May Wrap-Up @ The Secret Stash

Our adventures in the futility of building community continues!  How much music can we post before people naturally catch on? Another social experiment at its finest, and further proof we’re likely doing more with your music than even you are! Make no mistake – the spirit of this project cannot be broken, try as you […]Read More

SBS Podcast 100

It’s that magical time of the week – and a reminder to get in on the action in supporting the independent music-scene – it’s Proof Of Purchase Vol. 4 on the SBS Podcast!  A full lineup of incredible cuts and first impressions from the recent harvest at Bandcamp – don’t forget to get involved on […]Read More

SBS Podcast 092

Another audio odyssey deep into the independent music-scene! Join us as we explore tunes from all over the globe in all kinds of styles & sounds, featuring music by: Pete Gustard, School Friends, Annalisa, Silent Gnomes, Chasing Jonah, Paul The Trombonist, Evoletah, a double-shot of the past & present from Lola de Hanna, and we’ll […]Read More

Your Official BEST NEW SOUND of 2017!

Thank-you to all the incredible people out there that came out to vote in this year’s quest for the BEST NEW SOUND of 2017! All-in-all, definitely another successful adventure – we had nearly 3x the amount of votes as we had last year! And as those votes came in, day after day & update after […]Read More

3/4 Standings For Best New Sound 2017!

Last update before the final verdict!  Thank-you all for the incredible enthusiasm and votes during the first 3/4 of our reader-vote for BEST NEW SOUND 2017!  Continue to vote until Dec. 30th at midnight!  If you cast your ballot and you want to vote again, you can do that up to seventeen times a day…be […]Read More

1/2 Standings For Best New Sound 2017!

Thank-you all for the incredible enthusiasm and votes during the first half of our reader-vote for BEST NEW SOUND 2017!  Continue to vote until Dec. 30th at midnight!  If you cast your ballot and you want to vote again, you can do that up to seventeen times a day…be patient with the ol’ system though…if […]Read More

1/4 Standings For Best New Sound 2017!

Thank-you all for the incredible enthusiasm and votes during the first quarter of our reader-vote for BEST NEW SOUND 2017!  Continue to vote until Dec. 30th at midnight!  If you cast your ballot and you want to vote again, you can do that up to seventeen times a day…be patient with the ol’ system though…if […]Read More

SBS Reader-Vote For Best New Sound 2017 Is Open!

Welcome to the official SBS Reader-Vote, where we turn the controls over to YOU in efforts to help us determine the BEST NEW SOUND of 2017.  All albums & EPs submitted from December 2016 through to the end of November 2017 were considered for this year’s list – and out of the hundreds we reviewed, […]Read More

SBS Podcast 038

A killer lineup of tunes including all the bands/artists from our top-10 list for you to hear before the upcoming reader-vote from Dec. 15th-30th! Check out tunes from: Dazor, Eon MC Etc., J Speed, Paul The Trombonist, Sam & The Black Seas, Sienná, Smoking Martha, Vaultry, Victory Fires and Yellow Paper Planes from this year’s […]Read More

SBS Best New Sound 2017 Nominations – Paul The Trombonist

SBS Best New Sound Nominations Day Four:  Paul The Trombonist Exciting new combinations and ideas in music are something we’re always searching for when listening to records & reviewing them here at sleepingbagstudios – and early-on in the year, one of those unique gems revealed itself – Paul The Trombonist.  With his album Journey To […]Read More