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- 1Tuesday Tracks highlights MC Lars, Knox, Lime Garden, Friday Pilots Club▼Tuesday Tracks: MC Lars, Knox, Lime Garden, Friday Pilots Club
RIFF Magazine's regular Tuesday Tracks feature spotlights new songs from MC Lars, Knox, Lime Garden and Friday Pilots Club, offering listeners a roundup of recent releases worth checking out. The column gives each artist a brief write-up as part of the outlet's ongoing weekly coverage of emerging and established indie and alternative music.
- 2Frankie Rose tops a week of alternative and classic listening●♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Frankie Rose (10) The Psychedelic Furs (8) Magazine (5) Brian Eno (4) Joe Dolan (3). #
One listener's weekly music tally has Frankie Rose in first place with ten plays, followed by The Psychedelic Furs with eight, Magazine with five, Brian Eno with four and Joe Dolan with three, from a total of 195 tracks logged over the week. The list leans heavily on post-punk and art rock acts from the late 1970s and 1980s alongside newer indie pop.
- 3Desolus lands October 15 on Xbox, Switch 2, PC and Mac●Desolus has a release date. Oct 15, 2026 — 13 days away Xbox Series X/S · Switch 2 · PC · Mac Track it once. If the date
The indie game Desolus has been given a release date of October 15, 2026, arriving on Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC and Mac. The date falls just under two weeks away, and release trackers are adding countdowns for the launch across all four platforms.
- 4Billboard Highlights Six Latin Music Week 2026 Panels for Independent Artists▼Are You an Independent Artist? Here Are 6 Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 Panels You Can’t Miss
Billboard has previewed six panels at Latin Music Week 2026 aimed at independent artists, offering guidance on navigating the industry without major-label backing. The programming focuses on practical advice for self-releasing musicians, from distribution to marketing. Coverage is drawing attention from Latin music professionals and indie artists planning to attend the industry event.
- 5Blossoms Top One Listener's Weekly Music Chart●♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Blossoms (20) Nothing But Thieves (18) Mystery Jets (10) a-ha (2) Cyndi Lauper (2). #
A music listener has shared their top five most-played artists of the past week: Blossoms led with 20 plays, followed by Nothing But Thieves with 18, Mystery Jets with 10, and a-ha and Cyndi Lauper with two each. The tally came from 64 total tracks logged via the music tracking service Last.fm. It is a personal listening snapshot rather than a general chart, reflecting one person's current favourites among British indie rock and 1980s pop acts.
- 6Mighty Sparrow tops a personal weekly music listening chart●♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Mighty Sparrow (35) The Posies (27) Material Issue (20) The High Dials (12) Freedy Joh
A music listener has shared their weekly top artists, with calypso legend Mighty Sparrow leading at 35 plays, followed by power pop acts The Posies, Material Issue and The High Dials, and singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. The week totalled 318 scrobbles tracked through Last.fm, a modest but eclectic mix of calypso, 1990s power pop and indie folk.
- 7"The Courtroom" Puts Immigration Bureaucracy on Stage▼In “The Courtroom,” Transcripts and Breathwork Help Make the Nightmare of Immigration Bureaucracy Come Alive
"The Courtroom," a documentary stage work about the US immigration system, is drawing attention for its use of real court transcripts and audience breathwork exercises to immerse viewers in the drawn-out ordeal of immigration proceedings. Writers at Indy Week describe the piece as making the nightmare of immigration bureaucracy come alive, turning legal paperwork and hearings into a visceral live experience.
- 8Bellydancer's writing lesson sparks dialogue craft discussion●This week, what a bellydancer named Marjhani taught me about dialogue and showing, without ever reading a word I wrote.
Writer and blogger The Writing King has published a new essay describing how a bellydancer named Marjhani taught him lessons about writing dialogue and showing rather than telling, despite never reading any of his work. The piece is being shared among indie authors and writing community circles this week as a reminder that craft insights can come from unexpected places outside the page.
- 9Richmond Live Music Roundup Features Public Image Ltd▼RVA Live Music | Public Image Ltd, Celler Dwellers, I Have A Dreampop Fest, Squirrel Flower, Curtis Sydnor
Richmond's live music calendar this week includes shows by Public Image Ltd, Celler Dwellers and Curtis Sydnor, alongside Squirrel Flower and the I Have A Dreampop Fest. The listing from RVA Mag highlights a busy stretch of concerts across the city, spanning post-punk, indie rock and dream pop for local audiences.
- 10Jacob Sharp Returns to North Carolina With New Music●Jacob Sharp Is Back in North Carolina With New Music
North Carolina musician Jacob Sharp is back in the state and releasing new music, according to INDY Week. The outlet highlights his return to the North Carolina scene and the new material that comes with it, drawing attention from local music followers interested in what he has been working on.
- 11New Music Discovery playlist highlights Maisi and the Disco, PISS and Petra●New Music Discovery playlist, 2 October 2026: Maisi and the Disco, PISS, Petra, Parade, Emma Ogier, Amiture Music
The Line of Best Fit has released its New Music Discovery playlist for 2 October 2026, spotlighting emerging artists including Maisi and the Disco, PISS, Petra, Parade, Emma Ogier and Amiture Music. The playlist rounds up new tracks from lesser-known acts, offering listeners a weekly guide to fresh releases across indie and alternative music.
- 12Demo Wheel livestream returns Wednesday with special guest●This Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST, the Demo Wheel will return and it BEGS to be spun! As always, I will spin that wheel, I w
A gaming streamer is bringing back the Demo Wheel segment this Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST, spinning a wheel to randomly pick an indie game demo to play for 20 minutes at a time. This week's edition features a guest appearance by Roberto Cespi, creator of the game Sword Of Mine, who will presumably discuss his title during the stream.
- 13Gamers Share What They're Playing This Week●Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of September 27th https:// beehaw.org/post/28736378
Beehaw's community has opened its weekly thread asking members what games they are playing during the week of September 27th. These recurring threads give players a space to swap recommendations, discuss current releases and share progress on ongoing games. Participation so far appears modest, but such weekly threads are a fixture of gaming communities and regularly draw comments about everything from new indie titles to long-running favourites.