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Apocalypse Again
Apocalypse Now! Again!
Events from 2002 seem like a far away past, especially in the music world where trends come and go at the speed of light. Those who were born around…
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…
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…
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…
Supernature
Goldfrapp's Supernature
Formed in 1999, Goldfrapp has been putting out smooth electronic, synth driven glam rock on a regular basis ever since. The electrifying…
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…
Blood of the Saints
#tbt: Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints
Key years in career of Powerwolf occur in two year intervals, and everything started in 2003. Two years later, Return inBloodred came out, and then…
Northern Passages
Steady Addition To The Sadies Discography
Northern Passages is tenth studio album by Canadian band The Sadies. If we include live albums and compilations, it is the 16th album they have…
Is This The Life We Really Want?
Should Roger Waters Retire?
In two to three years old competition comprised of collections of songs named Ratthe That Lock and Endless River, Is This The Life We Really Want by…
Double Roses
Karen Elson Is No Longer Jack White's Ghost
The Ghost Who Walks from 2010 was made under the mentorship of Jack White, the guy who was Karen Elson’s husband at the moment. It was Karen’s first…
The Navigator
Hurray For PoertoRican Vagabond
Alynda Segarra, the creative force behind the band Hurray For The Riff Riff, traveled across United States with a banjo in her hands like a vagabond…
Revolve
Will We Love Him Again?
The youngster whose voice sounds like he has sand in his throat oriented towards disco rhythyms on his second album. As it seems, Revolve is going to…
No Cities To Love
Punk is Better Than Feminism
One of my favorite punk bands from the 90s have decided to release another album after 10 years hiatus and upgrade their discography with another…
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…
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…
The Sweet Release of Death
The Sweet Release Of Death, Rotterdam's Finest Noise Rock
Sometimes, a name of the band can discover a lot about the band, and sometimes the name is a total flop that has nothing to do with the music the band…
Communion
Communion Still Is The Best SepticFlesh Record...
Broken and then reunited again, SepticFlesh managed to release their best album to date, Communion, back in 2008. Embracing classical orchestrations…
Arena Negra
The Myrrors - Arena Negra
The Myrrors are quite a renowned krautrock/psychedelic rock band, and they came out with a great new album earlier this year. Arena Negra is probably…
Mayhem - EP
Bedlam Jonn? Mayhem Review...
Whoo Booty man is back! From Cool Kid Cartel Collection to Heart 2 Hart, his latest EP …
Dusk
Ultimate Painting - Dusk shines brightly
So easy for an album to be overlooked these days. Even if you are just an ordinary fan, you have piles of CD’s (still?), vinyl records or files on any…
Life Is Good
Life Is Good...is good
In my alcohol-induced and terse analysis in consultation with Google, I have realized that this was the first year in which all three of the most…
Sourvein / Will To Mangle
Sourvein - Will To Mangle
Sourvein are one of the best stoner doom/sludge/southern metal bands of all time in my book, and their album ''Will To Mangle'' is…
The Electric Lady
Sophisticated Icon
Janelle Monae is a young glamorous lady who has rhythm, blues and soul running through her veins. There is no blood in her music. Everything is clean.…
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…
Thx
Lomelda - On the road again
Trying to describe Lomelda's second album Thx, by the title gracing songs by Willie Nelson and Canned Heat is quite fitting as far as its…
Bear Bones, Lay Low
Bear Bones, Lay Low - Valléé de Dith
Bear Bones, Lay Low is a one-man psychedelic rock band of Ernesto Gonzalez from Venezuela. This relatively prolific one-man psych rock band is however…
Devout
Devout
UK grime fixture Mr Mitch’s latest LP explores a pared-back sound. It feels polished and tactile, with themes of loyalty,…
Currents
Lonerism Was Better
In a long and impressive history of rock n roll, we have heard almost every combination of genre. Big talents have mixed the unmixable,…
Gopro: Eagle Hunters in a New World
Film Soundtrack Done Right
Making a film soundtrack requires a double mastery. You have to make do music an additional part of the story told in images, but you also have to…
Melodrama
Lorde Comes Crashing To Reality in Melodrama
Lorde is the one musician right now, activities relating to every young adult imaginable. With the anticipated release of Melodrama, fans of the…
Phenotype
Dissonantly Extravagant
If we compare Phenotype, the album reviewed here, with recent Select Difficulty from Periphery it’s obvious Textures selected the highest…
Iv
Part Chimp Turn Down The Noise
Part Chimp is a band that's been active from 2000 to 2012, and many members walked through. Since we live in times of reunions, it comes as no…
Ash & Ice
The Kills - 'Ash & Ice'
Since the release of their first album Keep on Your Mean Side, The Kills has become a cult band being compared with other duos as The White Stripes…
I Can't Go Home
I can't go home
The East New York rapper’s complicated relationship with wealth, poverty, and his neighborhood fuels his debut, an album about what happens when you…
Tribute to Snake Charmers Music
Holy Palms - Tribute To Snake Charmers Music
Holy Palms is a fascinating one-man psychedelic rock band from Russia. What is interesting about Holy Palms is the mixture of psychedelic…
Thatched Roof Glass House
Thatched Roof Glass House by Alpha Cat
Alpha Cat’s new album Thatched Roof Glass House is a contradiction in terms from the title on down to the songs. It is a m…
Heading Up High
A new trend? Rock and dance combined
Mixing rock with dance music is not exactly a match that happens often. They are far removed from each other. Then again, a few years ago, we thought…
Belong
Belong
The third album from studied Brooklyn chamber-pop ensemble San Fermin benefits from a sharper focus. But its lyrics signify depth and meaning without…
Future Present Past
Is this The Strokes?
The Strokes are an American rock band that most people are familiar with, but after their groundbreaking debut in 2001 called “Is This It”, it has…
Here Lies Man
Black Sabbath in Africa?
Wonder what would have happened if someone sent Black Sabbath to study polyrhythms in Africa back in the seventies? Can you imagine the fusion…
Uprising
BOB MARLEYS SWAN SONG
In my early teens when I started to grow my obsession with music, I got blown away by the powerful riffs of bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin,…
Revisited
Singer/Songwriter Andy Michaels Releases Highly Anticipated New Music Video Lucretia's Eylandt
Australian singer/songwriter has just released his highly anticipated new music video Lucretia's Eyelandt off of his new album Revisited. Check it…
The West Against the People
Featherlight Heaviness
Ok, so you’re born in Russia, raised in Israel, you become sensitive to all that is burdening this world and want to express it through music. Where…
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…
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…
Outlet
Rxnde akozta to the street with Outlet
The Cuban rapper Randy Acosta Edgar Cruz, better known as Rxnde Akozta highlighted in the subgenus Undergrpund, has released its latest album…
No Shape
The Genius Of Perfume Genius
Everything you bury becomes a seed. Some artists have buried so many emotions inside of themselves that eventually became a fertile ground…
Live In Japan
George Harrison’s Live In Japan Concerts 1991
It is a once in a life-time thing it seems—to have George Harrison on Tour in any form or fashion. At the risk of being marked weird, he only came out…
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…
The Weather
Thunder From Down Under a.k.a. POND
It seems to me that I am beginning almost every second review with the observation that many singers and bands are creating records bursting from…
Harmony of Difference
Yasss, Kamasi!
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I will write it anyway. I was conflicted whether I want to do a review of KAmasi Washington's new…
Older
South African Treasure: Ruby Gill
While discovering new music is always an exciting event for me, there is something really special about finding musicians in my area that make music…
Trippy Caribbean
Interview with the good guys from Rawayana.
If something is known Caracas band is for good talent, since in recent years have given much to talk about; first they surprised us with License to…
The Reverses
Magnificently Insane Industrial Sludge
Oh, how I love records like The Reverses, the newest album by Terra Tenebrosa, where a bunch of maniacs plays music which could probably be used as a…
Love & Hate
Kiwanuka's Sophomore Album Justifies His Long Writer's Block
Five years ago, London record label Communion was presented on a CD compilation that came with the best British monthly music magazine. The label’s…
Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied (Deluxe Version)
Rock n' Roll Circus
Some bands are fundamentally good. Some put fun and mental in fundamental. Scottish trio called The Fratellis is incredibly cute group of talented…
Nothing But... Drum
Nuclear Weapons
So this is the third volume with crazy drum and bass weapons. When i hear the first compilation from Nothing But... from DNB weapons i was…
Synthwaves
Quaeschning & Schnauss Unveil New Album Synthwaves
Thorsten Quaeschning and Ulrich Schnauss have teamed up to create a record of pure Berlin-school bliss which pays…
Electra Heart
Electra Heart
Marina Diamondis, aka Marina and the Diamonds, doesn't make things easy for herself. For her follow-up to 2010's excellent debut The Family…
Vacation Freeze
The Greatness Of the Lesser Men
Adult disoriented rock is a phrase that The Lesser Men use to describe the genre of music they are playing. As time goes by, that is exactly how I…
After Laughter
Bring the laughter back...
Despite having been a Paramore fan for roughly ten years now, I have to admit that I’ve fallen a little out of the loop with the band. My younger…
Toy
Toy
The fourth album from Austin, Tx.’s A Giant Dog fuses the gaudy delivery of 1970s rock and the pillars of modern punk. Its songs offer lyrics about…
She Can't Tell
Running on High
Brooklyn natives MOTHXR not only know how to spell a universally used word to look cool but even their music has a cooling sensation that can ease any…
Goodnight, Sweet Betty
68Creep: David Lynch's Dreams Have Found a New Soundtrack
68Creep is shady grifter rock band for those, who are open and ready to dabble in dark timeless melancholy. This music is thoughtful and…
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…
Baked to Perfection
Gingermon Gets The Reggae Mix Right With Baked To Perfection
Reggae today is in danger of suffering the same fate as once popular music such as Jazz or Dixieland or Big Band crooners. While modern Reggae still…
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…
Silver Eye
Goldfrapp Continues To Experiment
Here is a band born with tendency to experiment with various genres and subgenres. In the wake of their tenacity to swim upstream instead of following…
Shangri La
Why Jake Bugg's Shangri La Is Testament To The Talent Of Young Generation of Musicians
Saying that there is nothing interesting in today’s music, and that the old guys are making the best albums is ridiculous. There are many examples…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay A Head Full Of Dreams Album Review
Coldplay released their new album entitled A Head Full of Dreams on December 4th, 2015. Coldplay is a group I have been following since their very…
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…
Bad Omen
Go Goth Or Go Home
After an extolling album from 2009 titled A Bitter Harvest, Lonesome Wyatt (Those Poor Bastards) and Rachel Brooke have joined their forces on a new…
Heba
Lowly, A Brand New Newborn of DreamPop
I want to dream that you dream about the same dreampop next to me. If I was to write a song to my loved one, this is how it would begun. Not only that…
Control
Celebrating 30 years of Control
This week, it was 30 years ago that Janet Jackson had released her breakthrough album “Control”. For Janet, it was the most…
Ten Best
Is it still murder on the dance floor?
When Sophie Ellis Bextor broke through, in the early 2000s, I really thought she was going to be massive, but with the occasional appearance put aside…
Bible Belt
#tb When The World Met Diane Birch
When I first saw Diane Birch in 2010, my first impression was that she is a hybrid of Pattie Smith and Diane Keaton who tries to play the piano as…
Because The Internet
Because The Internet Track-By-Track Review
As one of hip hop’s driest summers in years draws to a close, Childish Gambino’s sophomore effort, “Because The Internet…
Misadventures
Misadventures by Pierce the Veil
The heart of San Diego emo-inflected post-hardcore outfit Pierce the Veil lies in two brothers, vocalist/guitarist Victor Fuentes and drummer Mike…
The Serenity of Suffering
Is This Korn or Their Tribute Band?
Long time ago, there was a year 1994. It was then when we heard the growl Are you ready and the riff that created what everyone started calling nu-…
Oh Wonder
Oh Wonder of Wonders
Sticking with the theme of festive vinyl, It’s time to talk about Oh Wonder. Oh Wonder, are a London based duo, who’s …
Body Language
#tbt Kylie Minogue - Body Language
Kylie Minogue was just a teenager when she became famous in her Australia. As the years have gone by, her fame was taking off to the new level, and it…
EntreMundos
Nomade Orquestra - Spearheading World Jazz
It seems that at the moments a few groups coming out of Brazil are spearheading world jazz. Orquestra Imperial, comprising a number of current…
The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Making Room to Feel with Brand New
In my previous article I talked about the capacity that music has to make an emotional impact. While my review of Pharrell Williams’ G I R L…
Caracal
Why So Many Duets?
Two brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence were always surrounded with music. They parents were professional musicians, they have studied classical music…
Nightmare Logic
Nightmare Logic
Power Trip embody a platonic ideal of heavy metal escapism. With more focus on detail, the Dallas thrashers push their second LP over the edge,…
Sand
Dans Dans - Sand
Dans Dans are a Belgian instrumental jazz-rock/psychedelic rock trio, who have released quite a few critically acclaimed albums through the years.…
Low
David Bowie - Low
Now I have never been a huge admirer of most of David Bowie's work, but this particular album alongside Diamond Dogs are still two memorable…
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…
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…
Sorceress
The Pinnacle Of Opeth's Discography
Opeth’s twelfth studio album is one of the most anticipated metal albums of the year, although it is a prog rock album. With their last three releases…
Stay Together
The Most Dissapointing Album Yet
Do you remember the time when Kaiser Chiefs were still a good band that kicked ass with their debut. At that time, it seemed that bands such as The…
Ghost Stories Live 2014
Coldplay = Coldstop
Coldplay are about to lose the last particles of their stardust. For many years, they have been golden only because they are living on old fame. You…
The Pale Emperor
The Pale Emperor
Brian Warner and his music vent Marilyn Manson were hardly going to shock anyone in 2015. There are a lot of weird stuff in the world that are…
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…
Marseille
Jazz Is Vital Energy For Ahmad Jamal
Even though he is already in his seventies, legendary Ahmad Jamal continues with the same level of enthusiasm in 2017 with his dedication to the…
7/27 (Deluxe)
7/27
Prior to 2016, the last song by a girl group to climb into the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 was The Pussycat Dolls‘ “When I Grow Up” in…
Mutations
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble are a pretty interesting dark jazz/electronic music/doom jazz/psych rock band from Holland. Their discography is…
Sex for the Wealthy
Coitus Int - Sex For The Wealthy
Coitus Int are a legendary Dutch post-punk/garage rock/noise rock band, who started out back in the 1980s. Their albums tended to mix post-punk and…
Outside The Box
Hacktivist -Outside The Box
There is something incisive about artists who use their music as a tool for political activism. I believe the final product returns to the…
You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
Jay-Jay Johanson with a new EP
I only recently discovered Jay-Jay Johanson as an artist and was immediately astonished by his incredible ability to construct beautiful elegant…
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&#…
Champ
#tbt: Tokyo Police Club: Champ
If we take a look at the history of music, we can chronologically determine how the geographical focus of pop-rock industry was shifting. In the 50s,…
You Had Me at Goodbye
Samantha Crain - It Should Be Hello, Not Goodbye
Into her fifth album since 2009, Samantha Crain still hasn’t achieved the recognition she deserves. All the positive reviews by the critics …
Direct Hits
Killing It!
Just as the greatest thing about the sky is that we share it with everyone, the greatest thing about The Killers is that they shared their music with…
Bass Face
The Beat Goes On: Bass Calling Face by AV Super Sunshine
Ever run into one of those guys who fall into the category of being part of “The Older Generation” who try to tell you that when it comes to today’s…
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…
New Skin
Another Member of The Strokes Goes Solo
Nick Valensi plays in The Strokes and corroborates musically almost anyone who contacts him. Now is the time for him to start his own thing, a project…
24K Magic
Feel the magic Sparkles in24K Magic by Bruno Mars
Yeah, we all know who Bruno Mars is, but not this Bruno Mars that's on the 24K Magic Album record. If you are looking for a perfect blend of R&…
Volume 1
BNQT Proves Supergroups Have Superpowers
Some people have superpowers, and some people have supergroups. I love me some supergroups. All of my music expectations have a form of a supergroup.…
2gether
Too much electro-pop and jazz
I was having one of those humdrum weekends, where I do nothing but lie in my bed, binge-watch movies and TV series, eat, sleep, browse Facebook and…
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…
Cost of Living
Aggressively Political Downtown Boys
When was the last time you read my review of the album that upheaves political status quo? For a while, it seemed like all the albums that dropped…
Regina
Regina - Becca's Ethereal Masterpiece
Becca Stevens is one of the leading Americana musicians of today and her fourth album ‘Regina’ is a culmination of her solo career so far. Her last…
Music For Listening To Music To
La Sera As December's Vitamin D
Music for Listening Music To is a fourth studio album by a Californian band La Sera and its lead singer Katy Goodman, ex bass guitarist of Vivian…
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
#tbt: Outkast - Speakerboxx \ The Love Below
En la música, al igual que en la vida, fomentamos muchas expectativas. Todo lo que usted espera será utilizado en su contra, ya que a…
Hang
Foxygen's Hang Is An Amalgam of Retro and Modern
Do we make mistakes or do mistakes make us? I am not going to get metaphysical, don’t worry, but I am trying to emphasize the importance of occasional…
Sound the Alarm
Less Than Jake Sound More Than Alarming
Ska punk boys from Florida known as Less Than Jake have once again skillfuly intersected downtempo ska rhythyms, midtempo punk=rock and…
Colour The Small One (Deluxe Edition)
#tbt Sia - Colour The Small One
Back in the day, Sia Kate Isobelle Furler was the name that didn't mean a lot to vast majority of people on our crazy little planet. Yet, she was…
Tara Jane O'neil
Tara Jane O'Neil - Eighth Time Like The First Time
No big mystery or innuendo in the title above. Just the fact that Tara Jane O’Neil has decided to go the self-titled route only for her eighth&…
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.…
Renaissance
“Renaissance” in the twenty first century by Marcus Miller
I have been in some deep thoughts these days before I started writing this article. This album helped me to get my thoughts all together. Honestly I…
Hell On Earth (Explicit)
Mobb deep - 20 years of 'Hell on Earth'
This November 19th is now 20 years since the publication of the album 'Hell on earth', the third studio album Gangstarap the famous…
Orc
No More Thee In Thee Oh Sees
In art, contrary to some aspects of life, quantity is never more important than quality. Yet, some artists manage to sooth both spectrums. John Dwyer,…
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…
Everything Is a Lie
Dead Rabbits - Everything Is A Lie
Dead Rabbits are a neo-psych/shoegaze/psych rock band from the United Kingdom. Their latest album ''Everything Is A Lie'' came out…
Remixes 98-2000
Remixes 1998-2000: Remixed Soundscapes
The Cinematic Orchestra did not put their name just out of the blue. They actually are cinematic and pretty much orchestral. But this compilation of…
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…
Best of Luck in Future Endeavors
Noisy Amalgam
Savak were formed in 2015, with the band including the members of The Obits, Holy Fuck, Nation of Ulysses and The Cops. Erudite…
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…
Codex Omega
… But Codex Omega Is A Close Second
After becoming more a symphonic than death metal on their past two records (especially on Titan, an album stuffed with over-the-top compositions that…
Long Way Home
Hands Down The Best Debut of 2016
If James Blake and Jessie Ware had a lovechild, there is no doubt it would be Lapsley. If you still haven’t heard about this young lady, it’s about…
Volume 1
Midlake's Supergroup
BNQT, read as Banquet, is actually Midlake with guest songwriters and singers. Guests include Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand, Fran Healt from…
Notilus
You Will Thank Me For Notilus
There is no greater happiness than when you find a band whose album is constantly on repeat, while you are simultaniously aware of its brilliance and…
Eclipse
Astounding Comeback
Eclipse, the first Amorphis album featuring Tomi Joutsen behind the mic, and a crucial one for their history got released back in 2006. After left…
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…
Hello
Why Adele's 25 Failed To Impress Me
I will get straight to the point and write straight from the heart, without any euphemisms and decorations. I don't like Adele's new album. It…
Some Twist
Michael Nau - ...And The Summer's Back
Last year I touted on these pages (it is a site, but you still have to flip the pages one way or the other) Michael Nau’s album Mowing (like the…
After Laughter
Paramore go full pop on After Laughter and it's brilliant
Paramore never should have gotten this far. Since their debut album, All We Know is Falling, the band has went through so much turmoil:…
Wildflower
Wildflower's debut
UK trio Wildflower (Idris Rahman on sax and flute, Leon Brichard on bass, and Tom Skinner on drums) has delivered a very promising debut with their…
Carry Fire
We Got Spoiled By Robert Plant
Robert Plant does not give up and on Carry Fire he continues with his ethnomusic excursion related to Anglo-American folklore. For those who don't…
A Deeper Understanding
War On Drugs Deliver Again
When you bruise a diamond like Lost In The Dreams, it is clear that you signed up in the history of music books. Adam Granduciel may not even need…
Fearless
#tbt Taylor Swift - Fearless
Americans will be Americans. They will love their country music endlessly, even when it is contaminated by pure pop melodies that have nothing to do…
The Cornerstone of the Corner Store
Vinnie Paz's new album now available
Vincenzo Luvineri, better known in musical aspects as Vinnie Paz is an American rapper, acclaimed for being part of the supergroup Jedi Mind Tricks,…
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…
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…
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…
Ruins
Wolf People Use Mythology as A Weapon For Dealing with The World
Wolf People is a band from UK, formed in 2006. Until now, they had released four albums, and are currently promoting Ruins. Since 2009, they are…
The Great Plains
Thomas Dybdahl - Great Plains With An Accent On Great
Mention Thomas Dybdahl’s name in his native Norway and everybody’ will know who you’re talking about. After all, his first solo album from about…
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…
On Our Way Home
Empire of the Sun's Visual Mind-bending Continue With Their On Our Way Home EP
It was certainly apt that Billboard's August 2017 interview with Empire of the Sun frontman Lukas Steele (which marked a…
In A Feeling Like This
What Feeling is This?
A man makes a checkers move that will probably be fatal. A young couple lie next to each other in bed, the woman twirling a flower. A doe-eyed…
Ruin
Ruins For You And Me
Cat Power has always been something of a mystical force. Kind of like Fiona Apple, Hope Sandoval and Kim Gordon mixed up and laid out on a sheet of…
A Change Of Heart
Introducing “Matty the Clown”!
I admit that I was a bit surprised when I found out that The 1975 has released another music video and it's the song A Change of Heart. Now, in…
Darling
Suburban Longing
Brooklyn-via-New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate is ready to move on from the departure of founding member and guitarist Matt Mondanile, who…
Tigers in the Dark
Cleopatra Records releases Rachel Mason 'Tigers in the Dark' single
Renowned performance artist and musician Rachel Mason, freshly signed to Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records, has announced her forthcoming single…
Generation Why
A Hymn for Modernity
“Generation Why” is the third single and video from Weyes Blood’s (Natalie Mering's stage name) forthcoming album,…
Highs & Lows
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Talk To Me
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Suicide Saturday
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Knocked Around
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Hotline Bling
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Last Night On Earth
Ouroboros Cosmos
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Say You Do
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Never Destroy Us
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Sweet Relief
Orgasmic Funk
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Closer
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As a general rule, I try to avoid writing about music I dislike. Perhaps as a musician, I have an underlying respect for people trying to do the same…
Christmas Time Is Here
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I Need A Silent Night
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Everything Is Embarrassing
Maybe If You Let Sky Sing
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Give My Heart A Break
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Gilid
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Pink Voivod
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Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) - Dillon Francis x Jauz Remix
Lean on
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Troubleman
The Long Cut
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Body Talk
A modern blast from the past
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Detox
Detox Too Good
I know I know, you're probably saying, but Aaron, you just wrote an article about Skepta last week! You'd be correct by saying this, however I…
Won’t Let You Go
Hallucinatory Desperation
In 2016, Angus Stone - who is best known as one half of the folksy Sydney brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone - began recording music…
Ricochet
Let me be very Di-Rect with you
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The Night We Met
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Wasteland
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Hello
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Come Back to Me
Molly Kruse Creates a Video to Remember
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Straight, No Chaser
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Loving soft, coming back hard
“Love So Soft” has brought Kelly Clarkson back to the mainstream. The singer recently signed with Atlantic and announced that a new album would follow…
Sorry
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Trust, respect, and honesty are essential elements of maintaining relationships. However, the relationship becomes unstable when one of the elements…
Sea Creatures
What the Precocious Teenager Sees
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Sorry Not Sorry
Demi's loudly not sorry
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idontwannabeyouanymore
On idontwannabeyouanymore, Pop Wunderkind Billie Eilish Explores Psychological Growing Pains
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Mama Said
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Have you ever seen the musical or movie Annie? Do you remember that scene where the kids are scrubbing the floors and singing a song? Now, keep that…
The Bay
Stereo Honey's The Bay: Haunting and Strangely Uplifting Desperation
London alternative/indie quartet Stereo Honey only have one EP (Monuments, 1st December 2017) to their name thus far, but they have already…
Mourning Sound
Enigmatic Rhapsody
Critically acclaimed Brooklyn/LA indie rock quartet Grizzly Bear's new music video for “Mourning Sound” - “a playful…
Sugar
Breezy Introspection
Sugar follows Saint Ivy and Down the Line as the third track from Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' critically acclaimed third…
Got Body
Lion Babe Creates A Got Body Positive Track
One of the greatest gifts I've been handed was the introduction to Lion Babe. At a New Year's Eve party where the wall was turned into a…
Talk a Lot
SALES Return With Infectious Guitar Pop Anguish
Orlando-based duo SALES (vocalist/guitarist Lauren Morgan and producer Jordan Shih) reassume their position as guitar-based indie pop poets of…
La Bicicleta - Versión Vallenato
Vallenatón The Flavor of Colombia with Puerto Rico
miscegenation, language, traditions and above all, the fusion of sounds that go on to become distinguished music in Latino culture. It is common to…
A Thousand Years
Lindsay Solo Shares Her Powerful Rendition of A Thousand Years in Her Debut Album
Lindsay Solo is a talented vocalist. Her soulful and raspy voice carries any song you put in front of her. She recently released her debut album,&…
Caught In The Middle
In the middle of a comeback
It's been a while since Anastacia has released new music. Her latest album was a collection of lesser known gems performed live and chosen by fans…
Yo Te Recuerdo - Version Salsa
Dynamic Duo Marc and JuanGa recreate “I Remember You”
A Living Legend Mexican beloved Juan Gabriel at this time meets the great salsa Marc Anthony for the interpretation of this song called I'll…
Holy War
Keep yourself open
I apologize for a short blog, but many things have been said about the events of today already. I don’t know about you, but my timelines on every…
How to Boil an Egg
Imminent Maturity
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Wasted Days
Zibra Share their Wasted Days
Zibra are a London-based melodo-electronica trio. Consisitng of Sam Battle lead singer and guitar, Russ Harley on keys and Ben Everest on bass they…
My Enemy (feat. Matt Berninger)
CHVRCHES and Matt Berninger are Estranged Lovers on My Enemy
If you had called the phone number that was featured in the music video for Get Out - the lead single from Scottish synth-pop trio…
Strip That Down
Liam Payne Wants A New Start With Smooth Hit Strip That Down
Okay Liam Payne's newest track 'Strip That Down' sounds more like a list of things Payne wants to be known for, otherwise than being a…
Laro
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Point Seen Money Gone (feat. Jeremih)
''Point Seen Money Gone'' new Snoop Dogg video
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I Know You Can Hear It
It's a Pleasure to Hear This
The first time I heard Dear Reader was on a South African TV show, where she sang a snippet of her song, Ode to Confusion live. From that moment, I…
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There are several artists who opt to sing in another language other than their own. Usually the English is a universal language, and all artists…
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Walk Through Tescoland!
We can’t get arrested in the US. [My manager] told me it was because my music had subtleties that the Americans don’t get…
Make My Love Go
Banger Hit
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The growing body of work by up-and-coming 21-year old singer-songwriter and ex-IM5 boy band member Will Jay has mostly revolved around the…
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A Knock At The Door
Call Emma Ruth Rundle a deity that could open up the gates of heaven and the pits of hell with one song. 'Protection' comes of off Emma Ruth…
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Beyond an Everlasting Promise
When we meet our “better half”, our partner-in-crime”, or the best term of all “soulmate”, in the…
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For me, the main appeal of this song and the accompanying video, is that it makes me really, really happy. Somehow the feel-good factor is so high on…
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Queens rapper is back. Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, returns to the music and start creating good expectation about what will be his new…
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The Machine Be Happy is the new promotional song that has taken the reading of Argentine rock Charly Garcia. It is the return of the singer, who in…
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Bruce Springsteen an autobiography published in September that will show how his personal problems inspired his music, including the hit 1975 song…
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The authentic and brilliant but tragically short-lived group blind faith was one of immense popularity. Their classic song “The Presence of…
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In the Venezuelan parties it is customary to celebrate L Hora Loca. When the celebrations are very formal as a wedding, people leave the protocol and…
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Max Schneider performs as if he is one hundred feet tall. The moment he steps onto a stage, his larger-than-life personality transcends the…
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Born and raised in Glasgow with half-Scottish, half-Irish heritage, Martha L. Healy is perhaps an unlikely star of Americana. Yet, with the likes of…
Chris Cornell
Good Bye Chris Cornell!
Chris Cornell died yesterday! What a loss! For me, teenaging in the nineties, Cornell was the one truly great singer and bandleader. I was a fan of…
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill Releases Video for “Reefer Man”
Cypress Hill hasn’t released an album since 2010’s “Rise Up”, an album which was notable for containing minimal involvement from the group’s primary…
Stevie B
Shining some light back on Stevie B
It’s the pigheadedness of the Spotify phone app that actually led me to a surprise. I wanted to listen to the new EP by R&B singer Case, on…
Sebastian Yatra
Sebastian Yatra premieres new single
The artist says that this simple is the continuation of How to look at you. After Traicionera, Sebastián Yatra joins Mauricio Rengifo (Dandee)…
Drake White
Drake White ‘Livin’ The Dream’ – Single Review
Far from the wannabe bros and pretty boys populating record label rosters even into late 2015, you get the sense that Drake White is a real musician.…
Justin Bieber
They hack account of Selena Gomez and upload naked photos of Bieber
Instagram's account of singer Selena Gomez was hacked and hackers bounced naked from her ex-boyfriend, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, media…
Chris Stapleton
The Travels of Chris Stapleton
When Chris Stapleton moved to Nashville, he’d sit up all night in the garage basement apartment he rented, playing fiddle tunes and carrying…
Ulises Hadjis
The ethnic rhythms of Ulises Hadjis
In the longest of the songs on the EP Movement and other stories about the end of the world, marabino singer Ulises Hadjis bet on the merger between…
Beyoncé
About to reclaim your throne, Queen Bee?
Beyoncé’s last album stems from 2013. Dropped by surprise, accompanied by videos for each track, it was something the world had…
Mau y Ricky
This duo brings it to you!
It is one of the duets that is going strong in Latin America and already unveiled its new single, we're talking about Mau and Ricky. To…
David Fanning
David Fanning ‘Doin’ Country Right’ – Single Review
Sometimes, you hear a song and you just sigh. That’s what happened when I pressed play on David Fanning’s new radio single ‘Doin’ Country Right’, and…
Reik
Un Amor De Verdad is the new Reik
The famous Mexican group Reik is back in style. The band released their new single A Love of Truth that promises to become another supermind. After…
Gabylonia
Gabylonia brings forcefulness in ''Without looking back''
Maria Gabriela Vivas Sojo, artistically known as Gabylonia, Caracas female rapper 29 this week presented a new audiovisual work, this is your new…
Plush
When Shoegaze and Grunge Collide: PLUSH
San Francisco is home to many new and exciting bands in this time of music. One of them is a grunge and shoegaze inspired rock band consisting of…
Juan Gabriel
Ten unforgettable songs by Juan Gabriel
Everything about him was personality and talent. Alberto Aguilera Valadez, the Mexican singer Juan Gabriel called, died at 11:30 am on Sunday because…
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 Is Fresh and Inviting to New Ears
Bruckner’s one of those few composers that I believe is under shadowed in the tradition of Romantic Era classical music. He is famously known for his…
Timbaland
Timbo and Mila jammed down in Don`t Get No Betta
This year`s top jam can easily snach the throne to many of it`s rivals. Super-massive-top-notch producer Timbaland cliqued-up with lovely R`…
Elton John
Benevolent means according to Elton John.
British musician and singer Elton John believes the media are more lenient in the United States with celebrities in UK. Americans believe that the…
Coldplay
Expectations before new Coldplay album
A six-sided figure made up of multicolored circles enough to spark the curiosity of fans of the British band Coldplay. Users of social network…
Keak Da Sneak
Bay Area Rapper Keak Da Sneak Shot
Bay Area rapper Keak Da Sneak who has been in the music game since the nineties was reportedly a victim of gunfire last Friday 20th of January 2017.…
Reik
Gold Disc for Reik
The Mexican trio Reik achieved in Spain certified Digital Gold Record for more than five million streams topic '' As I heard, &#…
Jake Shimabukuro
The Ukulele Virtuoso
On the beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii, you will find many styles and genres among the various musical artists that reside here. Most of them…
Zoë Ackerman
Zoé releases new album “081114”
In recent years, there is a better alternative rock band Zoé in Mexico. His musical evolution speaks for s t alone, and levels of composition…
Dire Straits
The Dire Straits
Fuelled by Mark Knopfler’s unmistakable guitar solos, the band’s virtuoso musicianship and a very distinct sound, Dire Straits stepped into…
Elvin Jones
A Different Drummer
The best thing in this digital era is that you can search Youtube for almost anything. I search for documentaries most of my time, and I’m…
Tim Kile
Tim Kile Goes the Distance on New Release
Austin, Texas-based recording artist Tim Kile just released his solo debut album and after years as a band member for groups 'Wild Light' and…
Chloe x Halle
The Kids Are Alright
If you happened to watch the pre-Superbowl festivities and caught a wonderful rendition of “America the Beautiful,” or the “Where is the Love”…
Blackhoods
Blackhoods
Blackhoods are a psychedelic rock duo from the UK, whose latest album Sunk has been released by the renowned US label Not Not Fun. Psychedelic rock in…
Sofia Talvik
Sofia Talvik ‘Big Sky Country’ - Album Review
I have to admit to not being familiar or ever hearing of Sofia Talvik up until I received the assignment to review her latest album, which is actually…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande demands respect from rappers
American singer Ariana Grande does not feel intimidated when expressing their opinions. The young artist has asked the male rappers to stop using…
Randy Hall
Fans of HER Flock to Spotify and YouTube to Listen to Pop Icon Randy Hall single A New Way of Love
Pop icon Randy Hall releases new single that catches the ears and hearts of HER fans. A New Way of Love is available on all major streaming platforms,…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley Is Legend
If you are a music fan (and really, who isn't to some degree?) Then you may believe in the power of music and maybe you have also seen…
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…
Zoran Madzirov
Meet the Bottleman
What would you say if someone told you that Mozart's 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', Vivaldi’s 'La Primavera' or Bach's &…
Chino & Nacho
“Nacho doing his thing”
The singer and composer Nacho does not get tired of work and after coming to deliver the donation to the Hospital JM de los Rios and give great joy…
Lepers & Crooks
Funky, Heavy, Beautiful Rock from Australia
Sydney 5-piece Lepers and Crooks came sprinting out of the blocks only two years ago with their first few headline slots being …
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro returns to say goodbye
A ballad marked by heartbreak and longing is the new theme that the Mexican artist Cristian Castro presented this week through their social networks.…
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons premiere video of their song Whatever it Takes
Metallica
The other Metallica?
Speaking of Metallica in the early nineties was talk of further reference and influence of heavy and thrash metal (genus which were precursors with…
Forte Femme & Liz Fohl
Liz forte presents 'Again'
The Spanish emcee, Liz Forte is one of the striking mPas represnetantes of the new wave of rappers in Spain, the young concerning demostradi certain…
Motörhead
Motörhead presents album of covers
September 1st is the date set for the release of the next album by British band Motörhead. This group founded in London in 1975 will bring…
Waka Flocka Flame
Is Waka Flocka Planning On Going Independent?: A Short Study On Indie & Major label Artists
The music industry currently has a larger number of independent artists than ever before. This is thanks in large part to technological advances in…
AC/DC
How does Axl Rose feel about AC/DC?
It seems that did match. It seems that Guns N 'Roses singer Axl Rose, emerged victorious from the test: amalgamate with the AC / DC band and…
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake a slightly grumpy troll
From the creators of Shrek, just released the first official trailer of the film by Dreamworks Trolls, and so far is trending on YouTube with more…
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…
Tanika
New Tanika visual : No Seat At This Table
Not so long ago we witnessed the greatness of this amazing R`n`B songstress and today, Tanika is back with a visual for…
Foyone
Foyone Presents 'There Is No Cure'
Pedro Malaga, better known as Foyone, launches a new theme and new video mode solo under the name There is no cure. Having published less than a…
The Killers
The Killers offer a preview of their next album
With images of the band rehearsing in a recording studio and posing in an arid landscape, the British band The Killers offered his followers a…
Chino & Nacho
New Remix of Andas in my head
Miguel Ignacio Mendoza, better known as Nacho, news again and this time made known to us through his Instagram account a small preview of his new…
The Beatles
A short brief on The Beatles and their work in film
In the mid-60’s, well before the invention of music videos as we know them today, it was common practice for a band to capitalise on their…
Juan Gabriel
Eternally Juan Gabriel will be held in February
All Juan Gabriel lovers will enjoy next February 18 a magical night that aims to share and honor him with the concert Eternally Juan Gabriel. The…
Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin-- Our God and Sing Praise
These two songs are as potent as any in the Christian music scene. But lately when listening to them, I feel the dirtiness of my own heart and feel…
Brian Angel
Day26`s Brian Angel Drops A Solo Mixtape DayBreak!
A member of one of the most New School influantial R`n`B groups Day26, Brian Angel, drops his debut solo album under the…
Maroon 5
Maroon no no no
There are very few Maroon 5 singles that I don’t like, but their new single, “Don’t Wanna Know”, is one of…
Morton Feldman
Feldman's Love Testament
Morton Feldman is one of the most notable and important classical composers of the 20th century. He was a pioneer of indeterminate music alongside…
El Gran Martín Elías
With 60 thousand copies sold, Martín Elías achieves triple Platinum Record
Sony Music gave recognition for the millionaire sales of the last production of the deceased singer, called 'Without Limits'. More…
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…
Shakira
2017 Latin Billboard Awards Nominees
Then came the most anticipated moment of Latin music, the Latin Billboard Awards 2017. THE great event will be held on April 27 in the Watsco Center…
Taylor Swift
About Back To December
Are popular summer loves, but also loves are born between the cold. Also are popular songs of Taylor Swift, Taylor was also fashionable, especially…
Major Lazer
Cold Water already has a video
Another hit trio Major Lazer has videoclip. Cold Water, one of the themes of the summer, it has added a new music video to accompany such a great…
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique with six nominations for 2017
Thanks to its 2016 hit song Duele el corazon the Spanish singer secured 6 nominations for the 2017 Lo Nuestro Awards. Artist of the year, male…
Stephanie Urbina Jones
Stephanie Urbina Jones ‘Fiery Angel’ - Album Review
If you find yourself yearning for an album that is positive, dynamic, hopeful and celebratory, then Stephanie Urbina Jones’ latest record ‘Fiery Angel…
Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino Releasing New Album in December
What a year it has been for Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino. His show Atlanta, which he acts in and directs, has been an overwhelming success,…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift releases lyric video for her third single Gorgeous
Phil Collins
Collins cancels concert after falling in room
Farruko
He wants to sweep the Premios Juventud
Farruko wants to continue demonstrating that he is one of the most important urban artists in Latin America. The singer is nominated in two…
Lana Del Rey
Lana del Rey premieres video with The Weeknd
After showing the cover of his new album on April 11 through their RRSS, the Lana del Rey singer debuted her new song Lust For Life which includes the…
Rina Sawayama
With Cyber Stockholm Syndrome, Rina Sawayama Examines the Perils and Pleasures of Life Online
London-via-Japan singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama exists at the unlikely intersection of '90s R&B, J-Pop visuals and…
Cale Tyson
Cale Tyson Interview
Cale Tyson surprised us with news of his upcoming country soul debut album, recording this spring at FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. His two…
George Strait
George Strait ‘Cold Beer Conversation’ – Album Review
Let me just say, THANK GOD FOR MR. GEORGE STRAIT! He’s one of those men who just gets better with age (and more good looking). He is truly the…
Elvis Presley
Almost 40 years after his death Elvis Presley is still The King.
The King Elvis Presley nearly 40 years after his death continues to make history, this time leading the lists of best-selling albums in the UK, If I…
Beyoncé
Young cancer patient is surprised by Beyoncé with a video call.
Singer Beyonce surprised a young cancer patient with a video call, thus helping her to fulfill her last wish. I love you singer, who is pregnant,…
Marc Anthony
A duet to remember “Marc Anthony with his Father”.
Puerto Rican singer presents his new project and this time the privilege of doing with the person who gave him life, his father Felipe Muñiz 81-…
Thalía
Once in December
Yes, it is well written, there are phrases of songs that are phonetically in memory. How as pronounced a sentence has more impact than the letter,…
Hillsong Worship
Hillsong Captures Again With “Jesus, I Need You”
Hillsong gets a hit again with Jesus, I Need You, another captivating gem. This beautiful song just breaks my heart. It's a song that reminds us…
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys prepare new album
The group No. 1 pop of the 90s, the Backstreet Boys confirmed that they are recording a new album, which will become its ninth discográica…
LOWLA
New Artist Alert - Lowla
New music is always exciting to me. Especially when it attempts to stretch boundaries and sounds never-heard-before fresh! London based duo Lowla…
Paul McCartney
McCartney Bounced from post-Grammy party.
British legendary singer Paul McCartney was rejected on two occasions at the entrance of one of the parties after the 58th Grammy Awards. The former…
Chelique Sarabia
The Hall of Fame receives “Chelique” Sarabia
Although he is only remembered for Anxiety and its name is immediately associated to that song, we must recognize the musical merits of Jose Enrique…
The Beatles
5 covers that did not pass the test.
There are artists who want to express an unconventional way, it is normal are irreverent, but this way of being is not accepted by all. In addition,…
El Último Vecino
The Last Neighbor from the inside
There is a band revelation in Spain is playing brutal in bars and small clubs in the music scene of Barcelona. It's called The Last Vecino…
Minks
Minks' Idle-Rich Escapism
Like other music critics, Derek Staples had noted that Mink's main man Sonny Kilfoyle embarked on a new direction with Tides End …
Toñito Leon
Toñito sings to the quinceañeras
The Venezuelan Toñito León has just released a very special song. The same is dedicated to all the young quinceañeras who live in a…
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…
Amaral
Amaral broke his silence with a new album
Four years after the success of the album Into the Wild, the Spanish duo Amaral poprock surprised his fans with the release of a new album, titled…
Margo Price
Margo Price Makes a Classic: ‘Midwest Farmer’s Daughter’ – Review
I can’t remember an opening track of an album that dealt with such a rich narrative as “Hands of Time” on Margo Price&…
Roger Waters
Roger Waters to release live album
One of the main stars of the legendary British rock band Pink Floyd (1964-1985), will present a new double album of material recorded live during…
Kendrick Lamar
Lamar won best video at the VMAS
Rapper Kendrick Lamar won Best Video of the Year on Sunday thanks to his single Humble at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. The Angelino…
Adele
NFL denies dealing with Adele
British Adele took advantage of his performance last Saturday in Los Angeles to dispel rumors circulating for some weeks and pointing to that she…
Elle Varner
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Reik
Reik wants to enjoy the present
The band Reik not interested in becoming a music legend. '' We prefer achievements and enjoy living in the present, because usually…
Neutro Shorty
presentation of #LaFraternity
#LaFraternidad, MC's of Venezuela engaged in a project that aims to shake the foundations of hip - hop and deepen the trap as gender, through…
George Harrison
The 'Thoughtful' Beatle
Known first as The Quiet Beatle, George Harrison was a great songwriter who had the misfortune to be surrounded by two stone cold geniuses whose work…
Sam Riggs
Sam Riggs and The Night People ‘Outrun The Sun’ - Album Review
Texas music. That impossibly large and infinitely popular subgenre of country, rock, roots and all things southern; bloggers such as Rita Ballou at…
Maluma
Maluma starred in the Acoustic Sessions of the Latin Grammys in Bogotá
The show was held at the Teatro Colón and served as a prelude to the awards that will be delivered on November 16 in Las Vegas. At the Teatro…
Dani Stevenson
Dani Stevenson Turns Up on Love Me
Dani Stevenson, the R&B powerhouse from Atlanta, has graced us with a brand new track titled “Love Me.” It’s no surprise that Dani, who has…
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique will make you fall in love with his new song
Luis Enrique just to publicize their new song, When You Play With Fire. This is undoubtedly a sign of the romanticism of the music of this renowned…
Blazar
Blazar’s Latest Pop Alternative Spotify Hit Single “Better” Really is Better than Anything Other Track Out Right Now!
The hit artist Blazar has a new alternative pop single out now on all streaming services (including Spotify) titled “Better”. Listen to us when we…
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi visited Havana
Since the thaw in relations between the US and Cuba took shape, it has been a long list of great artists who have passed (literally, considering the…
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…
Christina Aguilera
Will Christina Aguilera duet with Whitney Houston?
The program of the US channel NBC, The Voice will have a season finale that promises to surprise all spectators, because Christina Aguilera will make…
Jack Garratt
One to Watch: Jack Garratt
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m always on the lookout for new music. I first came across Jack Garratt when he came on stage at a…
The Beatles
The Beatles premieres documentary
Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years was the excuse for the living legends of The Beatles paraded in public. The premiere of the latest documentary…
Nights Amore
In Love With Nights Amore!
If you ever get the chance here on Youtube, there is another epic video out by the OfficialNightsAmore called “90 Min Sad Emotional Guitar Music Mix.…
Sia
Sia premieres One Million Bullets
This is Acting is the name of the new album by the Australian artist Sia, which goes on sale on 29 January next year. Alive and Bird Set Free, were…
Jacob Davich
Jacob Davich Unveils My Father's Gun
Jacob Davich switches from his acting hat to his music hat once again with the new single My Father's Gun. The actor-turned-musician (you may…
Theo Kandel
Fresh Faces: Theo Kandel
Theo Kandel, 18, is a singer/songwriter hailing from New York City. A recent high school graduate, Kandel has been a hot new addition to the…
The Mallett Brothers Band
The Mallett Brothers Band ‘Lights Along The River’ – Album Review
The title of The Mallett Brothers Band’s fourth studio album ‘Lights Along The River’, is an infinitely appropriate one. The thirteen-track offering…
Ryan Farmer
Ryan Farmer ‘Lurch’ - EP Review
Americana/country artist, Ryan Farmer, formerly known as Ryan Thomas, will be releasing his new EP, Lurch, on November 20th. The EP finds the 21 year…
CL
CL Makes Her U.S. Debut With New Single
K-Pop will always remain something of a mystery when compared to the Western music scene, but CL from South Korean girl band 2NE1 is certainly…
Chino & Nacho
Nacho orator of order in Venezuela.
Miguel Ignacio Mendoza, better known as Nacho, Nacho Chinese duo and was the keynote speaker of the National Assembly session convened to celebrate…
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo on a couch above the clouds
By Gerardo Guarache Ocque // @ stuttering It did not sound like a guitar. It was like the howl of a primitive bird. Gustavo Cerati used his pedalera…
The Beatles
Unpublished video of the Beatles released
When thought I could not get anything new from the Beatles, who had seen everything, a television station in Australia proved otherwise. The National…
Teresa Carreño
Teresa Carreno's film
Valga image of Venezuelan pianist Clara Rodriguez, to bring up the news is already in production the film Teresita and piano of Andreina Gomez, on…
The D.O.C.
4 Rappers Who Had Near-Death Experiences and Lived To See Another Day
Dizzee Rascal UK grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal ended up on the wrong end of some blades in Cyprus in 2003 and ended suffered six stab wounds at the…
Franco Micalizzi
Franco Micalizzi
Crime and violence! Murderers and bank robbers! Leather gloves, guns, bags with money and of course lots of beautiful women! Italian composers are the…
James Blunt
I'm OK with his brush with dance music
“You’re beautiful / You’re beautiful it’s true”. The words of James Blunt’s monster hit used to charm me when I first heard that song, but this hit…
Beck
Beck announced the date of his new album
After winning the 2015 Grammy for best album of the year for his album Morning Phase, the Californian Beck has left all music lovers very attentive…
Ilan Chester
The Caracas of Ilan Chester
Ilan Chester is Canto al Avila, a song that became the anthem of Caracas in the 80s. It was natural, for those years, to go quietly from Petare to La…
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne is back with a new reality show
Renowned British rocker Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of the metal band Black Sabbath, has confirmed his return to the small screen with the…
Afrojack
Afrojack comes with a new style
Nick van de Wall, better known as Afrojack, it is not always in our corner of the world of music, the DJ and producer of Dutch origin offering a type…
Frank Ticheli
Frank Ticheli's Vesuvius
One of the most wildly illustrious pieces in Ticheli’s catalog is Vesuvius. It started out as a bacchanal to the God of Wine, Song and…
DNCE
Joe Jonas is Moving On With DNCE
The Jonas Brothers are really going places now. It seems like the disbandment had indeed been a blessing in disguise. While Nick Jonas’s…
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…
Justin Bieber
The Justin Bieber Example
Have you heard people saying Baby to everyone they know? Have you seen young people using many flat caps? At any time the boys used the longish hair…
Danny Barnes
Danny Barnes Interview
Danny Barnes returns to Country Fried Rock to discuss his recent accolade, the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Barnes has…
The Beatles
The story behind the unpublished photos from the Beatles' last concert 50 years ago.
Bruno Coon, a fan of the Beatles, witnessed 50 years ago the last concert of the group, certainly a historic event. But the Californian, which at…
Eric Selby
Do, Baby. By Eric Selby
We got the oppotunity to catch up with Eric Selby about his insprations and muscial endeavors a few weeks ago. Since then, he has released his long-…
Axl Rose
Axl Rose debuted against AC/DC with a leg injury
Sitting on a wheelchair with his leg in plaster because of an injury, Axl Rose appeared on his debut as a temporary lead singer of the rock band AC /…
Sugar & The Hi Lows
Sugar & The Hi-Lows On Touring Europe, ‘High Roller’, And Holding Nothing Back – Interview
Retro rock-‘n’-rollers with a taste for country soul, Sugar & The Hi-Lows have been enjoying a fruitful year. They…
Guaco
The flavor of Guaco will opt for a Grammy
Pure happiness, expressed feel the members of the Venezuelan group Guaco through a tweet, after hearing the news that were included in the list of…
Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados has a new audiovisual production
After eight years of silence, Andrea Echeverri and Hector Buitrago decided to return to play at the festival Rock al Parque in the Colombian capital,…
Géa
GEA is set to release her debut album, Pink
We are so excited that GEA is set to release her debut album Pink soon and we decided to review her title track to get a feel for what the…
Residente
The new and abnormal that Residente brings
Rene Perez and released in their social networks and YouTube channel the video for his new song, We are Anormales. For some time we were expecting…
R.E.M.
They reissue Out of time by REM for its 25th anniversary
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of Out of Time REM, the Universal Music will present on November 18 a new edition of this…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam presents With you tonight
The Puerto Rican reggaeton never tires of collecting successes. After conquering the Latin American market, the Puerto Rican now upfield Anglo-Saxon…
Arsonal da Rebel
5 Rap Battles That Didn’t Get As Much Hype As They Deserved in 2016
While 2016 might not have been the greatest year for battle rap it still was a good year nonetheless. There were plenty of battles this year that…
Juanes
Juanes premieres musical single
Fire is the name of the most recent musical theme of Juan Esteban Aristizabal Vasquez, better known by his stage name as Juanes, released in advance…