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"Awaken, My Love!"
I have a bone to pick with end of year lists
I love end of year lists, I consume them with an almost unhealthy fervour since they provide answers to the all important question for a pop culture…
Get Weird (Deluxe)
Boy how Little Mix have grown up
Get Weird is the third studio album from British pop-stars Little Mix (made up of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson)…
The Jazz Side Of The Moon
The Jazz Side of the Moon
Playing and recording covers is a common thing among musicians. Actually it is one of the stages in learning how to play, compose, arrange and…
The Underside of Power
Algiers Join Movements of Political Albums
On their first, eponymous album, Algiers have defined themselves as a gospel/experimental rock band with emphasized political attitude. If you are an…
Cherry Bomb
Tyler, The Creator Cherry Bomb Album Review
Fans of alternative hip-hop rejoice. Cherry Bomb has arrived. With very little notice, the young leader of Odd Future released his fourth studio album…
HAIZ
Hailee Steinfeld Headphones and Haiz
Where others struggle a lifetime to get a music career going, Hailee Steinfeld seems to have stumbled upon it by accident. Appearing as an actress…
Saturn Over Sunset
Midnight Sister - Forward to analog with a style
Back to vinyl, back to analog seems to be all the rage these days. Most of it is some sort of retro posturing, and as far as the music itself is…
Horizontal Lines
Sunkissed Baroque Pop from the Summer of 2015
Twin Within is the collaboration of Canadian duo Steve McKay and Alex Samaras. Mckay (the percussive force behind the experimental folk of Bruce…
The Hunted
Watch 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Trailer feat. The Hunted by Snow Ghosts
'The Hunted' is out now, accompanied by a new re-worked version and a remix by Malcolm Axel. Tracklisting: 1. The Hunted (Apocalypse Version)2…
Bludfire
Fire in her spirit and music in her blud
The track, ”Bludfire”, by Eva Simons and her husband, DJ Sidney Samson, is what you would now consider to be a signature Eva…
Rot
Bed Wettin Bad Boys Can Wet My Bed
Garage punk quartet from Sydney Bed Wettin Bad Boys started off as a side project of Nic Warmock (founder of R.I.P. Society Label) and Joe Sukit,…
Book Of Changes
Entrance - Into Poppy Territory
This might be the week of shapeshifters. Entrance or a guy that goes by the name of Guy Blakeslee can certainly fall into that category. Do…
The Direction of Last Things
The direction of metal evolution
I fell in love with Intronaut from the moment I heard their, at the moment, best album ‘till date, Valley Of Smoke. After that fantastic…
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…
Champion
Champion is the new Fall Out Boy
In 15 years of being founded, there have been 9 studio albums, more than 115 presentations on stage, and the same members remain faithful to the…
The Direction of Last Things
Intronaut Is the S***
Progressive is not understood by many people and that needs to change. If you are reading this and you have never been listening metal, I have…
Take Me To The Alley
The Sparkle in Take Me To The Alley by Gregory Porter
If you haven't heard yet about Gregory Porter, and you are a fan of jazz music, then today is your lucky day! Porter is best known for his third…
The Long Arm of Coincidence
Jessamine - The Long Arm Of Coincidence
Jessamine were an interesting American psychedelic rock/garage rock/shoegaze/space rock band. They released a handful of great albums through the…
Breakfast Alone
Little Bandit - Breakfast Alone
Nashville is not all about country pop and traditional country and here is a proof for it. Little Bandit offers something unique. Their album…
Roll With The Punches
Van Morrison May Not Deliver Masterpieces Anymore, But Who Cares, It's Still Good
Diligent ants are rarity in the history of rock. Neil Young, maybe Bob Dylan and Van Morrison were one of the few who marked each decade after 60s…
Quiet and Peace
Buffalo Tom's Present To All Of Us Is Familiarity
If you take a look at Buffalo Tom's career, you will get the impression that this is a band who did not get the attention they deserve. The band…
The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary
A New Sound for the Times
The Velvet Underground, a quite famous yet not the most popular band. During its early years in the 60’s, the group wasn’t drawing…
Don't Let The Kids Win
The Kids Won After All
A while back KatCigarette, reviewing one of Julia Jacklin’s singles warned you in these (web)pages what you could potentially expect from her album “…
The Sky Is A Neighborhood
The Sky Is A Neighborhood by Foo Fighters already has a video clip
Foo Fighters has been doing a good job on a musical level lately, it has been one of the groupings of the '90s that have coupled well to the…
Little Lies
Hilary Duff is turning a new page
Hilary Duff has recently released an EDM cover of Fleetwood Mac's Little Lies. Big mistake. Just when I thought she was really on to something…
Every Country's Sun
Every Country's Sun
With David Fridmann producing, the latest Mogwai album contains the same bratty conviction that defined their greatest records, like there’s something…
Revival
Revival
Pop fandom is all about characters and storylines, so it makes sense that Disney and Nickelodeon alums do well. Not only do they enter the…
Amazing Game - Instrumental Music
It is really amazing
Paolo Conte is mostly known to casual jazz fans for his languid piano and gruff vocals sung predominantly in Italian. He was able to break the…
Menimals
Menimals - Menimals
The Italian psychedelic rock/noise rock band Menimals came out with their self-titled album via Riot Season earlier this year. The album packs a…
Cold Night in Soho
When Soho Gets Cold, The Tiger Lillies Get Colder
Cold Night in Soho is the first album in ten years in which The Tiger Lillies did not put focus on theater piece. They are everything but regular band…
The Light In You
Meditation for hispters and experiments for indie rockers
Favorite Americana players, known for their dreamy sounds, are finally back. Seven years after releasing the Snowlake Midnight and Strange Attractor,…
Wrong Creatures
Without Fillers, Wrong Creatures by BRMC would be a diamond
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is one of the bands that refreshed the rock scene with their sound at the onset of the new millenium. Today, almost twenty…
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&…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
The grey areas of John Legend
I think, out of all the R&B artists out there today, John Legend would have to be the best role model you can find. I'm not a fan. I don&#…
Far From Over
Jazz Pianist Of Our Generation
Vijay Iyer is one of the most relevant contemporary jazz pianist of newer generation, and alongside Jason Moran, he represents the most inventive…
Love Sick
TALsounds - Dreamscapes From Foreign Places
Some fans of dream pop shoegaze and similar pop forms might shy away on the spot if they read or hear what TALsounds is doing on her new album, Love…
So
Peter Gabriel: So
Peter Gabriel’s fifth studio album is by far one of his most accomplished. Lead single ‘Sledgehammer’ is a joyous,…
Perfectamundo
Perfectamundo
There is a very interesting thing with rock n roll. No matter how old it is, it never dies. By some magic and alchemic techniques, the old and…
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Swedish indie pop trio comes back with their third release that is both exuberant and ebollient, but incosistent when it comes to genre. Do you…
Heart Blanche
Why, CeeLo, Why?
Aquí es un cumplido que se le puede dar a un artista: un gran cantante puede cantar una agenda y hacer que suene extraordinario. Por desgracia,…
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…
Little Games
Good old rock. Little games by The Yardbirds.
For a while, listening to the songs by “The Yardbirds”, I thought that these were the song by “The Doors”. The…
A Night At The Odeon
Queen A Night At The Odeon
This week we are going to look at an iconic live performance by the beloved rock band Queen. A Night At The Odeon: Hammersmith 1975 was an exuberant…
Head Carrier
Pixies, The Ancestors of Grunge, Make A Strong Return
Everything Pixies created between 1986 and 1993 instantly became an anachronism. The music of this cult band had an enormous impact on the development…
Magnetic Seasons
Mugstar - Magnetic Seasons
The well-known English krautrock/spacerock/psychedelic rock band Mugstar recently came out with a new album. The album is titled ''Magnetic…
Get Busy
Matisse refreshes his sound!
The Mexican romantic trio, Matisse, is debuting with the release of the reissue of his album '' Go up, Summer Edition '&#…
Perfecto
Music For Pizza Restaurants
To make a perfect mainstream pop album is an extreme sport. There are too many parameters to satisfy, too many target audiences and music critics…
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…
A Light in the Dark
Metal Nepotism
Mike Porntoy is your daddy, Mike Porntoy is playing the drums, Mike Porntoy is a producer. What are you doing, Max? I am playing the drums in the band…
In Motion
Jimkata: In Motion
Ithaca electronic rock trio Jimkata will released In Motion, their third full-length album and sixth release overall, in February 2016. In Motion is…
Oh Wonder
Oh Wonder - Oh Wonder!
OH WONDER – OH WONDER Londoners Josephine van der Gucht and Anthony West describe themselves as an alt-pop writing duo. Perhaps the most…
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…
Synthesis
Plot Twist: Evanescence Rocks!
After almost fifteen years of career and only three studio albums, many will have a hard time accepting Evanescence as serious emo-rock and nu metal…
Every Country's Sun
Mogwai Shakes It Up A Notch
Scottish post rock veterans Mogwai created their ninth studio album Every Country's Sun as a quartet since one of the founders, John Cummings,…
Afterglow
ME, SARAH AND LGBT
I’m sorry to disappoint but I am not gay. However, a few years ago I found out me and LGBT have a weakness in common: Sarah McLachlan, the…
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 …
No Good
Noir Pop
The world of pop music is populated with so many artists who are trying to copy each other. It is not a plagiarism, it is just a promiscuous idea.…
Feed The Fire
Sweden Folk At Its Best
Another little miracle from Sweden. Promise And The Monster is alter ego of Billie Lindahl, a girl who released her debut album Transparent Knife back…
Stories
Kenzie Moore, 'Stories' Review
Soulful, confident, and sharp, Kenzie Moore’s Stories is an incredibly promising debut EP. The 22-year-old Chicago native blends the bouncy…
What If
The Jerry Douglas Band - What if, indeed!
Writing a music review should be easy, right? Sure, most of the time. All you have to do first is decide which category the album belongs to… Again,…
Live at Reading
Remembering Nirvana
Lately, I have been rediscovering my passion for Nirvana and I have found some great live albums by one the greatest bands of all time. Nirvana’s Live…
Close Ties
Rodney Crowell's New Effort Is Like An Instruction Book For Americana
Even though Americana is becoming more and more popular among younger generations, it is mandatory to keep in mind that there is still…
Synthia
Another Generic Synth Indie
The Jezebels were formed in 2007 in Sydney when the group of students and friends decided to make music. Up until now, they have released three EPs…
T R A P S O U L
T R A P S O U L: The Artist and The Wave
The Artist: Bryson Tiller If for some reason you spent your Summer living under a rock, or admittedly a huge Donald Trump supporter, then i have no…
Currents
The Impact of Currents and Track-By-Track Analysis
Before “Currents”, Tame Impala could have been labeled simply as a psychedelic rock band. However, this 2015 summer release took the project and its…
Amber Galactic
The Night Flight Orchestra - Amber Galactic [Album Review]
When you find out the names behind The Night Flight Orchestra you’ll think the band is another supergroup promising the world a revolution. But the…
Two Devils Will Talk
Captain Paul McKenzie Sailing With His Crew
Paul McKenzie will be singing. McKenzies are celebrating 25 years of existence, although Paul is the only member who has been there from the beginning…
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…
7
Seal and his lucky number 7?
On Twitter, Seal announced it as his seventh studio album. Though that could be open for discussion, 7' is his first original album in years. His…
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…
Saturns Pattern
Rock Full Of Tricks
Working class hero, ex lead singer of Jem, the creator of few truly idiosyncratic records. On his latest album, Paul Weller continues to create new…
Villains
Queens of the Stone Age renews glam and unites it with progressive in 'Villians'
Queens Of The Stone Age 'Villains' After four years, which have become a bit long for fans of Queens Of The Stone Age , the band…
2
Tom Petty and Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch 2 is the second album by a band called Mudcrutch. In case you didn’t know, Mudcrutch is the band where Tom Petty was…
Back to the Woods
ALBUM RECOMMENDATION: Angel Haze-Back To The Woods
Ok we all know where all eyes are constantly turned to all the time... This girl... Wow, how can you describe exquisite art in words... You can`t.…
The Open Road
Howe’s Road Is Still Open
¿Qué se puede esperar de Howe Gelb en cualquier momento? Cualquier cosa. Y más aún, todo. Si alguno de sus seguidores desde hace…
One More Light
What Happened To Linkin Park?
Oh man, how many strong opinions were created when the new album by Linkin Park saw the light of the day! First of all, it is an indicator that the…
Too Dark Park
Skinny Puppy's Sonic Masochistic Masterpiece
Skinny Puppy's eighth studio album is something of a masterpiece. So dense are the sonic tapestries that it is nearly impenetrable. Produced by…
Blonde On Blonde
#tbt Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
In this week's throwback, I am continuing with Bob Dylan's albums. Blonde on Blonde is the first double studio album in the history of music…
Mayhem in Blue
Hail Spirit Noir – Mayhem In Blue [Review]
Hail Spirit Noir play a trippy mix of psychedelic rock and progressive black metal, with a pinch of avant-garde. Their debut record, Pneuma, was a…
One Stone
Trixie Mattel is a Drag Version of Dolly Parton
Every time I hear super awesome music from none other than a drag queen, one fairy gets born. Drag queens who are also a great musicians are extremely…
Pariah
Pariah
Twenty years into her career, after a hiatus of more than a decade, the Chicago footwork producer finally releases her debut album, taking apart her…
The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
Michael Nyman’s The Piano
Michael Hyman is a respectable movie scorer and opera composer who is known for his use of otherworldly textures and harmonies. Use of sustain in one…
Beautiful Lies
“Beautiful lies” by Birdy - an emotional journey you won’t forget
Birdy is an incredibly talented and internationally recognized 20-year-old British artist that has won the Female Solo Artist International…
Endless Summer
Soley - Turning Nightmares Into Dreams
It must have something to do with all those geysers in Iceland. I don’t know what else it could be that makes the modern music coming from that island…
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…
Man From Another Time
When Seasick Steve Taughts Us About The Other Times
Steve Wold has a rich biography of a vagabond, occasional farmer and a musician who worked with names such as John Lee Hooker and Janis Joplin. When…
Tell My Sister
Sisters That Brought Optimism Back To Folk
In American folk-rock music, 1975 was a year of powerful, dark and confessional albums. Just take a look at this series: Bob Dylan – Blood On The…
Sweet Creep
Are Hot Dogs Good For Your Songwriting?
Jonny Fritz obviously loves hot dogs in any shape or form. He started his singing/songwriting and recording career under the name Jonny Corndawg (get…
Polygondwanaland
King Gizzard Strike Again! And Again! And Again! And Again!
No, this is not a repetitive review. I know you think it's the fourth time I am reviewing Lizzard's record. King Gizzard and The Wizard Lizard…
Dark Sky Island
Wake Up, Enya!
Eithne Ni Bhraonain, known as Enya Brennan or simply Enya is the most-sold Irish artist in the history of the world. Maybe she is born with it, and…
Wayfarer
The IndieBeat Staple Collection: Innovative Troubadour Rock
With the release of his first single Council, you immediately get the sense that Jeffrey Trainor's sophomore album is a move…
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…
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…
Fm
Farewell to Milwaukee From Minneapolis
In times before the Internet, it was so easy to miss a good band. You simply could not have heard of them, particularly if they went the independent…
Don't Hesitate
Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon
The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
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…
Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics
East Meets West
It’s an indescribably fulfilling to hear how The Heliocentrics once again adjust to the playing style and instrumentation of their collaborator. In…
Your Move Vol. 1
Mikey Young - Hot Chip On The Autobahn
Haven't you heard of Mikey Young before? Don’t worry, most of the people haven’t. There’s an underground scene anywhere, and Australia is no…
Deadringer: Deluxe
#tbt RJD2: Deathringer
RJD2 aka Ramble Jon Kohn started his career in a group MHz, but what really catapulted him to the stratosphere was his relationship with the record…
Trouble
The Dead C - Trouble
The New Zealand lo-fi avant-garde noise-rock/garage rock greats The Dead C came out with a new album this year via Ba Da Bing Records. As was perhaps…
Pictures
Remembering Katie Melua
Few days ago, I have heard a song on a radio by Katie Melua so I have decided to write a review of one of her albums. I was a big fan of Katie Meulua…
Christmas Kiss (Deluxe Edition)
Austin Marolla - Christmas Kiss
Christmas Kiss begins with a warm acoustic guitar and piano, in a groove that reminds me of something from a later Tom Petty record. This song is a…
Elder
Elder - Elder
Elder are a great American psychedelic rock/stoner doom band from Massachusetts. They have released a bunch of great albums through the years, but…
Spades and Roses
Americana Girl
After she won American Songwriter competition, Caroline Spence released her first album Somehow back in 2015. This year, her debut got its successor…
Americana
Americana
The Kinks legend uses Americana to blaze a path through both America's rock’n’roll history and his own. Its back-to-…
Ropewalk
Just Another Island Band
Even though they had success with their debut album, The View never managed to capitalize it in a right way. They are always somewhere near but they…
Integrity
Tom Harrel and The Art of Improv
Fantastic, legendary trumpet player Tom Harrel continues to prove that it's possible to create masterpieces even when you are in your…
Gøggs
Gøggs - Gøggs
Coggs are a relatively new American no-nonsense garage punk/garage rock band and a one of the projects of Ty Segall. While they have released an EP…
Science Fiction
A perfect and brutal goodbye from one of the best bands of the Millennium
You could be forgiven for falling away from your Brand New obsession in the years since Daisy. As the length between albums goes Brand New even beat…
Canción Animal (Remastered)
Soda Stereo: A Sign of Better Times
Ask any 15-30 yr-old Latin american folk what Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Colombia have in common and…
Transatlanticism
My changing attitude to songs on TV shows
For many artists having their music appear on TV shows and movies can provide a big boost interms of getting new fans and awareness. There are so man…
Waiting on a Song
When Dan Takes A Break From The Black Keys
When you reach wide audiences with your mother band, it is clear that you should be careful about every step you take, because any wrong move can mean…
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…
Saint Molly
Studying At The Academy Can Make You A Saint
I’m old enough to remember the times before any Internet (yeah, that old) with what would be now considered scant information about any new and…
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…
Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged (Deluxe)
Wrong time for the right idea
With the beginning of the holiday season, I can’t help but look back to last year’s holiday season and the great loss it brought…
Welcome oblivion
Post-Industrial Ups And Downs
Trent Reznor, an icon, a genius, or just one big egomaniac? I mean, NIN was always his band, with a plethora of artists coming and going, each one of…
Suicide Squad: The Album
Suicide Squad Kills It
Pure adrenaline punched into fourteen hard tracks of fire is what you shall blaze while rocking to the highly ranked motion picture album, Suicide…
SOAR
Het Droste Effect - Soar
The well-known Dutch instrumental psychedelic rock band Het Droste Effect came out with their latest album in the middle of last year. This album…
Starflower
Crushing on Jennifer Paige’s new sound
In the 90s, she got us all singing the light hearted guitar pop song “Crush”, and many of us probably forgot her since. Back then, I actually bought…
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…
Wine-Dark Sea
Winedark Sea: The Piece and CD A Review (John Mackey, Frank Ticheli and Others)
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble and Nathan Williams give such stunning performances of Frank Ticheli’s …
Z
#tbt My Morning Jacket
One of the most repeated and most overstated opinions you could about what is the worst thing for a musicians is that he was born in the wrong time,…
Cracked Actor (Live, Los Angeles '74)
Cracked Actor
This live album is culled from a show late in David’s Bowie’s 1974 tour. It’s heavy on material from Diamond Dogs and …
Not Even Happiness
Another Flower in Americana Scene Blossom
Surprise! This is another Americana folk review, as it seems that music within this genre makes love and gives birth to new babies every day. Julie…
A Moon Shaped Pool
A Radiohead Dream
If ever there was an intimidating band to review, that band is none other than the famous Radiohead. With a ridiculously dynamic career behind them,…
Thriller
Thriller - Timeless album from the King of Pop
Yes, we often say we are all human beings and we are all the same, but in this world there are people born with a shining star and with a life purpose…
All the Best Songs
Punk Storytelling
Names like No Use For A Name and All The Best Song do not sound attractive. They sound snobbish until you play the record. One of the most prolific…
V
Psychobilly At Its Slowest
The album I am about to review can thanks its vocalist for the highest mark. Savitra Labensart radiates with her opera-style, obscure vocal. It is,…
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant, formerly of alternative rock band The Czars, has a knack for re-invention and experimentation. His first album Queen of Denmark was a…
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…
Bloodlust
Body Count
The seventh album from Ice-T’s heavy metal band sounds like a TED Talk set to a bracing thrashcore/groove metal soundtrack. It takes a…
Astral Weeks (Expanded Edition)
Go Buy This Album
This album was not commercially successful at the time, however it has been critically praised since Van Morrison entered the popular…
Love Fear Choices and Astronauts
The Egocentrics - Love Fear Choices and Astronauts
The Egocentrics are a Romanian instrumental psychedelic rock band, who released their best album ''Love Fear Choices and Astronauts''…
Under the Red Cloud
It's Amorphis Time
Nomen est omen. The times when the term amorphis (insignificant) perfectly described this band from Finland are far behind us. From relatively brutal…
Youth
Fronteers' Finest Moment?
Fronteers are a Hullensian four piece making big waves in the UK's indie scene at the moment. Don't let their baby-faced appearance fool you,…
To Pimp A Butterfly
Album of the Year and Implicit Racism
Last year, white rock singer Beck took home the Grammy for Album of the Year over Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, and, most notably, Beyonc&…
Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars
Sitting Pretty on the Fence
James Yorkston has been around for a while, and it seems he always excels, whether solo or through quite a number of collaboration he was in,…
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:…
Blood Mountain (U.S. Version)
Blood Mountain by Mastodon: Schizophrenic level of awesomeness
Mastodon es una banda peculiar. Fueron uno de los pioneros de los lodos de la sabana, pero no se detuvieron allí. Continuando con el…
La Saboteuse
Yazz Ahmed - World Jazz At Its Best
Quite a number of modern jazz trumpet players are adding various tonalities from different musical styles as well as from different parts of the world…
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…
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&…
Rocket
Is Alex G Reincarnation of Elliot Smith?
There must be someone who deserves the same hype as Frank Ocean. There must be and here he is. Twenty year old author and multi instrumentalist Alex…
Those Younger Days
Indie Family
When you believe in people, the whole world is a church. And when your family believes in you, your life is easy like indie song. Music runs in the…
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Two men, one of them in flames, shake hands in a studio back lot. The image of a nude woman emerges from a red veil. A diver breaks the waves of a…
Giros
Giros, the thirtysomething album by Fito Páez
There was a time when Fito Paez made good records. It began exactly 30 years ago with Twists, the album currently the singer pays tribute with a…
Horehound
Horehound
Well, what can I do – I just love that retro sound that became popular again at the beginning of the new millennium. The Dead Weather are…
State of Undress
Minimalistic Freak Folk
Minimalistic indie folk is the future of the alternative scene. Berlin based group Susie Asado (named by Gertrude Stein’s song) is one of…
Freedom
Baby Woodrose - Freedom
The well-known Danish psychedelic rock/stoner rock band Baby Woodrose recently came out with a new album. The album is titled ''Freedom'&#…
Fun
Disco down with Blondie
When I heard that Blondie were about to release a new album, later this year, I had expected it would be a rock album. Last I heard…
Split Stones
Maggie Rogers' Split Stones: A 'Parting Gift' to Fans
After nine months of touring across North America and Europe, Maryland singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers is ready to close the chapter on her well-…
Just Call Me Nige
Future Music
If anyone can bear the title of future music, that would probably be the work of artists like Jojo Mayer, Bred Mehldau, Mark Guiliana, among others.…
Venus Fly
grimes feat Janelle Monáe: venus fly
It always astounds me just how long a great album can stay relevant for. Grimes fantastic album, Art Angels, blew away all comers at the end of 2015…
Body Love
IDER Transforms Heartbreak Into Emotional Growth With Body Love
North London duo IDER (Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville) began gaining attention for their delectable brand of delicate,…
Come See Us Play
Sidestepper breaks the silence of a decade
Sidestepper has spent a decade unedited unreleased album from Continental (2006), a period in which they had little activity. Last year they released…
Hero Of War
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Hero of War, originally released in 2008 on the 5th studio album of the alternative/punk rock band Rise Against, was the first release with guitarist…
Poppa Was a Playa
9 Rap Songs About Fathers and Fatherhood
When it comes to rap music fathers usually get the short end of the stick. This is because a lot of famous rappers grew up in underprivileged, single…
With You
Chester Bennington: Songs that Started it All
The first time I had heard Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park it was on a borrowed CD on a cheap portable CD player that skipped songs at the slightest…
You
You Equals Death
Keaton Henson folk rock appeal comes in the form of soild, captivating performances. In the song 'You', death is at the forefront of the idea…
Dust My Shoulders Off (feat. Timbaland)
Dust Off Your Shoulder
For those paying attention to the Top 10 songs on the iTunes download chart last week, Chengdu-born Jane Zhang's appearance appeared to come from…
I'm Into You
Chet Faker's Subgenre Promise
'I'm Into You' by Chet Faker was off of the debut Thinking In Textures. Since the explosion that has become Chet Faker's ever lasting…
P.O.W.A
Taking on the Tower
I could have shut up and put the glass slippers on and made millions of dollars. I could have made a ton of money and then helped build a school. But…
Put a Light On
Generationals' Carpe Diem Song
Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. Gen Y and Gen Z-ers may not be too familiar with this iconic quote from…
Roxanne
Understanding The Meaning Of Rock
The Rock is conceived through its history as a sound of protest, to do things differently irreverent, boldly, with weight, strength, able to move to…
Reggae Music
To protest in Spanish
The artist makes his art inspired by everything that lurches emotionally, and emotions, occur as a response to what surrounds human beings, whether…
High
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After massive presentations in Maracaibo, Valencia and Caracas grouping Rawayana agigantando the continuous success with his recording T rippy…
Human
Don't Put The Blame
Rory or Rag 'N' Bone Man trickled through the blues and soul circuit for years. After a single encounter from performing live and taking the…
Kill Jill
Big Boi Kill Jill Official Video!
After announcing his third studio album titled Boomiverse, Outcast`s very own, Big Boi drops his latest…
Ultralight Beam
Small Moments of Clarity with Kanye West
There are some days that are just made to be shitty. I was late to work for my afternoon shift of personal training, and like all days in which a…
Polished
Prince Innocence Explore the Trophy Girl Syndrome
I've written about Toronto-based duo Prince Innocence's (Josh McIntyre and Talvi Faustmann) 'Manic' before, and…
My Life
ZHU and Tame Impala's My Life Provides Radio-Friendly Existentialism
Tame Impala's Kevin Parker has not released any new music since 2015's Currents - making My Life, his recent…
Lost Boys
Boys in the Twilight Zone
Lost Boys is the lead single from UK dream pop duo Still Corners' (British vocalist Tessa Murray and Austin-born multi-…
24K Magic
Bruno Mars premieres 24k Magic
Bruno Mars has always been on stage as a super cool guy and this video is a fine proof of that, enjoying her male squad, synchronized dance steps and…
Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major, Symphony of a Thousand Erster Teil: Veni, creator spiritus Veni, creator spiritus
Mahler’s Symphony of 1,000 (Symphony Number 8) Dazzles and Keeps It High
One of the best symphonies of the last gasp of the Romantic era is Mahler’s Symphony number 8, or Symphony of 1,000. The latter title was …
Say You Do
Tei Shi Channels Britney Spears in Say You Do
When Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi (Valerie Teicher) released her critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space in March…
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…
Sign of the Times
If It's A Sign Of The Times, Harry Styles May Be The Voice Of Reason
'Sign of the Times' is coming out at the exact right time. Once the men from One Direction decided to go there separate ways, many wondered if…
On My Mind
Ellie Goulding Debuts New Single
Ellie Goulding has been rather silent ever since her last release, but that changed this morning on UK radio station Capital FM's Breakfast Show…
Put Za Istok
The Epic 'Road to the East'
There are slim chances that you’ve heard about Korni Grupa if you’re not from ex-Yugoslavia. There is also very little chance that you’ll believe me…
Hallelujah
Singing Hallelujah with Panic! At The Disco
I know. I knooooow. I am such a late bloomer when it comes to music. But I believe that it's NEVER too late to start liking something OR someone.…
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…
Find Me
Sigma feat. Birdy Adds A Depth Of Emotional Turmoil
After the rough actions of the United States, music seems like a safe haven even more than ever. Somehow Sigma's newest music video for 'Find…
Like I Do
Trevor braved us up with Like I Do
After willingly fallin so deep in eclipse of Trevor`s spectacular album project In My Feelings, I instantly…
Party In The Dark
Galactic Introspection
“Party In The Dark” follows the meditative and instrumental Coolverine, offering a second teaser of Scottish post-rock quintet&…
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…
Cheers Darlin'
Cheers and Goodbye
'Cheers Darlin' idolizes a subsection of music that stays hidden beneath the floor boards until one night, someone decides to do some digging.…
Ubu
What's in a Haircut?
Perth dream pop trio Methyl Ethel are leaning heavily towards the dancefloor in Ubu, the lead track from their upcoming sophomore album …
Blu (feat. Damon Albarn)
Hedonic Confusion
Guernsey-born DJ, electronic music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mura Masa (21-year old Alex Crossan) is on the cusp of…
Schizophrenia
All and Above
Call Sonic Youth the most influencial, the prominent art rock, destory the sounds they've created type of band. Sonic Youth have had albums listed…
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…
Logic Of Color
The Logic of Color
Music listeners who began their acquiantance with Baltimore duo Wye Oak after the release of their fourth album, Shriek (2014),…
How Deep Is Your Love
EDM In A New Dimension
You know what? I never truly listened to electronic music because when I hear the “toot toot” and the “teet teet&…
Swimming Through Dreams
Legendary producer John Fryer releases Black Needle Noise single with Mimi Page
Legendary producer John Fryer, one of the most innovative sonic architects on the music scene, is releasing new music under his new…
Quieres Decirme Algo
Wincho and his introspective pop bolero
Late last year Wincho Schafer appeared with the album Love Mother (2016), his second solo work plan after debuting with Another Reality (2014).…
City Of Stars - From
La La Hollywood
There once was a time, not so long ago, where movies were full of song and dance. The women were amazingly beautiful with …
Window
Joji Plays the Damsel in Distress in the High Octane, Anime-Inspired Window Music Video
Last November, New York-via-Osaka singer-songwriter Joji (George Miller) revealed to i-D that Brooklyn based film production duo BRTHR had directed an…
Big Boy Games
TEROUZ DROPS INFECTIOUS NEW TRACK BIG BOY GAMES
Egyptian Canadian concept artist TEROUZ found his sound by curating original songs with his taste for ‘90s nostalgia and ‘70s &…
7 Years
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I recently learned a valuable lesson. Tuning in to the local radio on a rainy Sunday morning does have its perks. In my country, listening…
Deja Vu
Leaving a Recurring Romance
A love song swirl seem to be the flavor you get with Jessica Lowndes song “Deja Vu”. It’s the situation of being in a…
How Long
How long does this stick in your head?
It was a couple of years ago that there were rumors about a possible romance blossoming between Charlie Puth&…
One Second
Dark Vibes
Italian artist Tying Tiffany is known for creating electro-pop tracks with a dark edge, “music that teeters between opaque moodiness and…
Good Morning
Playful Ecstasy
Good Morning is a track from LA pop-rockers Grouplove's (lead vocalist and guitarist Christian Zucconi, lead vocalist and keyboardist…
Atoms
Post-Break up Chill
I can see why Atoms, a track from Roses - the debut album from Atlanta-based Awful Records' 'Darkwave Duchess' Abra -…
Let Go
Alex Maxwell Trades Tears for Strength on Let Go
Alex Maxwell, a young singer-songwriter who happens to be the first British artist signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, has two…
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…
Nameless, Faceless
Courtney Barnett's Nameless, Faceless is an Off-Handed Feminist Anthem for Our Times
With “Nameless, Faceless”, the first glimpse of her upcoming sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel (May 18, 2018), Grammy-nominated Australian…
Long Gone
Phum Viphurit's Long Gone Dissolves Separation Anxiety Into Mild Euphoria
Bangkok-based singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit spent most of his teenage years in Hamilton, New Zealand - a cross-cultural experience that helped shape…
Lust for Life (with The Weeknd)
Newfound Optimism
Fans have never had to look to hard to find the melancholy, fatalism and nihilism in Lana Del Rey’s many, many songs about doomed love (with…
Stop Where You Are
Soft Whispers of Sunshine
A positive point of view is always a better way of looking at things, obviously. It’s when music sings and teaches listeners how to do this,…
Real
Is This Real Enough For You?
Real the track from Years & Years will strike a chord within you. Maybe it will be sutble, yet it will be effective. Released as the first…
Sucker
Sucker for The Big Moon
The Big Moon has a song playfully titled Sucker that...also has a seductive attraction that easily draws in any one within hearing distance. London…
Bohemian Rhapsody - Remastered 2011
Never ending rhapsody
With the end of the year nearing, it is time for all kinds of lists. Lists of the best and the worst of 2016 have already reached my desk…
Pop Song 2020
The System Lights Share Video + Single for Pop Song 2020
Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The System Lights are spearheaded by main singer-songwriter David Rangel, alongside R.L. Lenfestey, the&…
Abducted
Violent Passions
Enter Cults, aka Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, Californians-turned-New Yorkers who take the usual musical ingredients (vintage R&B chord…
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Remix - Club Version
The powerful message that Sorry de Beyonce carries
The new Beyonce album Lemonade is full of powerful lyrics to all his songs, and this is especially impressive, Sorry it is the theme that the artist…
Closer
Come 'Closer' With Chainsmokers!
When we talk about EDM, there are so many artists on the list to mention, there’s Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Avicii, Ellie Goulding. But…
Nadir
Dynamic Stagnation
London electronic duo TENDER (James Cullen and Dan Cobb) recently released Nadir, the first taste of their upcoming album from Partisan Records. The…
Take Me Home
Anthony helped Jess getting back Home
Young and still fresh neverening Pop craze, lovely female vocal Jess Glynne decided to update her single Take Me Home ,&…
teach you to fall in love
Fall In Love With Brett Castro's Newest Break-Up Anthem
Brett Castro never fails to turn moments in his personal life into a killer soundtrack for our lives - and he did it again with his newest single…
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
COVERLAND Vol.13: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Here is another song by Bob Dylan in the Coverland series, although this one is not that legendary as “All Along the Watchtower.”…
Sunshine
Peter Salett Uses Sunshine To Possess A Single Kind Of Love
Peter Salett's acoustic number Sunshine could border on Country, however, Salett instead touches upon a more Acoustic Indie paradox. I came across…
I Carry Your Heart With Me (I Carry It In)
The Heart Knows and Understands
It's not just chocolates, red roses or diamonds. Songs and poems also have their place in love stories. E.E. Cummings had a good share of love…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay Adventure Of A Lifetime
On November 6th, 2015 Coldplay released a new single entitled “Adventure of a Lifetime”. “Adventure of a Lifetime&…
Wolf
Poetic Obsession
Wolf is the penultimate track from Minneapolis-based indie rock trio Now, Now's second album Threads&…
Your Best American Girl
Truth Tells No Lies
Mitski clearly focus' on an all too real issue. The radical effect to be 'Your Best American Girl' campaign. Even though I reside in the…
Stop Desire
Mundane Sensuality
This colorful number by twin duo Tegan and Sara has overlaid their fun pop-rock vocals over a underlying desire that can be found through performing…
Siberian Nights
The Kills release new album.
British / American band, The Kills, founded by Mosshart (vocals) and Jamie Hotel Hince (Guitar), in 16 years of experience have given the public good…
Soak
Zola Jesus Soaks in Hopeful Gloom
“Soak” follows “Exhumed” as the second new track from Wisconsin singer and producer Zola Jesus’…
Everybody Lost Somebody
Celebratory Sadness
All moments in life are really important, but I think there's like definitive moments - and like 18 years old, graduating high school,…
When I Get Home
Twisted Language
Post Animal follow in the steps of psychedelic rhythms and mind bending instrumental loops consisting in their track 'When I Get Home'. From…
Auction
Diddy And Lil Kim reunite to put it down on Auction
To me, all of this makes me feel like I’m reporting music news from somewhere in the second half of the 90s, but P Diddy and Lil Kim have…
April Skies
Songs that started it all. 2) April Skies, Jesus and Mary Chain
Scotland has a proud history of great indie bands: Belle and Sebastian, The Blue Nile, punk band The Skids, Primal Scream, but before I heard April…
Sunscreen
Mediterranean Vibes
The partnership between London duo JeanGa and George began at an auction, where both parties were bidding for a Roland TR-707 (a programmable…
One More Dollar
A Migrant's Tale
If it wasn't for Berklee's Songwriting MOOC on Coursera, I would never have known of Gillian Welch's gem of a song. One More Dollar is a…
Underdog
BANKS’ “Underdog”: An Intimate Empowerment Anthem
On “Fuck With Myself”, the lead single from Californian singer-songwriter BANKS’ (Jillian Rose Banks) critically acclaimed…
Sabali
Love, Jouissance and Blindness: The Doubly Poignant Use of Amadou & Mariam's Sabali in Léa Mysius' Ava
“Ava”, the debut feature film by La Femis film school graduate Léa Mysius, incorporates a…
Winona
Lo-Fi Authenticity and DJ Boring's Winona
Alongside other underground music producers with ironic, tongue-in-cheek monikers like DJ Seinfield and Ross from Friends, DJ…
Porgy and Bess: Act 1: Scene 1: Summertime
Jazz Standards Vol.7 - Summertime
‘Summertime’ is probably the best-known standard outside the jazz circless. This song is an aria from the 1935 opera ‘…
Ain't Your Mama
Not my feminist slogan
Jennifer Lopez released the video for her latest single entitled, I Ain’t Your Mama, and I ain’t impressed. Lopez is jumping on the feminist…
Waterfalls
Waterfalling For All The Girls : Verse Simmonds
Finally we can call back our enticipation, the new Verse is here and I am not talkin` about rap bars... Our supreme&…
In The Shade
The Perfect Song for the Summer
The summer might be over (at least for those in the Northern Hemisphere), but I couldn't resist writing about this brilliant gem of a song that…
Chica Ideal
Sing to him! : What You Sing Is What You Think
When an artist writes a song makes thinking and feeling, is inspired by a person, his thoughts and feelings become tangible, writes on paper and…
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…
Smile More
Deap Vally Tells Us What Not To Do
I presume it would be safe to say that Deap Vally flew out of the San Francisco Bay area at full throttle towards any neighboring stage they could…
Offering
Spiritual Reconciliation
Four years after the release of their sophomore album Static (2013), New York indie duo Cults (Brian Oblivion…
Good Drank
All Glasses Up, Filled With Good Drank!
Georgia Trap master, 2Chainz dropped another one on us. His latest video includes a visual performance of the single Good…
Take Me to Church
Living in Fear of Experiencing Humanity
In the world of popular entertainment, controversy is often what draws attention to something. Everything from hate comments on public media forums…
The Boy With The Arab Strap
Longevity and Connection
I’ll be honest, I’m one of the latecomers when it comes to Belle and Sebastian. I should also confess that I discovered this song…
The Wonder of Love
The Wonder of Gold Celeste
Gold Celeste is extremely keen at finding the right balance between psych music’s modern elements - they craft tape-saturated drum grooves…
LMK
Kelela's Electro-Soul Feminist Hookup Manifesto
In Björk collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang’s music video, LA-via-DC Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter Kelela alternates between a…
Funeral Pyre
Phantogram's Phantasmagoric Elegy
Nearly a year after its release, Phantogram’s Three (2016) offers viewers with a final music video to accompany its dark, brooding and grief…
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…
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,…
Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ)
A drop of cold water
It was to be expected. Once the collaboration between Major Lazer and Justin Bieber was announced, everybody already knew it was going to be a hit.…
Leadlight
Under The Spotlight
When a songstress or singer-songwriter comes out of the blues, out of the woods via SoundCloud. That magical meeting is met through the headphones of…
Pressure
New Synthpop cover from ELYXR
ELYXR is a collaborative-band concocting modern synthpop potions. Spearheaded by Seattle-based indie-electronic music songwriter/producer Kasson…
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…
All My Life
Lasting Just Like Love
Because this month couldn't end without me being thankful to have celebrated one more year of wedded bliss, I am taking time to commend one of the…
Messin' Around
Pitbull premieres song with Enrique Iglesias
Pitbull has joined once again with Enrique Iglesias and not to play, the duo apparently chemistry abundance because it is not the first time together…
Making Plans For Nigel
A Haunting Bossa Nova Twist
Formed in 2004, French cover band Nouvelle Vague consists of Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, along with a host of rotating female…
She Looks So Perfect
Girls Talk Boys the New 5SOS
Boys Girls Talk is the soundtrack of the new film Ghostbusters, or as we met in childhood Ghostbusters. In this new film we act comedians of the…
Hard Times
Paramore's New Song Will Get You Through the Hard Times
After their 4-year hiatus, everyone was stoked to hear that Paramore was coming back. Certainly, their rest has not made them lose their sound but…
Innocent Dreams
Maven Grace's Innocent Dreams is an Antidote for Alienation
Musicians often complain about the remote collaboration process, where songs can be recorded without a singer ever sharing studio time with…
Something In The Way
Concentrated Attraction
Nirvana came into existence and seemingly destroyed hair metal in the blink of an eye. Parents who where in thier early 20s at the time would save…
Becomes The Color
Stick Around for the Credits
It seems to be a bit of a pattern for me to discover new music through television and cinema. I recently watched the wonderfully creepy Stoker, and…
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…
Windowlicker
Windowlicker: A spectrogram to the digital soul
Literaly nothing could have prepaired me for the first time I saw the epic music video for Windowlicker, which honestly deserves as much attention as…
Clementine
Her Name isn't Clementine?
I had no inkling of who Sarah Jaffe was when I clicked on a link to ‘Clementine’ (it was a recommended video on my Youtube account…
Let Me Go ! (feat. Sophie Hunger)
Erik Truffaz feat. Sophie Hunger: Let Me Go !
I love what happened to music in the last two decades. The music industry tended to classify music under genre labels to ease the selling, so eclectic…
Broke
Joe Budden is all about love
On September 8 Joe Budden released the video of his brand new single for the upcoming album ''All love lost'' set to be…
Loše Vino
COVERLAND Vol.23: Loše vino
“Loše vino” (Bad Wine) is one of the best songs ever written by Goran Bregović, the guitarist and principal leader of…
Love Again
Learn to love Soul for Real again
Some names in r&b music bring back a lot of memories and open up a bulk of nostalgia. Soul For Real is one of those names. They were so…
Body and Soul
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.2 - Body and Soul
In this second article dedicated to jazz standards, I present you the most covered one of all times - “Body and Soul”, a…
Get Low
Get Low - James Vincent McMorrow
Get Low by James Vincent McMorrow is a song that caught me completely off guard. I make a habit of listening to some of the Apple Music curated…
Crash
Usher surprises with two releases in one week
The famous R & B singer Usher in the summer of this year will be premiering which would be his eighth album which called Flawed, which comes…
Renegade
Midnight - 4 am
Renegade is the second track from Melbourne-based indie folk rock quintet The Paper Kites' sophomore album twelvefour (2015).…
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…
Sea Birds
Mythic Wilderness
When was the last time you heard the Latin/scientific name of an animal species in a song? Egretta garzetta (the little egret),…
Me and Michael
Will Me and Michael Prove to be the Big Song on MGMT's Little Dark Age?
En su perfil de Q Magazine en diciembre pasado, cuando MGMT discutió su próximo cuarto álbum, Little Dark Age , Me and Michael fue…
Tonya Harding (In D major)
Sufjan Stevens' Tonya Harding Paints the 90s Olympics Figure Skating Scandal in Elegiac Terms
Detroit singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens’ website succinctly describes his unusual artistry: &…
How Soon The Dawn
Jake Bugg Proves What Elements Craft A Great Song
When Jake Bugg came out onto the scene, no one knew where in the hell to place this crafted young genius of a musician. Better yet, everyone wanted to…
Salut d'amour, Op. 12,
When Love's Greeting Changes Key
Elgar’s Salut d’amour (1888) is an example of a piece that underwent changes from its inception to its publication. Originally…
Handcuffs
Orlando Victims and Youtube Stars in “Hands” Lyric Video
An extraordinarily emotional and full of all sorts of characters video they carry in their hands the message of optimism and acceptance that is…
Hologram
Scream Over The Hologram
An intelligent life form possibly from this world or living on another, is the main focus of Crown The Empire's music video 'Hologram'.…
Take a Walk
Let's All Take A Walk
If you have listened to Passion Pit before than you know just how great their music really is. Each song is a unique journey synthesized by the…
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.…
Feral Hearts
A Feral Dose of Estonian Pop
Kerli, a celebrated pop star from Estonia, just dropped the video of her much awaited single “Feral Heart” – and here is…
Sorry
Sorry Feat. J Balvin (Latin Remix)
In a few days the Canadian singer Justin Bieber releases his new album called PURPOSE, already has two promotional singles, the first song was What…
Never Be the Same
Can Camila Cabello Score a Continuity of Hits with “Never Be the Same”?
Ex-Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello days as a pop underdog are over. Her debut solo single Crying in the Club may have been lackluster,…
Switch Up
Sobae is Here to Switch Up Future R&B
The relatively narrow space that Asian and Asian American artists have carved out for themselves in the Anglophone American music market has been, for…
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…
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…
Get My Bang
On Eros and Thanatos
“It became apparent that that guitar almost became the character within the songs, that phallic character, the all-conquering…
Love So Soft
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…
One Day - New Album Version
Hoping for that One Day
With each new year that comes, whether we intend to or not we usually have this anticipation for good things to happen within this fresh year. Simply…
Exception
Token Shows How Bullying Affects Everyone
Between Hip Hop and Rap, these two genres have always been a safe haven for anyone to voice their opinions. In the case of Token with his music video…
Sorry Is Gone
Gone Girl
La cantante country de Ohio, Jessica Lea Mayfield, estrenó recientemente la pista titular de su cuarto álbum de estudio (el 29 de…
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…
One Call Away
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth is a 25 year old American singer songwriter whose 2015 song SEE YOU AGAIN , was co-written and produced with Wiz Khalifa, hitting #1 on…
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony and Silvestre Dangond: two titans on stage
This Friday, August 4, they are presented in Bogota, Marc Anthony and Silvestre Dangond. A meeting that is given after five years that the Puerto…
KMFDM
KMFDM
Something Special forever and a day Oh how much I missed some true and real things. Fresh water on my skin and in my body. Fresh water everywhere.…
Charly García
Charly Garcia is still hospitalized
The famous singer of will not train was taken to hospital in Buenos Aires, but the reason for admission is unknown. A few weeks ago, the Argentine…
Chris Carmack
Chris Carmack ‘Pieces Of You’ – EP Review
I have to admit with being conflicted by the principle of the stars of the TV show ‘Nashville’ getting shortcuts into the music…
Sam Lewis
Sam Lewis ‘Waiting On You’ - Album Review
Country soulman Sam Lewis first came to the world’s attention in 2012 via his self-titled debut album, but the singer/songwriter from Asheboro, NC has…
Japan
Daisuck & Prostitute
Imagine a chicken walking the streets of Tokyo. A big and cocky chicken in a black suit and a top hat. It walks and talks to strangers, drinks beer…
Pietro Milanesi
Interview with Pietro Milanesi
Pietro Milanesi is an LA-based composer, originally from Torino, Italy; a rising talent in film scoring, he worked on several high profile productions…
Ed Dupas
Ed Dupas ‘A Good American Life’ – Album Review
Ann Arbor, Michigan resident Ed Dupas has the North American blood running through his veins. Born in Texas but spending much of his childhood in…
Tommy Torres
Daddy Yankee and Tommy Torres team up in the studio
Although some say that reggaeton and romantic ballads are far from resembling (especially in the ways of conceiving the relationships in their lyrics…
Miguel Bosé
Invitation to Manuel Medrano for concerts in Colombia
The Spanish singer miguelbose served on Thursday social networks to invite Manuel Medrano to join him in the two concerts he will give in Bogota and…
Sia
Why is Sia covering her face?
One of the great mysteries in the music industry has generated Sia. To this artist always see back or with his face covered by her blond hair, he has…
Suyoen Kim
A Stradivarius of more than one million euros
An extraordinary Stradivarius violin, known as Ex-Croall, will be auctioned on 28 March. Such objects combine the artistic with the value itself, and…
James Brown
That Screamer
Each artist has the ability to distinguish one from another. Especially this man named James, this legendary song, a hymn for humanity, powerful…
Britney Spears
Return of the Queen of Pop “Britney Spears”
This time I touch to the opening of the Billboard Music Awards and leave you with your mouth open to the public with their dances, accompanied by a…
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…
Carlos Baute
Carlos Baute raises the temperature with his new video
The Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute based in Spain surprised his fans with the presentation of a video in which, as in the lyrics of his song, loses…
Ilan Chester
You are one in a million, a jazz standard
Night falls in late February. The waning moon enters, and when it appears on the horizon the clock nears midnight. Ilan Chester's voice…
Bad Bunny
bad bunny images
If you are a fan of the bad reggeaton bunny, then let me surprise you, going to see these images of Bad Bunny you will be fascinated and you will end…
Miley Cyrus
When The Voice judges are showing off
I normally wouldn't choose to write about a performance, especially one that's been on The Voice, but today I did hit the play button on the…
Kathryn Legendre
Kathryn Legendre ‘Don’t Give A Damn’ - EP Review
“I’d rather build my home than be made by one.” – Kathryn Legendre, ‘Build My Home’…
J Balvin
Just days before J Balvin presents us with new material.
It is no secret that this artist has revolutionized the world of reggaeton when I present her previous album called La Familia. And surprises us…
David Bisbal
David Bisbal on DVD
The most international of the moment Spanish singer David Bisbal, happy once again their fans, this time with a special DVD that includes live…
Juana Molina
Juana Molina premieres video clip for In The Lassa
Former Argentine comedian and singer-songwriter Juana Molina has managed to make a name for herself in the world of indie music in the United States.…
Selena Gomez
Legendary And Tonic Of Immortality
Transcending, become legend, is all he wants an artist. Some achieve it after his physical disappearance, others are and do not know, it happens…
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Hey Joe, look who you brought together
Nick Cave is a cool guy - cool as a jazz cat can be, although he has nothing to do with jazz. That’s why this totally weird combination of…
The Beatles
The Beatle's Genius and Legacy
Los Beatles - el grupo de rock más venerado de la historia, son alabados por una razón. Más allá del fenómeno social de los…
Remy Ma
4 Rap Albums to Lookout for in early 2017
Fetty Wap – ‘King Zoo’ Love him or hate him Fetty Wap is a bonafide rap star and hit-maker. His self-titled debut album was certified platinum and…
The Nuñez Project
The Nunez Project Entices with Lares
Luis Nunez has a rich musical family heritage and he grew up playing with A-list musicians and singers from all over Puerto Rico. At 16, he started…
Elliot Easton
The Cars Elliot Easton Takes the Driver Seat with The Empty Hearts Band
It was the 60's when we were growing up as regular kids in the middle class, suburban town of Massapequa New York. &…
Miriam Jones
Miriam Jones ‘Between Green & Gone’ – Album Review
“It happened on a normal day.” These are the opening lyrics to the newly released Between Green and Gone by Canadian-born, Oxford-living singer/…
Blazar
SPOTIFY SINGLE ‘TOMORROW’ BY MUSIC ICON BLAZAR HITS THE HEART OF IMAGINE DRAGONS FANS
Blazar (a.k.a. Jerad Finck) has had 3 top 40 singles, a Billboard Debut at #49 and was the Grand Prize Winner of the U.S.A Songwriting…
The R Train
The R Train's Dear Mr. Fantasy Video Takes Us Back To The 60's
The power trio that is The R Train has released their music video for their cover of the song “Dear Mr. Fantasy,” and it’s nothing short of magical.…
Vocal Song
Vocal song will give two concerts in Caracas
The Venezuelan group Vocal Song prepares his followers two concerts in which he will tour his recent repertoire. On the occasion of Valentine&#…
P.M. Dawn
PM DAWN member Prince Be passed away
PM Dawn, one of the most acclaimed mainstream hip hop duos of the 1990s, today through the loss of one of its founding members. Singer Prince Be (…
The Rolling Stones
The Rollings go to Cuba
On the official website of the Rolling Stones is a statement with the great news is that rockin leave for Havana in less than a month; Just three…
Projota
The Rio 2016 Olympics already have an official theme
Brazil, samba, carnival, garotas, party, joy, sport ... There are many things that spring to mind when we realize that there are very few remaining…
Chino & Nacho
Pepsi Music 2016 is here
nominations for Pepsi Music Awards 2016 are now open, this reach its fifth edition and fête music made in Venezuela in fifteen different genres.…
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…
Shakira
time does not exist
The seasons do not exist in Venezuela, for example, there is no date that marks all the seasons of the year, and even then the rain falls and the sun…
Alkilados
Alkilados premieres a remix of I like it with Maluma
Today Akilados finally launched the remix of his latest single called Like next to Maluma. This piece of music is part of the first album of…
Gloria Trevi
Gloria Trevi, the diva of old shoes
A woman with loose, disorderly, rebellious, uncontrollable hair. These are the first images to emerge when one hears the name of Gloria Trevi , that…
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick's romance with James Corden
I know that Anna Kendrick is an actress, but it seems professional singer, the star of Perfect Pitch is 30 years old and a successful career in…
Jasmine Thakral
Jasmine Thakral Creates The Anthem We’ve All Been Waiting For In Turning 23
We all know what it’s like to turn 23. We are well into our adult years by this time and it’s assumed by everyone, including ourselves, that we would…
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…
Rels B
Flakk in Love
The presses stopped this time with the publication of the track titled Girlfriend , a true work that unites skinnyflakk And…
Wincho Schafer
Wincho, Joel Martínez and Domingo en Llamas will share the stage
Three unconventional and disparate projects together musicians share the stage this Saturday at the Centro Cultural Chacao, Caracas, in a concert…
Heidi Howe
Heidi Howe ‘Be Good’ - Album Review
Heidi Howe is a singer/songwriter who absolutely refuses to be pigeon-holed. Taking influence from Dolly Parton, John Prine, Cyndi Lauper, Iris Dement…
Eric Clapton
Still Got It At 70
I had to think long and hard about writing this short post. I feel like the majority of my posts to date have been…
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake ‘Drink You Away’ – Single Review
On November 4, Justin Timberlake joined his good friend Chris Stapleton (who was up for and later won three awards that night) on the CMA Awards stage…
Shakira
Shakira returns with El Blackmail with Maluma
Colombian singer Shakira has been talking a lot in the last year on a new production, and having announced just over a month ago now premieres could…
Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams sang Do You Still Love Me? on The Late Late Show
The American folk rock singer Ryan Adams released mid-month a new record plate titled Prisoner, work for which already announced a tour and has been…
Calle 13
Residente will release a solo album
The Puerto Rican rapper Rene Perez, aka Residente, shook networks with a video posted from your Facebook account, in which he admitted he was working…
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors ‘Medicine’ – Album Review
Memphis-born Drew Holcomb came to music with a heated urgency at age seventeen, spurned by the sudden death of his younger brother and searching for a…
Chris Berardo & The Desberardos
Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos The Quintessential Americana/Roots Rock Band
Esta semana he tenido el placer de entrevistar a Chris Berardo sobre su banda de rock de gira a nivel nacional Americana / Roots, Chris Berardo y La…
Pau Donés
The 50 sticks of Syrup.
The Spanish singer Pau Dones, leader of Jarabe de Palo band, presented today in Madrid his project 50 Palos which includes a disk with old and new…
Michelle Branch
Take Note: Michelle Branch Has Officially Returned
You have certainly not been a pop fan in the early 2000s if you have not loved Michelle Branch to the bits when she was crooning along to “Game of…
Rafael "Pollo" Brito
Pollo Brito sang to Tío Simón at Pepsi Music
Already in 2015, the singer and cuatro player Rafael Pollo Brito was released, along with EPA, an album in tribute to Simon Diaz, Uncle Simon; where…
Skullwinx
The Relic a concept based metal album by SkullWinx
German EPIC SPEED METAL newcomers SKULLWINX hit hard with their second album The Relic.The band is faster, stronger and more epic than ever before.…
C4trÍo
C4 Trio celebrates ten years of music
For some, it is four young men who have put their skills to the service of music with traditional roots of Venezuela. For others, four of the top…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
How Bob Marley Changed My World View
Growing up in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania in the 1970s gave me a varied musical education. My parents listened to Top 40 and some Oldies…
OneRepublic
One Republic prepares new album
One Republic is characterized by the great touch of rock-pop they have in their music; With which they have triumphed over the years. The American…
Chris Lane
Chris Lane ‘Fix’ – Single Review
Chris Lane is the flagship artist for new label Big Loud Records, a record label subsidiary of Big Loud Shirt Publishing and Big Loud Mountain Studios…
Little Big Town
Little Big Town’s ‘Girl Crush’, And The Close-Minded Complaints That Have Forced It Into Low Rotation
Written by TexMex As a Music Director for a current Country music radio station in Texas, it always baffles me when people take the time to complain…
Olivia Lane
Olivia Lane ‘Heart Unlocked’ – Album Review
Texas native Olivia Lane has recently released her first full-length album Heart Unlocked, an “acoustic mix” album. I put the “acoustic mix” in&…
The Ballroom Thieves
The Ballroom Thieves ‘A Wolf In The Doorway’ – Album Review
We are lost in a reverb-swathed hall, bathing in smooth harmonies and breathing in the booming glide of delicate cello, the crash of dynamic…
Kalamashaka
7 Artists Who Helped Pioneer African Hip Hop
Hip hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx, New York to worldwide popularity; it has truly become a powerhouse within music and world…
DNCE
CNCO DNCE : About Band Names
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…
Jean Carlos Canela
He sang Shorty He sang Viral
When an artist achieves a Hit, a popular song, as well as during my childhood it was the pump, as in my college days I was Baby Justin Bieber, these…
Radiohead
Glastonbury 2017 will mark the 20th Anniversary of Radiohead's breakthrough moment
If you're like me then you didn't have a chance in hell of getting Radiohead tickets for their 2017 tour. To cheer myself up I tracked down…
Rihanna
Rihanna will be honored at the 2016 MTV VMAs
The native girl barbados, it will earn the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which is the highest recognition that can be done to an artist on…
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake honors Prince in a Netflix film
Justin Timberlake, the late singer Prince was a great influence on his career, for this reason, he decided to dedicate Justin Timberlake + The…
Viniloversus
The vinyls again making protest art.
Viniloversus again surprises its fans; this time with a subject that nobody expected so-called Cold Blood that clearly all the difficult situation…
Mai Lee
KITCHEN CONFESSIONS #7 : INTERVIEW WITH MAI LEE
A flower shares his scent much longer after it`s breathing stage. There is no end, only a different meaning. After a while,…
Pablo Alborán
Pablo Alborán does not retire
The Spanish singer Pablo Alboran decided to cut with rumors root. After appearing in several news media that the Malaga-born artist retired from…
Demi Lovato
July 2015
To say that July got off to a good start would be an understatement. Demi Lovato’s Cool For The Summer was released on July 1,…
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…
Radiohead
New video Man of war
The song is part of the reissue that goes on sale this Friday, day that are presented in the main stage of the Glastonbury Festival. Radiohead…
Kerani
Featured Track: Kerani - Equilibrium
Kerani composes and performs Neo Classical New Age music. Equilibrium which is also the title of her latest release, is the…
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo: His contribution to pop culture
Soda Stereo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the words used by Gustavo Cerati at the beginning of The Last Concert on the farewell tour of the band…
Melendi
Melendi sings I'm your super hero
Take off your glasses is the name of the most recent musical production of Ramón Melendi Espina, better known as Melendi, which will be…
Aaron Carter
Blending Justin Bieber and Zayn Malik
To me, Aaron Carter will probably always be the kid brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. As an artist, I only know his cover “I…
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd in Caracas?
Most viewers of the so-called first world would not believe the number of rock bands that have traveled the spaces of our picturesque capital city.…
Taylor Swift
A Different Way To View Wonderland
Taylor Swift has always been known to write and compose songs filled with depth and brevity. Her inspiration to her lyrics has always been rumoured to…
Los Mesoneros
Los Mesoneros announce date and name of their new album
Innkeepers is an important Venezuelan band is doing things right. Make good songs, they have a consistent harmony with their melodies, ie, sound good…
Soda Stereo
Former member is Goodwill Ambassador
Nothing more and nothing less than the office of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Argentina appointed Ambassador of Good Will to Soda…
Rihanna
Rihanna receives distinction from Harvard
Harvard University gave the urban music singer Rihana a distinction in recognition of his work for the defense of Human Rights. The singer received…
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez get back together
A few days ago, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony her ex-husband were pleasantly shocked with that famous kiss that turned her around the world. As if…
FKA twigs
FKA twigs feminist speech
And where the teenager looks incoherent video, the artist's eye perceives -not feminist or feminine discourse know, nor does it matter if…
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert @ Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA | May 21, 2016 – Review
There was this moment during “All Kinds of Kinds” when Miranda Lambert was recalling standing up in geometry class and you…
Astro Lasso
Lasso premiered his new album
Venezuelan singer Lasso has just released his new album called voluntary exile of a Mind Saturated. The album consists of 13 songs which are already…
The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers and Coldplay released a joint song
The DJ The Chainsmokers the British band Coldplay came together in a new song that is something like a combination of Closer and Hymn for the weekend…
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…
Rehya Stevens
Head Over Heels for Rehya Stevens
Songstress Rehya Stevens has teamed up with Jon Kubik for an impressive new single named Abracadabra. With her new single in tow, she…
Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin's I Will Rise
Off of his Hello Love album, Chris Tomlin’s “I Will Rise” is one of the most tender and beautiful songs about…
Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan ‘Crash My Party’ – Album Review
From the initial driving drum beat, hip hop bassline and cringeworthy “uh uh”s that begin opener to ‘Crash My Party’ and hit single ‘That’s My Kind of…
Harpooner
Carolines
The pounding drumline instantly brought me in on Harpooner’s newest single, “Carolines,” which hovers around the concept…
Apache
In self-defense, the new Apache
There have been many rumors that relate to the Venezuelan rapper Larry Rada, better known as Apache, alleged scams carried out to the family of…
Tom Waits
Singing Is Not What You Think It Is
I think that the difference between instrumental and vocal (meaning lyric-based) music is a strength and a weakness for both sides. Using words allows…
Britney Spears
Britney Spears could perform at the 2017 Super Bowl
Britney Spears could be the next star to perform at halftime of Super Bowl next year. If so, the pop princess would be added to the long list of…
Katy Perry
Katy Perry releases new album
David Bisbal
David Bisbal receives Gold Disc in Colombia
David Bisbal closed the year with great news is that his latest single Before No became Single Gold in Colombia for being a digital sales record this…
Bob Dylan
Dylan announces new album for May 2016
Musician Bob Dylan announced the release of a new album, Fallen Angels, in representing its thirty-seventh studio album, and after that will embark…
Britney Spears
britney with new album
American singer Britney Spears released her fans that '' Glory '' is the name that will take its next studio album,…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba and Incubus shined in Guatemala
Music fans gathered in Guatemala for two days in which he was one of the most important cultural events in the country. The Empire Music Festival…
Enrique Iglesias
New Single by Enrique Iglesias Duele el Corazon
Singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias releases his new single Duele el Corazón, the single will be available for sale from April 18 and will…
Foo Fighters
Foo fighters and Green Day will say present at the Corona Capital Festival 2017
This week, the list of artists that will be part of the Corona Capital 2017 Festival will be announced in its eighth edition, which will take place…
Sarah Gayle Meech
Sarah Gayle Meech ‘Tennessee Love Song’ – Album Review
Recent recipient of the Female Outlaw of the Year award at the Ameripolitan Awards, Sarah Gayle Meech is back on March 31st with her sophomore record…
Soda Stereo
Cerati A Million Light Years Away
It was expected news. At 55, Gustavo Cerati rests in peace. Four years in intensive care became a punishment, not only for his relatives, but for his…
Krystal Keith
Krystal Keith ‘Whiskey & Lace’ – Album Review
Well damn, I was surprised by Krystal Keith’s debut release, ‘Whiskey & Lace’. It’s rare that I might feel like a fan of an artist 2 songs…
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…
Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Dunn ‘Peace Love and Country Music’ – Album Review
The only song from Ronnie Dunn’s latest album ‘Peace Love and Country Music’ that I listened to prior to consuming the record in full was ‘I Wish I…
The Normal Living
7 Questions For The Normal Living - New Jersey Rock and Roll Band
The Normal Living (TNL) serves up a blend of guitar-driven songs, layered with intricate piano, pop-rock vocals, and sophisticated drums. It’s…
SMV
THE LOW END Vol.1: The Bass
The bass is the base. Hence the name. The bass is the binding force between the rhythm and the harmony. The bass is the instrument that plays the…
Diddy
Kate Moss, Puff and collaborative superstardom all for free?
When we almost give up on this guy, thinking he got it all and his time has already way back, buried like a time capsule, the boss Sean…
Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Omar Rodríguez-López will release 12 new albums before the end of the year.
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, better known as the guitarist of the acclaimed groups At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta, is also a prolific composer who has…
P!nk
P!nk released What About Us, the first single from their seventh album
The American singer Pink is back with a new song for these new times, whose name is What About Us , written by the singer and by Johnny McDaid of…
Blown Out
Blown Out
Blown Out are one of the most underrated yet renowned space rock/doom/kraut influenced psychedelic rock bands of the last few years. This…
Hundred Handed
Thanks to Dr. Phil I found Hundred Handed
I was watching Dr. Phil recently, it was a rerun, but it was one that I had not seen before. When he was done with the guests, he had a surprise for…
Yordano
Yordano goes to social networks to request medication.
Venezuelan singer Yordano came, once again, to social networks to try to get drugs. This time, fortunately, it was a picture of bronchitis that kept…
Wayne Shorter
The Herbie Hancock/Wayne Shorter Manifesto
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter are two rare geniuses, whose careers last for more than 60 years now, and whose impact on contemporary music is…
ANOHNI
Anohni presents the video for “Marrow”
In recent months the British singer Anohni, has been presenting different videos for promotional singles from their latest album plate, '…
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…
Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque returns with a new song
Brazilian singer Chico Buarque surprised his followers with his return to musical composition. After six years without presenting new releases, this…
Chance The Rapper
Is Chance the Rapper On His Way To Legendary Status?
Chance the Rapper has been a really hot topic recently due to his newly released mixtape, Coloring Book, which is expected to make Billboard history…
Manuel Medrano
Manuel Medrano renews his song The woman who throws fire
Manuel Medrano releases a new version of La mujer que bota fuego, one of the songs that make up his debut album released in 2015. The new theme is…
Old Dominion
Old Dominion ‘Meat and Candy’ – Album Review
In case you’re not familiar with them, Old Dominion is a five-member “country” band that was formed in Nashville by…
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode cover David Bowie's 'Heroes'
Last march of the precursors of the electrorock, Depeche Mode, they launched a new record plate titled Spirit and during their respective promotional…
Gary Quinn
Gary Quinn - Album Review
Born and raised in Ireland, Gary Quinn listened to his father’s Kris Kristofferson tapes and then fell in love with the new…
Los Amigos Invisibles
The Invisible Friends will perform a benefit concert for Venezuela
The current situation in Venezuela, has caused much of the cultural-musical movement in the country, is pronounced to stop violence in the streets.…
AC/DC
AC/DC's Brian Johnson could hear the stage again.
As we know recently iconic lead singer of the Australian band AC / DC, Brian Johanson, who since 1980 after the death of Bon Scott had to hold this…
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas
A tribute to Flaco Spinetta
Following is the name of the second single from LHON (Humanity or us), the latest album by Argentine rock duo, The Valderramas Illya Kuryaki and…
Shabaka and the Ancestors
The Wisdom of Elders by Shabaka Hutchings and the Ancestors
One of London's most promising saxophone players - Shabaka Hutchings teamed up with a South African group of musicians to deliver what appears to…
Ebbot Lundberg
The Soundtrack of Ebbot Lundberg's Life
Even though this is the third solo album Ebbot Lundberg has come up with unless you are familiar with the Swedish band he fronts, The…
Joan Baez
When Joan Baez went religious
Joan Baez is an artist we usually get to see with a guitar in her hands, mesmerizing with her powerful voice all around her. She’s an icon…
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden's bittersweet visit to Chile
Two moments marked the visit of the hard rock group Iron Maiden Chile: the celebration of an amazing concert and the crash of his plane at the…
Zephyr
Remember Zephyr?
Billed as a blues-based hard rock band, Zephyr was much more than that. It is the culmination of the sixties, with all the styles and genres blended…
Adrivn
How to make music in Venezuela? Part I
Yes, here in Venezuela, in this land that borders the Caribbean Sea, music is made, and go how. At first, the process is as everywhere in the world,…
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails announce EP 'Add Violence' and premiere the song Less Than
Last week Trent Reznor turned on the alarms of Nine Inch Nails fans commenting on Twitter Next week in the middle of last week, which obviously for…
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas cancel performances due to anti-LGBT law
Nick and Demi are joining the long list of artists who refuse to perform in North Carolina, canceling two concerts, they protest against the new…
Gregg Allman
Peach Music Festival Review
The Peach Music Festival is entering its 4th year of existence in Scranton, PA. Peach Fest is an Allman Brothers Band inspired festival that features…
Francis Poulenc
Poulenc's Organ Concerto is Stunning!
Poulenc’s organ concerto in G minor starts off with a bang. The clash of the organs and strings is simply dazzling. There's a little bit of…
Amie Penwell
Amie Penwell: Let's Get Real
Artist Amie Penwell breaks through this Fall with her intriguing new single and video for Windows. The singer-songwriter who quickly proves herself as…
Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams new video
Briton Robert Peter Williams, known simply as Robbie Williams, is back with all the irons to the international music scene. Recently, the…
Jake Monaco
Check out this Awesome Music Panel from Comic Con 2017
BUILDING THE DRAGONS, SHOOTING THE WONDER & SCORING THE MYSTERIES Bree Turner () and Jean “Splack” Robert () moderate…
Pharrell Williams
Fashionable Pharrell
Just imagine, during your regular business day at the office, an internal memo comes announcing that the company is welcoming on…
GAWVI
Gawvi's Single Rock n Roll Is Straight Fire
Gawvi formerly known as G-Styles is fully determined to be a music star outside in his own right. He’s best known as a music producer who…
The Rolling Stones
Let it Bleed
The Rolling Stones are the antithesis to most music of the 60’s. When majority of acts were avoiding controversy, the Rolling Stones were…
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue pro gay marriage,
Australian singer Kylie Minogue (48 years) and her fiance Joshua Sasse (28) when in Australia want to marry couples of the same sex marriage is…
The Rolling Stones
Passion for the blues deserves celebration
Without the blues, the Rolling Stones had not existed. Or maybe yes, but they would have been quite another band. That's why the Stones back…