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Childhood Home
Mother and Son Playing Great Music
Musicians are used to performing in many family relations and combinations. While brothers and sisters are nothing unusual (The Beach Boys, Kings of…
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…
Other People's Songs Volume One
Making Other People’s Songs Your Own
For some generations that are “somewhat” older, holding a physical object containing music is still an essential element of the…
Surrender (Deluxe)
Being Consistent Hurts
With their debut album Happiness, British synth pop duo The Hurts have been come darlings of both the critics and the public. Theo Hutchraft and Adam…
In America
Sammy Sadler “In America” Embodies the Country Sound of Blake Shelton And Climbs the HotDisc Top 40 chart
Country Artist Sammy Sadler’s new single, “In America”, has moved up five spots on the HotDisc Top 40 Chart this week.…
Peanut Butter
Riot Pop
The name of the band sometimes tells what we can expect from it. Joanna Gruesome is an ironic reference to folk singer Joanna Newsom but…
Salome (Deluxe Version)
Dark Horse of 2015
2015 was a year with many great metal records. Under the Red Cloud by Amorphis, New Bermuda by Deafheaven, Intronaut’s The Direction of Last…
Need Your Light
Contagious As Always
Ra Ra Riot are born on American indie rock scene in 2006. They formed on a campus of Syracuse colleage in New York and recorded their first demo in…
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…
In My Room
The Stunning Debut Album In My Room By Jacob Collier
With only 22 years, Jacob Collier already became a Grammy award winner (and guess what, not only one but he won two Grammys for his Debut Album!). For…
She
Charity Ekeke Carries A Torch For Women’s Issues With She
Way back in 1971 at around the peak of the counterculture era an Australian singer/songwriter named Helen Reddy released a song called I Am…
Weightless
Giving “Weightless” Some Weight
Solo piano albums are dime-a-dozen these days, and when “Unravel” opens Alex Kozobolis’ new (second?) album “Weightless”, you might think - oh, no not…
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&…
Didn't He Ramble
Glen Hansard Does Not Ramble
Glen Hansard is a cute Irish man who conquered the world by singing the Academy award winning song Falling Slowly. The movie Once has become a classic…
Madonna
Madonna
The driving force of Madonna’s debut remains its palpable physicality, born out of New York dance clubs, a new pop mandate to move your body in ways…
A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream
The Manchester band are attuned to the absurdity of our times. The hyperactive synth-pop of their fourth LP is full of surreal vignettes that reflect…
Division
Shannon Wright At The Pinnacle of Her Career
Shannon Wright dropped her 10th album this year titled Division. This author from Atlanta creates forcefully and consistently,…
Promeneur
A Stroll Through Styles - In French
If you are a fan of French popular music, Mathieu Boogaerts is probably a known quantity to you. If you think of French pop only in the terms of…
The Atlantic Years In Mono
Giant Steps
“Giant Steps” is a very important album, especially for aspiring jazz musicians. It’s the record that firmly put the so…
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…
Hidden City
The Cults Will Always Be Cult
Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy did not take a different direction on the tenth album of their band The Cult. It paid off because they did not get lost…
24K Magic
24K Magic
Personally, the moment I knew Bruno Mars was for real was when he performed “Uptown Funk,” his mega hit collaboration with Mark Ronson, in curlers on…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead's New Album. How Do You Really Feel About It?
First of all, I want to say that I am the biggest fan of Radiohead. I even have a mouse-bear tattoo that served as a logo for their Kid A era. With…
Born Naked
Glamazon Of The World
This might come as a surprise, but RuPaul is my spiritual guru. Two nights ago, 8th season of his show RuPauls Drag Race ended and I have realized…
The Complete BBC Sessions
The Greatness Of Led Zeppelin Can Never Be Shaken
BBC Sessions by Led Zeppelin was originally released in 1997, and it represented a significant album back then due to the fact that their concert…
No Estás Solo
Rodrigo is not alone.
Rodrigo Gonsalves, Viniloversus vocalist decided to take a break and make your own solo album You are not alone that failed to show to the public in…
Timeless
Are After 7 really timeless?
Any fan of R&B music of the 90s knows this group by one song: “’Til You Do Me Right”. It was at the height of the Babyface reign of smooth R&…
Destination Desolation
Deludium Skies - Destination Desolation
Deludium Skies is an Austrian band with which I am already acquainted with via their 2020 album Anthropocene. While that album was pretty good, then…
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…
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…
Emperor's New Clothes
Death Of A Bachelor Or The Rise Of An LA Devotee?
Panic! At The Disco has proven to us that change isn’t always a bad thing. The band has recently shown us that they transitioned from emo/…
A Change in State
James Yuill - Whatever happened to Folktronica?
Combining acoustic music with electronics can be a tricky thing - it either turns out great or falls flat on its behind. That may be the reason the…
Death Song
70s are Back In The Sound Of Black Angels
Good morning, America! Mornings were definitely better when Obama was a president, and many musicians seem to be aware of this. It seems like there is…
Pure Bluegrass Christmas, Vol. 2
Christmas and Bluegrass Music
There is a time for everything, so goes a portion of Biblical scripture particularly in the book of Ecclesiastes. And I think that is true for someone…
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:…
Be Here Now (Remastered)
The Last Oasis Album That Made Sense
Let me present to you the last album by Oasis that made sense. With Definitely Maybe, they have become the fastest selling debut band, and with What’s…
Skeleton Tree
Nick Cave At His Most Vulnerable
Although Nick Cave postulated his career on the basis of being disgusted with this world, he is ready to confess all of his sins on his…
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…
Teens Of Denial
The Complexity of Teen Rebellion
Will Toledo is an unbelievably prolific author, the one who released ten albums in a period of just six years. Albeit he has been active…
Swell to Great
Truly Modern Studies
This one came practically out of nowhere when last year was closing. Actually, it originally came from Glasgow, passing through Yorkshire. Whatever,…
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…
My Domain
Classic Instruments Have Never Sounded Less Serious
Clowed Forehead present themselves as international doom-folk-rock band with an address in Czech city Brno. Band includes five young guys from Iran,…
Prick of the Litter
A Great P(r)ick
Don’t blame me for the title. Blame Delbert McClinton, he named his new album “Prick of the Litter”. While you may blame him for that (and you shouldn…
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…
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…
New Eyes (Special Edition)
BBC Philharmonic and BBC Radio 1 present… Clean Bandit
Classical music and electronic music are certainly not one and the same. Music that can be made on a computer and music that is played in a concert…
Wonderful Wonderful
The Album That Took The Killers To The Top Of Charts
It's been a long time since the bass sounded this good in the music of The Killers. They give the best of themselves in the first seconds of dense…
My Darkest Hour
Noir Heroine
Jemma Nicole is potential new heroine of Gothic Americana scene. She was born in Perth, Australia and she currently resides in Melbourne, which makes…
Polaris
Polaris by Tesseract – Not really 4th dimension
I have slightly weird experience when listening to every Tesseract album for the first time. The music starts and after a couple of songs I say to…
Psicodelia
Random Capt. Beefheart Psicodelia
Captain Beefheart (con o sin su Magic Band) es uno de los músicos de rock más debatidos, mucho más que sus discos fueron comprados.…
Honest Life
Folk Heroine of Generation Z
Female authors with guitars are becoming a frequent thing. And it’s good that this is the case. Every day, I discover a new name, no matter what the…
Perfect Storm
Vanbot - Perfect Storm (Album)
Shelving a virtually complete album in 2013 after a creative breakdown, Vanbot (real name Ester Ideskog) began anew and…
All You Zombies Dig the Luminosity
Burnt Sugar - Quite bright luminosity
Greg Tate has been at his Burnt Sugar project, one of the many he has on, for more than 18 years now. While he’s not guiding this musical conglomerate…
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…
Requiem
Goat - Requiem
The Swedish psychedelic rock greats Goat have just released their new album ''Requiem''. As is usually the case, then Goat albums tend…
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…
Abysmal Thoughts
The Drums Finally Matured
The Drums are back with abysmal thoughts. The follow-up to Encyclopedie (2014) is their fourth album and the first album without guitarist Jacob…
Garden of Ashes
Later That Night…
Somebody listening for the first time to Duke Garwood would probably react by saying that he sounds a lot like Mark Lanegan. Very late night Mark…
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…
Unfinished Business
A Future Big Pop Star? Short Review of Nathan Sykes Debut Album
While I was listening to Ariana Grande’s album “Truly yours” I discovered the song “Almost is never enough” in which she is cooperating with Nathan…
Let It Reign
Better Half of The Libertines
In retrospective, The Libertines have managed to leave a mark in British indie rock with only two albums. Carl was always…
a/s/l?
Hamjam - Do ham and jam go well together?
I certainly don’t know the answer to the question from the title, but I’ m not even bound to try. Doesn’t sound too appetizing. But what I did try out…
Phase
Most Hyped New Artist
Jack Garratt is the guy who scored instant success with his debut album Phase. BBC Introducing Artist Of The Year, BBC Sound of 2016, BRIT Awards…
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…
Circular Time
Ramleh - Circular Time
The legendary British psychedelic noise rock/power-electronics/noise band Ramleh has very recently come out with a new album after a long time. The…
God's Problem Child
No Problems With God's Problem Child
Even if you’re not exactly the lover of country music, you know Willie Nelson and have heard at least one of his songs. His shadow is so big…
Extraterrestrial Highway
Ten East - Extraterrestrial Highway
Ten East is an instrumental psychedelic rock/stoner rock/deser rock band from Los Angeles, California. They have released 3 full length albums through…
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…
Jomsviking
Long Ships Arrive Again
Yeah, the new album from everyone’s favorite Vikings, Amon Amarth, is here. Dubbed Jomsviking, it is their first concept album, telling the…
Water on Mars
Purling Hiss - Water on Mars
Purling Hiss is one of the best and most unique garage rock/psychedelic rock bands currently out there. Hailing from Philadelphia, Purling Hiss…
Winter Lives
Wintery Songs For Wintery Times
First things first: if you were wandering whether that PA im Matt Podn PA stands for Pennsylvania, the answer is yes. That is because Matt Pond, the…
All the Colours of the Dust
Jakob Skott - All the Colours of the Dust
Jakob Skott came out with a new album ''All the Colours of the Dust'' earlier this year, and the new album packs some really fine…
Lust For Life
Lust for Life
The fourth full-length from Lana Del Rey is sincere and sublime, pushing her fascination with pop culture iconography even further while adding a…
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…
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…
La lucha
Interview with La Vida Boheme
In recent days, there has been great movement in the Venezuelan musical movement, with good recordings, undoubtedly one of the most outstanding has…
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…
Nowhere Everywhere
New EP by The Wanton Bishops
The Wanton Bishops are what I imagine a contemporary blues band should sound like. Their name sounds like they come from the southern parts of USA,…
Mockroot
Revolutionary Jazz
I am coming from the future to tell you Tigran Hamasyan is going to be one of the most important composers. Why am I claiming this? Well, his songs,…
The Optimist
Anathema Continues Avoiding Metal
Liverpool's Anathema onset their career at the start of the 90s as a doom metal group, who would have thought they would profile themselves as one…
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
#tbt The Byrds // The Notorious Byrd Brothers
This week's throwback was the first great album of 1968, a revolutionary year in both world politics and music. As such, it has an interesting…
Sanctitude (Live)
Water For The Soul
We are only two days away from the release of a new album of gothic legends, Katatonia. Between the upcoming The Fall Of Hearts and the previous Dead…
Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
The fifth album from Anna Kitten Pie Is a masterpiece. The least erotic of their albums, this one seems to be more about current events and the doomed…
7
Seal Has A Soul
Cuando usted es un juez en el show de talento musical más popular en el mundo, la voz, es obviamente difícil de seeprate su creatividad a…
Momentary Masters
JULIAN CASABLANCAS WHO?
In my opinion, Albert Hammond Jr is the only true Stroke when there is no The Strokes around. His third album is corpus delicti for the previous…
Climbing The Colossus
Sunnata - Climbing The Colossus
Sunnata are one of the most well-known Polish stoner metal/stoner doom/sludge bands along with the likes of Belzebong. While Sunnata recently released…
Are You Ready For Me
Are You Ready For Pretty Vicious?
Pretty Vicious are one of the most hyped bands in British music at the moment. Four teenagers from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, they are Elliot…
Atacama Dreaming
Pontiacs - Atacama Dreaming
Pontiacs are another fascinating Chilean psychedelic rock band, who mix rather melodic neo-psych and 60s psych vibe with modern day psychedelia.…
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…
Rub
Thesbian-Lesbian
When it comes to thinking outside of the box and confronting heteronormative status quo, Peaches is a trailblazing artist. She is one of the first…
Ouroboros
Mythic Sunship - Ouroboros
Mythic Sunship are a Danish instrumental psychedelic rock band, who just recently released their newest album through the renowned El Paraiso Records.…
Magma
Gojira is Grieving
Ever since Stranded leaked, something started smelling differently. Mario Duplantier’s new obsession with simple and minimalistic…
Caiga la Noche
Caiga La Noche the second single from the new Los Mesoneros
After a long wait, the Caracas grouping Innkeepers, have decided to launch the public the second single from their second album, this single was…
The Beatles (Remastered)
#tbt The Beatles - White Album
Good boys The Beatles were anything but good on White album. Maraton recordings, changed in collaborators, departure of members, breaking of the band&…
Volcano
Erruption of Psychedelic Pop on Temples' Volcano
It’s been three years since the talented group from England dropped their debut Sun Structures, an album that still stands as the gritty…
Dead Reckoning
Threshold – Dead Reckoning [Review]
Threshold is my favorite progressive band hailing from the UK, and probably my favorite progressive band of them all. I more or less love all their…
SweetSexySavage (Deluxe)
Sweet Sexy Savage
Kehlani first cast her charming spell on us with the 2015 release of her second (and Grammy-nominated) mixtape, You Should Be Here. While it…
ZABA
The Mesmerizing ZABA
‘ZABA’ is one of the best debut albums released in the past decade. When I put the record on for the first time, I had no idea who Glass…
Bloodroot
Bloodroot Shouldn't Be Scary
At one point, French composer and pianist Eric Satie was considered too obscure and it was thought he would remain so. These days he seems to be one…
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…
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-…
Cusp
Alela Is On Her Folk Stardom Path
Alela Diane is one of those American folk authors who was slowly and non-intrusively building her spot in the music world. She self-released her debut…
Overload
Chris Luciani/Overload - A Reflection of Our Times
During this current political cycle of the 2016 presidential election the term “overload” as a summary of our collective feelings…
Discovery of Honey
#tb Sandstone - Purging The Past
There is one interesting band from the second biggest city in Ireland called Derry that I have discovered in 2009 and fell in love with.…
As Light As Light
EP Battle: Inc.No World Vs Frabin
INC. NO WORLD With their new EP, brother duo from California, Andrew and Daniel Aged confirmed that they are top-notch neo-soul act of the modern days…
Love in a Cold Climate
Good music is timeless
This album was created from music written over many years, in fact the piece Love in a Cold Climate was one of Dmytro's original compositions…
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…
Jomsviking
Viking Metal
It seems that even after ten albums, Amon Amarth do not know how to neither surprise nor disappoint. If someone said to their super fans that they are…
Unbroken Praise (Live)
One More Great Album from Matt Redman
I first took notice of Matt Redman's music when I heard The Heart of Worship more than a decade ago, 15 years to be exact. From then on,…
The Wilderness
Emotional Explosions
Fasten your seatbelts; it’s going to be an emotional ride to the other side. The Wilderness is the fifth album by one of my favorite post-…
A Head Full Of Dreams
Coldplay joins forces with The Chainsmokers
The British group Coldplay, always brings something up his sleeve; in this case it is a collaboration with the duet The Chainsmokeres, which have…
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…
Big Mess
Grouplove Brings All the Messy Fun To The Yard
Labels are for brands, not for bands. Show me on this review how much do you agree with the previous statement. Even though they present themselves as…
Circles and Squares
Seth who?
Seth Swirsky I said. Seth who? A composer sonngrwiter, movie director... Never heard? How about a guy who wrote Love Is A Beautiful Thing that was a…
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…
Other People's Lives
Other People's Lives
First proper solo album from the Kinks legend finds him flirting with confessional singer-songwriter material and tapping into the sounds of the…
Art of Asian Meditation
Turning Music Into Meditation
I have recently discovered Jean-Pierre Garattoni, and I am glad that he helped me discover Asian sound in his three-part combo titled Moods of Asia.…
Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
Tilted Axes release experimental album Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
The New York- based group Tilted Axes is an experimental rock group that pushes the boundaries with the sounds they can make come out of their guitars…
7 Series
7 Series Is Almost Here : Kid Ink
Kid Ink is ready for that second EP drop, tomorrow! The 7 Series album follows Kid`s 2013 Almost…
Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch - Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch are a well-known stoner rock/stoner metal band from the US. They have released a long list of great and almost legendary albums, but my…
Lust For Life
SundaySpotlight: Lana Del Rey
Who is Lana Del Rey? Is she a concept? Is she fake? Is she a daughter of a rich guy? Is she a product? I was never bothered by these questions, while…
Vulnicura
Vulnicura
Vulnicura is very personal; Bjork's vulnerability is shown from the first few lines. Although she has stated that the writing process was a way of…
Ty Segall
Ty Segall Never Slows Down
A golden rule in music is to take a break between records. In most cases, artists go to hibernation until boredom turns into inspiration, and…
Fax Message Breakup EP
Rodney Cromwell to release 'Fax Message Breakup' EP
Rodney Cromwell is the nom-de-plume of Adam Cresswell, founding member of indie-folktronica band SALOON (who had four entries in John Peel&…
HDYNATION RADIO
Flosstradamus HDYNATION RADIO Album Review
The Chicago natives J2K and Autobot better known by their stagename Flosstradamus, released a new album this week entitled . This power duo are some&…
Tomorrow Is My Turn
Rhiannon > Rihanna
Spoiler alert: Rhiannon has nothing to do with Rihanna. Ok, they both like to sing r’n’b but that is where all similarities…
Sobreviviente
Ali aka mind on the charge with ''Survivor''
Montoya Ali better known as ALI AKA MIND is an independent producer and mc Colombian born in Bogota. He began his career in 2006 with the creation of…
American Utopia
More than a Talking Head (David Byrne)
We are only tourists in this life/ Only tourists but the view is nice The name of David Byrne is often replaced with the name Talking Heads…
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…
August And Everything After (Deluxe Edition)
#tbt: The Best Of Counting Crows
For some artists, love means not wanting to live anymore. And while they give us the reason to live with their heart on their sleeves, I am always…
Instant Winner
Distored Pony - Instant Winner
Distorted Pony are a cult noise-rock band from the US. They started back in the late 1980s and disbanded in the middle of the 1990s. During this time…
Immortalized
Me(n)tal Disturbia
The most fascinating thing related to Immortalized is how did they manage to release the single out of nowhere and say that their new album is coming…
Rise
Jessica93 - Rise
Jesscia93 is a fascinating French one-man band who plays a mixture of noisy psychedelic rock, krautrock, post-punk and shoegaze. Saying all this the…
Man of the Woods
My Verdict Of Justin's New Album
Fifth chapter of Justin Timberlake's solo career begins with explosive verse: If you know what's good... In FIlthy, the first promotional…
Interiors
The Year Of Big Comebacks
Jesus and The Mary Chain returned with Damage and Joy. Jesus and The Mary Chain are one of those bands that have a massive impact on many contemporary…
Dark Sky Island
Sparkling Despite the Fluidity of Time
Other than our family, our friends can help shape the music we listen to as well as enjoy. It was through a friend that I first heard of Enya and her…
We Need Monsters
Radiohead + Muse = Ewian
After the brilliant Good Old Underground, Ewian have rewarded us with another album only year later. We Need Monsters might have arrived a bit too…
October
October (1981) - a classic U2 record
This is the first record by U2 that I bought, back when I was a young music explorer (with no internet, just the good old record stores and that big…
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…
Out in the Storm
Waxahatchee's Best Record Yet
A lot has happened in the career of Katie Crutchfield in the past five years, the girl who is performing under the name Waxahatchee (she got the…
Primrose Path
Dream State try to cancel out their demons with an album of complexity.
Insecurity and integrity are explored here. Beauty has been scarred deeply, and this band know firsthand the hurt that creeps up in stages. Letting go…
Not A Little Bit
K Michelle says: K’s Over It!
OMG! How much I love this track. K Michelle dropped the audio for “Not A Little Bit” on YouTube, about 6 days ago, and I&rsquo…
Pride & Prejudice
The Art of Speed Rapping
When I think about Korean hip-hop, one name definitely comes to mind faster than you can say rap. OUTSIDER. The first time I heard about Outsider, I…
I Forget Where We Were
Forget Where We Were - a Live Masterpiece
In June of 2015, I had the great privilege of hearing Ben Howard peform live at the Grand Arena in Cape Town. I have not stopped talking about it…
Cut Your Teeth
This Cambridge Girl Will Cut Your Teeth
It is not neccesary to be educated in order to create good music. In the case of Kyla La Grange, it seems like her educational experience in…
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…
This Old Dog
The Prince Of Indie
The ultimate idol of indie audience, Mac DeMarco, releases his new full-length album This Old Dog, almost three years after the halcyon…
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Summer Deconstructed
Everyone knows the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. And I am certain that everyone knows at least one movement from Vivaldi’…
99 Cents
Cheap Underground
99 Cents is the third studio album by Santi White, aka Santigold. The title and the cover of the album suggest a store with cheap Chinese stuff,…
I Got Your Medicine
Shinyribs Has Your Medicine
When he was 14 year old teenager, living in Beaumont, Texas, Kevin Russell found a sewing machine, guitar and box full of comics underneath his father…
4ever
The Veronicas 4ever
Back in the early 2000's when Punk Pop, Pop Rock wasriding high with many bands coming out of the wood work, The Veronicas were kind of the duo…
Pears For Lunch
Pears For Lunch - Girl Band
If you haven't witnessed a music video directed by Bob Gallagher, you are missing out on the volatile nature that comes with a Gallagher directed…
Breaking The Habit
Chester Bennington: His Best Song
Chester Bennington was never shy about dealing with his problems through music. The reason myself, and millions of other fans are in mourning is…
Paint It, Black
Ciara's dark side sounds good
Now that I’ve written a few blogs for Kurrent Music, you must have notice that I’m a pretty positive person. I look at Ciara as…
The Queen Is Dead - 2011 Remastered Version
Songs that started it all: The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Never underestimated how impressionable a teenager discovering indie music is, a least the ones who only just started buying NME. That was the case…
Twilight Driving
Outback Yearning
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Desencuentro
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Try Everything - From
Shakira premieres the theme song for the Disney movie Zootopia
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Hot Stuff
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Stairway To Heaven - Sunset Sound Mix
Led Zeppelin in Heaven
When it comes to performing a cover, some will argue it is better when an artist takes the song completely out of its genre and ventures to do…
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Gloomy Clarity
Four years after the release of their debut album Ministry of Love(2013), Los Angeles duo IO Echo is back with an airy…
Rooting For You
Rooting for You
It’s safe to say that London Grammar’s brand new offering is not at all what I expected. Although Hannah Reid’s rich, strong vocal remains the main…
Lay Up
Mai`s Official Lay Up!
A young lady with an extremelly mature vocal capabilities. Ella Mai, one of the greatest R`n`B suprise…
Hang on to the Night
Queer Adversity
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Superman
The Adarna Releases Superman
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Other
Another comeback
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Saw You In A Dream
Hazy Wistfulness
There's a compelling origin story that details why Amber Bain, a young solo female artist from Buckinghamshire, England, decided to…
I Wish Everyday Was Christmas
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Sick of Losing Soulmates
The Only Song You Need on a Rainy Day and a Broken Heart
Sick of Losing Soulmates tells us an emotional story of how two people try to still be friends after a break up. This is one of Dodie Clark’…
Cheap Thrills
The Sia Formula
With the release of 1000 Forms of Fear (2014), 40-year old Australian music veteran Sia Furler stepped out of the shadows of…
G7
G7
Being a bassist, I am fully aware of the limitations of the instrument - it’s a low-ranged instrument, very hard to play chords on or solo. But in…
Inside Out
Shimmering Splendor
It seems excessive to produce two music videos for a single, but when the song is as excellent as Inside Out and you're a '…
I'm Done
The Julie Ruin’s Answer to Internet Haters – “I’m Done”
Honest Lyrics –Check Socially Relevant Art – Check Pure Punk Gold – Check Trust Kathleen Hanna to call a…
Lover's Spit
The Longing in Lover's Spit
Since its release on Canadian indie rock music collective Broken Social Scene's critically acclaimed second album You Forgot It in People …
Free.k
Leave it up to Pitbull to update an old classic
In “Free.k” he uses Adina Howard’s “Freak Like Me” and gives it an up-tempo house spin. That part is…
Starving
All Guesses Point To You
Either you know Hailee Steinfeld as an actress or a Pop singer. Both ways you've heard of Hailee Steinfeld and in this case with Steinfeld's…
Started from Beginning
Charlie Blvck - Started From Beginning
Born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, raised in Juba, South Sudan and based in Vancouver, Canada, Hip Hop artist Charlie Blvck recently dropped Started From…
Glow Up
Catch That New Shine With Meek!
Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E did it again, and constructed fourth Meek Mill`s track, this time under the title Glow Up.…
Stardom
Pushing the Right Buttons
Uncovering an international band is equivalent to finding your long lost twin. If that is too overly melodramatic, well that's how it feels. Lust…
Anymore
Restless Impatience
My voice has definitely changed! [...] It’s dropped! I’ve always had quite a big vocal range, but for instance, the operatic note…
When the Bassline Drops
For the Ravers With The Bassline Drops
Have you heard about the latest comeback? It’s not about the Super Bowl 2016, nor the NBA All Star in Toronto, nor even couples getting back…
You Look Good
You look good
On a boat, on a beachIn the water, in the sand, in the back of a barCold beer in your hand Breaking hearts, breaking necksWhen we rolling down the…
Sister
Living Life and Dying Right
“Sister is the eight-minute centerpiece and third single from indie-folk singer-songwriter's Angel Olsen forthcoming album My Woman,…
Fool's Gold
What's Eating the Wallflower
Music listeners who stumble upon Jack River’s “Fool’s Gold” music video will probably find themselves drawing some comparisons to alt-pop chanteuse…
Treat You Better
Hey Ladies! He Can Treat You Better
Shaw Mendes, born to become hit-maker, successful songwriter-singer and performer from Canada has again released a new song that can melt the hearts…
Sea Creatures
What the Precocious Teenager Sees
Sea Creatures is the title track off SOAK's (i.e. Irish 18-year old Bridie Monds-Watson) debut album. The Guardian's Kate Mossman has…
Scuse Me
Unapologetic Body Positivity
“'Scuse Me' celebrates the BODY. I wrote this song to immortalize my curves”. Lizzo, Twitter Detroit born and…
Deadwood
Toni's bringing in something new
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El Perdedor
Maluma Arrested?
A few days ago it was leaked on the Internet a video in which clearly looked like a couple of policemen violently arrested the Colombian singer known…
Attack
Fifi Rong Flips the Video Game Script with Attack
London-via-Beijing singer-songwriter and electronic music producer Fifi Rong's recent single Attack arrives on the heels of the titular…
Nothing Compares 2 U
COVERLAND Vol.3: Nothing Compares 2 U
“Nothing Compares 2 U” is another one of those songs whose cover outshined the original. Everyone knows the version by Sinead O&#…
Awake My Soul
Awake My Soul
The dust settles and the horns fall to silent, all that is able to be heard is the screaming fans waiting eagerly for the next number. Immersed in the…
Talk Baby Talk
Emma Louise's Talk Baby Talk and other positive things about the mainstream pop market
If I were to describe Emma Louise’s voice to you, you would probably imagine a sound completely different to the one she makes. The purity…
Something To Believe In
On The Wicked Side Of Belief
Young The Giant are coming back with boxing gloves on to take over the indie spectrum. This time around Young The Giant will release their third…
Do You Wanna Get High?
Weezer Do You Wanna Get High?
This week, alternative rock legends Weezer released their new single entitled “Do You Want to Get High”. The song was supposedly…
Wall Of Glass
Our Kid goes solo with mixed results
Any song that features one of the Gallagher brothers is guaranteed to have at least one thing: swagger. Swagger, bravado, and sheer bloody-mindedness…
Little Bubble - edit
When the Bubble Bursts
Appearing 3 months after Keep Your Name, there is no official mention of whether Little Bubble will be part of a new Dirty Projectors LP or EP. It…
Sentir Zuliano
ETERNAL GAITA CAROLS MADE IN VENEZUELA
Given this Christmas Eve, as good Venezuelans, never missing our carols. While we eat hallaca, chicken salad, ham, bread, ham, black cake, sweet…
Talk To Me
Talk To Me Issues Out Nightly Longing
Talk To Me by Nightly came as a surprise, while scrolling through Youtube searching for bands I had not come across before, lo and behold, Nightly. A…
Dangerous (feat. Joywave)
Music is a World of Big Data
Discoverability is one of the greatest perks of being able to explore the world of music without the chains of having to use a streaming service only…
Grounds for Resentment (feat. Olly Alexander)
Beauty in the Breakup
Grounds for Resentment, the second single from British musician Kele Okereke's upcoming third album Fatherland…
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…
Playground Love (with Gordon Tracks)
Entrapment of an Era
In any other musical element the French duo Air would be known for their electronic based setup. Yet, if The Virgin Suicides soundtrack has not…
Symphony No. 4 in G Major: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen (Live)
Mahler’s Back With Symphony No. 4
Much of the first movement of Mahler’s Symphony Number 4 is highly whimsical and colorful with many frenetic things happening in the strings and…
Love On The Weekend
Love Comes Easy On The Weekend
'Love On The Weekend' was the last song I thought I would be drawn to. Especially since John Mayer has been in and out of the limelight for…
Cranes in the Sky
Solange Steels Music's Broken Wings
The opening to Solange Knowles “Cranes in The Sky” beckons with an addictive head-nodding beat that subdues all your attention.…
Ten Miles High
Ungrounded
Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy appears to be taking her craft to idiosyncratically stratospheric hights with the…
3WW
Three Little Words
3WW is the latest track from English indie rock band ∆ (alt-J), offering a glimpse of their upcoming third album Relaxer (out June 9…
Cocaine Cat
Tess Parks Interests Us With Cocain Cat
Tess Parks is the love child of Francoise Hardy and Mark Lanegan. Parks produces a gritty smoke filled vocal range that croons to the mishaps of life.…
Freak
A Freak For Lana Del Rey
Once a photograph of Father John Misty and Lana Del Rey was released, showing that the two would be starring in the music video together for '…
Flower of the Universe - From Disney's
Sade Embodies Cosmic Maternalism on Flower of the Universe
Disney’s 100 million dollar adaptation of American author Madeleine L’Engle's 1962 Newberry Award-winning young-adult…
Ophelia
Shakespearean Folk-Pop
After toiling in obscurity for years, New York-via-Denver trio The Lumineers scored a breakthrough hit with 2012's Ho Hey: a fun, sweeping,…
Unity
Darrell Kelley Releases A Message For “Unity”
A strong song that says what the singer wants to say is what true artists search for. Most of the time if they cannot find it from a writer, they are…
Rest Your Love
Teenage Wreckage
The Vamps are the newest british boy band to come out from across the pond. Now with The Vamps gaining some notoriety within the last year, seeking…
Fantasy
A funky fantasy
How do you review a single by a singer who’s deceased? Especially when the artist has been so vocal about artistic freedom as George Michael. But a…
Hollow
The airy and fragile sounds of Hollow
There are some songs you could write an elaborate review blog about, but when it comes to this song, I could actually make this short and sweet, and…
Cleopatra
Regards, Regret
The Lumineers are no strangers to the indie scene. With the celebratory success of “Ho Hey” from their self-titled debut album, they were under a lot…
Hey Boy
Take That go synthpop on Hey Boy
Back in the high days of Take That’s success, I too was a fan. Altogether, I was into the light hearted bubbly pop music while growing up,…
Beautiful Hell
Adna Challenges Expectation With Beautiful Hell
I'd like to issue out a statement Adna is a singer-songwriter who will move you. If tears start to roll out or if apathy decides to descend from…
Sympathy for the Devil
Blood, Sweat and Tears - Sympathy for the Devil
Here is an oldie. It’s a cover of “Sympathy for the Devil”, legendary song, one of the hymns of rock music, written by…
No Words - Skit
Hopsin has some wise words
If you like Eminem then you probably already know who Hopsin is, first because he sounds like him, second because as he said ''&…
Lotus
Shaun Martin's Debut
The second video from Shaun Martin's debut album, 7 Summers. Shaun is best known for his work with Kirk…
From the Dining Table
From the Dining Table Is An Open/Private Conversation With Harry Styles
Harry Styles continues to surprise and deliver the kind of songwriter musicianship everyone knew Styles was capable of doing. 'From the Dining…
Blank Tapes
Organic Lament
“Blank Tapes” is a track from Everything Feels Better Now (2016), From Indian Lakes’ fourth full-…
Certainty
The Importance of New Temples Single Certainty
One month ago, on September 26, 2016, English psychedelic group Temples released the single Certainty, their first new song since the release of their…
Right Words
Cults Present a Surreal Double Feature with the Right Words, Natural State Music Video
New York indie duo Cults appear to be firmly committed to the idea of a featuring two songs in a single music video. Last September, Madeline Follin…
You're Still a Young Man
A Song for Older Generations vs. Younger Generations on Love
There has always been this constant back-and-forth between the younger generations and the older ones on the subject of love. Older generations are…
That's What I Like
Bruno Mars Does It Again With That's What I Like
I won't lie, Bruno Mars is the kind of artist I would love to be. True to his craft and honest about what kind of music he intends to make, Mars…
In My Blood
Even Aliens Enjoy Summer
This little beauty was sprung on us very suddenly. In My Blood is the new single from the fourth album of Aussie twins The Veronicas, and within a…
Not an Addict 2017 (feat. Skin)
Laidback 25th anniversary track
The Belgian rock band K’s Choice has always been a bit of a memorable one-hit wonder to me. The lead singer sounded like Suzanne Vega and that one hit…
Simple Song
A Simple Song Indeed
I was recently asked to perform Simple Song by The Shins as the bride at an upcoming wedding walks down the aisle. Although I am well acquainted with…
After Ever After
The Unforgettable After Ever After
On March 12, 2013, the YouTube channel Paint (currently with 4 million subscribers) uploaded a video called “After Ever After”. It is an amazingly…
Lovesick
Midnight Fusic's Lovesick Pays Melodic Tribute to the Trials of Adolescent Romance
Up-and-coming Malaysian alternative indie band Midnight Fusic have cited a wide variety of international and local predecessors as their musical…
How to Boil an Egg
Imminent Maturity
Melbourne-based indie singer-songwriter and guitarist Courtney Barnett's latest single How to Boil an Egg is not exactly a…
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Art Garfunkel Serenades Glastonbury with Classic S & G Hit
This video was filmed at the Glastonbury festival where the famous Art Garfunkel was closing the end of his show out with a fabulous acoustic version…
Cámara Lenta
Mariana Vega premieres her single in “Cámara Lenta”
This romantic singer and Venezuelan composer had us while wanting some new tunes and finally the wait is over, as we knew had been immersed in the…
Stay
Mac`s Drake Type Of Sandwalk !
It`s Mac Attack with goofy dance time! American rapper Mac Miller bounces off the music industry with brand new forth studio album&…
Vive el Momento (Saga WhiteBlack Remix)
Reggaeton with a Spanish accent!
Mercedes Trujillo better known as Merche, has just released the video clip of the song Live the Moment (Saga WhiteBlack Remix) ft. Jose De Rico . The…
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as Conducted by Dudamel
Dudamel’s presentation of Beethoven’s iconic Symphony No. 5 is absolutely stunning in its interpretation. The first movement is…
Black Tornado
Poetic Minimalism
Black Tornado is a track from singer-songwriter Chris Staples' sixth solo album American Soft (2014), and a great…
Bonbon - English Version
Not Wasted For Once
Era Istrefi is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and her hit Bonbon is a simple, yet tasteful take on the sins and pleasures of temptation. The review will…
Needed Me
Ri-Verse Psychology
In today’s society, the issue about relationships and commitment has seemed to change drastically. When I was growing up, a “…
Lights and Shadows
Lights and Shadows
Girl group O’G3NE will represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are truly among the best of talent we have in The…
Infierno Cielo
''Hell and Heaven'' Reke's most recent video
Gustavo Ferrin (Caracas, Venezuela. 21 day of September 1982), known as Rekeson or simply '' Reke '', is a Venezuelan…
Palace Garden, 4 Am
Chillwave Disco Sunshine
The Palace Garden, 4 am is one of the standout tracks from Seattle-based Beat Connection's debut album The Palace Garden (2012).…
Someone That Loves You
What Is Love? Someone That Loves You
Someone That Loves You by HONNE & Izzy Bizu ratifies a necessary element. The surprise nature of love or more importantly love at first sight.…
Endless Beauty
Back Again and Here To Stay
Soviet Soviet has been around for some time, recently releasing a new track titled Endless Beauty. First off anytime a band that has stayed together…
Change the Paradigm
Austra's Change the Paradigm is an Operatic Antidote to Political Fatalism
The list of grievances that a protest song could address in 2017 has only diversified and grown as the months progressed: income inequality, sexism,…
Perfect Places
Perfect Places Questions the Reality of What It Means to Live In the Moment
Lorde's recent single 'Perfect Places' finds a home within the party animal in all of us. Well, on a deeper note 'Perfect Places'…
Kids in Heat
Teenage Angst
Yes. As of right now, I can hear that applauding audience within my own head, shouting bravo to Hannah Lou Clark's song Kids in Heat. Where has…
Stir It Up
Stir it Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest
Stir It Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest feat. Jeff Warner - Live at Churchill's October 14, 2017…
Find Me
Porches' 'Find Me': Intractable Melancholy
Find Me, the second taste of Porches' upcoming album The House, proves that Aaron Maine is still interested in making songs that people…
Hands To Myself
Sensationally Steamy Selena Gomez
Okay, okay… the title alone has most of us wondering, “What exactly is Ms. Gomez singing about?” With imaginations kept…
Sour Patch Bounce - Original Mix
Sour Patch Bounce - Tony Sour
Tony Sour dropped a pretty sweet single with his first release called Sour Patch Bounce. Sparse on lyrics but heavy on bass, Sour Patch Bounce should…
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
Wicked With Taste
Cage The Elephant are an either a love or hate relationship. After hearing their track 'Ain't No Rest For The Wicked' their music would…
Drinkee
Drinkee
I don’t know why I like this song, but I do. It has no melody at all, an absolutely naive guitar riff, and a dull 4/4 beat throughout the…
Poor Boy
Belle and Sebastian's Poor Boy is Ironically Infectious
Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch took a while to figure out the connection between the music video for Poor Boy and the song's…
Seven Nation Army
The song that you know but with another sound
Once I heard that music is the listener. When sound traps the crowd, this becomes one voice. language barriers are broken, gender mix and endless…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead is back, and Burn the Witch is everything you expected and more
The wait is over, Radiohead has released their first song in five years and it’s unlike anything else you’re hearing right now.…
Ghost - Radio Edit
Dreamy Languor
After achieving an international presence last year with I Love You Baby, I Love You Doll last year, Kolkata-based dream pop duo…
Timeline
The R Train Reveal Whirlwind Single Timeline
Brooklyn-based American rock band, R Train, is about to release their newest ripping single, “Timeline.” This trio hooks you immediately with a…
Desire
Dilly Dally's first single Desire doesn't dissapoint
With a white noise-esque sound blowing up my speakers from the beginning and then shortly after the gritty smoker voice lead singer, Katie Monks,…
Hello
After several years of waiting Adele says Hello.
As a preamble to its third full-length album entitled 25, the British singer Adele released its latest promotional single Hello accompanied by a…
Crow
The Crow Has The Last Word
Okay...here is a track from a duo that instantly struck me as a band to know. 18+ created a song called 'Crow' where as a person who has a…
Lil' More
Gimme A Little More
Hotel Motel may be a cleverly handy band name, however their track 'Lil More' has more going on than others would give them credit. Since The&…
October (Eric Whitacre Conducts)
Behind the Sound of Eric Whitacre's October
Out of all the seasons in a year, none is more misunderstood than autumn. While winter, spring and summer become warmer, sunnier, and livelier by the…
Cataract
Dirty Ghosts: Cataract EP
Hailing from San Francisco and consisting of Allyson Baker – Guitar/Vocals, Erin McDermott – Bass and Tony Sevener –…
Leaving LA
Father John Misty's Leaving LA: A Portrait of the Artist as an Ironic Prophet
Five years ago, when Joshua Tillman had just ‘buried’ his music catalog under the J. Tillman moniker to start performing as Father…
Do-wah-diddy
COVERLAND Vol.15: Do Wah Diddy Diddy
One of the most important characteristics of a good pop song is that it’s catchy. Some unusual melody, a sound or a strange enough word that gets…
Make Me...
A Stronger Britney
Britney Spears has finally released the very highly anticipated new single, Make Me. Within minutes after its release, the song was featured on many…
I Found
Incantation of Voices
A composite of voices, echoing out as if they has been piling up in your mind. Amber Run plays on the tendency by playing with rhythms and…
Utopia
Katie Stelmanis Anticipates Dystopia
Toronto-based electronic band Austra (Katie Stelmanis, Maya Postepski, Dorian Wolf and Ryan Wonsiak) will follow up their…
Feel It Still
Rebel For Kicks
We worked with so many rad people on this album, but ended up with just the four of us in a basement at 4:00 am trying to say something that mattered.…
Now You See Me
Molly Moore Now Sees Us Through
For a first thought, I'm not sure indie is the correct term for Molly Moore...yet it seems to be the only genre that could collectively fit every…
Starving
Artist Review - Hailee Steinfeld
Perhaps many see it as more of the same, but I really like their music. I confess that the first time I saw her was in the second installment of…
Dreams Tonite
Alvvays Time Travel to Expo ’67 with Dreams Tonite MV
Canadian dream-and-jangle pop quartet Alvvays’s recently released sophomore album Antisocialites (2017) has received critical acclaim,…
Sweet Disposition
Sweet Nostaglia
Whether it be a film, tv show or a sudden appearance of a long forgotten memory while shopping at the grocery store...The Temper Trap's…
Me Too
Meghan Trainor Fan or Enemy of Photoshop?
A few days ago Meghan has made the official release of the second single from his album Thank You which incidentally had been available exclusively…
Violet
Now With Feeling
Who knew pastel could conjure up so many feelings. In Violet by the band (creatively named) Hippo Campus has a Vampire Weekend Indie appeal but this…
Woman
Flash Gordon Of R`n`B !!!
One of my favorite female R`n`B vocals of the new dope Urban Era is surely this lovely girl. Diana Eve…
Woman
Woman’s Intellect and Confidence Against the Gloom
Rosie Lowe released her newest song, “Woman”, in January 2016 that led the way to her debut album Control in February 2016.…
I Always Knew
I Always Knew The Vaccines Had Something To Say
I Always Knew comes from The Vaccines sophomore album Come of Age. The consistency within the tracks composed by The Vaccines shows a dedicated…
The Jungle Line
COVERLAND Vol.10: The Jungle Line
This article from the Coverland series is a sort of an homage to Leonard Cohen, who passed away yesterday. I am not a fan of his work, but he left his…
Thanks 4 Nothing
Nilüfer Yanya's Thanks 4 Nothing Ruminates On a Pivotal Break-Up
22-year-old London soul singer Nilüfer Yanya (who is of Turkish, Irish and Bajan heritage) may only have two EPs under her belt, but her poignant…
Apartment Story
Songs that started it all: The National, Apartment Story
If there was one band that could sum up my early twenties it's The National. The song that made that possible was Apartment Story. In many ways…
Ride 'Em On Down
Ride 'Em On Down To Lonesome Town
The Rolling Stones are always creating new music and with the recent release of their latest album Blue & Lonesome everyone is listening.…
Greenlight
Pitbull scores a new Hit with Green Light
Cuban-American rapper, raises interest of his new album with Green Light the third single from her tenth studio album Climate Change. This time…
Cone of Shame
Faith No More with a new video for Cone Of Shame
I’m proud to present the new video for the song Cone Of Shame by Faith No More. Why would I be proud, someone could ask? Well, it was…
Crash into Me
DMB: Crash Into Me
In the past I have written about the magic that comes along with listening to some of the Dave Matthews Band music. It is very unique music in the…
Augustine
St. Augustine at Heart
Blood Orange pops up on the radar every so often just to completely floor us. 'Augustine' a form of chillwave, indie or smooth RnB…
Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
The Carolyn Sills Combo Spreads Spirit With Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
The Carolyn Sills Combo who have been literally everywhere this year, are giving fans a holiday gift! Their new song and video for Ghost Reindeer in…
Smile
Lily Allen Still Brings On A Smile
Describing Lily Allen is hard to do. That may be a fact itself however, Allen has proved nothing is quite sacred on a comical note. Also the year 2006…
Sticky Leaves
Angelic Resolution
The landscape that Linying walks through in her latest video - vast open plains bordered by a series of hills and an expansive blue sky - could not be…
Crave You
Dripping in Gold, Craving You
First off Crave You featuring Giselle by Flight Facilities...literally plays in my head every other weekend. A catchy intimate dance number that…
Hallelujah
More Pentatonix Christmas
What would Christmas be without Pentatonix? They may have taken over the Internet with their evolutions of who- or whatever, or their wonderful covers…
Nocturne
Jack Tatum's Sublime Dream-Pop
I was quite stunned to learn that Wild Nothing is basically a one-man production after tuning in to Gemini (2010) and Nocturne (2012) on Youtube (lead…
Imagining My Man
Spells Will Be Cast While Listening To Aldous Harding's Imagining My Man
This New Zeland singer has all the right moves planned out. A gothic remorse emotional track such as 'Imagining My Man' brings Aldous Harding…
Shadow - Radio Edit
A Lynchian Atmosphere
Dear Tommy, Chromatics' highly anticipated fifth album, is still nowhere in sight despite all the recent musical activity from Johnny…
ILYSB
ILYSB Means More Than You Know To LANY
ILYSB or I Love You So Bad for those of us that prefer to type out each word. LANY confuses Pop for Indie and Hip-Hop sectors for Pop references. But…
Le Hace Falta Un Beso (feat. Mike Bahía)
A? no! there are three versions of He needs a kiss.
Colombian singer Alejandro Gonzalez, former lead singer of the group Bonka, released 3 versions of the same subject with which manages to please…
Los Mesoneros
Los Mesoneros release new song Mientras
Innkeepers launch new song While A few days after the release of their new album nightfall, the Caracas group, Innkeepers have decided to surprise…
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…
Adele
25, Adele's unnecessary LP
25 would work better as an EP. It is an album with unnecessary, redundant songs in sound and theme. Hello , the first single, is a good piece that…
Thank God for Science
Thank God for Science
The Thoughts: Even trying to sum up thoughts about this album took way more than 50 words. So here we are. Buckle in for a short—and likely…
Spoon
The Unique Magic of Spoon
In a world saturated with all kinds of music, it’s really exciting to discover creative artists that offer something really unique to bless…
Romeo Santos
Romeo will return to Puerto Rico in 2016
The King of Bachata, Romeo Santos, confirmed his return to Puerto Rico with a massive show in 2016. The former lead singer of Aventura, will be…
The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers
The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers 'Ocooch Mountain Home' - Album Review
Nikki Grossman and Joe Hart make up The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers, an old-time country duo from Viroqua, Wisconsin, in the Ocooch Mountains. They came…
Jack Ü
Take a look at the list of demands from Skrillex and Diplo
It is possible thanks to its super-star level this pair of DJs can afford to order whatever before, during and after the concert. It should not be so…
Meek Mill
Meek Mill is back with a new album!
After a long wait and a lot of drama, Meek Mill finally released her fourth album, entitled DC4 last October 27 at night. The long-awaited project…
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 dresses up as Pokemon in his new video
Yesterday, the American band Maroon 5 released the new theme viedeoclip with rapper Kendrick Lamar whose work is called Do not Wanna Know which was…
Chris Young
Chris Young (Feat. Cassadee Pope) ‘Think of You’ – Single Review
If Chris Young’s voice asked me to marry it there would be no hesitation, I’d say yes in a heartbeat. Unarguably one of the best…
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…
Rebecca Black
TGIF : A Song That Became Popular For The Wrong Reason
Fridays have a magic, an energy that begins at 4:30 pm and upon reaching adulthood, when work is not just a hobby but a responsibility, it becomes…
Pasabordo
Listen to the adrenaline that Pasabordo brings
Colombia continues bringing out great musical promise and Pasabordo not waste time to stomp all over Latin America. After bringing you a crazy night,…
Jennifer Lopez
Between soups and salads Jennifer Lopez finds love.
The spark between the American star Jennifer Lopez and her boyfriend, Alex Rodríguez, jumped as they ate at a restaurant in Los Angeles.…
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire ‘Just Like Them Horses’ – Single Review
Reba McEntire is one of the most beloved country music veterans ever to grace the genre. With her strong, powerful voice and her equally substantial…
AnnyBell
When a Formula Works... It Repeats
Corina Smith with an Escape opened a way for women in Venezuela to do ReggaePop in Spanglish, now it is the turn of AnnyBell, a Venezuelan who tells…
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Announces New Record Label & “Bird’s Eye View” Tour
Travis Scott seems to be a very busy man as of late. He recently announced that he’ll be embarking on a 32 date tour this summer which will see him…
Rail Band
The Music of Mali Vol.5 - Independence and Revival
The music of Mali is old. But there is a gap in the tradition, called colonialism. For those who are not acquainted with the term, it’s a…
Taylor Swift
premiere swift
Taylor Swift premiered Look What You Made Me Do, first single from the album Reputation to be released on November 10. Reputation will be Swift&#…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Fender and a line of basses in honor of Flea
Increasingly brands of instruments throwing a special model for certain musician. This time, the Fender (one of the most recognized brands of…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran as a special guest on the series Game of Thrones.
The British pop singer Ed Sheeran will have a special guest as a guest on the television series Game of Thrones ( Game of Thrones), reported today…
James Brandon Lewis
James Brandon Lewis On The Rise
Personally, watching James Brandon Lewis Trio live at last summer's North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam was a cathartic experience. I thought…
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath temporarily suspends its tour
When is the only time five generations can be put together and gather in the same space to jump and sing like schoolgirls, the worst news you can…
Coldplay
Coldplay sends message of support to Ecuador
On Monday, the band sent a message of support to the victims of the earthquakes that rocked Ecuador and Japan recently. '' We are…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Everybody, Sing One Love
“Live for yourself and you will live in vain. Live for others, and you will live again.” This was a quote by Bob Marley, the…
Kill Bill Soundtrack
Tarantino's Cinematic Vision of Vengeance
“Quentin Tarantino has been justly lauded for his ability to craft images that burn and explode, but he's also as adept at…
James Bay
James Bay: The Modern Singer-Songwriter
The last ten years or so has produced some great pop and rock music, but if we’re being honest with ourselves, the digital and electronic world is…
Shakira
Shakira is back at it
I have to be honest. I would not have seen this video if it weren't for me having a non inspirational moment combined with a blog…
Paloma San Basilio
The sweet stage of Paloma San Basilio.
The Spanish singer Paloma San Basilio, the next week he resumed his concerts in Spain with the Boys Choir of Saint Marc (France), confessed to Efe…
Gerry Weil
Relaunch aid campaign for Gerry Weil
Gerry Weil can be cataloged as the master of Venezuelan jazz thanks to the more than sixty years he has dedicated to music. Born in Austria in 1939,…
Famasloop
Cycle 3 - Venezuelan Music
Sometimes you want a sound not only because he heard in childhood (as plains music) or because it is a melody that reminds you of home (four, harp…
Circa Waves
Circa Waves: Indie Rock 'n' Roll Hasn't Been This Fun in Years!
Circa Waves have been providing fun, hook-driven indie-rock, to a generation in desperate need of it, since forming in 2013. They are four lads from…
Joan Manuel Serrat
Serrat reissues the tour El Gusto es Nuestro
The quartet of friends made up of Joan Manuel Serrat, Ana Belen, Victor Manuel and Miguel Rios tour reissues Our taste is the same they did 20 years…
Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams offers to represent Russia at Eurovision.
British singer Robbie Williams jokingly offered to represent Russia in Eurovision, in an interview broadcast Monday on Russian television. I would…
Jandek
Jandek
The word. The word is something weird. I could not use it, but I did. I did it. I used the word. And that was weird. I used it, but I cannot get…
Tame Impala
Tame Impala's Currents Deluxe Edition
Tame Impala has taken advantage of his fame making great music and throwing spectacular drives. Psychedelic rock, space rock and mixed to launch a…
Rihanna
Rihanna releases Sledgehammer video
Just two days ago that Rihanna unveiled the theme he composed soundtrack for the film Star Trek: Beyond , Sledgehammer. Today the singer released the…
Thalía
I Still Love You, the new thing that Thalía gives us
Many agree that one of the biggest stars of Latin American music is Thalía. Mexico continues in full promotion of his latest studio album…
James Franco
James Franco releases album for his band Daddy
It is not the first time we see a famous actor enter the world of music. Now it is the turn to the great James Franco to break into this industry…
Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie Develops Platform for Managing Followers/Supporters
Ryan Leslie is one of the smartest people in the music business. He’s the co-founder of NextSelection Lifestyle Group and has produced hit…
Rels B
drunk in the living room
RELs B is one of the names that has left us recorded in 2016, a year that has been a before and after for an artist who, with just a first listen,…
Slocan Ramblers
The Slocan Ramblers ‘Coffee Creek’ - Album Review
Toronto natives The Slocan Ramblers are one of the hottest bands in the city, sharing a lack of pretension and a desire to live in a city built on its…
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…
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne suffers another seizure
According to the news portal TMZ, the rapper Lil Wayne would not be going through their best health, it would have been hospitalized again after…
Robbie Williams
Looking for
This is all we want, it is not the artist but that ability to connect us with that sound that came to stay. Of those words that the heart and the…
Tamar Braxton
Tamar Braxton’s dances into the light
If there’s one lady who’s been keeping herself real busy, it’s Tamar Braxton. Competing in Dancing With The Stars,…
Mariaca Semprún
Unique combination between Mariaca Semprún and C4 Trio
The BOD Cultural Center will host a show it promises. The virtuous members of C4 Trio and multifaceted Mariaca Semprun joined for the first time to…
Giosuè Greco
Interview: Multi-talented Composer Giosuè Greco Talks Scoring Award-Winning Projects
Giosuè Greco is a greatly talented composer who has worked on documentary films like The Seen and the Unseen and the Oscar-winning Period.…
Lana Del Rey
Off To The Races
Another classic Lana love song, even more perverse than her other songs, “Off to the Races” gives Lana her credibility as a free-…
Ashley Monroe
Everyone Wants To Write With Ashley Monroe – The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
Ashley Monroe was once so distraught she found herself knocking on Vince Gill’s door and pouring her heart out earlier this year. Gill came…
Maldita Nerea
Damn Nerea premieres the video for Bailarina
Maldita Nerea released the video for Dancer, her latest single. With this, the group is preparing their next studio album, which makes their fans…
Haikai No Ku
Haikai No Ku
Haikai No Ku surprisingly hails from Newcastle and has through recent years proven itself as the pinnacle of transcendental noisy psychedelia. What…
Francesco Digilio
Biography
Francesco Digilio, pianist, arranger and record producer, is active on the Italian and international music scene.Francesco Digilio boasts several…
Rene Velazco
René Velazco wants to be a reggaeton player
Venezuelan singer Rene Velazco, better known as René, period, and former member of the group Salserín, published the song Who wants to be…
Pablo Alborán
North America it's your turn to enjoy Pablo Alborán live.
After touring a full house throughout Spain during 2015 so far with his Terral Tour, Pablo Alboran announced today its plan concerts in North America…
Alanis Morissette
6 years in prison for former manager of Alanis Morissette.
Exgerente financial Alanis Morissette was sentenced to six years in prison after admitting he stole millions of dollars a rock singer cheating…
Kevin Roldan
Russian Roulette finally came out
It has come to light long - awaited Russian roulette theme Colombian Kevin Roldan. The song was released at midnight on channel Yutube reggaetonero…
Lorde
#SundaySpotlight: Lorde
If you were reading any major music magazine reviews section this summer, it was inevitable to see Lorde being praised for his sophomore album. Since…
Guns N' Roses
Up to 280 dollars will pay for a Guns N'Roses concert ticket in Colombia.
Tickets for the concert of American rock band Guns N 'Roses will be presented in Medellin, Colombia's northwest, on 23 November,…
Korn
Robert Trujillo's son triumphs again with Korn in Brazil
In early April near the dates of the presentations Korn in Latin America to promote his latest album The Serenity of Suffering, the band announced…
Guaco
Tears no more, the new Guaco
The Venezuelan group Guaco presented through their social networks the official video clip of your theme Tears no more. This is the first single from…
Leftee
Leftee & Synchroshakti create a beautiful song for World Peace Day 2017!
Check out Leftee & Syncrhoshakti on their song for World Peace Day 2017! It is a masterpiece! A concept which deserves to be shared!- &…
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin and Yandel will make music together again
After the Dynamic Duo decided to separate and pursue their solo careers, Wisin and Yandel will perform a collaboration as in the old days, in fact,…
Future
Purple Reign- First Impressions
Lean, Kush, and Money.Future is back, this time with a surprise mixtape titled, “Purple Reign.” The title pretty much sums up the…
Piknik
Piknik - more than just a gothic rock.
“Piknik” is a Russian rock band. These guys are among the pioneers of Russian rock movement, and they are really great. &ldquo…
T.I.
Black Man TIP!
It`s all about political stand these days in USA, the Black America wave is flooding the States and taking some action on the…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer is testing reggaeton
Major Lazer is back with Know no better, a musical work of six songs (EP) that counts with the collaboration of the Colombian reggaetoner J Balvin…
Charles Esten
Charles Esten On His Love of Music, ‘Nashville’ And Coming Full Circle – Interview
Tuvimos la suerte de estar al frente y centro durante las ruedas de prensa en el reciente Festival de C2C en Londres. Charles Esten (También…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga prepares for her new tour
Whether in a bar or on a baseball field, Lady Gaga says she will give it all in every performance. The singer leaves this summer on a stadium tour…
David Bowie
A Musician of Originality and Distinction
Through the decades, we always come across various performers that ultimately become icons in their own right. These icons definitely have a lot of…
Mater Suspiria Vision
Mater Suspiria Vision
They all are wearing black shapeless garments. Faces are veiled and their voices are strained and delayed. They all speak a mixture of different…
Chromatics
Electro-Lullaby
Magazine - the most recent Chromatics track to merit an accompanying music video - is not included in the track listing for the much-anticipated Dear…
Britney Spears
Songs That Make Sense When Listening To Them With Your Friends
It is common that people who frequent them like the same music as you, the band, artist or song or probably at first not feel identified with gender…
Ariana Grande
Benefit Concert can be seen on TV!
Katy Perry, Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, Take That, Usher, Little Mix, Niall will perform the concert One Love Manchester…
Isao Tomita
Father of electronic music Isao Tomita dies at the age of 84.
The Japanese composer, pioneer of electronic music and amateur use of synthesizers Isao Tomita died at age 84 of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo…
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd Releasing Solo Projects
Rae Sremmurd released one of the hottest albums last year, SremmLife with hits such as No Flex Zone, No Type, Up Like Trump and Throw Sum More. The…
Celtic Thunder
Celtic Thunder Packs a Punch!
This next group that I’m reviewing is so wonderful. They were first brought to me by another co-worker who saw them on a late night TV show. On first…
LeToya Luckett
An episode of a love drama
In this day and age, we are all obsessed with getting things done quick. We’re in a rush, we’re in a hurry, and we are quick to click away when music…
Maluma
How many do you have? How many can you lose? Can you get lost?
They say that 4 birds are better in hand than a hundred flying. Since the time of Elvis, and long before the existence of music as we know it, and…
Erykah Badu
If you missed the Soul Train
Another Soul Tour is behind us and another soulful presentation passed with flying colors. If you got too late to the station, you will have to wait…
Lindi Ortega
Lindi Ortega @ East Village Arts Club, Liverpool, UK | January 29, 2016 – Review
Unlike many of the country artists gracing UK shores of late, Lindi Ortega has a storied history touring in Britain and Europe. Part of the reason for…
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney confesses after splitting from the Beatles.
British musician Paul McCartney suffered severe depression following the breakup of the Beatles to the point that was given to drink for a while and…
Sanluis
SanLuis are now Sony Music artists.
The Venezuelan duo SanLuis added a new achievement to his career when making his artistic signature of contract with Sony Music, in Bogota, Colombia.…
Estelle California
French Soul Sensation Estelle California Shares Sparkling Single 'Star'
With soulful, sultry vocals and profound lyrics, Estelle California has bared her soul in her emotive single 'Star'. A trained opera…
Kesha
United against violence
After the recent shootings that took the lives of more than 50 people in Orlando, Florida, Billboard editors decided to draft a letter to Congress…
Christina Grimmie
Former 'The Voice' contestant shot to death
Christina Grimmie, participant of the reality show The Voice in its sixth season, was killed by several gunshots in the city of Orlando after being…
DJ Spinn
Spinn ‘City Country’ - EP Review
Hearing harmonies is like putting on your favorite sweater. Once you’ve been struck by the magic, they’re hard to shake off and you just want to wrap…
Rita Hosking
Rita Hosking ‘Frankie And The No-Go Road’ - Album Review
Rita Hosking is a staple of the country/folk scene, a heavily acclaimed artist who is known for her hard-hitting lyrics set upon sweet musical…
Coldplay
Coldplay and Michael Fox perform Johnny B. Goode together
Johnny B. Goode has become not only an icon of rock and roll world, but also has become an icon of American cinema thanks to the famous scene in…
J Alvarez
J Alvarez comes with Rico Suave.
Puerto Rican and her single Rico Suave rise as the foam, after meeting in the main radio stations and exceed 3 million views with his lyric video.…
David Meece
David Reece-The Ultimate Collection
This collection is a beautiful gift of God. It is an album full of peace and forgiveness. Always pray when listening to this and you will see the…
Los Cafres
Los Cafres are working on a new album
Consecrated Argentina reggae band, Los Cafres, still on his: producing new hits. The native of Buenos Aires confirmed they are working on a new album…
Francisco Céspedes
Francisco Céspedes announces a concert in Puerto Rico for the month of June.
The Cuban singer and songwriter Francisco Céspedes will return in mid-June to Puerto Rico, where they will give a concert for which tickets are…
Marshall Applewhite
Occult Underground Techno by Marshall Applewhite
Dirty sound of the underground is forever ever Well, kids, if you want some rubbish dance sounds in a club, you better do not check it. Forget this…
Jean-Jacques Perrey
Perrey, pioneer of electronic music
Perhaps few people may not know the name of Jean-Jacques Perrey, composer and pioneer of electronic music pop, who died recently. Since 1952, after…
Artemis Burr
Artemis Burr Shares Rather Than Dreaming
Artemis Burr has a unique ability to craft dreamy soundscapes, filled with soft, yet powerful emotion. His latest performance in his recent single “…
La Maldita Infamia
New Live from ''The Damned Infamy''
The Rap-core veneolano is in progress, one of his biggest (perhaps the greatest) exponent is Dark Trismegisto, who with La Maldita Infamy, over the…
The Strokes
The Strokes' new album could be released in June
Eighteen years and five albums after starting his musical career in the streets and bars of New York, members of the group of indirock The Strokes…
John Mackey
John Mackey’s Farewell for Full Fathom Five Dazzles in Fine Color
This work for wind ensemble “Farewell for Full Fathom Five is remarkable. It is a largely brass-driven classical composition that is complete with…
Lady Gaga
Gaga reveals Joanne's cover
The eccentric Lady Gaga has announced new details about their upcoming album. In a recent interview in Beats Radio, the singer said that the album…
Mozart La Para
Mozart La Para brings us a Fiesta y Vacilón
Comes a new song by Mozart La Para surely will dance to everyone. The leader of the urban movement in the Dominican Republic unveiled the first…
Joey Bada$$
The Return of Joey Bada$$
No rapper has brought nineties boom bap rap back to the mainstream like Joey Bada$$. Granted J. Cole has had some pure east coast cuts on his last 2…
Bernie Worrell
Bernie Worrell dies at 72
Bernie Worrell, keyboardist of Parliament and Funkadelic bands and whose role was very important in the birth and expansion of funk, died at age 72…
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
Ogre You Asshole
There is something really magnetizing and deep about the Japanese shoegaze, noise and psychedelic experimentalists. Their sounds and…
Ginger Baker's Air Force
Early in the Morning with the Air Force
Cream are often dubbed as the first supergroup in the world. And they probably were, but their super-extended egos prevented them from…
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert's new album is here!
Last August 25, the American rapper finally released his latest studio album titled Luv Is Rage 2 released by Generation Now and Atlantic Records.…
Sloath
Sloath
Sloath are a renowned psychedelic stoner doom band from Brighton. They have so far released two massive albums, the latest of which came out back in…
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert Displays Excellency in His Piano Sonata in C Minor
One of the most breathtaking piano composers of the early classical period, Franz Schubert, displays a beautiful, octave-driven piano sonata in C…
Arkano
24 hours improvising, Arkano's record
More than 24 hours without a break improvised rhymes is the challenge that has exceeded the alicantino Arkano proves that the renowned Spanish rapper…
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…
Vive La Fête
Vive La Fete
Fragile beauty is tearing my heart apart. I see this fragile beauty everywhere I go. Everything I touch is so fragile and tender. Everything is so sad…
Beach Fossils
“Sleep Apnea” by Beach Fossils
On such evil and lovely rainy days, sometimes we often wander about the house, searching for a lot of “somethings” to do. For…
Faydee
Undiscovered Gem
In the rapidly growing musical world of this day, there remain many gems undiscovered. One such diamond is Fady Fatrouni; an Australian artist of…
Frank Zappa
The Freak Out List
Frank Zappa’s legacy is so huge that there’s always something more to see, hear, study, analyze, and now that they've opened the legendary Vault,…
Foxes
Live - Foxes at the Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea
Glorious. It’s not just the name of her debut album. It’s a description of how Foxes sounds live &ndash…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer release video for Know No Better
The Major Lazer trio has definitely known how to keep a party sound for several summers. In 2015, they joined MØ to dazzle us with the theme of…
Young Fathers
FAtHERS Go Hard On Upcoming Release
Fathers are a heavy metal band you need to know NOW. Their epic live show is high energy and entrancing,…
Eric Bellinger
Eric B Video Campaign!
In politician style, Eric B arranged his own campaign and when it comes to Urban Culture his name really rings out! And I don`t…
Jesús & Yorky
This duo comes with everything!
Several new artists who want to take off in the music industry and Jesus & Yorky are one of those that come with a new song to be noticed.…
Natalie Cole
An Everlasting Love – Remembering Natalie Cole
An offspring of a legend has great shoes to fill…. But Natalie Cole, daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole, managed to transcend all of…
Victor Muñoz
Nacho And Victor Muñoz Sing To Venezuela Again
This pair met once before and wrote a great song as was My Happiness that momentum in many Venezuelans feelings of hope and struggle, at a time that…
Calvin Harris
Feels like Pharrell's track
Calvin Harris is preparing the release of “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1”, his new album, by dropping a series of new previews on YouTube. The tropical vibe…
Mirella Cesa
What's new from Mirella Cesa
The beautiful Mirella Cesa is a great professional moment. After a start to the year with hard work, the young and successful artist stomp in Latin…
Randy Hall
R&B Single A New Way of Love Destined to be Randy Hall’s Greatest Hit on Spotify and YouTube
Randy Hall takes a risk (that has paid off big time!) as he incorporates R&B influences in his newest release, A New Way of Love, now…
Kendrick Lamar
First collaboration between Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar
As you could see in the title, Kendrick's first song with Rihanna is already here. The song is titled LOYALTY, which was released on April 14…
ThreePeace
ThreePeace Fusion Rock and Reggae from the Great Lake State!
ThreePeace Fusion Rock and Reggae from the Great Lake State! Generally when I get a album with a reggae flavor it usually means one thing. A…
Gente De Zona
Historic Maná concert at the White House
Manna struck on Thursday at the White House, with a small but historic concert in tribute to the contribution of Hispanic immigrants to various…
Arctic Monkeys
4 Early Arctic Monkeys Tracks You Might Have Missed
They've released 5 number one albums, sold out arenas all over the world, opened the Olympics, won a shit-load of awards and perhaps most…
Epic Death
Epic Death - Hide
Hide by Epic Death is a fierce metal track with a passion that must be heard. The high-quality production, effortless vocal delivery, and deeply…
Metallica
Metallica play Moth Into Flame live for the first time
On November 18 Metallica will release its tenth length album Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct, and having introduced the single Hardwired…
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé Unplugged
The Spanish singer Miguel Bosé recorded on 12 May in Mexico City an acoustic album MTV Unplugged, reported the specializing Billboard. I have…
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…
David Crosby
Crosby Lights the Way with Lighthouse digital release
David Crosby, singer, songwriter, activist, lights the way with his new digital release, Lighthouse. The album was recorded at Groove Masters Studio…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift: the highest paid singer of 2015
If the sweet little girl singing country music, Taylor Swift became a major pop icon of this era. In fact, his 1989 tour led the list of Moneymakers…
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is a prayer. She is a prayer for everything good, saint, dirty and meaningful in this world. A prayer for light and lust. Magical…
Dotan
Dotan had an awkward, but charming moment on a flight
Dutch singer Dotan must have lived every famous artists dream without realizing it, recently. The singer found international fame with his multi vocal…
Andrew Gouche
LOW-END ZONE!!!
Sometimes musicians go to a special place known as “music for musicians.” Jazz, in general, has often been described as such by those who haven’t…
Mike Oldfield
SundaySpotlight: Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield is a British multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter and producer. During his five decade long career, he moved through various…
Alejandro Sanz
No to aggression, says Alejandro Sanz
The news is that Alejandro Sanz came out in defense of a woman who was attacked by a man in the Mexican town of Rosarito, Baja California. The fact…
911
Evolution of a 911 member
This week a tweet caught my eye promoting an interview with Jimmy Constable, whose name only sounded vaguely familiar, but apparently he’d been going…
The Sidemen
Rock Out With Brian McShea and The Sidemen This St Patty’s Day in DTLA
Brian McShea and The Sidemen are hitting the stage again this weekend at Downtown LA’s The Escondite. The Sidemen will be playing 2 sets on St.…
The War On Drugs
The War on Drugs announce new album and introduce Holding on
The indie rock band The War on Drugs , a few weeks after presenting their first new material after the release of Lost in A Dream in 2014, Thinking…
Nils Petter Molvær
NILS PETTER MOLVAER V.S. ERIK TRUFFAZ
This is not a battle. It’s merely a choice, although it doesn’t even have to be that. Music is not a competitive sport - the only…
False Heads
Falseheads - Thick Skin
Just when you think to yourself “Man o’ man I need a rock n’ roll kick in the pants to get me through the day”…
Missy Elliott
Missy`s 7UP juice kitchen ready!
Not so long ago, I took a privilege to write about our Superwomen double comeback when Janet Jackson and Missy Elliot&…
MAX
Introducing MAX
Max Schneider performs as if he is one hundred feet tall. The moment he steps onto a stage, his larger-than-life personality transcends the…
Phyzix
Phyzix Geared Up To Release 6th Studio Album
Malawian rapper Phyzix has been on the low for quite a while. His last album Follow the Leader came out in 2011. The emcee has been quiet all along…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Honeymoon Album Review
Lana Del Rey’s Honeymoon is a passive, romantic journey through the pains of love and heartbreak. Elizabeth Grant A.K.A Lana Del Rey,…
The Beatles
An Open Letter to Anyone Who Thinks They Don’t Like the Beatles
“I don’t like the Beatles,” he said confidently, looking around the room to make sure that everyone within earshot heard…