Artist: Dan Griffin

Listening to Dan Griffin 's new album at the moment, this track "Stars and Satellites" being the lead-off track. I'm a sucker for simple, stripped down songs about home, head to his website to download the album for free . Dan Griffin - "Stars and Satellites" by indiemusicfilter

• Dan Griffin - "Stars and Satellites"

[editor's note: Everyone give a hearty welcome to our newest contributor. We have great expectations for him. We're working out a few things, for what we hope becomes a weekly (or more) column. His first real post will be up shortly!] If I had Stephen Colbert's cajhones I would say, "Here I am cyberspace, now welcome me with open arms!" As I am not that self-centered so, I will say – thanks for having me write some of my experiences for you to get some insight and a few chuckles along with a backstage [...]

posted by Matt: Awhile back I organized a small East Coast tour featuring my pals Shotgun Jimmie and The Superfantastics. I also invited a guy I only knew through his Myspace, named Dan Griffin. I guess he figured tagging a long didn't seem like such a bad idea, and met us for the dates. It wasn't long into his first performance before it became obvious that Dan comes by naturally what so many singer/songwriters spend hours on pirated versions of Pro Tools trying to pull-off. He's a pro...such a [...]

• Dan Griffin - She's A Drug

Ever wonder what Pete Doherty was like before heroin: Andrew's Pick Matt and I got a chance to see a small band called The Datsuns in a tiny club when we first moved to Toronto. We had been listening to them for a little while, but didn't really know what to expect from the show. They were playing a club that [...]

• Dan Griffin - East Coast
• The Datsuns - Mother Fucker from Hell