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B4.DA.$$
Review: Joey Bada$$'s 'B4.DA.$$'
The general consensus about Joey Bada$$ has always been that he is a remarkably talented up-and-comer with infinite promise. His devastatingly sharp…
Evolve
Whatever It Takes already has its own Video Clip
Tell My Sister
Sisters That Brought Optimism Back To Folk
In American folk-rock music, 1975 was a year of powerful, dark and confessional albums. Just take a look at this series: Bob Dylan – Blood On The…
A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream
The Manchester band are attuned to the absurdity of our times. The hyperactive synth-pop of their fourth LP is full of surreal vignettes that reflect…
Whatever Reason
Molly Drag - Seductive Despondency
Ii it was easy to transfer sadness, despair, and despondency into music, then everybody would be doing it. You really have to feel it, or you have to…
G I R L
Review: Pharrell's 'G I R L'
Pharrell’s second solo release, G I R L, is the culmination of his year-and-a-half-long winning streak. His unadulterated happiness is…
Happy Birthday
Hey Colossus - Happy Birthday
The well-known British experimental psychedelic rock/noise rock/stoner band Hey Colossus has released a large number of great albums through the years…
Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Difficulty: Normal
Just a year after Juggernaut got out, Periphery bring us another piece of their vision of math metal combined with djent, and…
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&…
Gill Landry
Ghost Country
There are some artists who think love songs are songs about ghosts. There are some artists who think love has an afterlife. When love ends, these…
War Out There
8 Graves: War Out There EP
Hailing from New York and consisting of Brent Carpentier and Nicholas Gonclaves, 8 Graves produce warm, deep and alt-soul infused…
21
Adele 25
When asked to write about a single artist that shaped the month of November, at first I was stumped. So many mainstream artists have been having huge…
Get Busy
Matisse refreshes his sound!
The Mexican romantic trio, Matisse, is debuting with the release of the reissue of his album '' Go up, Summer Edition '&#…
Plans
Death Cab For Cutie: Plans
On my 18th birthday, a boy gifted Death Cab for Cutie's Plans to me along with a letter confessing his true feelings for me. Irrelevant as this…
Extraterrestrial Highway
Ten East - Extraterrestrial Highway
Ten East is an instrumental psychedelic rock/stoner rock/deser rock band from Los Angeles, California. They have released 3 full length albums through…
Starboy
Starboy is the new thing from The Weeknd
The Weeknd has given much to talk about in recent months, as has squandered good talent in different settings worldwide. Last Friday, the singer of…
Hang
Foxygen Kept It Foxy
There is something I call music depression. It is an episode that lasts for several months during which the ‘’the patient’’ is unable to find new…
Weezer (White Album)
Californian Mythos
Weezer is one of the bands who can pull off almost anything they want. The proclivity to write peculiar lyrics and persistent delivery of great albums…
÷ (Deluxe)
Ed Sheeran breaks records with Divide
No doubt Ed Sheeran is ravaging all records with its new album Divide with only 15 days after it is released each holder has captured the music press…
The Direction of Last Things
The direction of metal evolution
I fell in love with Intronaut from the moment I heard their, at the moment, best album ‘till date, Valley Of Smoke. After that fantastic…
Ouroboros
Transcendental LaMontagne
When Bon Iver first appeared, he scored a nickname ‘dark version of Ray Lamontagne’. Meanwhile, Ray Lamontagne, the…
Sound the Alarm
Less Than Jake Sound More Than Alarming
Ska punk boys from Florida known as Less Than Jake have once again skillfuly intersected downtempo ska rhythyms, midtempo punk=rock and…
The Sympathy Sigh
Problems reading? Well, Sing then!
It seems that Jamie Lockhart, the brain behind the Mi Mye monicker has problems reading because he has dyslexia. He was only able to read fully his…
Caracal
Why So Many Duets?
Two brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence were always surrounded with music. They parents were professional musicians, they have studied classical music…
Confident
Demi Lovato Confident Album Review
Pop sensation Demi Lovato released her new full length LP titled on October 16th, 2015. is a sizable, 55 minutes long and features both Iggy Azalea…
New Energy
5 Favorite Albums of 2017
My favorite LPs of the year, in no specific order. Arca - EPONYMOUS Same as Mutant, this album is a hybrid of different genres, only this time they…
Heavy Metal XMAS (Rock, Hard Rock and Metal Christmas Carols)
Here It Comes, Ready or Not
It is the season to be jolly. And if you think this is also one rocking season, then you might consider The Christmas Party Singers Heavy Metal…
A Way in the Wind
Railway Gamblers Bring Their A Game Again
When someone creates a masterpiece as Railway Gamblers did at the beginning of the year with Shadow Of The Moon, many would go on…
The Getaway
RHCP At Their Most Mediocre Level
It’s been ten years since extraordinary Stadium Arcadium, seven years since crazy diamond John Frusciante left the band, and five years…
Why Make Sense?
Everything You Rationalize Will Be Used Against You
UK’s finest electro band Hot Chip continues to walk the road of contagious indietronic and dance electropop with a plausible confidence.…
SOUR SOUL
Ghostface Killah and BADBADNOTGOOD Sour Soul LP
I began listening to this album strictly because I saw that BadBadNotGood was making the beats. BadBadNotGood is a improvisational, hip-hop…
Trouble Maker (Deluxe Edition)
Rancid! Rancid! Rancid!
I'll see ya in the pit, as Rancid would say. Trouble Maker has the arguments and quality that would make any punk boy and girl consider visiting…
Music From Siesta
Stay Cool! Miles...
Summer is coming! Actually, summer came in Macedonia a week ago. With temperatures over 30°C (86 °F) afternoons are already becoming…
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…
The Echo Of Pleasure
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Return To The Right Sonic Path
Bands come and go, but their members keep on moving, especially If their music addiction is impossible to cure. There is no panacea for loving music.…
Storm Is Coming
Darrell Kelley - Storm Is Coming
Well it’s been brewing for a while now and Darrell Kelley wants you to know that it’s coming and will be here before you can ask, “What the heck was…
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…
Unsharp Mask
uSSSy - Unsharp Mask
uSSSy is a pretty well-known Russian experimental psychedelic rock duo, who have released several great albums in the field of instrumental …
Control
Celebrating 30 years of Control
This week, it was 30 years ago that Janet Jackson had released her breakthrough album “Control”. For Janet, it was the most…
Good Luck Have Fun
Mother Falcon Takes Flight
Good Luck Have Fun - Mother Falcon 3rd album released October 9, 2015 on Universal Music Classics Overall rating: 10/10 Mother Falcon is a…
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…
Greatest Hits: Pieces of Three
Complete Spotify Band Promotion helps THREEPEACE increase play counts by 1000%
Complete Spotify Band Promotion helps THREEPEACE increase play counts by 1000% Complete Spotify Band Promotion helps THREEPEACE…
Superunknown
The Top Five Albums of the 90's
The nineties saw the comeback of distorted guitars hanging on the knees, long-haired bands, hard rock riffs and pessimistic lyrics. It was called…
What About
A Tasty Piece Of Fusion Cake
Zaa is a band from Serbia and is one of the most original bands coming from my country. On the first two albums their music was a classic mix of…
Heart Crash Boom Bang
Ewian=Radiohead?
Let's be real - it's difficult for people to get out of their comfort zones an change their routine. The best evidence for this was Ewian when…
Dreams
Gabor Szabo's Dreams
“Dreams” is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó recorded in 1968 and released the year after on the…
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…
Pacific Daydream
Infantile Weezer
There are two types of Weezer albums: those that have name and then those that don't have a name so we have to recognize them by their color. All…
Outside The Box
Hacktivist -Outside The Box
There is something incisive about artists who use their music as a tool for political activism. I believe the final product returns to the…
Trouble
The Dead C - Trouble
The New Zealand lo-fi avant-garde noise-rock/garage rock greats The Dead C came out with a new album this year via Ba Da Bing Records. As was perhaps…
Painting Of A Panic Attack (Deluxe)
Painting of A Panick Attack
Frightened Rabbit is a band from Scotland formed in 2003. Initially, it was a solo project of Scott Hutchison until it turned to band comprising 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…
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…
theyesandeye
Lamb Gone Folk
Music duo Lamb has been influencing electronic scene with their trip-hop and chill-out discography. As half of Lamb, Lou Rhodes took a completely…
Chasing an Illusion
Chasing Illusion
Sorrowful lyrics against spirited playing create a magical crux on the experimental singer-songwriter’s latest, a powerfully maternal and spiritually…
Harmonies
Harmonies Aplenty
Whoever thinks that it is easy making good sounding sampled music couldn’t be more wrong. First, you have to have a bottomless knowledge of music…
Champion
Champion is the new Fall Out Boy
In 15 years of being founded, there have been 9 studio albums, more than 115 presentations on stage, and the same members remain faithful to the…
Pijan slavej
The Drunk Nightingale and the magical world of Foltin
“Foltin” are one of the most exciting bands coming from Macedonia. Building their sound through all these years (from 1995 until…
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…
Ash & Ice
The Kills - 'Ash & Ice'
Since the release of their first album Keep on Your Mean Side, The Kills has become a cult band being compared with other duos as The White Stripes…
Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied (Deluxe Version)
Rock n' Roll Circus
Some bands are fundamentally good. Some put fun and mental in fundamental. Scottish trio called The Fratellis is incredibly cute group of talented…
Is This The Life We Really Want?
Should Roger Waters Retire?
In two to three years old competition comprised of collections of songs named Ratthe That Lock and Endless River, Is This The Life We Really Want by…
Rock N Roll Consciousness
I Miss You, Sonic Youth
It is necessary to recognize the gods and goddesses who are walking among us. For me, it is easy to spot them in the music. Each of their albums is…
New Eyes (Special Edition)
BBC Philharmonic and BBC Radio 1 present… Clean Bandit
Classical music and electronic music are certainly not one and the same. Music that can be made on a computer and music that is played in a concert…
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,…
The Narrows (Deluxe Edition)
Grant Lee Phillips Stromg As A Buffalo
Grant Lee Buffalo were one of those bands that never got enough recognition from the media and the audience. Their 1999 debut Fuzzy, a fusion of…
Mockroot
Revolutionary Jazz
I am coming from the future to tell you Tigran Hamasyan is going to be one of the most important composers. Why am I claiming this? Well, his songs,…
Darker My Love
Darker My Love - Darker My Love
Darker My Love is a psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles. They started back in the early 2000s and have produced a string of great albums filled…
Alive In New Light
IAMX is Optimistic? A Miracle!
Only a year after the album Unfall, Chris Corner returned with the new record Alive In New Light. In some way, it wraps up the story started with…
Caiga la Noche
The Innkeepers are unstoppable
Los Mesoneros, Venezuelan band still residing in Mexico, have been unstoppable since the release of their second studio album titled Caiga La Noche.…
In Search of Harperfield
For Those Who Know How To Dig, Emma Pollock
On her solo efforts, Emma Pollock continued in the same direction she was taking with her stellar band The Delgados, one of the most influential bands…
Human
How Human Is Rag 'N' Bone Man
In the first ten seconds of the song Human that opens this same titled album, you will figure out everything you need to know about the man who stands…
Everything This Way
Indie Rock for the 21st Century
Irish band Walking on Cars is the band I have been waiting for. First of all, the music talent runs through their veins. Without any pretentious…
Rainbow
Rainbow
Kesha’s musical career has been defined by her work with Dr. Luke. On her third album, she begins something new and promising. The story of …
Joanne
Waking up to Lady Gaga
Although my teenage self is cringing so hard while I write this, to be honest, I cringe pretty hard about most of what she did, so I couldn’t care…
Homeward
Ben Labat & The Happy Devil - Life goes on, so does the music
Having trouble in life, wandering around and changing professions like shirts seems to be a common thing in Americana. Usually, it is quite often the…
Positive Songs For Negative People
Positive Songs For Negative People
No one cal play with words as good as Frank Turner. His lyrical style is unexcelled. As much as I adore Frank, I will be frank and say how minus and…
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…
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…
An Evening with Friends at Huvila (Live)
Amorphis - An Evening with Friends at Huvila [Review]
I don’t often do reviews of live albums but every now and then a marvelous live performance appears that deserves to be shared with others. One of…
Hurry Home
The Deslondes - The New Orleans Palette
Many try and fail to cover as much the musical palette offered by the American music, and often they fail. Basically, they have a hard time breathing…
Turn the Sea
Cressman sure can Turn the Sea
Have you heard of Natalie Cressman? If you’re interested in jazz you should definitely check her out. There are not many videos on Youtube, and those…
Wallflower (The Complete Sessions)
Of the Shades and Colors February Left Behind!
Sometimes endings transcend the entrails of human mind to make a permanent milestone for a new beginning. Even when ends are connected with losing the…
Shangri La
Why Jake Bugg's Shangri La Is Testament To The Talent Of Young Generation of Musicians
Saying that there is nothing interesting in today’s music, and that the old guys are making the best albums is ridiculous. There are many examples…
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…
Greatest Hits
Tracing Tracy Chapman's Musical Journey
Nearly three decades ago, this singer-songwriter stepped into the wider world stage after years of performing in smaller, more intimate platforms. Her…
ÆTONAL
Espen Lund - ÆTONAL
Espen Lund is an avant-garde drone doom musician from Norway that mixes the aforementioned genres with free jazz and noise. Now while saying this I…
Perfect Storm
Vanbot - Perfect Storm (Album)
Shelving a virtually complete album in 2013 after a creative breakdown, Vanbot (real name Ester Ideskog) began anew and…
case/lang/veirs
Folk-Country-Indie Album of 2016
When three magnificent female vocalists, such as Neko Case, k.d.lang and Laura Veirs are, come together to make an album, the result has to…
Vagabundo
Dos Décadas del Influyente Vagabundo Creado Por Robi Draco Rosa
Hace 20 años se gestó una de los diamantes musicales más importante de la era del rock alternativo en españ…
HERO
A Singer Who You Can Trust
MAREN MORRIS She is driving a Mercedes with the crown on the rearview mirror and she mentions Amen and Hallelujah in the chorus.…
Ritual Spirit
A Fistful of maddeningly good melodies
Massive Attack are back, and while the new EP titled Ritual Spirit contains only four songs it is just long enough to show us that they are…
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…
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…
Eclipse
Astounding Comeback
Eclipse, the first Amorphis album featuring Tomi Joutsen behind the mic, and a crucial one for their history got released back in 2006. After left…
Stuck in the Status Quo
All-out Against The Status Quo
As of the early Nineties, Antwerp, Belgium emerged as one of the strongest rock scenes this side of La Manche Channel. And it has quite a lot to thank…
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”.…
Ion Vein
Never In The Spotdark
Formed in 1994 in Chicago, American metal boys Ion Vein were trying hard for a long time to find their place in the light (or should I say, in the…
Love & Darkness
Israeli Folk
Noa Bentor is a pretty unfamiliar name on the scene. Last year, she released her debut Love and Darkness and even though she is not yet respected,…
Bear Bones, Lay Low
Bear Bones, Lay Low - Valléé de Dith
Bear Bones, Lay Low is a one-man psychedelic rock band of Ernesto Gonzalez from Venezuela. This relatively prolific one-man psych rock band is however…
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha as told by John Williams
Prior to Memoirs of a Geisha, composer John Williams had never asked to compose for a movie before. Being the resident composer for Steven Spielberg…
Alice Jemima
Thoughts on Alice Jemima's Debut
Alice Jemima's self-titled debut album consists of a surprising total of twelve songs that amount to only thirty six minutes. However, the album,…
Nowhere Everywhere
New EP by The Wanton Bishops
The Wanton Bishops are what I imagine a contemporary blues band should sound like. Their name sounds like they come from the southern parts of USA,…
As Light As Light
EP Battle: Inc.No World Vs Frabin
INC. NO WORLD With their new EP, brother duo from California, Andrew and Daniel Aged confirmed that they are top-notch neo-soul act of the modern days…
Awake And Pretty Much Sober
Intricately Layered & Easy on the Ears
Awake and Pretty Much Sober by Violents is one of my most recent discoveries and the strange tension between cool, icy indifference and…
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&…
Alchemy to Our Days
Metzengerstein - Alchemy To Our Days
Metzengerstein is a rather interesting Italian experimental/psychedelic rock/krautrock band from Tuscany. They have so far released two albums, with &…
Majestic (Live)
Kari Jobe's Majestic (LIVE)
Worship singer Kari Jobe is a singer who is just dripping with the holy spirit. Many of the songs that she sings on her albums are full of the spirit…
Soul Sphere
Born Of Osiris Soul Sphere Album Review
Chicago’s heavy metal quintet Born Of Osiris released their 5th full length release on October, 29th 2015. The album is based on the ancient…
Gone Is Gone
Gone is Gone – Gone is Gone [Review]
Supergroups. They always bring lots of promises but fail to deliver them almost every time. Anyone remembers SuperHeavy, a project consisting out of…
On Our Way Home
Empire of the Sun's Visual Mind-bending Continue With Their On Our Way Home EP
It was certainly apt that Billboard's August 2017 interview with Empire of the Sun frontman Lukas Steele (which marked a…
What I'm Feelin'
What I`m Feeling by Anthony Hamilton
Fifth studio record of Mr. Soul Man, Anthony Hamilton is here, officially released 4 days ago by RCA Records and…
Oferta
Electro Disgusting Spanish Girls
I never expected that my new favorite band would be from Spain. They are singing in Spanish, and I am not that fluent, but that still did not stop…
Welkya
Welkya
“Welkya” is an album I first heard when it came out in 2006. It was around the time when I first had the chance to personally meet with Theodosii…
Process
Sampha Drops Debut Album Of The Year
You know when you see a shooting star and make a wish? You know how rare that happens? Well, I feel the same when I hear a good debut album…
Devil Is Fine
A Match Made In Hell
Chuck Shuldiner’s statement “Let the Metal Flow” outstandingly describes the world of metal. It’s a genre…
Pure Heroine
Our Heroine
It’s hard to believe that Lorde’s debut album was released four years ago. Aside from a very strong sentimental attachment that I have to it (it was…
The Unkindness Of Crows
Eagle Twin - The Unkindness of Crows
Eagle Twin are a great sludge metal/stoner metal/doom duo from Salt Lake City in Utah. Their best album to date has probably been The Unkindness of…
If You Leave
Broken Heart Proves You Have One
Daughter have released a new album that I still didn’t have the chance to listen, so I have decided to remind us all about their …
At Swim
Lisa's Grand Comeback
It took a long time for Lisa Hannigan to drop her new baby, aka, record. I have been waiting for five years. The wait is over and At Swim…
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…
Automatic & Voluntary
MODOC: Automatic + Voluntary LP
Comprised of Clint Culberson (singer/rhythm guitars), Kyle Addison (lead guitars), and John Carlson (drums), MODOC came together at Ball State…
Untrue
Nightspace: Untrue EP
Bailey Skye aka Nightspace is a Seattle-based musician and performer. He started producing music in the summer of 2012 and his EP…
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…
More Rain
Come Back, M Ward
My brain has a special grey area. It is an area where I feel peculiar empathy for all of those great artists who suddenly start losing…
Angels Bend Closer
If Jane Sibbery Tells Them, The Angels WILL Bend Closer
With Robbie Robertson's Testimony already finding its way to us, the issue of Jane Siberry's album Angels Bend Closer, may make this some kind…
Venom (Deluxe Edition)
Trash Metal Comeback
Almost a decade ago, The Poison has put group of trash metal boys in the center of attention. Everytime Bullet For My Valentine are about to…
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…
Saint Molly
Studying At The Academy Can Make You A Saint
I’m old enough to remember the times before any Internet (yeah, that old) with what would be now considered scant information about any new and…
A Latino Christmas
Celebrating a Latino Christmas
Fifteen songs will make you smile and feel satisfied for choosing to listen to Latino Christmas. That's true for me, of course. But honestly,…
An Awesome Wave
Throwback to Alt-J's An Awesome Wave
An oldie, but a goodie, I was re-acquainted with this album whilst noshing on pizza and sipping white wine at a restaurant last night. Although the…
Bloodroot
Bloodroot Shouldn't Be Scary
At one point, French composer and pianist Eric Satie was considered too obscure and it was thought he would remain so. These days he seems to be one…
Weird & Wonderful
Liquid Stranger's New EP is Absolutely Weird, but Decidedly Wonderful
The genre-bending maestro known as Liquid Stranger teased his newest EP with the original release of Hotbox late last year, and now he…
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…
I.
I. - A Beautiful Haze
I often find myself drawn to certain songs because of the mood that they create. Cigarettes After Sex is such a prime example of this in each of their…
Last of the Easy Riders
The Last of The Easy Riders - Yet Another EP?
Ok, sometimes you have to eat your own words. Its a hard thing to do, but if has to, it has to. Reviewing the Curse of Lono EP last week, I was quite…
General Admission
MGK General Admission Album Review
is the second studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records.…
Sea of Noise
The Bones are doing fine, thank you
Watching the ever popular BBC show Later... with Jool Holland, of course, late at nigh, can make you doze off. Paricularly if artist playing at that…
Seven Swans
Asking Questions with Sufjan Stevens
Speaking of albums I keep returning to, it would be foolish not to mention Sufjan Stevens’ Seven Swans. While I appreciate Carrie &…
Some Things Just Take Time
Colorama - Some Things Take Time, indeed!
The name of this Welsh band is Colorama and their sixth album is Some Things Take Time. And this is not a pun since it took Carwyn Ellis and his…
Shadow of the Moon
Railway Gamblers Deserve More Attention
Sometimes, good things are buried deep down in the entropy of the world and you find them by accident. This is especially the case with the…
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…
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)…
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…
Awesome Rock on Piano
Interview with Dmytro Morykit about his album 'Awesome Rock on Piano'
I interviewed Dmytro Morykit, about his recent album of classic rock covers Awesome Rock on Piano and include below some of his thoughts on the…
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…
Currents
The Impact of Currents and Track-By-Track Analysis
Before “Currents”, Tame Impala could have been labeled simply as a psychedelic rock band. However, this 2015 summer release took the project and its…
Shape Shift With Me
Post-Dysphoria Punk
After nihilistic and vulgar album Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Laura-Jane Grace went through a chatarsis and left us wondering what will…
We Fucked a Flame into Being
Dark and Eclectic Warhaus
Warhaus is the project by Marteen Devolder that manifested in the debut We Fucked A Flame Into Being. Belvedere is also a frontman of Belgian indie…
Big Inner
The Big Inner of the Big White Man
Matthew E. White is an American artist that came on strong from the start, with a voice of his own and gained international following instantly. As…
Change
Christina Begs for a change with her new Song
Christina Aguilera joins the group of artists who deeply regret the tragedy that occurred a few days ago in Orlando, Florida; Where some 49 people…
The Moment (feat. Travis Garland)
HOT NEW HIP HOP: Hoodie Allen ft. Travis Garland - The Moment
While you were sleeping on this guy, let me remind you what have you missed. This Jewish jewel ancestor, Steven AJ Markowitz&…
It Ain't Safe
It Ain't Safe... But the Music is Good
So if you're new to Grime then you must make your first listen available for Skepta. He's the king of Grime, bring his name up in the UK and…
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…
It's Midnight
Palpitations For The Broken Hearted and Mistreated
Consider St. Paul & The Broken Bones the Gospel/Soul version of Arcade Fire. Mainly because the band consists of 6 multi-talented musicians.…
Adiós
La Toma also bets on the bolero
Decision is not all you hear on his records, his power lies in vivo. Its ability to explore and expose different rhythms, makes him one of the most…
La Jetee
The Vryll Society - La Jetee
Psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society released La Jetee back in April and firmly established themselves as one of Liverpool&…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay's video is a lot of monkey business
The lead single from their upcoming album, “Head Full Of Dreams”, due for release on December 4th, had first been uploaded to…
Kiss Me
New Olly Murs Track: Hit or Miss?
English Singer/Songwriter Olly Murs just go back on the radar with his brand of bouncy pop and this time it's a brand new track called Kiss Me.…
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…
Indian Summer
Indian Summer
Iconic French duo Air (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel) have recently shared Indian Summer (a previously limited track),…
Whatever
High-Tech Disconnect
It’s virtually obligatory when reviewing Murphy’s solo albums to bemoan her failure to become wildly famous; it’s…
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…
Los Ageless
The Relentless Sadness of St Vincent’s “Los Ageless”
As the title of her second single suggests, art rocker St. Vincent (Annie Clark) is poised for a return to biting satire after the poignant, heartfelt…
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…
Mythological Beauty
Big Thief Open A Cinematic View Into The Vision That is Mythological Beauty
Capacity the second album coming from Big Thief follows vocalist/guitarist Adrianne Lenker through the stories she has lived throughout her life. One…
Snake Eyes
It's In the Eyes
La canción Ojos de serpiente trae interesantes letras y la melodía al álbum Wilder Mente de Mumford and Sons. A diferencia de su…
One Of Us
MUSICAL REALITY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE
Realitys seized the TV. Even MTV (Music TV) bases its entire programming Realitys Shows. MTV in its early days, was conceived as an exclusive…
Will He
Joji Detoxifies With will he
A man in a lean panda costume sways alone, among the passed out attendees of a surreal suburban house party. A melancholic singer sits in a bloodbath…
Skipping Stones
Gallant Skipping Stones For Red Bull
Not so many know about this fine industry cat, so let me tell you how extraordinary this musical genious is... Christopher Gallant going…
Cave Me In
R&B Looks East
After earning critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination (Best Urban Contemporary Album) for his debut album Ology (2016), Maryland singer-…
You Ain't Gang
Street Gang Anthem!
Brandon George Dickinson aka Lil Bibby fired up his home town Chicago last year with his street Trap jam You Ain`…
Introduction
Céline recovers after the loss of her husband
Celine Dion has had a difficult year, she lost her husband Rene Angelil and his brother only two weeks apart, have recently been reported in some…
Don't Matter Now
George Ezra is happy to be back
George Ezra is best known to me by his major hit “Budapest”, which had a long reign on the charts since 2014 (and lasted throughout…
i was all over her
Connections
One-man band Salvia Palth, in the track I Was All Over Her from melanchole, comes a title that is undoubtedly shoegaze, sings of the connections that…
Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan Shares new single Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan is a pop/adult contemporary singer-songwriter from southern Ontario. His honest lyrical style and emotionally charged vocal performance…
Fainting Spell
Therapeutic Unease
A Sleep Party People performance can easily come across as the musical equivalent of a psychoanalyst's case study. When Danish…
Company
T Fires That Company Dance!
New Year, new time, new days and brand new music videos curtain called are here! And who is better to start this Year with then our R`n`B&…
O Holy Night
Abigail Winzer gives us a beautiful rendition of O Holy Night
What a revelation is truly is to have an artist keep the true nature of Christmas music that keeps the soul and essence of the holiday spirit. The…
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…
Makeba
An explosion of joy with Jain and Makeba
If you’re in the mood for a crazy audiovisual treat (and who isn’t?) it’s time to check this video out. I was lucky enough to stumble upon Makeba…
Black Tornado
Poetic Minimalism
Black Tornado is a track from singer-songwriter Chris Staples' sixth solo album American Soft (2014), and a great…
Into You
Ariana “Into You”
This girl nothing stops her, who would have thought you could get to be as successful as has been achieved with their new album Dangerous Woman, this…
Finally (feat. SWV)
BBD and SWV finally get it right
We are just a little over a week into the new year and already it is giving us some surprises, especially for r&b fans. The upcoming mini-…
West End Blues
West End Blues from North Carolina
I am always in the mood for a good old traditional blues. Even when it comes from a 21st century band such as the Carolina Chocolate Drops. I…
Shadow - Radio Edit
Chromatics make Twin Peaks return much cooler
La obra maestra de televisión de David Lynch y Mark Frost Twin Peaks regresó el domingo, y fue tan aterradora, hilarante, enloquecedora y…
Sober
Games of the Weekend
Four years after the release of the debut album and hit single that catapulted her to mainstream and critical acclaim - and a…
The Miller Girl
Steve Hussey and Jake Eddu share with us The Miller Girl
Yes, “The Miller Girl” is a reference to the beer and the miller girl is portrayed in the Miller ad. Steve Hussey and Jake Eddy are geniuses for…
Try
Why sing in Spanish?
There are several artists who opt to sing in another language other than their own. Usually the English is a universal language, and all artists…
Lush Life
Zara Larsson uncovers her lush life
When you hear the song “Lush Life”, you can’t deny you’re thinking you’re listening to a new Rihanna…
Mr. Hitler
We're Gonna Tear Hitler Down
In times of global tensions and a possible new rise of fascist, racist, nationalist and fundamentalist movements, it’s imperative to…
Angels
Transmissions in Space
Don't even doubt for a moment, that when The XX hit the scene everyone was taken back. This small band creating sexy, edgy yet intimate and…
Reggae Music
To protest in Spanish
The artist makes his art inspired by everything that lurches emotionally, and emotions, occur as a response to what surrounds human beings, whether…
Carry On
Carry On With Norah
Even though there is quite some time left before the soaring temperatures starts to cool down again, I feel like I’m transported to the cozy…
Try Everything - From
Shakira premieres the theme song for the Disney movie Zootopia
Shakira surprised us once again, the Colombian artist is now part of one of the most recent Disney film deliveries, Zootopia is expected to hit…
Amor en el Aire (De
Children's songs? Part II
Children's songs or the first songs they hear the children are those bands that esucha one from tiny, and are the favorite of parents.…
Peaches
The Sweetest Peaches
Peaches remains LA duo In The Valley Below's (vocalist and guitarist Jeffrey Jacob Mendel and vocalist and keyboard player…
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…
Brand New (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Brand New TY $ign!
Dolla bought a brand new Porsche Dolla did a cover of The Source Dolla did the XXL Dolla bought my bitch Chanel goes the insanely dope intro hook…
Nausea
Watching My Time Wrinkle Alone
Nausea is the title track of Craft Spells' (the stage name of California's Justin Paul Vallesteros) second studio album - a title…
Seasons (Waiting On You)
Waiting for Change
The agonies of unrequited love is a musical theme that can easily devolve into mere cliche and hopeless sentimentalism - but Baltimore synthpop band…
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…
Andas En Mi Cabeza
Not just You walk in my head
This song Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho has become very popular not only in the stations, nightclubs or through comments from friends, but a song that…
Try Again
Trying the Chef'Special
Dutch pop-rock band “Chef’Special” have just released a new single called “Try Again”. It’s been a while since I’ve heard from them. The last song I’…
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&…
Prune, You Talk Funny
Gus Dapperton's “Prune, You Talk Funny” Epitomizes the Millennial Pursuit of Self-Expression
New York-based indie pop singer-songwriter Gus Dapperton can come across as a living, breathing embodiment of the Tumblr generation. His recent guitar…
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…
Summertime
Youthful Anxiety
Summertime is the first track from Moonguys' (an indie dreampop band from Atlanta, Georgia, led by Greg Gulbranson)…
My Body
Anthem For Those Young At Heart
An anthem for thr right reasons. 'My Body' by Young The Giant is a complete masterpiece by a long defintion. Not only was Young The Giant able…
Nameless, Faceless
Courtney Barnett's Nameless, Faceless is an Off-Handed Feminist Anthem for Our Times
With “Nameless, Faceless”, the first glimpse of her upcoming sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel (May 18, 2018), Grammy-nominated Australian…
Fuera De Este Mundo
Cycle 1- Venezuelan music
Growing up, we look what we liked in childhood, either because it reminds us something good or because he came to us, and we want to keep looking…
Alaska
Air In Between
“The music, in a lot of ways, reflects this meditative quality I get from hiking and dancing. They’re two polar opposite things…
Come
Come Closer to the She-Devils
This is where Pop should be going. Changing and everlasting effects from the duo She-Devils will have your mind altered within the candy haze ideas…
Someone That Loves You
Forbidden Love
Boy meets girl; boy already has a girlfriend. Romantic friction and emotional turmoil ensures. This is the simple but effective premise of “…
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'…
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…
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,…
Church
Church For the Soul
Gary Clark Jr. is a lot of potential wrapped up in one man. Between the album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim which is a masterpiece to this individual…
Lindsay Brohan
Funky Momentum
Javelin, comprised of New York City crate-rats George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk, certainly do their share of jumping around, never letting their…
Bludfire (Radio Edit) [feat. Sidney Samson]
Blood warming song
No matter where you are, lighters up We're gonna start a riot tonight, tonight, tonight Put your hands up to the sky Flames so red like bludfire,…
Miss You
James Hersey's Miss You
I'll admit, what drew me to this track on Apple Music was definitely the cover art. I'm a sucker for cool packaging, and I'm pretty sure I…
Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ)
A drop of cold water
It was to be expected. Once the collaboration between Major Lazer and Justin Bieber was announced, everybody already knew it was going to be a hit.…
Quit You
Subtle Quanity Makes For Golden Quality
The funny thing about Anderson East is many publications and music critics consider him soley a Country musician. Yes Anderson grew up in …
Guys My Age
Edgy Teen-Pop
I think our idea was just about writing from personal experience. We’ve been in this situation before — we had people writing…
Ode To Rose
CODA FACTO Share Catchy New Track Ode To Rose
Founded by Alexander DeRoo and Jonathan Harley, CODA FACTO are a Hamilton, ON-based duo who fuse melodic Brit-Rock and Americana with modern vocals…
If I Had It All
New Artist: Julia Fanning
I tell them that I came across this new artist on Twitter, is a native of Virginia United States, and from very small knew that serious music of his…
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…
Strange
Feeling Strange
[W]hen I was little I was obsessed by churches - by how they were built and how someone had created them because they believed in it so much, and it&#…
Your Best American Girl
Truth Tells No Lies
Mitski clearly focus' on an all too real issue. The radical effect to be 'Your Best American Girl' campaign. Even though I reside in the…
Rooting For You
Rooting for You
It’s safe to say that London Grammar’s brand new offering is not at all what I expected. Although Hannah Reid’s rich, strong vocal remains the main…
Midnight - Single Version
Power of Love
That moment when we breach the threshold; when a crush turns to love and when our deepest desires are awakened, what do we do? Most people would…
All Along the Watchtower
COVERLAND Vol.12: All Along the Watchtower
Jimi’s version was the first I heard in my life. Quite sometime passed until I heard the original version by Bob Dylan. And I liked it also very much,…
Clouds
An Air of Mystery
Rangleklods is an electronic music duo (Esben Nørskov Andersen & Pernille Smith-Sivertsen) from Denmark who spend a lot of…
Paris 12
Private Catharsis
After gaining major global attention for her song Sticky Leaves on Spotify, Singaporean singer-songwriter Linying is well poised to release her debut…
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.…
The Jungle Line
COVERLAND Vol.10: The Jungle Line
This article from the Coverland series is a sort of an homage to Leonard Cohen, who passed away yesterday. I am not a fan of his work, but he left his…
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…
Slacks
Feminine Willpower
‘I'm not yours, I'm mine. I tell you every time, you're walking a fine, fine line.’ Lyrics: Genius “Slacks”, an intricate 2014…
Good Goodbye (feat. Pusha T and Stormzy)
And it just gets worse: Linkin Park, Good Goodbye
For a band that has been globally popular for over fifteen years you wouldn't think Linkin Park would need to worry about gaining new fans. I'…
Mad Hatter
Mad Hatter
Melanie Martinez makes arty, alternative singer/songwriter pop that straddles the line between folk, electronica and hip-hop. Born in Baldwin, New…
i hope u never get over me
Brett Castro's Stunning New Single
Brett Castro is an NYC-via-Ohio based artist with a knack for experimental Indie/Pop production layered with swelling vocal harmonies like no others.…
Rearview Mirror
Kiri T's Lush Momentum
Run your fingers on my waist/ I’ll push the pedal to it’s deepest pace: the music video for New York-via-Hong…
Cheers Darlin'
Cheers and Goodbye
'Cheers Darlin' idolizes a subsection of music that stays hidden beneath the floor boards until one night, someone decides to do some digging.…
Love & War (feat. Yade Lauren)
Love & War according to Yellow Claw
To me, Yellow Claw are one of the originators of the format of dance music as we know it today. It was their collaboration with Rochelle, on Shotgun,…
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…
Real Deal
Is Jessie J's return the real deal
It feels like the release of a new Jessie J single, last week, got very little attention. There was just too much music news going on to keep…
Above Us
Summer Dreams
In untitled poem #1705, reclusive Belle of Amherst Emily Dickinson boasted that she didn't need to travel to Sicily or South America to imagine a…
Medicine Chant
Shamanic Properties Driven From Western Canada
As Halloween approaches, leaves are falling and a mist seems to be rolling in from the mountains Anilah seemed like the perfect musician to…
Modern Woman
Multi-Layered Femininity
After announcing the release of their fourth album, Yours Conditionally and sharing the harmony-laden In the Morning I&…
Cameo Lover
Gender Bending Genre-Hopping
Two albums on, and Kiwi songstress Kimbra is probably still best known as the 'girl that Gotye used to know' outside of…
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…
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…
I Don't Believe It
Uplifting Ballet Pop
Before New York-based singer-songwriter Rachael Sage embarked on a career in music, she attended The School Of American Ballet and danced in&…
Your Best American Girl
The Unhinged Catharsis of Not Fitting In
2016 may prove to be the turning point for Asian American representation in popular culture, with the proliferation of social media campaigns…
Show Me How
Men I Trust Find a Calm Reassurance in an Asymmetrical Relationship in Show Me How
Montreal indie-dance/trip-hop trio Men I Trust (vocalist/guitarist Emma Proulx, guitarist Jessy Caron and pianist Dragos Chiriac) have perfected their…
Seven Nation Army
The song that you know but with another sound
Once I heard that music is the listener. When sound traps the crowd, this becomes one voice. language barriers are broken, gender mix and endless…
Electric Blue
Electrifying Disco-Rock
There’s sort of an everything-nowness to life. I feel like almost every event and everything that happens surrounds you on all sides. Some…
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…
Holy War
Keep yourself open
I apologize for a short blog, but many things have been said about the events of today already. I don’t know about you, but my timelines on every…
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…
Ain't Nothing Changed
Listen to the Change
'Ain't Nothing Changed' by Loyle Carner happens to be a highly under-rated artist. Keeping that in mind, Loyle Carner twists and glues his…
Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Adele's Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
I first knew Adele because of her song “Rolling in the Deep” and it had really made such an impression on me for it is one of the…
Mama Said
Lukas Graham's Hard-Knock Life
Have you ever seen the musical or movie Annie? Do you remember that scene where the kids are scrubbing the floors and singing a song? Now, keep that…
Can't Get Enough Of Myself (feat. B.C)
Santigold Can't Get Enough Of Myself (feat. B.C)
The talented singer songwriter Santigold released a new single entitled Can't Get Enough Of Myself on November 4th, 2015. Santigold delivers a…
Piece By Piece - Radio Mix
Kelly Clarkson's growing up in Piece By Piece
If you were thinking that her recent collaborations, with her sort of mother-in-law Reba McEntire, meant that Kelly Clarkson was now doing Country…
Trojans
Get You Out Of My Head
Can’t get you out of my head! Isn’t that what we all say when have that person stuck in our head, playing on an endless, looping reel? Well, Atlas…
Uno Mismo
What does public transport sound like in Caracas?
Vallenato, reggaeton, but is mostly salsa and merengue, Latin sounds, including Christian music, or music Ballads 80 and 90, those with less…
Dog Years
Slow Dancing in Seconds
By following up on the success of her breakout single Alaska with Dog Years, NYU Clive Davis Institute alumni Maggie Rogers…
Don't Bring Me Down
PREP's Don't Bring Me Down Dazzles with Urgent Optimism
After releasing their debut EP Futures in 2016, London-based future-pop quartet PREP - hip-hop producer Dan Radclyffe,…
Aire
Versed goes with everything.
Versed is one of the many emerging bands of the Venezuelan rock, formed by Samuel Sanchez (guitar) and Omar Oses (Bass), this duo has had a very good…
Sea Birds
Mythic Wilderness
When was the last time you heard the Latin/scientific name of an animal species in a song? Egretta garzetta (the little egret),…
The Youth
Kay Cola officially vid penned down The Youth
Yes, she is born songwriter. Also, yes, she is another one that nailed down the singing part too. Blessings keep on coming as we approach the end of…
Stuck
Lodged Love
One man band Day Wave's single Stuck has soothing musical undertones in relation to its subject matter, a persona who is stuck…
Ricochet
Let me be very Di-Rect with you
It’s not often that I get excited by a new single from Dutch rock band Di-Rect. For the longest time, Di-Rect have been the most popular…
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…
Chinese New Year
Festive Ambivalence
Florida guitar-based pop duo SALES's (Jordan Shih and Lauren Morgan) charming track Chinese New Year may have been…
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…
Agatha Chang
All About Agatha Chang
How I came across Eels' 'Agatha Chang' was from a friend who said this was one of the easiest songs to learn. That friend forgot to…
New Day
A cheerful day
Ok, I have to admit that I think I’m rekindling my fanship for Take That. They’ve just released a new single called “New Day”, with a bit of a weird…
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…
Diamonds & Rust
The Iconic “Diamonds and Rust” by Joan Baez
This iconic song is a beautiful piece of poetry that is full of descriptive detail and flowing rhymes that just capture the heart. The song was even…
That Thing
Cinematic Confessionalism
‘Seems like time has been delayed/ We exist in our own space’. Oakland-via-Sydney singer-songwriter Hazel…
Virile
Fraternal Love
French cousins Guillaume Alric (a.k.a Mayd Hubb) and Jonathan Alric founded The Blaze before joining Bromance Records. This resulted in their…
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…
Sins Of My Father
Take the sins down to the pond
When Tom Waits met his wife for the first time, I’m sure he never expected to be musically influenced by her that much, mostly because she&…
Omaha
Baby Left on Omaha
'Letting go' is an emotional terrain that accomodates a wide variety of emotions: sadness, resignation, nostalgia, melancholy, anger, despair,…
Hey Everybody!
Hey Everybody is the story of my life.
If I were asked to describe 5 Seconds Of Summer’s music, I would say FUN. There is absolutely no other way to describe it. Their songs make…
My Enemy (feat. Matt Berninger)
CHVRCHES and Matt Berninger are Estranged Lovers on My Enemy
If you had called the phone number that was featured in the music video for Get Out - the lead single from Scottish synth-pop trio…
Breathe
Just Breathe
Its been 15 years since French electronic music trio Télépopmusik debuted with Genetic World (2001), and '…
Heartbeats
The Winter Sounds Talk New Record for 2018
The Winter Sounds are a band that has been breaking through in a major way this year, and 2018 sees no sign of slowing down. Set to release their most…
Sorry Is Gone
Gone Girl
La cantante country de Ohio, Jessica Lea Mayfield, estrenó recientemente la pista titular de su cuarto álbum de estudio (el 29 de…
Cod-Ex
Fast Fast Faster Punk
Like it the way it sounds. Playing such other music styles is not easy. Good musician. Fast dirty full-house the punk alternative way reaching the…
Daily
Some daily music for you
My days usually start out with my local radio station blasting on my stereo. I always hope to catch some news, the weather and the traffic situation.…
Runaway
Young Aurora
I did not think she was only 19 when I saw her video Runaway. I was very surprised when I read she was born in 1996. She seems very mature and like…
Be Good
Lumi and Dave slamin` badly in Be Good
Our girl is back, New York`s baddest chica Lumidee is in the house again, boomin them sound systems to the…
Hands
Quirky Sonic Perfection
The outfit's airy vocals – courtesy of Phoebe Baker and Lou James – and pristine harmonizing have earned Alpine global acclaim…
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Remix - Club Version
The powerful message that Sorry de Beyonce carries
The new Beyonce album Lemonade is full of powerful lyrics to all his songs, and this is especially impressive, Sorry it is the theme that the artist…
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.…
Orion
Rodrigo Y Gabriela Spark Planetary Existence
Rodrigo Y Gabriela has been a duo for nearly two decades. No matter how one interrupts their career, Rodrigo Y Gabriela contributes a success of fully…
Come
Jain Changes Up The Pop Genre
One may say check out this little darling of a talent however, I feel that Jain is so much more than that phrase. 'Come' comes off of Jain'…
Deep Purple
Made in Japan
If there is an absolute best in the genre of live albums than there is only one that deserves that title - “Made in Japan” by…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam presents a new song with El Alfa
We are all clear that Nicky Jam has become one of the most successful figures of the urban music. The Puerto Rican has conquered all Latin America…
Christopher Hawley
Christopher Hawley Releases New Record, Stories Today
Singer-Songwriter Christopher Hawley releases his new album Stories today. Also sharing his vibrant video for 9 Tattoos he brings the weekend in…
Bob Dylan
Dylan announces new album for May 2016
Musician Bob Dylan announced the release of a new album, Fallen Angels, in representing its thirty-seventh studio album, and after that will embark…
Ryan Leslie
What is the monetary value of your music?
I recently put up an upcoming artist’s album on my website for digital purchase and set the price at $10.99. I run a beat-selling site and I…
Дельфин
Russian one man alt-rock band. Dolphin.
Dolphin es una banda de rock alternativo de un hombre de Rusia. Su verdadero nombre es Andrey Lysykov. Anteriormente fue miembro de la muy famosa en…
Maluma
Yes or no the new Maluma with Anitta
Renowned reggaetonero Maluma still pushing through new frontiers, this time it does so with a neighboring country: Brazil. The Colombian scored his…
ATTICUS GEORGE
Atticus George ‘Tomboy’ – EP Review
Atticus George are going from strength to strength. I featured them back last November when they released their debut single ‘The Reins’, and…
Charly García
Charlie was discharged!
Argentine rock musician Charly Garcia, 65, was discharged from hospital Saturday after spending three days in hospital for a medical checkup by high…
The Beatles
50 years since the release of Revolver
Exactly 50 years ago the world first heard Revolver, the seventh album of the Beatles. It was the August 5, 1966 when Liverpool decided revolutionize…
Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino Releasing New Album in December
What a year it has been for Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino. His show Atlanta, which he acts in and directs, has been an overwhelming success,…
Chuck Berry
The last goodbye for Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry's death was a blow to all rock stars who knew him and were influenced by the American musician during his career. In his career…
Drake
Drake does not want to be pigeonholed, much less for black
The song Bling Hotline Canadian singer Drake recently won the Grammy for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance / Sung. https://www.youtube.com/…
Céline Dion
Celine Dion goes on
With the Billboard awards taking place today, Celine Dion is officially back on the scene. After the loss of her husband and brother, in January 2016,…
Music Within
A Chat With...Music Within
Music Within is the project of Toronto based composer & producer Rob McAllister, who creates diverse original music to help tell…
Samy Hawk
Samy Hawk makes everyone dance with his new song
Samy Hawk gives us a very moved and that surely will issue more than one dance. This is My Doctor fairly easy pace and with the participation of…
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…
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.…
Metallica
Metallica goes on tour and will give 23 concerts
The heavy metal band Metallica was not the best night of the Grammys, on Sunday 12 February. However, not everything is so negative because the…
CNCO
CNCO prepares presentation with Yandel for the Billboard Awards
This coming Thursday, May 4 will be held the 2017 Billboard Awards in the city of Miami, to be attended by young people from CNCO who are ready to…
Ricardo Montaner
Latin Grammy for Excellence for Ricardo Montaner.
The Latin Recording Academy Award distinguished with the Spanish group Musical Excellence Consortium (Mocedades), Eugenia León Mexican,…
Derek Trucks
I Love Derek Trucks
If you're not listening to Derek Trucks then you're missing out. It's easy to play the blues, to learn how to play the blues at…
La Mosca Tse-Tse
The Fly releases a video clip
Keeping the particular style that characterizes the Argentine group Fly premiered his latest musical item entitled All are pretty cruel, a danceable…
Comus
Comus' First Utterance
Of all the obscure bands from the sixties ad seventies, Comus is among the most creative and original ones. Formed in 1969 by fellow art students…
ABBA
ABBA prepares its return with virtual reality
Although it has been 35 years since their separation, the Swedish quartet ABBA continues to generate news. Through its Facebook page, the group…
India.Arie
Guitar Soul Diva
Even though most of the music lovers would probably quote these famous Bey words that Diva is a female version of a hustla and…
Hindi Zahra
The Essential Hindi Zahra Playlist
Be it her live performances or her exotic videos, Hindi Zahra isn’t quite short of a dream. Her mesmerizing voice, phrasing and vibrato…
Gente De Zona
La Macarena is back
23 years of unstoppable success meet during this 2016, the renowned theme popularized by the Spanish musical duo Los del Río: La Macarena. Being…
Zack Hemsey
Zack Hemsey: Underrated and Underappreciated
Music is one of my sources of income so needless to say it’s extremely important to me. I take great pride in what I choose to listen to. An artist…
Christina Aguilera
It's Xtina, bitch!
I would like to go back to my teenage years. It was terrible then but it was somehow interesting terrible. Jokes aside, I actually want to go back to…
Justin Bieber
Bieber on the pitch with Barcelona
The pop idol Justin Bieber is present in activities of all kinds. The young Canadian took advantage of his stay in Barcelona to share an afternoon…
Nina Kraviz
Nina Kraviz
triplovin Feeling sexy and calm; feeling dreamy and horny in space. It’s like a calm and horny space. And you’re an astronaut…
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…
AC/DC
2016 is the year for AC/DC
The Australian band AC / DC, hard rock pioneer, announced a tour with 30 concerts in the US and Europe in 2016, which refutes rumors about a…
Steve Earle
Steve Earle Interview
Steve Earle channels his Texas Blues roots with his latest album, Terraplane — named for the noted song by Robert Johnson, but known to me…
Kaya Stewart
Try Kaya Stewart out
Yesterday, when researching what RedOne was currently up to, I ran into a source stating he was working on an album with Kaya Stewart. In between all…
Kanye West
Has the Music Industry sacrificed Kanye West?
Over the weekend Kanye West was hospitalised for his own safety, and the safety of others. This came after a typically turbulent week for the rapper…
Luis Quintero
Luis Quintero, a high-carat guitarist
Luis Quintero look at is to see the soul of the guitar, alive. The guitar world knows him as Lucho, or Luchito. And it is that despite already having…
Pyro Mids
Diving Deep with PYRO MIDS
PYRO MIDS have quickly become one of our favorite new artists this summer. Recently releasing the video for Never Gone, the group shows no sign of…
The Rolling Stones
Tickets for the Rolling Stones flew in Argentina
More than 50 years of experience with the Rolling Stones, but the furor over his music remains intact. Since announcing in February 2016 that they…
Shakira
Shakira's first tour concerts announced
The Shakira El Dorado album tour will begin on November 8th in Cologne, Germany. The first concerts will be in Europe; At the beginning of 2018 it…
Shabaka and the Ancestors
The Wisdom of Elders by Shabaka Hutchings and the Ancestors
One of London's most promising saxophone players - Shabaka Hutchings teamed up with a South African group of musicians to deliver what appears to…
Eddie Palmieri
National Salsa Day in Puerto Rico will recognize Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri will be the biggest attraction in the 33rd National Day of Salsa, to be held in San Juan on March 13, when the legendary Puerto Rican…
Elvis Presley
What Happens When An Artist Evolves
An artist has the ability to influence the world in a very powerful way. Although we know in jail you can not baliar nor enjoy, there are several…
Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett release the first single from their joint album
Over Everything is the name of the first single from the joint album of two of today's most representative indie rock artists, Courtney…
U2
U2 resume their concerts in Paris
Less than a month of the terrorist attacks in the French capital, the rock band consists of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.,…
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd and his box set
Who does not know about this band? It has one of the most respected and notable musical careers. They were influenced generations and artists. Today…
Nights Amore
In Love With Nights Amore!
If you ever get the chance here on Youtube, there is another epic video out by the OfficialNightsAmore called “90 Min Sad Emotional Guitar Music Mix.…
Cher
Cher's life turns into a show
It’s beginning to be the best compliment for an artist’s music career to become the topic of your very own musical. While &…
Nicolas Jaar
Nicolas Jaar - Fight
Fight (Nymphs IV) is an extension to Nicolas Jaar's 12'' EPs Nymphs II and Nymphs III. It's an eight and a half minute of a bit of…
Joe Fox & The Frantics
Cooler Music Out Now From Joe Fox and the Frantics Single Dancin’ Shoes, on Spotify and Youtube
Joe Fox and the Frantics release with their cooler single, “Dancin’ Shoes”, available on all music platforms including Spotify and Youtube. …
Pinegrove
Pinegrove
Pinegrove is an indie Rock band, originating out of Montclair New Jersey. The band's name is derived from the Brown Family Enviornmental Center…
Audioslave
Will Audioslave return to the stage?
Surely you've ever heard someone talk about the American supergroup Audioslave, or have heard some of his most notorious as like a Stone…
Kaydy Cain
Presentation of new mixtape
It is possibly one of the most outstanding works of the launch of the new season of La Vendición Records . After being on everyone's…
Steve Barnett
Paul McCarthey new album
Paul returned to the studio to record a new album, he said the record label Capitol Records announcing an agreement with the Beatles legend.…
Kasabian
Kasabian's Brilliant Cross-Genre Covers
English rock band Kasabian (which currently consists of vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, drummer Ian Matthews&…
Proverb
6 Hip Hop Songs about Hip Hop
There was once a time when rappers made songs about hip hop. Quite funny really, but it’s an endearing sort of thing, especially to hardcore…
Paul Simon
Paul Simon Geared Up To Release ‘Stranger To Stranger’
The world hasn’t heard any new music from Paul Simon since he released his last album, So Beautiful or So What, in 2011. In a few…
Bhutan Christian Artist Collective
Russian Orthodox Music for God on Youtube
I’m struck by the shear beauty of the Russian Orthodox’s sacred music and how it is a prayer continually to God for unity and for peace. It is in some…
Cody Cooke and the Bayou Outlaws
Cody Cooke & The Bayou Outlaws On Being “Country With A Kick” – Interview
Raised on the Texas-Louisiana state line, Cody Cooke IS country music. His music offers hints of his favorite influences from Hank 1, 2, & 3,…
Johann Sebastian Bach
If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it.
Classical music has evolved alongside Western architecture, literature and the visual arts, with the music changing to fit the dynamic European (and…
Pan Arcadia
Pan Arcadia Kick Out the Jams with Video + Single for “In Vain”
Pan Arcadia has just launched their vibrant garage-laced new video and single for In Vain this past Friday.Hailing from New York City, Eamon Rush (…
Mastodon
Mastodon presents his new album
The group Mastodon in late February announced the launch of what will be his eleventh and new studio album. The material is titled Emperor of Sand,…
Neil Halstead
Sunday Spotlight: Melodic Sadness Records
Although they say how blues music is for good people who feel bad, the same can be applied to almost any music genre out there. This is what lead Nick…
Lemmy
Lemmy in the periodic table.
Some 30,000 people had signed a manifesto calling Monday a recently joined the heavy metal periodic table bearing the name of Lemmio in honor of…
Adele
The Odds Were Never In Our Favour
I’ve never struggled to get gig tickets before. Thanks to the wonders of O2 Priority (a ticket presale for customers on the O2 phone…
Ricardo Montaner
Ricardo Montaner becomes increasingly romantic
Ricardo Montaner again surprised everyone with the presentation of two new singles. One of the most romantic singers of Latin America is in full…
Justin Michael Williams
Justin Michael Williams Gets Personal on New Single
Justin Michael Williams is an artist that has made his way onto my radar this past month. His intriguing new single Here With Me, dives deep into the…
Maracaibo 15
The Orinoco Sounds Beautiful All Year
Juicy J
Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa turn a boring office into an amazing party
On October 26, rappers Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa, took the music video for his song Bossed Up. This song belongs to number 9 of the last album released…
Los Mesoneros
Los Mesoneros release new song Mientras
Innkeepers launch new song While A few days after the release of their new album nightfall, the Caracas group, Innkeepers have decided to surprise…
Tomandandy
Hard-Won Redemption
Angel On My Shoulder is the final song on the soundtrack for Jacob Aaron Estes' indie arthouse film, Mean Creek (…
Paramore
Paramore releases video for second single I Told You So
The band Paramore released the music video for their second single Told you so . With a pretty European style, vocalist Hayley Williams surprised…
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
Mitchell Herbert Herb Ellis was an American Jazz guitarist. He was best known for his 1950's membership in the trio of pianist Oscar…
AJ Guel
AJ Guel ‘Real No One’ - Album Review
You might initially think AJ Guel is another kind of strident male singer like Jason Aldean or some kind of rugged guy that’s gonna…
Ricardo Arjona
Circuses also know how to conquer
Ricardo Arjona will once again conquer Latin America with his new international tour. Recently, the Guatemalan visited Toluca, Querétaro, San…
Sia
How Sia is making a difference in Music Today!
So, last week brought some great news – Sia just hit the Billboard No.1 with her song “Cheap Thrills”! The song slowly…
Carlos Baute
Carlos Baute makes us fall in love again
Carlos Baute returns to the world of music to return to captivate all his fans and this time we hear dabbling in the urban genre with his new song…
Sanluis
SanLuis are now Sony Music artists.
The Venezuelan duo SanLuis added a new achievement to his career when making his artistic signature of contract with Sony Music, in Bogota, Colombia.…
Blabbermouf
Keep It Ruff - New Audiovisual
BlabberMouf, Christmaz and Ntan again demonstrate their loyalty to the classic boom bap sound on their latest single. Not the first time that these…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes releases album under the same name
Tomates Fritos released his fifth album which bears the same name of the group. After four years of the release of the album Hotel Miramar, comes…
Louis Tomlinson
Louis Tomlinson releases video for his first solo single
Back to You is Tomlinson's true One Direction song and promises to be a great hit for his innovative style. With a somewhat minimalist R &…
Gorillaz
The Biggest Albums of 2005
In one of my first articles for Kurrent I wrote about the most impactful debut albums from 2005. 2005 was a special year for me as it was the year…
Lil Supa
Supremacy HHC, clip after 13 years
Last after waiting for 13 hidden years in the shadows Sunday, and the group supremacy Hip Hop Clan (Dann Niggaz and Lil Supa), pioneers of the genre…
Raphael Saadiq
Spanish singer Raphael prefers mass concerts.
At the age of 74 and without more than a few hours of rest between some of his commitments, the Spanish singer Raphael is again on tour big time, a…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber leaves premiere with BloodPop
Al2 El Aldeano
''The Village'' Al2 Album
Aldo Roberto Rodriguez Baquero, known as '' Al 2 '' is a prominent Cuban rapper 33, member with B, the duo Los…
DNCE
DNCE announces the release of their new album
DNCE has announced the release of their debut album, which will carry the same name as the band. This album will be released on November 18. The…
Prophets Of Rage
Prophets of Rage will release its first EP
No time or time for rest and for them the super groups are proliferating in the music industry. More and more bands that comply with alternative…
P.M. Dawn
PM DAWN member Prince Be passed away
PM Dawn, one of the most acclaimed mainstream hip hop duos of the 1990s, today through the loss of one of its founding members. Singer Prince Be (…
Sia
Audiovisual Label: Every Pop Artist Should Have One
Plano sequence recorded on a set scenes, opaque colors, minimalist clothing, unicolor, grandiose zero, little or no presence of the singer, using…
Drake
Drake's dream night
The past Billboard Music Awards 2017 will be unforgettable for Drake and the music industry. The Canadian rapper was the most awarded at night with…
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath temporarily suspends its tour
When is the only time five generations can be put together and gather in the same space to jump and sing like schoolgirls, the worst news you can…
J Balvin
J Balvin will say present in Viña del Mar 2017
It is considered one of the most important festivals of Latin music. The best exponents of music are always invited and nobody wants to miss them in…
Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque returns with a new song
Brazilian singer Chico Buarque surprised his followers with his return to musical composition. After six years without presenting new releases, this…
Truce
Truce
I love mysteries. Think we all do. So here is one for you. A project I have found recently. It’s called Truce. It is as perfectly…
Sia
Cheap Thrills!
Cheap Thrills is an infectious and fun electro pop tune song recorded by Sia, who is an Australian recording artist. Composed…
Mariana Vega
Mariana Vega brings The Tide
Mariana Vega beautiful is back with a new single after the premiere of Camara Lenta. We speak of La Marea a track electronic pop that expands the…
Lana Del Rey
Possible collaboration of The Weeknd in the new album of Lana del Rey
The queen of pop dream, Lana Del Rey, is getting everything ready for the launch of the successor Honeymoon (2015), and has recently introduced the…
Néstor Zavarce
When a song is tradition
I remember every 31 December, my mother turned on the radio 15 or 5 minutes before the fair at midnight marking the beginning of a new year cannonade…
Usher
Usher and Edgar Ramírez in a promotional video
Motivated the upcoming film on August 26, Hands of Stone, has published the main soundtrack of the same titled Champions, with the participation of…
Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils
Jennifer Westwood & The Handsome Devils ‘Greetings From This Town’ - Album Review
I’ll have to admit not really having heard of Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils, however I after a good hour listening to their latest album,…
Rae Sremmurd
Visually Rae Look Alive
Mississippi brothers strike back with a fresh and smash new single Look Alive from the upcoming second studio album Sremm…
SZA
Can Maroon 5 Propel SZA Further into the Mainstream?
With the release of her long-awaited debut LP Ctrl (2017) in June this year, New Jersey R&B singer-songwriter SZA (Solána Imani…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer premieres video
Following the recent launch of Peace Is The Mission: Remixes, an album containing 12 songs, the group led by Diplo has posted a new video on their…
El Koala
The best songs of The Koala
The Koala is a rustic Spanish rock band that has a wide musical trajectory. Its leader is a personage of the field of Andalusia and its songs…
The Phantom Sound
Phantom Sound: Bringing Back the New Wave Spirit (Interview)
Phantom Sound is an indie rock project that quotes 80's new wave and pop rock in an inventive way. The one (wo)man project is backed in the studio…
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails announce EP 'Add Violence' and premiere the song Less Than
Last week Trent Reznor turned on the alarms of Nine Inch Nails fans commenting on Twitter Next week in the middle of last week, which obviously for…
One Direction
Remembering One Direction
When Malik left, I was devastated but I've moved on. Now they have decided to go in separate directions. Pun VERY WELL intended. I thought it'…
Keeana Kee
Digging Deep with Keeana Kee
Keeana Kee is gearing up to be one of the HOTTEST artists this Summer. A series of bangin' singles this year brings the artist to the…
Radiohead
Radiohead returns with unreleased tracks after 20 years in storage
Of late formats, the British band Radiohead published the release date of their new musical work OK computer OKNOTOK 1997-20017 by the end of this…
DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled, Future and Jay Z together in a new theme
One of the most anticipated songs of hip hop summer, is now available; We are talking about the song I Got The Keys which was released last June 26…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran as a special guest on the series Game of Thrones.
The British pop singer Ed Sheeran will have a special guest as a guest on the television series Game of Thrones ( Game of Thrones), reported today…
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Latin Grammy 2016 Rock and Alternative Forecasts
Alternative rock and have a special place for the undersigned, let's be honest, the academy is not that taken into account as other mass…
Björk
Björk will release a live album of Vulnicura
The flamboyant and renowned singer Björk arrived this 2015 with his eighth album Vulnicura. The album is considered by many specialized media as…
Daddy Yankee
Another Thing that Daddy Yankee brings us
They should prepare because it came the new Daddy Yankee. The Puerto Rican released its single Otra Cosa, which interprets next to the beautiful…
Ole Kirkeng
All the Small Things: The Perfectionism of Bassist and Songwriter Ole Kirkeng
Here’s the thing: writing music is tough. Writing good music is even moreso. Then there’s the daunting task of making sure that…
Stewart Copeland
Gathering of Legends at Copeland's Studio
...where music falls off of trees... “As for me, Saturday is the day I get to go to my studio, the Sacred Grove. It may look…
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne is back with a new reality show
Renowned British rocker Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of the metal band Black Sabbath, has confirmed his return to the small screen with the…
Da Brat
Da Brat-Sage-Eric lit dat #YAK
Muddy sexiness in the air, slick fat trappin` basses and percussions compeling us into the modern old school club, to join this magical trio in their…
Banks
Banks Loves Better Than She Can
Jillian Banks, who goes by her stage name Banks, is a singer and songwriter. In May 2014, she was named by FoxWeekly, the “Artist to Watch&…
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
I'm officially a Hamilton trash.
I've always thought those who get obsessed with musicals are a bit ridiculous. This is coming from someone who has only seen one musical (twice)…
The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers
The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers 'Ocooch Mountain Home' - Album Review
Nikki Grossman and Joe Hart make up The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers, an old-time country duo from Viroqua, Wisconsin, in the Ocooch Mountains. They came…
Carly Rae Jepsen
Let's turn up the volume (hope)
Although our mind and our dominant feelings are not positive, music has that ability to change our mood in just a few seconds. It also happens…
Martha L. Healy
Martha L. Healy ‘Better Days’ - Album Review
Born and raised in Glasgow with half-Scottish, half-Irish heritage, Martha L. Healy is perhaps an unlikely star of Americana. Yet, with the likes of…
Haunted George
Haunted George
Yes! Oh hell yeeeeeaaaaaaah! Yes. This is it; this is the time and moment. I feel so sick and my brain is tired that I need just something raw and…
Future
Future meets YG for the first time
Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, better known by his stage name Future, launched his first collaboration with YG on June 29. The song is called Extra Luv and…
The Acid
KEL
Big airy objects in the sky are playing tricks on you. They change forms and colors. The air is wet and grey and so are your thoughts. Your dreams…
Chino & Nacho
Jesus Chino Miranda is now a Malquerido.
The malquerido, the new film by Diego Risquez starring singer Jesus Chino Miranda, the famous urban music duo Chino y Nacho, presented his trailer in…
Benjamín Amadeo
Benjamin Amadeo and his Distant Life
The Argentine singer and actor, Benjamin Amadeo, officially presented his latest album titled Life far, being the debut album of the young artist…
Molotov
Molotov Group denounces theft of its equipment on the highway of the State of Mexico
The musical band Molotov denounced today the theft of its instruments and equipment of work in a highway of the State of Mexico when it was taken for…
Juan Gabriel
The singer Juan Gabriel died
Latin America and the world are in mourning after the confirmation of the death of beloved Mexican singer Juan Gabriel. Reports from various media…
Shawnee Kilgore
Shawnee Kilgore Goes Back to Eden
Back in 2014, Shawnee launched her Kickstarter campaign. In her video (a tribute to Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues), she held up a card that…
Sam Outlaw
Sam Outlaw @ The Tunnels, Bristol, UK | April 10, 2016 – Review
It was a wet and windy evening that brought me to Bristol to see Sam Outlaw, one of the more impressive finds of 2016. I really took to the non-…
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…
Sonny Rollins
The shape of jazz that was... only better
When Sonny Rollins disconnected from the scene and took his saxophone up to the Williamsburg Bridge to practice alone for almost three years,…
Ishome
Ishome
This is something melancholic and touching for me. Waves from the past, cozy talks, vodka and confessions – all this is so real now as I&…
Kasabian
Kasabian
All These Pills Got To Operate Vodka is magic. Vodka is poetry. Vodka is you own romantic rock bottom. You try to see the stars from it but all you…
Eric Clapton
Still Got It At 70
I had to think long and hard about writing this short post. I feel like the majority of my posts to date have been…
Bad Bunny
did bad bunny cancel his show today in peru?
As you should know and for those who do not know, the singer Bad Bunny suffered a spectacular fall when he offered a concert in Panama. The Puerto…
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…
Juanes
The Martian Juanes says My plans are to love you
And finally appeared the seventh album of Colombian singer Juanes entitled My plans are amarte: twelve songs that tell a love story, a journey, a…
Biffy Clyro
Enter the strange Biffy Clyro Cabaret with the video for “Howl”
'Ellipsis' is the latest album by the alternative rock band Biffy Clyro and still touting now with the odd video of Howl the new…
Bill & Gloria Gaither
Bill Gaither Is Stunning!
I just found this “new” Christian artist that is actually from the old times named Bill Gaither. He has a plethora of great gospel music for those who…
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella and Louis
Funny thing is how the taste for older things developes as one grows older. When I was sixteen, I couldn't stand jazz music. When I was twenty, I…
Gabo Parisi
Gabo Parisi releases single and comes with everything
Gabo Parisi unveiled their new song Mine subject that expects to surpass the success of Doll played alongside Farruko and became a true smash hit in…
Miles Davis
Hancock, Shorter, Williams, Carter and Roney - A Tribute To Miles Davis
Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet (as it is dubbed in jazz history) was perhaps the most exciting and groundbreaking jazz combos ever. They…
Rén with the Mane
Rén with the Mane Entices on New Single
New York songstress Rén with the Mane is back in full force with her latest single to hit the streets, Already Gone. Her…
Michael Gira
Michael Gira: I Am Not This
Well, this is Gira. And that means everything. Gira is so human that sometimes he seems to be not a human at all. He is a monument and a spirit; he is…
Future
Purple Reign- First Impressions
Lean, Kush, and Money.Future is back, this time with a surprise mixtape titled, “Purple Reign.” The title pretty much sums up the…