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Love Streams
Cacophony or Eclecticism?
The eight album by a Canadian electronic artist Tim Hecker is his most notable release yet. I mean, when Pitchfork gives you 8.2, you know…
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…
Telluric
New Kind Of Psychedelic
After several critically acclaimed EPs, Matt Corby made a decision to dedicate his time to soul, gospel, jazz and psychedelic and create a…
Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
Big in Japandroids
One of the solid releases from January this year came from Canadian duo Japandroids. In 2012, they dropped Celebration Rock and generated a…
Cheers To The Fall
The Diva Is Born
Andra Day’s debut album has been circling around the tops of the charts for quite some time now, and it comes as no surprise why the singer…
Clapton Grass
A Religious Music Compilation to Enchant the Soul
The following youtube video referenced features some of the most breathtaking religious classical vocal music ever. It is a spellbinding compilation…
Politika
New release by Bernays Propaganda
One of the most popular acts on the Macedonian alternative scene, “Bernays Propaganda”, which I already introduced to the readers…
Rebel Meets Rebel
Rebel Meets Rebel / David Allan Coe Meets Pantera
If you are somewhat a Metal head or are aware of popular heavier music, then you are aware of the band Pantera. Now, if you like country music then…
Coming Home
Leon Bridges - The New Jazz Star
In art, time is a relative variable and zeitgeist is difficult to define. The last artist who is going to prove this thesis is young author from Texas…
Resistor
Go, Lera!
American singer-songwriter received worldwide recognition with her appearance in the TV show True Detective and contribution to its soundtrack.…
Is This It
Impacting Music With Simplicity and Minimalism
The Strokes are an American rock band loved and listened to by many people of all ages across the world. The band was created in New York City in 1998…
Victorious
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll
“But I like it. Well, I like most of it. To be honest, there are some songs that I like. Now, where did I put that colossal self-titled…
Slowness
Outfit grow on second release Slowness
Outfit were formed in 2011 from the embers of synthpop band Indica Ritual. Essentially a progressive, melodic and emotion-fused art-pop band, Outfit…
Mariner
Reaching for the stars
Three years passed since Cult Of Luna released their last record, the unique, gritty, mechanical beast called Vertikal. In the meantime, they went on…
The Glowing Man
Swans - The Glowing Man
Swans came out wih a new album titled ''The Glowing Man'' earlier this year. Micheal Gira's Swans don't need much of an…
Not Even Happiness
Another Flower in Americana Scene Blossom
Surprise! This is another Americana folk review, as it seems that music within this genre makes love and gives birth to new babies every day. Julie…
What If
The Jerry Douglas Band - What if, indeed!
Writing a music review should be easy, right? Sure, most of the time. All you have to do first is decide which category the album belongs to… Again,…
Death Of A Bachelor
Panic! At The Disco’s New Album Will Be The Death of You
Death of a Bachelor is Panic! At The Disco’s fifth studio album released this January 2016. What makes this one mind-blowing is that the…
Trouble Maker (Deluxe Edition)
Rancid! Rancid! Rancid!
I'll see ya in the pit, as Rancid would say. Trouble Maker has the arguments and quality that would make any punk boy and girl consider visiting…
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,…
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…
Horn Ur Marken
The Janitors - Horn Ur Marken
The Swedish psychedelic rock band The Janitors will release a new album via the renowned Cardinal Fuzz in the coming days. The album comes 3 years…
Miss Understanding - Single
The Get Down Soundtrack is Not Worthy of its Awesome Show
In the late 70s, New York was not remotely similar to what it is today. Then, it was split, aggressive and broken city whose citizens were…
Dreams
Gabor Szabo's Dreams
“Dreams” is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó recorded in 1968 and released the year after on the…
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…
A Moon Shaped Pool
My Albums of the Year: Radiohead: Moon Shaped Pool
Well of course Moon Shaped Pool would make the cut, since I never shut up about Radiohead. There's a lot to be said about the album, which is the…
Harder Love
Strand Of Oaks Returns To Confessional Mode
Between 2014 album Heal that marked a breakthrough on the scene, and 2017 Hard Love, Timothy Showalter, aka Strand Of Oaks went through some personal…
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…
Evolve
Imagine Dragons returns with Evolve
If we talk about new music releases, no doubt Imagine Dragons stands out among many, since the American group originally from Las Vegas, has been…
No Sometimes Yes
Luca Draccar - “No Sometimes Yes”
An Italian native by way of Berlin, DJ Luca Draccar is affected by many things in his life and art including being bipolar. There is a long tradition…
Caiga la Noche
The Innkeepers are unstoppable
Los Mesoneros, Venezuelan band still residing in Mexico, have been unstoppable since the release of their second studio album titled Caiga La Noche.…
Circular Time
Ramleh - Circular Time
The legendary British psychedelic noise rock/power-electronics/noise band Ramleh has very recently come out with a new album after a long time. The…
Are You Alone?
Majical Cloudz Are You Alone? Album Review
The electronic-pop duo Majical Cloudz released their 6th full length on October, 16th, 2015 titled . The album features 12 original songs all written…
Last of the Easy Riders
The Last of The Easy Riders - Yet Another EP?
Ok, sometimes you have to eat your own words. Its a hard thing to do, but if has to, it has to. Reviewing the Curse of Lono EP last week, I was quite…
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,&…
Beauty Behind The Madness
Review: The Weeknd's 'Beauty Behind The Madness'
While the abrasive opening guitar riffs of “Real Life,” the first track on Beauty Behind The Madness, bear a striking resemblance…
Skylarking
XTC's Skylarking remixed by Steven Wilson
It has been 30 years now, almos to a day when XTC issued their seminal Skylarking an album that should be on practically any best of all times albums.…
Book Of Changes
Entrance - Into Poppy Territory
This might be the week of shapeshifters. Entrance or a guy that goes by the name of Guy Blakeslee can certainly fall into that category. Do…
Nowhere Everywhere
New EP by The Wanton Bishops
The Wanton Bishops are what I imagine a contemporary blues band should sound like. Their name sounds like they come from the southern parts of USA,…
Joanne
Gaga Goes Regular
The era of eccentric pop artist is over. Officially. Today, Lady Gaga’s new album is available for purchase and it is nothing like you are…
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…
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande sounds dangerously good
Ariana Grande has just released her new single “Dangerous Woman” and it’s dangerously good. Initially, the song reminded…
Intergalactic Dada & Space Trombones
Radar Men From The Moon - Intergalactic Dada & Space Trombones
Radar Men From The Moon are a great Dutch instrumental psychedelic rock/stoner rock band from the Netherlands. They have released quite many good…
After The Storm
Jacko Hooper - After The Storm EP
After The Storm relates to the mindset that these songs were written. Each song is a reflective viewpoint on a personal story or scenario…
Biased Advice
EXEK - Biased Advice
EXEK are an Australian garage rock/post-punk/noise-rock band from Melbourne. Their latest album ''Biased Advice'' came out a couple of…
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…
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…
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…
Day Breaks
Norah Jones - Day Breaks [Review]
The most appropriate description of the new record by Norah Jones is “back to basics.” She ditched poppy tunes, simplified arrangements keeping just…
Raging Speedhorn
The Heydey of Raging Speedhorn
The time passed by, but the unusual love within Raging Speedhorn is still strong. The love was lost; the presence was lost; even the band…
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER DEFINITELY OK
Twenty years ago, British rock had its Annus Mirabilis. Radiohead, Verve and Spiritualized created their best works in the 90s. At the end, OK…
Hubris
Oren Ambarchi - Hubris
Oren Ambarchi is an Australian musician and multi-instrumentalist, who has released a vast number of albums through the years. His albums have had…
Geography
Front 242: Geography
The 1980's was a golden period for Industrial music. During that decade I was buying everything I could on vinyl; Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Front…
A Head Full Of Dreams
Coldplay joins forces with The Chainsmokers
The British group Coldplay, always brings something up his sleeve; in this case it is a collaboration with the duet The Chainsmokeres, which have…
Bohren For Beginners
Turning Doom Metal Into Film Noir Jazz
How do you cross from doom metal to film noir jazz? Easy, if you ask German purveyors of, as the say it themselves, doom ridden jazz music, Bohren and…
The Book Of Souls
The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden: Back in The Saddle!
Iron Maiden was the first metal band that I have heard, and from that moment on I was enchanted. Enchanted by metal, by the vast divergence of its…
Path of Eight
Mouth of the Architect – Path of Eight [Review]
Three long years since post-metal juggernauts Mouth of the Architect released their last album, titled Dawning. The record was okay, not too shabby,…
When the Bloom Falls From the Rose
Sarah Jane Scouten Derives Traditional Folk And Turns It Into Modern Authenticity
Besides Americana, there is Canadiana, and I have an artist to prove it. Meet Sarah Jane Scouten, a girl who was attatched to musis since she was five…
Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne / Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne are an interesting experimental psychedelic rock band from Portland, Oregon. They have released three full-length albums so…
Magma
Gojira is Grieving
Ever since Stranded leaked, something started smelling differently. Mario Duplantier’s new obsession with simple and minimalistic…
Rot
Bed Wettin Bad Boys Can Wet My Bed
Garage punk quartet from Sydney Bed Wettin Bad Boys started off as a side project of Nic Warmock (founder of R.I.P. Society Label) and Joe Sukit,…
The Getaway
get away
I finished listening to the album when my neurons twisted lyrics for taking what they thought. I could not leave unscathed the auditory delight, he…
Heaven Upside Down
Voldemort Of Metal Wins Again
Sometime during the summer before my sixth grade, I was gluing posters from teenage music magazines on my wall. It was the era of exchanging posters…
10 Años (En Vivo)
Dread Mar I released Anniversary CD+DVD
Mariano Javier Castro, artistically known as Dread Mar-I, is a leading Argentine reggae musician born in 1878, in the Province of Lanus. After…
Who Is This America?
Afrobeat for the new generations
Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12-piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with re-introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience. A Brooklyn-…
Mirage
Josefin Öhrn & The Liberation - Mirage
Josefin Öhrn & The Liberation is a Swedish psychedelic rock/space rock/neo-psych group, who recently released their new album ''…
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,…
Epigram
Beats for A New World
Gramatik, a genius musician, and producer from Slovenia released a new album titled Epigram a while ago. It is an incredible combination of hip-hop…
Teens Of Denial
The Complexity of Teen Rebellion
Will Toledo is an unbelievably prolific author, the one who released ten albums in a period of just six years. Albeit he has been active…
Moon Lagoon
Co-Pilgrim - Escaping the middle ground
Listening to tons of music it is usually two groups of artists that draw your attention - those that sound incredibly good and those that sound so…
Some Things Just Take Time
Colorama - Some Things Take Time, indeed!
The name of this Welsh band is Colorama and their sixth album is Some Things Take Time. And this is not a pun since it took Carwyn Ellis and his…
G I R L
Pharrell's G I R L and music induced endorphins
As I’ve grown older, my music tastes have definitely expanded. This could have something to do with the fact that I’m married to…
Shadow Expert
Shadow Expert EP
The serrated new EP from rawboned Philadelphia art rock band Palm is their best work to date, full of tensions that boil over and careen. When you…
Star Treatment
Wovenhand, The Second Phase
Wovenhand is one of those band with a cult status, thanks to David Eugene Edwards and the band that existed before Wovenhand (and that is 16…
One Stone
Trixie Mattel is a Drag Version of Dolly Parton
Every time I hear super awesome music from none other than a drag queen, one fairy gets born. Drag queens who are also a great musicians are extremely…
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 .…
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…
Bamboo Diner in the Rain
The Picture is Clear - The Waves Are Covered In Light
When I first saw the cover of the new The Wave Pictures album (and there is quite a few of them), something kept nagging at me it seemed so familiar…
Anthropocene
Deludium Skies - Anthropocene
Deludium Skies is a one-man psychedelic rock/noise-rock/doom band from Austria – a country that has not produced a whole lot of cool bands…
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…
Under the Radar, Vol. 2 (Deluxe)
Robbie Williams' Second Compilation of Rarities
Under The Radar was one of the best compilation of rarities which showed that Robbie Williams has a strong team capable of delivering so many stellar…
The Unkindness Of Crows
Eagle Twin - The Unkindness of Crows
Eagle Twin are a great sludge metal/stoner metal/doom duo from Salt Lake City in Utah. Their best album to date has probably been The Unkindness of…
The Tourist
Clap Your Hands Say Nah
If we are looking for bands who used internet to their advantage, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah would be at the top of the list of those who utilized web…
Worlds (Remixed)
Porter Robinson Takes Us Into Another Dimension With His Album 'Worlds Remixed'
As electronic music’s popularity has increased over the last few years I’ve felt an overwhelming disconnect to it. A lot of the…
Clipper Ship
Pick Up The Wooden Wand!
Wooden Wand has been around for a while and has come up with a batch of great albums with equally great music and even some greater lyrics. A great…
Ouroboros
Transcendental LaMontagne
When Bon Iver first appeared, he scored a nickname ‘dark version of Ray Lamontagne’. Meanwhile, Ray Lamontagne, the…
De Película
A movie show is what Los Crema Paraiso prepares
Guitarist José Luis Cheo Pardo (Ex Los Amigos Invisibles s) with percussionist Neil Ochoa (Si * Sé, Chicha Libre) and bassist Alvaro…
The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
Michael Nyman’s The Piano
Michael Hyman is a respectable movie scorer and opera composer who is known for his use of otherworldly textures and harmonies. Use of sustain in one…
Motion
#tbt The Cinematic Orchestra - Motion
This week's throwback will be short but sweet as Oreo milkshake. Motion was a debut album by The Cinematic Orchestra and it was released in 1999…
Eat the Low Dogs
U.S. Christmas - Eat The Low Dogs
U.S. Christmas is a pretty renowned American psychedelic rock band that mixes some post-rock infused atmospheric psychedelia with space rock and…
Under Stars
Why, Amy Macdonald? Why?
We often have this story when an artist changes the style and then we don't like it me because that's not the same artist anymore. On the…
Strange House
#tbt: The Horrors - Strange House
Do you remember The Horrors? They looked like they came from horror movies: obscure appereance, messy hairdos, pale faces and strong makeup. Nomen est…
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…
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…
12 Songs to Haunt You
It Ain't Easy
So I just borrowed a title from an old Three Dog Night (remember them?) song. Actually, that is easy. What is really hard is keeping up a certain…
A Change in State
James Yuill - Whatever happened to Folktronica?
Combining acoustic music with electronics can be a tricky thing - it either turns out great or falls flat on its behind. That may be the reason the…
Trouble
The Dead C - Trouble
The New Zealand lo-fi avant-garde noise-rock/garage rock greats The Dead C came out with a new album this year via Ba Da Bing Records. As was perhaps…
Don't Hesitate
Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon
The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
Every Country's Sun
Every Country's Sun
With David Fridmann producing, the latest Mogwai album contains the same bratty conviction that defined their greatest records, like there’s something…
A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream
The Manchester band are attuned to the absurdity of our times. The hyperactive synth-pop of their fourth LP is full of surreal vignettes that reflect…
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,…
Raskit
Finally, the old Dizzee Rascal Is Back
During my teenage years, I was hooked on rap, among other music styles. As this genre witnessed a real expansion in my country at the beginning of…
A Song I Can Live With
Chip Taylor - Another Great Waiting To Be Re-discovered
Luckily, not everybody has forgotten Chip Taylor. After all, he is to get inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For those who have forgotten&…
AIM (Deluxe)
A.I.M
Few musicians in recent memory have worked harder to successfully — and sometimes unsuccessfully — merge social activism with their art like M.I.A.,…
Tres
Jesus Sons Love Their Vintage Paraphernalia
Jesus Sons are a band who had anti-conformist attitude towards contemporary music. They have nothing to do with either indie nor folk scene, and they…
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…
Primrose Path
Dream State try to cancel out their demons with an album of complexity.
Insecurity and integrity are explored here. Beauty has been scarred deeply, and this band know firsthand the hurt that creeps up in stages. Letting go…
Last Chance
My Take on A Killer’s Confession’s “Last Chance”
Back with a nationwide press campaign and radio campaign renowned metal music maker Waylon Reavis is making a bid for a second wind in his storied…
Superluminal
Ampacity - Superluminal
Ampacity is an instrumental psychedelic/space rock band from Poland. ''Superluminal'' is their second album and it came out back in…
Urge To Kill
Brainbombs - Urge To Kill
Brainbombs are probably the most notorious raw noise-rock band in the world. They hail from Hudiksvall in Sweden and have been releasing albums with…
This Is What You Came For
Lightning strike collabo with Rihanna
I couldn’t wait to hear this track, when I heard that it was going to be released this week. For a second serving, Calvin Harris has teamed…
I Tell A Fly
Refreshing As A Fly, Benjaming Clementine
Ever since Rufus Wainwright, we didn't have an author who is a triple-threat pundit, capable of having superpowers in singing, composing and…
Magma
Taking It Cool
After pretty unexciting L'Enfant Sauvage, Gojira are back with their newest offering called Magma. The first notable thing you’ll notice…
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…
Cool Ruler Come Again
Cool Ruler Come Again
The only thing I could do here is simply to repeat the title of this just issued Gregory Isaacs album - “Cool Ruler Come Again”. It has been more than…
Por Acanga
THE SURVIVAL OF THE THREE
Five years passed for the three delivered a handful of new songs in studio. After Coliumo Loose (2010), led by Alvaro Henríquez and his…
Return To The Moon
The National + Menomena
I am sure if these two fellas sign up on PerfectMatch, they would turn out to be 100% compatible. I am in love with their collaboration. Without any…
Hounds Tooth
Dope Lemon is Neither Dope Nor Lemon
Australian singer/songwriter Angus Stone has been around for a while and either in the duo with his sister Julia or under his own name he has been…
Climbing The Colossus
Sunnata - Climbing The Colossus
Sunnata are one of the most well-known Polish stoner metal/stoner doom/sludge bands along with the likes of Belzebong. While Sunnata recently released…
Whatever It Takes
James Hunter is in Full Power
From the 80s of the past century, James Hunter has been making a true retro r&b. He caugh everyone's attention in the middle of the 90s…
Best of Luck in Future Endeavors
Noisy Amalgam
Savak were formed in 2015, with the band including the members of The Obits, Holy Fuck, Nation of Ulysses and The Cops. Erudite…
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…
See How They Run
Do you remember when you were young?
Do you remember when you were young? Do you remember that very distinctive mixed and contradictory feeling of fearlessness and doubt, of possibility…
The Color Before The Sun
Coheed and Cambria The Color Before The Sun Album Review
Progressive rock heavyweights Coheed and Cambria released their new album titled on October, 16th 2015. Up until this point, Coheed has only released…
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant, formerly of alternative rock band The Czars, has a knack for re-invention and experimentation. His first album Queen of Denmark was a…
The Centre Cannot Hold
Is Ben Frost a Poser?
If you are composer and producer from Australia, but you create your music in Island, I guess you are bound to presenting outstanding art. Ben Frost…
A Beautiful Collection - Best Of Carole King
A Truly Beautiful Collection
There is no denying that Carole King stands today as a living musical legend. The awards she has received, her songs that have charted through the…
Tonight's Music
Another Great Tunesmith Is Back
After twenty years and absolutely brilliant “Untune The Sky” mini-lp and “Instinct” album from early to mid- Nineties, Richard Davies, another among…
Ashes
Burning 'Ashes'
Released on February 15, 2016 the young prodigy from Denver had his album entitled “Ashes.” It was composed, engineered, produced…
Love
Lana Del Rey returns with Love
And it was strange that the English songwriter, Lana Del Rey, has not delivered any new material since we are accustomed to always be throwing new…
Past and Future
Tisiphone
Tisiphone is a band from Lyon with the fresh debut album titled Tisiphone 1t LP. They have been dropping singles over the past three years before they…
Sing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Deluxe)
The soundtrack you can't help but Sing along to
‘Sing’ is a movie soundtrack. Listening to it without having seen the movie was hilarious - I put it on in my car when…
Good Luck Have Fun
Mother Falcon Takes Flight
Good Luck Have Fun - Mother Falcon 3rd album released October 9, 2015 on Universal Music Classics Overall rating: 10/10 Mother Falcon is a…
A Light in the Dark
Metal Nepotism
Mike Porntoy is your daddy, Mike Porntoy is playing the drums, Mike Porntoy is a producer. What are you doing, Max? I am playing the drums in the band…
A Night At The Odeon
Queen A Night At The Odeon
This week we are going to look at an iconic live performance by the beloved rock band Queen. A Night At The Odeon: Hammersmith 1975 was an exuberant…
On My One
Jake Bugg - On My One
Jake Bugg became famous at the age of 18, and he is an independent artist ever since. I don’t remember he was ever related with some popular…
Cold Night in Soho
When Soho Gets Cold, The Tiger Lillies Get Colder
Cold Night in Soho is the first album in ten years in which The Tiger Lillies did not put focus on theater piece. They are everything but regular band…
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…
Carry Fire
We Got Spoiled By Robert Plant
Robert Plant does not give up and on Carry Fire he continues with his ethnomusic excursion related to Anglo-American folklore. For those who don't…
Under My Skin EP
SPC ECO to Release 'Under My Skin' EP, Features in Teen Wolf Soundtrack
SPC ECO is comprised of alternative electronic maverick producer Dean Garcia, the musical mastermind behind seminal alternative rock band Curve, and…
Common Sense
Common Sense
The debut from the young East London rapper is a unique coming-of-age story that shapes the best of grime, Afrobeat, dancehall, and early ’…
Keep Singing
Did you know that Rick Astley had kept singing?
He’s become such an icon for all the strangest reasons, but when Rick Astley had his breakthrough as a singer, in the 80s, he already was…
Bible Belt
#tb When The World Met Diane Birch
When I first saw Diane Birch in 2010, my first impression was that she is a hybrid of Pattie Smith and Diane Keaton who tries to play the piano as…
Shadows in the Night
Dylan's Creative Block
Fallen Angels is another cover album by Bob Dylan dedicated to the evergreen American music and big Frank Sinatra. Last year, Dylan released Shadows…
20 #1's Worship
Going for Number 1
I have a confession to make. Sometimes, I could be stuck in just listening to 3-4 songs in an album simply because they are the ones that strike the…
I
Ulaan Khol - I
Ulaan Khol are one of the many projects of Steven R. Smith, and one of the slowest and noisiest for that matter. There are quite a few albums under…
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-…
La Gárgola
Chevelle's La Gárgola Album Review
Have you ever wondered what would happen if Tool and Queens of the Stone Age conceived and had a baby? Probably not...…
In the Kingdom of Dreams
Ian Felice - Are memories just dreams?
When poets get to singing… For some it is a problem, for others, it is a blessing, Dylan, Cohen, Simon, Oberst and yes, based on his first…
For This We Fought the Battle of Ages
Slow, Deep and Hard
The title of Type O Negative’s first album is a perfect describer of Subrosa’s new record, For This We Fought the Battle of Ages.…
Forgive Me
Austra's Forgive Me: The Art of Sad Dance Music
I borrowed the title of this blog post from The Guardian's review of Canadian electronic band Austra's second album, Olympia…
Abducted
Violent Passions
Enter Cults, aka Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, Californians-turned-New Yorkers who take the usual musical ingredients (vintage R&B chord…
Cigarettes out the Window
Sardonic Tenderness
San Diego indie pop duo TV Girl (Trung Ngo and Brad Petering) first shot to modest fame in 2010, when a song from their self-titled EP, If…
Hello
After several years of waiting Adele says Hello.
As a preamble to its third full-length album entitled 25, the British singer Adele released its latest promotional single Hello accompanied by a…
Back 2 Life
Letoya is back
Letoya Luckett was introduced to us as one of the four original members of the biggest girl group in history, Destiny’s Child. She left (or was…
I Feel Everything - From
The girl who can do everything
I was a bit surprised to see a music video by Cara Delevingne appear on my suggestion list for blogs. I mean, can this girl do everything? Really? She…
Kitchen Door
Sweet Melodic Everything
Wolf Laren is as quite as a mouse on a Sunday morning. Don't allow that sentimental first line drive you away because Wolf Larsen has so much to…
Big Boy Games
TEROUZ DROPS INFECTIOUS NEW TRACK BIG BOY GAMES
Egyptian Canadian concept artist TEROUZ found his sound by curating original songs with his taste for ‘90s nostalgia and ‘70s &…
What's Up
Whats Up? a song from The Institute of Highspeedart's record Club V
Whats Up? a song from The Institute of Highspeedart's record Club V
Lights Out
Lights Out Adds A Darker Promise From Royal Blood
'How Did We Get So Dark?' the latest sophomore album from Royal Blood gives us the question within the album title. Certainly 'Lights Out&…
Suicide Saturday
It was a Suicide Saturday ... In a Summertime Kind of Way
Hippo Campus (the band's name is a play on the region of the brain in charge of memory) is a four-man indie pop-rock band founded in Minnesota in…
Love Me
Show some love for Keke
Recently turned 34, this lovely mature woman and an amazing soulful vocal Keke Wyatt is back and ready for some new fresh build-ups. With her…
These Bells Will Ring
These Bells Will Ring in the holidays for you with Bitter's Kiss and the Blue Stones
Allow us to dive a little deeper to the word we have come to know as something we don't want. Vulnerable: susceptible to emotional or…
In the Morning
Morning Official With NAO
NAO returns with brand new clip for the single In The Morning off of her exquisite album piece For All We Know.&…
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 ‘…
Rolling in the Deep
Fans, viral covers and the power of music
When an artist manages to conquer his audience with a song, some of his followers who sing or play an instrument, are encouraged to pay homage with a…
Control
Escapist Nostalgia
I've always preferred music that’s soothing and dreamy. Hazel English, SF Weekly Oakland-based Sydney …
Bohemian Rhapsody - Remastered 2011
Bohemian Rhapsody with Ten Fingers
“Bohemian Rhapsody” is one of the most popular songs and among the best selling singles of all times. All of this is strange because even by today’s…
Windowlicker
Windowlicker: A spectrogram to the digital soul
Literaly nothing could have prepaired me for the first time I saw the epic music video for Windowlicker, which honestly deserves as much attention as…
Inside Out
Shimmering Splendor
It seems excessive to produce two music videos for a single, but when the song is as excellent as Inside Out and you're a '…
Someday We'll Linger in the Sun
Re-inventing the ordinary : Gaelynn Lea's Someday We'll Linger in the Sun
Our love’s a complex vintage wine / all rotten leaves and lemon rind / I’d spit you out but now you’re mine In a world…
Un-American Woman
Transatlantic Ambivalence
Un-American Woman is the first taste of Dinner's (LA-based Danish singer-songwriter Anders Rhedin) sophomore album New Work,&…
Archie, Marry Me
Catchy Conviction
The opening lines of Canadian indie rock five-piece band Alvvays' Archie, Marry Me swiftly establishes the fact that lead singer…
Close
Getting Close With Nick Jonas Ft. Tove Lo
Nick Jonas, a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor best known as one-third of the hugely popular Disney Channel sibling pop/rock act…
Photomaton
The Black Sun of Melancholy
Photomaton is French electropop trio Jabberwocky's (Camille Camara, Simon Pasquer, and Emmanuel Bretou) best known single from their…
Happy Pills
Happy, Happy and Worth It?
Whoa, Happy Pills by Weathers has to be something of a questionable song. Maybe questionable in the sense of pure psychotic breakdown. Another L.A.…
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…
Good Love
It's no sweat to make love sound so good
Like we see today, a lot of upcoming music genres have a few artists who turned out to be the keystone of that genre. They’ve contributed so…
Enter Sandman
Heavy Metal with Classroom Instruments? Jimmy Fallon Did It First!
Enter Sandman was released in 1991 as the first song for the eponymous album of Metallica entitled “Metallica”. The song deals with the concept of a…
Kill For You
Primal Fractions
However far behind I may be on the essential grace of Skylar Grey, I may be...a concert of Grey's is happening in my area this following weekend…
Worth It
Mechanical Melancholy
Eerie, chaotic, hypnotic, haunted and casually melancholy. Moses Sumney takes a risk and with 'Worth It' completely scores a hundred and…
Smile More
Deap Vally Tells Us What Not To Do
I presume it would be safe to say that Deap Vally flew out of the San Francisco Bay area at full throttle towards any neighboring stage they could…
Timeline
The R Train Reveal Whirlwind Single Timeline
Brooklyn-based American rock band, R Train, is about to release their newest ripping single, “Timeline.” This trio hooks you immediately with a…
Tourner dans le vide
Afloat
Turning in the empty or tourner dans le vide, is in the terms of this song sung by Indila is treading water / staying afloat. Learning to live with a…
All Along the Watchtower
COVERLAND Vol.12: All Along the Watchtower
Jimi’s version was the first I heard in my life. Quite sometime passed until I heard the original version by Bob Dylan. And I liked it also very much,…
Lose It
OH WONDER – LOSE IT
Since Oh Wonder has started sharing videos with us, it has been clear that something special was underfoot. The pastel-saturated journey that…
Stressed Out
Nostalgia on the Billboard Top 40: Twenty One Pilots' Stressed Out
Although Twenty One Pilots’ Stressed Out was released in April of 2015, it has enjoyed a spot on the Billboard top 40 since. Although many…
Blue Star
Prince Innocence's Blue Star Pines for Warmth Amidst the Coldness of it All
“Blue Star”, a recent single from Toronto electro-pop duo Prince Innocence (vocalist Talvi…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay Adventure Of A Lifetime
On November 6th, 2015 Coldplay released a new single entitled “Adventure of a Lifetime”. “Adventure of a Lifetime&…
7 Years
7 years
Just when we thought we didn't have any more space in our life for 21st century Denmarkia, along comes another slice of Danish. This time, it'…
Perfect Illusion
Lady Gaga tells us how she lived a Perfect Illusion
Perfect Illusion is the title that brings the new issue of extravagant Lady Gaga, who until recently we had confused making us ask where they had…
We Are the People
Psychedelic Surrealism
Thanks to a well-scored Honda Civic ad, Sydney electro-glampop duo Empire of the Sun (Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore) have placed a…
Whole Wide World - Unpeeled
Cage The Elephant Covers Iconic Song By Wreckless Eric
Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric had to be a monumental song while being a teenager, clear and simple. After hearing for a few days that Cage the…
F.U.
Feel Like A Fool In Love With Little Mix
Little Mix is the hottest girl group in the world. The fact that Little Mix had a bit of a rough start (seemed like you couldn't find their music…
Grounds for Resentment (feat. Olly Alexander)
Beauty in the Breakup
Grounds for Resentment, the second single from British musician Kele Okereke's upcoming third album Fatherland…
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?…
Bloom
Brahny's Bloom is an Intergenerational Ode to Romance
Toronto-based contemporary soul/R&B singer-songwriter Brahny (Brian Han) admitted that there is not much rhyme or reason to his stage name (a…
Suddenly
Whimsical Charm
Drugdealer is the latest (drug related) stage name of Los Angeles artist Michael Collins (who previously released music under the name of Run DMT and…
Blank Tapes
Organic Lament
“Blank Tapes” is a track from Everything Feels Better Now (2016), From Indian Lakes’ fourth full-…
Nowhere
The Black Fever Drops new track Nowhere
The Black Fever is a post-punk band based in Toronto, composed of Shoe (vocals, guitar), Pat Bramm (bass, back-up vocals), and Dan Purpura (drums).…
La Jetee
The Vryll Society - La Jetee
Psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society released La Jetee back in April and firmly established themselves as one of Liverpool&…
Say You Do
Tei Shi Channels Britney Spears in Say You Do
When Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi (Valerie Teicher) released her critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space in March…
No Hope
No Hope As The Vaccines Idealize Coming Of Age
I could write endlessly about the band The Vaccines. Whether you love to hate or love to love the band, come on their second album Come Of Age was a…
Rattlesnake
Criticizing Screen Culture
The eyes of contemporary children may be glued to the slick touch-screens of smartphones and iPads instead of the TV, but indie art rocker St Vincent…
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…
Losing You
Boy Pablo Makes Teen Romantic Angst Warm and Inviting with Losing You
After being smiled upon by YouTube's algorithm, earning a significant fanbase, and embarking on a 15-city European tour, 18-year-old Chileno-…
Season 2 Episode 3
Netflix and Mayonnaise
'My girl eats mayonnaise/ From a jar when she's gettin' blazed'. Season 2 Episode 3 appears to be the…
De Pies A Cabeza
Maná and Nicky Jam together in the studio
It seems almost incredible that this famous Mexican group has decided to combine his talent with reguetonero Nicky Jam, I mean, they served in genres…
Timor
Shakira's Agitprop Pop
Colombian crossover sensation Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll may be best known across the world for her sexy dance tunes on Laundry Service (2001), her…
Junkie
Euphorically Addictive
I would say don’t be afraid to write something that’s actually catchy. I think a lot of people fear catchiness because they might…
Kids in Heat
Teenage Angst
Yes. As of right now, I can hear that applauding audience within my own head, shouting bravo to Hannah Lou Clark's song Kids in Heat. Where has…
Sane
Existential Malaise
In 2014, Fear of Men - a collaboration between two British art students, guitarist and vocalist Jessica Weiss and guitarist Daniel Falvey -…
Chili Town
Chili Town with Hinds
Hinds, a female group you wish you where a part of. This Spanish band has collectively created a sound that uses 1960's girl groups, indie, smooth…
Loše Vino
COVERLAND Vol.23: Loše vino
“Loše vino” (Bad Wine) is one of the best songs ever written by Goran Bregović, the guitarist and principal leader of…
The Bluest Eyes In Texas
The Bluest Eyes in Texas
It's Chloë Sevigny's eyes that are blue. Her karaoke rendition of Restless Heart's 1988 country hit song Bluest Eyes…
Nostalgia
NAO`s Funky Nostalgia Returns The Oxygen!
Are you breathing unselfishly and listening humbly? New soulful Funky wave is going to leave you out of breath again. …
Good Girl
Lush, Emotive Ambience
Aquilo is a relatively new band, having gained attention from the BBC via the release of their first two EPs in 2014 and the use of You There in the…
PILLOWTALK
Zayn and his new start
Zayn Malik was the first of One Direction to leave, and now, he’s the first of One Direction to release a solo single and it’s…
Long Gone
Phum Viphurit's Long Gone Dissolves Separation Anxiety Into Mild Euphoria
Bangkok-based singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit spent most of his teenage years in Hamilton, New Zealand - a cross-cultural experience that helped shape…
Thankful for the Day
The Police and Bands Influenced by The Police on Spotify
The Police and Bands Influenced by The Police Playlist on Spotify! Click here To Visit The Police and Bands Influenced By The Police Playlist on…
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…
Alaska
Maggie Rogers Leaves Us Stuck In Alaska
Maggie Rogers falls somewhere between pop, indie and dance. So properly classifying where the song-writers music should be placed is highly difficult…
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. …
Manic
My December
This is my December/ This is my time of the year ... This is my December/ This is oh-so-clear... I haven't really been in a…
Stir It Up
Stir it Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest
Stir It Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest feat. Jeff Warner - Live at Churchill's October 14, 2017…
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'.…
Strangers
A Real Lesbian Top 100?
With her blue wigs, androgynous style, tri-bi identity (biracial, bisexual, bipolar) and self-made internet fame, the extramusical aspects of alt-pop…
Other
Another comeback
Alison Moyet was a pioneer in the 80s. She was at the front of the rise of experimental, high energy synth-pop with Yazoo (from which you probably…
Oh Devil
Ominous Temptations
'Oh I know, oh I know/ same old thing, same old show': LA indietronica duo Electric Guest's Oh Devil acknowledges that it has the…
Tuve Para Dar
We give what we become
I feel that the Venezuelan society is increasingly violent. In all aspects; insecurity, treatment for family, friends and coworkers. Currently,…
Find Me
Sigma feat. Birdy Adds A Depth Of Emotional Turmoil
After the rough actions of the United States, music seems like a safe haven even more than ever. Somehow Sigma's newest music video for 'Find…
This Old Dog
Realistic Devotion
Canadian singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer, jizz-jazzer and slacker rocker Mac DeMarco's latest music video for This Old…
Happy Birthday to You (Piano)
Happy Birthday, Danielle!
The music not only accompanies us during the holidays or at a concert. Not just listen to music 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week, and not 365 days a…
Strobe Light
Ultraviolet Cool
We wanted to make a film that celebrates two dancers from Johannesburg. As well as that feeling of being young and creating your own universe within…
All The Things You Are
Jazz Standards Vol.8 - All The Things You Are
‘All the Things You Are’ is a song from the Broadway musical “Very Warm for May” which opened November 17,…
Baby
Gothic Sultriness
Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi’s (Valerie Teicher) critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space (…
Bounce Back
Big Officially Bouncin` Back!
Mr. Big is back to enlighten us again... Latest visual of the Bounce Back joint produced by the amazing …
Seventeen
Sheer Bliss
Sjowgren is an up-and-coming Bay Area trio (three high school friends who reunited after college to make music together) who caught the…
Get My Bang
Let Them Eat Cake
It would be fair to say that the UK has an advantage when it comes to dance hits. Not the techno kind but bands from the UK know a formula to get your…
Blind
The Basement Calls Forth
A geniune rock band. Maybe with some roots stuck in the late 90's, some visable influences however, Holy White Hound throws all caution to the…
Sweet Creature
Sweet Creature Follows Harry Styles Along The Road Of Truth And Circumstances
Harry Styles has put out another single titled Sweet Creature. It would be safe to assume as well as state the sweet nature of this newest track. As…
Nterini
Fatoumata Diawara's Nterini is an Affecting Portrait of Migrant Hardship
In the stunning music video for Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara's recent single “Nterini” (which…
Billie Jean
Rebirth of a Song
This is one of the best covers in history. Chris Cornell managed to give this song a completely new life and a deeper meaning. The lyrics that talk of…
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…
The Hills - Remix
The Weeknd opened the Stereo Picnic
A dark stage, cries of an expectant audience and Bogota night with a dry climate against all odds, were hit by an explosion of sound and red lights…
Still Brazy
YG Still Brazy!
American Rapper/Producer YG claims the Trap throne again! A Def Jam boy, already famous at lagre, the two-letter man kicks…
Orchid Bloom
Tropical Electronica
Orchid Bloom is a single from Brooklyn-via-San Franscisco trio Lemonade's (Callan Clendenin, Ben Steidel and Alex Pasternak) third album&…
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.…
High
Druggy Quirkiness
LA indie rock trio Sir Sly (vocalist Landon Jacobs and instrumentalists Jason Suwito and Hayden Coplen) have recently released High, their…
Don't Take The Money
The Modern Throwback
Don't Take the Money is power pop at its very best. It's an electric, colourful piece that evokes all the things that a great pop song should.…
Oh Woman Oh Man
This may be the best way to listen to London Grammar
Part of the problem with London Grammar’s first album, If You Wait, is that each song was weighted down by dark moods, emotion, and tone.…
Sweet Disposition
Sweet Nostaglia
Whether it be a film, tv show or a sudden appearance of a long forgotten memory while shopping at the grocery store...The Temper Trap's…
Nature Boy
The Little Prince and the Nature Boy
‘Nature Boy’ is one of my favorite songs, not only in jazz but in general. One of the most beautiful tunes was written by eden…
Something To Believe In
On The Wicked Side Of Belief
Young The Giant are coming back with boxing gloves on to take over the indie spectrum. This time around Young The Giant will release their third…
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…
Kill Em With Kindness
Selena Shows Kindness
She always seems to come out with a new and engaging topic within her music career. Media always seems to get involved some way or another. …
Don't Know Why
Slowdive's “Don’t Know Why”: Unburied Magic
The music video for 90s shoegaze icon Slowdive’s “Don’t Know Why” begins on an effervescent note,…
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…
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…
Guys My Age
Edgy Teen-Pop
I think our idea was just about writing from personal experience. We’ve been in this situation before — we had people writing…
No Words - Skit
Hopsin has some wise words
If you like Eminem then you probably already know who Hopsin is, first because he sounds like him, second because as he said ''&…
Rise
Katy shows us more of Rise
So as you read, on 4 August it is the date chosen for the launch of Katy official video for his song Rise, which so far has been highly touted. On…
Sunshine
Peter Salett Uses Sunshine To Possess A Single Kind Of Love
Peter Salett's acoustic number Sunshine could border on Country, however, Salett instead touches upon a more Acoustic Indie paradox. I came across…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead is back, and Burn the Witch is everything you expected and more
The wait is over, Radiohead has released their first song in five years and it’s unlike anything else you’re hearing right now.…
Nikes
Recognizing Black Genius
2009: Taylor Swift's music video for You Belong With Me beats out Beyoncé's video for Single Ladies in MTV'…
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…
Weekend (feat. Miguel)
Mac attack: visual Weekend
Real street Rapper Mac Miller shot the Miguel collaboration single Weekend and pinned it to his&…
Hard Times
Paramore's New Song Will Get You Through the Hard Times
After their 4-year hiatus, everyone was stoked to hear that Paramore was coming back. Certainly, their rest has not made them lose their sound but…
Halfway to Nowhere
Subdued Pessimism
25-year-old north London-based singer-songwriter Chelou's (French slang for ‘louche’) real name is presently…
Hopeless Romantic
Defying Expectations
“I was like, wait a minute, [Jenny Lewis is] on Warner Bros., and she just made a record that sounds like the record I wanna make.…
Yo Me Quedo en Venezuela
The melody that they teach you at birth
Music is so important that almost all the nations of the world have their own national anthem. A Hymn from a simple concept is a song has lyrics,…
Matters
Making Amends
Omaha group Twinsmith, consisting of Jordan Smith (vocals/guitar), Matt Regner (guitar/keys), Bill Sharp (bass) and Oliver Morgan (drums),…
Down the Line
NYC Dreaming
Down the Line follows Saint Ivy as yet another promising glimpse of Brooklyn indie lo-fi band Beach Fossils' upcoming…
Ocean Drive
Dream-haze Highway
Whether The Weeknd opened a door for certain tracks containing an effervescent vibe or not, it would be clear that Duke Dumont may have taken a note…
Quiet Room
Quiet Rooms For Mother
While 'Quiet Room' is a slight distance away from Babes In Toyland's traditional tracks, 'Quiet Room' acts as the sole…
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…
Uno Mismo
What does public transport sound like in Caracas?
Vallenato, reggaeton, but is mostly salsa and merengue, Latin sounds, including Christian music, or music Ballads 80 and 90, those with less…
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…
Rooting For You
Rooting for You
It’s safe to say that London Grammar’s brand new offering is not at all what I expected. Although Hannah Reid’s rich, strong vocal remains the main…
10,000 Emerald Pools
Pleasure Center
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is released to give you, you know — it bathes the pleasure centers, basically. I feel like…
All My Life
Lasting Just Like Love
Because this month couldn't end without me being thankful to have celebrated one more year of wedded bliss, I am taking time to commend one of the…
Lights and Shadows
Lights and Shadows
Girl group O’G3NE will represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are truly among the best of talent we have in The…
Try
Why sing in Spanish?
There are several artists who opt to sing in another language other than their own. Usually the English is a universal language, and all artists…
Clay
The Next Indie 'It' Girl?
With the release of her EP HANA in March last year, Montana-based singer-songwriter Hana Pestle seems poised to become the…
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…
You're a Germ
Wolf Alice Throws Ill At Ease Chaos With You're A Germ
At one point no one had heard of Wolf Alice and within a two-year span, everyone was sharing a song or two from the acclaimed English band. …
Secret Love Song
The Secret Behind the Love Song
It's amusing how one song could mean differently for different people. I guess the way we interpret songs really depends on our mood, feelings,…
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…
Body Work
Thoughtful Workout Music
'Body Work' is the result of a collaboration between American progressive and electro house DJ Morgan Page and Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara…
No Drama Queen
Grouplove's Gesture Towards Drama Queens
No Drama Queen certainly adds a bite to the long list unexpected song titles. Yet, if you've ever seen Paper Towns crafted from the mind of John…
Lost Stars
Adam Levine releases song without Maroon 5
This song is called Go Now, and is not part of a new album, it's just a project that was part and is an English film called Sing Street,…
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…
Damned Eye See
Chelou’s Damned Eye See: Exquisite Cynicism
“Sure you've been having fun/ At my expense/ Time is a loaded gun and I'm on the fence”: North London-based singer-songwriter Chelou…
Girlfriend
Busta back in rhymes
It’s not that often that a single cover gets my attention, but Busta Rhymes’ latest single, “Girlfriend”, featuring Tory Lanez and Vybz Kartel has a…
Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan Shares new single Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan is a pop/adult contemporary singer-songwriter from southern Ontario. His honest lyrical style and emotionally charged vocal performance…
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).…
Hands Of Love
After Wreking Ball comes Hands Of Love
He rose to fame and stardom with sympathy, tenderness, something of childhood and the power of television series, under the push of Disney, country…
The Hills
The Hills - Eminem & Nicki remixes
Somebody said that Can't feel my face is played even on Mars. Everybody knows it and everybody loves it, no doubt about it.…
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…
Martin Garrix
Martin Garrix with Bebe Rexha on a song
Martin Garrix all know, that young man who conquered the world with only 17 years, and now with 20 years is a crack that turns every issue that…
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake and Sting will be the main attractions at the Oscars
The next February 26 will be held the Oscars in the city of Los Angeles, California and will feature the participation of two big in the music…
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…
Ed Sheeran
An Infinity Within A Numbered Minutes- Ed Sheeran
Esta canción me dio un infinito dentro de unos minutos numeradas y estoy agradecido. ¿Quieres ir en un viaje sensación durante una de…
The Delta Bell
The Delta Bell ‘Bow Out of The Fading Light’ – Album Review
Over a year since The Delta Bell released her debut single ‘Wasted’, the sultry vintage songstress has finally set a release date for her…
Eduardo Paniagua
When history is the protagonist
If anything characterizes the XX and XXI centuries -as far as musical performance is concerned-is the interest in music of the past, the old music.…
DNCE
DNCE is the ultimate party band
So, by now, you know that I usually get introduced to chart music when I’m in my car. It’s that moment in the day, in which I…
Catherine Zeta-Jones
The band Zeta advocates for an independent art
Juan Chi Alvarado, Gabriel Duque, Daniel Saud and Juan Penk, members of the Venezuelan band Zeta, were interviewed by the Mexican magazine Gate,…
5 a Seco
take care of dreams
The - honeyed and knows more about the meaning of veiling the dreams of the loved one. Watching him while closing his eyes, precisely to know what…
Angela Easterling
Angela Easterling’s Carolina Honeymoon: The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
Angela Easterling started to talk about her new album Common Law Wife when she recalled a journalist’s recent question. “He asked…
Maldita Nerea
Damn Nerea with good news
Very good news for the fans of Maldita Nerea, because they can already ensure they have in their hands the new record production, Dancer. This disc,…
Kory Bard
Kory Bard Moving to Southern California?
We have some good news for those enjoying the sun and music of Kory Bard out in California. The location of Kory Bard has been a…
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger presents two new songs: “Gotta Get A Grip” and “England Lost” feat. Skepta
After releasing late last year Blue & Lonesome alongside the Rolling Stones , band frontman Mick Jagger has not thought of taking breaks…
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons premiere video of their song Whatever it Takes
Bob Dylan
Nashville Skyline
Regarded as the seventh best singer in the world according to the Rolling Stone Magazine, Bob Dylan’s impact on the music industry…
Kenny Chesney
The $114 Million Tour
As recently reported by Billboard, Kenny Chesney Big Revival Tour ended up grossing a whopping $114 Million, his biggest ever. Now, add…
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…
Afroman
4 Comedic Rappers That Will Make You Laugh Your Butt Off
Rap is a form of music which is taken very seriously by many; quite possibly more than other genres. After all people have performed violent acts on…
Ana Egge
Ana Egge ‘Bright Shadow’ - Album Review
Canadian born, North Dakota Native Ana Egge releases her 8th album, Bright Shadow, today. Produced by Egge herself, Bright Shadow is a collaboration…
BROS
Will Bros be famous again?
I was quite excited when I heard the news that UK pop group / boyband Bros were reuniting. Even though the members of the group are brothers and the…
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)…
Justin Timberlake
Can't Stop The Feeling! already have official video
When the music comes and we begin to feel in our bodies that pace we can not control, the only way to relax is getting carried away by it and just…
Pentatonix
And The Country Music Grammy Goes to....
And the Country Music Grammy Goes to.... The Line up of Country nominees for the 2017 Grammy…
ATTICUS GEORGE
Atticus George ‘Tomboy’ – EP Review
Atticus George are going from strength to strength. I featured them back last November when they released their debut single ‘The Reins’, and…
El Nomad
El Nomad; Future of Hip hop/Soul?
Probably the best multi genre artist I've heard in a while. His style is so unique that he can switch genres, tempos, and subject matter without…
Juan Gabriel
A statue for Juan Gabriel
He loved, hated, never indifferent: Juan Gabriel could have left this plane of existence, but their music transcends, and especially the memory of…
Snow Tha Product
It`s Snow-In Again!
The baddest female Rapper alive. Mixican-American street sculped MC Snow Tha Product, decided to fire up and rocket away her street…
Andrés Cepeda
New salsa version of For The Rest Of My Life by Andrés Cepeda
The great Andrés Cepeda continues to surprise and now closes the year with a new song. For The Rest Of My Life theme that we already enjoy in…
Pop Dogg
Pop Dogg To Headline UMP Festival
Summer time is officially in full swing in Malawi and much of Southern Africa. Summer brings with it a myriad of music and arts festivals in the…
Pentatonix
Why are PTX back to doing covers
At the end of last year, Pentatonix seemed to have succeeded in doing the best cross over ever seen in music. Not just because, technically…
Neguito Borjas
The bagpipes heat the engines
The followers of the bagpipe strange to them that at this time of year will not be playing the news of zuliano gender, since the end of October,…
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney is working on a new album
Rock legend and former Beatle, Paul McCartney, revealed during the weekend to BBC 6 Music that is working on a new production by the acclaimed…
Amie Penwell
Amie Penwell: Let's Get Real
Artist Amie Penwell breaks through this Fall with her intriguing new single and video for Windows. The singer-songwriter who quickly proves herself as…
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus premieres the video clip BB Talk
The young pop star, is sparking controversy after premiering the music video BB Talk, a song that is in its most recent album Miley Cyrus and Her…
Isabel Pantoja
La Pantoja with Maluma were crowned as the kings of Viña
The Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja and the Colombian reguetonero Maluma romance and sensuality squandered in their presentations becoming the kings of…
Prince Royce
Prince Royce Blames the Heart
It seems that the artist Prince Royce is dabbling again in the musical genre Bachata, just send a message to fans who miss their tunes in Spanish,…
Maite Perroni
One of the most beautiful women in the world?
Who does not remember that girl with innocent face of RBD that captivated us all? Maite Perroni has been highlighted as one of the most beautiful…
Nascuy Linares
Music Award for Embrace of the Serpent
And he touched the Venezuelan musician Linares be Nascuy who wrote the music for the Colombian film The embrace of the snake by Ciro Guerra, recently…
Jenn Vix
Jenn Vix Teams Up With Psychedelic Furs' John Ashton on New LP
Alternative singer-singwriter Jenn Vix has announced she will release her new EP ‘Unlocked’ on October 20, preceded by the first…
Brantley Gilbert
Brantley Gilbert ‘Just As I Am’ – Album Review
Often, before I listen to an album, I have a preconceived idea of how I’m going to feel about it. Good or bad, I can usually tell from an artist’s…
Purple Tone Flower
Catching Up With Mauricio Flores Sánchez from Purple Tone Flower
We got the opportunity to chat with Mauricio Flores Sánchez about his upcoming release We Will Fight For Us scheduled to hit all…
Keith Green
Keith Green’s Christian Music Career
Keith Green is one of those timeless Christian artists that has helped so many solidify their walk with Jesus Christ. “Your Love Broke Through” is…
Andrés Calamaro
New video clip of Andrés Calamaro
On 2 December was the date chosen by the Argentine singer Andres Calamaro, to officially launch his latest musical work entitled Volume 11. The…
Caudal
Caudal
Most of us are well aware of Aidan Baker's and Leah Buckareff's legendary dronish shoegazer metal outfit Nadja. However, Aidan Baker has many…
Prince
legitimate heirs
A Minnesota judge ruled Friday that Prince's six brothers are the sole heirs to his estate , a key decision in the long battle for the…
Daniel Wylie
Daniel Wylie & The Cosmic Rough Riders - The Scottish California dream(ing) continues
There seems to be an ongoing California dream and love of harmony infused pop rock among Scottish musicians. Maybe it has to do something with the…
C4trÍo
The ten years of C4Trío
At first there were three talents, Jorge Glem, Edward Ramirez and Hector Molina. The intention was to unite around the instrument that share, the…
The Blackberry Bushes Stringband
The Blackberry Bushes Stringband ‘Three Red Feathers’ - Album Review
Hard workers, excellent musicians and passionate about performance – that’s one way to describe The Blackberry Bushes Stringband. Another is to revel…
Abraham Mateo
If it doesn't work, do reggaeton
He is a graceful, talented young man, accustomed to singing pop, romantic songs, a kind of Hispanic Justin Bieber. Maybe it had its captive audience,…
Vicente Garcia
Vicente Garcia To the sea
The Dominican began his professional career in 2002 as the first voice of Calor Urbano, a Dominican band of funk / soul and in 2010 decided to launch…
Roman GianArthur
Radiohead X D'Angelo = Roman Gianarthur
Roman Gianarthur is the latest addition to Janelle Monáe's Wondaland Arts Society, an eclectic mix of supremely talented…
Paul McCartney
McCartney Bounced from post-Grammy party.
British legendary singer Paul McCartney was rejected on two occasions at the entrance of one of the parties after the 58th Grammy Awards. The former…
Michael Jackson
You should listen to the King
It will take many years for an artist proclaims the throne of the King of Pop. decades will be a delay for a musician of his present level. They…
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…
Famasloop
Famasloop and Viniloversus return to the stage in Caracas.
After two years without being on stage in Venezuela, the Caracas band Viniloversus has announced that soon will offer a show for all ages in the city…
Diego Torres
Diego Torres celebrates diversity with a theme
Diego Antonio Caccia Torres, known artistically as Diego Torres, is a singer and Argentine musician musically cultivated the genre Pop Latino. It is…
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder and Beyonce together
The singer of the legendary band Grunge, born in Seattle, United States, at the beginning of the decade of the nineties and the current queen of pop…
Bruce Springsteen
Tell All Stories From The Boss
Bruce Springsteen is an icon in rock music, having sold over 120 million records worldwide. Even though he won critics over pretty much from the start…
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth released his second single How Long
Nelly Furtado
Low-Fi pipe dreams
I’m kind of lost. I’ve just seen the new Nelly Furtado video and I’m really thinking I should be worried or lost in admiration of the guts she, once…
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher sympathized with the victims of the attack in Manchester by performing benefit concert
After perpetuating the terrorist attack at the concert offered by Ariana Grande at the Manchester Arena, Liam Gallagher was one of the artists who…
John Jennings Boyd
INTERVIEW: COMPOSER JOHN JENNINGS BOYD ON THINKING THIS WILL BE EASY AND 40 YEARS A PRISONER
Today we’re having a conversation with composer John Jennings Boyd. Recently, John scored HBO Max’s documentary “40…
The Tallest Man On Earth
Rivers
If there’s one thing Kristian Matsson excels at, it’s writing beautiful songs that seem to swirl around as if being propped up by…
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain. More than an idol - a person that worth sympathy.
“I’m not like them But I can pretend” Using the terminology of anthropological works by Carlos Castaneda, these words…
Eric Church
Eric Church @ Greunspan, Hamburg, Germany | March 3, 2016 – Review
Taking advantage of the all-expenses pass given by the Country to Country music festival in London, many of the artists present at the UK festival…
Aerosmith
Aerosmith announces their separation.
As there is good news about music, we also heard bad, and certainly this is the worst, because the legendary band Aerosmith announced their…
Die Antwoord
Controversy between Die Antwoord and Suicide Squad
It has released the news that the South African duo Die Antwoord has accused the director of the film Suicide Squad, David Ayer, to copy his style…
Nelly Furtado
Where Nelly?!
Last month, just at the end of 2015, word had reached me about a new song that Nelly Furtado was supposed to have done. It wasn’t really…
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar premiered video for the song ELEMENT
Kendrick Lamar can be today, besides the most popular, hip hop artist more important, creative and innovative that has the musical genre. Their songs…
Pitbull
“PITBULL NOMINATED FOR HEAT 2016”
As expected this great artist of Cuban origin has positioned itself as one of the most successful Latin artists coming up with their music to…
Dulce María
Joey Montana and Dulce Maria!
Dulce Maria is a wonderful artist, who advanced step by step along the way music and has developed its own way. It has grown and has endeavored at…
Tory Lanez
Tory Lanez pulling the trigger
After leaving the beef behind with Drake, Tory Lanez has returned to work. 'Shooters' is the title of the new single from the artist…
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
This Stray Cat Still Struts
Brian Setzer is an iconic Rockabilly guitarist and singer from my home town of Massapequa, New York. USA. He attended Massapequa…
Calvin Harris
My Way new song by Calvin Harris.
Scottish producer and DJ based in the UK has launched its new work is called My way, where we have the opportunity to hear him sing. You're…
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill: The Queen Of All Divas
No musician dead or alive can be compared to Lauryn Hill. She is a unique talent and in my opinion the ultimate diva. Now, before I go any further I…
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus is like a Wrecking Ball
over 2 years ago the former Disney star made sure demolish textually that image, and if I ask one of my favorite Pop albums, I can say that it is…
Bersuit Vergarabat
La Bersuit releases new single
Argentina acclaimed group, Bersuit Vergarabat, premiered a new promotional hit called That talk about you, which will be part of his new album, to be…
Jesu
Jesu
It’s my sinking into the purple and violet waves of the giant jelly snakes’ dreams. I’m diving into the most intimate…
Taylor Swift
Apple Music commercial brings together Drake and Taylor Swift
Some time ago, singer Taylor Swift wrote a letter to the company Apple Music, in which he complained about the fact that during the first three…
Natalia Lafourcade
The Muses that Natalia Lafourcade brings us
Natalia Lafourcade arrives at the most important radios of Spanish speech with its new production record. This is Muses , album that is now available…
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters return with new album
The American group, Foo Fighters has been unstoppable in recent years in terms of touring and performing new material in question; although it was in…
Jerrod Niemann
Jerrod Niemann ‘High Noon’ – Album Review
Jerrod Niemann had a pretty good reputation among the group of country listeners who had heard him. With albums ‘Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury’…
Ron Carter
THE LOW END Vol.5: Ron Carter
If I ever had to pick a bassist that would bear the title “the best”, then it would surely be Ron Carter. He is one of the finest…
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…
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony closed with a flourish!
Former spouses closed the wonderful evening playing the theme stainless Pimpernel Olvidame and hits the back The previous award ceremony for the…
Los Sinvergüenzas
Los Sinvergüenzas celebrate fifteen years of music
A concert flavored party is the event where the jazz and contemporary music with traditional Venezuelan roots The Scoundrels held in Caracas its…
DJ Snake
DJ Snake comes with everything
William Sami Etienne Grigahcine, better known as DJ Snake and famous for producing great songs like Turn Down For What and Lean On, he confirmed…
Frank Ocean
Nikes and lots of glitter
The producer and singer Frank Ocean, recently published its visual album titled Endless. Album also was released exclusively for the platform Apple…
Elphomega
Nebuloso, Elphomega's new album
The Spanish artist Elphomega, is news on the occasion of the presentation of his latest solo album. The material is called Hazy, work in which the…
Kanye West
Has the Music Industry sacrificed Kanye West?
Over the weekend Kanye West was hospitalised for his own safety, and the safety of others. This came after a typically turbulent week for the rapper…
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…
ChocQuibTown
ChocquibTown the most talked about during 2015 in Colombia.
The song When I see of the Colombian group Chocquibtown was the most listened to in the country during 2015 surpassing international artists such as…
Ozuna
Start of new tour and more nominations
ozunapr Rican urban singer-songwriter is in a great moment, he is nominated for the Youth Awards in the Artist Revelation category. The young man is…
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert On Her Upcoming Record, Visiting The UK, And ‘Platinum’ – Interview
We were lucky enough to be front and centre during the press conferences at the recent C2C Festival in London. Miranda Lambert stopped by to talk to…
Juanes
Juanes will honor his president
The highly acclaimed and multiple winner of several Grammys Juanes, announced its participation in the Concert Nobel Peace Prize in honor of 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…
U2
U2 set new dates for their concerts in Paris
December will be the month in which the British group U2 perform concerts in Paris. The two quotes, which initially were set for November, were…
Brandon Stansell
VIDEO: Brandon Stansell ‘Dear John’
Tennessee native Brandon Stansell has been singing since he was a child, first appearing on the Grand Ole Opry stage at the tender age of 6. Since…
Kristin Rebecca
Kristin Rebecca Entices with Wackos and Weirdos Single
Kristin Rebecca kicks off the year in a major way with her latest single to hit the streets, Wackos and Weirdos. Making a name for herself among a…
Blazar
SPOTIFY SINGLE ‘TOMORROW’ BY MUSIC ICON BLAZAR HITS THE HEART OF IMAGINE DRAGONS FANS
Blazar (a.k.a. Jerad Finck) has had 3 top 40 singles, a Billboard Debut at #49 and was the Grand Prize Winner of the U.S.A Songwriting…
Solsine
Song Of The Day // Solsine - Proton (feat. Brownie & Santego)
Solsine is an emerging group from London, England who have that new/old combination of sound to bass driven house. They recently dropped…
Tamar Braxton
Tamar Braxton’s dances into the light
If there’s one lady who’s been keeping herself real busy, it’s Tamar Braxton. Competing in Dancing With The Stars,…
The Stooges
Biographical book of the band The Stooges is coming out
While big music stars are alive, we must make the most of , so Third Man Books, the publishing division of Third Man Records (the label of Jack White…
One Direction
Indefinite break for One Direction
From the TV show X Factor members of the group One Direction took leave of his audience in what would be their last performance together. The group…
Chain and The Gang
Chain and The Gang - Unchain Them!
There was a question put to by an Australian reviewer whether Ian Svenonious, the brain behind Chain and the Gang is “taking a piss or whether he’s…
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age could release a new album
The rock that makes Queens of the Stone Age is powerful and exciting. His compositions are very talented and seven record works prove it. The last…
Guns N' Roses
Steven Tyler bets on the return of Guns N' Roses
There have been many artists who have chosen the return of the original members of the band Guns N 'Roses. Steven Tyler, lead singer of…
The Notorious B.I.G.
Jhonny Depp investigates about Biggie and Tupac?
American actor, Johnny Depp was chosen to play the main character in the movie 'Labyrinth' 'biopic that tells the story of…
Steve Aoki
Tomorrowland 2017, full of controversy but it was a success.
When we talk about great festivals worldwide, we certainly have to name Tomorrowland, the biggest electronic music festival in the world. This time…
Richard Marx
Richard Marx the true balladeer
It’s sure been a while, since I’ve heard the name Richard Marx pass by. Once, he was a background singer for Madonna (on &…
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…
Rachel Platten
The Cancer Survivor Anthem FIGHT SONG
The Fight Song is one of those songs, that pulls at your heartstrings. The reason, it has become the anthem to those struggling with…
Chino & Nacho
Nacho is already taking off with Bailame
As many already know, Nacho soon to start his solo career after leaving behind the successful duo Chino & Nacho. Both artists decided to…
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…
Neil Young
At Farm Aid, The Seeds of Revolution
Let it be said here that this was the day when we may look back on when the revolution was declared. Or as Neil Young said on the morning of Saturday,…
O'G3NE
O'G3NE doesn't clown around
From the moment they stepped into the blind audition at Holland’s The Voice, two years ago, these three musically skilled sisters have been…
Radikal Satan
Radikal Satan
What can one say when there are no words to use? What can one do when there are so many things to breed and show this world? Yes, music is the answer.…
Derek Trucks
I Love Derek Trucks
If you're not listening to Derek Trucks then you're missing out. It's easy to play the blues, to learn how to play the blues at…
Teresa Carreño
A round of applause for Teresa Carreño, 100 years after her departure
On June 12, 1917, the extraordinary Venezuelan pianist Teresa Carreño died in New York at the age of 64. More than the name of the famous…
Ed Sheeran
Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran already has a video clip
When we talk about trend in pop music, certainly Ed Sheeran stands out among many, since the Brit has been doing an incredible job. This time, Ed…
Nacho
About Campaign Music
Lydia Loveless
When Sad Songs Say So Much: Lydia Loveless on Life and Death, Her Next Album & New Film – Interview
Lydia Loveless had barely said howdy and was just one song into her set when she had something to tell everyone. She’d just finished her fourth album.…
Colin Lloyd Tucker
Sunday Spotlight: Colin Lloyd Tucker Part I
The following artist is so big, I can not put the spotlight on him for only one week. It is a musician whose work can not be measured by commercial…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley - A True Music Legend
Bob Marley was on a mission. Like most musicians he had a calling – a desire to change the world and inspire through music. But Bob took it…
Tom Waits
Singing Is Not What You Think It Is
I think that the difference between instrumental and vocal (meaning lyric-based) music is a strength and a weakness for both sides. Using words allows…
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera prepares a new album
Attention fans of Sin Bandera! A new album is coming and we will surprise more than one. The group returned to the music scene after several years of…
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert Displays Excellency in His Piano Sonata in C Minor
One of the most breathtaking piano composers of the early classical period, Franz Schubert, displays a beautiful, octave-driven piano sonata in C…
David Adam Byrnes
David Adam Byrnes ‘Tell Me I Won’t’ - EP Review
If you’re looking for some light country listening as the summer comes to a close, look no further than David Adam Byrnes’ ‘Tell Me I Won’t’ EP. The…
Tropicalísimo Apache
Apache: No to Exclusion
Venezuelan rapper Apache released in late 2016 its simple not exclusion, which will be part of his next album, 'Now or Never'.…
CNBLUE
Blue Moon in Manila: A dream come true
I thought I'd go down memory lane and relive one of the best KPOP concerts I've attended. ~CN BLUE Live in Manila~ I’m proud to…
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer López premiered Neither you nor I with Gente de Zona
Jennifer Lopez premiered her music video of Ni tú ni yo next to the duet of People Zone, after Marc Anthony put them to work together, since the…
C4trÍo
C4 Trio celebrates ten years of music
For some, it is four young men who have put their skills to the service of music with traditional roots of Venezuela. For others, four of the top…
Paulo Franco
Paulo Franco Shares the Eclectic The Last Card
Paulo Franco has definitely proven to be one of the most standout acts of 2016. Recently releasing his new album, The Last Card, …
Keith Urban
Blue Ain't Your Color Paints a Vivid Picture with Keith Urban
Australian Country music singer, Keith Urban hits the number one slot on the Billboard Hot Country CHarts with his single, Blue Ain't Your Color.…
Chet Baker
5 albums for you to stop procrastinating and get to work
The Internet is such a beautiful and dangerous universe. A world full of wonders and atrocities simultaneously available for our consumption,…
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton suffers from Peripheral Neuropathy
Bad boy's dream Ripley, England, may be coming to an end because of a terrible disease. He wanted to be the best guitarist in the world and…
And Also The Trees
Hunter Not The Hunted... And Also The Trees
And Also The Trees are one of the greatest post-punk/gothic bands, present and active for nearly 40 years, with seminal albums and a big influence in…
Thalía
Once in December
Yes, it is well written, there are phrases of songs that are phonetically in memory. How as pronounced a sentence has more impact than the letter,…
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd - Set The Roof ft. Lil' Jon
The musical duo called Rae Sremmurd, composed by brothers Lee and Slim Jxmmi Swae is to return then hit No Type with a new album called SremmLife 2,…
Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas in Jumanji
Nick Jonas we know for participating in the Jonas Brothers group which was a revelation and then the sad separation that left us all heartbroken fans…
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…
The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island dazzled at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards
The American band consisting of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone had a presentation at the last MTV Movie Awards 2016 where they…
AJ Guel
AJ Guel ‘Real No One’ - Album Review
You might initially think AJ Guel is another kind of strident male singer like Jason Aldean or some kind of rugged guy that’s gonna run you…
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&…
Néstor Zavarce
When a song is tradition
I remember every 31 December, my mother turned on the radio 15 or 5 minutes before the fair at midnight marking the beginning of a new year cannonade…
The Rolling Stones
The Greatest Rock and Roll Circus Ever!
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is the name of both the album and the film released in 1996, consisted of the performances at the 11 December…
Khalid
Khalid – American Teen: New Song
The singer from Texas, Khalid, sack last February 22 its first song from his upcoming album, called American Teen, like this new song. American Teen…
Sunflower Bean
My Albums of the Year: Sunflower Bean: Human Ceremony
Sunflower Bean tricked me into thinking that 2016 would be a good year. Their slick indie rock, with hints of Americana (right up my street), made me…
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…
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys makes you reflect with her speech
Every day closer and closer the presidential elections to be held on November 8 in the US, and that is why presidential campaigns trying to reach…