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Tess's Indie-Wave

Welcome To Tess's Indie-Wave!

About Me

Hi!I'm Tess, and I am the music director at Tess's Indie-Wave - an internet radio station that focuses on playing melodic music in the New Wave, Classic Alternative, Dream-pop, Synthpop, Brit-pop, Shoegaze, Trip-Hop, Goth, Next Wave & Indie genres. I broadcast at Live365, where I have won an award for The Best Station You've Never Heard. Give a listen here:

I am always looking for new indie artists to include in my playlist, so if you're of that ilk, and make music in any of the above genres - leave me a message here or at my Live365 site, and I'll be in contact. In the meantime - tune in and enjoy!click here to send e-mailTess Henson:-) Music Director Tess's Indie-Wave Layout Provided By FreeCodeSource.com - Browse Layouts

My Interests

Horror movies, horror hosts, cult cinema, rollercoasters, storm-chasing, the Arthurian legends, New Wave, Post-Punk, Classic Alternative & Indie music - these are the prominent things I am obsessed with. I am also a big fan of Stevie Nicks. I enjoy attending horror and sci-fi conventions, and frequent several each year. I am interested in the Occult, and long-legged beasties that go bump in the night. My favorite holiday is Halloween. I've listed my religion as Wiccan - although that is not strictly correct - it's just the closest philosophy they have listed that corresponds with my beliefs. I'm much more eclectic, and take from many different spiritualities - Pagan, Christian, Buddhist, Native American, etc. - whatever fits my spiritual needs at any given time. Rock on!

I'd like to meet:

Tess's Indie-Wave's featured band of the week is - SPACE MARCH!

Check him out here:http://www.myspace.com/spacemarchDiscover & enjoy!

Music:

The Cure, Stevie Nicks, The Cult, New Wave, Post-Punk, Classic Alternative, Dreampop, Britpop, Shoegaze, Trip-hop, Next Wave, Indie, Goth, Darkwave, Synthpop, My Favorite, Interpol, The Arcade Fire, She Wants Revenge, The Organ, The Smiths, The Dears, Calla, Type O Negative, Manic Street Preachers, Pulp, Mansun, Ladytron, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Cranes, Cocteau Twins, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Gary Numan, Tubeway Army, The Epoxies, The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, Future Bible Heroes, The Gothic Archies, Stephin Merritt, Metric, Tegan & Sara, The Melody Unit, Stars, M83, My Bloody Valentine, Chapterhouse, Slowdive, Lush, Muse, Radiohead, H.I.M., Palo Alto, Matt Pond PA, The Essex Green, Trembling Blue Stars, Blue October (US), Arcadia, Bell Hollow, The Caesars, Catherine Wheel, Concrete Blonde, Love & Rockets, Midnight Oil, Eisley, Electric Six, Elkland, Emmon, Faith No More, Fischerspooner, Goldfrapp, Mono, Olive, Hungry Lucy, Tears For Fears, Sisters Of Mercy, Hooverphonic, Morcheeba, Jack Off Jill, Scarling, Jens Lekman, Joy Division, New Order, L7, The Breeders, Belly, Throwing Muses, Mazzy Star, Mary Timony, Yazoo, Melody Club, Morningwood, Morrissey, Oingo Boingo, OMD, OURS, Pitty Sing, Placebo, Queens Of The Stone Age, The White Stripes, Radio 4, VHS Or Beta, The Kaiser Chiefs, Sahara Hotnights, The Donnas, Saint Etienne, Seven Color Sky, Sigur Ros, Simple Minds, Sneaker Pimps, Stellastarr*, Tenacious D, The Birthday Massacre, The Bolshoi, The Bravery, The Cardigans, The Cranberries, The Bloodhound Gang, They Might Be Giants, The Church, The Lightning Seeds, The Lovemakers, The New York Dolls, The Stills, The Sundays, The Tea Party, This Mortal Coil. And that's just a start.

Movies:

My Top Five Favorite Films Of All Time Are:1. Jaws 2. Harold & Maude 3. Excalibur 4. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 5. Forbidden Zone.I also love the films of Dario Argento, David Lynch, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Mario Bava, John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Takashi Miike, Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven (old skool stuff), Michele Soavi, Armand D'Ossorio, Coffin Joe, Bob Clark, Brian DePalma, Don Coscarelli, Clive Barker, Ken Russell, Roger Corman, Lloyd Kaufman, John Waters, Russ Meyer & Wes Anderson.

Television:

Twin Peaks, Profit, Werewolf, Night Flight, Monstervision, 100% Weird, USA UP! All Night, Tales From The Darkside, Monsters, Friday The 13th: The Series, Freddy's Nightmares, The Hitchhiker, 120 Minutes, Headbanger's Ball (classic), The Alternative, American Gothic, Millennium, The X-Files, Hercules, Xena, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Special Unit 2, G vs. E, Knot's Landing, Smallville, Alias, 24, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Stargate SG-1, Masters Of Horror, Rome, Six Feet Under, The Dead Zone, Stargate: Atlantis, Firefly, Surface, Rollergirls, Supernatural, My Name Is Earl, Farscape, Babylon 5, all incarnations of Star Trek, Space 1999, Salvage 1, Nightmare Theatre, Sammy Terry, Lost, Invasion, Cartoon Network's Sunday Night Adult Swim lineup, Subterranean, Tales From The Crypt, Carnivale, Kolchak: The Night Stalker (classic), The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits (classic & current), Poltergeist: The Legacy.

Books:

The Art Of War, Slapstick, Slaughterhouse-Five, Galapogos, Breakfast Of Champions, Player Piano, Cat's Cradle, Palm Sunday, Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, A Confederacy Of Dunces, Fear & Loathing On The Campaign Trail, Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, Still Life With Woodpecker, Even Cowgirls Get The Blues, Skinny Legs And All, Zen & The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, Stranger In A Strange Land, Catch-22, The Mists Of Avalon, Lucifer's Hammer, The Hell Candidate, The Call Of The Wild, White Fang, & anything by Clive Barker, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Peter Straub, Bret Easton Ellis, Edgar Allan Poe & H. P. Lovecraft.

Heroes:

Batman, of course! And Dr. Strange. I'm being facetious - but hey - deal.

My Blog

Another all Indy indie week here at Tess's Indie-Wave!

In honor of the Superbowl-bound Colts, I've decided to feature all Indy & Indiana bands here at Tess' Indie-Wave this week.  So, without further ado, may I present the following bands for you...
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:10:00 PST

How to search for your music on Live365

Hi there!      I used to post a list of all my new adds everytime I updated my playlist - but that got to be some very long lists.  So, here is the easy way for you indie arti...
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:42:00 PST

Tess's Indie-Wave has now returned to regular programming.

Hope you all had a great holiday season!    Tess:-)
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:56:00 PST

Tess's Indie-Wave is now in Christmas mode!

Tune in for the best in unconventional, unusual, non-traditional & irrevent Christmas music.  Merry Christmas from Tess's Indie-Wave!   Tess:-)
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:22:00 PST

Tess's Indie-Wave - Back To Regular Programming

Tune in for the best in New Wave, Next Wave, Classic 80's Alternative, Goth, Shoegaze, Synthpop, Electro & more.  Rock!   Tess:-)  
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:10:00 PST

Tess's Indie-Wave is now in Halloween mode!

Tune in for the BEST in internet radio Halloween programming!  For those of you who are in the process of sending me CD's of your music for airplay - please be aware that I will not return to my ...
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:23:00 PST

Cats

  My cats eat me Dangling fingers into razor pink mouths Drawing back crimson drops Smiling their hunger at me, I become the cat's meow    ...
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Sat, 27 May 2006 01:01:00 PST

An all Indy indie band week at Tess's Indie-Wave

Yep, in honor of the Indianapolis 500, I've rotated my top friends to include an all Indy indie lineup of bands (well, with the exception of The Cure and The Cult who will always remain in my top 8).&...
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Tue, 23 May 2006 05:09:00 PST

New pics of Tess w/Horror movie celebs!

Yes, indeed!  See me posed with Gunnar Hansen, Ken Foree, Tom Sullivan, Joe Nosferatu & Death!  It's amazing, it's awesome, it's stupendous.  Check it out!   Tess;-)...
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:11:00 PST

Weird Tag - now I'm IT.

Alrighty - here 'ya go.  Six weird things about yours truly:   1.  I HAVE to count things in odd numbers - so why oh why does this have to be SIX things?  Think I'll make it seven....
Posted by Tess's Indie-Wave on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 04:03:00 PST