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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…
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…
Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins
Can Wider Audiences Be More Prophetic About Chuck Now?
Chuck Prophet has been around since the times Green On Red roamed the wide fields of roots rock in the Eighties. Those were the heady days, with The…
After The Storm
Jacko Hooper - After The Storm EP
After The Storm relates to the mindset that these songs were written. Each song is a reflective viewpoint on a personal story or scenario…
Hiding Place
Music For the Soul
Fresh off her month long tour for her recently released album, Hiding Place, and more recently, kicking off an Acoustic Sessions Tour with…
Champion
Champion is the new Fall Out Boy
In 15 years of being founded, there have been 9 studio albums, more than 115 presentations on stage, and the same members remain faithful 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…
VII - Sturm Und Drang
Return to Form
Although 2009's Wrath was something very hard to beat, I still thought objectively that LoG's 2012 release Resolution was a bit of a…
Raging Speedhorn
The Heydey of Raging Speedhorn
The time passed by, but the unusual love within Raging Speedhorn is still strong. The love was lost; the presence was lost; even the band…
Horizontal Lines
Sunkissed Baroque Pop from the Summer of 2015
Twin Within is the collaboration of Canadian duo Steve McKay and Alex Samaras. Mckay (the percussive force behind the experimental folk of Bruce…
République Amazone
The Sound Of Black Continent Representing
Everyone who’s been traveling around world, either as a digital nomad or just during vacation period, knows how inspiring is to hear different types…
Worried Kid
Scandinavian Folk At Its Best
Bellhound Choir is a solo project of Danish author Christian Hade Madsen. His first EP Stray Screech Beastdropped in 2015 and it was a teaser for his…
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…
Creepy from the Hood
Foyone and Merkules - Creepy from tha hood
Representatives of Rap-core Merkules and Foyone, this time in collaboration presented its new discogrpafico material and latest album in EP format.…
Songs About Jane
Maroon 5 And Their Songs About Jane Debut Album
Haven't you noticed that a lot of the world famous bands today, their debut album is their best piece of art? Maybe it is just my opinion, however…
Art Angels
ArtPop At Its Best
In a time galaxy far far away, all roads lead to Rome. Today, things are a bit different If you are observing phenomenon from the perspective of music…
Ropewalk
Just Another Island Band
Even though they had success with their debut album, The View never managed to capitalize it in a right way. They are always somewhere near but they…
Born Naked
Glamazon Of The World
This might come as a surprise, but RuPaul is my spiritual guru. Two nights ago, 8th season of his show RuPauls Drag Race ended and I have realized…
One More Light
What Happened To Linkin Park?
Oh man, how many strong opinions were created when the new album by Linkin Park saw the light of the day! First of all, it is an indicator that the…
Not To Disappear
DAUGHTER’S NEW WAYS: NOT TO DISAPPEAR
“I can’t be without, I just need it here” This lyric in the first track on the album on Not Disappear, New Ways,…
Swell to Great
Truly Modern Studies
This one came practically out of nowhere when last year was closing. Actually, it originally came from Glasgow, passing through Yorkshire. Whatever,…
Under My Skin EP
SPC ECO to Release 'Under My Skin' EP, Features in Teen Wolf Soundtrack
SPC ECO is comprised of alternative electronic maverick producer Dean Garcia, the musical mastermind behind seminal alternative rock band Curve, and…
Words Like Young
Timothy Nelson - Will Fly Far
As each year gets close to its end, I start scavenging other people’s “best of” lists to find something I’ve not heard before, something to have for…
Beautiful Lies
Birdy Is All Grown Up
Still in her sensitive years, British pop sensation Birdy released her third album this spring, turning out to be her most mature effort yet. It is…
Heart Blanche
Why, CeeLo, Why?
Aquí es un cumplido que se le puede dar a un artista: un gran cantante puede cantar una agenda y hacer que suene extraordinario. Por desgracia,…
Twin Fantasy
Lo-fi Classic On Steroids
Twin Fantasy has been alive for 6 years. That is why Will Toledo, a frontman of the group Car Seat Headrest (known in indie alternative circles as gay…
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…
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Southern Rock
STURGILL SIMPSON One of the unwritten rock rules regarding the introduction to the album is: start strongly and then just roll however you want it,…
Gumboot Soup
King Gizzards - Five Albums in One Year
Previous year was the year of King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, and whoever tries to convince you otherwise, feel free to ignore them. When they…
Grand Romantic
Romantic Pop
There are no single people, only autonomous romantics. I must admit that I didn’t recognize the name Nate Rus until I have listened to Grand…
EntreMundos
Nomade Orquestra - Spearheading World Jazz
It seems that at the moments a few groups coming out of Brazil are spearheading world jazz. Orquestra Imperial, comprising a number of current…
Sweet Sweet Silent
Sivu - Coping With A Disease Through Music
British singer/songwriter James Page who goes under the name of Sivu has been diagnosed with Meniere disease, which causes disorder of one’s inner ear…
Damogen Furies
Welcome to the party, we've been waiting for you - Squarepusher - Damogen Furies
Well now. Here we are. It's taken a while, but we feel somehow like we've come full circle without ever having started walking.&…
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…
Albatross
Pat Keen - Experimental Pop Digest
It has been a while since I heard so many musical things going on in around 20 minutes. So around from Minneapolis comes Pat Keen with Albatross, his…
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…
Weightless
Giving “Weightless” Some Weight
Solo piano albums are dime-a-dozen these days, and when “Unravel” opens Alex Kozobolis’ new (second?) album “Weightless”, you might think - oh, no not…
Puncture
Puncture
Most people are too lazy to to anything but jump on the bandwagon with the rest of the sheep. They don't make any effort at all to support small,…
Greatest Hits: Pieces of Three
Complete Spotify Band Promotion helps THREEPEACE increase play counts by 1000%
Complete Spotify Band Promotion helps THREEPEACE increase play counts by 1000% Complete Spotify Band Promotion helps THREEPEACE…
The Navigator
Hurray For PoertoRican Vagabond
Alynda Segarra, the creative force behind the band Hurray For The Riff Riff, traveled across United States with a banjo in her hands like a vagabond…
Home For Christmas
Songs for the Season and Coming Home
Yes, I'm still at it. I'm still happily looking for Christmas albums that would help liven up the coming merry month of December in…
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…
And Then There Were None...
Church Of Misery - And Then There Were None
The well-known Japanese stoner metal/doom band Church Of Misery came out with a new album recently. Church Of Misery albums always tend to build up a…
Control
Celebrating 30 years of Control
This week, it was 30 years ago that Janet Jackson had released her breakthrough album “Control”. For Janet, it was the most…
The Long Arm of Coincidence
Jessamine - The Long Arm Of Coincidence
Jessamine were an interesting American psychedelic rock/garage rock/shoegaze/space rock band. They released a handful of great albums through the…
Christmas Kiss (Deluxe Edition)
Austin Marolla - Christmas Kiss
Christmas Kiss begins with a warm acoustic guitar and piano, in a groove that reminds me of something from a later Tom Petty record. This song is a…
Man From Another Time
When Seasick Steve Taughts Us About The Other Times
Steve Wold has a rich biography of a vagabond, occasional farmer and a musician who worked with names such as John Lee Hooker and Janis Joplin. When…
General Admission
MGK General Admission Album Review
is the second studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records.…
Promeneur
A Stroll Through Styles - In French
If you are a fan of French popular music, Mathieu Boogaerts is probably a known quantity to you. If you think of French pop only in the terms of…
After Laughter
Paramore go full pop on After Laughter and it's brilliant
Paramore never should have gotten this far. Since their debut album, All We Know is Falling, the band has went through so much turmoil:…
Love Jones EP
In the Case of love
I started following R&B singer Case on social media about 8 years ago after getting introduced to his manager. I only remembered him from “…
Star Treatment
Wovenhand, The Second Phase
Wovenhand is one of those band with a cult status, thanks to David Eugene Edwards and the band that existed before Wovenhand (and that is 16…
This Old Dog
The Prince Of Indie
The ultimate idol of indie audience, Mac DeMarco, releases his new full-length album This Old Dog, almost three years after the halcyon…
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…
III
Sardonis - III
The two-man Belgian sludge metal/stoner doom band Sardonis came out with a great new album this year. The album is laconically titled III and doesn&#…
Climbing The Colossus
Sunnata - Climbing The Colossus
Sunnata are one of the most well-known Polish stoner metal/stoner doom/sludge bands along with the likes of Belzebong. While Sunnata recently released…
50 Years of Blonde on Blonde (Live)
Maybe Old, But Definitly Not Forgotten
“Old Crow Medicine Show” have been around for awhile and their mastery of the country, folk, bluegrass in all forms and guises has earned them enough…
Suicide Squad: The Album
Suicide Squad Kills It
Pure adrenaline punched into fourteen hard tracks of fire is what you shall blaze while rocking to the highly ranked motion picture album, Suicide…
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…
Hubris
Oren Ambarchi - Hubris
Oren Ambarchi is an Australian musician and multi-instrumentalist, who has released a vast number of albums through the years. His albums have had…
Chew
(Don’t) Get That Bubble Gum Off Your Shoe
You would have to search deep into the Seventies memorabilia to find the cover of the album that inspired the cover art Nashville’s The Paperhead used…
Perfecto
Music For Pizza Restaurants
To make a perfect mainstream pop album is an extreme sport. There are too many parameters to satisfy, too many target audiences and music critics…
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
Substitute for Tame Impala
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian band formed in 2010. They already have a bunch of materials behind themselves (this is their…
They Moved in Shadow All Together
Traumatic Folk
Emily Jane White es un cantante, compositor y poeta de Oakland. Este año, lanzó su quinto álbum de estudio titulado Ellos se moví…
In The Now
Perfect Dull Xmas Present
It’s Christmas, the time of the year when it’s all about giving presents. Books and records are always a good thing to give. Some of the people in…
Songs of Praise
Shame (On You) If You Judge an Album By Its Cover
It has been said many times - do not judge a book by its cover - and many times the saying turned out to be valid. In the same manner, you should not…
Fresh Blood For Tired Vampyres
Electric Six Could Really Use Some Fresh Blood
It seemed like Bitch, Don’t Let Me Die is the last album by Electric Six, but it’s not. New autumn and new album. Fresh Blood For Tired Vampires 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…
READY
Are You Ready For More Ella Mai?
London R`n`b gem Ella Mai returns with a brand new EP, slaying once again double big time! This girl is simply…
Lay Low
Chanson Folk
When you have Jane Birkin as your mother and Charlotte Gainsbourg as your half-sister, it is only a matter of time before you start making music. For…
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…
After Laughter
Bring the laughter back...
Despite having been a Paramore fan for roughly ten years now, I have to admit that I’ve fallen a little out of the loop with the band. My younger…
You and I
Buckley and You
Rock n roll is bigger than life, and death does not omit the artist from releasing his records. Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac and Johnny Cash have…
Fearless
#tbt Taylor Swift - Fearless
Americans will be Americans. They will love their country music endlessly, even when it is contaminated by pure pop melodies that have nothing to do…
Nyctophilia
It's Time For You To Meet NervoChaos
Twenty years of existence and hard work did not bring considerable global popularity to the Brazilian metal band from Sao Paolo called NervoChaos. At…
Post-Frenz Container Buzz
Oliver Wilde - Post-Frenz or Post-Everything?
Bedroom, or shall we be more precise and say home recording musicians seem to be a very common instance these days. Most of them rarely catch the eye…
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…
Coeur De Pirate
Coeur de Pirate's Unique Loveliness
Beatrice Martin is a classically trained pianist who graced us with her debut album under the moniker, Coeur de Pirate, in 2008. Martin's …
Fake Famous
Fake Famous
The hard-bitten and prolific Sacramento rapper Mozzy shifts slightly to accessibility on his first album of 2017. YG, Jadakiss,and G-Eazy are featured…
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…
Currents
Lonerism Was Better
In a long and impressive history of rock n roll, we have heard almost every combination of genre. Big talents have mixed the unmixable,…
The Sweet Release of Death
The Sweet Release Of Death, Rotterdam's Finest Noise Rock
Sometimes, a name of the band can discover a lot about the band, and sometimes the name is a total flop that has nothing to do with the music the band…
Back Together
is Robin Thicke getting it back together?
Not many artists have had a hit single that kept playing in high rotation for like two years straight, but Robin Thicke is among them with “…
Nothing But... Drum
Nuclear Weapons
So this is the third volume with crazy drum and bass weapons. When i hear the first compilation from Nothing But... from DNB weapons i was…
Hot Fuss (Deluxe Version)
Music and The Beautiful Life it Has
There are different tastes for everything in this world; whether it be cars, wine, food, we all have different preferences. That’s why I…
Evolve
Imagine Dragons returns with Evolve
If we talk about new music releases, no doubt Imagine Dragons stands out among many, since the American group originally from Las Vegas, has been…
Daybreaker
Moon Taxi 'Daybreaker' Album Review
Upbeat. Soulful. Creative. These are the three words that came to mind as I listened to the new Moon Taxi album entitled . These Nashville native…
Clayman (Reissue 2014)
The Pinnacle Of Melodeath?
When looking back at their career, it seems like In Flames did something of a reverse alchemy; they turned gold delivered with every album into lead (…
SOAR
Het Droste Effect - Soar
The well-known Dutch instrumental psychedelic rock band Het Droste Effect came out with their latest album in the middle of last year. This album…
Revolve
Will We Love Him Again?
The youngster whose voice sounds like he has sand in his throat oriented towards disco rhythyms on his second album. As it seems, Revolve is going to…
Goodnight, Sweet Betty
68Creep: David Lynch's Dreams Have Found a New Soundtrack
68Creep is shady grifter rock band for those, who are open and ready to dabble in dark timeless melancholy. This music is thoughtful and…
Vulnicura
Bjork's Tryst with Virtual Reality
She has always been one of the pioneers in experimentation in the world of music. I remember when I heard my first Bjork album Debut back in my…
Hidden Fields
The Telescopes - Hidden Fields
The legendary British noise-rock/psych rock/shoegaze band The Telescopes came out with a great new album earlier this year, and subsequently caught…
Golem
Wand - Golem
A hodgepodge of genres such as Garage Rock, Grunge, Noise, Punk and Psychedelic Rock converging in a surreal burst of loud guitars. That's a great…
On Our Way Home
Empire of the Sun's Visual Mind-bending Continue With Their On Our Way Home EP
It was certainly apt that Billboard's August 2017 interview with Empire of the Sun frontman Lukas Steele (which marked a…
Selections From A Voice On Air (1935-1955)
Sinatra--The First LP
Frank Sinatra—The brilliant and colorful vocalist properly came into to prominence during the era of the second World War. His proper first…
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…
Sign of the Times
Harry Styles returns with Two Ghosts
Apparently the unofficial separation of the One Direction, has come very well in their professional careers, especially when it comes to Harry Style,…
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…
Origin of What
Tyvek - Origin Of What
Tyvek are a pretty well-known American lo-fi garage rock/noise rock band, who have released a number of great albums through the years. Their latest…
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…
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…
Coming Home
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Up-and-coming estrella alma sur de Leon Bridges nos lleva de nuevo a la década de 1960-sonido Stax con su álbum de debut, Coming Home. Los…
New Born Remixed
Sounds of Sputnik explore new vistas with their EP 'New Born Remixed'
Last year, Moscow shoegaze band Sounds of Sputnik re-released their debut LP New Born feat. Ummagma through hallmark U.S. shoegaze…
After Robots
African Psychedelia
I first heard about BLK JKS sometime during 2010, I think it was during the world cup (one of their songs was featured on Fifa 10, If I remember right…
White Winter Hymnal
#tb Fleet Foxes' Debut
Music magazines often use the term Wooden music when they want to describe the type of music that I am about to review. It stands for the following:…
Flammable
Impressive Break Out Track Flammable From 17 Year Old Shelby Merchant!
Never have we ever heard of such a strong, debut track from such a young artist. Colorado-based Shelby Merchant cites inspiration from Taylor…
Minor Victories (Orchestral Variations)
Mogwai's, Slowdive's and Editor's SuperGroup In The Purest Instrumental Form
After the eponymous debut, Minor Victories have prepared an interpretative surprise with their new release. In case you didn’t know, this is a…
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…
Razed to the Ground
Vision of Disorder
The scream on 1996 Element was enough for me to realize that Vision Of Disorder is a band who is ‘neither here or there’. Their…
Don't Hesitate
Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon
The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
Penrose Winoa
Oro Swimming Hour - Lo-fi childhood memories
Looking at the cover of Pro Swimming Hour’s debut album Penrose Winoa (whatever that is) you have an impression that it was drawn by a very advanced…
Aquarius
Review: Tinashe's 'Aquarius'
R&B newcomer Tinashe makes quite an entrance with her scintillating major-label debut, Aquarius. Following the rampant success of her…
Inti
Machine Mass Deliver Jazz Fusion Covers of Jimi Hendrix
Although the name sounds more metal than Megadeth, Machine Mass is actually Belgian-British-American jazz fusion band formed by guitarist Michel…
Painted Ruins
Painted Ruins
The intricate compositions on the band’s fifth album are bound tighter than ever, evoking distant images and emotions that continually shift in and…
Hang
Foxygen Kept It Foxy
There is something I call music depression. It is an episode that lasts for several months during which the ‘’the patient’’ is unable to find new…
Lust For Life
Lust for Life
The fourth full-length from Lana Del Rey is sincere and sublime, pushing her fascination with pop culture iconography even further while adding a…
Hurry Home
The Deslondes - The New Orleans Palette
Many try and fail to cover as much the musical palette offered by the American music, and often they fail. Basically, they have a hard time breathing…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Mediocre Pop on John Legend ''Darkness and Light''
No matter If you are a big fan of mainstream music or not, you probably appreciate when your favorite musician makes an effort to step out of his…
Rainbow
Rainbow
Kesha’s musical career has been defined by her work with Dr. Luke. On her third album, she begins something new and promising. The story of …
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…
Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch - Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch are a well-known stoner rock/stoner metal band from the US. They have released a long list of great and almost legendary albums, but my…
Momentary Masters
JULIAN CASABLANCAS WHO?
In my opinion, Albert Hammond Jr is the only true Stroke when there is no The Strokes around. His third album is corpus delicti for the previous…
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER DEFINITELY OK
Twenty years ago, British rock had its Annus Mirabilis. Radiohead, Verve and Spiritualized created their best works in the 90s. At the end, OK…
Rennen
“Rennen” by Sohn: – Running towards the dreams
From its very beginning, 2017 stumbles towards the awesomeness. The clusters of audiophile delights that will most certainly leave a trace in…
As Light As Light
EP Battle: Inc.No World Vs Frabin
INC. NO WORLD With their new EP, brother duo from California, Andrew and Daniel Aged confirmed that they are top-notch neo-soul act of the modern days…
One More Light
One More Light: Track by track
Nobody Can Save Me Much to my surprise this is actually a strong start. I groaned at the auto-tuned opening, but the track itself is an effective look…
Deep Purple
Come Taste the Band
Originally released in 1975, “Come Taste the Band” heralded the arrival of new guitarist Tommy Bolin. The former James Gang…
Wrapped In Red
My Christmas favorites
I'm still one of the many people who feels joy once the first bells start entering the music when December starts. Even though I've heard some…
Revisited
Singer/Songwriter Andy Michaels Releases Highly Anticipated New Music Video Lucretia's Eylandt
Australian singer/songwriter has just released his highly anticipated new music video Lucretia's Eyelandt off of his new album Revisited. Check it…
Hunky Dory
David Bowie: Hunky Dory
Famous for normalising weird, his ever changing personas and a five decade-long career, David Bowie was a rare kind of musician. From Ziggy Stardust…
Worlds (Remixed)
Porter Robinson Takes Us Into Another Dimension With His Album 'Worlds Remixed'
As electronic music’s popularity has increased over the last few years I’ve felt an overwhelming disconnect to it. A lot of the…
T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky - T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky are a great American psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York. They have released quite a few great psych rock albums through the…
Is Cary Pratt
Prairie Cat - Is Light As A Feather
Saying that Prarie Cat’s new album Is Cary Pratt is actually light as a feather can really go two ways - that it is so light that it will slip by…
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…
Heading Up High
A new trend? Rock and dance combined
Mixing rock with dance music is not exactly a match that happens often. They are far removed from each other. Then again, a few years ago, we thought…
Gumption
Leaving The Listener Behind
Taryn Miller is a young girl who releases her music under the name Your Friend. The album Gumption is her debut album. She likes to…
Indeleble
The New Bands Festival 2016 is coming.
On 11 January this year, the official website of the Fundacion Nuevas Bandas, the date for the start of the Festival New bands, which will be from 18…
Sex for the Wealthy
Coitus Int - Sex For The Wealthy
Coitus Int are a legendary Dutch post-punk/garage rock/noise rock band, who started out back in the 1980s. Their albums tended to mix post-punk and…
Traffic (Remasters)
#tbt Traffic - Traffic
Wunderkid Stevie Winwood was only 18 when he recorded his most famous vocal section, song Gimme Some Lovin with Spencer Davis Group. He was only 20…
Christmas Classics: A Traditional Christmas Album
For All Ages, for All Time
The way of tradition is always paved with good intentions. Something becomes a tradition because it works, it has benefits. And so we need not scrap…
Coup De Grâce
Headbanging mode: ON
There is a funny thing about supergroups, a gathering of premier musicians usually results in releasing an album(s) that are disappointing for the big…
Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys
Sofa Surfers
Sofa Surfers have proved as a group that brings eclecticism to the table. Founded in 1997, they have released eight albums ever since and Scrables,…
Radio Static High
Hey Colossus - Radio Static High
The London psychedelic/krautrock masters Hey Colossus came out with a new album earlier this year, and this album surely did not disappoint. The album…
At Least For Now (Deluxe)
Benjamin Clementine: Best New Artist of 2015
Kudos!Kudos!Kudos! Why have I just discovered this man? I don’t know, but he is going straight to the top of my BEST of 2015 chart. Maybe…
Stoney
Malone`s Stoney Post!
Texas singer/rapper/guitarist/songwriter and record producer Austin Richard Post aka Post Malone came up with his…
Matador
Zoroaster - Matador
Zoroaster is a well-known and renowned American stoner doom/stoner metal band, who have released a number of fine sludgy stoner doom albums through…
Look Around
The Arche-Indie Band
Look Around is a compilation bringing us the very best of Beat Happening. If you haven’t heard of them before, you should know that the…
Saturn Over Sunset
Midnight Sister - Forward to analog with a style
Back to vinyl, back to analog seems to be all the rage these days. Most of it is some sort of retro posturing, and as far as the music itself is…
Nazienda
Conceptual Metal
Extreme metal since 1990 is written on Facebook page of Italian dudes called Resurrecturis. This is not the most important thing in this story. What&…
Now You See Me
Molly Moore Now Sees Us Through
For a first thought, I'm not sure indie is the correct term for Molly Moore...yet it seems to be the only genre that could collectively fit every…
Buried Plans
Minor Alps' Introspective Harmonizing
The name choice of 'Minor Alps' for the collaborate music project between Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws (lead singer of Nada Surf) evokes…
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…
Easy
COVERLAND Vol.1: Easy
When Faith No More released the video for Easy, it became an instant hit and received heavy airplay on MTV back then, when the station was the main…
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…
D.O.A. (Dead Or Alive)
SONG REVIEW: HIGH4's Not spring love or cherry blossom
The intro begins with IU singing. Her voice is sweet and airy. She is accompanied by a guitar. The strums of the guitar stop everytime she sings a…
Sign of the Times
A Promising New Direction
The timing of ex-One Directioner Harry Styles' debut solo single Sign of the Times is strikingly apt; it was released on…
Blackout
Cinematic Minimalism
British singer-songwriter Charlotte OC recently released Blackout as a teaser for her upcoming full length debut album from Harvest Records,…
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…
Infierno Cielo
''Hell and Heaven'' Reke's most recent video
Gustavo Ferrin (Caracas, Venezuela. 21 day of September 1982), known as Rekeson or simply '' Reke '', is a Venezuelan…
Not an Addict 2017 (feat. Skin)
Laidback 25th anniversary track
The Belgian rock band K’s Choice has always been a bit of a memorable one-hit wonder to me. The lead singer sounded like Suzanne Vega and that one hit…
Quite Like You
Someone Like You
Saskatchewan singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Shauf recently released a music video for Quite Like You, the fourth track from his…
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,…
Angels
Transmissions in Space
Don't even doubt for a moment, that when The XX hit the scene everyone was taken back. This small band creating sexy, edgy yet intimate and…
Contigo en la Distancia
A Theory About El Gañote
From the creators of Flow and Tumbao comes The gullet. While I remember the first time I heard this word, capable I heard my mom, and refers to the…
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…
Obsesionado
Farruko drives the networks crazy with his new video
The famous Puerto Rican has just released their new video Obsessed, let me tell you I've been like a movie out of Hollywood impressed. Shot…
It's a Drag
Living Is Easy
H. Hawkline knows a few tricks, allowing an ageless essence to contradict is moment in time predictions. Add Folk, Psychedelic embellishment and a…
You Don't Know Me
Terrifying the Masses
Son Lux may just so happen to be the only artist that can equally terrify and thrill an individual that comes upon his music for the first time. With…
Love's Gonna Do That
New Motivational Music on Spotify by Leslie Cours Mather has Contagious Positivity
I’m still obsessing over Leslie Cours Mather’s new song “Love’s Gonna Do That” . It’s just as fun to listen to now as it was the first time.…
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…
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…
Your Best American Girl
The Unhinged Catharsis of Not Fitting In
2016 may prove to be the turning point for Asian American representation in popular culture, with the proliferation of social media campaigns…
My Enemy (feat. Matt Berninger)
CHVRCHES and Matt Berninger are Estranged Lovers on My Enemy
If you had called the phone number that was featured in the music video for Get Out - the lead single from Scottish synth-pop trio…
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…
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…
Can't Do Without You
Caribou and Other Things I Can't Do Without
I don’t remember the first time I encountered this song, but I feel like it’s been playing on the jukebox in my head on repeat…
New York
An Emotional Vital Connection to New York Comes From St. Vincent
St. Vincent released the latest song New York while also announcing the Fear the Future Tour which starts this November. New York is incredibly…
Wanna Be Yours
Flash Guordan Is Banks!
While his debut is still cookin`, R`n`B soulman Guordan Banks fires up new lightning. Slow-teaser Wanna Be Yours …
Play Out
Zola Blood - Play Out
Zola Blood produce lo-fi electronic music that is warm and soulful. Their sparse, analogue sound exists in a fog of sinewaves, samples and…
Close
Nick Jonas Teams Up With Tove Lo On His New Single “Close”
The little boy who used to sing with his brothers Jonas Brothers, has just released the first single called Close in collaboration with Tove Lo. This…
Young And Menace
The Very Much Awaited New Fall Out Boy Song
After gathering a lot of negative comments for their “Ghostbusters (I’m Not Afraid)” remake for the released Ghostbusters movie, everyone was very…
Scream
An ideal world
In the audiovisual world (movies, novels, series or films) sound weigh heavily. The music drives the action, explains what happens and guides the…
These Bells Will Ring
These Bells Will Ring in the holidays for you with Bitter's Kiss and the Blue Stones
Allow us to dive a little deeper to the word we have come to know as something we don't want. Vulnerable: susceptible to emotional or…
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…
Slow Hands
No slow rise
A few weeks ago, I was well impressed by the direction Harry Styles had chosen for himself when he released his debut solo single “Sign Of…
A Heartbreak
Surprising Ambivalence
As The Guardian's Andrew P Street observes, folksy Sydney brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone's A…
Monsoon
The Opposite of Guilt
Hippo Campus' youthful and exuberant brand on indie pop-rock has always been tinged with an understated melancholy that might not be detected at…
Ricochet
Let me be very Di-Rect with you
It’s not often that I get excited by a new single from Dutch rock band Di-Rect. For the longest time, Di-Rect have been the most popular…
Cleopatra
Regards, Regret
The Lumineers are no strangers to the indie scene. With the celebratory success of “Ho Hey” from their self-titled debut album, they were under a lot…
LIKE I WOULD
Like I Would Zayn Malik's New Musical Hit
I do not know because this new theme Zayn reminds me of a song by the Backstreet Boys, something in the rhythm, certain parts of the song, after all…
Summertime
Youthful Anxiety
Summertime is the first track from Moonguys' (an indie dreampop band from Atlanta, Georgia, led by Greg Gulbranson)…
China Girl - alt mix
COVERLAND Vol. 7: China Girl
David Bowie and Iggy Pop wrote “China Girl” together in 1977 for Iggy’s album “The Idiot.” It didn&…
Pressure
New Synthpop cover from ELYXR
ELYXR is a collaborative-band concocting modern synthpop potions. Spearheaded by Seattle-based indie-electronic music songwriter/producer Kasson…
My Life
ZHU and Tame Impala's My Life Provides Radio-Friendly Existentialism
Tame Impala's Kevin Parker has not released any new music since 2015's Currents - making My Life, his recent…
La Estrella Irregular
Afro-pop city in The Irregular Star by Cotton Egyptian
Venezuelan Ezequiel Bertho aka Cheky has while living in Mexico, from the Aztec city observes the adversities of their native country. Starts the…
One More Dollar
A Migrant's Tale
If it wasn't for Berklee's Songwriting MOOC on Coursera, I would never have known of Gillian Welch's gem of a song. One More Dollar is a…
Shadow
Shadow of Hate
“Why is your hate so addicting?” begins the first track of the album Nocturne by Wild Nothing, consisting of Jack Tatum. The…
Crave You
Dripping in Gold, Craving You
First off Crave You featuring Giselle by Flight Facilities...literally plays in my head every other weekend. A catchy intimate dance number that…
Shut Up and Dance
Shut Up and Dance With Me!
If that title doesn’t spark your curiosity, I don’t know what will. Once again, as part of my “music journey”…
Roller
Bringing More Noise
Quilt is the type of band that taps loudly by making suggestions. Their newest album Plaza shows a forward evolution into a heavier fuzz territory…
You Don't Know Me
Not your homie Jax
I have a guilty pleasure, at the moment. I get incredibly cheerful every time I hear Jax Jones’ “You Don’t Know Me”. You know, that track with the…
Total Entertainment Forever
Father John Misty's Controversial Bedding Taylor Swift/ Every Night Inside the Oculus Rift' Lyrics Proves To Be Prophetic
After Maryland singer-songwriter Father John Misty (Joshua Tillman) performed Total Entertainment Forever on the Saturday Night Live…
O Lord
Sensual Spirituality
The cathartic, gospel-influenced O Lord is the first taste of Brisbane indie pop quartet Cub Sport's upcoming sophomore album Bats&…
Instruction
Jax and Demi's spicy instruction
I’ve not been too excited about the most recent releases by Demi Lovato in collaboration with others, but her recent collaboration with Jax…
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: &…
Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major, Symphony of a Thousand Erster Teil: Veni, creator spiritus Veni, creator spiritus
Mahler’s Symphony of 1,000 (Symphony Number 8) Dazzles and Keeps It High
One of the best symphonies of the last gasp of the Romantic era is Mahler’s Symphony number 8, or Symphony of 1,000. The latter title was …
Love's Gonna Do That
Musical Artist Leslie Cours Mather Sings About Strength and Overcoming Adversity, Inspired By Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty”
“Leslie Cours Mather is back with a song to pull us together in these times of division and indecision. ‘We Are America’ should tug at the hearts of…
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as Conducted by Dudamel
Dudamel’s presentation of Beethoven’s iconic Symphony No. 5 is absolutely stunning in its interpretation. The first movement is…
Wrong Victory
Skin Deep
Skin tight latex body suits, bejeweled face cloth and golden paint. MS MR are no strangers to the weird, odd and fascinating aspects of music videos.…
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…
Es Mejor
[ IRAN ] DUSTS OUT A CLASSIC OF PARANOIAS
Luis Iran has decided to maintain his artistic streak intact, now in his role as soloist [IRAN] which is preparing her debut album. The topics…
In the Morning
Morning Official With NAO
NAO returns with brand new clip for the single In The Morning off of her exquisite album piece For All We Know.&…
If You Were My Girl
I'll happily be your girl...
Phew. As soon as I hit play and Nick Merico appeared on my computer screen, I swooned. And then when he smiled after singing a couple of words, I…
Caravan - 2001 Remastered Version
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.12 - Caravan
Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters introduced “Caravan” on the Variety label in December 1936. The recording entered the pop charts…
the words
Christina Perri Sings the Mood
There’s just something about her voice that brings me to be caught within a trance-like consciousness. Her style of changing between soft…
Winners
Giddy Elation
New Jersey band Delicate Steve (which is led by multi-instrumentalist Steve Marion) was last heard from on Positive Force&…
Midnight - Single Version
Power of Love
That moment when we breach the threshold; when a crush turns to love and when our deepest desires are awakened, what do we do? Most people would…
Free Me from the Howl
Campfires in Winter: Free Me from the Howl
It’s not every day you get to review a band that came from your high school. Back then Campfires in Winter called themselves Overcry, a name that they…
Suddenly
Whimsical Charm
Drugdealer is the latest (drug related) stage name of Los Angeles artist Michael Collins (who previously released music under the name of Run DMT and…
In Common
You will be surprised to hear In Common by Alicia Keys
So Alice returns to the musical arena with a new and extremely different style, trying to make space between all the leading artists today. With a…
Church
Church For the Soul
Gary Clark Jr. is a lot of potential wrapped up in one man. Between the album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim which is a masterpiece to this individual…
Salt Lake City
Galapaghost gives his love to Salt Lake City
At one point in time, we have all thought about a living in a different era and wishing you were alive to experience the music of that time. Ranging…
Vanilla
Moody Beach's Vanilla Shines on Youth and Consequences
It makes perfect sense for Youth & Consequences, a YouTube Red original production series that has been described as a…
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…
Two Fux
Telling someone off, the nice way
Any song called Two Fux is bound to get my attention, especially when I hear the artist singing it, is Adam Lambert. Adam…
Comin Home
Home For Christmas With Trey!
Trey Songz returned to his hometown for the Holidays and gathered his family and friends in his latest video for Comin Home&…
그리워해요 Missing You
SONG REVIEW: 2ne1's Missing You
2ne1's Missing You: A Masterpiece Personally I like songs that are depressing and lonely so I was so happy when I learned that 2ne1 would be…
Suicide Saturday
It was a Suicide Saturday ... In a Summertime Kind of Way
Hippo Campus (the band's name is a play on the region of the brain in charge of memory) is a four-man indie pop-rock band founded in Minnesota in…
Closer
Guilty Pleasures & Nostalgia with the Chainsmokers
While my previous music tastes consisted exclusively of indie, folk and alternative rock, I’ve always had a secret soft spot for a well-…
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…
Did I Step on Your Trumpet
Danielson's version of Gospel
I never thought that a Christian band could bring any excitement… until now. I recently discovered Danielson Familie, whose music I would…
Green Light
Turn On Lorde's Green Light To A New Album
You've heard Lorde's newest release? Which means Lorde is coming out with a brand new album after what seems like years? Yes, the dark horse…
Don't Delete The Kisses
Wolf Alice Hits The Arrow Right Through The Ribs With Latest Music Video
Wolf Alice came out of the indie music underground as a firecracker throwing light all over the industry's same old, same old. Now after time has…
Rosanna
A Drum Beat to Inspire for Decades
The drums are one of the most, if not the most, important aspect in a number most of the music that we all listen to. That being said, the drum parts…
Take It Easy
Take It Easy: A Great Post-Election Song
No importa cuál es su postura con la elección que tuvo lugar hace poco, que es más probable sentirse estresado y en oposición a…
What's Up
Whats Up? a song from The Institute of Highspeedart's record Club V
Whats Up? a song from The Institute of Highspeedart's record Club V
Hunger Game
Fifi Rong Pursues Masochistic Self-Liberation with Hunger Game
As promised, the music video for Hunger Game - the second single from Fifi Rong's new EP The Crown - signals a move towards…
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…
Without Love
Alice Glass should never sound this generic
When Alice Glass left Crystal Castles there seemed to be a unofficial promise that whatever Glass did next would be 100% her, rather than her put…
S.H.C.
S.H.C. Shocks Us With A New Foster The People
The third studio album from Foster The People is picking up steam. So far III EP and the third studio album III are massively different from their…
Greenlight
Pitbull scores a new Hit with Green Light
Cuban-American rapper, raises interest of his new album with Green Light the third single from her tenth studio album Climate Change. This time…
Long Gone
Phum Viphurit's Long Gone Dissolves Separation Anxiety Into Mild Euphoria
Bangkok-based singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit spent most of his teenage years in Hamilton, New Zealand - a cross-cultural experience that helped shape…
Sorry
Justin Bieber: Being Sorry
Trust, respect, and honesty are essential elements of maintaining relationships. However, the relationship becomes unstable when one of the elements…
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),…
The Man Who Sold The World - 2014 Remastered Version
COVERLAND Vol.11: The Man Who Sold the World
There are countless covers throughout music history; some were more successful than the originals, some were not, but there aren’t so many…
Stressed Out
Nostalgia on the Billboard Top 40: Twenty One Pilots' Stressed Out
Although Twenty One Pilots’ Stressed Out was released in April of 2015, it has enjoyed a spot on the Billboard top 40 since. Although many…
Music To Watch Boys To
Lana Del Rey's Soundtrack for a Fatalistic Voyeur
I’ll confess to being a fan of the somewhat divisive Lana Del Rey ever since I first came across ‘Video Games’. What&…
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…
Fine And Mellow
Fine and Mellow (1957 performance) - Billie Holiday and the DreamTeam of Jazz
Usually “All-Star team” is a sports category. Musicians group according to their affinities, style and personal friendship. But…
Freak
10 Minute Freak
Lana Del Rey is not an artist I play very often. Her music can be pretty laidback, but I usually also find it to be a bit moody, and that’s…
White Light
Electro Vintage Shura
Wow! I love electro pop! When I heard first sounds of Shura's newest single White Light, the mix of synth and retro rhythm made me think of Eddie…
Ballad of a Thin Man
COVERLAND Vol.27: Ballad of a Thin Man
‘Laibach’ is one of the greatest and most popular bands to come out from the ex-Yugoslavian music scene. They come from Slovenia and were amongst the…
#WHERESTHELOVE - Charity Single
#thatpower of #whereisthelove
It’s not often that I get enthusiastic about an artist re-doing one of their songs, and, indeed, when I heard that Black Eyed Peas had made…
Cheap Thrills
The Sia Formula
With the release of 1000 Forms of Fear (2014), 40-year old Australian music veteran Sia Furler stepped out of the shadows of…
All Night
Bringing back the original boyband
If you thought that old fashioned R&B boybands were a dying breed, than you are wrong. Recently, I already introduced you to UK’s Mic Lowry,…
Stir It Up
Stir it Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest
Stir It Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest feat. Jeff Warner - Live at Churchill's October 14, 2017…
Mystery of Love (From the Original Motion Picture “Call Me by Your Name”)
Sufjan Stevens Scores His First Oscar Nomination for the Sublime “Mystery of Love”
Sufjan Stevens had two songs in the running for the 2018 Oscars Best Original Song award (the five shortlisted songs out of the longlist of 70 were…
Casanova
Allie X Teams Up with VÉRITÉ for Casanova: A Glossy Evocation of Love's Ecstasies and Miseries
Allie X (Toronto singer-songwriter Alexandra Hughes) is simultaneously edgy and reassuringly familiar; her attention-grabbing visuals bring Melanie…
Starboy
STARBOY
The Weeknd has released a cinematic, action-packed clip for his new single and collaboration with Daft Punk, Starboy. The…
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…
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…
Skipping Stones
Gallant Skipping Stones For Red Bull
Not so many know about this fine industry cat, so let me tell you how extraordinary this musical genious is... Christopher Gallant going…
Hush
COVERLAND Vol.2: Hush
Hush is one of those songs that have been a hit for more than one artist. The interesting fact is that it had its lowest charting position with the…
Uno Mismo
What does public transport sound like in Caracas?
Vallenato, reggaeton, but is mostly salsa and merengue, Latin sounds, including Christian music, or music Ballads 80 and 90, those with less…
Control
Mature, Ease and A Sense Of Belonging
Pieces and pieces of fragments are being picked up and evolvoing into songs that should never be missed out on. Hazel English's track 'Control…
Back in Black
Brian Johnson's entry
Leather, black color, sweat and strident sounds are some of the symbols of the heavy rock culture that allow a way to understand the life of a…
Don't Wanna Be Your Girl
Kelly Zutrau's Organic Vulnerability
There's always a curiosity about an artist that polarizes people. The Brooklyn-based indie pop/rock trio of Kelly Zutrau, Joe Valle, and…
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…
Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) - Dillon Francis x Jauz Remix
Lean on
While major label stars like Drake, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd continue to command the charts, an indie dance pop song featuring a…
idontwannabeyouanymore
On idontwannabeyouanymore, Pop Wunderkind Billie Eilish Explores Psychological Growing Pains
“Shit sucks, dude”. That’s how up-and-coming LA singer-songwriter Billie Eilish described the experience of being 15 (…
Look at the River
We Do Not Look
On an acapella note, Ayla Nereo uses the opportunity to emulate a chorus of vocals. Using only the voice given to Nereo, we are only the recipients of…
All In My Head (Flex)
Big Fifth Gear Flex Time!
Girls from the Fifth Harmony once again impressed us big time with their latest, second studio album 7/27 giving…
Nature Boy
The Little Prince and the Nature Boy
‘Nature Boy’ is one of my favorite songs, not only in jazz but in general. One of the most beautiful tunes was written by eden…
Pieces
Saint Bernadette's Poetic, Jaded Lyricism
As a music listener, I play close attention to song lyrics; I'm always looking for those brilliant lyrical gems that stand out when coupled with…
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…
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…
With Strangers
Romanticisms at the Root of Little Joy
With Strangers captures the spirit of Little Joy's self-titled and only full-length release. The warm analog recording and soft vocal croon only…
Jesus Of Suburbia
The Son of Rage and Love
Green Day’s Jesus of Suburbia, the tenth track on their 2004 studio album “American Idiot” was the story of an…
Thief
Ansel Elgort Tackles A Thief
Full of Pop hooks, 1980's sonic rhythm and a need for sexual speed? Yes, Ansel Elgort known mainly for his acting ability than his new musical…
A Kiss From LA
Kiss, Kiss From Talisco
You don't have to be from LA to understand the appeal. Talisco may belong to a world a couple thousand miles away in Paris/Bordeaux but 'A…
Nancy (With The Laughing Face) - 78rpm Version
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.6 - Nancy (with a Laughing Face)
I decided to continue the series on jazz standards with a less known composition (in terms of its not-so-frequent use by jazz musicians) called &…
LMK
Kelela's Electro-Soul Feminist Hookup Manifesto
In Björk collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang’s music video, LA-via-DC Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter Kelela alternates between a…
Secret Love Song
A Mix of a Little Everything
Yes, Little Mix seems to be a mix of a lil everything. When I first heard them, they sounded cute, acted cute, and sang in a cuteness style.&…
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…
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,…
If I Had It All
New Artist: Julia Fanning
I tell them that I came across this new artist on Twitter, is a native of Virginia United States, and from very small knew that serious music of his…
Sugar for the Pill
Bittersweet
Having released their first album in more than 20 years, Slowdive does not disappoint with this melancholic love track Sugar for the Pill. The low,…
Don't You Wait
Take Care For Now
Don't expect to group Cloves in with the rest. Every day it may seem like a melancholy songstress comes into view. Yet with Cloves their is a…
Marinade
Dope Lemon Marches Onward
As a fan of lo-fi everything and anything, finding Dope Lemon was a bit of a savanger hunt. As 'Marinade' plays on, Drop Lemon have already…
Hazey
Moves Like Butter
To even further explain the music video from Indie/Psychedelic outfit know as Glass Animals, take their track Hazey and throws the viewer in for a…
Buried Alive
An underapricated gem from two New York artists
Out of all the bands that were part of the early 2000s New York scene Yeah Yeah Yeahs were the most consistent. Other bands, like Interpol, and The…
Pep Rally
Party music perfection
I wandered into my office on Monday morning feeling pretty tired. Basically, the only thing that got me in the office was that I knew about a few…
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…
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…
Close
Getting Close With Nick Jonas Ft. Tove Lo
Nick Jonas, a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor best known as one-third of the hugely popular Disney Channel sibling pop/rock act…
Intern
Angelic Existentialism
Intern is the lead single and first track from American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen's upcoming fourth album My Woman (2016).…
The Heat
Jungle - The Heat: The beat with a soul
With a mid 70's funk feel and a living breathing accompanyment of a seven peice band, Jungle is one of the few electronic collectives that strive…
Superman
The Adarna Releases Superman
SEATTLE, WA - Soundgate Records Artiste, The Adarna, release “Superman”, as their second music video single off their…
Stay
Mac`s Drake Type Of Sandwalk !
It`s Mac Attack with goofy dance time! American rapper Mac Miller bounces off the music industry with brand new forth studio album&…
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,…
Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse's Fourth Symphony--A Brief Review
Christopher Rouse is a very colorful composer who is known for his excellent orchestral work. I’d like to bring our attention to his Fourth…
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' turns 10
Ten years of good soul and sound Mowtown have elapsed since the release of the album Back to Black by Amy Winehouse. The record, second and last of…
deadmau5
Sometimes Things Get Complicated: Reacting To Deadmau5's Twitter Return
I was googling something the other day and somehow, some way, I ended up coming across an article detailing Joel'…
ZZ Top
Nothin’ Can Stop ZZ Top
This trio, to me, is one of the baddest in the music industry. You know them when you notice the fire-engine red ’33 Ford coupe fly past the…
Paul McCartney
The five most memorable halftimes of the Superbowl
Sustained expectation around the halftime show of Superbowl gathers every year millions of fans to view, applaud and criticize several major music…
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…
Pope Francis
The Pope Just Shutdown 5th Ave. and Announced An Album...
WTF! Yep, Pope Francis is dropping an album on November 27. Entitled Wake Up!, the collection of songs (sung in Italian, English,…
Rxnde Akozta
''Uan ver'' by Rxndee Akozta
Randee Akozta is one of the most important Mc's that emerged from the Cuban underground scene and was unveiled at the festivals conducted in…
Katy Perry
New album and new look for Katy Perry.
New look and new album, after brand new haircut, the American singer Katy Perry returns to reinvent itself with its fifth album of study, Witness,…
ChocQuibTown
ChocQuibTown cancels concert in Popayán.
The Colombian group ChocQuibTown canceled a concert that was scheduled for next February 27 in Popayan for breach in the contract and lack of…
David Bisbal
Singers of Operación Triunfo meet again on stage
Some of the leading figures of the first edition of Operación Triunfo Spanish reallity show will participate in a special concert, which will…
Caramelos De Cianuro
Festival Nuevas Bandas 2016 will pay tribute to Caramelos de Cianuro
The next edition of the New Bands Festival has a date and rocker audience waits impatiently Venezuela. The event will be held from 18 to 24 July at…
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.…
Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains working on new album
Alice in Chains was one of the glorious pioneering grunge bands in Seattle. Their marriage took place in 1987 and have since been a…
Margo Price
Margo Price’s Very Good Week
Around 2:00 at Farm Aid, the sounds of Margo Price’s “Tennessee” began filtering out of the cavernous Jiffy Lube Live…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes premieres the video for I see myself without you
2016 continues to be a great year for the Venezuelan oriental band Tomates Fritos. In February this year announced their new song I see myself…
Lil Supa
The Vision Brothers
People of YoyoDojo still dropping bombs and audiovisual liricales. Last week we could enjoy the first single Alcohall Of Fame, the new EP of Willie…
Mac Demarco
Mac DeMarco announces the release of an album and publishes two new songs
The irreverent Canadian singer Mac DeMarco announced today the release of a new album, which will bear the name of This Old Dog. In addition to the…
Korn
Robert Trujillo's son triumphs again with Korn in Brazil
In early April near the dates of the presentations Korn in Latin America to promote his latest album The Serenity of Suffering, the band announced…
Kanye West
What's new from Wolves
The controversial Kanye West has a new music video. We had to give play because every action, theme or video of the singer gives to talk about. No…
Céline Dion
Celine Dion Will Sing at the American Music Awards to the Fallen in Paris
The popular Canadian artist Celine Dion tonight would provide an emotional tribute to all victims of the terrorist attack on the night of November 13…
the dirty sun
Dark Electropunk Worlds of The Dirty Sun
Electropunk dark trips you can’t ignore I woke up with a strange feeling of dark love not knowing what to do. So I took a cigarette and started…
Björk
Thom Björk
Not every collaboration between great artists leads to a great musical product. The one between Bjork and Thom Yorke sure did. Both of them are among…
David Bowie
How Bowie's, and others fed the music industries darkest obsession
August 16th 1977 was the day that The King died. On that day 39 years ago one of the most morbid but resonant obsessions infiltrated its…
Zabby
ZABBY PRESENTS HIS SINGLE UN OPPORTUNITY
Zabby releases his new single titled Una Oportunidad with the record company Castro Music Ltd The song was produced by Danny Garcia Dnova El Dean…
Arswain
Interview: Arswain Hypnotizes Us with New Album, Partitioning
Arswain Hypnotizes Us with New Album, Partitioning Arswain has created a truly memorable album (LISTEN HERE) that we are excited to feature today at…
Elvin Jones
A Different Drummer
The best thing in this digital era is that you can search Youtube for almost anything. I search for documentaries most of my time, and I’m…
Tweet
Tweet: Soulful Hummingbird comebacks to Charlene
Majestic Neo/Soul/RnB diva finally returns to the big speakers, and I bet I am not the only one super excited! She is one of those artists which art…
Rihanna
What I've Learned From Rihanna As A Young Woman
On September 8th, 2017 Rihanna released a new beauty line dedicated to showing the diverse types of foundations, concealers, and even lipsticks for…
Mägo de Oz
The pagan party continues
Wednesday December 7, 2011 the CIEC Metropolitan University of Caracas was the scene where third time the Spanish heavy metal band Wizard of Oz was…
Daiquiri
Daiquirí returns with a new album
Tropical and festive sounds that made the group Daiquiri move the hips of Venezuelans (and much of the Caribbean public) during the 1980s will no…
The Pretenders
The Pretenders present their album Alone in concert
The Portuguese EDP Cool Jazz festival will be the scenario in which the Anglo-American group The Pretenders present his latest album. Alone, as the…
Linkin Park
Linkin Park release video for their ballad One More Light
After a few weeks after the dramatic death of Chester Benington, the lead singer of the iconic band Linkin Park, the group finally reacted to the…
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio in the sweet wait
After weeks of rumors finally the Golden Girl of Mexico announced yesterday that it is expecting her second child at 44 years of age, confesses that…
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…
Shakira
2017 Latin Billboard Awards Nominees
Then came the most anticipated moment of Latin music, the Latin Billboard Awards 2017. THE great event will be held on April 27 in the Watsco Center…
Sixtwoseven
Sixtwoseven Come Alive with New Video; Record Release this Week!
Sixtwoseven are a group that is steadily on the rise. The Washington state staple kick off the Fall season in the best way possible, with their…
R.E.M.
STOP! You have to stop!
The day to day, the streets, the city, stress, as robots continue the journey, and we refuse to look sideways to see what we do, what we have done,…
Tiësto
The highest paid DJs in the world
To be Dj not just place a succession of topics. The work of these specialists mixes and music production require knowledge in sound engineering,…
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…
Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound are a great psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, who have released a number of great albums through the years.…
David Bowie
A new fan is born
I never listened to David Bowie, never got time for that, it is a common situation for me. I have a list of bands that never reached my auditory…
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder and Chris Martin together in New York
The Global Citizen Festival, New York, takes 5 years delighting audiences in the Big Apple and in all its editions, has saved room for some surprise.…
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…
Circo Vulkano
Vulkano Circus will perform in Caracas
Bass, guitar, melodica and drums. They are the rhythms of youth! They are the rhythms that dance you! The Venezuelan band, Circo Vulkano announced to…
Shakira
“Happy 2017 from Piqué Mebarak”
The renowned Colombian cantnte shakira shared with his followers this Saturday December 31 through your account on the social network instagram a…
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…
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 (@…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber leaves premiere with BloodPop
Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris and Rihanna again
After five years, both artists are reunited in a subject, This Is What You Came For. A couple of days English producer left in his Youtube channel &…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam: My music is not obscene
The reguetonero 34 Nicky Jam wants to convince the audience that the lyrics of their songs, even though urban genre, point more to the joke than to…
Putumayo
The World Grooves with Putumayo
Putumayo World Music collection happens to be one of my favorite go-to World groove compilations. I am a devout fan of their…
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn ‘Everything It Takes’ (Ft. Elvis Costello) – Single Review
Ah the sweet, sweet sound of a steel guitar, don’t you just love it? I don’t know about you, but when I hear the beautiful cry of…
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…
Eric Church
Eric Church ‘Mr. Misunderstood’ – Album Review
Having a panic attack about whether an album does or does not exist; that pretty much sums up CMA Week for me this year whilst trying to find some…
Céline Dion
René Angélil, husband and former manager of Celine Dion, dies
Rene Angelil, 73, died this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle with cancer. His family asked that the family privacy…
Paul Bley
Paul Bley, great jazz legend, has died
Improvisation is food for the listener 's brain. The introverted and sound experimenter, Paul Bley, died at age 83 of natural causes in his…
Rosetta
Metal for astronauts
12 years ago a couple of high school friends decided to play a gig together. They didn’t have any songs recorded before, the show was all…
2 Chainz
New Video: 2 Chainz + Gucci Mane + Quavo
Excerpted of the last mixtape 2 Chainz, Hibachi for Lunch comes the official audiovisual song number 3, which is named Good Drank and features the…
Pixies
Um Chagga Lagga
Boston’s rock n’ roll scene changed a great deal back in 1986 when our beloved Pixies formed and began to build an alt-…
Greg Lake
Briton Greg Lake dies at 69.
British singer-guitarist Greg Lake, considered one of the founding fathers of progressive rock, died Wednesday at age 69 as a result of cancer, his…
Britney Spears
Britney Spears present in social networks.
It is no secret that this new world of social networks has served as a form of market for artists because through them keep informed all his…
Taylor Swift
About Back To December
Are popular summer loves, but also loves are born between the cold. Also are popular songs of Taylor Swift, Taylor was also fashionable, especially…
Viniloversus
Last week of registration for New Bands!
The clock and begins its countdown to know what the next participants of the 2016 edition of the Festival New Bands will. During this week, the…
Canaan Smith
Canaan Smith ‘Bronco’ – Album Review
When Canaan Smith released his debut self-titled EP last March, I wasn’t all that impressed. I felt he was trying too hard to be like the bros,…
Café Tacvba
New album and new tour for Café Tacvba.
The Mexican rock band Cafe Tacuba announced today the launch, on 5 May its new production after five years of absence and conducting a tour of more…
Tame Impala
Kevin Parker is writing new music
Tame Impala is an Australian band that was formed in 2007. Since then they have made three studio albums, Innerspeaker in 2010, Lonerism in 2012…
The Beatles
The (im)mortality of The Beatles
Remember, at the beginning of this year, when Kanye West started working with Paul McCartney and Twitter blew up? If you missed that, it now depends…
Jack White
Jack White on acoustic
Jack White live music and devotes all his time to it. After founding his own Third Man Records discography, his creativity has not stopped and is…
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…
Jared Kf Jones
Jared KF Jones lights it up with Turn Up The World
We recently stumbled across a track by an up-and-coming artist in the the Pop and R&B charts, but now he has his sights set on EDM-Pop. &…
Stewart Copeland
Gathering of Legends at Copeland's Studio
...where music falls off of trees... “As for me, Saturday is the day I get to go to my studio, the Sacred Grove. It may look…
Wisin
Wisin and Los Cadillac's are back
The Cadillac's return to work and record another music video with Wisin reggaetonero. After the success of the single I'll leave will…
Katy Perry
I support Hillary Clinton
US singer Katy Perry took the stage on the final day of the Democratic National Convention where during his brief appearance of almost seven minutes,…
Residente
Resident wants to conquer the big screen
Resident is in a very special stage of his career since he is working alone. The former member of Calle 13 has in mind to conquer movie screens, and…
Julia Piker
Interview: Composer Julia Piker on her New Score EP Samovar
Today we’re joined by Julia Piker, a London International Award-winning composer. Julia released her debut string and electronic-heavy score…
Yordano
Emotional message from Nacho to Yordano through these streets
Nacho renowned Venezuelan singer recently posted on his YouTube channel a tribute to Yordano occasion of his birthday 64. Nacho Yordano reports that…
Mayer Hawthorne
The Heavy
After his breakout in 2009, throwback soul singer Mayer Hawthorne is on a national tour with backing band The County, and headed our way. …
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…
Ulises Hadjis
Ulises Hadjis premiered video clip of At the end of time
Venezuelan singer Ulises Hadjis place in the middle of this year his fourth studio EP Movement and Other Stories About the End of the World. Getting…
Cañoneros Del Valle
This is Caracas
This is Caracas is the title of the latest album of The Gunners, group celebrates 30 years of artistic career, deciding that his Aniversary party was…
Los Angeles Negros
The magic of love and the Black Angels
Los Angeles Black magic of love and scenarios not die. While it is true that their songs are all -romance and grief, celebration and goodbyes, Mario…
Fall Out Boy
The Fourth Of July- F.O.B
We all have that one point in our lives where we fall in love, tend to rush things and then all we could end up are ashes from all the burning passion…
Silvio Rodríguez
The Music of Fidel Castro Lives On!
Most Americans can relate to the quote: “If You Are Not a Liberal at 25, You Have No Heart and If You Are Not a Conservative at 35…
Jillian Jacqueline
Introducing Jillian Jacqueline: The Dark Horse of 2015
What first struck me about Jillian Jacqueline is her voice, but her beauty was what made me do a double take. Now I am the first to criticize folks…
Los Panchos
Boleros, a romantic genre that does not lose validity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwRiKDcrjz0&index=2&list=RDzdJ0KLJ3PmQ We can start inviting hear the songs of this link, and see…
David Rosales
David Rosales ‘Along The Way’ – EP Review
David is certainly not what you’d call pure country, the genre featuring more as a primary influence for a man who weaves delicately between folk,…
Fungonewrong
Fungonewrong, The World's Most Notorious Band Are Doing Their Baghead Music as Metalsoright
While most may associate the idea of wearing a bag over one's head as a connotation or gesture of shame, well this Illinois band has a twist on…
9th Wonder
Industry-built vs. Internet-made: Battle of the Producers
Industry-built vs. Self-made: Battle of the Producers Technology and the Internet have changed many things in the music industry over the…
Derek Trucks
I Love Derek Trucks
If you're not listening to Derek Trucks then you're missing out. It's easy to play the blues, to learn how to play the blues at…
Stephen Chadwick
Stephen Chadwick ‘Let’s Do This Thing’ – Album Review
Looking for Texas-born country music that falls as easily on the ears as summer rain falls on flowers, and honey glides down the throat? Look no…
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
I'm officially a Hamilton trash.
I've always thought those who get obsessed with musicals are a bit ridiculous. This is coming from someone who has only seen one musical (twice)…
Justin Timberlake
F1 Grand Prix will feature Justin Timberlake.
Justin Timberlake will be presented during the weekend of the Grand Prix of US Formula One. The race organizers announced on Wednesday that the pop…
arnoldSRecords
arnoldSRecords' artist manifesto
Arnoldsrecords has been composing for years as an amateur and now semi-professional. He loves to create surprises and original atmospheres to maintain…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran absent from One Love Manchester concert
Ed Sheeran could not be at the One Love Manchester concert, but acknowledged the initiative as a measure to prevent terrorism from affecting the…
Telefon Tel Aviv
המפשעות
המפשעות (Hamifsaot / The Crotches) Zara Zrura What a heat! What a hot air and dust! And what a hot man! - Anna was thinking to herself. The…
Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón lead artists in Puerto Rican event Mojanolah
Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón today lead the group of Puerto Rican and international artists that will participate in the ninth edition of…
Jarabe De Palo
Vocalist of Jarabe de Palo fights against cancer
The singer Pau Dones, leader of the renowned Spanish band Jarabe de Palo, is receiving treatment to overcome colon cancer, which has kept him away…
Franco De Vita
Franco de Vita presents his new album 'Libre'
Franco de Vita know that today make songs that become classics is almost impossible: the speed with which the topics are presented and enjoyed fame…
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj twerks for “Rake It Up” video
Just after the rumor that the music video was not going to be released would reach the fans, the Nicki Minaj and Yo Gotti audiovisual for the song…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley - A True Music Legend
Bob Marley was on a mission. Like most musicians he had a calling – a desire to change the world and inspire through music. But Bob took it…
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messien’s Nature Music Captivates Audiences
On first listen of this nature piece, I was struck by how dissonant the piece was, especially the first movement. Personally, I am not a fan of really…
Amelia White
Amelia White ‘Home Sweet Hotel’ - Album Review
East Nashville’s Amelia White knows all too well that the road is a harsh mistress. “Sleeplessness and miles pile on the soul. It…
Selena Gomez
The duo of the moment
One of the successes of recent months, we dont talk anymore, an issue of Charlie Path collaboration with Selana Gomez. The track is part of the album…
Maluma
Maluma and Ricky Martin come together in a new production
The well - known singers Ricky Martin Maluma and recently surprised his followers with the publication of a photo on the official Instagram account…
The Beatles
The Beatles premieres documentary
Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years was the excuse for the living legends of The Beatles paraded in public. The premiere of the latest documentary…
Boris
Boris: Mr. Shortkill
It’s like fresh water and a black wind. It’s like love. This is something loving you so much that you can even imagine a size of…
Pepper
Pepper, It On (Hawaii's Island Rock Band, Overshadowed by R.H.C.P.?)
Because this band has the name Pepper, they may not be the easiest band to find, and ontop of that there is the more popular Red Hot Chili Peppers…
Tame Impala
Kevin Parker: Perfect Manipulation
Expression is a vehicle for creative minds to deal with the effects of being inexplicably inspired by, and infatuated with, a piece of the world. That…
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&…
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols present the video for “Thick Girls Knock Me Out (Richard Starkey)”
To celebrate the Beatles and juvenile fever this week Dandy Warhols have presented a new single and video called Thick Girls Knock Me Out (Richard…
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…
Matty Ride
Catching Up With Matty Ride
Fresh off his latest release Sugar on The Side, I had the opportunity to catch up with Nashville artist Matty Ride to learn about his music-making…
Jandek
Jandek
The word. The word is something weird. I could not use it, but I did. I did it. I used the word. And that was weird. I used it, but I cannot get…
John Lennon
Record that John Lennon signed to his murderer to be auctioned
The record that the British musician signed to his murderer Mark Chapman, who hid it in a matera shortly before killing him, will be auctioned for…
Leslie Cours Mather
Like Kelly Clarkson’s “Meaning of Life,” Leslie Cours Mather Remains Optimistic about Love on “Love’s Gonna Do That” on iTunes
The story of “Love’s Gonna Do That” is about how the road to following your dreams is never easy. Leslie Cours Mather writes the song about taking a…
Backstreet Boys
Back Street Boys and Spice Girls could prepare a tour together
Still they have no confirmed countries and above date, only been advanced that could occur during the next 2016. There is only a small chance of…
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…
Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin-- Our God and Sing Praise
These two songs are as potent as any in the Christian music scene. But lately when listening to them, I feel the dirtiness of my own heart and feel…
Adele
When We Were Young by Adele
When we Where Young is the new song that brings Adele from her album 25. The second single is one of those songs with bittersweet melodies that make…
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…
Tiffany Evans
Star Search R`n`B diva Tiffany Evans divulges All Me
23 years old grown woman, a multi-talented and experienced artist, Tiffany Evans welcomed us to her latest conception, upcoming EP&…
Helena Hauff
Helena Hauff
Seduce, dominate, step on them, and make them adore you. Make them wet. Make them worship you. They are in front of that red brick wall. Punish…
Arca
Venezuelan producer Arca premieres Monstrosity
Only 90 seconds is the duration of the new song of the Venezuelan producer Alejandro Ghersi, aka Ark, which is called Monstrosity. Still unknown…
Ed Sheeran
Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran already has a video clip
When we talk about trend in pop music, certainly Ed Sheeran stands out among many, since the Brit has been doing an incredible job. This time, Ed…
Berget Lewis
Lady of Soul takes on the UK
In April of this year, I’d already mentioned her in my blog about Glennis Grace who had just gone viral online and now, Berget Lewis is causing a…
Celia Cruz
Celia's Advice Doesn't Go Out Of Style
Despite his departure several years, she still has Tumbao, Celia Cruz, advised us through his music not to mourn because La Vida Es Un Carnaval. He…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
One man who changed a nation
People like us - passionate music lovers - speak often of the power of music. How it can heal, how it can unite, but the story of Bob Marley is one of…
Ozzy Osbourne
Goodbye to Black Sabbath
The legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath announced an end. The group led by Ozzy Osbourne confirmed that his latest album will be the last of his…
Juan Miguel
“Aja te Creí” New single by Venezuelan singer Juan Miguel.
This young artist has already delighted us with his songs Like You and I feel Bonito, which have proved successful and some days it surprises us with…
Okills
Okills premiering
A few months ago, I wrote that Okills Venezuela is one of the bands that has been more successful in recent years (http://bit.ly/2emFrdc). His game…
Stromae
Bon jour Stromae
Stromae, a Belgium music superstar known not only for his music but also for his distinctive physique and clothing style, came to wide…
Japan
Kousokuya
Sinking into a swamp of vicious and dark sounds seems so easy and not painful. This mirage wraps you; it hugs you with iron tenderness. You’…
Charly García
Charly García charges against current music
Charly Garcia never goes unnoticed. Either by a majestic work, or some sharp statements. This time, his controversial opinions have once again put on…
Chase Rice
Chase Rice ‘Whisper’ – Single Review
There’s been a bit of hubbub surrounding Chase Rice’s new single, not least because he released a letter essentially apologizing…
Gorillaz
Gorillaz reveal the name and release date of their new album
The band animated Gorillaz, led by Damon Albarn (Blur), has announced the release date of his eagerly awaited new album that will be called Humanz,…
Jay Electronica
Jay Electronica Issues Apology To Kendrick & 50 Cent
Earlier this year in February New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica released a track which seemed to be charged with anger towards his detractors. In the…
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
Top Five Contemporary Blues Songs
In my , I said something about the re-imagining of the Blues, and how that is a rare thing. A couple of years ago, a fellow musician and a…
Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk in legal trouble
Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson face a lawsuit for Uptown Funk. Collage a ochentero group says that plagiarized his song Young Girls in 1983. The group…
Felix Kubin
Felix Kubin
I wash my hands in a water of the toilet I wash my hands in the beauty of your tears Everything is undefined and controversial. I cannot tell…
Deutsch Nepal
Deutsch Nepal
It is like a mantra and fresh water. It is like life itself staring into your eyes. You are full of fear. You do not know what to do and…
Ariana Grande
Ariana, in Another Era
You can tell from the aptness of the Photoshopped 'single artwork' (of Ariana Grande with a Farah Fawcett-esque hairstyle) that accompanies…
Weezer
highway music
For every time we have a special song. When we venture on a road trip, without realizing it, the music we choose reflects the landscape around us.…
Christina Perri
immortality to love
Eternal life, love and riches. Those are the three desires that a genius of a lamp can never grant. But what is desire? The will of the soul? The…
Madonna
Why is there music on fashion catwalks?
Yes, there is music behind fashion, or with his footsteps on the catwalk. The Victoria Secret Fashion Show is one of the most famous, imagine a…
Diego Torres
Iguales will be the most recent single by Diego Torres.
Argentine composer and singer Diego Torres launches Iguales single from his latest album Good life with which touring Europe and Latin America, said…
Kate Bush
#SundaySpotlight: Kate Bush
Here is an artist who is capable of flying, but no ones sees it because the world is glued to her feet. Nothing beyond her heart is hers. But her…
Esperanza Spalding
The Diva, The Muse, and The Philosophical Dilemmas
Esperanza Spalding is one of the contemporary greats, and that’s a fact, not an opinion. She proved it on many occasions, playing her own…
Edward Ramírez
El avocado, the song about an iron dictatorship
In September cuatrista Edward Ramirez and singer Pino Rafa they released their first album together: Illustrated The tuyero, a work well accomplished…