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The Monsieurs Should Be Experienced Live
If you approach the latest LP by The Monsieurs without any information about them, you will probably think it is the closest thing to the first demo…
american dream
Small Letters, But Big Words from James Murphy's Pen
Recently I had a discussion with one of my friends who is also obsessed with music about significant artists who created genius music after 2000. His…
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…
Boxer
Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Boxer, The National
Boxer is a point of no return for The National. With three albums under their belt, including the critical darling Alligator, the band were starting…
Oczy Mlody
The Flame Of The Flaming Lips Is Still Strong
When you have sixteen albums in your discography, three Grammys and records that shaped a generation of listeners, no one expects you to deliver…
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…
Back Together
is Robin Thicke getting it back together?
Not many artists have had a hit single that kept playing in high rotation for like two years straight, but Robin Thicke is among them with “…
Let It Reign
Better Half of The Libertines
In retrospective, The Libertines have managed to leave a mark in British indie rock with only two albums. Carl was always…
Return Of The Tender Lover
Return of tender smooth R&B?
People often say that real R&B is dead. Usually, when you investigate what they mean, they think today’s R&B has moved more…
Aquarius
Review: Tinashe's 'Aquarius'
R&B newcomer Tinashe makes quite an entrance with her scintillating major-label debut, Aquarius. Following the rampant success of her…
Fake Sugar
Thank God Beth Ditto Didn't Dissapear
You will agree that there is an ever-occurring phenomenon called a disappearing artist. I am not adverting to artistic people who were kidnapped or…
Inner Journey Out
Psychic Ills - Inner Journey Out
The renowned American psychedelic rock/neo-psych band Psychic Ills came out with a new album just about a week ago. The expectations towards Psychic…
Indeleble
The New Bands Festival 2016 is coming.
On 11 January this year, the official website of the Fundacion Nuevas Bandas, the date for the start of the Festival New bands, which will be from 18…
Under The Red Cloud
Under the Red Cloud by Amorphis: Another home run
First, I need to say that this album was by far the toughest to review in my short career as a music reviewer. I listened to it for the whole month,…
Villains
What Do QOTSA Stand For Now?
After proving himself in Kyuss, John Homme was walking through several projects and bands, profiling himself into a rock icon that does seem like an…
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…
Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
Tilted Axes release experimental album Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
The New York- based group Tilted Axes is an experimental rock group that pushes the boundaries with the sounds they can make come out of their guitars…
Channel the Spirits
The Comet Is Coming - Channel The Spirits
The Comet Is Coming is a pretty fascinating British psychedelic rock/jazz fusion/experimental music band from London. Their latest album is titled &#…
Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper would rather make Chicago a better place than listen to what the president thinks.
The culture of rap is about gain, many MC’s who start out writing about their lives, struggles, and relationships, are usually talking about their…
Capacity
Capacity
Big Thief’s sophomore album beautifully excavates family history and trauma into a delicate, intricately built folk rock record, showcasing…
Circular Time
Ramleh - Circular Time
The legendary British psychedelic noise rock/power-electronics/noise band Ramleh has very recently come out with a new album after a long time. The…
Schmilco
Wilco Plays It Safe
After ambitious art phases, run by gut and fueled by and emotion, artistic process usually comes to the point of homeostasis. It is not a bad phase…
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Review: J Cole's '2014 Forest Hills Drive'
J Cole has crafted a slew of good albums, but he has yet to craft a great one. While each of his three major label releases contain scattered moments…
We All Want The Same Things
How to Identify With Craig Finn
Although he is not the biggest singer songwriter of his generation, Craig Finn is certainly the best rock storyteller whose main preoccupation are…
Anthologia
Dr John Cooper Clarke Returns After 25 Years With The Help of Hugh Cornwell
Cult figure of punk’s golden age, dr.John Cooper Clarke, recently refreshed his discography with a little bit of help from Hugh Cornwell from The…
Sketches Of Brunswick East
King Gizzard & The Lizzard Wizzard - Psych jazz this time around
When King Gizzard & The Lizzard Wizzard announced that they will issue five albums this year, even their fans (myself included), who were…
The Origin Of Love (Deluxe)
Oh, Why Did Mika Go Downward
On his debut album, Mika pleasantly surprised all us with his exuberant amd catchy tunes. The follow-up The Boy Who Knew Too Much brought perfection,…
In Mind
Real Estate Have Perfected Their Dreamy Surf Sound on ''In Mind''
Back in 2012, I was studying psychology in Wisconsin for one academic year , which means that I was separated from my friend and…
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…
Bonfire with Manitou
Native American Themed Bonfire With Manitou album by Leftee Features Ojibwa Songs and Spirits at 432hz! Check It Out!
This album was delivered spiritually and musically in the divine energy of the universe at 432hz frequency. Leftee lead singer and drummer of the…
The Optimist
Anathema Continues Avoiding Metal
Liverpool's Anathema onset their career at the start of the 90s as a doom metal group, who would have thought they would profile themselves as one…
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande Is a Dangerous Woman
When it comes to beautiful and charismatic women Ariana Grande is definitely one of them. She has a very powerful voice that is merciful at the same…
Selections From A Voice On Air (1935-1955)
Sinatra--The First LP
Frank Sinatra—The brilliant and colorful vocalist properly came into to prominence during the era of the second World War. His proper first…
Carrie & Lowell
Reflections on Sufjan Steven's Latest Offering
It’s finally time to talk about what has been described as Sufjan Stevens’ most personal album to date. The mysterious, melancholy man behind the…
The Getaway
They did it again
First, one confession. The Getaway is the first album from RHCP I listened to in full. Never have been a fan, always considered them as too mainstream…
Heroes
One of Our Heroes
Heroes immediately departs from the attitude of Low's melancholia with The Beauty and the Beast, and this was a sign of hope for fans…
Deep End
Doc Robinson - Midwest Loves Its Pop
There seems a particular penchant for good pop oriented rock, soul, anything, in the US Midwest. Think Rockford Illinois’ Cheap Trick, or any of the…
God's Problem Child
God's Problem Child, Willie Nelson
God's Problem Child is the first independent album by Willie Nelson with original songs ever since 2014 Band Of Brothers. Actually, this ever…
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…
16:11
Tross - 16:11
Tross is one of the more interesting Swedish psychedelic rock bands, whose latest album titled 16:11 was released by the great Swedish label H&…
Pool
My Albums of the Year: Porches: Pool
It's amazing how quickly the musical landscape can change. Only a few year s ago I was drowning in gloomy artists talking about death and other…
My One And Only Thrill
Oh, what a Melody!
This is one of the most beautiful albums recorded in the past decade or so. My One and Only Thrill has all the elements of a good record:…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
The grey areas of John Legend
I think, out of all the R&B artists out there today, John Legend would have to be the best role model you can find. I'm not a fan. I don&#…
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…
Random Access Memories
#tb The Standard of Modern Electronic-Dance
Recently, I have watched an episode of HBO’s brand new show Young Pope and in one scene, the main characters, pope, asked his advisor who does she…
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…
Los Amigos Invisibles, Acústico
The Invisible Friends Vivehappy with Kurrent Music on ViveMusic
Now Kurrent Music and ViveHappy come together to bring a new music section called ViveMusic, in this first edition will discuss the acoustic album…
Moon Lagoon
Co-Pilgrim - Escaping the middle ground
Listening to tons of music it is usually two groups of artists that draw your attention - those that sound incredibly good and those that sound so…
White Winter Hymnal
#tb Fleet Foxes' Debut
Music magazines often use the term Wooden music when they want to describe the type of music that I am about to review. It stands for the following:…
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…
Volume 1
Mildlake's Supergroup
Although the term supergroup has become lame, I can't help myself but to attach it to BNQT. To be honest, that was the intention of its members,…
They Moved in Shadow All Together
Traumatic Folk
Emily Jane White es un cantante, compositor y poeta de Oakland. Este año, lanzó su quinto álbum de estudio titulado Ellos se moví…
Coco Hames
Ex Leader of The Ettes Goes On A Solo Ride
Sometimes, it would be good to start from the beginning, to leave old crew and the baggage of the past behind and move in a completely different…
Fourth
Soft (but powerful) Machine
Soft Machine is one of the iconic bands of British rock music. They are among the founders of the legendary Canterbury progressive rock scene. Named…
Don't Hesitate
Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon
The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
Thousand Lives
Once A Tree bewitch with EP Thousand Lives
Once A Tree create music that is dark, hypnotic and poetic. A sultry fusion of chillwave, trip-hop and dubstep, that soars and glides above bass…
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…
Kitsune
Intriguing First Chapter
A while ago, in a review of Marriages’ latest album, I said that Salome is my AOTY and that claim still stands. After hearing final remnants…
Welcome oblivion
Post-Industrial Ups And Downs
Trent Reznor, an icon, a genius, or just one big egomaniac? I mean, NIN was always his band, with a plethora of artists coming and going, each one of…
Before the World Was Big
Girlpool - Before the World Was Big
Girlpool’s June 2015 release, Before the World Was Big, will sound familiar to many young listeners. The album gives a sensation of…
Raging Speedhorn
The Heydey of Raging Speedhorn
The time passed by, but the unusual love within Raging Speedhorn is still strong. The love was lost; the presence was lost; even the band…
Have You In My Wilderness
Baroque trip-pop
Just imagine baroque pop influenced by Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac successfully combined with jazz and trip hop. Now add emotional confidence…
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Two men, one of them in flames, shake hands in a studio back lot. The image of a nude woman emerges from a red veil. A diver breaks the waves of a…
The Atlantic Years In Mono
Giant Steps
“Giant Steps” is a very important album, especially for aspiring jazz musicians. It’s the record that firmly put the so…
Long Vivid Dream
Discolor Blind 'Long Vivid Dream' a Highly Dramatic Cinematic Offering
Discolor Blind is music that mixes melancholy with that silver lining of hope, for romantics running a fine line between harsh realities and sweet…
Coeur De Pirate
Coeur de Pirate's Unique Loveliness
Beatrice Martin is a classically trained pianist who graced us with her debut album under the moniker, Coeur de Pirate, in 2008. Martin's …
Incarnate
Incarnation of Metacore
Metalcore is a long story. It has become good and bad, boring and interesting. Bands overload has lead to everyone waiting for the return of pioneers.…
Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
Leave It To Jess
Jess Glynne may be a name (you've heard) that has been uttered through radio or television. As a former X Factor contestant, who appeared on the…
Process
Sampha - Process Turns Hype Into True Value
If you’re not an avid follower of modern Soul and R&B music, Sampha’s name may not mean much to you. Even the fact that he has worked with…
Bohren For Beginners
Turning Doom Metal Into Film Noir Jazz
How do you cross from doom metal to film noir jazz? Easy, if you ask German purveyors of, as the say it themselves, doom ridden jazz music, Bohren and…
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…
Make Way For Love
Kiwi That Makes The Room War
Despite of his classical music education gained at the University of Canterbury, the eclectic music influences Marlon Williams was exposed to from his…
Radio Static High
Hey Colossus - Radio Static High
The London psychedelic/krautrock masters Hey Colossus came out with a new album earlier this year, and this album surely did not disappoint. The album…
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…
Stranger in the Alps
Debut Of the Year, Phoebe Bridgers' Strangers in The Alps
How is it possible that you are only 22 years old and you are such a poetaster? How is it possible that this is just your debut and you are already…
The Divine Feminine
Divine Music
Wow. This is what I have to say about Mac Miller's brand new album The Divine Feminine. I really really really liked this album for a number of…
Little Seeds
Plot Twist: Americana of Shovels and Rope
One of the best things about music albums are failed predictions. You are anticipating to hear one thing, and you end up enjoying something completely…
Daybreaker
Moon Taxi 'Daybreaker' Album Review
Upbeat. Soulful. Creative. These are the three words that came to mind as I listened to the new Moon Taxi album entitled . These Nashville native…
Here Ends the Lesson
Darrell Kelley Draws The Line
Sometimes a man just has to make a stand and draw the line. That’s exactly what Darrell Kelley does on his newest album, “Here Ends the Lesson”. This…
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…
Toto
One of the best debut rock albums of all times TOTO (1978)
I am not sure if it's a coincidence, but I get the feeling that every debut album of the great bands is a masterpiece and their identity of course…
Out of Time
Out Of Time Indeed
Out Of Time es otro álbum fantástico del artista electrónico y altamente ecléctico Hugo Kant. Este álbum de larga duraci&#…
Bonny Doon
Bonny Doon - Bonny Doon
Over the past twenty years, Detroit hasn’t necessarily been a hub for folk and alt-country. Those genres have scratched the surface, but techno and…
Fake Sugar
Fake Sugar
The debut solo album from Beth Ditto finds the former Gossip singer reconnecting with her southern roots. Despite some thin lyrics and odd production…
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…
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…
Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
James Hetfield is already thinking about the new album
A mere six days of Metallica's new album entitled have been released to the public Hardwired ... to self Destruit after 8 years of absence in…
Exitoca
Cristobal And The Sea - Everything's souped up
Disparate musical styles souped up together can only produce two types of music - one that squarely falls on its face or one that is thoroughly…
There's a Riot Going On
Yo La Tengo Have It All
When I first encountered the music of Yo La Tengo, sometime in the first half of the 00s, they were already had a reputation of one of the most…
Paging Mr. Proust
The Most Underrated Rock Band
In a better, parallel universe, The Jayhawks would be the number one pop-rock band of the 90s. Vigorous vocal harmonies, canny cadence, mellifluous…
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…
Burst Apart
#tbt The Antlers: Burst Apart
Is there a bigger cliche in the world of music than an indie band from New York? Not many things come to mind and everytime something new and original…
New Bermuda
New Bermuda by Deafheaven: Blackaze’s finest
Neige, French mastermind responsible for the rise of Blackaze, Post-Black metal, Hipster black metal or whatever name you want to call this metal…
Northern Passages
Dallas and Travis Do Good - Again
The moment the opening track, “Riverview Fog” starts, you get the feeling that you’ve heard all this before, but that the cards have been reshuffled…
24K Magic
24K Magic
Personally, the moment I knew Bruno Mars was for real was when he performed “Uptown Funk,” his mega hit collaboration with Mark Ronson, in curlers on…
Let The Dancers Inherit The Party
Let The Dancers Inherit The Party. Yes-yes!
For fifteen year, six-membered group from Brighton has been flying over British rock sky. In that time, they have released six studio releases with…
Jomsviking
Viking Metal
It seems that even after ten albums, Amon Amarth do not know how to neither surprise nor disappoint. If someone said to their super fans that they are…
Future Artists
The Dead C - Future Artists
The Dead C are a renowned noise-rock band from New Zealand, and their discography is quite vast and admittedly as diverse as it is vast. Their albums…
On My One
Jake Bugg - On My One
Jake Bugg became famous at the age of 18, and he is an independent artist ever since. I don’t remember he was ever related with some popular…
Still Brazy (Deluxe)
Music Like A Bullet
As soon as he ended his successful collaboration with DJ Mustard that resulted in epic debut My Krazy Life, YG dropped an album that keeps all the…
Raskit
Finally, the old Dizzee Rascal Is Back
During my teenage years, I was hooked on rap, among other music styles. As this genre witnessed a real expansion in my country at the beginning of…
La lucha
Interview with La Vida Boheme
In recent days, there has been great movement in the Venezuelan musical movement, with good recordings, undoubtedly one of the most outstanding has…
Amanecer
THE GLOBALIZED SOUND OF THE COLOMBIANS OF BOMBA STEREO
Bomba Estéreo history in music has been recorded and an impeccable track record. At dawn he went twice to dance, to contagion and that of the…
Los Tres MTV Unplugged
20 Years of MTV Unplugged by Los Tres
And suddenly it was two decades since the Three afford to do an Unplugged for MTV Latin America was given. Your best! That show, which never came out…
Ultraluminal
Dirty, Sludgy Rock Piece
I first discovered City of Ships when band’s vocalist, Eric Jernigan, became a permanent member of Rosetta, one of my favorite post metal…
Fresh Blood For Tired Vampyres
Electric Six Could Really Use Some Fresh Blood
It seemed like Bitch, Don’t Let Me Die is the last album by Electric Six, but it’s not. New autumn and new album. Fresh Blood For Tired Vampires is…
Out of Time
Hugo Kant - A Fan of Victor and Immanuel
You really have to be a daring smart ass to give yourself a nom du plume like Hugo Kant. And an intelligent one. Quentin Le Roux of Avignon, via…
Life, Love And Faith
Mister Marmelade
Serious friends of rock n roll know what it means the term brother from the south. Southern music is an intersection of country, jazz, soul, gospel,…
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…
A Change in State
James Yuill - Whatever happened to Folktronica?
Combining acoustic music with electronics can be a tricky thing - it either turns out great or falls flat on its behind. That may be the reason the…
Brilliant Light
Danny & The Champions of the World - Championing Americana with a twist
When the term Americana crops up in a conversation among music fans, usually the first things that come up to mind are any country music variations,…
Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March - Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March is a renowned Japanese underground psychedelic noise rock band. They have released a great number of albums through the years, and while…
Can Summer Love Last Forever?
Folk Diamond For Winter Days
The story of Swedish duo Flora Cash begun with the meeting on Soundcloud, continued on Skype and it is still on. Shpresa Lleshaj and Cole…
My Love Is Cool
Ecstasy Rock
Right in the middle of this year, we have got one of the strongest debut albums. We will have to wait and see what the last quarter is about to bring,…
Product 3
Beat Connection Product 3 Album Review
Organic and wild, Beat Connection’s gives the listener a inside look on modern electronic indie pop. These four young musicians from…
August And Everything After (Deluxe Edition)
#tbt: The Best Of Counting Crows
For some artists, love means not wanting to live anymore. And while they give us the reason to live with their heart on their sleeves, I am always…
Canadiana Grotesquica
Geoff Berner - Canadian Gargantua and Pantagruel
For those that decided to skip reading the Francois Rabelais literature classic Gargantua and Pantagruel, Canadiana Grotesquica, the new, seventh…
Chapter One
The Saturdays V-Day : Chapter One
This Universe spread female vocal is opening her first solo segment of music and the title Chapter One seems more than just a right…
A Black Mile To The Surface
No Breakthrough For Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra are not from Manchester. They are not even from UK. They are not even orchestra. Manchester Orchestra are Americans from Atlanta…
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,…
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
Review: Earl Sweatshirt's 'I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'
Earl Sweatshirt is a study in contradictions. He hates everything, but he also kind of doesn’t. He has grown tired of the world…
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…
Examples
Shining Examples
Personally, I’m not a big fan of beats albums. At least, not for home listening. In a club, fine, that should be their main purpose. But at home, I…
57TH & 9TH
Sting Stings Again
One of the favorite advices artists like to give is: Do not stay in your comfort zone. Be a risk taker and investigate the unknown. So,Sting…
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,…
Chapter and Verse
The Boss Drops Unusual Collection
After 43 years of unpredictable, yet successful music career, the time has come for Bruce Springsteen to pack his hard work into few compilations.…
WOPTOBER
Mane Music
Prison can change anyone. Enough time isolated from the world, treated as subhuman and discarded like garbage is soul-breaking and creatively stifling…
Life...The Best Game In Town
Harvey Milk - Life...The Best Game In Town
Harvey Milk are a legendary American sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Georgia. They have released an array of great albums that pack some of the…
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…
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…
Damage and Joy
The Jesus and Mary Chain Bring Joy, but Also Damage
What can I say, but to scream of joy that The Jesus and Mary Chain have return in studio format? Now, how much sense does Damage and Joy make? I…
Who Is This America?
Afrobeat for the new generations
Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12-piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with re-introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience. A Brooklyn-…
Bamboo Diner in the Rain
The Picture is Clear - The Waves Are Covered In Light
When I first saw the cover of the new The Wave Pictures album (and there is quite a few of them), something kept nagging at me it seemed so familiar…
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…
A Beautiful Collection - Best Of Carole King
A Truly Beautiful Collection
There is no denying that Carole King stands today as a living musical legend. The awards she has received, her songs that have charted through the…
The Light In You
Meditation for hispters and experiments for indie rockers
Favorite Americana players, known for their dreamy sounds, are finally back. Seven years after releasing the Snowlake Midnight and Strange Attractor,…
Black
Black
Country megastar Dierks Bentley returned last May with his eighth album Black, the most fully-formed LP of his…
Emily's D+Evolution
Turning point in Esperanza Spalding’s career - Emily's D+Evolution review
Esperanza Emily Spalding has recently published her album Emily's D+Evolution(about two months ago), and I have to say... In this album, Esperanza…
The Only Way Is Up
Sometimes words are not needed
I'm the first one to tell you that lyrics are important to a song. It doesn't matter if a lyric is repeated constantly or if it's used as…
Music From Before The Storm
Daughter's Soundtrack For A Video Game is A Well Done Task
Working on a soundtrack is a double-edge sword for an artist. He needs to remain loyal to his signature sound, while simultaneously making sure that…
Purple
Shock me, I needed a surprise
After two excellent albums, Baroness released Yellow and Green, an album that saw them completely (well, not completely, but close to that) changing…
Eldorado
ELO, Eldo... Eldorado
Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography were the trademarks of the English band Electric Light Orchestra. Their fourth…
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…
channel ORANGE
Three Years Later: Channel Orange
At the forefront of R&B’s shift to moody, provocative, narrative-driven soundscapes stands Frank Ocean, one of contemporary music&…
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…
The Wild Swan
The Wild Swan of Ireland
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. This could be said about Foy Vance, an Irish author who was supporting act for many superstars (Elton…
ATGCLVLSSCAP
Ulver - ATGCLVLSSCAP
The renowned Norwegian avant-garde/experimental/psychedelic rock band Ulver came out with a new album in the end of January. Now Ulver is a band that…
Transatlanticism
My changing attitude to songs on TV shows
For many artists having their music appear on TV shows and movies can provide a big boost interms of getting new fans and awareness. There are so man…
Scalping the Guru
El Jesus De Magico - Scalping The Guru
El Jesus De Mágico son un noise-rock banda estadounidense de rock / psicodélico de Columbus, Ohio. Se han publicado un buen número de…
A Head Full of Moonlight
Good Tiger A Head Full of Moonlight Album Review
The newly formed super group Good Tiger, featuring ex-Tesseract vocalist Elliot Coleman, ex-The Safety Fire guitarists Derya Nagle and…
Dusk Till Dawn - Radio Edit
Zayn and Sia Join Forces on a Formulaic Stadium Pop Number
The prestige crime drama-inspired music video for Zayn and Sia’s power pop ballad “Dusk Till Dawn” may be mostly…
Respect
COVERLAND Vol.20: Respect
“Respect” had a lot of covers since Aretha Franklin released the song as a single in 1967. Franklin's cover became a sort of a…
Love Me
Booze, Girls, Lots of Dancing, Selfie and a Snog with Harry Styles
Nope. That’s not the title of a young adult romance fiction novel. That’s how I would summarize The 1975’s “…
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,…
Player
Tinashe: Player Review
Relationships come and go, ride up and down, all around, and any what way you wanna say. They can be fun, happy, sad, crazy, or all of it at once.&…
Hero Of War
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Abstract Sensuality
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Elegiac Ambience
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Shawn Mendes Unveils “Ruin”
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Will Me and Michael Prove to be the Big Song on MGMT's Little Dark Age?
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Therapeutic Unease
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Gold Lion
Songs that started it all: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gold Lion
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Change the Paradigm
Austra's Change the Paradigm is an Operatic Antidote to Political Fatalism
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Balladic Insecurity
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Dust My Shoulders Off (feat. Timbaland)
Dust Off Your Shoulder
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Metropolis - Public Access TV
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Gimme A Little More
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Sugar for the Pill
Mesmerizing Wisdom
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Nothing Without You
I've no worries about Simon's solo move
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Sweet Disposition
Sweet Nostaglia
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El Instante Pasó
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Dreams Tonite
Alvvays Time Travel to Expo ’67 with Dreams Tonite MV
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Keep Running
Sensuous Momentum
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Psycho Killer
Psycho Killer
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Desire
Laws Of Desire
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Talk To Me Issues Out Nightly Longing
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Quite Like You
Someone Like You
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A Change Of Heart
Realism For A Change Of Heart
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Church For the Soul
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RAW EXIT
Channy Leaneagh's Schizophrenic Feminism
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alt-J Deliver Epic Poignancy With The 6-Minute Pleader Music Video
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Closer
Closer
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Swing Your Body (feat. Aaeidi)
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Sensual Spirituality
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Utopia
Katie Stelmanis Anticipates Dystopia
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TOKiMONSTA and Yuna's Chilly Kiss-Off
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Smile
Lily Allen Still Brings On A Smile
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Perfect V-Day Song
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Lo Que Dios Quiera
Fanny Lu trusts in What God Wills
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Breezy Introspection
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Monogold Releases Impressive EP Yolk
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New Tanika visual : No Seat At This Table
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I’m looking for my face. I’m looking for my reflection. My mirror refuses to look at me. Pests in a brain are dancing their ugly…
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Listen to Sebastián Yatra's new hit
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HundredMillionThousand set to release debut album, lp1 on April 8th
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The Most Influential Band of The 70's
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The Hate Club
The Hate Club Get Real in New Video
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The Adarna
The Adarna Release Superman Video
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Kelis reaches boiling point
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Rachmaninoff's Dazzling Piano Concerto No. 3
Now, this is what I call decent piano and orchestra music! I am so into the top level of skill and proximity of value of this piece that I want to…
Rocky Kramer
Rocky Kramer Drops New Single “Alcohol”
Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky recently performed at the SohoJohnny Let Me…
Belle Vex
Belle VEX releases new music video for Make It Good For Her
There is always a music video that can really capture the attention of the listener. We have a track here that is sure to get excellent reception from…
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Bruno Mars: The Moonshine Jungle Tour in Manila
Bruno Mars in Manila was not just awesome. It was BA-FCKNG-NANAS! And yes, I kinda intended the pun coz Gorilla is my fave song from the Unorthodox…
Queen
Queen criticizes the use of their songs for political purposes.
The British band Queen today criticized the Republican candidate for the White House Donald Trump has used the song We Are the Champions during the…
Playing For Change
Playing For Change: Ripple
The Playing For Change Foundation is a wonderful organization that seeks to bring peace to the world through the gift of music. Playing for change is…
Miley Cyrus
Hey Miley! Got milk?!
Miley Cyrus has come a long way from her teen star days. In fact, you can hardly tell that today’s Miley Cyrus is the same as the long brown…
Ted Z and The Wranglers
Ted Z & The Wranglers ‘Like A King’ – EP Review
We first introduced you to Ted Z and The Wranglers back in our Stray Plectrums feature of last April, along with their single and…
DJ Snake
DJ Snake comes with everything
William Sami Etienne Grigahcine, better known as DJ Snake and famous for producing great songs like Turn Down For What and Lean On, he confirmed…
Makar
Ready, Set, Go! MAKAR is Ready for 2017
Makar is the folk-rock duo of Andrea DeAngelis and Mark Purnell. Creating an impeccable brand of music, the group, who have been making waves the past…
La Melodia Perfecta
Together New video of the Perfect Melody.
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Doug Seegers
Doug Seegers’ Streets of Dreams Revisited – Interview
On the day he sat in London to talk about the UK release of his album “Going Down To The River,” Doug Seegers might have been thinking about the…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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David Bowie
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Ariana Grande
Real Danger
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Emotional message from Nacho to Yordano through these streets
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John Legend
John Legend releases his album “Darkness and Light”
The singer and winner of several platinum, an Oscar and Grammys 10 discs released its fifth studio album called Darkness and Light after three years…
Beck
Beck announced the date of his new album
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The Shires
The Shires ‘Brave’ – Album Review
I will admit, I wasn’t sure how to feel going into The Shires’ debut album ‘Brave’. They formed and gained popularity around the time I began blogging…
Memo Morales
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They say the great singers die on stage. And so it happened to Memo Morales who died at dawn on January 1 when he sang at a concert New Year'…
Taylor Swift
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I really don’t like to talk negatively about anyone. I aim to inspire and use the opportunity I get to write about music, to talk about the…
Kanye West
“Swish” already has a release date
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Conor Maynard
Conor Desiigned A New Panda!
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Beethoven's Full Symphony No. 9
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Molotov Group denounces theft of its equipment.
The music band Molotov reported the theft of his instruments and work equipment on a highway in the State of Mexico when he was taken to a concert in…
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And Lucy got to heaven with her diamonds
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William Singe sings covers like no other
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Chester Bennington, leader of the gang, commits suicide
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Karma, Youth and Freedom
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Queen is Dead Brilliance
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Jonathan Moly presented his new song in which bets on a love story between three. Somos Tres is a different search for the singer as he tries to…
Zion & Lennox
The Z and the L premiere video clip of Mi Tesoro
The successful duo Zion & Lennox released the video clip of their latest single My Treasure, which includes the participation of Nicky Jam .…
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Though not Hulk, Hunck is still a monster sound
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Taylor Swift's Sad Beautiful Tragic
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Charly García
Charly García returns with The Machine of Being Happy
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LUCKYANDLOVE
LUCKYandLOVE Debut LP a Pleaser of Extremes
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José Luis Rodríguez
El Puma prepares new album
Despite having more than 50 musical productions to his credit, El Puma Jose Luis Rodriguez still as valid. With the production of his friend and…
Fergie
Fergie doubles her chances
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Kings of Leon
The Kings
I have been listening to Kings of Leon ever since about 7th grade, so for around seven years now. To be fair, I didn’t really make the “dive” into…
Kill Bill Soundtrack
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“Quentin Tarantino has been justly lauded for his ability to craft images that burn and explode, but he's also as adept at…
KUILL
FALL IN LOVE WITH KUILL, THE NEW ELUSIVE POP ARTIST
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The Carter Family
Before Ralph Peer, What Was There In Country Music? “The Short Answer Is Nothing”
As he sat onstage in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ralph Peer II could talk about his global publishing empire that spanned…
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M.I.A recycles with H&M
The global Swedish retailer H&M created a new campain due to the Global Recycle Week and British singer M…
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Ricardo Arjona brings us Ella
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Drum, MØ's latest hit
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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…
Molly Nilsson
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I couldn't help but compare Swedish-born, Berlin-based indie synthpop artist Molly Nilsson's 1995 with Bowling for Soup's popular…
Fonseca
Fonseca dazzles at the Panama Book Fair
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Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan: Another Artist to Watch Out
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Malú presents “Chaos”
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Circa Waves
Circa Waves: Indie Rock 'n' Roll Hasn't Been This Fun in Years!
Circa Waves have been providing fun, hook-driven indie-rock, to a generation in desperate need of it, since forming in 2013. They are four lads from…
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...and The Godess Again
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F1 Grand Prix will feature Justin Timberlake.
Justin Timberlake will be presented during the weekend of the Grand Prix of US Formula One. The race organizers announced on Wednesday that the pop…
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Dierks Bentley
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Kris Kristofferson
The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson @ Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN | March 16, 2016 – Review
Some of Country music’s biggest stars came out to honor the iconic Kris Kristofferson on Wednesday night. The show, billed as The Life &…
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
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Reggi El Autentico
Break Hips the new in Venezuelan Reggaeton
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Topics you should never dedicate
In some stages of life, feelings are so big or confusing not know how to externalize. For this reason we identify with some phrases of certain songs,…
Dawn Richard
From Dusk To DΔWN
At one time the all-girl pop/R&B group, Danity Kane, was the first group to have two albums in the US charts simultaneously, but as their…
Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters emerged from the ashes of Nirvana, but the band's true roots lay in the years of personal recordings made by leader Dave Grohl.…
Radiohead
Lollapalooza 2016
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Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett's Avant Gardener
Courtney Barnett Avant Gardner Listening to WFUV in New York City last week, I came upon -Courtney Barnett's…
Massive Attack
The disturbing videos of Massive Attack
Massive Attack returned loaded. After six years without edit a studio album (Heligoland). It was late January when the British group released the EP…
The Black Eyed Peas
Taboo from The Black Eyed Peas speaks out about his personal battle with cancer.
Jaime Luis Gomez better known in the music world as Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas has confided about her recent battle against testicular cancer.…
Metallica
The son of Robert Trujillo of Metallica will play with Korn during his Latin American tour
On 17 April , nu metal band Korn will be starting in Colombia the South American part of his tour by heading to Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru,…
Katy Perry
Katy Perry has a new record on Spotify
While most renowned artists these days are Beyoncé and Adele due to the recent award of The Grammys, Katy Perry Awards without making much noise…
P!nk
Pink premiered video for What About Us
The singer Pink, released the video of his most recent musical simple What About Us and affirmed that the idea of the political message is in…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift released her single Ready for It
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Guaco
Guaco and a song that does not convince
Guaco has been giving news in recent weeks. In late September , the band began rehearsals with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, with whom he…
Eyehategod
Eyehategod
Dirty South is deep inside of me. Dirty, sweaty south is where I’m from. Madness and hopelessness, magick and misery, dust and whiskey,…
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Edvard Grieg’s Fast Waltz Dazzles (Opus 12—Number 2)
Edvard Grieg is one of those composers that has a certain dark spice to his compositions. One of the great pieces that I played for one of the…
John Mackey
John Mackey’s Farewell for Full Fathom Five Dazzles in Fine Color
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Gift of Tongues
Gift of Tongues Make Ears Happy on New Single
“Happy” by Brooklyn based EDM band, Gift of Tongues, is the summer hit we have all been waiting for. This single is part of their upcoming…
Vic Mensa
Halfway Through 2016, Here are The Most Interesting Moments in HipHop
We counted down, watched the ball drop, and entered 2016 eagerly seeking to devour some of the most highly anticipated rap albums in recent memory. We…
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Dreamy 'Realness'
It is hard to believe that it has been 16 years since Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado gained worldwide prominence with her debut…
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Foyone: #RapNoCut XXVIII
'' Foyone '' is without doubt one of the MC's emerging Spanish attracting greater expectation in recent years…
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Foo Fighters officially premieres The Sky Is A Neighborhood
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Tambor Urbano
End of the year drums
Cannonade night New Year's Eve in Caracas will be enlivened by the pealing of coastal drums Tambor Urbano Venezuelan group. In the Plaza…
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry died
Jazz guitarist Ira Harris never thought to teach guitar to young Charles Edward Anderson Berry would form one of the best musicians in history as one…
Don Francisco
Don Francisco's Poignant Music About Christ
This Christian artist is a hero to me and many others. He is one of the many pioneers of the “new christian music” or Contemporary…
Fall Out Boy
Boy, girls are here: B.O.Y 1996
These four sexy BOY girls are something else... The new generation Destiny`s Child group is here. Gianni as …
Roger Waters
Roger Waters reveals a live video of Pigs with anti-Trump images
Former bassist of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, is also known for being an eternal rebel against the established order and always denote everything that…
Brian Randle
Brian Randle ‘200 Proof’ - Album Review
I was first introduced to Brian Randle’s music through a friend’s suggestion on Twitter (Technology can actually be a great thing sometimes). They…
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
The Third Decade
Third Decade is the first record I bought by Art Ensemble of Chicago, in the days when I started to listen and explore jazz music. It is a record…
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney will shake Mexico with his rock after five years
British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney today announced a concert on October 28 at the Estadio Azteca in the Mexican capital, after five years…
Foxtails Brigade
We are not ourselves
Oakland-based band Foxtails Brigade have a new spooky video directed by the band’s drummer, Dominic Mercurio, for the excellent…
Mishon
Mishon pulls out dance moves for Black Lives Matter !
23-year-old R`n`B star Mishon returns with big message, promoting his new craft in lovely visual for his latest single&…
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Jennifer López, between her talent and the exposure of her attributes
And the singer and actress Jennifer Lopez news again ... for the display of its attributes. Last Saturday, during a presentation of his show All I…
Hailey Whitters
Hailey Whitters On Writing, Her Debut Album and Working With Matraca Berg – Interview
If you don’t know the name Hailey Whitters, it’s about time you checked her out. The Iowa-born, Nashville-living songstress is a…
Abraham Mateo
If it doesn't work, do reggaeton
He is a graceful, talented young man, accustomed to singing pop, romantic songs, a kind of Hispanic Justin Bieber. Maybe it had its captive audience,…
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It’s so hard to be the King (but not Elvis)
Imagine satisfied lions sleeping well in the shadow of a beautiful tree somewhere in Africa. The flies are all around: buzzing, biting and drinking…
Subri Moulin & The Equatorial Rhythm Group
The Equatorial Group ‘Elvis’ - EP Review
The Equatorial Group, consisting of five friends from East Sussex sharing their love of one-note guitar solos, stormy seas, and heartache, recently…
La Femme
la femme
Hi. I am back again and I’m not going to stop. Holidays are crashing my feelings and my nervous system every year. If you still feel like a…
Kevin Johansen
Kevin Johansen presents the video for Folky with Pity Álvarez
The Argentine singer Kevin Johansen introduced mid last 2016 a new studio work, as is customary in the company of the group The Nada. Called Miss…
Pablo Alborán
North America it's your turn to enjoy Pablo Alborán live.
After touring a full house throughout Spain during 2015 so far with his Terral Tour, Pablo Alboran announced today its plan concerts in North America…
Khalid
Khalid Named Best New Artist at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards
Last Sunday, August 27 at the Great Western Forum in California, USA, the MTV VMAS Awards were held, which was a great night full of awards and many…
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Ring the alarm: Monica’s Code Red is on fire!
Just after writing an article about Akon’s new music for my own website, I actually ran into my favorite (reasonably) new “Akon…
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Lucinda Williams ‘The Ghosts of Highway 20’ – Album Review
Veteran artist Lucinda Williams has been crafting music for over 40 years. I use the word crafting simply because that is the best word to describe…
Rick Hart
Rick Hart ‘Levon Helm’ - EP Review
It’s almost midnight and Rick Hart is looking to the radio to find company. The coffee is wearing off and he’s got to see his girl…
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The sweet stage of Paloma San Basilio.
The Spanish singer Paloma San Basilio, the next week he resumed his concerts in Spain with the Boys Choir of Saint Marc (France), confessed to Efe…
Shane McAnally
CMA Songwriters Series @ IndigO2, London, UK | March 10, 2016 – Review
I have seen every CMA Songwriters event to grace the O2 Arena, and there are always high expectations. I love the camaraderie and collaboration of the…
Young Chop
Young Chop Drops ‘King Chop’ Album
Young Chop is most known for his epic collaborations with Chief Keef. Together with Keef the duo helped to bring drill music to the mainstream, and…
Maluma
Without abandoning his Latin roots, Maluma announces that he will sing in English.
Colombian singer Maluma announced today that it is preparing to sing in English but does not purport to abandon their Latin and urban roots, during…
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum – A Bit Of A Disappointing Christmas
Lady Antebellum released their first Christmas album on 22nd October, ‘On This Winter’s Night’, their fourth studio album and one largely of…
Prince
legitimate heirs
A Minnesota judge ruled Friday that Prince's six brothers are the sole heirs to his estate , a key decision in the long battle for the…
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton versus Justin Bieber
Nothing to do. What happens is that if, on the one hand, the legendary guitarist still has much to give, and proof of this is his new album I Still…
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…
Yew Haiku
Yew Haiku Unveils Bold New EP
Yew Haiku’s latest release “Psy and Cygnet” is an experimental and intricate EP for those looking for an indie/bedroom pop dream. This 3 track EP,…
Simón Díaz
About a Sad Party
Christmas came and with it his musical sound. Venezuelan tradition emphasizes gender Parranda as a kind of Christmas Carol so tasty to dance,…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes presents its theme I see myself without you
The portocrucenses Tomates Fritos, who arrived this year to its two decades of work, premiered this weekend the first single of which will be the…
Rihanna
Rihanna against terrorism
Pop star Rihanna canceled a scheduled concert in Nice on Friday after a man with a truck ran over a crowd on Bastille Day in the coastal city of…
The Black Feathers
The Black Feathers ‘Soaked To The Bone’ - Album Review
Gloucestershire-based duo The Black Feathers is Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler, a married couple who decided to form a band while on their honeymoon in…
Juanes
Juanes will perform at the Nobel Prize ceremony
This Dec. 11, the Colombian singer Juanes will sing at the concert that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos who was elected as Nobel Peace Prize…
Taylor Swift
A Different Way To View Wonderland
Taylor Swift has always been known to write and compose songs filled with depth and brevity. Her inspiration to her lyrics has always been rumoured to…
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What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
One of the greatest American Rock Bands of all Time, The Grateful Dead, are back and better than ever for one last run. The highly…
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To dance with Alfredo Naranjo
On 17 December, the Venezuelan vibraphonist Alfredo Naranjo will be giving a concert and will make one more dance at the Theatre of Chacao, Caracas.…
All Sons & Daughters
Great Are You Lord
“Great Are You, Lord,” is a fabulous song about how we are filled with the breath of God in our lungs and it is implied, even…
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She Directs Her Own Music Video
In the best style of Mean Girls, a song of Joda (joke) as he is known in a popular way in Venezuela, whose audio piece was directed by Gaby Noya, a…
Radikal Satan
Radikal Satan
What can one say when there are no words to use? What can one do when there are so many things to breed and show this world? Yes, music is the answer.…
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…
Emily Reid
Emily Reid ‘Drifter’ - EP Review
Emily Reid is, in her own words, “a country/folk artist, story teller, songwriter, West Coast meets Nashville meets city girl.” Born in Regina,…
David Bowie
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…