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Merkabah / SunInYourHead
Shaddah Tuum ooze menace on EP
Shaddah Tuum weave dark and ambient soundscapes that ripple with edgy industrial menace. Their shamanic incantations insinuate themselves into the…
If I Die Before I Wake
Suzuki Junzo - If I Die Before I Wake
Suzuki Junzo is a renowned Japanese psychedelic rock guitarist and ''If I Die Before I Wake'' is his latest album, released only as…
Days of Exile
Vinylversus returns to his instinct in Days of Exile
VINILOVERSUS paused, moved to Miami, Florida, went into the studio, recruited a new member and today presents his fourth album Days Of Exile (2017),…
We Are All Just Floating Objects
A journey too short
So, I have a new roommate, he’s from Ireland and seems like a really cool dude. He’s also a musician, and the main reason for his…
Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne / Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne are an interesting experimental psychedelic rock band from Portland, Oregon. They have released three full-length albums so…
Awake And Pretty Much Sober
Intricately Layered & Easy on the Ears
Awake and Pretty Much Sober by Violents is one of my most recent discoveries and the strange tension between cool, icy indifference and…
Coup De Grâce
Headbanging mode: ON
There is a funny thing about supergroups, a gathering of premier musicians usually results in releasing an album(s) that are disappointing for the big…
Peanut Butter
Riot Pop
The name of the band sometimes tells what we can expect from it. Joanna Gruesome is an ironic reference to folk singer Joanna Newsom but…
Hypercaffium Spazzinate (Deluxe Edition)
Seniors Just Wanna Have Fun
Taxi, can I get I ride to the 90s? The longest way possible. I am not a fan of the people who are nostalgic, those wise braggers who have lived…
Everything Is a Lie
Dead Rabbits - Everything Is A Lie
Dead Rabbits are a neo-psych/shoegaze/psych rock band from the United Kingdom. Their latest album ''Everything Is A Lie'' came out…
SweetSexySavage (Deluxe)
Sweet Sexy Savage
Kehlani first cast her charming spell on us with the 2015 release of her second (and Grammy-nominated) mixtape, You Should Be Here. While it…
Cloud Nine (Japan Version)
Norway Is The New Sweden
Why would Sweden be recognized for its pop-school, and Norway not? This is the question Cloud Nine puts forward. The title may sound pretentious, but…
Dark Night of The Soul
Throwback Thursday: Death Behind Danger Mouse's Dark Night Of The Soul
There are not many albums with the history of making long as Dark Night Of The Soul has. From the start of the project to the final release of the…
Welkya
Welkya
“Welkya” is an album I first heard when it came out in 2006. It was around the time when I first had the chance to personally meet with Theodosii…
A Seat at the Table
Record Of The Year
Let me get one thing straight: Beyonce might be a bigger star, but Solange is way more special. I have been a huge Solange fan ever since her debut…
Ocean's Kingdom
McCartney’s “Ocean’s A Kingdom Proves a Tear Jerker”
Juro que el Paul McCartney es el mejor! Su sentido de la melodía nunca muere. Su sensible a la armonía y el ritmo nunca desaparece. O de…
Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock
75 Dollar Bill - Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock
75 Dollar Bill are a pretty interesting instrumental psychedelic rock/drone/hypnotic psych band from Brooklyn, New York. While there are quite many…
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…
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Remastered Version)
Introducing David Bowie's alter ego - Ziggy Stardust
Bowie started his career with the hit “Space Oddity” in 1969, for the astronaut Major Tom who is abandoned in Space and ended with…
If You Leave
Firm Favourite, If You Leave
In an interview with the band, lead singer Elena Tonra detailed that she sings about those things which she finds difficult to talk about. I remember…
Too Dark Park
Skinny Puppy's Sonic Masochistic Masterpiece
Skinny Puppy's eighth studio album is something of a masterpiece. So dense are the sonic tapestries that it is nearly impenetrable. Produced by…
Monster Heart
Clones of Clones: Monster Heart
Nothing is completely original...I’m not sure things have been original for awhile. I envision a clone to be a less perfect version of its…
It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
Album Review: Ingrid Michaelson's - It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
It’s not all fun and games - though it does have a good dose of that as well! I’d like to summarize “It Doesn’t have to Make Sense” with those words,…
The Nothing
The Last Dinosaur - Overcoming The Grief Through Music
Grief can be an exceedingly strong motivator and can produce some deeply sad, bad at the same time, life-affirming music. Remember, for example, Neil…
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
#tbt: Outkast - Speakerboxx \ The Love Below
En la música, al igual que en la vida, fomentamos muchas expectativas. Todo lo que usted espera será utilizado en su contra, ya que a…
Cusp
Alela Is On Her Folk Stardom Path
Alela Diane is one of those American folk authors who was slowly and non-intrusively building her spot in the music world. She self-released her debut…
Silver Eye
Silver Eye sounds golden
It’s not all that often that I let a famous artist direct my attention to the music they like, but when you have deadlines to meet, very little time,…
A Little Death
My Jerusalem: Post-Punkers Have Finally Made A Hit Rock Album
My Jerusalem is a band who caught music world’s attention instantly. Founder Jeff Klein had played with The Twilight Singers and The Gutter Twins…
Wilder Mind
Different, Still Rockin.
The band Mumford and Sons are known for their acoustic madness as I like to call it. The band has realesed three albums; Sigh No More, Babel, and…
Before the World Was Big
Girlpool - Before the World Was Big
Girlpool’s June 2015 release, Before the World Was Big, will sound familiar to many young listeners. The album gives a sensation of…
Felony Blues
Jamie Wyatt's Music From Prison
In the world of country music, prison was always one of the places from which an artist can develop perspective which would reflect in lyrics…
Young Blood
Whoawhoawhoa
Saint Raymond is a 20 year old dude from Nottingham. This summer, he released his debut album called Young Blood. As many young authors, Saint Raymond…
Thrown by This Eastern Wind EP
Newfoundman is Vulnerable, Poetic on Thrown By This Eastern Wind EP
Navigating the ever-expanding troves of online music communities such as Bandcamp can be a daunting task for those with even an inkling of an…
reputation
biggest disappointments of 2017
ARCADE FIRE - Everything Now Flop is sometimes a byproduct of failed expectations, and not of the album's quality per se. Why are…
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…
Common Sense
Common Sense
The debut from the young East London rapper is a unique coming-of-age story that shapes the best of grime, Afrobeat, dancehall, and early ’…
Incarnate
Killswitch Engage's Beyond The Flames Is Beyond Words
Everyone who doesn’t prefer to swear in millions of GB of music on their hard disk is nostalgic about the times when bands released home videos…
Tutu
Miles from India
Jazz and Indian music have been “buddies” for a long time now. Even before the likes of Tom Scott, John Coltrane, and John McLaughlin, Indian…
Days of Exile
Days Of Exile, the new vinyl verse
Undoubtedly this year, he is being one of the best in the Venezuelan musical movement, since there have been many successes of national groups. In…
Devout
Devout
UK grime fixture Mr Mitch’s latest LP explores a pared-back sound. It feels polished and tactile, with themes of loyalty,…
Don't Let The Kids Win
The Kids Won After All
A while back KatCigarette, reviewing one of Julia Jacklin’s singles warned you in these (web)pages what you could potentially expect from her album “…
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,…
To The Bone
In A Shocking Twist, Steven Wilson Goes Pop
To quote The Daily Telegraph, Steven Wilson is probably the most successful musician you have never heard of. After ten Porcupine Tree albums, Wilson…
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,…
A Head Full of Moonlight
Good Tiger A Head Full of Moonlight Album Review
The newly formed super group Good Tiger, featuring ex-Tesseract vocalist Elliot Coleman, ex-The Safety Fire guitarists Derya Nagle and…
The Weather
Thunder From Down Under a.k.a. POND
It seems to me that I am beginning almost every second review with the observation that many singers and bands are creating records bursting from…
Transcendental
MONO/ The Ocean Transcendental Review
On October 10th, 2015 two bands from very different regions, Japan and Germany released a split EP entitled . The EP consists of only two tracks.…
Getz/Gilberto (Classics International Version)
An Iconic Record
Getz/Gilberto is an iconic record in many aspects. First, it’s one of the first and best crossover records of all times, blending jazz and bossa nova…
Darker My Love
Darker My Love - Darker My Love
Darker My Love is a psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles. They started back in the early 2000s and have produced a string of great albums filled…
The Awakening
P.O.D. W.O.W.
To start your career during the 90s and create some alternative metal with rap all over it, experiencing turbulence of the new millennium and release…
32 Zel / Planet Shrooms
REVIEW : DENZEL CURRY'S 32 ZEL / PLANET SHROOMS
Denzel Curry, an up and coming rapper hailing from Miami, Florida, is the self-proclaimed ultimate. And he's partially right, Denzel's…
IIII
Papir - IIII
Papir hail from Denmark and they are a pretty well-known instrumental krautrock/psychedelic rock band. They have released a number of great albums…
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…
Into the Water
Ritual Howls - Into The Water
The well-known Detroit post-punk/gothic rock/death rock band Ritual Howls came out with a new album in 2016, and it packed some pretty fine material…
Direct
#tbt: VANGELIS - DIRECT
After three bizarre, yet enormously creative and conceptual albums, Vangelis had opened the new chapter in their career with the album that went on to…
Cracked Actor (Live, Los Angeles '74)
Cracked Actor
This live album is culled from a show late in David’s Bowie’s 1974 tour. It’s heavy on material from Diamond Dogs and …
Thunderbitch
Thunderbitches Better Beware
It’s Thunder, bitch! The name of the new Brittany Howard’s (Alaba Shakes) project speaks for itself. Earlier this year, we had an…
Out Here
Killer EP Out Here!
Recently I discovered this amazingly talented female vocal, an immediate motivation blast, that blew every of my sense and threw my doubts in deep…
Amplifier
Amplifier turn it up to eleven
Four-piece progressive rock band from Manchester, Amplifier produce expansive, reverb-washed alt-rock designed for better living. Think Soundgarden&…
Tango Umbrella
Nu Metal Tango
Here is a scene that will never get out of my nostalgia driven, nu metal head: a tank running over a doll supported by the sound of one of the most…
Communion
Communion Still Is The Best SepticFlesh Record...
Broken and then reunited again, SepticFlesh managed to release their best album to date, Communion, back in 2008. Embracing classical orchestrations…
Anthropocene
Deludium Skies - Anthropocene
Deludium Skies is a one-man psychedelic rock/noise-rock/doom band from Austria – a country that has not produced a whole lot of cool bands…
Head Carrier
Pixies, The Ancestors of Grunge, Make A Strong Return
Everything Pixies created between 1986 and 1993 instantly became an anachronism. The music of this cult band had an enormous impact on the development…
Voyager
Wings Approved
MUSIC REVIEWS 51 I am in love. It is not an immutable love, but it is surprising and powerful. The song Six Years and a Day will be…
Goodnight, Sweet Betty
68Creep: David Lynch's Dreams Have Found a New Soundtrack
68Creep is shady grifter rock band for those, who are open and ready to dabble in dark timeless melancholy. This music is thoughtful and…
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…
22 Cents Less
Mina Is In The House!
It’s a pretty crowded house. You have Adele, Beyonce, Gaga, Perry and Pink. Swift and Sia, then there’s Rihanna and Del Rey,…
Iv
Part Chimp Turn Down The Noise
Part Chimp is a band that's been active from 2000 to 2012, and many members walked through. Since we live in times of reunions, it comes as no…
Monuments To An Elegy
Smashing Pumpkins Monuments to an Elegy Album Review
On December 9th, 2014 The Smashing Pumpkins released their 9th studio album entitledMonuments to an Elegy. This album still embodies SPs …
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Never Mind The Bollocks..Here's The Sex Pistols
Creating a sense of chaos throughout the 70’s, the Sex Pistols are everything punk rock should be – all about image, extremely…
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’…
From The Fires
Led Zeppelin and Bands Influenced By Led Zeppelin On Spotify Playlist!
Led Zeppelin and Bands Influenced By Led Zeppelin On Spotify Playlist! Add Your Song To the Led Zeppelin and Bands Influenced By Led Zeppelin Playlist…
Two Windows
Lali Puna - Two windows look in different directions
Lali Puna was always about the Korean born singer Valerie Trebeljahr and her pop inventions. And pop inventions that are exactly what I have in mind -…
Capacity
Capacity
Big Thief’s sophomore album beautifully excavates family history and trauma into a delicate, intricately built folk rock record, showcasing…
To Pimp A Butterfly
Album of the Year and Implicit Racism
Last year, white rock singer Beck took home the Grammy for Album of the Year over Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, and, most notably, Beyonc&…
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
Review: Earl Sweatshirt's 'I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'
Earl Sweatshirt is a study in contradictions. He hates everything, but he also kind of doesn’t. He has grown tired of the world…
God's Problem Child
God's Problem Child, Willie Nelson
God's Problem Child is the first independent album by Willie Nelson with original songs ever since 2014 Band Of Brothers. Actually, this ever…
Seeds
TV on The Radio - Seeds
I must freely say that the best and the most creative days are behind TV On The Radio but I must also say that they are maturing greatly and they are…
Tonight's Music
Another Great Tunesmith Is Back
After twenty years and absolutely brilliant “Untune The Sky” mini-lp and “Instinct” album from early to mid- Nineties, Richard Davies, another among…
Stitch Puppy
Acoustic Symbolism
Here is a manifestation of multi tasking: you are leading a punk-rock band Lagwagon while participating in million other music projects and you find…
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…
This Is What You Came For
Lightning strike collabo with Rihanna
I couldn’t wait to hear this track, when I heard that it was going to be released this week. For a second serving, Calvin Harris has teamed…
Nothing But... Drum
Nuclear Weapons
So this is the third volume with crazy drum and bass weapons. When i hear the first compilation from Nothing But... from DNB weapons i was…
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…
All the Colours of the Dust
Jakob Skott - All the Colours of the Dust
Jakob Skott came out with a new album ''All the Colours of the Dust'' earlier this year, and the new album packs some really fine…
Winter Thrice
Norwegian All-Stars
Ok, Vintersorg is born in Sweden, but the band is Norwegian, so, you get the picture. Now that I explained the title, let’s talk about the…
Angels & Ghosts
Dave Gahan is a Restless Wanderer
Infective voice. Potent appearance. Sincere desire for all kinds of pleasures. On top of that, being the lead singer of Depeche Mode. Dave Gahan is…
Carrie & Lowell
Reflections on Sufjan Steven's Latest Offering
It’s finally time to talk about what has been described as Sufjan Stevens’ most personal album to date. The mysterious, melancholy man behind the…
Original Album Classics
Art Garfunkel and His Classic Hits
Upon looking up the Art Garfunkel page on Kurrent Music, I am very surprised at the low approval rating. It may just be that I am a big-time oldie fan…
Pure Heroine
Our Heroine
It’s hard to believe that Lorde’s debut album was released four years ago. Aside from a very strong sentimental attachment that I have to it (it was…
Pure Comedy
Pure Comedy
Father John Misty is a consummate entertainer. On Pure Comedy, he questions the value of entertainment, capitalism, and everything…
An Evening with Friends at Huvila (Live)
Amorphis - An Evening with Friends at Huvila [Review]
I don’t often do reviews of live albums but every now and then a marvelous live performance appears that deserves to be shared with others. One of…
Ouroboros
Transcendental LaMontagne
When Bon Iver first appeared, he scored a nickname ‘dark version of Ray Lamontagne’. Meanwhile, Ray Lamontagne, the…
Emily's D+Evolution
Turning point in Esperanza Spalding’s career - Emily's D+Evolution review
Esperanza Emily Spalding has recently published her album Emily's D+Evolution(about two months ago), and I have to say... In this album, Esperanza…
2
Tom Petty and Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch 2 is the second album by a band called Mudcrutch. In case you didn’t know, Mudcrutch is the band where Tom Petty was…
Love & Hate
Kiwanuka's Sophomore Album Justifies His Long Writer's Block
Five years ago, London record label Communion was presented on a CD compilation that came with the best British monthly music magazine. The label’s…
Carnival of Clockwork
#tb - Cog:Sharing Space
I still remember how surprised I was when I was listening to this album for the very first time. The reason for my stun was that, before I…
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…
Older
South African Treasure: Ruby Gill
While discovering new music is always an exciting event for me, there is something really special about finding musicians in my area that make music…
Requiem
Goat - Requiem
The Swedish psychedelic rock greats Goat have just released their new album ''Requiem''. As is usually the case, then Goat albums tend…
Cold Water
Chase McBride's Third Studio Album Cold Water
Chase McBride seems to be the much-needed breath of fresh air in these topsy-turvy times. Even though McBride's third studio…
MY WOMAN
Ethereal Woman
Angel Olsen caught our attention with her 2014 second studio album Burn Your Fire for No Witness. This 29 year old girl from St.Louis played with…
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…
Path of Eight
Mouth of the Architect – Path of Eight [Review]
Three long years since post-metal juggernauts Mouth of the Architect released their last album, titled Dawning. The record was okay, not too shabby,…
Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü
Did you like the Soundtrack more than the Suicide Squad Movie itself?
A few weeks ago it is over waiting to see the film Suicide Squad, which has generated much criticism, both good and bad (more bad than good). In…
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…
Hozier: Deluxe Edition
On Why You Should Listen to Hozier Right Now
Es una tarea de enormes proporciones para revisar liberación homónimo de 2014 Hozier. A pesar del hecho de que es una obra prolífica,…
At Swim
Lisa's Grand Comeback
It took a long time for Lisa Hannigan to drop her new baby, aka, record. I have been waiting for five years. The wait is over and At Swim…
Vacation Freeze
The Greatness Of the Lesser Men
Adult disoriented rock is a phrase that The Lesser Men use to describe the genre of music they are playing. As time goes by, that is exactly how I…
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 &#…
The Glowing Man
Swans - The Glowing Man
Swans came out wih a new album titled ''The Glowing Man'' earlier this year. Micheal Gira's Swans don't need much of an…
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…
Words Like Young
Timothy Nelson - Will Fly Far
As each year gets close to its end, I start scavenging other people’s “best of” lists to find something I’ve not heard before, something to have for…
Hearts on Fire
FMLYBND: Hearts On Fire EP
In a scene dominated by button-pushing DJs encouraging fans to “put their hands up,” the energy of a live electronica …
Worlds (Remixed)
Porter Robinson Takes Us Into Another Dimension With His Album 'Worlds Remixed'
As electronic music’s popularity has increased over the last few years I’ve felt an overwhelming disconnect to it. A lot of the…
÷ (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…
Angels Bend Closer
If Jane Sibbery Tells Them, The Angels WILL Bend Closer
With Robbie Robertson's Testimony already finding its way to us, the issue of Jane Siberry's album Angels Bend Closer, may make this some kind…
Out of Time
Hugo Kant - A Fan of Victor and Immanuel
You really have to be a daring smart ass to give yourself a nom du plume like Hugo Kant. And an intelligent one. Quentin Le Roux of Avignon, via…
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…
Escultura
SCULPTURE: The last work of art of GUACO
After 2 years of inactivity the Super Band of Venezuela Guaco throws the disc number 40 of his successful career. Sculpture is called this album that…
A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream
The Manchester band are attuned to the absurdity of our times. The hyperactive synth-pop of their fourth LP is full of surreal vignettes that reflect…
The West Against the People
Featherlight Heaviness
Ok, so you’re born in Russia, raised in Israel, you become sensitive to all that is burdening this world and want to express it through music. Where…
Sorceress
The Pinnacle Of Opeth's Discography
Opeth’s twelfth studio album is one of the most anticipated metal albums of the year, although it is a prog rock album. With their last three releases…
HERE
Alicia Keys Is The Leader Of No Makeup Movement
Power of consciousness, rejection to be liked by everyone and having an attitude is not something Beyonce Knowles has covered on her Lemonade. Alicia…
Currents
The Impact of Currents and Track-By-Track Analysis
Before “Currents”, Tame Impala could have been labeled simply as a psychedelic rock band. However, this 2015 summer release took the project and its…
Abysmal Thoughts
Abysmal Thoughts
The Drums continue to perfect their 1980s-inspired indie pop formula on their latest album, while adding some dark humor to the mix. Yes, that is&…
Wonderful Wonderful
The Album That Took The Killers To The Top Of Charts
It's been a long time since the bass sounded this good in the music of The Killers. They give the best of themselves in the first seconds of dense…
The Elements
The Elements
The Elements is an album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1973 on Milestone. 1970 began a decade of discovery for Joe Henderson, a…
Hang
Foxygen's Hang Is An Amalgam of Retro and Modern
Do we make mistakes or do mistakes make us? I am not going to get metaphysical, don’t worry, but I am trying to emphasize the importance of occasional…
Currency Of Man
Melody Gardot Is A Current Woman
Jazz lovers, fasten your seatbelts! One of the most beautiful female jazz vocals of modern era belongs to Melody Gardot. Her voice is not the only…
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…
Some Twist
Michael Nau - ...And The Summer's Back
Last year I touted on these pages (it is a site, but you still have to flip the pages one way or the other) Michael Nau’s album Mowing (like the…
Manual Override
Saskwatch - The manual override worked!
Not all good Australian music reaches other continents that easily. Case in point - Melbourne’s Saskwatch. Here come’s their fourth album Manual…
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande sounds dangerously good
Ariana Grande has just released her new single “Dangerous Woman” and it’s dangerously good. Initially, the song reminded…
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…
America's Velvet Glory
The Molochs - Another Velvet Morning?
If the name The Molochs gives you a ring towards Velvet Underground, don’t worry, you’re completely right. The Los Angeles duo is rightfully paying…
History of Violence
Ransom`s History Of Violence
The lyric God of raw, gangsta Rap returns with another album win. HOV aka History Of Violence is another great work from this super…
Cheers To The Fall
The Diva Is Born
Andra Day’s debut album has been circling around the tops of the charts for quite some time now, and it comes as no surprise why the singer…
Freetown Sound
R'N'B Iconoclast
Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange returns to showcase his creative impetus with Freetown Sound, the album that will certainly stand high on the…
Gøggs
Gøggs - Gøggs
Coggs are a relatively new American no-nonsense garage punk/garage rock band and a one of the projects of Ty Segall. While they have released an EP…
Integrity
Tom Harrel and The Art of Improv
Fantastic, legendary trumpet player Tom Harrel continues to prove that it's possible to create masterpieces even when you are in your…
Deux
The Monsieurs Should Be Experienced Live
If you approach the latest LP by The Monsieurs without any information about them, you will probably think it is the closest thing to the first demo…
Slow Love and Bangin' - EP
SoReal Love EP From Puspos!
When he`s not sweeping us off the floor with his SoReal Cru, Brian Puspos uses another ace from his sleeve. This soulful…
Earthtones
Bahamas' Earthtones Pursues Low-Key Self-Realization by the Lakeside
If you, like me (and many others), are disappointed that the singles from Justin Timberlake’s forthcoming Man of the Woods album did nothing…
Joanne (Deluxe)
For tonight, call me Joanne...
If Born This Way and ARTPOP had a baby its name would be Joanne. Take the pop rock sound from Born This Way, add a dash of ARTPOP craziness and…
Past and Future
Tisiphone
Tisiphone is a band from Lyon with the fresh debut album titled Tisiphone 1t LP. They have been dropping singles over the past three years before they…
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…
On Dark Silent Off
Radian - On Dark Silent Off
Radian is an interesting Austrian band from Vienna who mix post-rock, jazz-rock, electronic music elements and even noise rock. Their latest album &#…
UNDIVIDED HEART & SOUL
JD McPherson's Undivided Heart And Soul
Born and raised in Oklahoma, JD McPherson dedicated his career to revival of vintage r'n'b, blues and rock 'n' roll sound. Even though…
Scorpion
Will Johnson Is Painting With Words
Austin is a city well known for its folk and country. Support for such a notion came from Curnet Marie Andrews who released a magnificent album last…
You Look Good
You look good
On a boat, on a beachIn the water, in the sand, in the back of a barCold beer in your hand Breaking hearts, breaking necksWhen we rolling down the…
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…
Bludfire (Radio Edit) [feat. Sidney Samson]
Blood warming song
No matter where you are, lighters up We're gonna start a riot tonight, tonight, tonight Put your hands up to the sky Flames so red like bludfire,…
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…
Sorry
Justin Bieber: Being Sorry
Trust, respect, and honesty are essential elements of maintaining relationships. However, the relationship becomes unstable when one of the elements…
These Bells Will Ring
These Bells Will Ring in the holidays for you with Bitter's Kiss and the Blue Stones
Allow us to dive a little deeper to the word we have come to know as something we don't want. Vulnerable: susceptible to emotional or…
Crystal Bell
Gothic Female Metal artist, Ayin Aleph, releases new video for Crystal Bell
Hollywood based, but European raised, Ayin is at the confluence of classical music and heavy rock, combining Baroque influences (massive choirs) and…
Changes
Jonathan Burkett Delivers A Positive Message On “Changes”
The category of rap music labeled as ‘socially conscious rap’ goes all the ways back to, and before, the days of Tupac Shakur. His joints like “The 7…
Thanks 4 Nothing
Nilüfer Yanya's Thanks 4 Nothing Ruminates On a Pivotal Break-Up
22-year-old London soul singer Nilüfer Yanya (who is of Turkish, Irish and Bajan heritage) may only have two EPs under her belt, but her poignant…
Rooting For You
Rooting for You
It’s safe to say that London Grammar’s brand new offering is not at all what I expected. Although Hannah Reid’s rich, strong vocal remains the main…
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…
Night Walk
Mysterious Energy
Little is presently known about London duo Gold Fir, who have only revealed their first names (James and Mabel) and the fact they are long-time…
Panda
What is the future of authenticity
Desiigner's Panda became the first New York rap song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Jay Z's Empire State of…
Secret Garden (feat. Merival)
Stepping into the Secret Garden with Izzard & Merival
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A Thousand Years
Lindsay Solo Shares Her Powerful Rendition of A Thousand Years in Her Debut Album
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Billie Jean
Rebirth of a Song
This is one of the best covers in history. Chris Cornell managed to give this song a completely new life and a deeper meaning. The lyrics that talk of…
Angels in Chains
Geri's tribute to George: From friend to friend
Sometimes, social media is so misleasing. It had been buzzing for days that Geri Horner-Halliwell or Halliwell-Horner, or just…
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…
Hands Of Love
After Wreking Ball comes Hands Of Love
He rose to fame and stardom with sympathy, tenderness, something of childhood and the power of television series, under the push of Disney, country…
Reverie
Desire's Horrors
When it comes to music from contemporary openly queer artists, there are roughly two camps. There are the 'mainstreamers', who…
Sea Birds
Mythic Wilderness
When was the last time you heard the Latin/scientific name of an animal species in a song? Egretta garzetta (the little egret),…
Easy Love - Radio Edit
Hit the charts as easy as ABC
When I heard this song on the radio recently, I was really regretting I had removed Shazam from my smartphone (storage was full, had to make tough…
Motion Sickness
Cathartic Melancholy
After sharing the plaintive and meditative Smoke Signals in January, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers offered a second…
Say It
Do more than just say it
I’m pretty predictable when it comes to rap music. I usually get into it, when there’s a well balanced out mix of rap and singing.…
Sane
Existential Malaise
In 2014, Fear of Men - a collaboration between two British art students, guitarist and vocalist Jessica Weiss and guitarist Daniel Falvey -…
Secret Love Song
The Secret Behind the Love Song
It's amusing how one song could mean differently for different people. I guess the way we interpret songs really depends on our mood, feelings,…
Itchycoo Park
Itchycoo Park
1967 was the year when the hippie subculture and the psychedelic era reached their peak. Although the heavy use of psychedelic drugs was in the center…
Take My Pain Away
The Human in the Machine
Moullinex means attention to detail. A careful craft of melodies, a strong sense of human touch in machine-based music, the melodrama of swirling…
Make Me (Cry)
Drop it like Noah Cyrus
Even without seeing the name, you can tell by the high cheekbones, the nose, the lips and the eyes that she is the sister of Miley Cyrus. Noah Cyrus,…
I'm Better (feat. Lamb)
The One Who Brings The Wackiness Back And Back Again!
Timless music is one thing, but when this lady does it, the limitless eternity of creativeness becomes the definition of evolution only some have the…
Jane
Feminist Folk-Punk
We wanted something that was honest and straightforward. We both wanted to be super vulnerable… Because of the stripped down…
The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel's The Boxer
Talk about a story seldom told about a poor boy that didn’t get to do much or have much. Drop it into the timeline of the sixties, complete…
CRZY
CRZY Kehlani!
Kehlani Parrish, a top-notch R`n`b superstar, introduced us with a new self-version, creating a mini series of official lyric videos, created…
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…
FAB. (feat. Remy Ma)
JoJo keeps it real
There are many songs that talk about fake friends, but none sound as sweet as JoJo's FAB. Don't let the title mislead you. Fab is not…
New York
New York is a delicate tribute to St Vincent's Heroes
After basically tearing up her own rulebook with her 2014 self-titled album, St Vincent can do anything she wants. Except what Annie Clark wants is to…
This Is The Last Time
Optimistic Despair
Since its inception in 1999 in Ohio, indie rock band The National has been a living example of the importance of persistence and perseverance. As…
Indian Summer
A Sit Down With Shakambo
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Hot Stuff
Samantha Fox: From Page 3 to covers
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You Don't Know Love
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Blue Light
Kelela Shape-Shifts Between Lust and Anxiety on Blue Light
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COVERLAND Vol.19: SOS
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How Deep Is Your Love
EDM In A New Dimension
You know what? I never truly listened to electronic music because when I hear the “toot toot” and the “teet teet&…
No Words - Skit
Hopsin has some wise words
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I Don't Believe It
Uplifting Ballet Pop
Before New York-based singer-songwriter Rachael Sage embarked on a career in music, she attended The School Of American Ballet and danced in&…
Still Brazy
YG Still Brazy!
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Play Out
Zola Blood - Play Out
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Nterini
Fatoumata Diawara's Nterini is an Affecting Portrait of Migrant Hardship
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Siren Call
Heeding the Siren's Call
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Hallelujah
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Freak
10 Minute Freak
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The Next Indie 'It' Girl?
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Sexy Boy
A Sultry Transgression
Air's Nicolas Godin and Jean Benoit Dunckel burst onto the international music scene with the release of their space-pop debut Moon…
Pretty Girl
Queer Ear Candy
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DRIVE YOUR CAR
Drive You Car With L.A. Witch
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Thief
Ansel Elgort Tackles A Thief
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1st (Remix)
Dilated Peoples with Torii Wolf at the Rmx of ''1st''
Christopher Martin, musically known as DJ Premier (Houston, March 21, 1966), legendary producer, has co-signed Torii Wolf, supporting the acquisition…
Clouds
An Air of Mystery
Rangleklods is an electronic music duo (Esben Nørskov Andersen & Pernille Smith-Sivertsen) from Denmark who spend a lot of…
Another Lonely Night
Strut it Mr. Adam Lambert
Now, I've actually missed his American Idol-rise to fame, so my first introduction of Adam Lambert was hearing him on the radio singing to me - in…
Your Song
Rita's new song is your song
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Orchid Bloom
Tropical Electronica
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Black Magic
Fall In Love In This Black Magic
“Little Mix,” was originally known as “Rhythmix,”because the girls were forced to change their name in week…
Main Title/Laura
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Better Than Me
Whispery Duet
[Carly Rae Jepsen] sings on “Better Than Me” on the album. That song is not really about [Black Lives Matter]. That song is about…
Beautiful Hell
Adna Challenges Expectation With Beautiful Hell
I'd like to issue out a statement Adna is a singer-songwriter who will move you. If tears start to roll out or if apathy decides to descend from…
Love On The Weekend
Love Comes Easy On The Weekend
'Love On The Weekend' was the last song I thought I would be drawn to. Especially since John Mayer has been in and out of the limelight for…
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…
Piece By Piece - Radio Mix
Kelly Clarkson's growing up in Piece By Piece
If you were thinking that her recent collaborations, with her sort of mother-in-law Reba McEntire, meant that Kelly Clarkson was now doing Country…
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…
Lush Life
Zara Larsson uncovers her lush life
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Shadow
Shadow of Hate
“Why is your hate so addicting?” begins the first track of the album Nocturne by Wild Nothing, consisting of Jack Tatum. The…
Crave You
Dripping in Gold, Craving You
First off Crave You featuring Giselle by Flight Facilities...literally plays in my head every other weekend. A catchy intimate dance number that…
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…
Wes Anderson
Humdrum Love
Now, my objective is to write really great songs that really speak to people and can be translated into different parts of people’s lives or…
Make My Love Go
Banger Hit
After selling over 18 million singlessince 2009, and his storied departure from Cash Money last year, Jay Sean is back on his home soil with…
Guilty Party
The National soundtrack a painful, amicable break-up
El Nacional tiene un sonido, una identidad musical cuidadosamente organizada que funciona como una plataforma para sus temas musicales de la soledad,…
#WHERESTHELOVE - Charity Single
#thatpower of #whereisthelove
It’s not often that I get enthusiastic about an artist re-doing one of their songs, and, indeed, when I heard that Black Eyed Peas had made…
Let My Baby Stay
Hypnotic Appeal
Amandla Stenberg may only be 18 years old, but she has already proven herself to be a woman of many, many talents. After demonstrating her…
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Intimate Agony
As a society I feel that we perceive softness and vulnerability as traits that are ‘weak,' and people emotionally disconnect themselves…
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…
Back to You (feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals)
Louis Tomlinson Is Proving His Worth Through Music
Louis Tomlinson has talked with the media, stating that continuing on with a solo career wasn’t his first choice or let alone being…
Cranes in the Sky
Tranquil Ennui
When Solange's critically-acclaimed A Seat at the Table (2016) was released last year, I paid more attention to the explicit…
In The End
Cosmic Freedom
Portland indie rock band STRFKR ('Starfucker', basically an ironic name choice to signal their 'anti-pop' distance from the music…
Greenlight
Pitbull scores a new Hit with Green Light
Cuban-American rapper, raises interest of his new album with Green Light the third single from her tenth studio album Climate Change. This time…
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…
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…
Lo Que Dios Quiera
Fanny Lu trusts in What God Wills
After much waiting Colombian Fanny Lu has unveiled his new video. This promotional single called What God wants is almost half a year after the first…
Mr. Tillman
Father John Misty Exasperates Hotel Staff in “Mr Tillman
Father John Misty (singer-songwriter Joshua Tillman) now has a Grammy to his name (for Best Recording Package) and an upcoming …
Hang on to the Night
Queer Adversity
“Post-Orlando, I’ve seen a lot of people post lyrics to our song ‘Hang On To The Night,’ which was written in…
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&#…
Easy
Super easy to get into
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Drinkee
Drinkee
I don’t know why I like this song, but I do. It has no melody at all, an absolutely naive guitar riff, and a dull 4/4 beat throughout the…
Dear to Me
Funked-up Indie Pop
I grew up on a lot hip hop and old soul, but then I got into a lot of folk and just songwriting, that standard singer-songwriter stuff. I think we&…
Two Fish and an Elephant
Hypnotic Soul
Khruangbin is a mostly instrumental Texan trio: bassist Laura Lee, guitarist Mark Speer, and drummer Donald Johnson. Their band name means &…
Tailwhip
Men I Trust's Tailwhip: Mindful, Meditative Bliss
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Venus Fly
Calling Out the Male Gaze
You might have concluded that Grimes had run out of her music video-making budget after she released the DIY The Ac!d Reign Chronicleslast…
Sweet Relief
Orgasmic Funk
Kiwi singer-songwriter Kimbra has not released any new material since The Golden Echo (2014), but a recent Instagram post reveals…
Dolla Bills (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Nothing But Lyrics And Dollars In This New Visual!
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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…
Praying
Kesha's personal prayer
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Let's Hurt Tonight
One Republic are not as strong as before
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Treat You Better
Shawn Mendes premieres Treat You Better
Who can forget the young Canadian guy who Diola around the world with its theme Stitches, that no one was removed from the head, that subject with…
On Hold
Disco-Tinged Bittersweetness
In The Key of Awesome's 2010 parody of Lady Gaga's Telephone, there's a line that resonates powerfully in the smartphone and social media…
Not Discuss It
St. Beauty's “Not Discuss It”: A Tender Plea for Interpersonal Peace
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Real Deal
Is Jessie J's return the real deal
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Hot Thoughts
Hot Thoughts
Critically-acclaimed Austin indie rock band Spoon recently released the titular track of their upcoming ninth album …
Kathleen
There's Something About the Name: Kathleen
An American singer/songwriter with a nice voice, a sharp wit, and a haunting way with words, Josh Ritter has built a name for…
Something To Believe In
The New Respects' Something To Believe In is the Uplifting Sonic Melting Pot That 2017 Needs
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Detox
Detox Too Good
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Colors
Halsey's Colors has the Most Intriguing Music Video Ever
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I Don't Wanna Dance
Jumpy Defeatism
Like Scissor Sisters' I Don't Feel Like Dancin', Nashville indie quartet COIN's (Chase Lawrence, Ryan…
Cranes in the Sky
Solange Steels Music's Broken Wings
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True Colors
Justin and Anna team up for True Colors
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Instruction
Jax and Demi's spicy instruction
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Lose You
What's To Lose?
An after fight song. I sing “I cannot fuck you enough”. It's also about someone who wants to push you away and…
Slide
Toronto's Ekelle drops new Hood Pop track Slide
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Best Fake Smile
Don't Be Fake Simply Said
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Į Venesuelą
Venezuela at the Lithuanian Music Awards MAMA?
Yes !, but not the hand of its most representative artists today as Chino & Nacho or Oscar D'León, but the song I Venesuela…
Black Tornado
Poetic Minimalism
Black Tornado is a track from singer-songwriter Chris Staples' sixth solo album American Soft (2014), and a great…
Must Be Nice
Varsity Explores the Anxieties of Young Adulthood with Must Be Nice
Chicago quintet Varsity - singer-songwriter/keyboardist Stephanie Smith, guitarists Dylan Weschler and Patrick Stanton, bassist Spencer Smith and…
Baby Boy
Baby Boy is Beyonce's Greatest Accomplishment
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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…
Free.k
Leave it up to Pitbull to update an old classic
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Wasteland
Hope In A Wasteland
Life gets overwhelming. With all the atrocities taking place in the world today, it’s not difficult to feel a little hopeless. This reality…
Glow Like Dat
Rich Chigga and the Age-Old Appreciation vs Appropriation Question
Like Iggy Azalea in 2014, Rich Chigga (Chinese-Indonesian teenager Brian Imanuel) has earned himself a Forbes profile that charts his trajectory as…
Suddenly
Whimsical Charm
Drugdealer is the latest (drug related) stage name of Los Angeles artist Michael Collins (who previously released music under the name of Run DMT and…
I Don't Wanna Dance
I'm Evacuating the Dancefloor
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Now You See Me
Molly Moore Now Sees Us Through
For a first thought, I'm not sure indie is the correct term for Molly Moore...yet it seems to be the only genre that could collectively fit every…
Orion
Rodrigo Y Gabriela Spark Planetary Existence
Rodrigo Y Gabriela has been a duo for nearly two decades. No matter how one interrupts their career, Rodrigo Y Gabriela contributes a success of fully…
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…
What About Us
About P!nk's return
P!nk is back. Those three words have made my week. :) Her new song, “What About Us”, picks up where we left off. There…
Hologram
Scream Over The Hologram
An intelligent life form possibly from this world or living on another, is the main focus of Crown The Empire's music video 'Hologram'.…
Trojans
Get You Out Of My Head
Can’t get you out of my head! Isn’t that what we all say when have that person stuck in our head, playing on an endless, looping reel? Well, Atlas…
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. &…
Horizon
A Kaleidoscopic Trance
Horizon follows Epoch as the second single from Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) maestro Tycho's (San Francisco-based …
Take It To The Limit - Live Version
Eagles' Take It To The Limit
One of the first gold singles by the group and a very poignant one at that is “Take it To The Limit.” It was written right before…
Perfect.
Perfect Imperfections Come From Bibi Bourelly and Earl St. Clair
Imperfections are perfect, that's what we can learn from Bibi Bourelly and Earl St. Clair in the music video for their duet Perfect. Before…
Love My Life
That Friends And Family Life With Koache!
LA Rapper Jarromie Latie Wilkins aka Koache, is one of the many underground underrated cats with great mind vision and…
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…
Car
A Love Letter to the Automobile
It takes us away from where we are/ Oh, what a machine! Lyrics: Genius In Car, the third single from American synthpop band Porches'…
Dangerous Woman
Who said fear?
Music has no boundaries; cultural, social or language. The sound is universal, just as other people connect with thought and / or feeling that…
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…
Revolvist
A Shoreline Dream - Revoltist
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You're in Love With a Psycho
Highs and Lows
It is hardly suprising that English rock band Kasabian music video for their new single You’re In Love With A Psycho (from their…
Daydreaming
Dreamers, they never learn
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Church
Church For the Soul
Gary Clark Jr. is a lot of potential wrapped up in one man. Between the album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim which is a masterpiece to this individual…
&Run
Sir Sly Delivers Endorphin-Surging Catharsis With &Run
Los Angeles indie electronic rock trio Sir Sly recently released a music video for “&Run”, the second single from their…
Don't You Need Somebody (feat. Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah & Shaggy)
RedOne's all star line-up
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Ecuador Manta
Latin artists united by Ecuador
On April 16 Ecuador suffered one of the greatest disasters in its history. A powerful earthquake of 7.9 on the richter scale (and numerous replicas)…
Sean Paul
Sean Paul premiered video with Migos
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Laurie Anderson
Women in Music Vol.2 - Laurie Anderson
After starting the , I deliberately chose Laurie Anderson as the second artist to represent in the series in order to emphasize the diversity of…
Hitha
Pure Pop Fun!
Every now and then we come across a young pop songstress and this week we discovered Hitha. At 14 years old she is already entertaining…
Hillsong United
How much do you love?
An old legend says that to ascend to heaven at death, they ask how much you loved ?. In February everything revolves around love; shops, most of all…
Los Totora
Luna Park in Buenos Aires welcomes Los Totora
Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, was pleased to receive grouping Argentina cumbia, Los Totora, on Sunday 25 September, in a show that was attended…
Güiro Meets Russia
Güiro Meets Russia
Dystopia The Possibility of an Island This is like a Space Heat. It’s like a Cold Sun. It’s like a wind of pheromones;…
Kerani
New Age Instrumental/Neo Classical Review: Kerani-Equilibrium
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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…
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…
Drake
Drake announces the date of his new album
Canadian rapper Drake is living a really sweet decade. Since 2010 it has made four albums. Thank Me Later (2010) Take Care (2011) nothing was the…
The Adarna
The Adarna Release Superman Video
THE ADARNA RELEASES THE MUSIC VIDEO “SUPERMAN” SEATTLE, WA - Soundgate Records Artiste, The Adarna, release “Superman&…
Paramore
Paramore releases video for second single I Told You So
The band Paramore released the music video for their second single Told you so . With a pretty European style, vocalist Hayley Williams surprised…
The Strokes
The Strokes present their lyric video for Drag Queen
Since announcing the release of their new EP Past Present Future, The Strokes has not stopped and now we have the lyric video for one of its new…
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
Ogre You Asshole
There is something really magnetizing and deep about the Japanese shoegaze, noise and psychedelic experimentalists. Their sounds and…
Calvin Harris
My Way new song by Calvin Harris.
Scottish producer and DJ based in the UK has launched its new work is called My way, where we have the opportunity to hear him sing. You're…
He Is We
A Happy Ever After
“We all have a story to tell whether we whisper or yell.” - He Is We All of us, young and old, rich and poor, cynics and optimists…
Tulipomania
Tulipomania Blooms In Full on Latest 3-Track Single
Philadelphia-based Tulipomania is releasing their new three-track maxi-single, along with new videos for '' and '' (Seahawks Remix)…
Manuel Medrano
Manuel Medrano: from YouTube to the stage
PSY
PSY released two new singles from their latest album 4X2=8
The famous rapper PSY who jumped to stardom due to the worldwide success of Gangnam Style , which in fact is one of the most watched videos in the…
Aerophon
Aerophon in the Tigo series
Colombians of Aerophon Crew bring a new video series visual with you sessions, watch album faith without return ticket Thanks for sharing, see you on…
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…
Blake Shelton
A Guy with a Girl
Blake Shelton's latest release, A Guy with a Girl is actually about how he feels regarding his relationship with singer, and The Voice co-star,…
LL Cool J
Among the Forefathers of Rap
I don’t need to inform my readers who LL Cool J exactly is. At least I hope I don't. Not only is he a significant…
Alfredo Naranjo
Alfredo Naranjo will celebrate 30 years of artistic career with a concert
The king of the Caracas nocturnality Alfredo Naranjo, is serving 30 - year career artist and celebrated with a very special concert, accompanied by…
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher premiered the song Chinatown
Liam Gallagher wants to get back on top of the world music scene and is doing it. Former Oasis vocalist and Beady Eye already released is Wall Of…
Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero sings “100 meters”
The renowned Spanish singer Amaia Montero recently premiered her new music single titled 100 meters, which is also the official soundtrack of the…
Wolf Alice
The Cool Ones
A band doesn't become any cooler than using the word coolin their album title. Without becoming a walking clixhe or a one time hit. Wolf Alice…
Great Peacock
Great Peacock Interview
Great Peacock blew me away during a live taping of their song, “Take Me To The Mountain,” nearly 18 months ago. I’ve…
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…
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”.…
Joe Fox & The Frantics
Cooler Music Out Now From Joe Fox and the Frantics Single Dancin’ Shoes, on Spotify and Youtube
Joe Fox and the Frantics release with their cooler single, “Dancin’ Shoes”, available on all music platforms including Spotify and Youtube. …
ZHU
ZHU and His Excellency
The estadounidese Chinese musician ZHU, introduced a second theme of his new album debut GENERATIONWHY, which has as its launch date on 29 July. The…
Marcus Miller
Your Unknown Influence
You might not know it but you've probably been listening to a lot of Marcus Miller. If you listen to Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Wayne…
Macelleria Mobile di Mezzanotte
Macelleria Mobile di Mezzanotte
Now this is what I call music and desire. A real desire I am constantly looking for in records. It has a very special effect: a feeling of everything…
Post Death Soundtrack
Post Death Soundtrack terrifies your mind with Our Time Is Now
What is the first thing that pops through your head when you think of Post Death Soundtrack? If you’re thinking, ok, I better…
Parsons Rocket Project
Atlanta-based Parsons Rocket Project Bring the Ambience and Gaze
Parsons Rocket Project’s self-titled EP is a symphony of pain and triumph, blending various genres masterfully to evince a sonically…
Miss Kittin & The Hacker
Miss Kittin & The Hacker
Leather boots, whips and chains. And a forgotten glamour. You are in this room with dim red light. This room is very cozy and disturbing. It&…
Rocky Kramer
Rocky Kramer Drops New Single “Alcohol”
Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky recently performed at the SohoJohnny Let Me…
Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
The song “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” was written by Bob Dylan in 1962, recorded on November…
Maná
The strange join between Maná and Nicky Jam
Rock and reggaeton are undoubtedly opposite poles, but collaboration between these talented artists give much to talk about. It is the Mexican group…
Bahamas
Bahamas Evokes Bliss, Longing and the Atmosphere of Palos Verdes with My Love
At first glance, the recently-released coming-of-age thriller/drama appears to rehash familiar pop culture tropes: a nuclear family…
David Bowie
Trapped in Time: Can Musical Longevity be achieved?
“There’s an element about ‘the context of pop’ that is incredibly fickle. For everyone who has succeeded in attaining longevity there have been…
Adele
Adele: phenomenal phenomenon
Or Adele really is excellent, and has a team of truly fantastic advertisers. British singer we see in the distance, as if it were a historical…
Don Omar
Don Omar and Daddy Yankee come together in a great show
Veterans of urban music and rivals Daddy Yankee and Don Omar decided to come face to face in the city of Las Vegas at the MGM Grand hotel where the…
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…
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd and his box set
Who does not know about this band? It has one of the most respected and notable musical careers. They were influenced generations and artists. Today…
Young Chop
Young Chop Drops ‘King Chop’ Album
Young Chop is most known for his epic collaborations with Chief Keef. Together with Keef the duo helped to bring drill music to the mainstream, and…
Tame Impala
Concert Review: Tame Impala @ Radio City Music Hall
Usually my favorite thing about going to concerts is looking around at a show and seeing a group of people enjoy the music as much as you do. There&…
Dusty Wright
Taking Off and Landing with Dusty Wright
Dusty Wright is a prominent singer-songwriter who is creating music on his own terms. His recent releaseCaterwauling Towards the Light, , has…
Shakira
Shakira's first tour concerts announced
The Shakira El Dorado album tour will begin on November 8th in Cologne, Germany. The first concerts will be in Europe; At the beginning of 2018 it…
Jarred Pierce
Jarred Pierce ‘It’s Going Down’ - EP Review
Jarred Pierce’s latest EP ‘It’s Going Down’ has kind of an unfortunate title. To all intents and purposes it implies a mindless collection of bro-…
Artemis Burr
Empowering Debut Release The Lion's Heart From The Elusive Artemis Burr
“The Lion’s Heart” is Artemis Burr’s debut single that was released on September 4th, from his upcoming debut album Artemis, Fall Asleep Dreaming.…
Rojay
DeAnté will give rare 2017 performance
Once upon a time, around the start of the millennium, something rather unique was happening (for that time). R&B was booming, but Dutch R&…
Sam Hunt
Sam Hunt's Breaking Up in a Small Town
Sam Lowry Hunt is an American Country Singer/songwriter with a unique style that literally blows the barn doors off of traditional country…
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives will fight for his first Billboard award
The Colombian singer is in a great moment after accumulating new successes in his career with La Bicicleta and Al Filo De Tu Amor. But there is more…
The Noise Of Art
#SundaySpotlight: The Art Of Noise
What are you cooking this Sunday? I know that I am cooking one must-heat spotlight for you. We are going few decades back in time again, but I promise…
Victor Drija
Bieber's Sorry is covered by Victor Drija
Following the success of Justin Bieber theme Sorry, Venezuelan singer Victor Drija released its own version of the single in Spanish, which is called…
Diana DeGarmo
What would figure skating be without music?
The sound sets the pace. Faithful companion: that is the sound, couple the feelings and thoughts at a given moment, gives intensity to a situation…
Cam
Cam ‘Welcome To Cam Country’ – EP Review
Cam is very quickly becoming one of my favorite artists. Her breakthrough single ‘Burning House’ is a shoo-in for one of my favorite songs of the year…
Radiohead
Radiohead played Creep after 7 years
Radiohead is one of the most innovative bands in the world. Since its inception has been characterized for it. And at every concert they do. If you…
Sam Lewis
Sam Lewis Interview
Sam Lewis first crossed our radar on a video from Music City Roots, but the timing was off to feature him on the show. As Lewis has toured more in the…
High Valley
High Valley ‘Make You Mine’ – Single Review
Canadian country duo High Valley has recently released a new single to US radio. The duo is composed of brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel who hail from…
Linkin Park
Likin Park's Chester Bennington commits suicide at 41
Today at his home in Los Palos Verdes State, California, at 9:00 am found the body of Chester Bennington , lead singer of the rock band Linkin Park .…
Jon Z
In Peru for Halloween Urban Trap
Tonight, the famous rapper Jon Z will arrive in Lima-Peru to delight all his fans in the eventomassively called Halloween Urban Trap organized by…
Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins releases solo video
Taylor Hawkins is the current drummer of Foo Fighters, but thanks to his musical studies since he was a child, learned to play all the instruments…
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…
Adele
Is it Adele or is it not Adele? It's not Jenny!
In a special BBC London, Adele attended a hearing imitators of Adele. The production team along with makeup artists managed to transform it into…
lowell george
SundaySpotlight: Lowell George
It's almost impossible to find someone who could say anything bad about Lowell George. This is the first sentence of the text in Uncut magazine…
Sofia Reyes
Sofía Reyes and Reykon release a new hit
Ursula Piñeyro Sofia Reyes, known simply as Sofia Reyes, rejoined with urban music singer for his new hit. As it did for years with Wisin in his…
James Shead
VIDEO: James Shead ‘Own Way Home’
Gravel-voiced English singer-songwriter and Cornwall native James Shead has brought classic country music themes of longing and love gone wrong to the…
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is back!
The rumors were true and the wait came to an end: Guns N 'Roses has returned. After 23 years of separation, vocalist Axl Rose, guitarist…
Shaggy
That loving feeling
This week, Shaggy has released a brand new single called “That Love” and everyone is in agreement about it. This could be the…
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo on a couch above the clouds
By Gerardo Guarache Ocque // @ stuttering It did not sound like a guitar. It was like the howl of a primitive bird. Gustavo Cerati used his pedalera…
Soulja Boy
Soulja Boy Threatens To Release Lil Yatchy Diss Track
Sometimes hip hop gets pulled into some really dumb stuff and that’s exactly the case with rappers Lil Yatchy and his music idol Soulja Boy.…
Travis Scott
Listen to Travis Scott's first collaboration with Kendrick Lamar
This time, it's American rappers Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar, one from Houston, Texas; And the other from Compton, Calif., Who on April…
Rick Ross
New Song: Rick Ross - I Think She Like Me ft. Ty Dolla $ign
This time, it is the rapper from North Miami, Rick Ross, who released a new song called I Think She Like Me last January 26 together with rapper and…
Miguel Bosé
Bimba Bosè, niece of Miguel Bosè, dies at 41
Bimba Bose died Monday at age 41 after battling cancer two years victim of bone metastases, liver and brain. The model has died surrounded by her…
Rawayana
Rawayana's third album is coming.
The Venezuelan band of trippy pop Rawayana premiered two new songs from their third album. Come along I and Come along II, which were also presented…
Christina Aguilera
Will Christina Aguilera duet with Whitney Houston?
The program of the US channel NBC, The Voice will have a season finale that promises to surprise all spectators, because Christina Aguilera will make…
Enrique Iglesias
Video Súbeme la radio by Enrique Iglesias will be recorded in Cuba.
The Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias filmed in Cuba the video for her single Beam me up the radio, in which he sings with Cuban artist Descemer Bueno…
Imagine Dragons
Thunder is the new hit of Imagine Dragons
On April 27, the American band from Las Vegas, Nevada, Imagine Dragons, released a new song, which promises to be another hit for the band. The song…
Charly García
Unpublished video of Charly García
It was 1976 when the young Charly Garcia, an artist in full swing with modest intentions to spread their music, was interviewed by Channel 9 of…
La Pequeña Revancha
Little Revenge premieres video of I was the sun
The sea and sky are the stars of the latest music video of Little Revancha. The audiovisual corresponds to the subject I was the sun, first…
The Edge
The Edge, under the light of the Sistine Chapel
It was not that famous U2 guitarist The Edge, changed his musical style. It is that the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican famous religious grounds, allowed…
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martín version Vente pa´ ca in English
Ricky Martin released the English version of her latest single entitled Vente pa'ca. However, it does not have the participation of the…
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias releases English version of Duele el Corazón
Enrique Iglesias launched the English version of her latest single Duele el Corazon in which Tinashe and Javada participated. The Spanglish version…
Wild Ponies
Wild Ponies ‘Things That Used To Shine’ - Album Review
The Wild Ponies’ second studio album (their first under their current moniker) ‘Things That Used To Shine’ is now two years old. Yet it still remains…
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus returns to acting
Filmmaker Woody Allen Miley Cyrus proposed to act for the streaming portal Amazon, in a series in which he participates and actress Elaine May.…
Britney Spears
Britney Spears could perform at the 2017 Super Bowl
Britney Spears could be the next star to perform at halftime of Super Bowl next year. If so, the pop princess would be added to the long list of…
Jesús & Yorky
This duo comes with everything!
Several new artists who want to take off in the music industry and Jesus & Yorky are one of those that come with a new song to be noticed.…
Café Tacvba
New album and new tour for Café Tacvba.
The Mexican rock band Cafe Tacuba announced today the launch, on 5 May its new production after five years of absence and conducting a tour of more…
Selena Gomez
Legendary And Tonic Of Immortality
Transcending, become legend, is all he wants an artist. Some achieve it after his physical disappearance, others are and do not know, it happens…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga Covers Chic's I Want Your Love
Repowered with a diva attitude, the singer (and recently actress) Lady Gaga released a video in which makes a version of the classic group Chic, I…
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale On ‘This Changes Everything’ and a Lifetime – Interview
Jim Lauderdale has never been one without a sense of humor. Over fifteen years of hosting the Americana Music Awards, Lauderdale has had to ad lib in…
Diego Torres
Iguales will be the most recent single by Diego Torres.
Argentine composer and singer Diego Torres launches Iguales single from his latest album Good life with which touring Europe and Latin America, said…
Lolawolf
Lolawolf's beautiful teardrop
After several months of blogging, I thought it was high time to introduce you to how unpredictable my music taste can be. Just when you thought you…
King Blood
King Blood
King Blood is an American one-man psychedelic noise rock band of Ryland Wharton. He has so far released two full length albums and an EP, and all of…
J Balvin
conquered Argentina
J Balvin does not want to leave anyone. The Colombian not only leads the radios with his latest hits but also depletes the entries of his recitals.…
Nina Kraviz
Nina Kraviz
triplovin Feeling sexy and calm; feeling dreamy and horny in space. It’s like a calm and horny space. And you’re an astronaut…
Sia
Why is Sia covering her face?
One of the great mysteries in the music industry has generated Sia. To this artist always see back or with his face covered by her blond hair, he has…
Stevie Wonder
Combining Sensibilities of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder: Meet the Next Music Sensation, Jacobi
Born and raised in Alabama, Jacobi has always had a strong love for music. Growing up singing in the church is how this R&B crooner developed…
Von Südenfed
Von Südenfed
Can’t get it Thorny sounds are tearing my skin to pieces. Plastic, farting bass is flirting like a drunken cow: charmingly obvious, clumsy…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty honored by the Grammy Awards.
Tom Petty, the rocker who has been behind hits like American Girl, will be recognized at a gala evening before the ceremony of the Grammy Awards next…
Teresa Carreño
A round of applause for Teresa Carreño, 100 years after her departure
On June 12, 1917, the extraordinary Venezuelan pianist Teresa Carreño died in New York at the age of 64. More than the name of the famous…
Metallica
The undisputed of Metallica's black disc
I grew up in a context in which predominated the adverse comments against the so-called black disc of Metallica, which is actually a self-titled…
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias recognized as artist of the year at the Latin American Music Awards
For a consecutive year he triumphs in the awards that recognize Latin talent. The Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias won this Thursday the recognition…
Saffell
In Talks with Rising Star: SAFFELL
Saffell is quickly becoming a star in his own right. Not your average singer-songwriter, Saffell is having a big year between releasing his new album,…
AJ Guel
AJ Guel ‘Real No One’ - Album Review
You might initially think AJ Guel is another kind of strident male singer like Jason Aldean or some kind of rugged guy that’s gonna…
David Bowie
Masterful David Bowie
David Bowie and his associates always liked them innovate and surprise. Since 1969 when he published Space Oddity until the day of his birthday (…
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem announced the name of their next album
LCD Soundsystem was born great. At the turn of the century, its creators James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy were New York music lovers working as DJs…
Coat Check Girl
COAT CHECK GIRL AND HER VENEZUELAN CONSCIOUSNESS
Coat Check Girl is a Californian band composed of two Venezuelan brothers André and Alejandro Rodriguez. During his early teens they formed a…
Gnarls Barkley
5 Songs to soundtrack your Black Friday
Yesterday, I've received several messages from Americans wishing me a Happy Thanksgiving. The messages are very much appreciated…
Nacho
enjoying a while in CARACAS
Nacho, one of the most popular Venezuelan artists, recently visited Caracas to try to renew his passport, but unfortunately he could not. However, he…
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath say goodbye to their last world tour.
The British group Black Sabbath, a pioneer of heavy metal, closed on Saturday his last world tour before finally leaving with a concert in Birmingham…
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra, the voice behind the microphone
On Saturday December 12, the music world celebrated the centenary of the birth of singer and actor Frank Sinatra, nicknamed worldwide as The Voice.…
Ricardo Montaner
The Dominican Republic will have a school built by Ricardo Montaner.
Venezuelan singer Ricardo Montaner, who recently moved to the tourist Dominican province of Samaná (northeast), announced it will build a school…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey's new album will feature A$AP Rocky
Through a video on the social network Instagram, the American singer Lana del Rey announced that there will be two new songs that will feature the…
Two Steps from Hell
1 step forward, 2 steps back
When Pete Waterman (Stock, Aitken & Waterman) seemed to reach the end of the reign that kept him being at the top of producing…
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy covered the theme of Ghostbusters
The band Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliot released a cover of the legendary song by Ray Parker Jr, which is part of the new installment of the…
Stephen Chadwick
Stephen Chadwick ‘Let’s Do This Thing’ – Album Review
Looking for Texas-born country music that falls as easily on the ears as summer rain falls on flowers, and honey glides down the throat? Look no…
Paul Simon
Paul Simon Rocks Madrid!
Paul Simon really makes things fiery on his last tour (or supposedly last tour). He makes his attempt at one of his finest hits “Bridge Over Troubled…
Rihanna
Rihanna's videos are master class in Misandry
This isn’t Rihanna’s first murder. She walks through a strip club’s red velvet curtains in her new (and NSFW—again, this is a strip club) music video…
Yello
Yello
Take my hand and come with me. We’ll explore the magical worlds of the unknown. We’ll jump into the endless green seas of the…
AJ Guel
AJ Guel ‘Real No One’ - Album Review
You might initially think AJ Guel is another kind of strident male singer like Jason Aldean or some kind of rugged guy that’s gonna run you…
Jack White
Unreleased Jack White songs to be released
The year started on the right foot for Jack White. The American musician, owner of record label Third Man Records, announced that it would launch a…
Kanye West
Kanye West is still in bed
Undoubtedly, the Kardashian family - West is not spending its best these months; first, celebrity and wife Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, was stolen in…
Géa
GEA is set to release her debut album, Pink
We are so excited that GEA is set to release her debut album Pink soon and we decided to review her title track to get a feel for what the…
Pablo Milanés
Andrea Imaginario offers an album full of affection
The themes that have marked the various moments of his life, either by the magic of his melodies or the depth of his lyrics, were selected by the…
Lucía Gil
Artists: from 2.0 to traditional media
With the boom of social networks, those artists already recognized in traditional media (TV, radio, print newspapers) as Shakira, Enrique Iglesias…
Laura Baron
Fierce Anthem High Gear from Laura Baron
D.C. based singer songwriter, Laura Baron is back with a new single in the wake of her album release, coming May 2020. There’s only one word for Baron…
Daft Punk
The robots are back.
After 8 years of absence the French electronic music duo Daft Punk is back with Random Access Memories, one of the most anticipated albums this year.…
deadmau5
Deadmau5 recreates the Stranger Things soundtrack
We've all heard of Stranger Things, the new series Netflix has become very popular this summer for being a science fiction series recreated…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
And they weren't rivals?
We do not speak the Caracas Lions vs. Magallanes Navigators. It is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, whose rivalry was presented to the…
Reynaldo Armas
How much do you know about Venezuelan music?
The question is not only directed at non-Venezuelans. Many Venezuelans know little of his music, and often circumscribe their meeting llanera music.…
Wisin
Wisin mourns the departure of his little Victoria
Just a month after his birth, Victoria's first daughter of the famous reguetonero has died. So it was known by a sensitive tribute to the…
Drivin N Cryin
Drivin N Cryin Interview
Kevn Kinney of Drivin N Cryin has been a thread throughout my life in music, from teenage punk wannabe sneaking into clubs for shows (thanks, Randy!),…
Andrés Calamaro
Calamaro and his Found Recordings
In mid-2015, Andres Calamaro and pianist Germán Weidemer came together to prepare the repertoire they would use to open the Bob Dylan concert in…
Arawato
Arawato promises more and more.
Arawato is undoubtedly one of those musical projects that despite not being constant, every time they release new material, they are excito. Luis…
Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard to release new album
Mark Pritchard announced Under the Sun, his fifth solo album, which will be released next May 13. He is born in England in 1971, after spending his…
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…
Ricardo Montaner
Montaner, Puma and Camilo Sesto: three for history
Ricardo Montaner, Jose Luis Rodriguez El Puma and Camilo Sesto are news these days. First, because this year he was honored with the Grammy for…
The xx
Jamie xx, in charge of replacing Frank Ocean at Primavera Sound 2017
As in previous years, the season of events in Europe begins, and there is no better way to start than with the Primavera Sound 2017, an event that in…
Chino & Nacho
Chyno teams up with Zion & Lennox
Chyno Miranda is starting his solo career and does so with great success. The artist is developing a powerful musical repertoire in which he looks…
Sia
Sia is part of the BSN of Wonder Woman with To Be Human
Rick Rubin
Star Wars made disco by Rick Rubin
Producer Rick Rubin music prepares an album based on versions and remixes of the soundtrack, sound effects and dialogues of the films Star Wars,…
Cher
SundaySpotlight: My Favorite Roles of Musicians
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…
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas premiered new music video
On Monday June 27, the Mexican singer Julieta Venegas released its final cut of his latest album Something happens. In the audiovisual piece for the…
The Rolling Stones
Stones documentary Totally Stripped reissued
The Rolling Stones do not rest. They have about 55 years rockin 'around the world and continue to produce new materials. This time, his…
Justin Bieber
They hack account of Selena Gomez and upload naked photos of Bieber
Instagram's account of singer Selena Gomez was hacked and hackers bounced naked from her ex-boyfriend, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, media…