Showing results for All reviews
Boxes
Dull Dull Dolls
At one point, it looked like Goo Goo Dolls could become one of the biggest mild-stream American bands. What happened? Sequence of mediocre…
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…
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…
Penrose Winoa
Oro Swimming Hour - Lo-fi childhood memories
Looking at the cover of Pro Swimming Hour’s debut album Penrose Winoa (whatever that is) you have an impression that it was drawn by a very advanced…
That's a Fact (feat. Tootie Raww)
“That’s A Fact” by Ramya J
Over the past several years Flint, Michigan has gained infamous notoriety for its 2014 water system crisis. I'm happy to say that finally we can…
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…
Because The Internet
Because The Internet Track-By-Track Review
As one of hip hop’s driest summers in years draws to a close, Childish Gambino’s sophomore effort, “Because The Internet…
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…
Holding Hands With Jamie
Girl Band: Holding Hands with Jamie
Bailing out of the blocks like surf-rock attack dogs chasing down an intruder, Girl Band simply go for your throat with a full on scorched electric…
Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition)
Zayn on top with ''Mind of Mine''
The former member of the British band One Direction, Zayn, on March 25 released his first solo album called '' Mind of Mine '…
Machine Gun: Live at The Fillmore East 12/31/1969 (First Show)
Hendrix Had a Machine Gun
When Jimi Hendrix Experience split up in 1969, Jimi Hendrix did not procrastinate for too long. He played with Billy Cox for a while, and…
A Light in the Dark
Metal Nepotism
Mike Porntoy is your daddy, Mike Porntoy is playing the drums, Mike Porntoy is a producer. What are you doing, Max? I am playing the drums in the band…
Ocean's Kingdom
McCartney’s “Ocean’s A Kingdom Proves a Tear Jerker”
Juro que el Paul McCartney es el mejor! Su sentido de la melodía nunca muere. Su sensible a la armonía y el ritmo nunca desaparece. O de…
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…
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…
7/27 (Deluxe)
7/27
Prior to 2016, the last song by a girl group to climb into the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 was The Pussycat Dolls‘ “When I Grow Up” in…
Soul Flowers of Titan
Barrence Whitfield and The Savages and The Eclectic Flowers of Soul
When young Barry White started working in a record shop, during his journal studies at the University of Boston, he didn't imagine that was the…
Won't Be There
Luke Reed - One For The Summer
If you tried to count the number of gifted young musicians with a thousand song ideas in their head, playing and recording them in a number of bands,…
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,…
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…
Some Twist
Michael Nau - ...And The Summer's Back
Last year I touted on these pages (it is a site, but you still have to flip the pages one way or the other) Michael Nau’s album Mowing (like the…
Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles
Essential Albums: Where the Light Is...
I always seem to be asked the question as to what my favourite album is and who’s my favourite artist. For me, it’s a question…
LIF
Odd Nosdam - Odd, but not forgotten
Every Odd Nosdam, or should I say David Madson release should be greeted with a certain reverence. Life, his latest release is no exception. After all…
Songs Of Experience (Deluxe Edition)
U2 Puts Experience In Front Of Courage
We have been waiting three years for U2's new material, even though it was teased that it will came out only few months after its predecessor.…
Dandelion Sauce Of The Ancients
Terminal Cheesecake - Dandelion Sauce Of The Ancients
The legendary British noise rock/psychedelic rock band Terminal Cheesecake recently came out with a new full-length album in nearly 20 years. Due to…
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
The Greatest Living Hippie
Willie Nelson is the first country musician to receive Gershwin prize, awarded by the Library of Congress. Those who are familiar with his career know…
Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star
Chris Bell - How To Attain A Cult Status
Quite a few times in rock music it turned out it makes no difference how good your music is, or how much you are lauded by the press, other musicians,…
E·mo·tion
Carly Rae Jepsen, “E-MO-TION,” and The Uncrapifying Power Of Pop
So, I have this really crummy day, right? I’m talking wake up too early and can’t fall back to sleep, headache all morning,…
Preoccupations
A Disinterested Listener Reacts To Preoccupations
Un oyente desinteresado reacciona a las preocupaciones por Joseph Kyle Debo admitir, que no / no tengo una opinión sobre el / la controversia…
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…
La Saboteuse
Yazz Ahmed - World Jazz At Its Best
Quite a number of modern jazz trumpet players are adding various tonalities from different musical styles as well as from different parts of the world…
To Pimp A Butterfly
Album of the Year and Implicit Racism
Last year, white rock singer Beck took home the Grammy for Album of the Year over Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, and, most notably, Beyonc&…
Rune Husk
Rune Husk?
So you don’t know what Rune Husk is? But of course, it is the new Of Montreal EP! Oh, you want to know what that means? Well, then, you will have to…
Interiors
Quicksand Join The Stream of Big Comebacks
Some of the year's best albums came from bands who made big comebacks after a two decade gap in their discography. I am primarily thinking of…
Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
Jean Michel Jarre Dissapoints
If someone asked me to describe the new project by French pioneer of electronic music in just three words, I would have to go with - long,…
Baked to Perfection
Gingermon Gets The Reggae Mix Right With Baked To Perfection
Reggae today is in danger of suffering the same fate as once popular music such as Jazz or Dixieland or Big Band crooners. While modern Reggae still…
Other People's Lives
Other People's Lives
First proper solo album from the Kinks legend finds him flirting with confessional singer-songwriter material and tapping into the sounds of the…
House in the Tall Grass
Patterns Fit Right
The name of the band is Kikagaku Moyo, or for those who do not know Japanese, like me, Geometric Patterns. Luckily, judging by this, their third album…
Emily's D+Evolution
Turning point in Esperanza Spalding’s career - Emily's D+Evolution review
Esperanza Emily Spalding has recently published her album Emily's D+Evolution(about two months ago), and I have to say... In this album, Esperanza…
Zipper Down
Zipper Down by Eagles of Death Metal: Instaparty
From the moment you hear the first song from the long awaited Zipper Down you know that Eagles of Death Metal did it again, they again released an…
Abysmal Thoughts
The Drums Finally Matured
The Drums are back with abysmal thoughts. The follow-up to Encyclopedie (2014) is their fourth album and the first album without guitarist Jacob…
Wild Light
65daysofstatic
What would we do without postmodernism is one thing. What would artists do without is it more important question to ask. Just as postmodernism has…
Stronger in Numbers
Stronger With or Without Numbers
PledgeMusic has been a resource many a musician has been using recently to make sure that their work sees the light of day and then promoted further.…
Direct Hits
Killing It!
Just as the greatest thing about the sky is that we share it with everyone, the greatest thing about The Killers is that they shared their music with…
Lobi
Armenian Jazz
They say practice is more important than talent. It seems like this guy has both of it. Plus, he is a patriot. Armenian wunder kid, 28 year old jazz…
Garden of Ashes
Later That Night…
Somebody listening for the first time to Duke Garwood would probably react by saying that he sounds a lot like Mark Lanegan. Very late night Mark…
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…
Ashes
Burning 'Ashes'
Released on February 15, 2016 the young prodigy from Denver had his album entitled “Ashes.” It was composed, engineered, produced…
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…
Anthropocene
Deludium Skies - Anthropocene
Deludium Skies is a one-man psychedelic rock/noise-rock/doom band from Austria – a country that has not produced a whole lot of cool bands…
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…
Cracked Actor (Live, Los Angeles '74)
Cracked Actor
This live album is culled from a show late in David’s Bowie’s 1974 tour. It’s heavy on material from Diamond Dogs and …
The Penny Collector
Carrie Elkin - The Soul Americana
That is soul as in giving it all and having a true feel for a certain music genre. It his case the folkier version of Americana. When trying…
Can Summer Love Last Forever?
Folk Diamond For Winter Days
The story of Swedish duo Flora Cash begun with the meeting on Soundcloud, continued on Skype and it is still on. Shpresa Lleshaj and Cole…
Two Devils Will Talk
Captain Paul McKenzie Sailing With His Crew
Paul McKenzie will be singing. McKenzies are celebrating 25 years of existence, although Paul is the only member who has been there from the beginning…
When the Bloom Falls From the Rose
Sarah Jane Scouten Derives Traditional Folk And Turns It Into Modern Authenticity
Besides Americana, there is Canadiana, and I have an artist to prove it. Meet Sarah Jane Scouten, a girl who was attatched to musis since she was five…
Stitch Puppy
Acoustic Symbolism
Here is a manifestation of multi tasking: you are leading a punk-rock band Lagwagon while participating in million other music projects and you find…
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)…
The Bad Testament
Obscure Blues of Scott H. Biram
Self-proclaimed one man band and one of the damned guys of outlaw country, Scott H. Biram, brings The Bad Testament, an album that comes after various…
Signs of Light
More Head, Less Heart
The Head And The Heart is a young band from Seattle who got recognized with their self-titled debut due to its irresistible sensitive…
The New High
Will Brent Finally Bring In Some Cash?
The moment you realize that somebody who’s from Athens Georgia has recorded all his three solo albums for a German specialist label, you begin to…
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.…
Psyence Fiction
#tbt UNKLE - Psyence Fiction
Founder of record label Mo Wax records, James Lavelle, and DJ Shadow are the names behind the project UNKLE that was born in 1994. The album I am…
Curve Of The Earth
Curve of Mystery Jets
Radlands by Mystery Jets is, in my opinion, one of the best albums that any British indie rock band released in the last couple of years. Curve of the…
Birkin / Gainsbourg : Le symphonique
Birkin Makes Gainsbourg Proud
As far as her musical, particularly singing career goes, Jane Birkin has often been disputed. First criticism going her way was that she would have…
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…
Instant Winner
Distored Pony - Instant Winner
Distorted Pony are a cult noise-rock band from the US. They started back in the late 1980s and disbanded in the middle of the 1990s. During this time…
Royal Blood
Royal Blood will return in 2017, does anyone still care?
English rock band Royal Blood have announced their return on Twitter with a video showing them hard at work in the studio. With their self-titled…
Two Years
Two Years of Great Sound
Missing those Galaxie 500 albums? Low got too loud? Cowboy Junkies and Kristine Hersh nowhere to be found? Or, whatever happened to Kramer, the guy…
20 #1's Worship
Going for Number 1
I have a confession to make. Sometimes, I could be stuck in just listening to 3-4 songs in an album simply because they are the ones that strike the…
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…
Late Nights: The Album
Late Nights with Jeremih...
We already know how much soul power this man has, yet he still manages to surprise us again with his latest album project&…
Not Even Happiness
This Byrne Can Also Make You Happy
I got drawn to listen to Julie Byrne’s “Not Even Happiness” album after a series of articles, posts, whatnot about it. The simple stark black and…
Emotions - EP
From cloning and covering to being original
There are many times that I (have to) multitask and I usually end up wishing I could split myself into more than one individual, but there’s…
Inti
Machine Mass Deliver Jazz Fusion Covers of Jimi Hendrix
Although the name sounds more metal than Megadeth, Machine Mass is actually Belgian-British-American jazz fusion band formed by guitarist Michel…
Jomsviking
Viking Metal
It seems that even after ten albums, Amon Amarth do not know how to neither surprise nor disappoint. If someone said to their super fans that they are…
Migration
A Very Successful Migration
Migration is the sixth studio album by English record producer and DJ Bonobo, released on January 13th, 2017. The UK-born, L.A. based musician’s…
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…
The Origin Of Love (Deluxe)
Oh, Why Did Mika Go Downward
On his debut album, Mika pleasantly surprised all us with his exuberant amd catchy tunes. The follow-up The Boy Who Knew Too Much brought perfection,…
The High
Behind a modeling eyes of a tomboy: The High rise of Candice Pillay
Sitting here in such an excitement and, at the same time, slight bump on my mind, trying to figure out the reason why are many of such an autstanding…
Life After Youth
Elizabeth Powell Overcomes Her Struggles Through Land Of Talk's Third Record
No matter how successful you are, life is full of ups and downs. To maintain equanimity and to persevere despite life's severe challenges is…
HAIZ
Hailee Steinfeld Headphones and Haiz
Where others struggle a lifetime to get a music career going, Hailee Steinfeld seems to have stumbled upon it by accident. Appearing as an actress…
Notilus
You Will Thank Me For Notilus
There is no greater happiness than when you find a band whose album is constantly on repeat, while you are simultaniously aware of its brilliance and…
Need to Feel Your Love
The Magic of Sheer Mag
If we are looking for a small garage band that kicks ass with their own authentic vibe, we should look in the direction of Sheer Mag who are so…
Back to Harbour
The Harvest Ministers - A Bumper Crop
William Merriman has been behind the quietly sophisticated Dublin band The Harvest Ministers for some thirty years now. Even though it doesn’t seem…
Division
Shannon Wright At The Pinnacle of Her Career
Shannon Wright dropped her 10th album this year titled Division. This author from Atlanta creates forcefully and consistently,…
Noctuary
The Holydrug Couple - Noctuary
The Holydrug Couple are a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock/neo-psych band. They have released a variety of albums through the years and…
Piano Rock
Just Needing More
The reason I am disappointed with this album is because there are only 9 songs in it. I simply want more. Now maybe that's a good thing…
Concrete and Gold
Foo Fighters and Justin Timberlake? Not everything is what it seems to be.
Although in promo video he glorified all of his collaborators and announced something huge coming up, the spiritus movens of Foo Fighters, David Grohl…
Damage and Joy
The Jesus and Mary Chain Bring Joy, but Also Damage
What can I say, but to scream of joy that The Jesus and Mary Chain have return in studio format? Now, how much sense does Damage and Joy make? I…
Triplicate (Sampler)
Triplicate
Triplicate, again, features Dylan singing tunes from the Great American Songbook. His voice is filled with character, though the…
EP II
Weekend EP Battle: Buscabulla vs Fatima Yamaha
Disclaimer: Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare, anyway. Buscabulla…
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…
Wildheart (Deluxe Version)
Rnb Album 2015
My biggest mistake from the previous year was not being interested in listening to Miguel’s new album. The reason for it was the fight he…
The Concrete Confessional
To the Core of MetalCore
For seven years, Jamey Jasta has been keeping the same entourage. Why change something that works, right? This is Hatebreed’s third album…
Foxhole
The Proper Ornaments - A familiar sounding progression
A lot of complaints about the second The Proper Ornaments album Foxhole. It seems to come from the same quarters that didn’t like the way…
Asesina
Okills surprises with a video clip for Asesina
The Okills grouping has surprised us with the launch of its new video of the song Killer part of his album titled America Supersonic which has been…
Microverse
Lossy & Strangers Are People Too - Microverse
Microverse is the third release fr composer and producer Lossy on his label Boot Cycle Audio. Having previously released with Tru Thoughts,…
Sand
Dans Dans - Sand
Dans Dans are a Belgian instrumental jazz-rock/psychedelic rock trio, who have released quite a few critically acclaimed albums through the years.…
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…
Por Acanga
THE SURVIVAL OF THE THREE
Five years passed for the three delivered a handful of new songs in studio. After Coliumo Loose (2010), led by Alvaro Henríquez and his…
The World Within
Jewel of the south
Gyros, sea, islands, enormous national debt, financial crisis, orthodoxy, birthplace of Democracy, Tsipras & Syriza are just some of the…
Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys
Sofa Surfers
Sofa Surfers have proved as a group that brings eclecticism to the table. Founded in 1997, they have released eight albums ever since and Scrables,…
Ceremony And Devotion
Ghost, The Successors of Muse
2017 was a pretty turbulent year for Ghost. From sold out tours to reveal of the band's members due to authorship rights lawsuit, this band (or…
Swell to Great
Truly Modern Studies
This one came practically out of nowhere when last year was closing. Actually, it originally came from Glasgow, passing through Yorkshire. Whatever,…
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…
I See You
I see you
Listening to the xx used to feel like eavesdropping on the most private of conversations. On 2009’s xx and 2012’s Coexist, vocalists Romy Madley Croft…
Steady Diet of Nothing
Fugazi - Steady Diet Of Nothing
I think most people who dig noise-rock/indie rock/post-hardcore know Fugazi. An introduction here is perhaps not needed, since the band is universally…
A Black Mile To The Surface
No Breakthrough For Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra are not from Manchester. They are not even from UK. They are not even orchestra. Manchester Orchestra are Americans from Atlanta…
The Cornerstone of the Corner Store
Vinnie Paz's new album now available
Vincenzo Luvineri, better known in musical aspects as Vinnie Paz is an American rapper, acclaimed for being part of the supergroup Jedi Mind Tricks,…
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…
Cá Entre Nós
Bossa For The Gloomy Weather
Brazilian singer Wanda Sa is not hiding her mature years on the cover of her new album Ca Entre Nos. She feels she has nothing to hide or be ashamed…
Cold Water
Chase McBride's Third Studio Album Cold Water
Chase McBride seems to be the much-needed breath of fresh air in these topsy-turvy times. Even though McBride's third studio…
7
Seal and his lucky number 7?
On Twitter, Seal announced it as his seventh studio album. Though that could be open for discussion, 7' is his first original album in years. His…
Amber Galactic
The Night Flight Orchestra - Amber Galactic [Album Review]
When you find out the names behind The Night Flight Orchestra you’ll think the band is another supergroup promising the world a revolution. But the…
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…
A Night At The Odeon
Queen A Night At The Odeon
This week we are going to look at an iconic live performance by the beloved rock band Queen. A Night At The Odeon: Hammersmith 1975 was an exuberant…
The Death and Resurrection of Krautock: Aum
Seven That Spells - The Death and Resurrection of Krautrock: Aum
Seven That Spells are a reasonably well-known Croatian krautrock/psychedelic rock band from Zagreb. They have become relatively well-known in the…
Vulnicura
Vulnicura
Vulnicura is very personal; Bjork's vulnerability is shown from the first few lines. Although she has stated that the writing process was a way of…
Christmas Kiss (Deluxe Edition)
Austin Marolla - Christmas Kiss
Christmas Kiss begins with a warm acoustic guitar and piano, in a groove that reminds me of something from a later Tom Petty record. This song is a…
Dissent
The Cutthroats 9 - Dissent
The Cutthroats 9 are a relatively well-known band in the noise-rock genre, and their latest album Dissent has probably been their best album to date.…
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…
Golem
Wand - Golem
A hodgepodge of genres such as Garage Rock, Grunge, Noise, Punk and Psychedelic Rock converging in a surreal burst of loud guitars. That's a great…
Ruin
Shawm Mendes lets us see his new work
Today precisely is the day you can enjoy the single Ruin for the first time, Treat You Better and a few other topics, when preorders the new album by…
Renaissance
“Renaissance” in the twenty first century by Marcus Miller
I have been in some deep thoughts these days before I started writing this article. This album helped me to get my thoughts all together. Honestly I…
Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg (Live)
In Flames Do Not Have The Same Flame
It hurts to say this, but In Flames became a sinking ship. It is a ship with broken sails; a ship without captain. Ever since Jesper Stromblad…
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…
Young Blood
Whoawhoawhoa
Saint Raymond is a 20 year old dude from Nottingham. This summer, he released his debut album called Young Blood. As many young authors, Saint Raymond…
Home For Christmas
Songs for the Season and Coming Home
Yes, I'm still at it. I'm still happily looking for Christmas albums that would help liven up the coming merry month of December in…
The Color Before The Sun
Coheed and Cambria The Color Before The Sun Album Review
Progressive rock heavyweights Coheed and Cambria released their new album titled on October, 16th 2015. Up until this point, Coheed has only released…
Ti Amo
Phoenix Sound Like Italian Summer
Can you hear the sound of the summer? If not, you will hear it now. French synth-pop collective Phoenix decided to be a herald of the upcoming summer…
How I Got Over
#tbt: The Roots - How I Got Over
If Eminem is a savior of pop music, as Ozren Milat, journalist of Nomad, once concluded, then I can freely proclaim The Roots saviors of rap music.…
in•ter a•li•a
At The Drive-In - in•ter a•li•a [Album Review]
When you release an album recognized by many as the best post-hardcore release ever, there’s not much to do than to call it quits and focus on other…
Superluminal
Ampacity - Superluminal
Ampacity is an instrumental psychedelic/space rock band from Poland. ''Superluminal'' is their second album and it came out back in…
Promeneur
A Stroll Through Styles - In French
If you are a fan of French popular music, Mathieu Boogaerts is probably a known quantity to you. If you think of French pop only in the terms of…
The Centre Cannot Hold
Is Ben Frost a Poser?
If you are composer and producer from Australia, but you create your music in Island, I guess you are bound to presenting outstanding art. Ben Frost…
Woodstock Sessions Vol. 4
Chino Never Disappoints
I never was a fan of Deftones. Back in the day, they had Nu metal stamps all over them, making them automatically denied for a chance to be listened.…
A Head Full Of Dreams
Coldplay's Head Full of Dreams
Coldplay’s latest offering, Adventure of a Lifetime, is so far from living up to its title that I nearly giggled. Perhaps I would’…
Lazaretto
Jack White's Lazaretto
Jack White is definitively a true superstar of his generation. What he did with The White Stripes was seminal in bringing rock’n’…
Semper Femina
Laura Marling Simply Can Not Avoid Bringing Her A Game
If someone asked me who is the most brilliant female singer in the world right now, few names would pop in my mind. The following review…
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…
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…
Thriller
Thriller - Timeless album from the King of Pop
Yes, we often say we are all human beings and we are all the same, but in this world there are people born with a shining star and with a life purpose…
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…
The Veil
#tbt: Peter Gabriel - Hit
In this week’s #TBT, I am providing you with a record of an artist who always polarized general audience. In my humble opinion, If you are not…
Earl Grey
Girl Ray - How To Properly Brew Earl Grey
Earl Grey is a popular but finicky tea to make. If you don’t let it stand long enough, it has a bland taste: if you let it stand too long, it becomes…
Free TC
Review: Ty Dolla $ign's 'Free TC'
Ty Dolla Sign’s Free TC is a study in well-executed maximalism. Backed by lush, ornate soundscapes and assisted by nearly two-dozen high-…
Gøggs
Gøggs - Gøggs
Coggs are a relatively new American no-nonsense garage punk/garage rock band and a one of the projects of Ty Segall. While they have released an EP…
Live In Japan
George Harrison’s Live In Japan Concerts 1991
It is a once in a life-time thing it seems—to have George Harrison on Tour in any form or fashion. At the risk of being marked weird, he only came out…
Off The Radar
Noga Erez Delivers One Of This Year's Best Records
It’s been couple of weeks since I have reviewed politically charged album. Shocking! At one point, I had a feeling every album I am covering is…
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…
Thanks 4 Nothing
Nilüfer Yanya's Thanks 4 Nothing Ruminates On a Pivotal Break-Up
22-year-old London soul singer Nilüfer Yanya (who is of Turkish, Irish and Bajan heritage) may only have two EPs under her belt, but her poignant…
Breakin' Up
Breaking Up Never Felt So Good
Breakin' Up, a track from LA alt-rock band Rilo Kiley's (Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock) fourth album …
Major Tom
Hard-hitting American dramas want you to like this song
Whoever has seen both shows can agree that Breaking Bad and The Americans are two of the best dramas of the last ten years. Both shows are firmly…
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…
Fall Together
Radio-Friendly Grit
Melbourne indie-rockers The Temper Trap (Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas and Joseph Greer) have yet to recreate the inescapable…
Film Noir
The Gin Pennies Share Striking New Video for Film Noir
The Gin Pennies play pop songs enveloped in an oldschool sound that includes percussive guitars, upright bass, violin and trumpet. A close listen…
Glorious (feat. Skylar Grey)
Can't hold Macklemore down, again
I’ve been hearing that Macklemore has been making some changes. After years of collaborating with Ryan Lewis since 2009, the two, apparently, have…
Jones On The Phone
Jackie Moonbather Drops Mellow and Moody Video for Jones on the Phone
Jackie Moonbather's new video release 'Jones on the Phone' sees the experimental R&B singer and producer break new ground. Part of…
All Day
Review: Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney - All Day
Now when it comes to Kanye West the world has iys fair amount to say, a lot of things words come to mind; arrogance,cocky, jackass and a few more…
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 (…
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…
Had to Let Me Go
Liquid Cool
Had To Let Me Go is a great introduction to the beguiling, atmospheric blend of 90s R&B and contemporary…
Afterhours feat. Diplo & Nina Sky
NEW HOT JAM: TroyBoi-Afterhours ft. Diplo and Nina Sky
London naitive, TroyBoi, a one time versatile multi genre music producer and a part of a Dj duo SoundSnobz, is one hard working man machine. Currently…
Modern Woman
Multi-Layered Femininity
After announcing the release of their fourth album, Yours Conditionally and sharing the harmony-laden In the Morning I&…
Holding On
War on Drugs Thrill Me in Half the Time
Thinking of a Place, the first single from The War on Drugs forthcoming album A Deeper Understanding, took over eleven minutes of synth country rock…
Smile More
Deap Vally Tells Us What Not To Do
I presume it would be safe to say that Deap Vally flew out of the San Francisco Bay area at full throttle towards any neighboring stage they could…
Hard Believer
A True Milestone of Modern Blues
I personally prefer listening to albums – it gives me a wider perspective on musicians’ aesthetic visions. I was raised in the era…
Ophelia
Shakespearean Folk-Pop
After toiling in obscurity for years, New York-via-Denver trio The Lumineers scored a breakthrough hit with 2012's Ho Hey: a fun, sweeping,…
Life's Been Good
Has Life Been Good for Legendary Rock Stars?
Most people view the stardom of the music industry as something to be jealous of. Musicians, especially, crave being acknowledged in similar ways that…
The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel's The Boxer
Talk about a story seldom told about a poor boy that didn’t get to do much or have much. Drop it into the timeline of the sixties, complete…
Sweep Me Off My Feet
Throw The Towel In Because Pond Have Come Out With A Need To See Music Video
On May 5th of 2017 Pond released their seventh studio album 'The Weather'. To much acclaim, the prog-psychedelic band decided to take matters…
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…
Stop Where You Are
Soft Whispers of Sunshine
A positive point of view is always a better way of looking at things, obviously. It’s when music sings and teaches listeners how to do this,…
24K Magic
Bruno Mars premieres 24k Magic
Bruno Mars has always been on stage as a super cool guy and this video is a fine proof of that, enjoying her male squad, synchronized dance steps and…
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…
Palace Garden, 4 Am
Chillwave Disco Sunshine
The Palace Garden, 4 am is one of the standout tracks from Seattle-based Beat Connection's debut album The Palace Garden (2012).…
Real
Is This Real Enough For You?
Real the track from Years & Years will strike a chord within you. Maybe it will be sutble, yet it will be effective. Released as the first…
Whole Wide World - Unpeeled
Cage The Elephant Covers Iconic Song By Wreckless Eric
Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric had to be a monumental song while being a teenager, clear and simple. After hearing for a few days that Cage the…
Cámara Lenta
Mariana Vega premieres her single in “Cámara Lenta”
This romantic singer and Venezuelan composer had us while wanting some new tunes and finally the wait is over, as we knew had been immersed in the…
Mourning Sound
Enigmatic Rhapsody
Critically acclaimed Brooklyn/LA indie rock quartet Grizzly Bear's new music video for “Mourning Sound” - “a playful…
Empire Of The Sun
ThreePeace - Empire of the Sun Album Review
ThreePeace Empire of The Sun Album Review Threepeace - ThreePeace Official Website Empire Of The Sun Sheehan…
Otherside Remix [Live]
The Otherside of the Rap Industry: Lives Are At Stake
Otherside is the fourth track on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ five track “The VS. EP” released in 2009. The obvious…
Something To Believe In
On The Wicked Side Of Belief
Young The Giant are coming back with boxing gloves on to take over the indie spectrum. This time around Young The Giant will release their third…
Reigns (Every Night)
The jazz rebel of the Estefan family
If you’re the daughter of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, it’s not all that strange that you would start a music career of your own. It…
Make My Love Go
Banger Hit
After selling over 18 million singlessince 2009, and his storied departure from Cash Money last year, Jay Sean is back on his home soil with…
Get My Bang
Let Them Eat Cake
It would be fair to say that the UK has an advantage when it comes to dance hits. Not the techno kind but bands from the UK know a formula to get your…
Imperfection
Evanescence's “Imperfection”: Urgent Anti-Nihilism
Thirteen years ago, Amy Lee explored the perils of living in a society saturated with plastic images of perfection on “Everybody’s…
Nadir
Dynamic Stagnation
London electronic duo TENDER (James Cullen and Dan Cobb) recently released Nadir, the first taste of their upcoming album from Partisan Records. The…
All Night
Bringing back the original boyband
If you thought that old fashioned R&B boybands were a dying breed, than you are wrong. Recently, I already introduced you to UK’s Mic Lowry,…
Apartment Story
Songs that started it all: The National, Apartment Story
If there was one band that could sum up my early twenties it's The National. The song that made that possible was Apartment Story. In many ways…
Whatever
High-Tech Disconnect
It’s virtually obligatory when reviewing Murphy’s solo albums to bemoan her failure to become wildly famous; it’s…
Pieces
Saint Bernadette's Poetic, Jaded Lyricism
As a music listener, I play close attention to song lyrics; I'm always looking for those brilliant lyrical gems that stand out when coupled with…
Hair
Why do musicians make music videos?
Throughout its history, the video gained momentum with television, especially in the beginning with the MTV channel, giving the music a closer image…
Nothing Lasts
Lo-Fi Musings
Nothing Lasts isn't as pessimistic as its title makes it out to be. Noah Kittinger was only 18 when he released his debut LP …
Better
Blazar’s New Spotify Single “Better” is your 2020 House Summer Jam
Are you looking for that next big house and EDM summer jam that’s gonna get you hyped all summer long? Look no further: Blazar’s new Spotify single “…
Good Girls
Californian Romancing
It’s not hard to see why LA-via-Nashville trio LANY (pronounced as Lay-Nee) have amassed a large and dedicated online following of…
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…
Crystal Bell
Gothic Female Metal artist, Ayin Aleph, releases new video for Crystal Bell
Hollywood based, but European raised, Ayin is at the confluence of classical music and heavy rock, combining Baroque influences (massive choirs) and…
I Really Like You - Blasterjaxx Remix - Blasterjaxx Remix
Why Are There Famous Figures That Star in Video Clips?
Today it is common models are famous protagonists of music, but it is unusual that recognized figures in Hollywood and the rest of the world appear…
Hide
Dreaming of Hiding in the Woods With Saavan
Hide is the dream of a night in the woods. Walking without trying to find our way. This is how the group Saavan explain their newest single 'Hide&…
Used To Love You
Heartbroken Gwen
It Was hard not to notice the whole thing that was happening in Gwen Stefani's life. It was all over media. Local and world's. It was hard to…
Sax
A modern twist on James Brown
I could’ve never predicted the trend. When Jason Derulo released “Trumpets” in 2013, he unleashed a sound that…
So Sad, So Sad
Playback Love
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Varsity in an American indie rock band consisting of Stephanie Smith, Dylan Weschler, Patrick Stanton, Paul Stolz and…
Harvest Time
A performance worth repeating
This is one of the most exciting pieces of music I’ve heard recently. It’s an excerpt from the four-hour show that Esperanza…
Agree
POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e's Agree is a Plaintive Ode to the Persistent Need for Intimacy
When Samantha Cameron was “outed” as a fan of Minneapolis synth-pop band POLIÇA in 2015, British tabloid newspaper The…
Tears (feat. Louisa Johnson)
The song you won't get over
Only “Happy” from Pharrell Williams kept “Rather Be” from being the most played song of 2014. It put Jess…
watch
Billie Eilish: The Voice, Imagination and Personality of Pop's Future?
“But you can put yourself in a character or a situation you would not normally be in. You don't have to be in love to write a love song.…
First
Beat of the Drum
A good drum beat is the essential back bone to any song. No...every song that has ever existed on and off of the internet. If someone tells you…
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,…
Something To Believe In
The New Respects' Something To Believe In is the Uplifting Sonic Melting Pot That 2017 Needs
After releasing their debut EP Here Comes Troublein March this year, The New Respects was profiled by Rolling Stone as one…
Fetish (feat. Gucci Mane)
Fetish or obsession?
Selena Gomez has been the talk of the town last week with the release of her new song “Fetish”. Slowly, but surely, I think Selena Gomez is getting to…
Thinking Out Loud
Facing Frailties and Realities in June
To look back on life as it was in June 2015 is like thinking about it out loud, particularly so as I am not doing it just for myself this time but…
Infinity Guitars
Infinity Guitars Still Sounds Explosive After Seven Years
Bitter rivals are the first term that comes to mind when Infinity Guitars by Sleigh Bells comes on the radio. Recently Infinity Guitars found it's…
Adicta
Maite Perroni shows herself “Adicta” in her New Video
Maite Perroni is a Mexican singer and actress who on Friday launched the world's new music single Addicted, this issue is still part of his…
Better
Meghan Shows a harsh truth in her New Video
With the release of his new album Thank You, the artist gave us quite diverse themes and content, his first single No we see a more daring and sexual…
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…
WTF (Where They From) [feat. Pharrell Williams]
WTF MISSY?!
What the F are all these Hip Hop artists doing with all that money. THIS is how you do it! Two words: Missy Elliot. This…
Lime Habit
POLIÇA 3.0: United Crushers
With the announcement that experimental synthpop band Poliça's third album United Crushers will be released…
If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn
Creatively Written Promise Song
Florida's “Sleeping with Sirens” falls on the more melodic side of the post-hardcore world create a whirlwind of emotion with…
Songs of Prayer 1 - Solo Piano Music for Prayer
On The Song of Prayer
Chad Lawson is a fabulous, award-winning pianist and composer that is so multi-talented that he earned more awards that most people would even dream…
Chocolate
Duets, Chocolate, Love, Covers and Youtube
People likes love stories, she is interested in love, songs that speak of love and also called attention couples in love singing about love. What is…
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…
Sea Creatures
What the Precocious Teenager Sees
Sea Creatures is the title track off SOAK's (i.e. Irish 18-year old Bridie Monds-Watson) debut album. The Guardian's Kate Mossman has…
Glow Up
Catch That New Shine With Meek!
Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E did it again, and constructed fourth Meek Mill`s track, this time under the title Glow Up.…
Thinking About You
Norah Jones Offered Thinking About You To Those Of Us That Still Resignates With the Song
'Thinking About You' the first song where I was introduced to Norah Jones. Known for Jazz styled songwriting and a piano melody all her own.…
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…
Detox
Detox Too Good
I know I know, you're probably saying, but Aaron, you just wrote an article about Skepta last week! You'd be correct by saying this, however I…
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…
Epoch
Kinetic Calm
After the success of (2011) and (2014), Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) maestro Tycho (San Francisco-based …
Superstar
Pitbull and Becky G compose the theme for the Copa América 2016
This pair has come together to create what will be the main theme of the 2016 Copa America, the song will have the title of Superstar, sung with a…
Cold
The Surreal Aptness of Seeing Rich Brian as an Olympic Figure Skater in the Cold MV
As a certain calculative pop star once sang, it's all in the timing. Rich Brian's cinematic turn as an Olympic figure skater - while seemingly…
Manic
My December
This is my December/ This is my time of the year ... This is my December/ This is oh-so-clear... I haven't really been in a…
Mind Mischief
Kevin Parker's Women Troubles
Sometimes a musician embodies a particular aesthetic too convincingly, making it difficult for a listener (i.e. me) to imagine him or her…
Window
Joji Plays the Damsel in Distress in the High Octane, Anime-Inspired Window Music Video
Last November, New York-via-Osaka singer-songwriter Joji (George Miller) revealed to i-D that Brooklyn based film production duo BRTHR had directed an…
The Man
Maximalist Masculinity
It only seems fitting that The Killers - one of major rock bands of the 21st century,[and certainly the most successful rock band from the…
Hot Thoughts
Hot Thoughts
Critically-acclaimed Austin indie rock band Spoon recently released the titular track of their upcoming ninth album …
I Don't Want U Back
BØRNS' “I Don't Want U Back” is a Spellbinding Kiss-Off to an Unfaithful Lover
The mere accusation of sexual infidelity can be a trigger for rage, violence, and even domestic abuse. On “I Don't Want U Back&rdquo…
Hard Times
Paramore return as the great pop band they always should have been.
Over the past few weeks I’ve been tearing my hair out in frustration at Linkin Park’s neutered pop direction, mainly because of its severe…
Lights and Shadows
Lights and Shadows
Girl group O’G3NE will represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are truly among the best of talent we have in The…
Must Be Nice
Varsity Explores the Anxieties of Young Adulthood with Must Be Nice
Chicago quintet Varsity - singer-songwriter/keyboardist Stephanie Smith, guitarists Dylan Weschler and Patrick Stanton, bassist Spencer Smith and…
I Found
Atmospheric Appeal
I Found is Nottingham-based quartet Amber Run's best known single from their debut album 5 am (2015). The song opens with a…
The Hills
The Hills - Eminem & Nicki remixes
Somebody said that Can't feel my face is played even on Mars. Everybody knows it and everybody loves it, no doubt about it.…
Sign of the Times
A Promising New Direction
The timing of ex-One Directioner Harry Styles' debut solo single Sign of the Times is strikingly apt; it was released on…
Crash into Me
DMB: Crash Into Me
In the past I have written about the magic that comes along with listening to some of the Dave Matthews Band music. It is very unique music in the…
Scream
An ideal world
In the audiovisual world (movies, novels, series or films) sound weigh heavily. The music drives the action, explains what happens and guides the…
Hey Boy
Take That go synthpop on Hey Boy
Back in the high days of Take That’s success, I too was a fan. Altogether, I was into the light hearted bubbly pop music while growing up,…
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…
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…
Summertime
Youthful Anxiety
Summertime is the first track from Moonguys' (an indie dreampop band from Atlanta, Georgia, led by Greg Gulbranson)…
I Wish Everyday Was Christmas
One to watch: M'Lissa
There are many artists who only had one hit with a Christmas song. In some cases, the song is more famous than the person who sang it, but this year,…
Stitches
Stitched up by Shawn Mendes!
Shawn Mendes. Now that’s a name that I’ve been hearing quite a lot these past few months. Of course, like Justin Bieber, I didn&…
Violet
Now With Feeling
Who knew pastel could conjure up so many feelings. In Violet by the band (creatively named) Hippo Campus has a Vampire Weekend Indie appeal but this…
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…
Love On The Weekend
Love Comes Easy On The Weekend
'Love On The Weekend' was the last song I thought I would be drawn to. Especially since John Mayer has been in and out of the limelight for…
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…
Poor Boy
Belle and Sebastian's Poor Boy is Ironically Infectious
Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch took a while to figure out the connection between the music video for Poor Boy and the song's…
Guinnevere
The Magical Guinnevere
“Guinnevere” is probably the most magical songs ever written. I fell in love with the song the first time I heard it. It happened…
Decode
About a movie soundtrack
A film should not only tell a story that achieves capture attention, generate empathy and have a deal that connect with an audience. There is…
Ciao Adios
Ciao Adios, I'm done!
I know that, so far, I have not been all too positive about Anne-Marie. I think I called her a Drew Barrymore look-alike that sounds like Rihanna and…
Restart
The year of the restart
Say, do you remember that year that Beyonce had taken off? I don't. I remember hearing about her planning it, but then it was followed by the…
Michigan
Built For Speed
Arms Akimbo uses wit and a basic instrumental approach with their song 'Michigan'. At first, as the track plays on the Pop/Indie sensation is…
I Scare Myself
COVERLAND Vol.6: I Scare Myself
The 80s were a decade filled with hits. But did you know that many of them were reworks of songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s? One of those tunes that I…
Guala
G-Eazy Smashes Again With Guala Joint!
Oakland`s very own, G-Eazy hits the heavy bar streets again, with smashing new single Guala. With…
Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
The Carolyn Sills Combo Spreads Spirit With Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
The Carolyn Sills Combo who have been literally everywhere this year, are giving fans a holiday gift! Their new song and video for Ghost Reindeer in…
Don't Know Why
Slowdive's “Don’t Know Why”: Unburied Magic
The music video for 90s shoegaze icon Slowdive’s “Don’t Know Why” begins on an effervescent note,…
I Found
Incantation of Voices
A composite of voices, echoing out as if they has been piling up in your mind. Amber Run plays on the tendency by playing with rhythms and…
Hand It Over
MGMT's Hand It Over Wraps Existential Anxiety in Psychedelic Gauze
MGMT opted for Edvard Munch’s Selvportrett ved vinflasken (Self-portrait with bottle of wine, 1906) for the artwork for…
I Love My Friends
Foster The People Don't Conform, They Invent
Foster The People's newest album Sacred Hearts Club is light-hearted compared to the band's previous albums. With that being said, the band…
Someday We'll Linger in the Sun
Re-inventing the ordinary : Gaelynn Lea's Someday We'll Linger in the Sun
Our love’s a complex vintage wine / all rotten leaves and lemon rind / I’d spit you out but now you’re mine In a world…
Good Drank
All Glasses Up, Filled With Good Drank!
Georgia Trap master, 2Chainz dropped another one on us. His latest video includes a visual performance of the single Good…
No Church On Sunday
An Agnostic Anthem
Music in 2016 is, for the most part, secular. While many vocalists - from the likes of Whitney Houston to Katy Perry to Usher to Avril Lavigne -…
Bibia Be Ye Ye
Ed Sheeran - Switching Styles but Still Keeping the Ed(ge)
It’s finally time we move over from the Latin rhythms and catchy hook lines of “Despacito”, because no matter how much we love good music - new music…
Subways
Quirky Psychedelia
As AllMusic's Tim Sendra aptly notes, Australian plunderphonics experts The Avalanches are masters at creating new melodies out…
Lost Boy
If You Were Ever A Lost Boy
Face it Ruth B. without a doubt written the only song that could ever reflect how someobe feels about the story Peter Pan. After spending weeks of…
Stardom
Pushing the Right Buttons
Uncovering an international band is equivalent to finding your long lost twin. If that is too overly melodramatic, well that's how it feels. Lust…
Quite Like You
Someone Like You
Saskatchewan singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Shauf recently released a music video for Quite Like You, the fourth track from his…
Madonna
Not Your Typical Madonna Statue
If the rockin' embodiment of the 1960s could fit in a red cadillac bucket seat and cruise down Santa Monica avenue...Black Honey would be…
Chateau
Angus and Julia Stone’s World-Weary Escapism
“Chateau”, the second track from Aussie sibling duo Angus and Julia Stone’s forthcoming album Snow (out on September 15)…
Nocturne
Jack Tatum's Sublime Dream-Pop
I was quite stunned to learn that Wild Nothing is basically a one-man production after tuning in to Gemini (2010) and Nocturne (2012) on Youtube (lead…
#WHERESTHELOVE
Where is the love?
How to forget the song that launched to stardom this band so unique, a video that was identified with a question mark and a very special question,…
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…
Fruit
The Darkwave Duchess
Born in Queens, New York and raised in London, R&B singer-songwriter Abra is now based in the American rap capital of Atlanta, Georgia as the…
You've Got What I Need
Pop Artist Olivia Rox Drops New Hit Single Shooting Star And is Shooting Up the Top 40 Charts Alongside Taylor Swift's the 1
Olivia Rox’s new single “Shooting Star” is blasting its way up at Pop radio from her debut album “Poprox”. It’s currently on the Top 40 radio charts…
Wes Anderson
Humdrum Love
Now, my objective is to write really great songs that really speak to people and can be translated into different parts of people’s lives or…
I Don't Know
My Favourite Things 'I Don't Know'
Brooklyn-based quartet My Favourite Things released their third album Fly I Will, Because I Can back in July 2017 and&…
Young And Menace
The Very Much Awaited New Fall Out Boy Song
After gathering a lot of negative comments for their “Ghostbusters (I’m Not Afraid)” remake for the released Ghostbusters movie, everyone was very…
So Young
An Apocalyptic Lull
Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man's upcoming eighth full-length album Woodstock is scheduled for…
Planet
Irene Skylakaki's Planet: Sunlit Existential Introspection
After releasing two well-received albums (Wrong Direction in 2013, Before Dawn in 2014) in Greece and supporting live performances by Macy Gray,…
Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind
Time Travelling
“Think of what’s going on now. Where am I going to get my inspiration? I couldn’t think of a thing today…
Summer
Courtneers Experience Summer as a Fling to Remember
Indie Rock has made its bed and for the time being it is here to say. Now some people may feel that this statement can go and curl up somewhere and…
Boyish
Balladic Insecurity
La envidia y la inseguridad son, evidentemente, fuentes potentes de inspiración artística (de ahí la perdurable popularidad del é…
Bros
Are You Wild Like Me? 'Bro' Music Video
How hard is it to match a music video to the actual song or at least the lyrics imbedded in the song? Not easy but leave it to Wolf Alice to prove…
Nothing Without You
I've no worries about Simon's solo move
I mainly remember the boyband Blue for their cover songs. They are one of the few boybands that I never got into, probably because my boyband phase…
Pero Me Acuerdo de Tí
The Same Sentiment In Another Language
Many know music as a universal language, and yes, that does represent meolodía human emotions can transcend language barriers and make music…
Love Yourself
Love Yourself- A New Perspective
“And I think it should be somethin' that I don't wanna hold back… maybe you should know that.” Personally, I…
Buzzcut Season
Buzzcut Season Was The Beginning For Lorde's Newest Album
As Lorde's newest single 'Green Light' and 'Liability' hit the radio airwaves, it only seems natural to revisit Lorde's first…
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Mahler’s 6th And The Lucerne Festival Orchestra
The Lucerne Festival Orchestra is one of those special orchestras that seems to top itself in marvels performance after performance. The strains of…
Mad World
Revisiting Tears for Fears
This song reminds me of every day when you run through your motions and everything is the same and everything is dissatisfying and disappointing and…
Every Kind Of Way
H.E.R. Makes Us Believe in Love Everyday With 'Every Kind Of Way'
Who doesn't love an anonymous artist? Well H.E.R. is that anonymous artist we can't help but want to know more about (of course). With vocals…
Public Access TV
Public Access TV Live in Leeds
As a music lover, there’s a certain satisfaction to seeing a band live at a fairly intimate venue on a wet Monday night and knowing they&…
Peggy Sarlin
Peggy Sarlin Takes the Spotlight One Note at a Time
Peggy Sarlin is a brilliant songstress who has been making her waves in not only her hometown of New York City, but beyond. Her unique styling evokes…
Placebo
Placebo
Don’t forget to be the way you are You are my Special K, my personal kind of drug and addiction. You are my pills and powders travelling in…
Antonio Lauro
Towards the centenary of Antonio Lauro
On this day on August 3 the birth of composer and guitarist Antonio Lauro guayanés (Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, 1917) is commemorated. The…
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum – A Bit Of A Disappointing Christmas
Lady Antebellum released their first Christmas album on 22nd October, ‘On This Winter’s Night’, their fourth studio album and one largely of…
Bob Dylan
Dylan, painter in addition to Nobel Prize for Literature 2016
And finally pride or grief shook himself. Or both, and Dylan decided to speak to say yes, that they have it, because next December 10 will go to the…
Jazz Spastiks
Jazz Spastiks launches Midnight Mode with Mello Soul Black
Jazz Spastiks, England have joined with the representative Mello Soul Black and expect to launch a new full length album, release date still…
Phoenix
Phoenix announced on behalf of his next album
The French indie rock band Phoenix formed in 1995 returned to the stage after a 3 year absence. To celebrate the occasion, the band took advantage of…
Dame Daniels
Who the F*ck is Dame Daniels?!
Daniel Stephen Hernandez ( Born May 28, 1985), better known by his stage name, “Dame Daniels,” is an American hip hop artist from…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande and John Legend are working on a song for Beauty and the Beast
The anticipated film Beauty and the Beast soon to be released this year, will have an excellent duet on the soundtrack composed by John Legend Ariana…
Lady Gaga
Have Your Cake and Eat It
On Sunday morning Lady Gaga broke the Internet. Okay, maybe that’s a bit of an overstatement. But it certainly felt…
The Strokes
The Strokes premieres music video
Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi and Nikolai Fraiture play on a film set while being filmed by a camera that…
Romeo Santos
Romeo will return to Puerto Rico in 2016
The King of Bachata, Romeo Santos, confirmed his return to Puerto Rico with a massive show in 2016. The former lead singer of Aventura, will be…
James Hetfield
James Hetfield spoke about the problems that Metallica has
For anyone it is a secret that at any moment one of the most important bands of thrash metal can be separated. Metallica, which has been formed since…
Jorge Celedón
Guaco, Celedon and the Invisible Friends together in a single concert
Friday November 25, Guaco, Jorge Celedon Amigos Invisibles and will meet in the super year-end concert to be held on the terrace of the Mall, City…
Kanye West
Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West
On the 18th, Kim Kardashian made public some recordings in which he allegedly agreed to Switf Taylor Kanye West launched its theme ''…
Montecarlo
Monte Carlo comes to an end
The duo Montecarlo will move on to a new stage. The members, Luifer and Kinan Masoud, announced the dissolution of this group that both success and…
Juan Miguel
“Aja te Creí” New single by Venezuelan singer Juan Miguel.
This young artist has already delighted us with his songs Like You and I feel Bonito, which have proved successful and some days it surprises us with…
John Mayer
Reflecting on John Mayer's First Albums In Excitement For New Music
Earlier this week John Mayer made a very vague but exciting post on his Instagram account about a single called Love On The Weekend that he will be…
Ladytron
Ladytron
C’mon, don’t be so sad. Don’t get mad. Just live your life with passion, interest and accuracy if you know…
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,…
Theo Kandel
Fresh Faces: Theo Kandel
Theo Kandel, 18, is a singer/songwriter hailing from New York City. A recent high school graduate, Kandel has been a hot new addition to the…
Foyone
Presidents: Pellah + Foyone
The Malaga - born rapper Foyone news again by the publication of a new audiovisual, this time the subject is titled '' Presidents &…
Michael Jackson
Off the wall or when Michael Jackson was cute
How much shudders each listen to Michael Jackson singing Off the wall! especially if you have followed the career of the King of Pop. It turns out…
Arch Enemy
A Different Kind Of Diva
It was late 2000, Arch Enemy were a relatively known band (after all they were practically a supergroup), but haven’t swept the world yet,…
Elliott Smith
Even Today I Still Turn To Elliott Smith
In August 1969, a musician who would become known as Elliott Smith gained a dedicated following. Smith's main instrument was the acoustic guitar…
Dmytro Morykit
Dmytro Morykit Bio
Morykit started playing the piano at five under the tuition of Christina Griffin and later, Graham Mayo. He won the prize for best original…
La Vida Bohème
The Bohemians
For some years it has emerged a musical movement in Venezuela. This fills me with pride. Many of our artists have earned with their sweat, talent and…
Daniel Romano
From mournful to Mosey
Daniel Romano is a musician, poet, and visual artist. He is also one of Canada’s most prolific talents, rolling out albums that continue to…
La Maldita Infamia
New Live from ''The Damned Infamy''
The Rap-core veneolano is in progress, one of his biggest (perhaps the greatest) exponent is Dark Trismegisto, who with La Maldita Infamy, over the…
SND
SND - Atavism
SND - Atavism I truly believe that the music generated by SND is and forever will be relevant for an objectivist and honest music explorer.…
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé's guests on his MTV Unplugged
This May 12 will record the MTV Unplugged Miguel Bosé in the City of Mexico, whose address is in charge of the Argentine musician and producer…
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe - No Longer An Orchestra?
The names associated with now defunct EG label starting with its creator and mastermind Brian Eno seem to be functioning well and still exerting…
Noblesse Oblige
Noblesse Oblige
“It’s just the two of us, my coitus feels fabulous” Here are my favorite perverts. These two are like a good wine and…
The War On Drugs
The War on Drugs return with intimate epic Thinking of a Place
The last War on Drugs album, 2014s Lost in a Dream, was the best reviewed album of that year. Its towering soundscapes created through masterful…
The Cure
My 2017 Music Resolutions
Like the beginning of every year there is a mix of both hope and crushing anxiety as the next 12 months of possibilities stretch out in front of us.…
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder and Chris Martin together in New York
The Global Citizen Festival, New York, takes 5 years delighting audiences in the Big Apple and in all its editions, has saved room for some surprise.…
Jorge Herrera
Jorge Herrera premieres Lines
Songwriter Jorge Herrera is heading to lay off the year very good way with its new theme Lines. This is the first single from her next studio album.…
Lawrence watson
Lawrence Watson Releases new album Prescriptions
Lawrence Watson releases new CD Prescriptions I have known Larry for many years, collaborating and …
Chris Brown
New from Chris Brown: “Party”
Party is the second release of the highly anticipated ninth studio album by Chris Brown, Heartbreak on a Full Moon. The song features the vocal…
Yordano
Yordano goes to social networks to request medication.
Venezuelan singer Yordano came, once again, to social networks to try to get drugs. This time, fortunately, it was a picture of bronchitis that kept…
Metallica
Metallica play Moth Into Flame live for the first time
On November 18 Metallica will release its tenth length album Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct, and having introduced the single Hardwired…
Viniloversus
Last week of registration for New Bands!
The clock and begins its countdown to know what the next participants of the 2016 edition of the Festival New Bands will. During this week, the…
Danielle Bradbery
Danielle Bradbery – Album Review
Going into the listening of this album, I had high hopes for Danielle Bradbery. Although just 17 and an ex-reality show contestant (can be a hit/miss…
Angelic Milk
Angelic Milk - Rebel Black
Musician Sarah Persephona hails from St. Petersburg, Russia and creates her dreamy, lo-fi sound under the moniker angelic milk. The music world was…
Guns N' Roses
Guns And Roses announce tour of Latin America.
No doubt the news that many surprised them is that the legendary rock band, Guns and Roses, unveiled that will tour some Latin American countries.…
Adele
Adele for the 2017 Super Bowl?
The event will be held in the city of Houston the next February could expect British singer for the halftime show. Majestic voice singer said he is…
ChocQuibTown
ChocquibTown the most talked about during 2015 in Colombia.
The song When I see of the Colombian group Chocquibtown was the most listened to in the country during 2015 surpassing international artists such as…
Alyssa Joseph
Up Close and Personal with Alyssa Joseph
Alyssa Joseph is an artist on the rise for 2018. The songstress who has been making waves with her new release [ir]rational, which is out digitally…
T. Hardy Morris
T. Hardy Morris Interview
T. Hardy Morris fronts Dead Confederate and is part of the indie rock supergroup, Diamond Rugs, but his latest solo album, Drownin’ On A…
Sunflower Bean
My Albums of the Year: Sunflower Bean: Human Ceremony
Sunflower Bean tricked me into thinking that 2016 would be a good year. Their slick indie rock, with hints of Americana (right up my street), made me…
Bully
Who Are Bully?
Bully an easy enough name to remember that also packs a punch. As a surprise, I happened to see Bully open for the Drowners a while back and instantly…
James Brown
That Screamer
Each artist has the ability to distinguish one from another. Especially this man named James, this legendary song, a hymn for humanity, powerful…
Ashley Clark
Ashley Clark ‘Greyhound’ – EP Review
Ashley Clark started out as a young fiddle player in his family bluegrass band, The Clark Family Experience, which is best known for its song “…
Paramore
Hello, Cold World by Paramore
Paramore, I consider would be my favourite band ever because their songs always have some depth and them and those roaring guitars and hammering drums…
Ruthie Collins
Introducing Ruthie Collins: Mainstream Country’s Pleasant Surprise
Some diamonds you find in the most unlikely of places. Like in the pages of Country Aircheck, which despite being a great mail-out with a lot of…
Herbie Hancock
Sextant
A lot of artists are credited as being avant-garde (especially after they die), but the true innovators in music are pretty rare. Undoubtedly, Herbie…
Raphaela Gilla
Raw, Powerful and Expressive! Raphaela Gilla's Latest Release STAR SONG
“STAR SONG” is Raphaela Gilla’s first single to be released on September 18th in anticipation of her newest album ANCIENT ANGEL. Based in London and…
St. Vincent
St Vincent releases new song, Pills
Maluma
Maluma released the remix of No contract with Don Omar and Wisin
Maluma released the remix of No contract which has the support of Don Omar and Wisin, promising to be a great success during the remainder of 2016.…
Ricardo Montaner
Singing in English continues to be an obstacle for Ricardo Montaner.
There is only one obstacle that Ricardo Montaner has not been able to overcome in its nearly four decades of experience: sing his songs in English.…
August Alsina
August
As I sit here, in my room, and a cold December is talking to me from the outside, I try to remember August. It was slow and magical as usual. When I…
Flume
Flume features Beck's collaboration on the song Tiny Cities
The short wagon Australian musician and producer Edward Harley Streten, better known as Flume has been a real revelation. With 21 years of age, the…
Motion City Soundtrack
5 Reasons To Build Your Own Club
The Club of the Five is one of the most famous cult films. It reflects a hypocritical society and a youth that struggles not to carry bad decisions…
Pulp
Sunday Spotlight: Pulp
Initially called Arabacus Pulp, Pulp is a British indie-pop group that, following the insecure beginning and frequent member departures, managed to…
The Kathy Kallick Band
Kathy Kallick Band ‘Foxhounds’ - Album Review
Bluegrass singer Kathy Kallick is not only known through her work with the Kathy Kallick Band, which has been one of the premiere bluegrass bands in…
Public Enemy
Public Enemy reveals a surprise new album
Nothing Is Quick In The Desert is the latest production of hip hop group Public Enemy , headed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav, which have revealed…
Alex G
Who is this kid?
Giannascoli spent most of his childhood 20 minutes away, in suburban Havertown, Pennsylvania. School was always a breeze, so he did whatever work he…
Julie Belle
Julie Belle ‘You Were Younger’ - EP Review
Detroit-born Americana/indie rock songstress Julie Belle has had music running through her veins since she was a toddler, learning to play piano from…
Rapsusklei
'FOR THE MOON' by Rapsusklei
The emcee Zaragozano Rapsusklei attacks with his new video 'Per la luna', a theme that is inside the track listing of what will be,…
José Alfredo Jimenez
Jose Alfredo Jimenez birthday
Jose Alfredo Jimenez is the highest representative who has had the Mexican ranchera music and bohemia. It was a bon vivant world between canteen and…
Christina Rubino
Christina Rubino teases her upcoming album with the release of her single Down To The Sea
Look who is back and just in time for the season of love is upon us. The Brooklyn singer/songwriter Christina Rubino is back and ready to set the…
Pentatonix
Why are PTX back to doing covers
At the end of last year, Pentatonix seemed to have succeeded in doing the best cross over ever seen in music. Not just because, technically…
Tory Lanez
Tory Lanez pulling the trigger
After leaving the beef behind with Drake, Tory Lanez has returned to work. 'Shooters' is the title of the new single from the artist…
Oranssi Pazuzu
Oranssi Pazuzu
Oranssi Pazuzu are a renowned Finnish psychedelic black metal band, who are about to come out with a great new album titled Värä…
Beyoncé
Winners of the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards
The 33rd edition of the MTV Video Music Awards came loaded with emotion and very good show. Last Sunday night August 28 took place the great event at…
Alicia Keys
A Street Songstress Announces Her New Music
Ahhh… Alicia Keys… how can I describe Alicia Keys? I remember when she started in her music career. She had a very…
Danilo Montero
The Cure for Hate
For anthropologists and / or philosophers evil is the absence of good. And the light is the absence of darkness. In that sense, one could say with…
Pitbull
Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias lead the party in Miami.
The singers Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull triumphed today as kings before a public totally delivered from the first minute, in an evening of pure…
Maluma
And filled the Polyhedron!
This Saturday 22 October, Juan Luis, better known as Maluma, fulfilled one of his greatest dreams, said the artist, filling the majestic polyhedron…
Ken Chapple
Ken Chapple ‘Crossing The Black’ - Album Review
Bluegrass flatpicker and singer/songwriter, Ken Chapple, is releasing his debut album Crossing The Black in mid-September. The Portland, Oregon…
Russ
My feelings of his lyrics
Russ. He has a meaning and honestly is the reason my life has been going well I think. He just makes me feel like I can do almost anything. He has…
Skrillex
This is how Suicide Squad sounds
We are all waiting Suicide Squad. The trailer has us in suspense, good effects have us crazy and characters give that talk. Now, we can add one more…
Reba McEntire
Till You Love Me
This song is one of the most charming country songs. Reba’s treatment of the lyrics was awesome as usual. Her flow is awesome.…
Alexz Johnson
An Exciting New Venture
It always amazes me that this girl doesn't have a record deal. Not a proper one anyway. After the debacle in 2008 that was her being…
Kanye West
4 Reasons Why Live Rap Concerts Suck
I love rap music. In fact I wanted to be a rapper when I was younger and that desire actually got me into music production which is now one of the…
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…
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters officially premieres The Sky Is A Neighborhood
Foo Fighters will be releasing their first album, Run, which will be released in the next few months. Then during their concerts and even in the…
La Melodia Perfecta
Together New video of the Perfect Melody.
This duo of Venezuelans has made headlines during the 2016 and has had many successes, if we briefly recount are currently leading the top 100 of the…
Cam
Cam ‘Untamed’ – Album Review
The hype-machine betrays us again. Cam, one of the most exciting artists to come out of 2015 after her gold-certified ‘Burning House&…
Sleepless In Seattle (Soundtrack)
Friday Night and Sleepless in Seattle
Sometimes my Fridays aren’t all about gigs or rushing out after a hard day’s work to catch up with buddies. There are those days…
Old Dominion
Old Dominion ‘Snapback’ – Single Review
Just when we thought the state of mainstream country music couldn’t get worse, here comes Old Dominion to prove us wrong. If you happen to…
Lizzie Wilson
Lizzie Wilson – EP Review
Although the team at FTCR are prone to the sticking the boot in when Kid Rock and Florida Georgia Line releases pretty much anything, we’ve…
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…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran to face lawsuit over 'Photograph'
The popular British musician Ed Sheeran will face a lawsuit in US for the alleged plagiarism of his hit song Photograph she reported the US…
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney in 360 degrees
Years pass and Paul McCartney remains in force. The trick: his undoubted musical quality and stay always updated with new trends. Following this line…
Blondie
Blondie releases My Monstrer new single from his latest album
The Blondie band, led by singer Debbie Harry, sharing a preview of the new theme of his next album. This time they brought to light My Monster which…
Pantha Du Prince
Pantha du Prince
Pure Vulnerability The skies of glass are so clear and bright! The hands of glass touch my body and make me relax. These hands have dozens of fingers…
Primal Scream
Primal Scream and Chaosmosis
Feeling like a Demon Again I am eating a big apple at the moment. A fruit of seduction and the endless pleasures. Oh, I love myself! I’m…
Gustavo Dudamel
Dudamel postpones his concerts in Bogota
In a letter to Ramiro Osorio Fonseca, general director of the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, maestro Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bol&…
Ryan Beaver
Ryan Beaver ‘Rx’ – Album Review
From the opening down-strum bar chords of empowerment anthem ‘Dark’, it’s clear that a special album is about to unfold.…
Frank Vieira
Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
If you’ve been reading the site for some time, you may remember that we featured Frank Vieira in our first ever Stray Plectrums post…
Los Amigos Invisibles
For Invisible Friends No One Is Healthy Here
Funny occurrences of Los Amigos Invisibles have returned. The Venezuelan group is in full promotion of Nobody here is Healthy theme that already…
Foo Fighters
The new Foo Fighters already has a name and date
After Foo Fighters released their last EP that was titled Saint Cecilia in 2015, which was composed by 5 songs of extraordinary quality as we usually…
Dark Model
Dark Model gives us a teaser with Survivors
We immediately sense a new different sound from award-winning music producer Tatsuya Oe as he states this album focuses more on epic, emotional, and…
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Hey Joe, look who you brought together
Nick Cave is a cool guy - cool as a jazz cat can be, although he has nothing to do with jazz. That’s why this totally weird combination of…
One Direction
Indefinite break for One Direction
From the TV show X Factor members of the group One Direction took leave of his audience in what would be their last performance together. The group…
Shawnee Kilgore
Shawnee Kilgore and Joss Whedon Captivate with Break the Skin
Joss Whedon & Shawnee Kligore share intimate behind the scene footage of their single Break The Skin recorded at Ocean Studios in Burbank,…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore shares the video for Glorious
Macklemore is back with his new G lorious song which has the collaboration of Skylar Gray. This is a theme produced by Joshua Budo Karp and the…
Sharif
Sing and Sew deeper
In late 2015 the Spanish rapper Sharif let us enjoy his third solo album, Under The lightning that never stops. A disc that had a theme in particular…
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale On How He Got To Memphis – Interview
Sometimes a walk in the park can clear the mind and is good for the soul. And when you live in Nashville, you never know who you’re going to…
Adele
Goodbye Adele?
The world is talking about Adele again. After finishing up the US leg of her current world tour, she announced that she is going to have another baby.…
Paul Desenne
Paul Desenne's Butterfly Hypnosis
Composer and Venezuelan cellist Paul Desenne (Caracas, 1959) is one of the authors whose work, Hypnosis Butterfly symphonic glosses based on the song…
Desorden Público
These two bands went Pa' Fuera
Venezuela Attention! Two successful groups arrive with a new album. It is C4 Trio and Public Disorder with Pa 'Fuera. The album contains 12…
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash 'The River and The Thread' - Album Review
I feel privileged to have experienced the 1980s when women dominated country music radio and billboard music charts. And it just wasn’t a handful of…
Bruno Mars
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Accused of Plagiarizing for 'Uptown Funk'
It has been reported this week that the producer Mark Ronson, and pop singer Bruno Mars have been sued for plagiarizing the band electro funk 80&…
The Statesboro Revue
The Statesboro Revue ‘Jukehouse Revival’ – Album Review
The Statesboro Revue are a Texas band that don’t sound like they’re from Texas. In fact, they defy convention with understated brilliance; some…
Ludwig van Beethoven
A Piano Symphony For Finger Flying
Beethoven has another masterwork that is made for finger flying. This reviewer is just jaw-dropped upon this performance of his Piano Sonata No. 32.…
Mark Edgar Stuart
Mark Edgar Stuart On His Love of Memphis, Reclaiming Sun and ‘Trinity My Dear’ – Interview
Imagine suddenly you hear nothing except your own thoughts and this goes on for weeks. Some things in life seem to happen randomly and in the depth of…
The Last Shadow Puppets
TLSP premiered video
When and members of The Last Shadow Puppets, Alex Turner and Miles Kane warned that a long break will be taken and will reprise their main projects,…
Japan
Kousokuya
Sinking into a swamp of vicious and dark sounds seems so easy and not painful. This mirage wraps you; it hugs you with iron tenderness. You’…
DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled and Rihanna team up to present Wild Thoughts
After the mega hit I'm the One along with Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne and Quavo, DJ Khaled decided to launch a new song with…
Diego El Cigala
Diego el Cigala gives salsa a flamenco touch with Indestructible
Diego el Cigala, the flamenco singer who in 2002 entered the world of bolero hand Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes and his album Lágrimas Negras, now…
Lynne Revo-Cohen
Lynne Revo-Cohen Takes on the World with We're on Fire in Georgia
Today is the day that will determine the future of the US Senate. “We’re On Fire In Georgia” is a call to get out the vote. Sung by 3…
Lucy Scholl
Lucy Scholl – EP Review
Lucy Scholl is another to join the crop of young women looking to make a mark on the country music industry. Just 20 years old, she’s already been…
A Shoreline Dream
Colorado's A Shoreline Dream Present Brilliant New Single
Colorado’s A Shoreline Dream have revealed their new single - the fourth track from their…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto Brought To You By The Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra
If you’re looking of a good reading of any of the Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos, let me suggest Tampa Bay Symphony’s performance of Rachmaninoff’s…
John Mayer
Still the same man with the same music
John Mayer fed the rumors about his never ending crush on Katy Perry, and their on-off relationship, with the release of his latest jam, “Still Feel…
Anielle Reid
VIDEO: Anielle Reid ‘Love Song’
Having released her videos for ‘Morality‘ and ‘Better‘ from her EP ‘Ain’t Like ‘…
Don DiLego
Don DiLego Shares Magnificent New Record
Don DiLego has been an artist that continually breaks through barriers. His eclectic sound goes beyond the stylistic boundaries of Americana, Folk and…
Daft Punk
Crush And Something Else
In Venezuela the word Flechazo is known to that moment when we let the God of Love work, while the greengos describe it as an Instant Crush a moment…
blink-182
Blink-182 will release a new album in 2016
Rumors and uncertainties are clarified for all fans of the important Californian band Blink-182 after a publication that made his drummer Travis…
Alejandro Sanz
Prepaid streaming concert by Alejandro Sanz.
More is more, the multitudinous concert that Alejandro Sanz will offer on 24 June at the Vicente Calderón stadium in Madrid, can be followed…
David Cronenberg's Wife
David Cronenberg's Wife
I love’em, I love’em, I love them. “David Cronenberg's Wife” is a name of the band I’m…
Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam
Vampire Weekend's Rostam Shares First Video Of His Project With Hamilton Leithauser, A 1000 Times
Rostam Batmanglij ex Vampire Weekend announced the launch of a new project with singer of the band The Walkmen, Hamilton Leithauser, premiering live…
Eduardo Paniagua
When history is the protagonist
If anything characterizes the XX and XXI centuries -as far as musical performance is concerned-is the interest in music of the past, the old music.…
John Carpenter
John Carpenter — Classic Themes Redux EP (2016)
Creepy creatures from your nightmares are following you everywhere. Don’t you look out of your window because you will see there someone…
Pimpinela
For Pimpinela They're all the same
The classic Argentine duo Pimpinela announced the release of their next album They're all alike. The album includes several of his best known…
Julieta Venegas
It's the only thing there is
Bacalao Men
Domingo en Llamas releases four new albums
The official statement of the Caracas band reads as follows: Attention! Last minute! In the coming weeks we will publish several albums in which we…
Lake Haze
Lake Haze
Come closer Imagine some special atmosphere – the air is grey and objects are liquid. Everything is so blurred that it seems you are about…
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…
Nights Amore
New Nights Amore Album is on Fire!
I have written very many articles on Nights Amore in the past and I keep coming back to them and how touching their music is. They are an artist to…
Royal Blood
Royal Blood releases new song and music video
I Only Lie When I Love You is the new single from one of the UK's most recognized emerging bands, Royal Blood . The same is one of the cuts…
Hit Boy
EP Recommendation: Hit-Boy Zoomin
One of Californias best, rapper/producer Hit-Boy a G.O.O.D. Music signee, recently dropped his hit EP …
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel to jail
Singer Luis Miguel did not appear Monday at a hearing in a court in Los Angeles where he filed a lawsuit against William Brockhaus, his exmanager,…
La Vida Boheme
La Vida Boheme will perform four concerts in Venezuela
Venezuelan rock band La Vida Bohème return to his homeland to celebrate four concerts with waiting reunited with his public after what has been…
Chester Bennington
Linkin Park releases new song and new video
With the release of the single Heavy the group Linkin Park announced that next May 19 will release the album One More Light, a job singing on issues…
Coldplay
Chris Martin showed solidarity with Venezuela during a concert
Chris Martin, vocalist of the British band Coldplay, sent a message of solidarity to the Venezuelan people in the face of the serious crisis. During…
Franco De Vita
New musical theme by Franco de Vita, after 7 years.
After seven years, singer and Venezuelan composer Franco de Vita will release a new song through its digital platforms. The song, titled Where there…