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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…
Dreams
Gabor Szabo's Dreams
“Dreams” is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó recorded in 1968 and released the year after on the…
Harmony of Difference
Yasss, Kamasi!
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I will write it anyway. I was conflicted whether I want to do a review of KAmasi Washington's new…
Renaissance
“Renaissance” in the twenty first century by Marcus Miller
I have been in some deep thoughts these days before I started writing this article. This album helped me to get my thoughts all together. Honestly I…
St Germain
The Return Of St Germain
It took him fifteen years to release an…
Transformation
Transformation to an early stardom
“Transformation” is the first studio album by bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, the young prodigy who rose to fame early in her youth, playing alongside…
In My Room
The Stunning Debut Album In My Room By Jacob Collier
With only 22 years, Jacob Collier already became a Grammy award winner (and guess what, not only one but he won two Grammys for his Debut Album!). For…
Selections From A Voice On Air (1935-1955)
Sinatra--The First LP
Frank Sinatra—The brilliant and colorful vocalist properly came into to prominence during the era of the second World War. His proper first…
Fly or Die
All That Jaimie Branch
Every once in a while, a man remembers that jazz music might be one of the best music genres out there. It is almost impossible to be indifferent when…
Turn the Sea
Cressman sure can Turn the Sea
Have you heard of Natalie Cressman? If you’re interested in jazz you should definitely check her out. There are not many videos on Youtube, and those…
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…
Come Away With Me
Come Away Again with Norah Jones
Several albums and musical collaborations later, Norah Jones' debut album remains a top favorite for many who have followed her musical journey.…
My One And Only Thrill
Oh, what a Melody!
This is one of the most beautiful albums recorded in the past decade or so. My One and Only Thrill has all the elements of a good record:…
Triangular III
Aggregate Prime Is The Sh**
In jazz dictionary of Ralph Peterson lies that he is a professor on Berkley, percussionist and trumpet player. Nowadays, experienced New Yorker is…
Fourth
Soft (but powerful) Machine
Soft Machine is one of the iconic bands of British rock music. They are among the founders of the legendary Canterbury progressive rock scene. Named…
At Least For Now (Deluxe)
Benjamin Clementine: Best New Artist of 2015
Kudos!Kudos!Kudos! Why have I just discovered this man? I don’t know, but he is going straight to the top of my BEST of 2015 chart. Maybe…
Shadow Theater
Shadow Theater by Tigran Hamasyan - A musical wedding of traditions
“Shadow Theater” is the latest release by Tigran Hamasyan, one of the leading figures on the Armenian jazz scene and one of the…
Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics
East Meets West
It’s an indescribably fulfilling to hear how The Heliocentrics once again adjust to the playing style and instrumentation of their collaborator. In…
Sketches Of Brunswick East
Sketches of Brunswick East Confirm King Gizzard's Status
Just when you think that King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard got stuck on psychedelic rock and progressive hard rock, using recursive motives, the most…
All You Zombies Dig the Luminosity
Burnt Sugar - Quite bright luminosity
Greg Tate has been at his Burnt Sugar project, one of the many he has on, for more than 18 years now. While he’s not guiding this musical conglomerate…
Los Tres MTV Unplugged
20 Years of MTV Unplugged by Los Tres
And suddenly it was two decades since the Three afford to do an Unplugged for MTV Latin America was given. Your best! That show, which never came out…
Mysterium
Hammock - The endless sorrow of a loss
There are a lot of things you can think about and let your thoughts wander while lying in a hammock. Usually, you get into it to relax, have leisurely…
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&…
I Accept Your Apology
CEO Cleezy Delivers I Accept Your Apology
Reality is a harsh mistress. I imagine no one would know this better than CEO Cleezy. Shortly after releasing Beatrice, his first album, something…
The Direction of Last Things
Intronaut Is the S***
Progressive is not understood by many people and that needs to change. If you are reading this and you have never been listening metal, I have…
Phenotype
Dissonantly Extravagant
If we compare Phenotype, the album reviewed here, with recent Select Difficulty from Periphery it’s obvious Textures selected the highest…
Blood Mountain (U.S. Version)
Blood Mountain by Mastodon: Schizophrenic level of awesomeness
Mastodon es una banda peculiar. Fueron uno de los pioneros de los lodos de la sabana, pero no se detuvieron allí. Continuando con el…
Untrue
Nightspace: Untrue EP
Bailey Skye aka Nightspace is a Seattle-based musician and performer. He started producing music in the summer of 2012 and his EP…
Scalping the Guru
El Jesus De Magico - Scalping The Guru
El Jesus De Mágico son un noise-rock banda estadounidense de rock / psicodélico de Columbus, Ohio. Se han publicado un buen número de…
Venomous Blossoms
Making Psychedelic Pop Sound Fresh, Again
Modern bands fascinated by all things psychedelic do not only listen to the ‘old masters’ but probably also what each other is doing. And that is a…
Īstenībā
Mona De Bo - īstenībā
The relatively obscure, but renowned Latvian instrumental drone/psychedelic rock band Mona De Bo came out with a new album in the end of last year.…
Malibu
Anderson .Paak Serving His Heart
Rihanna totally threw us under the bus when she released ANTI. The world was waiting for EDM kicker, and we got a great R’n’b…
Prisoner
The Zenith Of Ryan Adams
From the first notes of Ryan Adam’s new album, you will hear more than you have ever heard before in the career of this gifted author. What I am…
Coeur De Pirate
Coeur de Pirate's Unique Loveliness
Beatrice Martin is a classically trained pianist who graced us with her debut album under the moniker, Coeur de Pirate, in 2008. Martin's …
Intoxicated Women
The Return of Harvey Gainsbourg
Here comes Mick Harvey again, continuing his tribute saga to Serge Gainsbourg that now spans four Albums - from “Intoxicated Man” in 1995, “Pink…
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…
New Bermuda
Deafheaven New Bermuda
The California-native, black metal innovators, released their 3rd full-length album entitled on October 2nd, 2015.New Bermuda Deafheaven has the…
White Winter Hymnal
#tb Fleet Foxes' Debut
Music magazines often use the term Wooden music when they want to describe the type of music that I am about to review. It stands for the following:…
Pijan slavej
The Drunk Nightingale and the magical world of Foltin
“Foltin” are one of the most exciting bands coming from Macedonia. Building their sound through all these years (from 1995 until…
In The Now
Perfect Dull Xmas Present
It’s Christmas, the time of the year when it’s all about giving presents. Books and records are always a good thing to give. Some of the people in…
Complete Third
A Cult Star That Should Definitely Have Been Big
Here with us again is another incarnation of an album about love turned into a disaster that at the time it came out was proclaimed a disaster. Later…
Burning Bridges
Bon Jovi's Bridge Is Falling Down
The struggle is real. Rock dinosaurs Bon Jovi are persistent even though their career is not as shiny as it was in the 80s and 90s. I can freely say…
Ahora
Green Valley and ''Now'' their sixth album
Six albums and hundreds of concerts later, Green Valley continues to expand its message of positivity to the four winds. '' Now &…
Blackbirds
Rob Jungklas - It's Been A While...
In theory, some musicians should have all the predispositions to make it - a good voice, songwriting skills, musicianship, good backup, come up with…
The Buffet (Deluxe Version)
What R. Kelly serves
It takes years to build a good reputation. It takes just a second to lose it. And while a reputation gets build on verifications, sometimes, all it…
Kitsune
Intriguing First Chapter
A while ago, in a review of Marriages’ latest album, I said that Salome is my AOTY and that claim still stands. After hearing final remnants…
If I Should Go Before You
If I Should Go Before You
As a huge live music fan, it doesn’t feel right if I haven’t got a few live shows booked in the coming months. Looking forward to…
Horn Ur Marken
The Janitors - Horn Ur Marken
The Swedish psychedelic rock band The Janitors will release a new album via the renowned Cardinal Fuzz in the coming days. The album comes 3 years…
Menimals
Menimals - Menimals
The Italian psychedelic rock/noise rock band Menimals came out with their self-titled album via Riot Season earlier this year. The album packs a…
The Hope Six Demolition Project
Bravo, PJ Harvey!
The Hope Six Demolition Project is an extremely suggestive album. It is almost as suggestive as the author herself. Just when I thought that PJ Harvey…
Fake Sugar
Fake Sugar
The debut solo album from Beth Ditto finds the former Gossip singer reconnecting with her southern roots. Despite some thin lyrics and odd production…
Control
Celebrating 30 years of Control
This week, it was 30 years ago that Janet Jackson had released her breakthrough album “Control”. For Janet, it was the most…
Storm Is Coming
Darrell Kelley - Storm Is Coming
Well it’s been brewing for a while now and Darrell Kelley wants you to know that it’s coming and will be here before you can ask, “What the heck was…
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…
The Serenity of Suffering
Is This Korn or Their Tribute Band?
Long time ago, there was a year 1994. It was then when we heard the growl Are you ready and the riff that created what everyone started calling nu-…
Iron Mountain
“Iron Mountain” by Michael Brondstetter
In 1888 in the “Maxims and Arrows” section of his book “Twilight of the Idols” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously said, “Was mich nicht…
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…
Thru Me Again
La Hell Gang - Thru Me Again
La Hell Gang is a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock band from Santiago. They have released three good albums so far, and their best album…
A Crow Looked at Me
Attention! This Is How Grief Feels Like!
Fasten your seatbelts, dear readers, because what you’re going to encounter might be very intense. I am pretty convinced that you never had a chance…
For The Ages To Come
The Soundtrack of Ebbot Lundberg
All good things come to an end, just as The Soundtrack Of Our Lives released their last album a few years ago. It is crucial to recognize…
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…
Lazaretto
Jack White's Lazaretto
Jack White is definitively a true superstar of his generation. What he did with The White Stripes was seminal in bringing rock’n’…
Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star
Chris Bell - How To Attain A Cult Status
Quite a few times in rock music it turned out it makes no difference how good your music is, or how much you are lauded by the press, other musicians,…
Happy Days
I got no issues with Happy Days
Hoy en día, vamos a tomar un poco de un paseo por el lado salvaje, porque vamos a estar hablando de Brooke Candy. Brooke ha lanzado su segundo…
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Albums that turn 10 in 2017 Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys debut album, Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not was a landmark album, and perhaps the most important debut album of the first…
Human
How Human Is Rag 'N' Bone Man
In the first ten seconds of the song Human that opens this same titled album, you will figure out everything you need to know about the man who stands…
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha as told by John Williams
Prior to Memoirs of a Geisha, composer John Williams had never asked to compose for a movie before. Being the resident composer for Steven Spielberg…
RawayanaLand
Venezuela does not lack talent.
The Venezuelan music scene, is at its best, and it shows with the great talents that we hear every day on national radio stations. Recent years have…
More Rain
Come Back, M Ward
My brain has a special grey area. It is an area where I feel peculiar empathy for all of those great artists who suddenly start losing…
Star Treatment
Wovenhand, The Second Phase
Wovenhand is one of those band with a cult status, thanks to David Eugene Edwards and the band that existed before Wovenhand (and that is 16…
Make It Be
They Make It Be
Some knowledgeable reviewers thought that this combination between R. Stevie Moore and Jason Falkner could be “strange”. Falkner is a much more known…
Biased Advice
EXEK - Biased Advice
EXEK are an Australian garage rock/post-punk/noise-rock band from Melbourne. Their latest album ''Biased Advice'' came out a couple of…
Didn't He Ramble
Glen Hansard Does Not Ramble
Glen Hansard is a cute Irish man who conquered the world by singing the Academy award winning song Falling Slowly. The movie Once has become a classic…
Pasos Sincopados
Little Revenge presents its 'Pasos Sincopados'. Part I.
Small Revancha, the musical project directed and conceptualized by the duo of Claudia Lizardo (daughter of the legendary PTT Lizardo of the same…
Tapestry
#tbt Carole King: Tapestry
I came across Tapestry last week while scrolling through my instagram. My friend posted album cover and wrote the caption: best LP ever. I was…
Country Grammar
Country Grammar
El debut de Nelly en el 2000 trajo la vida y el sonido de San Luis al mundo. Es un laberinto sintáctico de la cultura local que funciona como un…
Machinist
Space Opera
“The song is a sci-fi narrative about a woman who falls in love with a robot. In the video she hallucinates on rocket fuel and tears apart…
Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Difficulty: Normal
Just a year after Juggernaut got out, Periphery bring us another piece of their vision of math metal combined with djent, and…
Under the Radar, Vol. 2 (Deluxe)
Robbie Williams' Second Compilation of Rarities
Under The Radar was one of the best compilation of rarities which showed that Robbie Williams has a strong team capable of delivering so many stellar…
G-Punk
Fabolous Funk'd Kidz
Heya, so i found this mini EP and i check it and i play it maybe little mix it and the freakshow dance party was on fire. This guy with tons of…
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…
Revolve
Will We Love Him Again?
The youngster whose voice sounds like he has sand in his throat oriented towards disco rhythyms on his second album. As it seems, Revolve is going to…
Bohren For Beginners
Turning Doom Metal Into Film Noir Jazz
How do you cross from doom metal to film noir jazz? Easy, if you ask German purveyors of, as the say it themselves, doom ridden jazz music, Bohren and…
Lose Control
Glass Animals & Joey Bada$$ Lose Control
This week, experimental indie rockers Glass Animals meet New York rapper Joey Badass and create a surprisingly good collaboration track. As somebody…
The Electric Lady
Sophisticated Icon
Janelle Monae is a young glamorous lady who has rhythm, blues and soul running through her veins. There is no blood in her music. Everything is clean.…
Channel the Spirits
The Comet Is Coming - Channel The Spirits
The Comet Is Coming is a pretty fascinating British psychedelic rock/jazz fusion/experimental music band from London. Their latest album is titled …
Teens Of Denial
The Complexity of Teen Rebellion
Will Toledo is an unbelievably prolific author, the one who released ten albums in a period of just six years. Albeit he has been active…
"Awaken, My Love!"
Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love! [Review]
Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover is back! After launching an awesome TV show, Atlanta (check it out, it’s great), Glover got back into…
Profession chanteur
Profession singer, and a few other things too
So nice to have your label, and Freaksville is a very good indie label, that can put out your stuff. And Belgian singer Benjamin Schoos has…
Scissors, Paper, Rock!
Scientists prove what 25 million people have already seen...
Earlier this year, researchers from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria published an article titled Instrumentational Complexity of Music…
Incarnate
Still Holding The Throne
Killswitch Engage is one of the founding fathers of melodic metalcore, a metalcore subgenre that launched this bastard child of metal and HC into…
Music For People In Trouble
Susanne Sundfor - Music to get you out of trouble
Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfor has been around for some ten years now, but she gained more international prominence only after her 2015 album Ten…
Hunky Dory
David Bowie: Hunky Dory
Famous for normalising weird, his ever changing personas and a five decade-long career, David Bowie was a rare kind of musician. From Ziggy Stardust…
Honeymoon
The Biggest Narcissist Of Them All
Estoy enamorado de mí, pero yo creo que no es mutuo. Creo que debería ser el nombre del próximo disco de Lana del Rey. Si se hubiera…
The Gentle Cycle
Will The Gentle Cycle Find Their Spot
I am a witness of the unfair phenomenon in music world - a huge number of new musicians and albums do not get the attention they deserve, in spire of…
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…
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…
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…
Deadringer: Deluxe
#tbt RJD2: Deathringer
RJD2 aka Ramble Jon Kohn started his career in a group MHz, but what really catapulted him to the stratosphere was his relationship with the record…
III:Trauma
A Rather Dull Experience
Another take on now hugely popular post black metal genre is in front of us, and it seems blackgaze slowly starts to develop a vicious condition known…
Come tomorrow - Songs of Townes Van Zandt
Norway Americana Does Texas Chill
Americana is really big in Scandinavia. Maybe it has something to do with guys like Lee Hazelwood spending time there, or longing for a more…
Ones and Sixes
Low - Ones and Sixes
Some band have years behind them; others have light years behind them. When artists create their own universe inside a music industry, they stay…
Man of the Woods
My Verdict Of Justin's New Album
Fifth chapter of Justin Timberlake's solo career begins with explosive verse: If you know what's good... In FIlthy, the first promotional…
Nowhere Everywhere
New EP by The Wanton Bishops
The Wanton Bishops are what I imagine a contemporary blues band should sound like. Their name sounds like they come from the southern parts of USA,…
Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 - Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 is a quite well-known psychedelic rock/drone/space rock project of Justin Wright, who started the project in Los Angeles. Expo 70 has…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
The grey areas of John Legend
I think, out of all the R&B artists out there today, John Legend would have to be the best role model you can find. I'm not a fan. I don…
Surfacing to Breathe
Psych-Gaze Outfit Clustersun bewitch with Sophomore Album
Clustersun are back with a brand new album Surfacing To Breathe via Seahorse Recordings. Three years after their debut album , this…
Big Blue
Gold Star - Shining Already
Many bands and singer/songwriters these days are following the path taken by Jeff Tweedy, solo or with Wilco. While most of them are quite enjoyable…
Sweet Baby James
Groundbreaking Album From The Seventies
After the sixties, rock and roll was losing its power. People seemed to be exhausted with the rebellion, the war, the opposition; there was a…
35xxxv (Deluxe Edition)
The Perfect Album For My Constant Mood Swings
Ahora que estoy contando los días hasta que veo a estos chicos realizan aquí en mi país, pensé que sería conveniente revisar…
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…
Outlet
Rxnde akozta to the street with Outlet
The Cuban rapper Randy Acosta Edgar Cruz, better known as Rxnde Akozta highlighted in the subgenus Undergrpund, has released its latest album…
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…
Younger Now
Bye, Miley, I'm Older Now
If I was writing a review about Miley Cyrus two years ago, I would write about hipsterish, ganja-fueled, glittery, forced-frenetic indie record that…
Childhood Home
Mother and Son Playing Great Music
Musicians are used to performing in many family relations and combinations. While brothers and sisters are nothing unusual (The Beach Boys, Kings of…
Lions
Crowes and Lions
The Black Crowes were among the first artists in the nineties to embrace the retro sound and looks without hesitation. They simply looked like, let’s…
Dead Magic
Reincarnation of Diamanda Glass, miss Anna Von Hausswolff
Take what is the destiny of a human being, a thin pathetic line that marks and surrounds the neverending and the unknown silence. Right in that…
Matador
Zoroaster - Matador
Zoroaster is a well-known and renowned American stoner doom/stoner metal band, who have released a number of fine sludgy stoner doom albums through…
Third World Pyramid
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Third World Pyramid
The Brian Jonestown Massacre recently came out with a new album titled ''Third World Pyramid''. Of course The Brian Jonestown…
Once Once
THE surprising border music of The Chamanas
Eleven. Eleven are Latin rhythms, Mexican pop of the decade of the 70's, huapango, ranchera, synth pop and electronic music, a mixture The…
Anthology 3
The Last Lennon/McCartney Song?
In January 1994 Yoko Ono gave Paul McCartney two cassettes of John Lennon's home recordings, which included a number of incomplete and previously…
Random Access Memories
#tb The Standard of Modern Electronic-Dance
Recently, I have watched an episode of HBO’s brand new show Young Pope and in one scene, the main characters, pope, asked his advisor who does she…
"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…
Earl Grey
Girl Ray - How To Properly Brew Earl Grey
Earl Grey is a popular but finicky tea to make. If you don’t let it stand long enough, it has a bland taste: if you let it stand too long, it becomes…
Love Train
Trailing With Asiahn!
Extraordinary artist Asia Bryant, going by the new alias Asiahn, has finally put out her own piece of music craft…
La Apertura
Arawato releases new material
Recently in Venezuela good alternative projects of many artists they have emerged; in this case it is Arawato, a musical project, formed by Luis…
American Utopia
More than a Talking Head (David Byrne)
We are only tourists in this life/ Only tourists but the view is nice The name of David Byrne is often replaced with the name Talking Heads…
A Moon Shaped Pool
My Albums of the Year: Radiohead: Moon Shaped Pool
Well of course Moon Shaped Pool would make the cut, since I never shut up about Radiohead. There's a lot to be said about the album, which is the…
The Album Paranoia
Ulrika Spacek? Who is Ulrika Spacek?
In this age of information glut, whether it is the number of music titles available or the method by which you can reach them, it is so easy for quite…
Automatic & Voluntary
MODOC: Automatic + Voluntary LP
Comprised of Clint Culberson (singer/rhythm guitars), Kyle Addison (lead guitars), and John Carlson (drums), MODOC came together at Ball State…
Shangri La
Why Jake Bugg's Shangri La Is Testament To The Talent Of Young Generation of Musicians
Saying that there is nothing interesting in today’s music, and that the old guys are making the best albums is ridiculous. There are many examples…
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…
Prisoner
How Ryan Adams Experiences Breakup
February is the month when cats make love (while sounding like crying babies), and I start to think that this is why all the great albums drop around…
Modern Heart
The howls of Milow
Internationally, you might know Milow from his transformation of 50 Cent’s “Ayo Technology”. I say “…
Mad Love. (Deluxe)
Album Review: JoJo Mad Love
At last, the October 14th arrived and I can`t wait to tell you about the freshest frist hand impressions of the Pop/R`n`B princess,…
Wallflower (The Complete Sessions)
Of the Shades and Colors February Left Behind!
Sometimes endings transcend the entrails of human mind to make a permanent milestone for a new beginning. Even when ends are connected with losing the…
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Dreamy Freak Folk Pop
Some people can’t sleep because they are thinking about their dreams. Some people dream when they are awake. Some bands are like dreams.…
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…
Climbing The Colossus
Sunnata - Climbing The Colossus
Sunnata are one of the most well-known Polish stoner metal/stoner doom/sludge bands along with the likes of Belzebong. While Sunnata recently released…
Wild Kingdom
Wild Kingdom, the I Ching Way
Texas power-poppers or harmony rockers (whichever you prefer) Cotton Mather and their main brain Robert Harrison (I guess the same last name with…
Helios / Erebus
A Clash Between Two Shades Of Gray
God Is An Astronaut were at their peak around five or six years ago, the last mind-blowing record I remember was their fifth, self-titled album. Far…
Ultravox! (Remastered & Expanded)
Ultravox: Ultravox! Album Review
Ultravox emerged from the punk scene of the mid/late 70’s in the UK at the vanguard of the new wave movement, using the punk aesthetic of &…
BEYONCÉ
Lemonade the relief of Bey
Of course since we are all aware that Lemonade is the new album Queen of R & B Beyonce Knowles, we also know that it was something totally…
Dead Ringers
Horseback - Dead Ringers
Horseback are a pretty well-known psychedelic rock/doom/stoner rock band from North Carolina. They have released quite a few great albums through the…
Say What You Mean (Radio Edit)
Pop Artist EM Is Giving Us Taylor Swift Vibes in her Latest Spotify Single Release “Say What You Mean”
Have you guys listened to Pop Icon EM’s latest Spotify single release titled “Say What You Mean”? The track is giving us…
Fresh Blood For Tired Vampyres
Electric Six Could Really Use Some Fresh Blood
It seemed like Bitch, Don’t Let Me Die is the last album by Electric Six, but it’s not. New autumn and new album. Fresh Blood For Tired Vampires is…
Little by Little
Luckily, Soda is Streaming Again
I thought these guys were missing in action, Haven’t heard from them in a while. Almost forgot what they sounded like. But then, no matter how much…
Helion Prime
Helion Prime's Debut Is A Power Metal Extravaganza
Young Californian duo Helion Prime was founded in 2014. At the beginning of last year they self-released their debut album and started looking for a…
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…
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…
Take the
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.11 - Take The 'A' Train
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra introduced “Take the ‘A’ Train” in 1941 and the song immediately climbed up…
Good Lava
Exploring a Brand New Trip
Esperanza Spalding just dropped a new single from her upcoming experimental album “Emily’s D+ Evolution” called &…
How High The Moon
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.15 - How High The Moon
“How High the Moon” is one of the best-known jazz standards, introduced on February 8, 1940, during the Broadway revue ‘…
Smooth Sailin'
Class Has Come Back In The Form Of Smooth Sailin'
Leon Bridges may just be the biggest name you'll hear about in Texas. If you don't hear his name uttered around every major city, come across…
Lotus
Shaun Martin's Debut
The second video from Shaun Martin's debut album, 7 Summers. Shaun is best known for his work with Kirk…
Reigns (Every Night)
The jazz rebel of the Estefan family
If you’re the daughter of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, it’s not all that strange that you would start a music career of your own. It…
Rich Man
Rich Man Does No Good Deed
A modern day Peter, Paul & Mary four piece band capable of sweet, sweet sounds. The Coconut Kids compose of sullen singing missed…
Jammin' - Single Edit
Reggae Goes Smooth Jazz With A George Benson-Like Spotify Single “Jammin” By Dave Sereny
Dave Sereny releases his new single “Jammin” on Spotify, a song striking a balance between reggae and smooth Jazz with a notable George Benson…
Love on a Two Way Street - Radio
Kenney Polson - Love On A Two Way Street (Official Video)
Kenney Polson is an up-and-coming artist, an altoist and soprano-saxophonist who has his own sound. Producer and Grammy Award winner Don Mizell, a…
Thinking About You
Norah Jones Offered Thinking About You To Those Of Us That Still Resignates With the Song
'Thinking About You' the first song where I was introduced to Norah Jones. Known for Jazz styled songwriting and a piano melody all her own.…
Fine And Mellow
Fine and Mellow (1957 performance) - Billie Holiday and the DreamTeam of Jazz
Usually “All-Star team” is a sports category. Musicians group according to their affinities, style and personal friendship. But…
Stardust
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.17 - Stardust
“Star Dust” (or “Stardust,” depending on the version) is one of the most prominent jazz standards but more…
Just Call Me Nige
Future Music
If anyone can bear the title of future music, that would probably be the work of artists like Jojo Mayer, Bred Mehldau, Mark Guiliana, among others.…
All The Things You Are
Jazz Standards Vol.8 - All The Things You Are
‘All the Things You Are’ is a song from the Broadway musical “Very Warm for May” which opened November 17,…
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…
Nature Boy
The Little Prince and the Nature Boy
‘Nature Boy’ is one of my favorite songs, not only in jazz but in general. One of the most beautiful tunes was written by eden…
Let Me Go ! (feat. Sophie Hunger)
Erik Truffaz feat. Sophie Hunger: Let Me Go !
I love what happened to music in the last two decades. The music industry tended to classify music under genre labels to ease the selling, so eclectic…
Carry On
Carry On With Norah
Even though there is quite some time left before the soaring temperatures starts to cool down again, I feel like I’m transported to the cozy…
Brother Wind
Garbarek's 'Brother Wind' - a journey into the Northern Lights
‘Brother Wind’ is one of the most wonderful tunes ever composed. It’s my favorite Jan Garbarek composition, and it&…
Harvest Time
A performance worth repeating
This is one of the most exciting pieces of music I’ve heard recently. It’s an excerpt from the four-hour show that Esperanza…
My Funny Valentine - Live
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.5 - My Funny Valentine
“My Funny Valentine” is a song composed as a show-tune by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1937 Broadway show “…
Watermelon Man
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.14 - Watermelon Man
The sixties were an era when younger musicians started to write extensively, with many of the then-new compositions becoming standards in the decades…
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 &…
Body and Soul
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.2 - Body and Soul
In this second article dedicated to jazz standards, I present you the most covered one of all times - “Body and Soul”, a…
Caravan - 2001 Remastered Version
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.12 - Caravan
Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters introduced “Caravan” on the Variety label in December 1936. The recording entered the pop charts…
Lingus
SNARKY PUPPY: A Casual Listener’s Review
I will be honest: I am no musician, much less a music critic. My encounters with Jazz are limited to a few presentations of my son’s High…
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 ‘…
Main Title/Laura
JAZZ STANDARDS VOL.10 - Laura
“Laura” is a popular song from the mid-forties of the 20th century, composed by David Raksin for the 1944 movie Laura starring…
Straight, No Chaser
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.13 - Straight, No Chaser
Thelonious Monk was undoubtedly among the geniuses of jazz and music in general. He left us many tubes that are now considered standards, “Straight,…
Playground Love (with Gordon Tracks)
Entrapment of an Era
In any other musical element the French duo Air would be known for their electronic based setup. Yet, if The Virgin Suicides soundtrack has not…
Waltz For Debby
Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans performed by Tony Bennett
The composer of this beautiful jazz standard is Bill Evans. Personally one of my favorite American jazz pianists and composers. Evans is born in New…
Alone Together - From the musical production
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.16 - Alone Together
“Alone Together” is a song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz, introduced for the first time in Jean Sargent&…
Cupid
Stupid Cupid Has The Big Moon Up His Sleeve
What I first heard about the band The Big Moon was that they were essentially the female Arctic Monkeys. Okay, well let's actually give this band…
Young And Menace
The Very Much Awaited New Fall Out Boy Song
After gathering a lot of negative comments for their “Ghostbusters (I’m Not Afraid)” remake for the released Ghostbusters movie, everyone was very…
Los Que Se Quedan, Los Que Se Van
Public Disorder sings to Those who stay, Those who leave
The legendary band of Reggae and Ska Venezuelan returns to the music scene with a new album to be called Dancing on The Ruins, which is expected to…
Adicta
Maite Perroni shows herself “Adicta” in her New Video
Maite Perroni is a Mexican singer and actress who on Friday launched the world's new music single Addicted, this issue is still part of his…
I Give You Power
Arcade Fire's Brand New Gift to Our Ears
My love for Arcade Fire has spanned most of my adult and teenage life. You can imagine, in light of this, the surprise and delight my eardrums…
Cone of Shame
Faith No More with a new video for Cone Of Shame
I’m proud to present the new video for the song Cone Of Shame by Faith No More. Why would I be proud, someone could ask? Well, it was…
Paris 12
Private Catharsis
After gaining major global attention for her song Sticky Leaves on Spotify, Singaporean singer-songwriter Linying is well poised to release her debut…
Troubleman
The Long Cut
We never thought it would be a single. That was the first thing that they started playing on the radio out here, and we’re kind…
Bleeding Heart
Regina Spektor Marks Her Territory
She’s been off the radar since her 2012 album (except for that one song on “Orange is the New Black), but the moment she hints at…
Caught In Time, So Far Away
Nocturnal Nostalgia
Canadian dream-pop duo You'll Never Get to Heaven's (Chuck Blazevic and Alice Hansen) ghostly EP Adorn (2014) bears some…
Trouble
Cage The Elephant Trouble
Popular indie rockers Cage the Elephant released a new single entitled “Trouble”. The guys haven’t released much since…
Freedom
Pitbull takes a cruise full of women in his new video
The Cuban singer has just released his video Freedom is the second single from his upcoming album to be released in this 2016 is expected to be…
Makeba
Techno-Tribal World Pop
“I like to be spontaneous when I make music. I begin with beats or drums, because that’s what moves me and if I find a sound that…
Shallow
The Infamous Top 10 Holiday Music Guide Is A Must Have Amazon Wishlist Includes Mike Love And Soundtrack from A Star is Born
The infamous 2018 Top 10 Holiday Music Guide is back with an incredible selection of tracks available on Amazon, iTunes and Spotify. &…
Protection
A Knock At The Door
Call Emma Ruth Rundle a deity that could open up the gates of heaven and the pits of hell with one song. 'Protection' comes of off Emma Ruth…
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…
Easy
COVERLAND Vol.1: Easy
When Faith No More released the video for Easy, it became an instant hit and received heavy airplay on MTV back then, when the station was the main…
Have I Been A Fool
Have I Been A Fool
Jack Fabian Peñate was born in Blackheath, a fairly posh London suburb, on September 9, 1984. While still in his teens, …
High
Music video 'High' by Rawayana and Apache
With rapper Larry Rada aka Apache , the Venezuelan band of self - styled 'Trippy Pop' Rawayana presents its new official video for…
Lay Up
Mai`s Official Lay Up!
A young lady with an extremelly mature vocal capabilities. Ella Mai, one of the greatest R`n`B suprise…
Planet
Irene Skylakaki's Planet: Sunlit Existential Introspection
After releasing two well-received albums (Wrong Direction in 2013, Before Dawn in 2014) in Greece and supporting live performances by Macy Gray,…
Omaha
Baby Left on Omaha
'Letting go' is an emotional terrain that accomodates a wide variety of emotions: sadness, resignation, nostalgia, melancholy, anger, despair,…
Second Hand Heart
A Second Hand Heart
This is a song by English recording artist Ben Haenow, from his self-titled debut studio album, Ben Haenow …
Stop Playing With My Heart
Timeless Anguish
What kind of music would you expect a former US marine and drum corps member to produce? A stage name like Avid Dancer or the retro-inflected…
Million Dollar Doll
Sultry Urgency
After years of being a collaborator - first as a member of the band Luna, and then as one half of the husband-and-wife duo Dean & Britta -…
Together, Locked Safely
Electronic Melancholy
Canberra electro-pop trio SAFIA (lead vocalist Ben Woolner, drummer Michael Bell and guitarist/synth master Harry Sayers) have been stalwarts…
Fast Car - Radio Edit
Jonas Blue's Fast Car Ft. Dakota (Also featuring everything that's wrong with the music industry)
As a general rule, I try to avoid writing about music I dislike. Perhaps as a musician, I have an underlying respect for people trying to do the same…
Love On The Brain
Rihanna's brainchild
I’m not the biggest Rihanna fan. There’s a side to her that I don’t like, but then there are aspects of her and her artistry that I do like. It’s…
Whipping Post - Live At The Fillmore East/1971
COVERLAND Vol.21: Whipping Post
This is one of the great anthems of rock music. The incredible riff and soul moving melody assured its place in music history. The Allman Brothers…
First Time He Kissed a Boy
Transcending Homophobia
Danish electropop trio Kadie Elder's First Time He Kissed a Boy seemed like a timely song to review, given the recent Orlando shootings …
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…
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…
Play Out
Zola Blood - Play Out
Zola Blood produce lo-fi electronic music that is warm and soulful. Their sparse, analogue sound exists in a fog of sinewaves, samples and…
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…
Fine Ass Mess
The dark side of Mr Probz
In between all the pop stars who are trying to get our attention with doing or wearing crazy things, there’s Mr Probz. The Dutch singer,…
Amor en el Aire (De
Children's songs? Part II
Children's songs or the first songs they hear the children are those bands that esucha one from tiny, and are the favorite of parents.…
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…
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…
Magnets
DISCLOSURE – MAGNETS FT. LORDE
I should probably begin this article with the disclaimer that in my eyes, Lorde can do no wrong. I will follow that with a promise to tell you why.…
Soak
Zola Jesus Soaks in Hopeful Gloom
“Soak” follows “Exhumed” as the second new track from Wisconsin singer and producer Zola Jesus’…
P.O.W.A
Taking on the Tower
I could have shut up and put the glass slippers on and made millions of dollars. I could have made a ton of money and then helped build a school. But…
I Was A Fool
Sunflower Bean's I Was A Fool Swirls in Nostalgic Woe
After a few years in the New York band circuit, an EP, a well-received debut LP, and extensive touring, Brooklyn rock band Sunflower Bean has…
Tescoland
Walk Through Tescoland!
We can’t get arrested in the US. [My manager] told me it was because my music had subtleties that the Americans don’t get…
Gangsta
Will Jay's Gangsta Presents a Counter-Cultural Vision of Masculinity
The growing body of work by up-and-coming 21-year old singer-songwriter and ex-IM5 boy band member Will Jay has mostly revolved around the…
Happy Birthday to You (Piano)
Happy Birthday, Danielle!
The music not only accompanies us during the holidays or at a concert. Not just listen to music 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week, and not 365 days a…
Duendecillos en la Cama
Magical Union of Víctor Muñoz and Anais Vivas
I can hardly believe that this beautiful video was recorded in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. Accustomed to traffic, buildings, informal housing,…
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…
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…
Lust for Life (with The Weeknd)
Hollywood and The Weeknd
Lana Del Rey is on a roll lately. A week after releasing her duet with The Weeknd, it was also announced that she has recorded a song with Fleetwood…
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…
Single (feat. Mistah Mez)
Most Promising Pacific Artist Loves Being Single!
D Lewis or Donell in full is Samoan, but South Auckland born ordinary human, until he…
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…
Slipping
Rotating, Pushing and Slipping Into The Unknown
TRAAMS throws around some noiseful sounds that this ear automatically likes. Maybe it's the subtle Throbbing Gristle or Gang Of Four influence (…
Life's Been Good
Has Life Been Good for Legendary Rock Stars?
Most people view the stardom of the music industry as something to be jealous of. Musicians, especially, crave being acknowledged in similar ways that…
Other
Another comeback
Alison Moyet was a pioneer in the 80s. She was at the front of the rise of experimental, high energy synth-pop with Yazoo (from which you probably…
I'm Yours (feat. Vic Mensa)
Justine Skye`s Official Video for I`m Yours
This 20-year-old diamond of a female vocalist has become one of my heavy addictions over the last few months, and I am very unpleasently picky, and a…
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…
Friends
«Friends»
Shot in Switzerland and post produced in Berlin/Germany «Friends» shows the pop punk band The Three Sum from an unusual thoughtful…
Broke
Joe Budden is all about love
On September 8 Joe Budden released the video of his brand new single for the upcoming album ''All love lost'' set to be…
One Call Away
Music for the mind, heart and soul
After making one of the biggest hits and the anthem of 2015 with Wiz Khalifa, and simultaneously Marvin Gaye-ing and getting it on with Meghan Trainor…
Gasoline
Dreams On Fire
The more Halsey releases music videos, the more the public comes to understand who Halsey is as a person. Never to be the one that was shy, talking…
Distance
O Drops A New Grind Vid!
Long time since this sexy R`n`B superstar dropped some new flavor for our eyes. Two days ago, Omarion`s latest…
What's It Gonna Be?
Introverted Pop
After piquing widespread curiosity with her sensuous 2014 single Touch and teasing fans at www.hasshurafinishedheralbumyet.com,&…
Rattlesnake
Criticizing Screen Culture
The eyes of contemporary children may be glued to the slick touch-screens of smartphones and iPads instead of the TV, but indie art rocker St Vincent…
Kill Em With Kindness
Selena Shows Kindness
She always seems to come out with a new and engaging topic within her music career. Media always seems to get involved some way or another. …
As Long as Water Runs
Roan Yellowthorn EP
Daughter of famed “American Pie” song man Don McLean, singer-songwriter Jackie McLean has announced the release of her…
Bottom Dollar Baby
Nathan Wiley's Gritty Blues-Rock
Wiley suffers talent well. Concocting 11 sundry offerings from musings of hog cemeteries, pillaging bandits, the saving power of sin and revisionist…
Dreams Tonite
Sublime Melancholy
Canadian synth-pop quartet Alvvays have followed up on In Undertow with Dreams Tonite: the second glimpse of…
Shine a Light
Heavenly Transcendence
“Shine a Light,” the lead single from Seattle art-rapper Shabazz Palaces’ Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star and Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines double…
I Don't Want U Back
BØRNS' “I Don't Want U Back” is a Spellbinding Kiss-Off to an Unfaithful Lover
The mere accusation of sexual infidelity can be a trigger for rage, violence, and even domestic abuse. On “I Don't Want U Back&rdquo…
Call on Me - Ryan Riback Remix
Starley's overnight success
Australian singer-songwriter, Starley Hope, has been on rotation for a long time now with her song “Call On Me”. The track was originally released…
Utopia
Katie Stelmanis Anticipates Dystopia
Toronto-based electronic band Austra (Katie Stelmanis, Maya Postepski, Dorian Wolf and Ryan Wonsiak) will follow up their…
Yeezy
Young Dolph Releases Yeezy Visual!
Young Dolph has been spraying around his video singles like crazy! Latest hit was a Trap banger Yeezy dropped…
Split Stones
Maggie Rogers' Split Stones: A 'Parting Gift' to Fans
After nine months of touring across North America and Europe, Maryland singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers is ready to close the chapter on her well-…
Party Like a Russian
Cheeky like a Williams
Just a few months ago, Robbie Williams inked a new deal with a new major record label, leaving the label, whom he joined once he went solo, behind. In…
Vindication (Get Money) [feat. Goodz]
Mr Dalvin's vindication
Mr. Dalvin, ah yes... *dreamy sigh*… I remember him alright. I wasn't even a big Jodeci fan, but more so an r&b fan in the 90s, and Jodeci…
Breaking Down
The Sound of Neurosis
Sometimes its the more low-key tracks that grab your attention. Florence + the Machine has risen to worldwide prominence with Florence Welsh's…
Needed Me
Ri-Verse Psychology
In today’s society, the issue about relationships and commitment has seemed to change drastically. When I was growing up, a “…
Body Moves
Body Moves To The Beat
DNCE continues on the path of pure Pop mayhem. From 'Cake By The Ocean' to 'Body Moves' and 'Toothbrush'. The collective call…
First Rain
Soothing Fatalism
I just have always been intrigued by that idea of creating different worlds with music. This one was a bit more of a reflection of what's actually…
Tulips
Luxuriant Stasis
Based in San Francisco, The Bilinda Butchers consist of Michal Palmer, Adam Honingford, and Ryan Wansley, who derived their band name by…
Get My Bang
On Eros and Thanatos
“It became apparent that that guitar almost became the character within the songs, that phallic character, the all-conquering…
Sandman
Trudy and the Romance blast out ramshackled new single ‘Sandman’
Fresh from their tour with The Big Moon, Trudy and the Romance unleash new cut Sandman, a rampaging track which sees the Liverpool trio further…
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&…
Nothing Better
Forget Chainsmokers, this is the duet of former lovers you should be listening to.
Much to my own annoyance I'm quite fond of Closer by Chainsmokers featuring Halsey. I know in my bones that it is a terrible pop song, full of…
Be The One
When the Lights Go Out, They Must Come Back On...
Dua Lipa has been compared to Lana Del Rey from the moment Be The One was dropped. Yes, while the similarities are apparent this does not mean that a…
Joe's Dream
Taboo Dreams and Lullabies
No one in their right frame of mind can classify Natasha Khan's Bat For Lashes work. Genre embracing as well as boundary breaking music sets the…
The Miller Girl
Steve Hussey and Jake Eddu share with us The Miller Girl
Yes, “The Miller Girl” is a reference to the beer and the miller girl is portrayed in the Miller ad. Steve Hussey and Jake Eddy are geniuses for…
Summer Of '69
The original ending to the Summer of '69
Music is always subject to change. Over the years a lot of changes have passed us by in popular music. Most changes happen almost organically. One…
Daily
Some daily music for you
My days usually start out with my local radio station blasting on my stereo. I always hope to catch some news, the weather and the traffic situation.…
Wall Of Glass
Our Kid goes solo with mixed results
Any song that features one of the Gallagher brothers is guaranteed to have at least one thing: swagger. Swagger, bravado, and sheer bloody-mindedness…
LIKE I WOULD
Like I Would Zayn Malik's New Musical Hit
I do not know because this new theme Zayn reminds me of a song by the Backstreet Boys, something in the rhythm, certain parts of the song, after all…
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…
Refuge Of The Roads
Joni&Jaco
There’s something magical when two geniuses meet and tune in their talents and unique abilities. When that happens, magic happens. Joni…
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.…
Miracle Aligner
Go and Get ‘em Tiger
'Seductive' is the adjective that was used most often in describing The Last Shadow Puppets' (Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner,…
You Know I'm No Good
Far Too Good To Not Be Good
'You Know I'm No Good' references several of Amy Winehouse's own views about herself. Self-image, emotional stability and the rocky…
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),…
Get My Bang
Let Them Eat Cake
It would be fair to say that the UK has an advantage when it comes to dance hits. Not the techno kind but bands from the UK know a formula to get your…
This Mess We're In
Songs that Started it all. (3 PJ Harvey, This Mess We're In (feat Thom Yorke)
It will come as no surprise that Radiohead are responsible for a lot of my music tastes. It was through interviews with them that finally pushed me…
Slip Away
From 'Surviving' to 'Thriving'
“[Mike Hadreas] wants to be the musician he would’ve [needed] as a teenager. And I think he’s doing that. He’s…
Disorder - 2007 Remastered Version
Songs that started it all. 1) Disorder, Joy Division
As much as I write about Radiohead, surprisingly, they aren't my favourite band. That spot goes to Joy Division, the Manchester quartet who,…
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&…
Make Me... (feat. G-Eazy)
Britney's Back (but so what?)
The music video for Make Me..., the lead single for Britney Spears' upcoming 9th album Glory (2016) has just been released. The…
Leon
Give My Heart A Break
The Japanese House, otherwise known as Amber Bain, whose choice of stage name comes with an equally interesting story that blurs the lines between…
Battle Symphony
Battle Symphony makes me want to give up on Linkin Park
As soon as I did it I knew it was official. When I had to choose a genre for this article to be categorised in, an article about rock band Linkin Park…
Where Ya At
Lean Cups & Kleenex
What a time to be online. Up until last week, Drake and Future's collaborative mixtape was nothing more than a collection of…
City Of Stars - From
La La Hollywood
There once was a time, not so long ago, where movies were full of song and dance. The women were amazingly beautiful with …
I Should Live in Salt
The National can't explain it any other way
The National are one of the only bands that, with every album, stay within the same sonic landscape. Each ensuing album explores this landscape…
Hotline Bling
Cool Groove Hotline Bling
Almost all have heard it, and many love it! R&B music is one of the most listened genres especially of today’s pop culture. With its…
Back to the Start
Reinvention
As sugary sweet Katty Besnard sings in this track 'Back To The Start', never once does the song come off as bubble gum annoyance. The french…
Highs & Lows
Emeli`s Official Highs And Lows!
From her latest record Long Live The Angels, Emeli is back with her latest music video for the single Highs And…
Stairway To Heaven - Sunset Sound Mix
Led Zeppelin in Heaven
When it comes to performing a cover, some will argue it is better when an artist takes the song completely out of its genre and ventures to do…
drink i'm sippin on
Yaeji Explores the Menace in the Mundane with Drink I'm Sippin On
Like fellow 88rising label-mate Rich Chigga, Brooklyn-via-Seoul singer/producer Kathy ‘Yaeji’ Lee's music videos hits you with…
The Body Is a Blade
The Hazy Catharsis of Japanese Breakfast's The Body is a Blade
After the otherworldly escapades in the music videos for Machinist and Road Head, Japanese Breakfast (Oregon singer-songwriter and guitarist Michelle…
Won’t Let You Go
Hallucinatory Desperation
In 2016, Angus Stone - who is best known as one half of the folksy Sydney brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone - began recording music…
Don't Be Shy
Kule T starts solo career
When the intro of Kule T’s “Don’t Be Shy” begins, you think he’s making a big statement to break away from his days as an MN8 member. The unusual…
The Ballad Of Mona Lisa
Da Vinci’s great artwork “Mona Lisa”
This is the first single by Rock band Panic at the Disco's third album, Vices & Virtues. The song was released on February 1,…
Weather Report
The Original Weather Report
Weather Report were one of the prime pioneers and most famous representatives of the fusion music in the seventies. They were known for their funk, R&…
Francesco Digilio
The Shades of Smooth Jazz by Francesco Digilio
Italian pianist, composer and producer, Francesco Digilio, has announced the release of his new album, ‘The Shades Of Smooth Jazz’. The 11 track album…
Herbie Hancock
Herbie's Secrets
Talking about Robert Glasper got me thinking of the roots of eclectic black music. Glasper was right in his statement that the Afro-American people…
Toots Thielemans
Goodbye Toots!
Toots Thielemans died yesterday. He was one of the oldest living jazz legends, besides from being the most successful and versatile harmonica player…
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding @ Celebrate Brooklyn
Jazz experimentalist Esperanza Spalding captivated the crowd gathered in Prospect Park on June 12th for the park’s free concert series,…
Joey Alexander
Interview: Denny Sila on Raising a Jazz Piano Prodigy
The Old Way Let’s take a look back in time, to the 18th century, when Europe was going wild for classical music. Kings and emperors were hiring…
Jan Daley
Tony Bennett Fans, Make The Addition Of Jan Daleys Smooth Jazz Christmas Album To Your Holiday Playlist
Want to have a ”Swingin’ Christmas” this year? Well if it wasn’t too obvious from that small plug that we&…
Amy Winehouse
Soulful To The End
Whether a lot of people pick Amy Winehouse, Amy definitely deserves a moment in the spotlight to continue on singing the way that had all of…
Valeriy Stepanov
A Russian-Ukrainian Chicken
In one of the previous articles, I said that I’m not a big fan of show-off techniques and empty virtuosity. But when it is combined with an…
James Brandon Lewis
James Brandon Lewis On The Rise
Personally, watching James Brandon Lewis Trio live at last summer's North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam was a cathartic experience. I thought…
Miles Davis
The Life Of Miles Davis as An Improvisation
In the mid-70s of the past century, the biggest jazz trumpeter of all times, Miles Davis, was a ruin. Physically and mentally exhausted, with the…
Cal Tjader
Latin Kick
Some people associate jazz with the vibrant, temperamental spirit of the passionate musician, while others perceive it as a laid-back, chillin’ music…
Adele
The Return of The New Queen Diva
It is the question everyone most probably doubt themselves with all the time. Why do people get so hook with music? Experiencing goosebumps when…
Miles Davis
Miles Davis Live in Berlin 1973
Check out this concert by Miles Davis from 1973 - it’s one of the best live performances ever given by this electric band from the 70&…
Norah Jones
Carrying a nostalgic tune
What’s in a name, eh? Well, apart from sharing my name (minus the H) with this lady, I also have the love for music in common with Norah…
Michel Petrucciani
Masters Trio
This is a treat for all virtuoso-loving fans. Here we have three masters of their respected instruments, led by the famous French pianist Michel…
Camille Bertault
Wop-boppa loo-bop da-doo-bah-dop...
Scatting is a technique from the early ages of jazz music, brilliantly developed further by Ella Fitzgerald in the forties, and extensively used by…
Jaimeo Brown Transcendence
Jaimeo Brown - Transcending the Genres
Trying to look back at this heavy year (in every respect), I was trying to remember the good jazz music. Somehow, most of it pointed at reissues. Not…
Pink Martini
The Inclusive Musical Libation Pink Martini
I was delightfully introduced to Pink Martini at a friend's wedding this past summer. Their sound is an inclusive…
Leb I Sol
Tavitjan Brothers Play Classics
There are many renditions of classical pieces, but there are few that are truly good. Tavitjan Brothers may be among those few with their jazz…
Gente De Zona
Historic Maná concert at the White House
Manna struck on Thursday at the White House, with a small but historic concert in tribute to the contribution of Hispanic immigrants to various…
Justin Timberlake
13 Albums I Highly Anticipate in 2018
Frank Ocean On his Tumblr profile, Frank Ocean posted a photo of his friend wearing a hoodie with the writing: If you liked 2017...you'll like…
Gorillaz
Gorillaz could have their own TV series
The band Gorillaz has released today their new album Humanz and the world has gone mad. For months the group led by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett…
The Weeknd
The Weeknd broke Justin Bieber's record
The music platform Spotify said the Canadian singer The Weekdn broke the record so far carried the baton his countryman, Justin Bieber and became the…
New Kids On The Block
Childhood memories full of the right stuff
Last Christmas, when decorating the house, I discovered that a mouse (or that’s what I suspect) had been having a field day with my…
Gente De Zona
People of the Zone want Something With You
The moment stuck Cuban group presented its new audiovisual production which has surprised all his fans. His new single Algo Contigo accompanied by a…
Marshmello
New theme from Marshmello, Ritual
The masked white, Marshmello, announced the departure a new single. Ritual will feature vocal contributions will Wrabel and under the Owsla seal.…
Maluma
blackmail in english
Maluma wants to sing in English and it takes very disciplined classes with accompanying their tours teacher. It is a goal and a purpose that I have…
Post Malone
Deja Vu: Post Malone's new single
The artist trap and hip hop Austin Richard Post, better known by his stage name as Post Malone, and concluded his leg of the tour in the Purpose Tour…
Soledad Bravo
Soledad Bravo will offer a minimalist concert in Caracas.
Under the 25th anniversary of the Cultural Center BOD, Venezuelan singer Soledad Bravo will return to the stage on 29 and 30 October, at 5:00 pm, to…
Ruy Folguera
Soundtrack Review of Eye for an Eye: Henrietta
Filmatic’s Eye for an Eye: Henrietta. Henrietta is a prequel to Filmatic’s flagship VR story, Eye for an Eye (which debuted…
Pentatonix
The Pure Music of Pentatonix
It’s quite amazing to hear music using only voices without no musical instruments. It is more than just singing and belting words in songs…
Sevendust
Sevendust 'Kill the Flaw' Album Review
Long time alternative metal rockers Sevendust released their new album on October 2nd, 2015. Some might say Sevendust is on fire with their 3rd album…
MUSCLE BEACH
Working It Out with Muscle Beach
Muscle Beach is a glorious band that has been on our radar for the past few weeks. Their ambitious collection of songs comes in the form of CHARMS…
Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie Develops Platform for Managing Followers/Supporters
Ryan Leslie is one of the smartest people in the music business. He’s the co-founder of NextSelection Lifestyle Group and has produced hit…
2 Story Cabin
Catching Up With 2 Story Cabin!
Brooklyn-based 2 Story Cabin are on fire with their latest release Always Better. The music is just as satisfying as the way they…
Gwen Stefani
Try to run away from love
But if you live in a palace, they would say, but if you have all the riches of the world, but you have everything. These are types of subjective…
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…
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…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers Promise
Tomorrow the five-year wait is over. Finally the Red Hot Chili Peppers will draw the disk happens to I'm With You. Just over a month ago the…
Delinquent Habits
The return of Delinquent habits with Sen Dog
Within the broad culture of Hip Hop there are various genres Rap, one that suurgió the mid-decades of the 90s was the 'Chicano'.…
Rosetta
Quintessential Ephemera by Rosetta: A ruminating experience
Rosetta fue siempre una banda emocionante. Su debut fenomenal, los satélites galileanos es una combinación perfecta de post-metal, rock y…
U-KISS
The Genius Behind U-KISS’s Sound
Any legitimate K-POP fan, or at least anyone who actually paid attention to the lyrics and the music of most K-POP songs, should know about the man…
Ozuna
Ozuna presents video clip of El Pecado
Puerto Rican artist has released his latest production, entitled Sin, an issue which had already been showing several previews for their social…
Bob Weir
Bob Weir New Album of Cowboy Songs
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead has just announced a new project of Cowboy Songs he is working on! Weir is collaberating on the album with well known…
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…
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra: Greatest Hits
Regarded as influential and as significant as The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra – fuelled by Jeff Lynne’s esteemed songwriting and musicianship –…
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato's new album already has a release date
After Confident was a success in 2015, pop star Demi Lovato has decided to re-enter the recording studios to make their new album titled Tell Me You…
Ynarhú
Ynarhú takes the Venezuelan guataca to Madrid
The bonuses and typical Venezuelan christmas carousing be sung in the Spanish capital next Monday will be a night of good music, fusion and tradition…
BTS
Just Like A Butterfly- BTS
Sometimes, chasing after a person is like catching butterflies. You want to hold them in your hands but you are afraid of them dying and if you chase…
Rihanna
And the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard goes to...
The beautiful Rihanna will be the lucky artist to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2016 to be held on…
Foyone
Venezuela, Colombia and Spain: 'Killing your faith'
The audiovisual shows excellent collaboration between diverse exponents, but styles as diverse as conjugative well as converge together in this…
Fifth Harmony
Fifth Harmony member was arrested!
As reported by TMZ reported, Lauren Jauregui, member of Fifth Harmony portal was arrested for possession of marijuana during their stay at the…
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera returns One Last Time
For several days the members of the duo without flag had been creating expectation about a live announcement on his Facebook page today to November 9…
Kasey Chambers
Kasey Chambers ‘Bittersweet’ – Album Review
Australian country singer Kasey Chambers has released her 9th studio album, ‘Bittersweet’. The daughter of singer/musician Bill Chambers and the…
Shania Twain
Witty, down to earth icon
I am so not into country music, but I do have a few songs from the genre that I've always loved. Whilst traveling, it has amazed me to…
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…
Lorde
Lorde releases video for her new single Perfect Places
Lorde premiered video of his most recent single called Perfect Places in which the New Zealand shows a more dreamy side, which runs around the world.…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber's new single Cold Water
And as the theme says as cold water we stopped the release of this single that is released through social networks yesterday and just few hours of…
The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Coming Soon! - The Claypool Lennon Delirium
The news about Sean Lennon and Les Claypool forming a band together is something that made me really happy, being a big admirer of both the musicians…
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen announces new album
Chapter and will be the title of the next studio album the legendary American musician Bruce Springsteen. The material comes four years after his…
Celtic Thunder
Celtic Thunder Packs a Punch!
This next group that I’m reviewing is so wonderful. They were first brought to me by another co-worker who saw them on a late night TV show. On first…
La Ley
The Law and Tarantino together on stage
The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, USA, had the opportunity to climb, last April 24, talent to spare their scenarios. The musical group The Law was…
David Bowie
David Bowie prepares new album
Fourteen have been discs singer-songwriter David Bowie has produced so far, and it was known, it was decided to transform this figure in a perfect…
Nathan Stanley
Nathan Stanley on His “Papaw” Ralph, “Man of Constant Sorrow” & The Legacy That Continues: The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
On a Sunday night at midnight, Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown parked their tour bus and got in a car ready to head home. They had just played with Dr.…
David Fanning
David Fanning ‘Doin’ Country Right’ – Single Review
Sometimes, you hear a song and you just sigh. That’s what happened when I pressed play on David Fanning’s new radio single ‘Doin’ Country Right’, and…
lostprophets
music is music; guilty is guilty
I do not know how many people still know there was a band, called Lostprophets. Since the front man - Ian Watkins was found guilty of child rape, the…
Ace Hood
Ace Hood is Back With “Trust the Process” Project
Ace Hood is one of the most underrated rappers in my opinion. He has been relatively quiet on the music end for a while. But that dry spell seems to…
Hard GZ
Hard Gz Feat Gona - 6700Km of Empathy 2/3
habeatat presents the second installment of # 6700km of Empathy, theme played Gona, one of the most important exponents of Venezuelan rap, next to…
Bebe Rexha
Bebe Rexha with G-Eazy for the second time
After the success that included the song Me, Myself and I singer Bebe Rexha rejoins with rapper G-Eazy to create a new song called FFF (Fuck Fake…
The Beatles
The Touch Of Imagination
In the bed, in the room, in the house, in the street, in the hood, in the city, in the district, in the country, in the universe…you are…
Kesha
United against violence
After the recent shootings that took the lives of more than 50 people in Orlando, Florida, Billboard editors decided to draft a letter to Congress…
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique will make you fall in love with his new song
Luis Enrique just to publicize their new song, When You Play With Fire. This is undoubtedly a sign of the romanticism of the music of this renowned…
John Wetton
The void left by John Wetton
John Wetton was a very important figure in the progressive rock. His legacy will endure for many years in his songs and from his death will be a…
Faydee
Undiscovered Gem
In the rapidly growing musical world of this day, there remain many gems undiscovered. One such diamond is Fady Fatrouni; an Australian artist of…
Jetty Rae
Jetty Rae is Queen of the Universe
Indie songstress Jetty Rae is back with a new single today, the elegantly titled Queen of the Universe. Her latest song to reach our ears, Jetty Rae…
Walk the Moon
Headed To Space: Walk The Moon and Their Fans
Back in the summer of 2012, when Spotify was a technology of the future for me, an ad suddenly appeared for a new Indie rock band called Walk the Moon…
Jonathan Moly
The Love Between Three by Jonathan Moly
Jonathan Moly presented his new song in which bets on a love story between three. Somos Tres is a different search for the singer as he tries to…
The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers with album this year
After the hit track Closer , The Chainsmokers has given much to talk about in recent months, as this original duet from New York, has been doing…
Motörhead
Without Lemmy: Mötorhead announces its end
A few days after the death of the historical Lemmy Kilmister, creator and leader of Motörhead, drummer of that band of rock he gave another sad…
Train
Train and his tribute album to Led Zeppelin
The fabulous American band that stunned you with its Hey, Soul Sister revealed by vocalist Pat Monahan who are currently in the studio recording an…
Carlos Angola
Venezuelan Carlos Angola triumphs in Spain
The whole world has witnessed the musical talent that has Venezuela. Such is the case of Venezuelan singer Carlos Angola, who currently based in…
Run The Jewels
Mike & El-P Announce RTJ3 & Run The World Tour
Killer Mike and El-P aka Run The Jewels have garnered major support for the movement they’ve built with the eponymous albums that they’ve released the…
Avicii
Avicii will leave music indefinitely
If you like parties in nightclubs, you've probably danced Levels, Hey Brother, Wake Me Up and Waiting for Love, Addicted to You by Avicii,…
Tyrone Mr. Superfantastic
Tyrone Mr. SuperFantastic Shares the Love On “Long Road”
On first listen this offering can seem to be a bright and breezy semi-big band outing that strays into the past. There are familiar tunes and sounds…
Kory Bard
WEEKLY HEARTBREAK: Kory Bard Engaged
ATTENTION MEGA-FANS 🔼 This could leave you with a face like a wet weekend if you've been mega-crushing on Kory. Hundreds of…
Alfredo Rugeles
Carreño, Estévez and Ginastera at the Latin American Music Festival
From 23 to 30 October, is held the XIX Latin American Music Festival, which for a week will offer seven concerts, with two symphonic galas. Symphony…
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,…
Violadores Del Verso
Gold record for Kase O
A couple of months after the presentation of the album 'The Circle' Kase O, solo debut of Spanish artist and member of the leading…
DJ Khaled
Fan Love
DJ Khaled has finally managed to get to the number one of the Billboard chart and his message to his fans was simple: “Fan luv we did it”. I…
Jorge Celedón
Guaco, Celedon and the Invisible Friends together in a single concert
Friday November 25, Guaco, Jorge Celedon Amigos Invisibles and will meet in the super year-end concert to be held on the terrace of the Mall, City…
Primus
Primus Shares New Track From 'The Seven'
On September 29, the rarities of funk metal and other things, Primus will be opening their new album plate titled The Desaturating Seven and is…
Raphael Saadiq
Spanish singer Raphael prefers mass concerts.
At the age of 74 and without more than a few hours of rest between some of his commitments, the Spanish singer Raphael is again on tour big time, a…
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin is working on his new musical production
Singer Ricky Martin posted an image on the social network Instagram, which is the artist in a recording studio, so it is presumed performing his new…
Luis Miguel
Health problems affect Luis Miguel
Fans renowned Mexican singer Luis Miguel, not had a great night last Wednesday, November 18. After 15 minutes have gone up on stage at the National…
Mermelada Bunch
Jam Bunch celebrates with new album
Jam band Zulia Bunch published his new album, a CD and a DVD entitled Mermelada Bunch, 15: The concert, which was recorded during the celebration of…
Dulce María
Joey Montana and Dulce Maria!
Dulce Maria is a wonderful artist, who advanced step by step along the way music and has developed its own way. It has grown and has endeavored at…
Metallica
Metallica and Rihanna together in New York
Great figures of music like Metallica and Rihanna joined other celebrities at a concert by the '' Global Citizen Festival '&…
Freddie Mercury
Will Adam Lambert succeed in replacing Freddie Mercury?
Commenting on the recent concert rock band Queen gave in Barcelona (Spain), it is worth asking if Lambert's voice fills the void left by the…
Yes I'm Leaving
Yes I'm Leaving
Hey! My Soul Will Heal! Yes my soul will heal. And yes I’m leaving. What am I supposed to become? Where am I supposed to stay? I see your…
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…
Coldplay
Coldplay and Michael Fox perform Johnny B. Goode together
Johnny B. Goode has become not only an icon of rock and roll world, but also has become an icon of American cinema thanks to the famous scene in…
Molotov
Molotov celebrates 20 years of success
Frijolero and classics like Give me the power, concerning the rock in Latin America, are about to turn 20 surefire in the region. The Molotov band…
Foxtails Brigade
We are not ourselves
Oakland-based band Foxtails Brigade have a new spooky video directed by the band’s drummer, Dominic Mercurio, for the excellent…
Brandon Flowers
The Emotion: Brandon Flowers
“Well I always associate him with Frank Sinatra because when I saw him live he sang a Sinatra song. But now he’s similar to…
Chris Janson
Chris Janson ‘Buy Me A Boat’ – Album Review
I, like most people, first heard of Chris Janson after Bobby Bones backed his song ‘Buy Me A Boat’ which ended up being one of the…
Kayleigh Goldsworthy
Kayleigh Goldsworthy 'Burrower' - Album Review
When trading her days of punk basement shows for folk inspired acoustics, Kayleigh Goldsworthy was welcomed with open arms. Listening to…
Vanesa Martín
Vanesa Martín wants to conquer South America
The beautiful Vanessa Martin unveiled his new single Who Am I Lost You, a song that is included in his latest album Munay. I tell truths and I think…
Beyoncé
2016 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees
the date for the completion of one of the most important musical events of the year of our time is coming. This is the 33rd edition of the MTV Video…
Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks Shine On New Vinyl Re-Issues – Review
Shortly before I turned 14 years old, I asked a friend from California for suggestions of songs to download, to further my exploration of country…
Jen Lane
Jen Lane & John Antoniuk ‘Jen & John’ - Album Review
Saskatoon native singer-songwriters Jen Lane and John Antoniuk have recently released a duets album, Jen & John. The album is co-produced by…
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett Coming Out With New Album In September
I’ve discovered that I am a huge fan of Thomas Rhett. I find his music to be a ray of sunshine in the country music landscape. My favorites among his…
Alan Vega
Alan Vega
Ugly Words for Ugly People (Special Someone) I don’t feel like suicide, I feel like Vega, though, it was a hard and pretty…
Chino & Nacho
Chyno and his solo career
As many already know, recently the separation of one of the most successful duos of urban music, Chino & Nacho became official. Now, both…
Kudai
May that shooting star be me?
International Show
A Hard Hitting Release for Hard Times by International Show!
“Rise” is the latest release by International Show to hit the streaming platforms along with a brand new music video on July 31st.…
Nicki Minaj
Pinkprinted
With multiple personalities, outrageous costumes, and edgier style, Minaj embarked in an industry mainly ran by male rappers. With controversial…
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…
Adele
Are the Grammy Awards Racist?
There were many who claimed that the main prizes of the recent Grammy awards must be for Lemonade Beyoncé, an album that received better reviews…
The Moody Blues
Days of Future Passed
When progressive rock is discussed almost everyone points King Crimson as the inventors of the genre. They surely were among the pioneers of the…
Bryce Jacobs
Interview With Random Tropical Paradise composer Bryce Jacobs
INTERVIEW: ‘Random Tropical Paradise’ Composer Bryce Jacobs The feature Random Tropical Paradise written and directed by Sanjeev Sirpal (Screw Cupid)…
Ace of Base
Ace of Base take you to the tropics
t’s not often I get to write about two Swedish acts in one week. Earlier, I wrote about ABBA returning to the stage for a one off private…
The xx
The XX train song and will soon release a new album
The indie pop band The XX London native has just released the song Say Something Loving that integrates its third single from her upcoming album…
KSHMR
KSHMR releases an amazing rendition of Radiohead's Creep
“Creep” is a classic 90’s song from Radiohead that spoke about all the imperfections we have as humans and how we wish…
ABBA
Abba returns in pixels
We live in a lucky era, where technology has grown exponentially. With this you can create wonderful and unique things, enabling us to live other…
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Gets Back WIth Dumb
It's a great time to be a Kelly Rowland and Destiny's Child fan, because Kelly has just dropped a new single called Dumb and it is rad to say…
The Specials
Ghost Town, haunting and wonderful song
The musicians look crammed into a truck rolling down a deserted city. There appears to be destruction, just solitude in streets that are scary. One…
The Beatles
Strangers in a strange land
It’s a common saying that you just can’t get famous in your hometown, even if you have the potential to be great, best there ever…
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd - Set The Roof ft. Lil' Jon
The musical duo called Rae Sremmurd, composed by brothers Lee and Slim Jxmmi Swae is to return then hit No Type with a new album called SremmLife 2,…
The Weeknd
Listen to The Weeknd's new song: False Alarm
Only a week after the release of the first song from his upcoming album called Starboy the Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye Makkonen, better known by his…
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…
Jaden Smith
Jaden Smith: “Fallen”
The son of comedian and actor Will Smith, Jaden Smith, has launched the first song to debut the new release of their album, entitled [Syre]. In this…
Tony Touch
Caciques, tribute from the Dojo to Tony touch
Jorge Romero, Willie DeVille (12 '' Ninjazz), founding member of YoyoDojo, opening the year for the group presented this week the new…
Elvis Presley
Forty years after his death, the US celebrates King Elvis
Elvis Presley, an American legend who transformed popular culture and sold more than 1,000 million albums, is idealized more than ever on the 40th…
Maddie & Tae
Maddie & Tae On ‘Girl In A Country Song’, Visiting The UK, And What Happened to Sierra – Interview
We were lucky enough to be front and centre during the press conferences at the recent C2C Festival in London. Maddie & Tae stopped by to talk…
Emily West
Emily West ‘All For You’ – Album Review
Patience and persistence are handy virtues when pursuing a career in music, and for every Taylor Swift, whose star has been shining since the age of…
Rob Richings
Rob Richings ‘Half Way Up’ - EP Review
Rob Richings has had to work hard to get this EP out, but not in the conventional sense. In 2009 he was diagnosed with a rare and severe form of…
The Vogts Sisters
The Vogts Sisters ‘My Own Dixie’ – Album Review
At just 24 and 18 years old, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the Vogts Sisters are rookies to the music industry, or pop country divas just…
Ghost B.C.
Ghost premieres music video for He Is
It has been quite a busy year for Swedish heavy metal band Ghost among lawsuits, a successful tour opening Iron Maiden and lead singer Papa Emeritus…
Ulises Hadjis
Ulises Hadjis premieres EP
Ulises Hadjis Venezuelan singer just released her fourth studio EP Movement and Other Stories About the End of the World. Getting rave reviews since…
Ilan Chester
You are one in a million, a jazz standard
Night falls in late February. The waning moon enters, and when it appears on the horizon the clock nears midnight. Ilan Chester's voice…
Linkin Park
Linkin Park plans tribute to Chester Bennington.
Linkin Park announced Tuesday that it plans to stage a tribute to its vocalist Chester Bennington, who committed suicide a month ago orphaned this…
Fungonewrong
Fungonewrong, The World's Most Notorious Band Are Doing Their Baghead Music as Metalsoright
While most may associate the idea of wearing a bag over one's head as a connotation or gesture of shame, well this Illinois band has a twist on…
Bajofondo Tango Club
The centenary of La Cumparsita
Uruguay is preparing to celebrate in 2017 the centenary of the tango La Cumparsita by Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, perhaps the piece of this genre that…
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…
Jennifer Scott
Meet Jennifer Scott Elegance, Playfulness, & Talent Personified
Jennifer Scott is an internationally recognized vocalist and pianist who delivers her music in French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and…
Alirio Díaz
A walk through the ropes of Alirio Díaz in his 92 years
On this day, November 12, 1923 but was born in the village of La Candelaria, near Carora (Lara State) guitarist Alirio Diaz. This musician is one of…
Leftee
Leftee & Synchroshakti create a beautiful song for World Peace Day 2017!
Check out Leftee & Syncrhoshakti on their song for World Peace Day 2017! It is a masterpiece! A concept which deserves to be shared!- &…
Eagles
Hotel California
Exploding into the scene in 1971, The Eagles became undisputed kings almost instantaneously. Fueled by the success of their two biggest…
Nicolas Jaar
Nicolas Jaar
It sounds pretty stupid if someone says: “I’m fond of space”. In fact, I’ve never heard anyone saying such a…