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No Rain, No Rose
Storytellers Are Back In Style
If John Prine and Mitch Hedberg had a baby…” goes the bio blurb on John Craigie’s website. Sure, you cite those favorable comments that suit you, and…
London Calling
The Top Five Albums of the 70's
The seventies were a decade when I lot of things happened: the hippie ideal lost its potency, the darker heavy rock songs of desperation and pessimism…
16:11
Tross - 16:11
Tross is one of the more interesting Swedish psychedelic rock bands, whose latest album titled 16:11 was released by the great Swedish label H&…
Need Your Light
Contagious As Always
Ra Ra Riot are born on American indie rock scene in 2006. They formed on a campus of Syracuse colleage in New York and recorded their first demo in…
Metals
Feist's Metals and Everything That's Golden About It.
Feist’s Metals is one of my favourite albums. Let me tell you why. The first few bars of the opening song, The Bad in Each Other, set the album apart…
Inspirations
Dwight Trible - ‘Everyday’ music becomes spiritual jazz
Singer Dwight Trible is slowly becoming a known name on the jazz scene, but also, his name is starting to crop up elsewhere in the music world. His…
Mirage
Josefin Öhrn & The Liberation - Mirage
Josefin Öhrn & The Liberation is a Swedish psychedelic rock/space rock/neo-psych group, who recently released their new album ''…
Days of Exile
Vinylversus returns to his instinct in Days of Exile
VINILOVERSUS paused, moved to Miami, Florida, went into the studio, recruited a new member and today presents his fourth album Days Of Exile (2017),…
The Demon Diaries (Deluxe)
Jazz Demon To Set Your Autumn On Fire
Experimenting is a null hypothesis of both love and music. When an artist decides to experiment with his sound, he sometimes creates…
Searching
GOD II. Jesus Christ. Converting Sound into Salvation.
The words; Jesus Christ, or simply, Christ, are infamous. (This artist is not the artist that this article was made under.) The name GOD is…
Harmonies
Harmonies Aplenty
Whoever thinks that it is easy making good sounding sampled music couldn’t be more wrong. First, you have to have a bottomless knowledge of music…
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…
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…
Nightmare Logic
Nightmare Logic
Power Trip embody a platonic ideal of heavy metal escapism. With more focus on detail, the Dallas thrashers push their second LP over the edge,…
The Soul & the Heal
More Good Licks from Morlix
For the uninitiated, listening to “The Soul & The Heal”, the new Gurf Morlix album (eighth in line), might sound like Tom Waits gone Americana…
The Direction of Last Things
The direction of metal evolution
I fell in love with Intronaut from the moment I heard their, at the moment, best album ‘till date, Valley Of Smoke. After that fantastic…
Lay Low
Chanson Folk
When you have Jane Birkin as your mother and Charlotte Gainsbourg as your half-sister, it is only a matter of time before you start making music. For…
Borders
What's up with Borders?
Lucky enough, it doesn’t happen all that often that a big news story actually makes it to my doorstep, or near enough anyway. For a few…
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…
Sing It Ugly
Despair Never Sounded So Optimistic
It’s been only two years since Vicious Losers came out and two prophets of light, as Lonesome Wyatt and The Minister call themselves,…
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…
Ghost Stories Live 2014
Coldplay = Coldstop
Coldplay are about to lose the last particles of their stardust. For many years, they have been golden only because they are living on old fame. You…
Dead Reckoning
Threshold – Dead Reckoning [Review]
Threshold is my favorite progressive band hailing from the UK, and probably my favorite progressive band of them all. I more or less love all their…
Stubborn Persistent Illusions
DO MAKE SAY THINK and Listen To This Album
So many comebacks this year! I am thinking there must be something in the stars. If there is, Do Make Say Think have definitely captured it. They…
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…
Citizen of Glass
Agnes Olsen's Perspective On Losing Privacy
Danish author Agnes Obel rewarded us with her third album in 2016. The title Citizen Of Glass refers to the concept of glaserner burger, or the…
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,…
Past and Future
Tisiphone
Tisiphone is a band from Lyon with the fresh debut album titled Tisiphone 1t LP. They have been dropping singles over the past three years before they…
Sketches Of Brunswick East
King Gizzard & The Lizzard Wizzard - Psych jazz this time around
When King Gizzard & The Lizzard Wizzard announced that they will issue five albums this year, even their fans (myself included), who were…
La Gárgola
Chevelle's La Gárgola Album Review
Have you ever wondered what would happen if Tool and Queens of the Stone Age conceived and had a baby? Probably not...…
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…
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.…
The World Within
Jewel of the south
Gyros, sea, islands, enormous national debt, financial crisis, orthodoxy, birthplace of Democracy, Tsipras & Syriza are just some of the…
Stories
Kenzie Moore, 'Stories' Review
Soulful, confident, and sharp, Kenzie Moore’s Stories is an incredibly promising debut EP. The 22-year-old Chicago native blends the bouncy…
The Divine Feminine
Divine Music
Wow. This is what I have to say about Mac Miller's brand new album The Divine Feminine. I really really really liked this album for a number of…
"Awaken, My Love!"
I have a bone to pick with end of year lists
I love end of year lists, I consume them with an almost unhealthy fervour since they provide answers to the all important question for a pop culture…
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…
Space Is Only Noise
Nicolas Jaar's Genre-Blending Ambient Soundscapes
New York-based Chilean producer Nicolas Jaar had already been garnering steady interest and critical acclaim via a scattering of singles, EPs…
Body Cults
Narcosatanicos - Body Cults
The Danish noise-rock/psychedelic rock band Narcosatanicos came out with a new album a short while ago via Bad Afro Records. Their previous self-…
Porgy
Great entrance: 'Porgy' by Labyrinth Lounge a Stunning Debut
Labyrinth Lounge is a high energy and quite a lot closer to jazz with a terrific funk and hyper-Gershwin Broadway vibe laced throughout it. Vocalist…
Slowdive
Slowdive Return After 20 Year Sabatical
During the first half of the 90s, British collective Slowdive established as one of the most prominent shoegaze bands, leaving three classics behind…
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…
The Snow Burial
Oddo Bam: The Snow Burial
I am constantly amazed by the hidden gems of South African music. Although increasingly less hidden and deservedly so, Oddo Bam’s first EP,…
Peace Potato
Doug Tuttle - DIY Psychedelic Pop
Her comes do it yourself man Doug Tuttle third time around as a solo artist and offers us his Peace Potato. Hot potato or not, right off, it is a very…
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…
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…
Growing Up Is For Trees
Growing Up Is For Trees
Let me get one thing straight – these guys are not from Barcelona, they are from Scandinavia. How could something so cheerful come from a…
Love Undercover
#tb When The Corals Were on Hiatus
When The Coral went on a hiatus, its members commenced working on their solo projects. That is how Ian Skelly’s and James Skelly’s debuts…
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…
International Blackjazz Society
Sounds from the mental institution
Shining (Norwegian one) received lots of attention in the metal community after the release of their (now cult) fifth album, Blackjazz. Maddening…
Heartworms
The Shins, Once Epitome Of Indie, Now Lukewarm Heartworm
Not so long ago, The Shins were epitome of indie band. Practically anyone who was obsessed with exploring indie niche could not help themselves but to…
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Swedish indie pop trio comes back with their third release that is both exuberant and ebollient, but incosistent when it comes to genre. Do you…
Clipper Ship
Pick Up The Wooden Wand!
Wooden Wand has been around for a while and has come up with a batch of great albums with equally great music and even some greater lyrics. A great…
Into the Water
Ritual Howls - Into The Water
The well-known Detroit post-punk/gothic rock/death rock band Ritual Howls came out with a new album in 2016, and it packed some pretty fine material…
Dark Harvest
The Harvest May Be Dark, But It Is A Rich One
Ok, so I never heard of Tim Meskers before. So, a know all music site tells me that he might be known to discerning music fans from a band called…
Wrong Crowd (East 1st Street Piano Tapes)
Wrong Album
British pop-soul gave birth to the new lion in 2013, when the album Long Way Down roared at the top of the charts all over the Western World. Twenty-…
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…
Lost Time
Surf-Pop is Not Dead
Surf-pop was sub-genre that occupied the collective mind of hipsters at the beginning of 2010s. I am writing in past tense, as the genre itself lost…
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…
Cold Water
Chase McBride's Third Studio Album Cold Water
Chase McBride seems to be the much-needed breath of fresh air in these topsy-turvy times. Even though McBride's third studio…
Misadventures
Misadventures by Pierce the Veil
The heart of San Diego emo-inflected post-hardcore outfit Pierce the Veil lies in two brothers, vocalist/guitarist Victor Fuentes and drummer Mike…
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Southern Rock
STURGILL SIMPSON One of the unwritten rock rules regarding the introduction to the album is: start strongly and then just roll however you want it,…
Spokeswoman of the Bright Sun
Mark Olson - Mojave desert psych
Mark Olson, one of the original co-founders of The Jayhawks is back with a new album, and although he is credited as “the head of the bill”,…
Weezer (White Album)
Californian Mythos
Weezer is one of the bands who can pull off almost anything they want. The proclivity to write peculiar lyrics and persistent delivery of great albums…
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,…
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant, formerly of alternative rock band The Czars, has a knack for re-invention and experimentation. His first album Queen of Denmark was a…
To The Bone
In A Shocking Twist, Steven Wilson Goes Pop
To quote The Daily Telegraph, Steven Wilson is probably the most successful musician you have never heard of. After ten Porcupine Tree albums, Wilson…
Acid Guru Pond
Bardo Pond - Acid Guru Pond
Acid Guru Pond is an interesting collaboration album between the always great and impressive Bardo Pond and the equally renowned Acid Mothers Temple…
Indeleble
The New Bands Festival 2016 is coming.
On 11 January this year, the official website of the Fundacion Nuevas Bandas, the date for the start of the Festival New bands, which will be from 18…
Striker
Striker Strikes Another Traditional Heavy Metal
Canadian heavy metal band Striker have dropped five studio albums in the past ten years, and If we dig even more in detail and observe that their…
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…
Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes
Jacques Loussier and the beautiful world of Erik Satie
When I first heard the music of Erik Satie I thought – well there is something I could listen to for weeks. And I did. But, when I heard…
Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch - Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch are a well-known stoner rock/stoner metal band from the US. They have released a long list of great and almost legendary albums, but my…
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,…
Dissent
The Cutthroats 9 - Dissent
The Cutthroats 9 are a relatively well-known band in the noise-rock genre, and their latest album Dissent has probably been their best album to date.…
Tomorrow Is My Turn
Rhiannon > Rihanna
Spoiler alert: Rhiannon has nothing to do with Rihanna. Ok, they both like to sing r’n’b but that is where all similarities…
At Swim
Lisa's Grand Comeback
It took a long time for Lisa Hannigan to drop her new baby, aka, record. I have been waiting for five years. The wait is over and At Swim…
Carry Fire
We Got Spoiled By Robert Plant
Robert Plant does not give up and on Carry Fire he continues with his ethnomusic excursion related to Anglo-American folklore. For those who don't…
Scorpion
Will Johnson Is Painting With Words
Austin is a city well known for its folk and country. Support for such a notion came from Curnet Marie Andrews who released a magnificent album last…
Not A Little Bit
K Michelle says: K’s Over It!
OMG! How much I love this track. K Michelle dropped the audio for “Not A Little Bit” on YouTube, about 6 days ago, and I&rsquo…
Genesis
Dreamy Threads Of Genesis
The Dream returns with his soulful thoughts and emotions sooner then we thought. After an usual high quality expressions in his …
Motion
#tbt The Cinematic Orchestra - Motion
This week's throwback will be short but sweet as Oreo milkshake. Motion was a debut album by The Cinematic Orchestra and it was released in 1999…
Thinking of You - Single
All My Loving, Review of Thinking Of You
Please tell me that an influx of smooth Pop-R&B is on the rise. Because Dead Horse Beats finds a collective calling when it comes to branching…
The Switch (Deluxe Edition)
Switching Things Up with Emily King
If you are not yet familiar with Emily King, an exciting discovery awaits you. Emily King is an old soul with a fresh, new style. She seems to draw…
Pride & Prejudice
The Art of Speed Rapping
When I think about Korean hip-hop, one name definitely comes to mind faster than you can say rap. OUTSIDER. The first time I heard about Outsider, I…
Mayhem in Blue
Hail Spirit Noir – Mayhem In Blue [Review]
Hail Spirit Noir play a trippy mix of psychedelic rock and progressive black metal, with a pinch of avant-garde. Their debut record, Pneuma, was a…
Siberia
Siberia
The Swedish electronic artist Vanbot and two collaborators made this new album while journeying along the Trans-…
Seeds
TV on The Radio - Seeds
I must freely say that the best and the most creative days are behind TV On The Radio but I must also say that they are maturing greatly and they are…
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…
Triplicate (Sampler)
My Letter-Review To Bob Dylan
The masks have fallen down and now it’s clear to everyone that Bob Dylan has no inspiration left for his music releases. His creative approach over…
Man From Another Time
When Seasick Steve Taughts Us About The Other Times
Steve Wold has a rich biography of a vagabond, occasional farmer and a musician who worked with names such as John Lee Hooker and Janis Joplin. When…
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…
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. &…
Northern Shore
432 Hz Universal Tuning brings Michigan based ThreePeace Divine Energy on Northern Shore
432 Hz Universal Tuning Bring Michigan Based ThreePeace Divine Energy on Northern Shore ThreePeace finds a divine energy source using 432 hz tuning…
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…
Is This The Life We Really Want?
Should Roger Waters Retire?
In two to three years old competition comprised of collections of songs named Ratthe That Lock and Endless River, Is This The Life We Really Want by…
Bailando Sobre las Ruinas
Public Disorder returns with optimism and Dancing on Ruins
Public disorder had shown signs of a new album from the launch of its theme Everything is normal , a satire on political speech of the Venezuelan…
Majestic (Live)
Kari Jobe's Majestic (LIVE)
Worship singer Kari Jobe is a singer who is just dripping with the holy spirit. Many of the songs that she sings on her albums are full of the spirit…
Soul Sphere
Born Of Osiris Soul Sphere Album Review
Chicago’s heavy metal quintet Born Of Osiris released their 5th full length release on October, 29th 2015. The album is based on the ancient…
Coco Hames
Ex Leader of The Ettes Goes On A Solo Ride
Sometimes, it would be good to start from the beginning, to leave old crew and the baggage of the past behind and move in a completely different…
Abysma
Ticking to the Right Beat
It seems that Will Wiesenfeld, the guy behind Geotic (or more plainly, earthly) likes to categorize things, including the music he makes. He…
I Never Learn
She Never Learns
Eccentric world of indie pop duchess is something you can take a sneak peak in just by looking at the cover of her album I Never Learn. Behind an…
T R A P S O U L
T R A P S O U L: The Artist and The Wave
The Artist: Bryson Tiller If for some reason you spent your Summer living under a rock, or admittedly a huge Donald Trump supporter, then i have no…
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…
Bath White
50FOOTWAVE release new “Bath White” EP
50FOOTWAVE has just released their Bath White EP via HHBTM Records. This is their sixth mini-album since forming in 2004 and…
Deluxe
Skeppet - Deluxe
Skeppet are an interesting Danish psychedelic rock/krautrock band, who I have reviewed on this site once before. This time however the album under…
case/lang/veirs
Folk-Country-Indie Album of 2016
When three magnificent female vocalists, such as Neko Case, k.d.lang and Laura Veirs are, come together to make an album, the result has to…
Hot Fuss (Deluxe Version)
Music and The Beautiful Life it Has
There are different tastes for everything in this world; whether it be cars, wine, food, we all have different preferences. That’s why I…
Supernature
Goldfrapp's Supernature
Formed in 1999, Goldfrapp has been putting out smooth electronic, synth driven glam rock on a regular basis ever since. The electrifying…
Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper would rather make Chicago a better place than listen to what the president thinks.
The culture of rap is about gain, many MC’s who start out writing about their lives, struggles, and relationships, are usually talking about their…
12 Songs to Haunt You
It Ain't Easy
So I just borrowed a title from an old Three Dog Night (remember them?) song. Actually, that is easy. What is really hard is keeping up a certain…
SOUR SOUL
Ghostface Killah and BADBADNOTGOOD Sour Soul LP
I began listening to this album strictly because I saw that BadBadNotGood was making the beats. BadBadNotGood is a improvisational, hip-hop…
Process
Sampha - Process Turns Hype Into True Value
If you’re not an avid follower of modern Soul and R&B music, Sampha’s name may not mean much to you. Even the fact that he has worked with…
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande Is a Dangerous Woman
When it comes to beautiful and charismatic women Ariana Grande is definitely one of them. She has a very powerful voice that is merciful at the same…
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…
Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
Tilted Axes release experimental album Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
The New York- based group Tilted Axes is an experimental rock group that pushes the boundaries with the sounds they can make come out of their guitars…
The Narrows (Deluxe Edition)
Grant Lee Phillips Stromg As A Buffalo
Grant Lee Buffalo were one of those bands that never got enough recognition from the media and the audience. Their 1999 debut Fuzzy, a fusion of…
You and I
Buckley and You
Rock n roll is bigger than life, and death does not omit the artist from releasing his records. Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac and Johnny Cash have…
Good For You
Good For You
The Portland rapper’s debut album balances playful verses and cheerful wit with more revealing moments of introspection. On the cartoonish…
Hearts on Fire
FMLYBND: Hearts On Fire EP
In a scene dominated by button-pushing DJs encouraging fans to “put their hands up,” the energy of a live electronica …
Water on Mars
Purling Hiss - Water on Mars
Purling Hiss is one of the best and most unique garage rock/psychedelic rock bands currently out there. Hailing from Philadelphia, Purling Hiss…
Scream
Enter Michael Jackson's Halloween
With Halloween coming around the corner, the Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music couldn’t resist releasing a new album with a scary theme…
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…
The Getaway
They did it again
First, one confession. The Getaway is the first album from RHCP I listened to in full. Never have been a fan, always considered them as too mainstream…
I See You
The xx Are Officially Back To The Indie Top!
To make a four year hiatus proved to be a smart move for London trio. There was enough time for contemplation about the next step and the change in…
Nothing But... Drum
Nuclear Weapons
So this is the third volume with crazy drum and bass weapons. When i hear the first compilation from Nothing But... from DNB weapons i was…
Good
The Stevens - “Good” is simply good
It seems the Australians and New Zealanders have a special knack for good, healthy, melodious rock, or power pop, or whatever you want to call it. As…
Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
The fifth album from Anna Kitten Pie Is a masterpiece. The least erotic of their albums, this one seems to be more about current events and the doomed…
HERO
A Singer Who You Can Trust
MAREN MORRIS She is driving a Mercedes with the crown on the rearview mirror and she mentions Amen and Hallelujah in the chorus.…
Ashes
Burning 'Ashes'
Released on February 15, 2016 the young prodigy from Denver had his album entitled “Ashes.” It was composed, engineered, produced…
Take Her Up To Monto
Mama Ro
The ex lead singer of legendary band Moloko released her third studio album last year, titled Hairless Toys. The album was experimental, as everyone…
The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Sampler)
Bob Dylan's Beef Jerky
New Bob Dylan's bootleg release puts you in a position of a fly on the wall in the period when he was recording his key albums, the…
Science Fiction
A perfect and brutal goodbye from one of the best bands of the Millennium
You could be forgiven for falling away from your Brand New obsession in the years since Daisy. As the length between albums goes Brand New even beat…
Roll With The Punches
Van Morrison May Not Deliver Masterpieces Anymore, But Who Cares, It's Still Good
Diligent ants are rarity in the history of rock. Neil Young, maybe Bob Dylan and Van Morrison were one of the few who marked each decade after 60s…
Of Monkees And Men
Monkeying With The Monkees
Scott McCaughey is no more a Young Fresh Fellow. In more ways than one. For one, this legend of the Seattle music scene is no more a spring chicken…
If On A Winter's Night
Do you love Baroque Music? Then you must be fan of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner Sting
Even we are in the 21st century; there are still a lot of sound fields and undiscovered magical moments left in the music by our ancestors. Sting has…
Vivir Mi Vida - The Remixes
Marc Anthony Premieres 'Vivir Mi Vida' Making A Triumphant Return To Music
Puerto Rican Salsa sensation Marc Anthony marked his return to music when he premiered his new song, “Vivir Mi Vida”, at the…
Big Love
Simply Meh
I am sure everyone in this whole wide world had listened to Simple Red’s single Stars when it came out. Guys from Simply Red had a nice…
Common Sense
Common Sense
The debut from the young East London rapper is a unique coming-of-age story that shapes the best of grime, Afrobeat, dancehall, and early ’…
Endless Summer
Soley - Turning Nightmares Into Dreams
It must have something to do with all those geysers in Iceland. I don’t know what else it could be that makes the modern music coming from that island…
Sarah Eat Neon
Cut-Up and Glitch-Guru VHS Head is back!
Following the album successes of Trademark Ribbons of Gold (Skam 2010) and Persistence of Vision (Skam 2014) and EPs Video Club (Skam 2009) and…
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.…
Damogen Furies
Welcome to the party, we've been waiting for you - Squarepusher - Damogen Furies
Well now. Here we are. It's taken a while, but we feel somehow like we've come full circle without ever having started walking.&…
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…
Wildflower
Wildflower's debut
UK trio Wildflower (Idris Rahman on sax and flute, Leon Brichard on bass, and Tom Skinner on drums) has delivered a very promising debut with their…
La Partition
Uneven Structure - La Partition [Review]
Hace seis años una banda francesa hizo un excelente álbum de djent progresivo llamado Februus . Su debut demostró cómo una nueva…
10 Años (En Vivo)
Dread Mar I released Anniversary CD+DVD
Mariano Javier Castro, artistically known as Dread Mar-I, is a leading Argentine reggae musician born in 1878, in the Province of Lanus. After…
In The Army 1981
Puffy Areolas - In The Army 1981
Puffy Areolas are an American noise-rock/garage rock/garage punk band, who have released a few pretty good albums through the years. Their best album…
UNDIVIDED HEART & SOUL
JD McPherson's Undivided Heart And Soul
Born and raised in Oklahoma, JD McPherson dedicated his career to revival of vintage r'n'b, blues and rock 'n' roll sound. Even though…
Get Busy
Matisse refreshes his sound!
The Mexican romantic trio, Matisse, is debuting with the release of the reissue of his album '' Go up, Summer Edition '&#…
Damned Eye See
Chelou’s Damned Eye See: Exquisite Cynicism
“Sure you've been having fun/ At my expense/ Time is a loaded gun and I'm on the fence”: North London-based singer-songwriter Chelou…
Make My Love Go
Banger Hit
After selling over 18 million singlessince 2009, and his storied departure from Cash Money last year, Jay Sean is back on his home soil with…
Bug In The System
Zoocrates shares new track Bug In The System
Zoocrates was created in 2014 by the Argentinian songwriter Daiana Bolini, now based in Montreal. Her music combines alternative and electronic rock…
You Are the Right One
Ironic Summer Cruisin’
Oklahoma dream pop trio Sports (Cale Chronister, Jacob Theriot and Christian Theriot) traffic in a kind of ironic coolness that rarely found in indie…
Ten Miles High
Ungrounded
Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy appears to be taking her craft to idiosyncratically stratospheric hights with the…
October (Eric Whitacre Conducts)
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Out of all the seasons in a year, none is more misunderstood than autumn. While winter, spring and summer become warmer, sunnier, and livelier by the…
The Garden
Sunny Ozell Evokes Leisurely Domestic Bliss with The Garden
Classically-trained New York-via-Nevada singer Sunny Ozell earned comparisons to veteran bluegrass/country/folk singer-songwriter Gillian Welch,&…
The Right Song
For who is this the right song?
For me, this week seems to carry a theme and the theme is: dance videos. From writing about Elton John, for Kurrent Music, to writing about the new…
Buried Alive
An underapricated gem from two New York artists
Out of all the bands that were part of the early 2000s New York scene Yeah Yeah Yeahs were the most consistent. Other bands, like Interpol, and The…
Strange
Feeling Strange
[W]hen I was little I was obsessed by churches - by how they were built and how someone had created them because they believed in it so much, and it&#…
Wild at Heart
The Electric Petals Share New Track “Wild At Heart”
The modern psychedelic rock of The Electric Petals came together in the summer of 2020. Hailing from Temagami, Canada, they produce in their old 1950s…
Seventeen
Sheer Bliss
Sjowgren is an up-and-coming Bay Area trio (three high school friends who reunited after college to make music together) who caught the…
YO! MY SAINT - Film Version
Karen O., Michael Kiwanuka and KENZO Collaborate on “YO! MY SAINT: A Cinematic and Stylish Melodrama
Two muses, one artist in love. This is the basic plot of French luxury house KENZO's 2018 Spring/Summer campaign film: a seamless blend…
Switch Up
Sobae is Here to Switch Up Future R&B
The relatively narrow space that Asian and Asian American artists have carved out for themselves in the Anglophone American music market has been, for…
Yulia
The Lolita Complex
It seems fitting that Vladimir Nabokov's now iconic Lolita (1955) was first published in Paris, and then in New York in…
Do You Mind
DJ Khaled teams up with various artists to bring his track “Do you mind” to life
From Nicki Minaj to Chris Brown are some of the artists participating in the realization of this issue, Do you mind which is part of the latest album…
Lights Out
Lights Out Adds A Darker Promise From Royal Blood
'How Did We Get So Dark?' the latest sophomore album from Royal Blood gives us the question within the album title. Certainly 'Lights Out&…
Kill Jill
Big Boi Kill Jill Official Video!
After announcing his third studio album titled Boomiverse, Outcast`s very own, Big Boi drops his latest…
I Wish Everyday Was Christmas
One to watch: M'Lissa
There are many artists who only had one hit with a Christmas song. In some cases, the song is more famous than the person who sang it, but this year,…
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…
Schizophrenia
All and Above
Call Sonic Youth the most influencial, the prominent art rock, destory the sounds they've created type of band. Sonic Youth have had albums listed…
Intervention
In Need of an Intervention?
Madonna's recent decision to share her emotional turmoil regarding her custody battle with ex-husband Guy Ritchie over her 15-year old…
Love Me
Show some love for Keke
Recently turned 34, this lovely mature woman and an amazing soulful vocal Keke Wyatt is back and ready for some new fresh build-ups. With her…
Shine A Light
A Grand, Soulful Empowerment Anthem
Initially known as Raines, Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Mike Nelson changed his stage name to BANNERS with the release of Shine the Light - a…
Heathens
The Suicide Squad OST: Heathens
Whoever said “the more the merrier” clearly has not listened to Twenty One Pilots yet. But, wait-- twenty one? That’s…
Love Me
Booze, Girls, Lots of Dancing, Selfie and a Snog with Harry Styles
Nope. That’s not the title of a young adult romance fiction novel. That’s how I would summarize The 1975’s “…
Toothbrush
How Does The Lyricvideo Power The Music Video?
The video merge in the Karaoque 2.0, show us more of a story made song, voice and melody that makes up part of the band of your life. Surely when…
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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…
Swim
DAN CROLL - SWIM / ONE OF US
I recently stumbled upon Dan Croll’s newly released single, Swim, and I was suitably impressed. Croll has managed to create something that…
Piece By Piece - Radio Mix
Kelly Clarkson's growing up in Piece By Piece
If you were thinking that her recent collaborations, with her sort of mother-in-law Reba McEntire, meant that Kelly Clarkson was now doing Country…
Love Again
Learn to love Soul for Real again
Some names in r&b music bring back a lot of memories and open up a bulk of nostalgia. Soul For Real is one of those names. They were so…
Let Go
Alex Maxwell Trades Tears for Strength on Let Go
Alex Maxwell, a young singer-songwriter who happens to be the first British artist signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, has two…
Exception
Token Shows How Bullying Affects Everyone
Between Hip Hop and Rap, these two genres have always been a safe haven for anyone to voice their opinions. In the case of Token with his music video…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay's video is a lot of monkey business
The lead single from their upcoming album, “Head Full Of Dreams”, due for release on December 4th, had first been uploaded to…
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
50 ways to leave your lover
The “problem” with prolific, long-lasting careers is that music fans find it hard to listen to the artists' whole discographies. If you like Bob…
Modern Woman
Multi-Layered Femininity
After announcing the release of their fourth album, Yours Conditionally and sharing the harmony-laden In the Morning I&…
Memory
Labyrinthine Post-punk
“Memory” was the second song that we started working on for Preoccupations after “Anxiety”. It was unique to…
Clouds
An Air of Mystery
Rangleklods is an electronic music duo (Esben Nørskov Andersen & Pernille Smith-Sivertsen) from Denmark who spend a lot of…
Ride 'Em On Down
Ride 'Em On Down To Lonesome Town
The Rolling Stones are always creating new music and with the recent release of their latest album Blue & Lonesome everyone is listening.…
Guys My Age
Edgy Teen-Pop
I think our idea was just about writing from personal experience. We’ve been in this situation before — we had people writing…
Pears For Lunch
Pears For Lunch - Girl Band
If you haven't witnessed a music video directed by Bob Gallagher, you are missing out on the volatile nature that comes with a Gallagher directed…
Whole Wide World - Unpeeled
Cage The Elephant Covers Iconic Song By Wreckless Eric
Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric had to be a monumental song while being a teenager, clear and simple. After hearing for a few days that Cage the…
Cool Song No. 2
Confusing Complexity
Music critics have been generally divided over MGMT's experimental departures from the massive hooks and groundbreaking…
Matters
Making Amends
Omaha group Twinsmith, consisting of Jordan Smith (vocals/guitar), Matt Regner (guitar/keys), Bill Sharp (bass) and Oliver Morgan (drums),…
Bajo la Tormenta
What if the sky falls?
Yes, without you noticing. The songs are not only dance them or to mourn, let you reflect on life situations of this way. It shows your feelings and…
Try
Why sing in Spanish?
There are several artists who opt to sing in another language other than their own. Usually the English is a universal language, and all artists…
Runnin' (Lose It All)
Running under water
Beyonce is like Rihanna's big sister. I always saw her like that. I don't really like Rihanna's or Beyonce's music, with exceptions of…
Player
Tinashe: Player Review
Relationships come and go, ride up and down, all around, and any what way you wanna say. They can be fun, happy, sad, crazy, or all of it at once.&…
It's My Brown Skin
Your Brown Skin Will Keep You Safe
“The song is about self love, thinking about my own brown skin. It’s a song I thought of as a children’s song and also…
Did I Step on Your Trumpet
Danielson's version of Gospel
I never thought that a Christian band could bring any excitement… until now. I recently discovered Danielson Familie, whose music I would…
No Church On Sunday
An Agnostic Anthem
Music in 2016 is, for the most part, secular. While many vocalists - from the likes of Whitney Houston to Katy Perry to Usher to Avril Lavigne -…
Moist
Anna Lann's Moist Presents a Surreal Eco-feminist Critique
Tel-Aviv-via-Latvia musician, producer, and DJ Anna Lann recently gained a VEVO account, and one can only hope for more output from the enigmatic…
Don't Go
In Choir of Mourning
Even though Hannah Georgas impliments an indie cred appeal, one can not help but since an underlying jazz element. Then again with the melancholy…
Logic Of Color
The Logic of Color
Music listeners who began their acquiantance with Baltimore duo Wye Oak after the release of their fourth album, Shriek (2014),…
Dangerous Games
The comback game well played
R&B group 112 were one of those groups who’ve had big successes in the States, but I’ve mainly heard of them when they featured on tracks by…
So Sad, So Sad
Playback Love
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Varsity in an American indie rock band consisting of Stephanie Smith, Dylan Weschler, Patrick Stanton, Paul Stolz and…
Girl
Melancholic Euphoria
Girl is the last track from Jamie xx's ( English record producer and The xx member Jamie Smith) debut studio album In Colour (…
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&…
I'm Real
The Bronx Diva is back
Jlo is really excited, he has been insisting to their fans through their social networks waiting with many looking forward to the arrival on Thursday…
Treat You Better
Even the good guy's are bad in pops toxic wasteland
I've never been the biggest fan of pop music, it's not my brand, never has been, but since I started writing about music I've tried to…
Christmas Time Is Here
November came December
The carols and Bagpipes are sounds that capture the spirit of Christmas, a global tradition, where the arrival of the hope of mankind is celebrated.…
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…
Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart
Twin Peaks is back in May, so here's some Julee Cruise
Twin Peaks is one of my favourite shows of all time, and it's soundtrack is a big reason for this. It only takes a couple of bars of Falling, the…
John Wayne
Lady Gaga Embraces The John Wayne Spirit
The day Lady Gaga is not in the news or performing will be a sad, sad day. However, that is not what is happening today instead Gaga has released a…
Everybody Knows
Kimbra's Everybody Knows Addresses Our Post-Weinstein Climate
When Kiwi singer-songwriter Kimbra announced the release of her upcoming third album Primal Heart (19 January 2018) to her fans…
I Carry Your Heart With Me (I Carry It In)
The Heart Knows and Understands
It's not just chocolates, red roses or diamonds. Songs and poems also have their place in love stories. E.E. Cummings had a good share of love…
Road Head
Pump and Run
Road Head followed “Machinist” and “Boyish” as the third taste of Japanese Breakfast's (…
Epoch
Kinetic Calm
After the success of (2011) and (2014), Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) maestro Tycho (San Francisco-based …
Worth It
Mechanical Melancholy
Eerie, chaotic, hypnotic, haunted and casually melancholy. Moses Sumney takes a risk and with 'Worth It' completely scores a hundred and…
Million Reasons
Lady Gaga Gives Us A Million Reasons
Who doesn't know of Lady Gaga? Whether you are a fan or not, one has to admit that Lady Gaga has the stones to write and sing about…
Crave You
Dripping in Gold, Craving You
First off Crave You featuring Giselle by Flight Facilities...literally plays in my head every other weekend. A catchy intimate dance number that…
When the Bassline Drops
For the Ravers With The Bassline Drops
Have you heard about the latest comeback? It’s not about the Super Bowl 2016, nor the NBA All Star in Toronto, nor even couples getting back…
Dangerous Woman
Who said fear?
Music has no boundaries; cultural, social or language. The sound is universal, just as other people connect with thought and / or feeling that…
Nevermind the End
Bedroom Siren
Like Basically, Nevermind the End showcases Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi's fluid vocals and insightful…
Vine a Buscarte
Fonseca talks about love in his song Vine a Buscate
I came to get you it comes as the third single from her fifth studio album CONNECTION. This topic is was composed by the same singer accompanied by…
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…
Back in Black
Brian Johnson's entry
Leather, black color, sweat and strident sounds are some of the symbols of the heavy rock culture that allow a way to understand the life of a…
Electric Blue
Electrifying Disco-Rock
There’s sort of an everything-nowness to life. I feel like almost every event and everything that happens surrounds you on all sides. Some…
Beauty and the Beast - From
Disney is playing it safe
Ariana Grande and John Legend have just released the title track for Disney's Beauty and the Beast. I think I was as skeptical of this…
Freak
10 Minute Freak
Lana Del Rey is not an artist I play very often. Her music can be pretty laidback, but I usually also find it to be a bit moody, and that’s…
Runaway (feat. The Original Wailers)
About reggae and love
We all have a song to listen for a few seconds, we know the letter, who is the subject or genre. It is as if an emotion invade your whole body and…
Rise
Katy shows us more of Rise
So as you read, on 4 August it is the date chosen for the launch of Katy official video for his song Rise, which so far has been highly touted. On…
One Call Away
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth is a 25 year old American singer songwriter whose 2015 song SEE YOU AGAIN , was co-written and produced with Wiz Khalifa, hitting #1 on…
Ruin
Ruins For You And Me
Cat Power has always been something of a mystical force. Kind of like Fiona Apple, Hope Sandoval and Kim Gordon mixed up and laid out on a sheet of…
Dig Down
A New Resistance In The Form Of Muse's Track Dig Down
My initial thought after discovering Muse were coming out with a new album was... where will Muse go this time around? So far the new Muse album is…
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…
BURNITUP! (feat. Missy Elliott)
Missy Jackson Burnout Comeback
The two most powerful women in music industry when we speak about original taste, talent and real quality, finally get their golden era lit with the…
Bang Bang
Take Action
Hearing new music from Green Day did not seem possible a few years ago. After the explosive 'American Idiot' and the broadway play that…
Nancy (With The Laughing Face) - 78rpm Version
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.6 - Nancy (with a Laughing Face)
I decided to continue the series on jazz standards with a less known composition (in terms of its not-so-frequent use by jazz musicians) called &…
Stop Desire
Mundane Sensuality
This colorful number by twin duo Tegan and Sara has overlaid their fun pop-rock vocals over a underlying desire that can be found through performing…
Like a Rolling Stone
COVERLAND Vol.22: Like a Rolling Stone
“Like a Rolling Stone” is one of the most influential songs in rock history. It’s the tune that transformed Bob Dylan…
Love
Vintage Dreaminess
“I made my first 4 albums for me, but this one is for my fans and about where I hope we are all headed [...] I would say [the album…
Blue Star
Prince Innocence's Blue Star Pines for Warmth Amidst the Coldness of it All
“Blue Star”, a recent single from Toronto electro-pop duo Prince Innocence (vocalist Talvi…
Hands
Quirky Sonic Perfection
The outfit's airy vocals – courtesy of Phoebe Baker and Lou James – and pristine harmonizing have earned Alpine global acclaim…
Sorry
Sorry Feat. J Balvin (Latin Remix)
In a few days the Canadian singer Justin Bieber releases his new album called PURPOSE, already has two promotional singles, the first song was What…
Real Thing
Urgent Honesty
'But I just love to get out and get it onI don't wanna live possessed by a memory'. Baltimore indie pop band Lower Dens' Jana Hunter&#…
A Lack of Understanding
For A Better Phrase Here Is A Lack Of Understanding From The Vaccines
Coming off of their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? The Vaccines have now come to worldwide acclaim. Some would say even an…
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…
Black Tornado
Poetic Minimalism
Black Tornado is a track from singer-songwriter Chris Staples' sixth solo album American Soft (2014), and a great…
Chili Town
Chili Town with Hinds
Hinds, a female group you wish you where a part of. This Spanish band has collectively created a sound that uses 1960's girl groups, indie, smooth…
Thankful for the Day
The Police and Bands Influenced by The Police on Spotify
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Oh Woman Oh Man
This may be the best way to listen to London Grammar
Part of the problem with London Grammar’s first album, If You Wait, is that each song was weighted down by dark moods, emotion, and tone.…
Get Lucky
COVERLAND Vol.25: Get Lucky
Let's move the Coverland series to present day. This time I’m gonna present you the cover of Daft Punk’s 2013 international…
Someone That Loves You
Forbidden Love
Boy meets girl; boy already has a girlfriend. Romantic friction and emotional turmoil ensures. This is the simple but effective premise of “…
Down Daddy Down
Anouk is down with R&B
I wonder if everyone runs into this. Let me just check: Do you have a famous singer, rapper, celebrity you would just love to hate, but then they go…
Boys Like You
Yes, indeed, who IS Fancy???
Talk about sneaking up from behind! I seriously had never heard of this guy, “Who is Fancy”, until he kissed Meghan Trainor at the…
The Ratio Of Freckles To Stars
Whisper-y Intimacy
San Fransisco-based Halou (pronounced huh-loo) consists of Rebecca and Ryan Coseboom; the duo have carved a name for themselves in the indie scene by&…
Ann Wants to Dance
Je Ne Sais Quoi
In 2015, Parisian indie duo Papooz (Armand Penicaut and Ulysse Cottin, who are childhood friends) appeared on the scene with their…
Pep Rally
Party music perfection
I wandered into my office on Monday morning feeling pretty tired. Basically, the only thing that got me in the office was that I knew about a few…
With You
Chester Bennington: Songs that Started it All
The first time I had heard Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park it was on a borrowed CD on a cheap portable CD player that skipped songs at the slightest…
That's What I Like
Bruno Mars Does It Again With That's What I Like
I won't lie, Bruno Mars is the kind of artist I would love to be. True to his craft and honest about what kind of music he intends to make, Mars…
Closer
Guilty Pleasures & Nostalgia with the Chainsmokers
While my previous music tastes consisted exclusively of indie, folk and alternative rock, I’ve always had a secret soft spot for a well-…
Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ)
A drop of cold water
It was to be expected. Once the collaboration between Major Lazer and Justin Bieber was announced, everybody already knew it was going to be a hit.…
Fuera De Este Mundo
Cycle 1- Venezuelan music
Growing up, we look what we liked in childhood, either because it reminds us something good or because he came to us, and we want to keep looking…
Play That Song
Catching the Train
When I heard about the new music video by Train, it was described like a fairytale. A catchy song on someone's ear buds would, magically, make him…
RAW EXIT
Channy Leaneagh's Schizophrenic Feminism
Noisey: Your new record “Shulamith” is named after the radical feminist Shulamith Firestone. How did you come about her?  …
Last Kind Words
COVERLAND Vol.16: Last Kind Words
After almost 90 years, Rhiannon Giddens revived the song “Last Kind Words” by the obscure country-blues singer Geeshie Wiley, a blues tune which was…
Cheap Thrills
Sia and a mysterious new single
Despite how famous he has become this singer so much that the Snapchat dedicated a filter, had never bothered to know a lot of Sia, of course I have…
Ghost - Radio Edit
Dreamy Languor
After achieving an international presence last year with I Love You Baby, I Love You Doll last year, Kolkata-based dream pop duo…
XXXO
M.I.A. Is Not Your Pin-up Girl
I recently came across some interesting opinion pieces by Noisey writer Kat George, each detailing her appreciation for pop stars…
Snakeskin
Snakeskin Video Review
Deerhunter is an established American rock band that can most broadly be classified under Indie rock, however more specifically categorized as…
Hosanna
Perspective on Praise Music Part II
Previously I had written an article on Christian Music, to summarize; there I referred to this kind of music as an expression of religion and culture…
September Song
Reminds Us All Of That September Song
Some artists definitely have the talent and voice that should be heard across and around the globe. It’s just sad when such talent…
Doctor Robert - Remastered
What song turned you off of a band?
The Beatles were never my cup of tea, which is saying something since I don't even drink tea. I didn't think they were bad or anything they…
Starboy
Testing out The Weeknd
Last week, The Weeknd released his new single, Starboy. If that alone didn't excite you, the fact that it's a collaboration with Daft Punk…
Control
Escapist Nostalgia
I've always preferred music that’s soothing and dreamy. Hazel English, SF Weekly Oakland-based Sydney …
Bibia Be Ye Ye
Ed Sheeran - Switching Styles but Still Keeping the Ed(ge)
It’s finally time we move over from the Latin rhythms and catchy hook lines of “Despacito”, because no matter how much we love good music - new music…
Gatos Oliva
No, I don't want to go
But you feel a song, but happens to you, but it affects you, you can not understand. Beyond Pop Tripi, broccoli and audiovisual material, Cats Olive…
Augustine
St. Augustine at Heart
Blood Orange pops up on the radar every so often just to completely floor us. 'Augustine' a form of chillwave, indie or smooth RnB…
This Old Dog
Realistic Devotion
Canadian singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer, jizz-jazzer and slacker rocker Mac DeMarco's latest music video for This Old…
I Can Never Be Myself When You're Around
Stylized Moodiness
Chromatics' much-anticipated fifth album Dear Tommyis still nowhere in sight, but the electropunk-Italo disco quartet have…
Don't Touch My Hair
Militant Serenity
What you did indeed say is, “This is why many black people are uncomfortable being in predominately white spaces,” and you still…
Stand by My Girl
The Uneasy Gender Politics of Dan Auerbach's Stand By My Girl”
Femmes fatales have long been primary fixtures in cinema and art, captivating the viewer with their alluring beauty, moral ambiguity, and potentially…
Trojans
Get You Out Of My Head
Can’t get you out of my head! Isn’t that what we all say when have that person stuck in our head, playing on an endless, looping reel? Well, Atlas…
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&…
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…
If I Lose Myself - Alesso vs OneRepublic
Party All Night & Lose Yourself
In 2007, OneRepublic released their debut album, “Dreaming Out Loud”. Its lead single, Apologize, remixed by Timbaland,a huge…
In Heaven
Not Your Typical Sugar Pop
As sugar filled as your favorite cereal, Japanese Breakfast fastens Pop bubblegum/dream sounds into the Indie art realm of lyrics. Even vocally,…
Cake By The Ocean
Sweets, Cakes & Sexy Beats
Joe Jonas, a former member of the brother band, “Jonas Brothers” which was a big hit back then, is back with a new band (DNCE).…
Body Say
Demi Lovato strips naked in nets
Sex sells and Demi knows, this time the former Disney girl has posted on his Instagram account, a series of portraits of her completely naked, and…
Vice
A Voice on Vice
The song, Vice”, was recently released and the singer who released it is showing talent that can only seem to positively progress. In the…
Real Deal
Is Jessie J's return the real deal
It feels like the release of a new Jessie J single, last week, got very little attention. There was just too much music news going on to keep…
I Don't Wanna Dance
Jumpy Defeatism
Like Scissor Sisters' I Don't Feel Like Dancin', Nashville indie quartet COIN's (Chase Lawrence, Ryan…
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…
Under The Pressure
8+ Minutes of Breathtaking Rhythmic Bliss
Under the Pressure - the first single of The War on Drugs' universally acclaimed third studio album Lost in the Dream&…
Yellow
Coldplay a band that describes emotions
I want to start this by writing space on the British band Coldplay, formed in London in 1996 by vocalist Chris Martin, bassist Guy Berryman,…
Calling Me
Answering The Call
Aquilo, a U.K. alternative duo consisting of Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher, are noted for quiet pondering songs that touch upon human nature.…
All I Want for Christmas Is You
What We Still Want for Christmas
Yup, we've heard about it. The song that ruled over all Christmas tunes streaming into our ears as we go holiday shopping for the last 20 years…
Walking In My Sleep
Andrew McMahon Slides Through A Waking Sleep
To state that Andrew McMahon is one of the only musicians deserving of some type of award or congratulations based on the music McMahon makes. Between…
City and Colour
Colour: Strangers
COLOUR are a 4 piece melodic indie band hailing from Liverpool, Stoke and Rutland. Formed around the talents of James Tidd (Vocals), Scott Harvey (…
Daddy Yankee
Another Thing that Daddy Yankee brings us
They should prepare because it came the new Daddy Yankee. The Puerto Rican released its single Otra Cosa, which interprets next to the beautiful…
Luis Miguel
Life of Luis Miguel will be told on television
The life of the famous Mexican singer Luis Miguel, will be told in a TV series that prepares the Spanish producer MGM, said the company in a press…
Zedd
Stay The Night Ft. Hayley Williams
Hayley Williams, vocalist of that roaring rock band Paramore with her ever flaming head was always a headturner not only by her looks but also because…
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher and his Latin American tour
You may Oasis has separated, but the greatest of the Gallagher brothers continues to talk about. This time, the command of his new band Noel…
周杰倫
Try by Patrick Brasca Feat. Jay Chou
What makes a movie tick? Is it the million-dollar budget? The A-list Hollywood stars? The distinguished and esteemed director? The incredible CG and…
Prince
The Prince of Music - PRINCE
I wanted to dedicate this blog for the real Prince of the Music in this World. The legendary artist Prince (since the 70s) became a world-class icon…
Roger Waters
Roger Waters previewed his new album
Roger Waters was a pioneer and principal leader of one of the most important bands in the history of world rock as it was Pink Floyd. His music and…
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus and The Flaming Lips will strip for a video
In November introverted pop diva Miley Cyrus and psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips will begin a tour as part of promoting her LP Miley Cyrus and…
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen's European tour kicks off in Spain.
Bruce Springsteen will start their European tour in Spain, where it will offer three concerts in May, said today the developer. The start of The…
Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan ‘Spring Break… Checkin’ Out’ – EP Review
Well, it finally happened. Luke Bryan finally hung up his hat and boots and said that he would be releasing his final ‘Spring Break’ album this year,…
Mirella Cesa
What's new from Mirella Cesa
The beautiful Mirella Cesa is a great professional moment. After a start to the year with hard work, the young and successful artist stomp in Latin…
Nelson Arrieta
Nelson Arrieta sings to women in Besas tan bien
Salsa singer Nelson Arrieta returns to the music scene with Besas so well, after the simple musical We Wanted Time, which he plays together with…
Malaa
Mala's art
While still the identity of the producer and DJ is not known, what can be sure is that its themes and mixes are spectacular. almost a year she…
Prince
legitimate heirs
A Minnesota judge ruled Friday that Prince's six brothers are the sole heirs to his estate , a key decision in the long battle for the…
Bobby V.
Valentino and Manuel Turizo bring us Bésame
Bésame is one of the songs that most sounds in Colombia and that is thanks to the collaboration between Valentino and Manuel Turizo . Both…
Tame Impala
Tame Impala's Currents Deluxe Edition
Tame Impala has taken advantage of his fame making great music and throwing spectacular drives. Psychedelic rock, space rock and mixed to launch a…
Taylor Swift
Apple Music commercial brings together Drake and Taylor Swift
Some time ago, singer Taylor Swift wrote a letter to the company Apple Music, in which he complained about the fact that during the first three…
Nikki Clan
The Pop Rock Of 2000
Typhoid Rosie
Typhoid Rosie Will Tie You Up in New Video
Music mainstays Typhoid Rosie are back with their seductive new piece for Baby I Want You. Taken off of their release, Hearts Bleed Goodbye,…
Knife Party
Knife Party complements the electronic scene
The electronic movement is completed with artists and groups such as Knife Party, the Australian duo of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen. They are the…
Bob Dylan
Desert Trip: Festival of Legends
During the day has confirmed news that has been rumored since the first weekend of the festival Coachella and its organizers, the company Goldenvoice…
Varsity
In Varsity's Krissy, a Friend's Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Chicago garage pop quintet Varsity's sophomore album Parallel Person will be released on April 27, 2018. The new record…
Gran Coquivacoa
Great Coquivacoa shaking Venezuela
Tuesday November 22, the ensemble bagpiper gran coquivacoa shocked Venezuelans with the music video for their single My heart is Venezuela where…
Pierre Boulez
The great Pierre Boulez passed away
On January 5th, around midnight, he died composer and conductor Pierre Boulez French conductor. A musician considered by many as one of the great…
Neutro Shorty
presentation of #LaFraternity
#LaFraternidad, MC's of Venezuela engaged in a project that aims to shake the foundations of hip - hop and deepen the trap as gender, through…
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett ‘Tangled Up’ – Album Review
I’m going to admit, I haven’t heard any of Thomas Rhett’s first album apart from his great song ‘Beer With Jesus’. However, I was a big fan of the…
Baroni One Time
Baroni One Time will release their third album
The next March 03 will be available through the various social networks awaited 3rd album BARONI ONE TIME entitled NATION, which contemplate all its…
In Vein
Time for a Change
It’s a time of change here in the great Northeast. Evenings are sweatshirt and fire pit worthy, football teams everywhere are prepping to…
Lynne Hanson
Lynne Hanson ‘7 Deadly Spins’ - Album Review
Canadian country singer-songwriter, Lynne Hanson launched her solo career with the release of her first record, Things I Miss in 2006, which was…
John Mackey
John Mackey’s “Lightning Field”
We’re back in the concert band review field with John Mackey’s “Lightening Field.” It begins sparkling in a haunting G minor.The G tonality is the…
Jennifer Lopez
Ni Tu Ni Yo already has a video
A few days ago, Jennifer Lopez presented her new song Ni Tú Ni Yo, in which she has the collaboration of the successful duet Gente De Zona . The…
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 &…
Tamara Laurel
Tamara Laurel ‘Runaway’ - Album Review
Tamara Laurel is not quite what you would expect. In this image-obsessed world, we all can be known to judge others by how they appear, delivering pre…
Pinegrove
Pinegrove
Pinegrove is an indie Rock band, originating out of Montclair New Jersey. The band's name is derived from the Brown Family Enviornmental Center…
Recordatorio
Reminder surprises with a new video clip.
On October 28, Armando Áñez, former lead singer of Americania, now also known for his solo project entitled Logic Resbalosa has released…
Fergie
Fergie doubles her chances
Last year, it looked like Fergie was really coming back. She dropped “M.I.L.F.$” and a couple of trailers. There were reports of her filming videos…
Ricardo Arjona
Acoustic Arjona
The Guatemalan singer Ricardo Arjona released Nothing is like you, the first single from his forthcoming acoustic album. For his album Turn off the…
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll ‘Lovers & Leavers’ – Album Review
I was first introduced to Hayes Carll through my great love of Lee Ann Womack. Being the writer of ‘Chances Are’, one of the real…
Babasónicos
The Babasonics Replenishment of Faith
There was a time when good rock bands came to Venezuela. One of those groups that visited the country was Babasónicos. Meanwhile, those who want…
Maná
Maná calls for the Latino vote to be anti-racist.
The singer of the Mexican band Mana, Fher Olvera, asked Hispanics at a concert in Miami to vote for the party that is not racist and predicted that…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber dethroned Taylor Swift at the MTV Europe Music Awards
The power of the web mobilizing the fans of Justin Bieber won during the selection of ganadarores of this year's MTV Europe Awards.…
Paul McCartney
The five most memorable halftimes of the Superbowl
Sustained expectation around the halftime show of Superbowl gathers every year millions of fans to view, applaud and criticize several major music…
La Oreja de Van Gogh
¿Grabar Un Disco En Ropa De Dormir?
Cuando el disco de Vinil, estaba en las casas de todas las personas del mundo, e incluso, en la época del Casset, las casas disqueras les…
Mstislav Rostropovich
Universal Bach
The German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, is commemorated by this time, since the date of his birth is March 21, 1685, it means that just…
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel will go to therapy
Undoubtedly, 2016 has not been a good year for the multi Luis Miguel. Several cancellations of concerts, health problems and even extensive legal…
Kanye West
“Swish” already has a release date
February 11, 2016 will be the release date of the new album of Kanye West, which was confirmed by the rapper himself through its official account of…
Akapellah
Akapellah premieres ''Milki''
Return the young rapper from the city of Maracay, Pedro Elias Aquino, known by his pseudonym of Akapellah, this time with a new videocilp to present…
Chick Corea Elektric Band
The classic Elektric Band - They are back!
For the last year or so, the jazz fans have been blessed with the reunion of the original lineup of the Chick Corea Elektric Band. Although the group…
Rubén Blades
The great Rubén Blades and his last tour
With a heavy Ruben Blades announced that his tour Walking, goodbye and thank you will be the last of his career. Panama stated that, for the moment,…
Jack White
Jack White says goodbye to the year with a new video
Jack White is a musician who has a passion for new creations, so if you are not producing records, composing new songs and premiering videos. The…
Pink Floyd
Luna, grief counselor
The human challenges presented himself with the intent to overcome barriers and to preserve the human race. On July 20, 1969 was the first man walked…
Mac Demarco
Is a new Mac Demarco album coming?
The irreverent Canadian singer lover lo-fi sound, Mac DeMarco, could be about to release a new album. We deduce from a recent post published on his…
Andy Rivera
For Andy Rivera, music is something familiar
Andy Rivera grew up listening to his father's popular successes - Johnny Rivera, and quickly discovered that music was also to mark his…
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd and his box set
Who does not know about this band? It has one of the most respected and notable musical careers. They were influenced generations and artists. Today…
The Black Eyed Peas
“The Black Eyed Peas” together again.
This group after four years of separation meets again for a good cause and it has the function to perform an anthem of world peace and to achieve…
Claydon Connor
Claydon Connor ‘Under The Big Sky’ – Album Review
We previously featured Claydon Connor in our monthly Stray Plectrums post back in June, the spotlight shining favorably on his…
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez leaves premiere
After a month without premieres by the American singer, last July 13, Selena released a new song titled Fetish, next to the rapper from Alabama,…
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…
Barbra Streisand
Streisand gets into sound acting
Barbra Streisand is one of those singers that I’ve inherited from the people in my life from a slightly older generation, so to speak.…
John Paul Jones
Hats off to John Paul Jones!
John Paul Jones was the ‘quiet’ Zeppeliner, much like George Harrison, who was the ‘quiet’ Beatle. He didn&…
Usher
The painful disease that Usher suffers
Since the news came that the American singer Usher has an infectious, inflammatory disease of the viral type called herpes, the collective…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam, Maná and Daddy Yankee will perform at the Los Dells Festival
A new Latin music festival debuts this summer in the Midwest with the participation of artists including Maná, Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee. The…
David Cronenberg's Wife
David Cronenberg's Wife
I love’em, I love’em, I love them. “David Cronenberg's Wife” is a name of the band I’m…
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher will release his solo album in 2017
Liam Gallagher will return to the world stage with a new musical solo project. The former lead singer of Oasis was one of the figures of Britpop 90…
Aimee Mann
My Tribute to Aimee Mann (Part 1: Indie-pendence)
“That was a true story: Carrie [Brownstein] had hired a cleaning service and the girl who showed up was a singer in a band they…
Mick Jagger
Memoirs without memories by Mick Jagger.
Mick Jagger, leader of the Rolling Stones, says he does not remember having written his autobiography despite a publisher claims to have a copy of a…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Releases Reputation's First Single 'Look What You Made Me Do'
American pop star Taylor Swift debuted today Look What You Made Me Do, their first single from the album Reputation, which will be released on…
Ozzy Osbourne
Goodbye to Black Sabbath
The legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath announced an end. The group led by Ozzy Osbourne confirmed that his latest album will be the last of his…
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton reveals that he suffers from nerve damage.
In a recent interview Eric Clapton, guitar icon and blues, has revealed that in the last year has been suffering from a peripheral neuropathy which…
Obnox
Obnox
Obnox hails from Cleveland and is a solo project of Lamont Thomas, who is also known from Puffy Areolas. While Puffy Areolas are a great psychedelic…
Jason Achilles Mezilis
Jason Achiles Mezilis Stuns with “Schizmatique No. 2”
Known most notably for his work as a Guitar-Rock God penning instrumental songs, musician and songwriter Jason Achilles Mezilis comes to life within…
Margo Price
Margo Price’s Surreal Year
When news came out last month that Margo Price and Sturgill Simpson did not receive any CMA nominations, fans of country music were left scratching…
Pope Francis
The Pope Just Shutdown 5th Ave. and Announced An Album...
WTF! Yep, Pope Francis is dropping an album on November 27. Entitled Wake Up!, the collection of songs (sung in Italian, English,…
DvffleBvg Ruggv
Paid plays to the entirety of his qualities!
DMV based record label Paper Chaser Association and DvffleBvg Ruggv have made the following stride in building up themselves as a power with the…
Led Zeppelin
The stairs are from Led Zeppelin
diatribe was closed: the jury finally ruled in favor of Led Zeppelin, and decided that the famous Jimmy Page riff on Stairway to Heaven (Stairway to…
Rihanna
Rihanna travels to the stars in her new video
The new Star Trek film series, known in Latin America as Star Trek, will premiere on July 22, but the galactic adventure came a few weeks before the…
Guns N' Roses
Five great concerts will fill spring in Chile with rock
Not only are five major rock concerts, but the star in several major bands of the genre worldwide. During the second half of the year, it will be…
The Strokes
Bogotá will vibrate with the 2017 Stereo Picnic Festival
Bogota is a very important musical city in Latin America and each year receives major international artists. This week the committee promoter Stereo…
Yibáro
Yibaro and Rawayana with the new theme bombon (remix)
Yibáro is a band that focuses on the genre of reggae, refreshing sound to unite it with other musical genre like jazz, salsa, funk and rock,…
Justin Quiles
Justin Quiles releases new video clip
After the success of his recent mixtape titled Imperio Nazza: Justin Quiles Edition, where he worked alongside producers Musicologist and Menes, the…
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Majestic lightning strike and strike – again and again; they do not get tired of striking somewhere far away from here. Are they hunting? Or…
DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled, Future and Jay Z together in a new theme
One of the most anticipated songs of hip hop summer, is now available; We are talking about the song I Got The Keys which was released last June 26…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran reveals the songs and release date of ÷
The Irish singer - songwriter Ed Sheeran started the year off right by publishing last January 7 promotional first two of his third record plate. But…
Deep Purple
Made in Japan
If there is an absolute best in the genre of live albums than there is only one that deserves that title - “Made in Japan” by…
Kevin Roldan
Rich Kid
As was already announced by the famous singer and composer native of Cali, Colombia, Kevin roldan, recently was the launch of its latest production…
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…
Miranda Lambert
Automatic
Miranda Lambert's Automaticis a sincerely bittersweet homage to the way things were back in the day without technology. The musical…
Shakira
Shakira returns with El Blackmail with Maluma
Colombian singer Shakira has been talking a lot in the last year on a new production, and having announced just over a month ago now premieres could…
Sebastian Yatra
Puerto Rico is conquered by Sebastián Yatra
Sebastian Yatra still captivates his fans throughout Latin America. It is one of the most promising figures that is conquering the radio with his…
Wild Ponies
Wild Ponies ‘Things That Used To Shine’ - Album Review
The Wild Ponies’ second studio album (their first under their current moniker) ‘Things That Used To Shine’ is now two years old. Yet it still remains…
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Come back 30STM after 4 years
US rock band 30 Seconds To Mars, led by actor and musician Jared Leto, introduced Walk On Water, their first single in four years since the release…
Kendrick Lamar
These were the winners of the MTV Video Music Awards
On the night of August 27th, the 33rd edition of the MTV Video Music Awards took place in Los Angeles, California. These awards have been the best in…
Logic
0 to 100: Literally
It’s rare to watch someone’s dreams unfold in real time. At his six-bedroom, seven-figure estate in the Tarzana hills, Logic&…
Franco De Vita
Franco De Vita presents Pídeme
Venezuelan singer presents her new song Ask me, with which it hopes to capture all the radios of the continent. This theme is part of his latest…
Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington Turned me into a Fan
I remember watching Season 5 of American Idol, and I was not really a fan of Bucky Covington. That changed when I was asked, after the season was…
Danny Barnes
Danny Barnes Interview
Danny Barnes returns to Country Fried Rock to discuss his recent accolade, the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Barnes has…
Kapanga
Kapanga presents “Discard”
Argentina 's rock band, quartet and ska, Kapanga, recently presented the lyrics of her new music video item entitled Descarte, part of his…
Kristin Rebecca
Kristin Rebecca Entices with Wackos and Weirdos Single
Kristin Rebecca kicks off the year in a major way with her latest single to hit the streets, Wackos and Weirdos. Making a name for herself among a…
Hunck
Though not Hulk, Hunck is still a monster sound
London based band HUNCK release their new awesome Psychedelic Indie single 'I'll Wait' on October 16th, a wonderful mixture of dream-pop…
Colin Lloyd Tucker
Colin Lloyd Tucker - His Incredible Mind
Having just read Surferheads piece on this artist I am inspired to add my own experience of Colin's fine body of work…
Twenty One Pilots
Twenty One Pilots' Suicide Squad video
Ready, go to the best grain. You came to read this news just because he said Suicide Squad or Twenty One Pilots is a combination of names that can…
Pablo Milanés
Haydée Milanés: daughter of a cat hunts mouse
In February this year, Haydée Milanés, the daughter of Cuban singer Pablo Milanes, will announce the Latino market its first album entitled…
FKA twigs
FKA twigs feminist speech
And where the teenager looks incoherent video, the artist's eye perceives -not feminist or feminine discourse know, nor does it matter if…
Chris Stapleton
The Night Country Got Its Soul Back: Chris Stapleton & Justin Timberlake Resurrect Country’s Great Rhythm & Blues Legacy
“Sing it,” you could hear someone shout from the bandstand urging Chris Stapleton on during “Tennessee Whiskey.&…
Chuck Berry
In Memoriam: Gone in 2017
Every time a musician leaves this planet, a part of our souls eviscerate. To find out that some artist who helped you with his/her music is not with…
Chino & Nacho
And no... they don't separate
We are all clear that Chino & Nacho is one of the most successful duos in Latin America, right ?. Their songs sound in all radios and their…
A Shoreline Dream
Colorado's A Shoreline Dream Present Brilliant New Single
Colorado’s A Shoreline Dream have revealed their new single - the fourth track from their…
Joan Baez
When Joan Baez went religious
Joan Baez is an artist we usually get to see with a guitar in her hands, mesmerizing with her powerful voice all around her. She’s an icon…
Kurt Cobain
The Pain In The Songs of Kurt Cobain
It is not a shame or a lie to say that after Nevermind came out, Kurt Cobain was feeling the pinch of the drugs, the money, and the fast and loose…
Barbara Weldens
Barbara Weldens died while singing on stage
French singer, songwriter and musical interpreter Barbara Weldens, 35, died on April 19 while she was on stage giving a concert. The singer collapsed…
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…
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera is premiere
After a more than successful international tour that took to Sin Bandera visiting for several Latin American cities, the duo released the first…
Scarlett Johansson
The Supergroup That Never Was
Back in February, Scarlett Johansson had big plans. She was creating a super-pop supergroup girlband along with: Este Haim; Holly Miranda;…
Crooks UK
Crooks ‘Wildfire’ - Album Review
Like The Statesboro Revue, Crooks are a band from Texas who refuse to live inside the narrow lines of what is considered Texas music, or even Texas…
Jennifer Lopez
JLo Stuck in a world of Narcos
As we know Jennifer is a girl who loves power, not shown in each of their projects from their lyrics to their holdings in film and television. The…
The Lumineers
Ophelia
The imminent release of The Lumineers' second album, Cleopatra, warrants the cliché long-awaited. It isn't simply the fact that the…
Public Access TV
Public Access TV Live in Leeds
As a music lover, there’s a certain satisfaction to seeing a band live at a fairly intimate venue on a wet Monday night and knowing they&…
Dolores O'Riordan
When You're Gone: Dolores O’Riordan and the Enduring Legacy of ‘Zombie’
When I first heard “Zombie”, about seven years had passed since Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry died during the 1993 IRA…
Emeline Michel
Beautiful music video release of Angel by Emeline
Oh boy, Emeline drops a new uphoric experience in a music video.She will soon climb the charts to challenge the stars of today and the future. Of…
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne together again
Under the musical production of Murda and CuBeatz, the new song No Fraud brings together three characters of the label Young Money, Nicki Minaj,…
Ariana Grande
Everyday Lyric Video
The American singer has posted on his YouTube channel a video related to the single Everyday, belonging to his latest album, Dangerous Woman.…
Beach House
Beach House - Forever Still
One of my favourite things about Beach House is that I cannot conceive of creating something similar to their music. This is dream pop at its finest &…
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…
Amy Winehouse
An Artist Misunderstood
I've been on an Amy Winehouse appreciation binge the past few weeks. After watching the Grammy-award winning 2015 documentary, AMY,&…
Gill Landry
Former Old Crow Member Gill Landry Proves He’s Got The Chops To Go Solo – Album Review
I will admit, I do not always follow artists from their first album, and then once they get big say, “pfff, I was into them before they blew up.” That…
Nicky Scarola
Rock from nostalgia: Nicky Scarola
There are musicians who are like a shadow, without this being in any way offensive. They are musicians who are behind the sounding of those in the of…
The Killers
The Killers dedicate a new album to Christmas
The US group The Killers presented its traditional annual project dedicated to Christmas. For this year, it is the disk Do not Waste Your Wishes, a…
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez cries for Christina Grimmie
With the '' 'absolutely heartbroken' and the pain of a mentor and friend, Selena Gomez could not help breaking on…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley Is Legend
If you are a music fan (and really, who isn't to some degree?) Then you may believe in the power of music and maybe you have also seen…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
And they weren't rivals?
We do not speak the Caracas Lions vs. Magallanes Navigators. It is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, whose rivalry was presented to the…
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Celebrates His 27th Birthday With New Audio Visual From “Starboy” Album
On 16 February was the 27th birthday of Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye, better known by his stage name as The Weeknd, which held giving a gift to his…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Getaway, the disc of the first half consistent
It was five years of waiting. Finally , the Red Hot Chili Peppers presented the successor of I'm With You, a dispensable album, which…
MØ
MØ's new single
The musical career of the Danish Karen Marie Ørsted, artísitcamente known as Mo, increasingly growing. By now has a list of hits that can…
Desiigner
Panda...
Ok, so I was listening to Apple music a week or so ago, and this artist came on, his name was Desiigner. It was an underground spotlight so, like…
Shane McAnally
Shane McAnally ‘Original Songwriter Demos’ – Album Review
Back in October, Shane McAnally did something on the quiet that I didn’t expect: he released an album. The Music Row songwriter famous for helping to…
De La Ghetto
From the Ghetto comes with Nicky Jam
From the Ghetto he unveiled its new remix Come closer with Nicky Jam. This was his first single and is nominated for Best Urban Song at the Latin…
J.J. Cale
Return of the Blues
In recent years, the blues have undergone a fairly unprecedented comeback. Between Clapton and more recent John Mayer albums, there was a huge gulf in…
The xx
The xx Release Video For “On Hold”
British indie pop band, The xx, recently announced the release of their second album for January 13th. This , which is called, I See You, next to the…
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys bring a little bit of happiness
Remember classics like “West End Girls”, “It’s a Sin” and “Go West”? Well,…
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood ‘Heartbeat’ – Single Review
Carrie Underwood has been on fire this past year, and she doesn’t seem to be cooling down anytime soon. Raking up #1’s and…
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton's live album will be released in September.
September 30 is the date chosen for the launch of the new album by Eric Clapton, an album recorded live in 2007 in San Diego (US) for a concert that…
The Islandors, Cold Play & Steel Performances
Coldplay announce new album
December 4th. That will be the day when the British group Coldplay will present his new album, which they have solved holder A head full of dreams.…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty honored by the Grammy Awards.
Tom Petty, the rocker who has been behind hits like American Girl, will be recognized at a gala evening before the ceremony of the Grammy Awards next…
Charles Aznavour
Aznavour finally receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood paid tribute to Charles Aznavour: The legendary composer and singer finally received, at age 93, his star on the prestigious Walk of Fame,…
Joaquin Sabina
Sabina's new album will be released early.
The twelve songs I deny everything, the new album to be published Joaquin Sabina, can be heard a day before through an itinerary that will cross all…
Daddy Yankee
Listen to the new that Daddy Yankee brings
Daddy Yankee not want to leave this for anyone in 2017. The reggaetonero unveiled its new song is already shaping up to become a real hit. The same…
Cole Swindell
Middle of a Memory
Middle of a Memory, by Country singer Cole Swindell, depicts the heartbreak of a guy who meets a girl on a dance floor and then she is abruptly and…
Pablo Milanés
Andrea Imaginario offers an album full of affection
The themes that have marked the various moments of his life, either by the magic of his melodies or the depth of his lyrics, were selected by the…
Spoon
The Unique Magic of Spoon
In a world saturated with all kinds of music, it’s really exciting to discover creative artists that offer something really unique to bless…