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Days of Exile
Days Of Exile, the new vinyl verse
Undoubtedly this year, he is being one of the best in the Venezuelan musical movement, since there have been many successes of national groups. In…
Tempest
Broken Water - Tempest
Broken Water are a relatively well-known garage rock/noise rock/shoegaze band from Olympia, Washington. They have released a handful of fascinating…
Litourgiya
Batushka - Litourgiya
Batushka is a fascinating Polish doom/black metal/post black/post metal band, who released a pretty innovative and unique album back in 2015.…
Coloring Book
Rap Gospel
In times when music is obsessively treasured, releasing a free album is a bold statement, especially If we are talking about someone who is a rising…
Love Fear Choices and Astronauts
The Egocentrics - Love Fear Choices and Astronauts
The Egocentrics are a Romanian instrumental psychedelic rock band, who released their best album ''Love Fear Choices and Astronauts''…
Pasos Sincopados
Little Revenge presents its 'Pasos Sincopados'. Part III.
Small Revancha, the musical project directed and conceptualized by the duo of Claudia Lizardo (daughter of the legendary PTT Lizardo of the same…
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant, formerly of alternative rock band The Czars, has a knack for re-invention and experimentation. His first album Queen of Denmark was a…
Your Move Vol. 1
Mikey Young - Hot Chip On The Autobahn
Haven't you heard of Mikey Young before? Don’t worry, most of the people haven’t. There’s an underground scene anywhere, and Australia is no…
Other People's Songs Volume One
Making Other People’s Songs Your Own
For some generations that are “somewhat” older, holding a physical object containing music is still an essential element of the…
Broken Flowers
Nev Cottee - Summer and Rain: Together
When I put on New Cottee’s new album Broken Flowers, the threatening thunders turned down into a true downpour. A bit symbolic, I guess, since Cottee…
Prick of the Litter
A Great P(r)ick
Don’t blame me for the title. Blame Delbert McClinton, he named his new album “Prick of the Litter”. While you may blame him for that (and you shouldn…
The Beatles (Remastered)
#tbt The Beatles - White Album
Good boys The Beatles were anything but good on White album. Maraton recordings, changed in collaborators, departure of members, breaking of the band&…
Life Is Good
Life Is Good...is good
In my alcohol-induced and terse analysis in consultation with Google, I have realized that this was the first year in which all three of the most…
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.…
Surrender (Deluxe)
Being Consistent Hurts
With their debut album Happiness, British synth pop duo The Hurts have been come darlings of both the critics and the public. Theo Hutchraft and Adam…
Moon Lagoon
Co-Pilgrim - Escaping the middle ground
Listening to tons of music it is usually two groups of artists that draw your attention - those that sound incredibly good and those that sound so…
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…
Homeward
Ben Labat & The Happy Devil - Life goes on, so does the music
Having trouble in life, wandering around and changing professions like shirts seems to be a common thing in Americana. Usually, it is quite often the…
Buried Goods
Gypsy Treasures - Buried Goods
Gypsy Treasures is a psychedelic rock/psych-folk/drone band from California, whose album ''Buried Goods'' was released a few years ago…
Blackbirds
Rob Jungklas - It's Been A While...
In theory, some musicians should have all the predispositions to make it - a good voice, songwriting skills, musicianship, good backup, come up with…
Matador
Zoroaster - Matador
Zoroaster is a well-known and renowned American stoner doom/stoner metal band, who have released a number of fine sludgy stoner doom albums through…
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…
IIII
Papir - IIII
Papir hail from Denmark and they are a pretty well-known instrumental krautrock/psychedelic rock band. They have released a number of great albums…
Out of Time
Out Of Time Indeed
Out Of Time es otro álbum fantástico del artista electrónico y altamente ecléctico Hugo Kant. Este álbum de larga duraci&#…
Four Hands & a Heart Christmas
A Carlton for Christmas
I know it's not yet December. But in may part of the world, the Philippines, the Christmas season can begin as early as September. This month then…
Beyond The Bloodhounds
Stuck in the South
Adia Victoria is an American author who currently resides in Nashville. She grew up in South Carolina in a strictly religious family. After…
Third World Pyramid
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Third World Pyramid
The Brian Jonestown Massacre recently came out with a new album titled ''Third World Pyramid''. Of course The Brian Jonestown…
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…
Write In
Happyness Are Not Happy
Nothing is ever what it seems to be and we might as well find comfort in that, Happyness is a London trio who reminds me more of American than British…
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…
Love
Lana Del Rey returns with Love
And it was strange that the English songwriter, Lana Del Rey, has not delivered any new material since we are accustomed to always be throwing new…
Under Cöver
Motorhead's Under Cover Underwhelms
Numerous covers Motorhead occasionally recorded in a period between 1992 and 2015 (after the death of Ian Lemmy Kilmister which kind of represented…
Not To Disappear
DAUGHTER’S NEW WAYS: NOT TO DISAPPEAR
“I can’t be without, I just need it here” This lyric in the first track on the album on Not Disappear, New Ways,…
Angels & Ghosts
Dave Gahan is a Restless Wanderer
Infective voice. Potent appearance. Sincere desire for all kinds of pleasures. On top of that, being the lead singer of Depeche Mode. Dave Gahan is…
Product 3
Beat Connection Product 3 Album Review
Organic and wild, Beat Connection’s gives the listener a inside look on modern electronic indie pop. These four young musicians from…
Winter Lives
Wintery Songs For Wintery Times
First things first: if you were wandering whether that PA im Matt Podn PA stands for Pennsylvania, the answer is yes. That is because Matt Pond, the…
Bash the Bishop
Boycott The Baptist - Bash The Bishop (A Smashing Good time)
I was contacted around December 2016 by the vocalist and guitarist of this power duo. Now, I check out a page called Underground Music Coalition and…
Marseille
Jazz Is Vital Energy For Ahmad Jamal
Even though he is already in his seventies, legendary Ahmad Jamal continues with the same level of enthusiasm in 2017 with his dedication to the…
Not To Disappear
On Daughter's recent visit to KEXP's studio
If you’ve read my other review, you may already know about my undying love for UK alternative outfit, Daughter. Since the release of The…
Tell My Sister
Sisters That Brought Optimism Back To Folk
In American folk-rock music, 1975 was a year of powerful, dark and confessional albums. Just take a look at this series: Bob Dylan – Blood On The…
Hang
Foxygen Kept It Foxy
There is something I call music depression. It is an episode that lasts for several months during which the ‘’the patient’’ is unable to find new…
WALLS
What’s on the other side of the “Walls”?
I have been listening to Kings of Leon ever since about 7th grade, so for around seven years now. To be fair, I didn’t really make the “dive” into…
Memorandum
Autumn Is Coming
Dashing bearded guy with the suggestive falsetto and a guitar. This would be a perfect title for the movie about The Leading Guy, my new…
Telluric
New Kind Of Psychedelic
After several critically acclaimed EPs, Matt Corby made a decision to dedicate his time to soul, gospel, jazz and psychedelic and create a…
Alchemy to Our Days
Metzengerstein - Alchemy To Our Days
Metzengerstein is a rather interesting Italian experimental/psychedelic rock/krautrock band from Tuscany. They have so far released two albums, with &…
Testify Love
Ava Cherry Coming Back With “Testify Love”
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the next witness to take the stand and provide testimony is Ava Cherry, with “Testify Love”.…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead's New Album. How Do You Really Feel About It?
First of all, I want to say that I am the biggest fan of Radiohead. I even have a mouse-bear tattoo that served as a logo for their Kid A era. With…
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…
The Man of Sorrow / The Man Who Sorrows
Lwstndrds - The Man of Sorrow / The Man Who Sorrows
Lwstndrds are a two-piece powerviolence/grindcore/noise/sludge metal band from Zabrze, Poland. While usually their repertoire includes harsh, brutal,…
Yours, Dreamily,
Psychedelic Monotony
The Black Keys were really excited to come back to the studio as soon as possible but the shoulder injury of their drummer, Patrick Carney,…
57TH & 9TH
Sting Stings Again
One of the favorite advices artists like to give is: Do not stay in your comfort zone. Be a risk taker and investigate the unknown. So,Sting…
A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream
The Manchester band are attuned to the absurdity of our times. The hyperactive synth-pop of their fourth LP is full of surreal vignettes that reflect…
Beloved Antichrist
Symphonic Metal Opera in Therion's Trilogy
Swedish symphonic metal artillery Therion enriched their discography with not one but three CDs under the name Beloved Antichrist. Ancient traditions,…
Punching Bag
No Hometown Bias
Verticoli are a four-piece from my original home state of Tasmania, Australia. They've been a big part of the music scene down there and…
Heads Up
Warpaint's Semi-Lukewarm Return
The girls from Warpaint have released their third studio album. After numerous plays, it is plausible to conclude this is their most dance-y release…
Post Pop Depression
PostPopDepression
It is so refreshing to see a long-standing artist who is not relying on his old fame. There are only a few of them who are perpetually pushing the…
Return To The Moon
The National + Menomena
I am sure if these two fellas sign up on PerfectMatch, they would turn out to be 100% compatible. I am in love with their collaboration. Without any…
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…
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…
All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
Yaassss, MetalCore!
Following Architects sporadically, due to oversaturated genre, what happened is that Ruin and Daybreaker brought me more pleasure than Lost…
August And Everything After (Deluxe Edition)
#tbt: The Best Of Counting Crows
For some artists, love means not wanting to live anymore. And while they give us the reason to live with their heart on their sleeves, I am always…
You Had Me at Goodbye
Samantha Crain - It Should Be Hello, Not Goodbye
Into her fifth album since 2009, Samantha Crain still hasn’t achieved the recognition she deserves. All the positive reviews by the critics …
Alice Jemima
Thoughts on Alice Jemima's Debut
Alice Jemima's self-titled debut album consists of a surprising total of twelve songs that amount to only thirty six minutes. However, the album,…
Mad Love. (Deluxe)
Album Review: JoJo Mad Love
At last, the October 14th arrived and I can`t wait to tell you about the freshest frist hand impressions of the Pop/R`n`B princess,…
Gang Signs & Prayer
Gang Signs & Prayer
The debut solo album from the breakout grime MC is a detailed portrait and full-throated riot, switching between clapping back at lesser rappers and…
A Night At The Odeon
Queen A Night At The Odeon
This week we are going to look at an iconic live performance by the beloved rock band Queen. A Night At The Odeon: Hammersmith 1975 was an exuberant…
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Remastered Version)
Introducing David Bowie's alter ego - Ziggy Stardust
Bowie started his career with the hit “Space Oddity” in 1969, for the astronaut Major Tom who is abandoned in Space and ended with…
Bear Bones, Lay Low
Bear Bones, Lay Low - Valléé de Dith
Bear Bones, Lay Low is a one-man psychedelic rock band of Ernesto Gonzalez from Venezuela. This relatively prolific one-man psych rock band is however…
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…
Integrity
Tom Harrel and The Art of Improv
Fantastic, legendary trumpet player Tom Harrel continues to prove that it's possible to create masterpieces even when you are in your…
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…
Majestic (Live)
Kari Jobe's Majestic (LIVE)
Worship singer Kari Jobe is a singer who is just dripping with the holy spirit. Many of the songs that she sings on her albums are full of the spirit…
Room For Squares
JOHN MAYER’S ROOM FOR SQUARES
Although John Mayer’s later work is somewhat lacking in originality, Room for Squares remains a high point in his musical career. In 2014,…
Elder
Elder - Elder
Elder are a great American psychedelic rock/stoner doom band from Massachusetts. They have released a bunch of great albums through the years, but…
Stoney
Malone`s Stoney Post!
Texas singer/rapper/guitarist/songwriter and record producer Austin Richard Post aka Post Malone came up with his…
Volume 1
Midlake's Supergroup
BNQT, read as Banquet, is actually Midlake with guest songwriters and singers. Guests include Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand, Fran Healt from…
Skeleton Tree
Nick Cave At His Most Vulnerable
Although Nick Cave postulated his career on the basis of being disgusted with this world, he is ready to confess all of his sins on his…
Everything Now
Mediocre Dance, That's What Arcade Fire Are Now
Over time, Arcade Fire turned from a serious band to one of the most irresponsible banda. They are full of subtle and flat jokes, and the monumental…
21
Adele 25
When asked to write about a single artist that shaped the month of November, at first I was stumped. So many mainstream artists have been having huge…
House in the Tall Grass
Kikagaku Moyo - House in the Tall Grass
Kikagaku Moyo are a well-known Japanese psychedelic rock band, who essentially mix psychedelic rock, space rock, psychedelic folk and acid folk…
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…
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…
Book Of Changes
Entrance - Into Poppy Territory
This might be the week of shapeshifters. Entrance or a guy that goes by the name of Guy Blakeslee can certainly fall into that category. Do…
The Balcony
The View From The Balcony Looks Familiar
Don’t call it plagiarism, call it a promiscious idea. Just because someone sounds like someone else, it doesn’t mean that they…
Is This The Life We Really Want?
Should Roger Waters Retire?
In two to three years old competition comprised of collections of songs named Ratthe That Lock and Endless River, Is This The Life We Really Want by…
Different Creatures
Circa Waves Joins The Migration Crisis Awareness Movement
Four guys from Liverpool sound more confident, mature and powerful on their second full-length album, just as the frontman Keiran Shudall wanted and…
Northern Passages
Dallas and Travis Do Good - Again
The moment the opening track, “Riverview Fog” starts, you get the feeling that you’ve heard all this before, but that the cards have been reshuffled…
Dizzyride
A Ride That Can Make You Dizzy
Ok, so the girl (Zoe) is from Montreal and the boy (Nicola) is from Venice, where should they meet and what will the music they make sound like? Th…
Under the Red Cloud
It's Amorphis Time
Nomen est omen. The times when the term amorphis (insignificant) perfectly described this band from Finland are far behind us. From relatively brutal…
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…
The Making Of
Another Modern Rock Band? Really?
The Bohicas are rookies on British rock scene. Young, handsome, multi-ethnic band. They are armed with electric guitars, leather jackets and…
Ritual
Fire! Orchestra - Ritual
Fire! Orchestra is a renowned Norwegian avant-garde psychedelic rock/free jazz band that is made up of Fire! and other artists they collaborate with.…
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande Is a Dangerous Woman
When it comes to beautiful and charismatic women Ariana Grande is definitely one of them. She has a very powerful voice that is merciful at the same…
Microverse
Lossy & Strangers Are People Too - Microverse
Microverse is the third release fr composer and producer Lossy on his label Boot Cycle Audio. Having previously released with Tru Thoughts,…
For Crying Out Loud (Deluxe)
One Word About New Kasabian - Meh
If you are eco-conscuous, then you believe in recycling. But what happens when you are eco-conscious in your approach to music? Then you are an artist…
Endless Summer
Soley's Brighter Side
Soley revealed her light and sunny side on her third studio album. The title Endless Summer suggests it, and it proves that fairy vocal of the singer…
Dandelion Sauce Of The Ancients
Terminal Cheesecake - Dandelion Sauce Of The Ancients
The legendary British noise rock/psychedelic rock band Terminal Cheesecake recently came out with a new full-length album in nearly 20 years. Due to…
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…
Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Pivot of PERIPHERY
Only short time after the release of the double-masterpiece Juggernaut, Periphery decide to return. According to them, everything was going smoothly,…
I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
1975 Levels Below Original
The 1975 were formed in 2002 in Manchester, UK. They are nothing but another indie rock band from the Island who is labeled as alternative…
Hammer of the Witches
Metal is a witchhunt
Everything is funny when you think about death, said a great German writer Tomas Bernhard. What’s not funny is when those who sing about…
No Time For It
Fantasia's pretty generic this time
Can you believe it’s already 12 years ago, when she won American Idol?! Even though Fantasia was born into a musical family, thus it seemed…
1958 Miles
The Original Miles Ahead
Miles Davis’ music is the safe place where you can always find inspiration, meditate, get excited, or simply lay back and relax.…
Refugium
Well-blended mixture of Styles
Anomalie is a one man piece hailing from Austria, its only member Marrok has worked with Harakiri for The Sky, and Refugium is his latest album,…
Pleasure
Welcome back, Feist
You know when you wait for a record, and you wait, and you wait until your anticipation slowly ceases to exist. And then, when you least expect it,…
Night on Earth
Night On Earth
Tom Waits… his nicotine-stained voice always calms me down. Whether he sings one of his drunken ballads or howls avant-blues tunes, he…
Lupercalia
I(n)diosyncratic Pop
Patrick Wolf is a love singer. From his early days, love was his biggest inspiration, whether cheerful or painful. In my opinion, Lupercalia was the…
The Storm Within
The Anatomy Of Melancholy
Screw Paradise Lost, true kings of melancholy-driven metal are Evergrey, fronted by Tom S. Englund, a genius songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Even…
Chapter One
The Saturdays V-Day : Chapter One
This Universe spread female vocal is opening her first solo segment of music and the title Chapter One seems more than just a right…
How Did We Get So Dark?
How Did We Get So Dark?: The New British Heavy Rock
How Did We Get So Dark? After countless concerts mainly in Europe, accompanying Foo Fighters part of his North American tour in 2015 and…
The Penny Collector
Carrie Elkin - The Soul Americana
That is soul as in giving it all and having a true feel for a certain music genre. It his case the folkier version of Americana. When trying…
Acid Guru Pond
Bardo Pond - Acid Guru Pond
Acid Guru Pond is an interesting collaboration album between the always great and impressive Bardo Pond and the equally renowned Acid Mothers Temple…
Rosewood Almanac
Will Stratton IIs An Inspiration For Anyone Struggling With Cancer
Rosewood Almanac is the sixth studio album by Will Stratton, musician currently residing in New York. Will studied philosophy for a short while before…
Just As I Am
Timeless
This is a considerably daunting album to review. As I’ve revisited this album, I’ve recognised elements of it in so many different…
Honeymoon
The Biggest Narcissist Of Them All
Estoy enamorado de mí, pero yo creo que no es mutuo. Creo que debería ser el nombre del próximo disco de Lana del Rey. Si se hubiera…
AIM (Deluxe)
A.I.M
Few musicians in recent memory have worked harder to successfully — and sometimes unsuccessfully — merge social activism with their art like M.I.A.,…
Gore
Hail to The Deftones
My biggest accomplishment on this album is the fact that I agreed to play on it, said Stephen Carpenter, a hairy metal guy who plays guitar in metal…
Emily's D+Evolution
Turning point in Esperanza Spalding’s career - Emily's D+Evolution review
Esperanza Emily Spalding has recently published her album Emily's D+Evolution(about two months ago), and I have to say... In this album, Esperanza…
Back Together
is Robin Thicke getting it back together?
Not many artists have had a hit single that kept playing in high rotation for like two years straight, but Robin Thicke is among them with “…
Love Jones EP
In the Case of love
I started following R&B singer Case on social media about 8 years ago after getting introduced to his manager. I only remembered him from “…
Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne / Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne are an interesting experimental psychedelic rock band from Portland, Oregon. They have released three full-length albums so…
Unbroken Praise (Live)
One More Great Album from Matt Redman
I first took notice of Matt Redman's music when I heard The Heart of Worship more than a decade ago, 15 years to be exact. From then on,…
Salutations
Oberst's Salutations To Ruminations
Conor Orbest came out of the phase in which indie-folk audience perceived him as the best author of the younger generation and entered the new era in…
The Altar
Repetitive Banks
Couple of years ago, Banks represented one of those artists who were an inspiration to the younger hipster generation. Her alternative pop…
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Is Dangerously Contagious
Ariana is a little girl with four-octave range, and that is her strongest weapon. With the great intonation and interpretation, it was just a matter…
HERO
A Singer Who You Can Trust
MAREN MORRIS She is driving a Mercedes with the crown on the rearview mirror and she mentions Amen and Hallelujah in the chorus.…
Statues
#tbt: Moloko - Statues
Back in the 2000s, r’n’b pop was ubiquitous. There were not many pop artists who offered something else. At that time, there was one unique band. It…
The Album Paranoia
Ulrika Spacek? Who is Ulrika Spacek?
In this age of information glut, whether it is the number of music titles available or the method by which you can reach them, it is so easy for quite…
So Proud
#tbt - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
In a mature phase or their lives, many artists return to what inspired them when they were young. Bob Dylan would turn to the 30s and 40s of the past…
A Little Death
My Jerusalem: Post-Punkers Have Finally Made A Hit Rock Album
My Jerusalem is a band who caught music world’s attention instantly. Founder Jeff Klein had played with The Twilight Singers and The Gutter Twins…
Harmony of Spheres
Greeks Love Metal
My knowledge of the Greek music scene is not great. I have often come across hardcore music, so my biased opinion is that Greek people love that kind…
Those Younger Days
Indie Family
When you believe in people, the whole world is a church. And when your family believes in you, your life is easy like indie song. Music runs in the…
Horehound
The Dead Weather: Horhound.
Speaking of Jack White one of the things that comes to mind is the number of projects and collaborations made throughout his career since he became…
Science Fiction
A perfect and brutal goodbye from one of the best bands of the Millennium
You could be forgiven for falling away from your Brand New obsession in the years since Daisy. As the length between albums goes Brand New even beat…
Smoke Beach
Kill West - Smoke Beach
Kill West are a relatively new Argentinian stoner/psychedelic/garage rock band, who have stormed into the psych rock scene with their great new album…
Mexico
GusGus: Mexico
Having started out nearly 20 years ago as a 12-strong Icelandic art collective creating techno tinged trip-hop and arty electronica, GusGus have…
Triplicate (Sampler)
Triplicate
Triplicate, again, features Dylan singing tunes from the Great American Songbook. His voice is filled with character, though the…
Albatross
Pat Keen - Experimental Pop Digest
It has been a while since I heard so many musical things going on in around 20 minutes. So around from Minneapolis comes Pat Keen with Albatross, his…
Monster Heart
Clones of Clones: Monster Heart
Nothing is completely original...I’m not sure things have been original for awhile. I envision a clone to be a less perfect version of its…
Carrie & Lowell
Reflections on Sufjan Steven's Latest Offering
It’s finally time to talk about what has been described as Sufjan Stevens’ most personal album to date. The mysterious, melancholy man behind the…
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…
The Last Hero
Alter Bridge Comes Strong With Fortress Successor
There they are – they overcame the burden of their past. Creed released 4 albums, while Alter Bridge cemented their place in…
D
#tbt: White Denim - D
Sometimes some band blasts you from the past, and you have no choice but to investigate their discography. Few weeks ago, that happened to me when I…
Hidden Fields
The Telescopes - Hidden Fields
The legendary British noise-rock/psych rock/shoegaze band The Telescopes came out with a great new album earlier this year, and subsequently caught…
Aquarius
Review: Tinashe's 'Aquarius'
R&B newcomer Tinashe makes quite an entrance with her scintillating major-label debut, Aquarius. Following the rampant success of her…
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…
Post-Frenz Container Buzz
Oliver Wilde - Post-Frenz or Post-Everything?
Bedroom, or shall we be more precise and say home recording musicians seem to be a very common instance these days. Most of them rarely catch the eye…
B4.DA.$$
Review: Joey Bada$$'s 'B4.DA.$$'
The general consensus about Joey Bada$$ has always been that he is a remarkably talented up-and-comer with infinite promise. His devastatingly sharp…
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Unique artist with a distinctive expression - Fiona Apple
What I absolutely love and appreciate for any artist is being a songwriter, not just a performer. One of my favourite alternative rock, jazz, art pop…
Simplicity
Exuberant Punk-Rock
This New Jersey band is like a group of sport guys. You love them, they motivate you, you do tattoos with their faces. They make you laugh, you make…
Ruin
Shawn Mendes Unveils “Ruin”
After just one week of having released the video of his song Treat You Better the young Canadian, delights us with this new project. Ruin is called,…
Ruin
Ruins For You And Me
Cat Power has always been something of a mystical force. Kind of like Fiona Apple, Hope Sandoval and Kim Gordon mixed up and laid out on a sheet of…
What Do You Mean? - Acoustic
Am I a Belieber?!
First things first. I am NOT a Belieber. I never was... but after listening to the acoustic version of this song, I cannot say I never will. I did say…
Buckshot (feat. KRS-One & DJ Premier)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Buckshot Review
“Buckshot” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring KRS-One and DJ Premier is my own choice of hot song at the moment. I…
Overpowered
Neuroscientific Pop
You might remember Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy as being one-half of electronic pop duo Moloko, or for being a…
Save ME
The Bangtan Boys are screaming charisma in the music video for Save Me!
The Bangtan Boys, a.k.a. BTS, are back with another surefire hit song and a brilliant music video with their patented awesome dance moves! …
All My Life
Lasting Just Like Love
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Make Me (Cry)
Drop it like Noah Cyrus
Even without seeing the name, you can tell by the high cheekbones, the nose, the lips and the eyes that she is the sister of Miley Cyrus. Noah Cyrus,…
Biking
Hit the pedal and bike
Recently I was asked what The Netherlands were known for abroad. We were talking about food and I couldn’t think of any meals or particular cooking…
Modern Woman
Multi-Layered Femininity
After announcing the release of their fourth album, Yours Conditionally and sharing the harmony-laden In the Morning I&…
Happy Pills
Happy, Happy and Worth It?
Whoa, Happy Pills by Weathers has to be something of a questionable song. Maybe questionable in the sense of pure psychotic breakdown. Another L.A.…
Hula Hoop
Is Omi the new Taio Cruz?
Omar Samuel Pasley, better known as OMI, is just about leaving the charts with his song “Cheerleader”, while a new song &ldquo…
Tilted
Christine is actually good
With the summer holidays kicking off all across Europe, so is the festival season. One of the acts doing its round across the festivals, as well as…
Holy War
Keep yourself open
I apologize for a short blog, but many things have been said about the events of today already. I don’t know about you, but my timelines on every…
Indian Summer
Indian Summer
Iconic French duo Air (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel) have recently shared Indian Summer (a previously limited track),…
Make a Man
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I'd like to make a man a of you... simply lyrics yet they impact such a punch that Estrons should have been discovered way earlier. This…
Hair
Why do musicians make music videos?
Throughout its history, the video gained momentum with television, especially in the beginning with the MTV channel, giving the music a closer image…
Feral Hearts
A Feral Dose of Estonian Pop
Kerli, a celebrated pop star from Estonia, just dropped the video of her much awaited single “Feral Heart” – and here is…
Hopeless Romantic
Defying Expectations
“I was like, wait a minute, [Jenny Lewis is] on Warner Bros., and she just made a record that sounds like the record I wanna make.…
Try Again
Trying the Chef'Special
Dutch pop-rock band “Chef’Special” have just released a new single called “Try Again”. It’s been a while since I’ve heard from them. The last song I’…
Magnets
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I should probably begin this article with the disclaimer that in my eyes, Lorde can do no wrong. I will follow that with a promise to tell you why.…
Messin' Around
Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias together with the video for “Messin' Around”.
This time these great artists came together to create the new video for Messin 'Around and could not expect less from them. We find a video…
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The Beatles: Golden Slumbers
With over one billion records sold there is no doubt that The Beatles are one of the greatest bands ever to exist. Everyone knows and loves them for…
Sticky Leaves
Angelic Resolution
The landscape that Linying walks through in her latest video - vast open plains bordered by a series of hills and an expansive blue sky - could not be…
Wrong
Pop Demons Can Be Wrong Too
NAWAS is considered indie however, my own gut feeling says otherwise. NAWAS is a new form of a Hip-Hop/Drum n' Bass cross over.…
Lost Stars
Adam Levine releases song without Maroon 5
This song is called Go Now, and is not part of a new album, it's just a project that was part and is an English film called Sing Street,…
Chili Town
Chili Town with Hinds
Hinds, a female group you wish you where a part of. This Spanish band has collectively created a sound that uses 1960's girl groups, indie, smooth…
Dirty Harry
Grace Who Gives and Takes
New, different and a whole slew of words are slipping out of my head as 'Dirty Harry' by Grace repeats the chorus. After being given the gift…
Unstoppable
Gorgeous Lianne La Havas in Unstoppable
First time I heard Lianne La Havas was when a friend suggested it who knows my taste of movies and music so well. It's easy for me just to relax…
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…
We Are the People
Psychedelic Surrealism
Thanks to a well-scored Honda Civic ad, Sydney electro-glampop duo Empire of the Sun (Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore) have placed a…
Clay
The Next Indie 'It' Girl?
With the release of her EP HANA in March last year, Montana-based singer-songwriter Hana Pestle seems poised to become the…
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…
Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan Shares new single Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan is a pop/adult contemporary singer-songwriter from southern Ontario. His honest lyrical style and emotionally charged vocal performance…
Map to the Stars
Laidback Pyschedelia
Lo-fi bedroom pop band Ducktails recently released Map To The Stars, the first taste of their upcoming sixth album Jersey Devil (and…
Hello
After several years of waiting Adele says Hello.
As a preamble to its third full-length album entitled 25, the British singer Adele released its latest promotional single Hello accompanied by a…
High
Druggy Quirkiness
LA indie rock trio Sir Sly (vocalist Landon Jacobs and instrumentalists Jason Suwito and Hayden Coplen) have recently released High, their…
Music To Watch Boys To
Lana Del Rey's Soundtrack for a Fatalistic Voyeur
I’ll confess to being a fan of the somewhat divisive Lana Del Rey ever since I first came across ‘Video Games’. What&…
Mad World
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This song reminds me of every day when you run through your motions and everything is the same and everything is dissatisfying and disappointing and…
Runningman
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This is one of the most exciting and bold bands I have heard in the past year or so. “Ibrahim Electric” is their name, and they…
Nas Album Done
Dj Khaled and Nas: ''Nas album done''
Nas Album Done is the new video showing the life of a tycoon of the music industry as it is DJ Khaled featuring stellar participation of Jamaican…
Sledge Hammer
Sledge Hammered Again!
After RiRi, you would have thought there cannot be any more hard knocks on the walls, but B.O.B.`s No Genre&…
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UNICEF has brought together a number of artists, to create a campaign that make us imagine a better world for children, with all the events that…
You Are the Right One
Ironic Summer Cruisin’
Oklahoma dream pop trio Sports (Cale Chronister, Jacob Theriot and Christian Theriot) traffic in a kind of ironic coolness that rarely found in indie…
Hologram
Scream Over The Hologram
An intelligent life form possibly from this world or living on another, is the main focus of Crown The Empire's music video 'Hologram'.…
Reigns (Every Night)
The jazz rebel of the Estefan family
If you’re the daughter of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, it’s not all that strange that you would start a music career of your own. It…
All My Love (feat. Conor Maynard)
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Dance producers trio, Cash Cash, really work across the scope of electronic music. Every time they present another sound and perhaps that is exactly…
Úa
Sóley's “Úa”: Icelandic Fairy-Tale Escapism
When Icelandic multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Sóley (Sóley Stefánsdóttir) released her…
Moonlight on the Water (Instrumental)
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Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods
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Beck is such a diverse artist that nothing could come as a surprise out of his repertoire. But, even though not surprised, I was very pleased and…
Sympathy for the Devil
Blood, Sweat and Tears - Sympathy for the Devil
Here is an oldie. It’s a cover of “Sympathy for the Devil”, legendary song, one of the hymns of rock music, written by…
Live In The Moment
Portugal. The Man's “Live in the Moment” Delivers Anthemic Vagueness
“Live in the Moment”, the third single from Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man’s eighth full-length album Woodstock (2017) has a…
Peace Bomb
Eric Scott Drops A Peace Bomb
Eric Scott is no stranger to folks in Washington DC. He’s a 15-time Wammie winner (WAMA - Washington Area Musicians Association) and he has…
Seventeen
Sheer Bliss
Sjowgren is an up-and-coming Bay Area trio (three high school friends who reunited after college to make music together) who caught the…
Wall Of Glass
Our Kid goes solo with mixed results
Any song that features one of the Gallagher brothers is guaranteed to have at least one thing: swagger. Swagger, bravado, and sheer bloody-mindedness…
Look at the River
We Do Not Look
On an acapella note, Ayla Nereo uses the opportunity to emulate a chorus of vocals. Using only the voice given to Nereo, we are only the recipients of…
Skipping Stones
Gallant Skipping Stones For Red Bull
Not so many know about this fine industry cat, so let me tell you how extraordinary this musical genious is... Christopher Gallant going…
Most Girls
Most Girls Shows How Much Respect Hailee Steinfeld Has For Us All
Hailee Steinfeld has spoken out about her newest track Most Girls. Steinfeld stated that Most Girls should be listened in a girl's bedroom, at top…
Half Truth
No half truths about good music
With his grey hair, Michael McDonald, already seemed like he was around in music for a long time, when I liked his songs in the 80s. His duet with…
How Soon The Dawn
Jake Bugg Proves What Elements Craft A Great Song
When Jake Bugg came out onto the scene, no one knew where in the hell to place this crafted young genius of a musician. Better yet, everyone wanted to…
All Day
Review: Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney - All Day
Now when it comes to Kanye West the world has iys fair amount to say, a lot of things words come to mind; arrogance,cocky, jackass and a few more…
Otherside Remix [Live]
The Otherside of the Rap Industry: Lives Are At Stake
Otherside is the fourth track on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ five track “The VS. EP” released in 2009. The obvious…
Hard Believer
A True Milestone of Modern Blues
I personally prefer listening to albums – it gives me a wider perspective on musicians’ aesthetic visions. I was raised in the era…
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CLOE Unleashes Epic Track Save Me
At just 13-years-old, this singer/songwriter has a voice way beyond her years, managing to create melancholic, yet incredibly relatable songs that…
Hero Of War
Have You Seen the World? What Would You Say If I Said That You Could?
Hero of War, originally released in 2008 on the 5th studio album of the alternative/punk rock band Rise Against, was the first release with guitarist…
Chemicool
Wicked electronic experiment
I just find this release and listen this track more than 20 times on spotify. At first i was : the track is over? let's try again! and again and…
Hang on to the Night
Queer Adversity
“Post-Orlando, I’ve seen a lot of people post lyrics to our song ‘Hang On To The Night,’ which was written in…
Cranes in the Sky
Tranquil Ennui
When Solange's critically-acclaimed A Seat at the Table (2016) was released last year, I paid more attention to the explicit…
Back in Black
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Leather, black color, sweat and strident sounds are some of the symbols of the heavy rock culture that allow a way to understand the life of a…
Love Again
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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…
I Need A Forest Fire
James Blake & Justin Vernon Need a Forest Fire (and so do you)
A few weeks ago, I was driving home from a dinner party with a good friend, and she had James Blake’s newest album playing in her car.…
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Kris Wu’s “B. M.” (Burberry Made): High on Style, Low on Semantics
Over a decade ago, the chief executives working for British luxury fashion house Burberry were worried that their unexpected off-brand association…
Boys Like You
Yes, indeed, who IS Fancy???
Talk about sneaking up from behind! I seriously had never heard of this guy, “Who is Fancy”, until he kissed Meghan Trainor at the…
Come Closer (feat. Kr)
Jessica Jarrell Visual Come Closer !!!
Beautiful and kind 21-year old Jessica Jarrell, a young R`n`B slayer, just came back hard with the latest video, showing off her sexy dance…
Toxic
An Enchanted Gothic Cover
Toxic was made famous by none other than Britney Spears. Famous for the song and music video. However in true originality, Yael Naim crafted a…
The Other Side of Hollywood (feat. Cheyenne Jackson)
Interview with Songwriting and Music Production Duo Doug Rockwell and Tova Litvin
Today we are speaking with the Emmy nominated songwriting and music production team, Doug Rockwell and Tova Litvin. This talented duo…
This Is The Last Time
Optimistic Despair
Since its inception in 1999 in Ohio, indie rock band The National has been a living example of the importance of persistence and perseverance. As…
Night Walk
Mysterious Energy
Little is presently known about London duo Gold Fir, who have only revealed their first names (James and Mabel) and the fact they are long-time…
The Ratio Of Freckles To Stars
Whisper-y Intimacy
San Fransisco-based Halou (pronounced huh-loo) consists of Rebecca and Ryan Coseboom; the duo have carved a name for themselves in the indie scene by&…
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The One Who Brings The Wackiness Back And Back Again!
Timless music is one thing, but when this lady does it, the limitless eternity of creativeness becomes the definition of evolution only some have the…
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…
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Disney is playing it safe
Ariana Grande and John Legend have just released the title track for Disney's Beauty and the Beast. I think I was as skeptical of this…
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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…
One More Dollar
A Migrant's Tale
If it wasn't for Berklee's Songwriting MOOC on Coursera, I would never have known of Gillian Welch's gem of a song. One More Dollar is a…
Weekend (feat. Miguel)
Mac attack: visual Weekend
Real street Rapper Mac Miller shot the Miguel collaboration single Weekend and pinned it to his&…
Something To Believe In
On The Wicked Side Of Belief
Young The Giant are coming back with boxing gloves on to take over the indie spectrum. This time around Young The Giant will release their third…
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber-fied!
Justin Bieber's “Love Yourself” is such a cool song. I cannot believe I used Justin Bieber and the word “cool&…
Sweet Disposition
Sweet Nostaglia
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Messin' Around
Pitbull premieres song with Enrique Iglesias
Pitbull has joined once again with Enrique Iglesias and not to play, the duo apparently chemistry abundance because it is not the first time together…
Gettin to It
Get To This Club Banger With Clyde!
Oakland rapper Clyde Carson slams his new jam Getting To It featuring Keak Da Sneak …
You And I
Intense Interactions From You and I
In with the likes of Fiona Apple, Nernia Pallot and Cat Power comes a new voice Margaret Glaspy. Glaspy's song 'You and I' reads out in a…
Just Call Me Nige
Future Music
If anyone can bear the title of future music, that would probably be the work of artists like Jojo Mayer, Bred Mehldau, Mark Guiliana, among others.…
No Church On Sunday
An Agnostic Anthem
Music in 2016 is, for the most part, secular. While many vocalists - from the likes of Whitney Houston to Katy Perry to Usher to Avril Lavigne -…
Did I Step on Your Trumpet
Danielson's version of Gospel
I never thought that a Christian band could bring any excitement… until now. I recently discovered Danielson Familie, whose music I would…
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Céline recovers after the loss of her husband
Celine Dion has had a difficult year, she lost her husband Rene Angelil and his brother only two weeks apart, have recently been reported in some…
God Is Dead?
God is Dead?
Black Sabbath… legends… cult. Iconic band… fathers of heavy metal… a lot of things can be attributed to…
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…
Boyfriend
Introverted Jubilation
Six years after releasing their debut EP regret love guilt dreams (2011), fans of San Francisco bedroom pop trio The Bilinda…
Nowhere
The Black Fever Drops new track Nowhere
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I Don't Want U Back
BØRNS' “I Don't Want U Back” is a Spellbinding Kiss-Off to an Unfaithful Lover
The mere accusation of sexual infidelity can be a trigger for rage, violence, and even domestic abuse. On “I Don't Want U Back&rdquo…
Misery
Gwen brings us a new video
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Final Fire
Look at this, a band called Neon Waltz has six people in their group. Yes, Arcade Fire can become a symphony but does that mean other bands can pull…
Now You See Me
Molly Moore Now Sees Us Through
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Ballin
Bibi`s Court : Ballin` Official Video
Bibi Bourelly keeps amazing us with her distinctive vocal timbre and slick catchy lyricism. This super-addictive ear sickness of a jam…
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Mahler’s Symphony of 1,000 (Symphony Number 8) Dazzles and Keeps It High
One of the best symphonies of the last gasp of the Romantic era is Mahler’s Symphony number 8, or Symphony of 1,000. The latter title was …
Diamonds & Rust
The Iconic “Diamonds and Rust” by Joan Baez
This iconic song is a beautiful piece of poetry that is full of descriptive detail and flowing rhymes that just capture the heart. The song was even…
I Love My Friends
Foster The People Don't Conform, They Invent
Foster The People's newest album Sacred Hearts Club is light-hearted compared to the band's previous albums. With that being said, the band…
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Funky Momentum
Javelin, comprised of New York City crate-rats George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk, certainly do their share of jumping around, never letting their…
Itchycoo Park
Itchycoo Park
1967 was the year when the hippie subculture and the psychedelic era reached their peak. Although the heavy use of psychedelic drugs was in the center…
Never Be the Same
Can Camila Cabello Score a Continuity of Hits with “Never Be the Same”?
Ex-Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello days as a pop underdog are over. Her debut solo single Crying in the Club may have been lackluster,…
Vive el Momento (Saga WhiteBlack Remix)
Reggaeton with a Spanish accent!
Mercedes Trujillo better known as Merche, has just released the video clip of the song Live the Moment (Saga WhiteBlack Remix) ft. Jose De Rico . The…
7 Years
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I recently learned a valuable lesson. Tuning in to the local radio on a rainy Sunday morning does have its perks. In my country, listening…
Paint It, Black
Ciara's dark side sounds good
Now that I’ve written a few blogs for Kurrent Music, you must have notice that I’m a pretty positive person. I look at Ciara as…
Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Adele's Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
I first knew Adele because of her song “Rolling in the Deep” and it had really made such an impression on me for it is one of the…
Pears For Lunch
Pears For Lunch - Girl Band
If you haven't witnessed a music video directed by Bob Gallagher, you are missing out on the volatile nature that comes with a Gallagher directed…
Play Out
Zola Blood - Play Out
Zola Blood produce lo-fi electronic music that is warm and soulful. Their sparse, analogue sound exists in a fog of sinewaves, samples and…
The Distance
San Cisco's Relationship Woes
Aussie indie-pop quartet San Cisco’s (guitarist/vocalist Jordi Davieson, drummer/vocalist Scarlett Stevens, drummer Josh Biondillo and bassist Steve…
Body and Soul
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.2 - Body and Soul
In this second article dedicated to jazz standards, I present you the most covered one of all times - “Body and Soul”, a…
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…
Smile More
Deap Vally Tells Us What Not To Do
I presume it would be safe to say that Deap Vally flew out of the San Francisco Bay area at full throttle towards any neighboring stage they could…
Heathens
The Suicide Squad OST: Heathens
Whoever said “the more the merrier” clearly has not listened to Twenty One Pilots yet. But, wait-- twenty one? That’s…
Me and Michael
Will Me and Michael Prove to be the Big Song on MGMT's Little Dark Age?
En su perfil de Q Magazine en diciembre pasado, cuando MGMT discutió su próximo cuarto álbum, Little Dark Age , Me and Michael fue…
Yulia
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It seems fitting that Vladimir Nabokov's now iconic Lolita (1955) was first published in Paris, and then in New York in…
Back to the Start
Reinvention
As sugary sweet Katty Besnard sings in this track 'Back To The Start', never once does the song come off as bubble gum annoyance. The french…
Guinnevere
The Magical Guinnevere
“Guinnevere” is probably the most magical songs ever written. I fell in love with the song the first time I heard it. It happened…
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
50 ways to leave your lover
The “problem” with prolific, long-lasting careers is that music fans find it hard to listen to the artists' whole discographies. If you like Bob…
Ricochet
Let me be very Di-Rect with you
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The Black Eyed Peas' Street Livin' is Clinical-yet-Empathetic Diagnosis of America's Vicious Cycle of Poverty, Racism and Oppression
The Black Eyed Peas have gone back to the start, and the results are breathtaking. Most of the world was only vaguely aware of the Los Angeles…
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…
Hair
Get out of my Hair!
Once again, the lovely and sassy girls of Little Mix have found their way into my playlist. As usual, I was just chillaxing in a cab with a friend of…
Body Moves
Body Moves To The Beat
DNCE continues on the path of pure Pop mayhem. From 'Cake By The Ocean' to 'Body Moves' and 'Toothbrush'. The collective call…
Somebody Else
Illusion In The Mirror
The 1975 never ceases to compell and explore the hidden meaning and truth. Their music video release for 'Somebody Else' embodies a whole…
How Deep Is Your Love
EDM In A New Dimension
You know what? I never truly listened to electronic music because when I hear the “toot toot” and the “teet teet&…
Human
Don't Put The Blame
Rory or Rag 'N' Bone Man trickled through the blues and soul circuit for years. After a single encounter from performing live and taking the…
A Change Of Heart
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PCH
Summertime Craving
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I Have Been to the Mountain
Harrowing Injustice
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Exception
Token Shows How Bullying Affects Everyone
Between Hip Hop and Rap, these two genres have always been a safe haven for anyone to voice their opinions. In the case of Token with his music video…
Stella By Starlight
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Make Me Like You
Why You Had To Go And Make Me Like This?
When I heard about Gwen Stefani's plan to live record and broadcast her new video during the Grammy ceremonies, I have to admit…
Lights and Shadows
Lights and Shadows
Girl group O’G3NE will represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are truly among the best of talent we have in The…
When the Lillies Die
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Perfect Illusion
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Magallanes Sera Campeon
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Sweet Melodic Everything
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Josephine - Alfa Mist Remix
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The anonymous take on Josephine from Ritual featuring Lisa Hannigan throws together a lazy cold afternoon and a need to be close to another. The trio…
I Love You But I'm Lost
Tears For Fears' I Love You But I'm Lost Revives the Epic Melancholy of the '80s
In June 2009, TIME paid tribute to the 20 key world events of 1989 which had collectively characterized it as “one of those years that the world…
Empire Of The Sun
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Heart in Echo
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VIDEO: Brandi Carlile ‘The Things I Regret’
Brandi Carlile has been releasing great songs and entertaining fans for over a decade now, and one thing you can definitely say about her is that she&…
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Skrillex works alongside Bruno Mars
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Reflecting on The Ride
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Locos Por Juana
With a hurricane and everything they release Caribe, a new album by Locos por Juana.
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Residente
Resident prepares tour of Argentina
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Coldplay
Coldplay and Barry Gibb together with Stayin' Alive
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Where’s your fire, Mariah?
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Lorde teases new music in TV ad
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Nashville Cast
Nashville, Season 4, Episode 12 – RECAP
After the happy matrimony of Rayna and Deacon, the show has to search for more drama and tension in the relationships of the other characters on the…
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand: 75 years of a great vocalist
April 24 held Barbra Streisand 75 years, even with the promise of two new albums. This New Yorker, also an actress, is equipped with an exquisite…
Arthur Honegger
Honegger Symphonies 1 and 2 Are Dazzling
Honegger could be said to be a mix of styles, never loosing the audience in his attempts to produce and present a piece of intelligent substance .…
The Beatles
Inside The Beatle Box
Since I was born in the mid 80s, I do not have the right to talk about the world changing greatness within this legendary group of people. I will not…
Miguel Bosé
A grant from Miguel Bosé for Ernesto Núñez
Ernesto Núñez is a Dominican bass player, who at age 22 won the Miguel Bosé Grant to study at the prestigious Berklee Music School,…
Beach House
Beach House - Forever Still
One of my favourite things about Beach House is that I cannot conceive of creating something similar to their music. This is dream pop at its finest &…
Rubén Blades
Ruben Blades says goodbye dancing his best salsa
The Panamanian artist Rubén Blades moved the hips to around 4,000 spectators who gathered in the annex of the Gran Canaria Stadium to bid…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift surprised everyone in Nashville
They may have in common the pop princess Taylor Swift and rock star Mick Jagger? Insurance, beyond the musical influence of the British singer on the…
Гражданская Оборона
Punk-rock as it is. Grazhdanskaya Oborona.
Grazhdanskaya Oborona (also known as GO and Grazhdanka) was Soviet and Russian punk band. It appeared in 1984 in Omsk, Siberia. The leader, lyricist…
Frangel Ramos
Frangel Ramos calls Sale del Alma his new song
Venezuelan singer Frangel Ramos presented to the team of a recognized page Showbiz her new promotional theme Sale of the soul extracted from its…
The Beatles
A short brief on The Beatles and their work in film
In the mid-60’s, well before the invention of music videos as we know them today, it was common practice for a band to capitalise on their…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba and Incubus shined in Guatemala
Music fans gathered in Guatemala for two days in which he was one of the most important cultural events in the country. The Empire Music Festival…
Tom DeLonge
Tom DeLonge talks about Blink-182
Blink-182 is renewed and this time a new era without Tom DeLonge figure begins. Last week the band presented Bored To Death, the new issue has the…
Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón lead artists in Puerto Rican event Mojanolah
Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón today lead the group of Puerto Rican and international artists that will participate in the ninth edition of…
Guns N' Roses
Steven Tyler bets on the return of Guns N' Roses
There have been many artists who have chosen the return of the original members of the band Guns N 'Roses. Steven Tyler, lead singer of…
Dread Mar I
That's how I found poetry in Vallenato
It is rare to find people who like the Vallenato, and yet, they like the Rock. It also happens the other way around, few people who like Rock and…
Gentle Giant
The complex but Gentle Giant
Progressive rock or prog-rock was the rockers version of the fusion wave that began when jazz musicians started to take interest in rock music. It…
Just Seconds Apart
Just Seconds Apart new hit single Like The Ocean is nothing short of phenomenal
Listening to Like The Ocean truly is an experience in itself, a journey through the eyes of Sela, Ari and Alex, the triplets in the band Just Seconds…
At The Drive-In
At The Drive-In Cancels The Rest Of Their North American Tour.
The band of post-hardcore and experimental rock At the Drive-In after then cancel at the last minute their show at Terminal 5 in New York City…
David X Gabriel
Modern electronic music by David X Gabriel
Currently based in the United Arab Emirates, David Tsintsadze (also known as David X Gabriel) is a hot Electronic music producer from…
Sia
Sia collaborates in ''Finding Dory''
The sequel to '' Finding Nemo '' is '' Finding Dory '', a famous Disney animated…
Aerosmith
Aerosmith announces their separation.
As there is good news about music, we also heard bad, and certainly this is the worst, because the legendary band Aerosmith announced their…
Eminem
Eminem: first time in Argentina
The renowned American rapper Marshall Bruce Mathers III, popularly known as Eminem known, will for the first time in Argentina, under the…
Sebastian Yatra
Sebastian Yatra premieres new single
The artist says that this simple is the continuation of How to look at you. After Traicionera, Sebastián Yatra joins Mauricio Rengifo (Dandee)…
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas premiered new music video
On Monday June 27, the Mexican singer Julieta Venegas released its final cut of his latest album Something happens. In the audiovisual piece for the…
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez leaves premiere
After a month without premieres by the American singer, last July 13, Selena released a new song titled Fetish, next to the rapper from Alabama,…
La Ley
The Law and Tarantino together on stage
The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, USA, had the opportunity to climb, last April 24, talent to spare their scenarios. The musical group The Law was…
Morrissey
Morrissey covers Ramones' Judy is a Punk in Brooklyn
In the years of his youth, as at 17 and before The Smiths, Morrissey was not a big fan of the pioneers of punk rock, Ramones as it seemed a band of…
Pitbull
A star for Pitbull on the Hollywood walk of fame
The popular artist of Cuban origin Pitbull revealed on July 15 the star with his name on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Dale!…
Juan Miguel
This pair of Venezuelans bring it to them
Two talented singers betting on a duo certainly conquer several radio stations in Latin America. This is Juan Miguel and Benavides, who play together…
Justin Bieber
Run over paparazzi defended Justin Bieber
The paparazzi allegedly run over by Justin Bieber, when leaving a church in Beverly Hills in a van, spoke well of the Canadian artist. He said he is…
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen's European tour kicks off in Spain.
Bruce Springsteen will start their European tour in Spain, where it will offer three concerts in May, said today the developer. The start of The…
Capital Cities
Vowel's Video
Integrated by Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian American duo has unveiled the video for her latest single, Vowels. This would be the first release of…
Luis Miguel
Arrest warrant for Luis Miguel.
A federal judge in Los Angeles, in the United States issued an arrest warrant against the singer Luis Miguel repeatedly refusing to appear before US…
Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé premieres musical work
Canadian singer and actor, Michael Bublé, returned to the music dynamics with the album Nobody But Me, record that sum and nine musical works…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer release video for Know No Better
The Major Lazer trio has definitely known how to keep a party sound for several summers. In 2015, they joined MØ to dazzle us with the theme of…
Jorge Celedón
New single by Jorge Celedón.
Singer Jorge Celedon Guajiro released his single I whim, the third album Simply along with Gustavo Garcia. The relationship is over, but I wish you…
Mark Edgar Stuart
Mark Edgar Stuart On His Love of Memphis, Reclaiming Sun and ‘Trinity My Dear’ – Interview
Imagine suddenly you hear nothing except your own thoughts and this goes on for weeks. Some things in life seem to happen randomly and in the depth of…
Japan
Daisuck & Prostitute
Imagine a chicken walking the streets of Tokyo. A big and cocky chicken in a black suit and a top hat. It walks and talks to strangers, drinks beer…
Laura Guevara
Laura Guevara is inspired by Armando Reverón
The relentless pursuit of light and ingenuity that characterizes rag dolls created by the Venezuelan painter Armando Reveron, served as inspiration…
David Guetta
UEFA Euro 2016 now has an official theme!
The next European Championship to be played in France within a month and pulled out his official song will be in charge of one of the most emblematic…
Kayleigh Goldsworthy
Kayleigh Goldsworthy 'Burrower' - Album Review
When trading her days of punk basement shows for folk inspired acoustics, Kayleigh Goldsworthy was welcomed with open arms. Listening to…
Joaquin Sabina
Sabina's new album will be released early.
The twelve songs I deny everything, the new album to be published Joaquin Sabina, can be heard a day before through an itinerary that will cross all…
P.M. Dawn
PM DAWN member Prince Be passed away
PM Dawn, one of the most acclaimed mainstream hip hop duos of the 1990s, today through the loss of one of its founding members. Singer Prince Be (…
Gorillaz
Gallagher and Albarn covered Gorillaz live
60th birthday of former bassist of the British band The Clash, Paul Simonon was the perfect excuse for the British singer of the band Blur and…
Pharaoh's Dream
Pharaoh’s Dream Covers Classic Single “Sunny”
Many people know the song “Sunny”, composed and recorded by Bobby Hebb, and can identify the song by its pop infused jazzy style.…
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…
2Pac
Principle Photography On Tupac Biopic 'All Eyez On Me' Wraps Up
Tupac fans should be happy to hear that principle photography for the long-awaited Tupac biopic All Eyez On Me finally wrapped a few days ago on the…
Mode Moderne
Mode Moderne
Mode Moderne is a kind of mix of a chocolate and a gothic charm. Something tasty and beautiful. Their music has a taste and flavor. You want to hug…
Eduardo Paniagua
When history is the protagonist
If anything characterizes the XX and XXI centuries -as far as musical performance is concerned-is the interest in music of the past, the old music.…
Alexis & Fido
One in a million, Colombian Remix
This topic has been ringing everywhere for a few months, and that Alexis & Fido do not stop perrología create hits. While this song is a…
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,…
AC/DC
How does Axl Rose feel about AC/DC?
It seems that did match. It seems that Guns N 'Roses singer Axl Rose, emerged victorious from the test: amalgamate with the AC / DC band and…
The Ivory Moans
The Ivory Moans
Ladies and Gentlemen, please, meet the band you are about to love. The Ivory Moans! This group from Philadelphia, US, is on their way up and it seems…
Nacho
About Campaign Music
Bruce Springsteen
Tell All Stories From The Boss
Bruce Springsteen is an icon in rock music, having sold over 120 million records worldwide. Even though he won critics over pretty much from the start…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam was the first chosen to do Despacito
The popular and successful song Despacito by Luis Fonsi in collaboration with Daddy Yankee begins to generate its own history. This week it was…
Alexis Harte
Pollen Music Group Talks 360/VR Audio & Working On Google Spotlight Stories' “Pearl”
Pollen Music Group & Google Spotlight Stories has released a behind-the-scenes video detailing their process scoring the music for the first…
Claudio Conti
Claudio Conti 'Garnet Dusk' LP Merges Trash Can Sinatras with Tim Buckley
Seahorse Recordingsrecently released the new 'Garnet Dusk' album from singer-songwriter Claudio Conti,…
Yung Brook
Emerging Dallas, TX Rapper/Songwriter Drops OTI EP.
THE NEW TRAP WAVE Booming hard and making moves, The Texas rapper Yung Brook is back at it again with the release of his second project &#…
High Valley
High Valley ‘Make You Mine’ – Single Review
Canadian country duo High Valley has recently released a new single to US radio. The duo is composed of brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel who hail from…
Michael Gira
Michael Gira: I Am Not This
Well, this is Gira. And that means everything. Gira is so human that sometimes he seems to be not a human at all. He is a monument and a spirit; he is…
Keeana Kee
Digging Deep with Keeana Kee
Keeana Kee is gearing up to be one of the HOTTEST artists this Summer. A series of bangin' singles this year brings the artist to the…
Superfruit
Bringing Hip Hop to Broadway
It was probably about a year ago that someone showed me a medley of a full Beyoncé album jammed into something like a minute, by…
Radikal Satan
Radikal Satan
What can one say when there are no words to use? What can one do when there are so many things to breed and show this world? Yes, music is the answer.…
Daddy Yankee
''Collaborations are a musical formula'' Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee says that success comes when you break the pattern in the songs. Find other schemes and make contributions is one of the new formulas to…
Izzy Stradlin
Two Ex-Guns 'N' Roses come together to record a song.
Izzy Stradlin guitarist and founding member of Guns N 'Roses and Matt Sorum, the drummer who was also part of the band at the time of Use…
Da Brat
Da Brat-Sage-Eric lit dat #YAK
Muddy sexiness in the air, slick fat trappin` basses and percussions compeling us into the modern old school club, to join this magical trio in their…
Radiohead
Glastonbury 2017
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts announced the poster for its 2017 edition to be held June 21-25 in Pilton, UK. Glastonbury…
Tony Touch
Caciques, tribute from the Dojo to Tony touch
Jorge Romero, Willie DeVille (12 '' Ninjazz), founding member of YoyoDojo, opening the year for the group presented this week the new…
Shakira
What does a mother sound like?
After three years, Shakira launches this eleventh album, El Dorado, a golden cover and a huge photograph of the singer as emerging from a lake.…
Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel Does A Stunning Tribute To Jimmy Webb
For years I been curious about the relationship between Singer Art Garfunkel and Jimmy Webb the composer. Jimmy Webb is the famous composer such hits…
Kanye West
Kanye West president by 2024?
We all know how controversial is Kanye West, right ?. For those who do not remember, the rapper has long had expressed his desire to run for…
Michael Grimm
Rock-Blues-Pop Review: Michael Grimm-Grimm
Out of the gate Michael Grimm is one of the most impressive emerging artist I have heard in quite some time. He won the America’s Got Talent…
The Lumineers
Ophelia
The imminent release of The Lumineers' second album, Cleopatra, warrants the cliché long-awaited. It isn't simply the fact that the…
Mike Love
Learn Even More About The Beach Boys History Through Mike Love’s Latest Book Good Vibrations: My Life As A Beach Boy
If you are looking for a great gift this holiday season, The Beach Boys frontman Mike Love gives Beach Boys fans a great insight into the history and…
Avicii
Avicii says goodbye to music
Sorpresón in the world of electronic music. With only 26 years old, Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii, has decided to say goodbye to music,…
Josh Stimpson
Introducing Josh Stimpson
Josh Stimpson is a british rapper/singer-songwriter born and raised in Nottingham, East Midlands, Josh Stimpson had an interest in music from a young…
Pinegrove
Pinegrove
Pinegrove is an indie Rock band, originating out of Montclair New Jersey. The band's name is derived from the Brown Family Enviornmental Center…
Nicky Jam
Sony signs with this great artist
Sony has just introduced its ranks to Nicky Jam to create a new musical concept. The urban music singer joins the record company to create creative…
The Beach Boys
Giving off Good Vibrations
Creators of lush songs described as teenage symphonies to God and one of the most innovative bands ever, the Beach Boys invented California rock.…
Christine D'Clario
The Meaning of Humble
Popularly the word grovel is meant mockery, crawling on the ground, it's like an act of surrender. It is frowned upon by society and…
Less Y Chris
Less & Chris premiere Remix of Lagrimas no mas by Guaco.
The Venezuelan duo Less and Chris, who has conquered the first places of popularity with topics like Hot Rumba and The nominee , presents this…
Los Mesoneros
The Innkeepers are back
A tour that kicks off in Miami next April, is what awaits Innkeepers after ten years of successful musical career. After the release of their latest…
Wiley
Wiley honors P Money
East London in the house! This English Rap veteran and an incredibly skilled MC previously known as Wiley Kat, now simply Wiley, buzzed my mostly USA…
Samantha Jade
The no more hurt anthem
I've often said that the best of music is lying on the shelf somewhere. What we get to hear is only a portion of what's out there. The story…
David Bowie
David Bowie Experience
Not the real David Bowie experience, but Bowie Exhibition experience. Two years ago, a friend of mine and I had an idea to visit London for only three…
Carlos Rivera
Carlos Rivera premieres song with Gente de Zona
Carlos Rivera announced the premiere of Lo Digo, a theme in which Gente De Zona, one of the most successful duos in Latin America, is participating.…
Lizzie Wilson
Lizzie Wilson – EP Review
Although the team at FTCR are prone to the sticking the boot in when Kid Rock and Florida Georgia Line releases pretty much anything, we’ve…
Marama
We tried, the new from Márama
The Uruguayan group Marama, famous for its success Loquita presented, through their social networks, their latest single entitled We tried,…
Amelia's Dream
Amelia's Dream Thanks COVID Healthcare Heroes With Touching Video
NYC has been the epicenter for the Coronavirus in the United States. The NYC Native duo Amelia's Dream made up of singer/…
Metallica
Metallica's Wordwired Tour has 3 dates in Spain.
The American metal band Metallica thrash today announced the European dates of his Wordwired Tour, which will pass through Spain in February 2018…
Akapellah
Venezuelan rap is on the rise.
Without a doubt, Venezuela has been an incredible rise with respect to rap, being one of the genres in which we have more artists representing us.…
Lyrica Anderson
Lyrica answers back!
The woman behind the golden fame pen. She writes for Bey, Tinashe, Jason Derulo, J Hud to name a few, and if that does not impress…
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett ‘Tangled Up’ – Album Review
I’m going to admit, I haven’t heard any of Thomas Rhett’s first album apart from his great song ‘Beer With Jesus’. However, I was a big fan of the…
Axel Muñiz
Fall in love with Axel Muñiz
For the son of Jorge Muñiz, Axel, music is a universal language that can go slowly bringing along his career. In this large market, where urban…
Margo Price
Margo Price Makes a Classic: ‘Midwest Farmer’s Daughter’ – Review
I can’t remember an opening track of an album that dealt with such a rich narrative as “Hands of Time” on Margo Price&…
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…
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
This Stray Cat Still Struts
Brian Setzer is an iconic Rockabilly guitarist and singer from my home town of Massapequa, New York. USA. He attended Massapequa…
Shakira
the first Latin artist to participate in Beats 1 Radio is Shakira
On May 26 Shakira launches her next album, El dorado, which is very little known. So far it is known, according to the two songs that he has released…
Led Zeppelin
Unreleased Led Zeppelin recordings released.
Led Zeppelin launched next September 16 a new edition of the album that collected his recordings for the BBC, with the novelty this time being…
Blake Shelton
A Guy with a Girl
Blake Shelton's latest release, A Guy with a Girl is actually about how he feels regarding his relationship with singer, and The Voice co-star,…
Gorillaz
Gorillaz reveal the name and release date of their new album
The band animated Gorillaz, led by Damon Albarn (Blur), has announced the release date of his eagerly awaited new album that will be called Humanz,…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus breaks the silence
More than two years ago Viniloversus gave his last live show and disappeared from the spotlight. Rodrigo Gonsalves (Guitar and vocals) released his…
Guns N' Roses
Five great concerts will fill spring in Chile with rock
Not only are five major rock concerts, but the star in several major bands of the genre worldwide. During the second half of the year, it will be…
Mumford & Sons
Live: A Beautiful Collision
Have you ever looked back on your past and thought “I wish I wasn’t like that”? In the present you feel liked a changed…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus releases new single from Days of Exile
Viniloversus , a Caracas-based band based in Miami, USA, will release on June 26th one of the most anticipated albums of national rock, Days of Exile…
Apollo Brown
Apollo Brown is a Calm Journey through the Musical Waves of the Endless Ocean of Sound
As you surf these waves, look to the skies As you drift, remember who you are Apollo Brown is a hip hop producer who comes from Detroit, Michigan,…
Gerald Chipi Chacon
It's called love new video by Chipi Chacón.
Chipi Chacon unveils its new single is called love a pop ballad written by him . The artist shows other facets of his talent with this simple that,…
Nicolas Bacri
Nicolas Bacri Tonal and Nontonal Music
Paris born composer Nicolas Bacri has a collection of solo strings and string quartets that are almost comparable to Olivier Messien. I can hear some…
ZAYN
I Don't Wanna Live Forever already has its audiovisual
The official soundtrack of the sequel Fifty Shades of Grey, which is entitled Fifty Shades Darker already has the audiovisual available on YouTube.…
deadmau5
Deadmau5 recreates the Stranger Things soundtrack
We've all heard of Stranger Things, the new series Netflix has become very popular this summer for being a science fiction series recreated…
Ulises Hadjis
The ethnic rhythms of Ulises Hadjis
In the longest of the songs on the EP Movement and other stories about the end of the world, marabino singer Ulises Hadjis bet on the merger between…
Jupiter Jax
Goin Home EP by Sonderr
Always romantic and melancholic… I always try to be real and true about what I do. Whatever it takes I try to remain who I really am. Music is a…
Herbie Hancock Trio
Jazz with a Master's Touch
It’s always a pleasure to relax and listen to master musicians, playing together with ease and enjoyment. This is a trio of superb musicians…
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar – ELEMENT
On June 27, Compton, California rapper Kendrick Lamar released the music video for the song ELEMENT, produced by James Blake, Sounwave and Ricci…
C4trÍo
C4 Trio celebrates ten years of music
For some, it is four young men who have put their skills to the service of music with traditional roots of Venezuela. For others, four of the top…
Miriam Jones
Miriam Jones ‘Between Green & Gone’ – Album Review
“It happened on a normal day.” These are the opening lyrics to the newly released Between Green and Gone by Canadian-born, Oxford-living singer/…
Herbie Hancock
Obama opened the doors of the White House to celebrate International Jazz Day
On April 29 the US President, Barack Obama opened the doors of the White House to a collection of artists from around the represantes world of jazz…
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler ‘Red, White, and You’ – Single Review
As most of you know, Steven Tyler is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead singer of the legendary rock band…
Santiago Benavides
Benavides begins a new musical stage
The Venezuelan singer-songwriter Benavides is in the best moment of his career. Recently signed contract with the important record label Universal…
Death From Above 1979
Death From Above announces new album and releases Never Swing Alone
For some time now the two-piece band Death From Above , previously known as Death From Above 1979 , has been giving us some new material with the…
SoMo
Artist Review: SoMo's Underrated Artistic Growth
At the first sound of his 2013 smash hit “Ride”, Texas native Joseph Somers-Morales, better known as SoMo, could be easily…
Aerosmith
Possible separation from Aerosmith
Aerosmith is one of the few bands that still today can boast of having all its original members; and its lead singer, Steven Tayler, seems satisfied…
Andy Gabbard
Andy Gabbard Interview
Andy Gabbard‘s debut solo album, Fluff, definitely is not. This trippy-tinged collection of tunes brings fuzzy pop sense to Gabbard&…
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale On How He Got To Memphis – Interview
Sometimes a walk in the park can clear the mind and is good for the soul. And when you live in Nashville, you never know who you’re going to…
Weeknight
Weeknight
I want to talk about the band called “Weeknight”. This NYC based duo is playing dark pop, but let me tell you there is something…
Maroon 5
Maroon no no no
There are very few Maroon 5 singles that I don’t like, but their new single, “Don’t Wanna Know”, is one of…
Don Omar
Don Omar continues to demonstrate his quality
The King of Reggaeton started 2017 on a high. Puerto Rican continues to show the world once again why it is one of the most outstanding figures of…
Saffell
In Talks with Rising Star: SAFFELL
Saffell is quickly becoming a star in his own right. Not your average singer-songwriter, Saffell is having a big year between releasing his new album,…
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius - Finlandia
There are two reasons for this article - first, the wonderful tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, called Finlandia, Op. 26, written in…
Eagles Of Death Metal
Vive la musique, vive la liberté, vive la France, and vive EODM!
Eagles of Death Metal has issued a statement on Twitter offering US and French authorities thanks for the support they received and extending…
Taylor Swift
New Romantics The New Taylor Swift
Although this video had been released in the platform Itunes over a week ago, it was not until 13 April that was available to the world through the…
Ted Z and The Wranglers
Ted Z & The Wranglers ‘Like A King’ – EP Review
We first introduced you to Ted Z and The Wranglers back in our Stray Plectrums feature of last April, along with their single and…
Adele
25, Adele's unnecessary LP
25 would work better as an EP. It is an album with unnecessary, redundant songs in sound and theme. Hello , the first single, is a good piece that…
Backstreet Boys
Back Street Boys and Spice Girls could prepare a tour together
Still they have no confirmed countries and above date, only been advanced that could occur during the next 2016. There is only a small chance of…
Luis Fonsi
Slowly overcoming the Macarena
The hit of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee premiered last week in the first place of the 100 most heard songs in the United States. Despacito became the…
Plan B
Cell, Instagram and The Pin: New Muses
More and more artists include in their songs words like Instagram, Cellular, or Pin. Music reflects what we are as a society, now in the information…