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Whatever It Takes
Imagine Dragons returns with Whatever It Takes
Imagine Drangons is one of those groups that take the time necessary to make new music, and is that when the muse arrives, they certainly stand out…
One More Light
One More Light: Track by track
Nobody Can Save Me Much to my surprise this is actually a strong start. I groaned at the auto-tuned opening, but the track itself is an effective look…
Exitoca
Cristobal And The Sea - Everything's souped up
Disparate musical styles souped up together can only produce two types of music - one that squarely falls on its face or one that is thoroughly…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Mediocre Pop on John Legend ''Darkness and Light''
No matter If you are a big fan of mainstream music or not, you probably appreciate when your favorite musician makes an effort to step out of his…
LoveBlood
King Charles - Loveblood
As King Charles released a new album, New Orleans, just this week, I would like to write about the artist's 2012 release, Loveblood. This is an…
Off The Radar
Noga Erez Delivers One Of This Year's Best Records
It’s been couple of weeks since I have reviewed politically charged album. Shocking! At one point, I had a feeling every album I am covering is…
Heart Blanche
Why, CeeLo, Why?
Aquí es un cumplido que se le puede dar a un artista: un gran cantante puede cantar una agenda y hacer que suene extraordinario. Por desgracia,…
Last Year Was Complicated
Nick Jonas wastes talent with his new Videoclip.
Ultimately there are many young hopefuls in pop music, many soloists who are giving enough to talk for its good music, and Nick Jonas is no exception…
In the Kingdom of Dreams
Ian Felice - Are memories just dreams?
When poets get to singing… For some it is a problem, for others, it is a blessing, Dylan, Cohen, Simon, Oberst and yes, based on his first…
The Getaway
Red hot Chili Peppers returns with everything.
When we talk about legendary bands, bands that those 80's years that the sun still sound today and that give those hard rock instruments to…
Growing Up Is For Trees
Growing Up Is For Trees
Let me get one thing straight – these guys are not from Barcelona, they are from Scandinavia. How could something so cheerful come from a…
reputation
Undeserved reputation Of Taylor Swift
What a glorious promotional campaign it was! Removing everything from YouTube, mysterious teasers, mischievous video for Look What You Made Me Do that…
Yellow Light (Despicable Me 3 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
What's happened to Pharrell's magic touch?
Ok, I’ll come right out and admit it. I just went to see Despicable Me 3, a few days ago. Of course, it was because I was in the company of …
IN DREAM
Editors Have Kunst and They Are Not Afraid To Use It
When their debut album The Black Room was released in 2005, it represented a true revolution of post-punk. Editors became a band everyone was taking…
All You Zombies Dig the Luminosity
Burnt Sugar - Quite bright luminosity
Greg Tate has been at his Burnt Sugar project, one of the many he has on, for more than 18 years now. While he’s not guiding this musical conglomerate…
Fake Famous
Fake Famous
The hard-bitten and prolific Sacramento rapper Mozzy shifts slightly to accessibility on his first album of 2017. YG, Jadakiss,and G-Eazy are featured…
Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins
Can Wider Audiences Be More Prophetic About Chuck Now?
Chuck Prophet has been around since the times Green On Red roamed the wide fields of roots rock in the Eighties. Those were the heady days, with The…
Hard Love
Strand Of Oaks And The Effects Touring Can Have On Music
On his previous record Heal, Tim Showalter faced his biggest fears, all of his losses and sadness, and sublimed them into songs. It all lead to…
Blak And Blu
#tbt Clark - Body Riddle
Third album of a talented electronic musician Chris Clark who performs under simple name Clark was warm supersonic hug of cordial welcoming into the…
Vulnicura
Bjork's Tryst with Virtual Reality
She has always been one of the pioneers in experimentation in the world of music. I remember when I heard my first Bjork album Debut back in my…
Pure Comedy
The Political Statement byFather John Misty
Ever since Josh Tillman took a sarcastic alias Father John Misty, two great albums emerged from his psyche with love pains as major theme. On his…
Codex Omega
… But Codex Omega Is A Close Second
After becoming more a symphonic than death metal on their past two records (especially on Titan, an album stuffed with over-the-top compositions that…
Say What You Mean (Radio Edit)
Pop Artist EM Is Giving Us Taylor Swift Vibes in her Latest Spotify Single Release “Say What You Mean”
Have you guys listened to Pop Icon EM’s latest Spotify single release titled “Say What You Mean”? The track is giving us…
Blood of the Saints
#tbt: Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints
Key years in career of Powerwolf occur in two year intervals, and everything started in 2003. Two years later, Return inBloodred came out, and then…
7
Seal and his lucky number 7?
On Twitter, Seal announced it as his seventh studio album. Though that could be open for discussion, 7' is his first original album in years. His…
Stimmt
Aidan Baker - Stimmt
The highly prolific Canadian drone/noise/shoegaze musician Aidan Baker seemingly comes out with new albums every few months or so. May it be Nadja,…
Don't Let The Kids Win
The Kids Won After All
A while back KatCigarette, reviewing one of Julia Jacklin’s singles warned you in these (web)pages what you could potentially expect from her album “…
Beautiful Lies
“Beautiful lies” by Birdy - an emotional journey you won’t forget
Birdy is an incredibly talented and internationally recognized 20-year-old British artist that has won the Female Solo Artist International…
Dave Keegan
Dave Keegan - Dave who?
When you get caught into a music style (or quite a few of them) when you’re younger, they seem to stay with you forever. Psychedelic pop,…
Stitch Puppy
Acoustic Symbolism
Here is a manifestation of multi tasking: you are leading a punk-rock band Lagwagon while participating in million other music projects and you find…
Hearts on Fire
FMLYBND: Hearts On Fire EP
In a scene dominated by button-pushing DJs encouraging fans to “put their hands up,” the energy of a live electronica …
Centres
Centres Hit The Centre
Judging by his albums so far, you can call Canadian composer/musician/singer Ian William Craig’ music anything but a run of the mill ambient/neo-…
Resistor
Go, Lera!
American singer-songwriter received worldwide recognition with her appearance in the TV show True Detective and contribution to its soundtrack.…
The Origin Of Love (Deluxe)
Oh, Why Did Mika Go Downward
On his debut album, Mika pleasantly surprised all us with his exuberant amd catchy tunes. The follow-up The Boy Who Knew Too Much brought perfection,…
Room Inside The World
New Ought. Ought To be As Before
Four years ago, when Pitchfork was still a relevant medium for independent and experimental music, Ought appeared under the Best New Music section and…
A Song I Can Live With
Chip Taylor - Another Great Waiting To Be Re-discovered
Luckily, not everybody has forgotten Chip Taylor. After all, he is to get inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For those who have forgotten&…
Minor Victories (Orchestral Variations)
Mogwai's, Slowdive's and Editor's SuperGroup In The Purest Instrumental Form
After the eponymous debut, Minor Victories have prepared an interpretative surprise with their new release. In case you didn’t know, this is a…
The Bride
A Bride For a Gloomy Existence
Natasha Khan known as Bat For Lashes cease to amaze the individuals who await a new album from the songstress. Bat For Lashes as a whole concept…
Te Amo, Te Extraño
Caibo premiered his new video: I love you, I miss you
The marabinos of Caibo presented last November 24 the video I love you, I miss you, first single from his upcoming album which will be launched in…
What About
A Tasty Piece Of Fusion Cake
Zaa is a band from Serbia and is one of the most original bands coming from my country. On the first two albums their music was a classic mix of…
DROGAS Light
DROGAS Light
Lupe Fiasco’s new album introduces itself with a shocking display of force: “Dopamine Lit (Intro)” is two minutes and 49 seconds of foghorn bass,…
Bloodroot
Bloodroot Shouldn't Be Scary
At one point, French composer and pianist Eric Satie was considered too obscure and it was thought he would remain so. These days he seems to be one…
Moon Shoes EP
Ravyn Lenae undefining a genre
For many, the summer is a time for letting loose (aka partying), but for those who slow down during the summer, I have found you the perfect music by…
Sand
Dans Dans - Sand
Dans Dans are a Belgian instrumental jazz-rock/psychedelic rock trio, who have released quite a few critically acclaimed albums through the years.…
Something More Than Free
10\10 for Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell is James Blunt for people who know what music is. Even though James Blunt’s latest album proved that he knows how to sound like…
To Pimp A Butterfly
Deep Hop
I am not into hip hop so I was battling with myself a lot while I was giving a chance to the album that topped year-end-charts in 2015. It took a long…
The Optimist
Anathema Continues Avoiding Metal
Liverpool's Anathema onset their career at the start of the 90s as a doom metal group, who would have thought they would profile themselves as one…
Dopamine
BØRNS Dopamine Album Review
Take a dreamy trip through electronic daze known as BØRNS. Garrett Borns better known by his stage name BØRNS, released his…
Au crépuscule de l'espérance
Akitsa - Au crepuscule de l'esperance
Akitsa are a renowned Canadian black metal band, who tend to mix black metal, noise rock and punk influences, and who could also be put under the…
Prédateurs
Les Discrets – Prédateurs [Review]
Les Discrets are a band hailing from France that really shook up the metal scene with their debut called Septembre et ses dernières pens&…
Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
The fifth album from Anna Kitten Pie Is a masterpiece. The least erotic of their albums, this one seems to be more about current events and the doomed…
Atacama Dreaming
Pontiacs - Atacama Dreaming
Pontiacs are another fascinating Chilean psychedelic rock band, who mix rather melodic neo-psych and 60s psych vibe with modern day psychedelia.…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes arrives namesake.
After long months of waiting, the big Tomates Fritos have taken the plunge and released their new self-titled album, if, likewise, namesake.…
Purple
Shock me, I needed a surprise
After two excellent albums, Baroness released Yellow and Green, an album that saw them completely (well, not completely, but close to that) changing…
Thatched Roof Glass House
Thatched Roof Glass House by Alpha Cat
Alpha Cat’s new album Thatched Roof Glass House is a contradiction in terms from the title on down to the songs. It is a m…
Discovery of Honey
#tb Sandstone - Purging The Past
There is one interesting band from the second biggest city in Ireland called Derry that I have discovered in 2009 and fell in love with.…
Devil Is Fine
A Match Made In Hell
Chuck Shuldiner’s statement “Let the Metal Flow” outstandingly describes the world of metal. It’s a genre…
OK Computer
Ok Computer is officially 20 years old
How do you sum up the cultural impact of an album like Ok Computer? In the 20 years since its release Radiohead's third album has become a go-to…
Collection
Collection
The songwriter Sophie Allison has built a following with her Bandcamp bedroom recordings, but on this new record, she upgrades to a full band, giving…
Second Hand Heart
Say Ben, are you a little bit country?
So, there you are. It’s 2014 and you have just won the 11th series of X Factor in the UK. While the Bill Withers’ soul classic &…
The Sweet Release of Death
The Sweet Release Of Death, Rotterdam's Finest Noise Rock
Sometimes, a name of the band can discover a lot about the band, and sometimes the name is a total flop that has nothing to do with the music the band…
reputation
biggest disappointments of 2017
ARCADE FIRE - Everything Now Flop is sometimes a byproduct of failed expectations, and not of the album's quality per se. Why are…
Absolution (New 09 version)
#tbt: Muse - Absolution
Let’s go back to the time when Muse were able to verify their identity. I remember buying their album Absolution, putting it in my CD player and…
Blurred Harmony
The Parson Red Heads - The Right Heads
So you’re missing the shimmering guitars and harmonies of Kingsbury Manx? Or, maybe, you’re quite disappointed with the new Shins album (rightfully so…
Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 - Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 is a quite well-known psychedelic rock/drone/space rock project of Justin Wright, who started the project in Los Angeles. Expo 70 has…
No Rain, No Rose
Storytellers Are Back In Style
If John Prine and Mitch Hedberg had a baby…” goes the bio blurb on John Craigie’s website. Sure, you cite those favorable comments that suit you, and…
Outside The Box
Hacktivist -Outside The Box
There is something incisive about artists who use their music as a tool for political activism. I believe the final product returns to the…
All Hail the Yeti
#tb All Hail The Yeti's Debut
Internet, overpopulated urban areas, abundance of concert arenas and mass production of fanbases are causing ugly fight between bands for the place in…
Blood Moon
This is How Spending Time in Nature Sounds
Martin Craft is a composer and a producer who currently resides at Berlin, London and Joshua Tree. He is performing under a stage name M. Craft and,…
Biased Advice
EXEK - Biased Advice
EXEK are an Australian garage rock/post-punk/noise-rock band from Melbourne. Their latest album ''Biased Advice'' came out a couple of…
II
Leather Slave - II
Leather Slave are an interesting American raw noise-rock band, whose latest album ''II'' came out back in 2015. Leather Slave are…
FutureSex/LoveSounds
Futuresex\Lovesounds was Timberlake's Zenith
Only few singers who were once members of boy bands have succeeded in developing even stronger solo career. If I had to pick two of them, one of them…
Across The Multiverse
Dent May - Multi-versing the Musical Universe
Anybody who is a fan of harmony-filled pop rock the late sixties or early Seventies, s well as any current variations of this musical theme has surely…
The Hope Six Demolition Project
Bravo, PJ Harvey!
The Hope Six Demolition Project is an extremely suggestive album. It is almost as suggestive as the author herself. Just when I thought that PJ Harvey…
"Awaken, My Love!"
Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love! [Review]
Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover is back! After launching an awesome TV show, Atlanta (check it out, it’s great), Glover got back into…
Stubborn Persistent Illusions
DO MAKE SAY THINK and Listen To This Album
So many comebacks this year! I am thinking there must be something in the stars. If there is, Do Make Say Think have definitely captured it. They…
Salvation
Salvation by Cult of Luna: post-metal bliss
I’ll say this right on the start: Salvation is probably one of my top 3 favorite albums. I never had any serious thought about that subject…
Requiem
Goat - Requiem
The Swedish psychedelic rock greats Goat have just released their new album ''Requiem''. As is usually the case, then Goat albums tend…
The Electric Lady
Sophisticated Icon
Janelle Monae is a young glamorous lady who has rhythm, blues and soul running through her veins. There is no blood in her music. Everything is clean.…
We The Generation (Deluxe Edition)
The Curse of The Second Album
With their first album, the music band from London occupied the top of the charts and then many awards enriched the beginning of their career,…
LNZNDRF
The National Beirut
After the collaboration of the members of The National and Menomena (aka Pfarmers), the time has come for The National and Beirut to work on their…
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
Hampshire & Foat - Galaxies Unfold
Way back in the Seventies jazz pianist Lonnie ‘Liston’ Smith pushed the space/spiritual jazz in a very relaxed, soulful direction, with traces of…
Circles and Squares
Seth who?
Seth Swirsky I said. Seth who? A composer sonngrwiter, movie director... Never heard? How about a guy who wrote Love Is A Beautiful Thing that was a…
Belong
Belong
The third album from studied Brooklyn chamber-pop ensemble San Fermin benefits from a sharper focus. But its lyrics signify depth and meaning without…
Quentin Tarantino The Essential (Spotify Exclusive)
How Ennio Morricone Won His First Oscar
And that is how Morricone had finally won his first Oscar only two years ago. Although soundtrack for Hateful Eight is a solid one, the situation…
Sound the Alarm
Less Than Jake Sound More Than Alarming
Ska punk boys from Florida known as Less Than Jake have once again skillfuly intersected downtempo ska rhythyms, midtempo punk=rock and…
Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch - Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch are a well-known stoner rock/stoner metal band from the US. They have released a long list of great and almost legendary albums, but my…
Resolute
Stu Larsen - Resolute: to do good
These days it ahem there is a proliferation of singer/songwriters inspired by a similar generation from the Seventies. Like then, today’s batch can be…
Dark Sky Island
Wake Up, Enya!
Eithne Ni Bhraonain, known as Enya Brennan or simply Enya is the most-sold Irish artist in the history of the world. Maybe she is born with it, and…
The Great Plains
Thomas Dybdahl - Great Plains With An Accent On Great
Mention Thomas Dybdahl’s name in his native Norway and everybody’ will know who you’re talking about. After all, his first solo album from about…
Grim Weepers
Morbid, Morbid, Morbid
Grim Weepers is the fourth album by Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks, and the first one after the four year hiatus followed by EP Halloween is Here.…
Stronger in Numbers
Stronger With or Without Numbers
PledgeMusic has been a resource many a musician has been using recently to make sure that their work sees the light of day and then promoted further.…
7
Seal Has A Soul
Cuando usted es un juez en el show de talento musical más popular en el mundo, la voz, es obviamente difícil de seeprate su creatividad a…
Hidden Cities
Horse Lords - Hidden Cities
Horse Lords is a psychedelic rock/krautrock/experimental rock band from Baltimore. They released ''Hidden Cities'' back in 2014, and…
The Deep Set
Deep Set, Deep Melodies
There are certain things that always come up to mind when you mention New Zealand and music - the first is Kiwi Rock, as a specific genre, the second…
Phase 3
Skeppet - Phase 3
Skeppet are an interesting Danish band that venture in the realm of psychedelic rock, electronic music and space rock influenced ambient drones. Their…
Goose Snow Cone
Coping Mechanisms
The clinical frankness of the title of indie veteran Aimee Mann’s latest album Mental Illness (2016) is actually meant as a jab…
Flower Boy
Tyler Hits Another Bull’s Eye
Okay, Tyler The Creator released his latest effort titled Flower Boy a while ago and since no one decided to offer a review of the album ‘…
Supernature
Goldfrapp's Supernature
Formed in 1999, Goldfrapp has been putting out smooth electronic, synth driven glam rock on a regular basis ever since. The electrifying…
Pacific Myth (Deluxe)
Metal Trailblazers of CrowdFunding
Talking and writing about the new Protest The Hero is interesting for million reasons. If we leave the brutal quality of these fun Canadian…
The Gamble
Refined Experiment
Reunions of past collaborators can often be disappointing, especially when it comes to art projects. Luckily, Nils Frahm did not fall into that trap…
Lonerism
Lonerism
Critics’ new favorite band Tame Impala are becoming one of the most successful alternative acts of our time. They also have one album that I…
Signs of Light
More Head, Less Heart
The Head And The Heart is a young band from Seattle who got recognized with their self-titled debut due to its irresistible sensitive…
Death Index
Death Index - Death Index
Death Index are an American noise rock/garage rock/punk band who recently came out with a fine full-length self-titled album. The album packs some…
Scorpion
Will Johnson Is Painting With Words
Austin is a city well known for its folk and country. Support for such a notion came from Curnet Marie Andrews who released a magnificent album last…
Mowing
Nau is Now?
The current indie scene is so diversified and abundant with knew, or completely unknown names that it can be mind boggling, so you have to opt for one…
Virgo Tendencies, Pt. II
A Raw and Honest Story
The suburban Chicago songbird has released her winter follow-up to its summer sibling Virgo Tendencies Part 1. The triple threat superstar's…
Vagabundo
Dos Décadas del Influyente Vagabundo Creado Por Robi Draco Rosa
Hace 20 años se gestó una de los diamantes musicales más importante de la era del rock alternativo en españ…
EVOL
Future of Hip Hop
Hip hop and rap music are very demanding. In order to stay at the top of the game, you have to release new stuff frequently. It is a road paved by Lil…
Over the Edge
Over the edge
Oakland “stoner violence” trio Connoisseur’s entire debut LP is about the pleasures and politics of smoking weed.&…
Once More 'Round The Sun
Once more scoring the jackpot
Mastodon is one of those bands that just can’t disappoint you. After they finished their elements tetralogy (Earth, wind, water and fire)…
2 Ynfynyty
Cherubs - 2 Ynfynyty
The Austin noise-rock legends Cherubs came out with their first album in almost a decade earlier this year. Everyone who are into noise-rock are…
Mountain Czar
Karma To Burn - Mountain Czar
The renowned American stoner metal/stoner rock band Karma To Burn came out with a new five track EP in February. The new EP…
Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys
Sofa Surfers
Sofa Surfers have proved as a group that brings eclecticism to the table. Founded in 1997, they have released eight albums ever since and Scrables,…
Positive Songs For Negative People
Positive Songs For Negative People
No one cal play with words as good as Frank Turner. His lyrical style is unexcelled. As much as I adore Frank, I will be frank and say how minus and…
case/lang/veirs
Folk-Country-Indie Album of 2016
When three magnificent female vocalists, such as Neko Case, k.d.lang and Laura Veirs are, come together to make an album, the result has to…
Pictures
Remembering Katie Melua
Few days ago, I have heard a song on a radio by Katie Melua so I have decided to write a review of one of her albums. I was a big fan of Katie Meulua…
Thunderbitch
Thunderbitches Better Beware
It’s Thunder, bitch! The name of the new Brittany Howard’s (Alaba Shakes) project speaks for itself. Earlier this year, we had an…
Electronica 1: The Time Machine
The Father of Electronica
When you are an artist who initiated a certain art movement or discovered a specific music genre, that speaks for you. Even silence screams your name.…
Scream
Enter Michael Jackson's Halloween
With Halloween coming around the corner, the Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music couldn’t resist releasing a new album with a scary theme…
Villains
What Do QOTSA Stand For Now?
After proving himself in Kyuss, John Homme was walking through several projects and bands, profiling himself into a rock icon that does seem like an…
Damage and Joy
The Jesus and Mary Chain Bring Joy, but Also Damage
What can I say, but to scream of joy that The Jesus and Mary Chain have return in studio format? Now, how much sense does Damage and Joy make? I…
Some Twist
Michael Nau - ...And The Summer's Back
Last year I touted on these pages (it is a site, but you still have to flip the pages one way or the other) Michael Nau’s album Mowing (like the…
57TH & 9TH (Deluxe)
After Many Years, Coming Back To the Rock Scene Perfectly Made By Sting
Being an artist with so many successes and hit songs produced is the most blessing thing that can happen to an artist and also extremely hard to…
Dedicated To Bobby Jameson
Missunderstood Artist - Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink (Ariel Marcus Rosenberg) decided to dedicate his eleventh studio album to unfortunate pop musician Bobby Jameson, which can be concluded…
Hell On Earth (Explicit)
Mobb deep - 20 years of 'Hell on Earth'
This November 19th is now 20 years since the publication of the album 'Hell on earth', the third studio album Gangstarap the famous…
Lightning At The Door
All Them Witches - Lightning At The Door
All Them Witches are a great American psychedelic stoner rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. Their music tends to be a mixture of fine low-tuned and…
Harder Love
Strand Of Oaks Returns To Confessional Mode
Between 2014 album Heal that marked a breakthrough on the scene, and 2017 Hard Love, Timothy Showalter, aka Strand Of Oaks went through some personal…
Anthems for Catharsis
thisquietarmy - Anthems For Catharsis
The Canadian one-man feedback filled blackened psychedelic drone doom/shoegaze band thisquietarmy came out with a new album last year, and what a…
NO
Meghan Trainor continues her music journey through time
Just when you begin to think that Meghan Trainor has got an old musical soul, she surprises you with making things a little more recent with her new…
TOO
Sarcastic Punk
By Stereogum, Fildar were named one of the best bands of 2012. This year, the one who is going to name them as such is me. Great debut album was a…
Blood
Lianne La Havas's Vibe Is Unstoppable In Her Second Studio Album Blood
Lianne La Havas's Vibe is Unstoppable in her Second Album The girl who captured everybody's attention since her debut album Is Your Love Big…
Wrong Crowd (East 1st Street Piano Tapes)
Wrong Album
British pop-soul gave birth to the new lion in 2013, when the album Long Way Down roared at the top of the charts all over the Western World. Twenty-…
Good Luck Have Fun
Mother Falcon Takes Flight
Good Luck Have Fun - Mother Falcon 3rd album released October 9, 2015 on Universal Music Classics Overall rating: 10/10 Mother Falcon is a…
More Than Enough
David Nance - More Than Enough
David Nance came out with a full-length album titled ''More Than Enough'' earlier this year, and this album packs some pretty good…
In Search of Harperfield
For Those Who Know How To Dig, Emma Pollock
On her solo efforts, Emma Pollock continued in the same direction she was taking with her stellar band The Delgados, one of the most influential bands…
Rise
Jessica93 - Rise
Jesscia93 is a fascinating French one-man band who plays a mixture of noisy psychedelic rock, krautrock, post-punk and shoegaze. Saying all this the…
Carnival of Clockwork
#tb - Cog:Sharing Space
I still remember how surprised I was when I was listening to this album for the very first time. The reason for my stun was that, before I…
Eldorado
ELO, Eldo... Eldorado
Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography were the trademarks of the English band Electric Light Orchestra. Their fourth…
Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics
East Meets West
It’s an indescribably fulfilling to hear how The Heliocentrics once again adjust to the playing style and instrumentation of their collaborator. In…
Blaak Heat Shujaa
Blaak Heat Shujaa - Blaak Heat Shujaa
Blaak Heat Shujaa are an interesting psychedelic/stoner rock band from Los Angeles, who have released several notable psych rock/stoner…
Acapella - Acapella Christmas - Acapella Group
Enjoying an Acapella Christmas
This is such a good Christmas album. So good that I almost felt regretful that it took me 4 years after its release before finding it. All is not lost…
Ultraluminal
Dirty, Sludgy Rock Piece
I first discovered City of Ships when band’s vocalist, Eric Jernigan, became a permanent member of Rosetta, one of my favorite post metal…
A Crow Looked at Me
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me (Review)
“Death is real, someone’s there, and then they’re not”, echoes the beginning of Mount Eerie’s latest and long awaited album since his wife’s passing…
Displaced Sleepers
Nothing Displaced Around Here
Todd Gautreau’s last name might associate you with a guy from France and not Dallas, Texas. But then, wrong presumptions will not take us anywhere,…
Random Access Memories
#tb The Standard of Modern Electronic-Dance
Recently, I have watched an episode of HBO’s brand new show Young Pope and in one scene, the main characters, pope, asked his advisor who does she…
Unfinished Business
A Future Big Pop Star? Short Review of Nathan Sykes Debut Album
While I was listening to Ariana Grande’s album “Truly yours” I discovered the song “Almost is never enough” in which she is cooperating with Nathan…
Primrose Path
Dream State try to cancel out their demons with an album of complexity.
Insecurity and integrity are explored here. Beauty has been scarred deeply, and this band know firsthand the hurt that creeps up in stages. Letting go…
We Need Monsters
Radiohead + Muse = Ewian
After the brilliant Good Old Underground, Ewian have rewarded us with another album only year later. We Need Monsters might have arrived a bit too…
Chapter and Verse
The Boss Drops Unusual Collection
After 43 years of unpredictable, yet successful music career, the time has come for Bruce Springsteen to pack his hard work into few compilations.…
Roxanne
Understanding The Meaning Of Rock
The Rock is conceived through its history as a sound of protest, to do things differently irreverent, boldly, with weight, strength, able to move to…
Thinking Out Loud
Facing Frailties and Realities in June
To look back on life as it was in June 2015 is like thinking about it out loud, particularly so as I am not doing it just for myself this time but…
Kill For You
Primal Fractions
However far behind I may be on the essential grace of Skylar Grey, I may be...a concert of Grey's is happening in my area this following weekend…
Ran
Urgent Desperation
On Seasons (Waiting On You), Baltimore synthpop band Future Islands' emotive lead vocalist Samuel T. Herring proved himself to be a…
Karma Police
The Subtle Artistry of Karma Police
As a counter-argument in his trial for impiety and corrupting youth, Socrates famously said that the unexamined life is not worth living. It is my…
Offa My Hands
On Offa My Hands, Jessica Lea Mayfield Needs Every Single DNA Strand Gone
On Sorry is Gone, the title track and lead single from Ohio country-rocker Jessica Lea Mayfield's fourth album, was a breezy, charming,…
Lift
Another funny nightmare from the minds of Radiohead
I'm not used to this. In 2017 being a Radiohead fan has been uncharacteristically rewarding. Not only am I still obsessed with last year's A…
Dilemma
Hazy Introspection
San Francisco's lo-fi duo Acid Ghost (lead vocalist and guitarist Ace Barcelon and drummer Mikey Mendoza) share an unexpected similarity with pop…
Just right
The Song That GOT Me Into Kpop
I have been ignoring Kpop for the longest time ever. No matter how many of my friends loved it and tried to get me into the fandom, I immediately…
If Only
Million Miles' If Only Offers a Grounded Romantic Optimism
In November 2017, London-via-Paris soul singer Million Miles (singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sophie Baudry) released her…
Drinkin'
JMSN Discovers A Soulful Drink
Given that Drinkin is a recent release the song graces a soulful quality equal to years past where songs have gained that lifetime association. Since…
Don't Take The Money
The Modern Throwback
Don't Take the Money is power pop at its very best. It's an electric, colourful piece that evokes all the things that a great pop song should.…
Young And Menace
Fall Out Boy Traces New Ground And Break Promises With Young And Menace
Who knew Fall Out Boy would last this long in the Indie game? By starting out as a Pop Punk band throwing caution to the wind and starting a semi-…
Love Again
Learn to love Soul for Real again
Some names in r&b music bring back a lot of memories and open up a bulk of nostalgia. Soul For Real is one of those names. They were so…
Same Old Love
It's hard to let it go
Selena Gomez seems to have been born for a life in entertainment. As a matter a fact, she hardly knows anything else. Her career actually began at the…
Comin Home
Home For Christmas With Trey!
Trey Songz returned to his hometown for the Holidays and gathered his family and friends in his latest video for Comin Home&…
I'm Done
The Julie Ruin’s Answer to Internet Haters – “I’m Done”
Honest Lyrics –Check Socially Relevant Art – Check Pure Punk Gold – Check Trust Kathleen Hanna to call a…
Y Tus Dedos
The bolero is in mourning
Concha Valdés Miranda, Cuban songwriter and performer, died Saturday at the age of 89 at Mercy Hospital in Miami, South Florida, after suffering…
Guilty Party
The National soundtrack a painful, amicable break-up
El Nacional tiene un sonido, una identidad musical cuidadosamente organizada que funciona como una plataforma para sus temas musicales de la soledad,…
Kit Kat
Hi-Five’s Kit Kat break
I know, I know, a lot of my blogs recently are about all these R&B acts returning and yes, there’s another one. Actually, it’s one I wasn’t…
Dear Life
Beck's Psychedelic Existentialism
Veteran idiosyncratic singer-songwriter Beck poses a dreary existential question in the chorus of “Dear Life”, the fourth track…
Closer
Lemaitre Have Us Believing Happiness Is That Much Closer
'Closer' by Lemaitre featuring Jennie A. was ironically discovered (for myself) through the new Pixel Google Phone commercial that Youtube…
Dolla Bills (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Nothing But Lyrics And Dollars In This New Visual!
Four months after the drop of her latest EP Nasha Perl, the latest visual perspective for our big Tv screens is full of lyrics and&…
Blue Light
Kelela Shape-Shifts Between Lust and Anxiety on Blue Light
Blue Light, the fourth single from future R&B singer-songwriter Kelela's critically acclaimed debut album Take Me Apart …
What Goes Around.../...Comes Around Interlude
From Groups To Soloists And Other Types Of Separations
There are many artists who started with famous groups (and still have relevance) and later solo passage opened. If any of them no longer and wrote a…
Last Night On Earth
Ouroboros Cosmos
Never underestimate duos beause Lemaitre are a singular until from Oslo, Norway. With influences ranging from Daft Punk, Justice, Deadmau5 and Cryatal…
Decide
Experimental Decisions
'Decide' curated by Junior Empire attributes an avant-garde techinque. As a band this track sounds like a track full of repeated loops, layers…
Le Hace Falta Un Beso (feat. Mike Bahía)
A? no! there are three versions of He needs a kiss.
Colombian singer Alejandro Gonzalez, former lead singer of the group Bonka, released 3 versions of the same subject with which manages to please…
Yankee
Candy 66 - Yankee Live @ Garage Rock Bar (Garage Media Group)
Garage Rock bar in conjunction with garage media group bring a series of videos called Garage Sessions in this release is the Venezuelan candy nu…
PCH
Summertime Craving
It's fitting that Ontario indie rock quartet Tokyo Polica Club (vocalist and bassist David Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, …
When the Bassline Drops
For the Ravers With The Bassline Drops
Have you heard about the latest comeback? It’s not about the Super Bowl 2016, nor the NBA All Star in Toronto, nor even couples getting back…
Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)
Estelle's newest love
Earlier this year, I’d seen a familiar name on a list of new single releases. It was by UK R&B singer Estelle. I’m sure you know her from the…
Mourning Sound
Enigmatic Rhapsody
Critically acclaimed Brooklyn/LA indie rock quartet Grizzly Bear's new music video for “Mourning Sound” - “a playful…
Angels in Chains
Geri's tribute to George: From friend to friend
Sometimes, social media is so misleasing. It had been buzzing for days that Geri Horner-Halliwell or Halliwell-Horner, or just…
Talk a Lot
SALES Return With Infectious Guitar Pop Anguish
Orlando-based duo SALES (vocalist/guitarist Lauren Morgan and producer Jordan Shih) reassume their position as guitar-based indie pop poets of…
Starboy
STARBOY
The Weeknd has released a cinematic, action-packed clip for his new single and collaboration with Daft Punk, Starboy. The…
The Sounds of Silence
Be Awakened By The Sound Of Silence
This heartfelt song was originally written by Simon as “The Sounds of Silence.” “The main thing about playing the guitar…
Teenage Dirtbag
That Teenage Dirtbag Baby!
American alternative rock band Wheatus was formed by Newport, New York musician Brendan B. Brown in 1995 with his brother, Pete Brown. The group is…
Bang Bang
Take Action
Hearing new music from Green Day did not seem possible a few years ago. After the explosive 'American Idiot' and the broadway play that…
Somebody Who
Insomnia
Au Revoir Simone is dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, United States whose members are Erika Forster (…
Sorry
Justin Bieber: Being Sorry
Trust, respect, and honesty are essential elements of maintaining relationships. However, the relationship becomes unstable when one of the elements…
I Don't Know
My Favourite Things 'I Don't Know'
Brooklyn-based quartet My Favourite Things released their third album Fly I Will, Because I Can back in July 2017 and&…
Love On The Weekend
Love Comes Easy On The Weekend
'Love On The Weekend' was the last song I thought I would be drawn to. Especially since John Mayer has been in and out of the limelight for…
It Ain't Safe
It Ain't Safe... But the Music is Good
So if you're new to Grime then you must make your first listen available for Skepta. He's the king of Grime, bring his name up in the UK and…
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Que Sera, Sera Is As Important As Ever
Call it irony or radio DJ's know exactly what they are doing. As the United States elections have come to a close and the states will be left with…
Ballad of a Thin Man
COVERLAND Vol.27: Ballad of a Thin Man
‘Laibach’ is one of the greatest and most popular bands to come out from the ex-Yugoslavian music scene. They come from Slovenia and were amongst the…
Who Are You
Aquilo's Who Are You Conjures Interpersonal Urgency
“Who are you?/ Forgive me, I'm hopeless with faces/ But you sing with a voice like I know you”: if you were not immediately transfixed by Tom…
Go Outside
Potentially Cruel Optimism
There were two music videos for New York indie band Cults' Go Outside - the indie breakout single that made Cults an internet sensation and…
Eternity
Built To Last
Surf beat, west coast and best of all a fun pick me up track from Communions. 'Eternity' sounds like the kind of song friends share between…
Tescoland
Walk Through Tescoland!
We can’t get arrested in the US. [My manager] told me it was because my music had subtleties that the Americans don’t get…
Sucker
Sucker for The Big Moon
The Big Moon has a song playfully titled Sucker that...also has a seductive attraction that easily draws in any one within hearing distance. London…
Offering
Spiritual Reconciliation
Four years after the release of their sophomore album Static (2013), New York indie duo Cults (Brian Oblivion…
The Body Is a Blade
The Hazy Catharsis of Japanese Breakfast's The Body is a Blade
After the otherworldly escapades in the music videos for Machinist and Road Head, Japanese Breakfast (Oregon singer-songwriter and guitarist Michelle…
Breaking The Habit
Chester Bennington: His Best Song
Chester Bennington was never shy about dealing with his problems through music. The reason myself, and millions of other fans are in mourning is…
High Road
Heartbreak Hotel
I don't know what the ratio actually is, but there seems to be a fair amount of songs that deal with both sides of the human courting ritual. On…
Slipping
Rotating, Pushing and Slipping Into The Unknown
TRAAMS throws around some noiseful sounds that this ear automatically likes. Maybe it's the subtle Throbbing Gristle or Gang Of Four influence (…
Bohemian Rhapsody - Remastered 2011
Bohemian Rhapsody with Ten Fingers
“Bohemian Rhapsody” is one of the most popular songs and among the best selling singles of all times. All of this is strange because even by today’s…
Thanks 4 Nothing
Nilüfer Yanya's Thanks 4 Nothing Ruminates On a Pivotal Break-Up
22-year-old London soul singer Nilüfer Yanya (who is of Turkish, Irish and Bajan heritage) may only have two EPs under her belt, but her poignant…
Player
Tinashe: Player Review
Relationships come and go, ride up and down, all around, and any what way you wanna say. They can be fun, happy, sad, crazy, or all of it at once.&…
Body Talk
A modern blast from the past
You would be forgiven for thinking that you had pressed play on an 80s disco album, or the soundtrack for ‘Fame’, when listening…
Venus Fly
Calling Out the Male Gaze
You might have concluded that Grimes had run out of her music video-making budget after she released the DIY The Ac!d Reign Chronicleslast…
Love & War (feat. Yade Lauren)
Love & War according to Yellow Claw
To me, Yellow Claw are one of the originators of the format of dance music as we know it today. It was their collaboration with Rochelle, on Shotgun,…
La Jetee
The Vryll Society - La Jetee
Psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society released La Jetee back in April and firmly established themselves as one of Liverpool&…
I Wish Everyday Was Christmas
One to watch: M'Lissa
There are many artists who only had one hit with a Christmas song. In some cases, the song is more famous than the person who sang it, but this year,…
Behind Your Back
Funky Furtado
It wasn’t all that long ago when I first blogged about Nelly Furtado. She has just collaborated on someone’s mixtape and I…
A Change Of Heart
Introducing “Matty the Clown”!
I admit that I was a bit surprised when I found out that The 1975 has released another music video and it's the song A Change of Heart. Now, in…
Love My Life
That Friends And Family Life With Koache!
LA Rapper Jarromie Latie Wilkins aka Koache, is one of the many underground underrated cats with great mind vision and…
Had to Let Me Go
Liquid Cool
Had To Let Me Go is a great introduction to the beguiling, atmospheric blend of 90s R&B and contemporary…
Under the Weather
The Sun Harmonic shares new album & focus track Under The Weather
Coast to Coast , el quinto álbum de estudio de The Sun Harmonic , captura la importancia de los viajes y la experiencia que los acompaña.…
Smooth Sailin'
Class Has Come Back In The Form Of Smooth Sailin'
Leon Bridges may just be the biggest name you'll hear about in Texas. If you don't hear his name uttered around every major city, come across…
Is This Love - Remix
Bob Marley and Bands Influenced By Bob Marley Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share!
Bob Marley and Bands Influenced By Bob Marley Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share! Add Your Spotify Track To the Bob Marley and Bands…
Blackout
Cinematic Minimalism
British singer-songwriter Charlotte OC recently released Blackout as a teaser for her upcoming full length debut album from Harvest Records,…
Aire
The Unexpected Made Song
Someone as smooth as the breeze. A person who comes and goes, you can not touch or you can have. When you know that you can not grasp the air, music…
Conrad
SOHN Produces A Smooth Beat With Conrad
Here is yet another track that came out in 2016 but seems to be gaining ground in 2017. Conrad by SOHN has such a smooth beat that it's hard not…
7 Years
7 years
Just when we thought we didn't have any more space in our life for 21st century Denmarkia, along comes another slice of Danish. This time, it'…
The Queen Is Dead - 2011 Remastered Version
Songs that started it all: The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Never underestimated how impressionable a teenager discovering indie music is, a least the ones who only just started buying NME. That was the case…
Don't Forget About Me
Higher Than Heaven
Clove's track 'Don't Forget About Me' starts off as a the sister song to Adele's 'Hello'. Somber, wistful and hopelessly…
In The Shade
The Perfect Song for the Summer
The summer might be over (at least for those in the Northern Hemisphere), but I couldn't resist writing about this brilliant gem of a song that…
Right Words
Cults Present a Surreal Double Feature with the Right Words, Natural State Music Video
New York indie duo Cults appear to be firmly committed to the idea of a featuring two songs in a single music video. Last September, Madeline Follin…
Together, Locked Safely
Electronic Melancholy
Canberra electro-pop trio SAFIA (lead vocalist Ben Woolner, drummer Michael Bell and guitarist/synth master Harry Sayers) have been stalwarts…
Ride 'Em On Down
Ride 'Em On Down To Lonesome Town
The Rolling Stones are always creating new music and with the recent release of their latest album Blue & Lonesome everyone is listening.…
Jaque Mate
NK and ZPU: ''Checkmate''
NK Prophet, named Leonardo José Viloria Mora (Caracas, February 2, 1983), is an exponent of rap, which stands out for its contributions to…
Bambi
Chief`s Run For Bambi!
A week ago, after it drops, I did a full album review on our Chief Jidenna and was pleasently suprised by his authentic diversity.…
Finally (feat. SWV)
BBD and SWV finally get it right
We are just a little over a week into the new year and already it is giving us some surprises, especially for r&b fans. The upcoming mini-…
December
This Christmas We Chill with Ari
Well, you know it`s all about them Holidays and like usual, every artist`s focus is exactly on that; giving you that new special feeling, a new…
Fetish (feat. Gucci Mane)
Fetish or obsession?
Selena Gomez has been the talk of the town last week with the release of her new song “Fetish”. Slowly, but surely, I think Selena Gomez is getting to…
Stand Up for Something (feat. Common)
Standing up to inspire others
I’ve had a favorite songwriter for a very long time now. She’s Diane Warren. I think she’s slightly strange, now that I follow her on social media and…
Banana Brain
One Banana, Two Brains
A duo you either hate or love, I for one can not help but be attracted to the bizzare, twisted videos Die Antwoord release. Usually their songs are…
Damned Eye See
Chelou’s Damned Eye See: Exquisite Cynicism
“Sure you've been having fun/ At my expense/ Time is a loaded gun and I'm on the fence”: North London-based singer-songwriter Chelou…
Julian
Borders and Checkpoints
Say Lou Lou, formerly known as Saint Lou Lou, are a twin sister music act hailing from Australia and Sweden. Their songs are largely deemed as dream…
Oh Devil
Ominous Temptations
'Oh I know, oh I know/ same old thing, same old show': LA indietronica duo Electric Guest's Oh Devil acknowledges that it has the…
Makeba
An explosion of joy with Jain and Makeba
If you’re in the mood for a crazy audiovisual treat (and who isn’t?) it’s time to check this video out. I was lucky enough to stumble upon Makeba…
Vine a Buscarte
Fonseca talks about love in his song Vine a Buscate
I came to get you it comes as the third single from her fifth studio album CONNECTION. This topic is was composed by the same singer accompanied by…
LMK
Kelela's Electro-Soul Feminist Hookup Manifesto
In Björk collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang’s music video, LA-via-DC Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter Kelela alternates between a…
Trouble
Trouble Stays Close To The New Respects
Don't you just love when a band falls into your lap? Or happens on your television? That was the case with The New Respects elegantly racing track…
Quiet Room
Quiet Rooms For Mother
While 'Quiet Room' is a slight distance away from Babes In Toyland's traditional tracks, 'Quiet Room' acts as the sole…
Song for Dan Treacy
Namesake
Writing a song for a good friend? Do it the way MGMT has. With Song For Dan Treacy; it's anything but ordinary. MGMT says of the man behind the…
Hot Thoughts
Hot Thoughts
Critically-acclaimed Austin indie rock band Spoon recently released the titular track of their upcoming ninth album …
The Spoils
Graceful Dread
Bristol-based trip hop pioneers Massive Attack have recently released an eerie, abstract and beautiful video for “The…
Chinese New Year
Festive Ambivalence
Florida guitar-based pop duo SALES's (Jordan Shih and Lauren Morgan) charming track Chinese New Year may have been…
Mystery of Love (From the Original Motion Picture “Call Me by Your Name”)
Sufjan Stevens Scores His First Oscar Nomination for the Sublime “Mystery of Love”
Sufjan Stevens had two songs in the running for the 2018 Oscars Best Original Song award (the five shortlisted songs out of the longlist of 70 were…
Stop Where You Are
Soft Whispers of Sunshine
A positive point of view is always a better way of looking at things, obviously. It’s when music sings and teaches listeners how to do this,…
You're So Vain
Frankly Speaking
Ever thinking about a former lover and wanting to dedicate a song to him or her without really sounding bitter but would sum up all your experiences…
Los Aturdo
Reke releases new video: ''Los Aturdo''
Gustavo Ferrin born in the city of Caracas, on September one , 1982, musically known as '' Rekeson '' continuous in…
Lose It
OH WONDER – LOSE IT
Since Oh Wonder has started sharing videos with us, it has been clear that something special was underfoot. The pastel-saturated journey that…
Have I Been A Fool
Have I Been A Fool
Jack Fabian Peñate was born in Blackheath, a fairly posh London suburb, on September 9, 1984. While still in his teens, …
Kill Jill
Big Boi Kill Jill Official Video!
After announcing his third studio album titled Boomiverse, Outcast`s very own, Big Boi drops his latest…
Cool Song No. 2
Confusing Complexity
Music critics have been generally divided over MGMT's experimental departures from the massive hooks and groundbreaking…
Deja Vu
Leaving a Recurring Romance
A love song swirl seem to be the flavor you get with Jessica Lowndes song “Deja Vu”. It’s the situation of being in a…
Crash
Usher surprises with two releases in one week
The famous R & B singer Usher in the summer of this year will be premiering which would be his eighth album which called Flawed, which comes…
The Scientist
Revisiting The Scientist
No doubt, Coldplay's sound -- elegant, melodic, and very dramatic — bore plenty of similarity to mid-1990s Radiohead. But the group was…
Pep Rally
Party music perfection
I wandered into my office on Monday morning feeling pretty tired. Basically, the only thing that got me in the office was that I knew about a few…
Spirit of the Son
The Beatles and Bands Influenced By The Beatles on Spotify!
The Beatles and Bands Influenced By The Beatles on Spotify! Add Your Band To The Beatles and Bands Influenced By The Beatles Playlist on Spotify! &…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead is back, and Burn the Witch is everything you expected and more
The wait is over, Radiohead has released their first song in five years and it’s unlike anything else you’re hearing right now.…
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 2011 Remastered Version
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Only lasting only five years, releasing afour studio albums and splitting up many years ago, The Smiths still have a passionate and dedicated fanbase.…
Love On The Brain
Rihanna's brainchild
I’m not the biggest Rihanna fan. There’s a side to her that I don’t like, but then there are aspects of her and her artistry that I do like. It’s…
Lingus
SNARKY PUPPY: A Casual Listener’s Review
I will be honest: I am no musician, much less a music critic. My encounters with Jazz are limited to a few presentations of my son’s High…
Chi Chi
Razor-Sharp Braggadocio
'Live from the zoo, this the new 212'. Controversial Harlem rapper Azealia Banks breakout hit 212 is a very tough act…
Los Que Se Quedan, Los Que Se Van
Public Disorder sings to Those who stay, Those who leave
The legendary band of Reggae and Ska Venezuelan returns to the music scene with a new album to be called Dancing on The Ruins, which is expected to…
Hard Girls
Femme Rock-Pop
Hard Girls is the first track from Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall's fifth album Kin (2016), which explores a very different…
Good Lava
Exploring a Brand New Trip
Esperanza Spalding just dropped a new single from her upcoming experimental album “Emily’s D+ Evolution” called &…
Put Za Istok
The Epic 'Road to the East'
There are slim chances that you’ve heard about Korni Grupa if you’re not from ex-Yugoslavia. There is also very little chance that you’ll believe me…
O Lord
Sensual Spirituality
The cathartic, gospel-influenced O Lord is the first taste of Brisbane indie pop quartet Cub Sport's upcoming sophomore album Bats&…
The Man Who Sold The World - 2014 Remastered Version
COVERLAND Vol.11: The Man Who Sold the World
There are countless covers throughout music history; some were more successful than the originals, some were not, but there aren’t so many…
Magangué
Sidestepper's Theatrical Jungle
Richard Blair recently reassembled Sidestepper from his home in La Candelaria in Bogota. He took it easy and abandoned all the beats , loops and…
Self Destruction
Self-Distructive Comeback!
R`n`B musketeers are back toghether! American quartet, now a duo, reunites last month and brings two new hits for their thirsty fans. The two…
Perfect Illusion
Gaga perfection!
Finally! Lady Gaga has released new music. The much anticipated new single, “Perfect Illusion”, was released today and even though…
Fast Car - Radio Edit
Jonas Blue's Fast Car Ft. Dakota (Also featuring everything that's wrong with the music industry)
As a general rule, I try to avoid writing about music I dislike. Perhaps as a musician, I have an underlying respect for people trying to do the same…
Pressure
New Synthpop cover from ELYXR
ELYXR is a collaborative-band concocting modern synthpop potions. Spearheaded by Seattle-based indie-electronic music songwriter/producer Kasson…
You Don't Know Me
Terrifying the Masses
Son Lux may just so happen to be the only artist that can equally terrify and thrill an individual that comes upon his music for the first time. With…
Keep Running
Sensuous Momentum
After two well-received EPs and over 3 million Youtube views for Bassically, Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi (Valerie…
Fast Car (Riley Remix) [feat. Dakota]
Fast Car Re-Lived by Jonas Blue featuring Dakota
On a Sunday morning, nothing is more perfect than waking up with a cup of coffee, a good read and a classic song out of the radio. Mostly played by…
Stay Happy
Stay Happy Is Broken Social Scene's Best Message
With only a week out on the internet Broken Social Scene's newest track Stay Happy leaves everyone wanting more. Broken Social Scene always…
Violet
Now With Feeling
Who knew pastel could conjure up so many feelings. In Violet by the band (creatively named) Hippo Campus has a Vampire Weekend Indie appeal but this…
Changes
Jonathan Burkett Delivers A Positive Message On “Changes”
The category of rap music labeled as ‘socially conscious rap’ goes all the ways back to, and before, the days of Tupac Shakur. His joints like “The 7…
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as Conducted by Dudamel
Dudamel’s presentation of Beethoven’s iconic Symphony No. 5 is absolutely stunning in its interpretation. The first movement is…
Come to This
Hauntingly Beautiful
In my last blog, I was quite proud of myself for stumbling upon a new/indie artist, Elias, thanks to one of the TV series that I was watching. So I…
Already Gone
Brett Dennen's Already Gone Finds Exhilaration in Elusiveness
Northern Californian singer-songwriter Brett Dennen comes across as the most amiable of rebels. His brand of easy-listening folk-pop has earned him…
Do-wah-diddy
COVERLAND Vol.15: Do Wah Diddy Diddy
One of the most important characteristics of a good pop song is that it’s catchy. Some unusual melody, a sound or a strange enough word that gets…
Lush Life
Zara Larsson uncovers her lush life
When you hear the song “Lush Life”, you can’t deny you’re thinking you’re listening to a new Rihanna…
Sorry Not Sorry
Demi's loudly not sorry
There was another major female pop singer, who had released a single last week other than Selena Gomez. Yes, Demi Lovato, whom I recently blogged…
Hello
Adele's Hello reaches #1 on the North American charts.
Hello it is the first single from the latest album-length 25 from British singer Adele, and has already broken numerous records positioning in number…
South
Back Straight, Chest Out, Just Like a Soldier
South is the titular single from Minnesota-based indie rock band Hippo Campus' second EP, which was released in October last year. As…
Moonlight on the Water (Instrumental)
Spotify Breakout Instrumental Artists You Should Follow Playlist!
Spotify Breakout Instrumental Artists You Should Follow Playlist! A great new song list is developing on Spotify the Spotify Breakout Instrumental…
Calling Me
Answering The Call
Aquilo, a U.K. alternative duo consisting of Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher, are noted for quiet pondering songs that touch upon human nature.…
Bloom
Brahny's Bloom is an Intergenerational Ode to Romance
Toronto-based contemporary soul/R&B singer-songwriter Brahny (Brian Han) admitted that there is not much rhyme or reason to his stage name (a…
So Sad, So Sad
Timeless Indie Pop
I draw inspiration from my daily life but also snippets of things I hear and then I write down. When I come back to them later,…
그리워해요 Missing You
SONG REVIEW: 2ne1's Missing You
2ne1's Missing You: A Masterpiece Personally I like songs that are depressing and lonely so I was so happy when I learned that 2ne1 would be…
Angela
A Punch In The Gut Called Feelings
The Lumineers became a household name when 'Ho Hey' was released in 2012, sending all calls to the nearest radio station to play the song on…
Just Hold On
Louis Tomlinson's first solo release
You can tell that at the end of the first year of One Direction’s hiatus, members of the group are getting restless. Probably sparked by the…
Don Omar
Don Omar announces his farewell tour
The reggaetonero will retire of the scenes in Puerto Rico after 15 years of musical race. Conscious of the plight of the island, it will sell the…
Meek Mill
Who's losing touch with reality?
I know it’s a bit unlike me to write about a rapper who doesn’t really go back to the 80s or 90s, but there’s something about the latest news stories…
Sia
Sia releases song part of Lion BS
Last Friday, the singer Sia released a new single that will be part of the soundtrack of the movie Lion, premiering on November 25 in the US CIENES…
La Melodia Perfecta
There Is No Time For Love And Nature?
It is attributed to the lack of time to enjoy love, but just when one is willing to fight for it, there is understood the power that has over time,…
Jimmy Fallon
10 moments of Jimmy Fallon and Rock & Roll
I'm not even close fan of Jimmy Fallon, but neither, or near, their hater. I laugh, I see clips of your program on YouTube and enjoy you…
Dani Wright
Official PYT Music Video
Dani Wright is quickley become country music hottest new artist, with the world of country music becoming more diverse, black country artist are able…
Rihanna
Rock In Rio Brasil: Rihanna Live In Concert
Three days ago, the people of South America, Brasil, had the pleasure of enjoying the live stage act of the one and only…
The Beatles
The Revolutionary Album “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” by the Beatles
Unfortunately a lot of people today know “The Beatles” just for Yesterday, Let it be etc. In fact these are 4 English boys (Paul…
Lauren Waller
Lauren Waller Gets Personal
Lauren Waller is an artist that is creating quite a name for herself as we head into the new year. The latest single What If, taken from her acclaimed…
Kylie Minogue
This year's a Kylie Minogue Christmas
While writing this, I’m looking out my window at gloomy fall day filled with rain. The heater is up and I’m pretty bummed that I…
Luis Fonsi
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee premiere Despacito
Luis Fonsi start the year achieving high levels of popularity with their new song Slowly. The song that just came out with the collaboration of his…
Minks
Minks' Idle-Rich Escapism
Like other music critics, Derek Staples had noted that Mink's main man Sonny Kilfoyle embarked on a new direction with Tides End …
Danielle Bradbery
Danielle Bradbery – Album Review
Going into the listening of this album, I had high hopes for Danielle Bradbery. Although just 17 and an ex-reality show contestant (can be a hit/miss…
Rihanna
Rihanna receives distinction from Harvard
Harvard University gave the urban music singer Rihana a distinction in recognition of his work for the defense of Human Rights. The singer received…
Kanye West
Kanye West debuts new song Fade at fashion show
Today was a memorable day. My friend happened to win tickets to a private live screening of Kanye West's fashion show here in New York…
Ashley Clark
Ashley Clark ‘Greyhound’ – EP Review
Ashley Clark started out as a young fiddle player in his family bluegrass band, The Clark Family Experience, which is best known for its song “…
Calvin Harris
My Way, a video full of glitches
The famous British producer has released the video for her latest hit, My Way. For this issue the same Calvin Harris was commissioned to sing their…
Coldplay
Chris Martin Addresses Split From Coldplay
A couple of years ago Chris Martin gave an interview that left thousands of fans of Coldplay with disappointment, the singer said that A Head Full Of…
Prince Royce
Prince Royce and a duet that promises success
2017 is projected as one of the best years of Latin music, for it came a new pair that certainly promises to give that talk. We talk about Shakira…
Marc Nelson
Marc Nelson is open for business
La semana pasada, Marc Nelson dejó caer una pista nueva en Soundcloud y anunció que más nueva música venía. Tras el intento…
Placebo
Placebo
Don’t forget to be the way you are You are my Special K, my personal kind of drug and addiction. You are my pills and powders travelling in…
Incubus
Incubus shows new single from his upcoming album 8
The Californian band Incubus announced that its new studio album will be called 8 because it is the eighth album of the group and already released…
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias recognized as artist of the year at the Latin American Music Awards
For a consecutive year he triumphs in the awards that recognize Latin talent. The Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias won this Thursday the recognition…
Django Reinhardt
Don't Forget Django
Over the past year or so I've noticed a definite upswing (no pun intended) in the popularity of gypsy jazz, especially in the festival scene and…
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Album Villians Produced by Mark Ronson
After a long week of speculation, the California group Q ueens of the Stone Age has officially revealed the release of their seventh album chart…
Shakira
Shakira premiered Blackmail with Maluma
Two days ago the video Blackmail by Shakira with his countryman, Maluma in which the blonde returns to perform her sensual hip movements, which are…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley - A True Music Legend
Bob Marley was on a mission. Like most musicians he had a calling – a desire to change the world and inspire through music. But Bob took it…
Elton John
Elton John makes an international call to fight against AIDS.
British singer Elton John on Monday urged the international community to include all sexual orientations in the fight against AIDS community and…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga Covers Chic's I Want Your Love
Repowered with a diva attitude, the singer (and recently actress) Lady Gaga released a video in which makes a version of the classic group Chic, I…
Grateful Dead
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
One of the greatest American Rock Bands of all Time, The Grateful Dead, and back and better than ever for one last run. The highly anticipated 50th…
El General Villamil
El General Villamil
El General Villamil come from Guayaquil in Ecuador, and they are an interesting new South American psychedelic rock band that mixes surf rock, 60s…
Huun-Huur-Tu
Postmodern Tuva
From the highlands of Tuva comes a group of musicians that bring the breath of the mountains to the Western audiences in a postmodern package,…
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini ‘The First Time’ – Album Review
Those who have only heard Kelsea Ballerini’s debut single ‘Love Me Like You Mean It’ blasting out of their radios in all its semi-electro country-pop…
Pimpinela
For Pimpinela They're all the same
The classic Argentine duo Pimpinela announced the release of their next album They're all alike. The album includes several of his best known…
David Bowie
An immortal Bowie: the singer's blonde lock is auctioned
The immortality of the legendary David Bowie is unquestionable. Especially when, nearly six months after his death, endless revelations about your…
Michelle Malone
Michelle Malone’s Hot ‘Lanta: The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
Michelle Malone surely would not describe herself as a Georgia peach but she is one proud native of Atlanta. The singer, who hails from …
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven’s Eroica (Hero’s Symphony)
In another fabulous display of color, Beethoven wows us with a symphony largely in a fast 3/4 or slower 6/8 to dazzle us with whit and emotion just as…
Natalia Jiménez
Surprise! Natalia Jimenez has married
The Spanish singer of the musical group The Fifth station has married his manager Daniel Trueba with whom he had a relationship since 2009. After six…
Psychic Temple
Psychic Temple - A Good Place For Worship
Chris Schlarb, the man behind Psychic Temple seems to be doing what Bill Laswell was doing in the first part of the Eighties with his Material and…
Halsey
Halsey: The New Colour of Indie Pop
La música pop ya no es exclusivamente una celebración del ayuno en vivo, mueren estilo de vida joven. Con Lorde como el precursor, una…
Adele
Adele with voice problems
The British singer declared herself devastated and apologized to the thousands of fans who will miss the shows she planned to stage at London'…
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis reveals in Playboy that one of his former partners was his sexual and spiritual mentor.
The singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis, still worshiping his former girlfriend and German singer Nina Hagen, over 30 years after…
Los Mesoneros
Los Mesoneros premieres “Caiga la noche”. Part III
Innkeepers finiquitan the details of what will be his highly anticipated second album, coming after five years of the first LP 'Indeleble&…
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton ‘Pure and Simple’ – Album Review
Reviewing your all-time favorite artist can sometimes produce a crisis of confidence. On the one hand, you know you are biased to love everything that…
Phyzix
Album Review: ‘Captain Long John’ by Phyzix
Several weeks ago Malawian rapper Phyzix went on a marketing tirade of sorts releasing single after single, week in week out from his sixth studio…
Bob Weir
Bob Weir New Album of Cowboy Songs
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead has just announced a new project of Cowboy Songs he is working on! Weir is collaberating on the album with well known…
Franco De Vita
From Vinyl and Cassette to YouTube and Itunes
Of the most famous and with a solid career in Venezuela and other Latin American artists is noted artists like Ricardo Montarner or Franco de Vita.…
Violadores Del Verso
Gold record for Kase O
A couple of months after the presentation of the album 'The Circle' Kase O, solo debut of Spanish artist and member of the leading…
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart premiered a song from her next album
Its name means the god of the sky, lightning, thunder and rain according to Hindu mythology. Devendra Banhart, composer and musician just released…
Guacamole
Jazz with an urban flavor
Three years on stage have been enough for Guacamole has presence in the Mexican jazz scene. The original group of Xalapa, Veracruz, said that if…
D.D.T.
DDT. Rock that is admired even by those who do not like rock
“DDT” is a Russian rock band that appeared in 1980 in UFA. The leader and the author of most songs of this band is Yuriy Shevchuk.…
The Dead Weather
The Dead Weather, period
The Death Weather is a supergroup ( a term used to refer to a group of members of other popular bands) alternative rock band formed in Nashville in…
Kym Simon
Kym Simon ‘Mirror’ - EP Review
Feisty Alberta native Kym Simon has a personality as vast as the prairies and musical potential as high as the Rocky Mountains. A dynamo onstage and…
Shola Ama
Shola Ama's working u out again
I remember having this really cool party week in Amsterdam, somewhere around 1997, that I've always loved looking back to. I love going to…
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick's romance with James Corden
I know that Anna Kendrick is an actress, but it seems professional singer, the star of Perfect Pitch is 30 years old and a successful career in…
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles ‘That Girl’ – Album Review
It would be an understatement to say that country fans were waiting for this for a long time. Jennifer Nettles’ first solo album released non-…
Charly García
Charly García, take care of yourself
After so many unfortunate casualties in the world of music, fans ask Orpheus, Apollo, Santa Cecilia and all possible deities of music to care…
Sympathy Nervous
Sympathy Nervous
Sympathetic Nervous System I am the water; the water on a pavement. The water under your feet – boiling and looking at you &…
Okills
Okills premiering
A few months ago, I wrote that Okills Venezuela is one of the bands that has been more successful in recent years (http://bit.ly/2emFrdc). His game…
The Orphan Brigade
The Orphan Brigade: Ancient Ghost Stories With A Modern Twist
Octagon Hall is a Civil War-era plantation house in Franklin, Kentucky, built by Confederate sympathizer Andrew Jackson Caldwell in the mid-19th…
Fito Páez
Fito Páez will close his tour in Cuba
There are more than 40 years in which Fito Paez has dedicated his life to music. Today is holiday and commemorates the 30th anniversary of their…
Lynne Hanson
Lynne Hanson ‘7 Deadly Spins’ - Album Review
Canadian country singer-songwriter, Lynne Hanson launched her solo career with the release of her first record, Things I Miss in 2006, which was…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
W.A. Mozart Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos is Crisp
There is another concerto that is apparently for two pianos and orchestra. It is every bit as whimsical and bouncy as many of his other works. The…
Major Lazer
They want to make another super song!
Major Lazer people want to try to match (or even exceed) what they accomplished in 2015 with Lean On. To do so will again have the voice of Mo along…
Katzenjammer
Katzenjammer ‘Rockland’ – Album Review
The most eclectic album you’ll come across this year? Most probably. Scandinavian outfit Katzenjammer bring new meaning to psychedelic roots in new…
Stephen Parker
Singer-Songwriter Stephen Parker’s Free Music Download Giveaway Off His New Album- One Step Closer to the Blue
Have you checked out Stephen Parker’s free NoiseTrade giveaway? If the answer is no, make sure you head on over to the NoiseTrade website…
U2
U2 present an acoustic version of You're the Best Thing About Me
U2 recently unveiled the first official single of what will be their upcoming Sons of Experience studio called You're The Best Thing About Me…
Prophets Of Rage
New single from Prophets of Rage
Prophets of Rage traductido Spanish as: Prophets of Rage, is a estadounidence group. The group was formed in 2016, the group consists of bassist and…
Daft Punk
Daft Punk with The Weeknd?
Undoubtedly, it is almost impossible for anyone ever heard even a little of the last album of French duo Daft Punk, Random Access Memories,…
Mac Demarco
Moonlight on the River at Lollapalooza 2017
I was so lucky to be able to be at Lollapalooza 2017 this past summer, it was euphoric. One of the best highlights of the week was seeing Mac Demarco…
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club announce new album and release single
The American garage rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has just announced through its social networks the upcoming release of its eighth album…
Ed Sheeran
Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran already has a video clip
When we talk about trend in pop music, certainly Ed Sheeran stands out among many, since the Brit has been doing an incredible job. This time, Ed…
Carlos Vives
And he keeps breaking records!
Amazing way to start the year for Carlos Vives. Colombia has become, once again, in one of the most important figures of Latin music. Last year broke…
Shabaka and the Ancestors
The Wisdom of Elders by Shabaka Hutchings and the Ancestors
One of London's most promising saxophone players - Shabaka Hutchings teamed up with a South African group of musicians to deliver what appears to…
Beck
Beck announces the release of his new album
After winning the 2015 Grammy for best album of the year for his album Morning Phase, the Californian Beck has left all music lovers very attentive…
Rels B
Analysis ''Boys don't cry'' the new album by Rels B
Beats relays or more recently also known under the name Skinny Flakk, is a Spanish MC and producer from Palma de Mallorca, the rapper was bringing…
Shakira
Shakira will soon bring us El Dorado
Shakira keeps bringing us more news. The Colombian is preparing for the release of her next album El Dorado . It will be available for sale from May…
Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel Conducts the New Year’s Concert 2017 In Vienna
The fabulous Gustavo Dudamel is back again conducting an ecstatic program of German music by prominent German and French composers. The first number…
Ricky Martin
Audiovisual launch of Vente pa'ca
After the great success of his latest album to anyone who will listen, ricky_martin premiered his new single Come over here ft. maluma worldwide…
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas
Follow: the new Illya Kuryaki
Rock, hip hop, rap, funk and soul, this is Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas. The Argentine duo of Dante Spinetta (son of the legendary Luis…
Sugar & The Hi Lows
Sugar & The Hi-Lows ‘High Roller’ – Album Review
Some projects are labors of love, borne of passion for a particular style or level of artistry, of recognition of the spark that comes with a magical…
Moises Primera
Moisés Primera trained the video clip of Ana Marisela
Music is a passion that has since childhood and if it can develop relevant skills can be a professional musician from an early age. This is the case…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran releases remix of Shape Of You with Zion Lennox
Ed Sheeran launched the Latin remix theme song of the most successful artist so far is Shape of You with the Puerto Rican urban music duo Zion y…
Alfredo Rugeles
Carreño, Estévez and Ginastera at the Latin American Music Festival
From 23 to 30 October, is held the XIX Latin American Music Festival, which for a week will offer seven concerts, with two symphonic galas. Symphony…
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden plane crashed in Chile
The Boeing 747-400 of the English band, Iron Maiden, suffered an accident at the Arturo Merino Benitez of Chile, moments before the group undertook…
Dream Theater
Dream Theater’s Dreamiest Tracks
Dream Theater is nuts. How the hell does someone even write that stuff? It sounds like someone’s pen broke during songwriting and splashed ink all…
Elvis Presley
The King still stands
On January 8 they met 81 years the birth of the King of Rock and, how could it be otherwise, is celebrated in style with hits. Elvis's…
Dave Sereny
Spotify Curators Show Love to Toronto Musician Dave Sereny Newest Blues Single Come Here Baby
Dave Sereny, an award winning Blues musician based in Toronto, Canada, is making noise from his newest single “Come Here Baby” , off his highly…
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw ‘Humble and Kind’ – Single Review
Lately, Tim McGraw’s output has been pretty touch and go. McGraw, a veteran in the industry, found himself trying to compete with the new,…
Punk TV
The Dayoffs' Debut Album Meshes Genres in Tasty Sonic Cocktail
They say the whole world gathers in New York. It’s no wonder that such an eclectic and awesome array of music has been…
Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey talks The Who and Axl with AC/DC
This week with the London Free Press frontman of The Who, Roger Daltrey made statements about the tour in development of the newly reunited band,…
Jennifer Nickerson
Jennifer Nickerson ‘Summer Wind’ - EP Review
A veteran of the eventing circuit, having performed at pre-game shows for the Dallas Cowboys in front of 60,000, or for the Dallas based NHL and NBA…
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas covers The day you love me
Percevault Mexican Julieta Venegas, known simply as Julieta Venegas, took over the microphone to bring back one of the most famous songs of Latin…
The Smiths
The Smith will present two new songs never before published
This week through the fansite Morrissey, True-To-You, it was learned that will soon release a new 7 vinyl with two songs never before published one…
Britney Spears
Spears dead?
A group of hackers hacked the Twitter account of the company Sony Music in which the false news of the death of pop star Britney Spears released…
Vic Mensa
Existentialism in Vic Mensa & Ab-Soul's Holy Holy
Underground rappers Vic Mensa and Ab-Soul explore the idea of leaving a legacy and living a life that truly matters on their heartbreakingly honest…
Radiohead
Radiohead releases music video for I Promise
As a prelude to what will be the launch of the reissue for the 20th anniversary of one of the most emblematic albums of Radiohead's 90&#…
Pietro Milanesi
Interview with Pietro Milanesi
Pietro Milanesi is an LA-based composer, originally from Torino, Italy; a rising talent in film scoring, he worked on several high profile productions…
Hector Berlioz
Berlioz's Simply Fantastic Symphony
What can be said about Berlioz and his Symphony Fantastique? One could say so much about the wide variety of orchestral colors and timbres used…
Soulful Abstraction
The Cosmic Flow
open.spotify A Drum Driven, Jazzy Futuristic, Dance Mix to hype you up to get on the dance floor. Recorded at Shoo Bop Records, Detroit.…
Jey M
Play for Real Madrid and also sing Reggaeton!
And there are several artists who try their luck in the music industry when stand out in other areas; just to mention some examples we find the…
Foster The People
Foster The People Releases BitTorrent Bundle of New Songs
Trust Foster the People to do things no one else is thinking of. Thoughtful music, glorious Instagrams and random treats – this band just…
Justin Hurwitz
Justin Hurwitz: in the sights of his talent
Born in 1985 and educated at Harvard, American Justin Hurwitz won the Oscar statuette for Best Soundtrack, held for no less winning film La La Land.…
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
Ogre You Asshole
There is something really magnetizing and deep about the Japanese shoegaze, noise and psychedelic experimentalists. Their sounds and…
Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time
Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time ‘All Star Duets’ – Album Review
Sometimes you come across an album that is not only a huge undertaking, but it’s also an extremely successful one. Those albums may not always pick up…
Norick
Caribbean + Pacific: Gegga and Norick
This week Steven Altera, alias Gegga Banda, highlighted the Venezuelan collective YoyoDojo, released a new official video, this time in collaboration…
Calle 13
Resident without Calle 13
Through their social networks Rene Perez Joglar, known as Residente, provides details of what will be his new musical production, the first without…
José Alfredo Jimenez
Jose Alfredo Jimenez birthday
Jose Alfredo Jimenez is the highest representative who has had the Mexican ranchera music and bohemia. It was a bon vivant world between canteen and…
Sheppard
Geronimo!
I usually try to find artists to write about who either recently have released new music or where something else has been in the news about them that…
Charly García
Charly García charges against current music
Charly Garcia never goes unnoticed. Either by a majestic work, or some sharp statements. This time, his controversial opinions have once again put on…
Ke$ha
Kesha is back
The singer Kesha returns to the world of music accompanied producer Zedd, producer of great songs like: Break Free Ariana Grande. If we remember the…
Clint Mansell
Clint Mansell's Requiem for a Dream
Clint Mansell's score for the acclaimed film Requiem of a Dream is such a breathtaking piece of music. Many times it makes one wonder what the…
Sting
Sting offers a concert in Mexico and remembers 43 from Ayotzinapa
The British musician Sting offered an impeccable presentation Wednesday in the National Auditorium of Mexico City in which there were no songs…
The Beatles
An Open Letter to Anyone Who Thinks They Don’t Like the Beatles
“I don’t like the Beatles,” he said confidently, looking around the room to make sure that everyone within earshot heard…
David Bisbal
Singers of Operación Triunfo meet again on stage
Some of the leading figures of the first edition of Operación Triunfo Spanish reallity show will participate in a special concert, which will…
Rawayana
Rawayana gets everything ready for her new album
Since its participation in the New Bands Festival 2010, Rawayana has not stopped to surprise critics of Venezuelan music and delighting increasingly…
Jan Daley
The Way of a Woman by Jan Daley No. 5 and No. 6 on Jazz Billboard Charts!
Jan Daleys “The Way of a Woman” smooth jazz album has had an incredible debut on both the Billboard Jazz Album chart as well as the Billboard…
Keak Da Sneak
Bay Area Rapper Keak Da Sneak Shot
Bay Area rapper Keak Da Sneak who has been in the music game since the nineties was reportedly a victim of gunfire last Friday 20th of January 2017.…
Oasis
Oasis documentary reunites the Gallagher brothers
The relationship between Noel and Liam Gallagher artists continues to talk about. The website Screen Daily announced that leaders of former British…
Bun B
Rappers Who’ve Released Trilogy Albums…or More
Prodigy – “H.N.I.C.” Prodigy is most known as half of the iconic New York rap group Mobb Deep. The duo released a series of highly acclaimed and…
Santana
The birthday of a great
In a not very distant land called Mexico, born on July 20, 1947 Carlos Santana, one of the most important guitarists in Latin America and the world.…
Gnarls Barkley
5 Songs to soundtrack your Black Friday
Yesterday, I've received several messages from Americans wishing me a Happy Thanksgiving. The messages are very much appreciated…
Piknik
Piknik - more than just a gothic rock.
“Piknik” is a Russian rock band. These guys are among the pioneers of Russian rock movement, and they are really great. &ldquo…
Thalía
With new single “Thalia”
This time Thalía presents the video clip of the song Turn me to want and can not deny that is a topic filled with much feeling. There is no…
Ms. Lauryn Hill
A Diva's Diaspora Calling
She is a musical artist that is talented in various genres of music. I think of her as the singer-slash-rapper of my generation. When I…
Victor Drija
Víctor Drija signs up for electronic bachata
Venezuelan Victor Drija began 2016 with the release of a new music video in which, as usual, does better displayed his talent as a composer dancer or…
Sia
Sia shows us three new songs
Australian singer has posted on his Youtube account three new singles that will accompany their latest album, This Is Acting in the Deluxe version.…
Laura Guevara
Laura Guevara rejects the illegal use of her music
Venezuelan singer Laura Guevara denounces the illegal use of her song We Want to Live in Peace , by the TV program Zurda Konducta , broadcast by…
Ten Commandos
Ten Commandos, the new rock supergroup
When several stars of rock and roll decide to depart for a moment from their current groups and form a parallel project, as a means of escape from…
Justin Timberlake
Can't Stop The Feeling! already have official video
When the music comes and we begin to feel in our bodies that pace we can not control, the only way to relax is getting carried away by it and just…
Fifth Harmony
New Fifth Harmony Video
To make a brief overview of this group consists of 5 girls: Camila, Lauren, normani, Ally and Dinah. This girl group formed in The X Factor USA…
Kendrick Lamar
J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar: real or fake?
A dream come true? A parody?It seems that J. Cole surprised everyone with his last tweet:''The Internet will shutdown when this drops''…
Knife Party
Knife Party complements the electronic scene
The electronic movement is completed with artists and groups such as Knife Party, the Australian duo of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen. They are the…
Gao Vilé
I would like to navigate you is Gao Vilé's new bachata dream
The Guatemalan singer Gao Vile now ventures into the genre of bachata with the theme I want Navegarte which features production Rodolfo Castillo,…
Francesco Digilio
Biography
Francesco Digilio, pianist, arranger and record producer, is active on the Italian and international music scene.Francesco Digilio boasts several…
Nights Amore
New Nights Amore Album is on Fire!
I have written very many articles on Nights Amore in the past and I keep coming back to them and how touching their music is. They are an artist to…
Pablo Alborán
Pablo Alborán celebrates 28 years
On this day, May 31st, the Spanish singer Pablo Alborán was born in 1989. About his birthday, we review his most recent video, published just…
Guillermo Carrasco
The poetry is by Guillermo Carrasco
A velvety voice caresses the ears is Guillermo Carrasco, Venezuelan singer that these days reaches the Venezuelan scene with his repertoire. On…
Audioslave
Will Audioslave return to the stage?
Surely you've ever heard someone talk about the American supergroup Audioslave, or have heard some of his most notorious as like a Stone…
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, The Cadence of Summer, The Origins of Movements & The Sounds of Lives Changed
Summer has a certain cadence. There’s a rhythm of long days, the beach beckons and the pace of office life creates the illusion that time is…
ZAYN
Zayn premiered the video for Dusk Till Dawn
Zayn Malik premiered the video of his most recent single Dusk Till Dawn which has the collaboration of the Australian Sia. However in the audiovisual…
Loaded Lux
The Evolution of Battle Rap
Battle rap is not for the weak-hearted. The sole purpose of battle rappers is to decimate their opponents through the use of rhyming, insulting words…
Young Chop
Young Chop Drops ‘King Chop’ Album
Young Chop is most known for his epic collaborations with Chief Keef. Together with Keef the duo helped to bring drill music to the mainstream, and…
The Islandors, Cold Play & Steel Performances
Coldplay announce new album
December 4th. That will be the day when the British group Coldplay will present his new album, which they have solved holder A head full of dreams.…
Caramelos De Cianuro
Candies at the Rock al Parque Festival
Who would not Tripeo Veronica or hammer? epics in Venezuelan music themes. In its development as a group, they have set standards and example in…
Tommy James & The Shondells
Listen to Paul McCartney and Tommy James 70sTop Songs-Another Day and Draggin’ The Line on Spotify
While Paul McCartney was reveling in all his top 5 hits in 1971, Tommy James, legendary star of Tommy James and the Shondells, also had a Top 5 hit…
KUILL
FALL IN LOVE WITH KUILL, THE NEW ELUSIVE POP ARTIST
‘I See How It Is’ is the new debut from the exceptionally mysterious artist, aptly named KUILL. The artist refers to his…
Jerrod Niemann
Jerrod Niemann ‘Blue Bandana’ – Single Review
Jerrod Niemann has a lot of work to do. He successfully managed to alienate a great deal of fans, casual fans and even radio during his ‘High Noon’…
Frank Vieira
Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
If you’ve been reading the site for some time, you may remember that we featured Frank Vieira in our first ever Stray Plectrums post…
The Chemical Brothers
20 years celebrating life with electronics, Chemical Brothers.
The Chemical Brothers, British duo that has more than 20 years contributing to bringing electronics to popular culture, believes that this music is a…