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Trio Of Doom
Trio of Doom - Sounds like Metal? Well, it's Jazz!
Fusion music (or jazz-rock) was characterized by virtuoso playing, fast tempos, bombastically heavy sound and complex arrangements. Bands differed in…
A Little Death
My Jerusalem: Post-Punkers Have Finally Made A Hit Rock Album
My Jerusalem is a band who caught music world’s attention instantly. Founder Jeff Klein had played with The Twilight Singers and The Gutter Twins…
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…
Collection
Soccer Mommy - Young and Fresh
Sophie Allison is obviously a very smart girl. I say, girl, since at the time Collection, her first official album is out, she’s yet to turn 20, and I…
Urge To Kill
Brainbombs - Urge To Kill
Brainbombs are probably the most notorious raw noise-rock band in the world. They hail from Hudiksvall in Sweden and have been releasing albums with…
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…
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&…
How I Got Over
#tbt: The Roots - How I Got Over
If Eminem is a savior of pop music, as Ozren Milat, journalist of Nomad, once concluded, then I can freely proclaim The Roots saviors of rap music.…
Leave Me Breathless
When Ane Brun Does Covers, She Leaves You Breathless
Cover album is the new material by a Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun. Leave Me Breathless is her eighth album, released under her own Balloon…
Madame Piaf
Avant-Garde Cabaret
The Tiger Lillies were formed by Martyn Jacquesa in 1989. This charismatic and unique trio (Adrian Stout and Jonas Golland are the other two members)…
Automatic For The People
#TBT R.E.M.'s Best Of
When I can not overcome my inner demons, I just come over to my friend’s place and we listen to some evergreens. Try it out, it is more…
Strangers
For All The Marginalized People
Marissa Nadler is a singer-songwriter from Massachusetts. Besides the obvious music talent that was discovered very early in her life, Marissa also…
II
Naxatras - II
Naxatras are an interesting Greek psychedelic/space rock band, who hail from Thessaloniki. Naxatras have previously released one album and an EP. Both…
Panorama
Check out country's newcomer Ryan Hurd Panorama EP
Country newcomer Ryan Hurd’s distinctive sound has been coming through radio speakers across America since he signed with Universal Music…
Fm
Farewell to Milwaukee From Minneapolis
In times before the Internet, it was so easy to miss a good band. You simply could not have heard of them, particularly if they went the independent…
St Germain
The Return Of St Germain
It took him fifteen years to release an…
BEYONCÉ
Lemonade the relief of Bey
Of course since we are all aware that Lemonade is the new album Queen of R & B Beyonce Knowles, we also know that it was something totally…
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…
Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes
Jacques Loussier and the beautiful world of Erik Satie
When I first heard the music of Erik Satie I thought – well there is something I could listen to for weeks. And I did. But, when I heard…
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…
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…
De Película
A movie show is what Los Crema Paraiso prepares
Guitarist José Luis Cheo Pardo (Ex Los Amigos Invisibles s) with percussionist Neil Ochoa (Si * Sé, Chicha Libre) and bassist Alvaro…
Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean comes more Blonde.
After more than 8 times to postpone the release of their second studio album called Blonde singer of R & B, Frank Ocean, decided to publish…
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
A Tribe Called Quests Has Your Back, America
New studio album by A Tribe Called Quest is definitely one of the most unexpected releases of 2016. We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service is a…
Get Weird (Deluxe)
Boy how Little Mix have grown up
Get Weird is the third studio album from British pop-stars Little Mix (made up of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson)…
Nyctophilia
It's Time For You To Meet NervoChaos
Twenty years of existence and hard work did not bring considerable global popularity to the Brazilian metal band from Sao Paolo called NervoChaos. At…
A Hermitage
Clash Of Cultures
Jambinai is a band playing a mix of post rock/metal and Korean traditional music. They equally incorporate guitars and traditional instruments,…
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…
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…
Salvation
Salvation by Cult of Luna: post-metal bliss
I’ll say this right on the start: Salvation is probably one of my top 3 favorite albums. I never had any serious thought about that subject…
Higher Than Here (Deluxe)
In the here and now
I love my soul vocals smooth, unless it's the old soul music, like Motown, but every time I hear the voices of people like Amos Lee and James…
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…
Not To Disappear
A Step Too Far
Music for me has always been about hearing the emotion in a track. This is why I think that the majority of my music taste has been labelled as&…
Foreverland
Dante and James Joyce Fan Is Back
We haven't heard of Neil Hannon for quite a few years now. Five to be exact, and it is always great to have him back. Even from the early Nineties…
In Mind
Current Critics Favourite - Real Estate Bashing
There is a standard tendency with rock critics, old and new - bring them up and then slam them down. I guess they take that critic word in…
Turbine
John Mackey's Metronomic Turbine
John Mackey’s “Turbine” is the industrial-sounding piece that sounds like an absolute beauty to play. Heavy on the…
HAIZ
Hailee Steinfeld Headphones and Haiz
Where others struggle a lifetime to get a music career going, Hailee Steinfeld seems to have stumbled upon it by accident. Appearing as an actress…
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
AKOUSTIC!
With his Elektric Band in full swing, Chick decided to create its perfect complement, this time on the quieter side of things: the Akoustic Band.…
Three
#tbt: Sugababes - Free
Some people were superfans of Spice Girls, others were superfans of N'Sync, but I was always a superfan of Sugababes. In my humble opinion,…
From A Room: Volume 1
Beard-Country Representative
Chris Stapleton has been sneaking around American scene as an author for a long time until he finally released his debut Traveller two years ago.…
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…
My Body
EP Battle : Palm Vs Nine Inch Nails
Palm Palm is super talented and mirthful four member group from Philadelphia. They have several EPs in their discography and one full length studio…
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…
No No No
No No No
No No No - Beirut 4th album released September 11 2015 on 4AD Overall rating: 8/10 No No No is the fourth full-length studio effort by New…
LNZNDRF
The National Beirut
After the collaboration of the members of The National and Menomena (aka Pfarmers), the time has come for The National and Beirut to work on their…
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:…
Heart Song
Beautiful Dichotomy In Jess Williamson's Music
Jess Williams was a supporting act for Marissa Nadler on her last year’s European tour. There were only few people inside of United States who have…
Not To Disappear
DAUGHTER’S NEW WAYS: NOT TO DISAPPEAR
“I can’t be without, I just need it here” This lyric in the first track on the album on Not Disappear, New Ways,…
Behind the Mountains
#tb Brutus' Second Album
It’s not that difficult to form a band who nourishes traditional hard rock, to proclaim yourself a successor of Black Sabbath and to build a career on…
FLAME
Light it up, Rachel Foxx!
I was sent a link to preview Rachel Foxx's third EP, before it’s release. This was a while ago, but I only got to it ater this EP got its…
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…
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…
Automatic & Voluntary
MODOC: Automatic + Voluntary LP
Comprised of Clint Culberson (singer/rhythm guitars), Kyle Addison (lead guitars), and John Carlson (drums), MODOC came together at Ball State…
No Time For It
Fantasia's pretty generic this time
Can you believe it’s already 12 years ago, when she won American Idol?! Even though Fantasia was born into a musical family, thus it seemed…
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…
In Colour
Album that makes everything else seem like a noise
Not everything is black and white. When life seems grayish, there is always music to color it. I can’t say I wasn’t skeptical when…
Chew
(Don’t) Get That Bubble Gum Off Your Shoe
You would have to search deep into the Seventies memorabilia to find the cover of the album that inspired the cover art Nashville’s The Paperhead used…
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.…
From Now On
From Now On: The Princess Of Chicago Rap
When I say Dreezy, you think of Drake right? But this female version is something so much more than that. This new Rap game…
Origin of What
Tyvek - Origin Of What
Tyvek are a pretty well-known American lo-fi garage rock/noise rock band, who have released a number of great albums through the years. Their latest…
The Tourist
Clap Your Hands Say Nah
If we are looking for bands who used internet to their advantage, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah would be at the top of the list of those who utilized web…
Ego
Drop the Mic for Bibi Bourelly
Pop, R&B or Hip-Hop has a special place (not only in my soul) but in the creative verse of our everyday language. Bibi Bourelly may have her…
Positive Songs For Negative People
Positive Songs For Negative People
No one cal play with words as good as Frank Turner. His lyrical style is unexcelled. As much as I adore Frank, I will be frank and say how minus and…
Wilder Mind
Different, Still Rockin.
The band Mumford and Sons are known for their acoustic madness as I like to call it. The band has realesed three albums; Sigh No More, Babel, and…
Annulment (Live)
Starting Form an Anulment
You couldn’t say that Mark Mulachy, the brain behind Miracle Legion is one of the luckier men in music. Didn’t look that way back in the mid-Eighties…
Oar
Madman's Goodbye to Reality
Most of you know who Syd Barrett is, but in case you don’t, he is the founding member of Pink Floyd who lost his mind and recorded two solo albums…
Christmas Classics: A Traditional Christmas Album
For All Ages, for All Time
The way of tradition is always paved with good intentions. Something becomes a tradition because it works, it has benefits. And so we need not scrap…
Vessels
From Dust To Dust
Melodic Death metal is in a rut nowadays; numerous bands are playing it, and just a handful of them can be called original, quality ones, ones that…
Two Windows
Lali Puna - Two windows look in different directions
Lali Puna was always about the Korean born singer Valerie Trebeljahr and her pop inventions. And pop inventions that are exactly what I have in mind -…
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…
Intoxicated Women
Harvey Covers Gainsbourg: When Reproduction Honors The Original
After twenty years, Mick Harvey decided to return to Serge Gainsbourg. The third album of covers titled Delirium Tremens came out last year, and now…
Twin Fantasy
Lo-fi Classic On Steroids
Twin Fantasy has been alive for 6 years. That is why Will Toledo, a frontman of the group Car Seat Headrest (known in indie alternative circles as gay…
Ocean's Kingdom
McCartney’s “Ocean’s A Kingdom Proves a Tear Jerker”
Juro que el Paul McCartney es el mejor! Su sentido de la melodía nunca muere. Su sensible a la armonía y el ritmo nunca desaparece. O de…
Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg (Live)
In Flames Do Not Have The Same Flame
It hurts to say this, but In Flames became a sinking ship. It is a ship with broken sails; a ship without captain. Ever since Jesper Stromblad…
Space Is Only Noise
Nicolas Jaar's Genre-Blending Ambient Soundscapes
New York-based Chilean producer Nicolas Jaar had already been garnering steady interest and critical acclaim via a scattering of singles, EPs…
Good Luck Have Fun
Mother Falcon Takes Flight
Good Luck Have Fun - Mother Falcon 3rd album released October 9, 2015 on Universal Music Classics Overall rating: 10/10 Mother Falcon is a…
So
Peter Gabriel: So
Peter Gabriel’s fifth studio album is by far one of his most accomplished. Lead single ‘Sledgehammer’ is a joyous,…
Matter + Spirit
The Candles Burn on Lightly
When you take a first listen to The Candles album “Matter+Spirit” you might be lead into thinking that you are hearing a Southern or a West Coast band…
The Man of Sorrow / The Man Who Sorrows
Lwstndrds - The Man of Sorrow / The Man Who Sorrows
Lwstndrds are a two-piece powerviolence/grindcore/noise/sludge metal band from Zabrze, Poland. While usually their repertoire includes harsh, brutal,…
Silver Eye
Silver Eye sounds golden
It’s not all that often that I let a famous artist direct my attention to the music they like, but when you have deadlines to meet, very little time,…
Secret Youth
Finland’s Winter
Callisto, one of the many, many post-metal bands that used to suffer from the main post-metal syndrome “you sound like dozens of other post…
Write In
Happyness Are Not Happy
Nothing is ever what it seems to be and we might as well find comfort in that, Happyness is a London trio who reminds me more of American than British…
Abbey Road (Remastered)
Abbey Road - My Album Recommendation by The Beatles
Abbey Road is definitely the album that will cheer you up if you are a Beatles lover. It is their 11th studio album which includes incredible songs…
Signs of Light
More Head, Less Heart
The Head And The Heart is a young band from Seattle who got recognized with their self-titled debut due to its irresistible sensitive…
Visions of Us on the Land
Psychedelic King Of Eclecticism
Introvert from Seattle says his latest record is like a bad trip in which two soulmates come together. ’There is no plan. You will see the…
Orange Garage
Miminokoto - Orange Garage
Miminokoto is a pretty well-known experimental Japanese psychedelic rock/garage rock/psychedelic noise rock band. They have released many great albums…
Love & Darkness
Israeli Folk
Noa Bentor is a pretty unfamiliar name on the scene. Last year, she released her debut Love and Darkness and even though she is not yet respected,…
Far From Over
Jazz Pianist Of Our Generation
Vijay Iyer is one of the most relevant contemporary jazz pianist of newer generation, and alongside Jason Moran, he represents the most inventive…
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…
Dizzy Seas
Chris Bathgate Returns from Isolation in Nature
After a stellar album Salt Year released in 2011, Chris Bathgate took a longer hiatus and isolated himself in the nature, enjoying symbiotic life with…
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…
Dialectic of Ignorance
Pontiak's Dialectic of Ignorance is Demanding and That is Good
Since 2004, brothers Carney, Jennings (bass, organ, vocals), Van (main vocal, guitar) and Lain (drums, vocal), are traveling across some very…
Prédateurs
Les Discrets – Prédateurs [Review]
Les Discrets are a band hailing from France that really shook up the metal scene with their debut called Septembre et ses dernières pens&…
Mariner
Reaching for the stars
Three years passed since Cult Of Luna released their last record, the unique, gritty, mechanical beast called Vertikal. In the meantime, they went on…
Blue & Lonesome
The Rolling Stones Make Blues Standards Sounds Fresh Again
I have to admit I was a bit skeptic about the new album by the legendary The Rolling Stones. The news that their newest effort will be comprised of…
Flying Microtonal Banana
Flying Microtonal Banana Is Lunatic's Manifesto
Australian geniuses King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have returned with the new album, and by the end of the year, there will be…
Afterschool
Born Idiot - Afterschool (Review)
Modern music often resembles the old saying “history repeats itself.” As decades pass, more and more artists regress into a dark cloud of past sounds.…
Atomic
Emotional Mogwai
Scottish band Mogwai, one of the pioneers of post-rock genre, have eight albums in their discography, and Atomic is their fourth soundtrack. Work on…
Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock
75 Dollar Bill - Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock
75 Dollar Bill are a pretty interesting instrumental psychedelic rock/drone/hypnotic psych band from Brooklyn, New York. While there are quite many…
Songs From The Road
In Memoriam: Leonard Cohen's Songs From The Road
The beginning of Leonard Cohen’s career was marked by songs of love and heat, and then songs from the room. One of my all time favorite live albums is…
Coming Home
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Up-and-coming estrella alma sur de Leon Bridges nos lleva de nuevo a la década de 1960-sonido Stax con su álbum de debut, Coming Home. Los…
Gothic Session
Sonic Death - Gothic Session
Sonic Death are a Russian garage rock/psychedelic rock band from Saint Petersburg, who have released a number of albums through the years. Lately they…
Hello
Hello to 4 million albums sold in a week
''Hello. Can you hear me...'' - Yes Adele the world can hear you. To be exact near to 30 million people heard you in less than 24…
Two Years
Two Years of Great Sound
Missing those Galaxie 500 albums? Low got too loud? Cowboy Junkies and Kristine Hersh nowhere to be found? Or, whatever happened to Kramer, the guy…
Jei Beibi
Café Tacvba consecrates its experience in Jei Beibi
They are already 28 years of musical career and Café Tacvuba manages to show the best musical document of the moment in which they are living. A…
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…
Who Sold My Generation
Garage Psychedelic
The name of Night Beats is a hommage to Sam Cooke. These boys were touring with The Black Angels, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Zombies, Black Lips…
South America
The Anatomy of Frank - Personal Anatomy of the World
Making albums about every continent of the world? Sounds a bit too ambitious and pretentious, doesn't it? Actually, it depends on who does it and…
Microverse
Lossy & Strangers Are People Too - Microverse
Microverse is the third release fr composer and producer Lossy on his label Boot Cycle Audio. Having previously released with Tru Thoughts,…
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…
Back to Harbour
The Harvest Ministers - A Bumper Crop
William Merriman has been behind the quietly sophisticated Dublin band The Harvest Ministers for some thirty years now. Even though it doesn’t seem…
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…
One More Light
What Happened To Linkin Park?
Oh man, how many strong opinions were created when the new album by Linkin Park saw the light of the day! First of all, it is an indicator that 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…
VII - Sturm Und Drang
Return to Form
Although 2009's Wrath was something very hard to beat, I still thought objectively that LoG's 2012 release Resolution was a bit of a…
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…
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Albums that turn 10 in 2017 Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys debut album, Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not was a landmark album, and perhaps the most important debut album of the first…
Late Night Tales: David Holmes
Can Late Night Tales Disappoint ?
Compilations are big business and Late Night Tales series has turned into, it seems, good business. After all, they are a label in itself. I’ve been…
The World's Best American Band
The World's Best American Band
The Louisville band sell classic pop-rock almost perfectly. Their sophomore album is smart, well-polished, and cheeky—loaded with more riffs than you…
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics
Not So Good
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, continued the tradition, typical for jazz music, although not exclusively, of updating their repertoire with…
Ritual Land, Uncommon Ground
How To Be Cunning and Gentle At The Same Time
Anybody remember a Britpop luminary going by the name George Nigel Hoyle? No? Well, he was a member of the Britpop second-tier band Gay Dad, but who…
Sylvia Plath, 15 Poems from "Ariel"
The Side of Beauty and Darkness
Fifteen poems released in time for the year 2015. It is just right that the new generation will have the chance along with us who have journeyed this…
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…
Eat the Low Dogs
U.S. Christmas - Eat The Low Dogs
U.S. Christmas is a pretty renowned American psychedelic rock band that mixes some post-rock infused atmospheric psychedelia with space rock and…
Emperor of Sand
Mastodon Are On The Way To Become A Cult
insufficiency of vitamin A and vitamin C.
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…
Prism
Dovley's Single Prism Off Her Soon To Be Released Album Beautiful Chaos Is PHENOMENAL
Dovley's music is incredible.....a dance artist with a style all her own, she is not only gorgeous, but her talent easily rises to the top in the…
Superunknown
The Top Five Albums of the 90's
The nineties saw the comeback of distorted guitars hanging on the knees, long-haired bands, hard rock riffs and pessimistic lyrics. It was called…
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,…
Daniel Bachman
To Fahey or Not to Fahey
Whenever a new name pops up among good fingerpicking guitar players on the folk/acoustic scene (check ut the excellent Imaginational Anthem album…
Big Blue
Gold Star - Shining Already
Many bands and singer/songwriters these days are following the path taken by Jeff Tweedy, solo or with Wilco. While most of them are quite enjoyable…
Harmony of Difference
10 favorite tracks of 2017
My favorite songs of the year, in no specific order. Dreams by Alvvays You know that latin saying - nomen est omen. Well, dream-pop track titled…
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…
Pure Romance
Nothing Less But Truly Pure Romance
There is something about piano music that can easily relax a listener. And add to that how it can also smoothly lead a listener from an ordinary…
Emotions - EP
From cloning and covering to being original
There are many times that I (have to) multitask and I usually end up wishing I could split myself into more than one individual, but there’s…
Off The Radar
Noga Erez Delivers One Of This Year's Best Records
It’s been couple of weeks since I have reviewed politically charged album. Shocking! At one point, I had a feeling every album I am covering is…
Good Old Underground
Ewian Combines Radiohead and Muse, and the Result Is Epic
We often have a chance to witness surprises at the most unusual places. The core of this surprise is an artist Ewian Christensen, a Latvia-…
Winter Thrice
Norwegian All-Stars
Ok, Vintersorg is born in Sweden, but the band is Norwegian, so, you get the picture. Now that I explained the title, let’s talk about the…
Freetown Sound
R'N'B Iconoclast
Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange returns to showcase his creative impetus with Freetown Sound, the album that will certainly stand high on the…
Trap Or Die 3
Album Roll Out : Jeezy Trap Or Die 3
Trap Lord Young Jeezy, nowdays just Jeezy decided to Trap on us for the third time, droppin his latest…
Find the Ways
Classical Appalachia?
The first question that comes up to mind listening to the first collaboration between (David) Allred and (Peter) Broderick, “Find The Ways” is - what…
White Light / White Heat (Deluxe Edition)
#tbt The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker did not need to sing about the smelly town and the monstrosity of its busyness. That was…
Ruins
Ruins by First Aid Kit Is A Contradictory Investigation of the Past
Four years after their critically praised album Stay Gold, Swedish duo First Aid Kit are back with their fourth LP titled Ruins. The record comes…
Obsession
Shawn Desman as our Obsession
The temperature is extremely hot on the art market these days and months, our ears are melting again and not just of the sexy, and sassy…
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…
VINYL: Music From The HBO® Original Series - Vol. 1
VINYL: The Golden Age of Music
A television show that I have been waiting for and that I think deserves a spot here on Kurrent, Vinyl premiers February 14, 2016 on HBO. The era is…
Into the Water
Ritual Howls - Into The Water
The well-known Detroit post-punk/gothic rock/death rock band Ritual Howls came out with a new album in 2016, and it packed some pretty fine material…
Foxhole
The Proper Ornaments - A familiar sounding progression
A lot of complaints about the second The Proper Ornaments album Foxhole. It seems to come from the same quarters that didn’t like the way…
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…
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),…
teach you to fall in love
Fall In Love With Brett Castro's Newest Break-Up Anthem
Brett Castro never fails to turn moments in his personal life into a killer soundtrack for our lives - and he did it again with his newest single…
One Call Away
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth is a 25 year old American singer songwriter whose 2015 song SEE YOU AGAIN , was co-written and produced with Wiz Khalifa, hitting #1 on…
Quieres Decirme Algo
Wincho and his introspective pop bolero
Late last year Wincho Schafer appeared with the album Love Mother (2016), his second solo work plan after debuting with Another Reality (2014).…
You
You Equals Death
Keaton Henson folk rock appeal comes in the form of soild, captivating performances. In the song 'You', death is at the forefront of the idea…
Bibia Be Ye Ye
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Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods
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St. Augustine at Heart
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Swagger Overshadows Wokeness on N*E*R*D and Rihanna's Lemon
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Cinematic Confessionalism
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Ten Miles High
Ungrounded
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So Above As Below
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Mango Lemonade
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Back Straight, Chest Out, Just Like a Soldier
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I'm Evacuating the Dancefloor
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Don't Be Fake Simply Said
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What's To Lose?
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Usher's catalog now contains Crash and Burn
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Baby Boy is Beyonce's Greatest Accomplishment
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Rhye's “Song for You” Evokes Empathetic Intimacy
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Strangers Can Be Friends
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Yordano Relaunches His Theme “Otra Cara Bonita” With Invisible Friends
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La Vida Boheme
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Charles Kelley Goes Solo
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She is the new Ricardo Arjona
The singer Ricardo Arjona Friday released the video She, a single from her new album Circus Soledad. The song tells the desire for freedom of the…
Boston Rex
The 5 best Venezuelan albums and EP's that you should listen to.
It is impossible to deny the good musical talent in Venezuela in various genres, such as folk, rock, indie, pop and even reggae, and in this 2016…
Future
Poppin' Tags: Future's newest
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Kese
Kese Drops Fresh New Single, On Me
Stopping by today with his latest single to hit your ears, meet rising Hip Hop artist, Kese who is sharing On Me.&…
Industrial Music Factory
Flux Information Sciences
World Class Fuck Sexy sound is in the air. Aggressive and pulsating waves are all around. This music is raw and roasting. Two feelings are mixed into…
Los Mesoneros
Los Mesoneros premieres “Caiga la noche”. Part II
Innkeepers finiquitan the details of what will be his highly anticipated second album, coming after five years of the first LP 'Indeleble&…
Dead by April
Dead
Something that gives me shivers. Music that may seem to sound ordinary and predictable, but it’s not like that at all. The band’s…
Soda Stereo
Discografía de Soda Stereo
Discografía reseñada Por Juan Carlos Ballesta Siete discos en estudio, cuatro en vivo (dos de ellos dobles), tres de…
Yei
#Yei, the voice that weakens necessary lyrics
Javier García, now called #Yei, left behind the rock guitars of Telegram to meddle in more Funks, folks and electronic sounds with his first…
Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk in legal trouble
Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson face a lawsuit for Uptown Funk. Collage a ochentero group says that plagiarized his song Young Girls in 1983. The group…
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…
Maite Perroni
One of the most beautiful women in the world?
Who does not remember that girl with innocent face of RBD that captivated us all? Maite Perroni has been highlighted as one of the most beautiful…
Henri Pousseur
Henri Pousseur
It’s like a special diet. And you need a salad of sounds. The most delicious salad you’ve ever tasted in your whole life. I call…
Brothers Osborne
Brothers Osborne ‘Pawn Shop’ – Album Review
I’ve got to admit, I listened to neither ‘Rum’ nor ‘Stay A Little Longer’ before picking up this…
Flavio Rizzello
Wise beyond his years or age inappropriate?
This song appeared on my suggestion feed from Spotify and I just thought it was too funny to ignore. In the 80s Jermaine Stewart was a one hit wonder…
Jake Owen
Jake Owen ‘Days of Gold’ – Album Review
I’d kind of let Jake Owen pass me by up until now. I’d heard the odd song but wasn’t overly enamored, but there was something about the title track to…
Sympathy Nervous
Sympathy Nervous
Sympathetic Nervous System I am the water; the water on a pavement. The water under your feet – boiling and looking at you &…
Emeli Sandé
Will I O U' bring Emeli Sandé back?
There are a lot of rumors buzzing since the start of the year that Emeli Sandé’s second album is nearly finished. I have heard…
George Michael
Goodbye George
Next year when Last Christmas gets played on the radio, it will probably not spread the joy of Christmas as much as it will remind…
M.I.A.
Mia takes us to her Planet
The beautiful Mia unveiled its new single Planeta, which began to sound with force in all radios of Latin America and leading the rankings of Latin…
Rawayana
Rawayana Keeps Releasing Good Material
Caracas band Rawayana increasingly giving more to talk about, first with its promotional theme Come along ly avenge II simply the left on the…
She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge
Oh how I miss something deep inside of me. Something that once was there but now it’s gone. This is something disturbing, sweet and…
Chino & Nacho
Chyno and his solo career
As many already know, recently the separation of one of the most successful duos of urban music, Chino & Nacho became official. Now, both…
Claydon Connor
Claydon Connor ‘Under The Big Sky’ – Album Review
We previously featured Claydon Connor in our monthly Stray Plectrums post back in June, the spotlight shining favorably on his…
Average Gypsy
Catching Up with Average Gypsy
Vancouver based DJ/Production couple, Josh & Dani, describe themselves as “Spiritual Gangstas,” which not only pronounces…
Sue Garner
Nightfall: What Could Be Better?
Nightfall is the first track from indie scene veteran Sue Garner's solo debut To Run More Smoothly (1998):…
ANOHNI
Anohni presents the video for “Marrow”
In recent months the British singer Anohni, has been presenting different videos for promotional singles from their latest album plate, '…
Katy Perry
Due to production delay, Katy Perry postpones the start of her tour.
Katy Perry says she is delaying the start of her new tour due to inevitable production delays. The pop star's tour Witness: The Tour will now…
Billion One
Billion One // OST
Billion One also known as Sven Strohschneider is an experimental musician and producer. He carefully structures abstract beats, reflective melodies…
Sinead Harnett
Easing on to the top
Sinead Harnett will immediately grab your attention with her soulish voice and a look that reminds you a lot of Jessie J. Her latest single, &…
Sixto Rein
Sixto Rein pronounces on Venezuela.
Sixto Rein said he was present at the third edition of Heat Awards where he made his presence felt in a show where Farruko was in charge of…
Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge @ KOKO, London, UK | February 14, 2016 – Review
Brett Eldredge took to the stage in the UK for the first time on Sunday night, and I’m sure he nor his band, crew or team knew what to…
Edward Snowden
Snowden's voice leaks into the music
And it is precisely under the Sónar Festival in Barcelona (Spain) where the composer Jean-Michel Jarre has just introduced its production…
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson in duplicate: pregnancy and new video
The sister of the King of Pop and recognized performer and dancer, Janet Jackson, started May with two big news. The American artist premiered the…
Banks
A Poignant Finale
You might love, hate or be wholly indifferent to Lena Dunham's highly polarizing and thinkpiece-baiting HBO series Girls, but it…
Jason Derulo
Jason Derulo and his new single
Jason is an artist who used to compose great songs, explicit lyrics, with danceable rhythms and that are resonating in the minds of all fans. In…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber's new single Cold Water
And as the theme says as cold water we stopped the release of this single that is released through social networks yesterday and just few hours of…
Lita Ford
Lita Ford, One Tough Runaway & Possible Diva for Good Reasons?
When the word diva comes to mind (in Rock or Metal) one name stands out, that name is Lita Ford. Well, when you have an album titled, The…
Paul Smith
Contradictions That Make Sense
Paul Smith is known as the frontman of Maximo Park. His energetic spirit was too big to stay in group so he decided to release two solo albums. Now we…
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez plays various characters in the video for Bad Liar
Selena Gómez has just released the video for her latest single Banda Liar, which first appeared in public on May 17. In the video we can see G&…
Obnox
Obnox
Obnox hails from Cleveland and is a solo project of Lamont Thomas, who is also known from Puffy Areolas. While Puffy Areolas are a great psychedelic…
Pablo Milanés
Pablo Milanés denounced having suffered Harassment in Chile.
The Cuban singer Pablo Milanes claimed to have suffered police harassment after his arrival in the Chilean city of Concepcion, located in the south…
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony: Person of the Year at the Latin Grammys
Seven gramophones, five Latin Grammys and two Grammys; more than 12 million records sold, only to talk about the musical career of Marc Anthony. But…
Joey Bada$$
Joey Bada$$ Drops New Single Titled Devastated
Brooklyn emcee and torch bearer of the classic 90s boom bap Ney York sound, Joey Bada$$, recently a new single titled Devastated. This is unlike most…
Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Omar Rodríguez-López will release 12 new albums before the end of the year.
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, better known as the guitarist of the acclaimed groups At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta, is also a prolific composer who has…
Ornette Coleman
Jacques Derrida interviews Ornette Coleman
This is one of those rare moments when two great minds from different cultural and professional backgrounds meet and discuss the abstract realms of…
Buck Owens
In ‘Buck ‘Em,’ Buck Owens Tells His Life Story – Book Review
Buck Owens is Bakersfield. The city might have already been on the map but Buck Owens created the Bakersfield sound. He called the spare sound of…
Troye Sivan
Young, Blooming Artist
The first time that I heard this guy sing (I was just hanging out in Youtube discovering new music) was earlier this year right before his songs…
Maluma
Maluma: between a new remix and a suspended show
Colombian musician José Luis Londoño Arias, internationally known as Maluma, had a busy weekend. Since the launch of a new remix, to…
Makar
Makar Gets Political in New Single; America Where Are You?'
With recent events in the U.S., Makar brings a very important and political song to the table. Recently releasing their latest single, America Where…
Lynne Revo-Cohen
Lynne Revo-Cohen Takes on the World with We're on Fire in Georgia
Today is the day that will determine the future of the US Senate. “We’re On Fire In Georgia” is a call to get out the vote. Sung by 3…
Yandel
Yes Maná Has A Song With The Same Name
Oh my love, you're my religion. So says the song of the group of Mexican origin. As Puerto Riqueño and former member of the duo Wisin y…
Ben Frost
Ben Frost
The sky is grey and big these days. The rains are healing. The wind is on our side. We see strange things and go through the serious challenges…
French Montana
French Montana celebrates his birthday with new music
In honor of her 32nd birthday, French Montana delivered a gift to fans with her new song Unforgettable, alongside the vocal collaboration of Swae Lee…
Chris Brown
Chris Brown drops new theme song
Belly
“It's All Love” already has an audiovisual
On 22 July, the rapper Balshe Ahmad, better known by his stage name like Belly, took the music video for the first track from his latest album…
Mool & Fuzz
Mool & Fuzz
The sound of Mool & Fuzz is the expression of the psychedelic essence: an invitation to astral travel. The sound brings mixes of styles like…
Enrique Iglesias
Not even the rain stops Enrique Iglesias.
For the second time, the Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias included in his tour to the Dominican Republic, the first in 2013. On a rainy night but…
Gerardo Ortiz
Gerardo Ortiz releases his new album
The moment that many fans were waiting for has finally arrived. Gerardo Ortiz released his new album, Comeré Callado Vol. 1. This album went on…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift among the highest paid celebrities according to Forbes.
Singer Taylor Swift became famous with more revenue from the Forbes list in the last year, which brings together the 100 best paid celebrities in the…
Akapellah
Akapellah announces tour in Spain
The most maracayero rap Elias Pedro Aquino, known as Akapellah, recently announced that it would offer a tour of Spain later this year, touring the…
Crooks UK
Crooks ‘Wildfire’ - Album Review
Like The Statesboro Revue, Crooks are a band from Texas who refuse to live inside the narrow lines of what is considered Texas music, or even Texas…
Kanye West
“Swish” already has a release date
February 11, 2016 will be the release date of the new album of Kanye West, which was confirmed by the rapper himself through its official account of…
Kojey Radical
Kojey Radical Open Hand
Spoken word and performance poetry has always had the power to inspire, influence and galvanise, perhaps more so than straight-up rap. Artists like…
Backstreet Boys
Back Street Boys and Spice Girls could prepare a tour together
Still they have no confirmed countries and above date, only been advanced that could occur during the next 2016. There is only a small chance of…
Okills
Okills will be presented at the Festival Coordenadas 2017
The Venezuelan band Okills will present at the Coordinates Festival 2017 where he will share stage with bands like Interpol, Phoenix, Molotov and…
Scotty McCreery
Christmas With Scotty McCreery – Review
Christmas With Scotty McCreery, Scotty’s first Christmas album, is adding to a very successful couple of years for the young North Carolina native.…
Death From Above 1979
Death From Above announces new album and releases Never Swing Alone
For some time now the two-piece band Death From Above , previously known as Death From Above 1979 , has been giving us some new material with the…
Rosana
Rosana will return to Argentina
For those who did not know, Rosana is in full promotional stage of his latest studio album, In Memory Skin. This is his eighth album and comes after…
J Balvin
J Balvin and Maluma, the most nominated for the Youth Awards
The Colombian musicians J Balvin and Maluma are, with seven nominations each, the maximum favorites to triumph in the gala of the Premios Juventud,…
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale On How He Got To Memphis – Interview
Sometimes a walk in the park can clear the mind and is good for the soul. And when you live in Nashville, you never know who you’re going to…
Elvis Presley
The King still stands
On January 8 they met 81 years the birth of the King of Rock and, how could it be otherwise, is celebrated in style with hits. Elvis's…
Hillsong United
Hillsong United Oceans in Captive (2015) by Paramount Pictures
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, let me walk upon the waters, wherever you would call me. The lyrics from Oceans that is heartfelt,…
Linkin Park
Linkin Park cancels US tour
The American band Linkin Park will not tour the United States after the unexpected bite of the vocalist and leader of the group. Chester Bennington.…
Franco De Vita
I sing for Ecuador
It was no small thing. 7.8 degrees on the Richter scale and its aftershocks practically reduced to nothing the coast of equatorial country. The aid…
Gustavo Elis
They conquered Ecuador
Gustavo Elis and Corina Smith are conquering more and more fans in each of their visits to our continent. A few days ago they showed up at a shopping…
Muse
On Being the Most Boring Band in the World
Las diferencias en los gustos y opiniones diferentes son dos de las razones más atractivas para hablar de música para mí. Me encanta…
Carajo
Damn FT. Cyrus Pertusi
Constrictor is the name of the new topic of study recorded by the Argentine power trio, Carajo, with musician and band leader of the pack, his…
Maddie & Tae
Has The Simplistic, Banal Nature of Bro-Country Affected How Fans Interpret Lyrics?
Or, perhaps more accurately, has bro-country brought in fans who don’t hold the intellectual capabilities to read beyond the surface? A contentious…
Caitlyn Smith
Caitlyn Smith ‘Everything To You’ – EP Review
I’d been keeping my eye on Caitlyn Smith ever since I discovered the hit songwriter on Twitter; it turned out that despite being relatively unknown…
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer-- Music From the Last Samarai
This track from The Last Samara film is one of the most beautiful, slow-moving tracks that gets you moving and going in a positive direction, while at…
The Confederate Dead
The Confederate Dead
The Confederate Dead are an interesting psychedelic rock/neo-psych band from Portsmouth, England. What makes this particular band unique is that they…
Daft Punk
Daft Punk and The Weekend
French Guy - Manuel de Homem - Christo and Thomas Bangalter, have been at the top of the best lists, since his return some years ago. Sample this:…
Taylor gang
Ty Dolla $ign & Wiz Khalifa – “Brand New” with new music video
On February 4, American rappers Ty Dolla $ ign and Wiz Khalifa, drew the No. 2 audiovisual theme of the album TGOD Volume 1 called Brand…
DJ Magic Mike
Meet The Tatum's Musical Heritage
Music and rhythm, are carried in the veins. And TV Shows allow these are proof of this. Of the protagonists of the first Step Up 1, a popular dance…
J Balvin
New J Balvin album will have great collaborations
The artist J Balvin, has reaped several successes in the last couple of years in the genre of reggaeton; in fact last year I danced everyone with his…
The Memorials
Add The Memorials to your long-term memory
When I first heard the Mars Volta, I was blown away immediately. When, after several months, I listened again to the first video by them I saw on…
Nelly Furtado
Where Nelly?!
Last month, just at the end of 2015, word had reached me about a new song that Nelly Furtado was supposed to have done. It wasn’t really…
Eddie Murphy
Artists Who Hate Sampling Ridiculed In New Eddie Murphy Show
Sampling is and has for as long as I can remember been a contentious issue in the world of music, especially hip hop. For those that don’t…
Backstreet Boys
Boyband creator Lou Pearlman has died
If they grew up in the nineties and saw much MTV the name of this man must make them remember something, me personally I came quickly that he was the…
Tommy James
Before Spotify Tommy James single Draggin’ The Line and Paul McCartney hit Another Day competed in 70s Top Songs
While Paul McCartney was reveling in all his top 5 hits in 1971, Tommy James, legendary star of Tommy James and the Shondells, also had a Top 5 hit…
David Crosby
COVERLAND Vol.5: Guinnevere
Guinnevere is a lovely song - it’s calm, mysterious, deep, emotional… It’s a complex melody, built over complex chord…
Maroon 5
A Case of Maroon 5 Syndrome
Nowadays, it seems as though there are more artists trying to make their way into the world of music than ever before. And unfortunately, with this…
Drake
Drake's new album is out now!
The wait has come to an end, as the Canadian singer - rapper released his fifth album entitled Views From The 6, which features 20 songs, including…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba premiered the video clip of its single Que No
The successful and popular band Café Tacuba is very close to release his new album Jei Beibi on 5 May but before Mexicans just released a new…
Lasso
Lasso tells you Don't Try To Forget Me
For several days ago he started playing on the radio the new issue of Lasso. The Venezuelan gave to all his fans an incredible song like No Me Try To…
Mac Demarco
Mac DeMarco announces the release of an album and publishes two new songs
The irreverent Canadian singer Mac DeMarco announced today the release of a new album, which will bear the name of This Old Dog. In addition to the…
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&…
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 .…
Steve Aoki
Steave Aoki released video for his single Just Hold On
Last year, the member of One Direction, Louis Tomlinson joined the musical skills of DJ Steve Aoki in the song that was presented in the final of the…
Justin Bieber
Every human needs some space.
Justin Drew Bieber is a 22 year old singer from Canada, he has achieved more fame than ALOT of legends and even lost his childhood to it.…
Rubén Blades
The great Rubén Blades and his last tour
With a heavy Ruben Blades announced that his tour Walking, goodbye and thank you will be the last of his career. Panama stated that, for the moment,…
Tim Culpepper
Tim Culpepper Picks Up With Keith Whitley Crown With Ease
Tim Culpepper is a new traditionalist. It’s not hard to tell that from the Stetson he always wears and the good ol’ country boy’s clothing he is seen…
Shakira
“Happy 2017 from Piqué Mebarak”
The renowned Colombian cantnte shakira shared with his followers this Saturday December 31 through your account on the social network instagram a…
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…
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…
Hard GZ
Hard Gz Feat Gona - 6700Km of Empathy 2/3
habeatat presents the second installment of # 6700km of Empathy, theme played Gona, one of the most important exponents of Venezuelan rap, next to…
Gona
Gona releases 'Mounsta' clip
Germán Romero, best known musically as GONA lanza 'Mounsta' her latest music video. His last formal work published last year is…
Porta
When Music Talks About Gender Violence
Violence, is in itself, is something qeu casus lot of damage, both of whom the cause, or the person who is assaulted. Violence continues to be…
John Lennon
Bob Dylan and John Lennon items up for auction in New York
Items that belonged to the musicians Bob Dylan and John Lennon and recognized figures related to music objects were auctioned in New York under the…
Ninel Conde
Ninel Conde prepares for criticism
After publicize his first album in band music, Ninel Conde said he is prepared for criticism, however, these no longer affect you but strengthen it.…
Justin Quiles
Justin Quiles releases new video clip
After the success of his recent mixtape titled Imperio Nazza: Justin Quiles Edition, where he worked alongside producers Musicologist and Menes, the…
Miss Kittin & The Hacker
Miss Kittin & The Hacker
Leather boots, whips and chains. And a forgotten glamour. You are in this room with dim red light. This room is very cozy and disturbing. It&…
Charly García
Charly García will release a new album
After severe health problems and being away for many years of studies, Charly Garcia, one of the greatest exponents of Latin American rock, back to…
Dusty Rust
Dusty Rust ‘Kansas City Cowboy’ - Album Review
Dusty Rust is a Honky Tonk performer from Kansas City, MO and he has…
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…
Mamma Coal
What Would Mamma Coal Do? Carra Stasney Updates ‘Red Headed Stranger’ – Interview
During SXSW, as Willie Nelson performed at the Luck Family Reunion on the property he built for the filming of Red Headed Stranger, a…
Zapato3
They premiere a documentary about the band Zapato 3
The rock and roll reaches the rooms Venezuelan cinema with the screening of the documentary Flight over you, which records the trips and concerts…
Tech N9ne
Tech N9ne Geared Up To Release ‘The Storm’
Tech N9ne, one of the most diligent men in hip hop recently announced that he’s geared up to release a new album later this year. This will…
Luis Quintero
Luis Quintero, a high-carat guitarist
Luis Quintero look at is to see the soul of the guitar, alive. The guitar world knows him as Lucho, or Luchito. And it is that despite already having…
Los Chikos del Maiz
Tribute to Black Mirror
After the publication of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner a few days ago, fans of The Corn Chiko were eager to learn more about Trap Mirror…
Caibo
Caibo sings to the fallen in Venezuela
Fallen soldier is the title of the most recent issue published by the Venezuelan group Caibo. This duo, made up of Simón Toto Ruiz and…
Lucía Gil
Artists: from 2.0 to traditional media
With the boom of social networks, those artists already recognized in traditional media (TV, radio, print newspapers) as Shakira, Enrique Iglesias…
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…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam, Maná and Daddy Yankee will perform at the Los Dells Festival
A new Latin music festival debuts this summer in the Midwest with the participation of artists including Maná, Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee. The…
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto: The Bossa Nova Queen
I know it’s 2015 but I still can’t help it. Whenever I think of Bossa Nova music, I still find myself associating it with Astrud…
Alex Ubago
Alex Ubago and La Oreja de Van Gogh offered a concert in the Dominican.
The soloist Alex Ubago and the group The Ear of Van Gogh offered a concert in the House of Spain of Santo Domingo today as part of the agenda of…
Wisin
Wisin released his new song with Ozuna
Due to the large request made by the public and fans of Wisin he decided to lasso a preview of his new single called Get away with me in…
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age reveal new Villians single
Almost two months ago and after four years without presenting new music Queens of the Stone Age surprised their fans by revealing the first…
Benny Sinclair
Diving Deeper with Artist Benny Sinclair
Benny Sinclair has quickly proven in 2019 that he is an artist on the rise. His latest record release which has been garnering attention from fans and…
Kerani
Featured Track: Kerani - Equilibrium
Kerani composes and performs Neo Classical New Age music. Equilibrium which is also the title of her latest release, is the…
Krystal Keith
Krystal Keith ‘Whiskey & Lace’ – Album Review
Well damn, I was surprised by Krystal Keith’s debut release, ‘Whiskey & Lace’. It’s rare that I might feel like a fan of an artist 2 songs…
Jacob Thomas Jr.
Jacob Thomas Jr. ‘Original Sin’ – Album Review
At a time when surface emotions, clichéd lyrics and over-complicated, electronically-perfected production are rife in country music and popular…
Migos
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…
Jake Monaco
Interview with Jake Monaco
One of the hardest working composers in television and film, Jake Monaco is currently providing the score to three different series: Amazon’…
The Strokes
The Strokes offer reward for missing Nick Valensi guitar
If you are FANATIC @ good rock featuring The Strokes since the late 90's, and also you want to earn $ 5000, this is your chance. Nick Valensi…
Jon Brion
My Experience of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Movie and Soundtrack
At the time I saw the movie for the first time, I was insanely in love with a strange guy. And because of that I liked him even more. He made me see…
Boosie Badazz
“I’m My Generation’s Tupac” Says Boosie BadAzz
Though he has been dead for over 20 years it seems Tupac’s influence over hip hop is still alive and well. People often compare themselves or strive…
Gliss
Gliss
Beauty Everything is beauty. Everything is love and sex. Just look at this strange black flower in her hand. Just look at that red dog. That red…