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Gore
Hail to The Deftones
My biggest accomplishment on this album is the fact that I agreed to play on it, said Stephen Carpenter, a hairy metal guy who plays guitar in metal…
Burning Bridges
Bon Jovi's Bridge Is Falling Down
The struggle is real. Rock dinosaurs Bon Jovi are persistent even though their career is not as shiny as it was in the 80s and 90s. I can freely say…
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,…
You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
Jay-Jay Johanson with a new EP
I only recently discovered Jay-Jay Johanson as an artist and was immediately astonished by his incredible ability to construct beautiful elegant…
Sylvia Plath, 15 Poems from "Ariel"
The Side of Beauty and Darkness
Fifteen poems released in time for the year 2015. It is just right that the new generation will have the chance along with us who have journeyed this…
Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean comes more Blonde.
After more than 8 times to postpone the release of their second studio album called Blonde singer of R & B, Frank Ocean, decided to publish…
Sketches Of Brunswick East
Sketches of Brunswick East Confirm King Gizzard's Status
Just when you think that King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard got stuck on psychedelic rock and progressive hard rock, using recursive motives, the most…
New Born Remixed
Sounds of Sputnik explore new vistas with their EP 'New Born Remixed'
Last year, Moscow shoegaze band Sounds of Sputnik re-released their debut LP New Born feat. Ummagma through hallmark U.S. shoegaze…
Radio Static High
Hey Colossus - Radio Static High
The London psychedelic/krautrock masters Hey Colossus came out with a new album earlier this year, and this album surely did not disappoint. The album…
Secular Hymns
Madeleine Peyroux Knows How To Jazz
Madeleine Peyroux released her seventh album this year, almost twenty years after her debut Dreamland. She is a female musician with a rich…
HERE
Alicia Keys Is The Leader Of No Makeup Movement
Power of consciousness, rejection to be liked by everyone and having an attitude is not something Beyonce Knowles has covered on her Lemonade. Alicia…
ZABA
Zaba - Glass Animals - A Landscape for Sonic Exploration
This year’s debut Album release, Zaba, from Glass Animals was a toe curling, shivering mix of jungle sounds and psychedelic dreams. The…
Life After Youth
Elizabeth Powell Overcomes Her Struggles Through Land Of Talk's Third Record
No matter how successful you are, life is full of ups and downs. To maintain equanimity and to persevere despite life's severe challenges is…
Minor Victories
Mediocre Amalgam
Minor Victories are the new supergroup of people, comprising Rachel Goswell from Slowdive, Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai, Justin Lockey from Editors…
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…
AM
AM: Signature Sounds
What can be said about the already-famous Arctic Monkeys album AM that hasn't been said already? It's modern. It's uncensored. It's…
The Great Collapse (Rain City Deluxe Version)
#tbt: Autopsy - Macabre Eternal
This week's throwback is going to be short but sweet. Or should I say short and sour! Although Autopsy are veterans of American death metal who…
So Proud
#tbt - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
In a mature phase or their lives, many artists return to what inspired them when they were young. Bob Dylan would turn to the 30s and 40s of the past…
Paradise
WEEKEND EP DUEL: Anohni vs Blonde Redhead
ANOHNI Vs Blonde Redhead Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare,…
The Dreaming Room (Japan Version)
Laura Mvula Leads The New Era Of Soul
From the very intro and the first song of the new album by Mercury Prize nominee from Birmingham, we can hear that this is a highly produced,…
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…
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…
Blue Bird
MY OWN BLUE BIRD
Is it OK to write about your own music? That’s the dilemma I was struggling with during my first years of radio hosting and journalism. &…
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…
ANMLS
Anger Imported From Chile: ANMLS
In the light of recent events, it could be said that the music scene is mostly not interested in confronting with the problems of the Earth. There are…
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…
Young Mopes
High Hopes for ''Young Mopes'' by Louise Burns
Louise Burns is one of the names of Canadian indie scene. She has been active for a long time, and she is only thirty. Her debut Mellow Drama was…
Gang Signs & Prayer
Gang Signs & Prayer
The debut solo album from the breakout grime MC is a detailed portrait and full-throated riot, switching between clapping back at lesser rappers and…
The Atlantic Years In Mono
Giant Steps
“Giant Steps” is a very important album, especially for aspiring jazz musicians. It’s the record that firmly put the so…
Christmas Classics: A Traditional Christmas Album
For All Ages, for All Time
The way of tradition is always paved with good intentions. Something becomes a tradition because it works, it has benefits. And so we need not scrap…
Atacama Dreaming
Pontiacs - Atacama Dreaming
Pontiacs are another fascinating Chilean psychedelic rock band, who mix rather melodic neo-psych and 60s psych vibe with modern day psychedelia.…
Fake Sugar
Thank God Beth Ditto Didn't Dissapear
You will agree that there is an ever-occurring phenomenon called a disappearing artist. I am not adverting to artistic people who were kidnapped or…
Back to Harbour
The Harvest Ministers - A Bumper Crop
William Merriman has been behind the quietly sophisticated Dublin band The Harvest Ministers for some thirty years now. Even though it doesn’t seem…
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…
Hello
HELLO 2016!
Cuando algo se termina, miramos lo que dejamos atrás, y en ocasiones, también escuchamos. Durante el 2015 dijimos Hello, nos…
Fast Food
Check Your Pulse When She Sings
What you get when you combine Anna Calvi and PJ Harvey? You don’t know? Well, get to know by knowing her majesty – Nadine Shah,…
Heal the World
Marcus Norberg - Far From a Disappointment
It has been decades since Sweden has earned the trust of music fans worldwide to come up with something special (and yes, that does include ABBA,…
The Sympathy Sigh
Problems reading? Well, Sing then!
It seems that Jamie Lockhart, the brain behind the Mi Mye monicker has problems reading because he has dyslexia. He was only able to read fully his…
The Cornerstone of the Corner Store
Vinnie Paz's new album now available
Vincenzo Luvineri, better known in musical aspects as Vinnie Paz is an American rapper, acclaimed for being part of the supergroup Jedi Mind Tricks,…
An Evening with Friends at Huvila (Live)
Amorphis - An Evening with Friends at Huvila [Review]
I don’t often do reviews of live albums but every now and then a marvelous live performance appears that deserves to be shared with others. One of…
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…
Amazing Game - Instrumental Music
It is really amazing
Paolo Conte is mostly known to casual jazz fans for his languid piano and gruff vocals sung predominantly in Italian. He was able to break the…
Drowning Shadows
Drowning Shadows the saddest song by Sam Smith
For admirers of Sam Smith we inform you that we have excellent news. The artist recently announced that relaunched his debut album that earned him…
Hidden City
The Cults Will Always Be Cult
Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy did not take a different direction on the tenth album of their band The Cult. It paid off because they did not get lost…
In An Aeroplane Over The Sea
Discovering Neutral Milk Hotel
I realise I’m doing this completely the wrong way around, but I really enjoy discovering older music and identifying the newer music it has influenced…
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…
The Most Lamentable Tragedy
Tragic Rock Opera
After three radiant albums, Titus Andronicus are back with another radioactive material for your rock brain cells. It is not a tragedy as the title…
The Serenity of Suffering
Is This Korn or Their Tribute Band?
Long time ago, there was a year 1994. It was then when we heard the growl Are you ready and the riff that created what everyone started calling nu-…
Hello
Lyrica Anderson: freakin` Hello!
About freakin` time for the debut work of art from this amazing gal, after nothing but success with writing for the biggest industry names,…
Modern Vampires of the City
The millennial angst of Vampire Weekend
If something does very well Modern Vampires of the City is to show the anguish of this generation. This album Vampire Weekend, formed by singer and…
For Crying Out Loud (Deluxe)
One Word About New Kasabian - Meh
If you are eco-conscuous, then you believe in recycling. But what happens when you are eco-conscious in your approach to music? Then you are an artist…
The Fall of Hearts
Sorrow Will Find You
Title above summarize new Katatonia album in a wondrous way. No matter how good you feel, how much your life is peachy, how much love you have to give…
Second Hand Heart
Say Ben, are you a little bit country?
So, there you are. It’s 2014 and you have just won the 11th series of X Factor in the UK. While the Bill Withers’ soul classic &…
Pool
My Albums of the Year: Porches: Pool
It's amazing how quickly the musical landscape can change. Only a few year s ago I was drowning in gloomy artists talking about death and other…
Nazienda
Conceptual Metal
Extreme metal since 1990 is written on Facebook page of Italian dudes called Resurrecturis. This is not the most important thing in this story. What&…
Slow Love and Bangin' - EP
SoReal Love EP From Puspos!
When he`s not sweeping us off the floor with his SoReal Cru, Brian Puspos uses another ace from his sleeve. This soulful…
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…
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,&…
Orc
No More Thee In Thee Oh Sees
In art, contrary to some aspects of life, quantity is never more important than quality. Yet, some artists manage to sooth both spectrums. John Dwyer,…
Volume 1
Mildlake's Supergroup
Although the term supergroup has become lame, I can't help myself but to attach it to BNQT. To be honest, that was the intention of its members,…
Ceremony And Devotion
Ghost, The Successors of Muse
2017 was a pretty turbulent year for Ghost. From sold out tours to reveal of the band's members due to authorship rights lawsuit, this band (or…
VINYL: Music From The HBO® Original Series - Vol. 1
VINYL: The Golden Age of Music
A television show that I have been waiting for and that I think deserves a spot here on Kurrent, Vinyl premiers February 14, 2016 on HBO. The era is…
Polysemy
Mestís Polysemy Album Review
The progressive metal band Mestis, released a new album entitled . Mestis is an instrumental group most notably including Javier Reyes from the band…
Saxentric
Tenor Keeps The Right Note
If you are not familiar with Finland's Jimi Tenor, I guess you would probably first do a search on one of the general music sites. Among other…
The 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…
Rocket
Is Alex G Reincarnation of Elliot Smith?
There must be someone who deserves the same hype as Frank Ocean. There must be and here he is. Twenty year old author and multi instrumentalist Alex…
I Forget Where We Were
Forget Where We Were - a Live Masterpiece
In June of 2015, I had the great privilege of hearing Ben Howard peform live at the Grand Arena in Cape Town. I have not stopped talking about it…
7
A Track by Track Review - Seal’s 7
Boy, has this been a crazy month for album releases. It felt like the 90s again with everyone from The Corrs, Nick Carter, to Enya and Bjork releasing…
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…
Revival
Revival
Pop fandom is all about characters and storylines, so it makes sense that Disney and Nickelodeon alums do well. Not only do they enter the…
Cá Entre Nós
Bossa For The Gloomy Weather
Brazilian singer Wanda Sa is not hiding her mature years on the cover of her new album Ca Entre Nos. She feels she has nothing to hide or be ashamed…
Inti
Machine Mass Deliver Jazz Fusion Covers of Jimi Hendrix
Although the name sounds more metal than Megadeth, Machine Mass is actually Belgian-British-American jazz fusion band formed by guitarist Michel…
So Long Suckers
Reverend Bizarre - III - So Long Suckers
Reverend Bizarre are a legendary Finnish doom metal band, who have released a number of great doom metal albums through the years. They are not active…
Vessels
From Dust To Dust
Melodic Death metal is in a rut nowadays; numerous bands are playing it, and just a handful of them can be called original, quality ones, ones that…
Heart Blanche
Why, CeeLo, Why?
Aquí es un cumplido que se le puede dar a un artista: un gran cantante puede cantar una agenda y hacer que suene extraordinario. Por desgracia,…
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…
"Awaken, My Love!"
Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love! [Review]
Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover is back! After launching an awesome TV show, Atlanta (check it out, it’s great), Glover got back into…
Little Dark Age
Breaking Up With MGMT
If some band sounded like they are going to be THE band of their times, that was definitely MGMT during their Oracular Spectacular era. The album was…
The Echo Of Pleasure
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Return To The Right Sonic Path
Bands come and go, but their members keep on moving, especially If their music addiction is impossible to cure. There is no panacea for loving music.…
Swell to Great
Truly Modern Studies
This one came practically out of nowhere when last year was closing. Actually, it originally came from Glasgow, passing through Yorkshire. Whatever,…
Gumption
Leaving The Listener Behind
Taryn Miller is a young girl who releases her music under the name Your Friend. The album Gumption is her debut album. She likes to…
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…
A Crow Looked at Me
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me (Review)
“Death is real, someone’s there, and then they’re not”, echoes the beginning of Mount Eerie’s latest and long awaited album since his wife’s passing…
Platinum Hits
The Platinum Guy
Time really has flown by when you see an artist release his first greatest hits collection, but you feel like he's just started out. However, fact…
Minor Victories (Orchestral Variations)
Mogwai's, Slowdive's and Editor's SuperGroup In The Purest Instrumental Form
After the eponymous debut, Minor Victories have prepared an interpretative surprise with their new release. In case you didn’t know, this is a…
The Last Hero
Alter Bridge Comes Strong With Fortress Successor
There they are – they overcame the burden of their past. Creed released 4 albums, while Alter Bridge cemented their place in…
Ruins
Ruins by First Aid Kit Is A Contradictory Investigation of the Past
Four years after their critically praised album Stay Gold, Swedish duo First Aid Kit are back with their fourth LP titled Ruins. The record comes…
On My One
Bob Dylan Lost His Successor
Jake Bugg was entitled as “the next Bob Dylan”. After his third album, the title does not apply anymore. It is…
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,…
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…
Monuments To An Elegy
Smashing Pumpkins Monuments to an Elegy Album Review
On December 9th, 2014 The Smashing Pumpkins released their 9th studio album entitledMonuments to an Elegy. This album still embodies SPs …
Winter's Gate
Insomnium – Winter’s Gate [Review]
One-song albums are not something new in the metal world. Green Carnation did this with their famous record Light of Day, Day of Darkness.…
Ennanga Vision
Ennanga Vision
Electronic beats and dub effects put a heady, psychedelic spin on traditional Ugandan Royal Court music. In the early 1980s, the meeting of African…
Calm Down
Has Katy B calmed down too much?
UK singer, Katy B, usually is always “ok” in my book. Normally I fall in love with any track that she sings. She’s got a…
BEYONCÉ
Lemonade the relief of Bey
Of course since we are all aware that Lemonade is the new album Queen of R & B Beyonce Knowles, we also know that it was something totally…
Paper Gods
Fear Of Dancing With Lindsay Lohan
Million dollar question: on whose album did John Frusciante play short before he announced he is retiring from his active music career? The answer…
Nyctophilia
It's Time For You To Meet NervoChaos
Twenty years of existence and hard work did not bring considerable global popularity to the Brazilian metal band from Sao Paolo called NervoChaos. At…
Wild Light
65daysofstatic
What would we do without postmodernism is one thing. What would artists do without is it more important question to ask. Just as postmodernism has…
MY HOUSE
Flo-rida's Comeback
American rap superstar Flo Rida is back in the game with the release of My House, his fourth EP, and the amount of PR that has surrounded its…
Can Summer Love Last Forever?
Folk Diamond For Winter Days
The story of Swedish duo Flora Cash begun with the meeting on Soundcloud, continued on Skype and it is still on. Shpresa Lleshaj and Cole…
The Death and Resurrection of Krautock: Aum
Seven That Spells - The Death and Resurrection of Krautrock: Aum
Seven That Spells are a reasonably well-known Croatian krautrock/psychedelic rock band from Zagreb. They have become relatively well-known in the…
The Heavy Entertainment Show (Deluxe)
The Stage Is Robbie Williams's Natural Habitat
In his music approach, Robbie Williams shows how big of a knight he is. There is nothing fake about this guy. There are no tiring sequences of weird…
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,…
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…
99 Cents
Cheap Underground
99 Cents is the third studio album by Santi White, aka Santigold. The title and the cover of the album suggest a store with cheap Chinese stuff,…
Little Games
Good old rock. Little games by The Yardbirds.
For a while, listening to the songs by “The Yardbirds”, I thought that these were the song by “The Doors”. The…
The Great Plains
Thomas Dybdahl - Great Plains With An Accent On Great
Mention Thomas Dybdahl’s name in his native Norway and everybody’ will know who you’re talking about. After all, his first solo album from about…
Pictures
Remembering Katie Melua
Few days ago, I have heard a song on a radio by Katie Melua so I have decided to write a review of one of her albums. I was a big fan of Katie Meulua…
11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory
11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory
This is a cute folk-rock for the masses. That doesn’t need that the guys are not fun. Dropkick Murphys is a band who connects jocks, rockers,…
Testimony
Robbie Robertson - The Decades of Testifying
I really hope that this is a more current picture of Robbie Robertson on this new album he put out called Testimony. Well, new in the sense that it…
Precious Art
Rozwell Kid - Grown Up
I simply cannot stand anymore when any new or relatively new band that has a punk pop tendency is compared to Green Day as if those guys invented…
Annulment (Live)
Starting Form an Anulment
You couldn’t say that Mark Mulachy, the brain behind Miracle Legion is one of the luckier men in music. Didn’t look that way back in the mid-Eighties…
The Storm Within
The Anatomy Of Melancholy
Screw Paradise Lost, true kings of melancholy-driven metal are Evergrey, fronted by Tom S. Englund, a genius songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Even…
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.…
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…
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
What Would Elvis Dream About Today?
Pronto va a ser de 40 años desde que el mundo perdió el músico más importante en el siglo 20. Con el fin de conseguir algo nuevo,…
Hair
COVERLAND Vol.18: Hair
This time we’re going to talk about a cover album, not just a song. The interesting thing is that the remake was done by the composer himself, a…
Retrohash
Asher Roth RetroHash Album Review
Get ready for a wild and emotional ride through Asher Roth's new album RetroHash! His sophomore album takes you though some deep…
De Bach A Los Beatles
The Beatles in the Style of JS Bach?
Rearranging pop tunes for orchestra is such a common occurrence. One of the bands that many composers have tried to arrange their music for is The…
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…
The Ride
Nelly Furtado Goes Full Indie
You all probably remember Nelly Furtado. Yes, it's that Portuguese-Canadian singer who is mostly known for her high pitch and drastic changes in…
Room Inside The World
New Ought. Ought To be As Before
Four years ago, when Pitchfork was still a relevant medium for independent and experimental music, Ought appeared under the Best New Music section and…
LNZNDRF
The National Beirut
After the collaboration of the members of The National and Menomena (aka Pfarmers), the time has come for The National and Beirut to work on their…
Ocean's Kingdom
McCartney’s “Ocean’s A Kingdom Proves a Tear Jerker”
Juro que el Paul McCartney es el mejor! Su sentido de la melodía nunca muere. Su sensible a la armonía y el ritmo nunca desaparece. O de…
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…
The Pale Emperor
Literally the Pale Emperor
It was in the late 80's that Brian Hugh Warner adopted the Marilyn Manson pseudonym and entered to the music universe, it took a long time before…
Pacific Daydream
Infantile Weezer
There are two types of Weezer albums: those that have name and then those that don't have a name so we have to recognize them by their color. All…
Sound & Color
A Little Mystery / A Lot of Depth
While their delightfully unique 2012 offering, Boys & Girls established Alabama Shakes as an interesting player in the modern music scene,&…
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…
Blood of the Saints
#tbt: Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints
Key years in career of Powerwolf occur in two year intervals, and everything started in 2003. Two years later, Return inBloodred came out, and then…
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.…
Murder Of The Universe
The Most Creative and The Most Prolific Band
Australian psychedelic rockers King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard are not slowing down. On the contrary, they announced release of four to five albums…
To Pimp A Butterfly
Deep Hop
I am not into hip hop so I was battling with myself a lot while I was giving a chance to the album that topped year-end-charts in 2015. It took a long…
WALLS
What’s on the other side of the “Walls”?
I have been listening to Kings of Leon ever since about 7th grade, so for around seven years now. To be fair, I didn’t really make the “dive” into…
Late Night Tales: David Holmes
Can Late Night Tales Disappoint ?
Compilations are big business and Late Night Tales series has turned into, it seems, good business. After all, they are a label in itself. I’ve been…
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…
The Gleaner
Tara Dente Comes Through
La música es aún mejor cuando se comparte. Así es como Tara Dente describe concisamente el proceso de creación de su segundo &#…
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…
The Deep Set
Deep Set, Deep Melodies
There are certain things that always come up to mind when you mention New Zealand and music - the first is Kiwi Rock, as a specific genre, the second…
Begin
Neo Soul
Lion Babe is a duo from New York that has just released its debut album Begin. They are characterized as neo soul, even though there are many…
Você
Listen to a preview of La Lucha the new from La Vida Boheme
If we talk about Venezuelan pride, no doubt will have to name La Vida Boheme, because it is one of those few bands that with his music touches the…
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,…
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…
Weightless
Giving “Weightless” Some Weight
Solo piano albums are dime-a-dozen these days, and when “Unravel” opens Alex Kozobolis’ new (second?) album “Weightless”, you might think - oh, no not…
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,…
If You Leave
Firm Favourite, If You Leave
In an interview with the band, lead singer Elena Tonra detailed that she sings about those things which she finds difficult to talk about. I remember…
Strangers
For All The Marginalized People
Marissa Nadler is a singer-songwriter from Massachusetts. Besides the obvious music talent that was discovered very early in her life, Marissa also…
Here Ends the Lesson
Darrell Kelley Draws The Line
Sometimes a man just has to make a stand and draw the line. That’s exactly what Darrell Kelley does on his newest album, “Here Ends the Lesson”. This…
Stitch Puppy
Acoustic Symbolism
Here is a manifestation of multi tasking: you are leading a punk-rock band Lagwagon while participating in million other music projects and you find…
Harvest Time
A performance worth repeating
This is one of the most exciting pieces of music I’ve heard recently. It’s an excerpt from the four-hour show that Esperanza…
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Remix - Club Version
The powerful message that Sorry de Beyonce carries
The new Beyonce album Lemonade is full of powerful lyrics to all his songs, and this is especially impressive, Sorry it is the theme that the artist…
The Trip
Wistful Wanderlust
Like Porches' Car, Still Corners' The Trip explores the promise of travel and the desire to escape. The Trip is more one-…
Make Me... (feat. G-Eazy)
Britney's Back (but so what?)
The music video for Make Me..., the lead single for Britney Spears' upcoming 9th album Glory (2016) has just been released. The…
Everybody Wants to Love You
Romantic Bliss
“Part of it came out of interviews asking how my heritage influenced my music, which I think is a hilarious question. How many…
Sería Feliz
Latin Thought
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Secret Love Song
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DNA
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Vitamin C
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Siren Call
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Without Love
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Toxic
An Enchanted Gothic Cover
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Palace Garden, 4 Am
Chillwave Disco Sunshine
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그리워해요 Missing You
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western kids
Love of Excess
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Highway to Hell
Axl Rose passed the test with AC/DC.
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Valentine
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So Good
A Killer Hook
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Everybody Knows
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The Girl Is Mine featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy
Cut And Paste Some Hit Potential
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Nothing Lasts
Lo-Fi Musings
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Waltz For Debby
Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans performed by Tony Bennett
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Cigarettes After Sex Drives A Hopeful Melancholy
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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
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The Bluest Eyes In Texas
The Bluest Eyes in Texas
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Everybody's Got Something
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Mood Rider
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Sugar
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Map to the Stars
Laidback Pyschedelia
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Wasted Days
Zibra Share their Wasted Days
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Change
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O Holy Night
Abigail Winzer gives us a beautiful rendition of O Holy Night
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On Sight (feat. Fetty Wap)
Tiff And Wap, That`s What`s Up!
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Beautiful Hell
Adna Challenges Expectation With Beautiful Hell
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Whipping Post - Live At The Fillmore East/1971
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Fetish (feat. Gucci Mane)
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No Horses
Orwellian Apocalypse
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Sea Creatures
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Hopeless Romantic
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Everything Is Embarrassing
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The Jungle Line
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Calling Me
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Remember (Na Na Na Hey Hey)
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Get My Bang
Let Them Eat Cake
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Cheerleader
A Cheerleader No More
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Infinity Guitars
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Ode To Rose
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Stand Up for Something (feat. Common)
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Los Que Se Quedan, Los Que Se Van
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Į Venesuelą
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Point Seen Money Gone (feat. Jeremih)
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Still Feel Like Your Man
John Mayer brings out his whimsical best in brand new video
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Dismal Universal Hiss
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From the Dining Table
From the Dining Table Is An Open/Private Conversation With Harry Styles
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Stop Where You Are
Soft Whispers of Sunshine
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All Night
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Nervous - The Ooh Song/Mark McCabe Remix
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Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Adele's Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
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Hula Hoop
Is Omi the new Taio Cruz?
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Dog Years
Maggie Roger's Counts Down Our Dog Years
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Journey In Satchidananda
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Needed Me
The Sadness of Revenge
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Gold
Invasion of Pop
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Summer Of '69
The original ending to the Summer of '69
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Scuse Me
Unapologetic Body Positivity
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Pleader
alt-J Deliver Epic Poignancy With The 6-Minute Pleader Music Video
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Protection
A Knock At The Door
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Cool
Cool Is Coming Back
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First Rain
Soothing Fatalism
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Carry On
Carry On With Norah
Even though there is quite some time left before the soaring temperatures starts to cool down again, I feel like I’m transported to the cozy…
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In The End
Cosmic Freedom
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Strange Or Be Forgotten
Interrogating Individuality
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I'm Done
The Julie Ruin’s Answer to Internet Haters – “I’m Done”
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Talk Baby Talk
Why Can't We Just Talk About It?
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Fine Ass Mess
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Dust in the Wind
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Mi primer millon
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Smooth As Smoke
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Hymn For The Weekend
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Mama Said
Lukas Graham's Hard-Knock Life
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Wonderwall
And After All...
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Of Lilies and Violet Grace
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Makeba
Techno-Tribal World Pop
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We Are the People
Psychedelic Surrealism
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Madonna
Not Your Typical Madonna Statue
If the rockin' embodiment of the 1960s could fit in a red cadillac bucket seat and cruise down Santa Monica avenue...Black Honey would be…
Hotline Bling
Cool Groove Hotline Bling
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Make Me...
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You Know What I Mean
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En la Noche Te Perdí
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Come Back to Me
Molly Kruse Creates a Video to Remember
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All In My Head (Flex)
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With You
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Love On The Brain
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Last Kind Words
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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…
Trouble
Trouble Stays Close To The New Respects
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Night Owl
Frenetic Funk
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Ici & Maintenant (Here & Now)
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La Bicicleta - Versión Vallenato
Vallenatón The Flavor of Colombia with Puerto Rico
miscegenation, language, traditions and above all, the fusion of sounds that go on to become distinguished music in Latino culture. It is common to…
Little Dark Age
MGMT Recalibrates With Little Dark Age
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Bored
Teenage Sensations
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Happy Birthday to You (Piano)
Happy Birthday, Danielle!
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Paranoia
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Electro-Exotica Ear Candy
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Pleasure And Pain
The Euphoria of Love and Life
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Needed Me
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Woman
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Because I’m Me
Because I'm Me, The Avalanches Give Their Best
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Piece By Piece
Strung Together With Pieces
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Sublime Melancholy
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ILYSB
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Baby Boy
Baby Boy is Beyonce's Greatest Accomplishment
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After piquing widespread curiosity with her sensuous 2014 single Touch and teasing fans at www.hasshurafinishedheralbumyet.com,&…
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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…
Kas Product
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WAVE THAT FLAG
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2017 Latin Billboard Awards Nominees
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When Ashley Monroe’s second full-length album ‘Like A Rose’ debuted in 2013, it affirmed what a plethora of fans and industry folk already knew: that…
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Céline Dion
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Foo Fighters
Listen to Foo Fighters' new single 'The Line'
Just a week after the release of their next album Concrete & Jungle , the Foo Fighters have decided to officially present a new single titled…
Enrique Iglesias
Not even the rain stops Enrique Iglesias.
For the second time, the Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias included in his tour to the Dominican Republic, the first in 2013. On a rainy night but…
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Page sings from the south the music of his own experiences
Wanting to sing to freedom; the desire to find a space in society and get away from what you do not like or simply let go, Page appears, a band made…
Taylor Swift
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Taylor Swift, one of the most popular celebrities in social media, deleted all of her accounts on Friday, sparking febrile activity among her…
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg's new album is out now!
One of the most important icons in the history of gangsta rap world, Calvin Broadus Jr. Cordozar, or better known by other names like art: DO-Double-…
John Mackey
John Mackey’s Hymn To The Blue Hour Demonstrates His Love for Chorale Settings
Hymn To The Blue Hour by John Mackey is a fine, chorale style piece for wind ensemble. It starts off with a very stark first flute solo. The C could…
Pantha Du Prince
Pantha du Prince
Pure Vulnerability The skies of glass are so clear and bright! The hands of glass touch my body and make me relax. These hands have dozens of fingers…
Kaya Stewart
Try Kaya Stewart out
Yesterday, when researching what RedOne was currently up to, I ran into a source stating he was working on an album with Kaya Stewart. In between all…
Romeo Santos
Romero Santos Indecent Proposal is multi-diamond.
Romeo Santos for something better than a diamond is a multidiamante simple. The King of Bachata achieved this certification on Friday for his hit…
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…
Prince
Remastered album Purple Rain by Prince, will include previously unreleased tracks.
A remastered version of the iconic album Prince Purple Rain goes on sale this summer with several unreleased songs. NPG Records and Warner Bros.…
Maluma
The Meaning of Crush
They say love at first sight exists. There are also songs from the first second you hear it captivates you, you can not stop listening to, singing,…
Gona
''Get away'' The new Gona audiovisual
Germán Romero, born in 1991, from the west (Casalta 1) of the Caracas capital, is better known in music with aka GONA which is shorthand for the…
J Balvin
J Balvin prepares a duet with Justin Bieber
A couple of days ago that the Colombian artist released his new album entitled Energy. Album of 15 songs that debuted at # 1 in 16 countries ,…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba premiered the video clip of its single Que No
The successful and popular band Café Tacuba is very close to release his new album Jei Beibi on 5 May but before Mexicans just released a new…
Skrillex
Skrillex going back to his roots?
The American band From First to Last and the genius of dubstep Skrillex, again join forces to create the spectacular single 'Make War'…
Elvis Presley
Graceland ready for four decades without Elvis
At 3:30 pm on Tuesday, August 16, 1977, the physical death of those who did not need this inevitable biological event to be considered a legend was…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran to face lawsuit over 'Photograph'
The popular British musician Ed Sheeran will face a lawsuit in US for the alleged plagiarism of his hit song Photograph she reported the US…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chilli Peppers' Anthony Kiedis Hospitalized.
Saturday Anthony Kiedis was rushed to hospital for a strong stomachache a few minutes before a presentation in Irving, California during the…
Pravada
In Talks with PRAVADA
Pravada is a band that has been on our radar for a number of years. With their catchy hooks, infectious brand of rock n' roll and buzzing…
Brian Randle
Brian Randle ‘200 Proof’ - Album Review
I was first introduced to Brian Randle’s music through a friend’s suggestion on Twitter (Technology can actually be a great thing sometimes). They…
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” One of the most landmark records of the late 60’…
Slowdive
The return of Slowdive 22 years later
The Shoegaze is not dead. The British band Slowdive just released a new single after 22 years of absence. The song is called Roving Star and you can…
Leah Turner
Leah Turner – EP Review
Leah Turner is another in a recent line of new female country artists trying to break onto the scene. Joining acts such as Lucy Hale and Jamie Lynn…
The Confederate Dead
The Confederate Dead
The Confederate Dead are an interesting psychedelic rock/neo-psych band from Portsmouth, England. What makes this particular band unique is that they…
Metallica
Look what's new Metallica brings!
Metallica, thrash metal band, published video for the new song Moth Into Flames will be part of his next album called Hardwired ... To Self-Destruct,…
Tyrone Mr. Superfantastic
Tyrone Mr. SuperFantastic Shares the Love On “Long Road”
On first listen this offering can seem to be a bright and breezy semi-big band outing that strays into the past. There are familiar tunes and sounds…
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale On ‘This Changes Everything’ and a Lifetime – Interview
Jim Lauderdale has never been one without a sense of humor. Over fifteen years of hosting the Americana Music Awards, Lauderdale has had to ad lib in…
Nicky Jam
Sony signs with this great artist
Sony has just introduced its ranks to Nicky Jam to create a new musical concept. The urban music singer joins the record company to create creative…
Icona Pop
San Tomé released a new EP
Caracas San Tomé is a band that likes simple and tuneful melodies, ie, they like to make good pop. Its sound is sweet and sticky, accompanied…
Adele
Adele: phenomenal phenomenon
Or Adele really is excellent, and has a team of truly fantastic advertisers. British singer we see in the distance, as if it were a historical…
Beyoncé
Visionary Black Power
'You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation'. By making a well-timed and astute marketing move - dropping the music…
Дима Билан
Dima Bilan - a lot of noise about nothing.
Dima Bilan is a kind of a singer that dances better than sings. The texts of his songs are stupid and childish. I do not know why he isn’t…
New Order
Breakdancers star in new New Order video
Rock pooling and dance altenativo New Order released this week the video for your theme People On The High Line, which features the vocal…
Shovels & Rope
Botched Execution
We are just two weeks away from the release of the new album, Little Seeds, from Shovels & Rope and earlier today the duo premiered their…
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.…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour tour will arrive in Mexico in 2017.
Canadian singer Justin Bieber will be presented next year in Mexico as part of its Purpose World Tour, the organizer of the event said Tuesday.…
Los Mesoneros
The Innkeepers premiere Sabana
Caracas band impeached in Mexico, Innkeepers, has just released a new single from his upcoming album nightfall, its first production since the debut…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
W.A. Mozart Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos is Crisp
There is another concerto that is apparently for two pianos and orchestra. It is every bit as whimsical and bouncy as many of his other works. The…
Katy Perry
I support Hillary Clinton
US singer Katy Perry took the stage on the final day of the Democratic National Convention where during his brief appearance of almost seven minutes,…
New Medicine
I Think We All Need Some New Medicine
These hard rockers hail from Minneapolis and incorporate a perfect mix of hard rocking riffs, classic rock inspired solos, rebellious lyrics and pop…
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…
Radiohead
Radiohead played Creep after 7 years
Radiohead is one of the most innovative bands in the world. Since its inception has been characterized for it. And at every concert they do. If you…
Hillsong United
Go! to walk on water
A song does not give super powers. Not the promises, but when an artist and the public come together in one voice, the experience of what happens…
Fur Coat
Venezuelan electronics at Coachella 2016
California is expected to forward every year to reach the last weeks of April. Much more this year because the Coachella Valley Music And Arts…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Back to the Roots, where there is no segregation
Antes de la fama del mundo, antes de que muchas canciones de éxito, antes de montones de dinero y millones de fans, Bob Marley fue sólo…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber and his plagiarism controversy
No matter how secure you try to avoid it. The career of Canadian singer Justin Bieber never fails to be full of controversy. Having been criticized…
Scott Wesley Brown
Scott Wesley - EP Review
Illinois native Scott Wesley was into music from an early age, writing his first songs at age five on an old upright piano. By his teens, he was…
Usher
Usher holds us tight with Chains
R`n`B veteran Usher is packing up with some heavy machinery, shooting the strong political life massage,…
Maroon 5
A Case of Maroon 5 Syndrome
Nowadays, it seems as though there are more artists trying to make their way into the world of music than ever before. And unfortunately, with this…
Gustav Hoyer
Gustav Hoyer Reveals Innocence:
Gustav Hoyer is known for composing for film, radio, and performances around the globe. He has just released yet another incredibly creative and…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1
Rachmaninoff’s Symphony Number one marks the beginning of his best work for the orchestra. Some people like it. Some people thought he was…
Dot Dot Curve
Curve
Coming up roses Neon lights make love to my skin and flirt with my soul. They give beautiful flowers of love and anxiety to my soul. Neon lights of my…
George Harrison
The 'Thoughtful' Beatle
Known first as The Quiet Beatle, George Harrison was a great songwriter who had the misfortune to be surrounded by two stone cold geniuses whose work…
Nessa Music
Otherworld, The Outstanding New Album From Nessa
Ann Arbor's Nessa have officially released their third studio album, Otherworld. Nessa is led by feminist, social activist, and…
Brian McShea and the Sidemen
Jazz Rock Band Brian McShea and The Sidemen Perform Live In Santa Monica Next Week
Brian McShea and the Sidemen will be playing at TRiP in Santa Monica on Thursday 5/24 from 10:30-11:15pm. Another fun thing you can check out is the…
Niña Pastori
Two decades of career celebrates Niña Pastori
Twenty-year career is celebrating the Spanish flamenco singer Niña Pastori. At the moment, the artist is presenting the themes of his latest…
Diana Fuentes
The Cuban who is preparing to debut in the music industry
Diana Fuentes is another talented voices is coming out of Cuba. The island unveiled its new song La Fortuna where has the participation of respected…
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones Furious with Trump
The Stones have made a formal ban on Donald Trump that use their music to promote his presidential campaign, and apparently were not alone, as other…
Lenny Kravitz
Rock It, Flash It!
The best way to listen to Lenny Kravitz is live in concert, but that actually counts for many artists. Lenny Kravitz has just released a Blu-Ray/DVD…
Bruno Mars
What do the glasses hide?
Hello community, my song may sound a little trivial but I'm worried because Bruno Mars usually comes out in his videos with sunglasses man…
Joe Fox
Grab Your Dancing Shoes and Listen to Joe Fox and The Frantics, New Single “Dancin’ Shoes” on Spotify!
Looking for a new tune to add to your Spotify playlists that is sure to get everyone dancing? Stream Joe Fox and The Frantics new fun single “Dancing…
Ryan Adams
With his new single Ryan Adams asks Do You Still Love Me
Ryan Adams is not a melodramatic person but he is a melodramatic artist. That's why his Taylor Swift cover album was such a massive,…
Chris Berardo & The Desberardos
Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos The Quintessential Americana/Roots Rock Band
Esta semana he tenido el placer de entrevistar a Chris Berardo sobre su banda de rock de gira a nivel nacional Americana / Roots, Chris Berardo y La…
Carlos Vives
Back to Argentina!
Carlos Vives continues his great success and continues conquering Latin America with his new songs. For this and to maintain his star title, the…
American Anymen
New American Anymen EP Shakes Up a Less White House
NYC-based antifolk punk outfit American Anymen have released their new EP in mid-September. Called 'Flag Burner', this release…
Hernán Gamboa
The transforming power of music: the Venezuelan cuatro
We mean the Venezuelan cuatro, and, incidentally, to pay tribute to the musician Hernán Gamboa, cultor of this instrument, inventor of the…
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny premieres video with J Balvin and Prince Royce
The artists present the video clip of the theme Sensuality.
Nate Rogers
Nate Rogers ‘All Roads Lead To Here’ - Album Review
Nate Rogers began writing songs at the tender age of 10. He has a deep and abiding love for music, as is so often found among those who…
Chris Rea
SundaySpotlight: Chris Rea
Christopher Anton Rea is a British singer, guitarist, songwriter, composer and producer. He is a big fan of cars, car races, cooking, painting and…
Russ
A Personal Anthem : Russ Do It Myself
When I first heard this joint, I was like, this should be an instant banger, yet it stayed in a shade for some time and still slowely uprising....…
Kurt Oldman
Prolific TV & Film Composer Kurt Oldman Takes Us Behind the Scenes of SuperMansion & More
Kurt Oldman is a Swiss born composer residing in Los Angeles. He is known for his prolific hybrid orchestral, razor sharp…
The Kathy Kallick Band
Kathy Kallick Band ‘Foxhounds’ - Album Review
Bluegrass singer Kathy Kallick is not only known through her work with the Kathy Kallick Band, which has been one of the premiere bluegrass bands in…
Sanluis
SanLuis Feat. Chino and Nacho #SeAcabó
This time the Venezuelan talent comes together to create a Brutal theme. SanLuis the musical group made up of brothers who since childhood dreamed of…
Radiohead
RadioHead went crazy
Radiohead has been characterized by being very close to its fans. The British are always looking for ways to communicate everything new that they…
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn ‘Everything It Takes’ (Ft. Elvis Costello) – Single Review
Ah the sweet, sweet sound of a steel guitar, don’t you just love it? I don’t know about you, but when I hear the beautiful cry 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-…
Hip Hatchet
Hip Hatchet ‘Hold You Like A Harness’ - Album Review
Hip Hatchet is the songwriting moniker of Philippe Bronchtein, a man who calls Portland, Oregon home and who is gearing up to release his fourth…
SARABETH
SaraBeth’s Christmas Traditions Past and Present – Interview
When I last saw SaraBeth, it was on the 4th of July weekend 2015 and she, Glen Mitchell and Christen Cole had just been onstage at one WFRE’…
Chelzzz
'Chelzzz' - Hip-Hop's Newest Female Boss
Of all the rap artists I've been listening to for the past couple weeks, Chelzzz stands out as someone who nearly broke the mold. I say…
A Tribe Called Quest
ATCQ: Midnight Marauders Reworked
If you are a hip hop head you love this classic album.Midnight Marauders, released November 9, 1993 is their third album and&…
Murda Mook
Murda Mook Destroys Weak Emcees In Epic Freestyle
Murda Mook is one of battle rap’s biggest names. He has managed to keep his name in the upper echelon of rappers by dropping superior bars…
Deep Purple
You Keep On Moving
What we see here is a surprisingly good live version of “You Keep On Moving,” a Deep Purple song from their 1975 album “Come Taste The Band.” It’s a…
Journeyman
Catching Up With Peter Hlavin (JOURNEYMAN)
Peter Hlavin, better known by his fans as JOURNEYMAN, has released his debut album Along The Way: The Journey Begins. We got the opportunity…
Awkwafina
Flipping Racial Stereotypes
As (2016) producer Salima Korona observes, hip hop culture and Asian Americans are generally perceived to be polar opposites: To be honest,…
Massive Attack
The disturbing videos of Massive Attack
Massive Attack returned loaded. After six years without edit a studio album (Heligoland). It was late January when the British group released the EP…
Chino & Nacho
The voice of Felipe Pirela, the voice of Chino Miranda
Boleros is that the voice of zuliano seemed bolerista They seem, sound recorders thanks to a touch, who knows if with a touch of sweet melancholy;…
Gente De Zona
La Macarena is back
23 years of unstoppable success meet during this 2016, the renowned theme popularized by the Spanish musical duo Los del Río: La Macarena. Being…
Kygo
The closure of the Olympics will be in charge of Kygo
The Brazilian city of Rio will open doors to KYGO DJ and producer, who will be responsible for putting a good atmosphere at the ceremony that will…
Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel Captures Hearts Again At City Winery in New York City
Art Garfunkel captures hearts again at City Winery in New York City. Line by line, tune by tune, he delivers a stunning vocal that transcends people&#…
Ty Segall
Rock'n'Roll
In his reckless youth, which was all of three years ago, Segall was a thrasher. He wrote two-minute burners that started quick, ended quicker…
Genesis
Genesis could reunite to celebrate its 50th anniversary
Musical encounters are sensational. There you can see the resurgence of emotions and feelings that do enjoy the nostalgia of an era. Genesis, the…
Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains working on new album
Alice in Chains was one of the glorious pioneering grunge bands in Seattle. Their marriage took place in 1987 and have since been a…
Ulrika Ölund
Ulrika Ölund ‘Paper Planes and Skylines’ - Album Review
Swedish singer/songwriter Ulrika Ölund has been obtaining fans in her native country since 2008, when she released her debut EP ‘Memorylane’. The…
Bruno Merz
Folk Pop Artist Bruno Merz Finds a Convert with 'Whisper Turn'
Softspoken singer-songwriter Bruno Merz has announced that he will be releasing a new single '…
Aston Barrett
THE GROOVE BEHIND THE PROPHET
Behind every good reggae song is usually a great bass man - that’s what they say. Actually behind most of the great songs there’s…
Diana DeGarmo
What would figure skating be without music?
The sound sets the pace. Faithful companion: that is the sound, couple the feelings and thoughts at a given moment, gives intensity to a situation…
Chris Stapleton
The Travels of Chris Stapleton
When Chris Stapleton moved to Nashville, he’d sit up all night in the garage basement apartment he rented, playing fiddle tunes and carrying…
El Dúke
Do you stay or go with The Duke?
The Duke wants to become one of those singers that mark a before and after in urban music. The artist is currently promoting his song Te Quedas or Te…
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…
Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley ‘Black’ – Album Review
After the personal emotional outpouring of ‘Riser’ that was the perfect mainstream album, I, and many others, were curious and…
Jeezy
Trap Rules Everything Around Me
A couple of years ago if someone would have told me that a sub-genre of hip hop that relied on repetitive, slightly hypnotic, electronic beats, and…
Matty Ride
Catching Up With Matty Ride
Fresh off his latest release Sugar on The Side, I had the opportunity to catch up with Nashville artist Matty Ride to learn about his music-making…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba and their children
In the new album of Café Tacvba, one of the highest points of the work is El mundo en que nací, a wonderful lullaby composed and sung by…
Billion One
Billion One // OST
Billion One also known as Sven Strohschneider is an experimental musician and producer. He carefully structures abstract beats, reflective melodies…
Elton John
Elton John denies harassment of former bodyguard.
British singer Elton John denied that would harass sexually a US policeman who worked for him as a bodyguard, said the British agency PA citing his…
DNCE
DNCE unleashed the pop craze
Having more than 191 million views on social networks of their debut song DNCE has turned into one of the most pop media universe groupings, but…
U2
U2, without emotion
I do not remember since U2 did not surprise me. It has never been one of my favorite bands. I heard it for the first time with attention 20 years ago…
Seven Lions
Seven Lions
Usually EDM music is considered bland, emotionless, or just a beat you wouldn't listen too off the…
Tech N9ne
Tech N9ne Geared Up To Release ‘The Storm’
Tech N9ne, one of the most diligent men in hip hop recently announced that he’s geared up to release a new album later this year. This will…
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue releases Christmas album
Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue released a new album entirely dedicated to the Christmas holiday. The album, titled Kylie Christmas has important…
Frank Ticheli
Frank Ticheli Dancing On Water
This little known work that is blowing up into a bigger and bigger work for the wind band is catching people’s eyes as an ode to sailing on…
Slocan Ramblers
The Slocan Ramblers ‘Coffee Creek’ - Album Review
Toronto natives The Slocan Ramblers are one of the hottest bands in the city, sharing a lack of pretension and a desire to live in a city built on its…
Mark Alburger
Alburger's Unique Opera
The music of Mark Alburger is very astounding. It’s a completely different aesthetic than most would be used to. Mordake, the leader of a…
Silk
Silk´s silky smooth plead to like them
I’ve been writing about many comebacks from 90s, early 2000s, R&B groups, but not many articles and blogs have triggered as much of…
Blondie
Blondie releases My Monstrer new single from his latest album
The Blondie band, led by singer Debbie Harry, sharing a preview of the new theme of his next album. This time they brought to light My Monster which…
Miriam Jones
Miriam Jones ‘Between Green & Gone’ – Album Review
“It happened on a normal day.” These are the opening lyrics to the newly released Between Green and Gone by Canadian-born, Oxford-living singer/…
Conchita Wurst
Conchita cancels her performance in Edinburgh after being denied visas to Syrian trio
Austrian singer Conchita Wurst has canceled her performance scheduled for tonight at the Edinburgh International Festival, after British authorities…
Madonna
58 Cuban style for Madonna.
Madonna is the latest celebrity to visit Cuba, where he danced in a restaurant to celebrate his birthday and toured Havana with his family and…
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle’s True Love
I have been a fan of Crystal Gayle my entire life. What she has done in the field of country music is awesome to a tee. On reviewing her 1982 album…
Zion & Lennox
Zion and Lennox at the top again
The single again seizes the Billboard and all lists internationally. It is will be his second week on the list Latin Rhythm in the first place. The…
Pablo Alborán
Pablo Alborán achieving success.
Pablo Alboran continues to reap success with their third studio album Terral since this June 22 received in Mexico City a gold record for selling…
Lady Gaga
What does the artist live on?
They say that an artist is because your audience, the applause is their food, but also often say that the artist is starving, they cry that is a…
Foo Fighters
The new Foo Fighters already has a name and date
After Foo Fighters released their last EP that was titled Saint Cecilia in 2015, which was composed by 5 songs of extraordinary quality as we usually…
Unlike Pluto
We Sound Strange has the inside scoop on the new Monstercat release of Unlike Pluto's Everything Black
If you haven't already heard the new Monstercat release of Unlike Pluto's Everything Black, it's sure to get you in the weekend mood, even…
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams ‘The Ghosts of Highway 20’ – Album Review
Veteran artist Lucinda Williams has been crafting music for over 40 years. I use the word crafting simply because that is the best word to describe…
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'.…
DMX
DMX Teases New Album
DMX is an example of the negative effects that drugs can have on a person, and he’s pretty much walked the path that many successful musicians who…
Toby Keith
Toby Keith ’35 MPH Town’ – Album Review
Toby Keith soared to fame in the 90’s with hits like “Should Have Been A Cowboy” and “How Do You Like Me Now?”. Since then he has put out a steady…
Kendrick Lamar
Untitled Unmastered
Kendrick Lamar has always been a lyrical god, especially as of late. He’s been dropping tracks here and there, titled… Untitled,…
Röyksopp
The electronic union of Röyksopp and Susanne Sundfør
Two Nordic proposals joined (again) to achieve an electronic sound full of bits. Never end the issue, the Norwegian duo Röyksopp and…
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are preparing a new album
Keith Richards said that very, very soon the Rolling Stones will record new material and although he did not explain what kind of music it will be,…
David Fanning
David Fanning ‘Doin’ Country Right’ – Single Review
Sometimes, you hear a song and you just sigh. That’s what happened when I pressed play on David Fanning’s new radio single ‘Doin’ Country Right’, and…
Boston Rex
The 5 best Venezuelan albums and EP's that you should listen to.
It is impossible to deny the good musical talent in Venezuela in various genres, such as folk, rock, indie, pop and even reggae, and in this 2016…
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny takes Apple Music
The rabbit of the trap does not stop growing in the lists and its success becomes increasing. The 22-year-old Puerto Rican was selected as the New…
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince will give two presentations in Europe
If you like hip hop and musically lived the 80s had to have listened to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The duo emerged in Philadelphia and…
Jerrod Niemann
Jerrod Niemann ‘Blue Bandana’ – Single Review
Jerrod Niemann has a lot of work to do. He successfully managed to alienate a great deal of fans, casual fans and even radio during his ‘High Noon’…
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messien’s Nature Music Captivates Audiences
On first listen of this nature piece, I was struck by how dissonant the piece was, especially the first movement. Personally, I am not a fan of really…
Michael Gira
Michael Gira: I Am Not This
Well, this is Gira. And that means everything. Gira is so human that sometimes he seems to be not a human at all. He is a monument and a spirit; he is…
Apache
In self-defense, the new Apache
There have been many rumors that relate to the Venezuelan rapper Larry Rada, better known as Apache, alleged scams carried out to the family of…