THE iNDiE MACHiNE is – first and foremost – a Toronto-based live music program (Thursdays 6-8 PM on Fusion Radio, and Sundays 10-midnight on Indie Love Radio), featuring the latest and greatest indie rock, pop, folk, electronic and everything in between. But it’s also sooooooo much more than that; encompassing daily music news; album and live music reviews; written and video interviews; new music tracks/videos, two weekly mixtapes, live show coverage, three monthly live music showcases, and our own video series: SESSIONS and WIRED.

HISTORY:

The iM (as we affectionately call it) began as a mixtape series that Toronto native David Marskell would create and pass out amongst friends. In June of 2009, David transferred the iM moniker when he started up a weekly radio show: the very same one on Fusion Radio that you can listen to today… er… that is, if today happens to be a Thursday. Northern-Ontario (Timmins) born Ryan Price joined the team in March 2010 and cemented the co-hosting duo – paving the way for the future escapades of the iM.

NAME:

Pundits, journalists and music aficionados alike often refer to “the indie machine” of the collective music industries when discussing those artists not included in the Top 40 selections or grooming processes of the major labels. They of course MIGHT be referring to us…. but we’re not so sure about that one….YET! A single song can be interpreted in so many different ways by each individual who hears it – reflecting the insular nature of music as a medium of expression; thus we feel the truncated “iM” moniker helps reflect that aspect of music as well.

…AND….. it rhymes…. how awesome is that??!

WHAT’S WITH THE GEARS?:

Gears are obviously an essential component in any mechanical device – ours have 12, 8, and 4 teeth respectively to represent the various iconic musical numbers: 12 semi-tones in an octave, 8 notes in a traditional melodic scale, 4 musical voices (alto, soprano, tenor, bass)… And hey! You know what they say about the squeaky gear/wheel getting the grease; it’s kinda the same thing with journalists and stories. …. and besides, what musician doesn’t like musical gear(s)?

WHAT NEXT?:

Since you’re already here, check out our most recent broadcasts in the EPISODES section, or stream/download some of our most recent mixtapes (often curated by some of your favourite artists – including Dora Alexander, Digits, Foxes In Fiction, The Darcys, Teen Daze, and Tokyo Police Club).

As always, you can also head over to the main page for access to our video players for our in-studio acoustic series SESSIONS, or some of our venue outings in our live series WIRED, or click the “VIDEO CHANNEL” link in the menu bar to see them all in order and displayed as the great spirits of music intended.

Interested in becoming a contributor? Hit the contact link in the menu bar, or at the bottom of the page and drop us a line!

THE iNDiE MACHiNE strives to bring you the best of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Earth’s music – regardless of genre, if it’s awesome, we want people to know about it, and if The iM thinks it’s cool… shouldn’t you?

Whadda ya waiting for? Check em’ out, people….

<3 The Indie Machine