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Night on Earth
Night On Earth
Tom Waits… his nicotine-stained voice always calms me down. Whether he sings one of his drunken ballads or howls avant-blues tunes, he…
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…
Life, Love And Faith
Mister Marmelade
Serious friends of rock n roll know what it means the term brother from the south. Southern music is an intersection of country, jazz, soul, gospel,…
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Dreamy Freak Folk Pop
Some people can’t sleep because they are thinking about their dreams. Some people dream when they are awake. Some bands are like dreams.…
"Awaken, My Love!"
Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love! [Review]
Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover is back! After launching an awesome TV show, Atlanta (check it out, it’s great), Glover got back into…
RELAXER
Relaxer
The third album from the British fuss-rockers features tastefully trimmed string arrangements, chamber woodwinds, and terminal boredom.…
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…
Music for the Age of Miracles
The Clientele - Beating the autumn gloominess
When you start asking yourself what has happened to a certain band, missing their music, you can be certain that they have come up with something…
Direct
#tbt: VANGELIS - DIRECT
After three bizarre, yet enormously creative and conceptual albums, Vangelis had opened the new chapter in their career with the album that went on to…
Keep Singing
Did you know that Rick Astley had kept singing?
He’s become such an icon for all the strangest reasons, but when Rick Astley had his breakthrough as a singer, in the 80s, he already was…
Take Her Up To Monto
Mama Ro
The ex lead singer of legendary band Moloko released her third studio album last year, titled Hairless Toys. The album was experimental, as everyone…
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&…
Panorama
Check out country's newcomer Ryan Hurd Panorama EP
Country newcomer Ryan Hurd’s distinctive sound has been coming through radio speakers across America since he signed with Universal Music…
Elephunk
Nostalgia for Elephunk
If we’re honest with ourselves, we never really got over the masterpiece that is The Black Eyed Peas’ Elephunk. The 2013 release…
Striker
Striker Strikes Another Traditional Heavy Metal
Canadian heavy metal band Striker have dropped five studio albums in the past ten years, and If we dig even more in detail and observe that their…
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''…
Prowler
Spectral and Eerie offering from Pye Corner Audio
Martin Jenkins aka Our Head Technician aka Pye Corner Audio has offered up his latest haunted composition, Prowler. Inspired by 1970's Public…
Skylight
Lost In Space
Atoma Released its debut back in 2012 and immediately piqued the interest of the metal community worldwide. Skylight was a slap in the face to…
Complete Third
A Cult Star That Should Definitely Have Been Big
Here with us again is another incarnation of an album about love turned into a disaster that at the time it came out was proclaimed a disaster. Later…
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…
In Colour
Album that makes everything else seem like a noise
Not everything is black and white. When life seems grayish, there is always music to color it. I can’t say I wasn’t skeptical when…
Blackbirds
Rob Jungklas - It's Been A While...
In theory, some musicians should have all the predispositions to make it - a good voice, songwriting skills, musicianship, good backup, come up with…
The Penny Collector
Carrie Elkin - The Soul Americana
That is soul as in giving it all and having a true feel for a certain music genre. It his case the folkier version of Americana. When trying…
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…
For This We Fought the Battle of Ages
Slow, Deep and Hard
The title of Type O Negative’s first album is a perfect describer of Subrosa’s new record, For This We Fought the Battle of Ages.…
Root/Void
Jams Keep on Rolling
MV + EE or for the uninitiated, Matt Valentine and Erika Elders keep on making their tasty jam rolls. Like this song from their new album Root/Void, &…
More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me
more Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me Is Encouraging
If you are sick of studio albums of Bruce Springsteen, and you are looking for something similar but more powerful, The Smith Street Band have been…
Mayhem - EP
Bedlam Jonn? Mayhem Review...
Whoo Booty man is back! From Cool Kid Cartel Collection to Heart 2 Hart, his latest EP …
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…
The Ultimate Collection
All Tops Dream Of Dreampop
My dream is to listen to dreampop all day and all night long. Luckily, the internet has allowed me to have access to infinite number of musicians who…
The Devil's Walk
The Brilliant Electronic Apparatus of Apparat
I don’t remember that there was ever a more beautiful cover art than the one for the Apparat’s album The Devil’s Walk,…
A/B
A Band From Holland Resembles The Black Keys. Too Much?
There is a really great new song by The Black Keys titled No Good. An explosive combo of drums and guitars is cute like a Pokémon (yes,…
Spiral Horns, Black Onions, Et Al.
Ulaan Markhor - Spiral Horns, Black Onions, Et Al
Ulaan Markhor is an American psychedelic noise rock band and one of the many projects of the highly prolific Steven R. Smith. Just like his other…
Trippy Caribbean
Rawayana dared and presented her Trippy Caribbean
The Venezuelan group recently announced that his third album would be called Trippy Caribbean plate and finally here! Under the production of Jos&#…
Before the World Was Big
Girlpool - Before the World Was Big
Girlpool’s June 2015 release, Before the World Was Big, will sound familiar to many young listeners. The album gives a sensation of…
Silver Eye
Silver Eye sounds golden
It’s not all that often that I let a famous artist direct my attention to the music they like, but when you have deadlines to meet, very little time,…
St Germain
The Return Of St Germain
It took him fifteen years to release an…
LNZNDRF
The National Beirut
After the collaboration of the members of The National and Menomena (aka Pfarmers), the time has come for The National and Beirut to work on their…
The Elements
The Elements
The Elements is an album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1973 on Milestone. 1970 began a decade of discovery for Joe Henderson, a…
Under The Red Cloud
Under the Red Cloud by Amorphis: Another home run
First, I need to say that this album was by far the toughest to review in my short career as a music reviewer. I listened to it for the whole month,…
Lost Time
Surf-Pop is Not Dead
Surf-pop was sub-genre that occupied the collective mind of hipsters at the beginning of 2010s. I am writing in past tense, as the genre itself lost…
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
Hampshire & Foat - Galaxies Unfold
Way back in the Seventies jazz pianist Lonnie ‘Liston’ Smith pushed the space/spiritual jazz in a very relaxed, soulful direction, with traces of…
Ice On The Dune
Ice on the Dune
Empire of the Sun give us some more of their debut 'Walking on a Dream' on this second effort; the house party slash festival drum n synth…
Shadows in the Night
Dylan's Creative Block
Fallen Angels is another cover album by Bob Dylan dedicated to the evergreen American music and big Frank Sinatra. Last year, Dylan released Shadows…
The Heavy Entertainment Show (Deluxe)
Robbie Williams Still Rocks!
Como uno de mis cantantes favoritos con una voz pura, estoy encantado de escribir para este caballero! Comenzó su carrera como el miembro má…
Blackjazz
Sounds from the mental institution Pt.2
When Blackjazz came out back in 2010 it quickly became a cult avant-garde record. The guys from Shining already played an extreme form of…
Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock
75 Dollar Bill - Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock
75 Dollar Bill are a pretty interesting instrumental psychedelic rock/drone/hypnotic psych band from Brooklyn, New York. While there are quite many…
Second Hand Heart
Say Ben, are you a little bit country?
So, there you are. It’s 2014 and you have just won the 11th series of X Factor in the UK. While the Bill Withers’ soul classic &…
Music From Before The Storm
Daughter's Soundtrack For A Video Game is A Well Done Task
Working on a soundtrack is a double-edge sword for an artist. He needs to remain loyal to his signature sound, while simultaneously making sure that…
Exitoca
Cristobal And The Sea - Everything's souped up
Disparate musical styles souped up together can only produce two types of music - one that squarely falls on its face or one that is thoroughly…
Visions of Us on the Land
Psychedelic King Of Eclecticism
Introvert from Seattle says his latest record is like a bad trip in which two soulmates come together. ’There is no plan. You will see the…
Every Open Eye
The Resurgence of Synthpop
Esto se siente como los 80 de nuevo! Escuchar a Chvrches siempre ha sido un placer aun así debido a que su sonido a menudo me transporta de…
Radio Static High
Hey Colossus - Radio Static High
The London psychedelic/krautrock masters Hey Colossus came out with a new album earlier this year, and this album surely did not disappoint. The album…
Attila
The Men and The Art of Brutal Attack on The Listener
The Men, a four-member band from Brooklyn lead by Mark Perr (vocal/guitar/piano), have dropped their debut Immaculada back in 2010. It was a self-…
White Winter Hymnal
#tb Fleet Foxes' Debut
Music magazines often use the term Wooden music when they want to describe the type of music that I am about to review. It stands for the following:…
Bath White
50FOOTWAVE release new “Bath White” EP
50FOOTWAVE has just released their Bath White EP via HHBTM Records. This is their sixth mini-album since forming in 2004 and…
Panic Stations
Affective Pop-Rock. Meh.
Motion City Soundtrack didn’t surprise, didn’t fail, but it also didn’t create a master piece. They satisfied what I…
If On A Winter's Night
Do you love Baroque Music? Then you must be fan of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner Sting
Even we are in the 21st century; there are still a lot of sound fields and undiscovered magical moments left in the music by our ancestors. Sting has…
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,…
Worried Kid
Scandinavian Folk At Its Best
Bellhound Choir is a solo project of Danish author Christian Hade Madsen. His first EP Stray Screech Beastdropped in 2015 and it was a teaser for his…
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…
Orc
No More Thee In Thee Oh Sees
In art, contrary to some aspects of life, quantity is never more important than quality. Yet, some artists manage to sooth both spectrums. John Dwyer,…
Heartworms
Lukewarm Return Of The Shins
James Mercer and his crew came back with the new material. I say crew on purpose as the members have completely changed since the last…
Antiphon
Before Bon Iver, Thee Was Midlake
Melancholic dudes from Texas had recorded their fourth studio album when their chief and creative director Tim Smith had a breakdown and decided to…
A Head Full Of Dreams
Coldplay's Head Full of Dreams
Coldplay’s latest offering, Adventure of a Lifetime, is so far from living up to its title that I nearly giggled. Perhaps I would’…
Alice Jemima
Thoughts on Alice Jemima's Debut
Alice Jemima's self-titled debut album consists of a surprising total of twelve songs that amount to only thirty six minutes. However, the album,…
What Went Down
Foals Continue To Stand Out In The Ocean Of Indie
Making good music is not about putting notes together by simple, generic instructions like it is some kind of kinder egg toy. Boys from Oxford are…
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…
Hello
HELLO 2016!
Cuando algo se termina, miramos lo que dejamos atrás, y en ocasiones, también escuchamos. Durante el 2015 dijimos Hello, nos…
Ritual
Fire! Orchestra - Ritual
Fire! Orchestra is a renowned Norwegian avant-garde psychedelic rock/free jazz band that is made up of Fire! and other artists they collaborate with.…
Three
#tbt: Sugababes - Free
Some people were superfans of Spice Girls, others were superfans of N'Sync, but I was always a superfan of Sugababes. In my humble opinion,…
Orange Garage
Miminokoto - Orange Garage
Miminokoto is a pretty well-known experimental Japanese psychedelic rock/garage rock/psychedelic noise rock band. They have released many great albums…
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…
Escultura
SCULPTURE: The last work of art of GUACO
After 2 years of inactivity the Super Band of Venezuela Guaco throws the disc number 40 of his successful career. Sculpture is called this album that…
Seeds
TV on The Radio - Seeds
I must freely say that the best and the most creative days are behind TV On The Radio but I must also say that they are maturing greatly and they are…
Anthology 3
The Last Lennon/McCartney Song?
In January 1994 Yoko Ono gave Paul McCartney two cassettes of John Lennon's home recordings, which included a number of incomplete and previously…
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 '&#…
Nuestro Historial
Goon Mat and Lord Bernardo
When the bassist Stinky Lou decided to abandon music waters and to open his own bar (Lou's bar), the rest of the band knew that they will at least…
Abbey Road (Remastered)
Abbey Road - My Album Recommendation by The Beatles
Abbey Road is definitely the album that will cheer you up if you are a Beatles lover. It is their 11th studio album which includes incredible songs…
Ones and Sixes
Low - Ones and Sixes
Some band have years behind them; others have light years behind them. When artists create their own universe inside a music industry, they stay…
Eclipse
Astounding Comeback
Eclipse, the first Amorphis album featuring Tomi Joutsen behind the mic, and a crucial one for their history got released back in 2006. After left…
Songs From The Road
In Memoriam: Leonard Cohen's Songs From The Road
The beginning of Leonard Cohen’s career was marked by songs of love and heat, and then songs from the room. One of my all time favorite live albums is…
Supernature
Goldfrapp's Supernature
Formed in 1999, Goldfrapp has been putting out smooth electronic, synth driven glam rock on a regular basis ever since. The electrifying…
Devout
Devout
UK grime fixture Mr Mitch’s latest LP explores a pared-back sound. It feels polished and tactile, with themes of loyalty,…
Atleta del Sonido
Bostas Brain Presents: ''Sound Athlete''
Luis Quintero, better known musically as BostasBrain , is Venezuelan composer of rap. Brain has become a leader and pioneer of the movement, flow…
The Making Of
Another Modern Rock Band? Really?
The Bohicas are rookies on British rock scene. Young, handsome, multi-ethnic band. They are armed with electric guitars, leather jackets and…
The Dreaming Room (Japan Version)
Laura Mvula Leads The New Era Of Soul
From the very intro and the first song of the new album by Mercury Prize nominee from Birmingham, we can hear that this is a highly produced,…
Love You to Death
Tegan And Sara - Then and Now
Tegan and Sara are the newest artists to join the ranks of artists greatly experimenting with their sound. The Canadian Indie Pop duo is trying their…
Damogen Furies
Welcome to the party, we've been waiting for you - Squarepusher - Damogen Furies
Well now. Here we are. It's taken a while, but we feel somehow like we've come full circle without ever having started walking.&…
No Estás Solo
Rodrigo throws pins at the Point Art Session.
Rodrigo Gonsalves, or also known as Rodrigo Solo member of the rock band Viniloversus returns to promote new material from his solo project You are…
Dead Magic
Reincarnation of Diamanda Glass, miss Anna Von Hausswolff
Take what is the destiny of a human being, a thin pathetic line that marks and surrounds the neverending and the unknown silence. Right in that…
Automatic & Voluntary
MODOC: Automatic + Voluntary LP
Comprised of Clint Culberson (singer/rhythm guitars), Kyle Addison (lead guitars), and John Carlson (drums), MODOC came together at Ball State…
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…
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…
A Song I Can Live With
Chip Taylor - Another Great Waiting To Be Re-discovered
Luckily, not everybody has forgotten Chip Taylor. After all, he is to get inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For those who have forgotten&…
Deeper
So Dark It Makes You Laugh
For every type of darkness, there is a different light creature. Just because something is dark, it doesn’t mean it can not make you laugh.…
Scream
Enter Michael Jackson's Halloween
With Halloween coming around the corner, the Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music couldn’t resist releasing a new album with a scary theme…
Migration
The King of DownTempo Cements His Reign
Downtempo subgenre of electronic music has been experiencing a lot of success over the past years, as it develops and progresses. Besides…
An End Has A Start
Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Editors, An End has a Start
It may be hard to remember now but in 2007 Birmingham gloom rock band Editors were one of the biggest bands in Britain. After their terrific 2005…
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…
Você
Listen to a preview of La Lucha the new from La Vida Boheme
If we talk about Venezuelan pride, no doubt will have to name La Vida Boheme, because it is one of those few bands that with his music touches the…
Not Even Happiness
This Byrne Can Also Make You Happy
I got drawn to listen to Julie Byrne’s “Not Even Happiness” album after a series of articles, posts, whatnot about it. The simple stark black and…
Ceremony And Devotion
Ghost, The Successors of Muse
2017 was a pretty turbulent year for Ghost. From sold out tours to reveal of the band's members due to authorship rights lawsuit, this band (or…
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…
Moon Lagoon
Co-Pilgrim - Escaping the middle ground
Listening to tons of music it is usually two groups of artists that draw your attention - those that sound incredibly good and those that sound so…
All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
Yaassss, MetalCore!
Following Architects sporadically, due to oversaturated genre, what happened is that Ruin and Daybreaker brought me more pleasure than Lost…
NO
Meghan Trainor continues her music journey through time
Just when you begin to think that Meghan Trainor has got an old musical soul, she surprises you with making things a little more recent with her new…
Bear Bones, Lay Low
Bear Bones, Lay Low - Valléé de Dith
Bear Bones, Lay Low is a one-man psychedelic rock band of Ernesto Gonzalez from Venezuela. This relatively prolific one-man psych rock band is however…
Rhythm Nation 1814
The National Anthem We All Need
I always like to describe the best music as being timeless, all-consuming, and inspiring. Janet Jackson’s 1989 album, Rhythm Nation 1814,&…
Slowness
Outfit grow on second release Slowness
Outfit were formed in 2011 from the embers of synthpop band Indica Ritual. Essentially a progressive, melodic and emotion-fused art-pop band, Outfit…
Live In Japan
George Harrison’s Live In Japan Concerts 1991
It is a once in a life-time thing it seems—to have George Harrison on Tour in any form or fashion. At the risk of being marked weird, he only came out…
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…
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-…
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-…
Good Old Underground
Ewian Combines Radiohead and Muse, and the Result Is Epic
We often have a chance to witness surprises at the most unusual places. The core of this surprise is an artist Ewian Christensen, a Latvia-…
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics
Not So Good
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, continued the tradition, typical for jazz music, although not exclusively, of updating their repertoire with…
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…
The Getaway
get away
I finished listening to the album when my neurons twisted lyrics for taking what they thought. I could not leave unscathed the auditory delight, he…
Por Acanga
THE SURVIVAL OF THE THREE
Five years passed for the three delivered a handful of new songs in studio. After Coliumo Loose (2010), led by Alvaro Henríquez and his…
VII - Sturm Und Drang
Return to Form
Although 2009's Wrath was something very hard to beat, I still thought objectively that LoG's 2012 release Resolution was a bit of a…
Wild Kingdom
Wild Kingdom, the I Ching Way
Texas power-poppers or harmony rockers (whichever you prefer) Cotton Mather and their main brain Robert Harrison (I guess the same last name with…
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Remastered)
Recommendation for all Rock Lovers - Ritchie Blackmore's R-A-I-N-B-O-W
The one and only British rock band Rainbow fellas! I am so influenced by this band that when somebody says Rainbow the first thing I think of the band…
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…
A Beautiful Collection - Best Of Carole King
A Truly Beautiful Collection
There is no denying that Carole King stands today as a living musical legend. The awards she has received, her songs that have charted through the…
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’…
The Cornerstone of the Corner Store
Vinnie Paz's new album now available
Vincenzo Luvineri, better known in musical aspects as Vinnie Paz is an American rapper, acclaimed for being part of the supergroup Jedi Mind Tricks,…
AIM (Deluxe)
A.I.M
Few musicians in recent memory have worked harder to successfully — and sometimes unsuccessfully — merge social activism with their art like M.I.A.,…
From A Room: Volume 1
Chris Stapleton - From His Room To Yours
This second solo album by Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1 has already been hailed as something the fans of ‘good old country’ should rejoice…
Everything Now
Everything Now is too much to ask from Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire have come to a point that every iconic band reaches eventually: they are a victim of their own success. They are one of the rare acts that…
Rock N Roll Consciousness
I Miss You, Sonic Youth
It is necessary to recognize the gods and goddesses who are walking among us. For me, it is easy to spot them in the music. Each of their albums is…
Still Brazy (Deluxe)
Music Like A Bullet
As soon as he ended his successful collaboration with DJ Mustard that resulted in epic debut My Krazy Life, YG dropped an album that keeps all the…
Dream
Angie Stone's Dream is like a musical story book
In a time where everything is about branding, you have to wear the brands, brand yourself, brand your product, pfff, it sounds so true to hear someone…
Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg (Live)
In Flames Do Not Have The Same Flame
It hurts to say this, but In Flames became a sinking ship. It is a ship with broken sails; a ship without captain. Ever since Jesper Stromblad…
All American Made
Margo Price Is Priceless
With her debut effort Midwest Farmer's Daughter, Margo Price collected praises and accolades such as Americana Music Honor & Award for the…
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…
Across The Multiverse
Dent May - Multi-versing the Musical Universe
Anybody who is a fan of harmony-filled pop rock the late sixties or early Seventies, s well as any current variations of this musical theme has surely…
Dedicated To Bobby Jameson
Missunderstood Artist - Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink (Ariel Marcus Rosenberg) decided to dedicate his eleventh studio album to unfortunate pop musician Bobby Jameson, which can be concluded…
Boxer
Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Boxer, The National
Boxer is a point of no return for The National. With three albums under their belt, including the critical darling Alligator, the band were starting…
Older
South African Treasure: Ruby Gill
While discovering new music is always an exciting event for me, there is something really special about finding musicians in my area that make music…
Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
Big in Japandroids
Near To The Wild Heart Of Life is the third studio album of Brian King and David Prowse, a Vancouver based duo known as Japandroids. They self-…
Superchunk
Superchunk
It’s a blast to remember how versatile Superchunk are on their newly-reissued 1990 debut. It features all the embryonic styles of their power-pop-punk…
Blood Moon
This is How Spending Time in Nature Sounds
Martin Craft is a composer and a producer who currently resides at Berlin, London and Joshua Tree. He is performing under a stage name M. Craft and,…
Blue & Lonesome
The Rolling Stones Make Blues Standards Sounds Fresh Again
I have to admit I was a bit skeptic about the new album by the legendary The Rolling Stones. The news that their newest effort will be comprised of…
22 Cents Less
Mina Is In The House!
It’s a pretty crowded house. You have Adele, Beyonce, Gaga, Perry and Pink. Swift and Sia, then there’s Rihanna and Del Rey,…
Inti
Machine Mass Deliver Jazz Fusion Covers of Jimi Hendrix
Although the name sounds more metal than Megadeth, Machine Mass is actually Belgian-British-American jazz fusion band formed by guitarist Michel…
Field Recordings From the Sun
Comets On Fire - Field Recordings From the Sun
Comets On Fire are a psychedelic noise rock band from Santa Cruz, California. They have released a wide range of albums through the years, but their…
The American Dream
The Foreign Resort The American Dream EP
The American Dream consists of five songs with a simpler but more intense expression than ever heard before from the band. Following up their 2014…
The Tambourine Girls
Tambourine Girls - Another Guitar Variation That Works
No girls or tambourines among these four Aussies that go under the name Tambourine Girls on their debut album. I’m sure that a girl or two on…
She's Magic
Is the magic still there?
So, it’s official. Az Yet have become the group I‘ve blogged about the most. So far. I wasn’t really planning on writing…
Victorious
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll
“But I like it. Well, I like most of it. To be honest, there are some songs that I like. Now, where did I put that colossal self-titled…
Annie's Song
Unexpected Poignancy
Sound governs the emotion and the senses. Bong Joon Ho, Okja 'Dolby Atmos' Featurette Bong Joon Ho&#…
Rivers and Roads
The Song That Has My Head and Heart
This song. The first time I heard Rivers and Roads was when a friend performed it as his senior farewell. It is truly incredible. Besides…
Tigers in the Dark
Cleopatra Records releases Rachel Mason 'Tigers in the Dark' single
Renowned performance artist and musician Rachel Mason, freshly signed to Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records, has announced her forthcoming single…
Juntos
What Does Latin Love Sound Like?
The sounds are always with us; heartbeat, breathing, for example, are natural sounds that are within us, and that usually do not listen. Sometimes we…
Say What You Want
Andrew Hung's Tentative Transparency
“Say What You Want” is the lead single from Andrew Hung's upcoming debut LP Realisationship, which will be…
Runaway (feat. The Original Wailers)
About reggae and love
We all have a song to listen for a few seconds, we know the letter, who is the subject or genre. It is as if an emotion invade your whole body and…
El Mismo Sol
Under the Same Sun by Alvaro Soler
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I Took Your Picture
Forward-Looking Nostalgia
I Took Your Picture - the second single from New York-via-California indie duo Cults' upcoming third album Offering&…
Some Kinda Wonderful
The Cheeky side of Betty Who
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Not Discuss It
St. Beauty's “Not Discuss It”: A Tender Plea for Interpersonal Peace
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Disorder - 2007 Remastered Version
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Sledge Hammer
Sledge Hammered Again!
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The Other Side of Hollywood (feat. Cheyenne Jackson)
Interview with Songwriting and Music Production Duo Doug Rockwell and Tova Litvin
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Bare
Bare As Skin When It Comes To Wildes
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Girlfriend
Busta back in rhymes
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Wrong Victory
Skin Deep
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Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
Wicked With Taste
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Want You Back
Haim change gears on I Want You Back
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Lose It
OH WONDER – LOSE IT
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Love On The Brain
Rihanna's brainchild
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Go Outside
Potentially Cruel Optimism
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Ride 'Em On Down
Ride 'Em On Down To Lonesome Town
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Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) - Radio Edit
Tinie Tempah and Katy B channeling the 90s
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Flesh Without Blood
Grimes Flesh Without Blood
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Clair De Lune
Flight Facilities' Claire de Lune
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Try Again
Trying the Chef'Special
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Black And Grey
Discolor Blind tease new EP with single 'Black and Grey'
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as Conducted by Dudamel
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Switch Up
Sobae is Here to Switch Up Future R&B
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Easy
Hauntingly Eerie
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PILLOWTALK
Zayn and his new start
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Without Love
Alice Glass should never sound this generic
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Christmas Time Is Here
November came December
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Rise
Katy shows us more of Rise
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Diamonds & Rust
The Iconic “Diamonds and Rust” by Joan Baez
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Nothing in Return
Monsune's Nothing In Return is a Euphoric Ode to Unrequited Love
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Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan Shares new single Burns Like Fire
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In the Morning
Morning Official With NAO
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Suicide Saturday
It was a Suicide Saturday ... In a Summertime Kind of Way
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You Don't Know Me
Terrifying the Masses
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Long Gone
Phum Viphurit's Long Gone Dissolves Separation Anxiety Into Mild Euphoria
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Superman
The Adarna Releases Superman
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Window
Joji Plays the Damsel in Distress in the High Octane, Anime-Inspired Window Music Video
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Cigarettes out the Window
Sardonic Tenderness
San Diego indie pop duo TV Girl (Trung Ngo and Brad Petering) first shot to modest fame in 2010, when a song from their self-titled EP, If…
Second Hand Heart
A Second Hand Heart
This is a song by English recording artist Ben Haenow, from his self-titled debut studio album, Ben Haenow …
Snakeskin
Snakeskin Video Review
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Valentine
Perfect V-Day Song
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Siberian Nights
The Kills release new album.
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Drag Me Down
One Direction: “Nobody” Can Drag Me Down
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K.
Cigarettes After Sex Drives A Hopeful Melancholy
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Now You See Me
Molly Moore Now Sees Us Through
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Hold Back Your Love
Uplifting Melancholic Synth Rock
London post-punk band White Lies's fourth album Friends (2016) examines the dynamics that shape the friendships of individuals…
Where Ya At
Lean Cups & Kleenex
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Talk Baby Talk
Why Can't We Just Talk About It?
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Girls On T.V.
Dreamy Delusions
In Hollywood (2003), Madonna (in a somewhat hypocritical fashion) examined the empty promises and delusions that the California dream factory implants…
Coffee
COFFEE
True, it’s a dance we know the moves The bow, the dip, the woo Though the words are true, The state is old news I would like to talk about…
Free.k
Leave it up to Pitbull to update an old classic
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Better
Meghan Shows a harsh truth in her New Video
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Los Ageless
The Relentless Sadness of St Vincent’s “Los Ageless”
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The Right Song
For who is this the right song?
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Ruin
Ruins For You And Me
Cat Power has always been something of a mystical force. Kind of like Fiona Apple, Hope Sandoval and Kim Gordon mixed up and laid out on a sheet of…
De Pies A Cabeza
Maná and Nicky Jam together in the studio
It seems almost incredible that this famous Mexican group has decided to combine his talent with reguetonero Nicky Jam, I mean, they served in genres…
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…
I Don't Believe It
Uplifting Ballet Pop
Before New York-based singer-songwriter Rachael Sage embarked on a career in music, she attended The School Of American Ballet and danced in&…
Sane
Existential Malaise
In 2014, Fear of Men - a collaboration between two British art students, guitarist and vocalist Jessica Weiss and guitarist Daniel Falvey -…
Gotta Be Somebody's Blues
A Menacing Tone
Arizona-based alt-rock band Jimmy Eat World is best known for leading the second-wave of emo-rock, and for the 2001 smash hit 'The Middle' (…
Refuge Of The Roads
Joni&Jaco
There’s something magical when two geniuses meet and tune in their talents and unique abilities. When that happens, magic happens. Joni…
Stuck
Lodged Love
One man band Day Wave's single Stuck has soothing musical undertones in relation to its subject matter, a persona who is stuck…
Ballin
Bibi`s Court : Ballin` Official Video
Bibi Bourelly keeps amazing us with her distinctive vocal timbre and slick catchy lyricism. This super-addictive ear sickness of a jam…
Imperfection
Evanescence's “Imperfection”: Urgent Anti-Nihilism
Thirteen years ago, Amy Lee explored the perils of living in a society saturated with plastic images of perfection on “Everybody’s…
PCH
Summertime Craving
It's fitting that Ontario indie rock quartet Tokyo Polica Club (vocalist and bassist David Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, …
Sleep Sound
Of Sound and Silence
It took me awhile to 'get' Jamie xx's Sleep Sound, the B-side to his 2014 single Girl. The mostly-instrumental track features fluid,…
Without You
Another 'Without You' Song
It's perfectly understandable to believe that no one would be able to put a fresh spin on the 'can't live without you' theme, given…
Finally (feat. SWV)
BBD and SWV finally get it right
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Too Many People
Chelsea Nikkel's Antisocial Anthem
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Boyfriend
American Pastoral
American singer-songwriter Lissie's latest track “Boyfriend operates in the same thematic territory as her critically acclaimed third…
Dangerous Woman
Dangerous Women in all its Versions
A couple of weeks share this way the official launch of the first single from the new album Ariana Grande study entitled Dangerous Woman. A week…
God's Gonna Cut You Down
God's Gonna Cut You Down
A short time ago I published a list of contemporary blues songs I personally like the best but I haven’t heard this version of ‘…
This Is What You Came For
New Hit “This is What You Came For”
New Video has come to networks, the music is so good that and imagine ringing everywhere is called This is What You Came For, and is a collaboration…
Jane
Feminist Folk-Punk
We wanted something that was honest and straightforward. We both wanted to be super vulnerable… Because of the stripped down…
God's Plan
Drake and Artists Influenced By Drake On Spotify! Follow & Share! Get Listed!
Drake and Artists Influenced by Drake on Spotify! Follow & Share! Get Your Track Listed! There's a Fat new playlist…
Lost Boys
Boys in the Twilight Zone
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Golden Slumbers - Remastered 2009
The Beatles: Golden Slumbers
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Don't Touch My Hair
Militant Serenity
What you did indeed say is, “This is why many black people are uncomfortable being in predominately white spaces,” and you still…
Deadwood
Toni's bringing in something new
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Tokyo
Dan Croll's Tokyo Coats Envy in a Glossy Indie Pop Sheen
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Last Night On Earth
Ouroboros Cosmos
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Troubleman
The Long Cut
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I Could've Been Your Girl
Zooey Deschanel's Retro Romanticism
She & Him's third album Volume 3 (2013) may have been the first album produced after Deschanel’s divorce from…
Make Me (Cry)
Drop it like Noah Cyrus
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Holy War
Keep yourself open
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Lift
Another funny nightmare from the minds of Radiohead
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Venus Fly
Calling Out the Male Gaze
You might have concluded that Grimes had run out of her music video-making budget after she released the DIY The Ac!d Reign Chronicleslast…
The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody) [feat. Lil Wayne]
Bebe wants to dance
I was a little worried when I saw the song title of Bebe Rexha’s new single and the obvious reference to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With…
When the Bassline Drops
For the Ravers With The Bassline Drops
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Bird Set Free
Sia Bird Set Free
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Skipping Stones
Gallant Skipping Stones For Red Bull
Not so many know about this fine industry cat, so let me tell you how extraordinary this musical genious is... Christopher Gallant going…
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…
We Are All On Drugs
A Bunch Of Happy Kids
Even though Weezer are not kids or teenagers anymore 'We Are All On Drugs' acts as a right of passage. In that complete coming-of-age…
Fifteen Minutes
Garage Punk In Your Face
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Go Robot
The Red Hot Chili Peppers got Saturday Night Fever
Since they released their new album last month of June this legendary band is giving us to talk about, this time we bring the video of your…
Billie Jean
Rebirth of a Song
This is one of the best covers in history. Chris Cornell managed to give this song a completely new life and a deeper meaning. The lyrics that talk of…
Guala
G-Eazy Smashes Again With Guala Joint!
Oakland`s very own, G-Eazy hits the heavy bar streets again, with smashing new single Guala. With…
Twilight Driving
Outback Yearning
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Alarm
Still coming to her own
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Take Me Home
Anthony helped Jess getting back Home
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Chili Town
Chili Town with Hinds
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Just right
The Song That GOT Me Into Kpop
I have been ignoring Kpop for the longest time ever. No matter how many of my friends loved it and tried to get me into the fandom, I immediately…
Quite Like You
Someone Like You
Saskatchewan singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Shauf recently released a music video for Quite Like You, the fourth track from his…
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…
Sugar
Breezy Introspection
Sugar follows Saint Ivy and Down the Line as the third track from Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' critically acclaimed third…
Hand It Over
MGMT's Hand It Over Wraps Existential Anxiety in Psychedelic Gauze
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Yo Me Quedo en Venezuela
The melody that they teach you at birth
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7 Years
7 years
Just when we thought we didn't have any more space in our life for 21st century Denmarkia, along comes another slice of Danish. This time, it'…
Habalona
Habalona from Rxnde Akozta and Marrom
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New Rules
Relationship Advice
I want people to see a piece of me. I want people to have an insight into everything that's happened over the last few years while I was…
Lights Out
Lights Out Adds A Darker Promise From Royal Blood
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Si Tú No Estás
Regarding musical stereotypes and Viña 2016
Although I was born and live on the same continent, I have never asit Festival of Vina del Mar, this time there are no limits to the Internet or…
Stressed Out
Nostalgia on the Billboard Top 40: Twenty One Pilots' Stressed Out
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Sweep Me Off My Feet
Throw The Towel In Because Pond Have Come Out With A Need To See Music Video
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Stand Up for Something (feat. Common)
Standing up to inspire others
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Creep
When Rock Talks about Love
Most rock bands are not only famous for having his rebellious look or because their songs reflect their discontent, but who manage to amass their…
Lemon
Swagger Overshadows Wokeness on N*E*R*D and Rihanna's Lemon
Lemon is Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo's comeback hit as N*E*R*D, an outré funk rock side project…
What Goes Around.../...Comes Around Interlude
From Groups To Soloists And Other Types Of Separations
There are many artists who started with famous groups (and still have relevance) and later solo passage opened. If any of them no longer and wrote a…
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…
In My Blood
The edgy alternative in commercial electro-pop
For the first time in 2 years, The Veronicas have released new music. Last month, word got out that the two Australian sisters would be appearing as…
China Girl - alt mix
COVERLAND Vol. 7: China Girl
David Bowie and Iggy Pop wrote “China Girl” together in 1977 for Iggy’s album “The Idiot.” It didn&…
Se Busca
holy week
During the celebration of Easter in Venezuela, not only advantage bridge -fines of largos- weeks to enjoy a few days off family, on the beach or…
Your Song
Rita's new song is your song
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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…
Gold Lion
Songs that started it all: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gold Lion
Usually getting into a band is a conscious choice for me. If I come across great reviews of singles, shows, and albums, like anybody, it would get my…
Needed Me
The Sadness of Revenge
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Madonna
Not Your Typical Madonna Statue
If the rockin' embodiment of the 1960s could fit in a red cadillac bucket seat and cruise down Santa Monica avenue...Black Honey would be…
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…
No Hard Feelings
Uplifting Poignancy
North Carolina folk rock quartet The Avett Brothers' (banjo-playing Scott Avett, guitarist Seth Avett, double bassist Bob Crawford and…
Dog Years
Slow Dancing in Seconds
By following up on the success of her breakout single Alaska with Dog Years, NYU Clive Davis Institute alumni Maggie Rogers…
Hearts in Motion
Noise Pop Finds A Solid Foundation
Give the 90's one thing, whether you where a fan or not...Noise Pop became a true visionary substance. And Yuck from Georgia have the courage to…
S.O.S.
COVERLAND Vol.19: SOS
What Portishead did with ABBA’s “SOS” is a remarkable example of a true cover - completely altered in mood,…
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),…
Love Me
Booze, Girls, Lots of Dancing, Selfie and a Snog with Harry Styles
Nope. That’s not the title of a young adult romance fiction novel. That’s how I would summarize The 1975’s “…
Down the Line
NYC Dreaming
Down the Line follows Saint Ivy as yet another promising glimpse of Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' upcoming…
Estoy Afuera, Sal
memory = love
Who did not face an impossible love to forget? That person you're trying to discard, but does not work and try more remains embedded in your…
Roses
A Not-So-Typical Love Song
When people hear music that is deemed as a love song, most of them associate such compositions as having soft-sounding melodies and ultra-clich&…
Easy
Super easy to get into
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그리워해요 Missing You
SONG REVIEW: 2ne1's Missing You
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All Along the Watchtower
COVERLAND Vol.12: All Along the Watchtower
Jimi’s version was the first I heard in my life. Quite sometime passed until I heard the original version by Bob Dylan. And I liked it also very much,…
Darling
Suburban Longing
Brooklyn-via-New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate is ready to move on from the departure of founding member and guitarist Matt Mondanile, who…
Femme
Francophone Chic
“Honestly, we’re no Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel or Félix Leclerc ... As artists who sing in French, I feel like…
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…
Roar
Katy Perry reappears with New Music
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Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa releases new video
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Concert recording in 1965 is owned by the Beatles.
A court ruling finally attributed to the Beatles the ownership of the film footage of the concert they gave in 1965 at Shea Stadium in New York. The…
The Cains
The Cains – EP Review
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Prisca Dávila
Guerry Weil and Prisca Dávila will be at the El Hatillo Jazz Festival
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Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan ‘Spring Break… Checkin’ Out’ – EP Review
Well, it finally happened. Luke Bryan finally hung up his hat and boots and said that he would be releasing his final ‘Spring Break’ album this year,…
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George Strait ‘Cold Beer Conversation’ – Album Review
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They say that controversy also sells
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton versus Justin Bieber
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AC/DC
2016 is the year for AC/DC
The Australian band AC / DC, hard rock pioneer, announced a tour with 30 concerts in the US and Europe in 2016, which refutes rumors about a…
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa announced a new salsa album for 2016.
Puerto Rican Gilberto Santa Rosa announced that his next album will be 150 percent dedicated to the genre considered the father of salsa, ie, Cuban…
Daddy Yankee
Red alert in reggaeton: Daddy Yankee brought together the greats
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Elphomega
Nebuloso, Elphomega's new album
The Spanish artist Elphomega, is news on the occasion of the presentation of his latest solo album. The material is called Hazy, work in which the…
Shawnee Kilgore
Shawnee Kilgore Goes Back to Eden
Back in 2014, Shawnee launched her Kickstarter campaign. In her video (a tribute to Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues), she held up a card that…
Bruno Mars
Brunos Mars releases video for Versace on the Floor with Zendaya
After his mega hit That's What I Like (which has been in the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 for several months and has 500 million views on…
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…
Rita Ora
Rita Ora releases music video with Ed Sheeran
Although the main news of Canadian artist Ed Sheeran has been for his award at the MTV Video Music Awards, there is also talk of the new acoustic…
Hozier
A Better Love for Tarzan
In 2013 we were surprised with their Take Me To Church, promotional single from her first album Hozier. Irish singer and composer now faces a new…
MGK
“Young Man feat. Chief Keef” the new Machine Gun Kelly
After the release of their latest album and some songs like Till I Die (Cavs Remix) and 4th Coast Freestyle, Richard Colson Baker, better known by…
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…
Juanes
Juanes gets Gold and Platinum Record
Juanes reaches a new record with his most recent record production Mis Planes Son Amarte . The album was placed as a Gold Album in the United States,…
Electric Wizard
Electric Wizard
Another Perfect Day? The days are flowing like a black river; they are like a crystal lake of the fears and the blood tears. The days are fulfilled…
Madonna
Why is there music on fashion catwalks?
Yes, there is music behind fashion, or with his footsteps on the catwalk. The Victoria Secret Fashion Show is one of the most famous, imagine a…
Weezer
Weezer releases 'patriotic' track 'I Love the USA'
The rock band Weezer famous performers issues such as Pork and Beans, Hash Pipe and Buddy Holly and just recently launched on 1 April tenth plate…
Taylor Swift
The complexity of buying concert tickets
It wouldn’t have been a normal week if Taylor Swift hadn’t made any headlines. I know I’ve just blogged about her and I normally wouldn’t be writing a…
Borgore
Tour of Borgore USA
Asaf Borger better known by her stage name Dj as Borgore is a musician, singing and producer Israeli is the founder of the record label Buygore…
J Balvin
J Balvin brings news
Recently J Balvin released his new single Mi Gente, which has the collaboration of Willy William , and has caused a viral sensation with millions of…
Paco de Lucía
Paco de Lucía: tribute without guitar
Last Friday, November 18 occurred an event like no other: the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra performed the world premiere of the symphonic suite…
Asha Pieper
Getting Real with Asha Pieper
Asha Pieper is a Toronto native with a heart of gold. Making the rounds in 2017, the upcoming year is about to be just as enchanting and exicting for…
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai prepares song and new album
Jamiroquai is a British band that has 25 years in the music scene since its inception and have made dance fans with funk, acid jazz, disco, house and…
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…
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…
Residente
Resident wants to conquer the big screen
Resident is in a very special stage of his career since he is working alone. The former member of Calle 13 has in mind to conquer movie screens, and…
Lindi Ortega
Lindi Ortega Talks About Matters of The Heart – Interview
“Lindi is my compass,” a woman was telling me at the bar of Gypsy Sally’s in Washington, D.C. a few minutes after her…
Herbert von Karajan
The tradition of the Radetzky March
The Radetzky March is a work for symphony orchestra conducted by Johann Strauss Sr. in 1848. The story goes that the piece was composed in honor of…
Shakira
Shakira is getting ready for a new international tour
Shakira does not stop and is still in a great moment after the release of her new and awaited album El Dorado . In the same it returns to the songs…
Patti Page
Patti Page Sings Country Memories – Album Review
Although she began in the field of traditional pop, Patti Page is oft ignored for her vital contributions to the world of country music. She was…
Neal Schon
Instrumental Rock Review: Neal Schon-Vortex
Neal Schon’s music career speaks for itself. He was a member of Santana, fronted by the famous Carlos Santana, while still in his teens and…
Mark Edgar Stuart
Mark Edgar Stuart On His Love of Memphis, Reclaiming Sun and ‘Trinity My Dear’ – Interview
Imagine suddenly you hear nothing except your own thoughts and this goes on for weeks. Some things in life seem to happen randomly and in the depth of…
Payasitas Nifu Nifa
Children's songs? Part I
I remember in my childhood, when he still had Cassettes, even my mom bought me a Vinil disc with children's songs. Among the most famous…
Radiohead
Radiohead: geniuses in marketing
After a great marketing campaign five years of waiting, and he left Radiohead's new album called A Moon Shaped Pool, which is the ninth album…
Nascuy Linares
Music Award for Embrace of the Serpent
And he touched the Venezuelan musician Linares be Nascuy who wrote the music for the Colombian film The embrace of the snake by Ciro Guerra, recently…
Not Blood Paint
Not Blood Paint Believing Is Believing
To call Brooklyn art-rock outfit Not Blood Paint unique would be an understatement. Conventionally, the band is theatrically vivid and sonically…
Miguel Bosé
A grant from Miguel Bosé for Ernesto Núñez
Ernesto Núñez is a Dominican bass player, who at age 22 won the Miguel Bosé Grant to study at the prestigious Berklee Music School,…
Lasso
Lasso sounds something Different in his new video.
Venezuelan singer Lasso exceeded 200,000 views of the video of different theme, which was led by Nuno Gomes and written by Lasso itself. Recorded in…
Ricksha Radio
Brand New Release Hideaway from Ricksa Radio!
Ricksha Radio’s musical journey began on the night that frontrunner Bob Dimick first heard the Beatles play on live TV — from that moment on, Dimick…
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato's new album already has a release date
After Confident was a success in 2015, pop star Demi Lovato has decided to re-enter the recording studios to make their new album titled Tell Me You…
Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge ‘Bring You Back’ – Album Review
There’s been quite a bit of buzz about Brett Eldredge’s debut album. After all, he’s been releasing singles since 2010’s ‘Raymond’. 2011 saw ‘It Ain’t…
Edward Snowden
Snowden's voice leaks into the music
And it is precisely under the Sónar Festival in Barcelona (Spain) where the composer Jean-Michel Jarre has just introduced its production…
ZAYN
Zayn Malik with Swift!
Before Christmas Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik disclose the subject they recorded together for the new movie Fifty Shades Darker The song was…
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…
Phil Collins
Collins cancels concert after falling in room
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland dies at 48
In a report posted on its official Facebook page outlines the singer died in his sleep at a stop of the Tour he did with his band the Wildabouts were…
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age reveal 'Villians' release date
Queens of the Stone Age in one week gave many cheers to its fans announcing the release of the band's seventh license plate that they have…
Wisin
Wisin and his Vacation video
Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Juan Luis Morera Luna better known as Wisin, published a few days ago, through their socal networks, their latest music…
Crystal Fighters
Crystal Fighters will perform at the EHZ Festibala
The great festival organizers EHZ Festibala today completed the sign of their music after the first announcements a few weeks ago, the participation…
Röyksopp
The electronic union of Röyksopp and Susanne Sundfør
Two Nordic proposals joined (again) to achieve an electronic sound full of bits. Never end the issue, the Norwegian duo Röyksopp and…
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…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus premieres Broken Cities
Caracas band Viniloversus , lived for some time now in the city of Miami in the United States, from there it prepares for the launch of its fourth…
Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves ‘Pageant Material’ – Album Review
The sophomore album, particularly of an artist as celebrated so early in her career as Musgraves was, is an incredibly poignant moment. It’s the sink-…
Miles Davis
For hard bob fans Miles Davis Solar review
Miles Davis is one of my favorite trumpet players of all time. If you are jazz lover, you definitely cannot ignore this genius! The music of Miles…
The Mallett Brothers Band
The Mallett Brothers Band ‘Lights Along The River’ – Album Review
The title of The Mallett Brothers Band’s fourth studio album ‘Lights Along The River’, is an infinitely appropriate one. The thirteen-track offering…
Chino & Nacho
Celebrating 10 years of Chino y Nacho's career.
After months of uncertainty about his possible musical separation, Chino and Nacho closed with a flourish the fifth edition of the Awards Pepsi Music…
Dolly Parton
Which Country Artists Publicly Support Gay Rights?
This thought has occurred to me many times over the last couple of years. A bisexual woman myself, even as a young teen resolute in the idea I was…
Mr. P Chill
Mr. P Chill Interview - 20 Years In The Game, Touring, and the Sactown Scene
Let's break the ice. Who are you? Where are you from? What style of music do you create? My name is Mr. P Chill and I am an emcee from Sacramento…
Genevieve Pasquier
Genevieve Pasquier
It’s about time to meet a gorgeous, sophisticated woman with sharp teeth and a glassy electro. She’s got to be “handled…
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…
The Tallest Man On Earth
'A Short Film about Dark Bird is Home' by The Tallest Man on Earth
The tallest man on Earth is Sultan Kösen with his 251 cm (8 ft 3 in). He is from Turkey and has nothing to do with music. But ‘The…
Jack White
Jack White on acoustic
Jack White live music and devotes all his time to it. After founding his own Third Man Records discography, his creativity has not stopped and is…
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin premiered Forgive me
The acclaimed Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released last Friday, January 15, his new single titled Forgive me, fourth promotional theme of his…
Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel debuts at the Vienna State Opera
The musician had directed at Carnegie Hall in New York, at La Scala and even during the Super Bowl, but still lacks an important arena to conquer:…
Luis Julio Toro
Luis Julio Toro talks about his experience in El Sistema
In the seventies the flutist Luis Julio Toro was part of the Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Simon Bolivar, who left in 1979, before traveling to…
Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club will release their next album
Two Door Cinema Club is a fun and very good band. With sticky and cheerful rhythms a space in the world Indie Rock made since 2010 and will soon…
Frank Ticheli
Frank Ticheli’s New Work for Wind Ensemble: “Acadiana”
Frank Ticheli has a new work out entitled “Acadiana.” It is classic Ticheli. What I mean by this is that Ticheli is known for using his sense of swing…
Chance The Rapper
Review: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment's 'Surf'
Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment’s Surf is a celebration, and everyone is invited. The genre-defying album is the collective work of…
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…
Papá Humbertico
New 'How I feel' by Papa Humbertico
Dad Humbertico born Humberto Joel Cabreras Santana in 1985. He grew up on the outskirts of Havana in Guanabacoa, in the house that now serves as a…
Michael Jackson
Children are not afraid
It is likely that when you were 5 years I liked all the music you placed your parents and family. It is also possible you to dance any sound you…
C4trÍo
They organize a concert to help bassist Gustavo Márquez
The difficulties in accessing medical treatment and the high cost of private health in Venezuela have been on tenterhooks health Gustavo Marquez,…
Britney Spears
News at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards
With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, the American singer Britney Spears has become one of the most successful in the world of music, and…
Dulce María
Joey Montana and Dulce Maria!
Dulce Maria is a wonderful artist, who advanced step by step along the way music and has developed its own way. It has grown and has endeavored at…
Gwen Stefani
Return of a Dynamic Duo
It’s been, how long, since this duo has teamed up to produce an awesome song? I’m not really sure but I remember when they did,…
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas
Follow: the new Illya Kuryaki
Rock, hip hop, rap, funk and soul, this is Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas. The Argentine duo of Dante Spinetta (son of the legendary Luis…
Los Amigos Invisibles
The Invisible Friends premiere video
Los Amigos Invisibles returned with their gozadera to celebrate his 25 year career. Caracas band formed in 1991 wanted to close the year with the…
Ali Aka Mind
Colombia, Mexico and Peru: Memories
The Colombian emcee Ali aka mind, premiere its latest audiovisual piece, this time accompanied in featuring with Norick Rapper School group Peruvian…
Hillsong United
Go! to walk on water
A song does not give super powers. Not the promises, but when an artist and the public come together in one voice, the experience of what happens…
Jewel
Jewel ‘Picking Up The Pieces’ – Album Review
I think it’s fair to say Jewel has been through a lot in the past few years. Her last album of original studio material was in 2010 with ‘Sweet and…
Run–D.M.C.
DMC speaks out on depression
From the outside, it looks like pop stars have a great life. “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits describes it best. It tells the…
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…
Luciano Pereyra
Luciano Pereyra underwent emergency surgery
Renowned singer and Argentine cumbia pop, Luciano Pereyra, had to be operated emergency after some complications in the esophagus. The surgery was…
Chris Brown
New production of Chris Brown
The famous singer Christopher Maurice Brown, better known as Chris Brown, has announced its eighth album titled Heartbreak on a Full Moon. The R &…
Mac Miller
Mac Miller GO:OD AM Album Review
The criminally underrated Mac Miller released his third full length album titled GO:OD AM on September 18th, 2015. In addition to his 3 full length…
Jennifer Lopez
Criticism of Jlo for collaboration with Dr. Luke
Strong comments, nothing good, have befallen the singer Jennifer Lopez after collaboration with producer Dr. Luke in her new single titled '&…
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai Debuts Song Cloud 9
Jamiroquai is back and 2017 will be a great year for English. The band has 25 years in the music scene, they have been dancing since its inception…
WALK THE MOON
Working that fun loving spirit
A few years ago I went to a P!nk concert and was introduced to Walk The Moon, who were supporting her. At that time, I had never heard of them, but…
Tove Lo
Tove Lo presents new album
The Swedish singer Tove Lo has released a new music video and is quite interesting. Correspone video to new single titled Cool Girl, which will be on…
Madonna
Out of the shadows, into the rain
For many years, they were the steady background singers for one of the biggest female pop stars the world has ever seen. They toured the world with…
Stuart Styron
musician german in good form / nice different compilations
Well checkin`some tunes from Stuart today; some compilations for streaming got me on deezer as well. Switching different productions! Like the…
Weezer
highway music
For every time we have a special song. When we venture on a road trip, without realizing it, the music we choose reflects the landscape around us.…
Tyler Strickland
Interview: Composer Tyler Strickland on John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise
Today we're joined by Tyler Strickland, an award-winning film composer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. You can hear Tyler’s&…
Bombardier Jones
Expect The Best From Bombardier Jones
Bombardier Jones breathes new life into the soft rock genre, combining frontrunner Ian Jone’s love for British rock and post-punk into something…
Sandy & Papo
See you, Ramon!
In Latin American culture, and in Venezuela, the absence of music is a sign of respect to the loss of a loved one. We've all lost someone…
Nacho
reggaeton empire
Say You Want Me Bailame Despacito It seems the CD of a same artist, same genre, lyrics of romance, some more explicit than others, the first are…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift released her single Ready for It
Ready for It is the name of the new song of the American singer, Taylor Swift to only one week of having released the video of its first simple Look…
David Bowie
Top music stars who died in 2016
2016 was a year of significant losses for the world of music. Figures extensive international career died during the 365 days that culminate today,…
Sia
Sia is part of the BSN of Wonder Woman with To Be Human
Altered by Mom
Altered by Mom Share Bold New Track Heart That Sound
ALTERED BY MOM combines a knack for infectious melodies and classic songwriting with a quirky sense of humour and a tongue-in-…
Sigala
Follow her does not stop
From London, the DJ and producer Sigala, is already giving a lot to talk about in the various international territories, because in addition to two…
Radiohead
Radiohead play The Tourist live for the first time in 8 years
Yesterday, 30 March, British band Radiohead began the part of his tour that will take them up through the US territory at the American Airlines Arena…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's cheesy Wildest Dreams
Taylor Swift is like a girl from high school that you would never notice. She is pretty, but not special. Her style is like everyone elses, but seems…
Jagertown
Rearview by Jagertown Is Changing the Country Music Game
My fellow country fans you guys are going to love this, I just heard the best break up song EVER it’s so refreshing!! It&…
M. Lockwood Porter
M. Lockwood Porter Interview
Max Porter performs as M. Lockwood Porter, in homage to his grandfather and to make it easier to find him on the Internet. Partly based on a childhood…
Britney Spears
A man bursts onto the stage at a Britney Spears concert
A concert of the American singer Britney Spears had to be interrupted momentarily by the irruption of a spectator in the scene. Spears, 35, was…
Future
Future- Evol Review
I’ve ranted and raved about Future in past posts, and how his consistency, I feel, has been hurting him. Mixtape after mixtape, song after…
Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Functional Arrhythmias
Steve Coleman and the M-Base collective are the guys (and ladies) that, in my opinion, saved jazz as an authentic and creative genre during the 80&…
Ralph Vaughan Williams
R. Vaughan Williams’ Does A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
As we keep doing these reviews of concertos for two pianos and orchestra, I tend to see that this is actually a common concerto in the late Romantic…
Eddie Murphy
Artists Who Hate Sampling Ridiculed In New Eddie Murphy Show
Sampling is and has for as long as I can remember been a contentious issue in the world of music, especially hip hop. For those that don’t…
Chester Bennington
Linkin Park releases new song and new video
With the release of the single Heavy the group Linkin Park announced that next May 19 will release the album One More Light, a job singing on issues…
Ariana Grande
I have faith in Grande/Wonder
Ariana Grande has had a pretty grand year. Just when 2015 was about to end, she moved to a new manager (away from her mom) and with a new team around…
Kendrick Lamar
Lamar won best video at the VMAS
Rapper Kendrick Lamar won Best Video of the Year on Sunday thanks to his single Humble at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. The Angelino…
Spice Girls
Leaving some spices out
It’s been THE question for this year, 2016. Will or won’t the Spice Girls reunite? This year, it’s exactly 20 years ago…
Shakira
What does a mother sound like?
After three years, Shakira launches this eleventh album, El Dorado, a golden cover and a huge photograph of the singer as emerging from a lake.…
The Limiñanas
French duo The Limiñanas unveil their new album 'Malamore'
On the cover of their new album ‘Malamore’, their first for Because Music, Lionel and Marie Limiñanas are back in black…
CNBLUE
Blue Moon in Manila: A dream come true
I thought I'd go down memory lane and relive one of the best KPOP concerts I've attended. ~CN BLUE Live in Manila~ I’m proud to…
Percy Grainger
PERCY GRAINGER’S “MOLLY ON THE SHORE”
Percy Grainger is one of the premier composers for the Wind Band. He is certainly someone I would want to be molded partially after. One of the pieces…
Bryant Myers
Bryant Myers is stomping with his trap
Bryant Myers is surprising and strangers with each passing day. The artist was on tour promoting his music, which is a trap style, urban subgenre…
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart announced tour of Latin America
Its name means the god of the sky, lightning, thunder and rain according to Hindu mythology. Devendra Banhart, composer and musician estadounidense-…
Daniel Lee
Daniel Lee ‘Roots’ – Album Review
I’ve been told that I was too quick to judge Daniel Lee in my review of his debut radio single ‘Backwood Tobacco’. I was told he was trying to steer…
Vickie Vaughn Band
Vickie Vaughn Band - EP Review
The Vickie Vaughn Band are an exciting and energetic bluegrass five-piece helmed by, of course, vocalist and bassist Vickie Vaughn, and accompanied by…
Alabama Shakes
2016 Grammy Winners
The wait is over for the great artists in the music industry thanks to the completion of the 58th Grammy Awards 2016 Awards, positioning the singers…
Snow In Mexico
Snow In Mexico: Juno Beach
Snow In Mexico are Andrea Novelli and Massimiliano Cruciani; formed in Rome in 2008 as a shoegaze/dream pop band they released their first self-…
Sin Bandera
Musical marriages and divorces
Wisin y Yandel, Chino (now Chyno) and Nacho, Visitor and Resident (Calle 13), and of course Noel and Leonel de Sin Bandera, among others, are musical…
Nautilus Pompilius
Nautilus Pompilius. Russian classic rock band.
“Nautilus Pompilius” is a classic Russian rock band. It appeared in 1982 in Sverdlovsk. This band from a Russian province gained…
Forte Femme & Liz Fohl
Liz forte presents 'Again'
The Spanish emcee, Liz Forte is one of the striking mPas represnetantes of the new wave of rappers in Spain, the young concerning demostradi certain…
Sean Paul
Sean Paul premiered video with Migos
Sean Paul released the video for her single Body with Migos in which they are shown enjoying a carnival in South Beach. The idea was to teach how…
Maná
An Inexhaustible Food: Fight Loving
The Manna tells the Bible is a food that God gave the Israelites during the time they wandered during the desert. That name takes the Mexican group…
Pitbull
Pitbull premiered the video for Green light
Armando Christian Perez, known worldwide as Pitbull, is still active producing new material. The urban music artist multiawarded launched last August…
THE PEPPERSPLUM
The Peppersplum wins great reviews with their second studio “IS IT LOVE?”
The Peppersplum is receiving great criticts and reviews with their second studio album “IS IT LOVE?” This album was nominated for…
Miles Davis
Miles Davis at the Isle of Wight - PLAY THROUGH IT!
I believe it was James Mtume, the percussionist for Miles Davis in the seventies, who told this next story. On his first concert with Miles, as soon…
Jon Z
In Peru for Halloween Urban Trap
Tonight, the famous rapper Jon Z will arrive in Lima-Peru to delight all his fans in the eventomassively called Halloween Urban Trap organized by…
Paul Kelly
If You Haven't Seen Paul Kelly Live...
What are you doing? With the death of B.B. King this year I had a sudden revelation: People don't last forever (to my knowledge anyway). I…
The Killers
The Killers premiered the song The Man
Blancmange
SundaySpotlight: Blancmange
Initially named L360 and formed in Harrow (Greater London, UK) in 1979, Blancmange are one of the most respected British groups that came out of new…
Clint Mansell
Clint Mansell's Requiem for a Dream
Clint Mansell's score for the acclaimed film Requiem of a Dream is such a breathtaking piece of music. Many times it makes one wonder what the…
Brian Randle
Brian Randle ‘200 Proof’ - Album Review
I was first introduced to Brian Randle’s music through a friend’s suggestion on Twitter (Technology can actually be a great thing sometimes). They…
Tindersticks
Tindersticks
Oh, that velvet voice! When you hear a velvet voice you wanna wear it, don’t you? Of course, you do! It gives you coziness and pleasure like…
Anielle Reid
VIDEO: Anielle Reid ‘Love Song’
Having released her videos for ‘Morality‘ and ‘Better‘ from her EP ‘Ain’t Like ‘…
Ty Dolla $ign
“Zaddy”: new material from Ty Dolla $ign
This time, the American rapper Tyrone William Griffin, Jr., better known by his stage name Dolla $ ign as Ty, has released a new song to the market…
Ali Aslam
Ali Aslam's Brings Cultures Together With The Last American
In his new album, The Last American, Ali Aslam weaves together the many facets of his identity to create a beautiful thematic and sonic landscape. The…
Afrojack
Afrojack immortalized in wax
Today, Afrojack will be presented with a wax version of himself. During the ADE, Amsterdam Dance Event, the wax figure will be revealed and…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley - A True Music Legend
Bob Marley was on a mission. Like most musicians he had a calling – a desire to change the world and inspire through music. But Bob took it…