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Ritual Land, Uncommon Ground
How To Be Cunning and Gentle At The Same Time
Anybody remember a Britpop luminary going by the name George Nigel Hoyle? No? Well, he was a member of the Britpop second-tier band Gay Dad, but who…
Rocket
Is Alex G Reincarnation of Elliot Smith?
There must be someone who deserves the same hype as Frank Ocean. There must be and here he is. Twenty year old author and multi instrumentalist Alex…
Epigram
Beats for A New World
Gramatik, a genius musician, and producer from Slovenia released a new album titled Epigram a while ago. It is an incredible combination of hip-hop…
Love Sick
TALsounds - Dreamscapes From Foreign Places
Some fans of dream pop shoegaze and similar pop forms might shy away on the spot if they read or hear what TALsounds is doing on her new album, Love…
Second Hand Heart
Say Ben, are you a little bit country?
So, there you are. It’s 2014 and you have just won the 11th series of X Factor in the UK. While the Bill Withers’ soul classic &…
Feed The Fire
Sweden Folk At Its Best
Another little miracle from Sweden. Promise And The Monster is alter ego of Billie Lindahl, a girl who released her debut album Transparent Knife back…
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…
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…
Saint Molly
Studying At The Academy Can Make You A Saint
I’m old enough to remember the times before any Internet (yeah, that old) with what would be now considered scant information about any new and…
Ruins
Wolf People Use Mythology as A Weapon For Dealing with The World
Wolf People is a band from UK, formed in 2006. Until now, they had released four albums, and are currently promoting Ruins. Since 2009, they are…
Lungs
How Florence And The Machine's Debut Teased Their Glorious Future
Let’s turn on our time machines and go back to the release of Florence and The Machine’s debut. Remember when you played Lungs for the very…
Don't Hesitate
Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon
The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
1975 Levels Below Original
The 1975 were formed in 2002 in Manchester, UK. They are nothing but another indie rock band from the Island who is labeled as alternative…
Crosseyed Heart
Old Dipsomaniacs Just Wanna Have Fun
What is the difference between Keith Richard’s album and The Rolling Stones? Well, The Rolling Stones sound like Jagger and the music is…
Victorious
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll
“But I like it. Well, I like most of it. To be honest, there are some songs that I like. Now, where did I put that colossal self-titled…
Rudest
Rude Audio - Rudest EP & Half Moon Lane Glitter (Mr. Hare Remix)
Rude Audio is Mark Ratcliff (arrangement, production and keyboards), Amanda Greatorex (vocals and lyrics), …
Mowing
Nau is Now?
The current indie scene is so diversified and abundant with knew, or completely unknown names that it can be mind boggling, so you have to opt for one…
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…
Led Zeppelin II
Rediscover: Led Zeppelin II
In my 15 years of listening to music quasi - religious way from that When the Levee Breaks reproduced under the needle of the…
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…
De Película
A movie show is what Los Crema Paraiso prepares
Guitarist José Luis Cheo Pardo (Ex Los Amigos Invisibles s) with percussionist Neil Ochoa (Si * Sé, Chicha Libre) and bassist Alvaro…
Afterschool
Born Idiot - Afterschool (Review)
Modern music often resembles the old saying “history repeats itself.” As decades pass, more and more artists regress into a dark cloud of past sounds.…
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…
Bedouine
Bedouine Epitomizes Her Name in Music
Under the name Bedouine hides girl born in Aleppo. Her parents moved to United States after winning green card lottery. Migration is in her blood, her…
Caiga la Noche
Fall The Night of Los Mesoneros is now available
After a long wait, the Caracas grouping Innkeepers, now impeached in Mexico, have released their second studio album called nightfall whose album has…
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…
Electronica 1: The Time Machine
The Father of Electronica
When you are an artist who initiated a certain art movement or discovered a specific music genre, that speaks for you. Even silence screams your name.…
The Silent Partner
Havoc and The Alchemist's new album: ''The Silent Partner''
Kejuan Muchita alias Havoc is a rapper and producer descent Igbo , born on 21 May 1974 in Queensbridge, famous square in the US city of New York .…
Weightless
Giving “Weightless” Some Weight
Solo piano albums are dime-a-dozen these days, and when “Unravel” opens Alex Kozobolis’ new (second?) album “Weightless”, you might think - oh, no not…
Minor Victories (Orchestral Variations)
Mogwai's, Slowdive's and Editor's SuperGroup In The Purest Instrumental Form
After the eponymous debut, Minor Victories have prepared an interpretative surprise with their new release. In case you didn’t know, this is a…
The Elements
The Elements
The Elements is an album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1973 on Milestone. 1970 began a decade of discovery for Joe Henderson, a…
I Tell A Fly
Refreshing As A Fly, Benjaming Clementine
Ever since Rufus Wainwright, we didn't have an author who is a triple-threat pundit, capable of having superpowers in singing, composing and…
Electra Heart
Electra Heart
Marina Diamondis, aka Marina and the Diamonds, doesn't make things easy for herself. For her follow-up to 2010's excellent debut The Family…
Uprising
BOB MARLEYS SWAN SONG
In my early teens when I started to grow my obsession with music, I got blown away by the powerful riffs of bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin,…
Ultraluminal
Dirty, Sludgy Rock Piece
I first discovered City of Ships when band’s vocalist, Eric Jernigan, became a permanent member of Rosetta, one of my favorite post metal…
Prick of the Litter
A Great P(r)ick
Don’t blame me for the title. Blame Delbert McClinton, he named his new album “Prick of the Litter”. While you may blame him for that (and you shouldn…
Creepy from the Hood
Foyone and Merkules - Creepy from tha hood
Representatives of Rap-core Merkules and Foyone, this time in collaboration presented its new discogrpafico material and latest album in EP format.…
Synthwaves
Quaeschning & Schnauss Unveil New Album Synthwaves
Thorsten Quaeschning and Ulrich Schnauss have teamed up to create a record of pure Berlin-school bliss which pays…
Sweet Creep
Are Hot Dogs Good For Your Songwriting?
Jonny Fritz obviously loves hot dogs in any shape or form. He started his singing/songwriting and recording career under the name Jonny Corndawg (get…
Felony Blues
Jamie Wyatt's Music From Prison
In the world of country music, prison was always one of the places from which an artist can develop perspective which would reflect in lyrics…
Seremonia
Seremonia - Seremonia
Seremonia are a great Finnish psychedelic rock/occult rock/doom band, who have released a number of great albums to date. The best of these albums…
Violence
Editors Need Editing
After flirting with orchestral and electronic sound which relied on Smith's internal content on their previous album In Dreams, Editors…
Long Vivid Dream
Discolor Blind 'Long Vivid Dream' a Highly Dramatic Cinematic Offering
Discolor Blind is music that mixes melancholy with that silver lining of hope, for romantics running a fine line between harsh realities and sweet…
Burning Bridges
Bon Jovi's Bridge Is Falling Down
The struggle is real. Rock dinosaurs Bon Jovi are persistent even though their career is not as shiny as it was in the 80s and 90s. I can freely say…
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Unique artist with a distinctive expression - Fiona Apple
What I absolutely love and appreciate for any artist is being a songwriter, not just a performer. One of my favourite alternative rock, jazz, art pop…
You’re Welcome
Wavves Make You Jump On The Table
Only year and a half after self-released V, and a little bit more since split-album No Life For Me, a collaboration with Cloud Nothings,…
Secret Youth
Finland’s Winter
Callisto, one of the many, many post-metal bands that used to suffer from the main post-metal syndrome “you sound like dozens of other post…
Take Me To The Alley
The Sparkle in Take Me To The Alley by Gregory Porter
If you haven't heard yet about Gregory Porter, and you are a fan of jazz music, then today is your lucky day! Porter is best known for his third…
Fires Within Fires
Neurosis – Fires Within Fires [Review]
Neurosis, one of the pioneer bands of the post metal scene is back, bringing another twisted vision of the world, this time packed into a very short…
Overload
Chris Luciani/Overload - A Reflection of Our Times
During this current political cycle of the 2016 presidential election the term “overload” as a summary of our collective feelings…
ATGCLVLSSCAP
Ulver - ATGCLVLSSCAP
The renowned Norwegian avant-garde/experimental/psychedelic rock band Ulver came out with a new album in the end of January. Now Ulver is a band that…
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…
Polysemy
Mestís Polysemy Album Review
The progressive metal band Mestis, released a new album entitled . Mestis is an instrumental group most notably including Javier Reyes from the band…
Emperor of Sand
Mastodon Are On The Way To Become A Cult
insufficiency of vitamin A and vitamin C.
New Skin
Another Member of The Strokes Goes Solo
Nick Valensi plays in The Strokes and corroborates musically almost anyone who contacts him. Now is the time for him to start his own thing, a project…
Fm
Farewell to Milwaukee From Minneapolis
In times before the Internet, it was so easy to miss a good band. You simply could not have heard of them, particularly if they went the independent…
Politika
New release by Bernays Propaganda
One of the most popular acts on the Macedonian alternative scene, “Bernays Propaganda”, which I already introduced to the readers…
The Original High
Getting High on Generic Tunes?
We are often seeing how talent shows give birth to stars revolving around pop and pop-rock genre. Adam Lambert is a perfect example for it. After…
Do Right
Komplex Kai Goes For The Crown On Do Right
When you make the claim of being the Native American 2Pac you have some pretty big shoes to fill. So don't be surprised if some not only question…
Litourgiya
Batushka - Litourgiya
Batushka is a fascinating Polish doom/black metal/post black/post metal band, who released a pretty innovative and unique album back in 2015.…
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar [Review]
I always had a kind of strange relationship with Ulver’s releases. Every time when Garm and his group delivered a new album I would end up being more…
UNDIVIDED HEART & SOUL
JD McPherson's Undivided Heart And Soul
Born and raised in Oklahoma, JD McPherson dedicated his career to revival of vintage r'n'b, blues and rock 'n' roll sound. Even though…
Prédateurs
Les Discrets – Prédateurs [Review]
Les Discrets are a band hailing from France that really shook up the metal scene with their debut called Septembre et ses dernières pens&…
Crack-Up
Decent Comeback of Fleet Foxes
Singer and main author of Fleet Foxes, Robin Pecknold, needed six years to write and shape the material for band's third studio album titled Crack…
Move Like a Ghost
When Guitars Are Toys
Fun garage rock band from the punk record label who passed by my radar last year is now finally on my radar. toyGuiar is relatively new…
Hello
Lyrica Anderson: freakin` Hello!
About freakin` time for the debut work of art from this amazing gal, after nothing but success with writing for the biggest industry names,…
american dream
Small Letters, But Big Words from James Murphy's Pen
Recently I had a discussion with one of my friends who is also obsessed with music about significant artists who created genius music after 2000. His…
Love You to Death
Tegan And Sara - Then and Now
Tegan and Sara are the newest artists to join the ranks of artists greatly experimenting with their sound. The Canadian Indie Pop duo is trying their…
Purpose (Deluxe)
Purpose Ain't Swaying Me
Justin Bieber, Justin Drew Bieber. The ‘Joffrey Baratheon’ of pop music delivered another album – Purpose. I guess this album could be seen…
channel ORANGE
Three Years Later: Channel Orange
At the forefront of R&B’s shift to moody, provocative, narrative-driven soundscapes stands Frank Ocean, one of contemporary music&…
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Remastered Version)
Introducing David Bowie's alter ego - Ziggy Stardust
Bowie started his career with the hit “Space Oddity” in 1969, for the astronaut Major Tom who is abandoned in Space and ended with…
The Awakening
P.O.D. W.O.W.
To start your career during the 90s and create some alternative metal with rap all over it, experiencing turbulence of the new millennium and release…
Surrender (Deluxe)
Being Consistent Hurts
With their debut album Happiness, British synth pop duo The Hurts have been come darlings of both the critics and the public. Theo Hutchraft and Adam…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead's New Album. How Do You Really Feel About It?
First of all, I want to say that I am the biggest fan of Radiohead. I even have a mouse-bear tattoo that served as a logo for their Kid A era. With…
A Beautiful Collection - Best Of Carole King
A Truly Beautiful Collection
There is no denying that Carole King stands today as a living musical legend. The awards she has received, her songs that have charted through the…
Bludfire
Fire in her spirit and music in her blud
The track, ”Bludfire”, by Eva Simons and her husband, DJ Sidney Samson, is what you would now consider to be a signature Eva…
Supernature
Goldfrapp's Supernature
Formed in 1999, Goldfrapp has been putting out smooth electronic, synth driven glam rock on a regular basis ever since. The electrifying…
VOID
Bizarre Sludge
If you type grime on Google, first results are probably going to be related to British music genre. Anyhow, this is a completely opposite story except…
Los Amigos Invisibles, Acústico
The Invisible Friends Vivehappy with Kurrent Music on ViveMusic
Now Kurrent Music and ViveHappy come together to bring a new music section called ViveMusic, in this first edition will discuss the acoustic album…
Sirope Vivo
The intelligent staging by Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz is a born chameleon. It can be the consent of the women, respected by musicians and talk of hard rock lovers. At that point, it…
Turbine
John Mackey's Metronomic Turbine
John Mackey’s “Turbine” is the industrial-sounding piece that sounds like an absolute beauty to play. Heavy on the…
Control
Kensington goes louder and deeper
Over the past few years, Kensington has convincingly grown out to be the biggest band in the Netherlands. They play the main stage at the biggest…
Teens Of Denial
The Complexity of Teen Rebellion
Will Toledo is an unbelievably prolific author, the one who released ten albums in a period of just six years. Albeit he has been active…
Write In
Happyness Are Not Happy
Nothing is ever what it seems to be and we might as well find comfort in that, Happyness is a London trio who reminds me more of American than British…
In Love with a Ghost
Daniel Land announces solo album In Love With A Ghost
Daniel Land After a three year hiatus, Daniel Land has announced the forthcoming release of his In…
All the Best Songs
Punk Storytelling
Names like No Use For A Name and All The Best Song do not sound attractive. They sound snobbish until you play the record. One of the most prolific…
Everything Is a Lie
Dead Rabbits - Everything Is A Lie
Dead Rabbits are a neo-psych/shoegaze/psych rock band from the United Kingdom. Their latest album ''Everything Is A Lie'' came out…
Lost in the Night
Get Lost in the Night with Palace's Beautiful Debut EP
In case you haven’t heard already, Palace are the next big thing. Friends who met at school, they are Rupert Turner, Will Rhodes, Leo…
Country Grammar
Country Grammar
El debut de Nelly en el 2000 trajo la vida y el sonido de San Luis al mundo. Es un laberinto sintáctico de la cultura local que funciona como un…
Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged (Deluxe)
Wrong time for the right idea
With the beginning of the holiday season, I can’t help but look back to last year’s holiday season and the great loss it brought…
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Review: J Cole's '2014 Forest Hills Drive'
J Cole has crafted a slew of good albums, but he has yet to craft a great one. While each of his three major label releases contain scattered moments…
Horn Ur Marken
The Janitors - Horn Ur Marken
The Swedish psychedelic rock band The Janitors will release a new album via the renowned Cardinal Fuzz in the coming days. The album comes 3 years…
Smoke Beach
Kill West - Smoke Beach
Kill West are a relatively new Argentinian stoner/psychedelic/garage rock band, who have stormed into the psych rock scene with their great new album…
The Navigator
Hurray For PoertoRican Vagabond
Alynda Segarra, the creative force behind the band Hurray For The Riff Riff, traveled across United States with a banjo in her hands like a vagabond…
Child Support
Back to the raunchiness
About 20 years ago, H-Town was hot, apparently. At that time, I’d only heard of them, but with the exception of catching a video on MTV once…
New Energy
5 Favorite Albums of 2017
My favorite LPs of the year, in no specific order. Arca - EPONYMOUS Same as Mutant, this album is a hybrid of different genres, only this time they…
a/s/l?
Hamjam - Do ham and jam go well together?
I certainly don’t know the answer to the question from the title, but I’ m not even bound to try. Doesn’t sound too appetizing. But what I did try out…
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…
Atomic
Emotional Mogwai
Scottish band Mogwai, one of the pioneers of post-rock genre, have eight albums in their discography, and Atomic is their fourth soundtrack. Work on…
Endless Summer
Soley - Turning Nightmares Into Dreams
It must have something to do with all those geysers in Iceland. I don’t know what else it could be that makes the modern music coming from that island…
Shape Shift With Me
Post-Dysphoria Punk
After nihilistic and vulgar album Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Laura-Jane Grace went through a chatarsis and left us wondering what will…
The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Sampler)
Bob Dylan's Beef Jerky
New Bob Dylan's bootleg release puts you in a position of a fly on the wall in the period when he was recording his key albums, the…
Black
Black
Country megastar Dierks Bentley returned last May with his eighth album Black, the most fully-formed LP of his…
Love & Hate
Kiwanuka's Sophomore Album Justifies His Long Writer's Block
Five years ago, London record label Communion was presented on a CD compilation that came with the best British monthly music magazine. The label’s…
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…
22, A Million
Avant-Garde Bon Iver
BON IVER After a five year break and huge anticipation spurred by questioning whether we are ever going to see another album of Bon Iver (due to…
Folklore
Jason Haywood - Making Folklore Modern
It seems the trees have deep roots over in Canada. Deep roots like in roots music. Every so often a great roots/Americana artists crop up from there,…
Oh Wonder
Oh Wonder - Oh Wonder!
OH WONDER – OH WONDER Londoners Josephine van der Gucht and Anthony West describe themselves as an alt-pop writing duo. Perhaps the most…
Music Is My Life
Matt Warren Is In The House With “Music Is My Life”
House Music was an organic dance movement that has its origins in the Midwest, especially, out of Chicago. The movement sparked a sound revolution…
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER DEFINITELY OK
Twenty years ago, British rock had its Annus Mirabilis. Radiohead, Verve and Spiritualized created their best works in the 90s. At the end, OK…
Shape of You
Ed Sheeran releases tracklist for his new album
Young UK, Ed Sheeran, has been working on his next album titled divide ÷ , however, before publishing completely that album, he has released to…
Caiga la Noche
The Innkeepers are unstoppable
Los Mesoneros, Venezuelan band still residing in Mexico, have been unstoppable since the release of their second studio album titled Caiga La Noche.…
The Echo Of Pleasure
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Return To The Right Sonic Path
Bands come and go, but their members keep on moving, especially If their music addiction is impossible to cure. There is no panacea for loving music.…
Cherry Bomb
Tyler, The Creator Cherry Bomb Album Review
Fans of alternative hip-hop rejoice. Cherry Bomb has arrived. With very little notice, the young leader of Odd Future released his fourth studio album…
The Hunted
Watch 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Trailer feat. The Hunted by Snow Ghosts
'The Hunted' is out now, accompanied by a new re-worked version and a remix by Malcolm Axel. Tracklisting: 1. The Hunted (Apocalypse Version)2…
Melodrama
Lorde Comes Crashing To Reality in Melodrama
Lorde is the one musician right now, activities relating to every young adult imaginable. With the anticipated release of Melodrama, fans of the…
Imagine
Can you just imagine that?
Since a pianist played “Imagine” at the scene last Friday, directly after the attacks, in Paris, France, the world has once again…
The Wilderness
Emotional Explosions
Fasten your seatbelts; it’s going to be an emotional ride to the other side. The Wilderness is the fifth album by one of my favorite post-…
channel ORANGE (Explicit Version)
Waiting For Frank Ocean's Second Album
The kingdom of vices, wrong choices and loneliness in California are themes that Frank Ocean explored in the real world around himself. Homosexuality,…
Carnival of Clockwork
#tb - Cog:Sharing Space
I still remember how surprised I was when I was listening to this album for the very first time. The reason for my stun was that, before I…
Bass Face
The Beat Goes On: Bass Calling Face by AV Super Sunshine
Ever run into one of those guys who fall into the category of being part of “The Older Generation” who try to tell you that when it comes to today’s…
Purple
Shock me, I needed a surprise
After two excellent albums, Baroness released Yellow and Green, an album that saw them completely (well, not completely, but close to that) changing…
Geography
Front 242: Geography
The 1980's was a golden period for Industrial music. During that decade I was buying everything I could on vinyl; Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Front…
Broken Flowers
Nev Cottee - Summer and Rain: Together
When I put on New Cottee’s new album Broken Flowers, the threatening thunders turned down into a true downpour. A bit symbolic, I guess, since Cottee…
Literal.
Urbanse ''Literal'' Review
The Argentine emcee Urbanse, belonging to the collective 19XL, published his latest album under the title Literal. E l disk is working together to…
Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars
Sitting Pretty on the Fence
James Yorkston has been around for a while, and it seems he always excels, whether solo or through quite a number of collaboration he was in,…
Americana
Americana
The Kinks legend uses Americana to blaze a path through both America's rock’n’roll history and his own. Its back-to-…
Quiet and Peace
Buffalo Tom's Present To All Of Us Is Familiarity
If you take a look at Buffalo Tom's career, you will get the impression that this is a band who did not get the attention they deserve. The band…
Interpretations
The Ups & Downs of Charles Matthews Jr.’s “Interpretations”
This is a collection of primo R&B songs done by a long term musician in the R&B world. A deeper look into the songs on this record,…
Mutant
Mutant is Not a Ninja
In the music world, Alejandro Ghersi is predominantly known as a great producer. He worked with Kanye West, Bjork, Kelela and FKA Twigs until he…
That's Your Lot
Blaenavon Are The Smiths For Masses
Sometimes something good arises from the ocean of new bands. Some of them deserve your full attention, some of them partial attention and some should…
Mystère
Hypnotic and mysterious (if that album title wasn't clear enough!)
From the very first seconds of Sphynx, the opening song from the second album of this French band two things are clear. On one hand, this is an…
Older
South African Treasure: Ruby Gill
While discovering new music is always an exciting event for me, there is something really special about finding musicians in my area that make music…
Silver Eye
Silver Eye sounds golden
It’s not all that often that I let a famous artist direct my attention to the music they like, but when you have deadlines to meet, very little time,…
Happy Days
I got no issues with Happy Days
Hoy en día, vamos a tomar un poco de un paseo por el lado salvaje, porque vamos a estar hablando de Brooke Candy. Brooke ha lanzado su segundo…
My Girl
A love declaration from the Carnival Man
It was hard to imagine this - back in the days when The Fugees were the best thing that ever happened to hip hop - but the life and career of Wyclef…
Give More Love
Young At Heart, Ringo Starr
Richard Starkley is approaching his 80th birthday, but nothing shows that he is old. For Ringo Starr, it's like time has stopped. Who knows, maybe…
Iv
Part Chimp Turn Down The Noise
Part Chimp is a band that's been active from 2000 to 2012, and many members walked through. Since we live in times of reunions, it comes as no…
Bash the Bishop
Boycott The Baptist - Bash The Bishop (A Smashing Good time)
I was contacted around December 2016 by the vocalist and guitarist of this power duo. Now, I check out a page called Underground Music Coalition and…
LNZNDRF
The National Beirut
After the collaboration of the members of The National and Menomena (aka Pfarmers), the time has come for The National and Beirut to work on their…
Marked for Death
Emma Ruth Rundle is The Princess of Drone Folk
MUSIC REVIEW 65 Emma Ruth Rundle Emma Ruth Rundle is a female musician and visual artist from Los Angeles, California…
Hands (Standard DMD)
#tb Little Boots - Hands
When I opened up a profile on last.fm, electro-pop music was ruling everyone’s charts. I have become obsessed with the genre in a matter of…
Deluxe
Skeppet - Deluxe
Skeppet are an interesting Danish psychedelic rock/krautrock band, who I have reviewed on this site once before. This time however the album under…
99 Cents
Cheap Underground
99 Cents is the third studio album by Santi White, aka Santigold. The title and the cover of the album suggest a store with cheap Chinese stuff,…
Eclipse
Astounding Comeback
Eclipse, the first Amorphis album featuring Tomi Joutsen behind the mic, and a crucial one for their history got released back in 2006. After left…
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…
The Promised Land
BREAKING DAYS RELEASE THE MUSIC VIDEO OF THE PROMISED LAND
Breaking Days release their first music video The Promised Land with the support of the record company Castro Music Ltd. The Promised Land by…
Paper Gods
Fear Of Dancing With Lindsay Lohan
Million dollar question: on whose album did John Frusciante play short before he announced he is retiring from his active music career? The answer…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Mediocre Pop on John Legend ''Darkness and Light''
No matter If you are a big fan of mainstream music or not, you probably appreciate when your favorite musician makes an effort to step out of his…
Magma
Taking It Cool
After pretty unexciting L'Enfant Sauvage, Gojira are back with their newest offering called Magma. The first notable thing you’ll notice…
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…
New York
An Emotional Vital Connection to New York Comes From St. Vincent
St. Vincent released the latest song New York while also announcing the Fear the Future Tour which starts this November. New York is incredibly…
Calling Me
Answering The Call
Aquilo, a U.K. alternative duo consisting of Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher, are noted for quiet pondering songs that touch upon human nature.…
You're So Vain
Frankly Speaking
Ever thinking about a former lover and wanting to dedicate a song to him or her without really sounding bitter but would sum up all your experiences…
Contigo en la Distancia
A Theory About El Gañote
From the creators of Flow and Tumbao comes The gullet. While I remember the first time I heard this word, capable I heard my mom, and refers to the…
Mango Tree
Mango Lemonade
If artists would make you read song lyrics before you could actually listen to their music, you would probably hum Mango Tree with previous harmony-…
Love On The Weekend
John Mayer's New Single
On Thursday, November 17th, John Mayer released his highly anticipated single “Love On The Weekend” through a live-stream event held on Facebook. John…
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…
Girl Like You
Scary Love
Toro y Moi's Chaz Bundick officially changed his name to Chaz Bear, and revealed that his upcoming fifth album Boo…
I Love You But I'm Lost
Tears For Fears' I Love You But I'm Lost Revives the Epic Melancholy of the '80s
In June 2009, TIME paid tribute to the 20 key world events of 1989 which had collectively characterized it as “one of those years that the world…
Nameless, Faceless
Courtney Barnett's Nameless, Faceless is an Off-Handed Feminist Anthem for Our Times
With “Nameless, Faceless”, the first glimpse of her upcoming sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel (May 18, 2018), Grammy-nominated Australian…
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,…
Let Me Get There
All in the (Hypnotic Soul) Groove
After her guest appearance on Massive Attack's The Spoils in July last year, Mazzy Star vocalist Hope Sandoval (a noted veteran singer-songwriter…
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…
Open
Bitter and Sweet
Rhye has a way of showing clarity and relationship ecosystems (a mouth full, I know). Rhye is a duo and not a single singer-songwriter venture (…
So Far Away
Carole King's So Far Away
One of the most influential and groundbreaking albums of the seventies was “Tapestry” by Carole King. Virtually every song on that record is memorable…
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…
You're a Germ
Wolf Alice Throws Ill At Ease Chaos With You're A Germ
At one point no one had heard of Wolf Alice and within a two-year span, everyone was sharing a song or two from the acclaimed English band. …
Piece By Piece - Radio Mix
Kelly Clarkson's growing up in Piece By Piece
If you were thinking that her recent collaborations, with her sort of mother-in-law Reba McEntire, meant that Kelly Clarkson was now doing Country…
This House Is Not For Sale
Bon Jovi still rocks the house
I stand corrected. For some reason, I expected the new Bon Jovi material to be mellow. Maybe it’s because I was confronted with a picture of…
Won’t Let You Go
Hallucinatory Desperation
In 2016, Angus Stone - who is best known as one half of the folksy Sydney brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone - began recording music…
Talk Baby Talk
Emma Louise's Talk Baby Talk and other positive things about the mainstream pop market
If I were to describe Emma Louise’s voice to you, you would probably imagine a sound completely different to the one she makes. The purity…
The Night We Met
Lord Huron Seeks The Night We Met and So Do We
Upon first listening to The Night We Met, I ended up scrambling around trying to figure out where I had heard the song before. Of course, as many of…
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation's
Justin Timberlake and his song for ''Trolls''
Timberlake became a star in the late 90s as a member of NSYNC group, one of the most successful pop formations. There he managed to stay on top of…
Sorry
Justin Bieber: Being Sorry
Trust, respect, and honesty are essential elements of maintaining relationships. However, the relationship becomes unstable when one of the elements…
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…
Talk a Lot
SALES Return With Infectious Guitar Pop Anguish
Orlando-based duo SALES (vocalist/guitarist Lauren Morgan and producer Jordan Shih) reassume their position as guitar-based indie pop poets of…
You Go Down Smooth
Interchangeable Melody
Lake Street Dive comes together as organically as one band can. With the members in one way or another alread accomplished musicians or hailing from…
La Bicicleta - Versión Vallenato
Vallenatón The Flavor of Colombia with Puerto Rico
miscegenation, language, traditions and above all, the fusion of sounds that go on to become distinguished music in Latino culture. It is common to…
Be Apart
Heavy Synth, Let's Watch Porches
As stated in the title, a heavy synth intro is all apart of the band Porches song Be Apart. While taken from their new album 'Pool' due out…
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…
She Looks So Perfect
Girls Talk Boys the New 5SOS
Boys Girls Talk is the soundtrack of the new film Ghostbusters, or as we met in childhood Ghostbusters. In this new film we act comedians of the…
Dismal Universal Hiss
System Corporation - Dismal Universal Hiss
New Zealand rock outfit System Corporation are released their debut single ‘Dismal Universal Hiss’ at the end…
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.…
Make Me Like You
You Make Me Like You Gwen Stefani
So Gwen Stefani has an album soon to be released on March 18 this year which was called THIS IS WHAT FEELS LIKE THE TRUTH and this will be the third…
Strangers
A Real Lesbian Top 100?
With her blue wigs, androgynous style, tri-bi identity (biracial, bisexual, bipolar) and self-made internet fame, the extramusical aspects of alt-pop…
Memory
Labyrinthine Post-punk
“Memory” was the second song that we started working on for Preoccupations after “Anxiety”. It was unique to…
Boyfriend
American Pastoral
American singer-songwriter Lissie's latest track “Boyfriend operates in the same thematic territory as her critically acclaimed third…
Blu (feat. Damon Albarn)
Hedonic Confusion
Guernsey-born DJ, electronic music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mura Masa (21-year old Alex Crossan) is on the cusp of…
Glow Like Dat
Rich Chigga and the Age-Old Appreciation vs Appropriation Question
Like Iggy Azalea in 2014, Rich Chigga (Chinese-Indonesian teenager Brian Imanuel) has earned himself a Forbes profile that charts his trajectory as…
With You
Chester Bennington: Songs that Started it All
The first time I had heard Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park it was on a borrowed CD on a cheap portable CD player that skipped songs at the slightest…
Sour Patch Bounce - Original Mix
Sour Patch Bounce - Tony Sour
Tony Sour dropped a pretty sweet single with his first release called Sour Patch Bounce. Sparse on lyrics but heavy on bass, Sour Patch Bounce should…
Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan Shares new single Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan is a pop/adult contemporary singer-songwriter from southern Ontario. His honest lyrical style and emotionally charged vocal performance…
Say It
Do more than just say it
I’m pretty predictable when it comes to rap music. I usually get into it, when there’s a well balanced out mix of rap and singing.…
Summer Of '69
The original ending to the Summer of '69
Music is always subject to change. Over the years a lot of changes have passed us by in popular music. Most changes happen almost organically. One…
We Come Running
Fight The Good Fight
Nothing like a bright pop song to illuminate your day and Youngblood Hawke's (an indie band from LA) We Come Running does this genre of…
Single (feat. Mistah Mez)
Most Promising Pacific Artist Loves Being Single!
D Lewis or Donell in full is Samoan, but South Auckland born ordinary human, until he…
Golden Slumbers - Remastered 2009
The Beatles: Golden Slumbers
With over one billion records sold there is no doubt that The Beatles are one of the greatest bands ever to exist. Everyone knows and loves them for…
Vacaciones
HOLIDAYS the new musical theme of Wisin
With so few days late has Wisin's daughter Victoria, their fans are beginning to wonder how it is able to promote new music at a time like…
Mr. Tillman
Father John Misty Exasperates Hotel Staff in “Mr Tillman
Father John Misty (singer-songwriter Joshua Tillman) now has a Grammy to his name (for Best Recording Package) and an upcoming …
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…
Fifteen Minutes
Garage Punk In Your Face
Why is there not a punk genre label? So for now, Mike Krol will head towards alternative when truly Mike Krol addresses and could care less about your…
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…
Bounce Back
Big S With L(`s)ive!
With the big controversal visual that blew my mind lyrically, Big Sean announced his big comeback with the latest piece …
Mr. Hitler
We're Gonna Tear Hitler Down
In times of global tensions and a possible new rise of fascist, racist, nationalist and fundamentalist movements, it’s imperative to…
American Pie
The Music Hasn't Died Yet
In 1971 a musician named Don McLean released one of the enigmatic songs in the history of music. In notes that accompany the sale of his original…
Live In The Moment
Portugal. The Man's “Live in the Moment” Delivers Anthemic Vagueness
“Live in the Moment”, the third single from Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man’s eighth full-length album Woodstock (2017) has a…
Hotline Bling
Cool Groove Hotline Bling
Almost all have heard it, and many love it! R&B music is one of the most listened genres especially of today’s pop culture. With its…
Kiss Me
New Olly Murs Track: Hit or Miss?
English Singer/Songwriter Olly Murs just go back on the radar with his brand of bouncy pop and this time it's a brand new track called Kiss Me.…
Think About It
You think you know but you dont, Think About It by Erich Mrak
Chaos ensues when worlds collide but chaos is not necesserality something bad. In this case, Hip Hop and Electronic music have been…
Teenage Bigstar
The Junior League Impress with New Video
The Junior League is back at it again with a stunning new single ansd video in tow. Sharing today the catchy new piece Teenage Bigstar, we…
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…
Into Black
Abstract Sensuality
As Bust's Eliza C. Thompson has noted, What’s most impressive about the Portland-based band [Blouse] is their ability to pack…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay Adventure Of A Lifetime
On November 6th, 2015 Coldplay released a new single entitled “Adventure of a Lifetime”. “Adventure of a Lifetime&…
Here Comes Your Man
songs that look alike
Have you ever heard a song that reminds you of another song? The're looking for, and sound the same, but it's not the same band, but…
Belong
Melancholic Escapism
Roosevelt makes dance music for people who don't dance because they're too depressed. It's commercial but it cuts deep, like New Order in…
Losing My Head
Losing it to Krystl's new sound
Krystl is one of those unknown treasures of the Dutch music scene. She’s still rising even though she’s been around for several years. Her debut was…
Art Deco
Ghetto Art Deco
Art Deco, a track from Lana Del Rey's fourth studio album Honeymoon (2015), has long been rumored to be about her music scene…
You
You Equals Death
Keaton Henson folk rock appeal comes in the form of soild, captivating performances. In the song 'You', death is at the forefront of the idea…
Starboy
Testing out The Weeknd
Last week, The Weeknd released his new single, Starboy. If that alone didn't excite you, the fact that it's a collaboration with Daft Punk…
Take the
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.11 - Take The 'A' Train
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra introduced “Take the ‘A’ Train” in 1941 and the song immediately climbed up…
Saw You In A Dream
Hazy Wistfulness
There's a compelling origin story that details why Amber Bain, a young solo female artist from Buckinghamshire, England, decided to…
Stand by My Girl
The Uneasy Gender Politics of Dan Auerbach's Stand By My Girl”
Femmes fatales have long been primary fixtures in cinema and art, captivating the viewer with their alluring beauty, moral ambiguity, and potentially…
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…
Ain't Your Mama
Not my feminist slogan
Jennifer Lopez released the video for her latest single entitled, I Ain’t Your Mama, and I ain’t impressed. Lopez is jumping on the feminist…
Bonbon - English Version
Not Wasted For Once
Era Istrefi is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and her hit Bonbon is a simple, yet tasteful take on the sins and pleasures of temptation. The review will…
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'…
Let Me Go ! (feat. Sophie Hunger)
Erik Truffaz feat. Sophie Hunger: Let Me Go !
I love what happened to music in the last two decades. The music industry tended to classify music under genre labels to ease the selling, so eclectic…
Ghost
“Ghost” by Ella Henderson
Henderson's powerful voice, personal lyrics, and stylish look inspired by the vintage fashion with which she had been enchanted since childhood,…
Silver Lining
Of Gold and Silver
Silver Lining, the first track from LA alt-rock band Rilo Kiley's (Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock) fourth album&…
7 Years
7 Years by Lukas Graham
I recently learned a valuable lesson. Tuning in to the local radio on a rainy Sunday morning does have its perks. In my country, listening…
New Day
A cheerful day
Ok, I have to admit that I think I’m rekindling my fanship for Take That. They’ve just released a new single called “New Day”, with a bit of a weird…
Lover's Spit
The Longing in Lover's Spit
Since its release on Canadian indie rock music collective Broken Social Scene's critically acclaimed second album You Forgot It in People …
Hello
Learning from the Success of Adele’s “Hello”: Insights from MusicPromoToday
In case you have been living in a bubble, Google “Hello” by Adele and read the results. Besides the numerous links of fans sharing…
Pears For Lunch
Pears For Lunch - Girl Band
If you haven't witnessed a music video directed by Bob Gallagher, you are missing out on the volatile nature that comes with a Gallagher directed…
Lonely Boy
The best minimalist and low-budget music videos ever
We are bombarded by the media with money facts from the music industry, especially by pop-stars who brag around about how much they spent on their…
On The Line
Avery LR releases new Hip Hop track, They Don't Like That
Every so often there's a music video that matches the rawness of a lyricist like Tupac and BIggie, but Avery LR shows the intensity he brings to…
You Look Good
It's all good to me
Have you ever seen one of those signs in the waiting room of a doctor’s office or at the dentist that says that great care takes time. It thanks you…
Intervention
In Need of an Intervention?
Madonna's recent decision to share her emotional turmoil regarding her custody battle with ex-husband Guy Ritchie over her 15-year old…
Chemical Solution
Lunar Alchemy
Since its inception in 2015, The Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture's side project Summer Moon has undergone a lineup change (Au Revoir…
Pacifier
A Success Story: Pacifier
In the music industry you read stories about artists being rushed into signing record deals or releasing the all-important debut album, but you never…
Hands To Myself
Sensationally Steamy Selena Gomez
Okay, okay… the title alone has most of us wondering, “What exactly is Ms. Gomez singing about?” With imaginations kept…
3 Things
When Your Life is Falling Apart, Listen to Jason Mraz
I found this song last year when my teacher recommended it to me. I found out I had anxiety, I was so stressed with school and my personal life. I…
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…
Everything Is Embarrassing
Maybe If You Let Sky Sing
Yes, Pop acts are everywhere and they all happen to be models turn musician. Some can not even come close to having a hit single and other's go…
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…
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…
October (Eric Whitacre Conducts)
Behind the Sound of Eric Whitacre's October
Out of all the seasons in a year, none is more misunderstood than autumn. While winter, spring and summer become warmer, sunnier, and livelier by the…
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…
Be The One
When the Lights Go Out, They Must Come Back On...
Dua Lipa has been compared to Lana Del Rey from the moment Be The One was dropped. Yes, while the similarities are apparent this does not mean that a…
Lindsay Brohan
Funky Momentum
Javelin, comprised of New York City crate-rats George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk, certainly do their share of jumping around, never letting their…
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…
Cave Me In
R&B Looks East
After earning critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination (Best Urban Contemporary Album) for his debut album Ology (2016), Maryland singer-…
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…
Nausea
Watching My Time Wrinkle Alone
Nausea is the title track of Craft Spells' (the stage name of California's Justin Paul Vallesteros) second studio album - a title…
Don't Be Shy
Kule T starts solo career
When the intro of Kule T’s “Don’t Be Shy” begins, you think he’s making a big statement to break away from his days as an MN8 member. The unusual…
Doctor Robert - Remastered
What song turned you off of a band?
The Beatles were never my cup of tea, which is saying something since I don't even drink tea. I didn't think they were bad or anything they…
Try
Why sing in Spanish?
There are several artists who opt to sing in another language other than their own. Usually the English is a universal language, and all artists…
Brave
Let your voice be heard! Be Brave!
“Say what you wanna say and let all your words fall out. Yes, this song had topped various charts in many countries and sold millions all…
Party In The Dark
Galactic Introspection
“Party In The Dark” follows the meditative and instrumental Coolverine, offering a second teaser of Scottish post-rock quintet&…
Drag Me Down
One Direction: “Nobody” Can Drag Me Down
Love is a powerful element in a man’s life. This rhythmic pop song, sung by the popular British-Irish boy band “One Direction&…
The Cure
Lady Gaga Shares A Cure With New Track
Lady Gaga surprised everyone with new release 'The Cure'. While 'The Cure' was completely unexpected we couldn't have expected…
Closer
Closer
For the first 10 seconds, the song sounds like it’s building to something monumental: thundering piano chords, sweeping synth washes, and a swelling…
You And I
Intense Interactions From You and I
In with the likes of Fiona Apple, Nernia Pallot and Cat Power comes a new voice Margaret Glaspy. Glaspy's song 'You and I' reads out in a…
Breaking The Habit
Chester Bennington: His Best Song
Chester Bennington was never shy about dealing with his problems through music. The reason myself, and millions of other fans are in mourning is…
Midnight - Single Version
Power of Love
That moment when we breach the threshold; when a crush turns to love and when our deepest desires are awakened, what do we do? Most people would…
Already Gone
Brett Dennen's Already Gone Finds Exhilaration in Elusiveness
Northern Californian singer-songwriter Brett Dennen comes across as the most amiable of rebels. His brand of easy-listening folk-pop has earned him…
Lift
Another funny nightmare from the minds of Radiohead
I'm not used to this. In 2017 being a Radiohead fan has been uncharacteristically rewarding. Not only am I still obsessed with last year's A…
I Have Been to the Mountain
Harrowing Injustice
“‘I Have Been To The Mountain’ is a song for those struck down by the hands of evil – senseless killings which…
Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods
Beck's Blues
Beck is such a diverse artist that nothing could come as a surprise out of his repertoire. But, even though not surprised, I was very pleased and…
Astronomy Domine
Pink Voivod
Heavy Metal (in its extreme forms) is a scary music. At least for me - all those growling litanies they call vocals, they really creep me out. But the…
Incondicional - TV Track Version
About how I started to like bachata
From Juan Luis Guerra, who initially to Jazz, and thanks to the sound of bachata has had a long and respectable musical career, and managed descarse…
Monsoon
The Opposite of Guilt
Hippo Campus' youthful and exuberant brand on indie pop-rock has always been tinged with an understated melancholy that might not be detected at…
Opposite House
When It Rains Inside
Like the surrealist accompanying Jonny Look-directed music video, folk-rock crooner Cass McCombs' Opposite House is…
How High The Moon
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.15 - How High The Moon
“How High the Moon” is one of the best-known jazz standards, introduced on February 8, 1940, during the Broadway revue ‘…
Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid) (from the
Fall Out Boy's fearless sound
Yesterday, when I blogged about Rihanna’s new song “Sledgehammer” I originally had planned to write about something…
Flesh Without Blood
Grimes Flesh Without Blood
The self proclaimed alien love-child of Aphex Twin and ABBA, Grimes, released a new single this week entitled . The Canadian singer songwriter cites a…
10,000 Emerald Pools
Pleasure Center
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is released to give you, you know — it bathes the pleasure centers, basically. I feel like…
Try
Live through 2.0
When you like the music of an artist plays all your songs and albums, you want to know more about his life, looking and still in their social…
Magnets
DISCLOSURE – MAGNETS FT. LORDE
I should probably begin this article with the disclaimer that in my eyes, Lorde can do no wrong. I will follow that with a promise to tell you why.…
Put Za Istok
The Epic 'Road to the East'
There are slim chances that you’ve heard about Korni Grupa if you’re not from ex-Yugoslavia. There is also very little chance that you’ll believe me…
Nancy (With The Laughing Face) - 78rpm Version
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.6 - Nancy (with a Laughing Face)
I decided to continue the series on jazz standards with a less known composition (in terms of its not-so-frequent use by jazz musicians) called &…
Semaphore
Too Far Gone for the Semaphore
In most areas of my life, I struggle to express myself in a way that feels authentic and genuine. Music is a respite from that — it's…
Come
Come Closer to the She-Devils
This is where Pop should be going. Changing and everlasting effects from the duo She-Devils will have your mind altered within the candy haze ideas…
Hospital Beds
REVIEW: Florence & the Machine's 'Hospital Beds'
Florence & the Machine’s version of Hospital Beds is not just a song. It is a euphoric eulogy to times gone by, a…
Everybody Lost Somebody
Celebratory Sadness
All moments in life are really important, but I think there's like definitive moments - and like 18 years old, graduating high school,…
I Need A Silent Night
Needing That Silent Night
Fourteen evenings from now and it will be Christmas eve. And my search for Christmas songs to play for the season continues. While doing so, I came…
If I Had It All
New Artist: Julia Fanning
I tell them that I came across this new artist on Twitter, is a native of Virginia United States, and from very small knew that serious music of his…
LIKE I WOULD
Like I Would Zayn Malik's New Musical Hit
I do not know because this new theme Zayn reminds me of a song by the Backstreet Boys, something in the rhythm, certain parts of the song, after all…
Ici & Maintenant (Here & Now)
The Art of Now
After three albums and crazy intense touring over the world, we felt we needed to pause...to be connected to the present. Here and Now. That&rsquo…
Cold Cut
The Hubbards Are Back!
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard anything new from Hull’s favourite four-piece, The Hubbards, but now they&…
Planet Caravan
Planet Caravan - The Unorthodox Sabbath Song
‘Planet Caravan’ is the strangest song that Black Sabbath had ever recorded. I mean, the song is not strange at all by itself, but…
Sabali
Love, Jouissance and Blindness: The Doubly Poignant Use of Amadou & Mariam's Sabali in Léa Mysius' Ava
“Ava”, the debut feature film by La Femis film school graduate Léa Mysius, incorporates a…
Yulia
The Lolita Complex
It seems fitting that Vladimir Nabokov's now iconic Lolita (1955) was first published in Paris, and then in New York in…
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…
Something Just Like This
About something just like this
I think I probably said this in my last blog about Coldplay, about two years ago, but what on earth is going on with this band? What happened to them?…
Needed Me
Ri-Verse Psychology
In today’s society, the issue about relationships and commitment has seemed to change drastically. When I was growing up, a “…
Caught up in the Tears
Vexine Gets Caught Up in New Single
Virginia mainstays, VEXINE, have shared their new piece Caught Up in the Tears. One of my personal favorites from their new album Little Sin…
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…
Love on a Two Way Street - Radio
Kenney Polson - Love On A Two Way Street (Official Video)
Kenney Polson is an up-and-coming artist, an altoist and soprano-saxophonist who has his own sound. Producer and Grammy Award winner Don Mizell, a…
Wade Bowen
Wade Bowen ‘Then Sings My Soul… Songs For My Mother’ – Album Review
Texas country singer Wade Bowen released his first Gospel album Then My Sings My Soul… Songs For My Mother earlier this month.…
David Bowie
David Bowie may not return to the stage
Never more. With those words the agent legendary English musician David Bowie referred to the possibility that the artist returned to act in a new…
Splin
Splin
“Splin” is a Russian rock band. It appeared in 1994. The band is a representative of the third wave of Russian rock. It is…
JAY Z
Jay-Z Opens Up & Discusses 4:44 in Detail During Rap Radar Interview
Jay-Z has never really been one for interviews so when he does take part in one it’s something special. Just a few days ago he was featured in an…
Gente De Zona
Historic Maná concert at the White House
Manna struck on Thursday at the White House, with a small but historic concert in tribute to the contribution of Hispanic immigrants to various…
Shakira
Blackmail new song by Shakira and Maluma
Blackmail is the new single that will be on his new album chart after two long years of absence from the musical world, it is noteworthy that his…
Scorpions
Scorpions suspended due to 'virus'
The Scorpions were forced to cancel the concert they were giving in Hamburg after only 30 minutes because the singer's voice failed Klaus…
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio: Bathed in gold
He does not have a prodigious voice. Neither does a sculptural body. And worse still: she's always shown her arrogant diva pose and sour…
Wisin
Wisin and his Vacation video
Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Juan Luis Morera Luna better known as Wisin, published a few days ago, through their socal networks, their latest music…
Skrillex
Skrillex works alongside Bruno Mars
Renowned DJ Skrillex likes to experiment with new sounds, instruments (such as fu case blender) and different artists. In fact, when choosing Justin…
David Bowie
David Bowie dies at the age of 69.
The legendary British musician David Bowie, author of classics like Starman and Space Oddity has died at age 69 of cancer, reported Monday its…
Nelly Furtado
Dreamy 'Realness'
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Britney Spears
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Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley and the refined art of not losing faith
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AC/DC
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Kanye West
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Jessica Meuse
Jessica Meuse signs deal with LA Group Management
American Idol alum Jessica Meuse has signed a deal with L.A. Entertainment, Inc.’s management division, LA Group Management, and the Season 13, Top…
Pink Floyd
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Flaunting ridiculous amounts of talent, Pink Floyd are one of the biggest, most eccentric and experimental bands of the 70’s. Notorious for…
Vocal Song
Vocal Song nominated for the Gardel Awards in Argentina
The Venezuelan group was nominated for the Gardel Awards, considered the most important awards in Argentina, in the category Best Group Album Quartet…
Macelleria Mobile di Mezzanotte
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The Rasmus
The Rasmus release new single
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The Beatles
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The Beatles were technically not before my parents’ time, but they would have been too young to understand or experience the ‘…
Future
Future meets YG for the first time
Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, better known by his stage name Future, launched his first collaboration with YG on June 29. The song is called Extra Luv and…
DJ Khaled
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Purple Tone Flower
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Lasso
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The latest promotional theme Andrés Lasso entitled Different reached the top of Billboard radial Venezuela after being twenty-three weeks…
Lyrica Anderson
Lyrica answers back!
The woman behind the golden fame pen. She writes for Bey, Tinashe, Jason Derulo, J Hud to name a few, and if that does not impress…
Prince
Prince: A Multi-Instrumentalist to Draw Inspiration From
The incredible musicianship and songwriting of Prince is undeniable, however many people don’t realize that he was one of the first artists…
Britney Spears
The wait is over for the new video of the song “Make Me”
Pop queen Britney Spears made known to us through your YouTube account music video for Make Me which perform with rapper G-Eazy. While we remember…
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw ‘Damn Country Music’ – Album Review
I was surprised when ‘Damn Country Music’ was announced given that it comes barely a year after the release of ‘Sundown…
Michael Bublé
Bublé is back: new single and album
The renowned Canadian singer and actor, Michael Bublé, returned to the focus of the music scene to release a new single titled Nobody but me,…
L'Impératrice
Summer Grooves
“L’Impératrice (The Empress) is beautiful and cruel. Maybe not even real, a Venus with graceful movements,&…
Melendi
Melendi will be in Bogota
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Kid Creole And The Coconuts
When Music Asks You Questions, Say YES
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U2
U2 present an acoustic version of You're the Best Thing About Me
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Gloriana
Gloriana ‘Three’ – Album Review
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Prince
We bulk stream Prince's naughty stuff
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Upon listening to Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, I get a sense of the Sigmond Freud posture of the late 19th century, as it shows up in much of…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba premieres the video for Future
The second single will be the next album of the Mexican band Cafe Tacuba is torn between darkness and self-help. Released an official video at the…
Zakir Hussain
In case you don't know who Zakir Hussain is...
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Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake honors Prince in a Netflix film
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
Mitchell Herbert Herb Ellis was an American Jazz guitarist. He was best known for his 1950's membership in the trio of pianist Oscar…
Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona made his fans vibrate in Argentina
Ricardo Arjona was passing through Buenos Aires (Argentina) to meet his fans on a special night. As part of the launch of his television special A…
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
A homecoming with new waves in the water
Perhaps there’s no such thing as coincidence. Just when I started to wonder whatever happened to Bone Thugs N Harmony, someone posted a post on…
Frase
FRASE releases bouncy, groove-driven new single titled Paddlin'
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French Montana
French Montana premieres new song with The Weeknd
A lie is the title of the new musical production of French Montana, which features The Weeknd in the chorus and the first verse, Montana in the…
Janet Jackson
Dammn Janet!
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Cardiel
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan a la Sinatra
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Justin Hurwitz
Justin Hurwitz: in the sights of his talent
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Alicia Keys
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Peter Grant - the muscles behind the music
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CNCO
CNCO and their first world tour
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Toñito Leon
Toñito sings to the quinceañeras
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Ten songs to remember Jim Morrison 45 years after his death
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Sia
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Naturally 7
Fixing you with smooth vocals
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Bijelo Dugme
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Steve Reid
#tbt Steve Reid: Nova
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The Beatles
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Genevieve Pasquier
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Tomorrowland
22,000 evacuated due to fire at Barcelona festival
22,000 people were evacuated from the Tomorrowland electronic music festival in Barcelona on Saturday night due to a fire on the main stage, the…
Tulipomania
Tulipomania Blooms In Full on Latest 3-Track Single
Philadelphia-based Tulipomania is releasing their new three-track maxi-single, along with new videos for '' and '' (Seahawks Remix)…
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony will be honored at the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards
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Jon Pardi
Dirt on My Boots kicking up the Country Charts
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Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett ‘Tangled Up’ – Album Review
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Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire ‘Love Somebody’ – Album Review
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Tiny Division, for the first time in the Auditorium
Lowercase Division said the only competition they have is with themselves, and it is time to present at the National Auditorium. It will be on 8…
Roxanne Shante
Hip Hop Film about Roxanne Shante “Roxanne Roxanne” Nearing Theatrical Release
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Arsonal da Rebel
Arsonal vs Iron Solomon Rap Battle Released on KOTD
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Ella Fitzgerald
Centenarian Ella Fitzgerald: the First Lady of Song
Jazz letter put Ella Fitzgerald, with a style unsurpassed warm, natural, clear, clear, timeless voice. Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25,…
Usher
Usher holds us tight with Chains
R`n`B veteran Usher is packing up with some heavy machinery, shooting the strong political life massage,…
SoMo
Artist Review: SoMo's Underrated Artistic Growth
At the first sound of his 2013 smash hit “Ride”, Texas native Joseph Somers-Morales, better known as SoMo, could be easily…
Avicii
Avicii will leave music indefinitely
If you like parties in nightclubs, you've probably danced Levels, Hey Brother, Wake Me Up and Waiting for Love, Addicted to You by Avicii,…
Little Big Town
Little Big Town On The Success of ‘Girl Crush’, UK Audiences And Working On Their Next Album – Interview
We were lucky enough to be front and centre during the press conferences at the recent C2C Festival in London. Little Big Town stopped by to talk to…
Jeremih
Jeremih's thinks of surprises
I usually try to write about the latest release by an artist, and I had already planned to write about a song that had caught my attention earlier in…
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 will close Rock in Rio Lisboa.
The American band Maroon 5 and Swedish DJ Avicii star in the final stretch of the festival Rock in Rio Lisbon, which reconverts today to the…
Pusha T
Pusha`s remix spits on R.I.C.O !
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Mexico City is a great city that annually receives a considerable amount of musical artists from all over the world. All these experiences are thanks…
Café Tacvba
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The Bones of J.R. Jones
Bones of JR Jones Interview
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Gona
Something big is coming from Gona
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Technicolor Fabrics
Technicolor presents its single double track
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Frank Ocean
Nikes and lots of glitter
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Hardwell
Hardwell with Jay Sean in Thinking About You
The DJ and producer Hardwell highlighted presented its latest production, entitled Thinking About You. Such simple with the collaboration of the…
Morrissey
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Isao Tomita
Father of electronic music Isao Tomita dies at the age of 84.
The Japanese composer, pioneer of electronic music and amateur use of synthesizers Isao Tomita died at age 84 of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo…
Coldplay
Coldplay’s Head Full of Dreams
It’s been a while since I caught up with what Coldplay was doing musically, but it seems as though they are on a strikingly similar and same…
Gerardo Ortiz
Why Hurt Me is the new thing that Gerardo Ortiz brings
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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…
Luis Fonsi
Despacito reaches the record for weeks at number 1 in the US
The version of Despacito that Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee sing along with Justin Bieber has 16 weeks in the number 1 of the list of successes…
JP Cooper
The hidden soul of JP Cooper
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Versed
Versed prepares videocase in Caracas
The Venezuelan group Versed present at a concert scheduled for next November 11 the video for their latest promotional item entitled Prisma. The…
Meek Mill
Meek Mill is back with a new album!
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Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark ’12 Stories’ – Album Review
I knew before I even listened that I was going to love this album. Brandy Clark is one of my favorite people in country music right now, for her dark,…
Artemis Burr
Empowering Debut Release The Lion's Heart From The Elusive Artemis Burr
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J Balvin
J Balvin will say present in Viña del Mar 2017
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Eric Selby
Eric Selby Delivers with New Release
Eric Selby releases his latest single “Arise” from his new album “Where You Born At?. This single brings in a touch of psychedelic effects…
Natalia Lafourcade
Sixteenth installment of the Latin Grammy
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Ed Sheeran
Mercury Awards nominates Ed Sheeran for the first time.
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Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham’s Cowboy Dreams: The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
All Ryan Bingham ever wanted to be was a cowboy. His family ranched in Hobbs, New Mexico and his uncle rode bulls professionally. As a kid, Ryan…
Sebastian Mikael
A cloud of soulfood raindrops: Meet Sebastian Mikael
Swedish/Ethiopian R`n`B star Sebastian Mikael is this super-talented singer/producer/audio engineer, a …
Gabo Parisi
Gabo Parisi premieres music video
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Elvis Presley
The King still stands
On January 8 they met 81 years the birth of the King of Rock and, how could it be otherwise, is celebrated in style with hits. Elvis's…
David Bowie
Sunday Spotlight: My 10 Favorite Bowie Albums
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Angus & Julia Stone
Wistful Escapism
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Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher spoke about the future of Oasis
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George Michael
Intimate farewell for George Michael
Three months after the passing of George Michael, he was celebrated in London a small, private ceremony with family and close friends. According to…
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
The Fabulous Cadillacs shined in Chile
The important Viña del Mar International Song Festival could not start better than with the participation of Argentina band Los Fabulosos…
Belinda
Belinda supports urban music
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Shawn Mendes
He Knows What You Did Last Summer
Who knew that a six-minute exposure in a av vine video could skyrocket Shawn Mendes’s music career? Who knew that a sixteen-year old kid…
Arctic Monkeys
The Monkeys in the crosshairs
Movement, rhythm, youth and good lyrics, that's Artic Monkeys. His themes are downloading problems, heartbreaks and anger, the style of indie…
Federico Ruiz
The Martyrdoms of Columbus by Federico Ruiz
Twenty-four years Release meet Venezuelan opera The martyrdom of Columbus by Federico Ruiz, next November. Although it is missing for celebration…
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar premiered God is Gangsta
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Maluma
Maluma: between a new remix and a suspended show
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La Oreja de Van Gogh
New footage of Van Gogh's ear
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Jorge Celedón
Not One Step Back for Jorge Celedón
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Run–D.M.C.
DMC speaks out on depression
From the outside, it looks like pop stars have a great life. “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits describes it best. It tells the…
Joey Montana
Dulce María and Joey Montana sing “Volvamos”
Let 's return is the name of the new song of the Mexican singer Dulce Maria, in collaboration with the Panamanian artist, Joey Montana, being…
Curren$y
A Millionaire Anthem!
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Kevin Gordon
Kevin Gordon ‘Long Gone Time’ - Album Review
If you’ve never heard of Kevin Gordon, then he might just have had a hand in some of your favorite songs. His work has been covered by everyone from…
Trent Dabbs
Trent Dabbs ‘Believer’ – Album Review
“Old friends, old lovers, some records skip more than others. It’s the same song that we’re all looking for, to be nobody’s stranger anymore.” – Trent…
Lana Del Rey
No Grammy Nod for Honeymoon?
As Billboard.com and other news sites have noted, Lana Del Rey is one of the artists who have been 'snubbed' by the 2016 Grammy Nominations&…
Marcela Morelo
Thorns and petals, the new Marcela Morelo
The singer and songwriter Argentina, Marcela Morelo, announced the release of their latest album titled thorns and petals, with which sum and nine…
Proverb
6 Hip Hop Songs about Hip Hop
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Kanye West
Kanye Has Me Excited... For No Reason
It’s 7:18pm, I’m sitting here writing this for you, the reader, and a question is arising in my head. Why am I excited for Kanye&…
Boyzone
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Britney Spears
Spears dead?
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Harry Styles
Harry Styles releases solo track
After the members of One Direction have decided to give themselves a temporary rest of the stages, the members have decided that it is time to start…
Mr. P Chill
Mr. P Chill Interview - 20 Years In The Game, Touring, and the Sactown Scene
Let's break the ice. Who are you? Where are you from? What style of music do you create? My name is Mr. P Chill and I am an emcee from Sacramento…
Ozuna
Nuno Is A Lulo Candy
Lima, lemon yellow and grape-flavored, those rare candies and little found. That was for the time of the launch of Me Voy Enamorando by Chino and…
Folk Family Revival
Folk Family Revival Interview
Folk Family Revival consists of three brothers and their buddy, but they are definitely moving towards psychedelic rock rather than straight-up folk…
Frank Vieira
Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
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Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi comes with everything.
The legendary Bon Jovi has announced that it will release its new album after 30 years of musical career, almost nothing, no? To advance this new…
John Williams
Theme From Schindler’s List for Soprano Sax and Wind Ensemble
This particular version of the main Theme From Schindler’s List is a fabulous and wondrous. I have always loved music with a soprano saxophone or an…
La Inedita
The Peruvian and seasoned cumbia of La Inédita
Talk of Peru takes us back to the chicha, lomo saltado or fries huancaína, an extraordinary meal that stands out in the world. Musically…
Carly Rae Jepsen
Boy Problems never sounded like so much fun
It’s been said many times. Carly Rae Jepsen was supposed to be a one hit wonder. In fact, she was set to become the ultimate one hit wonder…
Gente De Zona
Travel Through Time Dancing and Singing
A feature of the music is its timelessness, and although fashion show for several decades, are being created covers and tributes by prominent artists…
Bongeziwe Mabandla
Universal Experience with Bongeziwe Mabandla
I often talk about the ability that music has to make its listeners feel something. Another thing I love about music is its incredible capacity to…
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, the Nobel man.
The singer had remained silent after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Thus low profile offended some people, including one of the committee…
Talib Kweli
Great preachers mass reopened: Talib Kweli 2015
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Mastodon
Mastodon Announce New EP 'Cold Dark Place'
After the successful release of Emperor Of Sand (2017) and its second appearance as white walkers in the shocking final chapter of Game Of Thrones ,…
Jorge Drexler
Jorge Drexler premieres a new single, Telefonía
It's been three years since acclaimed Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler introduced us to his dance at La Cueva (2014), an album full…
Gustavo Elis
Woman of my Life new video by Gustavo Elís and Oscarcito.
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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar releases unexpected album
After the many awards received for his previous album To Pimp a Butterfly, fashion rapper, Kendrick Lamar, she surprised everyone with the release of…
Gift of Tongues
Gift of Tongues Make Ears Happy on New Single
“Happy” by Brooklyn based EDM band, Gift of Tongues, is the summer hit we have all been waiting for. This single is part of their upcoming…
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…
Chino & Nacho
Chino & Nacho for Babies
Chino & Nacho for Babies Querámoslo o no, las nominaciones a los premios Grammy ’s Latinos siempre traen sorpresas. Una…
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Eric Church ‘Chief’ – Album Review
In light of Eric Church leading the list of nominations for the looming CMAs, I thought I’d review his 2011 album which helped him get these nods, ‘…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba and Incubus shined in Guatemala
Music fans gathered in Guatemala for two days in which he was one of the most important cultural events in the country. The Empire Music Festival…