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Centres
Centres Hit The Centre
Judging by his albums so far, you can call Canadian composer/musician/singer Ian William Craig’ music anything but a run of the mill ambient/neo-…
Immolated EP
Are You Scared of Bugs?
South African-via-New York electronic artist Adrian Martens isn’t. Martens goes under the nom du plume Dasychira, a name given to…
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…
Primal Sphere
Robedoor - Primal Sphere
Robedoor are a relatively well-known American psychedelic rock/drone/experimental music band. They have released a lot of albums through the years,…
Migration
The King of DownTempo Cements His Reign
Downtempo subgenre of electronic music has been experiencing a lot of success over the past years, as it develops and progresses. Besides…
READY
Are You Ready For More Ella Mai?
London R`n`b gem Ella Mai returns with a brand new EP, slaying once again double big time! This girl is simply…
Come Away With Me
Come Away Again with Norah Jones
Several albums and musical collaborations later, Norah Jones' debut album remains a top favorite for many who have followed her musical journey.…
Double Roses
Karen Elson Is No Longer Jack White's Ghost
The Ghost Who Walks from 2010 was made under the mentorship of Jack White, the guy who was Karen Elson’s husband at the moment. It was Karen’s first…
Songs of Praise
Shame (On You) If You Judge an Album By Its Cover
It has been said many times - do not judge a book by its cover - and many times the saying turned out to be valid. In the same manner, you should not…
Off The Beaten Track (Live at Propolis 2014)
My Biggest Discovery Of The Year: Mother's Cake - Off The Beaten Track
How many young alternative rock bands do you now? Yes I know, there are tons of great artists and musicians, and I am glad that nowadays we can easily…
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…
Horehound
Horehound
Well, what can I do – I just love that retro sound that became popular again at the beginning of the new millennium. The Dead Weather are…
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…
Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 - Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 is a quite well-known psychedelic rock/drone/space rock project of Justin Wright, who started the project in Los Angeles. Expo 70 has…
They Moved in Shadow All Together
Traumatic Folk
Emily Jane White es un cantante, compositor y poeta de Oakland. Este año, lanzó su quinto álbum de estudio titulado Ellos se moví…
The Aggrovators Present: Jackie Mittoo
Jackie's Bounce
Ok, so here we have a true Reggae legend. Like Bob Marley? Well, almost. One of the things that always gets stuck in your mind when you listen to…
Blues
Jimi the Bluesman
Jimi is probably the most influential musician in rock music. He changed the way rock guitar was played and gave the genre its fiery spirit. Hendrix’…
Ouroboros
Mythic Sunship - Ouroboros
Mythic Sunship are a Danish instrumental psychedelic rock band, who just recently released their newest album through the renowned El Paraiso Records.…
2 Ynfynyty
Cherubs - 2 Ynfynyty
The Austin noise-rock legends Cherubs came out with their first album in almost a decade earlier this year. Everyone who are into noise-rock are…
A World Out of Time
Eternal Tapestry - A World Out Of Time
Eternal Tapestry are a renowned American psychedelic rock band from Portland. They have released a great number of fine albums through almost a decade…
Bloodlust
Body Count
The seventh album from Ice-T’s heavy metal band sounds like a TED Talk set to a bracing thrashcore/groove metal soundtrack. It takes a…
Change
From B-52 To First Solo Album
Next year, B-52 are going to celebrate forty years of their career, and the prelude to this grand milestone is a solo album by its founder and main…
The Light
Tango With Lions' Third Album The Light Fathoms Dark Depths in Pursuit of Solace
Tango With Lions, an Anglophone Greek collective of “day-dreamers, hard-workers and music-lovers” gained worldwide recognition…
Birkin / Gainsbourg : Le symphonique
Birkin Makes Gainsbourg Proud
As far as her musical, particularly singing career goes, Jane Birkin has often been disputed. First criticism going her way was that she would have…
Emperor's New Clothes
Death Of A Bachelor Or The Rise Of An LA Devotee?
Panic! At The Disco has proven to us that change isn’t always a bad thing. The band has recently shown us that they transitioned from emo/…
Late Night Tales: David Holmes
Can Late Night Tales Disappoint ?
Compilations are big business and Late Night Tales series has turned into, it seems, good business. After all, they are a label in itself. I’ve been…
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…
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
Substitute for Tame Impala
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian band formed in 2010. They already have a bunch of materials behind themselves (this is their…
Urge To Kill
Brainbombs - Urge To Kill
Brainbombs are probably the most notorious raw noise-rock band in the world. They hail from Hudiksvall in Sweden and have been releasing albums with…
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…
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…
A Seat at the Table
Solange is at the table
Solange is stuck between a rock and a hard place. As the sister of, you're being watched closely. Especially when you, too, are in the same…
Still Testifying
My Darling Clementine - Keep On Testifying
It seems they’re a good time in putting out good Americana sounds. This time from the other side of the pond and a duo that represents some of the…
Holiday Of Love
Simply Well Done
Who doesn't want a holiday of love? Everyone wants a holiday and if it is one filled with love, I think everyone would want that. But what if we…
Science Fiction
A perfect and brutal goodbye from one of the best bands of the Millennium
You could be forgiven for falling away from your Brand New obsession in the years since Daisy. As the length between albums goes Brand New even beat…
République Amazone
The Sound Of Black Continent Representing
Everyone who’s been traveling around world, either as a digital nomad or just during vacation period, knows how inspiring is to hear different types…
Bath White
50FOOTWAVE release new “Bath White” EP
50FOOTWAVE has just released their Bath White EP via HHBTM Records. This is their sixth mini-album since forming in 2004 and…
SOAR
Het Droste Effect - Soar
The well-known Dutch instrumental psychedelic rock band Het Droste Effect came out with their latest album in the middle of last year. This album…
Fake Sugar
Fake Sugar
The debut solo album from Beth Ditto finds the former Gossip singer reconnecting with her southern roots. Despite some thin lyrics and odd production…
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…
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…
MY WOMAN
Ethereal Woman
Angel Olsen caught our attention with her 2014 second studio album Burn Your Fire for No Witness. This 29 year old girl from St.Louis played with…
Let It Reign
Better Half of The Libertines
In retrospective, The Libertines have managed to leave a mark in British indie rock with only two albums. Carl was always…
Look Around
The Arche-Indie Band
Look Around is a compilation bringing us the very best of Beat Happening. If you haven’t heard of them before, you should know that the…
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…
Stereolithic
311 Stereolithic Review
This a review I have been looking forward to doing for a while now. 311 has proved to be he most consistent bands from their first album …
Freedom
Baby Woodrose - Freedom
The well-known Danish psychedelic rock/stoner rock band Baby Woodrose recently came out with a new album. The album is titled ''Freedom'…
Revival
Slim Shady is Not Back
Marshall Matters, aka Eminem, returned to the music scene with Revival, a desperate collection of redundant tracks and collaborations with top-notch…
Bad Posture
On The Back Porch
Sometimes it is hard to portray your music on its album cover. For John Andrews & The Yawns, that seems to be no problem on “Bad Posture”.…
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…
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Remastered)
Recommendation for all Rock Lovers - Ritchie Blackmore's R-A-I-N-B-O-W
The one and only British rock band Rainbow fellas! I am so influenced by this band that when somebody says Rainbow the first thing I think of the band…
10 Años (En Vivo)
Dread Mar I released Anniversary CD+DVD
Mariano Javier Castro, artistically known as Dread Mar-I, is a leading Argentine reggae musician born in 1878, in the Province of Lanus. After…
Product 3
Beat Connection Product 3 Album Review
Organic and wild, Beat Connection’s gives the listener a inside look on modern electronic indie pop. These four young musicians from…
All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
Yaassss, MetalCore!
Following Architects sporadically, due to oversaturated genre, what happened is that Ruin and Daybreaker brought me more pleasure than Lost…
Voyager
Wings Approved
MUSIC REVIEWS 51 I am in love. It is not an immutable love, but it is surprising and powerful. The song Six Years and a Day will be…
The Buffet (Deluxe Version)
What R. Kelly serves
It takes years to build a good reputation. It takes just a second to lose it. And while a reputation gets build on verifications, sometimes, all it…
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,…
The Jazz Side Of The Moon
The Jazz Side of the Moon
Playing and recording covers is a common thing among musicians. Actually it is one of the stages in learning how to play, compose, arrange and…
Integrity
Tom Harrel and The Art of Improv
Fantastic, legendary trumpet player Tom Harrel continues to prove that it's possible to create masterpieces even when you are in your…
Automatic For The People
#TBT R.E.M.'s Best Of
When I can not overcome my inner demons, I just come over to my friend’s place and we listen to some evergreens. Try it out, it is more…
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…
Amplifier
Amplifier turn it up to eleven
Four-piece progressive rock band from Manchester, Amplifier produce expansive, reverb-washed alt-rock designed for better living. Think Soundgarden&…
RELAXER
Alt-J Loses Coherence In Eclecticism
Let's talk about eclecticism without aroma. Five years and three albums are just enough for Alt-J to make his new release highly anticipated. A…
Good
The Stevens - “Good” is simply good
It seems the Australians and New Zealanders have a special knack for good, healthy, melodious rock, or power pop, or whatever you want to call it. As…
Dark Night of The Soul
Throwback Thursday: Death Behind Danger Mouse's Dark Night Of The Soul
There are not many albums with the history of making long as Dark Night Of The Soul has. From the start of the project to the final release of the…
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…
Hot Fuss
The Killers - Hot Fuss
As I’ve said before, it is the longevity of an album that shows its true worth. It is for this reason (and quite a few others) that I would…
Abbey Road (Remastered)
Abbey Road - My Album Recommendation by The Beatles
Abbey Road is definitely the album that will cheer you up if you are a Beatles lover. It is their 11th studio album which includes incredible songs…
Goodnight, Sweet Betty
68Creep: David Lynch's Dreams Have Found a New Soundtrack
68Creep is shady grifter rock band for those, who are open and ready to dabble in dark timeless melancholy. This music is thoughtful and…
Fantasy Empire
Lightning Bolt - Fantasy Empire
Lightning Bolt is a renowned American avant-garde noise rock/math rock band. The duo who make up this great genre surpassing noise rock band have…
Carry Fire
We Got Spoiled By Robert Plant
Robert Plant does not give up and on Carry Fire he continues with his ethnomusic excursion related to Anglo-American folklore. For those who don't…
Hiding Place
Music For the Soul
Fresh off her month long tour for her recently released album, Hiding Place, and more recently, kicking off an Acoustic Sessions Tour with…
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…
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.…
Remain In Light
The Top Five Albums of the 80's
The 80’s almost killed rock music. Similar to what happened with jazz two decades earlier, the youth turned their back on electric guitars…
Soul Killa
Soul on a plate: Ransom`s second LP delivered!
Everytime we touch on this guy`s work it`s getting harder for me to pick the right words to express the feelings Randy Nichols …
Obsession
Shawn Desman as our Obsession
The temperature is extremely hot on the art market these days and months, our ears are melting again and not just of the sexy, and sassy…
Anarchytecture
Anarchytecture
I love when musicians scream political messages into our passive-aggressive minds. During the 90s, Skunk Anansie have surprised the scene with an…
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…
Supernatural Love
The organic return of a revamped Sidestepper
Before Bomba Estereo or ChocQuibTown already existed Sidestepper, the group of electro cumbia led by British DJ and producer Richard Blair in 1996,…
La Ira
Hamlet's undisputed wrath
If there was an album that drew attention in the Spanish metal was Wrath of Hamlet band. A job that was well received by the media and the public,…
Once More 'Round The Sun
Once more scoring the jackpot
Mastodon is one of those bands that just can’t disappoint you. After they finished their elements tetralogy (Earth, wind, water and fire)…
Monochrome
Cavanagh Revives Hope For Anathema
Daniel CAvanagh is the main creative force of famous Liverpool collective Anathema. Fans know that If there are ten songs on Anathema record,…
Vengase I
The Rawayana surprise us with a trailer for Trippy Caribbean
It is an incredible emotion felt by all the faithful listeners Rawayana to learn that less and less needed for the release of her third album Trippy…
One More Light
One More Light: Track by track
Nobody Can Save Me Much to my surprise this is actually a strong start. I groaned at the auto-tuned opening, but the track itself is an effective look…
Pennied Days
Weekend EP Batle: No Joy vs Night Moves
Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare, anyway. No Joy Series…
The Getaway
Red hot Chili Peppers returns with everything.
When we talk about legendary bands, bands that those 80's years that the sun still sound today and that give those hard rock instruments to…
Saturns Pattern
Rock Full Of Tricks
Working class hero, ex lead singer of Jem, the creator of few truly idiosyncratic records. On his latest album, Paul Weller continues to create new…
Wild Kingdom
Wild Kingdom, the I Ching Way
Texas power-poppers or harmony rockers (whichever you prefer) Cotton Mather and their main brain Robert Harrison (I guess the same last name with…
What Dreams Are Made Of
Caribbean Hip Hop Recipe Finally Penned Down: Welcome R.City Empire
Dear most dedicated Hip Hop fans, our holy brothers, hugely mistakenly downsided, finally…
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.…
Simplicity
Exuberant Punk-Rock
This New Jersey band is like a group of sport guys. You love them, they motivate you, you do tattoos with their faces. They make you laugh, you make…
Trio Of Doom
Trio of Doom - Sounds like Metal? Well, it's Jazz!
Fusion music (or jazz-rock) was characterized by virtuoso playing, fast tempos, bombastically heavy sound and complex arrangements. Bands differed in…
Fax Message Breakup EP
Rodney Cromwell to release 'Fax Message Breakup' EP
Rodney Cromwell is the nom-de-plume of Adam Cresswell, founding member of indie-folktronica band SALOON (who had four entries in John Peel&…
Wins & Losses
Wins and Losses
After freeing himself from the feuds and narrative that dragged him down, Meek Mill’s third studio album is a comeback by any measure, honest and…
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…
Revolve
Will We Love Him Again?
The youngster whose voice sounds like he has sand in his throat oriented towards disco rhythyms on his second album. As it seems, Revolve is going to…
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…
Cardinal (Expanded Edition)
My Albums of the Year: Pinegrove: Cardinal
There's something about Pinegrove's sophmore album, technically their label debut, Cardinal that is pleaseingly alt-country. You remeber alt-…
Regina
Regina - Becca's Ethereal Masterpiece
Becca Stevens is one of the leading Americana musicians of today and her fourth album ‘Regina’ is a culmination of her solo career so far. Her last…
The Storm Within
The Anatomy Of Melancholy
Screw Paradise Lost, true kings of melancholy-driven metal are Evergrey, fronted by Tom S. Englund, a genius songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Even…
Saluting Sgt. Pepper
Django Bates - Takes On Sgt. Pepper
In a year which saw such (deservedly) lavish celebrations of The Beatles all-time masterpiece Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band you…
Automaton
Jamiroquai Strikes Again WithAutomaton
I am happy that I can write something about some freshly made material by Jamiroquai! For those who don't know who are Jamiroquai, this band is…
Hot Fuss (Deluxe Version)
Music and The Beautiful Life it Has
There are different tastes for everything in this world; whether it be cars, wine, food, we all have different preferences. That’s why I…
East
Take a trip East with Justin Rutledge
East is the latest album from Canadian alt-country singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge. Aptly titled, East was recorded in Nova Scotia, a far cry from…
Īstenībā
Mona De Bo - īstenībā
The relatively obscure, but renowned Latvian instrumental drone/psychedelic rock band Mona De Bo came out with a new album in the end of last year.…
Funeral
The debut albums of 2005 that defined the groups that made them
2005 was the last year when indie was a proper musical force. In the 11 years since then, indie music has been cannibalized by other genres, most…
Hamburg Demonstrations
Everything Is Stable in The World of Pete Doherty
A little bit of Libertines, a little bit of Babyshambles, a little bit of solo work. That is how the life flows for Pete Doherty. After 2009 debut…
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…
En la memoria de la piel
Rosana returns overwhelming and authentic
Stay right there in the middle of the rush, wrap me in touch, kisses I gave you and let me off balance playing give you the world and make you smile,…
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…
The Most Lamentable Tragedy
Tragic Rock Opera
After three radiant albums, Titus Andronicus are back with another radioactive material for your rock brain cells. It is not a tragedy as the title…
No No No
No No No
No No No - Beirut 4th album released September 11 2015 on 4AD Overall rating: 8/10 No No No is the fourth full-length studio effort by New…
The Wall
Analyzing The Wall
Pink Floyd's the Wall is one of the most intriguing and imaginative albums in the history of rock music. Since the studio album&…
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…
White Winter Hymnal
#tb Fleet Foxes' Debut
Music magazines often use the term Wooden music when they want to describe the type of music that I am about to review. It stands for the following:…
Didn't He Ramble
Glen Hansard Does Not Ramble
Glen Hansard is a cute Irish man who conquered the world by singing the Academy award winning song Falling Slowly. The movie Once has become a classic…
The Long Arm of Coincidence
Jessamine - The Long Arm Of Coincidence
Jessamine were an interesting American psychedelic rock/garage rock/shoegaze/space rock band. They released a handful of great albums through the…
Songs For The Deaf
Songs for the Deaf: Music for the road.
From his time as guitarist of Kyuss there is one thing that has always influenced significantly in the compositions and concepts created by Joshua…
Positive Energy
Diät - Positive Energy
Diät are a pretty interesting deathrock/post-punk/garage rock band from Berlin. They released their first full-length album back in 2015 and…
All the Colours of the Dust
Jakob Skott - All the Colours of the Dust
Jakob Skott came out with a new album ''All the Colours of the Dust'' earlier this year, and the new album packs some really fine…
Believe It
Yes, you better Believe It
Like all of the Miles Davis’ alumnus, Tony Williams continued the exploration-into-rock-music idiom of his mentor. But Williams went…
Pasos Sincopados
Little Revenge presents its 'Pasos Sincopados'. Part II.
Small Revancha, the musical project directed and conceptualized by the duo of Claudia Lizardo (daughter of the legendary PTT Lizardo of the same…
im sorry
NYC's Brett Castro Stuns Listeners With His New Break-Up EP
Brett Castro is no stranger to writing beautiful lyrics that tug at your heartstrings, pulled together by captivating production and music. His…
Call by Night
Call By Night - More Chamber Than Pop
Usually I perk up my ears for anything that comes out on the, what some people consider out there label, Sacred Bones. Wymond Miles has…
Moth Boys
Spector - Moth Boys
Spector, I have been expecting you. When you are expecting something for so long and you are certain of the result of your expectation, what can…
Precious Art
Rozwell Kid - Grown Up
I simply cannot stand anymore when any new or relatively new band that has a punk pop tendency is compared to Green Day as if those guys invented…
Vine
Jen Gloeckner - Climbing Up The Vine
Downtempo (who still remembers trip-hop?) has become such a formulaic genre that whenever somebody lists a certain album or an artist under such a…
Skylight
Lost In Space
Atoma Released its debut back in 2012 and immediately piqued the interest of the metal community worldwide. Skylight was a slap in the face to…
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…
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…
Stay Together
The Most Dissapointing Album Yet
Do you remember the time when Kaiser Chiefs were still a good band that kicked ass with their debut. At that time, it seemed that bands such as The…
Spirit (Deluxe)
Political Mode of Depeche Mode
Starting from the 1993’s album Songs of Faith and Devotion , the most famous Basildon diaspora known as Depeche Mode releases their albums every four…
Afro-Caribbean Mixtape
Full Blossom of Nicholas Payton
It is not always easy to follow and understand creations of 21st century jazz musicians. One of them, Nicholas Payton, has been tentative for over a…
Foreverland
Dante and James Joyce Fan Is Back
We haven't heard of Neil Hannon for quite a few years now. Five to be exact, and it is always great to have him back. Even from the early Nineties…
DEATH MAGIC
Where Is The Noise?
Noise rockers from Los Angeles had two great albums that catapulted them into the orbit of the most intriguing noise rock bands. Enigmatic sound…
Telluric
New Kind Of Psychedelic
After several critically acclaimed EPs, Matt Corby made a decision to dedicate his time to soul, gospel, jazz and psychedelic and create a…
Live At Spacefest!
BJM's Anton Newcombe Brings The Psych Goods on Pure Phase Ensemble Collaboration
Pure Phase Ensemble 6 feat. Anton Newcombe has unveiled the video for 'Balwan', the second track teasing the…
Rub
Thesbian-Lesbian
When it comes to thinking outside of the box and confronting heteronormative status quo, Peaches is a trailblazing artist. She is one of the first…
Outcasts (DEMOS)
Savant Shares Outcasts
Aleksander Vinter is excited to release Savant - Outcasts today, a 4-CD anthology of new and unreleased material, VIP mixes, demos and more to…
Dark Harvest
The Harvest May Be Dark, But It Is A Rich One
Ok, so I never heard of Tim Meskers before. So, a know all music site tells me that he might be known to discerning music fans from a band called…
Virgo Tendencies, Pt. II
A Raw and Honest Story
The suburban Chicago songbird has released her winter follow-up to its summer sibling Virgo Tendencies Part 1. The triple threat superstar's…
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…
Every Open Eye
The Resurgence of Synthpop
Esto se siente como los 80 de nuevo! Escuchar a Chvrches siempre ha sido un placer aun así debido a que su sonido a menudo me transporta de…
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…
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,…
The Sweet Release of Death
The Sweet Release Of Death, Rotterdam's Finest Noise Rock
Sometimes, a name of the band can discover a lot about the band, and sometimes the name is a total flop that has nothing to do with the music the band…
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…
Congratulations I'm Sorry
The Best Selling Debut in UK
If you are still not sick of bands such as The Killers, Editors, Bastille or Phoenix, the UK has awarded you with another similar music…
Thunderbitch
Thunderbitches Better Beware
It’s Thunder, bitch! The name of the new Brittany Howard’s (Alaba Shakes) project speaks for itself. Earlier this year, we had an…
Most Girls
Most Girls Shows How Much Respect Hailee Steinfeld Has For Us All
Hailee Steinfeld has spoken out about her newest track Most Girls. Steinfeld stated that Most Girls should be listened in a girl's bedroom, at top…
Se Busca
holy week
During the celebration of Easter in Venezuela, not only advantage bridge -fines of largos- weeks to enjoy a few days off family, on the beach or…
Siberian Nights
The Kills release new album.
British / American band, The Kills, founded by Mosshart (vocals) and Jamie Hotel Hince (Guitar), in 16 years of experience have given the public good…
Let Go
Alex Maxwell Trades Tears for Strength on Let Go
Alex Maxwell, a young singer-songwriter who happens to be the first British artist signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, has two…
So What The Fuss
Stevie Wonder rapping! Yeah, you read well!
I can never get enough satisfied while listening to the music of Stevie Wonder! I would like to share with you guys a song by Stevie Wonder from the…
Indian Summer
Indian Summer
Iconic French duo Air (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel) have recently shared Indian Summer (a previously limited track),…
Come Back to Me
Molly Kruse Creates a Video to Remember
Molly Kruse comes to us today with her latest video for Come Back to Me. A piece that will tug on your heartstrings, she gives us a look into the…
Tescoland
Walk Through Tescoland!
We can’t get arrested in the US. [My manager] told me it was because my music had subtleties that the Americans don’t get…
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…
Deja Vu
Leaving a Recurring Romance
A love song swirl seem to be the flavor you get with Jessica Lowndes song “Deja Vu”. It’s the situation of being in a…
Hallelujah
More Pentatonix Christmas
What would Christmas be without Pentatonix? They may have taken over the Internet with their evolutions of who- or whatever, or their wonderful covers…
Voodoo Doll
So Above As Below
A part of me wants to write about the sinister qualitues administered on this track...however the other outstanding qualities need to be heard or read…
Beautiful People
Elegiac Ambience
“The original instrumental to Beautiful People is a personal song about loss, hopelessness and chaos, but the message is love and hope.&…
Certainty
The Importance of New Temples Single Certainty
One month ago, on September 26, 2016, English psychedelic group Temples released the single Certainty, their first new song since the release of their…
How Far
Palpable Physicality
The end of March will coincide with the release of Crawl Space, Tei Shi's much anticipated debut album. A second music video -…
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…
It's a Drag
Living Is Easy
H. Hawkline knows a few tricks, allowing an ageless essence to contradict is moment in time predictions. Add Folk, Psychedelic embellishment and a…
Grounds for Resentment (feat. Olly Alexander)
Beauty in the Breakup
Grounds for Resentment, the second single from British musician Kele Okereke's upcoming third album Fatherland…
No Hard Feelings
Uplifting Poignancy
North Carolina folk rock quartet The Avett Brothers' (banjo-playing Scott Avett, guitarist Seth Avett, double bassist Bob Crawford and…
Freak
10 Minute Freak
Lana Del Rey is not an artist I play very often. Her music can be pretty laidback, but I usually also find it to be a bit moody, and that’s…
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&…
In Heaven
Not Your Typical Sugar Pop
As sugar filled as your favorite cereal, Japanese Breakfast fastens Pop bubblegum/dream sounds into the Indie art realm of lyrics. Even vocally,…
How to Boil an Egg
Imminent Maturity
Melbourne-based indie singer-songwriter and guitarist Courtney Barnett's latest single How to Boil an Egg is not exactly a…
You Only Like Me with the Lights Out
Smooth As Smoke
If modern psychedelic could shed light on 2016, it would be Avid Dancer's 'You Only Like Me With The Lights Out'. Based on cosmic sound…
New York
Sara Lov's Angelic Melancholy
Hawaiian-born Sara Lov (once-frontwoman of dream pop band Devics) begins her heartfelt, sentimental track 'New York' with a slowly-drawn step…
The Man Who Sold The World - 2014 Remastered Version
COVERLAND Vol.11: The Man Who Sold the World
There are countless covers throughout music history; some were more successful than the originals, some were not, but there aren’t so many…
Dilemma
Hazy Introspection
San Francisco's lo-fi duo Acid Ghost (lead vocalist and guitarist Ace Barcelon and drummer Mikey Mendoza) share an unexpected similarity with pop…
God's Plan
Drake and Artists Influenced By Drake On Spotify! Follow & Share! Get Listed!
Drake and Artists Influenced by Drake on Spotify! Follow & Share! Get Your Track Listed! There's a Fat new playlist…
Hey Joe
The Only Hey Joe Cover Still Holding It's Place
The Jimi Hendrix Experience has the best widely known cover of 'Hey Joe'. Before I was old enough to understand that some songs were covered,…
Laro
Music From My Country: OPM Series (Part 2)
Autotelic, for me is an underrated band. A lot of people even from my country don’t know about this amazing indie alternative rock band. So, this…
So Sad, So Sad
Timeless Indie Pop
I draw inspiration from my daily life but also snippets of things I hear and then I write down. When I come back to them later,…
Ride 'Em On Down
Ride 'Em On Down To Lonesome Town
The Rolling Stones are always creating new music and with the recent release of their latest album Blue & Lonesome everyone is listening.…
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…
4ever
The Veronicas 4ever
Back in the early 2000's when Punk Pop, Pop Rock wasriding high with many bands coming out of the wood work, The Veronicas were kind of the duo…
Your Type
Carly Rae Jepsen's Evolving Pop Persona
The verdict is out. As music critics and fellow blogger NMONDSCHEIN note, Carly Rae Jepsen has followed up on the success of her…
Nikes
Recognizing Black Genius
2009: Taylor Swift's music video for You Belong With Me beats out Beyoncé's video for Single Ladies in MTV'…
Say You Do
Tei Shi Channels Britney Spears in Say You Do
When Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi (Valerie Teicher) released her critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space in March…
Animal
Tremaine`s Animal Cut!
With his latest super-adictive product Tremaine, Trey Songz takes over the global music scene once again. His soft and sexy vocal…
Love's Gonna Do That
Musical Artist Leslie Cours Mather Sings About Strength and Overcoming Adversity, Inspired By Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty”
“Leslie Cours Mather is back with a song to pull us together in these times of division and indecision. ‘We Are America’ should tug at the hearts of…
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…
Wasteland
Hope In A Wasteland
Life gets overwhelming. With all the atrocities taking place in the world today, it’s not difficult to feel a little hopeless. This reality…
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…
Bored
Teenage Sensations
15-year-old LA pop singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is swiftly proving to be a precocious and promising talent in the contemporary pop…
Bug In The System
Zoocrates shares new track Bug In The System
Zoocrates was created in 2014 by the Argentinian songwriter Daiana Bolini, now based in Montreal. Her music combines alternative and electronic rock…
Song for Dan Treacy
Namesake
Writing a song for a good friend? Do it the way MGMT has. With Song For Dan Treacy; it's anything but ordinary. MGMT says of the man behind the…
A Thousand Years
Lindsay Solo Shares Her Powerful Rendition of A Thousand Years in Her Debut Album
Lindsay Solo is a talented vocalist. Her soulful and raspy voice carries any song you put in front of her. She recently released her debut album,&…
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…
ILYSB
ILYSB Means More Than You Know To LANY
ILYSB or I Love You So Bad for those of us that prefer to type out each word. LANY confuses Pop for Indie and Hip-Hop sectors for Pop references. But…
YO! MY SAINT - Film Version
Karen O., Michael Kiwanuka and KENZO Collaborate on “YO! MY SAINT: A Cinematic and Stylish Melodrama
Two muses, one artist in love. This is the basic plot of French luxury house KENZO's 2018 Spring/Summer campaign film: a seamless blend…
Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) - Radio Edit
Tinie Tempah and Katy B channeling the 90s
The great thing about putting different artists together, is that you might just get something different from them than the usual. KDA definitely got…
Infierno Cielo
''Hell and Heaven'' Reke's most recent video
Gustavo Ferrin (Caracas, Venezuela. 21 day of September 1982), known as Rekeson or simply '' Reke '', is a Venezuelan…
Cleopatra
Regards, Regret
The Lumineers are no strangers to the indie scene. With the celebratory success of “Ho Hey” from their self-titled debut album, they were under a lot…
This Mess We're In
Songs that Started it all. (3 PJ Harvey, This Mess We're In (feat Thom Yorke)
It will come as no surprise that Radiohead are responsible for a lot of my music tastes. It was through interviews with them that finally pushed me…
Dirty Harry
Grace Who Gives and Takes
New, different and a whole slew of words are slipping out of my head as 'Dirty Harry' by Grace repeats the chorus. After being given the gift…
Sandman
Trudy and the Romance blast out ramshackled new single ‘Sandman’
Fresh from their tour with The Big Moon, Trudy and the Romance unleash new cut Sandman, a rampaging track which sees the Liverpool trio further…
Do You Wanna Get High?
Weezer Do You Wanna Get High?
This week, alternative rock legends Weezer released their new single entitled “Do You Want to Get High”. The song was supposedly…
Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes is a one-of-a-kind band that embodies an old time southern rock with a modern day instrumentation style. I had the pleasure of seeing…
Human
Don't Put The Blame
Rory or Rag 'N' Bone Man trickled through the blues and soul circuit for years. After a single encounter from performing live and taking the…
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…
Thong Song (feat. Sisqo)
An updated ode to the thong
In case you missed it: Sisqo unleashed the dragon in him one more time. As a front man for Dru Hill, his blond hair made him stand out and it was only…
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…
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…
Lost Stars
Adam Levine releases song without Maroon 5
This song is called Go Now, and is not part of a new album, it's just a project that was part and is an English film called Sing Street,…
Psycho Killer
Psycho Killer
“Psycho Killer” is among the songs included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It is one of the longest…
Blue Star
Prince Innocence's Blue Star Pines for Warmth Amidst the Coldness of it All
“Blue Star”, a recent single from Toronto electro-pop duo Prince Innocence (vocalist Talvi…
A Change Of Heart
Realism For A Change Of Heart
How does one dispense another's affection without breaking their spirit? The 1975 may have the answer in their recently released music video for &…
The Thaw
Hold Me Close From This Thaw
Woodes predispositions a hidden boat of talented new comers. One who goes by the name Woodes a.k.a. Elle Graham of Melbourne, Australia constructed…
Losing You
Boy Pablo Makes Teen Romantic Angst Warm and Inviting with Losing You
After being smiled upon by YouTube's algorithm, earning a significant fanbase, and embarking on a 15-city European tour, 18-year-old Chileno-…
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber-fied!
Justin Bieber's “Love Yourself” is such a cool song. I cannot believe I used Justin Bieber and the word “cool&…
I Miss That Feeling
Tennis' I Miss That Feeling: A Love Letter to Anxiety
The most memorable songs have often lived through a few lives before reaching listeners in its final form. &…
Girls On T.V.
Dreamy Delusions
In Hollywood (2003), Madonna (in a somewhat hypocritical fashion) examined the empty promises and delusions that the California dream factory implants…
Beauty and the Beast - From
Disney is playing it safe
Ariana Grande and John Legend have just released the title track for Disney's Beauty and the Beast. I think I was as skeptical of this…
Starving
Artist Review - Hailee Steinfeld
Perhaps many see it as more of the same, but I really like their music. I confess that the first time I saw her was in the second installment of…
RAW EXIT
Channy Leaneagh's Schizophrenic Feminism
Noisey: Your new record “Shulamith” is named after the radical feminist Shulamith Firestone. How did you come about her?  …
idontwannabeyouanymore
On idontwannabeyouanymore, Pop Wunderkind Billie Eilish Explores Psychological Growing Pains
“Shit sucks, dude”. That’s how up-and-coming LA singer-songwriter Billie Eilish described the experience of being 15 (…
John Wayne
Lady Gaga Embraces The John Wayne Spirit
The day Lady Gaga is not in the news or performing will be a sad, sad day. However, that is not what is happening today instead Gaga has released a…
Drove U Crazy (feat. Bryson Tiller)
It Drove Me Crazy (In a Good Way)
Since Gucci Mane's release from prison I feel like he's been unstoppable. He's released album after album and had hit after hit. Some say…
Underdog
BANKS’ “Underdog”: An Intimate Empowerment Anthem
On “Fuck With Myself”, the lead single from Californian singer-songwriter BANKS’ (Jillian Rose Banks) critically acclaimed…
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…
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…
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…
Hurt A Little While
Hurt A Little While as Patty Griffin Makes It All Better
Patty Griffin may be deemed a well-known musician but actually, Griffin falls more towards the underground world of music. While everyone could…
Make Me...
A Stronger Britney
Britney Spears has finally released the very highly anticipated new single, Make Me. Within minutes after its release, the song was featured on many…
Overpowered
Neuroscientific Pop
You might remember Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy as being one-half of electronic pop duo Moloko, or for being a…
Best Fake Smile
Don't Be Fake Simply Said
Just like James Bay says, “No you don’t have to wear your best fake smile” in his song “Best Fake Smile&…
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Barber’s Adagio for Strings: string quartet turned funeral music
Samuel Osmond Barber II (1910 - 1981) was an American composer who composed a piece called Adagio for Strings. The piece is frequently played at…
Play
Young Star On Fire With New Single Play!
Her 23rd Birthday is on the horizon and this young lady is ready then ever. DaniLeigh is your everyday girl originally from …
Electric Indigo
The Electric Feat of Electric Indigo
At first listen The Paper Kites have a familiar sonic sound...although similar to The 1975. The Paper Kites do offer a difference in…
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…
Sunscreen
Mediterranean Vibes
The partnership between London duo JeanGa and George began at an auction, where both parties were bidding for a Roland TR-707 (a programmable…
La Bicicleta
The Bicycle arrived on Youtube
A good rhythm has come to Youtube the song that many were waiting for Shakira and Carlos Vives, two Colombians who honor him to his land with this…
Row The Body (feat. French Montana)
Taio Cruz sings a new song
There was a time when Taio Cruz dominated the charts, but it’s been pretty quiet for a while now. New music that he released didn’t hit on the way…
Messin' Around
Pitbull premieres song with Enrique Iglesias
Pitbull has joined once again with Enrique Iglesias and not to play, the duo apparently chemistry abundance because it is not the first time together…
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…
Youth in Decay
Troves' Elegy for Lost Youth
You've probably never heard of Troves, and that's because they're brand new. Formed in Brighton, England, in early 2014, the band…
the words
Christina Perri Sings the Mood
There’s just something about her voice that brings me to be caught within a trance-like consciousness. Her style of changing between soft…
Make Me Like You
Why You Had To Go And Make Me Like This?
When I heard about Gwen Stefani's plan to live record and broadcast her new video during the Grammy ceremonies, I have to admit…
Yeezy
Young Dolph Releases Yeezy Visual!
Young Dolph has been spraying around his video singles like crazy! Latest hit was a Trap banger Yeezy dropped…
Handcuffs
Orlando Victims and Youtube Stars in “Hands” Lyric Video
An extraordinarily emotional and full of all sorts of characters video they carry in their hands the message of optimism and acceptance that is…
Will I See You
Seeing too much
On my Twitter timeline, it was kind of big news that Justin Bieber producer Boo Bear was working with Latin singer Anitta, whom I had never heard of.…
Damned Eye See
Chelou’s Damned Eye See: Exquisite Cynicism
“Sure you've been having fun/ At my expense/ Time is a loaded gun and I'm on the fence”: North London-based singer-songwriter Chelou…
Junkie
Euphorically Addictive
I would say don’t be afraid to write something that’s actually catchy. I think a lot of people fear catchiness because they might…
Go Outside
Potentially Cruel Optimism
There were two music videos for New York indie band Cults' Go Outside - the indie breakout single that made Cults an internet sensation and…
Cranes in the Sky
Solange Steels Music's Broken Wings
The opening to Solange Knowles “Cranes in The Sky” beckons with an addictive head-nodding beat that subdues all your attention.…
Despacito - Versión Pop
Despacito is on top of the world
After Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi published Despacito have not stopped growing even more in the music industry and the fandula. This urban duet has…
Hazey
Moves Like Butter
To even further explain the music video from Indie/Psychedelic outfit know as Glass Animals, take their track Hazey and throws the viewer in for a…
Fool's Gold
What's Eating the Wallflower
Music listeners who stumble upon Jack River’s “Fool’s Gold” music video will probably find themselves drawing some comparisons to alt-pop chanteuse…
You Know What I Mean
The Ultimate Love Song 'You Know What I Mean' By Cults
We are in the midst of summer. Some places are experiencing heat waves that shouldn't. But, this summer has upped the ante this early in the game.…
Reverie
Desire's Horrors
When it comes to music from contemporary openly queer artists, there are roughly two camps. There are the 'mainstreamers', who…
Somebody Else
Illusion In The Mirror
The 1975 never ceases to compell and explore the hidden meaning and truth. Their music video release for 'Somebody Else' embodies a whole…
If I Lose Myself - Alesso vs OneRepublic
Party All Night & Lose Yourself
In 2007, OneRepublic released their debut album, “Dreaming Out Loud”. Its lead single, Apologize, remixed by Timbaland,a huge…
Dipped-in-Blue
Vector_Xing: Dipped In Blue
Comprising of LA born Stevan Cablayan (vocals) and London born Cameron McLain (instruments), Vector_XING create soul and…
Together, Locked Safely
Electronic Melancholy
Canberra electro-pop trio SAFIA (lead vocalist Ben Woolner, drummer Michael Bell and guitarist/synth master Harry Sayers) have been stalwarts…
As Long as Water Runs
Roan Yellowthorn EP
Daughter of famed “American Pie” song man Don McLean, singer-songwriter Jackie McLean has announced the release of her…
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…
No More Heroes - 1996 Remastered Version
No More Heroes
The Stranglers rose from the fertile British punk scene in the Seventies, but, as it was the case with The Clash, their musical output is far more…
La Bala
Until it happens to you, you don't understand it
They say we should put ourselves in the other's shoes to understand, and this happens a lot with music. Until we feel a song, we do not…
Star Roving
Celestial Dreaming
On 12 January, English shoegaze and indie rock band Slowdive released their first track in 22 years, since their third album (1995). As they…
Shut Up Kiss Me
Glam Girl's Looking For A Fight
Angel Olsen handles ignorance and men with her track 'Shut Up Kiss Me'. Check out the music video because Olsen rocks a silver sparkle wig…
Love Don't Feel Right
The Cairos' Dreamy Unease
Is there something in the water Down Under? There seems to be an influx of stellar Australian indie acts gaining international prominence in recent…
Thunder
Artsy video for Thunder
Every time I like a song by rock band Imagine Dragons, I think it’s a song that is so out of character for a rock band. It’s beginning to paint a…
Letter of Intent
In Concrete Fantasy
Taking a solo project with a name inspired by Disney's DuckTales television series seriously might seem like a stretch, but&…
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…
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…
On Hold
Disco-Tinged Bittersweetness
In The Key of Awesome's 2010 parody of Lady Gaga's Telephone, there's a line that resonates powerfully in the smartphone and social media…
Get My Bang
On Eros and Thanatos
“It became apparent that that guitar almost became the character within the songs, that phallic character, the all-conquering…
Get Lucky
COVERLAND Vol.25: Get Lucky
Let's move the Coverland series to present day. This time I’m gonna present you the cover of Daft Punk’s 2013 international…
She is Lost (Edit)
The Foreign Resort - She is Lost
Danish post-punk trio The Foreign Resort released their new single 'She is Lost' in April. This is the first song from the…
western kids
Love of Excess
Hippo Campus is no stranger to the indie scene and their first full album, landmark, opens to mostly positive reviews. western kids, the seventh track…
Loose Change for the Boatman
Loose Change For a Boatman
Whilst listening to the first stanza of King Charles’ single, Change for the Boatman, I had the revelation that Charles’ vocal…
Úa
Sóley's “Úa”: Icelandic Fairy-Tale Escapism
When Icelandic multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Sóley (Sóley Stefánsdóttir) released her…
You Don't Know Love
Never knew Olly Murs like this
Olly Murs first caught my attention with his retro sound. Many of his songs will always remind me of something else. For instance, Heart Skips A Beat…
If Only
Million Miles' If Only Offers a Grounded Romantic Optimism
In November 2017, London-via-Paris soul singer Million Miles (singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sophie Baudry) released her…
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 &…
Schizophrenia
All and Above
Call Sonic Youth the most influencial, the prominent art rock, destory the sounds they've created type of band. Sonic Youth have had albums listed…
Feel It Still
Rebel For Kicks
We worked with so many rad people on this album, but ended up with just the four of us in a basement at 4:00 am trying to say something that mattered.…
Leon
Give My Heart A Break
The Japanese House, otherwise known as Amber Bain, whose choice of stage name comes with an equally interesting story that blurs the lines between…
Shadow
Shadow of Hate
“Why is your hate so addicting?” begins the first track of the album Nocturne by Wild Nothing, consisting of Jack Tatum. The…
buttercup
Hippo Campus' buttercup is an Ode to a Gritty Female Boxer
One month short of celebrating the anniversary of their debut album landmark (February 24, 2017), up-and-coming Minnesotan indie rock quartet Hippo…
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…
Propagation
Com Truise's Propagation Asks 'What do Android Stepford Wives Dream of?'
In the stylish and ominous music video for American electronic musician Com Truise’s “Propagation”, Will Joines and…
Bottom Dollar Baby
Nathan Wiley's Gritty Blues-Rock
Wiley suffers talent well. Concocting 11 sundry offerings from musings of hog cemeteries, pillaging bandits, the saving power of sin and revisionist…
Baila Conmigo
Juan Magan invites you to dance with his new single
This time the famous Spanish producer has teamed up with the London singer Luciana for the creation of this new topic. A few days ago have made the…
All My Love (feat. Conor Maynard)
All of Cash Cash and Conor
Dance producers trio, Cash Cash, really work across the scope of electronic music. Every time they present another sound and perhaps that is exactly…
Oh Woman Oh Man
This may be the best way to listen to London Grammar
Part of the problem with London Grammar’s first album, If You Wait, is that each song was weighted down by dark moods, emotion, and tone.…
Like A Virgin
50 Greatest Madonna Songs According To Rolling Stone
No doubt Madonna is one of those artists that although the years pass, is still news for any event or music, and there are many pages, magazines, and…
Dangerous Games
The comback game well played
R&B group 112 were one of those groups who’ve had big successes in the States, but I’ve mainly heard of them when they featured on tracks by…
Gracious Tempest - Live
When they speak in a song
Who does not remember the intro of Never will mourn or I'll Never Break Your Heart by The backstreetboys, or in certain rap songs like I&…
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…
Easy
Super easy to get into
At the beginning of this year, I blogged about Bonnie McKee’s inner wild child when she released the track “Wasted Youth” with a party hardy video.…
Ed Sheeran
Sheeran, the most listened to musician on Spotify
Ed Sheeran became the most listened artist on Spotify, the popular online music service, as it prepares to launch its next album. According to…
Papoose
Two Potentially Great Rappers Who Failed to Capitalize on Their Buzz
We’re living in a time where creating and distributing music has become easily accessible to anyone. This has increased the sheer volume of music…
GZA
50th BIRTHDAY SPECIAL FROM: GZA
Gary Grice Alias The Genius GZA or just Gza, born on August 22, 1966 in NY. It is an American musician known for having founded the influential…
The Weeknd
They reveal the video clip of Starboy, the collaboration between The Weeknd and Daft Punk
Just a week Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd ago, announced the launch of the successor of The Beauty Behind The Madness (2015), the album…
The xx
The xx Release Video For “On Hold”
British indie pop band, The xx, recently announced the release of their second album for January 13th. This , which is called, I See You, next to the…
Qristina & Quinn Bachand
Qristina & Quinn Bachand ‘Little Hinges’ - Album Review
When it comes to charming and exciting Celtic roots music, it doesn’t get much better than Qristina and Quinn Bachand. The brother and sister duo (…
Boris
Boris: Mr. Shortkill
It’s like fresh water and a black wind. It’s like love. This is something loving you so much that you can even imagine a size of…
David Guetta
David Guetta and Justin Bierber's 2U already has a video with Victoria's Secrets models
Canadian Justin Bieber collaborated with the French DJ David Guetta in his new musical theme called 2U released today, in which they came together to…
El General Villamil
El General Villamil
El General Villamil come from Guayaquil in Ecuador, and they are an interesting new South American psychedelic rock band that mixes surf rock, 60s…
Rhyon
Rhyon Wins The R`n`Bass World With New Cali Anthem!
Young multi-talented artist, Rhyon Nicole Brown or simply Rhyon, phases into a world of music, and I`m glad that…
Stevie Wonder
Combining Sensibilities of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder: Meet the Next Music Sensation, Jacobi
Born and raised in Alabama, Jacobi has always had a strong love for music. Growing up singing in the church is how this R&B crooner developed…
Hillsong Worship
What A Beautiful Name” Revisited
What a beautiful name! There is no better place to be than in Jesus Christ. This is What A Beautiful Name Revisited. Let us make mention of the fact…
Angus & Julia Stone
Wistful Escapism
Sydney brother-sister folk-blues acoustic pop-tinged duo Angus and Julia Stone scored their breakthrough hit with Big Jet Plane, a single…
Soulful Abstraction
The Cosmic Flow
open.spotify A Drum Driven, Jazzy Futuristic, Dance Mix to hype you up to get on the dance floor. Recorded at Shoo Bop Records, Detroit.…
Juanes
Juanes premieres musical single
Fire is the name of the most recent musical theme of Juan Esteban Aristizabal Vasquez, better known by his stage name as Juanes, released in advance…
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Venezuelan artists gather to honor Gualberto Ibarreto
Guataca launches the double album Homage to Gualbeto Ibarreto in which the most outstanding performers of different genres and musical circuits of…
Lewis & Leigh
Lewis & Leigh ‘Night Drives’ – EP Review
Lewis & Leigh first appeared on this site a month ago in our Stray Plectrums feature, but I enjoyed their debut EP ‘Night Drives’ (…
Chance The Rapper
Review: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment's 'Surf'
Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment’s Surf is a celebration, and everyone is invited. The genre-defying album is the collective work of…
Paramore
Telling you about Paramore
I will just start this blog off right: Paramore are releasing real interesting material lately. It's no wonder that the video…
Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge ‘Bring You Back’ – Album Review
There’s been quite a bit of buzz about Brett Eldredge’s debut album. After all, he’s been releasing singles since 2010’s ‘Raymond’. 2011 saw ‘It Ain’t…
Prince
Crying a river of purple tears
Today, music has suffered another great loss. Prince has been found dead, very unexpectedly, at his house and studio complex, “Paisley Park&…
RE:AKTOR
Re:aktor's, Zero Order, Um Conto Preventivo?
I first heard of this Portuguese band, Re:aktor, from their track Damage Zone on the compilation Monsters of Metal Vol. 2 on Nuclear…
Ballaké Sissoko
The music of Mali Vol.2 - The Kora
In the we talked about the griots (the jelis), their role in society, and their connection with music. Today we’re going to say something…
Troye Sivan
Youth according to Troye Sivan
There’s always that nagging suspicion that you missed something when you see a singer on YouTube, you’ve never heard of, having 39…
Chayanne
What have you done to me with official video
Chayanne came back with everything for the joy of her fans. Recently, the singer released his new single What You Have Done in which Wisin has the…
Sandy & Papo
See you, Ramon!
In Latin American culture, and in Venezuela, the absence of music is a sign of respect to the loss of a loved one. We've all lost someone…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam: My music is not obscene
The reguetonero 34 Nicky Jam wants to convince the audience that the lyrics of their songs, even though urban genre, point more to the joke than to…
Aaron Watson
Aaron Watson On ‘The Underdog’, Touring In Europe & Enjoying The Moment – Interview
For well over a decade, Aaron Watson has been a mainstay on the Texas scene. An independent artist, his 2015 album, The Underdog topped the Billboard…
Kas Product
Kas Product
Pussy X I am back! Finally! Did you miss me? Of course, you did. These two weeks were a real treasure. Life is a treasure itself when you’re…
Hardwell
Hardwell and Craig David come together in a great song
After six years of silence, Craig David returns to the musical scene of the hand of one of the best DJs in the world, Hardwell. Both created the…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer release video for Know No Better
The Major Lazer trio has definitely known how to keep a party sound for several summers. In 2015, they joined MØ to dazzle us with the theme of…
Zara Larsson
Teenage Duo Slick Club Banger !!!
They`re maybe young, but their ages of 18 and 19 have nothing to do with their awesomness in practical talented skills and their art maturity. Swedish…
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera pays tribute to Orlando victims
After the slaughter have occurred last Sunday night clubs Press in Orlando, Florida, singer Christina Aguilera showed the audience a song called…
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…
Kings of Leon
Kings Of Leon Release Waste A Moment Video
One month after the premiere of his new album, Kings Of Leon launches new music video. This video accompanies the simple Waste A Moment, which was…
Sixto Rein
Sixto Rein conquered the public in Spain
Venezuelan singer Sixto Reynaldo Rodriguez Dorta, known in the world of urban music as Sixto Rein completed a successful tour of Spain where the…
Chino & Nacho
Chino and Nacho together with a Venezuelan actor
The actor and now singer Daniel Elbittar 2017 it started yet. Through social networks they circulated photographs of the artist with Chino y Nacho in…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The new Red Hot Chili Peppers is out
The rock band / Californian funk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, returns to the fray with the launch of her new single Dark Necessities. The group currently…
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler ‘Red, White, and You’ – Single Review
As most of you know, Steven Tyler is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead singer of the legendary rock band…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga presents a mouth opener of her show at the Super Bowl
The 51st installment of the Super Bowl will be held on 5 February, and one of the attractions of this sporting event is the halftime show; whose…
Mark Alburger
Alburger's Unique Opera
The music of Mark Alburger is very astounding. It’s a completely different aesthetic than most would be used to. Mordake, the leader of a…
Timbaland
The Emperor OF Sound by Timbaland
Timberland lo hizo en el impacto de culture`s Hip Hop desgaste, lo que `Timbaland hizo en un lado de la música. Una revolución completa de…
Scotty Moore
The guitarist of 'The King' of Rock and Roll dies at 84.
Scotty Moore's first guitarist of Elvis Presley who accompanied him on the road to success with DJ Fontana, Bill Black and Sam Phillips, the…
LeToya Luckett
An episode of a love drama
In this day and age, we are all obsessed with getting things done quick. We’re in a rush, we’re in a hurry, and we are quick to click away when music…
Colbie Caillat
Contrastingly Cool Colbie
If you have read my earlier article on Justin Young, you may find mention of Colbie Caillat. Their story is one that I love to hear about and their…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande and John Legend premiere music video for Beauty and the Beast
Ariana Grande and John Legend debuted the official video of the main theme of the new version of the Disney film, Beauty and the Beast starring Emma…
Steve Swallow
THE LOW END Vol.6: Steve Swallow
The electric bass is usually associated with rock music and other popular genres like country, blues, pop etc. In jazz, the electric bass found it&…
Chuck Berry
Top 5 Chuck Berry Songs
Chuck Berry to meet there ue listen to your music. The father and pioneer of Rock and Roll died last March 18 because of a heart attack mientra was…
Blancmange
SundaySpotlight: Blancmange
Initially named L360 and formed in Harrow (Greater London, UK) in 1979, Blancmange are one of the most respected British groups that came out of new…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga Announces New Song Perfect Illusion
La Melodia Perfecta
A Perfect Melody with Guaco
The new blood joined with the old school, and everything is done in Venezuela! Perfect Melody premiered the video for You have to tell , one of the…
Beastie Boys
Former Beastie Boys member dies
Beastie Boys was a native band of the city of New York founded in 1981. The camp began with Country music, then he moved to Hardcore Punk on his…
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin and Yandel will make music together again
After the Dynamic Duo decided to separate and pursue their solo careers, Wisin and Yandel will perform a collaboration as in the old days, in fact,…
Luke Bryan
Discovering Luke Bryan
There is nothing more exciting in the music world than discovering an artist right as they begin their musical journey, and watching them grow and…
6LACK
4 Emcees to Lookout for in 2017
The music industry moves really fast, especially in these days where artists can reach their fans directly via social media and various Internet-based…
Metallica
Metallica at Lollapalooza Brazil.
A black tide paid him yesterday cult Metallica in the Brazilian edition of Lollapalooza, a box in which the kings of heavy metal again crowned in his…
Ricky Gunn
Ricky Gunn ‘Livin’ Like Me’ - Album Review
It would be easy to write Ricky Gunn off as another generic mainstream country artist, another bro wannabe with little else to give, if one were to…
Von Südenfed
Von Südenfed
Can’t get it Thorny sounds are tearing my skin to pieces. Plastic, farting bass is flirting like a drunken cow: charmingly obvious, clumsy…
Blondie
Great Collaborators on Blondie's New Album
The well - known American band Blondie is working on a new musical project, which will involve the collaboration of big names in the music industry…
Teresa Carreño
Two centenarians: Teresa Carreño and Antonio Lauro
This year 2017, two outstanding Venezuelan musicians are commemorated and honored in the best possible way: always playing their music. First,…
Ecuador Manta
Latin artists united by Ecuador
On April 16 Ecuador suffered one of the greatest disasters in its history. A powerful earthquake of 7.9 on the richter scale (and numerous replicas)…
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue pro gay marriage,
Australian singer Kylie Minogue (48 years) and her fiance Joshua Sasse (28) when in Australia want to marry couples of the same sex marriage is…
Fonseca
Fonseca premieres the video for his single “Vine a Buscate”
Renowned Colombian singer and songwriter won three Latin Grammy surprised all his fans with his new song I came to find .This issue is part of his…
Rayland Baxter
Rayland Baxter Interview
RayLand Baxter shaved his mustache and put the chicken down for his latest release, Imaginary Man. As he has grown as a songwriter and performer since…
Prince
Unreleased Prince songs could be revealed after being hidden for 30 years
For the great musical artists, death can represent the highest level of consecration. At that point, just as the author can least enjoy it, usually…
Steve Reich
Reich Dazzles With His Four Sections for Orchestra, Voices and Organ
The first four movements or sections of the piece showcase primarily the orchestra. Layer or Section One features a dazzling section of whole tone or…
Adele
How does Adele cope with Adele mania?
I’ve put it off for as long as I can, but now I have to join in with all the other music bloggers. I have to write about Adele. …
Drake
Drake breaks record on Apple Music.
Drake does not get tired of being on the cover of web portals, magazines and others; first the great BUM with his alleged love with Rihanna, the…
Laura Guevara
Laura Guevara is inspired by Armando Reverón
The relentless pursuit of light and ingenuity that characterizes rag dolls created by the Venezuelan painter Armando Reveron, served as inspiration…
Zapato3
They premiere a documentary about the band Zapato 3
The rock and roll reaches the rooms Venezuelan cinema with the screening of the documentary Flight over you, which records the trips and concerts…
Niasony
Pulsating Afro-Groove from the Congo
With her Debut Album Afropastique Niasony presents an astonishing sketch for the afro-international Pop music of the future. In the 13 songs she sings…
Alfredo Rugeles
Carreño, Estévez and Ginastera at the Latin American Music Festival
From 23 to 30 October, is held the XIX Latin American Music Festival, which for a week will offer seven concerts, with two symphonic galas. Symphony…
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert On Her Upcoming Record, Visiting The UK, And ‘Platinum’ – Interview
We were lucky enough to be front and centre during the press conferences at the recent C2C Festival in London. Miranda Lambert stopped by to talk to…
Taipan
Taipan, International Metal Project, Releases “Straight From the Underground”
Taipan, a new International Metal project from Russia, composed from the best traditions of thrash-metal is pleased to announce the release of the…
Kendrick Lamar
We Gon' Be Alright!
On very few occasions have I walked out of concert feeling as if I had truly witnessed a pivotal moment in hip hop's history. The first time I…
The Cranberries
DARK premiered the song Gunfight
Last March announced the creation of super DARK group formed by bassist historic The Smiths, Andy Rourke, the lead singer of The Cranberries, Dolores…
Zoran Madzirov
Meet the Bottleman
What would you say if someone told you that Mozart's 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', Vivaldi’s 'La Primavera' or Bach's &…
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Cuban rumba and Dominican merengue are World Heritage Sites
Two Latin American musical genres were proclaimed by UNESCO as Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Cuban rumba and Dominican merengue were raised with…
Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane - Last Time with Travis Scott
This time, it is American rappers Gucci Mane and Travis Scott, who brought the audiovisual one of the most recent issues of Gucci, called Last Time,…
Molly Nilsson
Feminist Karmic Retribution
[Naomi] Wolf argues that beauty is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact. Somehow we've been flogged the idea that to be…
Jetty Rae
Jetty Rae is Queen of the Universe
Indie songstress Jetty Rae is back with a new single today, the elegantly titled Queen of the Universe. Her latest song to reach our ears, Jetty Rae…
Jorge Celedón
New single by Jorge Celedón.
Singer Jorge Celedon Guajiro released his single I whim, the third album Simply along with Gustavo Garcia. The relationship is over, but I wish you…
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett's simple life
Tengo que admitir. Estoy mirando en la pantalla del ordenador, sintiendo una combinación de tristeza y entumecimiento. Angustia ha entrado en mi…
Jowell & Randy
Jowell & Randy reunite with an old acquaintance
Successful reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy released their new single Bonita, which is a preview of their next album, Viva La Musik. The same has…
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars first single from his third album.
If we recall his previous work, Unorthodox Jukebox, it was one of the most sold worldwide in 2013. This artist was several years without launching a…
Arctic Monkeys
4 Early Arctic Monkeys Tracks You Might Have Missed
They've released 5 number one albums, sold out arenas all over the world, opened the Olympics, won a shit-load of awards and perhaps most…
Neguito Borjas
The bagpipes heat the engines
The followers of the bagpipe strange to them that at this time of year will not be playing the news of zuliano gender, since the end of October,…
One Direction
Is One Direction over?
It seems that sad news for fans of One Direction is coming. The successful British boyband could come to an end after almost 6 years of being on top…
One Direction
Travel On The Ship Music
Video clips do not escape the eagerness and imagination of man. Constantly in the cinema we talk about the future of something beyond the heavens, or…
Retrovisor
Dying Young: How Should It Be?
Girls do not play with shopping ... The artists are starving ... Study a serious career ... Marry ... Ten children ... Take care of your…
Aldemaro Romero
Dinner in Caracas with Aldemaro Romero
A musical celebration of Caracas would be incomplete without the participation of the great Aldemaro Romero. A native of Valencia (Carabobo), he…
Kory Bard
Kory Bard back from hiatus?
As seen on Instagram, comments disabled and all, Kory Bard showed back up with a full body shot after a nearly year-long disappearance from social…
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sacred Work
Recently a certain writer looked up some of the greatest composers that had the nerve and whit to serve God in their music. Johann Sebastian Bach,…
Adele
Go to the big screen
Adele is the size of the commitment that touch him and this time we will see the debut for the first time on the big screen under the tutelage of…
The Decrees
Achtung: The Decrees Deliver Firecracker 'Sons of Rage / West Sierra'
Scotland's The Decrees have announced they will release their new single 'Sons of Rage', comprised of two tracks, the other one…
Caroline Spence
Caroline Spence ‘Somehow’ - Album Review
Caroline Spence is one of those rare breeds of true American songwriter that come along every so often to wow their gasping audiences. Often with…
Isabel Pantoja
From oblivion to I don't remember - Dedicated to Juan Gabriel
Isabel Pantoja popular Spanish singer of Gypsy origin specializing in couplet that has garnered a large number of musical hits and has an extensive…
Pablo Alborán
Pablo Alborán celebrates 28 years
On this day, May 31st, the Spanish singer Pablo Alborán was born in 1989. About his birthday, we review his most recent video, published just…
Young Fathers
FAtHERS Go Hard On Upcoming Release
Fathers are a heavy metal band you need to know NOW. Their epic live show is high energy and entrancing,…
Richard Marx
Richard Marx the true balladeer
It’s sure been a while, since I’ve heard the name Richard Marx pass by. Once, he was a background singer for Madonna (on &…
Jean-Jacques Perrey
Perrey, pioneer of electronic music
Perhaps few people may not know the name of Jean-Jacques Perrey, composer and pioneer of electronic music pop, who died recently. Since 1952, after…
Projota
The Rio 2016 Olympics already have an official theme
Brazil, samba, carnival, garotas, party, joy, sport ... There are many things that spring to mind when we realize that there are very few remaining…
周杰倫
Try by Patrick Brasca Feat. Jay Chou
What makes a movie tick? Is it the million-dollar budget? The A-list Hollywood stars? The distinguished and esteemed director? The incredible CG and…
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives adds one more recital in Argentina
Colombia is one of its best moments in their career. After accumulating several hits on all radio rankings in Latin America with The Bicycle and Edge…
The Weeknd
The Weeknd announces name and cover of his new album
The Weeknd is pure youth and talent shows in the desire to compose and create music at all times. Just a year ago he released his album Beauty Behind…
Santiago Benavides
Benavides begins a new musical stage
The Venezuelan singer-songwriter Benavides is in the best moment of his career. Recently signed contract with the important record label Universal…
blink-182
Blink-182 suspends concerts after suicide of Chester Bennington
Linkin Park and Blink-182 had teamed up for Blinkin Park concerts at New York's Citi Field on Friday and two days later at Hershey Park in…
Los Inquietos Del Norte
Low Sound Spirits
It is common among artists in general (actors, poets, musicians), there is a reputation of spirituous substances influencing the sound and nuance of…
Desorden Público
Public Disorder presents his album Dancing on the ruins
Public disorder, the main ska music group in Venezuela, presented for the first time in concert the songs from his latest album. Dancing on the…
Maluma
male chauvinist?
In recent days there has been a great controversy in social networks, after Yolanda Dominguez, activist and blogger for The Huffington Post, pointed…
Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley ‘Black’ – Album Review
After the personal emotional outpouring of ‘Riser’ that was the perfect mainstream album, I, and many others, were curious and…
Stella Parton
Stella Parton Unearths ‘Buried Treasures’ In New Compilation, But Doesn’t Bury Her Bitterness
As a big fan of Dolly Parton, her younger sister Stella has always been of slightly elevated interest to me than perhaps she would be for the wider…
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…
Rubén Blades
The great Rubén Blades and his last tour
With a heavy Ruben Blades announced that his tour Walking, goodbye and thank you will be the last of his career. Panama stated that, for the moment,…
Café Tacvba
Jei Beibi, tenderloin for the soul
A reassuring album. Café Tacvba, the band that now turns 28 years without disappointment and without falling into the easy ways of the industry.…
Dead by April
Dead
Something that gives me shivers. Music that may seem to sound ordinary and predictable, but it’s not like that at all. The band’s…
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert - The Most Interesting Person In Country Music Right Now
Bit of a claim I know. But I’m ready to explain myself. This is kind of review-ish so bear with me. Following on from my last post on the decidedly…
Caibo
What will be El Regalito that Caibo brings?
It is one of the most beloved groups in Venezuela and have a great international projection, it is Caibo. As we all know, and we are approaching the…
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…
Kristina Murray
Kristina Murray ‘Unravelin’’ – Album Review
Kristina Murray’s origins in Atlanta Georgia, winding up the long road to the Colorado Front Range where she lives now, can be heard explicitly in the…
Bruno Mars
About my brief visit to planet Mars
Last week, the night had finally arrived. I went to see Bruno Mars live when his 24K Magic World Tour touched down in Amsterdam. It’s the first time I…
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin premieres Forgive me
Ricky Martin remains at the top. After the success of his latest single, The nibble the consecrated Puerto Rican singer world premiere Forgive me,…
Maren Morris
Maren Morris At Sea – The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
The day Maren Morris met Buddy Miller, she and her publisher were pitching songs for the television show “Nashville.” When Morris…
Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley and the refined art of not losing faith
A basic feature of R & B and consequently also of Soul, Funk, Hip Hop and everything that came after is that they are derived musical…
Carpenter Brut
Carpenter Brut
Aesthetical Orgasm for cinematic music lovers – this is what I’m talking about. Nah, it’s just Aesthetical Orgasm in a…
The Mars Volta
Yahoo! Live Sets with The Mars Volta
It’s a known fact among musicians that a song and the memory of the song are not the same thing. When I think of Jimi Hendrix…
M. Lockwood Porter
M. Lockwood Porter Interview
Max Porter performs as M. Lockwood Porter, in homage to his grandfather and to make it easier to find him on the Internet. Partly based on a childhood…
Mando Diao
#SundaySpotlight: Mando Diao
Mando Diao formed at the end of last century in Borlange, a place in the central province of Sweden. They had their ups and downs. They raised with…
Justin Bieber
Object thrown at Bieber at concert in Stockholm
The Canadian could not please his fans in the middle of his performance at the Summerburst Festival in Stockholm, Sweden. His fans urged him to sing…
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale On ‘This Changes Everything’ and a Lifetime – Interview
Jim Lauderdale has never been one without a sense of humor. Over fifteen years of hosting the Americana Music Awards, Lauderdale has had to ad lib in…
Franz Schubert
Schubert's Ave Maria
To accompany anyone’s guilt whether in sin or not, this piece “Ave Maria” by Franz Schubert is absolutely stunning. It…
Josh Thompson
Josh Thompson ‘Turn It Up’ – Album Review
Josh Thompson was yet another artist whose in-depth material was new to me this year, and naturally amidst the chaos of bro-country, I was worried…
Juan Gabriel
Eternal John Gabriel
Just surprise news of the death of John Gabriel (stage name of Alberto Aguilera Valadez), and social networks and bursting with information,…
will.i.am
Will.I.Am's power of 3
Will.I.Am is back as a juror on British TV, so there’s no better time to drop some new videos. In the last week, Will.I.Am has uploaded 3…
Juaninacka
'Juan Nobody' by Juaninacka
Juaninacka is the artistic pseudonym of Juan Ignacio Guerrero Moreno born in 1978, it is a Spanish emcee proveniete of Gerona, Sevilla. Juaninacka…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran withdraws from social networks and prepares his third album
The young British composer who has had enough notoriety in 2015 has decided to separate for a time of social networks, once you finish your Tour…
Mali Nicole
All Da Way A Hunnid : Mali Nicole
She is not only a great-grandaughter of Ted Watkins, the famous African-American civil rights activist, creator and leader of the…
Justin Quiles
Justin Quiles releases new video clip
After the success of his recent mixtape titled Imperio Nazza: Justin Quiles Edition, where he worked alongside producers Musicologist and Menes, the…
Nashville Cast
‘The Music of Nashville: Season 2: Volume 2’ – Album Review
About a month ago the final soundtrack album of season 2 of Nashville hit shelves in the US, with it following a couple of weeks later in the UK.…
Once Jamison
Once Soundtrack
is an Irish musical that follows the story of an middle-age Dublin busker struggling with the trials of street performing with his guitar. OnceLured…
William Grant Still
William Grant Still—A Fascinating Composer And Arranger
One composer that has a fascinating story and history that isn’t too often commented on or written about is William Grant Still.…
Birocratic
Urban Tranquility
From left: Beets (2012); Beets 2 (2013); Beets 3&…
John Wetton
The void left by John Wetton
John Wetton was a very important figure in the progressive rock. His legacy will endure for many years in his songs and from his death will be a…
Hip Hatchet
Hip Hatchet ‘Hold You Like A Harness’ - Album Review
Hip Hatchet is the songwriting moniker of Philippe Bronchtein, a man who calls Portland, Oregon home and who is gearing up to release his fourth…
Future
Future- Evol Review
I’ve ranted and raved about Future in past posts, and how his consistency, I feel, has been hurting him. Mixtape after mixtape, song after…
The Rolling Stones
The Influence
The Rolling Stones are the antithesis to most music of the 60’s. When majority of acts were avoiding controversy, the Rolling…
The Killers
Mark Stoermer, bassist of The Killers, released his second album Dark Arts
Mark Stoermer, bassist of the popular band The Killers, has just released his second solo album, entitled Dark Arts. In his new job, the Texan,…
Arsonal da Rebel
Arsonal vs Iron Solomon Rap Battle Released on KOTD
Arsonal has officially retired from the battle rap scene after a long and admirable career. He has battled in every major league from URL, KOTD, Don’t…
RBD
Because you can always start over
A new project, a new love, a new motive to smile. Every day is a new beginning, so is life, so that something begins another must be let go, but…
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash ‘Live From Denmark’ – Album Review
Normally when submissions come through your email you have to go through and listen to them to decide whether or not you’d like to feature…