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She
Charity Ekeke Carries A Torch For Women’s Issues With She
Way back in 1971 at around the peak of the counterculture era an Australian singer/songwriter named Helen Reddy released a song called I Am…
Onism
Onism
Working within a fairly heavy philosophical framework, New York’s Photay has made some of his most captivating electronic music yet, with nimble house…
God's Problem Child
No Problems With God's Problem Child
Even if you’re not exactly the lover of country music, you know Willie Nelson and have heard at least one of his songs. His shadow is so big…
Belong
Belong
The third album from studied Brooklyn chamber-pop ensemble San Fermin benefits from a sharper focus. But its lyrics signify depth and meaning without…
The Jazz Side Of The Moon
The Jazz Side of the Moon
Playing and recording covers is a common thing among musicians. Actually it is one of the stages in learning how to play, compose, arrange and…
The Light In You
Meditation for hispters and experiments for indie rockers
Favorite Americana players, known for their dreamy sounds, are finally back. Seven years after releasing the Snowlake Midnight and Strange Attractor,…
Tango Umbrella
Nu Metal Tango
Here is a scene that will never get out of my nostalgia driven, nu metal head: a tank running over a doll supported by the sound of one of the most…
Chasing an Illusion
Larkin Grimm Finds Truth In Illusion
On his fourth album titled Chasing The Illusion, Larkin Grimm confronts his inner demons from the past by transforming pain into a possitive message…
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…
That's Your Lot
Blaenavon Keep It Short and Sweet
It is funny how some band generate hype instantly, while other have to fight for their legacy for many years, even decades. Sometimes it's about…
Fly or Die
All That Jaimie Branch
Every once in a while, a man remembers that jazz music might be one of the best music genres out there. It is almost impossible to be indifferent when…
Clayman (Reissue 2014)
The Pinnacle Of Melodeath?
When looking back at their career, it seems like In Flames did something of a reverse alchemy; they turned gold delivered with every album into lead (…
Refugium
Well-blended mixture of Styles
Anomalie is a one man piece hailing from Austria, its only member Marrok has worked with Harakiri for The Sky, and Refugium is his latest album,…
Royal Blood
Royal Blood will return in 2017, does anyone still care?
English rock band Royal Blood have announced their return on Twitter with a video showing them hard at work in the studio. With their self-titled…
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…
Individuality (Can I Be Me?)
Jazz Album Recommendation Individuality (Can I Be Me?) By Rachelle Ferrell
This is all about Rachelle Ferrell and her album Individuality (Can I Be Me?) released in 2000. Ferrell is a girl from Pennsylvania, who started…
I Decided.
I Decided
I Decided. attempts to bury Big Sean’s wide mean streak and present the 28-year-old in a mature light. 2015’s Dark…
She Hangs Brightly
Without Flaws
Mazzy Star appeared on my radar recently, after I finally decided to check out did Hope Sandoval (she lent her vocal for Paradise Circus and The…
Automaton
Jamiroquai Strikes Again WithAutomaton
I am happy that I can write something about some freshly made material by Jamiroquai! For those who don't know who are Jamiroquai, this band is…
Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Difficulty: Normal
Just a year after Juggernaut got out, Periphery bring us another piece of their vision of math metal combined with djent, and…
Return Of The Tender Lover
Return of tender smooth R&B?
People often say that real R&B is dead. Usually, when you investigate what they mean, they think today’s R&B has moved more…
More Songs About Buildings And Food
What band did you finally discover in 2016?
I pride myself on being a connoisseur of classic 80s indie. From Joy Division’s Closer in 1980 to Disintegration by The Cure in 1989, and all of New…
I See You
The xx Are Officially Back To The Indie Top!
To make a four year hiatus proved to be a smart move for London trio. There was enough time for contemplation about the next step and the change in…
Songs of Praise
Shame (On You) If You Judge an Album By Its Cover
It has been said many times - do not judge a book by its cover - and many times the saying turned out to be valid. In the same manner, you should not…
Displaced Sleepers
Nothing Displaced Around Here
Todd Gautreau’s last name might associate you with a guy from France and not Dallas, Texas. But then, wrong presumptions will not take us anywhere,…
Sex for the Wealthy
Coitus Int - Sex For The Wealthy
Coitus Int are a legendary Dutch post-punk/garage rock/noise rock band, who started out back in the 1980s. Their albums tended to mix post-punk and…
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…
Searching
GOD II. Jesus Christ. Converting Sound into Salvation.
The words; Jesus Christ, or simply, Christ, are infamous. (This artist is not the artist that this article was made under.) The name GOD is…
Deux
The Monsieurs Should Be Experienced Live
If you approach the latest LP by The Monsieurs without any information about them, you will probably think it is the closest thing to the first demo…
Love Ran Red
Chris Tomlin's Love Ran Red
Chris Tomlin is one of the most respected contemporary Christian artists. When listening to his music, one may find themselves immediately humbled…
Primal Sphere
Robedoor - Primal Sphere
Robedoor are a relatively well-known American psychedelic rock/drone/experimental music band. They have released a lot of albums through the years,…
Space Is Only Noise
Nicolas Jaar's Genre-Blending Ambient Soundscapes
New York-based Chilean producer Nicolas Jaar had already been garnering steady interest and critical acclaim via a scattering of singles, EPs…
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,…
The Tower
Motorpsycho - Psych(o) is still motoring’
With almost thirty years on the music scene, Norwegian heavyweights (in more senses than one) Motorpsycho has been classified in almost any musical…
7
Seal Has A Soul
Cuando usted es un juez en el show de talento musical más popular en el mundo, la voz, es obviamente difícil de seeprate su creatividad a…
Hey Mr Ferryman
Hey Mr. Ferryman - Mark Eitzel is Not Ready Yet
Mark Eitzel, the man with probably most biting, sometimes even cynical, but always with a human line seeping through is back. The former…
Ahora
Green Valley and ''Now'' their sixth album
Six albums and hundreds of concerts later, Green Valley continues to expand its message of positivity to the four winds. '' Now &…
State of Undress
Minimalistic Freak Folk
Minimalistic indie folk is the future of the alternative scene. Berlin based group Susie Asado (named by Gertrude Stein’s song) is one of…
III
Föllakzoid - III
The renowned Chilean kraut/psychedelic rock band Föllakzoid released their new laconically titled album III earlier this year. Fö…
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz and Symphony Fantastique
Berlioz is one of the best composers of the romantic period, using fabulously sized orchestral forces to put together his magnificent opus “…
Lay Low
Chanson Folk
When you have Jane Birkin as your mother and Charlotte Gainsbourg as your half-sister, it is only a matter of time before you start making music. For…
Long Way Home
Hands Down The Best Debut of 2016
If James Blake and Jessie Ware had a lovechild, there is no doubt it would be Lapsley. If you still haven’t heard about this young lady, it’s about…
Light Falls
Wrekmeister Harmonies - Light Falls
The relatively well-known Illinois drone/drone metal/psychedelic rock band Wrekmeister Harmonies came out with a new album recently. The seven track…
The Sundowners
The Sundowners Vs The Coral
The second studio album of Liverpool based band The Sundowners is much related to a more popular British band The Coral. The album Cut The Master was…
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…
Stimmt
Aidan Baker - Stimmt
The highly prolific Canadian drone/noise/shoegaze musician Aidan Baker seemingly comes out with new albums every few months or so. May it be Nadja,…
Hidden Cities
Horse Lords - Hidden Cities
Horse Lords is a psychedelic rock/krautrock/experimental rock band from Baltimore. They released ''Hidden Cities'' back in 2014, and…
Devil Is Fine
A Match Made In Hell
Chuck Shuldiner’s statement “Let the Metal Flow” outstandingly describes the world of metal. It’s a genre…
What About
A Tasty Piece Of Fusion Cake
Zaa is a band from Serbia and is one of the most original bands coming from my country. On the first two albums their music was a classic mix of…
Collection
Soccer Mommy - Young and Fresh
Sophie Allison is obviously a very smart girl. I say, girl, since at the time Collection, her first official album is out, she’s yet to turn 20, and I…
Sing It Ugly
Despair Never Sounded So Optimistic
It’s been only two years since Vicious Losers came out and two prophets of light, as Lonesome Wyatt and The Minister call themselves,…
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…
Music Is My Life
Matt Warren Is In The House With “Music Is My Life”
House Music was an organic dance movement that has its origins in the Midwest, especially, out of Chicago. The movement sparked a sound revolution…
Ultimate Care II
Matmos Presents: The Sound Of Medical Prodecures
Let me present you with an album that takes the term experimentation to the whole other level. Actually, this is not the first album of its…
Triplicate (Sampler)
Triplicate
Triplicate, again, features Dylan singing tunes from the Great American Songbook. His voice is filled with character, though the…
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,…
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 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…
Heartworms
The Shins, Once Epitome Of Indie, Now Lukewarm Heartworm
Not so long ago, The Shins were epitome of indie band. Practically anyone who was obsessed with exploring indie niche could not help themselves but to…
SOUR SOUL
Ghostface Killah and BADBADNOTGOOD Sour Soul LP
I began listening to this album strictly because I saw that BadBadNotGood was making the beats. BadBadNotGood is a improvisational, hip-hop…
Promeneur
A Stroll Through Styles - In French
If you are a fan of French popular music, Mathieu Boogaerts is probably a known quantity to you. If you think of French pop only in the terms of…
Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics
East Meets West
It’s an indescribably fulfilling to hear how The Heliocentrics once again adjust to the playing style and instrumentation of their collaborator. In…
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-…
The Only Way Is Up
Sometimes words are not needed
I'm the first one to tell you that lyrics are important to a song. It doesn't matter if a lyric is repeated constantly or if it's used as…
In Love with a Ghost
Daniel Land announces solo album In Love With A Ghost
Daniel Land After a three year hiatus, Daniel Land has announced the forthcoming release of his In…
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…
Algo Sucede
Julieta Venegas confirms Something Happens Tour
After being nominated for the 2016 Grammy for his album Something Happens Mexican-American singer announces an international tour to promote the…
Beautiful Lies
Birdy Is All Grown Up
Still in her sensitive years, British pop sensation Birdy released her third album this spring, turning out to be her most mature effort yet. It is…
Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch - Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch are a well-known stoner rock/stoner metal band from the US. They have released a long list of great and almost legendary albums, but my…
Painted Ruins
Painted Ruins
The intricate compositions on the band’s fifth album are bound tighter than ever, evoking distant images and emotions that continually shift in and…
Once More 'Round The Sun
Once more scoring the jackpot
Mastodon is one of those bands that just can’t disappoint you. After they finished their elements tetralogy (Earth, wind, water and fire)…
She Can't Tell
Running on High
Brooklyn natives MOTHXR not only know how to spell a universally used word to look cool but even their music has a cooling sensation that can ease any…
Horehound
Horehound
Well, what can I do – I just love that retro sound that became popular again at the beginning of the new millennium. The Dead Weather are…
No Time For It
Fantasia's pretty generic this time
Can you believe it’s already 12 years ago, when she won American Idol?! Even though Fantasia was born into a musical family, thus it seemed…
No Cities To Love
Punk is Better Than Feminism
One of my favorite punk bands from the 90s have decided to release another album after 10 years hiatus and upgrade their discography with another…
1000 Forms Of Fear (Deluxe Version)
Waiting for new Sia
Before Sia releases her upcoming album, I wanted to pay tribute to one of the best albums of 2014. Her sixth studio album 1000 Forms of Fear has been…
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar [Review]
I always had a kind of strange relationship with Ulver’s releases. Every time when Garm and his group delivered a new album I would end up being more…
Ripe Dreams, Pipe Dreams (Deluxe Edition)
Cameron Avery - Garage Crooner?
It must be something in the water. Australian drinking water. Otherwise, how would acclaimed psych, garage, blues, alternative singers like Nick Cave,…
Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged (Deluxe)
Wrong time for the right idea
With the beginning of the holiday season, I can’t help but look back to last year’s holiday season and the great loss it brought…
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
AKOUSTIC!
With his Elektric Band in full swing, Chick decided to create its perfect complement, this time on the quieter side of things: the Akoustic Band.…
Uprising
BOB MARLEYS SWAN SONG
In my early teens when I started to grow my obsession with music, I got blown away by the powerful riffs of bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin,…
Heading Up High
A new trend? Rock and dance combined
Mixing rock with dance music is not exactly a match that happens often. They are far removed from each other. Then again, a few years ago, we thought…
Lady's Bridge
#tb How Richard Hawley Escaped Midlife Crisis
Richard Hawley’s Lady’s Bridge was one of my favorite albums back in 2007. Refreshing love poetry the singer delivered on this record found…
Bitch, Don't Let Me Die!
Art Rock
Winter is coming and new Electric Six album has already came. It is called Bitch, Don’t Let Me Die and it is pretty strange they already…
Getz/Gilberto (Classics International Version)
An Iconic Record
Getz/Gilberto is an iconic record in many aspects. First, it’s one of the first and best crossover records of all times, blending jazz and bossa nova…
Polaris
Polaris by Tesseract – Not really 4th dimension
I have slightly weird experience when listening to every Tesseract album for the first time. The music starts and after a couple of songs I say to…
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…
Brigid Mae Power
Power To Brigid
Many who would see that this self-titled album by Brigid May Power came out on the acoustic guitar-oriented label Tompkins Square will be mightily…
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…
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…
All of Me (Originally Performed By John Legend)
Chester See's All of Me
When All of Me by John Legend came out, I and many others loved it so much that it was bound to be a “replay track” in your audio…
Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles
Essential Albums: Where the Light Is...
I always seem to be asked the question as to what my favourite album is and who’s my favourite artist. For me, it’s a question…
La Partition
Uneven Structure - La Partition [Review]
Hace seis años una banda francesa hizo un excelente álbum de djent progresivo llamado Februus . Su debut demostró cómo una nueva…
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…
Journey in Satchidananda
The Gates of Heaven
Why name this article The Gates of Heaven? Because that is exactly what I envisioned when I first heard the opening notes of Alice Coltrane’s 1971…
All the Best Songs
Punk Storytelling
Names like No Use For A Name and All The Best Song do not sound attractive. They sound snobbish until you play the record. One of the most prolific…
The Golden Age
Uniquely Golden
One of the great things about reviewing music is the opportunity it gives me to indulge in my favourite albums whilst giving them my full attention.…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes arrives namesake.
After long months of waiting, the big Tomates Fritos have taken the plunge and released their new self-titled album, if, likewise, namesake.…
Prédateurs
Les Discrets – Prédateurs [Review]
Les Discrets are a band hailing from France that really shook up the metal scene with their debut called Septembre et ses dernières pens&…
Different Creatures
Circa Waves Joins The Migration Crisis Awareness Movement
Four guys from Liverpool sound more confident, mature and powerful on their second full-length album, just as the frontman Keiran Shudall wanted and…
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…
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
Substitute for Tame Impala
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian band formed in 2010. They already have a bunch of materials behind themselves (this is their…
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered)
The Beatles' Finest
My favorite album of The Beatles is Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although virtually all of The Beatles’ music is great, this is my favorite…
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…
Crack-Up
Decent Comeback of Fleet Foxes
Singer and main author of Fleet Foxes, Robin Pecknold, needed six years to write and shape the material for band's third studio album titled Crack…
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,&…
Into the Water
Ritual Howls - Into The Water
The well-known Detroit post-punk/gothic rock/death rock band Ritual Howls came out with a new album in 2016, and it packed some pretty fine material…
A Portrait Of Noise
STABBED!
When a guy decides to surround himself with people in order to create better music than he does when he is alone, one child sees a shooting…
Barefoot in the Head
Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Country Psychedelia in Full Swing
Many fans of what is loosely called classic rock are still mourning the demise of Black Crowes, but its former singer Chris Robinson and his…
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…
Didn't He Ramble
Glen Hansard Does Not Ramble
Glen Hansard is a cute Irish man who conquered the world by singing the Academy award winning song Falling Slowly. The movie Once has become a classic…
General Admission
MGK General Admission Album Review
is the second studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records.…
Spirit (Deluxe)
Political Mode of Depeche Mode
Starting from the 1993’s album Songs of Faith and Devotion , the most famous Basildon diaspora known as Depeche Mode releases their albums every four…
Volume 1
Midlake's Supergroup
BNQT, read as Banquet, is actually Midlake with guest songwriters and singers. Guests include Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand, Fran Healt from…
eMOTIVe
Definitely Emotive
If there is a better version of Lennon's Imagine out there, its on this record. Its a big call and I don't really mean it but I feel it is…
Grace
JEFF BUCKLEY’S GRACE
One of the greatest tragedies of the 00’s was the loss of the prolific and incredibly talented musician, Jeff Buckley. It is a wonderful…
Higher Truth
Show Me On This Album Where Are Emotions Touching You
New collection of Chris Cornell called Higher Truth, is not a middle age crisis catastrophe as his previous album Scream. That being said, fourth…
Love Sick
TALsounds - Dreamscapes From Foreign Places
Some fans of dream pop shoegaze and similar pop forms might shy away on the spot if they read or hear what TALsounds is doing on her new album, Love…
Sobreviviente
Ali aka mind on the charge with ''Survivor''
Montoya Ali better known as ALI AKA MIND is an independent producer and mc Colombian born in Bogota. He began his career in 2006 with the creation of…
7/27 (Deluxe)
7/27
Prior to 2016, the last song by a girl group to climb into the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 was The Pussycat Dolls‘ “When I Grow Up” in…
A World Out of Time
Eternal Tapestry - A World Out Of Time
Eternal Tapestry are a renowned American psychedelic rock band from Portland. They have released a great number of fine albums through almost a decade…
Anthologia
Dr John Cooper Clarke Returns After 25 Years With The Help of Hugh Cornwell
Cult figure of punk’s golden age, dr.John Cooper Clarke, recently refreshed his discography with a little bit of help from Hugh Cornwell from The…
The Wolves
The Sound Of Lethargy
Melbourne bases band Brighter Later is another evidence how Australia is a tough competitor on the world’s music scene. The project of Jaye…
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…
More Than Enough
David Nance - More Than Enough
David Nance came out with a full-length album titled ''More Than Enough'' earlier this year, and this album packs some pretty good…
Language
The Contortionist Has Their Own Language (2014)
If you are a Progressive music lover, you cannot just pass by this album or band. These guys deserve our attention; They have a message to say and…
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,…
There Is Love in You (Expanded Edition)
After four years - Four Tet, again
Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet is obviously a busy man. He has been involved, and probably is at this very moment - in a myriad of projects. Whether it…
Volume 1
BNQT Proves Supergroups Have Superpowers
Some people have superpowers, and some people have supergroups. I love me some supergroups. All of my music expectations have a form of a supergroup.…
Rompiendo Fronteras
Alejandro Fernández's new album is now available
At last! It came the long - awaited day for all fans of Alejandro Fernandez, for his new studio album, Breaking Borders, it is now available for sale…
The Silent Partner
Havoc and The Alchemist's new album: ''The Silent Partner''
Kejuan Muchita alias Havoc is a rapper and producer descent Igbo , born on 21 May 1974 in Queensbridge, famous square in the US city of New York .…
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,…
Indeleble
The New Bands Festival 2016 is coming.
On 11 January this year, the official website of the Fundacion Nuevas Bandas, the date for the start of the Festival New bands, which will be from 18…
Superunknown
The Top Five Albums of the 90's
The nineties saw the comeback of distorted guitars hanging on the knees, long-haired bands, hard rock riffs and pessimistic lyrics. It was called…
Perfect Illusion
Lady Gaga Releases Perfect Illusion Tracklist
First we were surprised with the announcement of his return to the studio to record what will be his new album he decided to head Perfect Illusion,…
Need to Feel Your Love
The Magic of Sheer Mag
If we are looking for a small garage band that kicks ass with their own authentic vibe, we should look in the direction of Sheer Mag who are so…
Youth
Fronteers' Finest Moment?
Fronteers are a Hullensian four piece making big waves in the UK's indie scene at the moment. Don't let their baby-faced appearance fool you,…
Alice Glass
Ex Crystal Castles Member Strives Solo
There are some bands that mark certain era and that is crystally clear to all of us on kurrentmusic. Back in the day, when I was in between high…
Outcasts (DEMOS)
Savant Shares Outcasts
Aleksander Vinter is excited to release Savant - Outcasts today, a 4-CD anthology of new and unreleased material, VIP mixes, demos and more to…
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 &…
Monster Heart
Clones of Clones: Monster Heart
Nothing is completely original...I’m not sure things have been original for awhile. I envision a clone to be a less perfect version of its…
Crystal Fairy
Crystal Fairy
Crystal Fairy pits together At the Drive In’s Omar Rodríguez-López, Le Butcherettes’ Teri Gender Bender, and Melvins members Buzz Osborne…
The Underside of Power
Algiers Join Movements of Political Albums
On their first, eponymous album, Algiers have defined themselves as a gospel/experimental rock band with emphasized political attitude. If you are an…
Within and Without
#tbt Washed Out: Within and Without
The year was 2009 and I was just starting my university. I moved to a big city and started exploring subcultures and listening to the subgenres that…
Maximum Entropy
Dancing in the middle of melancholy
Dark letters merged with an explosion of synthesizers that could perfectly well be the soundtrack to a party at its peak. This is the perfect…
Fearless
#tbt Taylor Swift - Fearless
Americans will be Americans. They will love their country music endlessly, even when it is contaminated by pure pop melodies that have nothing to do…
The Awakening
P.O.D. W.O.W.
To start your career during the 90s and create some alternative metal with rap all over it, experiencing turbulence of the new millennium and release…
Heart On (Deluxe Edition)
Zipper Down
Zipper Down came after seven years of waiting. Take that, those who whine about Adele’s 3 year period of latency. Same as their previous…
FLAME
Light it up, Rachel Foxx!
I was sent a link to preview Rachel Foxx's third EP, before it’s release. This was a while ago, but I only got to it ater this EP got its…
Love & Hate
Kiwanuka's Sophomore Album Justifies His Long Writer's Block
Five years ago, London record label Communion was presented on a CD compilation that came with the best British monthly music magazine. The label’s…
Love Don't Feel Right
The Cairos' Dreamy Unease
Is there something in the water Down Under? There seems to be an influx of stellar Australian indie acts gaining international prominence in recent…
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…
A Sky Full of Stars
Revisiting A Sky Full of Stars
Music has a strong influence in arts and political movement that ever walks the earth. Music can either make or break you or perhaps enlighten you…
Love On The Weekend
Love Comes Easy On The Weekend
'Love On The Weekend' was the last song I thought I would be drawn to. Especially since John Mayer has been in and out of the limelight for…
Prune, You Talk Funny
Gus Dapperton's “Prune, You Talk Funny” Epitomizes the Millennial Pursuit of Self-Expression
New York-based indie pop singer-songwriter Gus Dapperton can come across as a living, breathing embodiment of the Tumblr generation. His recent guitar…
Little Dark Age
MGMT Recalibrates With Little Dark Age
'I grieve in stereo/ The stereo sounds strange': once-beloved collegiate electronic pop duo MGMT (Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben…
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
Wicked With Taste
Cage The Elephant are an either a love or hate relationship. After hearing their track 'Ain't No Rest For The Wicked' their music would…
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: Overture
The Nutcracker: It's Music & Magic
One could not merely put aside one classical music when the holiday season is about to start. Sure, there are lots of Christmas music to choose from…
You're Still a Young Man
A Song for Older Generations vs. Younger Generations on Love
There has always been this constant back-and-forth between the younger generations and the older ones on the subject of love. Older generations are…
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…
I Know You Can Hear It
It's a Pleasure to Hear This
The first time I heard Dear Reader was on a South African TV show, where she sang a snippet of her song, Ode to Confusion live. From that moment, I…
Ten Miles High
Ungrounded
Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy appears to be taking her craft to idiosyncratically stratospheric hights with the…
Gracious Tempest - Live
When they speak in a song
Who does not remember the intro of Never will mourn or I'll Never Break Your Heart by The backstreetboys, or in certain rap songs like I&…
Wasteland
Hope In A Wasteland
Life gets overwhelming. With all the atrocities taking place in the world today, it’s not difficult to feel a little hopeless. This reality…
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…
Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound by ThreePeace remembers oil spill which still lingers 27 Years after Exxon Valdez Ran Aground!
Prince William Sound by ThreePeace Remembers Oil Spill Which Still Lingers 27 Years after Exxon Valdez Ran Aground! Back in the Late 80's…
Statuette
Ecofeminist Bossa Nova
“Statuette” is the third glimpse of Metric/Broken Social Scene singer Emily Haines’ sophomore album Choir of the Mind under the Emily Haines &…
Polterguy
Single Review: Polterguy
Native Miami rockers, Sunghosts, have proven themselves worthy of the local attention they have received with anthemic hook-filled tunes like…
Planet Caravan
Planet Caravan - The Unorthodox Sabbath Song
‘Planet Caravan’ is the strangest song that Black Sabbath had ever recorded. I mean, the song is not strange at all by itself, but…
1st (Remix)
Dilated Peoples with Torii Wolf at the Rmx of ''1st''
Christopher Martin, musically known as DJ Premier (Houston, March 21, 1966), legendary producer, has co-signed Torii Wolf, supporting the acquisition…
Somebody Who
Delicate Dreamscape
The all-girl trio that make up Au Revoir Simone - Erika Forster, Annie Hart, and Heather D'Angelo - may remind you of HAIM, except for…
Radioactive
Radioactive: It will make your system blow!
Are you up for something that will wake up your soul and float into abyss? Imagine yourself waking up and feeling everything not just within your body…
Your Type
Carly Rae Jepsen's Evolving Pop Persona
The verdict is out. As music critics and fellow blogger NMONDSCHEIN note, Carly Rae Jepsen has followed up on the success of her…
Things It Would Be Helpful To Know Before The Revolution
Accessible Bleakness
After warning music listeners about a dystopian high-tech future where a soulless new generation of consumers are entertained via virtual sex with…
Sweet Ophelia
Age of Innocence
Shakespeare’s quotability has made him a popular song subject; his countless works have been the titles/subjects of many songs and Zella Day’s Sweet…
Nas Album Done
Dj Khaled and Nas: ''Nas album done''
Nas Album Done is the new video showing the life of a tycoon of the music industry as it is DJ Khaled featuring stellar participation of Jamaican…
Song for Dan Treacy
Namesake
Writing a song for a good friend? Do it the way MGMT has. With Song For Dan Treacy; it's anything but ordinary. MGMT says of the man behind the…
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.&…
Ain't Nothing Changed
Listen to the Change
'Ain't Nothing Changed' by Loyle Carner happens to be a highly under-rated artist. Keeping that in mind, Loyle Carner twists and glues his…
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…
Gold
Kiiara 'Makes It New' with Glitch-Pop
If it weren't for her breakthrough single Gold, most of the world wouldn't have known of 20-year old Kiiara, an Illinois native who works at a…
Breakin' Up
Breaking Up Never Felt So Good
Breakin' Up, a track from LA alt-rock band Rilo Kiley's (Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock) fourth album …
Buried Alive
An underapricated gem from two New York artists
Out of all the bands that were part of the early 2000s New York scene Yeah Yeah Yeahs were the most consistent. Other bands, like Interpol, and The…
Nothing Without You
I've no worries about Simon's solo move
I mainly remember the boyband Blue for their cover songs. They are one of the few boybands that I never got into, probably because my boyband phase…
Drove U Crazy (feat. Bryson Tiller)
It Drove Me Crazy (In a Good Way)
Since Gucci Mane's release from prison I feel like he's been unstoppable. He's released album after album and had hit after hit. Some say…
Karma Police
The Subtle Artistry of Karma Police
As a counter-argument in his trial for impiety and corrupting youth, Socrates famously said that the unexamined life is not worth living. It is my…
Innuendo
Freddie's Swan Song
All good songs are written out of an experience. And is there a more compelling and convincing experience than the awareness of a soon-to-come,…
Love Yourself
Love Yourself- A New Perspective
“And I think it should be somethin' that I don't wanna hold back… maybe you should know that.” Personally, I…
tonite
LCD Soundsystem continue to master their comback
James Murphy has always been a self-conscious performer who likes to pick apart modern culture with the skill of a comedian. Tonite, the third single…
Lift
Another funny nightmare from the minds of Radiohead
I'm not used to this. In 2017 being a Radiohead fan has been uncharacteristically rewarding. Not only am I still obsessed with last year's A…
American Money
Money Does Look Like Love
BORNS also known by the birth name Garrett Borns recently released music video for 'American Money' dresses up and plays on our hyper…
Jane
Feminist Folk-Punk
We wanted something that was honest and straightforward. We both wanted to be super vulnerable… Because of the stripped down…
Talk To Me
Talk To Me Issues Out Nightly Longing
Talk To Me by Nightly came as a surprise, while scrolling through Youtube searching for bands I had not come across before, lo and behold, Nightly. A…
Cod-Ex
Fast Fast Faster Punk
Like it the way it sounds. Playing such other music styles is not easy. Good musician. Fast dirty full-house the punk alternative way reaching the…
About Today
Warrior gave us The National song that could not be beaten
Warrior is a complex film about the nature of family, abuse, and violence. It was billed as a sports movie but the fact that it starred both Tom Hardy…
Hello
Adele's Hello reaches #1 on the North American charts.
Hello it is the first single from the latest album-length 25 from British singer Adele, and has already broken numerous records positioning in number…
Fuckers
Close Your Eyes and Scream
Savages the band you either live or have no intention listening to ever. After drifting along without acknowledging Savages for about a year, lo and…
Alibi
Empara Mi's Alibi Presents Dramatic Self-Purging
“Alibi” is the latest addition to a growing body of work by Empara Mi, a singer-songwriter who has positioned herself within the…
So What The Fuss
Stevie Wonder rapping! Yeah, you read well!
I can never get enough satisfied while listening to the music of Stevie Wonder! I would like to share with you guys a song by Stevie Wonder from the…
Kit Kat
Hi-Five’s Kit Kat break
I know, I know, a lot of my blogs recently are about all these R&B acts returning and yes, there’s another one. Actually, it’s one I wasn’t…
Somebody Else
Guilty Jealousy
Somebody Else is the fifth single from Manchester alt-rock quartet The 1975's (lead singer and guitarist Matt Healy, drummer…
All In My Head (Flex)
Big Fifth Gear Flex Time!
Girls from the Fifth Harmony once again impressed us big time with their latest, second studio album 7/27 giving…
Humble And Kind
Tim McGraw: Humble and Kind Review
When we were all kids, we were always taught to appreciate the simpler things in life. We were raised to be humble and kind among others. …
I Love My Friends
Foster The People Don't Conform, They Invent
Foster The People's newest album Sacred Hearts Club is light-hearted compared to the band's previous albums. With that being said, the band…
I Want U
1 step forward, 2 steps back, but never back at one
There’s no way you could not know of Brian McKnight, even if you are just a little bit into R&B music. Brian has really build a name for…
Little Bubble - edit
When the Bubble Bursts
Appearing 3 months after Keep Your Name, there is no official mention of whether Little Bubble will be part of a new Dirty Projectors LP or EP. It…
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…
Make Me...
A Stronger Britney
Britney Spears has finally released the very highly anticipated new single, Make Me. Within minutes after its release, the song was featured on many…
Vine a Buscarte
Fonseca talks about love in his song Vine a Buscate
I came to get you it comes as the third single from her fifth studio album CONNECTION. This topic is was composed by the same singer accompanied by…
Love On The Brain
Rihanna's brainchild
I’m not the biggest Rihanna fan. There’s a side to her that I don’t like, but then there are aspects of her and her artistry that I do like. It’s…
Green Light
Turn On Lorde's Green Light To A New Album
You've heard Lorde's newest release? Which means Lorde is coming out with a brand new album after what seems like years? Yes, the dark horse…
Flower of the Universe - From Disney's
Sade Embodies Cosmic Maternalism on Flower of the Universe
Disney’s 100 million dollar adaptation of American author Madeleine L’Engle's 1962 Newberry Award-winning young-adult…
El Paraiso
Is it the year of Los Mesoneros and their Paradise?
This quintet of exceptional musicians formed by Luis Jimenez (guitar and vocals), Juan Ignacio Sucre (guitar), Andres Belloso (Low), Andrés…
I Scare Myself
COVERLAND Vol.6: I Scare Myself
The 80s were a decade filled with hits. But did you know that many of them were reworks of songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s? One of those tunes that I…
Ricochet
Let me be very Di-Rect with you
It’s not often that I get excited by a new single from Dutch rock band Di-Rect. For the longest time, Di-Rect have been the most popular…
Forever
KISS: Your “Romantic” Side
Hollywood movies have sold the idea of Perfect Kiss. They always talk about the blue prince who takes the princess, on a white horse to be happy…
Seventeen
Seventeen Is The Perfect Age
Def Jam Recordings signed Alessia Cara as her hit 'Here' climbed the charts and eventually ended up as everyone's favorite unofficially…
Lingus
SNARKY PUPPY: A Casual Listener’s Review
I will be honest: I am no musician, much less a music critic. My encounters with Jazz are limited to a few presentations of my son’s High…
Guinnevere
The Magical Guinnevere
“Guinnevere” is probably the most magical songs ever written. I fell in love with the song the first time I heard it. It happened…
Painting (Masterpiece)
A Technicolor Masterpiece
After gaining indie success and a record label with Columbia via the success of their first single Loud(y) in early 2015 (were reached No. 1…
Leaving LA
Father John Misty's Leaving LA: A Portrait of the Artist as an Ironic Prophet
Five years ago, when Joshua Tillman had just ‘buried’ his music catalog under the J. Tillman moniker to start performing as Father…
Lust For Life
A remix of Lust for Life proves that Trainspotting 2 doesn't have an era to soundtrack
T2: Trainspotting is a rare film sequel that is as good as the original by taking its characters to their logical conclusion. These dudes are bad…
Above Us
Summer Dreams
In untitled poem #1705, reclusive Belle of Amherst Emily Dickinson boasted that she didn't need to travel to Sicily or South America to imagine a…
Thinking About You
Norah Jones Offered Thinking About You To Those Of Us That Still Resignates With the Song
'Thinking About You' the first song where I was introduced to Norah Jones. Known for Jazz styled songwriting and a piano melody all her own.…
Single (feat. Mistah Mez)
Most Promising Pacific Artist Loves Being Single!
D Lewis or Donell in full is Samoan, but South Auckland born ordinary human, until he…
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 Sounds of Silence
Be Awakened By The Sound Of Silence
This heartfelt song was originally written by Simon as “The Sounds of Silence.” “The main thing about playing the guitar…
The Less You Know
Bryan Banks Shares His Most Vulnerable Song Yet
Bryan Banks' newest song The Less You Know is the perfect follow up to his 2017 album The Sudden Sounds of Urgency. It's an emotional…
Fall Together
Radio-Friendly Grit
Melbourne indie-rockers The Temper Trap (Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas and Joseph Greer) have yet to recreate the inescapable…
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…
Last Kind Words
COVERLAND Vol.16: Last Kind Words
After almost 90 years, Rhiannon Giddens revived the song “Last Kind Words” by the obscure country-blues singer Geeshie Wiley, a blues tune which was…
Under The Pressure
8+ Minutes of Breathtaking Rhythmic Bliss
Under the Pressure - the first single of The War on Drugs' universally acclaimed third studio album Lost in the Dream&…
We Don't Talk Anymore (feat. Selena Gomez)
Charlie Puth and Selena no longer speak?
It 's been months since they are promoting this song We Do not Talk Anymore, which is the third single from the latest album by Charlie Nine…
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-…
Cone of Shame
Faith No More with a new video for Cone Of Shame
I’m proud to present the new video for the song Cone Of Shame by Faith No More. Why would I be proud, someone could ask? Well, it was…
Everything At Once
Electro-Pop Goes Boom
Charles Braud a.k.a Her Magic Wand has thrown caution to the wind and delivered an Electro-Pop 1980's edition with crisp clean lines and…
Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes is a one-of-a-kind band that embodies an old time southern rock with a modern day instrumentation style. I had the pleasure of seeing…
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…
You're So Vain
Frankly Speaking
Ever thinking about a former lover and wanting to dedicate a song to him or her without really sounding bitter but would sum up all your experiences…
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 ‘…
Sweep Me Off My Feet
Throw The Towel In Because Pond Have Come Out With A Need To See Music Video
On May 5th of 2017 Pond released their seventh studio album 'The Weather'. To much acclaim, the prog-psychedelic band decided to take matters…
Poppa Was a Playa
9 Rap Songs About Fathers and Fatherhood
When it comes to rap music fathers usually get the short end of the stick. This is because a lot of famous rappers grew up in underprivileged, single…
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…
Lost Boys
Puer Aeternus
I love those, lost boys... rings a bell not unlike that of the famous film that has a single boy that has yet to grow up and who leads a band…
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…
Dangerous Woman
Who said fear?
Music has no boundaries; cultural, social or language. The sound is universal, just as other people connect with thought and / or feeling that…
Simple & Sweet
Jon Bellion: Simple & Sweet
It would be impossible for me to live without Jon Bellion’s music. The song Simple and Sweet captivates me because of the flawlessness of…
Forever Young
GOT7's Soulful Side
I’m sure a lot of us know it’s a bit rare to hear a slow song from our favorite Kpop bands. So, if anyone was ever to ask me what my favorite “non-…
Hunger Game
Fifi Rong Pursues Masochistic Self-Liberation with Hunger Game
As promised, the music video for Hunger Game - the second single from Fifi Rong's new EP The Crown - signals a move towards…
Caravan - 2001 Remastered Version
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.12 - Caravan
Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters introduced “Caravan” on the Variety label in December 1936. The recording entered the pop charts…
The Sound of Music [The Sound of Music]
50 Years After, the Hills Remain Alive
Julie Andrew's version of the Sound of Music is 50 years old this year. That this made the news is proof that this song has remained a perennial…
Nothing in Return
Monsune's Nothing In Return is a Euphoric Ode to Unrequited Love
The lyrical substance of “Nothing in Return”, the debut single from 20-year-old Toronto-via-Ontario singer-songwriter,…
Signs
COVERLAND Vol.24: Signs
Growing up with MTV, I was a witness to many of the now-classic songs becoming what they are today - a part of music history. Among the bands that…
Right Words
Cults Present a Surreal Double Feature with the Right Words, Natural State Music Video
New York indie duo Cults appear to be firmly committed to the idea of a featuring two songs in a single music video. Last September, Madeline Follin…
Green Light
A Dramatic Confession for the Dancefloor
Writing Pure Heroine was my way of enshrining our teenage glory, putting it up in lights forever so that part of me never dies, and this…
I Just Wanna Live
songs that come back to you
There are songs we heard during a stage in our life, in adolescence, for example, the sounds we hear are often associated with our personality and…
Devil Wears Prada (feat. Ronnie Banks)
Jasmine And Ronnie Dress The Devil!
In her latest single drop Jasmine V brings nothing but banging fire! The classic R`n`Bass beat follows an…
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…
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…
Me, Myself & I
G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha: Me, Myself & I
Now, when I heard this song Me, Myself & I by G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha, I immediately could relate to those nights or even days when you want to…
High
Music video 'High' by Rawayana and Apache
With rapper Larry Rada aka Apache , the Venezuelan band of self - styled 'Trippy Pop' Rawayana presents its new official video for…
Chocolate
Duets, Chocolate, Love, Covers and Youtube
People likes love stories, she is interested in love, songs that speak of love and also called attention couples in love singing about love. What is…
Sería Feliz
Latin Thought
The sound attracts you, the melody becomes sticky, and gradually you convince yourself that the story behind that song, it has happened to you.…
Sledge Hammer
Sledge Hammered Again!
After RiRi, you would have thought there cannot be any more hard knocks on the walls, but B.O.B.`s No Genre&…
24K Magic
Funky Bruno Mars Magic
With his Mark Ronson collaboration, Bruno Mars scored one of the biggest hits of 2015. Even though it had a retro style, it was one of those songs…
Winona
Lo-Fi Authenticity and DJ Boring's Winona
Alongside other underground music producers with ironic, tongue-in-cheek monikers like DJ Seinfield and Ross from Friends, DJ…
Instruction
Jax and Demi's spicy instruction
I’ve not been too excited about the most recent releases by Demi Lovato in collaboration with others, but her recent collaboration with Jax…
Starboy
Testing out The Weeknd
Last week, The Weeknd released his new single, Starboy. If that alone didn't excite you, the fact that it's a collaboration with Daft Punk…
Dirty Harry
Grace Who Gives and Takes
New, different and a whole slew of words are slipping out of my head as 'Dirty Harry' by Grace repeats the chorus. After being given the gift…
Stairway To Heaven - Sunset Sound Mix
Led Zeppelin in Heaven
When it comes to performing a cover, some will argue it is better when an artist takes the song completely out of its genre and ventures to do…
Electric Blue
Electrifying Disco-Rock
There’s sort of an everything-nowness to life. I feel like almost every event and everything that happens surrounds you on all sides. Some…
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song from DreamWorks Animation's
I can definitely stop the feeling
Durante un tiempo parecía que podríamos hacerlo a través del verano de 2016 sin un, banger pop azucarado omnipresente - un tener…
Infierno Cielo
''Hell and Heaven'' Reke's most recent video
Gustavo Ferrin (Caracas, Venezuela. 21 day of September 1982), known as Rekeson or simply '' Reke '', is a Venezuelan…
Fuego
Prince Amine “Fuego” Single
I usually prefer to dedicate my time to reviewing EPs or albums. but when a publicist I’ve been in contact with for a long time now recommended I take…
Bang Bang (DJ Fresh Vs. Diplo)
DJ Fresh & Diplo in the battle
After delivering Rita Ora onto the scene with “Hot Right Now”, I’ve only seen the name DJ Fresh pop up a few times, for just a few single releases…
Change
Waiting for a change
While I'm writing this, I’m watching Croatian soccer fans throw fireworks onto the field where their team is actually in the…
Everything Now
Arcade Fire want Everything Now
Ever since I first listened to Funeral I've had this image that Arcade Fire are actually prophets of our eventual doom. Silly I know, but then…
Blue Song
Where Is Mint Royale after Blue Song was released?
With many things in life, I discovered music through an oddly popular U.K. show called 'The Mighty Boosh' which essentially was a comedy…
So Lillies
Of Lilies and Violet Grace
Five years after being released on Californian avant-garde electronic singer-songwriter Julia Holter's critically acclaimed debut…
Enough
Drag Us Down and Let Us Live
With a band name like Counterfeit, a mixture of punk and rock should not be a surprise. However, once the music video for Counterfeit's newest…
We Can Swim
Swim or Die
Face+Heel is brand-new duo (lyricist and guitarist Luke Taylor, and vocalist Sinead McMillan) from North Wales, UK, who have just…
El Mismo Sol
Under the Same Sun by Alvaro Soler
As its catchy chorus says, we are all under the same sun, only it gives them some brighter than others. This young Spanish artist of 24 years…
Make Me (Cry)
Drop it like Noah Cyrus
Even without seeing the name, you can tell by the high cheekbones, the nose, the lips and the eyes that she is the sister of Miley Cyrus. Noah Cyrus,…
Colors
Halsey's Colors has the Most Intriguing Music Video Ever
I just wanted to talk about my new favorite artist. Halsey will be known mostly because of her part of the hit single Closer by the Chainsmokers but…
A Heartbreak
Surprising Ambivalence
As The Guardian's Andrew P Street observes, folksy Sydney brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone's A…
Overpowered
Neuroscientific Pop
You might remember Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy as being one-half of electronic pop duo Moloko, or for being a…
À tout à l'heure
That Elusive Moment of Being
Every day includes more non-being than being. Yesterday for example . . . has it happened a good day; above the average in ‘being.&rsquo…
Songs of Prayer 1 - Solo Piano Music for Prayer
On The Song of Prayer
Chad Lawson is a fabulous, award-winning pianist and composer that is so multi-talented that he earned more awards that most people would even dream…
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…
Take Me to Church
Living in Fear of Experiencing Humanity
In the world of popular entertainment, controversy is often what draws attention to something. Everything from hate comments on public media forums…
Sabali
Love, Jouissance and Blindness: The Doubly Poignant Use of Amadou & Mariam's Sabali in Léa Mysius' Ava
“Ava”, the debut feature film by La Femis film school graduate Léa Mysius, incorporates a…
I Always Knew
I Always Knew The Vaccines Had Something To Say
I Always Knew comes from The Vaccines sophomore album Come of Age. The consistency within the tracks composed by The Vaccines shows a dedicated…
Slip Away
From 'Surviving' to 'Thriving'
“[Mike Hadreas] wants to be the musician he would’ve [needed] as a teenager. And I think he’s doing that. He’s…
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation's
Justin Timberlake and his song for ''Trolls''
Timberlake became a star in the late 90s as a member of NSYNC group, one of the most successful pop formations. There he managed to stay on top of…
Bird Set Free
Sia Bird Set Free
Pop powerhouse Sia, is on her way to makinga new album titled . This is ActingBird Set Free was released as the first promotional single on November 4…
Beauty and the Beast - From
Disney is playing it safe
Ariana Grande and John Legend have just released the title track for Disney's Beauty and the Beast. I think I was as skeptical of this…
Save My Soul
Just don't get hooked
A while ago, I drew a comparison, in an article on my own website, between Ke$ha and JoJo. Both, for completely different reasons, ended up being…
If I Lose Myself - Alesso vs OneRepublic
Party All Night & Lose Yourself
In 2007, OneRepublic released their debut album, “Dreaming Out Loud”. Its lead single, Apologize, remixed by Timbaland,a huge…
Hide
Dreaming of Hiding in the Woods With Saavan
Hide is the dream of a night in the woods. Walking without trying to find our way. This is how the group Saavan explain their newest single 'Hide&…
Sombre Fayre - Demo
Final Fire
Look at this, a band called Neon Waltz has six people in their group. Yes, Arcade Fire can become a symphony but does that mean other bands can pull…
Alex Ubago
Alex Ubago and La Oreja de Van Gogh offered a concert in the Dominican.
The soloist Alex Ubago and the group The Ear of Van Gogh offered a concert in the House of Spain of Santo Domingo today as part of the agenda of…
Kristal Fonrodona
5 Music Production Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started
You will go on to publish albums and print out copies for album covers. And people will scream how much they love your music, but you will never…
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd - Now That I Know now with audiovisual
On December 19, members of Rae Sremmurd (Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi) decided to make the music video for number nine of his latest album titled…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey reveals her collaboration with The Weeknd: “Lust For Life”
As promised a day earlier, yesterday's most popular pop artist of the genre dream, Lana Del Rey published his subject in collaboration with…
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain. 11:30 am the sound of the cannon
Aberdeen. Can we care that small US city? He did not play any significant role in the process of Independence of the United States. Not even exist.…
Justin Bieber
Company, a glimpse into JB's life
Yesterday the Canadian singer hung up on her Youtube channel video from another of his songs from his latest work, Purpose. Company is the sixth…
David Bowie
David Bowie with cancer three months before he died
British singer David Bowie learned that he was suffering from terminal cancer just three months before his death, on January 10, 2016, according to a…
Vico C
ASCAP Awards will feature a performance by Vico C.
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican rapper Vico C perform during the XXV Annual Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and…
Maná
Maná and Nicky Jam together.
The Mexican band Mana and singer and composer of American reguetón recorded a song together, as made known through social networks. Here making…
La Vida Bohème
La Vida Bohème and its third album
The fight, the third album of La Bohème Life, a band that generates passions among the most assiduous followers of Venezuelan bands. Therefore,…
Steven Tyler
An outing to the movies in Lima was Steven Tyler.
The American singer Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith, was on Sunday to Lima cinema to see the film Counter starring Ben Affleck, local media…
Calle 13
Resident: soloist and director
René Pérez Joglar, popularly known as Residente, shocked everyone with his departure from the hit group Calle 13. Having won 22 Grammys and…
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters wanting to record more
Foo Fighters is one of those legendary bands that years pass and still stand, making good music, and so, the band 's drummer, Taylor Hawkins,…
J Dilla
J. Dilla blesses us one more time.
You would better save some money. Just have one beer not two, maybe eat just a slice and not a whole pizza, because J. Dilla is coming back. …
Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley and the refined art of not losing faith
A basic feature of R & B and consequently also of Soul, Funk, Hip Hop and everything that came after is that they are derived musical…
Steve Vai
Deeper than Technique
Steve Vai… how blind was I to classify him under the “guitar hero” cluster. I mean he is the ultimate guitar hero, but that’s just a vague description…
La Oreja de Van Gogh
New footage of Van Gogh's ear
The Spanish group La Oreja de Van Gogh again the highlight of the music scene after 5 years out of the recording studio. This time, the generation…
Taylor Swift
The Murder of Taylor Swift's Squeaky-Clean Image
Ooh! What have we made Taylor Swift do? “Look What You Made Me Do” may be a sonic departure for the reigning…
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…
Boyzone
25 years and counting
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Erykah Badu
If you missed the Soul Train
Another Soul Tour is behind us and another soulful presentation passed with flying colors. If you got too late to the station, you will have to wait…
Oasis
Supersonic will be the name of the Oasis documentary
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Ed Sheeran
Look who's back at breaking records
It's reasonable to expect that 2017 could be the year of the comeback. Sam Smith's one year hiatus should come to an end this year and Ed…
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…
Reba McEntire
Till You Love Me
This song is one of the most charming country songs. Reba’s treatment of the lyrics was awesome as usual. Her flow is awesome.…
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand announces first concerts after three years
Although the middle of last year Nick McCarthy. Franz Ferdinand guitarist founder, announced his seemingly momentary separation of the band to pursue…
La Mosca Tse-Tse
The Fly releases a video clip
Keeping the particular style that characterizes the Argentine group Fly premiered his latest musical item entitled All are pretty cruel, a danceable…
Apache
''THE GAME'' Promotional of the ''All Star ShowCase 2016''
Through an audiovisual recently it became known via social networks' GAME '' promotional theme for the third edition of the…
Caroline Spence
Caroline Spence ‘Somehow’ - Album Review
Caroline Spence is one of those rare breeds of true American songwriter that come along every so often to wow their gasping audiences. Often with…
High Valley
High Valley ‘Make You Mine’ – Single Review
Canadian country duo High Valley has recently released a new single to US radio. The duo is composed of brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel who hail from…
Brother Spellbinder
Catching Up with Our New Favorite Band: Brother Spellbinder
Brother Spellbinder is a group that you need to know now! Their infectious new EP We Were Once Children Yesterday, is a breath of much-…
P!nk
Pink premiered video for What About Us
The singer Pink, released the video of his most recent musical simple What About Us and affirmed that the idea of the political message is in…
MiC LOWRY
Mic Lowry head out to Europe
I've had a collaboration with a team of Amsterdam producers a few years ago and we wrote a song that we offered to an unknown UK group called Mic…
Axl Rose
Axl Rose on tour with AC/DC
Axl Rose, the leader of the US group Guns N'Roses, will be the lead singer of the Australian rock band AC / DC during the upcoming European…
Mayré Martínez
Why do artists make videos for youtube?
Through this platform there is only artists who jump to fame, but those who already have a solid race can reach out to your audience anywhere in the…
Jess Roberts
Jess Roberts ‘There’s An Old Saying’ – EP Review
Jess Roberts is one of the newest young artists to grace the burgeoning UK country/Americana scene, and her traditional, acoustic slant is one that is…
Sebastian Yatra
The unstoppable success of Sebastián Yatra
Colombian artist Sebastian Yatra, is at the peak of his musical career with the release of Traicionera, his most recent success, with which the…
Coldplay
Chris Martin Addresses Split From Coldplay
A couple of years ago Chris Martin gave an interview that left thousands of fans of Coldplay with disappointment, the singer said that A Head Full Of…
Gustav Mahler
Mahler's Symphony Number 5
Gustav Mahler is often known for his often brash conducting style and wildly serious nature in rehearsal. It carries over to much of his compositional…
The Weeknd
The Weeknd talks about his experience with Kendrick Lamar
In an interview he gave to Beats 1 Radio, The Weeknd offers multiple statements about their new album entitled Starboy among these, Abel Tesfaye…
Juan Vicente Torrealba
Juan Vicente Torrealba turned 100 years old
One of the singers and most renowned harpists who has Venezuelan music is called Juan Vicente Torrealba and yesterday turned 100 years. Born in…
Pitbull
Pitbull's gamble
Pitbull does not go unnoticed. They may say they hate it, but some of his songs has probably hovered in the head of anyone who crucify in talks. For…
Primus
Primus Shares New Track From 'The Seven'
On September 29, the rarities of funk metal and other things, Primus will be opening their new album plate titled The Desaturating Seven and is…
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones want to record a new album
There is no physical or moral impediment that forbids them to Rolling Stone to tour or record new albums. Despite having more than 50 years as a band…
Reynaldo Armas
How much do you know about Venezuelan music?
The question is not only directed at non-Venezuelans. Many Venezuelans know little of his music, and often circumscribe their meeting llanera music.…
Jagertown
Tim McGraws You Get Used to Somebody and Jagertowns Rearview – 2 Best Country Breakup Songs on YouTube! YEAH-JAGERTOWN!
If you’re looking your favorite dynamic country rock band, look no further than Jagertown who just released their newest song “…
Feist
A Jools Holland anniversary was outdone by this amazing live performance
Despite the fact that the host is a simpering moron Later with Jools Holland has a proud tradition of quality. For a televised live experience there…
Dani Wright
Official PYT Music Video
Dani Wright is quickley become country music hottest new artist, with the world of country music becoming more diverse, black country artist are able…
Jon Secada
Jon Secada released a new album
Jon Secada and presented his new album To Beny Moré, with Love. There he will pay tribute to one of the most important icons of Afro-Cuban music…
Rihanna
Rihanna's videos are master class in Misandry
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Neutro Shorty
2017 promises
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The Strokes
Bogotá will vibrate with the 2017 Stereo Picnic Festival
Bogota is a very important musical city in Latin America and each year receives major international artists. This week the committee promoter Stereo…
Palmbomen
Palmbomen
The Sea is looking at me with hope and happiness. I don’t know why it’s so happy but I ‘m sure there is a reason for…
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez cries for Christina Grimmie
With the '' 'absolutely heartbroken' and the pain of a mentor and friend, Selena Gomez could not help breaking on…
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…
Nashville Cast
‘The Music of Nashville: Season 2: Volume 2’ – Album Review
About a month ago the final soundtrack album of season 2 of Nashville hit shelves in the US, with it following a couple of weeks later in the UK.…
Juan Gabriel
Billboard for Juan Gabriel
They go eight months of the death of Divo of Juarez, Juan Gabriel, and his fame and talent continue to expand. The recent deaths of artists manage…
Jonas Sanche
Interview with: Jonas Sanche, Lil Supa' and Ríal Guawankó
During the recent visitita to Chile Venezuelan rappers Kennys Santiago, (RIAL Guawankó) and Marlon Morales (Lil Supa ') participate in a…
Talay Riley
Meet Talay Riley via Meltdown
25-year-old singer/songwriter from Nigerian/British descent, an Island Records signee, Talay Riley is maybe…
Vic Mensa
Vic Mensa`s OMG Finally On You Tube!
From his latest EP The Manuscript, Vic Mensa comes back to music light with his latest promo single OMG. The…
Papoose
Two Potentially Great Rappers Who Failed to Capitalize on Their Buzz
We’re living in a time where creating and distributing music has become easily accessible to anyone. This has increased the sheer volume of music…
Café Tacvba
a couple of places is the new theme of Café Tacvba.
After four years of silence, Cafe Tacuba is back with its simple A couple of places. Ruben Albarran, Joselo Rangel, Quique Rangel and Emmanuel del…
Anima Sound System
Anima-Sound
Family You know, “a husband and a wife” means everything to me. Maybe I’m too romantic, I don’t know. But…
Los Pericos
Los Pericos celebrate their 30 years
The creators of Latin American reggae anthems as Stand up and see, Runway and No strings marks 30 years. Argentina's renowned band, Los…
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…
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…
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…
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
THE LOW END Vol.4: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Orsted Pedersen is a name that might not sound familiar to the more amateur jazz fans, especially to the American audience. His full name is Niels-…
GaBso
GaBso delivers a strong message with All In My Hand
Guess who's here to deliver a message? Yes ,it's GaBso, the man that is going to want to make you change your name and follow him to his…
TLX
The Mediosol Festival will be held in Maracaibo
It is a necessity for the population, that cities have an active nightlife, where you can enjoy cultural and musical activities. You need appropriate…
Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley's Story
When I first heard Charles Bradley, I thought he was a new kid impersonating James Brown and the old-school funk and soul sound. When I read that he…
Treading Paper
Getting to Know Treading Paper
Treading Paper is the brainchild of Michael Miller, an astonishing Rock n' Roller on the rise. His latest release Comfort Zones, brings an…
Colin Lloyd Tucker
Colin Lloyd Tucker - His Incredible Mind
Having just read Surferheads piece on this artist I am inspired to add my own experience of Colin's fine body of work…
Mool & Fuzz
Mool & Fuzz
The sound of Mool & Fuzz is the expression of the psychedelic essence: an invitation to astral travel. The sound brings mixes of styles like…
McKlopedia
'THE PLAIN IN FIRE' McKlopedia+Sharif+Morgan
Under the congregation of the collective thriving called '' Santa Lucky '', a native of Mexico, the materialization…
Kevin Roldan
“The Beginning”, the album released by Kevin Roldán
Kevin Roldan has become one of the new figures of the urban music that comes from Colombia. The singer presented his new album The Beginning, which…
Lecrae
Has Being on a Major Label Changed Lecrae?
Lecrae is undoubtedly the most commercially successful and currently most visible Christian rap artist (even though he doesn’t like to be called that)…
Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams sang Do You Still Love Me? on The Late Late Show
The American folk rock singer Ryan Adams released mid-month a new record plate titled Prisoner, work for which already announced a tour and has been…
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert's new album is here!
Last August 25, the American rapper finally released his latest studio album titled Luv Is Rage 2 released by Generation Now and Atlantic Records.…
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain's guitar up for auction
Which makes sense of history, he has the future in his hands. Guillaume Enault was a young Frenchman dragged by force grunge Nirvana, when his hands…
Frank Vieira
Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
If you’ve been reading the site for some time, you may remember that we featured Frank Vieira in our first ever Stray Plectrums post…
Bruno Mars
Everybody Loves Bruno Mars
Todo el mundo quiere un poco de música agradable y lento, pero también un poco de locura. Bruno Mars puede darle a ambos. Es un artista muy…
Carlos Baute
Carlos Baute debuts with the Latin Gold Award
Last May 16 was first awarded the Golden Latino Awards, which honor people of film and music, organized by the World City Foundation in Marbella (…
Maluma
male chauvinist?
In recent days there has been a great controversy in social networks, after Yolanda Dominguez, activist and blogger for The Huffington Post, pointed…
Locust Honey String Band
Locust Honey String Band ‘Never Let Me Cross Your Mind’ - Album Review
Born in Georgia, Locust Honey String Band singer and fiddler Chloe Edmonstone (now based in Asheville, North Carolina) channels generations of country…
Jennifer Lopez
JLo Stuck in a world of Narcos
As we know Jennifer is a girl who loves power, not shown in each of their projects from their lyrics to their holdings in film and television. The…
Ky-Mani Marley
This is how love is heard
will.i.am
Will I Am's identity crisis: Music producer or DJ
“There’s nothing like reinventing an old classic” says Will.I.Am at the end of a TV commercial to promote a new coffee machine. And every time I hear…
Amelia White
Amelia White ‘Home Sweet Hotel’ - Album Review
East Nashville’s Amelia White knows all too well that the road is a harsh mistress. “Sleeplessness and miles pile on the soul. It…
Don Omar
Don Omar and Héctor El Father reconcile
The biggest reggaeton time was lived between the late 90s and early 2000, where the maximum exponent at the time, Hector El Father, led to stardom…
Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel Directed the music for Star Wars
It was not until the afternoon of Monday, December 14 that the famous musician and Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel let us know by a…
Isabel Pantoja
Isabel Pantoja and her video clip to Juan Gabriel
Isabel Pantoja premiered the video for the song From oblivion do not remember me, which ends with the Sevillian interpreter between tears and sending…
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon reveal music video for Waste a Moment
The Followill family band, Kings of Leon, then came the launch of Mechanical Bull of 2013, with a new single Waste a Moment and announcing new album…
The Janitors
The Janitors
The Janitors are a great Swedish psychedelic noise rock band, who are the masters in producing some fine noise rock influenced distortion and fuzz-…
Mickey Shiloh
Romance to kill with: Jason & Freddy by Mickey Shiloh
Songwriters are like producers, and we all know that real producers are guys behind the scenes, the backstage magicians without whom no…
Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington Turned me into a Fan
I remember watching Season 5 of American Idol, and I was not really a fan of Bucky Covington. That changed when I was asked, after the season was…
Megadeth
The dystopia of Megadeth in the age of the NSA
So far he has released two videos to promote Dystopia Megadeth have a common aesthetic. In the audiovisual piece for the title track and The Threat…
Olivia Rox
Olivia Rox Encourages Young People to “Go Vote” With Her Newest Hit Pop Single -- Listen on Spotify and YouTube!
Pop star Olivia Rox encourages young people to “Go Vote”. Who says young people can’t have a voice in politics?! Olivia Rox is reminding her…
blink-182
Blink 182 to release new single without Tom DeLonge
The seventh studio album of Blink 182 will this year after five years of absence in the music industry. This is the most important album in the…
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Abner Malaty
It is like a process of, well, birth. It’s like being born very fast. Just imagine yourself inside of a human body. It’s dark and…
Whiskey Myers
Whiskey Myers ‘Firewater’ [UK Special Edition] – Album Review
Hard-hitting southern rock band Whiskey Myers have been tearing up the highway with their killer riffs, swampy swagger and earth-shattering soul since…
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood ‘Heartbeat’ – Single Review
Carrie Underwood has been on fire this past year, and she doesn’t seem to be cooling down anytime soon. Raking up #1’s and…
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…
Björk
Björk releases the trailer for Family her new virtual reality video
Björk has been defined as an artist that breaks paradigms with their music and videos. 2015 was a great year for her, releasing the first album…
Beck
Beck returns to the fray with Colors
When Beck released his long-running Morning Phase (2014), the artist was already brewing what would be his next musical bet. The musician is now…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift makes a dream come true
This time the artist surprised us as it made the dream of a fanatic. The story that reason Taylor was held in April, where he received a letter from…
Cyndi Lauper
Latinize music in English?
I looking at Youtube a song in English, I found a version bachata that same topic, it was so tasty to listen and retained its essence, said the same…
James Brown
In The Jungle Groove
“In the Jungle Groove” is a compilation album by American funk musician James Brown, released in August 1986 by Polydor Records. The motive was…
Roger Waters
Roger Waters, the validity of The Wall and staged scenes
Roger Waters paraphernalia goes beyond the sense of sight. There is no denying the staging that the artist always has sought to highlight from his…
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven's Full Symphony No. 9
Beethoven Symphony 9--what do we say? Sure we all are familiar with famous “Ode To Joy.” That is certainly appropriate for the day…
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…
Laura Pausini
Next door: the new Laura Pausini
The award-winning Italian singer Laura Pausini, returns to the top of the music scene to release the song In the next door, the second single from…
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne announces his last world tour
People keep asking me when I retire, Osbourne, 68, said in a statement. This will be my last world tour, but I can not say I will not do some acting.…
Huey Lewis & The News
Huey Lewis and the News With Jamie Kent At Tanglewood
The unseasonable weather did not stop people from filling the grounds at Tanglewood in Lenox Massachusetts on a Sunday afternoon when Huey Lewis and…
SZA
Can Maroon 5 Propel SZA Further into the Mainstream?
With the release of her long-awaited debut LP Ctrl (2017) in June this year, New Jersey R&B singer-songwriter SZA (Solána Imani…
Aaron Watson
Aaron Watson ‘The Underdog’ – Album Review
I knew little about Aaron Watson before listening to this album, and yet now I feel like I perfectly understand him. That is, in essence, what an…
Alan Menken
A New Composer For Me: Alan Menken
In this set, I'm introducing a new composer for me: Alan Menken. He is known for his film work scoring the music to Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The…
Simon Murphy
Simon Murphy ‘Let it be’ - Album Review
Simon Murphy is not your average Northern Irish artist. For a start, the sonic clichés we love to hate are not present; and while upon hearing of…
Bill Callahan
All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast
Bill Callahan is one of the early proponents of lo-fi rock and folk music. He started his career at the beginning of the nineties with series of self-…
Taylor Swift
Swift Resurrects the 'Old Taylor' for Gorgeous
Taylor Swift's latest single Gorgeous may share a title with a song from Kanye West's critically acclaimed album My…
The Shires
The Shires ‘Brave’ – Album Review
I will admit, I wasn’t sure how to feel going into The Shires’ debut album ‘Brave’. They formed and gained popularity around the time I began blogging…
The Weeknd
The Weeknd ends the year in style
The Canadian The Weeknd saved his best to end the year by releasing his third album Starboy. So I had already announced through social networks on…
Jorge Celedón
Vallenato declared a World Heritage Site
Colombia and throughout Latin America, is celebrating. One of the most popular and international rhythms of this country, Vallenato, has just been…
Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino Releasing New Album in December
What a year it has been for Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino. His show Atlanta, which he acts in and directs, has been an overwhelming success,…
Martha L. Healy
Martha L. Healy ‘Better Days’ - Album Review
Born and raised in Glasgow with half-Scottish, half-Irish heritage, Martha L. Healy is perhaps an unlikely star of Americana. Yet, with the likes of…
John Legend
John Legend releases his album “Darkness and Light”
The singer and winner of several platinum, an Oscar and Grammys 10 discs released its fifth studio album called Darkness and Light after three years…
Tears For Fears
Creeps!
A few years ago, I wanted to start a tradition to release something out of character for myself, annually on Halloween. The idea emerged after I&…
McKlopedia
Redbull roosters: We already won
And the new video for already won song composed by participants Gallos International Final 2016 held few days ago in Peru and produced by Cenzi…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande and John Legend premiere music video for Beauty and the Beast
Ariana Grande and John Legend debuted the official video of the main theme of the new version of the Disney film, Beauty and the Beast starring Emma…
Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship
Paul Kantner died
In the early 60s, the LDC seized the US cultural scene, managing to create a psychedelic musical movement in California where his greatest exponent…
Missy Elliott
Missy Drops Super-Huge I`m Better Remix!
Missy Elliott bombards again! After WTF and I`m Better, Missy drops an official I`m Better&…
CL
CL Makes Her U.S. Debut With New Single
K-Pop will always remain something of a mystery when compared to the Western music scene, but CL from South Korean girl band 2NE1 is certainly…
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum – A Bit Of A Disappointing Christmas
Lady Antebellum released their first Christmas album on 22nd October, ‘On This Winter’s Night’, their fourth studio album and one largely of…
Gloria Trevi
Gloria Trevi versus Alejandra Guzmán, an explosive and passionate tour
Explosive, passionate and vibrant will be the Versus tour said today in Los Angeles (USA) the queens of Spanish-language pop and Mexican rock Gloria…
Barry Gibb
Gibb and Timberlake in possible collaboration.
The only survivor of the group Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, said he would like to collaborate on a project with the American star Justin Timberlake, at a…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber is hanged
It's something common to find Canadian singer Justin Bieber involved in scandals, whether with paparazzi, with the police, and even uploading…
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton ‘Pure and Simple’ – Album Review
Reviewing your all-time favorite artist can sometimes produce a crisis of confidence. On the one hand, you know you are biased to love everything that…
Tevin Campbell
Tevin Campbell is climbing to safer grounds
Back at very beginning of the 90s, Tevin Campbell had a dream start of any music career. His first single, “Tomorrow (A Better You, Better…
Joe Budden
Joe Budden Ready To Drop 4th Album – ‘Rage & The Machine’
As of late Joe Budden has been making headlines for the controversy that surrounds him - most notably his beef with Drake. Being embroiled in so much…
David Bowie
Masterful David Bowie
David Bowie and his associates always liked them innovate and surprise. Since 1969 when he published Space Oddity until the day of his birthday (…
Volbeat
Volbeat, If Elvis & Rockabilly were played by a Heavier & Faster Metallica / Volumen Og Beat (Part 1)
So, what does one get when they cross the following: Elvis, Rockabilly, and a heavier type of Thrash Metal than Metallica? Well, Volbeat would perhaps…
Lionel Hampton
The Magic of the Jazz Vibraphone
The vibraphone is one of the most beautiful and gentle instruments. It’s a piano for drummers - it is classified under percussion and is a…
Peter Bjorn and John
Ten years after “Young Folks”
Young Folks was the single that announced, in 2006, the Swedish indie pop / rock, Peter Bjorn and John, formed in Stockholm in 1999. The issue, part…
Carly Rae Jepsen
Boy Problems never sounded like so much fun
It’s been said many times. Carly Rae Jepsen was supposed to be a one hit wonder. In fact, she was set to become the ultimate one hit wonder…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande premieres audiovisual with Nicki Minaj
The singer and actress Ariana Grande, has released the music video for the song Side To Side which features the vocal collaboration rapper Nicki…
Loop
Loop
The late 80s and early 90s British psychedelic noise rock legends Loop came out with a new album earlier this year after several decades. The new…
Chris Brown
NEW ALBUM - HEARTBREAK ON A FULL MOON
On Halloween have taken place surprises as the joint work of 21savage , offsetyrn and metroboomin , but there was a long-awaited and…
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert premieres music video
While awaiting Uzi's planned Luv Is Rage 2 project, Lil Uzi Vert leaves a new music video for the song Do What I Want on a trip to the…
Mary J. Blige
Go crazy Mary J!
I feel a little misled today. I’d seen a UK radio station mention a new Mary J Blige single on their website last week. There’s…
Ed Sheeran
Complex lyrics and difficult flows
How the times have changed When I started writing lyrics for other artists, I think around 2004, I was told once that my lyrics were complex and…