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Freetown Sound
R'N'B Iconoclast
Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange returns to showcase his creative impetus with Freetown Sound, the album that will certainly stand high on the…
Alchemy to Our Days
Metzengerstein - Alchemy To Our Days
Metzengerstein is a rather interesting Italian experimental/psychedelic rock/krautrock band from Tuscany. They have so far released two albums, with &…
White Light
The Corrs Like they’ve never been gone
When you listen to The Corrs’ album, “White Light”, you can’t imagine this group has been gone for about 10…
Konnichiwa
UKs Premium Grime Artist
In the second wave of British grime, Skepta released an album that goes toe-to-toe with the classic from the first wave that is Boy On The Corner by…
Marseille
Jazz Is Vital Energy For Ahmad Jamal
Even though he is already in his seventies, legendary Ahmad Jamal continues with the same level of enthusiasm in 2017 with his dedication to the…
Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood
Sun Kil Moon On The Edge Of Madness
As an artist, Mark Kozelek is in that phase of his creativity in which he is capable of saying anything that's on his mind without caring what…
Post-Frenz Container Buzz
Oliver Wilde - Post-Frenz or Post-Everything?
Bedroom, or shall we be more precise and say home recording musicians seem to be a very common instance these days. Most of them rarely catch the eye…
Karma
Recommended: ''Karma'', Norick's new album
Braulio Norick Gamarra Norick is an MC and producer from Surquillo, Lima - Peru, a member of the group Rapper School. It has been released on the…
Vengase I
The Rawayana surprise us with a trailer for Trippy Caribbean
It is an incredible emotion felt by all the faithful listeners Rawayana to learn that less and less needed for the release of her third album Trippy…
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…
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,…
Remain In Light
The Top Five Albums of the 80's
The 80’s almost killed rock music. Similar to what happened with jazz two decades earlier, the youth turned their back on electric guitars…
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…
I Can't Go Home
I can't go home
The East New York rapper’s complicated relationship with wealth, poverty, and his neighborhood fuels his debut, an album about what happens when you…
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…
Life Is Good
Life Is Good...is good
In my alcohol-induced and terse analysis in consultation with Google, I have realized that this was the first year in which all three of the most…
Pacific Daydream
Infantile Weezer
There are two types of Weezer albums: those that have name and then those that don't have a name so we have to recognize them by their color. All…
Retrohash
Asher Roth RetroHash Album Review
Get ready for a wild and emotional ride through Asher Roth's new album RetroHash! His sophomore album takes you though some deep…
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…
Move Like a Ghost
When Guitars Are Toys
Fun garage rock band from the punk record label who passed by my radar last year is now finally on my radar. toyGuiar is relatively new…
Purpose (Deluxe)
Purpose Ain't Swaying Me
Justin Bieber, Justin Drew Bieber. The ‘Joffrey Baratheon’ of pop music delivered another album – Purpose. I guess this album could be seen…
All the Colours of the Dust
Jakob Skott - All the Colours of the Dust
Jakob Skott came out with a new album ''All the Colours of the Dust'' earlier this year, and the new album packs some really fine…
The Optimist
Anathema Continues Avoiding Metal
Liverpool's Anathema onset their career at the start of the 90s as a doom metal group, who would have thought they would profile themselves as one…
MY WOMAN
Ethereal Woman
Angel Olsen caught our attention with her 2014 second studio album Burn Your Fire for No Witness. This 29 year old girl from St.Louis played with…
In My Room
The Stunning Debut Album In My Room By Jacob Collier
With only 22 years, Jacob Collier already became a Grammy award winner (and guess what, not only one but he won two Grammys for his Debut Album!). For…
Fever Ray
Uniqueness at its best
Sweden is probably one of the most gifted countries in the world when it comes to music. No matter which genre you talk about the conclusion is the…
Genesis
Dreamy Threads Of Genesis
The Dream returns with his soulful thoughts and emotions sooner then we thought. After an usual high quality expressions in his …
Yours, Dreamily,
Psychedelic Monotony
The Black Keys were really excited to come back to the studio as soon as possible but the shoulder injury of their drummer, Patrick Carney,…
You’re Welcome
Wavves Make You Jump On The Table
Only year and a half after self-released V, and a little bit more since split-album No Life For Me, a collaboration with Cloud Nothings,…
AM
AM: Signature Sounds
What can be said about the already-famous Arctic Monkeys album AM that hasn't been said already? It's modern. It's uncensored. It's…
Asesina
Okills surprises with a video clip for Asesina
The Okills grouping has surprised us with the launch of its new video of the song Killer part of his album titled America Supersonic which has been…
ZABA
Zaba - Glass Animals - A Landscape for Sonic Exploration
This year’s debut Album release, Zaba, from Glass Animals was a toe curling, shivering mix of jungle sounds and psychedelic dreams. The…
A Weekend in the City
Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Bloc Party, A Weekend in the City
I'm going to talk about something different in this series today. All the other 10 year articles have been about albums that I would consider as…
Lovers
Merival's Folksy Dreamworld
After falling head over heels in love with Merival’s Soda Island collaboration with Izzard, I scoured the internet to find more of Merival’s honeyish…
Pure Comedy
The Political Statement byFather John Misty
Ever since Josh Tillman took a sarcastic alias Father John Misty, two great albums emerged from his psyche with love pains as major theme. On his…
Eldorado
ELO, Eldo... Eldorado
Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography were the trademarks of the English band Electric Light Orchestra. Their fourth…
Sounds Good Feels Good
Not another “boy band”
The boys from down under are back! And they have turned into fine, young men. I'm not quite sure if that is a good thing, though. I feel like I&#…
Weathered Meat
Nearly Dead - Weathered Meat
Nearly Dead is a Canadian noise-rock band from British Columbia, and they have so far released a handful of fine noise rock albums. The latest of…
New Bermuda
Deafheaven New Bermuda
The California-native, black metal innovators, released their 3rd full-length album entitled on October 2nd, 2015.New Bermuda Deafheaven has the…
in•ter a•li•a
Fifteen Years Later, At The Drive-In Still Know How To Park
Almost two decades ago, At The Drive-In were of one of the most relevant alternative bands until they abruptly broke up and went on what was supposed…
For The Young
Scandinavians Folk It Better
Sweden and Scandinavia are known for their great music artists, especially in the indie area. Every day is a new chance for a new indie band to come…
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…
Dissent
The Cutthroats 9 - Dissent
The Cutthroats 9 are a relatively well-known band in the noise-rock genre, and their latest album Dissent has probably been their best album to date.…
Here Lies Man
Black Sabbath in Africa?
Wonder what would have happened if someone sent Black Sabbath to study polyrhythms in Africa back in the seventies? Can you imagine the fusion…
Stuck in the Status Quo
All-out Against The Status Quo
As of the early Nineties, Antwerp, Belgium emerged as one of the strongest rock scenes this side of La Manche Channel. And it has quite a lot to thank…
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…
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…
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…
Revisited
Singer/Songwriter Andy Michaels Releases Highly Anticipated New Music Video Lucretia's Eylandt
Australian singer/songwriter has just released his highly anticipated new music video Lucretia's Eyelandt off of his new album Revisited. Check it…
A Man Alive
The Indie-est Project Ever
This is the most independent project ever! Ergo, whether you are too cool for mainstream or crazy enthusiast or you love magnificent alt guitars, then…
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…
Crosseyed Heart
Old Dipsomaniacs Just Wanna Have Fun
What is the difference between Keith Richard’s album and The Rolling Stones? Well, The Rolling Stones sound like Jagger and the music is…
Requiem
Goat - Requiem
The Swedish psychedelic rock greats Goat have just released their new album ''Requiem''. As is usually the case, then Goat albums tend…
Paging Mr. Proust
The Most Underrated Rock Band
In a better, parallel universe, The Jayhawks would be the number one pop-rock band of the 90s. Vigorous vocal harmonies, canny cadence, mellifluous…
24K Magic
24K Magic
Personally, the moment I knew Bruno Mars was for real was when he performed “Uptown Funk,” his mega hit collaboration with Mark Ronson, in curlers on…
Perfect Storm
Vanbot - Perfect Storm (Album)
Shelving a virtually complete album in 2013 after a creative breakdown, Vanbot (real name Ester Ideskog) began anew and…
I Forget Where We Were
Forget Where We Were - a Live Masterpiece
In June of 2015, I had the great privilege of hearing Ben Howard peform live at the Grand Arena in Cape Town. I have not stopped talking about it…
III
Sardonis - III
The two-man Belgian sludge metal/stoner doom band Sardonis came out with a great new album this year. The album is laconically titled III and doesn&#…
Dark Sky Island
Sparkling Despite the Fluidity of Time
Other than our family, our friends can help shape the music we listen to as well as enjoy. It was through a friend that I first heard of Enya and her…
Destination Desolation
Deludium Skies - Destination Desolation
Deludium Skies is an Austrian band with which I am already acquainted with via their 2020 album Anthropocene. While that album was pretty good, then…
Soul Sphere
Born Of Osiris Soul Sphere Album Review
Chicago’s heavy metal quintet Born Of Osiris released their 5th full length release on October, 29th 2015. The album is based on the ancient…
These Things Take Time
Molly Nilsson and Her Noir Loneliness
No one will ever keep you company and then you die. True? Let’s ask this artist. Molly Nilsson is special for many reasons. One of them is…
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.&…
Pusher Man
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Pusher Man/Remember Tomorrow
The renowned stoner doom/psychedelic rock band Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats recently came out with a new two track 7'' Single. Uncle…
The Invalid Singers
Bunny And The Multiple Personality Disorder
Prince was maybe the first artist who had a tendency to change his name with every album. It’s been four years since this creative and…
99 Cents
Cheap Underground
99 Cents is the third studio album by Santi White, aka Santigold. The title and the cover of the album suggest a store with cheap Chinese stuff,…
Charlene
Classic Soul vibes: The Taste Of Charlene
Seemes like forever `till this day. Wheew! A long and heavy burden finally fell and the spiritual sessions may start. It was worth the wait, and our&…
The Great Unknown
Album Review: Rob Thomas, 'The Great Unknown'
For 20 years, Rob Thomas has found lasting success as the front man of Matchbox 20, a solo performer and a songwriter for everyone from Santana to…
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…
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…
Try Everything (From "Zootopia") - Single
Shakira will try everything
Before Shakira crossed over - I've been told - she was known as the Madonna of Latin pop. Then, with the help of the Estefans, she crossed over…
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…
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…
Zipper Down
Zipper Down by Eagles of Death Metal: Instaparty
From the moment you hear the first song from the long awaited Zipper Down you know that Eagles of Death Metal did it again, they again released an…
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…
Little by Little
Luckily, Soda is Streaming Again
I thought these guys were missing in action, Haven’t heard from them in a while. Almost forgot what they sounded like. But then, no matter how much…
Heroes
One of Our Heroes
Heroes immediately departs from the attitude of Low's melancholia with The Beauty and the Beast, and this was a sign of hope for fans…
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…
Songs For The Deaf
Songs for the Deaf: Music for the road.
From his time as guitarist of Kyuss there is one thing that has always influenced significantly in the compositions and concepts created by Joshua…
Pictures of Saint Paul Street
Greg Ashley - When Cynicism Pays Off
Through the 5+1 solo albums he has made so far, Greg Ashley has shown that if you are to fit into the shoes of guys like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lou…
Whiskey Love
Drunk with Ryan Drews
San Diego R`n`B/Soul singler Ryan Drews comes back with a new studio project in his possesion, and talking about…
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…
Good
The Stevens - “Good” is simply good
It seems the Australians and New Zealanders have a special knack for good, healthy, melodious rock, or power pop, or whatever you want to call it. As…
Violence
Editors Need Editing
After flirting with orchestral and electronic sound which relied on Smith's internal content on their previous album In Dreams, Editors…
WOPTOBER
Mane Music
Prison can change anyone. Enough time isolated from the world, treated as subhuman and discarded like garbage is soul-breaking and creatively stifling…
Behind the Mountains
#tb Brutus' Second Album
It’s not that difficult to form a band who nourishes traditional hard rock, to proclaim yourself a successor of Black Sabbath and to build a career on…
Change
From B-52 To First Solo Album
Next year, B-52 are going to celebrate forty years of their career, and the prelude to this grand milestone is a solo album by its founder and main…
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…
Metals
Feist's Metals and Everything That's Golden About It.
Feist’s Metals is one of my favourite albums. Let me tell you why. The first few bars of the opening song, The Bad in Each Other, set the album apart…
Hunky Dory
David Bowie: Hunky Dory
Famous for normalising weird, his ever changing personas and a five decade-long career, David Bowie was a rare kind of musician. From Ziggy Stardust…
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…
Siberian Earth Curve
Birchville Cat Motel - Siberian Earth Curve
Birchville Cat Motel is a one-man experimental noise rock/psychedelic rock/noise/drone band from Wellington, New Zealand. The band has been…
Still Testifying
My Darling Clementine - Keep On Testifying
It seems they’re a good time in putting out good Americana sounds. This time from the other side of the pond and a duo that represents some of the…
Modern Pressure
Daniel Romano - Dylan Revisited
It would be hard to say that Daniel Roman has returned. The guy simply has not left. Saying that this guy is a musical shape-shifter would e an…
New Energy
5 Favorite Albums of 2017
My favorite LPs of the year, in no specific order. Arca - EPONYMOUS Same as Mutant, this album is a hybrid of different genres, only this time they…
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…
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-…
The False Foundation
Archive Asks You To Join Them in Questioning The Public Sphere
Although initially a project of two guys, Darius Keeler and Rosko John, Archive is the music collective that featured many artists over the past two…
Incarnate
Still Holding The Throne
Killswitch Engage is one of the founding fathers of melodic metalcore, a metalcore subgenre that launched this bastard child of metal and HC into…
Brilliant Light
Danny & The Champions of the World - Championing Americana with a twist
When the term Americana crops up in a conversation among music fans, usually the first things that come up to mind are any country music variations,…
La Ira
Hamlet's undisputed wrath
If there was an album that drew attention in the Spanish metal was Wrath of Hamlet band. A job that was well received by the media and the public,…
How To Love (feat. Sofia Reyes)
Cash Cash dances with vulnerability
From start to finish, this dance track is like a text book dance hit. It’s meeting all the requirements of a real dance anthem, with the…
A Latino Christmas
Celebrating a Latino Christmas
Fifteen songs will make you smile and feel satisfied for choosing to listen to Latino Christmas. That's true for me, of course. But honestly,…
Gopro: Eagle Hunters in a New World
Film Soundtrack Done Right
Making a film soundtrack requires a double mastery. You have to make do music an additional part of the story told in images, but you also have to…
Memorandum
Autumn Is Coming
Dashing bearded guy with the suggestive falsetto and a guitar. This would be a perfect title for the movie about The Leading Guy, my new…
For The Love Of The Rastaman
Breakout Reggae Rock Artists for the New Millenium Playlist on Spotify
Breakout Reggae Rock Artists - Fusion Reggae for the new Millenium Playlist on Spotify! The Best in Modern Rock and Reggae Fusion! Groups that are…
Colour The Small One (Deluxe Edition)
#tbt Sia - Colour The Small One
Back in the day, Sia Kate Isobelle Furler was the name that didn't mean a lot to vast majority of people on our crazy little planet. Yet, she was…
Channel the Spirits
The Comet Is Coming - Channel The Spirits
The Comet Is Coming is a pretty fascinating British psychedelic rock/jazz fusion/experimental music band from London. Their latest album is titled &#…
Body Cults
Narcosatanicos - Body Cults
The Danish noise-rock/psychedelic rock band Narcosatanicos came out with a new album a short while ago via Bad Afro Records. Their previous self-…
Platinum Hits
The Platinum Guy
Time really has flown by when you see an artist release his first greatest hits collection, but you feel like he's just started out. However, fact…
Garden of Ashes
Later That Night…
Somebody listening for the first time to Duke Garwood would probably react by saying that he sounds a lot like Mark Lanegan. Very late night Mark…
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…
Vessels
From Dust To Dust
Melodic Death metal is in a rut nowadays; numerous bands are playing it, and just a handful of them can be called original, quality ones, ones that…
Saxentric
Tenor Keeps The Right Note
If you are not familiar with Finland's Jimi Tenor, I guess you would probably first do a search on one of the general music sites. Among other…
The Original High
Getting High on Generic Tunes?
We are often seeing how talent shows give birth to stars revolving around pop and pop-rock genre. Adam Lambert is a perfect example for it. After…
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…
A Sufi And A Killer
Two Sides Of Gonjasufi
A Sufi and a Killer was Gonjasufi's debut. Sumach Ecks is an author, DJ and yoga instructor from LA who is produced by Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp…
IN DREAM
Editors Have Kunst and They Are Not Afraid To Use It
When their debut album The Black Room was released in 2005, it represented a true revolution of post-punk. Editors became a band everyone was taking…
Big Blue
Gold Star - Shining Already
Many bands and singer/songwriters these days are following the path taken by Jeff Tweedy, solo or with Wilco. While most of them are quite enjoyable…
Supernatural Love
The organic return of a revamped Sidestepper
Before Bomba Estereo or ChocQuibTown already existed Sidestepper, the group of electro cumbia led by British DJ and producer Richard Blair in 1996,…
Music For Listening To Music To
La Sera As December's Vitamin D
Music for Listening Music To is a fourth studio album by a Californian band La Sera and its lead singer Katy Goodman, ex bass guitarist of Vivian…
RawayanaLand
Venezuela does not lack talent.
The Venezuelan music scene, is at its best, and it shows with the great talents that we hear every day on national radio stations. Recent years have…
Apocalypse Again
Apocalypse Now! Again!
Events from 2002 seem like a far away past, especially in the music world where trends come and go at the speed of light. Those who were born around…
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…
Return to Love
LVL UP Are On The Highest Indie Level
LVL UP have released their third full length album under Sub Pop label, which just proves how remarkable these boys are. American indie…
London Calling
The Top Five Albums of the 70's
The seventies were a decade when I lot of things happened: the hippie ideal lost its potency, the darker heavy rock songs of desperation and pessimism…
Times Infinity Volume Two
The Dears - To infinity and back
The Dears, or shall we say, Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak and whoever’s in Montreal at the time, have been around for a while, actually, as…
Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Japanese Breakfast is Food For Your Shoegaze Soul
What would you like to listen for breakfast? If you have nothing on your mind, I suggest you digest Japanese Breakfast. Behind the name Japanese…
Music Complete
New Order \ Old Order
They were the sh**. They were the natural continuation of Joy Division. They were pioneers of electronic and dance music combined with post punk. They…
Coco Hames
Ex Leader of The Ettes Goes On A Solo Ride
Sometimes, it would be good to start from the beginning, to leave old crew and the baggage of the past behind and move in a completely different…
To The Bone
In A Shocking Twist, Steven Wilson Goes Pop
To quote The Daily Telegraph, Steven Wilson is probably the most successful musician you have never heard of. After ten Porcupine Tree albums, Wilson…
Better Man
Little Big Town reveals Swift debut with Better Man
Better Manis the new single off Little Big Town's album, Breaker. The song was penned by a young girl in Nashville, who had pitched the…
Jungle
JUNGLE - JUNGLE
I'll admit, I was late to the Jungle bus. In my defence, as soon as they entered my radar, I was positively hooked. it seems to me that…
Lose Control
Glass Animals & Joey Bada$$ Lose Control
This week, experimental indie rockers Glass Animals meet New York rapper Joey Badass and create a surprisingly good collaboration track. As somebody…
Amanecer
THE GLOBALIZED SOUND OF THE COLOMBIANS OF BOMBA STEREO
Bomba Estéreo history in music has been recorded and an impeccable track record. At dawn he went twice to dance, to contagion and that of the…
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…
FutureSex/LoveSounds
Futuresex\Lovesounds was Timberlake's Zenith
Only few singers who were once members of boy bands have succeeded in developing even stronger solo career. If I had to pick two of them, one of them…
Koop Islands
#tbt Koop: Koop Islands
When I signed up to last.fm, it was probably one of the most rewarding moments in my life as I suddenly found myself in a position to not only…
At Least For Now (Deluxe)
Benjamin Clementine: Best New Artist of 2015
Kudos!Kudos!Kudos! Why have I just discovered this man? I don’t know, but he is going straight to the top of my BEST of 2015 chart. Maybe…
Seven Swans
Asking Questions with Sufjan Stevens
Speaking of albums I keep returning to, it would be foolish not to mention Sufjan Stevens’ Seven Swans. While I appreciate Carrie &…
The Concrete Confessional
To the Core of MetalCore
For seven years, Jamey Jasta has been keeping the same entourage. Why change something that works, right? This is Hatebreed’s third album…
It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
Album Review: Ingrid Michaelson's - It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
It’s not all fun and games - though it does have a good dose of that as well! I’d like to summarize “It Doesn’t have to Make Sense” with those words,…
Acapella - Acapella Christmas - Acapella Group
Enjoying an Acapella Christmas
This is such a good Christmas album. So good that I almost felt regretful that it took me 4 years after its release before finding it. All is not lost…
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…
Devout
Devout
UK grime fixture Mr Mitch’s latest LP explores a pared-back sound. It feels polished and tactile, with themes of loyalty,…
Walk Between Worlds
Simple Minds Do Not Complicate It
Simple Minds have released their 18th studio album, and just when no one except for hardcore fans did not expect anything besides formulaic music,…
The Last Stand
Recycle Metal
Sabaton is on their way on becoming a recycle band and it is going to be difficult to negate this for everyone who knows the band from the beginning…
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…
Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü
Did you like the Soundtrack more than the Suicide Squad Movie itself?
A few weeks ago it is over waiting to see the film Suicide Squad, which has generated much criticism, both good and bad (more bad than good). In…
Venom (Deluxe Edition)
Trash Metal Comeback
Almost a decade ago, The Poison has put group of trash metal boys in the center of attention. Everytime Bullet For My Valentine are about to…
Moonlight on the Water (Instrumental)
Spotify Breakout Instrumental Artists You Should Follow Playlist!
Spotify Breakout Instrumental Artists You Should Follow Playlist! A great new song list is developing on Spotify the Spotify Breakout Instrumental…
Dimensiones
Revelation Artist: Laura Buitrago
Searching and searching I found this girl who apparently started in the popular video network better known as Youtube, doing cover songs of the…
I Love You Baby, I Love You Doll
'Indian' Indie
Kolkata-based dream pop duo Parekh & Singh's (instrumentalist/vocalist Nischay Parekh and…
Baby
Gothic Sultriness
Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi’s (Valerie Teicher) critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space (…
New York
New York = Love's Graveyard
Milk and Bone is a Montreal electro-pop duo (i.e. Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin) who earned critical acclaim with their debut album…
El Perdedor
Maluma Arrested?
A few days ago it was leaked on the Internet a video in which clearly looked like a couple of policemen violently arrested the Colombian singer known…
Non Believer
London Grammar at their Cinematic best still can't hook me
London Grammar are a very frustrating band for me. Their brand of epic dream-pop is absolutely stunning in small doses but ask me to listen to an…
Big Jet Plane
Big Jet Plane on Repeat
Romantic, sentimental and slightly heartbreaking...however, Angus & Julia Stone have radically presented us with their track 'Big Jet…
First
Beat of the Drum
A good drum beat is the essential back bone to any song. No...every song that has ever existed on and off of the internet. If someone tells you…
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…
The Cure
Lady Gaga Shares A Cure With New Track
Lady Gaga surprised everyone with new release 'The Cure'. While 'The Cure' was completely unexpected we couldn't have expected…
All In My Head (Flex)
Fifth Harmony Heats the networks with its New Video
When we thought we had seen the girls Fifth Harmony in her sexy side with his video Work from Home ft. Ty Dolla $ ign stuck in construction with some…
Gettin to It
Get To This Club Banger With Clyde!
Oakland rapper Clyde Carson slams his new jam Getting To It featuring Keak Da Sneak …
The Night We Met
Lord Huron Seeks The Night We Met and So Do We
Upon first listening to The Night We Met, I ended up scrambling around trying to figure out where I had heard the song before. Of course, as many of…
Love Letter To Japan
Electro-Exotica Ear Candy
LA-based indie pop group The Bird and the Bee consist of Greg Kurstin and Inara George, who mainly rely on a winsome formula that Pitchfork&#…
Same Old Love
It's hard to let it go
Selena Gomez seems to have been born for a life in entertainment. As a matter a fact, she hardly knows anything else. Her career actually began at the…
Blackout
Cinematic Minimalism
British singer-songwriter Charlotte OC recently released Blackout as a teaser for her upcoming full length debut album from Harvest Records,…
Blank Tapes
Organic Lament
“Blank Tapes” is a track from Everything Feels Better Now (2016), From Indian Lakes’ fourth full-…
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…
Strip That Down
Liam Payne Wants A New Start With Smooth Hit Strip That Down
Okay Liam Payne's newest track 'Strip That Down' sounds more like a list of things Payne wants to be known for, otherwise than being a…
Angels
Transmissions in Space
Don't even doubt for a moment, that when The XX hit the scene everyone was taken back. This small band creating sexy, edgy yet intimate and…
In Heaven
Not Your Typical Sugar Pop
As sugar filled as your favorite cereal, Japanese Breakfast fastens Pop bubblegum/dream sounds into the Indie art realm of lyrics. Even vocally,…
Cameo Lover
Gender Bending Genre-Hopping
Two albums on, and Kiwi songstress Kimbra is probably still best known as the 'girl that Gotye used to know' outside of…
Real People
Real People Together
After watching Straight Outta Compton, it’s great to look forward to watching the real Ice Cube (whose son did an awesome portrayal) on the…
Don't Be so Sure
Tulipomania Presents Seahawks Remix of 'Don't Be So Sure'
Philadelphia-based Tulipomania have announced they will release a new single, the Seahawks Remix of 'Don't Be So Sure'.…
Dangerous (feat. Joywave)
Music is a World of Big Data
Discoverability is one of the greatest perks of being able to explore the world of music without the chains of having to use a streaming service only…
White Mustang
Lana Del Rey’s Retro-Futuristic Romantic Gloom
Lana Del Rey’s motivations for emulating Taylor Swift and wiping her social media backlogs clean are still unknown, but this decision has…
Only Hungry for You
Vinyl shows the fangs
Separated by musical projects, rest and other caraqueños they have become bared teeth and the hunger had guardadados for their fourth full…
The Judge
twenty one pilots The Judge: Set Me Free
Columbus, Ohio natives Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun make up the duo known as twenty one pilots (and no, they don’t capitalize their name).…
Will I See You
Seeing too much
On my Twitter timeline, it was kind of big news that Justin Bieber producer Boo Bear was working with Latin singer Anitta, whom I had never heard of.…
Medicine Chant
Shamanic Properties Driven From Western Canada
As Halloween approaches, leaves are falling and a mist seems to be rolling in from the mountains Anilah seemed like the perfect musician to…
Star Roving
Celestial Dreaming
On 12 January, English shoegaze and indie rock band Slowdive released their first track in 22 years, since their third album (1995). As they…
Astronomy Domine
Pink Voivod
Heavy Metal (in its extreme forms) is a scary music. At least for me - all those growling litanies they call vocals, they really creep me out. But the…
Boyish
Hippo Campus' Boyish Exuberance
It's hard to believe Minnesota indie rock quartet Hippo Campus have not actually released their debut album yet, given the success of their first…
Secret Garden (feat. Merival)
Stepping into the Secret Garden with Izzard & Merival
The song I’m about to draw your attention to has brought me MAJOR joy over the past few days, and I am excited for you to have the same experience.…
Twentytwo
Sunflower Bean's “Twentytwo”: Perseverance Against a Pessimistic View of Adulthood
Why is it about turning 22 that seems to inspire so many musicians? The alliteration? The one-year anniversary of turning into an adult?…
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…
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…
Player
Tinashe: Player Review
Relationships come and go, ride up and down, all around, and any what way you wanna say. They can be fun, happy, sad, crazy, or all of it at once.&…
Cranes in the Sky
Solange Steels Music's Broken Wings
The opening to Solange Knowles “Cranes in The Sky” beckons with an addictive head-nodding beat that subdues all your attention.…
Let Me Help You
is Mario finally leading up to an album?
Mario seemed so set to get a massive music and movie career. As a cute kid he sang the catchy Let Me Love You straight into the global charts. He…
B.M.
Kris Wu’s “B. M.” (Burberry Made): High on Style, Low on Semantics
Over a decade ago, the chief executives working for British luxury fashion house Burberry were worried that their unexpected off-brand association…
Vice
A Voice on Vice
The song, Vice”, was recently released and the singer who released it is showing talent that can only seem to positively progress. In the…
Thrill
The Sounds Gives Us A Thrill
2016 may be the year of resurgence for certain bands, The Sounds certainly are one of those bands. While hot on the heels of a new United States tour…
Mark My Words
Justin Bieber surprises singing DESPACITO!
The success of Luis Fonsi Despacito which happens to be the song in Spanish that highest ever reached in the global list of listeners Spotify, has a…
Crow
The Crow Has The Last Word
Okay...here is a track from a duo that instantly struck me as a band to know. 18+ created a song called 'Crow' where as a person who has a…
Hey Everybody!
Hey Everybody is the story of my life.
If I were asked to describe 5 Seconds Of Summer’s music, I would say FUN. There is absolutely no other way to describe it. Their songs make…
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,…
Hazey
Moves Like Butter
To even further explain the music video from Indie/Psychedelic outfit know as Glass Animals, take their track Hazey and throws the viewer in for a…
The Man Who Sold The World - 2014 Remastered Version
COVERLAND Vol.11: The Man Who Sold the World
There are countless covers throughout music history; some were more successful than the originals, some were not, but there aren’t so many…
Hula Hoop
Is Omi the new Taio Cruz?
Omar Samuel Pasley, better known as OMI, is just about leaving the charts with his song “Cheerleader”, while a new song &ldquo…
Way Back (Feat. Snoop Dogg)
Kicking the game like way back
I was pretty surprised to find a new TLC track over the Easter weekend. I’ve been writing about their Kickstarter funded album several times and…
Someone That Loves You
What Is Love? Someone That Loves You
Someone That Loves You by HONNE & Izzy Bizu ratifies a necessary element. The surprise nature of love or more importantly love at first sight.…
Dreaded Days of School
Michigan Rockers - Kick Ass Rockers from The Great Lakes State Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share!
Michigan Rockers - Kick Ass Rockers from The Great Lakes State Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share! Click Here To Visit The Spotify Playlist!…
Real Fake
Xinobi's Emphatic and Anthemic Dance Track
Xinobi is the stage name for Portuguese DJ and music producer Bruno Cardoso, who makes music under the Discotexas label with Moullinex. Real Fake is a…
Paranoia
Only The Paranoid Can Understand Paranoia
As far as producers go, they also tend to be the musician behind a big name song or even another artist. Max Frost may be a name that has been missing…
Be The One
When the Lights Go Out, They Must Come Back On...
Dua Lipa has been compared to Lana Del Rey from the moment Be The One was dropped. Yes, while the similarities are apparent this does not mean that a…
Cake By The Ocean
Sweets, Cakes & Sexy Beats
Joe Jonas, a former member of the brother band, “Jonas Brothers” which was a big hit back then, is back with a new band (DNCE).…
High
Behind the scenes: Rawayana High
After massive presentations in Maracaibo, Valencia and Caracas grouping Rawayana agigantando the continuous success with his recording T rippy…
Mystic Rose
Introducing Carolee Rainey
Carolee Rainey has set the tone again with yet another beautifully done song and video. Bringing her latest Mystic Rose video, it shows Rainey in her…
Hit My Line (feat. Junior)
Chrystian Lehr - Hit My Line feat. Junior (Official Video)
Hailing from Columbus, OH, singer Chrystian Lehr is bringing the heat with his new single “Hit My Line”, featuring rapper Junior from St Louis, MO. On…
Best Fake Smile
Don't Be Fake Simply Said
Just like James Bay says, “No you don’t have to wear your best fake smile” in his song “Best Fake Smile&…
Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods
Beck's Blues
Beck is such a diverse artist that nothing could come as a surprise out of his repertoire. But, even though not surprised, I was very pleased and…
Don't You Need Somebody (feat. Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah & Shaggy)
RedOne's all star line-up
RedOne’s latest release is a single of his own, though it features Enrique Iglesias, R City, Serayah & Shaggy. Known for being a top…
That Thing
Cinematic Confessionalism
‘Seems like time has been delayed/ We exist in our own space’. Oakland-via-Sydney singer-songwriter Hazel…
Sorry
Justin Bieber: Being Sorry
Trust, respect, and honesty are essential elements of maintaining relationships. However, the relationship becomes unstable when one of the elements…
Sober
Games of the Weekend
Four years after the release of the debut album and hit single that catapulted her to mainstream and critical acclaim - and a…
Casanova
Allie X Teams Up with VÉRITÉ for Casanova: A Glossy Evocation of Love's Ecstasies and Miseries
Allie X (Toronto singer-songwriter Alexandra Hughes) is simultaneously edgy and reassuringly familiar; her attention-grabbing visuals bring Melanie…
These Streets Will Never Look the Same
A Meditation on Loneliness
Running for over 8 minutes, These Streets Will Never Look the Same is one of the longest tracks on Chromatics' critically acclaimed fourth album,&…
I Give You Power
Arcade Fire's Brand New Gift to Our Ears
My love for Arcade Fire has spanned most of my adult and teenage life. You can imagine, in light of this, the surprise and delight my eardrums…
4 Walls
SONG REVIEW: f(x)'s 4 Walls
4 Paredes Canción Review f (x) está de vuelta otra vez con un estilo totalmente diferente para su reaparición 2015 que es 4 paredes.…
Cool Song No. 2
Confusing Complexity
Music critics have been generally divided over MGMT's experimental departures from the massive hooks and groundbreaking…
The Ratio Of Freckles To Stars
Whisper-y Intimacy
San Fransisco-based Halou (pronounced huh-loo) consists of Rebecca and Ryan Coseboom; the duo have carved a name for themselves in the indie scene by&…
Cloud
Elias: A Hard Man To Find
Once in our lives we find ourselves asking a very important question while watching our favorite TV series: Who in the name of everything holy sang…
Dolla Bills (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Nothing But Lyrics And Dollars In This New Visual!
Four months after the drop of her latest EP Nasha Perl, the latest visual perspective for our big Tv screens is full of lyrics and&…
Looking for Signs
A Hidden Gem
Discovering new artists is a great feeling. Discovering a great new artist is something else entirely. Over christmas, that’s exactly what I…
DNA
DNA's Powerful Hold
Many know Lia Marie Johnson as a YouTube personality, oddly enough being ingrained into the YouTube circle has never been any concern of mine. So…
Hands To Myself
Sensationally Steamy Selena Gomez
Okay, okay… the title alone has most of us wondering, “What exactly is Ms. Gomez singing about?” With imaginations kept…
Miracle Aligner
Go and Get ‘em Tiger
'Seductive' is the adjective that was used most often in describing The Last Shadow Puppets' (Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner,…
The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel's The Boxer
Talk about a story seldom told about a poor boy that didn’t get to do much or have much. Drop it into the timeline of the sixties, complete…
Magic
Amy Stroup Certainly Has That Magic
Amy Stroup was an artist that I came across from the Nashville scene. Well, Stroup is currently located in Nashville, but do not write her off solely…
Line Of Sight (feat. WYNNE & Mansionair)
The Future Of ODESZA Means A More Mature Ambient Sound
All the cross over musicians who are combining electronica, indie, and ambient noise are dictating one focus, the advantage of channeling atmosphere…
Everybody Wants to Love You
Romantic Bliss
“Part of it came out of interviews asking how my heritage influenced my music, which I think is a hilarious question. How many…
Desire
Laws Of Desire
Let's be real for a moment, Years & Years came out of the dark and into the light. Before anyone had a chance Years & Years over…
Vanilla
Moody Beach's Vanilla Shines on Youth and Consequences
It makes perfect sense for Youth & Consequences, a YouTube Red original production series that has been described as a…
Messin' Around
Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias together with the video for “Messin' Around”.
This time these great artists came together to create the new video for Messin 'Around and could not expect less from them. We find a video…
Brand New (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Brand New TY $ign!
Dolla bought a brand new Porsche Dolla did a cover of The Source Dolla did the XXL Dolla bought my bitch Chanel goes the insanely dope intro hook…
Two Fish and an Elephant
Hypnotic Soul
Khruangbin is a mostly instrumental Texan trio: bassist Laura Lee, guitarist Mark Speer, and drummer Donald Johnson. Their band name means &…
Semaphore
Too Far Gone for the Semaphore
In most areas of my life, I struggle to express myself in a way that feels authentic and genuine. Music is a respite from that — it's…
Fainting Spell
Therapeutic Unease
A Sleep Party People performance can easily come across as the musical equivalent of a psychoanalyst's case study. When Danish…
Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart
Twin Peaks is back in May, so here's some Julee Cruise
Twin Peaks is one of my favourite shows of all time, and it's soundtrack is a big reason for this. It only takes a couple of bars of Falling, the…
Walking In My Sleep
Andrew McMahon Slides Through A Waking Sleep
To state that Andrew McMahon is one of the only musicians deserving of some type of award or congratulations based on the music McMahon makes. Between…
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…
All I Want for Christmas Is You
What We Still Want for Christmas
Yup, we've heard about it. The song that ruled over all Christmas tunes streaming into our ears as we go holiday shopping for the last 20 years…
Closer
Closer
For the first 10 seconds, the song sounds like it’s building to something monumental: thundering piano chords, sweeping synth washes, and a swelling…
Lost Boy
If You Were Ever A Lost Boy
Face it Ruth B. without a doubt written the only song that could ever reflect how someobe feels about the story Peter Pan. After spending weeks of…
Distance
O Drops A New Grind Vid!
Long time since this sexy R`n`B superstar dropped some new flavor for our eyes. Two days ago, Omarion`s latest…
You Look Good
You look good
On a boat, on a beachIn the water, in the sand, in the back of a barCold beer in your hand Breaking hearts, breaking necksWhen we rolling down the…
Play Out
Zola Blood - Play Out
Zola Blood produce lo-fi electronic music that is warm and soulful. Their sparse, analogue sound exists in a fog of sinewaves, samples and…
If Only
Million Miles' If Only Offers a Grounded Romantic Optimism
In November 2017, London-via-Paris soul singer Million Miles (singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sophie Baudry) released her…
I Dare You
The xx Tell Us 'I Dare You' And We Dare
As The xx cross over into a dream pop sound, their latest music video 'I Dare You' is an ode to a California romantic, teenage haze. With…
God Is Dead?
God is Dead?
Black Sabbath… legends… cult. Iconic band… fathers of heavy metal… a lot of things can be attributed to…
Bottom Dollar Baby
Nathan Wiley's Gritty Blues-Rock
Wiley suffers talent well. Concocting 11 sundry offerings from musings of hog cemeteries, pillaging bandits, the saving power of sin and revisionist…
Wonderwall
And After All...
Wondewall. Written by Noel Gallagher , this song had proved to be one of Oasis’s top songs. The word wonderwall means…
Sahara
Songhoy Blues and Iggy Pop's Sahara Imbue the Desert With Joie De Vivre
“Sahara”, a collaboration between Iggy Pop and “desert blues” guitar quarter Songhoy Blues, aims to correct…
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…
Andas En Mi Cabeza
Not just You walk in my head
This song Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho has become very popular not only in the stations, nightclubs or through comments from friends, but a song that…
Random
G-Eazy Random
I had the opportunity to see G-Eazy this summer at Lollapalooza. After fighting my way through a crowd made up of mostly females, I found a spot where…
Hollow
The airy and fragile sounds of Hollow
There are some songs you could write an elaborate review blog about, but when it comes to this song, I could actually make this short and sweet, and…
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Mahler’s 6th And The Lucerne Festival Orchestra
The Lucerne Festival Orchestra is one of those special orchestras that seems to top itself in marvels performance after performance. The strains of…
September Song
Reminds Us All Of That September Song
Some artists definitely have the talent and voice that should be heard across and around the globe. It’s just sad when such talent…
No More Heroes - 1996 Remastered Version
No More Heroes
The Stranglers rose from the fertile British punk scene in the Seventies, but, as it was the case with The Clash, their musical output is far more…
Teenage Bigstar
The Junior League Impress with New Video
The Junior League is back at it again with a stunning new single ansd video in tow. Sharing today the catchy new piece Teenage Bigstar, we…
Better
Meghan Shows a harsh truth in her New Video
With the release of his new album Thank You, the artist gave us quite diverse themes and content, his first single No we see a more daring and sexual…
Have I Been A Fool
Have I Been A Fool
Jack Fabian Peñate was born in Blackheath, a fairly posh London suburb, on September 9, 1984. While still in his teens, …
Bobo
Bobo the new J Balvin
J Balvin recognized for its exitaso with Ginza and awarded the Latin artist of the year, today premiered by all music platforms her new single which…
Sugar for the Pill
Bittersweet
Having released their first album in more than 20 years, Slowdive does not disappoint with this melancholic love track Sugar for the Pill. The low,…
On My Own
Breakup Blues
'If there was another way I think about the things we once had Give it just another try 'Coz you don't want me 'I'll be on my own.…
Running With The Wolves
Echoes of Howls
Theatrical development is coming from Norway and the singer Aurora is the cloud of new beginnings is the voice behide this new tide. 'Running With…
Mood Rider
Jesus and Mary Chain: Mood Rider
The first thing I noticed about the video for Mood Rider is how well Jim Reid has aged out of the public eye. How very un-Scottish of him, especially…
Liquorice
LIQUORICE AND OTHER TREATS
While Alice Jemima’s first single off her newest work, Liquorice, was not at all what I expected, I can say with conviction, that I was pleasantly…
What's A Girl To Do?
What's A Girl To Do With Her Fur And Gold
Natasha Khan will always be in my top five list of musicians to look out for. As each new album after Fur and Gold pours out effortlessly, it only…
Can't Help Falling In Love - Recorded Live at Daytrotter
Can't Help Falling in Love with This and Other Things
It is an unavoidable fact that each established songwriter honed his or her craft by studying and rearranging the work of others. Most local pubs are…
Roar
Katy Perry reappears with New Music
After a long break Katy brings us a new item entitled Rise and is the official theme of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, which used the NBC for the…
Kids (Ain't All Right)
Grace Mitchell Demonstrates Political Strife With Kids (Ain't All Right)
This Portland, Oregon native is throwing a mass of stones at the ocean. Let me explain that meaning, Grace Mitchell in the midst of all the Indie…
Aire
The Unexpected Made Song
Someone as smooth as the breeze. A person who comes and goes, you can not touch or you can have. When you know that you can not grasp the air, music…
Glow Like Dat
Rich Chigga and the Age-Old Appreciation vs Appropriation Question
Like Iggy Azalea in 2014, Rich Chigga (Chinese-Indonesian teenager Brian Imanuel) has earned himself a Forbes profile that charts his trajectory as…
Utopia
Katie Stelmanis Anticipates Dystopia
Toronto-based electronic band Austra (Katie Stelmanis, Maya Postepski, Dorian Wolf and Ryan Wonsiak) will follow up their…
Hotline Bling
Hotline Bling Was So Fire, It Started Some of Its Own.
We all knew that the Hotline Bling music video was going to be straight fire. And, as expected, it was. However, the…
Knocked Around
Bait and Switch
“Knocked Around” is the song that provided veteran alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. with the name of their eleventh studio album…
This One's For You (feat. Zara Larsson) - Official Song UEFA EURO 2016
Maybe this one's for you
When you ask a DJ to deliver the leading track for your sports event, you can prepare to receive a dance anthem bound to make any sold out stadium…
Youth in Decay
Troves' Elegy for Lost Youth
You've probably never heard of Troves, and that's because they're brand new. Formed in Brighton, England, in early 2014, the band…
I Wanna Be Your Boy
Do You Wanna Be Our Boy?
All you could want from a lo-fi semi rockabiliy/pop EP is here and present with The Atomics. Their EP I Wanna Be Your Boy which takes after the…
Care
Bailey Kate shares her new single Care
There is something weightless about Bailey Kate’s songs – they pass by with a kind of supernatural ease. Timeless songwriting and dextrous…
Caught
St. Beauty's Caught is a Sparse and Sultry Emotional Purging
As their stage name suggests, the collaboration between Atlanta singer-songwriters Alexe Belle and Isis Valentino (who have been mentored by Janelle…
Army
Ellie Goulding Dedicates Her New Video Army
The interpreter Soundtrack of the blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey brings a new video called Army. Ellie reached the top after winning a poll by the…
Find Me
Porches' 'Find Me': Intractable Melancholy
Find Me, the second taste of Porches' upcoming album The House, proves that Aaron Maine is still interested in making songs that people…
Cruel Ways
Cruel Intentions
The Drowners have come back with their sophomore album On Desire. So it only makes since that the first single off of On Desire would be the semi-…
Offering
Spiritual Reconciliation
Four years after the release of their sophomore album Static (2013), New York indie duo Cults (Brian Oblivion…
Shallow
The Infamous Top 10 Holiday Music Guide Is A Must Have Amazon Wishlist Includes Mike Love And Soundtrack from A Star is Born
The infamous 2018 Top 10 Holiday Music Guide is back with an incredible selection of tracks available on Amazon, iTunes and Spotify. &…
Talk a Lot
SALES Return With Infectious Guitar Pop Anguish
Orlando-based duo SALES (vocalist/guitarist Lauren Morgan and producer Jordan Shih) reassume their position as guitar-based indie pop poets of…
Peaches
The Sweetest Peaches
Peaches remains LA duo In The Valley Below's (vocalist and guitarist Jeffrey Jacob Mendel and vocalist and keyboard player…
Behind Your Back
Funky Furtado
It wasn’t all that long ago when I first blogged about Nelly Furtado. She has just collaborated on someone’s mixtape and I…
Get Lucky
COVERLAND Vol.25: Get Lucky
Let's move the Coverland series to present day. This time I’m gonna present you the cover of Daft Punk’s 2013 international…
18
On 18, an Epic 88Rising Multi-Collab, Joji Grounds Kris Wu, Rich Brian and Trippie Redd Grandiosity With Introspective Melancholy
Indie music label/creative agency 88rising have steadily forged their way into the mainstream by jet-fuelling the careers of Rich Brian (previously…
Los Aturdo
Reke releases new video: ''Los Aturdo''
Gustavo Ferrin born in the city of Caracas, on September one , 1982, musically known as '' Rekeson '' continuous in…
Carry On
Carry On With Norah
Even though there is quite some time left before the soaring temperatures starts to cool down again, I feel like I’m transported to the cozy…
Yeezy
Young Dolph Releases Yeezy Visual!
Young Dolph has been spraying around his video singles like crazy! Latest hit was a Trap banger Yeezy dropped…
Make a Man
Make A Man (Music Video) - Estrons
I'd like to make a man a of you... simply lyrics yet they impact such a punch that Estrons should have been discovered way earlier. This…
My Funny Valentine - Live
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.5 - My Funny Valentine
“My Funny Valentine” is a song composed as a show-tune by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1937 Broadway show “…
Lady Gaga
Oscars Highlights Gaga, Sam Smith and more
First of all it was known that the show was going to be charged with material in terms of gender equality after the boycott planned by Jada Pinket…
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…
Residente
The DNA of music
René Pérez spared no effort to travel to Siberia, Serbia, Ossetia, Georgia, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Puerto Rico and see the traces of his…
System of a Down
System of a Down prepares new album
The beginning of the twentieth century came with a heavy load of Metal and Hard Rock from the United States. System of a Down was one of those bands…
Taylor Swift
Leave Taylor Alone
You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation. Beyonce, Formation There is something rotten at pop’s core. While…
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 Beatles
“Hello, Goodbye” and “Revolution” by The Beatles in high definition
There is no more versioning, most popular and acclaimed the Beatles most influential musical quartet. Liverpool band is considered the most…
Led Zeppelin
Was “Stairway To Heaven” plagiarized?
An acoustic and subtle sound grows gradually to become a strong and enigmatic mix of electronic beats, reaching her vocal climax with the refrain:…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus in English with ''Only Hungry For You''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zffO-lSfSbY As a group formed in Caracas in September 2004, this project was born from Rodrigo Gonsalves (Guitar /…
Beyoncé
Beyoncé breaks Billboard record
The new musical production of Beyoncé, Lemonade, captured the Billboard 100 list this May, peaking at No. 1 with 653,000 units by the end of…
David Guetta
Guetta heads the Madrid Utopia Festival.
David Guetta, Dixon, Nicky Romero, Tale of Us and Maceo Plex are some of the artists and groups who have already confirmed their attendance at Utopia…
J. Cole
J. Cole Goes x2 Platinum With Zero Guest Artists
In December 2014 North Carolina rapper J. Cole dropped his third official studio album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The album was dropped with no promo or…
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - a trip back in time
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The Weeknd
Watch the Party Monster that The Weeknd brings
The Weeknd promised and fulfilled. It premiered the video for her latest single Party Monster, directed by BRTHR, and is great. He shows us a lot of…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich mixes Red Hot Chili Peppers album
Chad Smith, drummer of American group Red Hot Chili Peppers, shared a photo through his Twitter account in which it appears in the study accompanied…
The Cadillac Three
The Cadillac Three ‘Tennessee Mojo’ – Album Review
The Cadillac Three are primed to become one of the hottest country/rock acts in the US. Having previously existed in the form of several other bands,…
Frank Vieira
Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
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Luke Bryan
Discovering Luke Bryan
There is nothing more exciting in the music world than discovering an artist right as they begin their musical journey, and watching them grow and…
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood On ‘Storyteller’, Her Varied Career And Returning To The UK – Interview
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Mac DeMarco
SundaySpotlight: Mac DeMarco
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blink-182
New Blink 182 album tops Drake's Views
Blink 182 got his seventh studio album called California which was written in a very short time and his first musical single Bored to Death is among…
Ishome
Ishome
This is something melancholic and touching for me. Waves from the past, cozy talks, vodka and confessions – all this is so real now as I&…
Marius Billgobenson
Splendid New Release Tribes in Mind from Marius Billgobenson
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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…
Thalía
Thalía returns to the fight against Lyme
Consecrated singer Thalía, is going through a hard time again for health. So was announced by his thousands of followers around the world…
Oasis
Oasis documentary Supersonic to premiere in October
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra, Chris Brown and J Balvin will perform at the North Sea Jazz Festival
Curacao smiles at the music every year with the North Sea Jazz Festival. On this occasion, you will be arriving at its seventh edition on August 31,…
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…
Justin Bieber
They hack account of Selena Gomez and upload naked photos of Bieber
Instagram's account of singer Selena Gomez was hacked and hackers bounced naked from her ex-boyfriend, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, media…
Chino & Nacho
“Nacho doing his thing”
The singer and composer Nacho does not get tired of work and after coming to deliver the donation to the Hospital JM de los Rios and give great joy…
Coldplay
ColdPlay's colorful tour of the United States kicked off-
Coldplay began his tour of stadiums United States with a colorful show that included fireworks, paper and mixed with American pride, solidarity with…
Jazz Spastiks
Jazz Spastiks launches Midnight Mode with Mello Soul Black
Jazz Spastiks, England have joined with the representative Mello Soul Black and expect to launch a new full length album, release date still…
R.E.M.
a reissue of REM's Out of Time is coming
Universal Music will release a reissue of Out of Time by REM, when the 25th anniversary of the launch of what was one of the albums most celebrated…
Yandel
Yandel premieres new video
Yandel he released last Friday music video for her latest single Loba which is starring starring Genesis Davila. The audiovisual piece was filmed in…
YG
“Why You Always Hatin?” what's new from YG
They did it again, the YG and rappers Drake together again in a new song, but this time accompanied by the voice of the rapper from Oakland, Kamaiyah…
Luis Fonsi
Despacito, the success of Latin music despite Trump
Despacito again broke a record this Sunday. The super-success of Puerto Ricans Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee exceeded 3,000 million hits on YouTube in…
Arkano
24 hours improvising, Arkano's record
More than 24 hours without a break improvised rhymes is the challenge that has exceeded the alicantino Arkano proves that the renowned Spanish rapper…
Bob Dylan
Part Two: Dylan
After listening the song by Dylan you might be confused as to what it meant or what story he was trying to tell. It normally takes a few listens to…
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney in retrospect. Talk about the breakup of the Beatles
From a young Paul McCartney is a rock star. With his ingenuity and creativity became a place in the history of pop culture with the band The Beatles.…
Julieta Venegas
Julieta, one of the most important voices in Mexico
A Julieta Venegas does not like watching television. It has a car but do not know how to handle and even a couple of years ago could not cook. He…
Kanye West
Kanye West Pop Up Store in Miami
The multitalented Kanye West, not surprising. This weekend shook the fashion world of Hip Hop, opening temporary stores or Pop Up Stores as they are…
Tame Impala
Tame Impala will leave the stage during 2017
One of the big surprises of this year end was announced that Kevin Parker, leader of the Australian band Tame Impala when he said the group was going…
Miguel Bosé
Argentina prepares to receive Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé is preparing for a great meeting with his fans. The Spaniard will arrive in Argentina to give a recital that promises a tour of his…
Gloria Trevi
The Glory of Rock Made Woman
A macho society and the Rock & Roll at its peak. The hair girl floor, it was noted for his irreverence, opening a space for Rock and Pop…
Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins releases solo video
Taylor Hawkins is the current drummer of Foo Fighters, but thanks to his musical studies since he was a child, learned to play all the instruments…
Elle King
King's Ex's & Oh's
Ex's & Oh's is the hit single from Elle King's debut studio album, entitled Love Stuffwhich was…
Chino & Nacho
Chyno and his solo career
As many already know, recently the separation of one of the most successful duos of urban music, Chino & Nacho became official. Now, both…
Katrina & The Waves
Walk firmly and with steps of light
This song will save you the following words. It's cold? You feel bad? Can not you walk? There are people who have a do not know what makes…
Willow
Will Smith's daughter surprises with her first album
Only 15 years old, but Willow, the teenage daughter of actor and rapper Will Smith, surprised the music industry with the release of their debut…
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives requires Wisin to relaunch song.
Carlos Vives launches a new version of The Edge of your love song that launched two months ago and in which video the exseñorita Colombia,…
Metallica
Metallica's Wordwired Tour has 3 dates in Spain.
The American metal band Metallica thrash today announced the European dates of his Wordwired Tour, which will pass through Spain in February 2018…
Buck Owens
In ‘Buck ‘Em,’ Buck Owens Tells His Life Story – Book Review
Buck Owens is Bakersfield. The city might have already been on the map but Buck Owens created the Bakersfield sound. He called the spare sound of…
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives will receive another recognition
Carlos Vives will add another recognition in his artistic career. The Colombian will be honored by The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (The Hall of…
Sebastian Yatra
Puerto Rico is conquered by Sebastián Yatra
Sebastian Yatra still captivates his fans throughout Latin America. It is one of the most promising figures that is conquering the radio with his…
Shark Inferno
Enlightenment in Nightmareland
BRILLIANT ALBUM. Shark Inferno is the world's greatest unknown band. It's probably better that way because popularity is the kiss of death. ha…
Bob Dylan
Fallen Angels: the latest from Dylan
The iconic musician, poet and activist, Bob Dylan, has reason to continue to hold. The referent of the blues and American folk celebrated his 75…
J Balvin
J Balvin prepares a duet with Justin Bieber
A couple of days ago that the Colombian artist released his new album entitled Energy. Album of 15 songs that debuted at # 1 in 16 countries ,…
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars is working on new treasures
Finally, the rumors are getting stronger and stronger that Bruno Mars will be releasing new music this year. He's had such a strong run…
Somalunar
A promise called Somalunar
Since 2013 there is a promise led by Luigi Escalante and his Somalunar project, which in 2014 released his first EP titled Gemini. Escalante has only…
Dmytro Morykit
The love of amazing new classical music still exists
As Dmytro Morykit finds new ways of reaching fans, without fail they ask 'Why haven't we heard of you before?' His fans span all ages,…
Daddy Yankee
Another Thing that Daddy Yankee brings us
They should prepare because it came the new Daddy Yankee. The Puerto Rican released its single Otra Cosa, which interprets next to the beautiful…
Leon Bridges
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better and More Memorable Melodies
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better and More Memorable Melodies Intro: Although some melodies may come to you in a spontaneous moment of…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande sings at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards
Dangerous Woman is the name given to the third studio album of the actress, singer and songwriter Ariana Grande, who has already presented us with…
Bob Weir
Bob Weir New Album of Cowboy Songs
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead has just announced a new project of Cowboy Songs he is working on! Weir is collaberating on the album with well known…
Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea shows her sexiest side in her new video
After more than two years of silence, the Australian rapper Iggy Azalea premiered new single released on March 24 and video that premiered on 27…
CRX
Nick Valensi of The Strokes debuts with his band CRX and the album New Skin
It announced just a month ago, and left the debut album CRX, the first side project of Nick Valensi, guitarist of The Strokes. The same titled New…
Three 6 Mafia
Hustle & Flow: From The Street to the Silver Screen
Everyone loves a rags to riches story or at the very least a story about a character who’s trying to make a better life for him/herself.…
CD9
CD9 at the Kids'Choice Awards 2016
With more than 200 million votes gathered on the Internet, Kids'Choice Mexico Awards 2016 were held this afternoon at the National Auditorium…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift surprised everyone in Nashville
They may have in common the pop princess Taylor Swift and rock star Mick Jagger? Insurance, beyond the musical influence of the British singer on the…
Sofia Reyes
Sofía Reyes and Reykon release a new hit
Ursula Piñeyro Sofia Reyes, known simply as Sofia Reyes, rejoined with urban music singer for his new hit. As it did for years with Wisin in his…
J Balvin
New J Balvin album will have great collaborations
The artist J Balvin, has reaped several successes in the last couple of years in the genre of reggaeton; in fact last year I danced everyone with his…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s red hot year
When Taylor Swift announced that she would go from country to pop, the music industry already predicted that she would be one of the biggest stars we…
Foo Fighters
The genius of the Firefly Festival
emerging or already established bands are those that are meeting in the Firefly Festival, the only one in the world where the public chooses the…
Gretchen Peters
Gretchen Peters ‘Blackbirds’ – Album Review
“We’re all marching in this slow parade of losses.” Since I was a teenager, Gretchen Peters’ music has accompanied me through my life. The first album…
Justin Timberlake
Justin will have his documentary on Netflix
Fans of pop idol Justin Timberlake will not have to complain about, very soon have its star within reach of a button. This because Timberlake and…
Giosuè Greco
Interview: Multi-talented Composer Giosuè Greco Talks Scoring Award-Winning Projects
Giosuè Greco is a greatly talented composer who has worked on documentary films like The Seen and the Unseen and the Oscar-winning Period.…
Lil Mama
When we thought we saw everything
Pop music female figure and he took the musical world stage for several years. During early millenium they had very popular prominent figures, but…
Versed
The Union Rock Show is coming against all odds.
If something is known Venezuela is by its various musical events held throughout the year, fighting against all adversity so that such events take…
Monstercat
Five years of electronics: Monstercat seeks excellence
Among others, the Earmilk website recently published a delicious work on electronic seal Monstercat, who recently arrived in its fifth anniversary.…
Abel Carlevaro
Centenary of Abel Carlevaro: his visit to Caracas in 1987
Abel Carlevaro, teacher, composer and performer of classical guitar was born in Montevideo on 16 December 1916. However, from now guitarists tune…
J Balvin
J Balvin, the most watched
The singer, producer and composer of urban music, a few days ago reached the 10 digits on Youtube, with his video Let Ay. This makes it the first…
Ten Commandos
Ten Commandos, the new rock supergroup
When several stars of rock and roll decide to depart for a moment from their current groups and form a parallel project, as a means of escape from…
Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias concerts are postponed for October.
The singer Julio Iglesias has been forced to postpone concerts he had planned in Uruguay, Chile, Argentina and Miami until next October, because of…
Ariana Grande
Ariana's One Love
Even though it’s already exactly a week ago, I still want to dedicate a blog to Ariana Grande’s One Love Manchester concert. Organized to raise money…
DJ Khaled
Fan Love
DJ Khaled has finally managed to get to the number one of the Billboard chart and his message to his fans was simple: “Fan luv we did it”. I…
Shovels & Rope
Little Seeds
We are just two weeks away from the release of the new album, Little Seeds, from Shovels & Rope and earlier today the duo premiered…
Lorde
Lorde releases another video that may herald new music
Last year 2016 has been one of the most comprehensive for fans of the Lorde New Zealander, who since the middle of last year has begun to give hints…
Sentimiento Muerto
The long road to recording rock in Venezuela
The rock in Venezuela lacks record. If there is still plenty of work to do in the reissue of albums that are considered fundamental in the history of…
Mystic Bowie
Mystic Bowie and The Talking Dreads
Mystic Bowie is a reggae songwriter/singer. A native of Jamaica, he is also a local celebrity here in Connecticut sharing his reggae roots at local…
The Rolling Stones
German university receives 15,000 recordings of the Rolling Stones as a donation.
University of Freiburg (southwestern Germany) received donated a collection of 15,000 recordings of the Rolling Stones, as well as tens of thousands…
John Legend
John Legend and Metallica to perform at the 2017 Grammys
John Legend, Metallica, Adele, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban are some of the artists that February will be presented at the 59th Grammy awards.…
Nelly
Nelly owes money and his fans want to help him
The rapper Nelly owes a large sum of money to the treasury. His fans have decided to start a campaign through the Internet to the singer for more…
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…
Jory Boy
Jory premieres Behind You
Nova and Jory was definitely one of the best duos in the world of reggaeton, having become known with the theme Bien Loco and later with her …
Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides: The Evolution of Rebellion
Black Veil Brides has molded and earned a reputation in the music industry as a band that is able to transcend traditional labels and use their lyrics…
Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks @ Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH | April 16, 2016 – Review
Being born in the late 80s and having parents that regularly listened to country radio in the car, I grew up on 90s country and Garth Brooks. When the…
Harry Styles
Harry Styles premiered his first solo video
The former member of One Direction debuted as a soloist to launch the video clip through the social network Youtube, his first single of his album…
Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet For My Valentine continues the tour
The band Bullet For my Valentine is a band of Heavy Metal by artists Matt Tuck vocals and rhythm guitar, Michael Paget guitar leader and secondary…
Weezer
Weezer Debuts Song “Feels Like Summer”
Weezer is a band of Californian alternative rock that takes 25 years in the world music scene. In his career they have made 10 studio albums, 6 EP…
Justin Bieber
Problems with Justice in Rio de Janeiro
The pop star, justinbieber who is on tour in Brazil, was quoted by the justice of Rio de Janeiro. During his controversial stay in Rio on tour in…
Jane Kramer
Jane Kramer ‘Carnival of Hopes’ - Album Review
Singer/songwriter Jane Kramer (not to be confused with Jana Kramer), who has deep ties to the Asheville, North Carolina music scene, is back in town…
John Lennon
John Lennon: Unplugged
A collection of songs featuring some of John Lennon's unplugged performances, Acoustic was first issued in Japan in September 2004. Aside from two…
Steve Swallow
THE LOW END Vol.6: Steve Swallow
The electric bass is usually associated with rock music and other popular genres like country, blues, pop etc. In jazz, the electric bass found it&…
Iwan Rheon
Ramsay Bolton sings too!
As well as his performance as an actor has inspired thousands of viewers close to hatred feelings, his newfound role as singer let out your sensitive…
Temple Of The Dog
Temple of the dog returns after 25 years
Grunge is not dead. Many iconic bands like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden still active and producing new sounds. However, this 2016 will…
Reik
Reik released a new video clip
The Mexican band already released the video for her latest single What Gano Forgetting. This song, like their previous successes, came to conquer the…
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-…
Adele
The 2018 Grammy Awards change venue for a year
Although Los Angeles has been the main house for the Grammy Awards to be held, this year will be a little different the panorama. This time New York…
Tiffany Evans
Star Search R`n`B diva Tiffany Evans divulges All Me
23 years old grown woman, a multi-talented and experienced artist, Tiffany Evans welcomed us to her latest conception, upcoming EP&…
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo: Argentine drink made with British cane
By Gerardo Guarache Ocque // @gagueando Approaching Cerati is to enter Soda Stereo, and vice versa. Like so many musicians of his generation, the…
Shania Twain
Witty, down to earth icon
I am so not into country music, but I do have a few songs from the genre that I've always loved. Whilst traveling, it has amazed me to…
Taylor Swift
Several songs with the same meaning
FU Miley Cyrus, F * ck You Lilly Allen, So What? P! nk and Shake It Off Taylor Swift are Pop songs that although they have vocalists and totally…
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield is the pop prom girl
Some pop songs become classics due to sales or large amount of plays, but other songs become classics on the Night of the Proms. The Proms puts…
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Underrated Alternative: Catfish
In 2007 two guys names Ryan 'Van' McCann and Billy Bibby began playing guitar together in McCann's parents house in North Wales. These two…
Rush
The Hemisphere
Firm believers in rock & roll populism, Rush - Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart - have based an entire career on the…
Hotel of the Laughing Tree
Interview: Hotel of the Laughing Tree Talk New Album
New York indie rock band Hotel of the Laughing Tree is a long-standing project that has gone through various line-up changes, been on and off labels,…
Aerosmith
Steven Tyler confesses that Aerosmith will say goodbye in 2017.
This week Steven Tyler lead singer of the legendary rock band, Aerosmith, was talking with the iconic announcer Howard Stern on his radio show to…
John Mackey
John Mackey’s Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Band Captivates Austin Crowd
Soprano saxophone is a peculiar instrument. Many call it similar to clarinet, and it may be similar in sound to the B-flat clarinet. John Mackey finds…
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…
Ashley Monroe
Everyone Wants To Write With Ashley Monroe – The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
Ashley Monroe was once so distraught she found herself knocking on Vince Gill’s door and pouring her heart out earlier this year. Gill came…
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,…
Farruko
Farruko and a controversial video
The Farruko reggaetonero was involved in a new controversy. His new video Chillax generated all kinds of comments on social networks and in the…
Gustavo Dudamel
US tour of the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela is canceled
It breaks my heart the cancellation of the tour by four American cities of the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. (1/4) - Gustavo Dudamel (@…
Murda Mook
Murda Mook Destroys Weak Emcees In Epic Freestyle
Murda Mook is one of battle rap’s biggest names. He has managed to keep his name in the upper echelon of rappers by dropping superior bars…
Daft Punk
Daft Punk with The Weeknd?
Undoubtedly, it is almost impossible for anyone ever heard even a little of the last album of French duo Daft Punk, Random Access Memories,…
Tamara Laurel
Tamara Laurel ‘Runaway’ - Album Review
Tamara Laurel is not quite what you would expect. In this image-obsessed world, we all can be known to judge others by how they appear, delivering pre…
The Monteverdi Choir
Monteverdi Goes Sacred
If you are a listener of beautiful and harmonic things, may I recommend Claudio Monteverdi and his Missa In Illo Tempore? It is truly a beautiful,…
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…
The Rolling Stones
Three Nights of Titans for October 2016
There is already talk in all portals of news about a festival that was even imaginable for any lover of rock especially the rock of the sixties that…
The Chainsmokers
Now I understand why they use lip-sync
They have a couple of weeks elapsed since the VMAs were held, but still remembers what were their presentations. Especially the American duo The…
Jennifer Lopez
J-lo credits another Super success in Las Vegas
With a riot of sensuality and elegance, the Puerto Rican 46-year-old joins the group of artists who develop shows in Sin City, characterized by…
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age premiere a live version of The Way You Used to Do
Last Friday, the band released the seventh album of the Californian band Queens Of The Stone Age , Villians , but only a few days before their…
Fanny Lu
We've all been through this
This song answers a question asked of a man towards a woman. What is the matter? He would say, and she, without realizing it, might feel this way:…
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath: Everything ends where it began.
Black Sabbath is a band formed in 1968 by young as common as any of us even though now their names are great. Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward…
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd Releasing Solo Projects
Rae Sremmurd released one of the hottest albums last year, SremmLife with hits such as No Flex Zone, No Type, Up Like Trump and Throw Sum More. The…
Eternal Elysium
Eternal Elysium
No Isolation Desire in my soul, please let me know Well, actually, I think YES isolation. I mean self-isolation. But anyways… It&rsquo…
Anahí
Anahí returns with an Unexpected album
The former RBD becomes sexier than ever, submitted his fans to his new baby and he referred to the new album to be released next June 3rd. This news…
Hayley Kiyoko
Cliffs Edge - Hayley Kiyoko
One musician that has startling changed how Pop music is viewed would be none other than Hayley Kiyoko. Known primarily for her hit single and music…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga will sing at the next Super Bowl
The traditional special performance year after year surprise viewers during the Super Bowl halftime will be starring in 2017 by American singer Lady…
Jimi Hendrix
The 100 best guitarists according to Rolling Stone magazine
In the Rock and Roll, the guitar is an extension of the artist who possesses body. This instrument has been evoked: alone and compositions have…
Michelle Branch
michelle branch is back
Michelle Branch continues. Although everyone knew about her for the song with Carlos Santana, the American still has a career that, at least in these…
The Beatles
The Beatles premieres documentary
Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years was the excuse for the living legends of The Beatles paraded in public. The premiere of the latest documentary…
DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled and Rihanna team up to present Wild Thoughts
After the mega hit I'm the One along with Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne and Quavo, DJ Khaled decided to launch a new song with…
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield Revisited
Rick Springfield was my obsession when I was a tweenager; I owned every album, listened to them every day, bought every Tiger Beat issue that…
Slowdive
The return of Slowdive 22 years later
The Shoegaze is not dead. The British band Slowdive just released a new single after 22 years of absence. The song is called Roving Star and you can…
LjPix
New Swag with an Old Twist
I've been keeping track of this artist and I have to say I'm somewhat impressed. He's not the most lyrical or creative but he definitely…
Wyclef Jean
The diversity of Wyclef Jean
Even though he’s not the household name he may have been at the end of the 90s, Wyclef Jean, is most definitely still around. In fact, he’s a pretty…
Paramore
Telling you about Paramore
I will just start this blog off right: Paramore are releasing real interesting material lately. It's no wonder that the video…
Vic Mensa
The Return: Vic Mensa
Around this time last year, the Vic Mensa hype was at an all time high. Coming off a huge Kanye co-sign and feature, as well as the privilege of…
Mike Love
Learn Even More About The Beach Boys History Through Mike Love’s Latest Book Good Vibrations: My Life As A Beach Boy
If you are looking for a great gift this holiday season, The Beach Boys frontman Mike Love gives Beach Boys fans a great insight into the history and…