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Heartworms
James Mercer proves that he was alway the force behind The Shins
It's been five years since the las Shins album, Port of Morrow, a middling release that had many fans wondering if the band had lost that…
Last Place
After A Decade Long Sabatical, Grandaddy Make An Eclectic Return
It was 2006 when unfortunate and tired Jason Lytle decided to impede the work of the group called Grandaddy. Over the following period, he charged his…
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…
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…
Young Mopes
High Hopes for ''Young Mopes'' by Louise Burns
Louise Burns is one of the names of Canadian indie scene. She has been active for a long time, and she is only thirty. Her debut Mellow Drama was…
Rudest
Rude Audio - Rudest EP & Half Moon Lane Glitter (Mr. Hare Remix)
Rude Audio is Mark Ratcliff (arrangement, production and keyboards), Amanda Greatorex (vocals and lyrics), …
Big Blue
Gold Star - Shining Already
Many bands and singer/songwriters these days are following the path taken by Jeff Tweedy, solo or with Wilco. While most of them are quite enjoyable…
Americana
Americana
The Kinks legend uses Americana to blaze a path through both America's rock’n’roll history and his own. Its back-to-…
We The Generation (Deluxe Edition)
The Curse of The Second Album
With their first album, the music band from London occupied the top of the charts and then many awards enriched the beginning of their career,…
WALLS
What’s on the other side of the “Walls”?
I have been listening to Kings of Leon ever since about 7th grade, so for around seven years now. To be fair, I didn’t really make the “dive” into…
Concrete and Gold
Foo Fighters and Justin Timberlake? Not everything is what it seems to be.
Although in promo video he glorified all of his collaborators and announced something huge coming up, the spiritus movens of Foo Fighters, David Grohl…
Triplicate (Sampler)
My Letter-Review To Bob Dylan
The masks have fallen down and now it’s clear to everyone that Bob Dylan has no inspiration left for his music releases. His creative approach over…
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…
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Two men, one of them in flames, shake hands in a studio back lot. The image of a nude woman emerges from a red veil. A diver breaks the waves of a…
Iron Mountain
“Iron Mountain” by Michael Brondstetter
In 1888 in the “Maxims and Arrows” section of his book “Twilight of the Idols” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously said, “Was mich nicht…
Body Language
#tbt Kylie Minogue - Body Language
Kylie Minogue was just a teenager when she became famous in her Australia. As the years have gone by, her fame was taking off to the new level, and it…
Let The Dancers Inherit The Party
Let The Dancers Inherit The Party. Yes-yes!
For fifteen year, six-membered group from Brighton has been flying over British rock sky. In that time, they have released six studio releases with…
The Colour In Anything
This Decade's Most Important British Musicians
British mastermind released his third studio album last year and as I am not quite sure whether I have already review it, I will do it again. I have…
Melodrama
Lorde Comes Crashing To Reality in Melodrama
Lorde is the one musician right now, activities relating to every young adult imaginable. With the anticipated release of Melodrama, fans of the…
Birkin / Gainsbourg : Le symphonique
Birkin Makes Gainsbourg Proud
As far as her musical, particularly singing career goes, Jane Birkin has often been disputed. First criticism going her way was that she would have…
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…
See How They Run
Do you remember when you were young?
Do you remember when you were young? Do you remember that very distinctive mixed and contradictory feeling of fearlessness and doubt, of possibility…
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…
II
Leather Slave - II
Leather Slave are an interesting American raw noise-rock band, whose latest album ''II'' came out back in 2015. Leather Slave are…
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…
Atoma
Dark Tranquillity – Atoma [Review]
Along with At the Gates and In Flames, Dark Tranquillity shaped melodeath genre. Back in the 90’s three bands from Gothenburg, Sweden made an entirely…
Beautiful Lies
“Beautiful lies” by Birdy - an emotional journey you won’t forget
Birdy is an incredibly talented and internationally recognized 20-year-old British artist that has won the Female Solo Artist International…
35xxxv (Deluxe Edition)
The Perfect Album For My Constant Mood Swings
Ahora que estoy contando los días hasta que veo a estos chicos realizan aquí en mi país, pensé que sería conveniente revisar…
Sprite Fountain
The Ruby Suns - McPhun Is Still Having Fun
The Ruby Suns can either be a shifting conglomerate or just Ryan McPhun, a guy around whom the whole band and its musical idea revolve around. That…
Vessels
From Dust To Dust
Melodic Death metal is in a rut nowadays; numerous bands are playing it, and just a handful of them can be called original, quality ones, ones that…
In Motion
Jimkata: In Motion
Ithaca electronic rock trio Jimkata will released In Motion, their third full-length album and sixth release overall, in February 2016. In Motion is…
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…
A Little Death
My Jerusalem: Post-Punkers Have Finally Made A Hit Rock Album
My Jerusalem is a band who caught music world’s attention instantly. Founder Jeff Klein had played with The Twilight Singers and The Gutter Twins…
Dedicated To Bobby Jameson
Missunderstood Artist - Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink (Ariel Marcus Rosenberg) decided to dedicate his eleventh studio album to unfortunate pop musician Bobby Jameson, which can be concluded…
Oczy Mlody
The Flame Of The Flaming Lips Is Still Strong
When you have sixteen albums in your discography, three Grammys and records that shaped a generation of listeners, no one expects you to deliver…
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…
Devout
Devout
UK grime fixture Mr Mitch’s latest LP explores a pared-back sound. It feels polished and tactile, with themes of loyalty,…
SOUR SOUL
Ghostface Killah and BADBADNOTGOOD Sour Soul LP
I began listening to this album strictly because I saw that BadBadNotGood was making the beats. BadBadNotGood is a improvisational, hip-hop…
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…
Testify Love
Ava Cherry Coming Back With “Testify Love”
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the next witness to take the stand and provide testimony is Ava Cherry, with “Testify Love”.…
Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne / Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne are an interesting experimental psychedelic rock band from Portland, Oregon. They have released three full-length albums so…
Air
Infuriatingly positive
Blackgaze, Post black metal, hipster black, or whatever you’re going to call it became one of the most prominent metal genres during the…
Integrity
Tom Harrel and The Art of Improv
Fantastic, legendary trumpet player Tom Harrel continues to prove that it's possible to create masterpieces even when you are in your…
Sketches Of Brunswick East
Sketches of Brunswick East Confirm King Gizzard's Status
Just when you think that King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard got stuck on psychedelic rock and progressive hard rock, using recursive motives, the most…
Mexico
GusGus: Mexico
Having started out nearly 20 years ago as a 12-strong Icelandic art collective creating techno tinged trip-hop and arty electronica, GusGus have…
Volver
Benjamin Biolay - Here We Go Again
Yes, you could say that! You see, Volver the name of the new album from Benjamin Biolay, a big name on the French music scene, could be translated in…
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 -…
Dave Keegan
Dave Keegan - Dave who?
When you get caught into a music style (or quite a few of them) when you’re younger, they seem to stay with you forever. Psychedelic pop,…
We All Want The Same Things
How to Identify With Craig Finn
Although he is not the biggest singer songwriter of his generation, Craig Finn is certainly the best rock storyteller whose main preoccupation are…
Outcasts (DEMOS)
Savant Shares Outcasts
Aleksander Vinter is excited to release Savant - Outcasts today, a 4-CD anthology of new and unreleased material, VIP mixes, demos and more to…
Not To Disappear
A Step Too Far
Music for me has always been about hearing the emotion in a track. This is why I think that the majority of my music taste has been labelled as&…
Sounds Good Feels Good
Not another “boy band”
The boys from down under are back! And they have turned into fine, young men. I'm not quite sure if that is a good thing, though. I feel like I&#…
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…
Here Lies Man
Black Sabbath in Africa?
Wonder what would have happened if someone sent Black Sabbath to study polyrhythms in Africa back in the seventies? Can you imagine the fusion…
IN DREAM
Editors Have Kunst and They Are Not Afraid To Use It
When their debut album The Black Room was released in 2005, it represented a true revolution of post-punk. Editors became a band everyone was taking…
Brigid Mae Power
Power To Brigid
Many who would see that this self-titled album by Brigid May Power came out on the acoustic guitar-oriented label Tompkins Square will be mightily…
Notilus
You Will Thank Me For Notilus
There is no greater happiness than when you find a band whose album is constantly on repeat, while you are simultaniously aware of its brilliance and…
Scream
Enter Michael Jackson's Halloween
With Halloween coming around the corner, the Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music couldn’t resist releasing a new album with a scary theme…
Schmilco
Wilco Plays It Safe
After ambitious art phases, run by gut and fueled by and emotion, artistic process usually comes to the point of homeostasis. It is not a bad phase…
The Centre Cannot Hold
Is Ben Frost a Poser?
If you are composer and producer from Australia, but you create your music in Island, I guess you are bound to presenting outstanding art. Ben Frost…
Vengase I
The Rawayana surprise us with a trailer for Trippy Caribbean
It is an incredible emotion felt by all the faithful listeners Rawayana to learn that less and less needed for the release of her third album Trippy…
Love & Darkness
Israeli Folk
Noa Bentor is a pretty unfamiliar name on the scene. Last year, she released her debut Love and Darkness and even though she is not yet respected,…
A Crow Looked at Me
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me (Review)
“Death is real, someone’s there, and then they’re not”, echoes the beginning of Mount Eerie’s latest and long awaited album since his wife’s passing…
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…
7
A Track by Track Review - Seal’s 7
Boy, has this been a crazy month for album releases. It felt like the 90s again with everyone from The Corrs, Nick Carter, to Enya and Bjork releasing…
The Beatles (Remastered)
#tbt The Beatles - White Album
Good boys The Beatles were anything but good on White album. Maraton recordings, changed in collaborators, departure of members, breaking of the band&…
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…
The Sky Is A Neighborhood
The Sky Is A Neighborhood by Foo Fighters already has a video clip
Foo Fighters has been doing a good job on a musical level lately, it has been one of the groupings of the '90s that have coupled well to the…
Just As I Am
Timeless
This is a considerably daunting album to review. As I’ve revisited this album, I’ve recognised elements of it in so many different…
So Proud
#tbt - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
In a mature phase or their lives, many artists return to what inspired them when they were young. Bob Dylan would turn to the 30s and 40s of the past…
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…
Exodus
The Great Exodus by Bob Marley and The Wailers
Éxodo de Bob Marley marca su regreso a la música después de su intento de asesinato en Jamaica. Es un álbum de reggae más…
The Hunted
Watch 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Trailer feat. The Hunted by Snow Ghosts
'The Hunted' is out now, accompanied by a new re-worked version and a remix by Malcolm Axel. Tracklisting: 1. The Hunted (Apocalypse Version)2…
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…
Ripe Dreams, Pipe Dreams (Deluxe Edition)
Cameron Avery - Garage Crooner?
It must be something in the water. Australian drinking water. Otherwise, how would acclaimed psych, garage, blues, alternative singers like Nick Cave,…
Good Luck Have Fun
Mother Falcon Takes Flight
Good Luck Have Fun - Mother Falcon 3rd album released October 9, 2015 on Universal Music Classics Overall rating: 10/10 Mother Falcon is a…
Live At The Troubadour
Live at The Troubadour: Paying Homage to an Iconic Venue
The Troubadour is a highly regarded music venue located in West Hollywood, California that was opened by Doug Weston in 1957. This venue was so…
Roll With The Punches
Van Morrison May Not Deliver Masterpieces Anymore, But Who Cares, It's Still Good
Diligent ants are rarity in the history of rock. Neil Young, maybe Bob Dylan and Van Morrison were one of the few who marked each decade after 60s…
Helios / Erebus
A Clash Between Two Shades Of Gray
God Is An Astronaut were at their peak around five or six years ago, the last mind-blowing record I remember was their fifth, self-titled album. Far…
The Altar
Repetitive Banks
Couple of years ago, Banks represented one of those artists who were an inspiration to the younger hipster generation. Her alternative pop…
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…
Superchunk
Superchunk
It’s a blast to remember how versatile Superchunk are on their newly-reissued 1990 debut. It features all the embryonic styles of their power-pop-punk…
Heartworms
Lukewarm Return Of The Shins
James Mercer and his crew came back with the new material. I say crew on purpose as the members have completely changed since the last…
Low
David Bowie - Low
Now I have never been a huge admirer of most of David Bowie's work, but this particular album alongside Diamond Dogs are still two memorable…
Shockwave Supernova
God Plays Guitar
Hay una cosa que necesita saber: Dios toca la guitarra. Su nombre es Joe Satriani y este año lanzó su 15º álbum de estudio. Vamos…
A Wonderful Seed
Mysterious Ms. Sandoval Reappears, Again
So, Hope Sandoval and her mystery are back with us again. It has been 26 years since she first appeared along with former Rain Parade co-leader David…
Vagabundo
Dos Décadas del Influyente Vagabundo Creado Por Robi Draco Rosa
Hace 20 años se gestó una de los diamantes musicales más importante de la era del rock alternativo en españ…
Sourvein / Will To Mangle
Sourvein - Will To Mangle
Sourvein are one of the best stoner doom/sludge/southern metal bands of all time in my book, and their album ''Will To Mangle'' is…
Once Once
THE surprising border music of The Chamanas
Eleven. Eleven are Latin rhythms, Mexican pop of the decade of the 70's, huapango, ranchera, synth pop and electronic music, a mixture The…
Porgy
Great entrance: 'Porgy' by Labyrinth Lounge a Stunning Debut
Labyrinth Lounge is a high energy and quite a lot closer to jazz with a terrific funk and hyper-Gershwin Broadway vibe laced throughout it. Vocalist…
Chasing an Illusion
Chasing Illusion
Sorrowful lyrics against spirited playing create a magical crux on the experimental singer-songwriter’s latest, a powerfully maternal and spiritually…
Thinkin Out Loud
Thinking Out Loud First Impressions
This girl never stops impressing, that`s for sure. Young, but only by numbers, this smashing sunshine of vocal enchantress, Ms.…
Walk Between Worlds
Simple Minds Do Not Complicate It
Simple Minds have released their 18th studio album, and just when no one except for hardcore fans did not expect anything besides formulaic music,…
The Devil's Walk
The Brilliant Electronic Apparatus of Apparat
I don’t remember that there was ever a more beautiful cover art than the one for the Apparat’s album The Devil’s Walk,…
Voyager
Wings Approved
MUSIC REVIEWS 51 I am in love. It is not an immutable love, but it is surprising and powerful. The song Six Years and a Day will be…
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…
American Band
The Most Candid American Band
There are not much bands with a discography that is competitive enough to beat the description of Drive By Truckers: American Band. Over…
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…
The Search for Everything
The Search For Everything
John Mayer suffers simultaneously from an excess of taste and an oblivious lack of it. It makes his seventh studio album neither sensitive nor scuzzy,…
HOPELESSNESS
Kudos To Anohni
In the middle of anti-LGBT speeches and North Carolina’s controversial bathroom bill, here comes the record from the artist who represents…
Wild Light
65daysofstatic
What would we do without postmodernism is one thing. What would artists do without is it more important question to ask. Just as postmodernism has…
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…
Last Chance
My Take on A Killer’s Confession’s “Last Chance”
Back with a nationwide press campaign and radio campaign renowned metal music maker Waylon Reavis is making a bid for a second wind in his storied…
Lions
Crowes and Lions
The Black Crowes were among the first artists in the nineties to embrace the retro sound and looks without hesitation. They simply looked like, let’s…
Dodge and Burn
Jack White's Dirty Gothic Blues
From all Jack White’s project, it seems to me that The Dead Weather has the most freedom and maybe that is its main problem. Horehound and…
Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied (Deluxe Version)
Rock n' Roll Circus
Some bands are fundamentally good. Some put fun and mental in fundamental. Scottish trio called The Fratellis is incredibly cute group of talented…
Kindly Now
Keaton Henson Laid Bare
After some consideration, I realised that Keaton Henson’s Kindly Now is most definitely one of my favourite albums of the year. It…
channel ORANGE
Three Years Later: Channel Orange
At the forefront of R&B’s shift to moody, provocative, narrative-driven soundscapes stands Frank Ocean, one of contemporary music&…
Dead Ringers
Horseback - Dead Ringers
Horseback are a pretty well-known psychedelic rock/doom/stoner rock band from North Carolina. They have released quite a few great albums through the…
In An Aeroplane Over The Sea
Discovering Neutral Milk Hotel
I realise I’m doing this completely the wrong way around, but I really enjoy discovering older music and identifying the newer music it has influenced…
Music From Siesta
Stay Cool! Miles...
Summer is coming! Actually, summer came in Macedonia a week ago. With temperatures over 30°C (86 °F) afternoons are already becoming…
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…
Pacific Daydream
Infantile Weezer
There are two types of Weezer albums: those that have name and then those that don't have a name so we have to recognize them by their color. All…
De Bach A Los Beatles
The Beatles in the Style of JS Bach?
Rearranging pop tunes for orchestra is such a common occurrence. One of the bands that many composers have tried to arrange their music for is The…
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…
Minx
Minx
I love underground music, and Anna Kitten Pie is my current favorite band. And Minx is their best album to date. Popularity is the kiss of death. Once…
Tara Jane O'neil
Tara Jane O'Neil - Eighth Time Like The First Time
No big mystery or innuendo in the title above. Just the fact that Tara Jane O’Neil has decided to go the self-titled route only for her eighth&…
Fierce Mercy (Deluxe Edition)
Colin Hay Might Be Australia's Most Prolific Musician
Fierce Mercy is the 13th album by an Australian musician Colin Hay. Wow, that sounds like a really prolific artist, doesn’t it? Still, it…
III:Trauma
A Rather Dull Experience
Another take on now hugely popular post black metal genre is in front of us, and it seems blackgaze slowly starts to develop a vicious condition known…
All Night Long
Rochelle's catchy All Night Long
When Rochelle first entered the Dutch music scene, she seemed set to be our very own Beyoncé. She first got noticed after winning the…
Acoustic
Acoustic Simple Minds
lSimple Minds have long been imprisoned in the maze of their own discography. After they resented the 80s during the decade they became famous (90s),…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
The grey areas of John Legend
I think, out of all the R&B artists out there today, John Legend would have to be the best role model you can find. I'm not a fan. I don&#…
New Bermuda
Deafheaven New Bermuda
The California-native, black metal innovators, released their 3rd full-length album entitled on October 2nd, 2015.New Bermuda Deafheaven has the…
Body Cults
Narcosatanicos - Body Cults
The Danish noise-rock/psychedelic rock band Narcosatanicos came out with a new album a short while ago via Bad Afro Records. Their previous self-…
Triangular III
Aggregate Prime Is The Sh**
In jazz dictionary of Ralph Peterson lies that he is a professor on Berkley, percussionist and trumpet player. Nowadays, experienced New Yorker is…
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…
Future Echoes
Confusion That Leads to The Right Trail
Magazines like the British music monthlies “Uncut” and “Mojo” have a tradition of including a music CD since their inception. Usually, whether it is…
Slowdive
Slowdive Return After 20 Year Sabatical
During the first half of the 90s, British collective Slowdive established as one of the most prominent shoegaze bands, leaving three classics behind…
50th Anniversary Collection
#tbt (sort of) : Neil Diamond 50th Anniversary Collection
Urge Overkill, UB 40, Barbra Streisand, Monkees, Johnny Cash. What is a common denominator for this musicians? Well, they have all covered at least…
Head Carrier
Pixies, The Ancestors of Grunge, Make A Strong Return
Everything Pixies created between 1986 and 1993 instantly became an anachronism. The music of this cult band had an enormous impact on the development…
Still Testifying
My Darling Clementine - Keep On Testifying
It seems they’re a good time in putting out good Americana sounds. This time from the other side of the pond and a duo that represents some of the…
Rosewood Almanac
Will Stratton IIs An Inspiration For Anyone Struggling With Cancer
Rosewood Almanac is the sixth studio album by Will Stratton, musician currently residing in New York. Will studied philosophy for a short while before…
Dookie
Dookie
From its humble roots in the Bay Area punk scene to its massive hooks, Dookie has become one of the greatest teenage…
Blood
Lianne La Havas's Vibe Is Unstoppable In Her Second Studio Album Blood
Lianne La Havas's Vibe is Unstoppable in her Second Album The girl who captured everybody's attention since her debut album Is Your Love Big…
Trap Or Die 3
Album Roll Out : Jeezy Trap Or Die 3
Trap Lord Young Jeezy, nowdays just Jeezy decided to Trap on us for the third time, droppin his latest…
CHANGE
Ella Mai Change Album Review
It may seem that time is sometimes simply relative, but when it comes to specific Time, from February 15th, the essense is much…
2gether
Too much electro-pop and jazz
I was having one of those humdrum weekends, where I do nothing but lie in my bed, binge-watch movies and TV series, eat, sleep, browse Facebook and…
Carrie & Lowell
Reflections on Sufjan Steven's Latest Offering
It’s finally time to talk about what has been described as Sufjan Stevens’ most personal album to date. The mysterious, melancholy man behind the…
Modern Pressure
Daniel Romano - Dylan Revisited
It would be hard to say that Daniel Roman has returned. The guy simply has not left. Saying that this guy is a musical shape-shifter would e an…
Hounds Tooth
Dope Lemon is Neither Dope Nor Lemon
Australian singer/songwriter Angus Stone has been around for a while and either in the duo with his sister Julia or under his own name he has been…
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…
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…
VOID
Bizarre Sludge
If you type grime on Google, first results are probably going to be related to British music genre. Anyhow, this is a completely opposite story except…
Loud Hailer
Jeff Beck's Critic Of Today's Society
Although he is 72 years old, Jeff Beck still does not think he should retire his guitar, which he proves with his newest release titled Loud Haller.…
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 “…
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…
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…
Sound the Alarm
Less Than Jake Sound More Than Alarming
Ska punk boys from Florida known as Less Than Jake have once again skillfuly intersected downtempo ska rhythyms, midtempo punk=rock and…
Atleta del Sonido
Bostas Brain Presents: ''Sound Athlete''
Luis Quintero, better known musically as BostasBrain , is Venezuelan composer of rap. Brain has become a leader and pioneer of the movement, flow…
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
J. S. Bach: You Are Alone
The Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, composed by JS Bach, are quite significant in the world of any violinist. An integral part of a violinist&…
Stardom
Pushing the Right Buttons
Uncovering an international band is equivalent to finding your long lost twin. If that is too overly melodramatic, well that's how it feels. Lust…
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…
Map to the Stars
Laidback Pyschedelia
Lo-fi bedroom pop band Ducktails recently released Map To The Stars, the first taste of their upcoming sixth album Jersey Devil (and…
Half Truth
No half truths about good music
With his grey hair, Michael McDonald, already seemed like he was around in music for a long time, when I liked his songs in the 80s. His duet with…
Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)
When Shakira dyed her hair blonde.
Although hair color has nothing to do with talent, part of the image of an artist. Shakira is undoubtedly one of the most famous Latin American…
The Trip
Wistful Wanderlust
Like Porches' Car, Still Corners' The Trip explores the promise of travel and the desire to escape. The Trip is more one-…
Hello
We've been waiting for Adele for three years!
After a pause of three years, finally Adele has given us something to look forward to, Hello. Hello is taken from the new album coming out on 20th…
Lust for Life (with The Weeknd)
Newfound Optimism
Fans have never had to look to hard to find the melancholy, fatalism and nihilism in Lana Del Rey’s many, many songs about doomed love (with…
Hands
Quirky Sonic Perfection
The outfit's airy vocals – courtesy of Phoebe Baker and Lou James – and pristine harmonizing have earned Alpine global acclaim…
western kids
Love of Excess
Hippo Campus is no stranger to the indie scene and their first full album, landmark, opens to mostly positive reviews. western kids, the seventh track…
Better Love
Brit-Pop at its finest
Despite her sophomore album being pushed back to a February release, Foxes has just released its second official single, Better Love. It&…
Hard Believer
A True Milestone of Modern Blues
I personally prefer listening to albums – it gives me a wider perspective on musicians’ aesthetic visions. I was raised in the era…
Beautiful Hell
Adna Challenges Expectation With Beautiful Hell
I'd like to issue out a statement Adna is a singer-songwriter who will move you. If tears start to roll out or if apathy decides to descend from…
Let My Baby Stay
Hypnotic Appeal
Amandla Stenberg may only be 18 years old, but she has already proven herself to be a woman of many, many talents. After demonstrating her…
Incapable
Keyshia's very capable
There’s something about when current day R&B singers take on an old retro soul sound in their ballads. I have always had a major weak for…
Dangerous Woman
Dangerous Women in all its Versions
A couple of weeks share this way the official launch of the first single from the new album Ariana Grande study entitled Dangerous Woman. A week…
Ghost
“Ghost” by Ella Henderson
Henderson's powerful voice, personal lyrics, and stylish look inspired by the vintage fashion with which she had been enchanted since childhood,…
Leon
Give My Heart A Break
The Japanese House, otherwise known as Amber Bain, whose choice of stage name comes with an equally interesting story that blurs the lines between…
Sign of the Times
When the music matches the look
It’s often been said that Harry Styles looks a little like Mick Jagger. In the picture of boyband One Direction, he definitely seemed a bit out of…
Tonya Harding (In D major)
Sufjan Stevens' Tonya Harding Paints the 90s Olympics Figure Skating Scandal in Elegiac Terms
Detroit singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens’ website succinctly describes his unusual artistry: &…
Lush Life
Zara Larsson uncovers her lush life
When you hear the song “Lush Life”, you can’t deny you’re thinking you’re listening to a new Rihanna…
Dipped-in-Blue
Vector_Xing: Dipped In Blue
Comprising of LA born Stevan Cablayan (vocals) and London born Cameron McLain (instruments), Vector_XING create soul and…
XXXO
M.I.A. Is Not Your Pin-up Girl
I recently came across some interesting opinion pieces by Noisey writer Kat George, each detailing her appreciation for pop stars…
The Ballad Of Mona Lisa
Da Vinci’s great artwork “Mona Lisa”
This is the first single by Rock band Panic at the Disco's third album, Vices & Virtues. The song was released on February 1,…
El Mismo Sol
Under the Same Sun by Alvaro Soler
As its catchy chorus says, we are all under the same sun, only it gives them some brighter than others. This young Spanish artist of 24 years…
Dreams Tonite
Alvvays Time Travel to Expo ’67 with Dreams Tonite MV
Canadian dream-and-jangle pop quartet Alvvays’s recently released sophomore album Antisocialites (2017) has received critical acclaim,…
Mango Tree
Mango Lemonade
If artists would make you read song lyrics before you could actually listen to their music, you would probably hum Mango Tree with previous harmony-…
Because I’m Me
Because I'm Me, The Avalanches Give Their Best
Even after pointing a finger and making fun at their own long hiatus between albums, The Avalanches are a part of a small group of musicians who…
Caught In Time, So Far Away
Nocturnal Nostalgia
Canadian dream-pop duo You'll Never Get to Heaven's (Chuck Blazevic and Alice Hansen) ghostly EP Adorn (2014) bears some…
Silver Lining
Of Gold and Silver
Silver Lining, the first track from LA alt-rock band Rilo Kiley's (Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock) fourth album&…
Detox
Detox Too Good
I know I know, you're probably saying, but Aaron, you just wrote an article about Skepta last week! You'd be correct by saying this, however I…
How Deep Is Your Love
EDM In A New Dimension
You know what? I never truly listened to electronic music because when I hear the “toot toot” and the “teet teet&…
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…
My Smile Is Extinct
Youthful Melodrama
“My Smile Is Extinct is the second track from New Zealand singer-guitarist Kane Strang’s sophomore album Two…
Let Go
Alex Maxwell Trades Tears for Strength on Let Go
Alex Maxwell, a young singer-songwriter who happens to be the first British artist signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, has two…
Major Tom
Hard-hitting American dramas want you to like this song
Whoever has seen both shows can agree that Breaking Bad and The Americans are two of the best dramas of the last ten years. Both shows are firmly…
Split Stones
Maggie Rogers' Split Stones: A 'Parting Gift' to Fans
After nine months of touring across North America and Europe, Maryland singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers is ready to close the chapter on her well-…
I Don't Wanna Dance
Jumpy Defeatism
Like Scissor Sisters' I Don't Feel Like Dancin', Nashville indie quartet COIN's (Chase Lawrence, Ryan…
Magangué
Sidestepper's Theatrical Jungle
Richard Blair recently reassembled Sidestepper from his home in La Candelaria in Bogota. He took it easy and abandoned all the beats , loops and…
#WHERESTHELOVE
Where is the love?
How to forget the song that launched to stardom this band so unique, a video that was identified with a question mark and a very special question,…
Glow Like Dat
Rich Chigga and the Age-Old Appreciation vs Appropriation Question
Like Iggy Azalea in 2014, Rich Chigga (Chinese-Indonesian teenager Brian Imanuel) has earned himself a Forbes profile that charts his trajectory as…
Moneda
Prince Royce joins Gerardo Ortiz in a new theme
Friday was officially released the video for the new theme Prince Royce, which bears the title currency is the third single from the new album of the…
Funeral Pyre
Phantogram's Phantasmagoric Elegy
Nearly a year after its release, Phantogram’s Three (2016) offers viewers with a final music video to accompany its dark, brooding and grief…
This Is The Last Time
Optimistic Despair
Since its inception in 1999 in Ohio, indie rock band The National has been a living example of the importance of persistence and perseverance. As…
Ain't Nothing Changed
Listen to the Change
'Ain't Nothing Changed' by Loyle Carner happens to be a highly under-rated artist. Keeping that in mind, Loyle Carner twists and glues his…
I Have Been to the Mountain
Harrowing Injustice
“‘I Have Been To The Mountain’ is a song for those struck down by the hands of evil – senseless killings which…
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…
Down Daddy Down
Anouk is down with R&B
I wonder if everyone runs into this. Let me just check: Do you have a famous singer, rapper, celebrity you would just love to hate, but then they go…
Fifteen Minutes
Garage Punk In Your Face
Why is there not a punk genre label? So for now, Mike Krol will head towards alternative when truly Mike Krol addresses and could care less about your…
Starboy
Testing out The Weeknd
Last week, The Weeknd released his new single, Starboy. If that alone didn't excite you, the fact that it's a collaboration with Daft Punk…
Statuette
Ecofeminist Bossa Nova
“Statuette” is the third glimpse of Metric/Broken Social Scene singer Emily Haines’ sophomore album Choir of the Mind under the Emily Haines &…
This One's For You (feat. Zara Larsson) - Official Song UEFA EURO 2016
Maybe this one's for you
When you ask a DJ to deliver the leading track for your sports event, you can prepare to receive a dance anthem bound to make any sold out stadium…
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…
A Change Of Heart
Realism For A Change Of Heart
How does one dispense another's affection without breaking their spirit? The 1975 may have the answer in their recently released music video for &…
What Do You Mean? - Acoustic
Am I a Belieber?!
First things first. I am NOT a Belieber. I never was... but after listening to the acoustic version of this song, I cannot say I never will. I did say…
Deluca
Impressed With The Empress
As delicate as the vocals from Ruby Empress are, they tempt us into a nether realm populated with flowers, classy pop stars and heart shaped…
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…
Lost On You
Discovery of Lost On You
I was visiting a friend of mine in Osijek, Croatia. We were just having our second glass of wine, getting ready to leave the house for a bit of fun in…
Adiós
La Toma also bets on the bolero
Decision is not all you hear on his records, his power lies in vivo. Its ability to explore and expose different rhythms, makes him one of the most…
Makeba
Techno-Tribal World Pop
“I like to be spontaneous when I make music. I begin with beats or drums, because that’s what moves me and if I find a sound that…
Try Everything - De
The Try Everything video is here!
Today the video for Try Everything Sountrack New Zootopia Disney film, played by Shakira premiered barranquillera. A song with a motivational message…
Cave Me In
R&B Looks East
After earning critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination (Best Urban Contemporary Album) for his debut album Ology (2016), Maryland singer-…
Hello
Adele's Hello reaches #1 on the North American charts.
Hello it is the first single from the latest album-length 25 from British singer Adele, and has already broken numerous records positioning in number…
Simple Song
A Simple Song Indeed
I was recently asked to perform Simple Song by The Shins as the bride at an upcoming wedding walks down the aisle. Although I am well acquainted with…
First Time He Kissed a Boy
Transcending Homophobia
Danish electropop trio Kadie Elder's First Time He Kissed a Boy seemed like a timely song to review, given the recent Orlando shootings …
Damned Eye See
Chelou’s Damned Eye See: Exquisite Cynicism
“Sure you've been having fun/ At my expense/ Time is a loaded gun and I'm on the fence”: North London-based singer-songwriter Chelou…
Crash
Usher surprises with two releases in one week
The famous R & B singer Usher in the summer of this year will be premiering which would be his eighth album which called Flawed, which comes…
YO! MY SAINT - Film Version
Karen O., Michael Kiwanuka and KENZO Collaborate on “YO! MY SAINT: A Cinematic and Stylish Melodrama
Two muses, one artist in love. This is the basic plot of French luxury house KENZO's 2018 Spring/Summer campaign film: a seamless blend…
Show Me How
Men I Trust Find a Calm Reassurance in an Asymmetrical Relationship in Show Me How
Montreal indie-dance/trip-hop trio Men I Trust (vocalist/guitarist Emma Proulx, guitarist Jessy Caron and pianist Dragos Chiriac) have perfected their…
Hard Girls
Femme Rock-Pop
Hard Girls is the first track from Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall's fifth album Kin (2016), which explores a very different…
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…
Para Siempre... Tal Vez
Forever Maybe one day after its premiere
Forever Maybe is the new song that brings the romantic duo without flag on their official Facebook page have let us know that February 5 will be the…
Electric Indigo
The Electric Feat of Electric Indigo
At first listen The Paper Kites have a familiar sonic sound...although similar to The 1975. The Paper Kites do offer a difference in…
Only For You
Rock Your Heart Out
'Only For You' is a track off American blues rock band Heartless Bastards' fourth studio album Arrow (2012),…
Gold Lion
Songs that started it all: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gold Lion
Usually getting into a band is a conscious choice for me. If I come across great reviews of singles, shows, and albums, like anybody, it would get my…
Flip and Rewind (feat. Rashida Jones)
Time to reminisce
As the daughter of Quincy Jones, she’s mainly known as an actress, but she does sing too. So, how come you didn’t know that about…
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…
Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)
Enjoy Chicano Batman's Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm) ahead of March release of Freedom is Free
Chicano Batman came out of L.A.; four young men in vintage formalwear, playing songs that blended Brazilian Tropicalía…
Move
Urgent Locomotion
Move, the first track from LA indie pop quartet Saint Motel's (lead vocalist, guitarist and piano player A/J Jackson, lead guitarist Aaron Sharp,…
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…
Shadow - Radio Edit
A Lynchian Atmosphere
Dear Tommy, Chromatics' highly anticipated fifth album, is still nowhere in sight despite all the recent musical activity from Johnny…
Baby
Gothic Sultriness
Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi’s (Valerie Teicher) critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space (…
Twentytwo
Sunflower Bean's “Twentytwo”: Perseverance Against a Pessimistic View of Adulthood
Why is it about turning 22 that seems to inspire so many musicians? The alliteration? The one-year anniversary of turning into an adult?…
I Love You But I'm Lost
Tears For Fears' I Love You But I'm Lost Revives the Epic Melancholy of the '80s
In June 2009, TIME paid tribute to the 20 key world events of 1989 which had collectively characterized it as “one of those years that the world…
Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ)
A drop of cold water
It was to be expected. Once the collaboration between Major Lazer and Justin Bieber was announced, everybody already knew it was going to be a hit.…
Rings
Kap Those Rings Up!
2017 just got richer for another smash Trap banger! Young fire Kap G is raising the bar with every new drop made.…
Teenage Bigstar
The Junior League Impress with New Video
The Junior League is back at it again with a stunning new single ansd video in tow. Sharing today the catchy new piece Teenage Bigstar, we…
So Lillies
Of Lilies and Violet Grace
Five years after being released on Californian avant-garde electronic singer-songwriter Julia Holter's critically acclaimed debut…
Cold
The Surreal Aptness of Seeing Rich Brian as an Olympic Figure Skater in the Cold MV
As a certain calculative pop star once sang, it's all in the timing. Rich Brian's cinematic turn as an Olympic figure skater - while seemingly…
Drinkin'
JMSN Discovers A Soulful Drink
Given that Drinkin is a recent release the song graces a soulful quality equal to years past where songs have gained that lifetime association. Since…
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…
drink i'm sippin on
Yaeji Explores the Menace in the Mundane with Drink I'm Sippin On
Like fellow 88rising label-mate Rich Chigga, Brooklyn-via-Seoul singer/producer Kathy ‘Yaeji’ Lee's music videos hits you with…
Wild Things
The Queen of the Uncool, Rebellious, Misfits
All hail, Alessia Cara! Staying close to her anti-social, introverted roots, Alessia Cara once again proved that being cool ain't all…
T.O.N.Y.
Classy Sass
I could make the argument that Solange (Knowles) deserves to be appreciated as an artist without being compared to her older sister Beyonc&…
Ingrata - En Vivo
Las Ingratas Mon Laferte and La Mariosoul cover Cafe Tacvba
The angelica band La Santa Cecilia , along with the Chilean Mon Laferte , just presented a live version of the classic theme Ingrata , original…
La Bala
Until it happens to you, you don't understand it
They say we should put ourselves in the other's shoes to understand, and this happens a lot with music. Until we feel a song, we do not…
Winners
Giddy Elation
New Jersey band Delicate Steve (which is led by multi-instrumentalist Steve Marion) was last heard from on Positive Force&…
Body Love
IDER Transforms Heartbreak Into Emotional Growth With Body Love
North London duo IDER (Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville) began gaining attention for their delectable brand of delicate,…
Pleasure And Pain
The Euphoria of Love and Life
There's a fine line between 'tasteful nudity' and 'sexploitation', but Danish quartet Lightwave Empire's music video for their…
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…
Last Night On Earth
Ouroboros Cosmos
Never underestimate duos beause Lemaitre are a singular until from Oslo, Norway. With influences ranging from Daft Punk, Justice, Deadmau5 and Cryatal…
Nice Night
Baroque Meanderings
Mass Gothic's Nice Night starts with an arresting restraint in Noel Heroux's melodious voice. A hint of ominousness hangs in the air…
The Boy With The Arab Strap
Longevity and Connection
I’ll be honest, I’m one of the latecomers when it comes to Belle and Sebastian. I should also confess that I discovered this song…
Never Be the Same
Can Camila Cabello Score a Continuity of Hits with “Never Be the Same”?
Ex-Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello days as a pop underdog are over. Her debut solo single Crying in the Club may have been lackluster,…
Black Magic
Fall In Love In This Black Magic
“Little Mix,” was originally known as “Rhythmix,”because the girls were forced to change their name in week…
Magallanes Sera Campeon
the eternal rivals
No. I do not like baseball in a frantic way, but in Venezuela is baseball tradition, something peculiar as the arepa, hallacas and mises, something…
A Sign
New music from my producer and Deyah
With the way my life is right now, I don’t get too much time to focus on my own music. One of the producers, almost painfully reminded me…
Something To Believe In
On The Wicked Side Of Belief
Young The Giant are coming back with boxing gloves on to take over the indie spectrum. This time around Young The Giant will release their third…
Trojans
Get You Out Of My Head
Can’t get you out of my head! Isn’t that what we all say when have that person stuck in our head, playing on an endless, looping reel? Well, Atlas…
It's Over
2 Mile Hill: Uncovered
Barbados superstars 2 Mile Hill have a long list of changes queued up for 2016: new music, US tour and a complete rebrand, to name a few. Formerly…
Makeshift Love
Good Charlotte Makeshift Love
Your favorite middle school pop-punk band is back! That’s right, this week Good Charlotte released they’re first song since 2010…
Every Kind Of Way
H.E.R. Makes Us Believe in Love Everyday With 'Every Kind Of Way'
Who doesn't love an anonymous artist? Well H.E.R. is that anonymous artist we can't help but want to know more about (of course). With vocals…
One Of Us
MUSICAL REALITY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE
Realitys seized the TV. Even MTV (Music TV) bases its entire programming Realitys Shows. MTV in its early days, was conceived as an exclusive…
Slacks
Feminine Willpower
‘I'm not yours, I'm mine. I tell you every time, you're walking a fine, fine line.’ Lyrics: Genius “Slacks”, an intricate 2014…
The Hills - Remix
The Weeknd opened the Stereo Picnic
A dark stage, cries of an expectant audience and Bogota night with a dry climate against all odds, were hit by an explosion of sound and red lights…
Inside Out
Shimmering Splendor
It seems excessive to produce two music videos for a single, but when the song is as excellent as Inside Out and you're a '…
Amor en el Aire (De
Children's songs? Part II
Children's songs or the first songs they hear the children are those bands that esucha one from tiny, and are the favorite of parents.…
WTF (Where They From) [feat. Pharrell Williams]
WTF MISSY?!
What the F are all these Hip Hop artists doing with all that money. THIS is how you do it! Two words: Missy Elliot. This…
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 &…
Mrs. Potato Head
A Song that Tackles Plastic Surgery
It’s not the first time songs took on social issues with finesse, but Melanie Martinez just got to a graphic and creative level with Mrs. Potato Head.…
Alaska
Maggie Rogers Leaves Us Stuck In Alaska
Maggie Rogers falls somewhere between pop, indie and dance. So properly classifying where the song-writers music should be placed is highly difficult…
Into Black
Abstract Sensuality
As Bust's Eliza C. Thompson has noted, What’s most impressive about the Portland-based band [Blouse] is their ability to pack…
Deja Vu
Leaving a Recurring Romance
A love song swirl seem to be the flavor you get with Jessica Lowndes song “Deja Vu”. It’s the situation of being in a…
Live In The Moment
Portugal. The Man's “Live in the Moment” Delivers Anthemic Vagueness
“Live in the Moment”, the third single from Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man’s eighth full-length album Woodstock (2017) has a…
Machine
The Horrors Take An Industrail Turn With Machine
The Horrors previous album Luminous released in May of 2014. Fast forward to 2017 where the band's fifth album titled V is due to be released in…
Change
Waiting for a change
While I'm writing this, I’m watching Croatian soccer fans throw fireworks onto the field where their team is actually in the…
Wolf
Poetic Obsession
Wolf is the penultimate track from Minneapolis-based indie rock trio Now, Now's second album Threads&…
She is Lost (Edit)
The Foreign Resort - She is Lost
Danish post-punk trio The Foreign Resort released their new single 'She is Lost' in April. This is the first song from the…
Pork Soda
Kooky Dysfunction
I heard a homeless man talking to someone once and say ‘pineapples are in my head.’ In retrospect, I’m pretty sure it…
Miracle Aligner
Go and Get ‘em Tiger
'Seductive' is the adjective that was used most often in describing The Last Shadow Puppets' (Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner,…
Bohemian Rhapsody - Remastered 2011
Never ending rhapsody
With the end of the year nearing, it is time for all kinds of lists. Lists of the best and the worst of 2016 have already reached my desk…
Birds
“Birds” Coldplay brings us their new video
Just a day of its release and the video for the British group has over half a million hits on youtube, this new single comes as the second single…
1000
N.E.R.D. and Future Deliver Electrifying Political Chaos With 1000
Swagger overshadowed political awareness on N. E. R. D. and Rihanna’s “Lemon” (tutorial No. 1); Pharrell Williams tips…
K.
Cigarettes After Sex Drives A Hopeful Melancholy
Besides the typical indie genre Cigarettes After Sex drift (literally) towards a more ambient soundscape. Take the latest single 'K.' for…
No Hard Feelings
Uplifting Poignancy
North Carolina folk rock quartet The Avett Brothers' (banjo-playing Scott Avett, guitarist Seth Avett, double bassist Bob Crawford and…
Oh Devil
Ominous Temptations
'Oh I know, oh I know/ same old thing, same old show': LA indietronica duo Electric Guest's Oh Devil acknowledges that it has the…
Please
Rhye's Androgynous Vulnerability
Gender-bending indie R&B act Rhye (Canadian vocalist Michael Milosh and Danish instrumentalist Robin Hannibal) recently released “…
Save My Soul
Just don't get hooked
A while ago, I drew a comparison, in an article on my own website, between Ke$ha and JoJo. Both, for completely different reasons, ended up being…
Working Class Heroes (Work)
Get your Next Cut with Cee Lo Green
Multi-talented superstar Cee Lo Green just released a brand new visual for his latest single Working Class Heroes (Work), …
Bibia Be Ye Ye
Ed Sheeran - Switching Styles but Still Keeping the Ed(ge)
It’s finally time we move over from the Latin rhythms and catchy hook lines of “Despacito”, because no matter how much we love good music - new music…
In The Shade
The Perfect Song for the Summer
The summer might be over (at least for those in the Northern Hemisphere), but I couldn't resist writing about this brilliant gem of a song that…
Bonbon - English Version
Not Wasted For Once
Era Istrefi is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and her hit Bonbon is a simple, yet tasteful take on the sins and pleasures of temptation. The review will…
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…
Can't Help Falling In Love - Recorded Live at Daytrotter
Can't Help Falling in Love with This and Other Things
It is an unavoidable fact that each established songwriter honed his or her craft by studying and rearranging the work of others. Most local pubs are…
Sins Of My Father
Take the sins down to the pond
When Tom Waits met his wife for the first time, I’m sure he never expected to be musically influenced by her that much, mostly because she&…
Hotline Bling
Cool Groove Hotline Bling
Almost all have heard it, and many love it! R&B music is one of the most listened genres especially of today’s pop culture. With its…
Voodoo Doll
So Above As Below
A part of me wants to write about the sinister qualitues administered on this track...however the other outstanding qualities need to be heard or read…
Little Dark Age
MGMT Recalibrates With Little Dark Age
'I grieve in stereo/ The stereo sounds strange': once-beloved collegiate electronic pop duo MGMT (Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben…
Renegade
Midnight - 4 am
Renegade is the second track from Melbourne-based indie folk rock quintet The Paper Kites' sophomore album twelvefour (2015).…
Move On
Vapor Trails
Move On is Tel-Aviv based electronic indie pop trio Garden City Movement's (Roi Avital on vocals, keyboards and guitar; Joe Saar on guitar,…
Gustavo Dudamel
US tour of the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela is canceled
It breaks my heart the cancellation of the tour by four American cities of the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. (1/4) - Gustavo Dudamel (@…
ZAYN
Zayn Malik heats the networks with his New Video
The former member of One Direction, brings his latest single called Pilowtalk, this would be the first single from his album Mind of Mine, which…
Purple Tone Flower
Catching Up With Mauricio Flores Sánchez from Purple Tone Flower
We got the opportunity to chat with Mauricio Flores Sánchez about his upcoming release We Will Fight For Us scheduled to hit all…
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Abner Malaty
It is like a process of, well, birth. It’s like being born very fast. Just imagine yourself inside of a human body. It’s dark and…
Flavio Rizzello
Wise beyond his years or age inappropriate?
This song appeared on my suggestion feed from Spotify and I just thought it was too funny to ignore. In the 80s Jermaine Stewart was a one hit wonder…
Hotel of the Laughing Tree
Interview: Hotel of the Laughing Tree Talk New Album
New York indie rock band Hotel of the Laughing Tree is a long-standing project that has gone through various line-up changes, been on and off labels,…
Cale Tyson
Cale Tyson Interview
Cale Tyson surprised us with news of his upcoming country soul debut album, recording this spring at FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. His two…
Lana Del Rey
Corona Capital was conquered
The most anticipated for fans of indie pop was when Lana del Rey hit the stage of Doritos Corona Capital Festival in which, besides interpreting hits…
Los Mesoneros
The Innkeepers premiere Sabana
Caracas band impeached in Mexico, Innkeepers, has just released a new single from his upcoming album nightfall, its first production since the debut…
Natalia Lafourcade
Natalia Lafourcade celebrates the triumph of Hasta la Raíz
I regretted not going. I should have gone!. That was the answer that the Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade addressed the AP news agency when asked…
Eli Lev
Eli Lev: An Artist to Remember
Eli Lev is an artist on the rise. With his newest release All Roads East, he is a musical mastermind. His folk-infused tunes go above and beyond to…
Gandalf
Different Style. Different Sound.
Gandalf were an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in New York. Originally called the Rahgoos, the group…
Taylor Swift
Several songs with the same meaning
FU Miley Cyrus, F * ck You Lilly Allen, So What? P! nk and Shake It Off Taylor Swift are Pop songs that although they have vocalists and totally…
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…
Akapellah
BEHIND THE CAMERA: Milky
Erick Zamalloa joins with Kevin Zambrano to form Z Directors project that stands out for guerrilla theater improvisation and video clips. The Milki…
The Beatles
The Top Five Albums of the 60's
Los años sesenta fueron probablemente la década más emocionante en el siglo pasado. Un pasado muchas cosas, entre las cuales la mú…
Nina Simone
Honorary Grammys for The Velvet Underground, Nina Simone and Sly Stone
This past Monday December 19, the Recording Academy announced that by 2017 the singer Nina Simone, Sly Stone and Tue Velvet Underground receive the…
Kygo
The closure of the Olympics will be in charge of Kygo
The Brazilian city of Rio will open doors to KYGO DJ and producer, who will be responsible for putting a good atmosphere at the ceremony that will…
Beck
A year late, Beck releases a clearly joyous new album
Singer Beck, a big name in the alternative rock world, announced Thursday that his new album will be released in October, with a delay of one year to…
Ballaké Sissoko
The music of Mali Vol.2 - The Kora
In the we talked about the griots (the jelis), their role in society, and their connection with music. Today we’re going to say something…
Carly Rae Jepsen
Boy Problems never sounded like so much fun
It’s been said many times. Carly Rae Jepsen was supposed to be a one hit wonder. In fact, she was set to become the ultimate one hit wonder…
Gaby Moreno
It went out, the new Gaby Moreno
Out it went the title of the latest video released by the Guatemalan singer Gaby Moreno, part of his new album titled Illusion. Also under the…
LCD Soundsystem
The return of LCD Soundsystem
After five years of separation, dance-punk band rejoins New York. So I confirm its star genius James Murphy, vocalist and leader of the group LCD…
Carpenter Brut
Carpenter Brut
Aesthetical Orgasm for cinematic music lovers – this is what I’m talking about. Nah, it’s just Aesthetical Orgasm in a…
Gran Rah
My reason: Gran Rah and Quique Neira
Sergio Miranda, known as Gran Rah, is a Chilean mc. He has released 7 albums and collaborated with renowned rappers like Urbanse, Rapper School,…
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch It’s time to remember the cult fetish mommy, the granny of sweat and truth, the monument. Let us beg for more! Only she can give…
Drake
Drake's dream night
The past Billboard Music Awards 2017 will be unforgettable for Drake and the music industry. The Canadian rapper was the most awarded at night with…
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven’s Piano Genius
Ludwig Van Beethoven is one of the greatest masters of the piano concerto. He has so much passion and so much gusto in writing for piano that came…
Jain
A New Generation of Music - Jain
I had a really interesting conversation with a friend of mine who works in animation in the film industry yesterday. My previous article featured Jain…
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams Returns to Despicable Me Soundtrack
For the continuation of the saga of My favorite villain , singer Pharrell Williams has included in the soundtrack several tracks and a new single…
Camilo Sesto
Camilo Sesto prepares to launch a song with a prayer from the Pope
Our father will be the title of the next issue that the Spanish singer Camilo Sesto presented to his followers. The announcement was made yesterday…
Lady Gaga
Honouring a Legend
David Bowie’s death came as a shock to everyone. The world mourned for the loss of a musical genius, a legend that will live on through his…
The Beatles
A short brief on The Beatles and their work in film
In the mid-60’s, well before the invention of music videos as we know them today, it was common practice for a band to capitalise on their…
Francisco Céspedes
Francisco Céspedes announces a concert in Puerto Rico for the month of June.
The Cuban singer and songwriter Francisco Céspedes will return in mid-June to Puerto Rico, where they will give a concert for which tickets are…
Chino & Nacho
Chino revealed the collaborators of the remix of Andas en mi Cabeza
Jesus Miranda, better known as Chino Chino and Nacho duo revealed through the social network Instagram reggaeton Don Omar and Wisin are chosen for…
Stevie Wonder
And sang to Mrs. Obama
To mark the departure of Barack Obama as President of the United States, host Jimmy Fallon had in his program to Michelle Obama, Stevie Wonder and…
Justin Timberlake
Can't Stop The Feeling! already have official video
When the music comes and we begin to feel in our bodies that pace we can not control, the only way to relax is getting carried away by it and just…
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw ‘Sundown Heaven Town’ (Deluxe Edition) – Album Review
It’s fair to say there was a lot of cautious anticipation leading up to the release of Tim McGraw’s latest album ‘Sundown Heaven Town’ in the country…
The Killers
Crown Capital Festival 2016
Mexico City is a great city that annually receives a considerable amount of musical artists from all over the world. All these experiences are thanks…
Gilberto Santa Rosa
A Guinness for the music of Gilberto Santa Rosa
As if they were few awards that the musician Gilberto Santa Rosa has received throughout his artistic life, a Guinness award adds. This time it is a…
Pharrell Williams
Pharrel Williams singing in Spanish
This is one of the attractions of the new video of J Balvin, '' Safari '', which was released Friday. The song was…
Charles Kelley
Charles Kelley Goes Solo
Charles Kelley is one of the three vocalists in the group Lady Antebellum, but he now has had a solo album out for a couple of months. It’s…
Tindersticks
Tindersticks
Oh, that velvet voice! When you hear a velvet voice you wanna wear it, don’t you? Of course, you do! It gives you coziness and pleasure like…
Serenata Guayanesa
45 years celebrate Guayanesa Serenade providing music
The Venezuelan group is celebrating Guayanesa Serenata: arrive at their 45 years of existence as a musical ensemble. First, they were announced…
Shakira
Shakira awarded the Davos Award.
Colombian singer Shakira will receive during the next World Economic Forum, held from 17 to 20 January in Davos (Switzerland), an award that…
The Cramps
Songs The Lord Taught Us
This is one of the greatest rock 'n' roll albums ever released. The Cramps don't pummel and you won't pogo. They throb... you'll…
Kanye West
Kanye West reportedly out of hospital
On 21 November, the controversial rapper Kanye West was hospitalized for his own health and safety, apparently due to exhaustion and sleep…
Foster The People
Foster The People Releases BitTorrent Bundle of New Songs
Trust Foster the People to do things no one else is thinking of. Thoughtful music, glorious Instagrams and random treats – this band just…
Placebo
Placebo
Don’t forget to be the way you are You are my Special K, my personal kind of drug and addiction. You are my pills and powders travelling in…
Steve Reich
Reich Dazzles With His Four Sections for Orchestra, Voices and Organ
The first four movements or sections of the piece showcase primarily the orchestra. Layer or Section One features a dazzling section of whole tone or…
Akapellah
Venezuelan rap is on the rise.
Without a doubt, Venezuela has been an incredible rise with respect to rap, being one of the genres in which we have more artists representing us.…
Thank God for Science
Thank God for Science
The Thoughts: Even trying to sum up thoughts about this album took way more than 50 words. So here we are. Buckle in for a short—and likely…
ANOHNI
Anohni's Woke Pop
After releasing eight albums with the chamber pop ensemble Antony and the Johnsons over the past two decades, Antony Hegarty embraced her identity as…
Corina Smith
Nah Nah Nah It's Logical What We Are
Although the original video of this song was what everyone expected, I like this Dance Video more than I show the passion not only for the music and…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey teams up with A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti
American singer Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, better known by her stage name as Lana Del Rey, released a new single along with the vocal collaboration…
Josh Taerk
Learning to Let Go with Josh Taerk
Josh Taerk unveils his new single today, Learning to Let Go. The follow up single to Rock n' Roll On, he brings another delightful and enticing…
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett Coming Out With New Album In September
I’ve discovered that I am a huge fan of Thomas Rhett. I find his music to be a ray of sunshine in the country music landscape. My favorites among his…
Los Hermanos Arellano
Miguel Arellano presents four songs on the networks
Venezuelan composer and singer Miguel Arellano presented on his digital platforms four themes of his authorship. These songs represent the beginning…
The Beatles
The Touch Of Imagination
In the bed, in the room, in the house, in the street, in the hood, in the city, in the district, in the country, in the universe…you are…
Prince
We bulk stream Prince's naughty stuff
servicios de streaming han abierto una visión completamente nueva en nuestro comportamiento de escucha. Si todos nos compramos CDs nadie sabr&#…
So-Cal Rocket Dynamics
So-Cal Rocket Dynamics Take Over the World
So-Cal Rocket Dynamics is a heavy neo rockabilly band from the Los Angeles Area. Thier catchy and aggressive sound was born in the west coast car…
Domino Saints
Domino Saints is going to premiere
Domino Saints is in full release, as they are just releasing their new album Rebels . This is now available for sale through digital platforms. In…
Grimes
5 Female Producers/Mix Engineers Who Are Setting The Music Scene On Fire
It’s no secret that women often don’t get enough credit for their work behind the scenes in the music industry other than for…
Mater Suspiria Vision
Drug Machine
So here it is – my extraordinary comeback in 2016. The head is full of darken and horrible thoughts. Memories and fears seem to be all…
Maluma
Maluma will sing in Venezuela with Sixto Rein
The next stop on the Colombian artist Maluma be in Venezuela. As part of his tour Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy singer will offer three concerts in different…
Jory Boy
Behind you Remix, official video
five months trots out this simple, hand of Dayme & The High producers, but it was not until the end of September they released the remix with…
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…
The Decemberists
January. Sharing it with everyone
At the very beginning of each year, I tell myself (I almost sing to myself) to remember how I can accomplish everything that I want because sky is the…
Bryce Jacobs
Interview With Random Tropical Paradise composer Bryce Jacobs
INTERVIEW: ‘Random Tropical Paradise’ Composer Bryce Jacobs The feature Random Tropical Paradise written and directed by Sanjeev Sirpal (Screw Cupid)…
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…
Camila Cabello
A Musical Telenovela Can Be A Feature Film
Latin America is popular for the Telenovela, a type of series that tells a love story with many difficulties. An ideal example is a series in the…
Niall Horan
Niall Horan debuts with Slow Hands
After the group One Direction is taken a break, the members have decided to take the initiative to make individual musical material; On this occasion…
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…
Lady Gaga
Together Lady Gaga and Elton John
These great artists gather this time for a great cause that is the development of a fashion collection for solidarity. This collection is called Love…
The Smiths
The Smiths will release two unreleased tracks on vinyl
A 7-inch vinyl. That will be the format will be broadcast two previously unreleased tracks from the British band The Smiths. So was announced the…
Jonas Blue
A tune to keep on driving for?
From the moment that I heard “Fast Car”, when Tracy Chapman released it in 1988, I’ve not only loved it, but I also…
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera prepares a new album
Attention fans of Sin Bandera! A new album is coming and we will surprise more than one. The group returned to the music scene after several years of…
Lindsey Stirling
“Brave Enough”—A Unique Swan Song
Songwriter Christina Perri and American violinist Lindsey Sterling team up to produce “Brave Enough”—a collection of…
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…
Sleepless In Seattle (Soundtrack)
Friday Night and Sleepless in Seattle
Sometimes my Fridays aren’t all about gigs or rushing out after a hard day’s work to catch up with buddies. There are those days…
Singapore Sling
Singapore Sling
Dizzy riffs are trying to glue another raining cold night. The night doesn’t need all this but it feels music makes her relax. Dirty guitars…
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&#…
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger wastes no time and becomes a father again
British idol of the 60's and 70's has become a father for the eighth time, and their 73-year-old, What a feat !. The news was…
Jean Carlos Canela
He sang Shorty He sang Viral
When an artist achieves a Hit, a popular song, as well as during my childhood it was the pump, as in my college days I was Baby Justin Bieber, these…
T. Hardy Morris
T. Hardy Morris Interview
T. Hardy Morris fronts Dead Confederate and is part of the indie rock supergroup, Diamond Rugs, but his latest solo album, Drownin’ On A…
Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks Shine On New Vinyl Re-Issues – Review
Shortly before I turned 14 years old, I asked a friend from California for suggestions of songs to download, to further my exploration of country…
Trey Songz
Tremaine Finally On The Way!
Trey Songz is releasing all of his sexiness again with long awaited seventh studio album titled Tremaine. Latest news…
Sampha
Sampha presents the video for “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano”
The British producer and musician Sampha prepares to officially present to the public its first album, Process which will be released next Friday 03…
Jason Derulo
Our First Year Kurrent Music LATAM
A week ago was the official anniversary, a year ago I joined this community and I close with this últi¿QUÉ WOULD BE DANCING WITHOUT…
Lyrica Anderson
Lyrica answers back!
The woman behind the golden fame pen. She writes for Bey, Tinashe, Jason Derulo, J Hud to name a few, and if that does not impress…
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Celebrates His 27th Birthday With New Audio Visual From “Starboy” Album
On 16 February was the 27th birthday of Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye, better known by his stage name as The Weeknd, which held giving a gift to his…
Juan Luis Guerra
The joy of living with Juan Luis Guerra
You can substitute the name of popular Dominican singer. But he, Juan Luis Guerra, has given us the highlights: Meringue with joy and love in the…
Bob Dylan
Dylan will pick up his Nobel in 2017.
Bob Dylan scheduled three concerts in Sweden in April 2017, which would give the singer a chance to collect the Nobel Prize for Literature after his…
MiMS
5 Emcees Who Had Hit Songs (and Albums) But Failed To Build Lasting Rap Careers
Sometimes musicians manage to release a song (or two) or an album which connects with music fans at large and becomes a hit. But unfortunately not all…
Santana
Announcing the new tour - Doobie Brothers
Attention music enthusiasts, Latin rock and blues fans and legendary guitar lovers! Get your ears ready to be seduced by the one and only Carlos…
David Bowie
A Letter to David Bowie
Dear David: When I first heard your brilliant new song “Lazarus”—before the video came out—I…
Technicolor Fabrics
Technicolor presents its single double track
The Venezuelan rock band Technicolor continues its tour of the music scene with the release of their new single, entitled Doble vía. The song…
Britney Spears
Britney Spears could perform at the 2017 Super Bowl
Britney Spears could be the next star to perform at halftime of Super Bowl next year. If so, the pop princess would be added to the long list of…
The Rolling Stones
Top 50 best singles 2016 according to Rolling Stone
Like the top 50 of the best albums of 2016, Rolling Stone, makes the top 50 of the best songs; one could say that is a long tradition that keeps the…
Tears For Fears
Creeps!
A few years ago, I wanted to start a tradition to release something out of character for myself, annually on Halloween. The idea emerged after I&…
One Direction
Travel On The Ship Music
Video clips do not escape the eagerness and imagination of man. Constantly in the cinema we talk about the future of something beyond the heavens, or…
Pablo Alborán
An innovated Pablo Alborán prepares his next album
One of the most successful Spanish singers in recent years is, without Pablo Alboran doubt. With thousands of fans in Latin America, this talented…
El Dúke
Do you stay or go with The Duke?
The Duke wants to become one of those singers that mark a before and after in urban music. The artist is currently promoting his song Te Quedas or Te…
Jean-Jacques Perrey
What happens that this story does not go out of style
Nick Lutsko
Comedy Gold: 'Swiftbizkit’s “Edgy, Sexy ‘n’ Cool”
Tennessean musician and comedian Nick Lutsko has clearly discovered a comedic goldmine. He recently followed up on his intriguing rendition of an…
Rush
The Hemisphere
Firm believers in rock & roll populism, Rush - Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart - have based an entire career on the…
U2
Latin America on the U2 tour.
U2 will play in several Latin American cities. The Irish band announced Tuesday that it will expand the concerts of the U2 Joshua Tree Tour 2017 tour…
Teresa Carreño
A round of applause for Teresa Carreño, 100 years after her departure
On June 12, 1917, the extraordinary Venezuelan pianist Teresa Carreño died in New York at the age of 64. More than the name of the famous…
Pierre Boulez
The great Pierre Boulez passed away
On January 5th, around midnight, he died composer and conductor Pierre Boulez French conductor. A musician considered by many as one of the great…
Andy Stott
Uncanny Valley
Black, a track featured on Mary Anne Hobbs' (2006) compilation, is a great introduction to Manchester-based producer…
Shakira
Something is brought Maluma and Shakira
For days this pair sharing Colombian nationality has revealed itself in their social networks a few pictures of them together in a studio, to the…
Victor Drija
Víctor Drija signs up for electronic bachata
Venezuelan Victor Drija began 2016 with the release of a new music video in which, as usual, does better displayed his talent as a composer dancer or…
Mandolin Orange
Mandolin Orange @ The Borderline, London, UK | November 17, 2015 – Review
It was a very windy night in London when Mandolin Orange were due to grace the city, but that didn’t stop the flurry of people that filled…
TLX
TLX, sporadic band
There is a sporadic band called TLX. They can last months without manifesting themselves by the social networks, although when it releases a song or…
Belinda
Belinda bets on urban music
Mexican singer Belinda, continue betting on the Latin urban music on his new album; after recording a duet with artists of this genre as J Balvin,…
Ilan Chester
The Caracas of Ilan Chester
Ilan Chester is Canto al Avila, a song that became the anthem of Caracas in the 80s. It was natural, for those years, to go quietly from Petare to La…
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons compares himself to a Calf.
KISS vocalist Gene Simmons is totally impressed by the resemblance that a newborn calf in Texas has with the make-up he uses on stage. Simmons, who…
Clint Black
Clint Black ‘On Purpose’ – Album Review
I first fell in love with Clint Black’s music after hearing his single, “Like The Rain” on the radio. I was only four years old when the song hit…
La Melodia Perfecta
Together New video of the Perfect Melody.
This duo of Venezuelans has made headlines during the 2016 and has had many successes, if we briefly recount are currently leading the top 100 of the…
Memo Morales
Memo Morales died of a heart attack while singing
They say the great singers die on stage. And so it happened to Memo Morales who died at dawn on January 1 when he sang at a concert New Year'…
David Bisbal
David Bisbal: The one who has not failed is because he never set himself a great challenge
The singer, who launches his new song Todo es posible, talks about the lessons that his musical career has left him. David Bisbal claims for the…
Ishome
Ishome
This is something melancholic and touching for me. Waves from the past, cozy talks, vodka and confessions – all this is so real now as I&…
Fat White Family
Fat White Family
Touch the Leather I wanna touch the leather right now! My Special Someone will save me if you know what I mean. I wanna smell the leather right now.…
Steve Moakler
Steve Moakler – EP Review
Steve Moakler is one of the latest buzzy acts gracing Music Row, but he’s actually been around much longer than you’d think. He…
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…
Kese
Kese Drops Fresh New Single, On Me
Stopping by today with his latest single to hit your ears, meet rising Hip Hop artist, Kese who is sharing On Me.&…
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer ‘The Essential Collection’ – Album Review
Having had a career spanning 17 years, and a life providing more than enough material for writing powerful country songs, Allison Moorer is releasing…
Justin Young
Justin Young: Singing Sincerity
You may have heard him perform with Colbie Caillat on stage. He currently tours with her as lead guitarist and backup singer. Their…
OV7
Discover This Secret: Invisible Musical Movement
When Pop became so massive that it reached Latin lands, and the Spanish took over those sounds. Many were the bands that were formed and popularized;…
The Strokes
The Strokes prepare new album
For many musicians, fans and critics, the New York-based band The Strokes were the saviors of rock when they released their first album Is This It in…
Rawayana
Rawayana returns with “Vengase I”
If there is a Venezuelan band that has accustomed us to enjoy good reggae, that's Rawayana. The group formed in the cradle of Libertador in…
Pitbull
Pitbull's gamble
Pitbull does not go unnoticed. They may say they hate it, but some of his songs has probably hovered in the head of anyone who crucify in talks. For…
Kaleo
Possession of Music
Have you heard of Kaleo? Words that have been uttered over the course of this Winter. To explain further who Kaleo happen to be...in that…
Beyoncé
Beyoncé took up the vase
On August 28 a new edition of the MTV Video Music Awards was held, and the star of the night was Beyonce. The wife of Jay - Z, presented an amazing…
PSY
Psy releases new album in December
South Korean rapper Psy, famous for his hit Gangnam Style, plans to launch its next album during the coming week. After a long period of silence, the…
Further Down
A Post-classical kind of tribute
Further Down is an artist name of a pianist from the Czech Republic, he did a couple of cover albums and the one that is on the dissection table…
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro returns to say goodbye
A ballad marked by heartbreak and longing is the new theme that the Mexican artist Cristian Castro presented this week through their social networks.…
Maxine Linehan
Maxine Linehan Reveals Moonlight in Vermont
Maxine Linehan’s silky smooth vocals in “Moonlight in Vermont” capture the perfect winter scene. Off of her first holiday album, this cover of the…
Navidad en Familia Con los Marcano
The Marcano make Christmas a musical tradition
Who would say that a family would be so fabulously united as to maintain the tradition of singing the Child Jesus, to the point that his songs…
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire ‘Love Somebody’ – Album Review
If Reba’s twenty-seventh studio album ‘Love Somebody’ is some kind of mission statement, then it’s an appropriately-titled one. Although not always…
Aran
Bling Bling Sandugueo and Romantiqueo
Although the SAR does not allow the use of Spanglish music it makes this possible. With a musical movement or a very popular genre they may appear…
Nacho
enjoying a while in CARACAS
Nacho, one of the most popular Venezuelan artists, recently visited Caracas to try to renew his passport, but unfortunately he could not. However, he…
Skrillex
Skrillex Unveils Killa Music Video
Although the subject Killa, the Wiwek and producers Skrillex, was released at the beginning of last March, the song did not yet have a music video.…
Kid Ink
Summer In The Winter: third audiovisual
On May 2, the artist Brian Todd Collins, better known as Kid Ink, pulled by its official portal account YouTube (KidInkOfficialVEVO) the third music…
Emmanuel
Emmanuel celebrates 40 years of career with an MTV Unplugge
The Mexican artist premieres this Thursday the acoustic concert in which, accompanied by Ana Torroja, Julión Álvarez, Kinky, Mijares, Nacho…
The Smiths
The Smiths came close to regrouping in 2008
Which it had been the dream of thousands of fans of alternative rock was one step met in 2008 when the British band The Smiths was about to regroup.…
Coldplay
Coldplay warms up engines for the Super Bowl.
Coldplay's upcoming performance at the Super Bowl will serve the British band heating. The rock group announced Thursday that it will give a…
Jackie Cruz
Billboard, music and politics
As part of the Billboard Latin Music Conference, held in Miami these days, an interesting discussion, in which artists like Miguel Bosé,…
Mirtha Pérez
A second best
In the month of love they have given and continue giving concerts, recitals. These days, one of those concerts he gives the Venezuelan Mirtha Perez.…
Helios
Feature : Helios
If you’re looking for something really refreshing to listen to, you should definitely check out Helios. Take atmospheric classical piano…