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Antiphon
Before Bon Iver, Thee Was Midlake
Melancholic dudes from Texas had recorded their fourth studio album when their chief and creative director Tim Smith had a breakdown and decided to…
Jei Beibi
Café Tacvba consecrates its experience in Jei Beibi
They are already 28 years of musical career and Café Tacvuba manages to show the best musical document of the moment in which they are living. A…
SweetSexySavage (Deluxe)
Sweet Sexy Savage
Kehlani first cast her charming spell on us with the 2015 release of her second (and Grammy-nominated) mixtape, You Should Be Here. While it…
Heartworms
James Mercer proves that he was alway the force behind The Shins
It's been five years since the las Shins album, Port of Morrow, a middling release that had many fans wondering if the band had lost that…
The Far Field
Highly Anticipated Future Island Record Is Finally Here
2014 was a crossroad in the career of the famous band from Baltimore. Although they had three studio albums up until then, the commercial success came…
Ruin
Shawm Mendes lets us see his new work
Today precisely is the day you can enjoy the single Ruin for the first time, Treat You Better and a few other topics, when preorders the new album by…
Awake And Pretty Much Sober
Intricately Layered & Easy on the Ears
Awake and Pretty Much Sober by Violents is one of my most recent discoveries and the strange tension between cool, icy indifference and…
Funeral
The debut albums of 2005 that defined the groups that made them
2005 was the last year when indie was a proper musical force. In the 11 years since then, indie music has been cannibalized by other genres, most…
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…
EVOL
Future of Hip Hop
Hip hop and rap music are very demanding. In order to stay at the top of the game, you have to release new stuff frequently. It is a road paved by Lil…
Atomic
Emotional Mogwai
Scottish band Mogwai, one of the pioneers of post-rock genre, have eight albums in their discography, and Atomic is their fourth soundtrack. Work on…
Songs About Jane
Maroon 5 And Their Songs About Jane Debut Album
Haven't you noticed that a lot of the world famous bands today, their debut album is their best piece of art? Maybe it is just my opinion, however…
Hands (Standard DMD)
#tb Little Boots - Hands
When I opened up a profile on last.fm, electro-pop music was ruling everyone’s charts. I have become obsessed with the genre in a matter of…
Superchunk
Superchunk
It’s a blast to remember how versatile Superchunk are on their newly-reissued 1990 debut. It features all the embryonic styles of their power-pop-punk…
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…
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-…
Vibe Killer
Endless Boogie, Endless Vibes
When group of workers from Matador Records started occasionally playing together at the end of the 90s, they didn't expect their sessions to…
This House Is Not For Sale
Why Bon Jovi Is My Guilty Pleasure
It’s strange how I love the guy whose music I don’t even listen, and probably I know most of his hits. This peculiar relation is due to the bad…
The Wolves
The Sound Of Lethargy
Melbourne bases band Brighter Later is another evidence how Australia is a tough competitor on the world’s music scene. The project of Jaye…
A Man Alive
The Indie-est Project Ever
This is the most independent project ever! Ergo, whether you are too cool for mainstream or crazy enthusiast or you love magnificent alt guitars, then…
Big Band Holidays
Bring your Christmas magic in your home with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Happy winter holidays and New Year to all of you Kurrent Music blog readers! I hope you are having a great festive time. In addition I would like to…
Inviting Light
Nothing Flat With The Flatliners
The Flatliners are a Canadian punk-rock dudes who are stepping back from hardcore and ska roots with their fifth album Inviting Light, and making a…
Villains
Queens of the Stone Age renews glam and unites it with progressive in 'Villians'
Queens Of The Stone Age 'Villains' After four years, which have become a bit long for fans of Queens Of The Stone Age , the band…
Policies of Power EP
Policies of Power
Samantha Urbani’s debut is alt-pop with style and nuance. She coats her sound with some retro ’80s accessories, but her real emotions remain grounded…
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…
Wayfarer
The IndieBeat Staple Collection: Innovative Troubadour Rock
With the release of his first single Council, you immediately get the sense that Jeffrey Trainor's sophomore album is a move…
Silver Eye
Goldfrapp Continues To Experiment
Here is a band born with tendency to experiment with various genres and subgenres. In the wake of their tenacity to swim upstream instead of following…
From A Room: Volume 1
Chris Stapleton - From His Room To Yours
This second solo album by Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1 has already been hailed as something the fans of ‘good old country’ should rejoice…
Painting Of A Panic Attack (Deluxe)
Painting of A Panick Attack
Frightened Rabbit is a band from Scotland formed in 2003. Initially, it was a solo project of Scott Hutchison until it turned to band comprising of…
Heads Up
Warpaint's Semi-Lukewarm Return
The girls from Warpaint have released their third studio album. After numerous plays, it is plausible to conclude this is their most dance-y release…
Grim Weepers
Morbid, Morbid, Morbid
Grim Weepers is the fourth album by Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks, and the first one after the four year hiatus followed by EP Halloween is Here.…
Thinkin Out Loud
Thinking Out Loud First Impressions
This girl never stops impressing, that`s for sure. Young, but only by numbers, this smashing sunshine of vocal enchantress, Ms.…
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…
Boxes
Dull Dull Dolls
At one point, it looked like Goo Goo Dolls could become one of the biggest mild-stream American bands. What happened? Sequence of mediocre…
Everything Now
Everything Now is too much to ask from Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire have come to a point that every iconic band reaches eventually: they are a victim of their own success. They are one of the rare acts that…
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 &…
Volume 1
BNQT Do a Banquet, Seventies Style
We’re getting flooded with acronyms, so why not another one? This time for a much-maligned term a “supergroup”. It had its troubles since Blind Faith…
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…
Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg (Live)
In Flames Do Not Have The Same Flame
It hurts to say this, but In Flames became a sinking ship. It is a ship with broken sails; a ship without captain. Ever since Jesper Stromblad…
Arena Negra
The Myrrors - Arena Negra
The Myrrors are quite a renowned krautrock/psychedelic rock band, and they came out with a great new album earlier this year. Arena Negra is probably…
Reflection
Brian Eno Delivers an Over-Conceptual One-Track Album
We entered the new year with the 26th album in the career of Brian Eno, one of the most respected artists of the contemporary music. His work…
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…
Art Angels
ArtPop At Its Best
In a time galaxy far far away, all roads lead to Rome. Today, things are a bit different If you are observing phenomenon from the perspective of music…
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
#tbt: Outkast - Speakerboxx \ The Love Below
En la música, al igual que en la vida, fomentamos muchas expectativas. Todo lo que usted espera será utilizado en su contra, ya que a…
Love You to Death
Tegan And Sara - Then and Now
Tegan and Sara are the newest artists to join the ranks of artists greatly experimenting with their sound. The Canadian Indie Pop duo is trying their…
No Estás Solo
Rodrigo throws pins at the Point Art Session.
Rodrigo Gonsalves, or also known as Rodrigo Solo member of the rock band Viniloversus returns to promote new material from his solo project You are…
Revival
Slim Shady is Not Back
Marshall Matters, aka Eminem, returned to the music scene with Revival, a desperate collection of redundant tracks and collaborations with top-notch…
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…
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…
Ellipsis
Spinning in Ellipsis; Biffy Clyro Succumbs To Repetition
Biffy Clyro, A Scottish trio, was always interesting to me based on their approach to music. Jast as Kings Of Leon, Simon Neil and Johnston brothers (…
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…
VELD
Daniel O’Sullivan - Outer Space Pop
Londoner Daniel O’Sullivan seems to pop in and out of the scene in recent years. He made a studio and a live album in 2011 and a few other…
G I R L
Review: Pharrell's 'G I R L'
Pharrell’s second solo release, G I R L, is the culmination of his year-and-a-half-long winning streak. His unadulterated happiness is…
Pacific Myth (Deluxe)
Metal Trailblazers of CrowdFunding
Talking and writing about the new Protest The Hero is interesting for million reasons. If we leave the brutal quality of these fun Canadian…
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…
Momentary Masters
JULIAN CASABLANCAS WHO?
In my opinion, Albert Hammond Jr is the only true Stroke when there is no The Strokes around. His third album is corpus delicti for the previous…
Emperor's New Clothes
Death Of A Bachelor Or The Rise Of An LA Devotee?
Panic! At The Disco has proven to us that change isn’t always a bad thing. The band has recently shown us that they transitioned from emo/…
Whiskey Love
Drunk with Ryan Drews
San Diego R`n`B/Soul singler Ryan Drews comes back with a new studio project in his possesion, and talking about…
Whiteout Conditions
Confident Return of The New Pornographers
It’s been three years since the last album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. In this period, the members either focused on their…
Alchemy to Our Days
Metzengerstein - Alchemy To Our Days
Metzengerstein is a rather interesting Italian experimental/psychedelic rock/krautrock band from Tuscany. They have so far released two albums, with &…
Needles into the Ground
Khost - Needles Into The Ground
''Needles Into The Ground'' features the British experimental duo Khost in collaboration with Justin K. Broadrick from Godflesh, and…
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…
Home For Christmas
Songs for the Season and Coming Home
Yes, I'm still at it. I'm still happily looking for Christmas albums that would help liven up the coming merry month of December in…
Tribute to Snake Charmers Music
Holy Palms - Tribute To Snake Charmers Music
Holy Palms is a fascinating one-man psychedelic rock band from Russia. What is interesting about Holy Palms is the mixture of psychedelic…
The Last Stand
Recycle Metal
Sabaton is on their way on becoming a recycle band and it is going to be difficult to negate this for everyone who knows the band from the beginning…
Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock
75 Dollar Bill - Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock
75 Dollar Bill are a pretty interesting instrumental psychedelic rock/drone/hypnotic psych band from Brooklyn, New York. While there are quite many…
Every Country's Sun
Mogwai Shakes It Up A Notch
Scottish post rock veterans Mogwai created their ninth studio album Every Country's Sun as a quartet since one of the founders, John Cummings,…
Far From Over
Jazz Pianist Of Our Generation
Vijay Iyer is one of the most relevant contemporary jazz pianist of newer generation, and alongside Jason Moran, he represents the most inventive…
Body Language
#tbt Kylie Minogue - Body Language
Kylie Minogue was just a teenager when she became famous in her Australia. As the years have gone by, her fame was taking off to the new level, and it…
Waiting on a Song
You Can't Spell Auerbach Without Bach
It is impressive how some producers turn out to be remarkable solo artists. I have got my eye on few of them, and I am always happy to hear that their…
Positive Energy
Diät - Positive Energy
Diät are a pretty interesting deathrock/post-punk/garage rock band from Berlin. They released their first full-length album back in 2015 and…
Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Margo Price Makes Alcohol Addiction Sound Like Ambrosia
Treinta autor de tres años con una auténtica pasada vocal e intrigante estimuló una multa bombo con la hija de su álbum debut…
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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…
Penrose Winoa
Oro Swimming Hour - Lo-fi childhood memories
Looking at the cover of Pro Swimming Hour’s debut album Penrose Winoa (whatever that is) you have an impression that it was drawn by a very advanced…
MY WOMAN
Ethereal Woman
Angel Olsen caught our attention with her 2014 second studio album Burn Your Fire for No Witness. This 29 year old girl from St.Louis played with…
The Yellow Shark
Frank Zappa's Yellow Shark
This is the final masterpiece of the great Frank Zappa. It contains his last written work; it was his last performance on stage and his last official…
Come Away With Me
#TBT: Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
This week’s review is dedicated to one of the most critically praised best-selling debuts in the 2000s. It is also dedicated to the artist herself,…
Cardinal (Expanded Edition)
My Albums of the Year: Pinegrove: Cardinal
There's something about Pinegrove's sophmore album, technically their label debut, Cardinal that is pleaseingly alt-country. You remeber alt-…
Lightning At The Door
All Them Witches - Lightning At The Door
All Them Witches are a great American psychedelic stoner rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. Their music tends to be a mixture of fine low-tuned and…
Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged (Deluxe)
Wrong time for the right idea
With the beginning of the holiday season, I can’t help but look back to last year’s holiday season and the great loss it brought…
Thatched Roof Glass House
Thatched Roof Glass House by Alpha Cat
Alpha Cat’s new album Thatched Roof Glass House is a contradiction in terms from the title on down to the songs. It is a m…
Currency Of Man
Melody Gardot Is A Current Woman
Jazz lovers, fasten your seatbelts! One of the most beautiful female jazz vocals of modern era belongs to Melody Gardot. Her voice is not the only…
A Way in the Wind
Railway Gamblers Bring Their A Game Again
When someone creates a masterpiece as Railway Gamblers did at the beginning of the year with Shadow Of The Moon, many would go on…
On Our Way Home
Empire of the Sun's Visual Mind-bending Continue With Their On Our Way Home EP
It was certainly apt that Billboard's August 2017 interview with Empire of the Sun frontman Lukas Steele (which marked a…
Clayman (Reissue 2014)
The Pinnacle Of Melodeath?
When looking back at their career, it seems like In Flames did something of a reverse alchemy; they turned gold delivered with every album into lead (…
Onism
Onism
Working within a fairly heavy philosophical framework, New York’s Photay has made some of his most captivating electronic music yet, with nimble house…
Antisocialites
Always and Forever, Alvvays
Antisocialites is my favorite album title of the year, and also a sophomore record in the discogrophy of cute indie dream-pop band from Toronto that…
Grand Romantic
Romantic Pop
There are no single people, only autonomous romantics. I must admit that I didn’t recognize the name Nate Rus until I have listened to Grand…
Sanctitude (Live)
Water For The Soul
We are only two days away from the release of a new album of gothic legends, Katatonia. Between the upcoming The Fall Of Hearts and the previous Dead…
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…
The First Days Of Spring
Album or Film? Noah and the Whale - The First Days Of Spring
I would like to introduce if you haven’t heard yet of course, one of my favorite psychedelic and indie rock band named “Noah and…
The Gamble
Refined Experiment
Reunions of past collaborators can often be disappointing, especially when it comes to art projects. Luckily, Nils Frahm did not fall into that trap…
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
Review: Earl Sweatshirt's 'I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'
Earl Sweatshirt is a study in contradictions. He hates everything, but he also kind of doesn’t. He has grown tired of the world…
That's a Fact (feat. Tootie Raww)
“That’s A Fact” by Ramya J
Over the past several years Flint, Michigan has gained infamous notoriety for its 2014 water system crisis. I'm happy to say that finally we can…
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…
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…
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics
Not So Good
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, continued the tradition, typical for jazz music, although not exclusively, of updating their repertoire with…
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…
AGO
Lilies On Mars: ΔGO
Lisa and Marina began writing ΔGO immediately after returning from an extensive tour throughout Europe and America. Filled with…
Machine Gun: Live at The Fillmore East 12/31/1969 (First Show)
Hendrix Had a Machine Gun
When Jimi Hendrix Experience split up in 1969, Jimi Hendrix did not procrastinate for too long. He played with Billy Cox for a while, and…
24K Magic
24K Magic
Personally, the moment I knew Bruno Mars was for real was when he performed “Uptown Funk,” his mega hit collaboration with Mark Ronson, in curlers on…
Codex Omega
… But Codex Omega Is A Close Second
After becoming more a symphonic than death metal on their past two records (especially on Titan, an album stuffed with over-the-top compositions that…
Jomsviking
Viking Metal
It seems that even after ten albums, Amon Amarth do not know how to neither surprise nor disappoint. If someone said to their super fans that they are…
Inner Journey Out
Psychic Ills - Inner Journey Out
The renowned American psychedelic rock/neo-psych band Psychic Ills came out with a new album just about a week ago. The expectations towards Psychic…
Ares
The #TuVozTuPoder concert was a complete success.
Yesterday, October 30, the concert organization No Gag was held in the alfredo sadel plaza, which is in charge of bringing all citizens, what are our…
Push the Sky Away
Cave's Best?
It's not a Bad Seeds album. It is a Nick Cave album, but if you listened to it next to anything from the the Sexual…
République Amazone
The Sound Of Black Continent Representing
Everyone who’s been traveling around world, either as a digital nomad or just during vacation period, knows how inspiring is to hear different types…
Synthia
Another Generic Synth Indie
The Jezebels were formed in 2007 in Sydney when the group of students and friends decided to make music. Up until now, they have released three EPs…
Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
A Classic ECM Record
This is a classic ECM record, reminiscent of the early sound that the German label and its principal producer Manfred Eicher developed back in the…
Must Exist
Goth Existentialism
Instead of instagraming existential crisis, true artists sublime their crisis into a something divine. Competition is a mother of great achievements.…
Revolution Radio
Revolution Radio
Over the course of 26 years, Green Day have gone from pop punks to rock stars. Their latest, however, has little effect on their legacy and lapses…
El Dorado
Shakira returns with El Dorado
After a long time away from the music scene, Shakira has decided to reappear to release her number 11 album from the repertoire titled El Dorado and…
Los Amigos Invisibles, Acústico
The Invisible Friends Vivehappy with Kurrent Music on ViveMusic
Now Kurrent Music and ViveHappy come together to bring a new music section called ViveMusic, in this first edition will discuss the acoustic album…
Just As I Am
Timeless
This is a considerably daunting album to review. As I’ve revisited this album, I’ve recognised elements of it in so many different…
The Ninth Hour
Sonata Arctica Became A Band With Only One Good Song
No matter how grumpy I was when I heard the information that they are preparing the new studio material, Sonata Arctica will always be one of those…
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…
Aquarius
Review: Tinashe's 'Aquarius'
R&B newcomer Tinashe makes quite an entrance with her scintillating major-label debut, Aquarius. Following the rampant success of her…
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…
Hard Love
Strand Of Oaks And The Effects Touring Can Have On Music
On his previous record Heal, Tim Showalter faced his biggest fears, all of his losses and sadness, and sublimed them into songs. It all lead to…
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…
Yours, Dreamily,
Psychedelic Monotony
The Black Keys were really excited to come back to the studio as soon as possible but the shoulder injury of their drummer, Patrick Carney,…
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Less to go until the Sunset Roll Festival.
Despite the difficult situation that exists in Venezuela, it is a great pride for all that music festivals are still made and that may present major…
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…
Christmas Kiss (Deluxe Edition)
Austin Marolla - Christmas Kiss
Christmas Kiss begins with a warm acoustic guitar and piano, in a groove that reminds me of something from a later Tom Petty record. This song is a…
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-…
On The Lam
Cavity - On The Lam
Cavity is a renowned stoner metal/sludge/stoner doom band from Miami, Florda. They have released a number of great albums through the years, but the…
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…
The Great Unknown
Album Review: Rob Thomas, 'The Great Unknown'
For 20 years, Rob Thomas has found lasting success as the front man of Matchbox 20, a solo performer and a songwriter for everyone from Santana to…
Don't Let The Kids Win
The Kids Won After All
A while back KatCigarette, reviewing one of Julia Jacklin’s singles warned you in these (web)pages what you could potentially expect from her album “…
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
#tbt The Byrds // The Notorious Byrd Brothers
This week's throwback was the first great album of 1968, a revolutionary year in both world politics and music. As such, it has an interesting…
The Tower
Motorpsycho - Psych(o) is still motoring’
With almost thirty years on the music scene, Norwegian heavyweights (in more senses than one) Motorpsycho has been classified in almost any musical…
Heart Is Full
Miike Snow Heart Is Full
Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson (who is half of the EDM duo Galantis),…
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen is a Swan
Good old Leonard drops albums at the speed of light, just as he would as he was at the beginning of his career. Three releases in the past four years…
Ice On The Dune
Ice on the Dune
Empire of the Sun give us some more of their debut 'Walking on a Dream' on this second effort; the house party slash festival drum n synth…
Clean Your Clock (Live In Munich 2015)
Rest in Peace, Motorhead
For Ian Frasier Lemmy Klimster, some would say that considering how wild he lived, he had lived a long life. No matter how far he had come,…
World Music
Goat - World Music
Goat is a psychedelic rock band from Sweden, that gained its high reputation in the psychedelic rock circles with its great debut album World Music.…
Brace Yourself
Allen Thompson Band - Allen Keeps The Allman Spirit Around
If you follow the publications like No Depression and all others that have something to do with alt-country, country rock, or just plain old country,…
Alive In New Light
IAMX is Optimistic? A Miracle!
Only a year after the album Unfall, Chris Corner returned with the new record Alive In New Light. In some way, it wraps up the story started with…
As Light As Light
EP Battle: Inc.No World Vs Frabin
INC. NO WORLD With their new EP, brother duo from California, Andrew and Daniel Aged confirmed that they are top-notch neo-soul act of the modern days…
Believe It
Yes, you better Believe It
Like all of the Miles Davis’ alumnus, Tony Williams continued the exploration-into-rock-music idiom of his mentor. But Williams went…
Hit Me Baby...
The Baseballs Are On The Edge Of Their Cover-Career
A cover of a song is like a panorama of the city seen through a differently colored glasses. Ergo, covers are fashionable. As we all know, fashion…
Amber Galactic
The Night Flight Orchestra - Amber Galactic [Album Review]
When you find out the names behind The Night Flight Orchestra you’ll think the band is another supergroup promising the world a revolution. But the…
69 Love Songs
SundaySpotlight: The Ultimate Autumn Album
Autumn and spring are moderate seasons. Both are some sort of foreplay for winter/summer, which means they are not extreme. On the other hands, our…
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…
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Review: J Cole's '2014 Forest Hills Drive'
J Cole has crafted a slew of good albums, but he has yet to craft a great one. While each of his three major label releases contain scattered moments…
The Making Of
Another Modern Rock Band? Really?
The Bohicas are rookies on British rock scene. Young, handsome, multi-ethnic band. They are armed with electric guitars, leather jackets and…
Au crépuscule de l'espérance
Akitsa - Au crepuscule de l'esperance
Akitsa are a renowned Canadian black metal band, who tend to mix black metal, noise rock and punk influences, and who could also be put under the…
Ion Vein
Never In The Spotdark
Formed in 1994 in Chicago, American metal boys Ion Vein were trying hard for a long time to find their place in the light (or should I say, in the…
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…
New York
New York = Love's Graveyard
Milk and Bone is a Montreal electro-pop duo (i.e. Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin) who earned critical acclaim with their debut album…
Last Christmas
Carly sleighs the Holiday Season
See what I did there? Well it's not exactly an exaggeration and Carly Rae Jepsen has officially dropped what might just be the year's first…
Name For You
The Shins explore a different mood on the Flipped Name for you
Las espinillas son una banda generoso. No sólo han lanzado su primer disco en lo que parece para siempre, los excelentes gusanos del corazó…
Don't Delete The Kisses
Wolf Alice Hits The Arrow Right Through The Ribs With Latest Music Video
Wolf Alice came out of the indie music underground as a firecracker throwing light all over the industry's same old, same old. Now after time has…
Venus Fly
Calling Out the Male Gaze
You might have concluded that Grimes had run out of her music video-making budget after she released the DIY The Ac!d Reign Chronicleslast…
Simple & Sweet
Jon Bellion: Simple & Sweet
It would be impossible for me to live without Jon Bellion’s music. The song Simple and Sweet captivates me because of the flawlessness of…
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.…
Changes
Jonathan Burkett Delivers A Positive Message On “Changes”
The category of rap music labeled as ‘socially conscious rap’ goes all the ways back to, and before, the days of Tupac Shakur. His joints like “The 7…
Let Me In
Dreamy Desolation
Brooklyn-based quintet Snowmine consists of bassist Jay Goodman, drummer Alex Beckmann, lead singer/composer Grayson Sanders and…
Wasted Days
Zibra Share their Wasted Days
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Let's Hurt Tonight
One Republic are not as strong as before
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All Night
Bringing back the original boyband
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Opposite House
When It Rains Inside
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Propagation
Com Truise's Propagation Asks 'What do Android Stepford Wives Dream of?'
In the stylish and ominous music video for American electronic musician Com Truise’s “Propagation”, Will Joines and…
Hush
COVERLAND Vol.2: Hush
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Party Like a Russian
Cheeky like a Williams
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Caught
St. Beauty's Caught is a Sparse and Sultry Emotional Purging
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Daydreaming
Dreamers, they never learn
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Yellow
Coldplay a band that describes emotions
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Dangerous (feat. Joywave)
Music is a World of Big Data
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Sleep On The Floor
Should You Sleep On The Floor Or Not?
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Dog Years
Maggie Roger's Counts Down Our Dog Years
The ticket prize for originality goes to Maggie Rogers. From snapping her fingers in a quiet room or drumming out a pattern on the fabric of a pair of…
Half Truth
No half truths about good music
With his grey hair, Michael McDonald, already seemed like he was around in music for a long time, when I liked his songs in the 80s. His duet with…
Hotel California
Eagles Greatest Hit Speaks Of The Dark Side Of The Music Industry
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Adore
Amy Shark Pops Into The Mainstream With Adore
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Young And Menace
Fall Out Boy Traces New Ground And Break Promises With Young And Menace
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A Sign
New music from my producer and Deyah
With the way my life is right now, I don’t get too much time to focus on my own music. One of the producers, almost painfully reminded me…
Good Lava
Exploring a Brand New Trip
Esperanza Spalding just dropped a new single from her upcoming experimental album “Emily’s D+ Evolution” called &…
Come
Come Closer to the She-Devils
This is where Pop should be going. Changing and everlasting effects from the duo She-Devils will have your mind altered within the candy haze ideas…
I Need A Silent Night
Needing That Silent Night
Fourteen evenings from now and it will be Christmas eve. And my search for Christmas songs to play for the season continues. While doing so, I came…
Hard Girls
Femme Rock-Pop
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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…
Golden Slumbers - Remastered 2009
The Beatles: Golden Slumbers
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Total Entertainment Forever
Father John Misty's Controversial Bedding Taylor Swift/ Every Night Inside the Oculus Rift' Lyrics Proves To Be Prophetic
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Truth Hurts
Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” Transforms Heartbreak into Empowerment
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Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Que Sera, Sera Is As Important As Ever
Call it irony or radio DJ's know exactly what they are doing. As the United States elections have come to a close and the states will be left with…
Dreamworld
Wakeful Possibilities
She was the girl with the string around her neck -ing with the boy who could only give her less It could be more if she learned to never expect -ing…
What's Up
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Lady Gaga Gives Us A Million Reasons
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All My Life
Lasting Just Like Love
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Kill Jill
Big Boi Kill Jill Official Video!
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Overpowered
Neuroscientific Pop
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I Don't Want U Back
BØRNS' “I Don't Want U Back” is a Spellbinding Kiss-Off to an Unfaithful Lover
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Intimate Agony
As a society I feel that we perceive softness and vulnerability as traits that are ‘weak,' and people emotionally disconnect themselves…
What's A Girl To Do?
What's A Girl To Do With Her Fur And Gold
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Junkie
Euphorically Addictive
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Letter of Intent
In Concrete Fantasy
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Heartbreaker
How Do We Know A Heartbreaker?
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Things It Would Be Helpful To Know Before The Revolution
Accessible Bleakness
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Paper Bells
The Future of Prog
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John Wayne
Lady Gaga Embraces The John Wayne Spirit
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Show Me How
Men I Trust Find a Calm Reassurance in an Asymmetrical Relationship in Show Me How
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Come Back to Me
Molly Kruse Creates a Video to Remember
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Film Noir
The Gin Pennies Share Striking New Video for Film Noir
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Stairway To Heaven - Sunset Sound Mix
Led Zeppelin in Heaven
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Thief
Ansel Elgort Tackles A Thief
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Don't Take The Money
The Modern Throwback
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Hotline Bling
Hotline Bling Was So Fire, It Started Some of Its Own.
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That's What I Like
Bruno Mars Does It Again With That's What I Like
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Girl Like You
Scary Love
Toro y Moi's Chaz Bundick officially changed his name to Chaz Bear, and revealed that his upcoming fifth album Boo…
Humble And Kind
Tim McGraw: Humble and Kind Review
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Kit Kat
Hi-Five’s Kit Kat break
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Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind
Time Travelling
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How Deep Is Your Love
EDM In A New Dimension
You know what? I never truly listened to electronic music because when I hear the “toot toot” and the “teet teet&…
Losing You
Boy Pablo Makes Teen Romantic Angst Warm and Inviting with Losing You
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Easy
Super easy to get into
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Talking to Myself
A fitting tribute to a great man
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Waterfall
A Star-studded Waterfall
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Starboy
Testing out The Weeknd
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Gotta Be Somebody's Blues
A Menacing Tone
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Scream
An ideal world
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DNA
DNA's Powerful Hold
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Save My Soul
Just don't get hooked
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I'm Done
The Julie Ruin’s Answer to Internet Haters – “I’m Done”
Honest Lyrics –Check Socially Relevant Art – Check Pure Punk Gold – Check Trust Kathleen Hanna to call a…
Cheerleader
A Cheerleader No More
Sometimes I imagine songs 'talking back' to one another, which is easy to do when different artists take on the same subject matter. In this…
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.…
If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn
Creatively Written Promise Song
Florida's “Sleeping with Sirens” falls on the more melodic side of the post-hardcore world create a whirlwind of emotion with…
I Have Been to the Mountain
Harrowing Injustice
“‘I Have Been To The Mountain’ is a song for those struck down by the hands of evil – senseless killings which…
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…
Easier
Cat Turner's Easier Offers a Grungy Perspective on Young Love
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Bibia Be Ye Ye
Ed Sheeran - Switching Styles but Still Keeping the Ed(ge)
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Drove U Crazy (feat. Bryson Tiller)
It Drove Me Crazy (In a Good Way)
Since Gucci Mane's release from prison I feel like he's been unstoppable. He's released album after album and had hit after hit. Some say…
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…
Hands
Quirky Sonic Perfection
The outfit's airy vocals – courtesy of Phoebe Baker and Lou James – and pristine harmonizing have earned Alpine global acclaim…
Cold
The Surreal Aptness of Seeing Rich Brian as an Olympic Figure Skater in the Cold MV
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Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)
Enjoy Chicano Batman's Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm) ahead of March release of Freedom is Free
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I Need A Forest Fire
James Blake & Justin Vernon Need a Forest Fire (and so do you)
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Piece By Piece
Strung Together With Pieces
What would the world be like without Anna Calvi? Showing us a clear indictor of the type of musician and artist Anna intends to be or even become. &#…
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…
Sabali
Love, Jouissance and Blindness: The Doubly Poignant Use of Amadou & Mariam's Sabali in Léa Mysius' Ava
“Ava”, the debut feature film by La Femis film school graduate Léa Mysius, incorporates a…
Pressure
New Synthpop cover from ELYXR
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teach you to fall in love
Fall In Love With Brett Castro's Newest Break-Up Anthem
Brett Castro never fails to turn moments in his personal life into a killer soundtrack for our lives - and he did it again with his newest single…
Back For Me
Separation Anxiety
We made this the same way we did the Dear To Me video - with a lot of help from our friends. From the strip club up the street from my and Matthew&…
LMK
Kelela's Electro-Soul Feminist Hookup Manifesto
In Björk collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang’s music video, LA-via-DC Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter Kelela alternates between a…
I Just Wanna Live
songs that come back to you
There are songs we heard during a stage in our life, in adolescence, for example, the sounds we hear are often associated with our personality and…
Hit My Line (feat. Junior)
Chrystian Lehr - Hit My Line feat. Junior (Official Video)
Hailing from Columbus, OH, singer Chrystian Lehr is bringing the heat with his new single “Hit My Line”, featuring rapper Junior from St Louis, MO. On…
The Logical Song
A Modern, Ironic Classic
The success of that record was basically down to its great songs. I never tired of hearing them over the entire time, and I think the album has a very…
April Skies
Songs that started it all. 2) April Skies, Jesus and Mary Chain
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Chica Ideal
Sing to him! : What You Sing Is What You Think
When an artist writes a song makes thinking and feeling, is inspired by a person, his thoughts and feelings become tangible, writes on paper and…
Lust for Life (with The Weeknd)
Hollywood and The Weeknd
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Dirty Harry
Grace Who Gives and Takes
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Porgy and Bess: Act 1: Scene 1: Summertime
Jazz Standards Vol.7 - Summertime
‘Summertime’ is probably the best-known standard outside the jazz circless. This song is an aria from the 1935 opera ‘…
Dusk Till Dawn - Radio Edit
Zayn and Sia Join Forces on a Formulaic Stadium Pop Number
The prestige crime drama-inspired music video for Zayn and Sia’s power pop ballad “Dusk Till Dawn” may be mostly…
Timor
Shakira's Agitprop Pop
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Sax
A modern twist on James Brown
I could’ve never predicted the trend. When Jason Derulo released “Trumpets” in 2013, he unleashed a sound that…
Swim
DAN CROLL - SWIM / ONE OF US
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Next Time
Flawed, Beautiful Ambiguity
“I started out writing Semper Femina as if a man was writing about a woman. And then I thought it’s not a man, it&…
Will He
Joji Detoxifies With will he
A man in a lean panda costume sways alone, among the passed out attendees of a surreal suburban house party. A melancholic singer sits in a bloodbath…
So What The Fuss
Stevie Wonder rapping! Yeah, you read well!
I can never get enough satisfied while listening to the music of Stevie Wonder! I would like to share with you guys a song by Stevie Wonder from the…
Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes is a one-of-a-kind band that embodies an old time southern rock with a modern day instrumentation style. I had the pleasure of seeing…
All My Love (feat. Conor Maynard)
All of Cash Cash and Conor
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Somebody Who
Delicate Dreamscape
The all-girl trio that make up Au Revoir Simone - Erika Forster, Annie Hart, and Heather D'Angelo - may remind you of HAIM, except for…
Liquorice
LIQUORICE AND OTHER TREATS
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Sing My Heart Out
Sam Bailey is still singing
I know it’s pretty hard to believe, but even though I’m a singer with aspirations to gain global fame, taking part of The Voice, X…
Hide
Dreaming of Hiding in the Woods With Saavan
Hide is the dream of a night in the woods. Walking without trying to find our way. This is how the group Saavan explain their newest single 'Hide&…
Stella By Starlight
Jazz Standards Vol.9 - Stella by Starlight
‘Stella by Starlight’ is a song from the 1944 Paramount film “The Uninvited,” a ghost story starring Ray…
i hope u never get over me
Brett Castro's Stunning New Single
Brett Castro is an NYC-via-Ohio based artist with a knack for experimental Indie/Pop production layered with swelling vocal harmonies like no others.…
Thong Song (feat. Sisqo)
An updated ode to the thong
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Incapable
Keyshia's very capable
There’s something about when current day R&B singers take on an old retro soul sound in their ballads. I have always had a major weak for…
Drunk
I Was Just Drunk Back Then
Husky is a Melbourne-based indie post-rock duo that consists of singer-songwriter Husky Gawenda and multi-instrumentalist Gideon…
Stone Cold
Stone Cold is called Demi's New Video
Demi Lovato has just released just two days ago the third single from his album Confident that with great reason that title; because the former…
Talk a Lot
SALES Return With Infectious Guitar Pop Anguish
Orlando-based duo SALES (vocalist/guitarist Lauren Morgan and producer Jordan Shih) reassume their position as guitar-based indie pop poets of…
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
All Things Wonderful
It still is the most wonderful time of the year. If it weren't so, then this song first released in 1963 by Andy Williams would no longer have its…
Journey In Satchidananda
COVERLAND Vol.18: Journey in Satchidananda
Recently, I wrote an article about one of the best jazz albums ever, “Journey in Satchidananda” by Alice Coltrane. Although it is a remarkable piece…
High Road
Heartbreak Hotel
I don't know what the ratio actually is, but there seems to be a fair amount of songs that deal with both sides of the human courting ritual. On…
Stressed Out
Nostalgia on the Billboard Top 40: Twenty One Pilots' Stressed Out
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American Money
Money Does Look Like Love
BORNS also known by the birth name Garrett Borns recently released music video for 'American Money' dresses up and plays on our hyper…
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.…
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation's
Justin Timberlake and his song for ''Trolls''
Timberlake became a star in the late 90s as a member of NSYNC group, one of the most successful pop formations. There he managed to stay on top of…
The Wonder of Love
The Wonder of Gold Celeste
Gold Celeste is extremely keen at finding the right balance between psych music’s modern elements - they craft tape-saturated drum grooves…
Nothing Lasts
Lo-Fi Musings
Nothing Lasts isn't as pessimistic as its title makes it out to be. Noah Kittinger was only 18 when he released his debut LP …
Red Eyes
Thomas Azier's Haunting, Retro-Gazing Electropop
Music has turned into nothing more than just a rush in the background while you are busy doing other things. I don't want to change that, but I…
You And I
Intense Interactions From You and I
In with the likes of Fiona Apple, Nernia Pallot and Cat Power comes a new voice Margaret Glaspy. Glaspy's song 'You and I' reads out in a…
Into Black
Abstract Sensuality
As Bust's Eliza C. Thompson has noted, What’s most impressive about the Portland-based band [Blouse] is their ability to pack…
Nothing Better
Forget Chainsmokers, this is the duet of former lovers you should be listening to.
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PCH
Summertime Craving
It's fitting that Ontario indie rock quartet Tokyo Polica Club (vocalist and bassist David Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, …
Glow Like Dat
Rich Chigga and the Age-Old Appreciation vs Appropriation Question
Like Iggy Azalea in 2014, Rich Chigga (Chinese-Indonesian teenager Brian Imanuel) has earned himself a Forbes profile that charts his trajectory as…
Cool Girl
Tove Lo is a Cool Girl in her New Video
This girl of Swedish origin barely 28 years has managed to break into the entertainment industry, his musical career is just beginning with their…
I Know You Can Hear It
It's a Pleasure to Hear This
The first time I heard Dear Reader was on a South African TV show, where she sang a snippet of her song, Ode to Confusion live. From that moment, I…
Apocalypse
Reverie After Dark
It has been five years since Brooklyn-via-El Paso ambient pop collective Cigarettes After Sex's first EP. After millions of…
Desencuentro
Residente and his romantic Mismatch in Paris
If anything René Pérez Joglar to recognize aka Residente, it is its integrity and idealism, as well as the determining of their positions.…
Summer
Courtneers Experience Summer as a Fling to Remember
Indie Rock has made its bed and for the time being it is here to say. Now some people may feel that this statement can go and curl up somewhere and…
Los Aturdo
Reke releases new video: ''Los Aturdo''
Gustavo Ferrin born in the city of Caracas, on September one , 1982, musically known as '' Rekeson '' continuous in…
buttercup
Hippo Campus' buttercup is an Ode to a Gritty Female Boxer
One month short of celebrating the anniversary of their debut album landmark (February 24, 2017), up-and-coming Minnesotan indie rock quartet Hippo…
Tú Me Quemas - AtellaGali Dance Remix
Chino and Nacho Arrive in Hollywood with Ride Along 2 the Movie
The famous Chinese Venezuelan duo Nacho not stop ringing in the news, highlighted by its urban music increasingly encroaching over the US and the…
Toy Enamorao (feat. Sharlene & Nacho)
Mozart premieres “Toy Enamorao” accompanied by Nacho and Sharlene
Three great artists of the urban wave have come together to create this theme that have called Toy Enamorao, this time the Dominican Mozart La Para…
Used To Love You
Heartbroken Gwen
It Was hard not to notice the whole thing that was happening in Gwen Stefani's life. It was all over media. Local and world's. It was hard to…
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,…
It's Over
2 Mile Hill: Uncovered
Barbados superstars 2 Mile Hill have a long list of changes queued up for 2016: new music, US tour and a complete rebrand, to name a few. Formerly…
When I Get Home
Twisted Language
Post Animal follow in the steps of psychedelic rhythms and mind bending instrumental loops consisting in their track 'When I Get Home'. From…
Daniel Romano
From mournful to Mosey
Daniel Romano is a musician, poet, and visual artist. He is also one of Canada’s most prolific talents, rolling out albums that continue to…
The Mavericks
The Mavericks ‘Mono’ – Album Review
The Mavericks have always been coy about being pigeon-holed. Melding neo-traditional country with alternative, Tex-Mex and more, it was almost a…
Randy Hall
Grammy Award Winning Old School Music “The Man With The Horn” by Miles Davis Features Legend Randy Hall in Award Winning Song
Music legends Miles Davis and Randy Hall won a Grammy in 1981 for Miles Davis’ album, “The Man With The Horn” for Best Jazz Instrumental. You can…
Nashville Cast
The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2 – Album Review
As the seasons and episodes progress, I find it harder and harder to remember the majority of the songs performed on Nashville, or at the very least…
Pharaoh's Dream
Pharaoh’s Dream Covers Classic Single “Sunny”
Many people know the song “Sunny”, composed and recorded by Bobby Hebb, and can identify the song by its pop infused jazzy style.…
Daughter
Daughter: Doing The Right Thing
One of the best things about music is it's capacity to evoke emotion. It is this quality in full bloom that makes each experience of three piece…
Bob Dylan
A Nobel Prize in Literature for music?
It's just as rare. It's just not that does not deserve it. Bob Dylan's talent is immense, and deserves great prizes. In fact,…
Yei
#Yei, the voice that weakens necessary lyrics
Javier García, now called #Yei, left behind the rock guitars of Telegram to meddle in more Funks, folks and electronic sounds with his first…
Saffell
In Talks with Rising Star: SAFFELL
Saffell is quickly becoming a star in his own right. Not your average singer-songwriter, Saffell is having a big year between releasing his new album,…
Don Omar
Don Omar and Héctor El Father reconcile
The biggest reggaeton time was lived between the late 90s and early 2000, where the maximum exponent at the time, Hector El Father, led to stardom…
Trina Medina
Trina Medina salsa with love for art
If a female voice is needed in the sauce, that is to Trina Medina. A ring reminiscent of his mother, Canelita Medina, evoking the imposing resonance…
Maluma
Maluma singing in English?
The reggaetonero has a private instructor who helps you perfect the language. The artist says he has tried to be very disciplined and it also makes…
Elton John
Musical Genius
Crowned number 49 in Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest artists of all time by Billy Joel, Elton John is truly one of the most phenomenal…
Adrivn
How to make music in Venezuela? Part I
Yes, here in Venezuela, in this land that borders the Caribbean Sea, music is made, and go how. At first, the process is as everywhere in the world,…
Manuel Medrano
The molten pop of Manuel Medrano
And finally the 2016 Latin Grammy doubts were cleared, and among the new features of the event was the coronation of Colombian musician Manuel…
Weezer
Weezer releases 'patriotic' track 'I Love the USA'
The rock band Weezer famous performers issues such as Pork and Beans, Hash Pipe and Buddy Holly and just recently launched on 1 April tenth plate…
Ceremony
Ceremony
This is true love, don’t be afraid This is true love, you can’t resist Dreamy soundscapes change their colors every time I look…
Erykah Badu
Roll Call from Erykah Badu
Phoneversations are up in the air, fully connected as Erykah freshly motivated goes for another successful art…
Taylor Swift
A Different Way To View Wonderland
Taylor Swift has always been known to write and compose songs filled with depth and brevity. Her inspiration to her lyrics has always been rumoured to…
Franco De Vita
From Vinyl and Cassette to YouTube and Itunes
Of the most famous and with a solid career in Venezuela and other Latin American artists is noted artists like Ricardo Montarner or Franco de Vita.…
Manuel Medrano
Manuel Medrano triumphing at the Latin Grammys
The Colombian singer has already started gaining when he received the news that he was nominated for 'Best New Artist' and '…
Joan Manuel Serrat
Serrat dedicated a night of classics to Panama
The world tour of Spanish singer Juan Manuel Serrat allowed to return to Panamanian stage after twelve years of absence. At the concert, held last…
Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band ‘The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1’ – EP Review
I’ve not been particularly familiar with Zac Brown Band’s music over the years. While I have always respected their musicianship, their sound is…
Nashville Cast
The Music Of Nashville Season 4, Vol. 1 – Album Review
Country music’s most anticipated soundtrack collection has released a new album almost 7 months since the last instalment. It is, of course,…
Fitzsimon and Brogan
Pure Pop For Now People: Fitzsimon And Brogan Release New Single, “Big Blue World”
“Big Blue World” is the brand new, vibrant single release from Fitzsimon and Brogan (FaB). Taken from the forthcoming (June 22nd) album by the same…
Mosley Bar
Mosley Bar - Royalties
So, what is new from the Liverpool based indie four piece Mosley Bar? Their brand new EP Royalties! that was released on 15th May…
Frank Quintero
A sigh of nostalgia by Frank Quintero
There are two concerts of Frank Quintero, in Caracas. 9 and 10 April, to be exact. However, what matters to bring up with this singer is how his…
Drake
Drake is the most nominated at the AMAs
The Drake Canadian figure as one of the favorites at the American Music Awards 2016 with 13 nominations in total, which will compete in sections…
Wale
Bizarre Collabs That Kinda Worked
Collaborations have never been sought out more than they are today. When an artist releases a project one of the first things people look for is the…
Hillsong Worship
Hillsong What A Beautiful Name
There is this fairly new song by the group Hillsong that I am just beginning to learn. It is called “What A Beautiful Name.” Just as the sunrise…
Phil Collins
Phill Collins prepares his return
In the latest issue of the famous magazine Rolling Stones, Phil Collins has made clear his intention to return to the music saying Officially, I&…
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;…
Kris Kristofferson
The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson @ Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN | March 16, 2016 – Review
Some of Country music’s biggest stars came out to honor the iconic Kris Kristofferson on Wednesday night. The show, billed as The Life &…
Yandel
Yandel returned to the music scene As Before with Wisin
Singer Yandel premiered his latest album #UPDATE, and with him his first single Como Antes which has the collaboration of Wisin, with whom he…
Lo Marie
Lo Marie Reveals The Gap
Lo Marie doesn’t hold back with this passionate new track. The singer from Tennessee recently put out the track “Gap,” her first release since a…
Bencoolen
BENCOOLEN Take Over the 9:30 Club
Bencoolen has been one of the most noteworthy bands of 2016, and 2017 is gearing up to be just as accomplished. Sharing their new…
Alexis & Fido
One in a million, Colombian Remix
This topic has been ringing everywhere for a few months, and that Alexis & Fido do not stop perrología create hits. While this song is a…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
New from Red Hot Chili Peppers
The friends who formed his band in 1983 in Los Angeles, California still active. They bring us Dark Necessities, the first issue of his new album The…
Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi ‘The B Sides: 2011-2014’ – EP Review
If you’ve been consciously avoiding any of the new males on country radio, then you might just be missing out. Among the great pop-country of Frankie…
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder and Chris Martin together in New York
The Global Citizen Festival, New York, takes 5 years delighting audiences in the Big Apple and in all its editions, has saved room for some surprise.…
Manuel Turizo
Manuel Turizo spoke of A Lady Like You
The artist of 17 years is consolidated in the world of reggaeton. Julian and Manuel Turizo. Manuel Turizo is consolidated as one of the great…
Timbaland
Timbo and Mila jammed down in Don`t Get No Betta
This year`s top jam can easily snach the throne to many of it`s rivals. Super-massive-top-notch producer Timbaland cliqued-up with lovely R`…
Shakira
Shakira's new look that is causing a stir on Instagram
Colombian singer Shakira again causes a stir in social networks, this time by her most recent publication on Instagram , where she left more than one…
Fito Páez
Fito Paez offered his heart to the disappeared in Mexico
Even after taking leave and go to the backstage, a chorus in unison brought him back. Oe oe oe oe, Fito, Fito! Was the song with which the Mexican…
Justin Bieber
China closes the doors to Justin Bieber
Artists like Icelandic Bjork, Bon Jovi, Oasis or Guns N'Roses have had problems with the Chinese authorities and even have suffered…
Dutch Rebelle
Kitchen confessions: Interview with Dutch ReBelle
Not so long ago I had the priviledge to hear this wonderful lyricist in a collaboration hit with none other than Ransom himself, the…
Marc Anthony
The Meaning of Epic
Popularly known or designated by the word epic the result of a heroic action, with courage and effort. It is also known as something to behold,…
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction
Great rock n’ roll is like an aphrodisiac for people. I’m talking sleazy guitar and bass riffs that penetrate your soul, loose…
José Luis Rodríguez
The theme for the Puma that Venezuela turned into an anthem
Jose Luis Rodriguez, El Puma, was the singer who released the iconic theme Venezuela, a song that has become a sort of emblematic anthem of that…
Beyoncé
About to reclaim your throne, Queen Bee?
Beyoncé’s last album stems from 2013. Dropped by surprise, accompanied by videos for each track, it was something the world had…
Randy Hall
Pop and R and B Icon Making Headlines with A New Way Of Love Song on Spotify and YouTube- Randy Hall
Grammy award-winning artist, Randy Hall, has just released his newest pop single, “A New Way of Love” to streaming services and…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga premieres John Wayne music video
The American singer, Lady Gaga premiered the music video of John Wayne which is the third single from her latest album Joanne, after the announcement…
Residente
Resident dedicates his new video to the war in Syria
Today, within a circuit that promotes only songs to dance, which I also have, it is vital for me as an artist to take the space to promote these…
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…
Laura Pausini
When your love has several names
Perfect among all love the name of Isa, Ecka, Joa, Gaby, Anaco, the Eva and Dani, Rose, Roe, Moni, Minda and Camilia. It also happens to me Vero,…
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…
Mapei
Don't Wait Change and Believe Hey Hey Mapei
This will be another up-and-coming artist who I have written about that seems to have had her career venture crossroads with singer Lykke Li.…
Pablo Alborán
An innovated Pablo Alborán prepares his next album
One of the most successful Spanish singers in recent years is, without Pablo Alboran doubt. With thousands of fans in Latin America, this talented…
Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham About His Culture Mix
Billy Cobham is a drummer who gained his experience by playing with the likes of Billy Taylor, Horace Silver, George Benson, Herbie Hancock and Miles…
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…
Gilda
Natalia Oreiro covers the popular Gilda
Miriam Alejandra Bianchi, better known by her stage name as Gilda, was a singer of Argentina Cumbia entered the world of music in the early nineties.…
CHANO
Chano bets on a solo 2017
Santiago Moreno Charpentier, better known as Chano hold off his solo career in this 2017. After being the lead singer of the popular band Tan Bionics…
Eric Church
Eric Church ‘The Outsiders’ – Album Review
Eric Church is a master of his craft. Not content either to “sell out” into the mainstream or to simply build on what made ‘Chief’ so successful and…
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…
William Grant Still
William Grant Still—A Fascinating Composer And Arranger
One composer that has a fascinating story and history that isn’t too often commented on or written about is William Grant Still.…
Muse
Muse celebrates Halloween with a cover of The Cramps
British band Muse, had suspended all his followers after their networks and their frontman Matt Bellamy published several teasers of a Halloween…
Fred Momotenko
A French Composer With a Grand Style
Fred Momotenko is a fabulous French composer who makes music seemingly for the church and in the track featured here on Kurrent Music, there is a…
Death From Above 1979
Death From Above announces new album and releases Never Swing Alone
For some time now the two-piece band Death From Above , previously known as Death From Above 1979 , has been giving us some new material with the…
La Pequeña Revancha
The Little Revenge and its Syncopated Steps.
Through their social networks @pequenarevancha grouping Caracas this weekend announced the release date of his next study material for Syncopated…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s red hot year
When Taylor Swift announced that she would go from country to pop, the music industry already predicted that she would be one of the biggest stars we…
Antonín Dvořák
Humoresque Dances and Sings
The Dvorak piece that was originally transcribed and written for orchestra is fabulously reduced to piano solo. The levels of intricacy are there from…
David Crosby
COVERLAND Vol.5: Guinnevere
Guinnevere is a lovely song - it’s calm, mysterious, deep, emotional… It’s a complex melody, built over complex chord…
División Minúscula
Tiny Division, for the first time in the Auditorium
Lowercase Division said the only competition they have is with themselves, and it is time to present at the National Auditorium. It will be on 8…
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera premieres a video with Maluma
Colombian singer Maluma, made a collaboration with the duo Sin Bandera whose video premiered two days ago and is called Without Me. Amid three…
Queen
I know exactly how you feel, how you feel
Have you ever heard a song and you felt that you describe? Not only feel your emotions, you feel connected through a song, you feel you're…
IAMX
New IAMX
“Sincerity of a sinner who is more saint than many of those we know” Great London wonder named IAMX came back with a new song! All…
Phil Collins
Phil Collins to return against all odds?
Popstars and retirement never really go well together. Cher did her farewell tour years ago, but then went back on tour in 2014. Tina Turner did 4…
Rihanna
Rock In Rio Brasil: Rihanna Live In Concert
Three days ago, the people of South America, Brasil, had the pleasure of enjoying the live stage act of the one and only…
Simon & Garfunkel
Old Friends Live on Stage 2003
What can be said of these two gents? They are rock n roll Hall of Fame inductees, Simon twice nominated. Their sixties records captured the hearts and…
Ronald Borjas
Ronal Borjas presents a new theme.
Sing is an urban sauce that bears the stamp of Ronald Borjas. It was written by Venezuelan Robert Vilera with Cuban musician José Montes. Vilera…
Edgar Alexander
Time to love: the sound of Edgar Alexander
A few days ago, on March 18, he left the Venezuelan singer Edgar Alexander (Edgardo Quintero) at 71 years old. Ear of this, its flagship theme was…
Bluegrass - Various Artists
Multi-Talented Composer, Singer, Songwriter Josy Svajda Reveals the Secrets to her Success
Born in Vienna and currently residing in Los Angeles, Josy Svajda is an musician, singer, songwriter and composer who is well known across town for…
Reik
Reik returns with a Des/Love
After 5 years out of the studies, the renowned Mexican trio Reik, returns to the fray with a new album. The group, one of the leaders in the romantic…
MGK
All Night Long already has its music video
American rapper from Cleveland, Richard Colson Baker, better known by his stage name like Machine Gun Kelly released his second studio album entitled…
Boosie Badazz
“I’m My Generation’s Tupac” Says Boosie BadAzz
Though he has been dead for over 20 years it seems Tupac’s influence over hip hop is still alive and well. People often compare themselves or strive…
POLIÇA
A Brilliant Cover
In this live performance, experimental soultronica band Poliça lend their signature otherworldly electro-soul spin on Keith Sweat's…
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake honors Prince in a Netflix film
Justin Timberlake, the late singer Prince was a great influence on his career, for this reason, he decided to dedicate Justin Timberlake + The…
Forsaken Autumn
Forsaken Autumn
Disappear. Vanish. Decay. Hide in the mist. Run away and change my name. Railway stations, trains, tickets and a fake hair. Fake id, fake smile, fake…
The Killers
The Killers return with a new song after 5 years of absence
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Underrated Alternative: Catfish
In 2007 two guys names Ryan 'Van' McCann and Billy Bibby began playing guitar together in McCann's parents house in North Wales. These two…
Alkilados
Alkilados will take you for a ride with La Bicicleta
One of the revelation bands of recent years has undoubtedly been alkylated. These Colombians already unveiled their new single which promises to…
Clean Bandit
Clean Bandit is back
After a break two years after having released their first studio album New Eyes, the British band Clean Bandit brings an issue they hope to become a…
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…
blink-182
New Blink 182 album tops Drake's Views
Blink 182 got his seventh studio album called California which was written in a very short time and his first musical single Bored to Death is among…
The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars – Album Review
To say there has been much anticipation surrounding the release of The Civil Wars self-titled sophomore album would be underestimating it by a country…
Guaco
Guaco with new member
The supergroup of Venezuela Guaco reveals through their social networks the new member that was part of this group. While we remember this group…
The Beach Boys
Giving off Good Vibrations
Creators of lush songs described as teenage symphonies to God and one of the most innovative bands ever, the Beach Boys invented California rock.…
Scout Gillett
Scout Gillett Shines Bright in 2020
Scout Gillett is an artist on the rise for this year. Her groundbreaking new single one to ten has been making the rounds and captivating all in its…
Tara Thompson
Tara Thompson ‘Someone To Take Your Place’ – Single Review
Tara Thompson is one of the newest female acts to hit the scene, and the Dot Recording artist has recently released her debut single ‘…
Shakira
Shakira premiered Blackmail with Maluma
Two days ago the video Blackmail by Shakira with his countryman, Maluma in which the blonde returns to perform her sensual hip movements, which are…
Michael Bublé
Bublé is back: new single and album
The renowned Canadian singer and actor, Michael Bublé, returned to the focus of the music scene to release a new single titled Nobody but me,…
DJ Snake
DJ Snake and Justin Bieber release Let Me Love You video
Night, crime and neon lights distinguish the video clip artists DJ Snake and Justin Bieber just released to accompany the theme Let me love you, they…
Blake Shelton
Looking For A Christmas Soundtrack? Go For ‘Cheers, It’s Christmas’ With Blake Shelton! – Review
Blake Shelton released his first Christmas album ‘Cheers, It’s Christmas’ on October 2nd, which I always feel is far too early to even be…
David Bowie
Everything Has Changed
The world has changed last week. That is why I have decided to review Nothing Has Changed, the last compilation of David Bowie released in 2014.…
Judd Starr
The Music of Judd Starr
I will never forget when I first discovered the music of Judd Starr. In 2007, I had just started using the Internet to find great music that I may…
Gustav Mahler
Summary of Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and the Psyche
Upon listening to Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, I get a sense of the Sigmond Freud posture of the late 19th century, as it shows up in much of…
Lionel Hampton
The Magic of the Jazz Vibraphone
The vibraphone is one of the most beautiful and gentle instruments. It’s a piano for drummers - it is classified under percussion and is a…
Weezer
highway music
For every time we have a special song. When we venture on a road trip, without realizing it, the music we choose reflects the landscape around us.…
David Maslanka
David Maslanka’s Angel of Mercy
Upon listening to Angel of Mercy by David Maslanka, I find it a very pleasing read. It is a fine piece of music that has the distinction of the low…
Macula Dog
Welcome to Macula Dog's Weird World
Perfect Night, Perfect Love, Perfect Kiev, Perfect Her, Perfect Everything I remember what the Perfect is. I still remember it and hope it is going…
Lepers & Crooks
Funky, Heavy, Beautiful Rock from Australia
Sydney 5-piece Lepers and Crooks came sprinting out of the blocks only two years ago with their first few headline slots being …
Eduardo Marturet
Eduardo Marturet and his ten years in front of the Miami Symphony
After a major race in Venezuela and Berlin, among other places, the Venezuelan conductor Eduardo Marturet received in 2005 the witness, by the Cuban…
Bryson Tiller
The 502 Come Up
As 2015 comes to an end, we take a look back at the artists that rose to the spotlight in the past year or so. Fetty Wap, Post Malone, just two that…
Oh Wonder
Oh Wonder's Golden Sounds
As the music industry changes, it is interesting to see the creative ways in which artists work to create a following and maintain it. Since Oh Wonder…
Juanes
Juanes gets Gold and Platinum Record
Juanes reaches a new record with his most recent record production Mis Planes Son Amarte . The album was placed as a Gold Album in the United States,…
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles ‘Unlove You’ – Single Review
Jennifer Nettles seems to be on an amazingly creative roll lately. The singer seems to have found her niche in both music and acting, and might I say,…
Chris Stapleton
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards – Country Predictions
Tonight (February 15) the 58th annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS from 8pm ET, and there are plenty of our country and Americana favorites…
Alfredo Naranjo
Alfredo Naranjo and Rafael El Pollo Brito serenade Venezuela
They call land of grace and thus from the affection felt towards the terroir, devote the space born a subject which is, above all, a declaration of…
Da Brat
Da Brat-Sage-Eric lit dat #YAK
Muddy sexiness in the air, slick fat trappin` basses and percussions compeling us into the modern old school club, to join this magical trio in their…
Fonseca
Fonseca is premiere
Fonseca brings great news to his fans with a new production. It is + Connection, re-release of his latest album, renewed and with more songs. This…
Shakira
Shakira and Carlos Vives are sued for plagiarism
A Madrid court has admitted a lawsuit for alleged plagiarism against Carlos Vives and Shakira for their hit song La Bicicleta 2016 Latin Grammy for…
Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship Mixes It Up Again With “Only King Forever”
Esta canción lleno de energía está en lista de canciones en las iglesias por toda la nación ahora como una declaración…
Mando Diao
#SundaySpotlight: Mando Diao
Mando Diao formed at the end of last century in Borlange, a place in the central province of Sweden. They had their ups and downs. They raised with…
Shane McAnally
CMA Songwriters Series @ IndigO2, London, UK | March 10, 2016 – Review
I have seen every CMA Songwriters event to grace the O2 Arena, and there are always high expectations. I love the camaraderie and collaboration of the…
J. Cole
Concert Review: 2014 Forest Hills Drive Tour
YG, Jeremih, Big Sean, and J. Cole. Four of the most prominent names in rap all on one stage, playing to a sold out amphitheater and a packed lawn…
Bonnie Tyler
Who else could sing at a total eclipse?
Bonnie Tyler is best known for her song “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and, this week, it was announced that she gets to sing it on a cruise during an…
David Crosby
Crosby Lights the Way with Lighthouse digital release
David Crosby, singer, songwriter, activist, lights the way with his new digital release, Lighthouse. The album was recorded at Groove Masters Studio…
The Blue Throne Poets
The Blue Poets say hello with Goodbye
Let us be the first to tell you that blues rock has recently been climbing back into our musical shuffle. The revival began with bands such as The…
Caroline K
Caroline K
As I try to touch the sky I need some special music – that kind of music which is a perfect partner in such a weird action, you know.…
Natalia Lafourcade
Natalia Lafourcade and her emotional compass
By Gerardo Guarache Ocque It's December 2012, Christmas eve. His manager, his family, almost everyone tells him not to do it. He has time,…
Martin Garrix
Excellent week for Martin Garrix
The 20 years has completed an extraordinary week, closing with two sold out events at the Amsterdam Dance Event. The wunderkind of electronic music…
Dream Theater
Dream Theater’s Dreamiest Tracks
Dream Theater is nuts. How the hell does someone even write that stuff? It sounds like someone’s pen broke during songwriting and splashed ink all…
Niccolò Paganini
Paganini with violin and guitar
Between 1782 and 1840 lived the violinist and composer Italian Nicolo Paganini, widely known for his acrobatic virtuosity on the violin, author of…
Luciano Pereyra
Luciano Pereyra underwent emergency surgery
Renowned singer and Argentine cumbia pop, Luciano Pereyra, had to be operated emergency after some complications in the esophagus. The surgery was…
Dierks Bentley
The 51st Annual ACM Awards – Nominees List
This morning Dierks Bentley took to CBS This Morning to help announce some of the nominees for this year’s ACM Awards, followed by Nancy O&…
Skullwinx
The Relic a concept based metal album by SkullWinx
German EPIC SPEED METAL newcomers SKULLWINX hit hard with their second album The Relic.The band is faster, stronger and more epic than ever before.…
The Rolling Stones
Stones documentary Totally Stripped reissued
The Rolling Stones do not rest. They have about 55 years rockin 'around the world and continue to produce new materials. This time, his…
Nas
Getting down with Nas
Nas, to real Hip Hop fans, is one of the biggest rappers out there. But, I have lost touch with his music somewhere right after his breakthrough album…
The Beatles
Series about musicians (and their music)
When we analyze the history of music, we understand that a large part of it is visual. And it is that the history of music is, in part, twinned with…
Ryan Farmer
Ryan Farmer ‘Lurch’ - EP Review
Americana/country artist, Ryan Farmer, formerly known as Ryan Thomas, will be releasing his new EP, Lurch, on November 20th. The EP finds the 21 year…
Danilo Montero
The Cure for Hate
For anthropologists and / or philosophers evil is the absence of good. And the light is the absence of darkness. In that sense, one could say with…
Kristal Fonrodona
5 Music Production Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started
You will go on to publish albums and print out copies for album covers. And people will scream how much they love your music, but you will never…
Bhutan Christian Artist Collective
Russian Orthodox Music for God on Youtube
I’m struck by the shear beauty of the Russian Orthodox’s sacred music and how it is a prayer continually to God for unity and for peace. It is in some…
Recordatorio
Interview with the great Armando Áñez.
Armando Áñez, formerly of Americania, decided to launch his solo project entitled Logic Resbalosa project launched to the public in 2015,…
Jean-Michel Jarre
SundaySpotlight: Jean Michel Jarre
This week's Sunday Spotlight is Jean Michel Andre Jarre, a French composer and producer. He is the son of famous movie score composer Maurice…
Los Mesoneros
The Mesoneros continue with Solo
Innkeepers is an important Venezuelan band is doing things right. Make good songs, they have a consistent harmony with their melodies, ie, sound good…
Krishna Das
Americana flavoured Indian spirituality
Did you ever think why do we like so many things from other cultures when we don’t really have a clue about them? For example - a lot of…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber talks about his insecurities in an open letter to his fans
The singer, who a few weeks ago canceled his tour, says he has let bitterness, jealousy and fear manage my life. Canadian singer Justin Bieber on…
Lirow
Bachata sounds strong with Lirow
Lirow, a young Dominican singer-songwriter, is in a great moment as he is one of the artists that is expanding the great pace of bachata all over the…
Mr Twin Sister
Nice to Meet You Mr. Twin Sister
Bands go through all kinds of things. But for Twin Sister the ride has been a little rougher one. I was introduced to this band quite some years back…