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            The Tambourine Girls
          
        Tambourine Girls - Another Guitar Variation That Works
        No girls or tambourines among these four Aussies that go under the name Tambourine Girls on their debut album. I’m sure that a girl or two on…
        
            Hardwired
          
        Metallica coming soon with Hardwired
        After 8 years of inactivity in the creation of a record production, the ancient American band Metallica, has declared that comes with all this year…
        
            Times Infinity Volume Two
          
        The Dears - To infinity and back
        The Dears, or shall we say, Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak and whoever’s in Montreal at the time, have been around for a while, actually, as…
        
            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…
        
            OK Computer
          
        Ok Computer is officially 20 years old
        How do you sum up the cultural impact of an album like Ok Computer? In the 20 years since its release Radiohead's third album has become a go-to…
        
            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…
        
            Revival
          
        Revival
        Pop fandom is all about characters and storylines, so it makes sense that Disney and Nickelodeon alums do well. Not only do they enter the…
        
            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…
        
            Book Of Changes
          
        Entrance - Into Poppy Territory
        This might be the week of shapeshifters. Entrance or a guy that goes by the name of Guy Blakeslee can certainly fall into that category. Do…
        
            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…
        
            Zodiak Versions
          
        Al Lover - Zodiak Versions
        Al Lover is a one-man psychedelic rock band from San Francisco. It is however quite difficult to attach any kind particular genres to the…
        
            Blackjazz
          
        Sounds from the mental institution Pt.2
        When Blackjazz came out back in 2010 it quickly became a cult avant-garde record. The guys from Shining already played an extreme form of…
        
            A Sufi And A Killer
          
        Two Sides Of Gonjasufi
        A Sufi and a Killer was Gonjasufi's debut. Sumach Ecks is an author, DJ and yoga instructor from LA who is produced by Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp…
        
            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…
        
            Chapter One
          
        The Saturdays V-Day : Chapter One
        This Universe spread female vocal is opening her first solo segment of music and the title Chapter One seems more than just a right…
        
            Not To Disappear
          
        On Daughter's recent visit to KEXP's studio 
        If you’ve read my other review, you may already know about my undying love for UK alternative outfit, Daughter.  Since the release of The…
        
            Machine Gun: Live at The Fillmore East 12/31/1969 (First Show)
          
        Hendrix Had a Machine Gun
          When Jimi Hendrix Experience split up in 1969, Jimi Hendrix did not procrastinate for too long. He played with Billy Cox for a while, and…
        
            Hot Thoughts
          
        Spoon's New Album Cuts Like A Knife
        Three years after the fantastic album They Want My Soul, Texas fantastic four has dropped Hot Thoughts, the record witnessing their return to their…
        
            Sweet Baby James
          
        Groundbreaking Album From The Seventies
        After the sixties, rock and roll was losing its power. People seemed to be exhausted with the rebellion, the war, the opposition; there was a…
        
            Liquid Swords (Explicit Version)
          
        GZA's 20 Year Journey to Platinum Status
        The Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most influential groups in hip hop history. The group consists of some of the most gifted lyricists in the game, and…
        
            Something To Tell You
          
        Haim's Sophomore Infuses Everything We Needed
        The coolest sisters are back! And I couldn’t be more thrilled! Haim are manifestation of Californian spirit, that old school cool one, not Katy Perry…
        
            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…
        
            Resistor
          
        Go, Lera!
        American singer-songwriter received worldwide recognition with her appearance in the TV show True Detective and contribution to its soundtrack.…
        
            Young Blood
          
        Whoawhoawhoa
        Saint Raymond is a 20 year old dude from Nottingham. This summer, he released his debut album called Young Blood. As many young authors, Saint Raymond…
        
            Murder Of The Universe
          
        The Most Creative and The Most Prolific Band
        Australian psychedelic rockers King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard are not slowing down. On the contrary, they announced release of four to five albums…
        
            Big Inner
          
        The Big Inner of the Big White Man
        Matthew E. White is an American artist that came on strong from the start, with a voice of his own and gained international following instantly. As…
        
            Volcano
          
        Substitute For MGMT and The Flaming Lips
        If you don’t like what MGMT or The Flaming Lips currently have to offer, then reject their work and embrace Temples. I promise you are not…
        
            Flower Boy
          
        Tyler Hits Another Bull’s Eye
        Okay, Tyler The Creator released his latest effort titled Flower Boy a while ago and since no one decided to offer a review of the album ‘…
        
            Skeleton Tree
          
        Nick Cave At His Most Vulnerable 
          Although Nick Cave postulated his career on the basis of being disgusted with this world, he is ready to confess all of his sins on his…
        
            Mysterium
          
        Hammock - The endless sorrow of a loss
        There are a lot of things you can think about and let your thoughts wander while lying in a hammock. Usually, you get into it to relax, have leisurely…
        
            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…
        
            Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
          
        A Classic ECM Record
        This is a classic ECM record, reminiscent of the early sound that the German label and its principal producer Manfred Eicher developed back in the…
        
            There's a Riot Going On
          
        Yo La Tengo Have It All
        When I first encountered the music of Yo La Tengo, sometime in the first half of the 00s, they were already had a reputation of one of the most…
        
            Capacity
          
        Capacity
        Big Thief’s sophomore album beautifully excavates family history and trauma into a delicate, intricately built folk rock record, showcasing…
        
            Horehound
          
        The Dead Weather: Horhound.
        Speaking of Jack White one of the things that comes to mind is the number of projects and collaborations made throughout his career since he became…
        
            Voyage
          
        Usssy - Voyage
        The Russian avant-garde noise-rock/psych rock band Usssy released their new album 'Voyage' a couple of weeks ago via the American record label…
        
            From A Room: Volume 1
          
        Beard-Country Representative
        Chris Stapleton has been sneaking around American scene as an author for a long time until he finally released his debut Traveller two years ago.…
        
            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…
        
            HAIZ
          
        Hailee Steinfeld Headphones and Haiz
        Where others struggle a lifetime to get a music career going, Hailee Steinfeld seems to have stumbled upon it by accident. Appearing as an actress…
        
            Light Falls
          
        Wrekmeister Harmonies - Light Falls
        The relatively well-known Illinois drone/drone metal/psychedelic rock band Wrekmeister Harmonies came out with a new album recently. The seven track…
        
            Jomsviking
          
        Long Ships Arrive Again
        Yeah, the new album from everyone’s favorite Vikings, Amon Amarth, is here. Dubbed Jomsviking, it is their first concept album, telling the…
        
            Whatever It Takes
          
        James Hunter is in Full Power
        From the 80s of the past century, James Hunter has been making a true retro r&b. He caugh everyone's attention in the middle of the 90s…
        
            No Estás Solo
          
        Rodrigo throws pins at the Point Art Session.
        Rodrigo Gonsalves, or also known as Rodrigo Solo member of the rock band Viniloversus returns to promote new material from his solo project You are…
        
            Maximum Entropy
          
        Dancing in the middle of melancholy
        Dark letters merged with an explosion of synthesizers that could perfectly well be the soundtrack to a party at its peak. This is the perfect…
        
            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…
        
            Somersault
          
        Somersault is the new Surf, According to Beach Fossils
        Third album of Brooklyn based indie collective titled Somersault represents a step forward in comparison to its predecessors Beach Fossils…
        
            Salome (Deluxe Version)
          
        Dark Horse of 2015
        2015 was a year with many great metal records. Under the Red Cloud by Amorphis, New Bermuda by Deafheaven, Intronaut’s The Direction of Last…
        
            We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
          
        A Tribe Called Quests Has Your Back, America
        New studio album by A Tribe Called Quest is definitely one of the most unexpected releases of 2016. We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service is a…
        
            In Rainbows
          
        Albums that turn 10 in 2017 Radiohead: In Rainbows
        If Moon Shaped Pool ends up being Radiohead’s final album (there are rumours) then it’s possible to split the bands career into three distinct acts.…
        
            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…
        
            For Crying Out Loud (Deluxe)
          
        One Word About New Kasabian - Meh
        If you are eco-conscuous, then you believe in recycling. But what happens when you are eco-conscious in your approach to music? Then you are an artist…
        
            Guidance
          
        A Battle Between Darkness And Light
        New release from Post-rock/metal assemble Russian Circles, dubbed Guidance, is unmistakably recognized as a work made by seasoned musicians which…
        
            Fake Sugar
          
        Thank God Beth Ditto Didn't Dissapear
        You will agree that there is an ever-occurring phenomenon called a disappearing artist. I am not adverting to artistic people who were kidnapped or…
        
            Darker My Love
          
        Darker My Love - Darker My Love
        Darker My Love is a psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles. They started back in the early 2000s and have produced a string of great albums filled…
        
            Dark Sky Island
          
        Wake Up, Enya!
        Eithne Ni Bhraonain, known as Enya Brennan or simply Enya is the most-sold Irish artist in the history of the world. Maybe she is born with it, and…
        
            I Love You, Honeybear
          
        Bored In The USA
        Give man a beard and  a guitar and he can rule your emotional world. After only first few notes, I have realized that this is a magnificent…
        
            Acapella - Acapella Christmas - Acapella Group
          
        Enjoying an Acapella Christmas
        This is such a good Christmas album. So good that I almost felt regretful that it took me 4 years after its release before finding it. All is not lost…
        
            The Search for Everything - Wave One
          
        The Search for Everything: Wave One
        Today, John Mayer released four songs from his new album “The Search for Everything”. On social media, Mayer has announced that he will be releasing…
        
            Coloring Book
          
        Chance the Rapper would rather make Chicago a better place than listen to what the president thinks.
        The culture of rap is about gain, many MC’s who start out writing about their lives, struggles, and relationships, are usually talking about their…
        
            Bohren For Beginners
          
        Turning Doom Metal Into Film Noir Jazz
        How do you cross from doom metal to film noir jazz? Easy, if you ask German purveyors of, as the say it themselves, doom ridden jazz music, Bohren and…
        
            Inviting Light
          
        Nothing Flat With The Flatliners
        The Flatliners are a Canadian punk-rock dudes who are stepping back from hardcore and ska roots with their fifth album Inviting Light, and making a…
        
            Mountain Czar
          
        Karma To Burn - Mountain Czar
        The renowned American stoner metal/stoner rock band Karma To Burn came out with a new five track EP in February. The new EP…
        
            ZABA
          
        The Mesmerizing ZABA
          ‘ZABA’ is one of the best debut albums released in the past decade. When I put the record on for the first time, I had no idea who Glass…
        
            Come Away With Me
          
        #TBT: Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
        This week’s review is dedicated to one of the most critically praised best-selling debuts in the 2000s. It is also dedicated to the artist herself,…
        
            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…
        
            Collection
          
        Soccer Mommy - Young and Fresh
        Sophie Allison is obviously a very smart girl. I say, girl, since at the time Collection, her first official album is out, she’s yet to turn 20, and I…
        
            Half a Century Sun
          
        Island Music Shines
        The first moment you encounter the music of Coti K.,“The Man From Managra”, a Greek guy form the Island of Tinos, you would be hard pressed to say…
        
            Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
          
        Hampshire & Foat - Galaxies Unfold
        Way back in the Seventies jazz pianist Lonnie ‘Liston’ Smith pushed the space/spiritual jazz in a very relaxed, soulful direction, with traces of…
        
            Songs One Through Eight
          
        Brilliant Side Project
        DBUK were formed in 2005 as a side project of Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and Munly & The Lupercalians. Saying that they are a side…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics
          
        East Meets West 
        It’s an indescribably fulfilling to hear how The Heliocentrics once again adjust to the playing style and instrumentation of their collaborator. In…
        
            Jesus Calling: Instrumental Songs For Devotion
          
        For Those Who Have Ears to Hear
        I am fond of listening to instrumental music when I work. I find instrumental music relaxing and especially so if it is an instrumental cover of a…
        
            The Divine Feminine
          
        Divine Music
        Wow. This is what I have to say about Mac Miller's brand new album The Divine Feminine. I really really really liked this album for a number of…
        
            The Bride
          
        A Bride For a Gloomy Existence
        Natasha Khan known as Bat For Lashes cease to amaze the individuals who await a new album from the songstress. Bat For Lashes as a whole concept…
        
            Inner Journey Out
          
        Psychic Ills - Inner Journey Out
        The renowned American psychedelic rock/neo-psych band Psychic Ills came out with a new album just about a week ago. The expectations towards Psychic…
        
            Dizzy Seas
          
        Chris Bathgate Returns from Isolation in Nature
        After a stellar album Salt Year released in 2011, Chris Bathgate took a longer hiatus and isolated himself in the nature, enjoying symbiotic life with…
        
            Migration
          
        A Very Successful Migration
        Migration is the sixth studio album by English record producer and DJ Bonobo, released on January 13th, 2017. The UK-born, L.A. based musician’s…
        
            Human Performance
          
        Yasssssss Rock!
          This band gained my attention with their second full-length album titled Light Up Gold. It was a tasty and perplexing post pank album that…
        
            Winter Thrice
          
        Norwegian All-Stars
        Ok, Vintersorg is born in Sweden, but the band is Norwegian, so, you get the picture. Now that I explained the title, let’s talk about the…
        
            Are You Alone?
          
        Majical Cloudz Are You Alone? Album Review
        The electronic-pop duo Majical Cloudz released their 6th full length on October, 16th, 2015 titled . The album features 12 original songs all written…
        
            Tomates Fritos
          
        Fried Tomatoes arrives namesake.
        After long months of waiting, the big Tomates Fritos have taken the plunge and released their new self-titled album, if, likewise, namesake.…
        
            Dress To Impress
          
        Keith impresses
        Even though it's September and the summer is actually coming to an end soon, we're enjoying some really nice hot temperatures, at the moment.…
        
            Noctuary
          
        The Holydrug Couple - Noctuary
        The Holydrug Couple are a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock/neo-psych band. They have released a variety of albums through the years and…
        
            Pictures
          
        Remembering Katie Melua
        Few days ago, I have heard a song on a radio by Katie Melua so I have decided to write a review of one of her albums. I was a big fan of Katie Meulua…
        
            Marseille
          
        Jazz Is Vital Energy For Ahmad Jamal
        Even though he is already in his seventies, legendary Ahmad Jamal continues with the same level of enthusiasm in 2017 with his dedication to the…
        
            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…
        
            57TH & 9TH (Deluxe)
          
        After Many Years, Coming Back To the Rock Scene Perfectly Made By Sting
        Being an artist with so many successes and hit songs produced is the most blessing thing that can happen to an artist and also extremely hard to…
        
            Getz/Gilberto (Classics International Version)
          
        An Iconic Record
        Getz/Gilberto is an iconic record in many aspects. First, it’s one of the first and best crossover records of all times, blending jazz and bossa nova…
        
            Higher Truth
          
        Show Me On This Album Where Are Emotions Touching You
        New collection of Chris Cornell called Higher Truth, is not a middle age crisis catastrophe as his previous album Scream. That being said, fourth…
        
            Interiors
          
        The Year Of Big Comebacks
        Jesus and The Mary Chain returned with Damage and Joy. Jesus and The Mary Chain are one of those bands that have a massive impact on many contemporary…
        
            The Wild Swan
          
        The Wild Swan of Ireland
          Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. This could be said about Foy Vance, an Irish author who was supporting act for many superstars (Elton…
        
            Blue & Lonesome
          
        The Rolling Stones Make Blues Standards Sounds Fresh Again
        I have to admit I was a bit skeptic about the new album by the legendary The Rolling Stones. The news that their newest effort will be comprised of…
        
            Gore
          
        Hail to The Deftones
        My biggest accomplishment on this album is the fact that I agreed to play on it, said Stephen Carpenter, a hairy metal guy who plays guitar in metal…
        
            Whatever Reason
          
        Molly Drag - Seductive Despondency
        Ii it was easy to transfer sadness, despair, and despondency into music, then everybody would be doing it. You really have to feel it, or you have to…
        
            Water on Mars
          
        Purling Hiss - Water on Mars
        Purling Hiss is one of the best and most unique garage rock/psychedelic rock bands currently out there. Hailing from Philadelphia, Purling Hiss…
        
            God's Problem Child
          
        No Problems With God's Problem Child
        Even if you’re not exactly the lover of country music, you know Willie Nelson and have heard at least one of his songs. His shadow is so big…
        
            Hammer of the Witches
          
        Metal is a witchhunt
        Everything is funny when you think about death, said a great German writer Tomas Bernhard. What’s not funny is when those who sing about…
        
            Music For People In Trouble
          
         Susanne Sundfor - Music to get you out of trouble
        Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfor has been around for some ten years now, but she gained more international prominence only after her 2015 album Ten…
        
            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,…
        
            Everything Now
          
        Mediocre Dance, That's What Arcade Fire Are Now
        Over time, Arcade Fire turned from a serious band to one of the most irresponsible banda. They are full of subtle and flat jokes, and the monumental…
        
            The Direction of Last Things
          
        Intronaut Is the S***
        Progressive is not understood by many people and that needs to change. If you are reading this and you have never been listening metal, I have…
        
            Chapter and Verse
          
        The Boss Drops Unusual Collection
        After 43 years of unpredictable, yet successful music career, the time has come for Bruce Springsteen to pack his hard work into few compilations.…
        
            Wiped Out!
          
        The Neighbourhood Wiped Out! Album Review
        On October 30th, 2015 The Neighbourhood released their sophomore album entitled  The Neighbourhood is a group that has historically evoked a strong…
        
            Resolute
          
        Stu Larsen - Resolute: to do good
        These days it ahem there is a proliferation of singer/songwriters inspired by a similar generation from the Seventies. Like then, today’s batch can be…
        
            Perfectamundo
          
        Perfectamundo
        There is a very interesting thing with rock n roll. No matter how old it is, it never dies. By some magic and alchemic techniques, the old and…
        
            On My One
          
        Bob Dylan Lost His Successor 
        Jake Bugg was entitled as  “the next Bob Dylan”. After his third album, the title does not apply anymore.  It is…
        
            Heart On (Deluxe Edition)
          
        Zipper Down
        Zipper Down came after seven years of waiting. Take that, those who whine about Adele’s 3 year period of latency. Same as their previous…
        
            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…
        
            Microverse
          
        Lossy & Strangers Are People Too - Microverse
        Microverse is the third release fr composer and producer Lossy on his label Boot Cycle Audio. Having previously released with Tru Thoughts,…
        
            At Swim
          
        Lisa's Grand Comeback
          It took a long time for Lisa Hannigan to drop her new baby, aka, record. I have been waiting for five years. The wait is over and At Swim…
        
            Colors
          
        Beck At His Most Colorful
        It's been 23 years since the album Mellow Gold and the humongous hit Loser. Considering the nature of that album and the massive popularity of…
        
            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…
        
            White Light
          
        The Corrs Like they’ve never been gone
        When you listen to The Corrs’ album, “White Light”, you can’t imagine this group has been gone for about 10…
        
            Rennen
          
        Sohn is The New Son of Ambient Electronic
        Sohn is a British author and producer who currently resides in Vienna. He is one of those musicians who overcame the curse of the second album. After…
        
            All Hail the Yeti
          
        #tb All Hail The Yeti's Debut
        Internet, overpopulated urban areas, abundance of concert arenas and mass production of fanbases are causing ugly fight between bands for the place in…
        
            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…
        
            A Light in the Dark
          
        Metal Nepotism
        Mike Porntoy is your daddy, Mike Porntoy is playing the drums, Mike Porntoy is a producer. What are you doing, Max? I am playing the drums in the band…
        
            Not A Little Bit
          
        K Michelle says: K’s Over It!
        OMG! How much I love this track. K Michelle dropped the audio for “Not A Little Bit” on YouTube, about 6 days ago, and I&rsquo…
        
            Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
          
        Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
        The fifth album from Anna Kitten Pie Is a masterpiece. The least erotic of their albums, this one seems to be more about current events and the doomed…
        
            Paradise
          
        WEEKEND EP DUEL: Anohni vs Blonde Redhead
        ANOHNI Vs Blonde Redhead   Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare,…
        
            in•ter a•li•a
          
        Fifteen Years Later, At The Drive-In Still Know How To Park
        Almost two decades ago, At The Drive-In were of one of the most relevant alternative bands until they abruptly broke up and went on what was supposed…
        
            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…
        
            In America
          
        Sammy Sadler “In America” Embodies the Country Sound of Blake Shelton And Climbs the HotDisc Top 40 chart
        Country Artist Sammy Sadler’s new single, “In America”, has moved up five spots on the HotDisc Top 40 Chart this week.…
        
            Keräily
          
        Atomikylä - Keräily
        Atomikylä is a pretty interesting Finnish psychedelic stoner metal band. Their latest three track album is titled ''Keräily&…
        
            Little Lies
          
        Hilary Duff is turning a new page
        Hilary Duff has recently released an EDM cover of Fleetwood Mac's Little Lies. Big mistake. Just when I thought she was really on to something…
        
            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…
        
            Paging Mr. Proust
          
        The Most Underrated Rock Band
        In a better, parallel universe, The Jayhawks would be the number one pop-rock band of the 90s. Vigorous vocal harmonies, canny cadence, mellifluous…
        
            Orc
          
        No More Thee In Thee Oh Sees
        In art, contrary to some aspects of life, quantity is never more important than quality. Yet, some artists manage to sooth both spectrums. John Dwyer,…
        
            I Accept Your Apology
          
        CEO Cleezy Delivers I Accept Your Apology  
        Reality is a harsh mistress. I imagine no one would know this better than CEO Cleezy. Shortly after releasing Beatrice, his first album, something…
        
            Why Make Sense?
          
        Everything You Rationalize Will Be Used Against You 
        UK’s finest electro band Hot Chip continues to walk the road of contagious indietronic and dance electropop with a plausible confidence.…
        
            Life, Love And Faith
          
        Mister Marmelade
        Serious friends of rock n roll know what it means the term brother from the south. Southern music is an intersection of country, jazz, soul, gospel,…
        
            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…
        
            What If
          
         The Jerry Douglas Band - What if, indeed!
        Writing a music review should be easy, right? Sure, most of the time. All you have to do first is decide which category the album belongs to… Again,…
        
            Thatched Roof Glass House
          
        Thatched Roof Glass House by Alpha Cat
        Alpha Cat’s new album Thatched Roof Glass House is a contradiction in terms from the title on down to the songs. It is a m…
        
            Can’t Go Home (feat. Adam Lambert)
          
        Adam Lambert is taking this track home
        When I heard about this latest Adam Lambert collaboration, I knew I just had to check it out. Adam has always been exploring electronic dance music in…
        
            Ray Sings, Basie Swings
          
        Ray Sings while Basie Swings, both from  Heaven
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            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…
        
            Big Mess
          
        Grouplove Brings All the Messy Fun To The Yard
        Labels are for brands, not for bands. Show me on this review how much do you agree with the previous statement. Even though they present themselves as…
        
            The Sundowners
          
        The Sundowners Vs The Coral
        The second studio album of Liverpool based band The Sundowners is much related to a more popular British band The Coral. The album Cut The Master was…
        
            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…
        
            Direct
          
        #tbt: VANGELIS - DIRECT
        After three bizarre, yet enormously creative and conceptual albums, Vangelis had opened the new chapter in their career with the album that went on to…
        
            The Atlantic Years In Mono
          
        Giant Steps
        “Giant Steps” is a very important album, especially for aspiring jazz musicians. It’s the record that firmly put the so…
        
            FLAME
          
        Light it up, Rachel Foxx!
        I was sent a link to preview Rachel Foxx's third EP, before it’s release. This was a while ago, but I only got to it ater this EP got its…
        
            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,…
        
            A Weekend in the City
          
        Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Bloc Party, A Weekend in the City
        I'm going to talk about something different in this series today. All the other 10 year articles have been about albums that I would consider as…
        
            Motion
          
        #tbt The Cinematic Orchestra - Motion
        This week's throwback will be short but sweet as Oreo milkshake. Motion was a debut album by The Cinematic Orchestra and it was released in 1999…
        
            Life After Youth
          
        Elizabeth Powell Overcomes Her Struggles Through Land Of Talk's Third Record
        No matter how successful you are, life is full of ups and downs. To maintain equanimity and to persevere despite life's severe challenges is…
        
            Weight of the World
          
        Undiscovered Country Treasure of 2016
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            Sobreviviente
          
        Ali aka mind on the charge with ''Survivor''
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            Lipstick Stains (feat. Boys Noize)
          
        Glitchy Minimalism
        Lipstick Stains is part of Minneapolis synthpop quartet Poliça's double A-side 7” release Lipstick Stains /…
        
            Stay Happy
          
        Stay Happy Is Broken Social Scene's Best Message
        With only a week out on the internet Broken Social Scene's newest track Stay Happy leaves everyone wanting more. Broken Social Scene always…
        
            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&…
        
            Kiss You The Same
          
        Alain Clark sounding not the same
        Alain Clark is a well-known name in the Netherlands and has been so for several years. Coming from a musical family – his dad played in his…
        
            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…
        
            I See You
          
        Dance The Night Away To Leah Kate's Debut Single
        With so many playlists, new releases and artists coming out, it's hard to find music that will invoke that feeling many artists chase after; that…
        
            Carl Sagan
          
        Multifaceted Psych-Rock
        In the music video for Carl Sagan, Minneapolis rock duo Night Moves (John Pelant and Micky Alfano) drive into the middle of the California…
        
            Generation Why
          
        A Hymn for Modernity
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            I Always Knew
          
        I Always Knew The Vaccines Had Something To Say
        I Always Knew comes from The Vaccines sophomore album Come of Age. The consistency within the tracks composed by The Vaccines shows a dedicated…
        
            Runaway
          
        Young Aurora
        I did not think she was only 19 when I saw her video Runaway. I was very surprised when I read she was born in 1996. She seems very mature and like…
        
            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…
        
            Good Goodbye (feat. Pusha T and Stormzy)
          
        And it just gets worse: Linkin Park, Good Goodbye
        For a band that has been globally popular for over fifteen years you wouldn't think Linkin Park would need to worry about gaining new fans. I'…
        
            Your Best American Girl
          
        The Unhinged Catharsis of Not Fitting In
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            Fall For This
          
        Jade The Moon shares haunting track Fall For This, drops new EP
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            I Dare You
          
        The xx Tell Us 'I Dare You' And We Dare
        As The xx cross over into a dream pop sound, their latest music video 'I Dare You' is an ode to a California romantic, teenage haze. With…
        
            Beggin & Pleadin
          
        Brandy Gears up For Metamorphosis
        Remember Brandy?  Yes, precisely the one who use to be our R&B dope in the 90s. The latest news brewing on the Brandy front is a new…
        
            I Love You Baby, I Love You Doll
          
        'Indian' Indie
        Kolkata-based dream pop duo Parekh & Singh's (instrumentalist/vocalist Nischay Parekh and…
        
            Watermelon Man
          
        JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.14 - Watermelon Man
        The sixties were an era when younger musicians started to write extensively, with many of the then-new compositions becoming standards in the decades…
        
            STREET LIVIN'
          
        The Black Eyed Peas' Street Livin' is Clinical-yet-Empathetic Diagnosis of America's Vicious Cycle of Poverty, Racism and Oppression
        The Black Eyed Peas have gone back to the start, and the results are breathtaking. Most of the world was only vaguely aware of the Los Angeles…
        
            Sayonara
          
        SALSA: LATINOS FOR THE WORLD
        Music is a universal language, while salsa, is that musical genre with which we are known outside our continent long.  When it comes to Salsa, among…
        
            Darling
          
        Suburban Longing
        Brooklyn-via-New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate is ready to move on from the departure of founding member and guitarist Matt Mondanile, who…
        
            Harvest Time
          
        A performance worth repeating
        This is one of the most exciting pieces of music I’ve heard recently. It’s an excerpt from the four-hour show that Esperanza…
        
            Truth Hurts
          
        Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” Transforms Heartbreak into Empowerment
        In her most recent single “Truth Hurts”, experimental hip-hop singer-rapper Lizzo acknowledges that there’s a more earthly side to balance the goddess…
        
            Becomes The Color
          
        Stick Around for the Credits
        It seems to be a bit of a pattern for me to discover new music through television and cinema. I recently watched the wonderfully creepy Stoker, and…
        
            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…
        
            Player
          
        Tinashe:  Player Review
        Relationships come and go, ride up and down, all around, and any what way you wanna say. They can be fun, happy, sad, crazy, or all of it at once.&…
        
            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…
        
            Don't Touch My Hair
          
        Militant Serenity
        What you did indeed say is, “This is why many black people are uncomfortable being in predominately white spaces,” and you still…
        
            Kit Kat
          
        Hi-Five’s Kit Kat break
        I know, I know, a lot of my blogs recently are about all these R&B acts returning and yes, there’s another one. Actually, it’s one I wasn’t…
        
            I Know It's Over
          
        A Talent That Keeps Giving
        Give The Smiths one thing, 'I Know It's Over' not only happens to have that quality of a song to be a natural lullaby, but depending on…
        
            Chinese New Year
          
        Festive Ambivalence
          Florida guitar-based pop duo SALES's (Jordan Shih and Lauren Morgan) charming track Chinese New Year may have been…
        
            Lights and Shadows
          
        Lights and Shadows
        Girl group O’G3NE will represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are truly among the best of talent we have in The…
        
            Matters
          
        Making Amends
        Omaha group Twinsmith, consisting of Jordan Smith (vocals/guitar), Matt Regner (guitar/keys), Bill Sharp (bass) and Oliver Morgan (drums),…
        
            Dangerous Woman
          
        Ariana feels like a Dangerous Woman
        Ariana is preparing the release of his third album which after consultation with his followers christened Dangerous Woman, the artist has put her…
        
            Gold
          
        Kiiara 'Makes It New' with Glitch-Pop
        If it weren't for her breakthrough single Gold, most of the world wouldn't have known of 20-year old Kiiara, an Illinois native who works at a…
        
            Get My Bang
          
        Let Them Eat Cake
        It would be fair to say that the UK has an advantage when it comes to dance hits. Not the techno kind but bands from the UK know a formula to get your…
        
            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…
        
            Warm Whiskey Nights
          
        Justin Ryan warms our hearts with Warm Whiskey Nights
        Everyone loves a good story, A good story will keep you interested and it will keep you really connected with the main character; to feel what it is…
        
            Symphony No. 4 in G Major: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen (Live)
          
        Mahler’s Back With Symphony No. 4
        Much of the first movement of Mahler’s Symphony Number 4 is highly whimsical and colorful with many frenetic things happening in the strings and…
        
            Big Boy Games
          
        TEROUZ DROPS INFECTIOUS NEW TRACK BIG BOY GAMES
        Egyptian Canadian concept artist TEROUZ found his sound by curating original songs with his taste for ‘90s nostalgia and ‘70s &…
        
            Perfect Places
          
        Lorde's Perfect Place
        I always try to let some time pass before blogging about the same artist again, but some artists keep releasing really good stuff in between my blogs.…
        
            Dreamworld
          
        Wakeful Possibilities
        She was the girl with the string around her neck -ing with the boy who could only give her less It could be more if she learned to never expect -ing…
        
            Sativa
          
        Jhené Aiko and Rae Sremmurd's Sativa Evokes a Beguiling Weed Trip 
        ‘I'll keep it simple, baby’. On “Sativa”, her standout duet with Mississippi hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd,…
        
            Oceans (Where Feet My Fail) - Live/Acoustic Version
          
        Jack (Juanito) The Giant and the Beanstalk
        Imagine that one day you about a person providing the answers to your problems, but you have to give everything you have, get rid of what you think…
        
            Treat You Better
          
        Hey Ladies! He Can Treat You Better
        Shaw Mendes, born to become hit-maker, successful songwriter-singer and performer from Canada has again released a new song that can melt the hearts…
        
            Stop Desire
          
        Mundane Sensuality
        This colorful number by twin duo Tegan and Sara has overlaid their fun pop-rock vocals over a underlying desire that can be found through performing…
        
            Como Dijiste - Pista de Acompañamiento/Tono Original (con Coros)
          
        About Christian Music
        This musical genre has been noted not only for its purpose, but it has long made inroads in premiaciones highlighted as the Grammy's LATINO…
        
            F.U.
          
        Feel Like A Fool In Love With Little Mix
        Little Mix is the hottest girl group in the world. The fact that Little Mix had a bit of a rough start (seemed like you couldn't find their music…
        
            Don't Bring Me Down
          
        PREP's Don't Bring Me Down Dazzles with Urgent Optimism
        After releasing their debut EP Futures in 2016, London-based future-pop quartet PREP - hip-hop producer Dan Radclyffe,…
        
            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…
        
            Breakin' Up
          
        Breaking Up Never Felt So Good
        Breakin' Up, a track from LA alt-rock band Rilo Kiley's (Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock) fourth album …
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            I Was A Fool
          
        Sunflower Bean's I Was A Fool Swirls in Nostalgic Woe
        After a few years in the New York band circuit, an EP, a well-received debut LP, and extensive touring, Brooklyn rock band Sunflower Bean has…
        
            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…
        
            Wasted Days
          
        Zibra Share their Wasted Days
        Zibra are a London-based melodo-electronica trio. Consisitng of Sam Battle lead singer and guitar, Russ Harley on keys and Ben Everest on bass they…
        
            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…
        
            Boys Like You
          
        Yes, indeed, who IS Fancy???
        Talk about sneaking up from behind! I seriously had never heard of this guy, “Who is Fancy”, until he kissed Meghan Trainor at the…
        
            Come Closer (feat. Kr)
          
        Jessica Jarrell Visual Come Closer !!!
        Beautiful and kind 21-year old Jessica Jarrell, a young R`n`B slayer, just came back hard with the latest video, showing off her sexy dance…
        
            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…
        
            Touch
          
        Cool Touch
        Kloe offers an intriguing look into a teenage craze of touching and love. Throw in a few wild parties, drinking and delightful light play...Kloe's…
        
            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…
        
            Nothing Compares 2 U
          
        COVERLAND Vol.3: Nothing Compares 2 U
        “Nothing Compares 2 U” is another one of those songs whose cover outshined the original. Everyone knows the version by Sinead O…
        
            Easier
          
        Cat Turner's Easier Offers a Grungy Perspective on Young Love
        The music video for Easier - Irish dark-pop singer-songwriter Cat Turner's first new single in the wake of her debut EP Contrast…
        
            Dangerous Woman
          
        Who said fear?
        Music has no boundaries; cultural, social or language. The sound is universal, just as other people connect with thought and / or feeling that…
        
            Around U
          
        Expansive Soul-Searching
        LA electropop trio MUNA (Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson) are known for being an out-and-proud queer band that omit all gendered…
        
            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…
        
            The Smell of Us
          
        A Take On Two Pals
        Despite taking a handful of years to write a song together, the band The Dove & The Wolf developed a connection that has traveled with Lou…
        
            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…
        
            Boys
          
        Charli XCX and the Female 'Gaze'
        They’re basically doing all the sexy things that girls usually do in videos [...] I've turned it around! [...] I started…
        
            Straight, No Chaser
          
        JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.13 - Straight, No Chaser
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            On + Off
          
        Maggie Rogers Turns Us On + Off Again
        Maggie Rogers continues to pop up and continues to release music videos that may have left a few individuals scratching their heads. Nevertheless,…
        
            PILLOWTALK
          
        Zayn and his new start
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            It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
          
        All Things Wonderful
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            Prune, You Talk Funny
          
        Gus Dapperton's “Prune, You Talk Funny” Epitomizes the Millennial Pursuit of Self-Expression
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            Stella By Starlight
          
        Jazz Standards Vol.9 - Stella by Starlight
        ‘Stella by Starlight’ is a song from the 1944 Paramount film “The Uninvited,” a ghost story starring Ray…
        
            Capitán Tapón
          
        Captain Plug the new Alejandro Sanz
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            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”…
        
            Blow
          
        Blow Blossom Kisses
        What else can the world throw upon us that involves talented musicians? A band that is willingly playing music that comes from a time gone by? A past…
        
            Venus Fly
          
        Calling Out the Male Gaze
        You might have concluded that Grimes had run out of her music video-making budget after she released the DIY  The Ac!d Reign Chronicleslast…
        
            Songs of Prayer 1 - Solo Piano Music for Prayer
          
        On The Song of Prayer
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            18
          
        On 18, an Epic 88Rising Multi-Collab, Joji Grounds Kris Wu, Rich Brian and Trippie Redd Grandiosity With Introspective Melancholy
        Indie music label/creative agency 88rising have steadily forged their way into the mainstream by jet-fuelling the careers of Rich Brian (previously…
        
            Knocked Around
          
        Bait and Switch
        “Knocked Around” is the song that provided veteran alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. with the name of their eleventh studio album…
        
            In Ear Park
          
        In Ear Park: Song Review 
        As I turn on Department of Eagle’s “In Ear Park”, the faint crackle of the acoustic guitar that sneaked its way into the…
        
            From the Dining Table
          
        From the Dining Table Is An Open/Private Conversation With Harry Styles
        Harry Styles continues to surprise and deliver the kind of songwriter musicianship everyone knew Styles was capable of doing. 'From the Dining…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            I Really Like You - Blasterjaxx Remix - Blasterjaxx Remix
          
        Why Are There Famous Figures That Star in Video Clips?
        Today it is common models are famous protagonists of music, but it is unusual that recognized figures in Hollywood and the rest of the world appear…
        
            Did You Really Say No
          
        Did I really like this track?
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            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…
        
            Josephine - Alfa Mist Remix
          
        Ritual's Josephine Has All The Right Vibes
        The anonymous take on Josephine from Ritual featuring Lisa Hannigan throws together a lazy cold afternoon and a need to be close to another. The trio…
        
            Rolling in the Deep
          
        Fans, viral covers and the power of music
        When an artist manages to conquer his audience with a song, some of his followers who sing or play an instrument, are encouraged to pay homage with a…
        
            Way Back (Feat. Snoop Dogg)
          
        Kicking the game like way back
        I was pretty surprised to find a new TLC track over the Easter weekend. I’ve been writing about their Kickstarter funded album several times and…
        
            Easy Love - Radio Edit
          
        Hit the charts as easy as ABC
        When I heard this song on the radio recently, I was really regretting I had removed Shazam from my smartphone (storage was full, had to make tough…
        
            High
          
        Druggy Quirkiness
        LA indie rock trio Sir Sly (vocalist Landon Jacobs and instrumentalists Jason Suwito and Hayden Coplen) have recently released High, their…
        
            Song For You
          
        Rhye's “Song for You” Evokes Empathetic Intimacy
          LA alt-R&B outfit Rhye (Mike Milosh, sans Danish producer Ryan Hannibal) recently released “Song For You”, the…
        
            Shove It
          
        Reggae Balanced Under Hip-Hop
        Reggae points with a Hip-Hop twisted fist of power. Santigold was the first to introduce this music listener to the varied vast expanse of space to…
        
            Empire Of The Sun
          
        ThreePeace - Empire of the Sun Album Review
        ThreePeace Empire of The Sun Album Review  Threepeace - ThreePeace Official Website Empire Of The Sun Sheehan…
        
            False Alarm
          
        The Weeknd abuses violence with False Alarm
        Who remembers the virtual reality game Call of Duty, which attracted many and became the daily work of many young people just waiting to leave school…
        
            Leaving LA
          
        Father John Misty's Leaving LA: A Portrait of the Artist as an Ironic Prophet
        Five years ago, when Joshua Tillman had just ‘buried’ his music catalog under the J. Tillman moniker to start performing as Father…
        
            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…
        
            Los Ageless
          
        The Relentless Sadness of St Vincent’s “Los Ageless”
        As the title of her second single suggests, art rocker St. Vincent (Annie Clark) is poised for a return to biting satire after the poignant, heartfelt…
        
            Julian
          
        Borders and Checkpoints
        Say Lou Lou, formerly known as Saint Lou Lou, are a twin sister music act hailing from Australia and Sweden. Their songs are largely deemed as dream…
        
            Night Owl
          
        Frenetic Funk
        Summer 08 (2016), British indietronica quartet Metronomy's fifth studio album, revisits the terrain they carved out in sophomore effort&…
        
            Revolvist
          
        A Shoreline Dream - Revoltist
          US based progressive shoegazers A Shoreline Dream have released their latest single/video ‘Revoltist’.…
        
            Paul
          
        Midnight Letter
        Only a band from Brooklyn, NY could encapsulate what would be considered a 'midnight love letter' to whom ever those feelings where…
        
            Take a Walk
          
        Let's All Take A Walk
        If you have listened to Passion Pit before than you know just how great their music really is. Each song is a unique journey synthesized by the…
        
            Body and Soul
          
         JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.2 - Body and Soul
        In this second article dedicated to jazz standards, I present you the most covered one of all times - “Body and Soul”, a…
        
            Gamble for a Rose
          
        King Charles: Gamble for a Rose
        The title track, Gamble for a Rose, has been released as the single off King Charles’ soon to be released album. It is best described as a…
        
            Alarm
          
        Anne-Marie Channels Romeo + Juliet With Alarm
        If you are or have been a fan of Baz Lurhmann's Romeo + Juliet 1996 film, Alarm by Anne-Marie will be an automatic favorite. Anne-Marie installed…
        
            Chica Ideal
          
        Sing to him! : What You Sing Is What You Think
        When an artist writes a song makes thinking and feeling, is inspired by a person, his thoughts and feelings become tangible, writes on paper and…
        
            Awake My Soul
          
        Awake My Soul
        The dust settles and the horns fall to silent, all that is able to be heard is the screaming fans waiting eagerly for the next number. Immersed in the…
        
            The Queen Is Dead - 2011 Remastered Version
          
        Songs that started it all: The Smiths The Queen is Dead
        Never underestimated how impressionable a teenager discovering indie music is, a least the ones who only just started buying NME. That was the case…
        
            Bare
          
        Bare As Skin When It Comes To Wildes
        The alternative/indie scene that has grown and flourished in London never ceases to surprise me. From the singers to the instruments they are able to…
        
            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…
        
            Tiene Algo (Interesting Little Thing)
          
        The simplicity of Kevin Johansen
        Kevin Johansen has just released a new single entitled Has Something (Interesting Little Thing) of what will be his seventh studio album Miss America…
        
            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…
        
            Enamel
          
        Vancouver's Cain Price releases new single Enamel
           Described by listeners as an eclectic, electronic folk artist with a DIY bent, Cain Price is a fascinating newcomer in the Canadian music…
        
            Somebody Who
          
        Delicate Dreamscape
        The all-girl trio that make up Au Revoir Simone - Erika Forster, Annie Hart, and Heather D'Angelo - may remind you of HAIM, except for…
        
            Diamonds & Rust
          
        The Iconic “Diamonds and Rust” by Joan Baez
        This iconic song is a beautiful piece of poetry that is full of descriptive detail and flowing rhymes that just capture the heart. The song was even…
        
            Waterfall
          
        A Star-studded Waterfall
        Some collaboration throw you back at first sight. They just seem slightly odd. This was my initial reaction when I heard about a collaboration between…
        
            Young And Menace
          
        Fall Out Boy Traces New Ground And Break Promises With Young And Menace
        Who knew Fall Out Boy would last this long in the Indie game? By starting out as a Pop Punk band throwing caution to the wind and starting a semi-…
        
            High
          
        Music video 'High' by Rawayana and Apache
        With rapper Larry Rada aka Apache , the Venezuelan band of self - styled 'Trippy Pop' Rawayana presents its new official video for…
        
            Good Lava
          
        Exploring a Brand New Trip 
        Esperanza Spalding just dropped a new single from her upcoming experimental album “Emily’s D+ Evolution” called &…
        
            Imperfection
          
        Evanescence's “Imperfection”: Urgent Anti-Nihilism
        Thirteen years ago, Amy Lee explored the perils of living in a society saturated with plastic images of perfection on “Everybody’s…
        
            To be free
          
        The Haunting of Emiliana Torrini
        Icelandic songstress Emiliana Torrini's most widely exposed single may be the bright, sunny, upbeat and tropical Jungle Drum, but I find her most…
        
            Andas En Mi Cabeza
          
        Not just You walk in my head
        This song Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho has become very popular not only in the stations, nightclubs or through comments from friends, but a song that…
        
            Nadir
          
        Dynamic Stagnation
        London electronic duo TENDER (James Cullen and Dan Cobb) recently released Nadir, the first taste of their upcoming album from Partisan Records. The…
        
            Find Me
          
        Sigma feat. Birdy Adds A Depth Of Emotional Turmoil
        After the rough actions of the United States, music seems like a safe haven even more than ever. Somehow Sigma's newest music video for 'Find…
        
            Apocalypse
          
        Reverie After Dark 
            It has been five years since Brooklyn-via-El Paso ambient pop collective Cigarettes After Sex's first EP. After millions of…
        
            Cake By The Ocean
          
        Sweets, Cakes & Sexy Beats
        Joe Jonas, a former member of the brother band, “Jonas Brothers” which was a big hit back then, is back with a new band (DNCE).…
        
            Hands Of Love
          
        After Wreking Ball comes Hands Of Love
        He rose to fame and stardom with sympathy, tenderness, something of childhood and the power of television series, under the push of Disney, country…
        
            Crow
          
        The Crow Has The Last Word
        Okay...here is a track from a duo that instantly struck me as a band to know. 18+ created a song called 'Crow' where as a person who has a…
        
            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…
        
            Lloraré Las Penas
          
        the latin flavor
        They say that it is better not to mourn laugh. They used to say that Venezuela had the ability to laugh at their misfortunes and that helped him be…
        
            Oceans
          
        Emotions Unsteady
        Seafret accompany a character of emotions with their single 'Oceans'. Dipped in emotional depth and creative peril, Seafret do not back away…
        
            Where Ya At
          
        Lean Cups & Kleenex
        What a time to be online.   Up until last week, Drake and Future's collaborative mixtape was nothing more than a collection of…
        
            The Logical Song
          
        A Modern, Ironic Classic
        The success of that record was basically down to its great songs. I never tired of hearing them over the entire time, and I think the album has a very…
        
            Don't Matter Now
          
        George Ezra is happy to be back
        George Ezra is best known to me by his major hit “Budapest”, which had a long reign on the charts since 2014 (and lasted throughout…
        
            Aire
          
        The Unexpected Made Song
        Someone as smooth as the breeze. A person who comes and goes, you can not touch or you can have. When you know that you can not grasp the air, music…
        
            Woman
          
        Woman’s Intellect and Confidence Against the Gloom
        Rosie Lowe released her newest song, “Woman”, in January 2016 that led the way to her debut album Control in February 2016.…
        
            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…
        
            Perfect Illusion
          
        Gaga perfection!
        Finally! Lady Gaga has released new music. The much anticipated new single, “Perfect Illusion”, was released today and even though…
        
            Apartment Story
          
        Songs that started it all: The National, Apartment Story
        If there was one band that could sum up my early twenties it's The National. The song that made that possible was Apartment Story. In many ways…
        
            call the police
          
        Lcd Soundsystem's new songs: one melted my brain, the other did not
        LCD Soundsystem have finally released new material after the much hyped reformation and both songs showcase the amazing, and self-indulgent tendencies…
        
            Humble And Kind
          
        Tim McGraw: Humble and Kind Review
        When we were all kids, we were always taught to appreciate the simpler things in life. We were raised to be humble and kind among others. …
        
            Behind Your Back
          
        Funky Furtado
        It wasn’t all that long ago when I first blogged about Nelly Furtado. She has just collaborated on someone’s mixtape and I…
        
            Clementine
          
        Her Name isn't Clementine?
        I had no inkling of who Sarah Jaffe was when I clicked on a link to ‘Clementine’ (it was a recommended video on my Youtube account…
        
            J Alvarez
          
        Rico Suave already has a video
        After the success of the theme in the lyric video, which has reached more than four million views on Youtube, Puerto Rican J Alvarez presented the…
        
            David Maslanka
          
        David Maslanka’s Angel of Mercy
        Upon listening to Angel of Mercy by David Maslanka, I find it a very pleasing read. It is a fine piece of music that has the distinction of the low…
        
            Nya Jade
          
        Nya Jade On ‘Loveday’, Shifting From R&B To Country Music and Multi-Culturalism – Interview
        Nya Jade is not your average country music up-and-comer. Born in Ghana and having lived around the world, now settling in San Francisco, she burst…
        
            Tempo
          
        Verbal counterpoints of the rappers
        Verbal challenges are well known in popular music. In Mexico they sing to the rhythm of corridos, in Venezuela in the form of contrapunteos, from…
        
            Adele
          
        Brit Award Winners 2016
        This week held the Brit Awards 2016 ceremony which rewards the best of British and international music. The event featured live performances of Adele…
        
            Rossano Galante
          
        Rossano Galante-- Afterlife
        Rossano Galante’s “Afterlife” is such a beautiful work for band in the key of B-flat. One could hear the angels in…
        
            Eddie Vedder
          
        Eddie Vedder's covers
        You ryderup YouTube user shares a compilation made by Eddie Vedder versions of songs by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and The Who. No…
        
            Max Schneider feat. Sam Tsui
          
        Sam Unveils His Secret
        Being an YouTube sensation isn't exactly a cakewalk. Even though, there appears to be no elaborate formula behind becoming an Internet Celebrity…
        
            Corina Smith
          
        Corimusic with his new hit
        Tonight Tuesday November 13, the girl of the moment Corina Smith surprises us with his new song and its official video Now or never directed by Cris…
        
            FKA twigs
          
        FKA twigs feminist speech
        And where the teenager looks incoherent video, the artist's eye perceives -not feminist or feminine discourse know, nor does it matter if…
        
            Red Hot Chili Peppers
          
        The night Frusciante pissed off Kiedis
        It was in 1992. The Red Hot Chili Peppers made a break in his tour of Europe to travel to New York, where would be presented in the Saturday Nigh…
        
            Lorde
          
        Lorde releases video for her new single Perfect Places
        Lorde premiered video of his most recent single called Perfect Places in which the New Zealand shows a more dreamy side, which runs around the world.…
        
            Elvis Presley
          
        Graceland ready for four decades without Elvis
        At 3:30 pm on Tuesday, August 16, 1977, the physical death of those who did not need this inevitable biological event to be considered a legend was…
        
            José Carreras
          
        Goodbye to the stage, says José Carreras
        When he ever imagined he could not sing again, Spanish tenor José Carreras managed to overcome a leukemia in 1987, and today, thirty years later…
        
            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…
        
            Carrie Underwood
          
        Story Behind Carrie Underwood’s Hit Song ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’
        I was a fan of Carrie Underwood the moment I first heard her sing on “American Idol.” She has many songs that I thoroughly enjoy…
        
            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…
        
            Ed Sheeran
          
        Fallon and The Roots perform “Shape of You” with Ed Sheeran
        Jimmy Fallon and the resident band of The Tonight Show, The Roots, have returned with their toy instruments this time with special guest British Ed…
        
            Filthy Huns
          
        Filthy Huns
        Though, it’s a cold autumn evening around here, when all I want to do is nothing, I am going to write about something dirty, sweaty and hot.…
        
            Beck
          
        Beck returns to the fray with Colors
        When Beck released his long-running Morning Phase (2014), the artist was already brewing what would be his next musical bet.  The musician is now…
        
            Rawayana
          
        Tucacas has arrived
        The friends of Venezuela come with something new. Rawayana, one of the most popular bands in the country bring their latest clip, Tucacas. The group…
        
            Brainbombs
          
        Brainbombs 
        I’m looking for my face. I’m looking for my reflection. My mirror refuses to look at me.  Pests in a brain are dancing their ugly…
        
            Nina Simone
          
        The three She-giants
        There are a lot of great female artists in the history of popular music. But what does it take to be called a Diva? Usually, it is a title reserved…
        
            Bucky Covington
          
        Bucky Covington ‘Happy Man’ – EP Review
        The trouble with artists that come from TV talent shows is that they arrive post-show with a whole heaping of buzz and commercial validity, a pre-…
        
            Dotan
          
        Dotan had an awkward, but charming moment on a flight
        Dutch singer Dotan must have lived every famous artists dream without realizing it, recently. The singer found international fame with his multi vocal…
        
            Drake
          
        Drake showed off his new musical work More Life
        On March 18 Drake published More Life in the musical platforms, after a long wait for all his followers, hoping to finally launch this new musical…
        
            Soundgarden
          
        Chris Cornell spoke about the future of Soundgarden
        Soundgarden is listed as one of the most influential bands in contemporary music. With the album Superunknown of 1994 they managed to position…
        
            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…
        
            The Bones of J.R. Jones
          
        Bones of JR Jones Interview
        The Bones of JR Jones is mostly a one-man band, although JR sometimes plays with a variety of setups. His recent album, Dark Was The Yearling, was…
        
            Bruno Merz
          
        Folk Pop Artist Bruno Merz Finds a Convert with 'Whisper Turn'
             Softspoken singer-songwriter Bruno Merz has announced that he will be releasing a new single '…
        
            Algodón Egipcio
          
        Egyptian Cotton and Gabylonia will be presented at the SXSW Festival 2016
        The band Gabylonia Egyptian Cotton and will be responsible to represent Venezuela at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The South by Southwest is an…
        
            U2
          
        U2 present an acoustic version of You're the Best Thing About Me
        U2 recently unveiled the first official single of what will be their upcoming Sons of Experience studio called You're The Best Thing About Me…
        
            AJ Guel
          
        AJ Guel ‘Real No One’ - Album Review
        You might initially think AJ Guel is another kind of strident male singer like Jason Aldean or some kind of rugged guy that’s gonna…
        
            Dolores O'Riordan
          
        When You're Gone: Dolores O’Riordan and the Enduring Legacy of ‘Zombie’ 
          When I first heard “Zombie”, about seven years had passed since Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry died during the 1993 IRA…
        
            Chino & Nacho
          
        Viral and brave nacho
        Social and polítca situation in Venezuela has motivated artists. Nacho-Miguel Ignacio Mendoza, the duo with Chinese- made to circulate through…
        
            Mariana Vega
          
        Mariana Vega premiered the video La Marea
        Mariana Vega has just released his latest music video accompanying the song La Marea. So was announced through their social networks. She commended…
        
            David Bowie
          
        Those who left in 2016
        All late years are usually remember those leading figures who left this plane. However, there is no doubt that 2016 surprise humanity with the…
        
            Edvard Grieg
          
        Edvard Grieg’s Fast Waltz Dazzles (Opus 12—Number 2)
        Edvard Grieg is one of those composers that has a certain dark spice to his compositions. One of the great pieces that I played for one of the…
        
            The Dead Weather
          
        The Dead Weather, period
        The Death Weather is a supergroup ( a term used to refer to a group of members of other popular bands) alternative rock band formed in Nashville in…
        
            Pink Floyd
          
        Luna, grief counselor
        The human challenges presented himself with the intent to overcome barriers and to preserve the human race. On July 20, 1969 was the first man walked…
        
            Julieta Venegas
          
        Julieta Venegas presents Something Happens
        Argentina welcomed with open arms by the renowned Mexican singer Julieta Venegas, on the occasion of the presentation of Something happens, last…
        
            Astro Lasso
          
        Lasso premiered his new album
        Venezuelan singer Lasso has just released his new album called voluntary exile of a Mind Saturated. The album consists of 13 songs which are already…
        
            Reik
          
        Reik, Ha*Ash and Malú will share the stage on a tour
        Buenos Aires reaches a concert that will be unique. Renowned artists together on stage will be uploaded within the framework of the first edition of…
        
            Thalía
          
        I Still Love You, the new thing that Thalía gives us
        Many agree that one of the biggest stars of Latin American music is Thalía. Mexico continues in full promotion of his latest studio album…
        
            Margo Price
          
        Margo Price’s Surreal Year
        When news came out last month that Margo Price and Sturgill Simpson did not receive any CMA nominations, fans of country music were left scratching…
        
            Luis Miguel
          
        Luis Miguel to jail
        Singer Luis Miguel did not appear Monday at a hearing in a court in Los Angeles where he filed a lawsuit against William Brockhaus, his exmanager,…
        
            Khalid
          
        Khalid Named Best New Artist at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards
        Last Sunday, August 27 at the Great Western Forum in California, USA, the MTV VMAS Awards were held, which was a great night full of awards and many…
        
            Pyro Mids
          
        Diving Deep with PYRO MIDS
        PYRO MIDS have quickly become one of our favorite new artists this summer. Recently releasing the video for Never Gone, the group shows no sign of…
        
            Beyoncé
          
        Visionary Black Power
        'You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation'. By making a well-timed and astute marketing move - dropping the music…
        
            Blind Faith
          
        Blind Faith Presence of The Lord
        The authentic and brilliant but tragically short-lived group blind faith was one of immense popularity. Their classic song “The Presence of…
        
            Sia
          
        Sia will be looking for Dory
        Sia, the singer - songwriter who has us enamored by its eccentricity and compelling topics, presented his album This is Acting. This album, its…
        
            Foo Fighters
          
        The genius of the Firefly Festival
        emerging or already established bands are those that are meeting in the Firefly Festival, the only one in the world where the public chooses the…
        
            La Zaga
          
        The Foul Sound
        Caraquenos rappers, Jean Carlos Zambrano and joyner Larez, La Zaga and Nasty Killah respectively, who already have several years of various…
        
            Ashley Monroe
          
        Everyone Wants To Write With Ashley Monroe – The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
        Ashley Monroe was once so distraught she found herself knocking on Vince Gill’s door and pouring her heart out earlier this year. Gill came…
        
            Barry Gibb
          
        Gibb and Timberlake in possible collaboration.
        The only survivor of the group Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, said he would like to collaborate on a project with the American star Justin Timberlake, at a…
        
            Train
          
        Train and his tribute album to Led Zeppelin
        The fabulous American band that stunned you with its Hey, Soul Sister revealed by vocalist Pat Monahan who are currently in the studio recording an…
        
            Bon Jovi
          
        Bon Jovi visits Cuba
        The American rocker Jon Bon Jovi is visiting Cuba, adding to the list of celebrities who want to know the island after the thaw with the United…
        
            Shakira
          
        Shakira will receive New Year in Colombia with her family.
        Shakira and Spanish footballer Gerard Pique arrived in the city of Barranquilla, in northern Colombia, with his two sons, Milan and Sasha, to spend…
        
            Vico C
          
        ASCAP Awards will feature a performance by Vico C.
        El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican rapper Vico C perform during the XXV Annual Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and…
        
            Chris Brown
          
        Making the best of a bad situation
        Last week, Chris Brown has proven that you can take any situation and turn it into shameless self-promotion for new music. If you’ve been…
        
            Drake
          
        Partyboy Drake
        I seriously can’t imagine what Drake fans must have gone through this week. After Drake postponed his Amsterdam shows, at the beginning of the year,…
        
            Samuel Barber
          
        Samuel Barber's Breathtaking Adagio for Strings
        The music of Samuel Barber is monumental—especially the Adagio for Strings—a little later translated into an Agnus Dei. …
        
            Henry Chadwick
          
        Henry Chadwick Takes on the World
        Henry Chadwick is an amazing musical force that has our hearts beating a little bit faster. The Santa Cruz based artist is currently sharing his…
        
            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…
        
            Abel Pintos
          
        Abel Pintos offers an appetizer of his new album
        The Argentine singer Abel Pintos is preparing to present this year his next studio album. Meanwhile, the 32-year musician shared through social…
        
            Los Nuevos Ilegales
          
        Illegales wants to return to the top with Ta Made
        The grouping of the Dominican Republic Illegals, that has put us to dance at parties and that is never absent, just to publicize their new song with…
        
            Underworld
          
        Underworld
        And I Will Kiss  And I will kiss you all. On and on. It will be a kiss without any kissing any touching. There is only one person I can kiss…
        
            Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
          
        Eckhardt-Gramatté: The Sick and the Clock
        Las épocas de la música clásica no son distintos. Los años que las épocas iniciaron o terminaron son aproximaciones, y las &…
        
            Janet Jackson
          
        Janet Jackson in duplicate: pregnancy and new video
        The sister of the King of Pop and recognized performer and dancer, Janet Jackson, started May with two big news. The American artist premiered the…
        
            Martha Argerich
          
        Martha Argerich Plays Symphony 75 Years Young
        Martha Argerich is one of the most prominent piano players in the second half of the 20th century. She is some what of a fabulous, technical prodigy.…
        
            Guns N' Roses
          
        New tour of Latin America
        Guns N 'Roses perform a concert in the Colombian city of Medellin on November 23, they confirmed today entrepreneurs in charge of organizing…
        
            Toumani Diabaté
          
        The Music of Mali Vol.3 - Other calabash harps
        de la música de Malí que le ha hablado de la kora, instrumento más sofisticado de África. A continuación, vamos a continuar…
        
            Sergei Rachmaninoff
          
        Rachmaninoff's Dazzling Piano Concerto No. 3
        This reviewer is really into the piano concertos this week. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto Number 3 is a fabulous followup to number 2.…
        
            Алиса
          
        One of the good old Russian rock bands - Alisa. 
        “Alisa” is a representative of the St. Petersburg rock club. They appeared in 1983. In a year Konstantin Kinchev joined the band…
        
            Hillary Lindsey
          
        The Highway’s CMA Songwriter Special: The Stories Behind ‘American Kids,’ ‘Girl Crush,’ ‘Like a Cowboy,’ ‘Take Your Time” & ‘Like a Wrecking Ball’ (Recap)
        It was already a busy day the morning Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose co-wrote a new song called “Girl Crush.”…
        
            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…
        
            Kelsea Ballerini
          
        Kelsea Ballerini ‘The First Time’ – Album Review
        Those who have only heard Kelsea Ballerini’s debut single ‘Love Me Like You Mean It’ blasting out of their radios in all its semi-electro country-pop…
        
            Depeche Mode
          
        Depeche Mode release new album
        On March 17, Depeche Mode released their new album called Spirit. This would be the fourteenth album of the band, features 17 new songs and was…
        
            The Confederate Dead
          
        The Confederate Dead
        The Confederate Dead are an interesting psychedelic rock/neo-psych band from Portsmouth, England. What makes this particular band unique is that they…
        
            Juan Diego Flórez
          
        Juan Diego Flórez, a fully mature tenor
        Soon, the Peruvian lyric tenor Juan Diego Flórez will be seen in his native Lima to sing a charity concert in favor of the victims of the floods…
        
            Joy Division
          
        The fullness of Joy Division in their concerts
        Joy Division can be for many the best post-punk band of all time thanks to the talent of Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris.…
        
            Mac Demarco
          
        Mac DeMarco: One Of The Few New Artists With Authenticity
        We constantly hear people moan and groan about today’s music being so awful. The same people often crave the nostalgia of classic rock and…
        
            Maher Shalal Hash Baz
          
        Maher Shalal Hash Baz
        Hurry to the spoils!  “Be quick if you steal something” Everybody knows the Manson girls. It is like lying on a green grass and…
        
            Folk och rövare i Kamomilla stad
          
        The Modern Door 
        AUGMENTED FOLK BALLADS OF THE LEINE PLAIN (2015) Magic is in the air. I can feel it; I breathe it, taste it and anticipate the thrilling and exciting…
        
            Fifth Harmony
          
        Fifth without a member
        The Cuban-born singer Camila Cabello left the popular musical group Fifth Harmony, while the remaining four members announced their intention to go…
        
            Prince Royce
          
        They will pay tribute to the legend Prince.
        Rock legend Prince, remember who died last April 21 this year, has given much to talk by all means, on issues of why he died, relatives alleged that…
        
            Residente
          
        Resident prepares tour of Argentina
        Resident is in full stage was promoting his new solo. Singer-songwriter presented his self-titled album with great success throughout Latin America…
        
            Carlos Baute
          
        Carlos Baute makes his debut as a father.
        Venezuelan composer and singer Carlos Baute welcomed their new born which has received name Markuss and was born in the city of Madrid on Friday,…
        
            Justin Bieber
          
        Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour tour will arrive in Mexico in 2017.
        Canadian singer Justin Bieber will be presented next year in Mexico as part of its Purpose World Tour, the organizer of the event said Tuesday.…
        
            The Internet
          
        The Internet - Tiny Desk Concert
        The Internet are ready to amuse everybody in their upcoming U.S. tour and you don't want to miss it. Why? Need some evidences?Just check out this…
        
            Daniel Lee
          
        Daniel Lee ‘Roots’ – Album Review
        I’ve been told that I was too quick to judge Daniel Lee in my review of his debut radio single ‘Backwood Tobacco’. I was told he was trying to steer…
        
            Tephlon James
          
        Tephlon James
        You don't really wanna get it in with these Soldiers, stepping to the Ghost and the Teph will fold ya, Stepping to the Teph and the Ghost will…
        
            Akapellah
          
        Akapellah announces tour in Spain
        The most maracayero rap Elias Pedro Aquino, known as Akapellah, recently announced that it would offer a tour of Spain later this year, touring the…
        
            Jane Jensen
          
        Jane Jensen Is Back with Bold New Release
        Jane Jensen's new album “Enchant” is a pure audio fantasy. It is intended to be a brain massage and a break from reality. It is for deep chilling…
        
            Shakira
          
        the golden world tour
        Six years after Sale el Sol, the Colombian will embark on a tour that, for now, will only visit Europe and North America. Later we will announce the…
        
            Backstreet Boys
          
        Backstreet's Back!!!! The famous group meets in Las Vegas
        That emotion must have fans of this group of boys who swept the top spots in all music charts in the 90s and 2000, after a long period offstage and…
        
            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…
        
            Isaac Cervantes
          
        Isaac Cervantes returns with everything
        Isaac Cervantes returned to his native Venezuela to try to conquer his compatriots with his new song Como Quisiera. It is a subject of his authorship…
        
            T-Pain
          
        Swedish PAIN is Heavier Than T-Pain
        Formed more than two decades ago, Pain was conceptualized as a hobby-project of Peter Tagtgren. Within time, it became his main band, pushing even…
        
            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,…
        
            Steve Vai
          
        Deeper than Technique
        Steve Vai… how blind was I to classify him under the “guitar hero” cluster. I mean he is the ultimate guitar hero, but that’s just a vague description…
        
            Prince Royce
          
        Prince Royce's fifth album is out: Five
        Bachata also sounds with Prince Royce, a New York musician -necessary Dominican roots for bachatero- touch, and the fifth album of his collection,…
        
            Don Omar
          
        Don Omar canceled Bogotá
        The artist says that for now his priority is to help in the reconstruction of Puerto Rico, affected by Hurricane Maria.  Dom Omar canceled the…
        
            D.D.T.
          
        DDT. Rock that is admired even by those who do not like rock
        “DDT” is a Russian rock band that appeared in 1980 in UFA. The leader and the author of most songs of this band is Yuriy Shevchuk.…
        
            James Arthur
          
        Songs That Make Your Skin Goosebumps
        A song that esuchas only for a few seconds, something that seems so normal, is able to make time to stop and have all your attention.  Able to all…
        
            Jorge Celedón
          
        Vallenato declared a World Heritage Site
        Colombia and throughout Latin America, is celebrating. One of the most popular and international rhythms of this country, Vallenato, has just been…
        
            Gerardo Ortiz
          
        Great debut for Gerardo Ortiz
        Gerardo Ortiz's new album, Comeré Callado Vol. 1 , debuted at No. 1 on Billboard magazine's Latin Album Sales and Regional…
        
            Aerosmith
          
        Steven Tyler confesses that Aerosmith will say goodbye in 2017.
        This week Steven Tyler lead singer of the legendary rock band, Aerosmith, was talking with the iconic announcer Howard Stern on his radio show to…
        
            Jimmy Page
          
        Jimmy Page will release a solo album next year and announce tour
        One of the best and greatest guitarists in the history of world rock, Jimmy Page, announced that he will leave solo tour next year. As he said, is…
        
            EZA
          
        EZA Music
        EZA is the brooding, sultry project of Ellery Bonham. The Nashville-based, electro-pop artist made waves with her first EP in 2014 containing her…
        
            Charliepapa
          
        The New Bands Festival is canceled
        Unfortunately yesterday by Facebook website of the Foundation New Bands, has announced that the Festival Nuevas Bandas 2016 has been postponed…
        
            Joan Manuel Serrat
          
        Serrat reissues the tour El Gusto es Nuestro
        The quartet of friends made up of Joan Manuel Serrat, Ana Belen, Victor Manuel and Miguel Rios tour reissues Our taste is the same they did 20 years…
        
            Roxana Labatt
          
        VIDEO PREMIERE: Shattered by Roxana Labatt
        What a crazy time it is to be an independent musician. Venues are closed yet it feels as though musicians are releasing more content than ever before…
        
            Bryson Tiller
          
        The 502 Come Up
        As 2015 comes to an end, we take a look back at the artists that rose to the spotlight in the past year or so. Fetty Wap, Post Malone, just two that…
        
            Shakira
          
        Shakira was redheaded again
        At least for some of the 3 minutes and 16 seconds that lasts the video clip of his theme Perro Infiel, duet with Reggaetonero Nikky Jam. In this…
        
            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.…
        
            Chino & Nacho
          
        Nacho Feat. Jennifer Lopez?
        Miguel Ignacio Mendoza, or Nacho as many know, surprised his fans by Instagram when he climbed a short video where plans for future collaboration…
        
            David Cronenberg's Wife
          
        David Cronenberg's Wife
        I love’em, I love’em, I love them. “David Cronenberg's Wife” is a name of the band I’m…
        
            Ceremony
          
        Ceremony 
        This is true love, don’t be afraid  This is true love, you can’t resist  Dreamy soundscapes change their colors every time I look…
        
            Mariana Vega
          
        Mariana Vega Has Almost Ready a New Album
        Mariana Vega is an American recording artist of Venezuelan origin, with V capitalized because it fills us with pride, born in the capital city,…
        
            Lemmy
          
        The cause of his death is finally revealed.
        Lemmy Kilmister, lead singer of British rock band Motorhead heavy, died of prostate cancer. A statement from the group on their official Facebook…
        
            Lady Antebellum
          
        Lady Antebellum – A Bit Of A Disappointing Christmas
        Lady Antebellum released their first Christmas album on 22nd October, ‘On This Winter’s Night’, their fourth studio album and one largely of…
        
            Blazar
          
        Want To Listen To Lyrics That Make You Get up and Dance? Stream Blazar New Single ‘Better’ on Spotify!
         Want to listen to some upbeat music with lyrics that make you get up, dance, and move your feet? Then you need to stream Blazar’s new single…
        
            Juanes
          
        The Martian Juanes says My plans are to love you
        And finally appeared the seventh album of Colombian singer Juanes entitled My plans are amarte: twelve songs that tell a love story, a journey, a…
        
            Maren Morris
          
        Maren Morris ‘My Church’ – Single Review
        Maren Morris has been making quite a lot of waves lately, with her self-titled debut EP and album 'Hero' receiving a great deal of praise from…
        
            Johnny Cash
          
        Johnny Cash ‘Out Among The Stars’ – Album Review
        As many of you know, Johnny Cash’s latest posthumous album ‘Out Among The Stars’ was found by his son John last year, tapes put into storage, airing a…
        
            Antonio Lauro
          
        They pay homage to the master Antonio Lauro
        For Sunday, August 6, a musical gala will be celebrated in honor of the maestro Antonio Lauro. The concert will be held at the BOD Cultural Center at…
        
            Rihanna
          
        Rihanna writes a theme for Star Trek
        The Barbadian singer has been commissioned to compose Sledgehammer for the soundtrack of the latest production of Paramount Pictures, Star Trek…
        
            Major Lazer
          
        Cold Water already has a video
        Another hit trio Major Lazer has videoclip. Cold Water, one of the themes of the summer, it has added a new music video to accompany such a great…
        
            Joan Baez
          
        When Joan Baez went religious
        Joan Baez is an artist we usually get to see with a guitar in her hands, mesmerizing with her powerful voice all around her. She’s an icon…
        
            Malaa
          
        Malaa adds her touch to Jack Ü's theme
        Today was released the EP of remixes of the theme officers belonging to the disk Mind Skrillex and Diplo: Jack Ü. Mind is a song that features…
        
            Soda Stereo
          
        Questions for Tweety González
        A few weeks ago the show Sép7imo Day Cirque Du Soleil, which is mainly based on the work of Soda Stereo was finally premiered in Buenos Aires.…
        
            Gran Coquivacoa
          
        Bagpipe time: from No le para a nada to El Bachaco
        It came while bagpipes season in Venezuela: the sound of drums, the Zulia, the next descent of La Chinita (November 18) bring us closer to this…
        
            Juicy J
          
        Juicy J - No English ft. Travi$ Scott
        Two kindred spirits in the art of creating good hip hop, one veteran and one young but talented, have joined once again. Here is the American rapper…
        
            Backstreet Boys
          
        Boyband creator Lou Pearlman has died
        If they grew up in the nineties and saw much MTV the name of this man must make them remember something, me personally I came quickly that he was the…
        
            Kaleo
          
        Everybody sounds like somebody else
        I discovered “Kaleo” through a blog on Kurrent Music written by one of my colleagues in which he compared them to The Black Keys…
        
            Bunbury
          
        Bunbury releases Unplugged album
        The singer and Spanish composer Enrique Bunbury, has joined the list of recognized artists with an unplugged disc after release, this November 27,…
        
            Roger Waters
          
        Roger Waters releases video for Wait For Her
        Starring the same flamenco dancer of the visual work for The Last Refugee, former Pink Floyd , Roger Waters , just presented the video for the most…
        
            Britney Spears
          
        In the Fit Zone
        I'll warn you upfront. This will be the most shallow music blog I probably have ever written. It's not even really about music, but you will…
        
            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…
        
            SND
          
        SND - Atavism
        SND - Atavism   I truly believe that the music generated by SND is and forever will be relevant for an objectivist and honest music explorer.…
        
            Alex & Sierra
          
        Alex & Sierra Show Us True Romance
        I remember watching The X-Factor USA when these two walked onto the stage together.  Alex & Sierra were definitely a cute…
        
            Ed Sheeran
          
        An Infinity Within A Numbered Minutes- Ed Sheeran
        Esta canción me dio un infinito dentro de unos minutos numeradas y estoy agradecido.  ¿Quieres ir en un viaje sensación durante una de…
        
            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,…
        
            Hillsong United
          
        Christ Alone Cornerstone
        This song has been the cornerstone of faith for countless people (myself included). To rest on Christ’s unchanging grace and hope is what…
        
            Three 6 Mafia
          
        Hustle & Flow: From The Street to the Silver Screen
        Everyone loves a rags to riches story or at the very least a story about a character who’s trying to make a better life for him/herself.…
        
            Shakira
          
        Shakira premieres new single with Maluma
        Colombian singer Shakira, released this week its new single called Blackmail, which was performed duets with his countryman Maluma. This new song was…
        
            2Pac
          
        Principle Photography On Tupac Biopic 'All Eyez On Me' Wraps Up
        Tupac fans should be happy to hear that principle photography for the long-awaited Tupac biopic All Eyez On Me finally wrapped a few days ago on the…
        
            Nancy Amancio
          
        When Faith Rocks
        The Rock emerged as a protest, as a response to the monotonous, to similiar sounds that prevailed in itself is a way of saying, I'm here, I…
        
            Belinda
          
        Belinda: Ironic and Perfectionist
        She is one of the most famous artists in the world of Mexican television, although of Spanish origin, her voice resonates leaving high Mexican talent…
        