Now I am truly excited to be spreading the word about this particular music outlet. Unusually named, Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist(better known to regulars as 'BIRP.fm') is one of those sites that just make an ageing guy like me feel young again. Back in the days when you felt like every band you ever listened to was lower than underground and you would plug them and worship them like they were your little secret; damn it was a cool feeling. But then you got older, shit (life) got in the way and you don't have time anymore to keep up to date with anything. The lowest you get into underground is who is playing at the biggest indie rock festivals, and the fact that I say biggest says something about how little known they really are.
To cut out of this self righteous bullshit about being cool and underground, Blalock's Indie Rock Playlistis actually a brilliant music blog that does everything from interviews, reviews, announcements, and archiving to (what I think is the best part) releasing a monthly 120 song playlist in the form of a downloadable torrent, complete with maybe one or two bands you've actually heard before. I was stoked to find so many different new artists, most of whom come from some weird country in Europe and haven't got any other releases then the demo's from the playlist.
With 120 songs on the playlist you're bound to find a few things you like and I myself recently have been introduced to so many fricken cool bands that I literally cannot stop listening to. One of my fav's discovered from the playlist, a little british indie band that go by the name of Little Cometsthat I'm actually listening to at the moment.
The other cool part about this is that it battles one of the only downsides about torrents in that every playlist comes with an original and wicked cover art that gets chucked into your iTunes account; for example, the May issue to your left. The May playlist is out now so:
With 120 songs on the playlist you're bound to find a few things you like and I myself recently have been introduced to so many fricken cool bands that I literally cannot stop listening to. One of my fav's discovered from the playlist, a little british indie band that go by the name of Little Comets that I'm actually listening to at the moment. 
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