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Matter + Spirit
The Candles Burn on Lightly
When you take a first listen to The Candles album “Matter+Spirit” you might be lead into thinking that you are hearing a Southern or a West Coast band…
Man of the Woods
My Verdict Of Justin's New Album
Fifth chapter of Justin Timberlake's solo career begins with explosive verse: If you know what's good... In FIlthy, the first promotional…
Automatic & Voluntary
MODOC: Automatic + Voluntary LP
Comprised of Clint Culberson (singer/rhythm guitars), Kyle Addison (lead guitars), and John Carlson (drums), MODOC came together at Ball State…
Drowning Shadows
Drowning Shadows the saddest song by Sam Smith
For admirers of Sam Smith we inform you that we have excellent news. The artist recently announced that relaunched his debut album that earned him…
A Head Full Of Dreams
Coldplay joins forces with The Chainsmokers
The British group Coldplay, always brings something up his sleeve; in this case it is a collaboration with the duet The Chainsmokeres, which have…
October
October (1981) - a classic U2 record
This is the first record by U2 that I bought, back when I was a young music explorer (with no internet, just the good old record stores and that big…
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…
Mystère
Hypnotic and mysterious (if that album title wasn't clear enough!)
From the very first seconds of Sphynx, the opening song from the second album of this French band two things are clear. On one hand, this is an…
H
Matushka - II
Matushka hails from Saint Petersburg, and they are one of the more interesting Russian psychedelic rock bands of recent years. Their second album is a…
South America
The Anatomy of Frank - Personal Anatomy of the World
Making albums about every continent of the world? Sounds a bit too ambitious and pretentious, doesn't it? Actually, it depends on who does it and…
Death Index
Death Index - Death Index
Death Index are an American noise rock/garage rock/punk band who recently came out with a fine full-length self-titled album. The album packs some…
Blackjazz
Sounds from the mental institution Pt.2
When Blackjazz came out back in 2010 it quickly became a cult avant-garde record. The guys from Shining already played an extreme form of…
No Shape
The Genius Of Perfume Genius
Everything you bury becomes a seed. Some artists have buried so many emotions inside of themselves that eventually became a fertile ground…
Starboy
Starboy is the new thing from The Weeknd
The Weeknd has given much to talk about in recent months, as has squandered good talent in different settings worldwide. Last Friday, the singer of…
New Eyes (Special Edition)
BBC Philharmonic and BBC Radio 1 present… Clean Bandit
Classical music and electronic music are certainly not one and the same. Music that can be made on a computer and music that is played in a concert…
This Is What You Came For
Lightning strike collabo with Rihanna
I couldn’t wait to hear this track, when I heard that it was going to be released this week. For a second serving, Calvin Harris has teamed…
Hammer of the Witches
Metal is a witchhunt
Everything is funny when you think about death, said a great German writer Tomas Bernhard. What’s not funny is when those who sing about…
Kylie Christmas (Deluxe)
My new annual tradition
For me, the Christmas season really begins after December 5th. This is when radio stations turn into Christmas stations and it’s publicly…
Trippy Caribbean
Interview with the good guys from Rawayana.
If something is known Caracas band is for good talent, since in recent years have given much to talk about; first they surprised us with License to…
Is This The Life We Really Want?
Should Roger Waters Retire?
In two to three years old competition comprised of collections of songs named Ratthe That Lock and Endless River, Is This The Life We Really Want by…
7
Seal and his lucky number 7?
On Twitter, Seal announced it as his seventh studio album. Though that could be open for discussion, 7' is his first original album in years. His…
Two Devils Will Talk
Captain Paul McKenzie Sailing With His Crew
Paul McKenzie will be singing. McKenzies are celebrating 25 years of existence, although Paul is the only member who has been there from the beginning…
All the Best Songs
Punk Storytelling
Names like No Use For A Name and All The Best Song do not sound attractive. They sound snobbish until you play the record. One of the most prolific…
Bloodlust
Body Count
The seventh album from Ice-T’s heavy metal band sounds like a TED Talk set to a bracing thrashcore/groove metal soundtrack. It takes a…
Long Way Home
Hands Down The Best Debut of 2016
If James Blake and Jessie Ware had a lovechild, there is no doubt it would be Lapsley. If you still haven’t heard about this young lady, it’s about…
T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky - T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky are a great American psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York. They have released quite a few great psych rock albums through the…
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…
Space Is Only Noise
Nicolas Jaar's Genre-Blending Ambient Soundscapes
New York-based Chilean producer Nicolas Jaar had already been garnering steady interest and critical acclaim via a scattering of singles, EPs…
We Are Millionaires
Fij & Bickers - Forlorn but not beaten
Pete Fij and Terry Bickers - never heard? Well, if you are a close follower of all things music, particularly the late Eighties and early Nineties…
Harmonies
Harmonies Aplenty
Whoever thinks that it is easy making good sounding sampled music couldn’t be more wrong. First, you have to have a bottomless knowledge of music…
Bressa Creeting Cake (Deluxe Edition)
Bressa Creeting Cake - A Rediscovered Golden Nugget
The importance of the New Zealand’s Flying Nun label has been quite fairly recorded, particularly through the works of such seminal bands as…
Hello
Why Adele's 25 Failed To Impress Me
I will get straight to the point and write straight from the heart, without any euphemisms and decorations. I don't like Adele's new album. It…
A Trip To Soda Island
Beating the Heat with Soda Island
When I complained about the heat on summer days, my mother would tell me to think about things that were really cold. So I would build a house made of…
City Club
Only a Sigh For The Growlers
The first impression I was left with after listening to The Growlers new album City Club was that I have mistakenly played something else, some…
T R A P S O U L
T R A P S O U L: The Artist and The Wave
The Artist: Bryson Tiller If for some reason you spent your Summer living under a rock, or admittedly a huge Donald Trump supporter, then i have no…
The Epic
Truly Epic!
When The Epic was released in 2015, it marked the grandiose self-introduction of Kamasi Washington to the international jazz community. Why grandiose?…
Vivir Mi Vida - The Remixes
Marc Anthony Premieres 'Vivir Mi Vida' Making A Triumphant Return To Music
Puerto Rican Salsa sensation Marc Anthony marked his return to music when he premiered his new song, “Vivir Mi Vida”, at the…
Believe It
Yes, you better Believe It
Like all of the Miles Davis’ alumnus, Tony Williams continued the exploration-into-rock-music idiom of his mentor. But Williams went…
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…
MY HOUSE
Flo-rida's Comeback
American rap superstar Flo Rida is back in the game with the release of My House, his fourth EP, and the amount of PR that has surrounded its…
Ego
Drop the Mic for Bibi Bourelly
Pop, R&B or Hip-Hop has a special place (not only in my soul) but in the creative verse of our everyday language. Bibi Bourelly may have her…
Tres
Jesus Sons Love Their Vintage Paraphernalia
Jesus Sons are a band who had anti-conformist attitude towards contemporary music. They have nothing to do with either indie nor folk scene, and they…
Turn the Sea
Cressman sure can Turn the Sea
Have you heard of Natalie Cressman? If you’re interested in jazz you should definitely check her out. There are not many videos on Youtube, and those…
Painted Ruins
Painted Ruins
The intricate compositions on the band’s fifth album are bound tighter than ever, evoking distant images and emotions that continually shift in and…
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 …
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…
Orange Garage
Miminokoto - Orange Garage
Miminokoto is a pretty well-known experimental Japanese psychedelic rock/garage rock/psychedelic noise rock band. They have released many great albums…
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Review: J Cole's '2014 Forest Hills Drive'
J Cole has crafted a slew of good albums, but he has yet to craft a great one. While each of his three major label releases contain scattered moments…
Acoustic Christmas
Going for an Acoustic Christmas
As the days lead us further on towards the merry month of December, I am also happily moving on in choosing Christmas albums that would have their…
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&…
Every Country's Sun
Every Country's Sun
With David Fridmann producing, the latest Mogwai album contains the same bratty conviction that defined their greatest records, like there’s something…
Little Seeds
Plot Twist: Americana of Shovels and Rope
One of the best things about music albums are failed predictions. You are anticipating to hear one thing, and you end up enjoying something completely…
Born To Play Guitar
Born To Play Guitar
After B.B. King has passed this year, Buddy Guy is left alone as inviolable king of blues (all due respects to legendary protagonist of golden age of…
No Estás Solo
Rodrigo throws pins at the Point Art Session.
Rodrigo Gonsalves, or also known as Rodrigo Solo member of the rock band Viniloversus returns to promote new material from his solo project You are…
Wiped Out!
The Neighbourhood Wiped Out! Album Review
On October 30th, 2015 The Neighbourhood released their sophomore album entitled The Neighbourhood is a group that has historically evoked a strong…
Jomsviking
Viking Metal
It seems that even after ten albums, Amon Amarth do not know how to neither surprise nor disappoint. If someone said to their super fans that they are…
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem: From records to bricks
The renowned rap artist Eminem American, 43 years old, has surprised its audience recently put on sale a curio for fans. It is nothing more and…
Thx
Lomelda - On the road again
Trying to describe Lomelda's second album Thx, by the title gracing songs by Willie Nelson and Canned Heat is quite fitting as far as its…
Salutations
Oberst's Salutations To Ruminations
Conor Orbest came out of the phase in which indie-folk audience perceived him as the best author of the younger generation and entered the new era in…
Alive In New Light
IAMX is Optimistic? A Miracle!
Only a year after the album Unfall, Chris Corner returned with the new record Alive In New Light. In some way, it wraps up the story started with…
Pasos Sincopados
Little Revenge presents its 'Pasos Sincopados'. Part I.
Small Revancha, the musical project directed and conceptualized by the duo of Claudia Lizardo (daughter of the legendary PTT Lizardo of the same…
Resolute
Stu Larsen - Resolute: to do good
These days it ahem there is a proliferation of singer/songwriters inspired by a similar generation from the Seventies. Like then, today’s batch can be…
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…
Process
Sampha - Process Turns Hype Into True Value
If you’re not an avid follower of modern Soul and R&B music, Sampha’s name may not mean much to you. Even the fact that he has worked with…
The Getaway
They did it again
First, one confession. The Getaway is the first album from RHCP I listened to in full. Never have been a fan, always considered them as too mainstream…
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…
La Ira
Hamlet's undisputed wrath
If there was an album that drew attention in the Spanish metal was Wrath of Hamlet band. A job that was well received by the media and the public,…
My Love Devine Degree
Cody ChesnuTT - Divine Blessings
Sometime after the turn of the century, Cody ChesnuTT suddenly appeared with a slice of everything soul called The Headphone Masterpiece (2002). And…
La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful
Experimental Happiness
Whenever I am listening to this artist, I dream about Africa. Yannick Iiunga from Cape Town is the new name on the music scene. After the successful…
Don't Let The Kids Win
The Kids Won After All
A while back KatCigarette, reviewing one of Julia Jacklin’s singles warned you in these (web)pages what you could potentially expect from her album “…
Carnival of Clockwork
#tb - Cog:Sharing Space
I still remember how surprised I was when I was listening to this album for the very first time. The reason for my stun was that, before I…
Interiors
Quicksand Join The Stream of Big Comebacks
Some of the year's best albums came from bands who made big comebacks after a two decade gap in their discography. I am primarily thinking of…
The Dreaming Room (Japan Version)
Laura Mvula Leads The New Era Of Soul
From the very intro and the first song of the new album by Mercury Prize nominee from Birmingham, we can hear that this is a highly produced,…
Calm
Curve Co-founder Dean Garcia and Rose Berlin Wow on SPC ECO 'Calm'
SPC ECO create wonderfully evocative atmospheric pop. The music of electric echoes encompassed in a world of deep maroon.SPC ECO has released their…
Be Here Now (Remastered)
The Last Oasis Album That Made Sense
Let me present to you the last album by Oasis that made sense. With Definitely Maybe, they have become the fastest selling debut band, and with What’s…
Brilliant Light
Danny & The Champions of the World - Championing Americana with a twist
When the term Americana crops up in a conversation among music fans, usually the first things that come up to mind are any country music variations,…
Getz/Gilberto (Classics International Version)
An Iconic Record
Getz/Gilberto is an iconic record in many aspects. First, it’s one of the first and best crossover records of all times, blending jazz and bossa nova…
Curve Of The Earth
Curve of Mystery Jets
Radlands by Mystery Jets is, in my opinion, one of the best albums that any British indie rock band released in the last couple of years. Curve of the…
I Can Feel the Night Around Me
I can feel the nights around me
Dave Hartley’s latest album is his most ambitious record yet, one that takes him out of his bedroom and places him out on the open road with…
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
What Would Elvis Dream About Today?
Pronto va a ser de 40 años desde que el mundo perdió el músico más importante en el siglo 20. Con el fin de conseguir algo nuevo,…
Two Windows
Lali Puna - Two windows look in different directions
Lali Puna was always about the Korean born singer Valerie Trebeljahr and her pop inventions. And pop inventions that are exactly what I have in mind -…
Cá Entre Nós
Bossa For The Gloomy Weather
Brazilian singer Wanda Sa is not hiding her mature years on the cover of her new album Ca Entre Nos. She feels she has nothing to hide or be ashamed…
Beloved Antichrist
Symphonic Metal Opera in Therion's Trilogy
Swedish symphonic metal artillery Therion enriched their discography with not one but three CDs under the name Beloved Antichrist. Ancient traditions,…
Punching Bag
No Hometown Bias
Verticoli are a four-piece from my original home state of Tasmania, Australia. They've been a big part of the music scene down there and…
Puncture
Puncture
Most people are too lazy to to anything but jump on the bandwagon with the rest of the sheep. They don't make any effort at all to support small,…
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
A Tribe Called Quests Has Your Back, America
New studio album by A Tribe Called Quest is definitely one of the most unexpected releases of 2016. We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service is a…
eMOTIVe
Definitely Emotive
If there is a better version of Lennon's Imagine out there, its on this record. Its a big call and I don't really mean it but I feel it is…
Out Here
Killer EP Out Here!
Recently I discovered this amazingly talented female vocal, an immediate motivation blast, that blew every of my sense and threw my doubts in deep…
Seven Swans
Asking Questions with Sufjan Stevens
Speaking of albums I keep returning to, it would be foolish not to mention Sufjan Stevens’ Seven Swans. While I appreciate Carrie &…
Not To Disappear
DAUGHTER’S NEW WAYS: NOT TO DISAPPEAR
“I can’t be without, I just need it here” This lyric in the first track on the album on Not Disappear, New Ways,…
Fly or Die
All That Jaimie Branch
Every once in a while, a man remembers that jazz music might be one of the best music genres out there. It is almost impossible to be indifferent when…
Giros
Giros, the thirtysomething album by Fito Páez
There was a time when Fito Paez made good records. It began exactly 30 years ago with Twists, the album currently the singer pays tribute with a…
Aquarius
Review: Tinashe's 'Aquarius'
R&B newcomer Tinashe makes quite an entrance with her scintillating major-label debut, Aquarius. Following the rampant success of her…
Phase
Most Hyped New Artist
Jack Garratt is the guy who scored instant success with his debut album Phase. BBC Introducing Artist Of The Year, BBC Sound of 2016, BRIT Awards…
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…
Anthology 3
The Last Lennon/McCartney Song?
In January 1994 Yoko Ono gave Paul McCartney two cassettes of John Lennon's home recordings, which included a number of incomplete and previously…
Panic Stations
Affective Pop-Rock. Meh.
Motion City Soundtrack didn’t surprise, didn’t fail, but it also didn’t create a master piece. They satisfied what I…
Heart Crash Boom Bang
Ewian=Radiohead?
Let's be real - it's difficult for people to get out of their comfort zones an change their routine. The best evidence for this was Ewian when…
To The Bone
In A Shocking Twist, Steven Wilson Goes Pop
To quote The Daily Telegraph, Steven Wilson is probably the most successful musician you have never heard of. After ten Porcupine Tree albums, Wilson…
Push the Sky Away
Cave's Best?
It's not a Bad Seeds album. It is a Nick Cave album, but if you listened to it next to anything from the the Sexual…
Who Is This America?
Afrobeat for the new generations
Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12-piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with re-introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience. A Brooklyn-…
Impossible Dream
Haley Bonar Is In Seventh Heaven
With seven albums in the discography, including the latest Impossible Dream, Haley Bonar has made enough to be considered as a fertile…
The Electric Lady
Sophisticated Icon
Janelle Monae is a young glamorous lady who has rhythm, blues and soul running through her veins. There is no blood in her music. Everything is clean.…
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…
The Navigator
Hurray For PoertoRican Vagabond
Alynda Segarra, the creative force behind the band Hurray For The Riff Riff, traveled across United States with a banjo in her hands like a vagabond…
Dissent
The Cutthroats 9 - Dissent
The Cutthroats 9 are a relatively well-known band in the noise-rock genre, and their latest album Dissent has probably been their best album to date.…
Cold Night in Soho
When Soho Gets Cold, The Tiger Lillies Get Colder
Cold Night in Soho is the first album in ten years in which The Tiger Lillies did not put focus on theater piece. They are everything but regular band…
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…
Hiss Spun
Darkness is Chelsea Wolfe's Middle Name
Californian princes of darkness dropped her sixth release at the end of September with which she knowledgeably continues to take us through the dark…
Honeymoon
The Biggest Narcissist Of Them All
Estoy enamorado de mí, pero yo creo que no es mutuo. Creo que debería ser el nombre del próximo disco de Lana del Rey. Si se hubiera…
The Elements
The Elements
The Elements is an album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1973 on Milestone. 1970 began a decade of discovery for Joe Henderson, a…
Overload
Chris Luciani/Overload - A Reflection of Our Times
During this current political cycle of the 2016 presidential election the term “overload” as a summary of our collective feelings…
Soul Sphere
Born Of Osiris Soul Sphere Album Review
Chicago’s heavy metal quintet Born Of Osiris released their 5th full length release on October, 29th 2015. The album is based on the ancient…
The Complete BBC Sessions
The Greatness Of Led Zeppelin Can Never Be Shaken
BBC Sessions by Led Zeppelin was originally released in 1997, and it represented a significant album back then due to the fact that their concert…
Codex Omega
… But Codex Omega Is A Close Second
After becoming more a symphonic than death metal on their past two records (especially on Titan, an album stuffed with over-the-top compositions that…
Everything You've Come To Expect
The Last Shadow Puppets Return
Duo made of Alex Turner (leader of Arctic Monkeys) and Miles Kane (The Rascals and Little Flames) does not need a special introduction, although it…
IIII
Papir - IIII
Papir hail from Denmark and they are a pretty well-known instrumental krautrock/psychedelic rock band. They have released a number of great albums…
G I R L
Pharrell's G I R L and music induced endorphins
As I’ve grown older, my music tastes have definitely expanded. This could have something to do with the fact that I’m married to…
Los Tres MTV Unplugged
20 Years of MTV Unplugged by Los Tres
And suddenly it was two decades since the Three afford to do an Unplugged for MTV Latin America was given. Your best! That show, which never came out…
Ahora
Green Valley and ''Now'' their sixth album
Six albums and hundreds of concerts later, Green Valley continues to expand its message of positivity to the four winds. '' Now &…
Man From Another Time
When Seasick Steve Taughts Us About The Other Times
Steve Wold has a rich biography of a vagabond, occasional farmer and a musician who worked with names such as John Lee Hooker and Janis Joplin. When…
Country Grammar
Country Grammar
El debut de Nelly en el 2000 trajo la vida y el sonido de San Luis al mundo. Es un laberinto sintáctico de la cultura local que funciona como un…
Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg (Live)
In Flames Do Not Have The Same Flame
It hurts to say this, but In Flames became a sinking ship. It is a ship with broken sails; a ship without captain. Ever since Jesper Stromblad…
Big Mess
Grouplove Brings All the Messy Fun To The Yard
Labels are for brands, not for bands. Show me on this review how much do you agree with the previous statement. Even though they present themselves as…
Thinking of You - Single
All My Loving, Review of Thinking Of You
Please tell me that an influx of smooth Pop-R&B is on the rise. Because Dead Horse Beats finds a collective calling when it comes to branching…
Merkabah / SunInYourHead
Shaddah Tuum ooze menace on EP
Shaddah Tuum weave dark and ambient soundscapes that ripple with edgy industrial menace. Their shamanic incantations insinuate themselves into the…
Entranced Earth
The Myrrors - Entranced Earth
The renowned Arizona psychedelic rock band Myrrors came out with their latest new album ''Entranced Earth'' a short while ago. The…
How To Love (feat. Sofia Reyes)
Cash Cash dances with vulnerability
From start to finish, this dance track is like a text book dance hit. It’s meeting all the requirements of a real dance anthem, with the…
Visions of Us on the Land
Psychedelic King Of Eclecticism
Introvert from Seattle says his latest record is like a bad trip in which two soulmates come together. ’There is no plan. You will see the…
Yellow Light (Despicable Me 3 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
What's happened to Pharrell's magic touch?
Ok, I’ll come right out and admit it. I just went to see Despicable Me 3, a few days ago. Of course, it was because I was in the company of …
The Penny Collector
Carrie Elkin - The Soul Americana
That is soul as in giving it all and having a true feel for a certain music genre. It his case the folkier version of Americana. When trying…
Flying Microtonal Banana
Flying Microtonal Banana Is Lunatic's Manifesto
Australian geniuses King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have returned with the new album, and by the end of the year, there will be…
Harmony of Spheres
Greeks Love Metal
My knowledge of the Greek music scene is not great. I have often come across hardcore music, so my biased opinion is that Greek people love that kind…
Not To Disappear
On Daughter's recent visit to KEXP's studio
If you’ve read my other review, you may already know about my undying love for UK alternative outfit, Daughter. Since the release of The…
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
#tbt: Earl Sweatshirt - I don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside
Rap album about self-awareness is jt a common product. Candor has also been absent from hip hop culture for a long time. Lyrics about prison you have…
Growing Up Is For Trees
Growing Up Is For Trees
Let me get one thing straight – these guys are not from Barcelona, they are from Scandinavia. How could something so cheerful come from a…
Winter's Gate
Insomnium – Winter’s Gate [Review]
One-song albums are not something new in the metal world. Green Carnation did this with their famous record Light of Day, Day of Darkness.…
Garden of Ashes
Later That Night…
Somebody listening for the first time to Duke Garwood would probably react by saying that he sounds a lot like Mark Lanegan. Very late night Mark…
Foxhole
The Proper Ornaments - A familiar sounding progression
A lot of complaints about the second The Proper Ornaments album Foxhole. It seems to come from the same quarters that didn’t like the way…
Into The Wild Life (Deluxe)
P!nk Lavigne?
Halestorm is an American rock band who spent most of their time on tours and Into the Wild Life is their third album. Listening to Halestorm, it is…
The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Making Room to Feel with Brand New
In my previous article I talked about the capacity that music has to make an emotional impact. While my review of Pharrell Williams’ G I R L…
Discovery of Honey
#tb Sandstone - Purging The Past
There is one interesting band from the second biggest city in Ireland called Derry that I have discovered in 2009 and fell in love with.…
Hang
Foxygen Kept It Foxy
There is something I call music depression. It is an episode that lasts for several months during which the ‘’the patient’’ is unable to find new…
Because The Internet
Because The Internet Track-By-Track Review
As one of hip hop’s driest summers in years draws to a close, Childish Gambino’s sophomore effort, “Because The Internet…
A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream
The Manchester band are attuned to the absurdity of our times. The hyperactive synth-pop of their fourth LP is full of surreal vignettes that reflect…
Free TC
Review: Ty Dolla $ign's 'Free TC'
Ty Dolla Sign’s Free TC is a study in well-executed maximalism. Backed by lush, ornate soundscapes and assisted by nearly two-dozen high-…
Road Salt Two
#tbt Pain Of Salvation: Road Salt Two
Pain of Salvation is one of those bands that you either hate or love. Ok, let's not be too harsh or too emotional; let's avoid extremes. I…
12 Songs to Haunt You
It Ain't Easy
So I just borrowed a title from an old Three Dog Night (remember them?) song. Actually, that is easy. What is really hard is keeping up a certain…
Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
Big in Japandroids
Near To The Wild Heart Of Life is the third studio album of Brian King and David Prowse, a Vancouver based duo known as Japandroids. They self-…
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…
These Bells Will Ring
These Bells Will Ring in the holidays for you with Bitter's Kiss and the Blue Stones
Allow us to dive a little deeper to the word we have come to know as something we don't want. Vulnerable: susceptible to emotional or…
Perfect.
Perfect Imperfections Come From Bibi Bourelly and Earl St. Clair
Imperfections are perfect, that's what we can learn from Bibi Bourelly and Earl St. Clair in the music video for their duet Perfect. Before…
We Are All On Drugs
A Bunch Of Happy Kids
Even though Weezer are not kids or teenagers anymore 'We Are All On Drugs' acts as a right of passage. In that complete coming-of-age…
Estoy Afuera, Sal
memory = love
Who did not face an impossible love to forget? That person you're trying to discard, but does not work and try more remains embedded in your…
Freak
A Freak For Lana Del Rey
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Peace Bomb
Eric Scott Drops A Peace Bomb
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Ode To Rose
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One of my favorite female R`n`B vocals of the new dope Urban Era is surely this lovely girl. Diana Eve…
It's My Brown Skin
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“The song is about self love, thinking about my own brown skin. It’s a song I thought of as a children’s song and also…
A Change Of Heart
Realism For A Change Of Heart
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I recently came across some interesting opinion pieces by Noisey writer Kat George, each detailing her appreciation for pop stars…
Everything Is Embarrassing
Maybe If You Let Sky Sing
Yes, Pop acts are everywhere and they all happen to be models turn musician. Some can not even come close to having a hit single and other's go…
You Don't Know Me
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When You Die
MGMT's When You Die: Surreal Tragicomedy
Synth-pop duo MGMT (Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser) appears to be making good on their promise to re-dominate our mind holes in 2017 &…
Prune, You Talk Funny
Gus Dapperton's “Prune, You Talk Funny” Epitomizes the Millennial Pursuit of Self-Expression
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Michigan
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Arms Akimbo uses wit and a basic instrumental approach with their song 'Michigan'. At first, as the track plays on the Pop/Indie sensation is…
How Soon The Dawn
Jake Bugg Proves What Elements Craft A Great Song
When Jake Bugg came out onto the scene, no one knew where in the hell to place this crafted young genius of a musician. Better yet, everyone wanted to…
Sabali
Love, Jouissance and Blindness: The Doubly Poignant Use of Amadou & Mariam's Sabali in Léa Mysius' Ava
“Ava”, the debut feature film by La Femis film school graduate Léa Mysius, incorporates a…
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Don't Delete The Kisses
Wolf Alice Hits The Arrow Right Through The Ribs With Latest Music Video
Wolf Alice came out of the indie music underground as a firecracker throwing light all over the industry's same old, same old. Now after time has…
Malibu
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Blackout
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British singer-songwriter Charlotte OC recently released Blackout as a teaser for her upcoming full length debut album from Harvest Records,…
Sick of Losing Soulmates
The Only Song You Need on a Rainy Day and a Broken Heart
Sick of Losing Soulmates tells us an emotional story of how two people try to still be friends after a break up. This is one of Dodie Clark’…
Stay Happy
Stay Happy Is Broken Social Scene's Best Message
With only a week out on the internet Broken Social Scene's newest track Stay Happy leaves everyone wanting more. Broken Social Scene always…
Modern Act
More Than Just An Act
Band members Dylan Baldi, Jayson Gerycz, TJ Duke and Chris Brown are Cloud Nothings. A new age post punk representation from Cleveland, Ohio. So far…
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…
Urbanología
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Ignacio Fornés Olmo was born in 1974 and grew up in Alicante. His artistic beginnings took place in the nineties, with a music full of social…
Tiene Algo (Interesting Little Thing)
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Love
Vintage Dreaminess
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Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) - Dillon Francis x Jauz Remix
Lean on
While major label stars like Drake, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd continue to command the charts, an indie dance pop song featuring a…
Cranes in the Sky
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My Way
Clavin Harris premieres song
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How Long
How long does this stick in your head?
It was a couple of years ago that there were rumors about a possible romance blossoming between Charlie Puth&…
Whole Wide World - Unpeeled
Cage The Elephant Covers Iconic Song By Wreckless Eric
Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric had to be a monumental song while being a teenager, clear and simple. After hearing for a few days that Cage the…
Right Words
Cults Present a Surreal Double Feature with the Right Words, Natural State Music Video
New York indie duo Cults appear to be firmly committed to the idea of a featuring two songs in a single music video. Last September, Madeline Follin…
Toxic
An Enchanted Gothic Cover
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Buzzcut Season
Buzzcut Season Was The Beginning For Lorde's Newest Album
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Move On
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Brand New (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Brand New TY $ign!
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Sledge Hammer
Sledge Hammered Again!
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Can't Help Falling In Love - Recorded Live at Daytrotter
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Talk a Lot
SALES Return With Infectious Guitar Pop Anguish
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Stella By Starlight
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Loose Change for the Boatman
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Guilty Party
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Sorry Not Sorry
Demi's loudly not sorry
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Dreams Tonite
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Crash into Me
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Love My Life
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Ballad of a Thin Man
Do You, Mr. Jones?
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Vindication (Get Money) [feat. Goodz]
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Voodoo Doll
So Above As Below
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Songs of Prayer 1 - Solo Piano Music for Prayer
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I Feel Everything - From
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Would You Rather
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Hero Of War
Have You Seen the World? What Would You Say If I Said That You Could?
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tonite
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Desire
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Breezy Introspection
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Angela
A Punch In The Gut Called Feelings
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Magnets
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Raging Lust
My first introduction to New Jersey rapper Cakes da Killa (Rashard Bradshaw) - and to the emerging 'aesthetic' of queer rap - took…
Still Breathing
Still Kicking...
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Better
Blazar’s New Spotify Single “Better” is your 2020 House Summer Jam
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Stairway To Heaven - Sunset Sound Mix
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La Estrella Irregular
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Logic Of Color
The Logic of Color
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Road Head
Pump and Run
Road Head followed “Machinist” and “Boyish” as the third taste of Japanese Breakfast's (…
7 Years
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Eternity
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Hazey
Moves Like Butter
To even further explain the music video from Indie/Psychedelic outfit know as Glass Animals, take their track Hazey and throws the viewer in for a…
The Wonder of Love
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Gold Celeste is extremely keen at finding the right balance between psych music’s modern elements - they craft tape-saturated drum grooves…
Indian Summer
A Sit Down With Shakambo
We had the chance to sit down with Shakambo, an artist & producer putting his own twist on the Lofi sound. Learn more about the inspiration…
God Is Dead?
God is Dead?
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Slacks
Feminine Willpower
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Sleep Sound
Of Sound and Silence
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Crave You
Dripping in Gold, Craving You
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Everything
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Inspired by major musical influences such as Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, Michae Bublé has gone a long way earning and…
Ten Miles High
Ungrounded
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Atoms
Post-Break up Chill
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If Only
Million Miles' If Only Offers a Grounded Romantic Optimism
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Timor
Shakira's Agitprop Pop
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Pleasure
Feist Writes About How Pleasure Should Feel And Sound
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Go Robot
The Red Hot Chili Peppers got Saturday Night Fever
Since they released their new album last month of June this legendary band is giving us to talk about, this time we bring the video of your…
God's Gonna Cut You Down
God's Gonna Cut You Down
A short time ago I published a list of contemporary blues songs I personally like the best but I haven’t heard this version of ‘…
New York
New York = Love's Graveyard
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Summer Of '69
The original ending to the Summer of '69
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Heathens
The Suicide Squad OST: Heathens
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Air In Between
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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
50 ways to leave your lover
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New York
Restless Impermanence
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Moody Beach's Vanilla Shines on Youth and Consequences
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I Feel You
K-Pop’s Most-Awaited Comeback
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Cocoon
Ethereal Night Pop
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Paranoia
Only The Paranoid Can Understand Paranoia
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Snow
Folksy Synergy
Fans of Sydney indie-folk brother-sister duo Angus & Julia Stone who were concerned that the duo might be too engrossed in their…
Better Than Me
Whispery Duet
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Cake By The Ocean
Sweets, Cakes & Sexy Beats
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Silver Lining
Of Gold and Silver
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Paper Bells
The Future of Prog
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Desire
Dilly Dally's first single Desire doesn't dissapoint
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Gotta Be Somebody's Blues
A Menacing Tone
Arizona-based alt-rock band Jimmy Eat World is best known for leading the second-wave of emo-rock, and for the 2001 smash hit 'The Middle' (…
Your Best American Girl
The Unhinged Catharsis of Not Fitting In
2016 may prove to be the turning point for Asian American representation in popular culture, with the proliferation of social media campaigns…
Bros
Are You Wild Like Me? 'Bro' Music Video
How hard is it to match a music video to the actual song or at least the lyrics imbedded in the song? Not easy but leave it to Wolf Alice to prove…
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…
Are You Sure? (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Are You Sure about Conor Maynard?
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Lipstick Stains (feat. Boys Noize)
Glitchy Minimalism
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Stuck
Lodged Love
One man band Day Wave's single Stuck has soothing musical undertones in relation to its subject matter, a persona who is stuck…
Respect
COVERLAND Vol.20: Respect
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Green Light
Turn On Lorde's Green Light To A New Album
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Random
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Line Of Sight (feat. WYNNE & Mansionair)
The Future Of ODESZA Means A More Mature Ambient Sound
All the cross over musicians who are combining electronica, indie, and ambient noise are dictating one focus, the advantage of channeling atmosphere…
Hurt A Little While
Hurt A Little While as Patty Griffin Makes It All Better
Patty Griffin may be deemed a well-known musician but actually, Griffin falls more towards the underground world of music. While everyone could…
Never Be the Same
Can Camila Cabello Score a Continuity of Hits with “Never Be the Same”?
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Nothing Lasts
Lo-Fi Musings
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Lonely Boy
The best minimalist and low-budget music videos ever
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Reigns (Every Night)
The jazz rebel of the Estefan family
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When the Lillies Die
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Intern
Angelic Existentialism
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Jane
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I Don't Wanna Dance
I'm Evacuating the Dancefloor
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Dog Years
Maggie Roger's Counts Down Our Dog Years
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Protection
A Knock At The Door
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Cold Cut
The Hubbards Are Back!
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I See You
Dance The Night Away To Leah Kate's Debut Single
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Hunger Game
Fifi Rong Pursues Masochistic Self-Liberation with Hunger Game
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Polterguy
Single Review: Polterguy
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Signs
COVERLAND Vol.24: Signs
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Chica Ideal
Sing to him! : What You Sing Is What You Think
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Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)
Estelle's newest love
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Got Body
Lion Babe Creates A Got Body Positive Track
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El Perdedor
Maluma Arrested?
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Buried Plans
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I Ain't the One
Spoon’s “I Ain't The One” Delivers Minimalist Moroseness
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Dreams Tonite
Alvvays Time Travel to Expo ’67 with Dreams Tonite MV
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Overpowered
Neuroscientific Pop
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The Youth
Kay Cola officially vid penned down The Youth
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King
Performance Art Fit For A King
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Sweet Creature
Sweet Creature Follows Harry Styles Along The Road Of Truth And Circumstances
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Lover Boy
Phum Viphurit's Lover Boy Evokes a Funky and Idyllic Romance
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How High The Moon
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I Know It's Over
A Talent That Keeps Giving
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They conquered Ecuador
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Sex Pistol manager Malcolm Mclaren's son burned £5m worth of band memorabilia
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This pair of Venezuelans bring it to them
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HundredMillionThousand
HundredMillionThousand set to release debut album, lp1 on April 8th
We are only 2 months in to 2017 and we already have a plethora of artists releasing their debut albums to dip their feet in the cold water music…
ZZ Top
Nothin’ Can Stop ZZ Top
This trio, to me, is one of the baddest in the music industry. You know them when you notice the fire-engine red ’33 Ford coupe fly past the…
Reik
Reik joins a great reggaeton duo
Reik is betting on a new production of one of his latest hits. The song What Gano Forgetting will hand the duo Zion & Lennox for a remixed to…
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez will take a break
The youth-winning singer, Selena Gomez, depart scenarios and studies for a while, so said the American magazine People after contact with Latino…
No Malice
No Malice's Follow Up to “Hear Ye Him” Arrives on the 18th of August
Ever since Pusha T and No Malice (formerly known as Malice) went their separate ways some years ago the career trajectory of the individual members of…
Ricardo Montaner
Ricardo Montaner in Round Trip
Argentine by birth but Venezuelan breeding, Hector Eduardo Reglero Montaner, better known by his stage name as Ricardo Montaner, has garnered an…
THE PEPPERSPLUM
The Peppersplum return with new and amazing single
New Single Take the adventure of love is out now https://play.spotify.com/album/0DqYJ6d91DiRoveyXhfOHQ After the great reviews that gained…
Eric Church
Eric Church ‘Chief’ – Album Review
In light of Eric Church leading the list of nominations for the looming CMAs, I thought I’d review his 2011 album which helped him get these nods, ‘…
Emma Stone
The charm of Another Day of Sun in La La Land
Vitality is the word that best befits entire soundtrack surely a good slice in the Academy Awards, La La Land will be. However, all the music of the…
Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel Directed the music for Star Wars
It was not until the afternoon of Monday, December 14 that the famous musician and Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel let us know by a…
Ulises Hadjis
Ulises Hadjis premiered video clip of At the end of time
Venezuelan singer Ulises Hadjis place in the middle of this year his fourth studio EP Movement and Other Stories About the End of the World. Getting…
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The Top Five Folk Singers of the Sixties
The sixties were in one aspect the same as the decades before - if you wanted to be a musician, especially a singer than you had to be goddamn good.…
Gente De Zona
Historic Maná concert at the White House
Manna struck on Thursday at the White House, with a small but historic concert in tribute to the contribution of Hispanic immigrants to various…
Bruno Mars
Brunos Mars releases video for Versace on the Floor with Zendaya
After his mega hit That's What I Like (which has been in the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 for several months and has 500 million views on…
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is giving everyone something to talk about.
As many know in less than a month's presidential elections in the United States are held, and is also known that the contest between the two…
Tyler, The Creator
Tyler be my Daddy (cherry bomb concert review)
I was blessed by my first ever rap concert on June 13, 2015. I was treading water in a sea of odd future apparel and sweat, but I was happy as I could…
Maluma
Maluma released the remix of No contract with Don Omar and Wisin
Maluma released the remix of No contract which has the support of Don Omar and Wisin, promising to be a great success during the remainder of 2016.…
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan to collect his Nobel Prize in Sweden
Five months after the Swedish Academy announced its historic decision to award the Nobel Literature Bob Dylan, American singer will attend…
Miguel Bosé
Anti-Trump Musicians
No easy he has seen the Republican candidate for president of the United States, Donald Trump. For several months, protests by musicians to keep…
Caibo
The Caibo and Anaís Vivas tour promises a lot!
Sensationally, Anais Vivas Caibo and bind to the delight of their fans. The artists already have prepared a tour, both national and international,…
Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent ‘The Trackless Woods’ – Album Review
Iris DeMent, an American singer and songwriter whose musical style includes elements of the country and folk music genres, has released her 6th studio…
Gliss
Gliss
Beauty Everything is beauty. Everything is love and sex. Just look at this strange black flower in her hand. Just look at that red dog. That red…
Kailee Spark
On the Rise Female Indie Musician Kailee Spark Releases Debut Album “Savor This” on Spotify and YouTube
Have you guys heard of the female indie musician Kailee Spark? Well, she is making her Spotify Album debut with her newest full album titled “Savor…
Rihanna
Rihanna releases Sledgehammer video
Just two days ago that Rihanna unveiled the theme he composed soundtrack for the film Star Trek: Beyond , Sledgehammer. Today the singer released the…
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…
Blood, Sweat, Drum'n'Bass Big Band
Sor Zor Sya
This drum’n’bass should be played in heaven. Steel atmospheric pads and leads coil and crawl. You can watch these sounds which are…
Mariana Vega
Mariana Vega premiered the video La Marea
Mariana Vega has just released his latest music video accompanying the song La Marea. So was announced through their social networks. She commended…
Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard to release new album
Mark Pritchard announced Under the Sun, his fifth solo album, which will be released next May 13. He is born in England in 1971, after spending his…
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath temporarily suspends its tour
When is the only time five generations can be put together and gather in the same space to jump and sing like schoolgirls, the worst news you can…
Alan Vega
Punk wears black
Alan Vega, one of the major and important examples of early American punk scene and pioneer of electronic music with his Suicide group, died Saturday…
Angelica Maria
Angélica María reinvents herself... in the third age
And how not? He owns a huge talent, above all, great vitality, actress and singer is about to unveil his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The…
Elvis Presley
What Happens When An Artist Evolves
An artist has the ability to influence the world in a very powerful way. Although we know in jail you can not baliar nor enjoy, there are several…
Céline Dion
After a few tragic months Celine Dion returns with “Encore Un Soir”
Slowly the actress has been recovering from the difficult moments that he lived with his family after going through the physical disappearance in the…
Pitbull
Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias lead the party in Miami.
The singers Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull triumphed today as kings before a public totally delivered from the first minute, in an evening of pure…
The Strokes
Bogotá will vibrate with the 2017 Stereo Picnic Festival
Bogota is a very important musical city in Latin America and each year receives major international artists. This week the committee promoter Stereo…
Kanye West
Kanye is Angry
The date is December 31, 2015, and Kanye has come out of the dark with a new song titled, “Facts.” Kanye, who has been quite…
Flume
Flume shows us her skin
Let us remember Flume as the Australian guy who managed to make an incredible mix of electronica and hip-hop. One who revolutionized a style with its…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran lost 20 kilos for a music video
A love story that develops through exercise and boxing typical strokes is what Ed Sheeran presented in the video for Shape of You, which debuts just…
Residente
Resident premieres the video for Guerra
Residente continues with his spectacular solo project and now brings us a new song and video clip. It is War, one of the songs that is part of his…
Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band ‘The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1’ – EP Review
I’ve not been particularly familiar with Zac Brown Band’s music over the years. While I have always respected their musicianship, their sound is…
Michael Jackson
Off the wall or when Michael Jackson was cute
How much shudders each listen to Michael Jackson singing Off the wall! especially if you have followed the career of the King of Pop. It turns out…
El General Villamil
El General Villamil
El General Villamil come from Guayaquil in Ecuador, and they are an interesting new South American psychedelic rock band that mixes surf rock, 60s…
Sona Jobarteh
The Music of Mali Vol.9 - Sona Jobarteh
In the series on Mali music, I already wrote an article that explains the Kora, one of Africa’s unique, trademark instrument. It is a 21-…
Polar Bear Club
Polar Bear goes chamber
“Held On The Tips Of Fingers” is the second album by the British experimental jazz band Polar Bear. The release almost won the 2005 Mercury Music…
Kurt Cobain
The Pain In The Songs of Kurt Cobain
It is not a shame or a lie to say that after Nevermind came out, Kurt Cobain was feeling the pinch of the drugs, the money, and the fast and loose…
Maluma
'Come here' new song by Maluma and Ricky Martin
This great duo made known to us through social networks on this subject as expected and has caused quite a stir due to rumors of jealousy he felt…
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi: This House Is Not For Sale
Bon Jovi is back. After three years of absence from the musical dynamics, the American rock band formed in 1983 by its lead singer, Jon Bon Jovi,…
George Michael
Goodbye George
Next year when Last Christmas gets played on the radio, it will probably not spread the joy of Christmas as much as it will remind…
Wisin
A collaboration between Wisin and Nacho is coming
It was learned a few days ago that the talented Venezuelan Miguel Ignacio Mendoza, Nacho, is preparing a collaboration with the Puerto Rican Wisin.…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes - Live Session
It seemed the most recent album of Tomates Fritos, published in 2016, had been overshadowed by the dizzying reality of the country, the release of…
Chino & Nacho
Jesus Chino Miranda is now a Malquerido.
The malquerido, the new film by Diego Risquez starring singer Jesus Chino Miranda, the famous urban music duo Chino y Nacho, presented his trailer in…
Abel Carlevaro
Centenary of Abel Carlevaro: his visit to Caracas in 1987
Abel Carlevaro, teacher, composer and performer of classical guitar was born in Montevideo on 16 December 1916. However, from now guitarists tune…
Foyone
Foyone: #RapNoCut XXVIII
'' Foyone '' is without doubt one of the MC's emerging Spanish attracting greater expectation in recent years…
El Gran Martín Elías
With 60 thousand copies sold, Martín Elías achieves triple Platinum Record
Sony Music gave recognition for the millionaire sales of the last production of the deceased singer, called 'Without Limits'. More…
Desorden Público
The unnoticed discs of Public Disorder
little more than a week ago Public Disorder released Those who stay, those who leave with its own video, which speaks of a phenomenon that…
The Killers
The Killers return with a new song after 5 years of absence
Britney Spears
Know the name of Britney Spears' new song!
The ninth album Pop princess Britney Spears, due out next June and the fans are excited about this new release after three years of silence from…
Lirow
Bachata sounds strong with Lirow
Lirow, a young Dominican singer-songwriter, is in a great moment as he is one of the artists that is expanding the great pace of bachata all over the…
John Mackey
John Mackey’s Foundry Has Awesome Rhythm
This piece is a fantastic rhythmic adventure that starts of with a full percussion suite banging away a straightforward rhythm that is quite danceable…
Laura Bell Bundy
Laura Bell Bundy ‘Another Piece of Me’ – Album Review
More through accident than design, the recent SaladGate saga has meant it’s as good a time as any for female country artists to be releasing…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga to sing at film festival
Lady Gaga will have a live performance at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, immediately after the release of the documentary Gaga: Five Foot…
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles arrives in the most EuroPop style.
Three years after the last album Los Amigos Invisibles and after the departure of José Luis Cheo Pardo and Armando Figueredo, guitarist and…
Don Henley
Don Henley Talks About Land and Hopes and Dreams
Don Henley still can remember the smell of fresh dirt when he played as a child. And lying on his back in the big corn field of his family’s…
Hip Hatchet
Hip Hatchet ‘Hold You Like A Harness’ - Album Review
Hip Hatchet is the songwriting moniker of Philippe Bronchtein, a man who calls Portland, Oregon home and who is gearing up to release his fourth…
Slayer
Slayer visits Jimmy Fallon to premiere at the Late Show with Raining Blood
Despite his thrash metal career for 36 years, Slayer managed to debut in a late show by visiting comedian Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show , in which…
Selena Gomez
Selena Gómez surprises with a new song after two years of absence as a soloist
Some days ago the singer Selena Gómez mounted in her Social Networks an image of a mirror in which the words Bad Liar were written with painting…
Ace of Base
Ace of Base take you to the tropics
t’s not often I get to write about two Swedish acts in one week. Earlier, I wrote about ABBA returning to the stage for a one off private…
Paulo Franco
In Depth with Paulo Franco
Paulo Franco is an intriate artist that has been making a name for himself with his current release The Last Card. A favorite around the ears…
Zendaya
Ready for Something New
With her busy career of being an American actress, singer, dancer, and model, it is no surprise to find Zendaya among the list of young and successful…
Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios
Hop(kins) on The Highway
From all those names that popped up on the American music scene in the mid-Eighties (and delivered), Rich Hopkins is probably the one that has, to put…
Rihanna
Rock In Rio Brasil: Rihanna Live In Concert
Three days ago, the people of South America, Brasil, had the pleasure of enjoying the live stage act of the one and only…
Leonard Cohen
Traveling light, the new video of Leonard Cohen
I feel stronger, but I'm actually much weaker ... I get up out of bed and feel like this is how I used to feel. Not exactly, but you know.…
Boosie Badazz
“I’m My Generation’s Tupac” Says Boosie BadAzz
Though he has been dead for over 20 years it seems Tupac’s influence over hip hop is still alive and well. People often compare themselves or strive…
The White Stripes
Why the White Stripes Are More Important than the Strokes
Before you quickly dismiss this article, note that I am not necessarily comparing the two bands for their similar sounds. The differences are blatant,…
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue’s Music Makeover
Remember the time in early 2000 when Kylie Minogue totally overthrew her Eighties Pop princess image with “Spinning Around”? Well,…
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo: Argentine drink made with British cane
By Gerardo Guarache Ocque // @gagueando Approaching Cerati is to enter Soda Stereo, and vice versa. Like so many musicians of his generation, the…
Servando & Florentino
20 years of the first time
Today marks 20 years of the premiere in Venezuelan billboard first time, the film that recorded the euphoria generated in the nineties the Salser&#…
Ashley Monroe
Ashley Monroe @ Bush Hall, London, UK | March 15, 2016 – Review
I’ve been to a lot of gigs in my short lifetime. I’ve seen a lot of different artists in a lot of different venues playing a lot…
Parsons Rocket Project
Atlanta-based Parsons Rocket Project Bring the Ambience and Gaze
Parsons Rocket Project’s self-titled EP is a symphony of pain and triumph, blending various genres masterfully to evince a sonically…
Chase Rice
Chase Rice ‘Ignite The Night’ – Album Review
I’ll start this off by giving credit to Chase Rice. I thought, as with many, that he was riding on the coattails of the bro-country trend, getting his…
Soda Stereo
Questions for Tweety González
A few weeks ago the show Sép7imo Day Cirque Du Soleil, which is mainly based on the work of Soda Stereo was finally premiered in Buenos Aires.…
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys makes you reflect with her speech
Every day closer and closer the presidential elections to be held on November 8 in the US, and that is why presidential campaigns trying to reach…
Shaggy
That loving feeling
This week, Shaggy has released a brand new single called “That Love” and everyone is in agreement about it. This could be the…
Beyoncé
Beyonce the star of a Classic Hollywood Movie A Star is Born
It is rumored that the great singer and dancer Beyonce might be taking acting lessons in order to prepare for the lead role of what would be the…
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi visited Havana
Since the thaw in relations between the US and Cuba took shape, it has been a long list of great artists who have passed (literally, considering the…
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth released his second single How Long
Caramelos De Cianuro
Candies at the Rock al Parque Festival
Who would not Tripeo Veronica or hammer? epics in Venezuelan music themes. In its development as a group, they have set standards and example in…
Eddie Murphy
Artists Who Hate Sampling Ridiculed In New Eddie Murphy Show
Sampling is and has for as long as I can remember been a contentious issue in the world of music, especially hip hop. For those that don’t…
Gilda
Natalia Oreiro covers the popular Gilda
Miriam Alejandra Bianchi, better known by her stage name as Gilda, was a singer of Argentina Cumbia entered the world of music in the early nineties.…
Juan Vicente Torrealba
The centenary of a living master: Juan Vicente Torrealba
It sounds easy: one hundred years. It is best that the teacher Juan Vicente Torrealba still alive, very much alive, lucid. A living heritage of the…
J Balvin
J balvin makes music for the human race
The reggaetoner aspires that his new song, Mi gente, has a success story very similar to that of Despacito by Luis Fonsi, who according to the…
Frank Ticheli
Frank Ticheli’s Peace is A Gem for Younger Players
Frank Ticheli’s “Peace” is a fabulous little gem of a piece that really pops with a simple melody in the trumpet parts and throughout the brass. It…
Lorelei Taron
Lorelei Tarón will not give up… for her beloved Falcao García
I will not give is the album that promotes Argentina Lorelei Tarón singer, who also is the wife of Colombian striker Falcao García. And in…
Miguel Bosé
Back in Colombia, Miguel Bosé.
The Spanish singer Miguel Bosé returned to Colombia in May with her I will, in which he will present his latest musical work Bosé MTV…
Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias concerts are postponed for October.
The singer Julio Iglesias has been forced to postpone concerts he had planned in Uruguay, Chile, Argentina and Miami until next October, because of…
Radiohead
Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and Kendrick Lamar will be at the Austin City Limits festival
Austin, is the most important in the state of Texas in the United States musical and cultural city. A city that has a lot of prestige in the world,…
Justin Bieber
Listen to Justin Bieber's version of One Dance
The cataloged, summer song One Dance Drake has been a worldwide success, for this reason, singer Justin Bieber made his own version of the single…
Radiohead
Will Radiohead come to Latin America?
Radiohead has broken all odds with amazing presentation that have had at Madison Square Garden for what is the first concert in the tour of A Moon…
Nautilus Pompilius
Nautilus Pompilius. Russian classic rock band.
“Nautilus Pompilius” is a classic Russian rock band. It appeared in 1982 in Sverdlovsk. This band from a Russian province gained…
Britney Spears
In the Fit Zone
I'll warn you upfront. This will be the most shallow music blog I probably have ever written. It's not even really about music, but you will…
Beyoncé
Beyoncé smashed at the 2016 VMAs
The MTV Video Music Awards with many eagerly expected because since it was learned that Britney Spears would be mounted on the stage of the awards,…
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas
Follow: the new Illya Kuryaki
Rock, hip hop, rap, funk and soul, this is Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas. The Argentine duo of Dante Spinetta (son of the legendary Luis…
Ted Z and The Wranglers
Ted Z & The Wranglers ‘Like A King’ – EP Review
We first introduced you to Ted Z and The Wranglers back in our Stray Plectrums feature of last April, along with their single and…
Ricksha Radio
Brand New Release Hideaway from Ricksa Radio!
Ricksha Radio’s musical journey began on the night that frontrunner Bob Dimick first heard the Beatles play on live TV — from that moment on, Dimick…
Cali Y El Dandee
What a way to return to Cali and El Dandee!
Revealing their new song Lumbra the duo Cali and El Dandee return all to re-conquer the Latin American radio. As if that were not enough, with the…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber talks about his insecurities in an open letter to his fans
The singer, who a few weeks ago canceled his tour, says he has let bitterness, jealousy and fear manage my life. Canadian singer Justin Bieber on…
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…
Franco De Vita
Where is life?, the return of a great artist.
The Venezuelan singer and composer Franco de Vita returns to the musical arena after seven years and certainly comes with batteries recharged and…
Madilyn Bailey
Battle of the Covers: Madilyn Bailey VS. Boyce Avenue
You know how a song is so awesome that you don’t think it could be even more awesome? Well, there comes a time when a ‘cover&…
Don Omar
Don Omar postpones his farewell tour
The reguetonero postpones the concerts due to the ravages of hurricane María on the island and the lack of electricity of the Coliseo de Puerto…
Daft Punk
Daft Science is the Daft Punk/Beastie Boys Mash-up you never knew you wanted
As a music fan I’m strictly a miserablelist. At least that’s what people tell me when I try to put Faith by The Cure on at parties. If a band has a…
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven Seven Bagatelles of Invention
These fabulous little compositions are sparkling and full of invention. They are some of the most challenging repertoire of the late classical period.…
Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee is the most listened to artist on Spotify worldwide
Urban artist Daddy Yankee became the most sought-after and listener on the digital platform Spotify , not only in Latin America but worldwide. With…
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…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
SundaySpotlight: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
Consider this list of top 10 albums of King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard as an explanation of why they are not only ome of the most prolific bands…
Chet Faker
Chet Faker returns to his original name and with a new theme
Australian artist, Nicholas Murphy, has decided to stop using her stage name, Chet Faker, to continue his career under his own name. Nick has…
Chris Brown
NEW ALBUM - HEARTBREAK ON A FULL MOON
On Halloween have taken place surprises as the joint work of 21savage , offsetyrn and metroboomin , but there was a long-awaited and…
Frank Vieira
Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
If you’ve been reading the site for some time, you may remember that we featured Frank Vieira in our first ever Stray Plectrums post…
AC/DC
Bon Scott street will be in Canberra.
A street in Canberra, the Australian capital, bear the name of Bon Scott, lead singer of the rock band AC / DC who died in London 1980, local…
Desiigner
Desiigner cleared of charges after his arrest in New York
The young revelation of rap Desiigner, known by his real name Sidney Selby, was arrested in early September for a meeting reckless driving, which led…
Zoran Madzirov
Meet the Bottleman
What would you say if someone told you that Mozart's 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', Vivaldi’s 'La Primavera' or Bach's &…
Alfredo Naranjo
Alfredo Naranjo will celebrate 30 years of artistic career with a concert
The king of the Caracas nocturnality Alfredo Naranjo, is serving 30 - year career artist and celebrated with a very special concert, accompanied by…
Hillsong Young & Free
Hillsong Young and Free New Hip Christian Pop
Hillsong Young and Free is one of the offshoots of the Famous Hillsong and much of the music that they produce is upbeat music seemingly for the…
Sia
Sia's electropop journey
As an invitation to dance, which asks listeners to tune the radio and get carried away at night, the new issue of Australian singer Sia is a fusion…
Grimes
The Alt-Diva for a New Generation
di·va ˈdēvə/ noun a famous female opera singer.your average opera isn't over till the diva trills her high…
Daft Punk
The mysterious pull to Daft Punk
They broke through with the repetitive song “Around The World”, which you either loved or hated. Perhaps you could even credit (or…
Mary J. Blige
Go crazy Mary J!
I feel a little misled today. I’d seen a UK radio station mention a new Mary J Blige single on their website last week. There’s…
Omarion
Peep Omarion`s New Video Word For Word
For his latest video, Omarion decided to take an even longer trip and jump from Africa (where Distance&…
Stevie B
Shining some light back on Stevie B
It’s the pigheadedness of the Spotify phone app that actually led me to a surprise. I wanted to listen to the new EP by R&B singer Case, on…
J Balvin
Pitbull and J Balvin in Fast and Furious 8
Camila Cabello, Pitbull and J Balvin light up the party in Fast & Furious 8, as artists premiered the video for Hey Mama, soundtrack of the…
Ariana Grande
Ari, it was just bad luck
Just like the rest of the world, I woke up this week to the shocking news of the attack after the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK. When more…
The Beatles
Unpublished video of the Beatles released
When thought I could not get anything new from the Beatles, who had seen everything, a television station in Australia proved otherwise. The National…
Dave Wesley
Want Some New Music From Michael Brook? Try Dave Wesley's New Single
I listen to a lot of electronica but only recently learned of the term 'ambient dub'. It turns out that numerous artists who I love actually…
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer Brief Biography
It is the legend. It is the magic of cinema. From to the among the many others that he has done in the last 26 years. His music encompasses several…
Narcosatanicos
Narcosatanicos
Now here is a band from Denmark, whose self-titled album was arguably the best noise rock album of 2014. Not only in Denmark. In the World. Here is a…
Sin Bandera
Come back without a flag
It's been 8 years since the duo formed by Leonel García and Noel Shajris left the stage to focus on their solo careers. 8 long years for…
Shane McAnally
CMA Songwriters Series @ IndigO2, London, UK | March 10, 2016 – Review
I have seen every CMA Songwriters event to grace the O2 Arena, and there are always high expectations. I love the camaraderie and collaboration of the…
The Notorious B.I.G.
Notorious B.I.G. still hypnotizes
Last weekend was an event filled weekend. With the Billboard Music Awards getting most of the attention, it’s easy to miss the fact that…
Darren Fung
Exclusive Behind The Scenes of “A Bee’s Diary” with Composer Darren Fung
In this sneak peek, we get an inside look at Darren Fung's musical approach to the documentary “A Bee’s Diary.” The…