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Pile
A Giant Dog, Avid Fans of Rock ‘n’ Roll
A Giant Dog's music is like a giant mastiff who barks, growls and tears everything apart with its teeth and ferocious energy. Through 14 songs, we…
8
Less to go until the Sunset Roll Festival.
Despite the difficult situation that exists in Venezuela, it is a great pride for all that music festivals are still made and that may present major…
Wayfarer
The IndieBeat Staple Collection: Innovative Troubadour Rock
With the release of his first single Council, you immediately get the sense that Jeffrey Trainor's sophomore album is a move…
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…
New Bermuda
Deafheaven New Bermuda
The California-native, black metal innovators, released their 3rd full-length album entitled on October 2nd, 2015.New Bermuda Deafheaven has the…
Jersey Devil
The Fall Of Ducktails
At the sunset of the past decade, Ducktails have become a very popular band among hipsters. First of all, they have been getting a lot of space and…
Incarnate
Killswitch Engage's Beyond The Flames Is Beyond Words
Everyone who doesn’t prefer to swear in millions of GB of music on their hard disk is nostalgic about the times when bands released home videos…
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…
Cut Your Teeth
This Cambridge Girl Will Cut Your Teeth
It is not neccesary to be educated in order to create good music. In the case of Kyla La Grange, it seems like her educational experience in…
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 &…
My Nights On the Island
Alex Southey Shares New EP My Nights On the Island
Alex Southey’s new My Nights On the Island EP offers a six song revision of a break up that breaks the mould of what one would traditionally ascribe…
Sarah Eat Neon
Cut-Up and Glitch-Guru VHS Head is back!
Following the album successes of Trademark Ribbons of Gold (Skam 2010) and Persistence of Vision (Skam 2014) and EPs Video Club (Skam 2009) and…
Merkabah / SunInYourHead
Shaddah Tuum ooze menace on EP
Shaddah Tuum weave dark and ambient soundscapes that ripple with edgy industrial menace. Their shamanic incantations insinuate themselves into the…
Hidden Fields
The Telescopes - Hidden Fields
The legendary British noise-rock/psych rock/shoegaze band The Telescopes came out with a great new album earlier this year, and subsequently caught…
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…
Change
From B-52 To First Solo Album
Next year, B-52 are going to celebrate forty years of their career, and the prelude to this grand milestone is a solo album by its founder and main…
Future Present Past
The Strokes Are Losing Time
It’s been three years since The Strokes dropped their full-length album. I took this intermezzo between releases to forget that the album…
Elektrac
Squarepusher as Shobaleader One
Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher, is not a man with proclivity for inertia. Since his breakthrough in the 90s with frantic avant-garde drum 'n'…
Songs of Praise
Shame (On You) If You Judge an Album By Its Cover
It has been said many times - do not judge a book by its cover - and many times the saying turned out to be valid. In the same manner, you should not…
Weightless
Giving “Weightless” Some Weight
Solo piano albums are dime-a-dozen these days, and when “Unravel” opens Alex Kozobolis’ new (second?) album “Weightless”, you might think - oh, no not…
Z
#tbt My Morning Jacket
One of the most repeated and most overstated opinions you could about what is the worst thing for a musicians is that he was born in the wrong time,…
Take Her Up To Monto
Mama Ro
The ex lead singer of legendary band Moloko released her third studio album last year, titled Hairless Toys. The album was experimental, as everyone…
MultiViral
Calle 13: El Residente Presidente?
Until 2009, Calle 13, a Puerto Rican band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez (lead singer, songwriter) and Eduardo José…
AM
AM: Signature Sounds
What can be said about the already-famous Arctic Monkeys album AM that hasn't been said already? It's modern. It's uncensored. It's…
a/s/l?
Hamjam - Do ham and jam go well together?
I certainly don’t know the answer to the question from the title, but I’ m not even bound to try. Doesn’t sound too appetizing. But what I did try out…
Bludfire
Fire in her spirit and music in her blud
The track, ”Bludfire”, by Eva Simons and her husband, DJ Sidney Samson, is what you would now consider to be a signature Eva…
7
A Track by Track Review - Seal’s 7
Boy, has this been a crazy month for album releases. It felt like the 90s again with everyone from The Corrs, Nick Carter, to Enya and Bjork releasing…
A Seat at the Table
Solange is at the table
Solange is stuck between a rock and a hard place. As the sister of, you're being watched closely. Especially when you, too, are in the same…
Between Two Shores
Glen Hansard Ain't Fooling Nobody
I'm tired of thinking of you, baby, harshly lashed out Glen Hansard on a conveniently titled track Movin' On. Ummm, the only problem is that…
Best of Luck in Future Endeavors
Noisy Amalgam
Savak were formed in 2015, with the band including the members of The Obits, Holy Fuck, Nation of Ulysses and The Cops. Erudite…
Orwell Court
Orwell Court - Hope Not George Is In Question
Listening to Gareth Dickson’s album “Orwell Court” one of the thoughts passing your mind is, that hopefully, it's not the court of George…
Trippy Caribbean
Trippy Caribbean: Rawayana's new album
Rawayana is a Venezuelan band of reggae, ska and pop formed in 2007 in the city of Caracas, in 2011 released his first studio album License To Be…
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
What Would Elvis Dream About Today?
Pronto va a ser de 40 años desde que el mundo perdió el músico más importante en el siglo 20. Con el fin de conseguir algo nuevo,…
Childhood Home
Mother and Son Playing Great Music
Musicians are used to performing in many family relations and combinations. While brothers and sisters are nothing unusual (The Beach Boys, Kings of…
T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky - T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky are a great American psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York. They have released quite a few great psych rock albums through the…
Hello
Lyrica Anderson: freakin` Hello!
About freakin` time for the debut work of art from this amazing gal, after nothing but success with writing for the biggest industry names,…
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…
Keräily
Atomikylä - Keräily
Atomikylä is a pretty interesting Finnish psychedelic stoner metal band. Their latest three track album is titled ''Keräily&…
Creepy from the Hood
Foyone and Merkules - Creepy from tha hood
Representatives of Rap-core Merkules and Foyone, this time in collaboration presented its new discogrpafico material and latest album in EP format.…
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…
Moon Shoes EP
Ravyn Lenae undefining a genre
For many, the summer is a time for letting loose (aka partying), but for those who slow down during the summer, I have found you the perfect music by…
Seremonia
Seremonia - Seremonia
Seremonia are a great Finnish psychedelic rock/occult rock/doom band, who have released a number of great albums to date. The best of these albums…
Amazing Game - Instrumental Music
It is really amazing
Paolo Conte is mostly known to casual jazz fans for his languid piano and gruff vocals sung predominantly in Italian. He was able to break the…
Dream
Angie Stone's Dream is like a musical story book
In a time where everything is about branding, you have to wear the brands, brand yourself, brand your product, pfff, it sounds so true to hear someone…
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,…
Melodrama
Lorde Comes Crashing To Reality in Melodrama
Lorde is the one musician right now, activities relating to every young adult imaginable. With the anticipated release of Melodrama, fans of the…
Phase Zero
Morgan Delt - Phase Zero
Morgan Delt is a well-known one-man psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles, California. Morgan Delt has so far released 3 albums and a few EPs, but…
In An Aeroplane Over The Sea
Discovering Neutral Milk Hotel
I realise I’m doing this completely the wrong way around, but I really enjoy discovering older music and identifying the newer music it has influenced…
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…
Atoma
Dark Tranquillity – Atoma [Review]
Along with At the Gates and In Flames, Dark Tranquillity shaped melodeath genre. Back in the 90’s three bands from Gothenburg, Sweden made an entirely…
Ultimate Care II
Matmos Presents: The Sound Of Medical Prodecures
Let me present you with an album that takes the term experimentation to the whole other level. Actually, this is not the first album of its…
Metals
Feist's Metals and Everything That's Golden About It.
Feist’s Metals is one of my favourite albums. Let me tell you why. The first few bars of the opening song, The Bad in Each Other, set the album apart…
Spirit
Amos Lee, Winning Again
Amos Lee is back! Three years passed since his last album, Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song, which couldn’t match his highest…
Under My Skin EP
SPC ECO to Release 'Under My Skin' EP, Features in Teen Wolf Soundtrack
SPC ECO is comprised of alternative electronic maverick producer Dean Garcia, the musical mastermind behind seminal alternative rock band Curve, and…
Other People's Songs Volume One
Making Other People’s Songs Your Own
For some generations that are “somewhat” older, holding a physical object containing music is still an essential element of the…
Belong
Belong
The third album from studied Brooklyn chamber-pop ensemble San Fermin benefits from a sharper focus. But its lyrics signify depth and meaning without…
Swear I'm Good At This
Swear I'm Good at This
On their debut LP, the eager duo fumbles that which makes indie pop so meaningful. It becomes a lively collection of empty gestures. The &…
Within and Without
#tbt Washed Out: Within and Without
The year was 2009 and I was just starting my university. I moved to a big city and started exploring subcultures and listening to the subgenres that…
Hozier: Deluxe Edition
On Why You Should Listen to Hozier Right Now
Es una tarea de enormes proporciones para revisar liberación homónimo de 2014 Hozier. A pesar del hecho de que es una obra prolífica,…
Angels & Ghosts
Dave Gahan is a Restless Wanderer
Infective voice. Potent appearance. Sincere desire for all kinds of pleasures. On top of that, being the lead singer of Depeche Mode. Dave Gahan is…
Love Sick
TALsounds - Dreamscapes From Foreign Places
Some fans of dream pop shoegaze and similar pop forms might shy away on the spot if they read or hear what TALsounds is doing on her new album, Love…
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,…
In Motion
Jimkata: In Motion
Ithaca electronic rock trio Jimkata will released In Motion, their third full-length album and sixth release overall, in February 2016. In Motion is…
Begin
Neo Soul
Lion Babe is a duo from New York that has just released its debut album Begin. They are characterized as neo soul, even though there are many…
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered)
The Beatles' Finest
My favorite album of The Beatles is Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although virtually all of The Beatles’ music is great, this is my favorite…
Love Jones EP
In the Case of love
I started following R&B singer Case on social media about 8 years ago after getting introduced to his manager. I only remembered him from “…
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…
Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins
Can Wider Audiences Be More Prophetic About Chuck Now?
Chuck Prophet has been around since the times Green On Red roamed the wide fields of roots rock in the Eighties. Those were the heady days, with The…
Fake Famous
Fake Famous
The hard-bitten and prolific Sacramento rapper Mozzy shifts slightly to accessibility on his first album of 2017. YG, Jadakiss,and G-Eazy are featured…
These People
Urban Hymns Pt II
RPA & The United Nations of Sound fue, obviamente, sólo un nombre para un álbum de Richard Ashcroft, porque él decidió…
Overload
Chris Luciani/Overload - A Reflection of Our Times
During this current political cycle of the 2016 presidential election the term “overload” as a summary of our collective feelings…
Endless Summer
Soley - Turning Nightmares Into Dreams
It must have something to do with all those geysers in Iceland. I don’t know what else it could be that makes the modern music coming from that island…
Primrose Path
Dream State try to cancel out their demons with an album of complexity.
Insecurity and integrity are explored here. Beauty has been scarred deeply, and this band know firsthand the hurt that creeps up in stages. Letting go…
Murmur (Deluxe)
What's the album that clears your head?
As I’ve probably said before (and will most certainly say again), there’s nothing like music to bring you back to a specific time and place. Look at…
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…
Canción Animal (Remastered)
Soda Stereo: A Sign of Better Times
Ask any 15-30 yr-old Latin american folk what Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Colombia have in common and…
Growing Up Is For Trees
Growing Up Is For Trees
Let me get one thing straight – these guys are not from Barcelona, they are from Scandinavia. How could something so cheerful come from a…
We Are All Just Floating Objects
A journey too short
So, I have a new roommate, he’s from Ireland and seems like a really cool dude. He’s also a musician, and the main reason for his…
22 Cents Less
Mina Is In The House!
It’s a pretty crowded house. You have Adele, Beyonce, Gaga, Perry and Pink. Swift and Sia, then there’s Rihanna and Del Rey,…
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
When Calexico Does Pop, It's Never Pop
A dormant album Edge of the Sun from 2015 had recently got an awaken brother. The Thread That Keeps Us is shorter, focused and more diverse collection…
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…
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…
A Weekend in the City
Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Bloc Party, A Weekend in the City
I'm going to talk about something different in this series today. All the other 10 year articles have been about albums that I would consider as…
Flammable
Impressive Break Out Track Flammable From 17 Year Old Shelby Merchant!
Never have we ever heard of such a strong, debut track from such a young artist. Colorado-based Shelby Merchant cites inspiration from Taylor…
De Bach A Los Beatles
The Beatles in the Style of JS Bach?
Rearranging pop tunes for orchestra is such a common occurrence. One of the bands that many composers have tried to arrange their music for is The…
Funeral
The debut albums of 2005 that defined the groups that made them
2005 was the last year when indie was a proper musical force. In the 11 years since then, indie music has been cannibalized by other genres, most…
Somersault
Somersault is the new Surf, According to Beach Fossils
Third album of Brooklyn based indie collective titled Somersault represents a step forward in comparison to its predecessors Beach Fossils…
Two Different Worlds
Midwest's Premium Country Artist - Ryan Koenig
Music journey of Ryan Koenig begun in the basements of Midwest, in the role of a guitarist and singer of garage-punk band The Vultures. Twelve years…
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…
Integrity
Tom Harrel and The Art of Improv
Fantastic, legendary trumpet player Tom Harrel continues to prove that it's possible to create masterpieces even when you are in your…
2 Ynfynyty
Cherubs - 2 Ynfynyty
The Austin noise-rock legends Cherubs came out with their first album in almost a decade earlier this year. Everyone who are into noise-rock are…
Lay Low
Chanson Folk
When you have Jane Birkin as your mother and Charlotte Gainsbourg as your half-sister, it is only a matter of time before you start making music. For…
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…
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.…
For This We Fought the Battle of Ages
Slow, Deep and Hard
The title of Type O Negative’s first album is a perfect describer of Subrosa’s new record, For This We Fought the Battle of Ages.…
République Amazone
The Sound Of Black Continent Representing
Everyone who’s been traveling around world, either as a digital nomad or just during vacation period, knows how inspiring is to hear different types…
Secular Hymns
Madeleine Peyroux Knows How To Jazz
Madeleine Peyroux released her seventh album this year, almost twenty years after her debut Dreamland. She is a female musician with a rich…
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…
Your Move Vol. 1
Mikey Young - Hot Chip On The Autobahn
Haven't you heard of Mikey Young before? Don’t worry, most of the people haven’t. There’s an underground scene anywhere, and Australia is no…
Thunderbitch
Thunderbitches Better Beware
It’s Thunder, bitch! The name of the new Brittany Howard’s (Alaba Shakes) project speaks for itself. Earlier this year, we had an…
The Bonnie Bells of Oxford
Bonnie Prince Billie Things Haggard Is The Best Troubadour
To Bonnie Prince Billy, it is clear who was the best troubadour ever. It was Merle Haggard. His latest effort Best Troubadour is completely dedicated…
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,…
The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Making Room to Feel with Brand New
In my previous article I talked about the capacity that music has to make an emotional impact. While my review of Pharrell Williams’ G I R L…
Calm
Curve Co-founder Dean Garcia and Rose Berlin Wow on SPC ECO 'Calm'
SPC ECO create wonderfully evocative atmospheric pop. The music of electric echoes encompassed in a world of deep maroon.SPC ECO has released their…
She
Charity Ekeke Carries A Torch For Women’s Issues With She
Way back in 1971 at around the peak of the counterculture era an Australian singer/songwriter named Helen Reddy released a song called I Am…
Unseen
Time To See The Unseen
If there was a band in recent times that could easily pick up the title of American Gothic, then it is the Handsome Family. Even more fitting is the…
Paper Gods
Fear Of Dancing With Lindsay Lohan
Million dollar question: on whose album did John Frusciante play short before he announced he is retiring from his active music career? The answer…
Sketches Of Brunswick East
Sketches of Brunswick East Confirm King Gizzard's Status
Just when you think that King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard got stuck on psychedelic rock and progressive hard rock, using recursive motives, the most…
Elephunk
Nostalgia for Elephunk
If we’re honest with ourselves, we never really got over the masterpiece that is The Black Eyed Peas’ Elephunk. The 2013 release…
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…
The Switch (Deluxe Edition)
Switching Things Up with Emily King
If you are not yet familiar with Emily King, an exciting discovery awaits you. Emily King is an old soul with a fresh, new style. She seems to draw…
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…
Soul Killa
Soul on a plate: Ransom`s second LP delivered!
Everytime we touch on this guy`s work it`s getting harder for me to pick the right words to express the feelings Randy Nichols …
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…
Dizzyride
A Ride That Can Make You Dizzy
Ok, so the girl (Zoe) is from Montreal and the boy (Nicola) is from Venice, where should they meet and what will the music they make sound like? Th…
Hello
HELLO 2016!
Cuando algo se termina, miramos lo que dejamos atrás, y en ocasiones, también escuchamos. Durante el 2015 dijimos Hello, nos…
Live At The Troubadour
Live at The Troubadour: Paying Homage to an Iconic Venue
The Troubadour is a highly regarded music venue located in West Hollywood, California that was opened by Doug Weston in 1957. This venue was so…
Remain In Light
The Top Five Albums of the 80's
The 80’s almost killed rock music. Similar to what happened with jazz two decades earlier, the youth turned their back on electric guitars…
Ashes Of The Wake
Turn It Up
As an angsty teenager I fit the mould of being really pissed off for no good reason and Lamb of God were the first band that I really connected with…
Magma
Gojira is Grieving
Ever since Stranded leaked, something started smelling differently. Mario Duplantier’s new obsession with simple and minimalistic…
Winter's Gate
Insomnium – Winter’s Gate [Review]
One-song albums are not something new in the metal world. Green Carnation did this with their famous record Light of Day, Day of Darkness.…
Direct
#tbt: VANGELIS - DIRECT
After three bizarre, yet enormously creative and conceptual albums, Vangelis had opened the new chapter in their career with the album that went on to…
After The Storm
Jacko Hooper - After The Storm EP
After The Storm relates to the mindset that these songs were written. Each song is a reflective viewpoint on a personal story or scenario…
Motion
#tbt The Cinematic Orchestra - Motion
This week's throwback will be short but sweet as Oreo milkshake. Motion was a debut album by The Cinematic Orchestra and it was released in 1999…
More Songs About Buildings And Food
What band did you finally discover in 2016?
I pride myself on being a connoisseur of classic 80s indie. From Joy Division’s Closer in 1980 to Disintegration by The Cure in 1989, and all of New…
Lonerism
Lonerism
Critics’ new favorite band Tame Impala are becoming one of the most successful alternative acts of our time. They also have one album that I…
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…
The Tambourine Girls
Tambourine Girls - Another Guitar Variation That Works
No girls or tambourines among these four Aussies that go under the name Tambourine Girls on their debut album. I’m sure that a girl or two on…
Gumption
Leaving The Listener Behind
Taryn Miller is a young girl who releases her music under the name Your Friend. The album Gumption is her debut album. She likes to…
Good For You
Good For You
The Portland rapper’s debut album balances playful verses and cheerful wit with more revealing moments of introspection. On the cartoonish…
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…
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…
La Apertura
Arawato releases new material
Recently in Venezuela good alternative projects of many artists they have emerged; in this case it is Arawato, a musical project, formed by Luis…
Over the Edge
Over the edge
Oakland “stoner violence” trio Connoisseur’s entire debut LP is about the pleasures and politics of smoking weed.&…
Peace Potato
Doug Tuttle - DIY Psychedelic Pop
Her comes do it yourself man Doug Tuttle third time around as a solo artist and offers us his Peace Potato. Hot potato or not, right off, it is a very…
Coup De Grâce
Headbanging mode: ON
There is a funny thing about supergroups, a gathering of premier musicians usually results in releasing an album(s) that are disappointing for the big…
Beautiful Lies
“Beautiful lies” by Birdy - an emotional journey you won’t forget
Birdy is an incredibly talented and internationally recognized 20-year-old British artist that has won the Female Solo Artist International…
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…
Bad Omen
Go Goth Or Go Home
After an extolling album from 2009 titled A Bitter Harvest, Lonesome Wyatt (Those Poor Bastards) and Rachel Brooke have joined their forces on a new…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead's New Album. How Do You Really Feel About It?
First of all, I want to say that I am the biggest fan of Radiohead. I even have a mouse-bear tattoo that served as a logo for their Kid A era. With…
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…
Slowdive
Slowdive Return After 20 Year Sabatical
During the first half of the 90s, British collective Slowdive established as one of the most prominent shoegaze bands, leaving three classics behind…
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…
Instruction for Destruction
Thrash With Balls
Boys from Comaniac were formed in 2010 in Switzerland and their first name was Company Of Maniacs. You see the parallel here. After several…
This House Is Not For Sale
Why Bon Jovi Is My Guilty Pleasure
It’s strange how I love the guy whose music I don’t even listen, and probably I know most of his hits. This peculiar relation is due to the bad…
City Club
Only a Sigh For The Growlers
The first impression I was left with after listening to The Growlers new album City Club was that I have mistakenly played something else, some…
Statues
#tbt: Moloko - Statues
Back in the 2000s, r’n’b pop was ubiquitous. There were not many pop artists who offered something else. At that time, there was one unique band. It…
Water on Mars
Purling Hiss - Water on Mars
Purling Hiss is one of the best and most unique garage rock/psychedelic rock bands currently out there. Hailing from Philadelphia, Purling Hiss…
Music for the Age of Miracles
The Clientele - Beating the autumn gloominess
When you start asking yourself what has happened to a certain band, missing their music, you can be certain that they have come up with something…
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…
Praying
Cathartic Comeback
In a 2013 interview, Kesha revealed that she had little creative control over her music and expressed her desire to showcase other…
Power Over Men
50 Shades, Reversed
Power Over Men is a single from London singer-songwriter Jamie T's (Jamie Treays) upcoming fourth album Trick. While Jamie T is relatively unknown…
Obsesionado
Farruko drives the networks crazy with his new video
The famous Puerto Rican has just released their new video Obsessed, let me tell you I've been like a movie out of Hollywood impressed. Shot…
Drag Me Down
One Direction: “Nobody” Can Drag Me Down
Love is a powerful element in a man’s life. This rhythmic pop song, sung by the popular British-Irish boy band “One Direction&…
Saint Ivy
Subtle Politicization
Brooklyn drag superstar Merrie Cherry was instantly sold on the idea of appearing in the music video for Brooklyn indie rock band Beach…
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…
DNA
DNA's Powerful Hold
Many know Lia Marie Johnson as a YouTube personality, oddly enough being ingrained into the YouTube circle has never been any concern of mine. So…
Never Be the Same
Can Camila Cabello Score a Continuity of Hits with “Never Be the Same”?
Ex-Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello days as a pop underdog are over. Her debut solo single Crying in the Club may have been lackluster,…
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song from DreamWorks Animation's
I can definitely stop the feeling
Durante un tiempo parecía que podríamos hacerlo a través del verano de 2016 sin un, banger pop azucarado omnipresente - un tener…
Lose You
What's To Lose?
An after fight song. I sing “I cannot fuck you enough”. It's also about someone who wants to push you away and…
Up in the Hill
Quirky Alt-Pop
The title of the record came by accident. I was talking to my manager on the phone and due to the bad reception she misheard me when I said I was…
Metropolis
Metropolis - Public Access TV
New York City may have an upheavel of bands coming out from the wood work since the last boom in the early 2000s. Already a number of publications…
Twilight Driving
Outback Yearning
I'm definitely adding Perth-based dream pop outfit Methyl Ethyl to my list of promising Australian indie acts (which also…
Fast Car (Riley Remix) [feat. Dakota]
Fast Car Re-Lived by Jonas Blue featuring Dakota
On a Sunday morning, nothing is more perfect than waking up with a cup of coffee, a good read and a classic song out of the radio. Mostly played by…
Blood & Muscle
Lissie's Blood and Muscle Showcases Raw and Real Desire
One easily imagines that life on a farm in northeast Iowa can be beautiful and tranquil – but also devastatingly lonely. Illinois singer-…
High Road
Heartbreak Hotel
I don't know what the ratio actually is, but there seems to be a fair amount of songs that deal with both sides of the human courting ritual. On…
Saw You In A Dream
Hazy Wistfulness
There's a compelling origin story that details why Amber Bain, a young solo female artist from Buckinghamshire, England, decided to…
Deeper Than Love
Bobby Puma: Deeper Than Love
Rising electronic prodigy Bobby Puma isn't exactly a new kid on the block, but he ventures into house territory with his latest release, titled…
Elevator Operator
Profound Mundanity
Melbourne singer-songwriter-guitarist Courtney Barnett's 2016 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist propelled the Australian indie darling to a…
Used to Be
Majestic Nostalgia
In the beginning, I was convinced by patriarchal, white males that authenticity was a certain level of rawness and unsophisticated expression. But…
Chi Chi
Razor-Sharp Braggadocio
'Live from the zoo, this the new 212'. Controversial Harlem rapper Azealia Banks breakout hit 212 is a very tough act…
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…
Good Morning
Playful Ecstasy
Good Morning is a track from LA pop-rockers Grouplove's (lead vocalist and guitarist Christian Zucconi, lead vocalist and keyboardist…
Feel It Still
Rebel For Kicks
We worked with so many rad people on this album, but ended up with just the four of us in a basement at 4:00 am trying to say something that mattered.…
White Mustang
Lana Del Rey’s Retro-Futuristic Romantic Gloom
Lana Del Rey’s motivations for emulating Taylor Swift and wiping her social media backlogs clean are still unknown, but this decision has…
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…
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…
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber-fied!
Justin Bieber's “Love Yourself” is such a cool song. I cannot believe I used Justin Bieber and the word “cool&…
Into Black
Abstract Sensuality
As Bust's Eliza C. Thompson has noted, What’s most impressive about the Portland-based band [Blouse] is their ability to pack…
Have I Been A Fool
Have I Been A Fool
Jack Fabian Peñate was born in Blackheath, a fairly posh London suburb, on September 9, 1984. While still in his teens, …
High By The Beach
A trippy release for Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey's new single, High By The Beach, has officially been released and it's going to be a big player on radio stations…
Darkest Ocean
Sonic Ideas
Darkest Ocean presented by All Tvvins has traces of that infamous Indie credit that is hard to well...discredit. However, All Tvvins have a sense to…
Blackout
Cinematic Minimalism
British singer-songwriter Charlotte OC recently released Blackout as a teaser for her upcoming full length debut album from Harvest Records,…
Lust for Life (with The Weeknd)
Newfound Optimism
Fans have never had to look to hard to find the melancholy, fatalism and nihilism in Lana Del Rey’s many, many songs about doomed love (with…
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.…
Perfect.
Perfect Imperfections Come From Bibi Bourelly and Earl St. Clair
Imperfections are perfect, that's what we can learn from Bibi Bourelly and Earl St. Clair in the music video for their duet Perfect. Before…
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…
Car
A Love Letter to the Automobile
It takes us away from where we are/ Oh, what a machine! Lyrics: Genius In Car, the third single from American synthpop band Porches'…
Baila Conmigo
Juan Magan invites you to dance with his new single
This time the famous Spanish producer has teamed up with the London singer Luciana for the creation of this new topic. A few days ago have made the…
Archie, Marry Me
Catchy Conviction
The opening lines of Canadian indie rock five-piece band Alvvays' Archie, Marry Me swiftly establishes the fact that lead singer…
Keep Running
Sensuous Momentum
After two well-received EPs and over 3 million Youtube views for Bassically, Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi (Valerie…
Love Me
Show some love for Keke
Recently turned 34, this lovely mature woman and an amazing soulful vocal Keke Wyatt is back and ready for some new fresh build-ups. With her…
These Streets Will Never Look the Same
A Meditation on Loneliness
Running for over 8 minutes, These Streets Will Never Look the Same is one of the longest tracks on Chromatics' critically acclaimed fourth album,&…
Call on Me - Ryan Riback Remix
Starley's overnight success
Australian singer-songwriter, Starley Hope, has been on rotation for a long time now with her song “Call On Me”. The track was originally released…
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…
Play Out
Zola Blood - Play Out
Zola Blood produce lo-fi electronic music that is warm and soulful. Their sparse, analogue sound exists in a fog of sinewaves, samples and…
Sorry Not Sorry
Demi's loudly not sorry
There was another major female pop singer, who had released a single last week other than Selena Gomez. Yes, Demi Lovato, whom I recently blogged…
Mecca
Transcendental Desire
Love, lust, infatuation and attraction are the staple themes of not just music, but also literature, film and the visual arts. Every now and then a…
Superstar
Music Is Supposed To Inspire
Released in 1998, Lauryn Hill’s debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, garnered critical acclaim for lyrics of life, love, and…
Off My Mind
A Little Bit Folk and A Little Bit Pop Rock
One would ever guess that a banjo could sound a bit...more than a banjo. The Other Words bring their song 'Off My Mind' to a genre well…
Photomaton
The Black Sun of Melancholy
Photomaton is French electropop trio Jabberwocky's (Camille Camara, Simon Pasquer, and Emmanuel Bretou) best known single from their…
Sugar
Breezy Introspection
Sugar follows Saint Ivy and Down the Line as the third track from Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' critically acclaimed third…
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…
Symphony No. 4 in G Major: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen (Live)
Mahler’s Back With Symphony No. 4
Much of the first movement of Mahler’s Symphony Number 4 is highly whimsical and colorful with many frenetic things happening in the strings and…
Kit Kat
Hi-Five’s Kit Kat break
I know, I know, a lot of my blogs recently are about all these R&B acts returning and yes, there’s another one. Actually, it’s one I wasn’t…
Song for Dan Treacy
Namesake
Writing a song for a good friend? Do it the way MGMT has. With Song For Dan Treacy; it's anything but ordinary. MGMT says of the man behind the…
Beautiful People
Elegiac Ambience
“The original instrumental to Beautiful People is a personal song about loss, hopelessness and chaos, but the message is love and hope.&…
I Just Wanna Live
songs that come back to you
There are songs we heard during a stage in our life, in adolescence, for example, the sounds we hear are often associated with our personality and…
Shine A Light
A Grand, Soulful Empowerment Anthem
Initially known as Raines, Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Mike Nelson changed his stage name to BANNERS with the release of Shine the Light - a…
I LUV IT
Psy does it again
It has been a few years since Gangnam Style took over the world and dominated the Internet. He got everyone talking, dancing like they are at a rodeo…
Wasteland
Hope In A Wasteland
Life gets overwhelming. With all the atrocities taking place in the world today, it’s not difficult to feel a little hopeless. This reality…
Alibi
Empara Mi's Alibi Presents Dramatic Self-Purging
“Alibi” is the latest addition to a growing body of work by Empara Mi, a singer-songwriter who has positioned herself within the…
I See You
Dance The Night Away To Leah Kate's Debut Single
With so many playlists, new releases and artists coming out, it's hard to find music that will invoke that feeling many artists chase after; that…
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…
Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)
Estelle's newest love
Earlier this year, I’d seen a familiar name on a list of new single releases. It was by UK R&B singer Estelle. I’m sure you know her from the…
Subways
Quirky Psychedelia
As AllMusic's Tim Sendra aptly notes, Australian plunderphonics experts The Avalanches are masters at creating new melodies out…
Úa
Sóley's “Úa”: Icelandic Fairy-Tale Escapism
When Icelandic multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Sóley (Sóley Stefánsdóttir) released her…
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…
그리워해요 Missing You
SONG REVIEW: 2ne1's Missing You
2ne1's Missing You: A Masterpiece Personally I like songs that are depressing and lonely so I was so happy when I learned that 2ne1 would be…
Misery
Gwen brings us a new video
The new song is called Misery, and is the third single from his latest album This Is What the Truth Feels Like is inspired by the situation that has…
Como Dijiste - Pista de Acompañamiento/Tono Original (con Coros)
About Christian Music
This musical genre has been noted not only for its purpose, but it has long made inroads in premiaciones highlighted as the Grammy's LATINO…
I Could've Been Your Girl
Zooey Deschanel's Retro Romanticism
She & Him's third album Volume 3 (2013) may have been the first album produced after Deschanel’s divorce from…
Hearts in Motion
Noise Pop Finds A Solid Foundation
Give the 90's one thing, whether you where a fan or not...Noise Pop became a true visionary substance. And Yuck from Georgia have the courage to…
Cataract
Dirty Ghosts: Cataract EP
Hailing from San Francisco and consisting of Allyson Baker – Guitar/Vocals, Erin McDermott – Bass and Tony Sevener –…
Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid) (from the
Fall Out Boy's fearless sound
Yesterday, when I blogged about Rihanna’s new song “Sledgehammer” I originally had planned to write about something…
Sticky Leaves
Angelic Resolution
The landscape that Linying walks through in her latest video - vast open plains bordered by a series of hills and an expansive blue sky - could not be…
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Christmas time is nearing!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The breeze, Christmas shopping, food and gift wrappings— we can say that Holidays is near. This one…
Miracle Aligner
Go and Get ‘em Tiger
'Seductive' is the adjective that was used most often in describing The Last Shadow Puppets' (Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner,…
Falling Down
Subtle Touches By The Grace Of Falling Down
This Wild Life are a product of the Warped Tour life. Normally casted as an acoustic pop rock duo This Wild Life still have their acoustics however,…
Ride 'Em On Down
Ride 'Em On Down To Lonesome Town
The Rolling Stones are always creating new music and with the recent release of their latest album Blue & Lonesome everyone is listening.…
Back To Back
Top 10 Songs of 2015
For rap fans, 2015 was nothing but excellent. A new mixtape from Drake and Future, new artists on the rise, and overall just a great vibe…
Talk Baby Talk
Emma Louise's Talk Baby Talk and other positive things about the mainstream pop market
If I were to describe Emma Louise’s voice to you, you would probably imagine a sound completely different to the one she makes. The purity…
Shut Up Kiss Me
Glam Girl's Looking For A Fight
Angel Olsen handles ignorance and men with her track 'Shut Up Kiss Me'. Check out the music video because Olsen rocks a silver sparkle wig…
Pork Soda
Kooky Dysfunction
I heard a homeless man talking to someone once and say ‘pineapples are in my head.’ In retrospect, I’m pretty sure it…
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…
Don't You Wait
Take Care For Now
Don't expect to group Cloves in with the rest. Every day it may seem like a melancholy songstress comes into view. Yet with Cloves their is a…
Love
Nothing fancy, just Love
Oh man, where to even start with this? Aptly, Lana del Rey blessed the world with the single from her pending album in the month of love. While few…
Sahara
Songhoy Blues and Iggy Pop's Sahara Imbue the Desert With Joie De Vivre
“Sahara”, a collaboration between Iggy Pop and “desert blues” guitar quarter Songhoy Blues, aims to correct…
Sympathy for the Devil
Blood, Sweat and Tears - Sympathy for the Devil
Here is an oldie. It’s a cover of “Sympathy for the Devil”, legendary song, one of the hymns of rock music, written by…
Put Za Istok
The Epic 'Road to the East'
There are slim chances that you’ve heard about Korni Grupa if you’re not from ex-Yugoslavia. There is also very little chance that you’ll believe me…
Moist
Anna Lann's Moist Presents a Surreal Eco-feminist Critique
Tel-Aviv-via-Latvia musician, producer, and DJ Anna Lann recently gained a VEVO account, and one can only hope for more output from the enigmatic…
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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.…
Painting (Masterpiece)
A Technicolor Masterpiece
After gaining indie success and a record label with Columbia via the success of their first single Loud(y) in early 2015 (were reached No. 1…
Don't Be Shy
Kule T starts solo career
When the intro of Kule T’s “Don’t Be Shy” begins, you think he’s making a big statement to break away from his days as an MN8 member. The unusual…
Es Mejor
[ IRAN ] DUSTS OUT A CLASSIC OF PARANOIAS
Luis Iran has decided to maintain his artistic streak intact, now in his role as soloist [IRAN] which is preparing her debut album. The topics…
Redrum
BonBon Girl Salutes With Some Redrum!
22-year-old Kosovar/Albanian sensation Era Istrefi is back for another magnum-viral hit! After her seductive banger BonBon…
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 York
New York = Love's Graveyard
Milk and Bone is a Montreal electro-pop duo (i.e. Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin) who earned critical acclaim with their debut album…
Logic Of Color
The Logic of Color
Music listeners who began their acquiantance with Baltimore duo Wye Oak after the release of their fourth album, Shriek (2014),…
Most Girls
Most Girls Shows How Much Respect Hailee Steinfeld Has For Us All
Hailee Steinfeld has spoken out about her newest track Most Girls. Steinfeld stated that Most Girls should be listened in a girl's bedroom, at top…
Night Owl
Frenetic Funk
Summer 08 (2016), British indietronica quartet Metronomy's fifth studio album, revisits the terrain they carved out in sophomore effort&…
Remember I Told You
Remember that house jam
I really thought the song, “Remember I Told You” was going to be an “I told you so”-kind of a song, but Nick Jonas, Anne-Marie and Mike Posner have…
Don't Call Me (feat. Yuna)
TOKiMONSTA and Yuna's Chilly Kiss-Off
While Malaysian indie singer-songwriter Yuna (Yunalis Zara'ai) is best known for Crush, her heartwarming and romantic duet with Usher,…
Play That Song
Catching the Train
When I heard about the new music video by Train, it was described like a fairytale. A catchy song on someone's ear buds would, magically, make him…
Magangué
Sidestepper's Theatrical Jungle
Richard Blair recently reassembled Sidestepper from his home in La Candelaria in Bogota. He took it easy and abandoned all the beats , loops and…
Freedom
Pitbull takes a cruise full of women in his new video
The Cuban singer has just released his video Freedom is the second single from his upcoming album to be released in this 2016 is expected to be…
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…
Ain't Your Mama
Jennifer transforms in her New Video
just few hours ago have released the new video for Jennifer Lopez's Is not Your Mama and already has over 200,000 views. And it is a fun…
Down the Line
NYC Dreaming
Down the Line follows Saint Ivy as yet another promising glimpse of Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' upcoming…
Cheap Thrills
Sia and a mysterious new single
Despite how famous he has become this singer so much that the Snapchat dedicated a filter, had never bothered to know a lot of Sia, of course I have…
Thankful for the Day
The Police and Bands Influenced by The Police on Spotify
The Police and Bands Influenced by The Police Playlist on Spotify! Click here To Visit The Police and Bands Influenced By The Police Playlist on…
Marinade
Dope Lemon Marches Onward
As a fan of lo-fi everything and anything, finding Dope Lemon was a bit of a savanger hunt. As 'Marinade' plays on, Drop Lemon have already…
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…
New Rules
Relationship Advice
I want people to see a piece of me. I want people to have an insight into everything that's happened over the last few years while I was…
Lights Out
Lights Out Adds A Darker Promise From Royal Blood
'How Did We Get So Dark?' the latest sophomore album from Royal Blood gives us the question within the album title. Certainly 'Lights Out&…
Easy
Hauntingly Eerie
Easy is the fourth track from American musician Son Lux's (Ryan Lott) third studio album Lanterns (2013), and easily stands out…
Blue Song
Where Is Mint Royale after Blue Song was released?
With many things in life, I discovered music through an oddly popular U.K. show called 'The Mighty Boosh' which essentially was a comedy…
Looking for Signs
A Hidden Gem
Discovering new artists is a great feeling. Discovering a great new artist is something else entirely. Over christmas, that’s exactly what I…
God Is Dead?
God is Dead?
Black Sabbath… legends… cult. Iconic band… fathers of heavy metal… a lot of things can be attributed to…
The Man Who Sold The World - 2014 Remastered Version
COVERLAND Vol.11: The Man Who Sold the World
There are countless covers throughout music history; some were more successful than the originals, some were not, but there aren’t so many…
How Soon The Dawn
Jake Bugg Proves What Elements Craft A Great Song
When Jake Bugg came out onto the scene, no one knew where in the hell to place this crafted young genius of a musician. Better yet, everyone wanted to…
Funeral Pyre
Phantogram's Phantasmagoric Elegy
Nearly a year after its release, Phantogram’s Three (2016) offers viewers with a final music video to accompany its dark, brooding and grief…
Wild
Broken Glass, Broken Homes
This ethereal song is something unlike none other, speaking of broken families in a way that you can't help but sympathize with. The way the…
Cool Song No. 2
Confusing Complexity
Music critics have been generally divided over MGMT's experimental departures from the massive hooks and groundbreaking…
Saint
On Saint, VÉRITÉ Defiantly Wallows in Her Psychological Flaws
After over a decade in the indie scene, VÉRITÉ (Brooklyn singer-songwriter Kelsey Byrne) is well positioned for a breakthrough.…
Strangers
Strangers Can Be Friends
Take into account The Gaslight Anthem, Wavves and Girls formed into some sort of super group. The Rebel Light may be the outcome but surely this band…
Wild Side
Lemon Cash drops catchy new tune Wild Side
Lemon Cash started out as a cover band, forming an alternative rock band with some local friends from their hometown of Ottawa, Ontario. Looking to…
'97 (feat. Rich The Kid, Bobby Kritical & 1wayfrank)
K Slams The New `97 Trap!
ATL rap cat bangs up the Trap swag on his new single `97. He linked up with the coolest squad that he could for…
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&…
Warm Whiskey Nights
Justin Ryan warms our hearts with Warm Whiskey Nights
Everyone loves a good story, A good story will keep you interested and it will keep you really connected with the main character; to feel what it is…
Hopeless Romantic
Michelle Branch is still romantic
When you start a song with the words “I’m a hopeless romantic, I should run for my life”, you not only have my attention, but also my recognition. The…
Ghost
Watching From Afar
Jivraj Singh and Nischay Parekh form dream pop duo Parekh & Singh and hail from the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. Their…
Buried Plans
Minor Alps' Introspective Harmonizing
The name choice of 'Minor Alps' for the collaborate music project between Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws (lead singer of Nada Surf) evokes…
7 Years
7 years
Just when we thought we didn't have any more space in our life for 21st century Denmarkia, along comes another slice of Danish. This time, it'…
Cranes in the Sky
Solange Steels Music's Broken Wings
The opening to Solange Knowles “Cranes in The Sky” beckons with an addictive head-nodding beat that subdues all your attention.…
CRZY
Kehlani - Official Vid For CRZY !
After the wonderful, artistically made lyrical video, Kehlani`s boy, Art Director Stix joined forces with the Boss of…
Let It Ride
Let It Ride
A collaboration between two leading artists on the American music scene, this song from Robert Glasper’s sixth studio album “Black Radio 2” is a real…
Snakeskin
Snakeskin Video Review
Deerhunter is an established American rock band that can most broadly be classified under Indie rock, however more specifically categorized as…
Gasoline
Dreams On Fire
The more Halsey releases music videos, the more the public comes to understand who Halsey is as a person. Never to be the one that was shy, talking…
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…
Sombre Fayre - Demo
Final Fire
Look at this, a band called Neon Waltz has six people in their group. Yes, Arcade Fire can become a symphony but does that mean other bands can pull…
Hungry (feat. Rick Ross)
Fergie Drops Hungry Video!
The Dutchess comes back Trappin` style! After droping the first Double Dutchess studio album…
Main Title/Laura
JAZZ STANDARDS VOL.10 - Laura
“Laura” is a popular song from the mid-forties of the 20th century, composed by David Raksin for the 1944 movie Laura starring…
This Town
Casual and Impressive
Niall Horan dropped an anticipated song even though the world had no idea Horan was releasing material any time soon. Although unexpected, the…
Julian
Borders and Checkpoints
Say Lou Lou, formerly known as Saint Lou Lou, are a twin sister music act hailing from Australia and Sweden. Their songs are largely deemed as dream…
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…
I Know It's Over
A Talent That Keeps Giving
Give The Smiths one thing, 'I Know It's Over' not only happens to have that quality of a song to be a natural lullaby, but depending on…
Whatever
High-Tech Disconnect
It’s virtually obligatory when reviewing Murphy’s solo albums to bemoan her failure to become wildly famous; it’s…
Come Back to Me
Molly Kruse Creates a Video to Remember
Molly Kruse comes to us today with her latest video for Come Back to Me. A piece that will tug on your heartstrings, she gives us a look into the…
Back in Black
Brian Johnson's entry
Leather, black color, sweat and strident sounds are some of the symbols of the heavy rock culture that allow a way to understand the life of a…
Glastonbury
The billboard for the Glastonbury Festival 2017 is now complete
After it was announced that the Glastonbury 2017 festival would take place in Pilton, UK, from June 21 to 25, there was a question as to who would be…
Eric Selby
Do, Baby. By Eric Selby
We got the oppotunity to catch up with Eric Selby about his insprations and muscial endeavors a few weeks ago. Since then, he has released his long-…
Avicii
That is how I feel!
That is the role of music, that the person who listens to it feels connected, as if the words that make up the lyrics of a song read the mind of…
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,…
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan On Songwriting, Nashville & The Man In Black: The Buddy and Jim Show Recap
“We’re playing Bob Dylan covers because we can’t stop.” The words came from Jim Lauderdale who, with Buddy Miller, was co-hosting two back to back two…
Foo Fighters
Four Reasons: Foo Fighters are One of the Greatest Rock Bands
Fuelled by some of the dirtiest rock riffs to date, and backed by five superbly talented blokes that know how to shake your world, the Foo Fighters…
Silk
Silk´s silky smooth plead to like them
I’ve been writing about many comebacks from 90s, early 2000s, R&B groups, but not many articles and blogs have triggered as much of…
Shane McAnally
Shane McAnally ‘Original Songwriter Demos’ – Album Review
Back in October, Shane McAnally did something on the quiet that I didn’t expect: he released an album. The Music Row songwriter famous for helping to…
Gustavo Elis
Woman of my Life new video by Gustavo Elís and Oscarcito.
And waiting for the video of these talented Venezuelans which was led by the young Nael And Justin is over. If we remember this issue was initially…
Dolly Parton
Which Country Artists Publicly Support Gay Rights?
This thought has occurred to me many times over the last couple of years. A bisexual woman myself, even as a young teen resolute in the idea I was…
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…
Nikki Clan
The Pop Rock Of 2000
Gateway Drugs
Cavity Creeps - Gateway Drugs
It seems that a few bands have named themselves Gateway Drugs, yet this band deserves the title. Their track Cavity Creeps throws all of the…
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean premiered the song Chanel
New Orleans has a new prodigy son called Christopher Edwin Breaux, better known as Frank Ocean. The singer who revolutionized R & B in 2011…
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Okills published the video clip for his song “Asesina”
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45 years celebrate Guayanesa Serenade providing music
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Chris Martin and Jimmy Fallon cover “Life Of Mars?” Bowie's
Chris Martin plays the piano while singing the classic Jimmy Fallon Life On Mars? The always remembered Bowie. With this scene, the lead singer of…
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Rawayana's third album is coming.
The Venezuelan band of trippy pop Rawayana premiered two new songs from their third album. Come along I and Come along II, which were also presented…
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Music Against GMO
I have always been a fan of albums that are political statements. New album by Neil Young, The Monsanto Years, is a raging conceptual project Neil has…
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The band Zeta advocates for an independent art
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Feminist Karmic Retribution
[Naomi] Wolf argues that beauty is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact. Somehow we've been flogged the idea that to be…
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The Strokes present their lyric video for Drag Queen
Since announcing the release of their new EP Past Present Future, The Strokes has not stopped and now we have the lyric video for one of its new…
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male chauvinist?
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Laura Guevara prepares to launch her album
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With the violin of Eddy Marcano
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Kelsea Ballerini Breaks The Tomato Drought With A Pop Song, But That’s Okay
When Kelsea Ballerini initially came on the scene last fall with the release of her debut single ‘Love Me Like You Mean It’, I was sceptical. I didn’t…
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La Bersuit releases new single
Argentina acclaimed group, Bersuit Vergarabat, premiered a new promotional hit called That talk about you, which will be part of his new album, to be…
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SundaySpotlight: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
Consider this list of top 10 albums of King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard as an explanation of why they are not only ome of the most prolific bands…
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SIAW, the return of Tchami
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Brian Johnson's emotional letter
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Lil Supa
Gegga launches ''666''
Gerardo Steven Altera Madriz, rapper and producer musically known as Gegga, member of the group musical YoyoDojo, launches its latest…
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Carlos Vives walks through New York in his latest video
Carlos Vives has just released the video for his latest song called The Edge of your love with which hopes to follow in the top positions of the most…
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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…
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Migos Releases Audiovisual for “Get Right Witcha”
The song Get Right Witcha performed by the Rap / Trap group, Migos, was released to the market under the musical production of Murda on June 27, as…
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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…
Desorden Público
To avoid a tragedy, they reschedule the tour date for 30 years of Public Disorder.
As part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the most important band of Ska Venezuelan Public Disorder, they would hold a concert tour which…
Weezer
highway music
For every time we have a special song. When we venture on a road trip, without realizing it, the music we choose reflects the landscape around us.…
Ed Sheeran
Sheeran relives his childhood in music video
Days after passing the record in Spotify to exceed 13 million views with the simple Shape of You and Castle on the Hill, Ed Sheeran launches the…
Wisin
A collaboration between Wisin and Nacho is coming
It was learned a few days ago that the talented Venezuelan Miguel Ignacio Mendoza, Nacho, is preparing a collaboration with the Puerto Rican Wisin.…
Radiohead
Radiohead: From celebration to scandal
Radiohead returned to the music scene after five years of absence, generated thousands of followers of the original group of Abingdon, high…
Collin Walcott
White Men Can't Play Sitar?
Remember the movie “White Men Can’t Jump”? Well, I was asking myself that question but in terms of music. Do black people groove better than white…
The Rolling Stones
More than a rock concert in Cuba
And finally they played the Rolling Stones in Havana, as they had planned, especially Mick Jagger, when a few weeks ago had announced: free and the…
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And they weren't rivals?
We do not speak the Caracas Lions vs. Magallanes Navigators. It is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, whose rivalry was presented to the…
Kingcalidro
KingCaliDro : King Of The Last Blue City
KingCalDro from Long Beach California, started his career as a independant artist in 2009. Growing up in Long Beach KingCaliDro had to avoid the…
Alfredo Naranjo
The Hop Festival arrives in Venezuela
The prestigious international festival Hop Festival, which fuses cuisine, art and music comes to Venezuela to delight everyone with his good proposal…
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Recently signed to Bluewater music as a staff writer, Kristen Brassel is an equally promising artist in her own right. The title of her debut EP, ‘…
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The Ivory Moans
Ladies and Gentlemen, please, meet the band you are about to love. The Ivory Moans! This group from Philadelphia, US, is on their way up and it seems…
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Fender and a line of basses in honor of Flea
Increasingly brands of instruments throwing a special model for certain musician. This time, the Fender (one of the most recognized brands of…
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Vinylversus premieres Broken Cities
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Queen
Los Angeles musician Katy Goodman recently turned her band La Sera into a duo that now includes her husband Todd…
The Weeknd
The Weeknd broke Justin Bieber's record
The music platform Spotify said the Canadian singer The Weekdn broke the record so far carried the baton his countryman, Justin Bieber and became the…
Mode Moderne
Mode Moderne
Mode Moderne is a kind of mix of a chocolate and a gothic charm. Something tasty and beautiful. Their music has a taste and flavor. You want to hug…
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Corina Smith finalizes the details of her next single
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J. Dilla blesses us one more time.
You would better save some money. Just have one beer not two, maybe eat just a slice and not a whole pizza, because J. Dilla is coming back. …
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When news came out last month that Margo Price and Sturgill Simpson did not receive any CMA nominations, fans of country music were left scratching…
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Twenty One Pilots and their true sounds
Alternative band Twentyone Pilots consist of two band members Tyler Joseph and Joshua Dun. They have achieved international success after their hit…
Jean-Michel Jarre
Edward Snowden defends right to privacy
The figure of Edward Snowden came to light after revealing, in June 2013, documents that were part of classified US information on various spyware…
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince will give two presentations in Europe
If you like hip hop and musically lived the 80s had to have listened to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The duo emerged in Philadelphia and…
Ricardo Montaner
The Dominican Republic will have a school built by Ricardo Montaner.
Venezuelan singer Ricardo Montaner, who recently moved to the tourist Dominican province of Samaná (northeast), announced it will build a school…
Géa
GEA is set to release her debut album, Pink
We are so excited that GEA is set to release her debut album Pink soon and we decided to review her title track to get a feel for what the…
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The Blue Poets say hello with Goodbye
Let us be the first to tell you that blues rock has recently been climbing back into our musical shuffle. The revival began with bands such as The…
AnnyBell
When a Formula Works... It Repeats
Corina Smith with an Escape opened a way for women in Venezuela to do ReggaePop in Spanglish, now it is the turn of AnnyBell, a Venezuelan who tells…
Juanes
Juanes honored the band Eagles
Juanes performed at the tribute of the band from Californa, Eagles as part of the annual Kennedy Center whose purpose is to celebrate the career of…
Baroni One Time
Baroni One Time will release their third album
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E-40 slamin` in Slappin jam!
A 22-studo-albums owner, super-creator E-40 keeps his swag on lock and runs down the music industry in Flash style…
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Led Zeppelin Release Video For Cover Of What Is And What Should Ever Be
To debut the new edition of the Sessions BBC Led Zeppelin have it presented a promotional video for the version of What is And What Should Ever Be…
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Fried Tomatoes - Live Session
It seemed the most recent album of Tomates Fritos, published in 2016, had been overshadowed by the dizzying reality of the country, the release of…
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Berlioz's Simply Fantastic Symphony
What can be said about Berlioz and his Symphony Fantastique? One could say so much about the wide variety of orchestral colors and timbres used…
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Chester Bennington will not be forgotten in Linkin Park
Without a doubt, the departure of Chester Bennington, has been a very hard blow to the rock in the world, since next to its grouping Linkin Park…
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Young Thug, Travis Scott - Pick Up the Phone ft. Quavo: the audiovisual with age restriction
On August 12, the music video for the song Pick Up the Phone was released by the networks. This theme is played by singers Scott Travis trap and…
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Desert Trip: Festival of Legends
During the day has confirmed news that has been rumored since the first weekend of the festival Coachella and its organizers, the company Goldenvoice…
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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…
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Black Rock Girl: Gladys Knight
Actually it is not exactly rock, nor a girl. Is the soul which defines Gladys Knight, the lady of the soul song who at 71 years old has been honored…
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The White Album, the new Weezer
A white image published in their social networks enough to deduct the release of the new album by the American band Weezer: The White Album, titled…
Temples
Temples returns with a new song, Certainty
The British band glam look with the perfect union between pop and psychedelia brit, Temples has returned two years after the release of their…
Tomates Fritos
I don't listen to music in Spanish
I think I've lost count of how many times I have had to hear that phrase, or even how many times myself repeated it when I started to dabble…
Selena Gomez
Selena Gómez surprises with a new song after two years of absence as a soloist
Some days ago the singer Selena Gómez mounted in her Social Networks an image of a mirror in which the words Bad Liar were written with painting…
ABBA
ABBA are still thankful for the music
Sweden has always been a great supplier of pop music, but all of that seems to lead back to one group who started it all: ABBA. The two couples were…
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez shows us part of her next work
This time Jennifer Lopez gave us know the next material that will surprise us this time coupled with Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda, this pair of…
Courtney Love
Courtney Love covered Creep at a party
Not all the news generated by Courtney Love are controversial or negative, many of which were very important and positive as a singer historical…
Deana Carter
Deana Carter 'Southern Way of Life' - Album Review
Like many fans, I remember the delights of ‘Strawberry Wine’ and ‘Did I Shave My Legs For This?’, the former dreamy and nostalgic, the…
HundredMillionThousand
HundredMillionThousand set to release debut album, lp1 on April 8th
We are only 2 months in to 2017 and we already have a plethora of artists releasing their debut albums to dip their feet in the cold water music…
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New Katy Perry album out in June
Katy Perry announced on Monday the release of a new album and tour of North America, promising a more mature and thoughtful side after having spent…
Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Earle Interview
Justin Townes Earle ended up moving to Vagrant Records and surprised his fans with not one, but two, new albums within a year. The companion pieces,…
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters and U2 cancel concerts after Paris attacks
Figures from the world of music also have sympathized to the events in Paris last Friday. Recognized rock bands U2 and Foo Figthers this weekend…
Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams offers to represent Russia at Eurovision.
British singer Robbie Williams jokingly offered to represent Russia in Eurovision, in an interview broadcast Monday on Russian television. I would…
Tomandandy
Hard-Won Redemption
Angel On My Shoulder is the final song on the soundtrack for Jacob Aaron Estes' indie arthouse film, Mean Creek (…
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John Mackey’s Aurora Awakes Awakens the Spirit
Want to wake up your spirit? Do your ears a favor and listen to John Mackey’s Aurora Awakes for concert band. Talk about golden ear candy! It’s so…
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The night Frusciante pissed off Kiedis
It was in 1992. The Red Hot Chili Peppers made a break in his tour of Europe to travel to New York, where would be presented in the Saturday Nigh…
Cassie
Cassie Comes Back With A Jam Of The Month!
When an everyday artist takes a brake it`s ok, but a class R`n`B talent like this girl, it`s just sad. After what seems like an…
Serenata Guayanesa
Serenata Guayanesa will offer its repertoire to Caracas
From childhood classics like flea and the louse to themes of romance as Viajera River up the musical repertoire of the Venezuelan group Serenata…
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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…
John Williams
Theme From Schindler’s List for Soprano Sax and Wind Ensemble
This particular version of the main Theme From Schindler’s List is a fabulous and wondrous. I have always loved music with a soprano saxophone or an…
La Oreja de Van Gogh
¿Grabar Un Disco En Ropa De Dormir?
Cuando el disco de Vinil, estaba en las casas de todas las personas del mundo, e incluso, en la época del Casset, las casas disqueras les…
Bruno Mars
Everybody Loves Bruno Mars
Todo el mundo quiere un poco de música agradable y lento, pero también un poco de locura. Bruno Mars puede darle a ambos. Es un artista muy…
The Stone Roses
All for One. New song from The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses have just released their first single after 20 years. It's called All for One and is reminiscent of the best of Britpop. This…
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Kevin Gordon ‘Long Gone Time’ - Album Review
If you’ve never heard of Kevin Gordon, then he might just have had a hand in some of your favorite songs. His work has been covered by everyone from…
Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington ‘Happy Man’ – EP Review
The trouble with artists that come from TV talent shows is that they arrive post-show with a whole heaping of buzz and commercial validity, a pre-…
Merle Haggard
Goodbye to a country giant!
Merle Haggard died on Wednesday April 5th, at 79, the day of his birthday. His manager, Frank Mull, said the cowboy music icon died in Palo Cedro,…
Average Gypsy
Catching Up with Average Gypsy
Vancouver based DJ/Production couple, Josh & Dani, describe themselves as “Spiritual Gangstas,” which not only pronounces…
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The return of a diva
Olga Tañón is back! The singer is preparing for the great launch of Olga Tañón and Punto , which will be available for sale on 12…
Sex Pistols
Nevermind the Bullocks
Creating a sense of chaos throughout the 70’s, the Sex Pistols are everything punk rock should be – all about image, extremely…
And Also The Trees
Hunter Not The Hunted... And Also The Trees
And Also The Trees are one of the greatest post-punk/gothic bands, present and active for nearly 40 years, with seminal albums and a big influence in…
Gualberto Ibarreto
Around 70 years of life of Gualberto Ibarreto
Several times we have referred here to this important artist of Venezuelan music scene: Gualberto Ibarreto, whose voice has traveled the geography of…
Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello, J Balvin and Pitbull will be part of the BS of The Fate of the Furious
The theme will be part of the soundtrack of the last film of the Fast and Furious saga, The Fate of the Furious will be called Hey Ma and will be…
AC/DC
Axl Rose debuts with AC/DC in Portugal
It is week at last we could see Axl Rose with those who will be his new bandmates Cliff Williams and Angus Young to announce the upcoming concert of…
Stevie B
Shining some light back on Stevie B
It’s the pigheadedness of the Spotify phone app that actually led me to a surprise. I wanted to listen to the new EP by R&B singer Case, on…
Rawayana
Rawayana will be on stage with Wiz Khalifa and The Weeknd.
Today the publication Billboard picnic stereo 2016 festival was held through social networks of the festival. Much is expected this year as bands of…
Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi ‘The B Sides: 2011-2014’ – EP Review
If you’ve been consciously avoiding any of the new males on country radio, then you might just be missing out. Among the great pop-country of Frankie…
Volcano Choir
Volcano Choir - A New Discovery
I’ve spoken before about the buzz of finding new music. It’s a buzz matched by no other, especially if your new discovery is going…
Fred Momotenko
A French Composer With a Grand Style
Fred Momotenko is a fabulous French composer who makes music seemingly for the church and in the track featured here on Kurrent Music, there is a…
Eric Church
Eric Church ‘Record Year’ – Single Review
Eric Church, for a mainstream country artist, doesn’t follow rules. This was already apparent when he followed up his commercial…
Kathryn Legendre
Kathryn Legendre ‘Don’t Give A Damn’ - EP Review
“I’d rather build my home than be made by one.” – Kathryn Legendre, ‘Build My Home’…
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Latin Kick
Some people associate jazz with the vibrant, temperamental spirit of the passionate musician, while others perceive it as a laid-back, chillin’ music…
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&…
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…
Pablo Alborán
Pablo Alborán and the duo HaAsh performed in Mexico an Acoustic Sessions prior to the Latin Grammy.
As a prelude to what will be the night of Nov. 19 in Las Vegas, the Latin Recording Academy offered in Mexico a concert Acoustic Sessions where the…
Pizzicato Five
SONG OF THE DAY // Pizzicato Five - CDJ (Wildjumbo Mix Feat. Melodie Sexton)
Shibuya-kei group Pizzicato Five may be long gone (unfortunately), but this remix of their jazzy house classic CDJ is still fresh years after it was…
Royal Blood
Murders, white rabbits and more in the new Royal Blood video
After the successful release of his second album How Did We Get So Dark? which was able to position itself in the first sales positions in his native…
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. …
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The Strokes, like good bread
It's hard to disappoint with three songs, and even less if they are parts of a band like the Strokes. However, worth writing a few lines…
Phyllis Tate
Phyllis Tate Unusual Instrumental Combinations
Composer Phyllis Tate was a very fond admirer of uunusual sounds and colors. She has one work for saxophone and strings, another for chorus, string…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga protests and ignores Trump as president.
Several groups of demonstrators took to the streets of cities in the western United to express their outrage at Donald Trump's victory in the…
Ennio Morricone
Morricone's Music Is Off the Hook!
Besides being utterly surprised at the highly prolific nature of this talented composer, Ennio Morricone’s music is of such an eclectic…
MØ
MØ's new single
The musical career of the Danish Karen Marie Ørsted, artísitcamente known as Mo, increasingly growing. By now has a list of hits that can…
Marc Nelson
Marc Nelson is keeping busy
Algunas de las mejores ideas vienen en momentos de aburrimiento. Recuerdo que hace poco escribí sobre Az es sin embargo posible reaparición…
Muse
Muse is still in the air with Drones
Muse is a band formed in England in 1997. The British are known for their eclectic style and mix different musical genres, like their videos that are…
Aerosmith
Possible separation from Aerosmith
Aerosmith is one of the few bands that still today can boast of having all its original members; and its lead singer, Steven Tayler, seems satisfied…
Bencoolen
Bencoolen Are Cool Indeed
Bencoolen used to be Washington DC's best kept secret. And I say used to, because now they have broke free into the national…
Chino & Nacho
Chino Y Nacho Deserved Victory at the Heat Awards
Venezuelan recognition dynamic duo Chino y Nacho, was made last Thursday the Dominican Republic during the award ceremony of the Heat Latin Awards.…
Sia
Sia releases song part of Lion BS
Last Friday, the singer Sia released a new single that will be part of the soundtrack of the movie Lion, premiering on November 25 in the US CIENES…
Pierre Boulez
The great Pierre Boulez passed away
On January 5th, around midnight, he died composer and conductor Pierre Boulez French conductor. A musician considered by many as one of the great…
MAX
Introducing MAX
Max Schneider performs as if he is one hundred feet tall. The moment he steps onto a stage, his larger-than-life personality transcends the…
Desiigner
Rappers Who Sound Like Other Rappers
Desiigner and Future New York rapper Desiigner has achieved massive success with his first official single, Panda, which is enjoying heavy airplay as…
The Psychic Paramount
The Psychic Paramount
Ok, here is the group named “The Psychic Paramount” and they are really psychic. While listening to their music I think of Russ…
6 String Drag
6 String Drag Interview
Kenny Roby (previously featured here) and Rob Keller disbanded 6 String Drag at the top of their game, nearly 15 years ago. The first new album from 6…
Drake
Drake was the most downloaded during 2016 for Spotify
The year is coming to an end and as expected, the main houses for sale, search and playback music world begin to produce lists of the highlights and…
Hernán Gamboa
Hernán Gamboa, the Four of Venezuela
He died in the early hours of Sunday January 10 Venezuelan cuatro Hernán Gamboa. The incident occurred in Argentina, where he lived for some…
KISS
4 bass players in the spotlight
In history, they have slighted and some confuse the bass guitar. Bassist always in the shade does its work, creating rhythmic and harmonic base one…
Billy Mize
Billy Mize and The Bakersfield Sound: The Movie – Review
Sometimes legends get lost in the annals of time, still legendary to those in the know, but increasingly forgotten within mass popular culture. ‘Billy…
Silvestre Dangond
Silvestre Dangond swept Miami
Silvestre Dangond is in a great moment and celebrating everything an accomplishment in his race. The singer conquered the prestigious American…
Parry Adams
Get Your Whiskey Fix (and No Hangover) with Parry Adams' Latest Album!
Pitssburgh based singer-songwriter, Parry Adams, recently released her latest album Whiskey Aftermath. Her motto “Music straight. No chaser” resonates…
El Cazador Novato
Died The Rookie Hunter
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Caramelos De Cianuro
There are those who like to say goodbye like this
They say it is difficult to decide to start something, but even more to finish, culminating at the halfway point is known as leave. But something…
Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley's Story
When I first heard Charles Bradley, I thought he was a new kid impersonating James Brown and the old-school funk and soul sound. When I read that he…
Molotov
Molotov celebrates 20 years of success
Frijolero and classics like Give me the power, concerning the rock in Latin America, are about to turn 20 surefire in the region. The Molotov band…
Christina Grimmie
Christina Grimmie's last posthumous video
Recently, the family of Christina Grimmie launched the fourth and final posthumous video of the singer, after he lost his life after being shot by a…
Die Antwoord
Controversy between Die Antwoord and Suicide Squad
It has released the news that the South African duo Die Antwoord has accused the director of the film Suicide Squad, David Ayer, to copy his style…
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Watch the Party Monster that The Weeknd brings
The Weeknd promised and fulfilled. It premiered the video for her latest single Party Monster, directed by BRTHR, and is great. He shows us a lot of…
Grimes
5 Female Producers/Mix Engineers Who Are Setting The Music Scene On Fire
It’s no secret that women often don’t get enough credit for their work behind the scenes in the music industry other than for…