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Best of Luck in Future Endeavors
Noisy Amalgam
Savak were formed in 2015, with the band including the members of The Obits, Holy Fuck, Nation of Ulysses and The Cops. Erudite…
The Gleaner
Tara Dente Comes Through
La música es aún mejor cuando se comparte. Así es como Tara Dente describe concisamente el proceso de creación de su segundo &#…
Quentin Tarantino The Essential (Spotify Exclusive)
How Ennio Morricone Won His First Oscar
And that is how Morricone had finally won his first Oscar only two years ago. Although soundtrack for Hateful Eight is a solid one, the situation…
Trouble Maker (Deluxe Edition)
Rancid! Rancid! Rancid!
I'll see ya in the pit, as Rancid would say. Trouble Maker has the arguments and quality that would make any punk boy and girl consider visiting…
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…
New Energy
5 Favorite Albums of 2017
My favorite LPs of the year, in no specific order. Arca - EPONYMOUS Same as Mutant, this album is a hybrid of different genres, only this time they…
Hiss Spun
Darkness is Chelsea Wolfe's Middle Name
Californian princes of darkness dropped her sixth release at the end of September with which she knowledgeably continues to take us through the dark…
Daniel Bachman
To Fahey or Not to Fahey
Whenever a new name pops up among good fingerpicking guitar players on the folk/acoustic scene (check ut the excellent Imaginational Anthem album…
Harmony of Difference
10 favorite tracks of 2017
My favorite songs of the year, in no specific order. Dreams by Alvvays You know that latin saying - nomen est omen. Well, dream-pop track titled…
Love & Darkness
Israeli Folk
Noa Bentor is a pretty unfamiliar name on the scene. Last year, she released her debut Love and Darkness and even though she is not yet respected,…
Room Inside The World
New Ought. Ought To be As Before
Four years ago, when Pitchfork was still a relevant medium for independent and experimental music, Ought appeared under the Best New Music section and…
Wild Light
65daysofstatic
What would we do without postmodernism is one thing. What would artists do without is it more important question to ask. Just as postmodernism has…
Pure Bluegrass Christmas, Vol. 2
Christmas and Bluegrass Music
There is a time for everything, so goes a portion of Biblical scripture particularly in the book of Ecclesiastes. And I think that is true for someone…
The Navigator
Hurray For PoertoRican Vagabond
Alynda Segarra, the creative force behind the band Hurray For The Riff Riff, traveled across United States with a banjo in her hands like a vagabond…
11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory
11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory
This is a cute folk-rock for the masses. That doesn’t need that the guys are not fun. Dropkick Murphys is a band who connects jocks, rockers,…
Synthesis
Plot Twist: Evanescence Rocks!
After almost fifteen years of career and only three studio albums, many will have a hard time accepting Evanescence as serious emo-rock and nu metal…
A Sufi And A Killer
Two Sides Of Gonjasufi
A Sufi and a Killer was Gonjasufi's debut. Sumach Ecks is an author, DJ and yoga instructor from LA who is produced by Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp…
Onion
Shannon and The Clams Step Out Of Underground
In October 2016, when Shannon Shaw and Cody Blanchard started working on the new material, the main idea was that the songs would be personal and…
Relatives In Descent
Protomartyr Deservingly Became More Popular
Detroit based quartet Protomartyr includes Joe Case (vocalist), Greg Ahee (guitar), Alex Leonard (drums), and Scott Davidson (bass). This year,…
Sound the Alarm
Less Than Jake Sound More Than Alarming
Ska punk boys from Florida known as Less Than Jake have once again skillfuly intersected downtempo ska rhythyms, midtempo punk=rock and…
Breakfast Alone
Little Bandit - Breakfast Alone
Nashville is not all about country pop and traditional country and here is a proof for it. Little Bandit offers something unique. Their album…
Cult of Dom Keller
Cult Of Dom Keller - Cult of Dom Keller
Cult of Dom Keller are a renowned psychedelic rock band from the United Kingdom. They are a psychedelic rock band that tends to mix various genres.…
And Then There Were None...
Church Of Misery - And Then There Were None
The well-known Japanese stoner metal/doom band Church Of Misery came out with a new album recently. Church Of Misery albums always tend to build up a…
The Cornerstone of the Corner Store
Vinnie Paz's new album now available
Vincenzo Luvineri, better known in musical aspects as Vinnie Paz is an American rapper, acclaimed for being part of the supergroup Jedi Mind Tricks,…
MultiViral
Calle 13: El Residente Presidente?
Until 2009, Calle 13, a Puerto Rican band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez (lead singer, songwriter) and Eduardo José…
Panorama
Check out country's newcomer Ryan Hurd Panorama EP
Country newcomer Ryan Hurd’s distinctive sound has been coming through radio speakers across America since he signed with Universal Music…
Music For The Motion Picture Into The Wild
Albums I keep going back to: Eddie Vedder, Into the Wild
Aside from the fact that listening to this album brings up all the feelings I feel one of my very favourite films, there are about a million other…
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…
Canción Animal (Remastered)
Soda Stereo: A Sign of Better Times
Ask any 15-30 yr-old Latin american folk what Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Colombia have in common and…
Volcano
Erruption of Psychedelic Pop on Temples' Volcano
It’s been three years since the talented group from England dropped their debut Sun Structures, an album that still stands as the gritty…
Chapter and Verse
The Boss Drops Unusual Collection
After 43 years of unpredictable, yet successful music career, the time has come for Bruce Springsteen to pack his hard work into few compilations.…
÷ (Deluxe)
Ed Sheeran breaks records with Divide
No doubt Ed Sheeran is ravaging all records with its new album Divide with only 15 days after it is released each holder has captured the music press…
High Noon: Highlights & Rarities From 50 Years
High Noon To Be Fully Discovered - After 50 years
How do you make a meaningful retrospective of an on one side influential band, and on the other a band that, undeservedly, have never risen to the top…
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…
My Body
EP Battle : Palm Vs Nine Inch Nails
Palm Palm is super talented and mirthful four member group from Philadelphia. They have several EPs in their discography and one full length studio…
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.&…
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics
Not So Good
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, continued the tradition, typical for jazz music, although not exclusively, of updating their repertoire with…
After The Storm
Jacko Hooper - After The Storm EP
After The Storm relates to the mindset that these songs were written. Each song is a reflective viewpoint on a personal story or scenario…
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…
Young As The Morning Old As The Sea (Deluxe Edition)
Two Beautiful Birds
I often like it when two artists collaborate and I am thrilled if it happens to be a collaboration between two good artists but when Passenger and…
Positive Songs For Negative People
Positive Songs For Negative People
No one cal play with words as good as Frank Turner. His lyrical style is unexcelled. As much as I adore Frank, I will be frank and say how minus and…
Gill Landry
Ghost Country
There are some artists who think love songs are songs about ghosts. There are some artists who think love has an afterlife. When love ends, these…
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…
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…
Brigid Mae Power
Power To Brigid
Many who would see that this self-titled album by Brigid May Power came out on the acoustic guitar-oriented label Tompkins Square will be mightily…
A Head Full Of Dreams
Coldplay's Head Full of Dreams
Coldplay’s latest offering, Adventure of a Lifetime, is so far from living up to its title that I nearly giggled. Perhaps I would’…
Caiga la Noche
The Innkeepers are unstoppable
Los Mesoneros, Venezuelan band still residing in Mexico, have been unstoppable since the release of their second studio album titled Caiga La Noche.…
The Pale Emperor
Literally the Pale Emperor
It was in the late 80's that Brian Hugh Warner adopted the Marilyn Manson pseudonym and entered to the music universe, it took a long time before…
Body Language
#tbt Kylie Minogue - Body Language
Kylie Minogue was just a teenager when she became famous in her Australia. As the years have gone by, her fame was taking off to the new level, and it…
Tell My Sister
Sisters That Brought Optimism Back To Folk
In American folk-rock music, 1975 was a year of powerful, dark and confessional albums. Just take a look at this series: Bob Dylan – Blood On The…
G I R L
Pharrell's G I R L and music induced endorphins
As I’ve grown older, my music tastes have definitely expanded. This could have something to do with the fact that I’m married to…
Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
Rehabilitating Metallica
You can try avoiding Metallica, but when the biggest band in the world releases album, it is not possible for you not to hear about it.…
Dress To Impress
Keith impresses
Even though it's September and the summer is actually coming to an end soon, we're enjoying some really nice hot temperatures, at the moment.…
Foxhole
The Proper Ornaments - A familiar sounding progression
A lot of complaints about the second The Proper Ornaments album Foxhole. It seems to come from the same quarters that didn’t like the way…
Memorandum
Autumn Is Coming
Dashing bearded guy with the suggestive falsetto and a guitar. This would be a perfect title for the movie about The Leading Guy, my new…
Imagine
Can you just imagine that?
Since a pianist played “Imagine” at the scene last Friday, directly after the attacks, in Paris, France, the world has once again…
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.…
Canyons of My Mind
On the Art of Being Subtle
Trying to be subtle doesn’t usually bring success in the country (Americana) music. Unless you are Kris Kristofferson, of course. Up to his third…
Birkin / Gainsbourg : Le symphonique
Birkin Makes Gainsbourg Proud
As far as her musical, particularly singing career goes, Jane Birkin has often been disputed. First criticism going her way was that she would have…
Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
Leave It To Jess
Jess Glynne may be a name (you've heard) that has been uttered through radio or television. As a former X Factor contestant, who appeared on the…
Precious Art
Rozwell Kid - Grown Up
I simply cannot stand anymore when any new or relatively new band that has a punk pop tendency is compared to Green Day as if those guys invented…
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Review: J Cole's '2014 Forest Hills Drive'
J Cole has crafted a slew of good albums, but he has yet to craft a great one. While each of his three major label releases contain scattered moments…
Electra Heart
Electra Heart
Marina Diamondis, aka Marina and the Diamonds, doesn't make things easy for herself. For her follow-up to 2010's excellent debut The Family…
LoveBlood
King Charles - Loveblood
As King Charles released a new album, New Orleans, just this week, I would like to write about the artist's 2012 release, Loveblood. This is an…
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…
These Things Take Time
Molly Nilsson and Her Noir Loneliness
No one will ever keep you company and then you die. True? Let’s ask this artist. Molly Nilsson is special for many reasons. One of them is…
Calm
Curve Co-founder Dean Garcia and Rose Berlin Wow on SPC ECO 'Calm'
SPC ECO create wonderfully evocative atmospheric pop. The music of electric echoes encompassed in a world of deep maroon.SPC ECO has released their…
Distance Inbetween
A Real Retro
The Coral is a band by two guys who are into retro music. They are also into adapting it to the modern, indie music. This time, they have…
Currents
Lonerism Was Better
In a long and impressive history of rock n roll, we have heard almost every combination of genre. Big talents have mixed the unmixable,…
Be Here Now (Remastered)
The Last Oasis Album That Made Sense
Let me present to you the last album by Oasis that made sense. With Definitely Maybe, they have become the fastest selling debut band, and with What’s…
Kilt 3
Few lines on a Kilt 3
Simply Su, but certainly not simple in his creations, this real Rap game cat finally released his second studio album KIlt 3&…
The Man
The Killers reappear with The Man
After the group The Killers had declared that they prepare a new album, faithful listeners have been very aware of the social networks of the band,…
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,…
For This We Fought the Battle of Ages
Slow, Deep and Hard
The title of Type O Negative’s first album is a perfect describer of Subrosa’s new record, For This We Fought the Battle of Ages.…
Shadows in the Night
Dylan's Creative Block
Fallen Angels is another cover album by Bob Dylan dedicated to the evergreen American music and big Frank Sinatra. Last year, Dylan released Shadows…
Dusk
Ultimate Painting - Dusk shines brightly
So easy for an album to be overlooked these days. Even if you are just an ordinary fan, you have piles of CD’s (still?), vinyl records or files on any…
Fearless
#tbt Taylor Swift - Fearless
Americans will be Americans. They will love their country music endlessly, even when it is contaminated by pure pop melodies that have nothing to do…
Caiga la Noche
Caiga La Noche the second single from the new Los Mesoneros
After a long wait, the Caracas grouping Innkeepers, have decided to launch the public the second single from their second album, this single was…
Wildheart (Deluxe Version)
Rnb Album 2015
My biggest mistake from the previous year was not being interested in listening to Miguel’s new album. The reason for it was the fight he…
Here Ends the Lesson
Darrell Kelley Draws The Line
Sometimes a man just has to make a stand and draw the line. That’s exactly what Darrell Kelley does on his newest album, “Here Ends the Lesson”. This…
Big Band Holidays
Bring your Christmas magic in your home with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Happy winter holidays and New Year to all of you Kurrent Music blog readers! I hope you are having a great festive time. In addition I would like to…
Ashes Of The Wake
Turn It Up
As an angsty teenager I fit the mould of being really pissed off for no good reason and Lamb of God were the first band that I really connected with…
Dookie
Dookie
From its humble roots in the Bay Area punk scene to its massive hooks, Dookie has become one of the greatest teenage…
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…
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…
Calm Down
Has Katy B calmed down too much?
UK singer, Katy B, usually is always “ok” in my book. Normally I fall in love with any track that she sings. She’s got a…
Multi-Love
“Multi-Love,” or The Art of A Loveable Claustrophobia
I can vividly picture the first reaction of those familiar with the previous work of Unknown Mortal Orchestra to the opening moments of its newest…
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…
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,…
La lucha
Interview with La Vida Boheme
In recent days, there has been great movement in the Venezuelan musical movement, with good recordings, undoubtedly one of the most outstanding has…
Coming Home
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Up-and-coming estrella alma sur de Leon Bridges nos lleva de nuevo a la década de 1960-sonido Stax con su álbum de debut, Coming Home. Los…
Lady's Bridge
#tb How Richard Hawley Escaped Midlife Crisis
Richard Hawley’s Lady’s Bridge was one of my favorite albums back in 2007. Refreshing love poetry the singer delivered on this record found…
Everything This Way
Indie Rock for the 21st Century
Irish band Walking on Cars is the band I have been waiting for. First of all, the music talent runs through their veins. Without any pretentious…
In An Aeroplane Over The Sea
Discovering Neutral Milk Hotel
I realise I’m doing this completely the wrong way around, but I really enjoy discovering older music and identifying the newer music it has influenced…
Saxentric
Tenor Keeps The Right Note
If you are not familiar with Finland's Jimi Tenor, I guess you would probably first do a search on one of the general music sites. Among other…
Strange House
#tbt: The Horrors - Strange House
Do you remember The Horrors? They looked like they came from horror movies: obscure appereance, messy hairdos, pale faces and strong makeup. Nomen est…
Entranced Earth
The Myrrors - Entranced Earth
The renowned Arizona psychedelic rock band Myrrors came out with their latest new album ''Entranced Earth'' a short while ago. The…
Painting Of A Panic Attack (Deluxe)
Painting of A Panick Attack
Frightened Rabbit is a band from Scotland formed in 2003. Initially, it was a solo project of Scott Hutchison until it turned to band comprising of…
Bon Iver
Bon Iver at AIR Studios
The guy who recorded an album alone in the woods. This line might end up on Justin Vernon's tombstone. There's something irresistible about…
Unseen
Time To See The Unseen
If there was a band in recent times that could easily pick up the title of American Gothic, then it is the Handsome Family. Even more fitting is the…
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
Hampshire & Foat - Galaxies Unfold
Way back in the Seventies jazz pianist Lonnie ‘Liston’ Smith pushed the space/spiritual jazz in a very relaxed, soulful direction, with traces of…
New Bermuda
New Bermuda by Deafheaven: Blackaze’s finest
Neige, French mastermind responsible for the rise of Blackaze, Post-Black metal, Hipster black metal or whatever name you want to call this metal…
I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always
Luke Winslow-King: I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always (Bloodshot Records)
Durante la última década, Lucas Winslow-Rey se ha especializado en la música hilbilly vintage, mezclando folk y country y blues con…
The Hooten Hallers
Toot For The Hooten Hallers
To capture the magic of city Lupus, located on the coast of powerful Missouri, and its famous Chilli Fest, it is enough you play the newest album by…
The Sympathy Sigh
Problems reading? Well, Sing then!
It seems that Jamie Lockhart, the brain behind the Mi Mye monicker has problems reading because he has dyslexia. He was only able to read fully his…
Human Performance
Yasssssss Rock!
This band gained my attention with their second full-length album titled Light Up Gold. It was a tasty and perplexing post pank album that…
Live at Reading
Remembering Nirvana
Lately, I have been rediscovering my passion for Nirvana and I have found some great live albums by one the greatest bands of all time. Nirvana’s Live…
Make Way For Love
Kiwi That Makes The Room War
Despite of his classical music education gained at the University of Canterbury, the eclectic music influences Marlon Williams was exposed to from his…
Automaton
Jamiroquai Strikes Again WithAutomaton
I am happy that I can write something about some freshly made material by Jamiroquai! For those who don't know who are Jamiroquai, this band is…
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…
Tara Jane O'neil
Tara Jane O'Neil - Eighth Time Like The First Time
No big mystery or innuendo in the title above. Just the fact that Tara Jane O’Neil has decided to go the self-titled route only for her eighth&…
Revival
Revival
Pop fandom is all about characters and storylines, so it makes sense that Disney and Nickelodeon alums do well. Not only do they enter the…
Resolute
Stu Larsen - Resolute: to do good
These days it ahem there is a proliferation of singer/songwriters inspired by a similar generation from the Seventies. Like then, today’s batch can be…
HOPELESSNESS
Kudos To Anohni
In the middle of anti-LGBT speeches and North Carolina’s controversial bathroom bill, here comes the record from the artist who represents…
Slowness
Outfit grow on second release Slowness
Outfit were formed in 2011 from the embers of synthpop band Indica Ritual. Essentially a progressive, melodic and emotion-fused art-pop band, Outfit…
Funeral
The debut albums of 2005 that defined the groups that made them
2005 was the last year when indie was a proper musical force. In the 11 years since then, indie music has been cannibalized by other genres, most…
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…
Regina
Regina - Becca's Ethereal Masterpiece
Becca Stevens is one of the leading Americana musicians of today and her fourth album ‘Regina’ is a culmination of her solo career so far. Her last…
Division
Shannon Wright At The Pinnacle of Her Career
Shannon Wright dropped her 10th album this year titled Division. This author from Atlanta creates forcefully and consistently,…
The Atlantic Years In Mono
Giant Steps
“Giant Steps” is a very important album, especially for aspiring jazz musicians. It’s the record that firmly put the so…
Koop Islands
#tbt Koop: Koop Islands
When I signed up to last.fm, it was probably one of the most rewarding moments in my life as I suddenly found myself in a position to not only…
My Domain
Classic Instruments Have Never Sounded Less Serious
Clowed Forehead present themselves as international doom-folk-rock band with an address in Czech city Brno. Band includes five young guys from Iran,…
Chasing an Illusion
Chasing Illusion
Sorrowful lyrics against spirited playing create a magical crux on the experimental singer-songwriter’s latest, a powerfully maternal and spiritually…
Lotta Sea Lice
Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile's Puppet?
What can you get when you combine one of the most intriguing musicians that appeared in the past few years on Australian independent scene and…
Northern Passages
Steady Addition To The Sadies Discography
Northern Passages is tenth studio album by Canadian band The Sadies. If we include live albums and compilations, it is the 16th album they have…
Sea of Noise
The Bones are doing fine, thank you
Watching the ever popular BBC show Later... with Jool Holland, of course, late at nigh, can make you doze off. Paricularly if artist playing at that…
Oh Wonder
Oh Wonder - Oh Wonder!
OH WONDER – OH WONDER Londoners Josephine van der Gucht and Anthony West describe themselves as an alt-pop writing duo. Perhaps the most…
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…
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Summer Deconstructed
Everyone knows the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. And I am certain that everyone knows at least one movement from Vivaldi’…
How To Love (feat. Sofia Reyes)
Cash Cash dances with vulnerability
From start to finish, this dance track is like a text book dance hit. It’s meeting all the requirements of a real dance anthem, with the…
Begin
Neo Soul
Lion Babe is a duo from New York that has just released its debut album Begin. They are characterized as neo soul, even though there are many…
Blezard
Cavalier Song: Blezard
Cavalier Song are a Liverpool band consisting of Daniel Melia, Luke Mawdsley, Jason Dugdale, Mark Greenwood, Matt Ward and…
I Tell A Fly
Refreshing As A Fly, Benjaming Clementine
Ever since Rufus Wainwright, we didn't have an author who is a triple-threat pundit, capable of having superpowers in singing, composing and…
Under The Red Cloud
Under the Red Cloud by Amorphis: Another home run
First, I need to say that this album was by far the toughest to review in my short career as a music reviewer. I listened to it for the whole month,…
A Night At The Odeon
Queen A Night At The Odeon
This week we are going to look at an iconic live performance by the beloved rock band Queen. A Night At The Odeon: Hammersmith 1975 was an exuberant…
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
The Greatest Living Hippie
Willie Nelson is the first country musician to receive Gershwin prize, awarded by the Library of Congress. Those who are familiar with his career know…
Do Right
Komplex Kai Goes For The Crown On Do Right
When you make the claim of being the Native American 2Pac you have some pretty big shoes to fill. So don't be surprised if some not only question…
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…
in•ter a•li•a
Fifteen Years Later, At The Drive-In Still Know How To Park
Almost two decades ago, At The Drive-In were of one of the most relevant alternative bands until they abruptly broke up and went on what was supposed…
Mystère
Hypnotic and mysterious (if that album title wasn't clear enough!)
From the very first seconds of Sphynx, the opening song from the second album of this French band two things are clear. On one hand, this is an…
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…
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…
WOPTOBER
Mane Music
Prison can change anyone. Enough time isolated from the world, treated as subhuman and discarded like garbage is soul-breaking and creatively stifling…
Trippy Caribbean
Interview with the good guys from Rawayana.
If something is known Caracas band is for good talent, since in recent years have given much to talk about; first they surprised us with License to…
At the End of Summer
Majutsu No Niwa - At The End Of Summer
Majutsu No Niwa are a renowned Japanese psychedelic noise rock/garage rock band, who have released a number of pretty good albums within their…
Grounders
Imago Abbei: Psychedelic Pop will never die
The canadian musical group Grounders reference Jagwar Ma, Tame Impala and the Zombies; '60s sounds, psychedelic nostalgia, woozy and …
Behind the Mountains
#tb Brutus' Second Album
It’s not that difficult to form a band who nourishes traditional hard rock, to proclaim yourself a successor of Black Sabbath and to build a career on…
Vine
Jen Gloeckner - Climbing Up The Vine
Downtempo (who still remembers trip-hop?) has become such a formulaic genre that whenever somebody lists a certain album or an artist under such a…
Bang My Head (feat. Sia & Fetty Wap)
Bang on collabo!
Out of all the dance tracks that I had on my list to listen to this week, this one is my favorite. Eva Simons “Bludfire&rdquo…
Smoke Beach
Kill West - Smoke Beach
Kill West are a relatively new Argentinian stoner/psychedelic/garage rock band, who have stormed into the psych rock scene with their great new album…
Live And Let Die
COVERLAND Vol.8: Live and Let Die
A great song can chart several times just like “Live and Let Die” did, the first time with the original version by “…
Machine
The Horrors Take An Industrail Turn With Machine
The Horrors previous album Luminous released in May of 2014. Fast forward to 2017 where the band's fifth album titled V is due to be released in…
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…
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…
Hard To Handle
COVERLAND Vol.4: Hard To Handle
The Black Crowes are one of my favorite bands from the nineties. When they first came to prominence with this particular song, I remember thinking -…
Hello
Learning from the Success of Adele’s “Hello”: Insights from MusicPromoToday
In case you have been living in a bubble, Google “Hello” by Adele and read the results. Besides the numerous links of fans sharing…
The Man Who Sold The World - 2014 Remastered Version
COVERLAND Vol.11: The Man Who Sold the World
There are countless covers throughout music history; some were more successful than the originals, some were not, but there aren’t so many…
S.O.S.
COVERLAND Vol.19: SOS
What Portishead did with ABBA’s “SOS” is a remarkable example of a true cover - completely altered in mood,…
Loše Vino
COVERLAND Vol.23: Loše vino
“Loše vino” (Bad Wine) is one of the best songs ever written by Goran Bregović, the guitarist and principal leader of…
I Scare Myself
COVERLAND Vol.6: I Scare Myself
The 80s were a decade filled with hits. But did you know that many of them were reworks of songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s? One of those tunes that I…
Sunshine
Peter Salett Uses Sunshine To Possess A Single Kind Of Love
Peter Salett's acoustic number Sunshine could border on Country, however, Salett instead touches upon a more Acoustic Indie paradox. I came across…
Woodstock
COVERLAND Vol.17: Woodstock
This is an unusual situation when talking about covers. “Woodstock” is a song which is hard to determine which is the original…
Let It Ride
Let It Ride
A collaboration between two leading artists on the American music scene, this song from Robert Glasper’s sixth studio album “Black Radio 2” is a real…
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…
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
COVERLAND Vol.13: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Here is another song by Bob Dylan in the Coverland series, although this one is not that legendary as “All Along the Watchtower.”…
Signs
COVERLAND Vol.24: Signs
Growing up with MTV, I was a witness to many of the now-classic songs becoming what they are today - a part of music history. Among the bands that…
Ghost Rider - Strange Weather EP
Calvi Calls On The Ghost Rider
Call Anna Calvi experimental, avant-garde punk, or the Italian heiress from the fortunate guitar goddesses, one thing is clear, Calvi can pay one hell…
Brother
Simple Significance
Sometimes you just need a little bit of beat. You’re halfway through the day, and a push is needed, but just a gentle one; a simple song…
Cocaine Cat
Tess Parks Interests Us With Cocain Cat
Tess Parks is the love child of Francoise Hardy and Mark Lanegan. Parks produces a gritty smoke filled vocal range that croons to the mishaps of life.…
Runningman
Ibrahim Electric
This is one of the most exciting and bold bands I have heard in the past year or so. “Ibrahim Electric” is their name, and they…
Respect
COVERLAND Vol.20: Respect
“Respect” had a lot of covers since Aretha Franklin released the song as a single in 1967. Franklin's cover became a sort of a…
Do-wah-diddy
COVERLAND Vol.15: Do Wah Diddy Diddy
One of the most important characteristics of a good pop song is that it’s catchy. Some unusual melody, a sound or a strange enough word that gets…
China Girl - alt mix
COVERLAND Vol. 7: China Girl
David Bowie and Iggy Pop wrote “China Girl” together in 1977 for Iggy’s album “The Idiot.” It didn&…
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…
Ugly Boy
Die Antwoord Open The Door To Ugly Boy
Die Antwoord are a bit like that horse pill you had to swallow as a child to get rid of a massive sinus infection or some other serious illness.…
The Jungle Line
COVERLAND Vol.10: The Jungle Line
This article from the Coverland series is a sort of an homage to Leonard Cohen, who passed away yesterday. I am not a fan of his work, but he left his…
After Ever After
The Unforgettable After Ever After
On March 12, 2013, the YouTube channel Paint (currently with 4 million subscribers) uploaded a video called “After Ever After”. It is an amazingly…
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. &…
With A Little Help From My Friends - Remastered
COVERLAND Vol.26: With a Litle Help from My Friends
When I was starting to listen and collect rock LP’s as a teenager, the triple vinyl from Woodstock ‘69 came to me before a Beatles…
Dangerous (feat. Joywave)
Music is a World of Big Data
Discoverability is one of the greatest perks of being able to explore the world of music without the chains of having to use a streaming service only…
Sweep Me Off My Feet
Throw The Towel In Because Pond Have Come Out With A Need To See Music Video
On May 5th of 2017 Pond released their seventh studio album 'The Weather'. To much acclaim, the prog-psychedelic band decided to take matters…
Nothing Compares 2 U
COVERLAND Vol.3: Nothing Compares 2 U
“Nothing Compares 2 U” is another one of those songs whose cover outshined the original. Everyone knows the version by Sinead O&#…
Crash into Me
DMB: Crash Into Me
In the past I have written about the magic that comes along with listening to some of the Dave Matthews Band music. It is very unique music in the…
Ballad of a Thin Man
COVERLAND Vol.27: Ballad of a Thin Man
‘Laibach’ is one of the greatest and most popular bands to come out from the ex-Yugoslavian music scene. They come from Slovenia and were amongst the…
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…
Soviet
Got No Motivation
Punk/Grunge/Garage what do these three genres have in common? Pure, unfiltered, raw blis when ti comes to playing loud and without hestiation. The…
American Money
Money Does Look Like Love
BORNS also known by the birth name Garrett Borns recently released music video for 'American Money' dresses up and plays on our hyper…
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…
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…
I Won’t Complain
Benjamin Clementine Does Not Complain
Some artists are always on your radar as you wait to give their albums the time of day, Benjamin Clementine is a musician who deserves a whole day…
Hush
COVERLAND Vol.2: Hush
Hush is one of those songs that have been a hit for more than one artist. The interesting fact is that it had its lowest charting position with the…
Just Got Paid
COVERLAND Vol.14: Just Got Paid
In September 2016, Gov’t Mule released an animated video for their rendition of ZZ Top’s heavy-blues piece “Just Got Paid.” Although the video is new,…
All Along the Watchtower
COVERLAND Vol.12: All Along the Watchtower
Jimi’s version was the first I heard in my life. Quite sometime passed until I heard the original version by Bob Dylan. And I liked it also very much,…
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…
Certainty
The Importance of New Temples Single Certainty
One month ago, on September 26, 2016, English psychedelic group Temples released the single Certainty, their first new song since the release of their…
New York
An Emotional Vital Connection to New York Comes From St. Vincent
St. Vincent released the latest song New York while also announcing the Fear the Future Tour which starts this November. New York is incredibly…
Road Head
Pump and Run
Road Head followed “Machinist” and “Boyish” as the third taste of Japanese Breakfast's (…
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 …
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 2011 Remastered Version
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Only lasting only five years, releasing afour studio albums and splitting up many years ago, The Smiths still have a passionate and dedicated fanbase.…
Gold
Invasion of Pop
High Tyde entrust the holy grail of guitar with their single 'Gold'. At first when 'Gold' started playing two distinctive thoughts…
Piece By Piece
Strung Together With Pieces
What would the world be like without Anna Calvi? Showing us a clear indictor of the type of musician and artist Anna intends to be or even become. &#…
Dear Life
Beck's Psychedelic Existentialism
Veteran idiosyncratic singer-songwriter Beck poses a dreary existential question in the chorus of “Dear Life”, the fourth track…
Fast Car (Riley Remix) [feat. Dakota]
Fast Car Re-Lived by Jonas Blue featuring Dakota
On a Sunday morning, nothing is more perfect than waking up with a cup of coffee, a good read and a classic song out of the radio. Mostly played by…
White Light
Electro Vintage Shura
Wow! I love electro pop! When I heard first sounds of Shura's newest single White Light, the mix of synth and retro rhythm made me think of Eddie…
Music To Watch Boys To
Lana Del Rey's Soundtrack for a Fatalistic Voyeur
I’ll confess to being a fan of the somewhat divisive Lana Del Rey ever since I first came across ‘Video Games’. What&…
Self Destruction
Self-Distructive Comeback!
R`n`B musketeers are back toghether! American quartet, now a duo, reunites last month and brings two new hits for their thirsty fans. The two…
Obsesionado
Farruko drives the networks crazy with his new video
The famous Puerto Rican has just released their new video Obsessed, let me tell you I've been like a movie out of Hollywood impressed. Shot…
Company
T Fires That Company Dance!
New Year, new time, new days and brand new music videos curtain called are here! And who is better to start this Year with then our R`n`B&…
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…
Hard Girls
Femme Rock-Pop
Hard Girls is the first track from Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall's fifth album Kin (2016), which explores a very different…
Cave Me In
R&B Looks East
After earning critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination (Best Urban Contemporary Album) for his debut album Ology (2016), Maryland singer-…
West Coast
West Coast Drive
A fundamental tune, capable of ripping your heart out, aching to head to the West Coast and call it home. Lana Del Rey showed the troubled…
Comin Home
Home For Christmas With Trey!
Trey Songz returned to his hometown for the Holidays and gathered his family and friends in his latest video for Comin Home&…
Attack
Fifi Rong Flips the Video Game Script with Attack
London-via-Beijing singer-songwriter and electronic music producer Fifi Rong's recent single Attack arrives on the heels of the titular…
Ruin
Shawn Mendes Unveils “Ruin”
After just one week of having released the video of his song Treat You Better the young Canadian, delights us with this new project. Ruin is called,…
Revolvist
A Shoreline Dream - Revoltist
US based progressive shoegazers A Shoreline Dream have released their latest single/video ‘Revoltist’.…
White Mustang
Lana Del Rey’s Retro-Futuristic Romantic Gloom
Lana Del Rey’s motivations for emulating Taylor Swift and wiping her social media backlogs clean are still unknown, but this decision has…
Holy War
Keep yourself open
I apologize for a short blog, but many things have been said about the events of today already. I don’t know about you, but my timelines on every…
Love On The Brain
A Side No One Has Ever Seen
The Billboard Music Awards of 2016 shed a lot of insight, one being (in my opinion) the best performance from Rihanna as she performed the track '…
Wrong Crowd
Youthful Melancholy
If you've heard of British singer-songwriter Tom Odell, it's probably because of his smash hit Another Love - which was successful enough to…
La Bala
Until it happens to you, you don't understand it
They say we should put ourselves in the other's shoes to understand, and this happens a lot with music. Until we feel a song, we do not…
Song For You
Rhye's “Song for You” Evokes Empathetic Intimacy
LA alt-R&B outfit Rhye (Mike Milosh, sans Danish producer Ryan Hannibal) recently released “Song For You”, the…
Not Discuss It
St. Beauty's “Not Discuss It”: A Tender Plea for Interpersonal Peace
“Caught”, the lead single from St. Beauty’s debut EP Running to the Sun (January 19, 2018), was the perfect introduction…
Hair
Why do musicians make music videos?
Throughout its history, the video gained momentum with television, especially in the beginning with the MTV channel, giving the music a closer image…
When I Grow Up
Exploring the Theme's of Growing Up
In the year 2009 Fever Ray released a debut album under the same name. 'Fever Ray' debuted as a self imposed idealistic world created by Karin…
Happy Pills
Happy, Happy and Worth It?
Whoa, Happy Pills by Weathers has to be something of a questionable song. Maybe questionable in the sense of pure psychotic breakdown. Another L.A.…
Lose It
OH WONDER – LOSE IT
Since Oh Wonder has started sharing videos with us, it has been clear that something special was underfoot. The pastel-saturated journey that…
Red Eyes
Thomas Azier's Haunting, Retro-Gazing Electropop
Music has turned into nothing more than just a rush in the background while you are busy doing other things. I don't want to change that, but I…
If I Had It All
New Artist: Julia Fanning
I tell them that I came across this new artist on Twitter, is a native of Virginia United States, and from very small knew that serious music of his…
Perfect Places
Lorde's Perfect Place
I always try to let some time pass before blogging about the same artist again, but some artists keep releasing really good stuff in between my blogs.…
Cámara Lenta
Mariana Vega premieres her single in “Cámara Lenta”
This romantic singer and Venezuelan composer had us while wanting some new tunes and finally the wait is over, as we knew had been immersed in the…
I'm Done
The Julie Ruin’s Answer to Internet Haters – “I’m Done”
Honest Lyrics –Check Socially Relevant Art – Check Pure Punk Gold – Check Trust Kathleen Hanna to call a…
How Long
How long does this stick in your head?
It was a couple of years ago that there were rumors about a possible romance blossoming between Charlie Puth&…
Junkie
Euphorically Addictive
I would say don’t be afraid to write something that’s actually catchy. I think a lot of people fear catchiness because they might…
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…
Move
Urgent Locomotion
Move, the first track from LA indie pop quartet Saint Motel's (lead vocalist, guitarist and piano player A/J Jackson, lead guitarist Aaron Sharp,…
I'll Find You
Heart-melting Pill Of Encouragement For Cancer-Fighters!
Although just leaked via global net, Lecrae`s latest heart-mmelting single featuring Tori Kelly just raised the…
Starving
Artist Review - Hailee Steinfeld
Perhaps many see it as more of the same, but I really like their music. I confess that the first time I saw her was in the second installment of…
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…
Drag Me Down
One Direction: “Nobody” Can Drag Me Down
Love is a powerful element in a man’s life. This rhythmic pop song, sung by the popular British-Irish boy band “One Direction&…
Caught
St. Beauty's Caught is a Sparse and Sultry Emotional Purging
As their stage name suggests, the collaboration between Atlanta singer-songwriters Alexe Belle and Isis Valentino (who have been mentored by Janelle…
call the police
Lcd Soundsystem's new songs: one melted my brain, the other did not
LCD Soundsystem have finally released new material after the much hyped reformation and both songs showcase the amazing, and self-indulgent tendencies…
Would You Rather
Phoebe Bridgers' “Would You Rather” Traces a Silver Lining Around a Dark Childhood
Los Angeles singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has been receiving widespread acclaim for her debut album Stranger in the Alps (Sep 2017): a collection…
Lost On You
Discovery of Lost On You
I was visiting a friend of mine in Osijek, Croatia. We were just having our second glass of wine, getting ready to leave the house for a bit of fun in…
Better Love
Brit-Pop at its finest
Despite her sophomore album being pushed back to a February release, Foxes has just released its second official single, Better Love. It&…
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 (…
The Glow
Heart in Echo
With their sophomore album What Now (2016), North Carolina electropop duo Sylvan Esso claimed to have given full permission to themselves to…
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 -…
Medicine Chant
Shamanic Properties Driven From Western Canada
As Halloween approaches, leaves are falling and a mist seems to be rolling in from the mountains Anilah seemed like the perfect musician to…
24K Magic
Funky Bruno Mars Magic
With his Mark Ronson collaboration, Bruno Mars scored one of the biggest hits of 2015. Even though it had a retro style, it was one of those songs…
I Don't Wanna Dance
Jumpy Defeatism
Like Scissor Sisters' I Don't Feel Like Dancin', Nashville indie quartet COIN's (Chase Lawrence, Ryan…
New York
New York = Love's Graveyard
Milk and Bone is a Montreal electro-pop duo (i.e. Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin) who earned critical acclaim with their debut album…
Will He
Joji Detoxifies With will he
A man in a lean panda costume sways alone, among the passed out attendees of a surreal suburban house party. A melancholic singer sits in a bloodbath…
So Sad, So Sad
Timeless Indie Pop
I draw inspiration from my daily life but also snippets of things I hear and then I write down. When I come back to them later,…
God Is Dead?
God is Dead?
Black Sabbath… legends… cult. Iconic band… fathers of heavy metal… a lot of things can be attributed to…
Cameo Lover
Gender Bending Genre-Hopping
Two albums on, and Kiwi songstress Kimbra is probably still best known as the 'girl that Gotye used to know' outside of…
Rolling in the Deep
Fans, viral covers and the power of music
When an artist manages to conquer his audience with a song, some of his followers who sing or play an instrument, are encouraged to pay homage with a…
Modern Woman
Multi-Layered Femininity
After announcing the release of their fourth album, Yours Conditionally and sharing the harmony-laden In the Morning I&…
Buried Plans
Minor Alps' Introspective Harmonizing
The name choice of 'Minor Alps' for the collaborate music project between Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws (lead singer of Nada Surf) evokes…
Symphony No. 4 in G Major: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen (Live)
Mahler’s Back With Symphony No. 4
Much of the first movement of Mahler’s Symphony Number 4 is highly whimsical and colorful with many frenetic things happening in the strings and…
Big Boy Games
TEROUZ DROPS INFECTIOUS NEW TRACK BIG BOY GAMES
Egyptian Canadian concept artist TEROUZ found his sound by curating original songs with his taste for ‘90s nostalgia and ‘70s &…
Lay My Life Down (Remastered)
Spotify Breakout Indie Artists You Should Follow Playlist! Check it Out!
Spotify Breakout Indie Artists You Should Follow Playlist! Check it Out! Click Here To Join The Indie Artists You should Follow Playlist On Spotify! A…
Lost Stars
Adam Levine releases song without Maroon 5
This song is called Go Now, and is not part of a new album, it's just a project that was part and is an English film called Sing Street,…
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…
Overnight
Will Daft Punk launch you into overnight success?
For unknown artists like me, it feels like the unreachable dream to work with someone big. Everyone has those “I would like to work with <enter…
Dearly Beloved
Kiesza returns to the guitar
No one has walked onto the music scene as impressive as Kiesza. With her red dancing shoes, she seemed set to take over the world, but her impression…
Hard Believer
A True Milestone of Modern Blues
I personally prefer listening to albums – it gives me a wider perspective on musicians’ aesthetic visions. I was raised in the era…
No Hope
No Hope As The Vaccines Idealize Coming Of Age
I could write endlessly about the band The Vaccines. Whether you love to hate or love to love the band, come on their second album Come Of Age was a…
Breathe
Just Breathe
Its been 15 years since French electronic music trio Télépopmusik debuted with Genetic World (2001), and '…
Your Best American Girl
The Unhinged Catharsis of Not Fitting In
2016 may prove to be the turning point for Asian American representation in popular culture, with the proliferation of social media campaigns…
Sugar for the Pill
Bittersweet
Having released their first album in more than 20 years, Slowdive does not disappoint with this melancholic love track Sugar for the Pill. The low,…
Lights Out
Angel Olsen Turns the Light On
Being able to explain how wonderful it is to find a singer-songwriter from the same place you grew up in...is a supreme highlight. Now as I get over…
Vienna
Shadow-Chasing in Vienna with Usagi is Dead
Austrian/German shoegaze duo Usagi is Dead pay homage to songwriter/producer Oliver T.’s hometown in the music video for “Vienna&…
UGH!
Comfy Sweater, Fluorescent Neon Lights and Lots of Funky Dancing
Nope, that’s not my idea of a perfect date. That’s how I would describe The 1975’s “Ugh!”…
Used to Be
Majestic Nostalgia
In the beginning, I was convinced by patriarchal, white males that authenticity was a certain level of rawness and unsophisticated expression. But…
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,…
Hero Of War
Have You Seen the World? What Would You Say If I Said That You Could?
Hero of War, originally released in 2008 on the 5th studio album of the alternative/punk rock band Rise Against, was the first release with guitarist…
Vive el Momento (Saga WhiteBlack Remix)
Reggaeton with a Spanish accent!
Mercedes Trujillo better known as Merche, has just released the video clip of the song Live the Moment (Saga WhiteBlack Remix) ft. Jose De Rico . The…
Life
Color For The Human Conscious
Dream Rock Pop band Gypsy & The Cat not only bank on an odd name but their station on creative taste far expandes bands like MGMT. Full of…
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…
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…
No Horses
Orwellian Apocalypse
“No Horses”, a stand-alone single released a year after alt-rockers Garbage’s sixth album Strange Little Birds (2016), is an apocalyptic, direct and…
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…
Hurt A Little While
Hurt A Little While as Patty Griffin Makes It All Better
Patty Griffin may be deemed a well-known musician but actually, Griffin falls more towards the underground world of music. While everyone could…
Violet
Now With Feeling
Who knew pastel could conjure up so many feelings. In Violet by the band (creatively named) Hippo Campus has a Vampire Weekend Indie appeal but this…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay Adventure Of A Lifetime
On November 6th, 2015 Coldplay released a new single entitled “Adventure of a Lifetime”. “Adventure of a Lifetime&…
Malibu
Miley Cyrus is back to normal
So, have you noticed that Miley Cyrus is back? After her cover interview for one of the major American magazines, she quickly got criticized for…
D.O.A. (Dead Or Alive)
SONG REVIEW: HIGH4's Not spring love or cherry blossom
The intro begins with IU singing. Her voice is sweet and airy. She is accompanied by a guitar. The strums of the guitar stop everytime she sings a…
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…
Fall For This
Jade The Moon shares haunting track Fall For This, drops new EP
Jade The Moon's newest EP comes with a video for focus single 'Fall For This' is a euphoric alt-pop track featuring singer Dani Le Rose&#…
Chained To The Rhythm
Katy Perry's political undertone
As you know, I have a thing for lyrics. I love songs that sound like fluff, but have something to it when you pay attention to the words. BTW, with…
18
On 18, an Epic 88Rising Multi-Collab, Joji Grounds Kris Wu, Rich Brian and Trippie Redd Grandiosity With Introspective Melancholy
Indie music label/creative agency 88rising have steadily forged their way into the mainstream by jet-fuelling the careers of Rich Brian (previously…
I'm Better (feat. Lamb)
No one does it better
It's not just pun That got me blogging about this song After two days of migraining I caughta buzz about Missy bein'…
No Worries
Remaking Someone Like You
Since the success of Alice, music producer, remix master and plunderphonics expert Pogo (Nick Bertke) has been highly popular with animation studios.…
Low Key
Lookin` through Mai`s Low Key!
Low Key chica St. Lewis hot female vocal Mai Lee just treated us with her latest work, an upgrade on her steamy single,…
Snake Eyes
It's In the Eyes
La canción Ojos de serpiente trae interesantes letras y la melodía al álbum Wilder Mente de Mumford and Sons. A diferencia de su…
Eternity
Built To Last
Surf beat, west coast and best of all a fun pick me up track from Communions. 'Eternity' sounds like the kind of song friends share between…
Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)
Estelle's newest love
Earlier this year, I’d seen a familiar name on a list of new single releases. It was by UK R&B singer Estelle. I’m sure you know her from the…
Contigo en la Distancia
A Theory About El Gañote
From the creators of Flow and Tumbao comes The gullet. While I remember the first time I heard this word, capable I heard my mom, and refers to the…
Misery
Gwen brings us a new video
The new song is called Misery, and is the third single from his latest album This Is What the Truth Feels Like is inspired by the situation that has…
Gareth Evans
Gareth Evans Is Your New Acoustic Guitar Teacher
If you love playing the guitar you’re reading the right article! But before anything else, I’d like you to know who Gareth Evans is by watching his…
Colin Lloyd Tucker
Sunday Spotlight: Colin Lloyd Tucker Part I
The following artist is so big, I can not put the spotlight on him for only one week. It is a musician whose work can not be measured by commercial…
René Watz
The Best
René Watz produced the absolute best sleep album I've ever tried. But beyond sleep, I've also used it to reduce unwanted background…
Chris Thile
Chris Thile Lands the hosting gig for Prairie Home Companion
Chris Thile's new gig .. the host for Prairie Home Companion Radio Show. Thile has taken over this iconic role from the legendary Garrison…
James Corden
If You Don't Know About Carpool Karaoke, You Have To!
Carpool Karaoke is an on-going segment in The Late Late Show with James Corden. It usually starts off with James Corden trying to get to work and…
Roxana Labatt
VIDEO PREMIERE: Shattered by Roxana Labatt
What a crazy time it is to be an independent musician. Venues are closed yet it feels as though musicians are releasing more content than ever before…
Steve Vai
Deeper than Technique
Steve Vai… how blind was I to classify him under the “guitar hero” cluster. I mean he is the ultimate guitar hero, but that’s just a vague description…
Tidal
Tidal: For All?
Tidal is the work of Jay-Z, Rapper-Cum-Music Industry mogul, who bought the service a little over a month ago from original developers and owners,…
David Bowie
Is 2016 a Cursed Year?
“2016: The year the music died,” was the bombastic headline of a CNN analysis of the past year. The notion that 2016 is the worst…
Peter Kowald
THE LOW END Vol.8: Peter Kowald
We’re gonna dedicate this volume of The Low End series to a somewhat lesser-known master of the double bass, Peter Kowald, one of the most…
Eric Selby
Catching Up With Eric Selby
Washington D.C. is lucky to have Eric Selby, the lauded Blues Hall of Fame Inductee. His up-and-coming release Do, Baby. will be…
Anuhea
Anuhea: Sound of Paradise
The sunny skies, beautiful beaches, soothing breeze and natural music coming from the sounds of rhythmic waves dancing with the seashore, is my…
Cher
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WILL SMITH in Ali From Bad Boys, Men In Black and Wild West to the movies Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness that brought him Academy Award nominations…
In My Rosary
In My Rosary
Always Blue Sometimes love can be blue. And it hurts just like the emptiness inside – that special emptiness which cannot be described as…
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Hey Joe, look who you brought together
Nick Cave is a cool guy - cool as a jazz cat can be, although he has nothing to do with jazz. That’s why this totally weird combination of…
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
THE LOW END Vol.4: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Orsted Pedersen is a name that might not sound familiar to the more amateur jazz fans, especially to the American audience. His full name is Niels-…
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…
Bad Bunny
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If you are a fan of the bad reggeaton bunny, then let me surprise you, going to see these images of Bad Bunny you will be fascinated and you will end…
The New Basement Tapes
A Very Special New Basement Band
Bob Dylan. Need I say more? Well even though this one isn't about the legend, it does have a very special connection to him. Following a…
Bruno Merz
Folk Pop Artist Bruno Merz Finds a Convert with 'Whisper Turn'
Softspoken singer-songwriter Bruno Merz has announced that he will be releasing a new single '…
Justin Bieber
Problems with Justice in Rio de Janeiro
The pop star, justinbieber who is on tour in Brazil, was quoted by the justice of Rio de Janeiro. During his controversial stay in Rio on tour in…
McKlopedia
Redbull roosters: We already won
And the new video for already won song composed by participants Gallos International Final 2016 held few days ago in Peru and produced by Cenzi…
Shakira
Audiovisual production in progress
Bicycle Carlos Vives and Shakira song corresponding to the first single from the new album Vives, debuted at # 1 on iTunes in 16 countries, including…
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran to face lawsuit over 'Photograph'
The popular British musician Ed Sheeran will face a lawsuit in US for the alleged plagiarism of his hit song Photograph she reported the US…
Paquita La Del Barrio
The useless made Paquita la del Barrio
Many people criticize, many turn their gaze and disdain stands. But you can not deny that Francisca Viveros Barradas, Paquita, heartbreaks helped…
CD9
CD9 at the Kids'Choice Awards 2016
With more than 200 million votes gathered on the Internet, Kids'Choice Mexico Awards 2016 were held this afternoon at the National Auditorium…
Los Mesoneros
Los Mesoneros premiere their video clip “El Paraíso”
Innkeepers fans had to wait four years to hear a new theme of the Caracas group. The wait is over and it can be animated with Paradise, the first…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber leaves premiere with BloodPop
Soundgarden
Chris Cornell spoke about the future of Soundgarden
Soundgarden is listed as one of the most influential bands in contemporary music. With the album Superunknown of 1994 they managed to position…
Michael Ray
Michael Ray – Album Review
I haven’t been all that impressed with Michael Ray up to this point. I felt his lead single, ‘Kiss You In The Morning’, was generic and boring, with…
Weezer
The White Album, the new Weezer
A white image published in their social networks enough to deduct the release of the new album by the American band Weezer: The White Album, titled…
Desiigner
Desiigner cleared of charges after his arrest in New York
The young revelation of rap Desiigner, known by his real name Sidney Selby, was arrested in early September for a meeting reckless driving, which led…
León Larregui
León Larregui as video director
León Larregui last week released the video for Crazy first promotional song from his upcoming solo album. Not the first time the Mexican…
Mattress
Mattress
I wanna get you a golden dress There are records that make you stumble. And then you just stop, look around and stare at your feet on a pavement…
Joey Montana
Joey Montana publishes appetizer of his new single
Last Thursday, the Panamanian singer Joey Montana, published on its social network Instagram a preview of his new single Hello, in which he took the…
Garbage
“Even Though Our Love Is Doomed”, unreleased single from Garbage
Four years of silence kept the alternative rock band, Garbage, before sharing new material with his followers. Not Your Kind Of People was the title…
Pop Dogg
Pop Dogg To Headline UMP Festival
Summer time is officially in full swing in Malawi and much of Southern Africa. Summer brings with it a myriad of music and arts festivals in the…
Betty Davis
She-Funk
Betty Davis is a real Nasty Gal. She is one of the icons of funk, not just the music scene but the club life and style. And yes, she is Davis because…
Bruno Mars
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Accused of Plagiarizing for 'Uptown Funk'
It has been reported this week that the producer Mark Ronson, and pop singer Bruno Mars have been sued for plagiarizing the band electro funk 80&…
Adele
Towards the 2017 Grammys
On Sunday February 12 will be held the 59th. Grammy Awards, with which will be awarded to the best albums produced in 2016. In the category of Album…
David Bowie
Leaderless Spiders from Mars
Rarely are there bands that share the creative burden collectively. Usually, and that’s good, there is a leader, an author or team of…
Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara: Not Another YouTube Sensation
“I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen.” Up-and-coming R&B artist, Alessia Cara, definitely took the words out of…
Julian Bream
What does the guitar sound like?
There are times when you have to let it flow. To do this, nothing better than the guitar. This instrument is noble, it is popular, is homemade, is…
Genesis
Genesis could reunite to celebrate its 50th anniversary
Musical encounters are sensational. There you can see the resurgence of emotions and feelings that do enjoy the nostalgia of an era. Genesis, the…
Pyro Mids
Diving Deep with PYRO MIDS
PYRO MIDS have quickly become one of our favorite new artists this summer. Recently releasing the video for Never Gone, the group shows no sign of…
PSY
Psy announces the release of a new album for this year.
The agency YG Entertainment, through a statement in Seoul, announces the upcoming album release of South Korean rapper Psy for December 1 this year,…
Only August
Only August Travels Coast to Coast On New Single
“Coast to Coast” is about persistence, determination and resilience. Only August was inspired by a lifetime of…
Víctor Manuelle
Víctor Manuelle, between samba and salsa
The Puerto Rican singer Victor Manuelle who has a history of three decades of tropical music, introduced a new single in which he invites the…
Burial
The Only BURIAL we want
Let’s pay some attention to classics this time. Something that will always be fresh and out of any trends and “waves”.…
Demi Lovato
Disney Song: Equality, Liberty, Fraternity
Yes, they are French principles, ideals that inspired the independence in Venezuela and allowing freedom of Latin America and inspired the…
Jorge Drexler
Argentina will receive Uruguayan Jorge Drexler back
Classics like Across the river, I do well and Everything changes are again heard in Argentine territory. The fourth edition of the Festival Movistar…
Gustavo Dudamel
US tour of the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela is canceled
It breaks my heart the cancellation of the tour by four American cities of the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. (1/4) - Gustavo Dudamel (@…
Gente De Zona
A donation from Gente de Zona
A collection of instruments, worth about 20 thousand dollars, just donated the Cuban duo Gente de Zona, to encourage music and its values among…
Paramore
Gig Review: Paramore - The Royal Albert Hall, London
I won’t lie and say I wasn’t nervous about attending a concert so soon after the Manchester Arena attack, even more so about being in London so soon…
Jeezy
Trap Rules Everything Around Me
A couple of years ago if someone would have told me that a sub-genre of hip hop that relied on repetitive, slightly hypnotic, electronic beats, and…
Jordan Alexander
Jordan Alexander gives a beautiful tribute to her grandmother in Take Me Out Tonight
Jordan Alexander, remember this name. Being dubbed the “next gay popstar by AfterEllen, it comes to no surprise that she has some very high…
Foals
Foals premieres the video “Bitch Tree” and prepares tour
The British band Foals, has just released Bitch Tree, its latest promotional video for his latest and fourth album What Went Down. The indie band,…
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash ‘Live From Denmark’ – Album Review
Normally when submissions come through your email you have to go through and listen to them to decide whether or not you’d like to feature…
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin and Yandel together again.
Puerto Rican reggaeton Wisin and Yandel suggested that return as a duo, after more than three years apart, after this weekend will be presented…
Urban Fu$e
Getting the BIG Lowdown with Urban Fu$e
Urban Fu$e has quickly become one of the most sought after acts in the current music world. Their hot new EP comes in the form of DLW1, with the…
Patrick Sweany
Patrick Sweany ‘Daytime Turned To Nighttime’ - Album Review
If Patrick Sweany’s last record, 2013’s ‘Close To The Floor’, was preoccupied primarily with dealing with the aftermath of multiple family deaths,…
Jagertown
Rearview by Jagertown Is Changing the Country Music Game
My fellow country fans you guys are going to love this, I just heard the best break up song EVER it’s so refreshing!! It&…
Creedence Clearwater Revival
CCR: Fortunate Son
The lyrics to the 1969 song reference rich people who orchestrate wars and then draft the poor to fight in them. People have criticized the musicians&…
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…
Lasso
Lasso tells you Don't Try To Forget Me
For several days ago he started playing on the radio the new issue of Lasso. The Venezuelan gave to all his fans an incredible song like No Me Try To…
Joe Budden
Joe Budden Ready To Drop 4th Album – ‘Rage & The Machine’
As of late Joe Budden has been making headlines for the controversy that surrounds him - most notably his beef with Drake. Being embroiled in so much…
Fergie
Hungry for new Fergalicious music?
Earlier this year, it was already reported that Fergie was working on new material. While she was spotted in Europe, it was rumoured she was shooting…
Carrie Underwood
Country to Country Festival 2016 | Day Two, London – Review
After the buzz of seeing Miranda Lambert for the first time on Friday, Saturday offered a country pop explosion in the form of Maddie & Tae,…
Kanye West
Kaney West, the voice of Sia and the crying of Kim Kardashian
It was not the quality of the composition nor the melody held most striking in the latest video clip of singer Kanye West American hiphop. His…
Kid Ink
Summer In The Winter: third audiovisual
On May 2, the artist Brian Todd Collins, better known as Kid Ink, pulled by its official portal account YouTube (KidInkOfficialVEVO) the third music…
José Alfredo Jimenez
Jose Alfredo Jimenez birthday
Jose Alfredo Jimenez is the highest representative who has had the Mexican ranchera music and bohemia. It was a bon vivant world between canteen and…
PARTYNEXTDOOR
PartyNextDoor hangs out with Kyle Jenner
Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, better known as PartyNextDoor revolutionized networks after launching a video clip with one of the most requested…
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…
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Jesus and Mary Chain return with new single, Amputation
It's been 18 years since Scotland's greatest band released new music. Since then the Reid brothers have fallen out, then back in so many times…
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…
DJ Mustard
DJ Mustard is a Goddamn Genius.
I could make a DJ Mustard beat in one hour. I’m not even exaggerating. The only tools I would really need are a handful of snappy Bay Area…
Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello releases her first solo single
Camilla Cabello premiered her first single, Crying In The Club which was co-written by singer Sia, along with Camila and Benny Blanco, who has worked…
Britney Spears
In the Fit Zone
I'll warn you upfront. This will be the most shallow music blog I probably have ever written. It's not even really about music, but you will…
Mac Demarco
Mac DeMarco releases his new album This Old Dog
The music that makes Mac DeMarco is of a new generation. Musical critics have categorized it as an exponent of blue wave, slacker rock or off-kilter…
PRhyme
Da Quote : PRhyme
''Da Quote'' is a segment where you can find the some of the best quote out of an album. This time is the turn of PRhyme.For…
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Kehlani & Nas to Join Lauryn Hill on ‘Diaspora Calling!’ Tour
Earlier this year Lauryn Hill launched a three-day art and music event called Diaspora Calling which celebrated the African Diaspora. The event…
AC/DC
AC/DC bassist resigned
Cliff Williams, announced that stops the music after the current world tour rock band, a decision that is due to the profound 'changes&#…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey releases the first single from her upcoming album
And he turned to go to Lana del Rey, again someone from his inner circle leaked one of his songs he planned to release in later days. Sn however, the…
Stella Parton
Stella Parton Unearths ‘Buried Treasures’ In New Compilation, But Doesn’t Bury Her Bitterness
As a big fan of Dolly Parton, her younger sister Stella has always been of slightly elevated interest to me than perhaps she would be for the wider…
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel surrenders to Los Angeles authorities
Luis Miguel surrendered to Los Angeles authorities Tuesday and remains in custody after being sued for a case filed by his former representative.…
Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona made his fans vibrate in Argentina
Ricardo Arjona was passing through Buenos Aires (Argentina) to meet his fans on a special night. As part of the launch of his television special A…
Diego Boneta
What you want to know
An old legend says that if you find a magic lamp and liberate the genius who lives in it, he will give you three wishes, but there are only three…
Gerry Weil
The life of Gerry Weil according to Cristina Raffalli
The news is just out the book Nodding Gerry Weil by journalist Cristina Raffalli, and will be christened on July 31 in Caracas. Gerry came from…
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash ‘Out Among The Stars’ – Album Review
As many of you know, Johnny Cash’s latest posthumous album ‘Out Among The Stars’ was found by his son John last year, tapes put into storage, airing a…
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…
Andrés Cepeda
New salsa version of For The Rest Of My Life by Andrés Cepeda
The great Andrés Cepeda continues to surprise and now closes the year with a new song. For The Rest Of My Life theme that we already enjoy in…
Mike Love
Learn Even More About The Beach Boys History Through Mike Love’s Latest Book Good Vibrations: My Life As A Beach Boy
If you are looking for a great gift this holiday season, The Beach Boys frontman Mike Love gives Beach Boys fans a great insight into the history and…
J Balvin
For the first time the Lima Music Fest 2017 Reggaeton will be held
Lima has become one of the main musical capitals of Latin America thanks to its influence of traditional music, rock and for some years has become an…
Kanye West
Kanye West president by 2024?
We all know how controversial is Kanye West, right ?. For those who do not remember, the rapper has long had expressed his desire to run for…
Lil Supa
Lil Supá on the attack with 'LUZ'
The maracayero Marlon Morales aka rapper Lil Supa ', presented Sunday a new cut SERIOUSLY, his latest project as audiovisual LP, even without…
Kingsborough
Kingsborough Sets the Bar High with 1544
Kingsborough shares with us today their epic new release, “1544.” It makes perfect sense and no sense at all that “Low Down,” is the first…
Loick Essien
HOT RnBASS ANTHEM: Loick Essien ft. Bobii Lewis-Done This Before
Sony Music prodigy, Loick Essien keeps us in the dope loop with his extraordinary talent and feel, bringing the new RnBass…
David Bowie
A Welcomed Haunt
Long before I would come to understand who David Bowie was as an artist, his music somehow seeped into various moments throughout my childhood. Before…
Natalia Lafourcade
You do know how to love me is the new Lafourcade
Mexican singer - songwriter Natalia Lafourcade has decided to put to work to begin recording their new album; this news was published by Natalia…
Laura Pausini
I believed in myself new video by Laura Pausini.
Italian singer returns to the public arena with his song I believed in my and this time is to present a new side where we see exposing the sensual…
Canaan Smith
Canaan Smith ‘Bronco’ – Album Review
When Canaan Smith released his debut self-titled EP last March, I wasn’t all that impressed. I felt he was trying too hard to be like the bros,…
Alejandra Guzman
Alejandra Guzmán and Gloria Trevi on tour in the United States.
Alejandra Guzman Mexican singer signed with Universal and has already prepared its first project with the American record company with his compatriot…
Citycreed
Up and coming hip-Hop/R&B Duo Citycreed
CityCreed is a Miami-based band born from the unlikely union of two 24 year olds with very different relationships to music. One of them, fueled by a…
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…
Luis Fonsi
They are breaking records slowly but with everything
Since its premiere, again and again he has not stopped ringing the new theme Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee Despacito. The success of the duo did not…
Amanda Rheaume
Amanda Rheaume ‘Keep A Fire’ - Album Review
Ottawa based Americana artist, Amanda Rheaume is an accomplished Métis singer-songwriter with a powerful, slightly gritty, and personal…
Woodstock
Woodstock Festival with a view to 2019
The magical sound of electric guitars with voices singing along. The peal of percussion and the euphoria of thousands of people crowd doing live rock…
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…
Ricardo Arjona
The problem of the poet Arjona
David Bowie
100 songs left by 2016
2016 goodbye with a very sad year for music. Just a year ago died the British genius David Bowie. They also spent another life great artists like…
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode cover David Bowie's 'Heroes'
Last march of the precursors of the electrorock, Depeche Mode, they launched a new record plate titled Spirit and during their respective promotional…
Kings of Leon
The Kings
I have been listening to Kings of Leon ever since about 7th grade, so for around seven years now. To be fair, I didn’t really make the “dive” into…
Dolly Parton
Which Country Artists Publicly Support Gay Rights?
This thought has occurred to me many times over the last couple of years. A bisexual woman myself, even as a young teen resolute in the idea I was…
John Tavener
John Tavener and his Protected Veil
Oh, the very vibrance of color that comes from John Tavener’s complete work “The Protecting Veil.” Tavener wrote this…
Kevin Gordon
Kevin Gordon ‘Long Gone Time’ - Album Review
If you’ve never heard of Kevin Gordon, then he might just have had a hand in some of your favorite songs. His work has been covered by everyone from…
Shakira
the golden world tour
Six years after Sale el Sol, the Colombian will embark on a tour that, for now, will only visit Europe and North America. Later we will announce the…
Fifth Harmony
This is how the noise of female skin sounds
In the world they say that sex always sells, but what sells? What you can imagine; It is music, and everything that involves art, or the image of…
A Thousand Horses
A Thousand Horses ‘Southernality’ – Album Review
After lead single ‘Smoke’ hit #1 just one week before their debut album ‘Southernality’ hit stores, A Thousand Horses are in a prime commercial…
arnoldSRecords
arnoldSRecords' artist manifesto
Arnoldsrecords has been composing for years as an amateur and now semi-professional. He loves to create surprises and original atmospheres to maintain…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore shares the video for Glorious
Macklemore is back with his new G lorious song which has the collaboration of Skylar Gray. This is a theme produced by Joshua Budo Karp and the…
X-Syndrome
X-Syndrome, A Band That Slipped Through The Music Stream
- This Los Angeles, California band did not get too well known outside of California, but they had the potential to be a lot more than that in my…
The Beach Boys
The five most overrated bands in rock music
First of all - this is a matter of personal taste and doesn’t reflect anything else but my own judgement. There are a lot of lists like this…
Madonna
Madonna did the most expensive tour in the world
All artists make a lot of money through their albums, simple and especially their live performances. Following are what the most lucrative…
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…
WaxFeet
WaxFeet Promises Chill Electronica and Delivers in Everything is Everything
The Santa Cruz based Chill-hop lofi electronica duo, WaxFeet, hopes to inspire a calm environment and relaxing sounds with their new song Everything…
Rina Sawayama
With Cyber Stockholm Syndrome, Rina Sawayama Examines the Perils and Pleasures of Life Online
London-via-Japan singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama exists at the unlikely intersection of '90s R&B, J-Pop visuals and…
Tweet
Tweet: Soulful Hummingbird comebacks to Charlene
Majestic Neo/Soul/RnB diva finally returns to the big speakers, and I bet I am not the only one super excited! She is one of those artists which art…
Astro Lasso
Does Love Sell Records?
Love is the ideal songwriting formula, probably not easy, able, it is easier to talk about heartbreak. Precisely because it is an emotion which has…
Naturally 7
Fixing you with smooth vocals
Because my previous blog was about a popular song to cover, I thought I’d stay on-topic and also talk about “Fix You”, originally by Coldplay. This…
Tom Booth
Tom Booth Delivers a Soothing Message
It is time once in a while that we have times of sacred silence in our lives. There is a song that I have found tonight that captures the…
Bob Dylan
Dylan will pick up his Nobel in 2017.
Bob Dylan scheduled three concerts in Sweden in April 2017, which would give the singer a chance to collect the Nobel Prize for Literature after his…
Vickie Vaughn Band
Vickie Vaughn Band - EP Review
The Vickie Vaughn Band are an exciting and energetic bluegrass five-piece helmed by, of course, vocalist and bassist Vickie Vaughn, and accompanied by…
Isabel Palacios
Ancient music in contemporary times
The old passion for making music is something modern. An oxymoron right? But actually it is. Until late in the nineteenth century, both the musicians…
Sia
Sia shows us three new songs
Australian singer has posted on his Youtube account three new singles that will accompany their latest album, This Is Acting in the Deluxe version.…
Matt Corby
Resolutions
If you’ve read any of my other posts, you’ll know that I love a good live album. I’ve said it before and I’ve…
Kendal Conrad
Kendal Conrad On Recording In Reba’s Studio, Songwriting and Standing Out From The Crowd – Interview
Kendal Conrad loves a lot of things, but maybe nothing quite so much at this moment as the Keith Urban black electric guitar she carries into our…
James Franco
James Franco releases album for his band Daddy
It is not the first time we see a famous actor enter the world of music. Now it is the turn to the great James Franco to break into this industry…
Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel shares a microphone again: Los Dúo 2
Marc Anthony, J Balvin, Franco de Vita, Paty Cantu, Wisin are some of the artists who will share the microphone with Mexican singer Juan Gabriel,…
Andrea Zonn
Andrea Zonn & The Friends She’s Made Along The Way: The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
Andrea Zonn remembers the first time she met Alison Krauss. She was ten and Alison was eight and the two were introduced at the Champaign Festival in…
Jimmy Fallon
10 moments of Jimmy Fallon and Rock & Roll
I'm not even close fan of Jimmy Fallon, but neither, or near, their hater. I laugh, I see clips of your program on YouTube and enjoy you…
BROS
Will Bros be famous again?
I was quite excited when I heard the news that UK pop group / boyband Bros were reuniting. Even though the members of the group are brothers and the…
Missy Elliott
Why The Rap Game Misses Missy Elliot
Nearly 20 years ago the world was introduced to one of music’s greatest gifts, Missy Elliot. When she initially got her big break it was in…
The Beatles
It's Getting Better All The Time
Do you ever feel as if you are floating above the clouds when listening to music? You are able to be released into your own world of beauty and…
Korn
Troubled presentation of Korn in Rock in Rio
Rock fans who gathered at the festival Rock in Rio Lisboa disappointed with the presentation of the American band Korn took, then they had to play…
Sebastian Mikael
A cloud of soulfood raindrops: Meet Sebastian Mikael
Swedish/Ethiopian R`n`B star Sebastian Mikael is this super-talented singer/producer/audio engineer, a …
Gualberto Ibarreto
Around 70 years of life of Gualberto Ibarreto
Several times we have referred here to this important artist of Venezuelan music scene: Gualberto Ibarreto, whose voice has traveled the geography of…
Rush
Starting One of the Greatest Bands: Rush
The band Rush has survived over 40 years in the music industry. They are regarded as one of the greatest rock and roll band to ever exist. Although…
The Rolling Stones
More than a rock concert in Cuba
And finally they played the Rolling Stones in Havana, as they had planned, especially Mick Jagger, when a few weeks ago had announced: free and the…
Pharrell Williams
Pharrel Williams singing in Spanish
This is one of the attractions of the new video of J Balvin, '' Safari '', which was released Friday. The song was…
Steve Swallow
THE LOW END Vol.6: Steve Swallow
The electric bass is usually associated with rock music and other popular genres like country, blues, pop etc. In jazz, the electric bass found it&…