An assortment of interesting things I've found around the web this weekend: +/- , "Steal the Blueprints" (via Sixeyes ) Arrah and the Ferns : head over to My Old Kentucky Blog to hear a couple interesting songs from this band. Archer Avenue , "Lo Siento Bambino" (via My Old Kentucky Blog ) Archer Avenue was the previous band of Margot and the Nuclear So & Sos' lead singer, Richard Edwards. The band's full [...]

Received an email the other day from Beat Radio after I posted their (amazing) song " Treetops ". They emailed to let me know that they have just posted their entire new album on the web for free. Honestly, just go get it now . I'm not going to kill myself trying to describe their sound (melody and harmony-adorned shoegaze-lite, slow builds, layered guitars, emotional not emo, timeless). Beat Radio remind me of that little downtown boutique shop [...]

Bellmore, NY Beat Radio is led by New Yorker Brian Sendrowitz . You can download the new LP at the Beat Radio MySpace page . How can you beat that? "Treetops" Beat Radio on MySpace

The website of Israeli indie-band missFlag is up and running again, and that means you have the better source for downloading their songs than MySpace. Here are two newer ones, and you'll get a few more on the site. Don't miss them! http://www.missflag.com/ Dive Rise And Win (MP3) Twisted Reaching Hands (MP3) [...]
Don't forget you can hear all three songs on the weekly Fingertips podcast, along with commentary that might or might not be much like the blurbs you see here. And there's a bonus song each week, too. Podcasts are usually online by Friday; more info about all that here . THIS WEEK'S FINDS week of Oct. 15-21 "Eyelashes" - the Panda Band Loping along with a kitchen-sink variety of sounds and musical moments, "Eyelashes" is a song that I think will satisfy both those who enjoy songwriting [...]
Arrah & the Ferns : "Science Books" [mp3] from Evan Is A Vegan Arrah and the Ferns MySpace page Beat Radio : free and legal "The Great Big Sea" album download [mp3] "They Took the Sound Out of Sound" [mp3] Coconut Monkeyrocket : several tracks [mp3] "Accidental Beatnik" [mp3] Coconut Monkeyrocket & Martinibomb : free and legal split EP [mp3] [...]
Late last year I came across the band Beat Radio, but I can't recall how I did that. But, no matter, I'm here to tell those of you who didn't catch them the first time around that the band has just made their debut album available as a free download. Just follow the Beat Radio link below, and bearing that link is the brief piece I wrote about Beat Radio last year. New York based band, Beat

This always happens to me. Whenever a high profile indie release comes around, (let's say The Hold Steady, for example) something else with a lot less hype ends up keeping my attention and that big release sits in a stack somewhere. That low profile release stuck in my sound system is The Great Big Sea by Beat Radio. The Great Big Sea is the debut LP by Beat Radio. They had released the six song ecstatic EP in 2005. Those six songs are included in The Great Big Sea along with five new compositions. [...]

There is a lot to like about Brian Sendrowitz. Sure, his outfit - Beat Radio - writes amazing pop songs, but more importantly he embraces everything I like about the music community. Rather than trying to make it on one hit, Brian and the rest of his indie collective is focusing on building a fan base and getting their music out to anyone who will listen. Writing music that fits into whatever style the kids are listening to (post-punk, emo) is one thing. Writing music that is part of who [...]

Beat Radio is an indie pop collective from Bellmore, NY. Lead singer Brian Sendrowitz has a voice that reminds of a polaroid picture; it's faded, yet conjures memories I wish I could relive. Treetops is an important addition to everyone's music collection. Add this Band on Myspace Web Mix [...]
Once again, in no particular order. . . Mew - The Zookeeper's Boy (thelawshavechanged.blogspot.c om) Snowden - Anti-Anti (kissatlanta.com) Beat Radio - Everything is Temporary (callmemickey.blogspot.com) The Supremes - Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart (areseven.blogspot.com) The Eyes - When The Night Falls (areseven.blogspot.com) Ike & Tina Turner - Come Together (moistworks.com) Mcneal And

new Beat Radio tracks from the forthcoming album The Great Big Sea Brian from Beat Radio just hit me up with two tracks from their upcoming albums. Their track Treetops from last year was one of my absolute favorites to drop. Beat Radio can be characterized by fuzzy guitars, driving melodies, and warm, familiar and honest feeling vocals. A true gem in the "great big sea" of indie rock music.. MP3: Beat Radio - Fearful [...]