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Positive Songs For Negative People
Positive Songs For Negative People
No one cal play with words as good as Frank Turner. His lyrical style is unexcelled. As much as I adore Frank, I will be frank and say how minus and…
Some Things Just Take Time
Colorama - Some Things Take Time, indeed!
The name of this Welsh band is Colorama and their sixth album is Some Things Take Time. And this is not a pun since it took Carwyn Ellis and his…
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…
Triplicate (Sampler)
Triplicate
Triplicate, again, features Dylan singing tunes from the Great American Songbook. His voice is filled with character, though the…
Circular Time
Ramleh - Circular Time
The legendary British psychedelic noise rock/power-electronics/noise band Ramleh has very recently come out with a new album after a long time. The…
Jungle
JUNGLE - JUNGLE
I'll admit, I was late to the Jungle bus. In my defence, as soon as they entered my radar, I was positively hooked. it seems to me that…
Malibu
Anderson .Paak Serving His Heart
Rihanna totally threw us under the bus when she released ANTI. The world was waiting for EDM kicker, and we got a great R’n’b…
Forcefield
Track-By-Track Review: Tokyo Police Club's Forcefield
In 2014, Canadian alternative/indie band Tokyo Police Club released their latest album, Forcefield. So, how does it compare to their previous works,…
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…
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…
Oar
Madman's Goodbye to Reality
Most of you know who Syd Barrett is, but in case you don’t, he is the founding member of Pink Floyd who lost his mind and recorded two solo albums…
Blezard
Cavalier Song: Blezard
Cavalier Song are a Liverpool band consisting of Daniel Melia, Luke Mawdsley, Jason Dugdale, Mark Greenwood, Matt Ward and…
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Why Florence Failed?
If Jin and Jang had a baby, it would definitely be Florence Welch. There are not a lot of musicians out there who can hold attention for so long.…
Good
The Stevens - “Good” is simply good
It seems the Australians and New Zealanders have a special knack for good, healthy, melodious rock, or power pop, or whatever you want to call it. As…
Madonna
Madonna
The driving force of Madonna’s debut remains its palpable physicality, born out of New York dance clubs, a new pop mandate to move your body in ways…
Division
Shannon Wright At The Pinnacle of Her Career
Shannon Wright dropped her 10th album this year titled Division. This author from Atlanta creates forcefully and consistently,…
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Remastered Version)
Introducing David Bowie's alter ego - Ziggy Stardust
Bowie started his career with the hit “Space Oddity” in 1969, for the astronaut Major Tom who is abandoned in Space and ended with…
Mysterium
Hammock - The endless sorrow of a loss
There are a lot of things you can think about and let your thoughts wander while lying in a hammock. Usually, you get into it to relax, have leisurely…
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…
Every Country's Sun
Mogwai Shakes It Up A Notch
Scottish post rock veterans Mogwai created their ninth studio album Every Country's Sun as a quartet since one of the founders, John Cummings,…
New Skin
Another Member of The Strokes Goes Solo
Nick Valensi plays in The Strokes and corroborates musically almost anyone who contacts him. Now is the time for him to start his own thing, a project…
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…
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…
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…
Didn't He Ramble
Glen Hansard Does Not Ramble
Glen Hansard is a cute Irish man who conquered the world by singing the Academy award winning song Falling Slowly. The movie Once has become a classic…
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…
Fax Message Breakup EP
Rodney Cromwell to release 'Fax Message Breakup' EP
Rodney Cromwell is the nom-de-plume of Adam Cresswell, founding member of indie-folktronica band SALOON (who had four entries in John Peel&…
Unseen
Time To See The Unseen
If there was a band in recent times that could easily pick up the title of American Gothic, then it is the Handsome Family. Even more fitting is the…
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.…
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&…
Within and Without
#tbt Washed Out: Within and Without
The year was 2009 and I was just starting my university. I moved to a big city and started exploring subcultures and listening to the subgenres that…
Between Two Shores
Glen Hansard Ain't Fooling Nobody
I'm tired of thinking of you, baby, harshly lashed out Glen Hansard on a conveniently titled track Movin' On. Ummm, the only problem is that…
Heart Song
Beautiful Dichotomy In Jess Williamson's Music
Jess Williams was a supporting act for Marissa Nadler on her last year’s European tour. There were only few people inside of United States who have…
Gill Landry
Ghost Country
There are some artists who think love songs are songs about ghosts. There are some artists who think love has an afterlife. When love ends, these…
Spokeswoman of the Bright Sun
Mark Olson - Mojave desert psych
Mark Olson, one of the original co-founders of The Jayhawks is back with a new album, and although he is credited as “the head of the bill”,…
Back to Harbour
The Harvest Ministers - A Bumper Crop
William Merriman has been behind the quietly sophisticated Dublin band The Harvest Ministers for some thirty years now. Even though it doesn’t seem…
War Out There
8 Graves: War Out There EP
Hailing from New York and consisting of Brent Carpentier and Nicholas Gonclaves, 8 Graves produce warm, deep and alt-soul infused…
Anthropocene
Deludium Skies - Anthropocene
Deludium Skies is a one-man psychedelic rock/noise-rock/doom band from Austria – a country that has not produced a whole lot of cool bands…
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 &…
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…
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…
On My One
Bob Dylan Lost His Successor
Jake Bugg was entitled as “the next Bob Dylan”. After his third album, the title does not apply anymore. It is…
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…
Pictures
Remembering Katie Melua
Few days ago, I have heard a song on a radio by Katie Melua so I have decided to write a review of one of her albums. I was a big fan of Katie Meulua…
Late Night Tales: David Holmes
Can Late Night Tales Disappoint ?
Compilations are big business and Late Night Tales series has turned into, it seems, good business. After all, they are a label in itself. I’ve been…
Anthems for Catharsis
thisquietarmy - Anthems For Catharsis
The Canadian one-man feedback filled blackened psychedelic drone doom/shoegaze band thisquietarmy came out with a new album last year, and what a…
DROGAS Light
DROGAS Light
Lupe Fiasco’s new album introduces itself with a shocking display of force: “Dopamine Lit (Intro)” is two minutes and 49 seconds of foghorn bass,…
Clipper Ship
Pick Up The Wooden Wand!
Wooden Wand has been around for a while and has come up with a batch of great albums with equally great music and even some greater lyrics. A great…
Ouroboros
Mythic Sunship - Ouroboros
Mythic Sunship are a Danish instrumental psychedelic rock band, who just recently released their newest album through the renowned El Paraiso Records.…
Ares
The #TuVozTuPoder concert was a complete success.
Yesterday, October 30, the concert organization No Gag was held in the alfredo sadel plaza, which is in charge of bringing all citizens, what are our…
Return to Love
LVL UP Are On The Highest Indie Level
LVL UP have released their third full length album under Sub Pop label, which just proves how remarkable these boys are. American indie…
The New High
Will Brent Finally Bring In Some Cash?
The moment you realize that somebody who’s from Athens Georgia has recorded all his three solo albums for a German specialist label, you begin to…
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…
Whatever Reason
Molly Drag - Seductive Despondency
Ii it was easy to transfer sadness, despair, and despondency into music, then everybody would be doing it. You really have to feel it, or you have to…
Rock N Roll Consciousness
I Miss You, Sonic Youth
It is necessary to recognize the gods and goddesses who are walking among us. For me, it is easy to spot them in the music. Each of their albums is…
An Evening with Friends at Huvila (Live)
Amorphis - An Evening with Friends at Huvila [Review]
I don’t often do reviews of live albums but every now and then a marvelous live performance appears that deserves to be shared with others. One of…
Thrown by This Eastern Wind EP
Newfoundman is Vulnerable, Poetic on Thrown By This Eastern Wind EP
Navigating the ever-expanding troves of online music communities such as Bandcamp can be a daunting task for those with even an inkling of an…
Root/Void
Jams Keep on Rolling
MV + EE or for the uninitiated, Matt Valentine and Erika Elders keep on making their tasty jam rolls. Like this song from their new album Root/Void, &…
History of Violence
Ransom`s History Of Violence
The lyric God of raw, gangsta Rap returns with another album win. HOV aka History Of Violence is another great work from this super…
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
Everybody expects from a supergroup like “Them Crooked Vultures” to make something really great, although there are many examples…
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…
Jei Beibi
Café Tacvba consecrates its experience in Jei Beibi
They are already 28 years of musical career and Café Tacvuba manages to show the best musical document of the moment in which they are living. A…
B4.DA.$$
Review: Joey Bada$$'s 'B4.DA.$$'
The general consensus about Joey Bada$$ has always been that he is a remarkably talented up-and-comer with infinite promise. His devastatingly sharp…
Older
South African Treasure: Ruby Gill
While discovering new music is always an exciting event for me, there is something really special about finding musicians in my area that make music…
Antiphon
Before Bon Iver, Thee Was Midlake
Melancholic dudes from Texas had recorded their fourth studio album when their chief and creative director Tim Smith had a breakdown and decided to…
Minimum - Maximum
Pioneers Of Electronic Music
Of all places in post-war Europe, Germany was probably the most depressive ambient to grow up. Artists born after Hitler’s suicide in 1945 were facing…
Highway to Hell
Super Charged on the Highway to Hell
Fueled by grittily compacted rock and backed by a raw bluesy croak, AC/DC were one of the hottest bands in the 70s and 80s. And even still – after…
Sunrise to Sundown
Vintage Rock Is Strong In This One
Spiritual Beggars started as a side project of Michael Amott, a genius guitarist of Carcass and Arch Enemy. Over the years Spiritual Beggars became…
Painting Of A Panic Attack (Deluxe)
Painting of A Panick Attack
Frightened Rabbit is a band from Scotland formed in 2003. Initially, it was a solo project of Scott Hutchison until it turned to band comprising of…
Bear Bones, Lay Low
Bear Bones, Lay Low - Valléé de Dith
Bear Bones, Lay Low is a one-man psychedelic rock band of Ernesto Gonzalez from Venezuela. This relatively prolific one-man psych rock band is however…
Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
James Hetfield is already thinking about the new album
A mere six days of Metallica's new album entitled have been released to the public Hardwired ... to self Destruit after 8 years of absence in…
AIM (Deluxe)
A.I.M
Few musicians in recent memory have worked harder to successfully — and sometimes unsuccessfully — merge social activism with their art like M.I.A.,…
Ruin
Shawm Mendes lets us see his new work
Today precisely is the day you can enjoy the single Ruin for the first time, Treat You Better and a few other topics, when preorders the new album by…
Northern Passages
Dallas and Travis Do Good - Again
The moment the opening track, “Riverview Fog” starts, you get the feeling that you’ve heard all this before, but that the cards have been reshuffled…
Rebels
Eriel Indigo teases new EP
Arriving like a neon-clad day-glo 21st Century Barberella, Eriel Indigo steps off the mothership with fully-formed glitter-noir pop songs that…
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…
More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me
more Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me Is Encouraging
If you are sick of studio albums of Bruce Springsteen, and you are looking for something similar but more powerful, The Smith Street Band have been…
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…
Geography
Front 242: Geography
The 1980's was a golden period for Industrial music. During that decade I was buying everything I could on vinyl; Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Front…
Unlikely Saints
Unlikely Saints Deliver Exquisite Debut
Unlikely Saints released one of the most peculiar albums of the year, and this is only their debut. The band's members are Jay (Big Pappa)…
Automaton
Jamiroquai Strikes Again WithAutomaton
I am happy that I can write something about some freshly made material by Jamiroquai! For those who don't know who are Jamiroquai, this band is…
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics
Not So Good
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, continued the tradition, typical for jazz music, although not exclusively, of updating their repertoire with…
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,…
Pennied Days
Weekend EP Batle: No Joy vs Night Moves
Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare, anyway. No Joy Series…
Chapter and Verse
The Boss Drops Unusual Collection
After 43 years of unpredictable, yet successful music career, the time has come for Bruce Springsteen to pack his hard work into few compilations.…
Jesus Calling: Instrumental Songs For Devotion
For Those Who Have Ears to Hear
I am fond of listening to instrumental music when I work. I find instrumental music relaxing and especially so if it is an instrumental cover of a…
The Ninth Hour
Sonata Arctica Became A Band With Only One Good Song
No matter how grumpy I was when I heard the information that they are preparing the new studio material, Sonata Arctica will always be one of those…
Strangers
For All The Marginalized People
Marissa Nadler is a singer-songwriter from Massachusetts. Besides the obvious music talent that was discovered very early in her life, Marissa also…
Stronger in Numbers
Stronger With or Without Numbers
PledgeMusic has been a resource many a musician has been using recently to make sure that their work sees the light of day and then promoted further.…
Monster Heart
Clones of Clones: Monster Heart
Nothing is completely original...I’m not sure things have been original for awhile. I envision a clone to be a less perfect version of its…
Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes
#tbt Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes
Marvin Pontiac was hit by a bus in June of 1977. The life of one of the most expressive music geniuses ended. He was born as a son of African father…
Emperor of Sand
Mastodon Are On The Way To Become A Cult
insufficiency of vitamin A and vitamin C.
New Bermuda
New Bermuda by Deafheaven: Blackaze’s finest
Neige, French mastermind responsible for the rise of Blackaze, Post-Black metal, Hipster black metal or whatever name you want to call this metal…
Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Ray Sings while Basie Swings, both from Heaven
Ray Sings Basie Swings - this surely sounds like a 50’s record, maybe a 60’s one. I’m sure Ray and Count would have had a wonderful time playing and…
Tutu
Miles from India
Jazz and Indian music have been “buddies” for a long time now. Even before the likes of Tom Scott, John Coltrane, and John McLaughlin, Indian…
Music For The Motion Picture Into The Wild
Albums I keep going back to: Eddie Vedder, Into the Wild
Aside from the fact that listening to this album brings up all the feelings I feel one of my very favourite films, there are about a million other…
Bamboo Diner in the Rain
The Picture is Clear - The Waves Are Covered In Light
When I first saw the cover of the new The Wave Pictures album (and there is quite a few of them), something kept nagging at me it seemed so familiar…
I Got Your Medicine
Shinyribs Has Your Medicine
When he was 14 year old teenager, living in Beaumont, Texas, Kevin Russell found a sewing machine, guitar and box full of comics underneath his father…
Joanne
Waking up to Lady Gaga
Although my teenage self is cringing so hard while I write this, to be honest, I cringe pretty hard about most of what she did, so I couldn’t care…
Exitoca
Cristobal And The Sea - Everything's souped up
Disparate musical styles souped up together can only produce two types of music - one that squarely falls on its face or one that is thoroughly…
DEATH MAGIC
Where Is The Noise?
Noise rockers from Los Angeles had two great albums that catapulted them into the orbit of the most intriguing noise rock bands. Enigmatic sound…
Minor Victories
Mediocre Amalgam
Minor Victories are the new supergroup of people, comprising Rachel Goswell from Slowdive, Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai, Justin Lockey from Editors…
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…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead's New Album. How Do You Really Feel About It?
First of all, I want to say that I am the biggest fan of Radiohead. I even have a mouse-bear tattoo that served as a logo for their Kid A era. With…
Vine
Jen Gloeckner - Climbing Up The Vine
Downtempo (who still remembers trip-hop?) has become such a formulaic genre that whenever somebody lists a certain album or an artist under such a…
Vibe Killer
Endless Boogie, Endless Vibes
When group of workers from Matador Records started occasionally playing together at the end of the 90s, they didn't expect their sessions to…
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…
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…
Caja De Música
El Suin A La Colombiana by Monsieur Periné
Music Box (2015), the second album of Colombian M onsieur perineum, given the recognition that since their debut album was expected. Winners of the…
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…
Dreams
Gabor Szabo's Dreams
“Dreams” is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó recorded in 1968 and released the year after on the…
The Gleaner
Tara Dente Comes Through
La música es aún mejor cuando se comparte. Así es como Tara Dente describe concisamente el proceso de creación de su segundo &#…
No Rain, No Rose
Storytellers Are Back In Style
If John Prine and Mitch Hedberg had a baby…” goes the bio blurb on John Craigie’s website. Sure, you cite those favorable comments that suit you, and…
To the Highest Gods We Know
Colour Haze - To The Highest Gods We Know
Colour Haze are a renowned and well-known German psychedelic rock/stoner rock band, who have released many notable albums in their own particular…
1995
SHT 1995
Genre-defying artists have rarely been acknowledged in their own time. It is a known fact that one generation's avant-garde is the next generation…
Sanctitude (Live)
Water For The Soul
We are only two days away from the release of a new album of gothic legends, Katatonia. Between the upcoming The Fall Of Hearts and the previous Dead…
Still Brazy (Deluxe)
Music Like A Bullet
As soon as he ended his successful collaboration with DJ Mustard that resulted in epic debut My Krazy Life, YG dropped an album that keeps all the…
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.…
Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Margo Price Makes Alcohol Addiction Sound Like Ambrosia
Treinta autor de tres años con una auténtica pasada vocal e intrigante estimuló una multa bombo con la hija de su álbum debut…
The Man
The Killers reappear with The Man
After the group The Killers had declared that they prepare a new album, faithful listeners have been very aware of the social networks of the band,…
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…
Pretty. Odd.
#tbt: Panic At The Disco: Pretty.Odd.
Spoiler alert: following throwback might appear more ambivalent than it really is. Emo is probably the only genre that not even those who place…
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,…
Earthtones
Bahamas' Earthtones Pursues Low-Key Self-Realization by the Lakeside
If you, like me (and many others), are disappointed that the singles from Justin Timberlake’s forthcoming Man of the Woods album did nothing…
Something More Than Free
10\10 for Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell is James Blunt for people who know what music is. Even though James Blunt’s latest album proved that he knows how to sound like…
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…
Your Wilderness
Emotionally Filled Atmo Rock
I first heard about The Pineapple Thief three years ago when their vocalist, Bruce Soord, worked with Jonas Renkse (Katatonia&…
The Divine Feminine
Divine Music
Wow. This is what I have to say about Mac Miller's brand new album The Divine Feminine. I really really really liked this album for a number of…
Wallflower (The Complete Sessions)
Of the Shades and Colors February Left Behind!
Sometimes endings transcend the entrails of human mind to make a permanent milestone for a new beginning. Even when ends are connected with losing the…
Boxes
Dull Dull Dolls
At one point, it looked like Goo Goo Dolls could become one of the biggest mild-stream American bands. What happened? Sequence of mediocre…
Você
Listen to a preview of La Lucha the new from La Vida Boheme
If we talk about Venezuelan pride, no doubt will have to name La Vida Boheme, because it is one of those few bands that with his music touches the…
Politika
New release by Bernays Propaganda
One of the most popular acts on the Macedonian alternative scene, “Bernays Propaganda”, which I already introduced to the readers…
I Tell A Fly
Refreshing As A Fly, Benjaming Clementine
Ever since Rufus Wainwright, we didn't have an author who is a triple-threat pundit, capable of having superpowers in singing, composing and…
Bludfire
Fire in her spirit and music in her blud
The track, ”Bludfire”, by Eva Simons and her husband, DJ Sidney Samson, is what you would now consider to be a signature Eva…
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…
Everything Now
Everything Now is too much to ask from Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire have come to a point that every iconic band reaches eventually: they are a victim of their own success. They are one of the rare acts that…
2012 - 2017
When Nicolas Jaar Plays House, That Doesn't Mean He Plays Safe
It is generally accepted notion that when an artist is having fun while making his music, the listener is also going to enjoy it. Under the pseudonym…
New Energy
5 Favorite Albums of 2017
My favorite LPs of the year, in no specific order. Arca - EPONYMOUS Same as Mutant, this album is a hybrid of different genres, only this time they…
Out of Time
Hugo Kant - A Fan of Victor and Immanuel
You really have to be a daring smart ass to give yourself a nom du plume like Hugo Kant. And an intelligent one. Quentin Le Roux of Avignon, via…
Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
Jean Michel Jarre Dissapoints
If someone asked me to describe the new project by French pioneer of electronic music in just three words, I would have to go with - long,…
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered)
The Beatles' Finest
My favorite album of The Beatles is Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although virtually all of The Beatles’ music is great, this is my favorite…
No Estás Solo
Rodrigo Solo and Luis Iran prepare a concert together
Without doubt the Venezuelan music scene, there has been a lot of talent, and one of the great virtues, is the support between the various projects…
Love Train
Trailing With Asiahn!
Extraordinary artist Asia Bryant, going by the new alias Asiahn, has finally put out her own piece of music craft…
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…
20 #1's Worship
Going for Number 1
I have a confession to make. Sometimes, I could be stuck in just listening to 3-4 songs in an album simply because they are the ones that strike the…
Semper Femina
Laura Marling Simply Can Not Avoid Bringing Her A Game
If someone asked me who is the most brilliant female singer in the world right now, few names would pop in my mind. The following review…
Eldorado
ELO, Eldo... Eldorado
Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography were the trademarks of the English band Electric Light Orchestra. Their fourth…
Two Different Worlds
Midwest's Premium Country Artist - Ryan Koenig
Music journey of Ryan Koenig begun in the basements of Midwest, in the role of a guitarist and singer of garage-punk band The Vultures. Twelve years…
Shape of You
Ed Sheeran releases tracklist for his new album
Young UK, Ed Sheeran, has been working on his next album titled divide ÷ , however, before publishing completely that album, he has released to…
Nightmare Logic
Nightmare Logic
Power Trip embody a platonic ideal of heavy metal escapism. With more focus on detail, the Dallas thrashers push their second LP over the edge,…
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…
No Drama Queen
Grouplove's Gesture Towards Drama Queens
No Drama Queen certainly adds a bite to the long list unexpected song titles. Yet, if you've ever seen Paper Towns crafted from the mind of John…
Lil' More
Gimme A Little More
Hotel Motel may be a cleverly handy band name, however their track 'Lil More' has more going on than others would give them credit. Since The&…
The Cure
Lady Gaga Shares A Cure With New Track
Lady Gaga surprised everyone with new release 'The Cure'. While 'The Cure' was completely unexpected we couldn't have expected…
Vice
A Voice on Vice
The song, Vice”, was recently released and the singer who released it is showing talent that can only seem to positively progress. In the…
Way Back (Feat. Snoop Dogg)
Kicking the game like way back
I was pretty surprised to find a new TLC track over the Easter weekend. I’ve been writing about their Kickstarter funded album several times and…
Darkest Ocean
Sonic Ideas
Darkest Ocean presented by All Tvvins has traces of that infamous Indie credit that is hard to well...discredit. However, All Tvvins have a sense to…
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…
Te Cambiara La Vida (Version Alterno)
Cycle 2- Venezuelan music
When you ask Venezuelan about Venezuelan music, usually they think of llanera music, a sound that emerges in the Venezuelan plains, and was…
Twilight Driving
Outback Yearning
I'm definitely adding Perth-based dream pop outfit Methyl Ethyl to my list of promising Australian indie acts (which also…
Swimming Through Dreams
Legendary producer John Fryer releases Black Needle Noise single with Mimi Page
Legendary producer John Fryer, one of the most innovative sonic architects on the music scene, is releasing new music under his new…
Revolvist
A Shoreline Dream - Revoltist
US based progressive shoegazers A Shoreline Dream have released their latest single/video ‘Revoltist’.…
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…
Everything At Once
Electro-Pop Goes Boom
Charles Braud a.k.a Her Magic Wand has thrown caution to the wind and delivered an Electro-Pop 1980's edition with crisp clean lines and…
I Love You Baby, I Love You Doll
'Indian' Indie
Kolkata-based dream pop duo Parekh & Singh's (instrumentalist/vocalist Nischay Parekh and…
Siren Call
Heeding the Siren's Call
Little Daylight is a Brooklyn-based alternative band consisting of Nikki Taylor, Matt Lewkowicz and Eric Zeiler. Taking their band name from the story…
Body and Soul
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.2 - Body and Soul
In this second article dedicated to jazz standards, I present you the most covered one of all times - “Body and Soul”, a…
You Know I'm No Good
Far Too Good To Not Be Good
'You Know I'm No Good' references several of Amy Winehouse's own views about herself. Self-image, emotional stability and the rocky…
Forgive Me
Austra's Forgive Me: The Art of Sad Dance Music
I borrowed the title of this blog post from The Guardian's review of Canadian electronic band Austra's second album, Olympia…
Utopia
Katie Stelmanis Anticipates Dystopia
Toronto-based electronic band Austra (Katie Stelmanis, Maya Postepski, Dorian Wolf and Ryan Wonsiak) will follow up their…
All The Things You Are
Jazz Standards Vol.8 - All The Things You Are
‘All the Things You Are’ is a song from the Broadway musical “Very Warm for May” which opened November 17,…
Would You Rather
Phoebe Bridgers' “Would You Rather” Traces a Silver Lining Around a Dark Childhood
Los Angeles singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has been receiving widespread acclaim for her debut album Stranger in the Alps (Sep 2017): a collection…
Warm On A Cold Night
Keepin' Us Warm
The electronic/smooth duo HONNE have found a way to keep their audience warm on a cold, cold night. When we say smooth, we are talking about that…
Together, Locked Safely
Electronic Melancholy
Canberra electro-pop trio SAFIA (lead vocalist Ben Woolner, drummer Michael Bell and guitarist/synth master Harry Sayers) have been stalwarts…
Lipstick Stains (feat. Boys Noize)
Glitchy Minimalism
Lipstick Stains is part of Minneapolis synthpop quartet Poliça's double A-side 7” release Lipstick Stains /…
Wasted Days
Zibra Share their Wasted Days
Zibra are a London-based melodo-electronica trio. Consisitng of Sam Battle lead singer and guitar, Russ Harley on keys and Ben Everest on bass they…
New York
Heartbreak in the Big City
As the smartest indie-rock star of her generation, St. Vincent (Annie Clark) is arguably best known for her virtuosic guitar solos (despite…
Treat You Better
Even the good guy's are bad in pops toxic wasteland
I've never been the biggest fan of pop music, it's not my brand, never has been, but since I started writing about music I've tried to…
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…
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…
Gold Chains
Funkadelic and Slightly Tragic
Goldensuns have popped out their latest track 'Gold Chains' where Funk rhythms are processed through a slight trembling and tragic lyrically…
October (Eric Whitacre Conducts)
Behind the Sound of Eric Whitacre's October
Out of all the seasons in a year, none is more misunderstood than autumn. While winter, spring and summer become warmer, sunnier, and livelier by the…
The Wonder of Love
The Wonder of Gold Celeste
Gold Celeste is extremely keen at finding the right balance between psych music’s modern elements - they craft tape-saturated drum grooves…
Sugar
Breezy Introspection
Sugar follows Saint Ivy and Down the Line as the third track from Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' critically acclaimed third…
Love
Nothing fancy, just Love
Oh man, where to even start with this? Aptly, Lana del Rey blessed the world with the single from her pending album in the month of love. While few…
Uh Huh
Uh Huh Ignites A Fire Under Julia Michaels
Julia Michaels has been behind the scenes writing music for big Popstars Selena Gomez and Fifth Harmony. Michaels who is barely 23 years old has…
Hands Of Love
After Wreking Ball comes Hands Of Love
He rose to fame and stardom with sympathy, tenderness, something of childhood and the power of television series, under the push of Disney, country…
Saturn
A Song for the Soul
In May of 2015, I moved to Ohio, and in December of 2015, it became unbearably frigid (in my opinion, of course). While my husband is perfectly…
Ann Wants to Dance
Je Ne Sais Quoi
In 2015, Parisian indie duo Papooz (Armand Penicaut and Ulysse Cottin, who are childhood friends) appeared on the scene with their…
Belong
Melancholic Escapism
Roosevelt makes dance music for people who don't dance because they're too depressed. It's commercial but it cuts deep, like New Order in…
Saint Ivy
Subtle Politicization
Brooklyn drag superstar Merrie Cherry was instantly sold on the idea of appearing in the music video for Brooklyn indie rock band Beach…
Self-Made
Tiller Drops New Visual For Self-Made !
After his amazing sophomore LP that Tiller dropped on us at the end of this May, the True To Self arrays…
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…
Hologram
Scream Over The Hologram
An intelligent life form possibly from this world or living on another, is the main focus of Crown The Empire's music video 'Hologram'.…
Tunnel Vision
Kodak Black tunnel vision
American rapper from Florida, Dieuson Octave, known in the industry as Kodak Black, with career ahead, this 19 year old is one of the most active…
On + Off
Maggie Rogers Turns Us On + Off Again
Maggie Rogers continues to pop up and continues to release music videos that may have left a few individuals scratching their heads. Nevertheless,…
Open
Bitter and Sweet
Rhye has a way of showing clarity and relationship ecosystems (a mouth full, I know). Rhye is a duo and not a single singer-songwriter venture (…
Roxanne
Understanding The Meaning Of Rock
The Rock is conceived through its history as a sound of protest, to do things differently irreverent, boldly, with weight, strength, able to move to…
Dog Years
Maggie Roger's Counts Down Our Dog Years
The ticket prize for originality goes to Maggie Rogers. From snapping her fingers in a quiet room or drumming out a pattern on the fabric of a pair of…
Lingus
SNARKY PUPPY: A Casual Listener’s Review
I will be honest: I am no musician, much less a music critic. My encounters with Jazz are limited to a few presentations of my son’s High…
My Funny Valentine - Live
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.5 - My Funny Valentine
“My Funny Valentine” is a song composed as a show-tune by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1937 Broadway show “…
Kiss You The Same
Alain Clark sounding not the same
Alain Clark is a well-known name in the Netherlands and has been so for several years. Coming from a musical family – his dad played in his…
Middle of the Bed - Acoustic
Lucy Rose's Middle of the Bed
Lucy Rose increases the need to listen to acoustic indie music. Not for a designated reason because simply put...one reason can not be…
Ran
Urgent Desperation
On Seasons (Waiting On You), Baltimore synthpop band Future Islands' emotive lead vocalist Samuel T. Herring proved himself to be 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…
Hotline Bling
Hotline Bling Was So Fire, It Started Some of Its Own.
We all knew that the Hotline Bling music video was going to be straight fire. And, as expected, it was. However, the…
Magic
Amy Stroup Certainly Has That Magic
Amy Stroup was an artist that I came across from the Nashville scene. Well, Stroup is currently located in Nashville, but do not write her off solely…
Back to the Start
Reinvention
As sugary sweet Katty Besnard sings in this track 'Back To The Start', never once does the song come off as bubble gum annoyance. The french…
Metropolis
Metropolis - Public Access TV
New York City may have an upheavel of bands coming out from the wood work since the last boom in the early 2000s. Already a number of publications…
Sea Birds
Mythic Wilderness
When was the last time you heard the Latin/scientific name of an animal species in a song? Egretta garzetta (the little egret),…
New Phone (Who Dis)
Raging Lust
My first introduction to New Jersey rapper Cakes da Killa (Rashard Bradshaw) - and to the emerging 'aesthetic' of queer rap - took…
Dangerous Woman
Who said fear?
Music has no boundaries; cultural, social or language. The sound is universal, just as other people connect with thought and / or feeling that…
Opposite House
When It Rains Inside
Like the surrealist accompanying Jonny Look-directed music video, folk-rock crooner Cass McCombs' Opposite House is…
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…
Paint It, Black
Ciara's dark side sounds good
Now that I’ve written a few blogs for Kurrent Music, you must have notice that I’m a pretty positive person. I look at Ciara as…
Nameless, Faceless
Courtney Barnett's Nameless, Faceless is an Off-Handed Feminist Anthem for Our Times
With “Nameless, Faceless”, the first glimpse of her upcoming sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel (May 18, 2018), Grammy-nominated Australian…
Black And Grey
Discolor Blind tease new EP with single 'Black and Grey'
If a musician’s creative output is intrinsically linked to the journey that brought them to that point then it is hardly surprising that&…
Omaha
Baby Left on Omaha
'Letting go' is an emotional terrain that accomodates a wide variety of emotions: sadness, resignation, nostalgia, melancholy, anger, despair,…
Hands To Myself
Sensationally Steamy Selena Gomez
Okay, okay… the title alone has most of us wondering, “What exactly is Ms. Gomez singing about?” With imaginations kept…
Sticky Leaves
Angelic Resolution
The landscape that Linying walks through in her latest video - vast open plains bordered by a series of hills and an expansive blue sky - could not be…
Pipe Dream
Kyle Duke Releases Debut Single Pipe Dream
Kyle Duke has just released the debut single and music video, “Pipe Dream,” from his album coming out May 4th, Snack Time. The…
Let Me Help You
is Mario finally leading up to an album?
Mario seemed so set to get a massive music and movie career. As a cute kid he sang the catchy Let Me Love You straight into the global charts. He…
Love On The Weekend
John Mayer's New Single
On Thursday, November 17th, John Mayer released his highly anticipated single “Love On The Weekend” through a live-stream event held on Facebook. John…
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…
I Need A Forest Fire
James Blake & Justin Vernon Need a Forest Fire (and so do you)
A few weeks ago, I was driving home from a dinner party with a good friend, and she had James Blake’s newest album playing in her car.…
Sentir Zuliano
ETERNAL GAITA CAROLS MADE IN VENEZUELA
Given this Christmas Eve, as good Venezuelans, never missing our carols. While we eat hallaca, chicken salad, ham, bread, ham, black cake, sweet…
You Know What I Mean
The Ultimate Love Song 'You Know What I Mean' By Cults
We are in the midst of summer. Some places are experiencing heat waves that shouldn't. But, this summer has upped the ante this early in the game.…
Don't Mind
I Don't Trust Kent Jones' 'Don't Mind'
Trying to gauge why, exactly, Kent Jones’s “Don’t Mind” is off-putting like tracing an endless, hazy horizon; think the one beyond the…
Piece By Piece - Radio Mix
Kelly Clarkson's growing up in Piece By Piece
If you were thinking that her recent collaborations, with her sort of mother-in-law Reba McEntire, meant that Kelly Clarkson was now doing Country…
i hope u never get over me
Brett Castro's Stunning New Single
Brett Castro is an NYC-via-Ohio based artist with a knack for experimental Indie/Pop production layered with swelling vocal harmonies like no others.…
Sabali
Global Appeal
As Pitchfork's Joe Tangari has noted, Grammy-nominated musical duo Amadou & Mariam's (i.e. Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia, who…
Kill For You
Primal Fractions
However far behind I may be on the essential grace of Skylar Grey, I may be...a concert of Grey's is happening in my area this following weekend…
call the police
Lcd Soundsystem's new songs: one melted my brain, the other did not
LCD Soundsystem have finally released new material after the much hyped reformation and both songs showcase the amazing, and self-indulgent tendencies…
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…
Handcuffs
Orlando Victims and Youtube Stars in “Hands” Lyric Video
An extraordinarily emotional and full of all sorts of characters video they carry in their hands the message of optimism and acceptance that is…
Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
London Grammar unveil album details along with new single
London Grammar are fast becoming one of my favourite bands. While their first album is nothing more than fine (it's first half is excellent, then…
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…
Finally (feat. SWV)
BBD and SWV finally get it right
We are just a little over a week into the new year and already it is giving us some surprises, especially for r&b fans. The upcoming mini-…
CRZY
Kehlani - Official Vid For CRZY !
After the wonderful, artistically made lyrical video, Kehlani`s boy, Art Director Stix joined forces with the Boss of…
Madonna
Not Your Typical Madonna Statue
If the rockin' embodiment of the 1960s could fit in a red cadillac bucket seat and cruise down Santa Monica avenue...Black Honey would be…
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Mahler’s 6th And The Lucerne Festival Orchestra
The Lucerne Festival Orchestra is one of those special orchestras that seems to top itself in marvels performance after performance. The strains of…
Nothing in Return
Monsune's Nothing In Return is a Euphoric Ode to Unrequited Love
The lyrical substance of “Nothing in Return”, the debut single from 20-year-old Toronto-via-Ontario singer-songwriter,…
Intro
An Instrumental Masterpiece
When you have instrumentals as ear-catching as Intro (the opening track of The xx's self-titled 2009 album), lyrics are superfluous.…
Better Than Me
Whispery Duet
[Carly Rae Jepsen] sings on “Better Than Me” on the album. That song is not really about [Black Lives Matter]. That song is about…
Poor Boy
Belle and Sebastian's Poor Boy is Ironically Infectious
Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch took a while to figure out the connection between the music video for Poor Boy and the song's…
Agree
POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e's Agree is a Plaintive Ode to the Persistent Need for Intimacy
When Samantha Cameron was “outed” as a fan of Minneapolis synth-pop band POLIÇA in 2015, British tabloid newspaper The…
Boyish
Hippo Campus' Boyish Exuberance
It's hard to believe Minnesota indie rock quartet Hippo Campus have not actually released their debut album yet, given the success of their first…
Summer
Courtneers Experience Summer as a Fling to Remember
Indie Rock has made its bed and for the time being it is here to say. Now some people may feel that this statement can go and curl up somewhere and…
L.E.S Artistes
Santigold's Artistic Manifesto
Santigold is the stage name of Philadelphia-born Santi White, who is probably best known for 'Disparate Youth' (2012) and her genre-blending…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay Adventure Of A Lifetime
On November 6th, 2015 Coldplay released a new single entitled “Adventure of a Lifetime”. “Adventure of a Lifetime&…
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…
Get Out
Chvrches Become Aggressively Pop with Get Out
After gaining acclaim for their first two self-produced albums - The Bones of What You Believe (2013) and Every Open Eye (2015) - Scottish synth-pop…
Runaway
Young Aurora
I did not think she was only 19 when I saw her video Runaway. I was very surprised when I read she was born in 1996. She seems very mature and like…
I Scare Myself
COVERLAND Vol.6: I Scare Myself
The 80s were a decade filled with hits. But did you know that many of them were reworks of songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s? One of those tunes that I…
Strip That Down
Liam Payne Wants A New Start With Smooth Hit Strip That Down
Okay Liam Payne's newest track 'Strip That Down' sounds more like a list of things Payne wants to be known for, otherwise than being a…
tonite
LCD Soundsystem continue to master their comback
James Murphy has always been a self-conscious performer who likes to pick apart modern culture with the skill of a comedian. Tonite, the third single…
Memory
Labyrinthine Post-punk
“Memory” was the second song that we started working on for Preoccupations after “Anxiety”. It was unique to…
Sedona
Raucous Americana
Houndmouth, an Indiana indie-rock quartet (Matt Myers, Katie Toupin, Shane Cody and Zak Appleby), scored a breakthrough hit last year with Sedona, the…
Nikes
Recognizing Black Genius
2009: Taylor Swift's music video for You Belong With Me beats out Beyoncé's video for Single Ladies in MTV'…
In Undertow
Jangly Uncertainty
Canadian indie quintet Alvvays have released the first taste of their sophomore album Antisocialities (8 September), which seems…
Hey Joe
The Only Hey Joe Cover Still Holding It's Place
The Jimi Hendrix Experience has the best widely known cover of 'Hey Joe'. Before I was old enough to understand that some songs were covered,…
Stairway To Heaven - Sunset Sound Mix
Led Zeppelin in Heaven
When it comes to performing a cover, some will argue it is better when an artist takes the song completely out of its genre and ventures to do…
Paper Bells
The Future of Prog
Here is another excellent band coming from the UK in the recent years. Trojan Horse is described by some critics as the “future of prog rock.” The…
Celestica
Celestica Empowers Crystal Castles Into New Regions of Mainstream
Crystal Castles flew out of Toronto, Canada as a swarm of locusts landing on the headphones of every teenage/young adult individual across the United…
Back 2 Life
Letoya is back
Letoya Luckett was introduced to us as one of the four original members of the biggest girl group in history, Destiny’s Child. She left (or was…
Non Believer
London Grammar at their Cinematic best still can't hook me
London Grammar are a very frustrating band for me. Their brand of epic dream-pop is absolutely stunning in small doses but ask me to listen to an…
Bleeding Heart
Regina Spektor Marks Her Territory
She’s been off the radar since her 2012 album (except for that one song on “Orange is the New Black), but the moment she hints at…
Vitamin C
Hey you! You're losing your Vitamin C
“CAN” are one of the great classics of experimental rock. They are often considered pioneers of krautrock, but they are far more…
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…
Hey Boy
Take That go synthpop on Hey Boy
Back in the high days of Take That’s success, I too was a fan. Altogether, I was into the light hearted bubbly pop music while growing up,…
Pop Song 2020
The System Lights Share Video + Single for Pop Song 2020
Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The System Lights are spearheaded by main singer-songwriter David Rangel, alongside R.L. Lenfestey, the&…
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…
Sea Creatures
What the Precocious Teenager Sees
Sea Creatures is the title track off SOAK's (i.e. Irish 18-year old Bridie Monds-Watson) debut album. The Guardian's Kate Mossman has…
Abducted
Violent Passions
Enter Cults, aka Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, Californians-turned-New Yorkers who take the usual musical ingredients (vintage R&B chord…
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…
Need U
Need A Reason To Dance?
Oceaan is from Brixton, first off after know where Oceaan is from...it may not be such a shock at the Electronic sonic waves that are coming out of…
Let Me Get There
All in the (Hypnotic Soul) Groove
After her guest appearance on Massive Attack's The Spoils in July last year, Mazzy Star vocalist Hope Sandoval (a noted veteran singer-songwriter…
Used To Love You
Heartbroken Gwen
It Was hard not to notice the whole thing that was happening in Gwen Stefani's life. It was all over media. Local and world's. It was hard to…
Breathe
Just Breathe
Its been 15 years since French electronic music trio Télépopmusik debuted with Genetic World (2001), and '…
Dolla Bills (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Nothing But Lyrics And Dollars In This New Visual!
Four months after the drop of her latest EP Nasha Perl, the latest visual perspective for our big Tv screens is full of lyrics and&…
Cod-Ex
Fast Fast Faster Punk
Like it the way it sounds. Playing such other music styles is not easy. Good musician. Fast dirty full-house the punk alternative way reaching the…
Nostalgia
NAO`s Funky Nostalgia Returns The Oxygen!
Are you breathing unselfishly and listening humbly? New soulful Funky wave is going to leave you out of breath again. …
Gossip Girl
The Gossip Girl With Grace Vanderwaal
Never ever doubt the age of a musician, in the case of 12 year old Grace Vanderwaal this could not be any more true. Vanderwaal's name became a…
Moist
Anna Lann's Moist Presents a Surreal Eco-feminist Critique
Tel-Aviv-via-Latvia musician, producer, and DJ Anna Lann recently gained a VEVO account, and one can only hope for more output from the enigmatic…
Keep Running
Sensuous Momentum
After two well-received EPs and over 3 million Youtube views for Bassically, Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi (Valerie…
I Don't Believe It
Uplifting Ballet Pop
Before New York-based singer-songwriter Rachael Sage embarked on a career in music, she attended The School Of American Ballet and danced in&…
Something In The Way
Concentrated Attraction
Nirvana came into existence and seemingly destroyed hair metal in the blink of an eye. Parents who where in thier early 20s at the time would save…
Sorry
Sorry Feat. J Balvin (Latin Remix)
In a few days the Canadian singer Justin Bieber releases his new album called PURPOSE, already has two promotional singles, the first song was What…
The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody) [feat. Lil Wayne]
Bebe wants to dance
I was a little worried when I saw the song title of Bebe Rexha’s new single and the obvious reference to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With…
Die Young
Flipping the Script
Music - rock-and-roll in particular - has long championed a fatal fetishization of youth. Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse are probably the most famous…
Más Feliz
And Laura Guevara is Happier
It all starts in 2013 with a live album called Laura Guevara live So begins what a wonderful list of songs live, that the sun today, do not get tired…
Single (feat. Mistah Mez)
Most Promising Pacific Artist Loves Being Single!
D Lewis or Donell in full is Samoan, but South Auckland born ordinary human, until he…
Woodstock
COVERLAND Vol.17: Woodstock
This is an unusual situation when talking about covers. “Woodstock” is a song which is hard to determine which is the original…
Boys
Charli XCX and the Female 'Gaze'
They’re basically doing all the sexy things that girls usually do in videos [...] I've turned it around! [...] I started…
Me, Myself & I
G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha: Me, Myself & I
Now, when I heard this song Me, Myself & I by G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha, I immediately could relate to those nights or even days when you want to…
Intervention
In Need of an Intervention?
Madonna's recent decision to share her emotional turmoil regarding her custody battle with ex-husband Guy Ritchie over her 15-year old…
Want You Back
Haim change gears on I Want You Back
Right Now was an understated return for Haim, a song that confidently, if quietly, closed the door on a relationship that had become toxic. What Want…
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Barber’s Adagio for Strings: string quartet turned funeral music
Samuel Osmond Barber II (1910 - 1981) was an American composer who composed a piece called Adagio for Strings. The piece is frequently played at…
Troubleman
The Long Cut
We never thought it would be a single. That was the first thing that they started playing on the radio out here, and we’re kind…
Don't Know Why
Slowdive's “Don’t Know Why”: Unburied Magic
The music video for 90s shoegaze icon Slowdive’s “Don’t Know Why” begins on an effervescent note,…
CRX
Nick Valensi of The Strokes debuts with his band CRX and the album New Skin
It announced just a month ago, and left the debut album CRX, the first side project of Nick Valensi, guitarist of The Strokes. The same titled New…
Arkano
24 hours improvising, Arkano's record
More than 24 hours without a break improvised rhymes is the challenge that has exceeded the alicantino Arkano proves that the renowned Spanish rapper…
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney said goodbye to Christmas on the SNL program
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were the special guests of the latest edition of the comedy show Saturday Night Live, and as part of…
Britney Spears
britney with new album
American singer Britney Spears released her fans that '' Glory '' is the name that will take its next studio album,…
Metallica
Metallica play Moth Into Flame live for the first time
On November 18 Metallica will release its tenth length album Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct, and having introduced the single Hardwired…
Franz Liszt
Lizt's Hungarian Rhapsody is A Must for A Technique Challenge
Franz Liszt is known for his fanatical style and his virtuosity as a pianist. It shows in his many works for piano. His Hungarian Rhapsody Number 2…
Sam Riggs
Sam Riggs and The Night People ‘Outrun The Sun’ - Album Review
Texas music. That impossibly large and infinitely popular subgenre of country, rock, roots and all things southern; bloggers such as Rita Ballou at…
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…
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters sue insurance companies
Foo Fighters companies sued Lloyd's of London and Robertson Taylor alleging that should be reimbursed for canceled shows in Italy,…
Beyoncé
Formation World Tour, Beyonce's new tour
After his presentation with Coldplay and Bruno Mars in the Super Bowl last Sunday, the successful Beyonce announced the start of a new tour for the…
Tom Waits
Singing Is Not What You Think It Is
I think that the difference between instrumental and vocal (meaning lyric-based) music is a strength and a weakness for both sides. Using words allows…
DJ Murci
This Mysterious New Artist Is On Fire!
DJ Murci - I S L A N D S DJ Murci has easily become one of my favorite artists, but yesterday our girl just dropped 3 songs in bulk! Promising for…
Chino & Nacho
Chino and Nacho say goodbye after 10 years
Apparently the duo ended on bad terms because since the news came taunts from each other in their social networks no longer bother to stop and their…
Diplo
Sanders' candidacy sounds like Revolution
industrial development, advancement of infrastructure, liftoff of Apollo 11, Statue of Liberty and other characteristic records of American culture,…
Eduardo Betancourt
With the harps of Eduardo Betancourt
Sound again the harp strings. This time is the Venezuelan musician Eduardo Betancourt, but not about the classic Celtic harp or pedal harp, but the…
The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan Could Reunite The Original Smashing Pumpkins Lineup
In recent months apparently Billy Corgan has begun to make peace with the founding members of The Smashing Pumpkins specifically with James Iha and…
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&#…
Chris Cornell
The farewell letter to Chris Cornell's wife
Following the tragic news of the suicide of Chris Cornell, vocalist and leader of the iconic grunge band Soundgarden and Audioslave on May 17 at a…
Kendrick Lamar
Untitled Unmastered
Kendrick Lamar has always been a lyrical god, especially as of late. He’s been dropping tracks here and there, titled… Untitled,…
Nikki Lane
Nikki Lane @ The Borderline, London, UK | May 2, 2016 – Review
Prior to going to see Nikki Lane at The Borderline on Monday, I had listened to her albums a couple of times through, but hadn’t devoted a…
Nate Green
Nate Green ‘Road Map’ – EP Review
Country music’s newest resident closeted artist Nate Green released his debut EP ‘Road Map’ this week, off the back of single ‘Wild and Free’ and…
Marcus Miller
Your Unknown Influence
You might not know it but you've probably been listening to a lot of Marcus Miller. If you listen to Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Wayne…
Chance The Rapper
Lookin at the Finish Line
Even though not too many people may know about this guy, the world is about to. A lot of people claim that rap is dying, that there aren’t…
Aston Barrett
THE GROOVE BEHIND THE PROPHET
Behind every good reggae song is usually a great bass man - that’s what they say. Actually behind most of the great songs there’s…
The Black Angels
The Black Angels
Love Me Forever Love me forever! Oh Love me forever and more! Forever and a day! Dirty, sweaty, nasty and hot! Oh you are so hot! Hot like this…
Kelis
Music is love, right?
I’ve always felt that freedom of speech is very important, but a good person knows there’s a limit to what you can really say in…
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Hiking, running, walking, laying, whatever it may be; Eddie Vedder provides that spirit filled melody to accompany you on your adventures. I remember…
Mr Twin Sister
Nice to Meet You Mr. Twin Sister
Bands go through all kinds of things. But for Twin Sister the ride has been a little rougher one. I was introduced to this band quite some years back…
Daughter
Daughter: Doing The Right Thing
One of the best things about music is it's capacity to evoke emotion. It is this quality in full bloom that makes each experience of three piece…
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…
Muse
Muse celebrated Halloween with a video clip
The British band Muse has 26 years of history and a few days ago, decided to officially announce the gift you were coming all week. It was the launch…
Dave Valentin
Dave Valentin: live flute
The New York musician Dave Valentin died on March 8, after suffering a stroke from which he never recovered. He was 64 years old, and still a lot to…
Altered by Mom
Altered by Mom Share Bold New Track Heart That Sound
ALTERED BY MOM combines a knack for infectious melodies and classic songwriting with a quirky sense of humour and a tongue-in-…
Don Omar
Don Omar announces his farewell tour
The reggaetonero will retire of the scenes in Puerto Rico after 15 years of musical race. Conscious of the plight of the island, it will sell the…
Amaral
Amaral broke his silence with a new album
Four years after the success of the album Into the Wild, the Spanish duo Amaral poprock surprised his fans with the release of a new album, titled…
Kenny Chesney
The $114 Million Tour
As recently reported by Billboard, Kenny Chesney Big Revival Tour ended up grossing a whopping $114 Million, his biggest ever. Now, add…
Il Divo
Bet You Didn't Know This
There are many songs whose meaning is unknown, and yet people sing, talk and dance. Praise Yah. Yes, it is literally the Christian meaning of this…
Bomba Estéreo
What's new from Bomba Estéreo
Bomba Estéreo is in full promotion of its new record production and in this frame the band brings us great innovations. He recently released one…
Ricardo Montaner
ViveMusic Ricardo Montaner, Viña del Mar 2016
In this second edition of ViveMusic we present the human side of Venezuelan singer Ricardo Montaner, where we see a little of his music your bio and…
Madonna
Improvised concert offers Madonna in Paris in tribute to the victims.
Square of the Republic in Paris was the venue for an impromptu concert by pop queen Madonna, after finishing his presentation at a concert, the…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer presents its theme for Christmas “Christmas Tree”
The group of DJs led by Diplo, Major Lazer, just introduced its theme to commemorate the holidays, a sticky dub bearing the name Christmas Tree and…
Bongeziwe Mabandla
Universal Experience with Bongeziwe Mabandla
I often talk about the ability that music has to make its listeners feel something. Another thing I love about music is its incredible capacity to…
Wisin
Wisin released his new song with Ozuna
Due to the large request made by the public and fans of Wisin he decided to lasso a preview of his new single called Get away with me in…
J Balvin
Juanes, J Balvin and Maluma, the Colombians who will perform at the Latin Grammys
The Puerto Rican artist Residente, with nine nominations, and the interpreter of Felices los cuatro and Shakira, with seven and six nominations,…
David Bowie
David Bowie wanted more
Blackstar was not enough for David Bowie. If a week ago they were all surprised and amazed by the consistency of the artist with his work, now it…
Tame Impala
Tame Impala covered Kylie Minogue's Confide in Me
Australia conquered the world in the 90s through the pop music that made Kylie Minogue. Two decades more afternoons did it again with the band Tame…
Guaco
Guaco with new member
The supergroup of Venezuela Guaco reveals through their social networks the new member that was part of this group. While we remember this group…
Gona
Gona Leads 2016 Union Rock Show Awards Nominations
Alfredo sadel Plaza will be the scene in which the 4 and November 5 will be awarded the prizes to the winners of the 2016 awards Union Rock Show.…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber is hanged
It's something common to find Canadian singer Justin Bieber involved in scandals, whether with paparazzi, with the police, and even uploading…
Maroon 5
A Case of Maroon 5 Syndrome
Nowadays, it seems as though there are more artists trying to make their way into the world of music than ever before. And unfortunately, with this…
Mool & Fuzz
Mool & Fuzz
The sound of Mool & Fuzz is the expression of the psychedelic essence: an invitation to astral travel. The sound brings mixes of styles like…
Juicy J
Juicy J - No English ft. Travi$ Scott
Two kindred spirits in the art of creating good hip hop, one veteran and one young but talented, have joined once again. Here is the American rapper…
Juan Miguel
This pair of Venezuelans bring it to them
Two talented singers betting on a duo certainly conquer several radio stations in Latin America. This is Juan Miguel and Benavides, who play together…
Farruko
Farruko brings us Krippy Kush
Farruko released his new single Krippy Kush, one of the songs that are part of his next album TrapXficante . In addition, it has the collaboration of…
Dan + Shay
Dan + Shay ‘From The Ground Up’ – Single Review
Dan + Shay have oft been compared to Rascal Flatts, and for good reason; their music and narrative themes practically mirror the popular noughties…
Brothers Osborne
Brothers Osborne ‘Pawn Shop’ – Album Review
I’ve got to admit, I listened to neither ‘Rum’ nor ‘Stay A Little Longer’ before picking up this…
Tom Jones
How Did Sir Tom Get Legendary Status?
The voice, silver fox, prince of Wales are just some of Tom Jones’ many nicknames, in fact Tom Jones is technically one too. He…
The Rolling Stones
Announced launch of 'Havana Moon', The Rolling Stones concert in Cuba
If there is a concert that can be considered historic in the times in which we live, the incredible first presentation of The Rolling Stones in…
Alan Menken
A New Composer For Me: Alan Menken
In this set, I'm introducing a new composer for me: Alan Menken. He is known for his film work scoring the music to Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The…
Papá Humbertico
New 'How I feel' by Papa Humbertico
Dad Humbertico born Humberto Joel Cabreras Santana in 1985. He grew up on the outskirts of Havana in Guanabacoa, in the house that now serves as a…
He Is We
A Happy Ever After
“We all have a story to tell whether we whisper or yell.” - He Is We All of us, young and old, rich and poor, cynics and optimists…
Patrick Carney
The Black Keys' Patrick Carney Destroys Lady Gaga's Perfect Illusion
This week's new program Vice called 'Vice News Tonight' in which decided to give the drummer of The Black Keys, Patrick…
Guaco
Guaco at the end of the year.
Terrace City Mall Tamanaco (CCCT) will receive on November 25 to Guaco, Amigos Invisibles and singer Jorge Celedon Colombia, who will meet in the…
Arctic Monkeys
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
As one of the world’s most hyped bands in 2006, Arctic Monkeys were quick to invade America and beyond. Armed with a distinctive indie-rock…
Anielle Reid
VIDEO: Anielle Reid ‘Love Song’
Having released her videos for ‘Morality‘ and ‘Better‘ from her EP ‘Ain’t Like ‘…
Lynyrd Skynyrd
‘One More For The Fans’: Down South Jukin’ With Lynyrd Skynyrd & Friends – Album Review
It’s hard not to find today’s country stars who didn’t grow up with their parents playing seminal Seventies bands like…
Yandel
Never forget me official video
Yandel Reggaeton singer has released a new music video on their YouTube channel, it is the topic Never Forget Me, second song from his latest album…
Average Gypsy
Catching Up with Average Gypsy
Vancouver based DJ/Production couple, Josh & Dani, describe themselves as “Spiritual Gangstas,” which not only pronounces…
Roger Waters
Roger Waters could perform The Wall on the border between Mexico and the United States
Roger Waters looked out the possibility of the musical The Wall on the border between Mexico and the United States to follow the conflict generated…
Guns N' Roses
Steven Tyler bets on the return of Guns N' Roses
There have been many artists who have chosen the return of the original members of the band Guns N 'Roses. Steven Tyler, lead singer of…
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera does not plant the farewell flag
After Noel Schajris and Leonel Garcia had announced their definitive move away from the stage, it turns out that they are increasingly fond of magic,…
Kevin Roldan
Kevin Roldán keeps going strong
Kevin Roldan is seriously and comes to stay in the music scene of Latin America. The young artist is one of the most watched on YouTube and is…
Marianne Mali
Kurrent Live Sessions // Marianne Mali
In Kurrent Music we are proud to bring our entire Latin American public and exclusive video interview with Marianne Mali and his song Just Because…
Hunter Hayes
Hunter Hayes ’The 21 Project’ – EP Review
‘Hunter Hayes’: The Only Artist To Have Less Edge Than Carrie Underwood’. Perhaps they will choose a different title for…
Burial
The Only BURIAL we want
Let’s pay some attention to classics this time. Something that will always be fresh and out of any trends and “waves”.…
SMV
THE LOW END Vol.1: The Bass
The bass is the base. Hence the name. The bass is the binding force between the rhythm and the harmony. The bass is the instrument that plays the…
Becky G
Becky G meets with Bad Bunny
Becky G , singer, songwriter and Mexican American actress, joins Bad Bunny, one of the greatest exponents of the Latin trap, for her new song titled…
U2
U2 set new dates for their concerts in Paris
December will be the month in which the British group U2 perform concerts in Paris. The two quotes, which initially were set for November, were…
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…
Elvis Classe y La Banda Loca
Classé X
If new wave was a female I would be her whip. The whip and the body. If new wave was a female… If new wave was a woman – a…
Amy Winehouse
Soulful To The End
Whether a lot of people pick Amy Winehouse, Amy definitely deserves a moment in the spotlight to continue on singing the way that had all of…
Sebastian Yatra
Puerto Rico is conquered by Sebastián Yatra
Sebastian Yatra still captivates his fans throughout Latin America. It is one of the most promising figures that is conquering the radio with his…
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd Releasing Solo Projects
Rae Sremmurd released one of the hottest albums last year, SremmLife with hits such as No Flex Zone, No Type, Up Like Trump and Throw Sum More. The…
Prince
Glastonbury to pay tribute to Bowie and Prince
This is a year of mourning for music. Important figures such as David Bowie and Prince have died unexpectedly. His influence and recursion noted…
Post Malone
August 26th: Post Malone's first record work
On 12 May this year, rapper and songwriter Austin New York Post, better known by his stage name as Post Malone, she released her first and only album…
Maluma
Maluma will seek to conquer the United States
Maluma continues to talk and after a brilliant presentation on the latest edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, the urban…
Natalia Lafourcade
The emotional deconstruction of Natalia Lafourcade
A Natalia Lafourcade he reached maturity hands heartbreak. Mexican singer, 31, who began his career in 2002 with a youth disco laden pop songs, has…
Nine Inch Nails
NIN will release a new EP
After 3 years without publishing a new musical project, the American band Nine Inch Nails announced that December 23 will a new EP. The promise had…
Eric Selby
Eric Selby Delivers with New Release
Eric Selby releases his latest single “Arise” from his new album “Where You Born At?. This single brings in a touch of psychedelic effects…
Chloe & Halle
This Duo Drops a New Style
These talented two were discovered singing on the internet by none other than, Beyoncé. Chloe & Halle are two sisters who Beyonc&…
Paul McCartney
Argentina prepares to receive Paul McCartney
Legendary as few, the former Beatle, Paul McCartney will return to South America, this time to Argentina, where he is worshiped and no visit from…
Richard Wagner
Wagner's Chevauchee des Walkyries
In this installment of articles, we’re looking at some of the angry classical music that has dotted the landscape in the past few centuries. First, we…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes presents its theme I see myself without you
The portocrucenses Tomates Fritos, who arrived this year to its two decades of work, premiered this weekend the first single of which will be the…
SoMo
Artist Review: SoMo's Underrated Artistic Growth
At the first sound of his 2013 smash hit “Ride”, Texas native Joseph Somers-Morales, better known as SoMo, could be easily…
Pharmakon
Pharmakon
Margaret Chardiet I wanna sniff some glass; I wanna try some distorted pleasure of the aural trips. I wanna see how the mad injects drug made of…
St. Vincent
St Vincent premieres music video for New York
Last June Annie Clark, best known under the pseudonym St. Vincent premiered the first single of what will be his next album. Although New York, title…
Tiësto
Line Up for Electric Zoo 2016
Again the New York City enjoy three days of pure electronic music. The Electric Zoo Festival will return the first days of September, as usual since…
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…
Nacho
Nacho the record breaker
Nacho does not stop to reap successes with its artistic race alone. His new single Báilame was recently revealed and, as expected, it is a real…
Luis Fonsi
Luis Fonsi is getting ready for the release of his next album
The Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi prepares to unveil his followers what will be his next album. Full of surprises, the material promises to be…
Miguel
Miguel at Terminal 5
“Is he even real?!” a petite woman gushes to the concertgoer next to her. “Honestly, I doubt it. Humans don’t…
Sinead Harnett
Easing on to the top
Sinead Harnett will immediately grab your attention with her soulish voice and a look that reminds you a lot of Jessie J. Her latest single, &…
Kevin Roldan
“The Beginning”, the album released by Kevin Roldán
Kevin Roldan has become one of the new figures of the urban music that comes from Colombia. The singer presented his new album The Beginning, which…
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Announces New Record Label & “Bird’s Eye View” Tour
Travis Scott seems to be a very busy man as of late. He recently announced that he’ll be embarking on a 32 date tour this summer which will see him…
Queen
News of the World will be honored with a deluxe edition
Versions never before heard and bonus tracks produced during the creative zenith of Queen will be included in a special reissue - with three CDs, a…
Kygo
Kygo premieres First Time with Ellie Goulding
The Norwegian producer KYGO continues to insist on working with pop superstars after huge success of It Is not Me by Selena Gómez. This time,…
DvffleBvg Ruggv
Paid plays to the entirety of his qualities!
DMV based record label Paper Chaser Association and DvffleBvg Ruggv have made the following stride in building up themselves as a power with the…
Fito Páez
Fito Páez will close his tour in Cuba
There are more than 40 years in which Fito Paez has dedicated his life to music. Today is holiday and commemorates the 30th anniversary of their…
Just Seconds Apart
Just Seconds Apart new hit single Like The Ocean is nothing short of phenomenal
Listening to Like The Ocean truly is an experience in itself, a journey through the eyes of Sela, Ari and Alex, the triplets in the band Just Seconds…
Bon Jovi
The Classic Vs The Pop
In popular culture classic refers to a work of art, something that marked a before and after, but above all, worthy of admiration, a classic in an…
Bebe Rexha
Bebe Rexha with G-Eazy for the second time
After the success that included the song Me, Myself and I singer Bebe Rexha rejoins with rapper G-Eazy to create a new song called FFF (Fuck Fake…
Dan + Shay
Dan + Shay ‘Where It All Began’ – Album Review
Dan + Shay burst onto the scene earlier this year, when their record company may or may not have paid for an ACM nomination (the jury’s out on that…
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 Is Fresh and Inviting to New Ears
Bruckner’s one of those few composers that I believe is under shadowed in the tradition of Romantic Era classical music. He is famously known for his…
Radiohead
Specter, the new Radiohead
British alternative rock band, Radiohead, shared via Soundcloud, the theme Spectre as a Christmas gift for all their fans. The song was designed for…
Michael Gira
Michael Gira: I Am Not This
Well, this is Gira. And that means everything. Gira is so human that sometimes he seems to be not a human at all. He is a monument and a spirit; he is…
Lecrae
Has Being on a Major Label Changed Lecrae?
Lecrae is undoubtedly the most commercially successful and currently most visible Christian rap artist (even though he doesn’t like to be called that)…
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…
Florence + The Machine
Florence and the Machine with Tim Burton
Two figures in the indie world unite. One of the film world and other music. We talk about Tim Burton, acclaimed director of films like Bettlejuice…
Celtic Thunder
Celtic Thunder Packs a Punch!
This next group that I’m reviewing is so wonderful. They were first brought to me by another co-worker who saw them on a late night TV show. On first…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Something’s Unusual with T.Y.E.: Is He The Next Big Thing In Hip Hop?
Hip hop and popular music at large goes through phases where one style is popular for a while before another trend takes over. Trends may…
Ynarhú
Ynarhú takes the Venezuelan guataca to Madrid
The bonuses and typical Venezuelan christmas carousing be sung in the Spanish capital next Monday will be a night of good music, fusion and tradition…
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors ‘Medicine’ – Album Review
Memphis-born Drew Holcomb came to music with a heated urgency at age seventeen, spurned by the sudden death of his younger brother and searching for a…
Hazel English
Contemplative Escapism
Bay Area-via-Sydney singer-songwriter Hazel English is poised to release a double EP, Just Give In / Never Going Home (May 12,…
Akasha System
Akasha System
Rain is cold and overall; it’s absolute and all-consuming – just like my love; just like my inner fire and obsession. Cold water…
Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
The song “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” was written by Bob Dylan in 1962, recorded on November…
Hologram Teen
Hologram Teen - Marsangst EP
Hologram Teen is the solo electronic motorik disco project of Morgane Lhote, known to many for her work as long-term keyboard player in the…
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet's Back!!!! The famous group meets in Las Vegas
That emotion must have fans of this group of boys who swept the top spots in all music charts in the 90s and 2000, after a long period offstage and…
Gudrun Gut
Gudrun Gut
Snow is going to cover everything around here soon. People, trees, cars, cats and birds will turn white and great calmness will settle down in our…
Mac Demarco
Another Side of Mac Demarco
Mac Demarco has an abundance of demos that fans of Jizz Jazz all over the world can enjoy. Captured Tracks releases demos for each…
Mooger Fooger
New release by Mooger Fooger
“Mooger Fooger,” another of the bands from the Macedonian alternative scene that I already introduced to the readers, released…
Miss Bolivia
Pantera, the new Miss Bolivia
The singer, songwriter, producer and DJ Argentina, Paz Ferreyra, better known by her stage name as Miss Bolivia, unveiled the name of his latest…
Foo Fighters
Listen to Foo Fighters' new single 'The Line'
Just a week after the release of their next album Concrete & Jungle , the Foo Fighters have decided to officially present a new single titled…
Radiohead
Radiohead prepare new album
One of the most influential and innovative bands of alternative rock in the last 25 years, which has gone from rock and pop to brit-electronic genre,…
X Ambassadors
Music for the Renegades
Hailing from Ithica, New York, the American alternative rock group X Ambassadors have been on the music scene since 2009, but recently released their…
Harry Styles
Harry Styles surprises his fans with a new song
On May 2, British singer Harry Styles surprised the audience with a new single entitled Sweet Creature, which will feature in his new musical project…
Sebastian Yatra
Sebastian Yatra premieres new single
The artist says that this simple is the continuation of How to look at you. After Traicionera, Sebastián Yatra joins Mauricio Rengifo (Dandee)…
Lil Mama
When we thought we saw everything
Pop music female figure and he took the musical world stage for several years. During early millenium they had very popular prominent figures, but…
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar wins the MTV award for best music video of the year
American rapper Kendrick Lamar won the award for best music video of the year with Humble at the MTV Video Music Awards gala held on Sunday night in…
Little Big Town
Little Big Town’s ‘Girl Crush’, And The Close-Minded Complaints That Have Forced It Into Low Rotation
Written by TexMex As a Music Director for a current Country music radio station in Texas, it always baffles me when people take the time to complain…
Bob Dylan
Mr. Tambourine Man
Who was Mr. Tambourine Man? Written by Bob Dylan in 1965 in his album “Bringing it All Back Home”, this song is one of Dylan&…
Claudio Conti
Claudio Conti 'Garnet Dusk' LP Merges Trash Can Sinatras with Tim Buckley
Seahorse Recordingsrecently released the new 'Garnet Dusk' album from singer-songwriter Claudio Conti,…
Antonio Estévez
Book rescues the repertoire of Antonio Estévez
Compositions and Arrangements of Antonio Estévez is the title of the book with which the National Company of Music Foundation (Fcnm) intends to…
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias releases English version of Duele el Corazón
Enrique Iglesias launched the English version of her latest single Duele el Corazon in which Tinashe and Javada participated. The Spanglish version…
Jack White
Jack White says goodbye to the year with a new video
Jack White is a musician who has a passion for new creations, so if you are not producing records, composing new songs and premiering videos. The…
Trick Daddy
Trina and Trick Daddy To Release Collab Album
Last year Fat Joe and Remy Ma reunited after a long time and dropped one of the hottest songs of the year All The Way Up. This was followed up by a…
Kanye West
Kanye West debuts new song Fade at fashion show
Today was a memorable day. My friend happened to win tickets to a private live screening of Kanye West's fashion show here in New York…
2Pac
Inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A few days ago, the R ock and Roll Hall of Fame mentioned the list of artists who will be the new members of the hall in 2017. Tupac Shakur, Janet…
Future
Collaboration between Future and Drake
Two of the most influential rappers of the genre have released a new single in between. This new track, Used To This, part of the new Future mixtape,…
Jake Shimabukuro
The Ukulele Virtuoso
On the beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii, you will find many styles and genres among the various musical artists that reside here. Most of them…
Ornette Coleman
Jacques Derrida interviews Ornette Coleman
This is one of those rare moments when two great minds from different cultural and professional backgrounds meet and discuss the abstract realms of…