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            Guidance
          
        A Battle Between Darkness And Light
        New release from Post-rock/metal assemble Russian Circles, dubbed Guidance, is unmistakably recognized as a work made by seasoned musicians which…
        
            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…
        
            Nowhere Everywhere
          
        New EP by The Wanton Bishops
        The Wanton Bishops are what I imagine a contemporary blues band should sound like. Their name sounds like they come from the southern parts of USA,…
        
            I Forget Where We Were
          
        Forget Where We Were - a Live Masterpiece
        In June of 2015, I had the great privilege of hearing Ben Howard peform live at the Grand Arena in Cape Town. I have not stopped talking about it…
        
            The Nothing
          
        The Last Dinosaur - Overcoming The Grief Through Music
        Grief can be an exceedingly strong motivator and can produce some deeply sad, bad at the same time, life-affirming music. Remember, for example, Neil…
        
            Volcano
          
        Erruption of Psychedelic Pop on Temples' Volcano
          It’s been three years since the talented group from England dropped their debut Sun Structures, an album that still stands as the gritty…
        
            Cloud Nine (Japan Version)
          
        Norway Is The New Sweden
        Why would Sweden be recognized for its pop-school, and Norway not? This is the question Cloud Nine puts forward. The title may sound pretentious, but…
        
            Funeral
          
        The debut albums of 2005 that defined the groups that made them
        2005 was the last year when indie was a proper musical force. In the 11 years since then, indie music has been cannibalized by other genres, most…
        
            Lose Control
          
        Glass Animals & Joey Bada$$ Lose Control 
        This week, experimental indie rockers Glass Animals meet New York rapper Joey Badass and create a surprisingly good collaboration track. As somebody…
        
            One Stone
          
        Trixie Mattel is a Drag Version of Dolly Parton 
        Every time I hear super awesome music from none other than a drag queen, one fairy gets born. Drag queens who are also a great musicians are extremely…
        
            Fake Sugar
          
        Thank God Beth Ditto Didn't Dissapear
        You will agree that there is an ever-occurring phenomenon called a disappearing artist. I am not adverting to artistic people who were kidnapped or…
        
            "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…
        
            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…
        
            Need to Feel Your Love
          
        The Magic of Sheer Mag
        If we are looking for a small garage band that kicks ass with their own authentic vibe, we should look in the direction of Sheer Mag who are so…
        
            New View
          
        Nonchalant Woman
        Eleanor Friedberger is known as a vocalist of the band The Fiery Furnaces. The band released eight albums that were pretty successful in American…
        
            Renaissance
          
        “Renaissance” in the twenty first century by Marcus Miller
        I have been in some deep thoughts these days before I started writing this article. This album helped me to get my thoughts all together. Honestly I…
        
            Bohren For Beginners
          
        Turning Doom Metal Into Film Noir Jazz
        How do you cross from doom metal to film noir jazz? Easy, if you ask German purveyors of, as the say it themselves, doom ridden jazz music, Bohren and…
        
            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…
        
            Stuck in the Status Quo
          
         All-out Against The Status Quo
        As of the early Nineties, Antwerp, Belgium emerged as one of the strongest rock scenes this side of La Manche Channel. And it has quite a lot to thank…
        
            Orc
          
        No More Thee In Thee Oh Sees
        In art, contrary to some aspects of life, quantity is never more important than quality. Yet, some artists manage to sooth both spectrums. John Dwyer,…
        
            theyesandeye
          
        Lamb Gone Folk
        Music duo Lamb has been influencing electronic scene with their trip-hop and chill-out discography. As half of Lamb, Lou Rhodes took a completely…
        
            Coffee Show
          
        Coffee Party? Interesting,
        For the purpose of better taste, this album was made in coffee machine. This is what lies in the description of the debut album by a Swiss band Coffee…
        
            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…
        
            An End Has A Start
          
        Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Editors, An End has a Start
        It may be hard to remember now but in 2007 Birmingham gloom rock band Editors were one of the biggest bands in Britain. After their terrific 2005…
        
            Swell to Great
          
        Truly Modern Studies
        This one came practically out of nowhere when last year was closing. Actually, it originally came from Glasgow, passing through Yorkshire. Whatever,…
        
            Flying Microtonal Banana
          
        King Gizzard Travels to The Middle East
        When back in the Sixties droves of musicians, rock or jazz went to the Middle East and further down towards the Indian Ocean, they brought back much…
        
            No No No
          
        No No No
        No No No - Beirut 4th album released September 11 2015 on 4AD Overall rating: 8/10   No No No is the fourth full-length studio effort by New…
        
            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…
        
            So
          
        Peter Gabriel: So
        Peter Gabriel’s fifth studio album is by far one of his most accomplished. Lead single ‘Sledgehammer’ is a joyous,…
        
            Holding Hands With Jamie
          
        Girl Band: Holding Hands with Jamie
        Bailing out of the blocks like surf-rock attack dogs chasing down an intruder, Girl Band simply go for your throat with a full on scorched electric…
        
            Freedom
          
        Baby Woodrose - Freedom
        The well-known Danish psychedelic rock/stoner rock band Baby Woodrose recently came out with a new album. The album is titled ''Freedom'…
        
            7
          
        A Track by Track Review -   Seal’s 7
        Boy, has this been a crazy month for album releases. It felt like the 90s again with everyone from The Corrs, Nick Carter, to Enya and Bjork releasing…
        
            Live At The Troubadour
          
        Live at The Troubadour: Paying Homage to an Iconic Venue
        The Troubadour is a highly regarded music venue located in West Hollywood, California that was opened by Doug Weston in 1957. This venue was so…
        
            Dark Sky Island
          
        Sparkling Despite the Fluidity of Time
        Other than our family, our friends can help shape the music we listen to as well as enjoy. It was through a friend that I first heard of Enya and her…
        
            Heartworms
          
        James Mercer proves that he was alway the force behind The Shins
        It's been five years since the las Shins album, Port of Morrow, a middling release that had many fans wondering if the band had lost that…
        
            Handwritten
          
        Shawn Mendes Debut Album From a Fan Perspective
        To become famous by posting vines online takes a lot of luck and not everybody has that luck. Shawn Mendes had it and he was the third most followed…
        
            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,…
        
            Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version)
          
        Recommendation For Your Winter Holidays Nobody but Michael Bublé  
        If there is only one real gentleman among the male singers on this planet, that would be Michael Bublé for one hundred percent. The…
        
            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…
        
            Worried Kid
          
        Scandinavian Folk At Its Best
        Bellhound Choir is a solo project of Danish author Christian Hade Madsen. His first EP  Stray Screech Beastdropped in 2015 and it was a teaser for his…
        
            Outcasts (DEMOS)
          
        Savant Shares Outcasts
        Aleksander Vinter is excited to release Savant - Outcasts today, a 4-CD anthology of new and unreleased material, VIP mixes, demos and more to…
        
            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…
        
            Peace Potato
          
        Doug Tuttle - DIY Psychedelic Pop
        Her comes do it yourself man Doug Tuttle third time around as a solo artist and offers us his Peace Potato. Hot potato or not, right off, it is a very…
        
            Thousand Lives
          
        Once A Tree bewitch with EP Thousand Lives
        Once A Tree create music that is dark, hypnotic and poetic. A sultry fusion of chillwave, trip-hop and dubstep, that soars and glides above bass…
        
            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…
        
            Angels Bend Closer
          
        If Jane Sibbery Tells Them, The Angels WILL Bend Closer
        With Robbie Robertson's Testimony already finding its way to us, the issue of Jane Siberry's album Angels Bend Closer, may make this some kind…
        
            Favourite Worst Nightmare
          
        Albums that turn 10 in 2017 Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare
        Arctic Monkeys debut album, Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not was a landmark album, and perhaps the most important debut album of the first…
        
            Little Lies
          
        Hilary Duff is turning a new page
        Hilary Duff has recently released an EDM cover of Fleetwood Mac's Little Lies. Big mistake. Just when I thought she was really on to something…
        
            Walk Between Worlds
          
        Simple Minds Do Not Complicate It
        Simple Minds have released their 18th studio album, and just when no one except for hardcore fans did not expect anything besides formulaic music,…
        
            WOPTOBER
          
        Mane Music
        Prison can change anyone. Enough time isolated from the world, treated as subhuman and discarded like garbage is soul-breaking and creatively stifling…
        
            Nyctophilia
          
        It's Time For You To Meet NervoChaos
        Twenty years of existence and hard work did not bring considerable global popularity to the Brazilian metal band from Sao Paolo called NervoChaos. At…
        
            A Moon Shaped Pool
          
        A Radiohead Dream
        If ever there was an intimidating band to review, that band is none other than the famous Radiohead. With a ridiculously dynamic career behind them,…
        
            Seremonia
          
        Seremonia - Seremonia
        Seremonia are a great Finnish psychedelic rock/occult rock/doom band, who have released a number of great albums to date. The best of these albums…
        
            Sodium
          
        Sodium
        Led by drummer and lead singer Kylee Kimbrough, the noise-punk outfit Dasher deliver a murderous mix of garage-rock grime, fuzz-punk overdrive, and…
        
            Days of Exile
          
        Vinylversus returns to his instinct in Days of Exile
        VINILOVERSUS paused, moved to Miami, Florida, went into the studio, recruited a new member and today presents his fourth album Days Of Exile (2017),…
        
            Music For People In Trouble
          
         Susanne Sundfor - Music to get you out of trouble
        Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfor has been around for some ten years now, but she gained more international prominence only after her 2015 album Ten…
        
            ÷ (Deluxe)
          
        Ed Sheeran’s Big comeback!
        Every singer needs to have his/hers own unique style (that’s very different from the others) to draw attention to themselves. It’s very hard to form…
        
            Childhood Home
          
        Mother and Son Playing Great Music
        Musicians are used to performing in many family relations and combinations. While brothers and sisters are nothing unusual (The Beach Boys, Kings of…
        
            To the End of the Sea
          
        Does The Sea Have An End?
        Another day, another Seattle band that has been around since the first part of the Eighties. And again, more of a cult, particularly among the music…
        
            Silence Is The Only Sound
          
        Metal Scandinavian Folk
        The Third And The Mortal is one of the first metal bands in Norway that had female singer and it was Kari Rueslatten. After the band broke up, Kari…
        
            Young Mopes
          
        High Hopes for ''Young Mopes'' by Louise Burns
        Louise Burns is one of the names of Canadian indie scene. She has been active for a long time, and she is only thirty. Her debut Mellow Drama was…
        
            Salome (Deluxe Version)
          
        Dark Horse of 2015
        2015 was a year with many great metal records. Under the Red Cloud by Amorphis, New Bermuda by Deafheaven, Intronaut’s The Direction of Last…
        
            Out in the Storm
          
        Waxahatchee's Best Record Yet
        A lot has happened in the career of Katie Crutchfield in the past five years, the girl who is performing under the name Waxahatchee (she got the…
        
            Razed to the Ground
          
        Vision of Disorder
        The scream on 1996 Element was enough for me to realize that Vision Of Disorder is a band who is ‘neither here or there’. Their…
        
            The Wall
          
        Analyzing The Wall
        Pink Floyd's the Wall is one of the most intriguing and imaginative albums in the history of rock music. Since the studio album&…
        
            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…
        
            Northern Passages
          
        Steady Addition To The Sadies Discography
        Northern Passages is tenth studio album by Canadian band The Sadies. If we include live albums and compilations, it is the 16th album they have…
        
            Clean Your Clock (Live In Munich 2015)
          
        Rest in Peace, Motorhead
          For Ian Frasier Lemmy Klimster, some would say that considering how wild he lived, he had lived a long life. No matter how far he had come,…
        
            Violence
          
        Editors Need Editing
        After flirting with orchestral and electronic sound which relied on Smith's internal content on their previous album In Dreams, Editors…
        
            Bible Belt
          
        #tb When The World Met Diane Birch
        When I first saw Diane Birch in 2010, my first impression was that she is a hybrid of Pattie Smith and Diane Keaton who tries to play the piano as…
        
            For The Young
          
        Scandinavians Folk It Better
        Sweden and Scandinavia are known for their great music artists, especially in the indie area. Every day is a new chance for a new indie band to come…
        
            Grand Romantic
          
        Romantic Pop
        There are no single people, only autonomous romantics. I must admit that I didn’t recognize the name Nate Rus until I have listened to Grand…
        
            Trouble
          
        The Dead C - Trouble
        The New Zealand lo-fi avant-garde noise-rock/garage rock greats The Dead C came out with a new album this year via Ba Da Bing Records. As was perhaps…
        
            Afro-Caribbean Mixtape
          
        Full Blossom of Nicholas Payton
        It is not always easy to follow and understand creations of 21st century jazz musicians. One of them, Nicholas Payton, has been tentative for over a…
        
            Ritual Land, Uncommon Ground
          
        How To Be Cunning and Gentle At The Same Time
        Anybody remember a Britpop luminary going by the name George Nigel Hoyle? No? Well, he was a member of the Britpop second-tier band Gay Dad, but who…
        
            Koop Islands
          
        #tbt Koop: Koop Islands
        When I signed up to last.fm, it was probably one of the most rewarding moments in my life as I suddenly found myself in a position to not only…
        
            Scalping the Guru
          
        El Jesus De Magico - Scalping The Guru
        El Jesus De Mágico son un noise-rock banda estadounidense de rock / psicodélico de Columbus, Ohio. Se han publicado un buen número de…
        
            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…
        
            Īstenībā
          
        Mona De Bo - īstenībā
        The relatively obscure, but renowned Latvian instrumental drone/psychedelic rock band Mona De Bo came out with a new album in the end of last year.…
        
            Traffic (Remasters)
          
        #tbt Traffic - Traffic
        Wunderkid Stevie Winwood was only 18 when he recorded his most famous vocal section, song Gimme Some Lovin with Spencer Davis Group. He was only 20…
        
            Menimals
          
        Menimals - Menimals
        The Italian psychedelic rock/noise rock band Menimals came out with their self-titled album via Riot Season earlier this year. The album packs a…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes
          
        Jacques Loussier and the beautiful world of Erik Satie
        When I first heard the music of Erik Satie I thought – well there is something I could listen to for weeks. And I did. But, when I heard…
        
            Roll With The Punches
          
        Van Morrison May Not Deliver Masterpieces Anymore, But Who Cares, It's Still Good
        Diligent ants are rarity in the history of rock. Neil Young, maybe Bob Dylan and Van Morrison were one of the few who marked each decade after 60s…
        
            Why Make Sense?
          
        Everything You Rationalize Will Be Used Against You 
        UK’s finest electro band Hot Chip continues to walk the road of contagious indietronic and dance electropop with a plausible confidence.…
        
            Pacific Daydream
          
        Infantile Weezer
        There are two types of Weezer albums: those that have name and then those that don't have a name so we have to recognize them by their color. All…
        
            Big Love
          
        Simply Meh
        I am sure everyone in this whole wide world had listened to Simple Red’s single Stars when it came out. Guys from Simply Red had a nice…
        
            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…
        
            Stay Together
          
        The Most Dissapointing Album Yet
        Do you remember the time when Kaiser Chiefs were still a good band that kicked ass with their debut. At that time, it seemed that bands such as The…
        
            Ti Amo
          
        Phoenix Sound Like Italian Summer
        Can you hear the sound of the summer? If not, you will hear it now. French synth-pop collective Phoenix decided to be a herald of the upcoming summer…
        
            Magma
          
        Taking It Cool
        After pretty unexciting L'Enfant Sauvage, Gojira are back with their newest offering called Magma. The first notable thing you’ll notice…
        
            Must Exist
          
        Goth Existentialism
        Instead of instagraming existential crisis, true artists sublime their crisis into a something divine. Competition is a mother of great achievements.…
        
            Steady Diet of Nothing
          
        Fugazi - Steady Diet Of Nothing
        I think most people who dig noise-rock/indie rock/post-hardcore know Fugazi. An introduction here is perhaps not needed, since the band is universally…
        
            Not Quite Right in the Head
          
        Not Quite Right In The Head
        The debut album from The Rose Bubbles is f*cking BRILLIANT. It's not for people who take selfies or sheep who do what influencers tell them to do.…
        
            Joanne
          
        Gaga Goes Regular
          The era of eccentric pop artist is over. Officially. Today, Lady Gaga’s new album is available for purchase and it is nothing like you are…
        
            Rennen
          
        “Rennen” by Sohn: – Running towards the dreams
        From its very beginning, 2017 stumbles towards the awesomeness. The clusters of audiophile delights that will most certainly leave a trace in…
        
            More Songs About Buildings And Food
          
        What band did you finally discover in 2016?
        I pride myself on being a connoisseur of classic 80s indie. From Joy Division’s Closer in 1980 to Disintegration by The Cure in 1989, and all of New…
        
            Big Blue
          
        Gold Star - Shining Already
        Many bands and singer/songwriters these days are following the path taken by Jeff Tweedy, solo or with Wilco. While most of them are quite enjoyable…
        
            Borders
          
        What's up with Borders?
        Lucky enough, it doesn’t happen all that often that a big news story actually makes it to my doorstep, or near enough anyway. For a few…
        
            in•ter a•li•a
          
        At The Drive-In - in•ter a•li•a [Album Review]
        When you release an album recognized by many as the best post-hardcore release ever, there’s not much to do than to call it quits and focus on other…
        
            Songs For The Deaf
          
        Songs for the Deaf: Music for the road.
        From his time as guitarist of Kyuss there is one thing that has always influenced significantly in the compositions and concepts created by Joshua…
        
            When the Bloom Falls From the Rose
          
        Sarah Jane Scouten Derives Traditional Folk And Turns It Into Modern Authenticity
        Besides Americana, there is Canadiana, and I have an artist to prove it. Meet Sarah Jane Scouten, a girl who was attatched to musis since she was five…
        
            Rainbow
          
        Rainbow
        Kesha’s musical career has been defined by her work with Dr. Luke. On her third album, she begins something new and promising.  The story of …
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            Spiral Horns, Black Onions, Et Al.
          
        Ulaan Markhor - Spiral Horns, Black Onions, Et Al
        Ulaan Markhor is an American psychedelic noise rock band and one of the many projects of the highly prolific Steven R. Smith. Just like his other…
        
            AM
          
        AM: Signature Sounds
        What can be said about the already-famous Arctic Monkeys album AM that hasn't been said already? It's modern. It's uncensored. It's…
        
            Ashes
          
        Burning 'Ashes'
        Released on February 15, 2016 the young prodigy from Denver had his album entitled “Ashes.” It was composed, engineered, produced…
        
            Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
          
        Rehabilitating Metallica 
          You can try avoiding Metallica, but when the biggest band in the world releases album, it is not possible for you not to hear about it.…
        
            Volume 1
          
        Mildlake's Supergroup
        Although the term supergroup has become lame, I can't help myself but to attach it to BNQT. To be honest, that was the intention of its members,…
        
            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…
        
            Woman
          
        The True Meaning of a Woman by Jill Scott
        Do you know a female vocalist that rocks the world with new album with a lot of art and passion in it in her 40s? When I think of a super, massive…
        
            A Latino Christmas
          
        Celebrating a Latino Christmas
        Fifteen songs will make you smile and feel satisfied for choosing to listen to Latino Christmas. That's true for me, of course. But honestly,…
        
            Live In Japan
          
        George Harrison’s Live In Japan Concerts 1991
        It is a once in a life-time thing it seems—to have George Harrison on Tour in any form or fashion. At the risk of being marked weird, he only came out…
        
            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…
        
            White Light / White Heat (Deluxe Edition)
          
        #tbt The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
        Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker did not need to sing about the smelly town and the monstrosity of its busyness. That was…
        
            Volume 1
          
        BNQT Proves Supergroups Have Superpowers
        Some people have superpowers, and some people have supergroups. I love me some supergroups. All of my music expectations have a form of a supergroup.…
        
            Here Lies Man
          
        Black Sabbath in Africa?
        Wonder what would have happened if someone sent Black Sabbath to study polyrhythms in Africa back in the seventies? Can you imagine the fusion…
        
            Little by Little
          
        Luckily, Soda is Streaming Again
        I thought these guys were missing in action, Haven’t heard from them in a while. Almost forgot what they sounded like. But then, no matter how much…
        
            On Dark Silent Off
          
        Radian - On Dark Silent Off
        Radian is an interesting Austrian band from Vienna who mix post-rock, jazz-rock, electronic music elements and even noise rock. Their latest album …
        
            Come Away With Me
          
        #TBT: Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
        This week’s review is dedicated to one of the most critically praised best-selling debuts in the 2000s. It is also dedicated to the artist herself,…
        
            american dream
          
        Small Letters, But Big Words from James Murphy's Pen
        Recently I had a discussion with one of my friends who is also obsessed with music about significant artists who created genius music after 2000. His…
        
            Ennanga Vision
          
        Ennanga Vision
        Electronic beats and dub effects put a heady, psychedelic spin on traditional Ugandan Royal Court music.  In the early 1980s, the meeting of African…
        
            Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
          
        Substitute for Tame Impala
        King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian band formed in 2010. They already have a bunch of materials behind themselves (this is their…
        
            There Is Love in You (Expanded Edition)
          
        After four years - Four Tet, again
        Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet is obviously a busy man. He has been involved, and probably is at this very moment - in a myriad of projects. Whether it…
        
            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…
        
            Siberia
          
        Siberia
        The Swedish electronic artist Vanbot and two collaborators made this new album while journeying along the Trans-…
        
            Better Man
          
        Little Big Town reveals Swift debut  with Better Man
        Better Manis the new single off Little Big Town's album, Breaker.  The song was penned by a young girl in Nashville, who had pitched the…
        
            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…
        
            Ocean by Ocean
          
        Authentic Indie Vocal
        One of the bands who is strongly influenced by the 90s British rock (Radiohead and Oasis in particular) is most The Boxer Rebellion.  What&…
        
            HDYNATION RADIO
          
        Flosstradamus HDYNATION RADIO Album Review
        The Chicago natives J2K and Autobot better known by their stagename Flosstradamus, released a new album this week entitled . This power duo are some&…
        
            Don't Hesitate
          
        Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon 
        The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
        
            Here Ends the Lesson
          
        Darrell Kelley Draws The Line
        Sometimes a man just has to make a stand and draw the line. That’s exactly what Darrell Kelley does on his newest album, “Here Ends the Lesson”. This…
        
            Bass Face
          
        The Beat Goes On: Bass Calling Face by AV Super Sunshine
        Ever run into one of those guys who fall into the category of being part of “The Older Generation” who try to tell you that when it comes to today’s…
        
            No Estás Solo
          
        Rodrigo is not alone.
        Rodrigo Gonsalves, Viniloversus vocalist decided to take a break and make your own solo album You are not alone that failed to show to the public in…
        
            Trust No One
          
        When DevilDriver Drives You To Hell
          If Dez tells you Trust No One, can we trust him that he recorded another DevilDriver classic? Yes, he did, but nothing more than that. What…
        
            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…
        
            Pasos Sincopados
          
        Little Revenge presents its 'Pasos Sincopados'. Part II.
        Small Revancha, the musical project directed and conceptualized by the duo of Claudia Lizardo (daughter of the legendary PTT Lizardo of the same…
        
            ÆTONAL
          
        Espen Lund - ÆTONAL
        Espen Lund is an avant-garde drone doom musician from Norway that mixes the aforementioned genres with free jazz and noise. Now while saying this I…
        
            La Gárgola
          
        Chevelle's La Gárgola Album Review
             Have you ever wondered what would happen if Tool and Queens of the Stone Age conceived and had a baby? Probably not...…
        
            Inviting Light
          
        Nothing Flat With The Flatliners
        The Flatliners are a Canadian punk-rock dudes who are stepping back from hardcore and ska roots with their fifth album Inviting Light, and making a…
        
            Genesis
          
        Dreamy Threads Of  Genesis
        The Dream returns with his soulful thoughts and emotions sooner then we thought. After an usual high quality expressions in his …
        
            Ripe Dreams, Pipe Dreams (Deluxe Edition)
          
        Cameron Avery - Garage Crooner?
        It must be something in the water. Australian drinking water. Otherwise, how would acclaimed psych, garage, blues, alternative singers like Nick Cave,…
        
            Fantasy Empire
          
        Lightning Bolt - Fantasy Empire
        Lightning Bolt is a renowned American avant-garde noise rock/math rock band. The duo who make up this great genre surpassing noise rock band have…
        
            Music From Before The Storm
          
        Daughter's Soundtrack For A Video Game is A Well Done Task
        Working on a soundtrack is a double-edge sword for an artist. He needs to remain loyal to his signature sound, while simultaneously making sure that…
        
            a/s/l?
          
        Hamjam - Do ham and jam go well together?
        I certainly don’t know the answer to the question from the title, but I’ m not even bound to try. Doesn’t sound too appetizing. But what I did try out…
        
            Thru Me Again
          
        La Hell Gang - Thru Me Again
        La Hell Gang is a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock band from Santiago. They have released three good albums so far, and their best album…
        
            I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
          
        Review: Earl Sweatshirt's 'I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'
          Earl Sweatshirt is a study in contradictions. He hates everything, but he also kind of doesn’t. He has grown tired of the world…
        
            The Hooten Hallers
          
        Toot For The Hooten Hallers
        To capture the magic of city Lupus, located on the coast of powerful Missouri, and its famous Chilli Fest, it is enough you play the newest album by…
        
            Down the Line
          
        NYC Dreaming
        Down the Line follows Saint Ivy as yet another promising glimpse of Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' upcoming…
        
            City Of Stars - From 
          
        La La Hollywood
        There once was a time, not so long ago, where movies were full of song and dance. The women were amazingly beautiful with …
        
            Boyfriend
          
        American Pastoral
        American singer-songwriter Lissie's latest track “Boyfriend operates in the same thematic territory as her critically acclaimed third…
        
            Hymn For The Weekend
          
        Coldplay gives us a taste of what they will present at SuperBowl 50 with Beyonce
        With less than a week for the big show and it seems to excite the fans and leave the audience wanting more, the artists invited to celebrate the…
        
            New York
          
        Restless Impermanence
        I have a particular fondness for songs that successfully embody the general zeitgeist of a location - songs that seem to encapsulate the essence of…
        
            Everybody Wants to Love You
          
        Romantic Bliss
        “Part of it came out of interviews asking how my heritage influenced my music, which I think is a hilarious question. How many…
        
            &Run
          
        Sir Sly Delivers Endorphin-Surging Catharsis With &Run
        Los Angeles indie electronic rock trio Sir Sly recently released a music video for “&Run”, the second single from their…
        
            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,…
        
            Rings
          
        Kap Those Rings Up! 
        2017 just got richer for another smash Trap banger! Young fire Kap G is raising the bar with every new drop made.…
        
            My Body
          
        Anthem For Those Young At Heart
        An anthem for thr right reasons. 'My Body' by Young The Giant is a complete masterpiece by a long defintion. Not only was Young The Giant able…
        
            Agnes
          
        Glass Animals' Centrifugal Grief
        Oxford indie rockers Glass Animals recently released a music video for Agnes: the final track and fifth single from their Mercury Prize-nominated…
        
            Goodbye Soleil
          
        La Dolce Vita
        Making feel-good music in 2017 is a tricky proposition, even if you are a French rock band with a deep appreciation for '70s disco and '80s…
        
            Miracle Aligner
          
        Go and Get ‘em Tiger
        'Seductive' is the adjective that was used most often in describing The Last Shadow Puppets' (Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner,…
        
            Dangerous Games
          
        The comback game well played
        R&B group 112 were one of those groups who’ve had big successes in the States, but I’ve mainly heard of them when they featured on tracks by…
        
            Will He
          
        Joji Detoxifies With will he
        A man in a lean panda costume sways alone, among the passed out attendees of a surreal suburban house party. A melancholic singer sits in a bloodbath…
        
            Sería Feliz
          
        Latin Thought
        The sound attracts you, the melody becomes sticky, and gradually you convince yourself that the story behind that song, it has happened to you.…
        
            Talk Baby Talk
          
        Why Can't We Just Talk About It?
        There's a rare kind of timeless maturity in Brisbane singer-songwriter Emma Louise's vocals on Talk Baby Talk, a single from her second album&…
        
            buttercup
          
        Hippo Campus' buttercup is an Ode to a Gritty Female Boxer
        One month short of celebrating the anniversary of their debut album landmark (February 24, 2017), up-and-coming Minnesotan indie rock quartet Hippo…
        
            24K Magic
          
        Bruno Mars premieres 24k Magic
        Bruno Mars has always been on stage as a super cool guy and this video is a fine proof of that, enjoying her male squad, synchronized dance steps and…
        
            All In My Head (Flex)
          
        Big Fifth Gear Flex Time! 
        Girls from the Fifth Harmony once again impressed us big time with their latest, second studio album 7/27 giving…
        
            Stop Desire
          
        Mundane Sensuality
        This colorful number by twin duo Tegan and Sara has overlaid their fun pop-rock vocals over a underlying desire that can be found through performing…
        
            Let Me In
          
        Dreamy Desolation
          Brooklyn-based quintet Snowmine consists of bassist Jay Goodman, drummer Alex Beckmann, lead singer/composer Grayson Sanders and…
        
            Electric Indigo
          
        The Electric Feat of Electric Indigo
        At first listen The Paper Kites have a familiar sonic sound...although similar to The 1975.  The Paper Kites do offer a difference in…
        
            Palace Garden, 4 Am
          
        Chillwave Disco Sunshine
        The Palace Garden, 4 am is one of the standout tracks from Seattle-based Beat Connection's debut album The Palace Garden (2012).…
        
            Rest Your Love
          
        Teenage Wreckage
        The Vamps are the newest british boy band to come out from across the pond. Now with The Vamps gaining some notoriety within the last year, seeking…
        
            New York
          
        An Emotional Vital Connection to New York Comes From St. Vincent
        St. Vincent released the latest song New York while also announcing the Fear the Future Tour which starts this November. New York is incredibly…
        
            Body Moves
          
        DNCE increasingly risque
        I confess that this group DNCE whenever I like, and that has a do not know what that reminds me of No Doubt, not for his music but for style, is a…
        
            Desire
          
        Laws Of Desire
        Let's be real for a moment, Years & Years came out of the dark and into the light. Before anyone had a chance Years & Years over…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            Little Bubble - edit
          
        When the Bubble Bursts
        Appearing 3 months after Keep Your Name, there is no official mention of whether Little Bubble will be part of a new Dirty Projectors LP or EP. It…
        
            Up in the Hill
          
        Quirky Alt-Pop
        The title of the record came by accident. I was talking to my manager on the phone and due to the bad reception she misheard me when I said I was…
        
            Bounce Back
          
        Big Officially Bouncin` Back! 
        Mr. Big is back to enlighten us again... Latest visual of the Bounce Back joint produced by the amazing …
        
            Man on the Moon
          
        Zella Day's Psychedelic Dreaminess
        After the release of her debut album Kicker (2015) last year, LA-based Arizona singer-songwriter Zella Day has collaborated with…
        
            So Young
          
        An Apocalyptic Lull
        Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man's upcoming eighth full-length album Woodstock is scheduled for…
        
            I See You
          
        Dance The Night Away To Leah Kate's Debut Single
        With so many playlists, new releases and artists coming out, it's hard to find music that will invoke that feeling many artists chase after; that…
        
            Ride
          
        Sometimes We All Are Riding With Lana Del Rey
        Even individuals living under rocks have heard about Lana Del Rey, so I don't need to tell you too much about the singer. As Del Rey changes the…
        
            Close
          
        Nick Jonas Teams Up With Tove Lo On His New Single “Close”
        The little boy who used to sing with his brothers Jonas Brothers, has just released the first single called Close in collaboration with Tove Lo. This…
        
            Dismal Universal Hiss
          
        System Corporation - Dismal Universal Hiss
        New Zealand rock outfit System Corporation are released their debut single ‘Dismal Universal Hiss’ at the end…
        
            Make My Love Go
          
        Banger Hit
        After selling over 18 million singlessince 2009, and his storied departure from Cash Money last year, Jay Sean is back on his home soil with…
        
            Sign of the Times
          
        When the music matches the look
        It’s often been said that Harry Styles looks a little like Mick Jagger. In the picture of boyband One Direction, he definitely seemed a bit out of…
        
            Pork Soda
          
        Kooky Dysfunction
        I heard a homeless man talking to someone once and say ‘pineapples are in my head.’ In retrospect, I’m pretty sure it…
        
            Monsoon
          
        The Opposite of Guilt 
        Hippo Campus' youthful and exuberant brand on indie pop-rock has always been tinged with an understated melancholy that might not be detected at…
        
            Flower of the Universe - From Disney's 
          
        Sade Embodies Cosmic Maternalism on Flower of the Universe
        Disney’s 100 million dollar adaptation of American author Madeleine L’Engle's 1962 Newberry Award-winning young-adult…
        
            Like I Do
          
        Trevor braved us up with Like I Do
        After willingly fallin so deep in eclipse of Trevor`s spectacular album project In My Feelings, I instantly…
        
            4 Walls
          
        SONG REVIEW: f(x)'s 4 Walls
        4 Paredes Canción Review  f (x) está de vuelta otra vez con un estilo totalmente diferente para su reaparición 2015 que es 4 paredes.…
        
            To be free
          
        The Haunting of Emiliana Torrini
        Icelandic songstress Emiliana Torrini's most widely exposed single may be the bright, sunny, upbeat and tropical Jungle Drum, but I find her most…
        
            Dust in the Wind
          
        humanity soundtrack
        Throughout history, art has reflected and questioned everything that surrounds the human being, in turn allows humanity to show themselves and their…
        
            Alaska
          
        Air In Between
        “The music, in a lot of ways, reflects this meditative quality I get from hiking and dancing. They’re two polar opposite things…
        
            Somebody Who
          
        Delicate Dreamscape
        The all-girl trio that make up Au Revoir Simone - Erika Forster, Annie Hart, and Heather D'Angelo - may remind you of HAIM, except for…
        
            Despacito - Versión Pop
          
        Despacito is on top of the world
        After Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi published Despacito have not stopped growing even more in the music industry and the fandula.  This urban duet has…
        
            Ultralight Beam
          
        Small Moments of Clarity with Kanye West
        There are some days that are just made to be shitty. I was late to work for my afternoon shift of personal training, and like all days in which a…
        
            Ghost
          
        Watching From Afar
        Jivraj Singh and Nischay Parekh form dream pop duo Parekh & Singh and hail from the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. Their…
        
            Drove U Crazy (feat. Bryson Tiller)
          
        It Drove Me Crazy (In a Good Way)
        Since Gucci Mane's release from prison I feel like he's been unstoppable. He's released album after album and had hit after hit. Some say…
        
            Animal
          
        Tremaine`s Animal Cut! 
        With his latest super-adictive product Tremaine, Trey Songz takes over the global music scene once again. His soft and sexy vocal…
        
            Hosanna
          
        Perspective on Praise Music Part II
        Previously I had written an article on Christian Music, to summarize; there I referred to this kind of music as an expression of religion and culture…
        
            You Look Good
          
        It's all good to me
        Have you ever seen one of those signs in the waiting room of a doctor’s office or at the dentist that says that great care takes time. It thanks you…
        
            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…
        
            Birds
          
        “Birds” Coldplay brings us their new video
        Just a day of its release and the video for the British group has over half a million hits on youtube, this new single comes as the second single…
        
            Imagine - 2010 - Remaster
          
        Imagine a better future for children UNICEF
        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…
        
            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…
        
            Chained To The Rhythm
          
        Katy Perry's political undertone
        As you know, I have a thing for lyrics. I love songs that sound like fluff, but have something to it when you pay attention to the words. BTW, with…
        
            You Only Like Me with the Lights Out
          
        Smooth As Smoke
        If modern psychedelic could shed light on 2016, it would be Avid Dancer's 'You Only Like Me With The Lights Out'. Based on cosmic sound…
        
            The Glow
          
        Heart in Echo
        With their sophomore album What Now (2016), North Carolina electropop duo Sylvan Esso claimed to have given full permission to themselves to…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            Life's Been Good
          
        Has Life Been Good for Legendary Rock Stars?
        Most people view the stardom of the music industry as something to be jealous of. Musicians, especially, crave being acknowledged in similar ways that…
        
            Seventeen
          
        Seventeen Is The Perfect Age
        Def Jam Recordings signed Alessia Cara as her hit 'Here' climbed the charts and eventually ended up as everyone's favorite unofficially…
        
            Let Go
          
        Alex Maxwell Trades Tears for Strength on Let Go
        Alex Maxwell, a young singer-songwriter who happens to be the first British artist signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, has two…
        
            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…
        
            In The Night
          
        In The Night the latest from The Weeknd
        A few days ago the singer and composer Canadian Abel Makkonen Tesfaye better known by his stage name as The Weeknd released his new video called In…
        
            We Can Swim
          
        Swim or Die
          Face+Heel is brand-new duo (lyricist and guitarist Luke Taylor, and vocalist Sinead McMillan) from North Wales, UK, who have just…
        
            Auction
          
        Diddy And Lil Kim reunite to put it down on Auction
        To me, all of this makes me feel like I’m reporting music news from somewhere in the second half of the 90s, but P Diddy and Lil Kim have…
        
            Suicide Saturday
          
        Preyed Upon That Summertime Kind Of Way
        Sometimes kids when a song hits you in the jaw, it not only hurts it stings and leaves a mark. Hippo Campus' 'Suicide Saturday' positions…
        
            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'…
        
            A Kiss From LA
          
        Kiss, Kiss From Talisco
        You don't have to be from LA to understand the appeal. Talisco may belong to a world a couple thousand miles away in Paris/Bordeaux but 'A…
        
            Lover Boy
          
        Phum Viphurit's Lover Boy Evokes a Funky and Idyllic Romance
        Bangkok-based singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit excels at capturing the push-pull dynamic that underscores the beginning of so many…
        
            Awake My Soul
          
        Awake My Soul
        The dust settles and the horns fall to silent, all that is able to be heard is the screaming fans waiting eagerly for the next number. Immersed in the…
        
            F.U.
          
        Feel Like A Fool In Love With Little Mix
        Little Mix is the hottest girl group in the world. The fact that Little Mix had a bit of a rough start (seemed like you couldn't find their music…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            Gold
          
        Invasion of Pop
        High Tyde entrust the holy grail of guitar with their single 'Gold'. At first when 'Gold' started playing two distinctive thoughts…
        
            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…
        
            Ballad of a Thin Man
          
        Do You, Mr. Jones?
        When Bob Dylan got the Nobel Prize for literature several days ago (an act that sparked many controversies), the first thing that came to my mind was…
        
            Agatha Chang
          
        All About Agatha Chang
        How I came across Eels' 'Agatha Chang' was from a friend who said this was one of the easiest songs to learn. That friend forgot to…
        
            Medicine Chant
          
        Shamanic Properties Driven From Western Canada
          As Halloween approaches, leaves are falling and a mist seems to be rolling in from the mountains Anilah seemed like the perfect musician to…
        
            Highway to Hell
          
        Axl Rose passed the test with AC/DC.
        After Brian Johnson announced he would not be present at the tour AC / DC as suffering from health problems, everything was a controversial and full…
        
            XXXO
          
        M.I.A. Is Not Your Pin-up Girl
        I recently came across some interesting opinion pieces by Noisey writer Kat George, each detailing her appreciation for pop stars…
        
            Watermelon Man
          
        JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.14 - Watermelon Man
        The sixties were an era when younger musicians started to write extensively, with many of the then-new compositions becoming standards in the decades…
        
            Augustine
          
        St. Augustine at Heart
          Blood Orange pops up on the radar every so often just to completely floor us. 'Augustine' a form of chillwave, indie or smooth RnB…
        
            White Light
          
        Electro Vintage Shura
        Wow! I love electro pop! When I heard first sounds of Shura's newest single White Light, the mix of synth and retro rhythm made me think of Eddie…
        
            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…
        
            Redrum
          
        BonBon Girl Salutes With Some Redrum! 
        22-year-old Kosovar/Albanian sensation Era Istrefi is back for another magnum-viral hit! After her seductive banger BonBon…
        
            Bajo la Tormenta
          
        What if the sky falls?
        Yes, without you noticing. The songs are not only dance them or to mourn, let you reflect on life situations of this way. It shows your feelings and…
        
            Gaia
          
        The Sound and the Pachamama
        Have you ever came to a place and hear the sounds or music around you changed your mood?  Sometimes when we go out of our thoughts everyday, stress…
        
            Flesh Without Blood
          
        Grimes Flesh Without Blood
        The self proclaimed alien love-child of Aphex Twin and ABBA, Grimes, released a new single this week entitled . The Canadian singer songwriter cites a…
        
            Slumlord
          
        Urban Thrills
        Most of what I’ve learned about human nature in my twenties has happened after dark. People are just kind of more honest then. More…
        
            Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid) (from the 
          
        Fall Out Boy's fearless sound
        Yesterday, when I blogged about Rihanna’s new song “Sledgehammer” I originally had planned to write about something…
        
            Cone of Shame
          
        Faith No More with a new video for Cone Of Shame
        I’m proud to present the new video for the song Cone Of Shame by Faith No More. Why would I be proud, someone could ask? Well, it was…
        
            Femme
          
        Francophone Chic
        “Honestly, we’re no Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel or Félix Leclerc ... As artists who sing in French, I feel like…
        
            Glow Like Dat
          
        Rich Chigga and the Age-Old Appreciation vs Appropriation Question
        Like Iggy Azalea in 2014, Rich Chigga (Chinese-Indonesian teenager Brian Imanuel) has earned himself a Forbes profile that charts his trajectory as…
        
            Still Breathing
          
        Still Kicking...
        Green Day are continuing on their status quo of releasing videos, this one for their latest single 'Still Breathing' is a lyric music video.…
        
            Save Me.
          
        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…
        
            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…
        
            Everybody's Got Something
          
        Amelia's Dream Soothes Us During This Pandemic With Everybody's Got Something 
        New York City based duo Amelia's Dream have released their 6th studio album Everybody's Got Something  just in time for our upcoming…
        
            China Girl - alt mix
          
        COVERLAND Vol. 7: China Girl
        David Bowie and Iggy Pop wrote “China Girl” together in 1977 for Iggy’s album “The Idiot.” It didn&…
        
            Lay It All On Me (feat. Ed Sheeran)
          
        EDM feat. ________ Art or just Money?
        Sólo tienes que rellenar el espacio en blanco ... El número de grandes nombres de la casa en la industria musical colaborando con artistas…
        
            On Hold
          
        Disco-Tinged Bittersweetness
        In The Key of Awesome's 2010 parody of Lady Gaga's Telephone, there's a line that resonates powerfully in the smartphone and social media…
        
            Lost On You
          
        Discovery of Lost On You
        I was visiting a friend of mine in Osijek, Croatia. We were just having our second glass of wine, getting ready to leave the house for a bit of fun in…
        
            Mourning Sound
          
        Enigmatic Rhapsody
        Critically acclaimed Brooklyn/LA indie rock quartet Grizzly Bear's new music video for “Mourning Sound” - “a playful…
        
            Hotel California
          
        Eagles Greatest Hit Speaks Of The Dark Side Of The Music Industry
        The Eagles were one of the biggest and most influential bands of the seventies, often being referred to as a “hit-making-machine”. Founders Don Henley…
        
            Adicta
          
        Maite Perroni shows herself “Adicta” in her New Video
        Maite Perroni is a Mexican singer and actress who on Friday launched the world's new music single Addicted, this issue is still part of his…
        
            Cool Song No. 2
          
        Confusing Complexity
        Music critics have been generally divided over MGMT's experimental departures from the massive hooks and groundbreaking…
        
            Cake By The Ocean
          
        Sweets, Cakes & Sexy Beats
        Joe Jonas, a former member of the brother band, “Jonas Brothers” which was a big hit back then, is back with a new band (DNCE).…
        
            Anointed
          
        Blaqk Audio - Anointed
          Davey Havok and Jade Puget are Blaqk Audio an industrial electronic band. Though best known for their work with multi-platinum…
        
            Astronomy Domine
          
        Pink Voivod
        Heavy Metal (in its extreme forms) is a scary music. At least for me - all those growling litanies they call vocals, they really creep me out. But the…
        
            Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind
          
        Time Travelling
          “Think of what’s going on now. Where am I going to get my inspiration? I couldn’t think of a thing today…
        
            Painting (Masterpiece)
          
        A Technicolor Masterpiece
        After gaining indie success and a record label with Columbia via the success of their first single Loud(y) in early 2015 (were reached No. 1…
        
            Nterini
          
        Fatoumata Diawara's Nterini is an Affecting Portrait of Migrant Hardship
        In the stunning music video for Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara's recent single “Nterini” (which…
        
            The Logical Song
          
        A Modern, Ironic Classic
        The success of that record was basically down to its great songs. I never tired of hearing them over the entire time, and I think the album has a very…
        
            Perfect Places
          
        Lorde's Perfect Place
        I always try to let some time pass before blogging about the same artist again, but some artists keep releasing really good stuff in between my blogs.…
        
            Nice Night
          
        Baroque Meanderings
        Mass Gothic's Nice Night starts with an arresting restraint in Noel Heroux's melodious voice. A hint of ominousness hangs in the air…
        
            Where Is The Love?
          
        Still a Timely Question for Today
        We only got one world and something's wrong with it. This is how the lyrics of this 2003 hit song from Black Eyed Peas end. And with the recent…
        
            Cool
          
        Cool Is Coming Back
        As much of a mystery MIYNT turns out to be, the track 'Cool' allows for a semi-realistic mystery become the center piece for MIYNT transparent…
        
            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&…
        
            Shove It
          
        Reggae Balanced Under Hip-Hop
        Reggae points with a Hip-Hop twisted fist of power. Santigold was the first to introduce this music listener to the varied vast expanse of space to…
        
            Liberty or Death (Remastered)
          
        The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling Stones Playlist on Spotify!
        The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling Stones on Spotify! Add Your Song To The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling…
        
            Stella By Starlight
          
        Jazz Standards Vol.9 - Stella by Starlight
        ‘Stella by Starlight’ is a song from the 1944 Paramount film “The Uninvited,” a ghost story starring Ray…
        
            Guala
          
        G-Eazy Smashes Again With Guala Joint! 
        Oakland`s very own, G-Eazy hits the heavy bar streets again, with smashing new single Guala. With…
        
            Crash
          
        Usher's catalog now contains Crash and Burn
        Usher pushes his vocals to the limits on his new song “Crash”. Opening the song in falsetto. He released the audio for this on…
        
            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…
        
            Down Daddy Down
          
        Anouk is down with R&B
        I wonder if everyone runs into this. Let me just check: Do you have a famous singer, rapper, celebrity you would just love to hate, but then they go…
        
            In A Feeling Like This
          
        What Feeling is This?
        A man makes a checkers move that will probably be fatal. A young couple lie next to each other in bed, the woman twirling a flower. A doe-eyed…
        
            My Signature Move
          
        Pink Unleashes Her Imagination To Create “Just Like Fire”
        Singer-songwriter Alecia Beth Moore better known by all as Pink, returns to the music industry this April 15 with the official launch of the theme…
        
            My My My!
          
        Troye Sivan Embodies Uninhibited Queer Desire in “My My My!” 
        It has been a busy week in pop, with music video drops from Taylor Swift (“End Game”), Dua Lipa (“IDGAF”),…
        
            Back to You (feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals)
          
        Louis Tomlinson Is Proving His Worth Through Music
        Louis Tomlinson has talked with the media,  stating that continuing on with a solo career wasn’t his first choice or let alone being…
        
            You Don't Know Love
          
        Never knew Olly Murs like this
        Olly Murs first caught my attention with his retro sound. Many of his songs will always remind me of something else. For instance, Heart Skips A Beat…
        
            Soviet
          
        Got No Motivation
        Punk/Grunge/Garage what do these three genres have in common? Pure, unfiltered, raw blis when ti comes to playing loud and without hestiation. The…
        
            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…
        
            Be The One
          
        When the Lights Go Out, They Must Come Back On...
        Dua Lipa has been compared to Lana Del Rey from the moment Be The One was dropped. Yes, while the similarities are apparent this does not mean that a…
        
            Someone That Loves You
          
        Forbidden Love
        Boy meets girl; boy already has a girlfriend. Romantic friction and emotional turmoil ensures. This is the simple but effective premise of “…
        
            Out of Love
          
        Armchair Stack
        Out of Love is the first single from London trio Strong Asian Mothers' (vocalist and keyboardist Kalim Patel, drummer, producer and writer Josh…
        
            Leave Out All The Rest
          
        Chester Bennington: A Tribute
        When you picture Chester Bennington what do you see? I think I could guess: the singer bent double, pulsing with adrenaline, and freeing his ferocious…
        
            Cool Girl
          
        Tove Lo is a Cool Girl in her New Video
        This girl of Swedish origin barely 28 years has managed to break into the entertainment industry, his musical career is just beginning with their…
        
            Psycho Killer
          
        Psycho Killer
        “Psycho Killer” is among the songs included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It is one of the longest…
        
            Change the Paradigm
          
        Austra's Change the Paradigm is an Operatic Antidote to Political Fatalism
        The list of grievances that a protest song could address in 2017 has only diversified and grown as the months progressed: income inequality, sexism,…
        
            Carry On
          
        Carry On With Norah 
        Even though there is quite some time left before the soaring temperatures starts to cool down again, I feel like I’m transported to the cozy…
        
            Sleep On The Floor
          
        Should You Sleep On The Floor Or Not?
        Have you ever wanted to runaway from it all? The Lumineers ask this question with their song 'Sleep On The Floor'. A few days ago The…
        
            Sweep Me Off My Feet
          
        Throw The Towel In Because Pond Have Come Out With A Need To See Music Video
        On May 5th of 2017 Pond released their seventh studio album 'The Weather'. To much acclaim, the prog-psychedelic band decided to take matters…
        
            Jakob Danger
          
        Jakob Danger publishes three new songs
        Jakob Armstrong is a promising young American rock. If he manages to last over time it is perhaps globally. In his blood has the qualities of a great…
        
            Jason Isbell
          
        Jason Isbell Opens Up To Elizabeth Cook On Writing, Parenting, ‘Something More Than Free’ & ‘The Jason & Amanda Diaper Fund’
        “You’ve got a house and shit….You’re adults now!” Elizabeth Cook exclaimed to Jason Isbell before…
        
            George Benson
          
        guitar auction
        The auction house Guernsey's auction is announcing an impressive guitar: about three hundred instruments from jewelry eighteenth century to…
        
            Pearl Jam
          
        Pearl Jam, Joan Baez and Tupac Shakur inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
        Pearl Jam, Joan Baez and Tupac Shakur will be immortalized by being part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Roll in 2017. Could the information be…
        
            Love and Theft
          
        Love & Theft – Album Review
        In 2008/2009, Love & Theft first came on the country scene, and I was only aware because they were proving very popular with the Taylor Swift…
        
            Jacob Whitesides
          
        Jacob Whitesides Adds Some Real Motown Feelings to The Letter
        Jacob Whitesides should have come into my music space view... why he hasn't been able to startle me before is beyond any new artist memo I've…
        
            Luis Fonsi
          
        Despacito reaches the record for weeks at number 1 in the US
        The version of Despacito that Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee sing along with Justin Bieber has 16 weeks in the number 1 of the list of successes…
        
            Michelle Lewis
          
        Michelle Lewis ‘The Parts of Us That Still Remain’ - Album Review
        Michelle Lewis, with her folk/pop lilt and incredibly personal, storytelling narratives, is the true definition of a songwriter; as her press pack…
        
            LjPix
          
        New Swag with an Old Twist
        I've been keeping track of this artist and I have to say I'm somewhat impressed. He's not the most lyrical or creative but he definitely…
        
            Carrie Underwood
          
        Carrie Underwood On ‘Storyteller’, Her Varied Career And Returning To The UK – Interview
        We were lucky enough to be front and centre during the press conferences at the recent C2C Festival in London. Carrie Underwood stopped by to talk to…
        
            Lady Gaga
          
        Oscars Highlights Gaga, Sam Smith and more
        First of all it was known that the show was going to be charged with material in terms of gender equality after the boycott planned by Jada Pinket…
        
            AC/DC
          
        AC/DC bassist resigned
        Cliff Williams, announced that stops the music after the current world tour rock band, a decision that is due to the profound 'changes&#…
        
            Sebastian Yatra
          
        The unstoppable success of Sebastián Yatra
        Colombian artist Sebastian Yatra, is at the peak of his musical career with the release of Traicionera, his most recent success, with which the…
        
            Jon Z
          
        In Peru for Halloween Urban Trap
        Tonight, the famous rapper Jon Z will arrive in Lima-Peru to delight all his fans in the eventomassively called Halloween Urban Trap organized by…
        
            Patty Loveless
          
        Patty Loveless ‘Honky Tonk Angel: The MCA Years’ – Album Review
        It’s hard to picture Kacey Musgraves, Lindi Ortega and or even Carrie Underwood to name a few without Patty Loveless. The country music star…
        
            The Rapture
          
        On how I understood what it means to be a DJ
        This fragment of the film We Are Your Friends completely changed my perception of the work of the DJ.  A good DJ is not only responsible for placing…
        
            Marcus & Martinus
          
        SundaySpotlight: Marcus and Martinus
        Music phenomenons of the past 2 decade are an interesting topic that should be diligently explored. Why do some bands attract so much attention, and…
        
            Boyzone
          
        25 years and counting
        Anniversaries come and go, and Irish 90s boyband Boyzone love to celebrate them. They released an album on their 20th anniversary and next year, on…
        
            DJ Khaled
          
        DJ Khaled and Rihanna team up to present Wild Thoughts
        After the mega hit I'm the One along with Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne and Quavo, DJ Khaled decided to launch a new song with…
        
            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…
        
            Justice
          
        Justice travels with Susan Sarandon through the desert in the video for “Fire”
        The French Justice launched mid-month her third album 'Woman', which presented the promotional singles Safe and Sound, Randy and…
        
            Shawn Mendes
          
        Shawn Mendes is the new Vevo fave
        A few days ago, Shawn Mendes was voted the new Vevo fave for 2015 with his video “Stitches”. I’d heard the song a few…
        
            Juanes
          
        Fire new single by Juanes.
        Fire is the first single from her seventh studio album which will be called: My plans are to love. This new production promises because we see a…
        
            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…
        
            Neguito Borjas
          
        The bagpipes heat the engines
        The followers of the bagpipe strange to them that at this time of year will not be playing the news of zuliano gender, since the end of October,…
        
            Carlos Angola
          
        I settle, the new Venezuelan Carlos Angola
        With a suitcase full of discs and dreams, Venezuelan Carlos Angola started during last year 2015, the city of Madrid, where he held the release of…
        
            Drinking Electricity
          
        Drinking Electricity 
        Good Times Spring has come. Though it’s February now, spring is all around: everything is so pulsating, deep and anticipating. Everything is…
        
            Joni Mitchell
          
        GREAT MUSICIANS WHO ARE ALSO AWESOME PAINTERS
        Talent is a strange thing. When it comes with the “genes-package” it comes in full force, diverse, ready to develop from an…
        
            Zombie Zombie
          
        Zombie Zombie
        Somewhere in the deep woods of Amazonia, where the unknown forces dwell, there is a space station – mysterious and frightening. No one knows…
        
            Weezer
          
        Weezer releases 'patriotic' track 'I Love the USA'
        The rock band Weezer famous performers issues such as Pork and Beans, Hash Pipe and Buddy Holly and just recently launched on 1 April tenth plate…
        
            Majid Jordan
          
        Majid Jordan premieres audiovisual ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR
        On July 13, Canadian duo Majid Jordan released the official video of their new song One I Want produced by Jordan Ullman alongside PARTYNEXTDOOR,…
        
            Julia Michaels
          
        Julia Michaels premiered video of Uh-uh
        Julia Michaels made a name for herself this year thanks to her first single called I ssues , even last week announced the release of her first mini-…
        
            Stevie Wonder
          
        Combining Sensibilities of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder: Meet the Next Music Sensation, Jacobi 
        Born and raised in Alabama, Jacobi has always had a strong love for music. Growing up singing in the church is how this R&B crooner developed…
        
            Black Sabbath
          
        Black Sabbath: Everything ends where it began.
        Black Sabbath is a band formed in 1968 by young as common as any of us even though now their names are great. Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward…
        
            James MacMillan
          
        James MacMillan O Bone Jesu
        With this review, we go back to classical and the wonderful choir motet Bone Jesu. This motet is certainly one of the most colorful ones that this…
        
            Cultura Profética
          
        The music of Prophetic Culture, does not silence anything.
        Every time we talk about reggae in Spanish, undoubtedly the greatest of Puerto Rico, Culture Prophetic is always present, one of the groups most…
        
            Jay Electronica
          
        Caracas will host the Smirnoff Summer Tour 2016 festival
        Caracas will vibrate with the closing of the fifth edition of Smirnoff Summer Tour 2016 will take place on September 17 on the terrace of the Mall…
        
            Kanye West
          
        Kanye West sues insurance company for 10 million dollars.
        Kanye West sued his insurer to demand more than $ 10 million in compensation for the cancellation of the Saint Pablo Tour in November, DPA reported.…
        
            Rels B
          
        RELS B - MONEY MAKER
        Rels B, recognized European rapper is on tour throughout Spain with his inseparable Itchy and Buco, presenting Boys do not cry, his first…
        
            Typhoid Rosie
          
        Typhoid Rosie Will Tie You Up in New Video
        Music mainstays Typhoid Rosie are back with their seductive new piece for Baby I Want You. Taken off of their release, Hearts Bleed Goodbye,…
        
            The Beatles
          
        Strangers in a strange land
        It’s a common saying that you just can’t get famous in your hometown, even if you have the potential to be great, best there ever…
        
            Kevin Roldan
          
        Russian Roulette finally came out
        It has come to light long - awaited Russian roulette theme Colombian Kevin Roldan. The song was released at midnight on channel Yutube reggaetonero…
        
            Steve Martin
          
        Steve Martin & Edie Brickell Find Their Bright Star – The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
        Edie Brickell woke up Christmas morning ahead of her family. Sitting in her Connecticut kitchen, she went to her computer hoping her musical partner…
        
            Jillian Jacqueline
          
        Introducing Jillian Jacqueline: The Dark Horse of 2015
        What first struck me about Jillian Jacqueline is her voice, but her beauty was what made me do a double take. Now I am the first to criticize folks…
        
            Kate Maki
          
        Kate Maki's Head Is Not In The Sand
        Some songs can not be recorded at the same time when they were written. The heaviness of emotional chargeness within them overwhelms and it appears…
        
            Troye Sivan
          
        Youth according to Troye Sivan
        There’s always that nagging suspicion that you missed something when you see a singer on YouTube, you’ve never heard of, having 39…
        
            Big & Rich
          
        Big & Rich (feat. Tim McGraw) ‘Lovin’ Lately’ – Single Review
        In the ‘Gravity’ album era Big & Rich have made a habit of releasing solid, radio-friendly love songs set to a modern…
        
            Frank Ticheli
          
        Frank Ticheli’s Song For Aaron Is A Journey
        There is another piece that I absolutely love. It is part of Frank Ticheli’s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra. It’s called “Songs for Aaron.” What…
        
            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…
        
            Sin Bandera
          
        Sin Bandera is premiere
        After a more than successful international tour that took to Sin Bandera visiting for several Latin American cities, the duo released the first…
        
            Elton John
          
        Elton John's England's Rose turns 20
        Two famous women. Both died in August, each with a tragic ending and for both of them a celebrated British singer-songwriter dedicated the same song…
        
            Kany Garcia
          
        Miami will close 2016 with Kany García
        The young and talented Kany Garcia announced it will lay off 2016 with a big concert in Miami. The concert will take place on December 10 at the…
        
            Jonas Sanche
          
        Interview with: Jonas Sanche, Lil Supa' and Ríal Guawankó
        During the recent visitita to Chile Venezuelan rappers Kennys Santiago, (RIAL Guawankó) and Marlon Morales (Lil Supa ') participate in a…
        
            Eminem
          
        Eminem Live Performance Lollapalooza
            Lollapalooza. A time for friends to get together before school starts back up and enjoy 3 days of no worries and good music.…
        
            Humberto Ramirez
          
        25 years of Jazz celebrates trumpeter Humberto Ramirez.
        Puerto Rican trumpeter Humberto Ramirez, who has shared the stage with renowned Puerto Rican percussionist Tito Puente and Giovanni Hidalgo, held…
        
            Kanye West
          
        Kanye West is still in bed
        Undoubtedly, the Kardashian family - West is not spending its best these months; first, celebrity and wife Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, was stolen in…
        
            Rihanna
          
        Rihanna travels to the stars in her new video
        The new Star Trek film series, known in Latin America as Star Trek, will premiere on July 22, but the galactic adventure came a few weeks before the…
        
            Mac Demarco
          
        Is a new Mac Demarco album coming?
        The irreverent Canadian singer lover lo-fi sound, Mac DeMarco, could be about to release a new album. We deduce from a recent post published on his…
        
            David Gilmour
          
        David Gilmour will visit South America
        After releasing his new album Rattle That Rock, David Gilmour began a world tour that will include a presentation for the first time in Argentina,…
        
            Nashville Cast
          
        Nashville, Season 4, Episode 11 – RECAP
        Last Wednesday night, Nashville returned after a whopping three-month winter break (almost as long as the break between seasons!). Of course, it was…
        
            Timbaland
          
        Timbo`s Christmas gift with #Unreleased voice of Aaliyah!!!
          King Stays King is ready for it`s Christmas release and it`s gonna be big time hit, because, first, it comes from Timbo&…
        
            Chuck Berry
          
        Thanks for the music!
        This week, another musical legend was taken and I’m pretty surprised (though I shouldn’t be) that none of the Kurrent Music bloggers have blogged…
        
            6 String Drag
          
        6 String Drag Interview
        Kenny Roby (previously featured here) and Rob Keller disbanded 6 String Drag at the top of their game, nearly 15 years ago. The first new album from 6…
        
            Mariaca Semprún
          
        Unique combination between Mariaca Semprún and C4 Trio
        The BOD Cultural Center will host a show it promises. The virtuous members of C4 Trio and multifaceted Mariaca Semprun joined for the first time to…
        
            Roxy Music
          
        #SundaySpotlight: Roxy Music
        Roxy Music is British art-rock group formed in London in 1971 by its vocalist and occasional pianist, main composer and lyrics writer Bryan Ferry.…
        
            Jon Bellion
          
        Be on the Lookout for Jon Bellion
        I may sound a little bit bias because Jon Bellion is, without a doubt, my favorite artist, however, he is someone you should get to know. Besides his…
        
            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…
        
            Roger Waters
          
        Roger Waters previewed his new album
        Roger Waters was a pioneer and principal leader of one of the most important bands in the history of world rock as it was Pink Floyd. His music and…
        
            Gerry Weil
          
        Relaunch aid campaign for Gerry Weil
        Gerry Weil can be cataloged as the master of Venezuelan jazz thanks to the more than sixty years he has dedicated to music. Born in Austria in 1939,…
        
            Elphomega
          
        Nebuloso, Elphomega's new album
        The Spanish artist Elphomega, is news on the occasion of the presentation of his latest solo album. The material is called Hazy, work in which the…
        
            Jennifer Lopez
          
        Jennifer Lopez produced by Marc Anthony?
        Jennifer Lopez was the star of the Billboard Latin Music Awards that took place in Florida, United States. The artist received the Star Award and…
        
            Kanye West
          
        Kanye West is back on the attack
        Kanye West is world renowned for his talent as a rapper, songwriter and producer, but there is something that definitely is not recognized and is by…
        
            Marian Hill
          
        Marian Hill: The Answer to Your Musical Cravings
         Flawless is the word that comes to mind when thinking of Marian Hill. Overused as it may be, the word is accurate when it comes to the R&…
        
            Silvio Rodríguez
          
        The Music of Fidel Castro Lives On!
        Most Americans can relate to the quote: “If You Are Not a Liberal at 25, You Have No Heart and If You Are Not a Conservative at 35…
        
            Arcangel
          
        Confirmed artists for The Favorites
        Urban singer Austin Santos, known as Arcangel or Wonder will be presented for the fourth time in the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot…
        
            Taylor Swift
          
        Taylor Swift breaks down in tears at sexual assault trial
        Pop star Taylor Swift burst into tears on Monday during final arguments in the civil suit accusing a radio DJ of fiddling with her before a concert…
        
            George Harrison
          
        All Things Must Pass
        When the song ‘Something’ first hit the ears of Beatles fans in 1969, the biggest group in the world was no longer about the two…
        
            Tom Chaplin
          
        Tom Chaplin is ready for a new wave 
        There’s a story going around among musicians that one night Chris Martin and his band, unknown at the time, went to see a another band…
        
            The Chainsmokers
          
        The Chainsmokers with album this year
        After the hit track Closer , The Chainsmokers has given much to talk about in recent months, as this original duet from New York, has been doing…
        
            Eric Church
          
        Eric Church ‘Mr. Misunderstood’ – Album Review
        Having a panic attack about whether an album does or does not exist; that pretty much sums up CMA Week for me this year whilst trying to find some…
        
            Bijelo Dugme
          
        Meet the Yugoslav Beatles - Bijelo Dugme
        It is about time to share with you guys a band from my local region that has been the most popular band ever to exist in the former Socialist Federal…
        
            Sting
          
        Puting The Sting back in rock
        After hearing about it for months, I can now finally write about new music released by Sting. His new single, “I Can’t Stop…
        
            Babasónicos
          
        The Babasonics Replenishment of Faith
        There was a time when good rock bands came to Venezuela. One of those groups that visited the country was Babasónicos. Meanwhile, those who want…
        
            Belly
          
        “It's All Love” already has an audiovisual
        On 22 July, the rapper Balshe Ahmad, better known by his stage name like Belly, took the music video for the first track from his latest album…
        
            Dandi
          
        Imaginary Friends singer, Dandi !
        It seems like pop music has been given a major upgrade lately with new pop sensations like Kim Petras, Bazzi, and now Dandi. The 18 year old indie pop…
        
            Beyoncé
          
        Beyonce releases her new album
        Like any diva announcement through their social networks and HBO on April 25 that its new Lemonade materials would be released and turned causing a…
        
            Bob Dylan
          
        The Nobel to Dylan. What Blades, Sabina and Joselo think
        Bob Dylan has so far not responded to calls from the Swedish Academy, which last week was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2016. Since then…
        
            Valeriy Stepanov
          
        A Russian-Ukrainian Chicken
        In one of the previous articles, I said that I’m not a big fan of show-off techniques and empty virtuosity. But when it is combined with an…
        
            Maggie Brown
          
        Maggie Brown - Prime Duch Pop
        I don’t know whether any of these five Amsterdam guys know or have ever known a girl called Maggie Brown that inspired them to form a band, but if…
        
            The Dandy Warhols
          
        The Dandy Warhols present the video for “Thick Girls Knock Me Out (Richard Starkey)”
        To celebrate the Beatles and juvenile fever this week Dandy Warhols have presented a new single and video called Thick Girls Knock Me Out (Richard…
        
            The Weeknd
          
        Low life and Pass Dat the new The Weeknd
        The new artist of 2015, Abel Makkonen, better known by his stage name The Weeknd, accustomed us throughout the year to enjoy the best hits of pop and…
        
            Tropicalísimo Apache
          
        Apache: No to Exclusion
        Venezuelan rapper Apache released in late 2016 its simple not exclusion, which will be part of his next album, 'Now or Never'.…
        
            Eagles
          
        The Most Influential Band of The 70's
        The seventies created some amazing art for the world including great movies and timeless music. The Eagles were arguably the most popular and biggest…
        
            Pablo Alborán
          
        Pablo Alborán fell in love with Viña del Mar
        Ballads and romantic songs of Spanish singer Pablo Alboran were greeted with tears and applause by the public of the Fifth Vergara, during his…
        
            KISS
          
        The Fall of Gene Simmons
        Rock and Roll All Nite sounds in the background, red and blue lights drench the stage and thousands of people applaud when, unexpectedly, Gene…
        
            Carpenter Brut
          
        Carpenter Brut
        Aesthetical Orgasm for cinematic music lovers – this is what I’m talking about. Nah, it’s just Aesthetical Orgasm in a…
        
            Lior Rosner
          
        Composer Lior Rosner Discusses His New Holiday Album 'Sugar Plum on the Run'
        Its officially the holiday season and what a better way to celebrate then listening to one of the most famous holiday themes, “Dance of the…
        
            Coat Check Girl
          
        COAT CHECK GIRL AND HER VENEZUELAN CONSCIOUSNESS
        Coat Check Girl is a Californian band composed of two Venezuelan brothers André and Alejandro Rodriguez.  During his early teens they formed a…
        
            A Shoreline Dream
          
        Colorado's A Shoreline Dream Present Brilliant New Single
        Colorado’s A Shoreline Dream have revealed their new single  - the fourth track from their…
        
            Kevin Roldan
          
        Your Body, new KR song
        The Colombian singer has uploaded to its YouTube channel a new topic, entitled Your Body. The song was produced by Dayme & The High, under…
        
            Ziggy Marley
          
        Ziggy Marley Streaming it Up
          Ziggy Marley's music has been steaming it up by Reggae fans around the world via online platforms. He recently released his sixth solo…
        
            Noel Gallagher
          
        Noel Gallagher announced the release date of his album
        Noel Gallagher is the biggest representative of British music and yesterday celebrated his 50th birthday. In the 1990s he was the Britpop star with…
        
            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…
        
            Coldplay
          
        Coldplay and their tribute to Muhammad Ali
        The extraordinary British band has been commissioned this year to pay tribute to several deceased artists, Muhammad Ali was no exception.  The latest…
        
            The Confederate Dead
          
        The Confederate Dead
        The Confederate Dead are an interesting psychedelic rock/neo-psych band from Portsmouth, England. What makes this particular band unique is that they…
        
            Citycreed
          
        Up and coming hip-Hop/R&B Duo Citycreed
        CityCreed is a Miami-based band born from the unlikely union of two 24 year olds with very different relationships to music. One of them, fueled by a…
        
            Coldplay
          
        Coldplay and Michael Fox perform Johnny B. Goode together
        Johnny B. Goode has become not only an icon of rock and roll world, but also has become an icon of American cinema thanks to the famous scene in…
        
            Arsonal da Rebel
          
        Arsonal to Battle Loaded Lux in His Swan Song
        Arsonal has been one of the top battle rappers for the past few years, thanks in large part to his charisma, aggression, lyricism, great delivery and…
        
            George Harrison
          
        George Harrison’s Somewhere In England
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