December Wrap-Up @ The Secret Stash

Ohhhhhhhh but we have some laughs, don’t we? When we started the SBS Secret Stash Of Stellar Singles, it was a genuine test to see what the organic level of support for the independent music-scene really is out there…a metrics test, if you will – or at least, checking to see if there’s a heartbeat […]Read More

SBS Podcast 133

Scary good!  And rather friendly on the whole, despite this being the month of Halloween & all – the water’s much warmer than you think at this time of year!  Tune in & turn up for another incredible episode filled with live wire vibes & unique melodies gathered from throughout our incredible independent music-scene on […]Read More

Birds Over Arkansas – “Sunflower”

Birds Over Arkansas – “Sunflower” – Single Review I feel like I’ve been waiting for this moment for a very long time…hoping that Birds Over Arkansas would return to these pages of ours and my speakers with some brand-new music.  Turns out I was the one not paying full attention – we last checked in […]Read More

June Wrap-Up @ The Secret Stash

Well look at that will ya?  Nearly twenty whole subscribers!  In just six short months! Who said it could be done, right? Did we feature your music at the SBS Secret Stash Of Stellar Singles in June?  You don’t even know, do you? We have endless faith in this project & know it won’t stay […]Read More

SBS Podcast 079

Stunning tunes from the lefts to the rights! Come enjoy a full show of awesome melodies & moving music, featuring West My Friend, Bees In A Bottle, Modern Day Poets, The Yellow Dress, School Friends, The Basewalks, Birds Over Arkansas, and A Choir Of Ghosts. We’ve also got the brand-new single from Collins And Streiss […]Read More

SBS Podcast 040

40 of the most inspirational cuts we’ve stumbled upon from our first five years – and what a lineup of songs it truly is! Now to be clear…we’re not saying anything ridiculous like, best 40 songs you’ll ever hear in your life or any kind of click-bait headline – we’re telling it like it is, […]Read More

SBS Podcast 020

15 amazing tunes from the independent music-scene that we discovered over 2016…all released as singles & technically weren’t eligible for our annual contest for Best New Sound – but they certainly still get recognized here on our show for the amazing contribution they made to music last year! And besides that…all that awesomeness makes for […]Read More

Birds Over Arkansas – “So Much Sky”

Birds Over Arkansas – “So Much Sky” – Single Review It would be impossible not to be enthusiastically drooling from the corners of the mouth knowing that Birds Over Arkansas are back with a brand-new single after releasing one of the most stunning singles I’ve ever heard in MY ENTIRE LIFE with their last one […]Read More

SBS Podcast With Ryan & Jer 022

A short all-music episode on the SBS Podcast with Ryan & Jer still equals TONS of awesomeness! Featuring music from: Birds Over Arkansas – DWARF – Red Martian – A Love Like Pi And we’ll start it all off with a song from this year’s reader-voted Best New Sound of 2015 here at sleepingbagstudios: Count […]Read More

Birds Over Arkansas – “Forgotten Lights”

Birds Over Arkansas – “Forgotten Lights” – Single Review Great to see/hear this band is already back in action; it wasn’t so long ago really that we reviewed their last EP, and since then we’ve gone on to continue to support Birds Over Arkansas on the SBS Podcast with Ryan & Jer to play their […]Read More