoegaze' is a code word for 'awkward' →

The Long Nostalgia of sundayclub's Manitoban Dream Pop

Courtney Carmichael and Nikki St. Pierre discuss signing to Paper Bag Records, moving from rural Manitoba to Winnipeg, and turning pandemic isolation into sundayclub's self-titled debut album.

thetonearm.com

Courtney Carmichael and Nikki St. Pierre discuss signing to Paper Bag Records, moving from rural Manitoba to Winnipeg, and turning pandemic isolation into sundayclub's self-titled debut album. The Tonearm's Damien Joyce comes in from the cold. The Long Nostalgia of sundayclub's Manitoban Dream Pop:

The Long Nostalgia of sundayclub's Manitoban Dream Pop

Courtney Carmichael and Nikki St. Pierre discuss signing to Paper Bag Records, moving from rural Manitoba to Winnipeg, and turning pandemic isolation into sundayclub's self-titled debut album.

thetonearm.com

Tonight at 8pm, show #68 of The Human Recommendation featuring Irish acts SAOL, David Keenan, Gurriers & Theatre. Also, some top indie from the southern hemisphere including GIMMY, Fragile Animals & Office Dog. Tune in on 101.3 FM 📻 in Galway city or @flirtfm.ie #teamhuman #musicdiscovery

So so happy I got to sing on a song with my angels in @aplaceforowls.bsky.social - some of my favorite musicians and also human beings. An honor to be in your orbit. Son of Man is out today!

A Place For Owls@aplaceforowls.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Son of Man - the new single from A Place For Owls and Josaleigh Pollett - is out now

my 13 years at bandcamp are coming to an end - i’ve been laid off along with most of the remaining engineers. best job i’ve ever had, working with the best people you could ever work with. unceremonious end to quite a ride.

Next up on the pod 🎙️Columbus musician Caeleigh Featherstone, who plays bass, guitar, keys, and sings. She is an integral member of the wonderful Ohio band, Saintseneca and wrote, produced, mixed her solo album under Mukiss. Listen 🎧 over on @mixcloud.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Humanrecomme...

Miss the radio show last night? Catch the playback over on the @flirtfm.ie @mixcloud.bsky.social archive. The show playlist and play back ▶️ link below 👇 www.mixcloud.com/FlirtFM_Arch... #teamhuman #musicdiscovery

For your weekly music discovery, tune in at 8pm on 101.3 FM in Galway city or via the web stream at @flirtfm.ie for show #67 of The Human Recommendation #teamhuman #musicdiscovery

"One of the people I was talking to when we were choosing names suggested choosing a name that would pass the 'bar test.' Meaning, if someone's asking for your band name in a loud bar, it needs to be an easy name that they're going to get right off the bat when you're trying to yell it at them."

The Mending — Tahlia Amanson on the Reinvention of Myra Lee

The Brooklyn trio's 'Capture the Flag' features six songs recorded live in two days—and it's the closest Tahlia Amanson has come to telling her parents the truth.

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The Brooklyn trio's 'Capture the Flag' features six songs recorded live in two days—and it's the closest Tahlia Amanson has come to telling her parents the truth. The Tonearm's Damien Joyce gets it all on tape. The Mending — Tahlia Amanson on the Reinvention of Myra Lee:

The Mending — Tahlia Amanson on the Reinvention of Myra Lee

The Brooklyn trio's 'Capture the Flag' features six songs recorded live in two days—and it's the closest Tahlia Amanson has come to telling her parents the truth.

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@clivethompson.bsky.social fyi, a Brooklyn based trio that I highly recommend 🎸

The Tonearm@thetonearm.com · 2mo ago

The Brooklyn trio's 'Capture the Flag' features six songs recorded live in two days—and it's the closest Tahlia Amanson has come to telling her parents the truth. The Tonearm's Damien Joyce gets it all on tape. The Mending — Tahlia Amanson on the Reinvention of Myra Lee:

Katie Ball and David Noonan of Irish shoegazers Just Mustard explain how the band's third album, 'We Were Just Here,' pushes guitars past recognition and why growing up in Ireland's DIY scene infuses their musical ethos with attitude. Distortion, Disruption, and Dundalk — Just Mustard in 3D:

Distortion, Disruption, and Dundalk — Just Mustard in 3D

Katie Ball and David Noonan explain how Just Mustard's third album, 'We Were Just Here,' pushes guitars past recognition and why growing up in Ireland's DIY scene infuses their musical ethos with attitude.

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