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Christmas Classics: A Traditional Christmas Album
For All Ages, for All Time
The way of tradition is always paved with good intentions. Something becomes a tradition because it works, it has benefits. And so we need not scrap…
Blurryface
Perfect Sound, Average Songs
Production has cut my album in half. The songs are good; the only extra thing I need is a good production. This is just one of the many statements…
Volume 1
BNQT Proves Supergroups Have Superpowers
Some people have superpowers, and some people have supergroups. I love me some supergroups. All of my music expectations have a form of a supergroup.…
Little Games
Good old rock. Little games by The Yardbirds.
For a while, listening to the songs by “The Yardbirds”, I thought that these were the song by “The Doors”. The…
The Purple Album (Deluxe Version)
AESTHETIC SUICIDE
I almost never write bad reviews. If you can’t say anything good or encouraging, it’s better you don’t say anything at…
New View
Nonchalant Woman
Eleanor Friedberger is known as a vocalist of the band The Fiery Furnaces. The band released eight albums that were pretty successful in American…
Collection
Soccer Mommy - Young and Fresh
Sophie Allison is obviously a very smart girl. I say, girl, since at the time Collection, her first official album is out, she’s yet to turn 20, and I…
Hamburg Demonstrations
Everything Is Stable in The World of Pete Doherty
A little bit of Libertines, a little bit of Babyshambles, a little bit of solo work. That is how the life flows for Pete Doherty. After 2009 debut…
Weather Diaries
Weather Diaries
Ride’s reunion album is the British group’s first since returning the stage in 2015. It’s promising but never quite satisfying, with modern production…
VINYL: Music From The HBO® Original Series - Vol. 1
VINYL: The Golden Age of Music
A television show that I have been waiting for and that I think deserves a spot here on Kurrent, Vinyl premiers February 14, 2016 on HBO. The era is…
No Sometimes Yes
Luca Draccar - “No Sometimes Yes”
An Italian native by way of Berlin, DJ Luca Draccar is affected by many things in his life and art including being bipolar. There is a long tradition…
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…
Arena Negra
The Myrrors - Arena Negra
The Myrrors are quite a renowned krautrock/psychedelic rock band, and they came out with a great new album earlier this year. Arena Negra is probably…
Eclipse
Astounding Comeback
Eclipse, the first Amorphis album featuring Tomi Joutsen behind the mic, and a crucial one for their history got released back in 2006. After left…
Music For Listening To Music To
La Sera As December's Vitamin D
Music for Listening Music To is a fourth studio album by a Californian band La Sera and its lead singer Katy Goodman, ex bass guitarist of Vivian…
Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys
Sofa Surfers
Sofa Surfers have proved as a group that brings eclecticism to the table. Founded in 1997, they have released eight albums ever since and Scrables,…
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,…
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…
For The Young
Scandinavians Folk It Better
Sweden and Scandinavia are known for their great music artists, especially in the indie area. Every day is a new chance for a new indie band to come…
Cold Night in Soho
When Soho Gets Cold, The Tiger Lillies Get Colder
Cold Night in Soho is the first album in ten years in which The Tiger Lillies did not put focus on theater piece. They are everything but regular band…
Charlene
Classic Soul vibes: The Taste Of Charlene
Seemes like forever `till this day. Wheew! A long and heavy burden finally fell and the spiritual sessions may start. It was worth the wait, and our&…
Future Nostalgia
Future Nostalgia
The Sheepdogs are Canadian rock band who released four albums since their debut Trying To Growin 2007. Their self-titled album even peaked around the…
Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
James Hetfield is already thinking about the new album
A mere six days of Metallica's new album entitled have been released to the public Hardwired ... to self Destruit after 8 years of absence in…
Lovers
Merival's Folksy Dreamworld
After falling head over heels in love with Merival’s Soda Island collaboration with Izzard, I scoured the internet to find more of Merival’s honeyish…
The Invalid Singers
Bunny And The Multiple Personality Disorder
Prince was maybe the first artist who had a tendency to change his name with every album. It’s been four years since this creative and…
What I'm Feelin'
What I`m Feeling by Anthony Hamilton
Fifth studio record of Mr. Soul Man, Anthony Hamilton is here, officially released 4 days ago by RCA Records and…
Pacific Daydream
Infantile Weezer
There are two types of Weezer albums: those that have name and then those that don't have a name so we have to recognize them by their color. All…
Profession chanteur
Profession singer, and a few other things too
So nice to have your label, and Freaksville is a very good indie label, that can put out your stuff. And Belgian singer Benjamin Schoos has…
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…
Love
Amen Dunes - Love
Amen Dunes is a psychedelic rock/indie rock/neo-psych band from the United States. Their most notable album to date is perhaps ''Love''…
III:Trauma
A Rather Dull Experience
Another take on now hugely popular post black metal genre is in front of us, and it seems blackgaze slowly starts to develop a vicious condition known…
Dream
Angie Stone's Dream is like a musical story book
In a time where everything is about branding, you have to wear the brands, brand yourself, brand your product, pfff, it sounds so true to hear someone…
Dodge and Burn
Jack White's Dirty Gothic Blues
From all Jack White’s project, it seems to me that The Dead Weather has the most freedom and maybe that is its main problem. Horehound and…
Winter's Gate
Insomnium – Winter’s Gate [Review]
One-song albums are not something new in the metal world. Green Carnation did this with their famous record Light of Day, Day of Darkness.…
Hot Thoughts
Spoon's New Album Cuts Like A Knife
Three years after the fantastic album They Want My Soul, Texas fantastic four has dropped Hot Thoughts, the record witnessing their return to their…
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…
Gumboot Soup
King Gizzards - Five Albums in One Year
Previous year was the year of King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, and whoever tries to convince you otherwise, feel free to ignore them. When they…
Fax Message Breakup EP
Rodney Cromwell to release 'Fax Message Breakup' EP
Rodney Cromwell is the nom-de-plume of Adam Cresswell, founding member of indie-folktronica band SALOON (who had four entries in John Peel&…
Promeneur
A Stroll Through Styles - In French
If you are a fan of French popular music, Mathieu Boogaerts is probably a known quantity to you. If you think of French pop only in the terms of…
Weathered Meat
Nearly Dead - Weathered Meat
Nearly Dead is a Canadian noise-rock band from British Columbia, and they have so far released a handful of fine noise rock albums. The latest of…
Blues
Jimi the Bluesman
Jimi is probably the most influential musician in rock music. He changed the way rock guitar was played and gave the genre its fiery spirit. Hendrix’…
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…
Love Fear Choices and Astronauts
The Egocentrics - Love Fear Choices and Astronauts
The Egocentrics are a Romanian instrumental psychedelic rock band, who released their best album ''Love Fear Choices and Astronauts''…
The Devil's Walk
The Brilliant Electronic Apparatus of Apparat
I don’t remember that there was ever a more beautiful cover art than the one for the Apparat’s album The Devil’s Walk,…
Nuestro Historial
Goon Mat and Lord Bernardo
When the bassist Stinky Lou decided to abandon music waters and to open his own bar (Lou's bar), the rest of the band knew that they will at least…
Everything Now
Mediocre Dance, That's What Arcade Fire Are Now
Over time, Arcade Fire turned from a serious band to one of the most irresponsible banda. They are full of subtle and flat jokes, and the monumental…
Sigillum Luciferi
Cough - Sigillum Luciferi
Cough are a no-nonsense stoner doom/sludge metal band from Richmond Virginia. They have released a series of great stoner doom/sludge albums through…
III
Sardonis - III
The two-man Belgian sludge metal/stoner doom band Sardonis came out with a great new album this year. The album is laconically titled III and doesn&#…
Triplicate (Sampler)
My Letter-Review To Bob Dylan
The masks have fallen down and now it’s clear to everyone that Bob Dylan has no inspiration left for his music releases. His creative approach over…
Obsession
Shawn Desman as our Obsession
The temperature is extremely hot on the art market these days and months, our ears are melting again and not just of the sexy, and sassy…
Leave Me Breathless
When Ane Brun Does Covers, She Leaves You Breathless
Cover album is the new material by a Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun. Leave Me Breathless is her eighth album, released under her own Balloon…
Growing Up Is For Trees
Growing Up Is For Trees
Let me get one thing straight – these guys are not from Barcelona, they are from Scandinavia. How could something so cheerful come from a…
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…
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…
Northern Shore
432 Hz Universal Tuning brings Michigan based ThreePeace Divine Energy on Northern Shore
432 Hz Universal Tuning Bring Michigan Based ThreePeace Divine Energy on Northern Shore ThreePeace finds a divine energy source using 432 hz tuning…
Visiones
Posted the nominations for the Union Rock Show awards.
On 5 and 6 November the awards Union Rock Show in alfredo sadel Plaza de Las Mercedes will be held in the awards different national, such as Versed…
Forcefield
Track-By-Track Review: Tokyo Police Club's Forcefield
In 2014, Canadian alternative/indie band Tokyo Police Club released their latest album, Forcefield. So, how does it compare to their previous works,…
Not Even Happiness
Another Flower in Americana Scene Blossom
Surprise! This is another Americana folk review, as it seems that music within this genre makes love and gives birth to new babies every day. Julie…
Four Hands & a Heart Christmas
A Carlton for Christmas
I know it's not yet December. But in may part of the world, the Philippines, the Christmas season can begin as early as September. This month then…
La Ira
Hamlet's undisputed wrath
If there was an album that drew attention in the Spanish metal was Wrath of Hamlet band. A job that was well received by the media and the public,…
The Tourist
Clap Your Hands Say Nah
If we are looking for bands who used internet to their advantage, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah would be at the top of the list of those who utilized web…
RELAXER
Alt-J Loses Coherence In Eclecticism
Let's talk about eclecticism without aroma. Five years and three albums are just enough for Alt-J to make his new release highly anticipated. A…
Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes
Jacques Loussier and the beautiful world of Erik Satie
When I first heard the music of Erik Satie I thought – well there is something I could listen to for weeks. And I did. But, when I heard…
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…
Nowhere Everywhere
New EP by The Wanton Bishops
The Wanton Bishops are what I imagine a contemporary blues band should sound like. Their name sounds like they come from the southern parts of USA,…
Daybreaker
Moon Taxi 'Daybreaker' Album Review
Upbeat. Soulful. Creative. These are the three words that came to mind as I listened to the new Moon Taxi album entitled . These Nashville native…
Marseille
Jazz Is Vital Energy For Ahmad Jamal
Even though he is already in his seventies, legendary Ahmad Jamal continues with the same level of enthusiasm in 2017 with his dedication to the…
RELAXER
Relaxer
The third album from the British fuss-rockers features tastefully trimmed string arrangements, chamber woodwinds, and terminal boredom.…
Vibe Killer
Endless Boogie, Endless Vibes
When group of workers from Matador Records started occasionally playing together at the end of the 90s, they didn't expect their sessions to…
Rebel Meets Rebel
Rebel Meets Rebel / David Allan Coe Meets Pantera
If you are somewhat a Metal head or are aware of popular heavier music, then you are aware of the band Pantera. Now, if you like country music then…
Cost of Living
Aggressively Political Downtown Boys
When was the last time you read my review of the album that upheaves political status quo? For a while, it seemed like all the albums that dropped…
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…
III
Föllakzoid - III
The renowned Chilean kraut/psychedelic rock band Föllakzoid released their new laconically titled album III earlier this year. Fö…
In Search of Harperfield
For Those Who Know How To Dig, Emma Pollock
On her solo efforts, Emma Pollock continued in the same direction she was taking with her stellar band The Delgados, one of the most influential bands…
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…
Pagans in Vegas
Pagan Indie
Show me on this beaver where Canada touched you. Jokes aside, Canada has a lot of great bands, especially on indie rock scene. One of them is, for…
Led Zeppelin II
Rediscover: Led Zeppelin II
In my 15 years of listening to music quasi - religious way from that When the Levee Breaks reproduced under the needle of the…
LIF
Odd Nosdam - Odd, but not forgotten
Every Odd Nosdam, or should I say David Madson release should be greeted with a certain reverence. Life, his latest release is no exception. After all…
Monochrome
Cavanagh Revives Hope For Anathema
Daniel CAvanagh is the main creative force of famous Liverpool collective Anathema. Fans know that If there are ten songs on Anathema record,…
Vulnicura
Vulnicura
Vulnicura is very personal; Bjork's vulnerability is shown from the first few lines. Although she has stated that the writing process was a way of…
Celtic Revival
“Celtic Revival” By The Sky Family
The songs that make up “Celtic Revival” and the performance on each one is uplifting. But the recording fidelity of the entire…
Hard Love
Strand Of Oaks And The Effects Touring Can Have On Music
On his previous record Heal, Tim Showalter faced his biggest fears, all of his losses and sadness, and sublimed them into songs. It all lead to…
Guidance
A Battle Between Darkness And Light
New release from Post-rock/metal assemble Russian Circles, dubbed Guidance, is unmistakably recognized as a work made by seasoned musicians which…
The Hunted
Watch 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Trailer feat. The Hunted by Snow Ghosts
'The Hunted' is out now, accompanied by a new re-worked version and a remix by Malcolm Axel. Tracklisting: 1. The Hunted (Apocalypse Version)2…
Root/Void
Jams Keep on Rolling
MV + EE or for the uninitiated, Matt Valentine and Erika Elders keep on making their tasty jam rolls. Like this song from their new album Root/Void, &…
WALLS
Kings Of Generic
With refreshing garage rock, they attracted the world’s attention, whilst by commercializing their sound, Kings Of Leon have become one of…
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…
Acoustic Christmas
Going for an Acoustic Christmas
As the days lead us further on towards the merry month of December, I am also happily moving on in choosing Christmas albums that would have their…
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha as told by John Williams
Prior to Memoirs of a Geisha, composer John Williams had never asked to compose for a movie before. Being the resident composer for Steven Spielberg…
Penelope X (7 songs and Postludium from the musical "Odysseys and his Women")
A Fan Review For Penelope X by Nikola Kodjabashia
I believe, not many people have heard the name Nikola Kodjabashia. So it is my pleasure to introduce you this wonderful composer that comes from my…
The Complete BBC Sessions
The Greatness Of Led Zeppelin Can Never Be Shaken
BBC Sessions by Led Zeppelin was originally released in 1997, and it represented a significant album back then due to the fact that their concert…
Under Stars
Why, Amy Macdonald? Why?
We often have this story when an artist changes the style and then we don't like it me because that's not the same artist anymore. On the…
Ritual Land, Uncommon Ground
How To Be Cunning and Gentle At The Same Time
Anybody remember a Britpop luminary going by the name George Nigel Hoyle? No? Well, he was a member of the Britpop second-tier band Gay Dad, but who…
Secret Youth
Finland’s Winter
Callisto, one of the many, many post-metal bands that used to suffer from the main post-metal syndrome “you sound like dozens of other post…
Buried Goods
Gypsy Treasures - Buried Goods
Gypsy Treasures is a psychedelic rock/psych-folk/drone band from California, whose album ''Buried Goods'' was released a few years ago…
Concrete and Gold
Foo Fighters and Justin Timberlake? Not everything is what it seems to be.
Although in promo video he glorified all of his collaborators and announced something huge coming up, the spiritus movens of Foo Fighters, David Grohl…
Still Brazy (Deluxe)
Music Like A Bullet
As soon as he ended his successful collaboration with DJ Mustard that resulted in epic debut My Krazy Life, YG dropped an album that keeps all the…
War Out There
8 Graves: War Out There EP
Hailing from New York and consisting of Brent Carpentier and Nicholas Gonclaves, 8 Graves produce warm, deep and alt-soul infused…
Stranger in the Alps
Debut Of the Year, Phoebe Bridgers' Strangers in The Alps
How is it possible that you are only 22 years old and you are such a poetaster? How is it possible that this is just your debut and you are already…
Boxes
Dull Dull Dolls
At one point, it looked like Goo Goo Dolls could become one of the biggest mild-stream American bands. What happened? Sequence of mediocre…
50th Anniversary Collection
#tbt (sort of) : Neil Diamond 50th Anniversary Collection
Urge Overkill, UB 40, Barbra Streisand, Monkees, Johnny Cash. What is a common denominator for this musicians? Well, they have all covered at least…
Okovi
Fifth Coming Of Zola Jesus
On the cover of her fifth album, Zola Jesus' face is covered with mask made of mud and ink. Underneath, Zola's eyes peek through and they look…
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
#tbt: Earl Sweatshirt - I don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside
Rap album about self-awareness is jt a common product. Candor has also been absent from hip hop culture for a long time. Lyrics about prison you have…
Purpose (Deluxe)
Justin Bieber Finds His Voice with 'Purpose'
At the two-minute-thirty mark on Travi$ Scott’s atmospheric album cut “Maria I’m Drunk,” the magic begins. An…
Still Testifying
My Darling Clementine - Keep On Testifying
It seems they’re a good time in putting out good Americana sounds. This time from the other side of the pond and a duo that represents some of the…
Holiday Of Love
Simply Well Done
Who doesn't want a holiday of love? Everyone wants a holiday and if it is one filled with love, I think everyone would want that. But what if we…
What About
A Tasty Piece Of Fusion Cake
Zaa is a band from Serbia and is one of the most original bands coming from my country. On the first two albums their music was a classic mix of…
Heart Blanche
Why, CeeLo, Why?
Aquí es un cumplido que se le puede dar a un artista: un gran cantante puede cantar una agenda y hacer que suene extraordinario. Por desgracia,…
Jomsviking
Long Ships Arrive Again
Yeah, the new album from everyone’s favorite Vikings, Amon Amarth, is here. Dubbed Jomsviking, it is their first concept album, telling the…
Don't Let Me Down
The Chainsmokers and Daya don't let me down
Hace unos 5 años, The Chainsmokers fueron los primeros en utilizar un hashtag y la palabra autofoto en una canción. Odiaba la canción…
The Book Of Souls
The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden: Back in The Saddle!
Iron Maiden was the first metal band that I have heard, and from that moment on I was enchanted. Enchanted by metal, by the vast divergence of its…
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…
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,…
Some Things Just Take Time
Colorama - Some Things Take Time, indeed!
The name of this Welsh band is Colorama and their sixth album is Some Things Take Time. And this is not a pun since it took Carwyn Ellis and his…
Thru Me Again
La Hell Gang - Thru Me Again
La Hell Gang is a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock band from Santiago. They have released three good albums so far, and their best album…
The Open Road
Howe’s Road Is Still Open
¿Qué se puede esperar de Howe Gelb en cualquier momento? Cualquier cosa. Y más aún, todo. Si alguno de sus seguidores desde hace…
The Deep Set
Deep Set, Deep Melodies
There are certain things that always come up to mind when you mention New Zealand and music - the first is Kiwi Rock, as a specific genre, the second…
Air
Infuriatingly positive
Blackgaze, Post black metal, hipster black, or whatever you’re going to call it became one of the most prominent metal genres during the…
The Archives of Rotten Blues +1
Green Machine - The Archives of Rotten Blues
Green Machine or ''Greenmachine'' as they are usually spelled, is a cult Japanese stoner metal/sludge/psych rock band. While all of…
Paradise
WEEKEND EP DUEL: Anohni vs Blonde Redhead
ANOHNI Vs Blonde Redhead Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare,…
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…
Modern Pressure
Daniel Romano - Dylan Revisited
It would be hard to say that Daniel Roman has returned. The guy simply has not left. Saying that this guy is a musical shape-shifter would e an…
2 Ynfynyty
Cherubs - 2 Ynfynyty
The Austin noise-rock legends Cherubs came out with their first album in almost a decade earlier this year. Everyone who are into noise-rock are…
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…
Purple
Shock me, I needed a surprise
After two excellent albums, Baroness released Yellow and Green, an album that saw them completely (well, not completely, but close to that) changing…
The Light
Tango With Lions' Third Album The Light Fathoms Dark Depths in Pursuit of Solace
Tango With Lions, an Anglophone Greek collective of “day-dreamers, hard-workers and music-lovers” gained worldwide recognition…
Vengase I
The Rawayana surprise us with a trailer for Trippy Caribbean
It is an incredible emotion felt by all the faithful listeners Rawayana to learn that less and less needed for the release of her third album Trippy…
Abyss
If You Stare Into The Abyss, Wolfe Looks Back
The worst thing about depression is that you have to pretend you are fine in front of the people who don’t even give a shit about you. But…
2gether
Too much electro-pop and jazz
I was having one of those humdrum weekends, where I do nothing but lie in my bed, binge-watch movies and TV series, eat, sleep, browse Facebook and…
Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
A Classic ECM Record
This is a classic ECM record, reminiscent of the early sound that the German label and its principal producer Manfred Eicher developed back in the…
Horn Ur Marken
The Janitors - Horn Ur Marken
The Swedish psychedelic rock band The Janitors will release a new album via the renowned Cardinal Fuzz in the coming days. The album comes 3 years…
Gumption
Leaving The Listener Behind
Taryn Miller is a young girl who releases her music under the name Your Friend. The album Gumption is her debut album. She likes to…
Science Fiction
A perfect and brutal goodbye from one of the best bands of the Millennium
You could be forgiven for falling away from your Brand New obsession in the years since Daisy. As the length between albums goes Brand New even beat…
Amber Galactic
The Night Flight Orchestra - Amber Galactic [Album Review]
When you find out the names behind The Night Flight Orchestra you’ll think the band is another supergroup promising the world a revolution. But the…
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…
Geography
Front 242: Geography
The 1980's was a golden period for Industrial music. During that decade I was buying everything I could on vinyl; Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Front…
Mariner
Reaching for the stars
Three years passed since Cult Of Luna released their last record, the unique, gritty, mechanical beast called Vertikal. In the meantime, they went on…
Every Third Thought
Every Third X File
Although most of us know David Duchovny as Molder from Dossier X, not a lot of us know that this multifaceted actor is also a singer who recently…
1000 Forms Of Fear (Deluxe Version)
Waiting for new Sia
Before Sia releases her upcoming album, I wanted to pay tribute to one of the best albums of 2014. Her sixth studio album 1000 Forms of Fear has been…
Exitoca
Cristobal And The Sea - Everything's souped up
Disparate musical styles souped up together can only produce two types of music - one that squarely falls on its face or one that is thoroughly…
The Wild Swan
The Wild Swan of Ireland
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. This could be said about Foy Vance, an Irish author who was supporting act for many superstars (Elton…
Rebels
Eriel Indigo teases new EP
Arriving like a neon-clad day-glo 21st Century Barberella, Eriel Indigo steps off the mothership with fully-formed glitter-noir pop songs that…
My Darkest Hour
Noir Heroine
Jemma Nicole is potential new heroine of Gothic Americana scene. She was born in Perth, Australia and she currently resides in Melbourne, which makes…
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 -…
Other People's Songs Volume One
Making Other People’s Songs Your Own
For some generations that are “somewhat” older, holding a physical object containing music is still an essential element of the…
Traffic (Remasters)
#tbt Traffic - Traffic
Wunderkid Stevie Winwood was only 18 when he recorded his most famous vocal section, song Gimme Some Lovin with Spencer Davis Group. He was only 20…
Wrong Creatures
Without Fillers, Wrong Creatures by BRMC would be a diamond
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is one of the bands that refreshed the rock scene with their sound at the onset of the new millenium. Today, almost twenty…
Loopified (Deluxe Edition)
When you combine talent, hard work and dedication, happens Dirty Loops Loopified
Can you imagine a band made by three best friends, rocking around the world? Yes, it is possible! That is the story of Dirty Loops! This Swedish band…
Elektrac
Squarepusher as Shobaleader One
Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher, is not a man with proclivity for inertia. Since his breakthrough in the 90s with frantic avant-garde drum 'n'…
Intoxicated Women
Harvey Covers Gainsbourg: When Reproduction Honors The Original
After twenty years, Mick Harvey decided to return to Serge Gainsbourg. The third album of covers titled Delirium Tremens came out last year, and now…
Weekend (feat. Miguel)
Mac attack: visual Weekend
Real street Rapper Mac Miller shot the Miguel collaboration single Weekend and pinned it to his&…
Woman
Woman’s Intellect and Confidence Against the Gloom
Rosie Lowe released her newest song, “Woman”, in January 2016 that led the way to her debut album Control in February 2016.…
No Hard Feelings
Uplifting Poignancy
North Carolina folk rock quartet The Avett Brothers' (banjo-playing Scott Avett, guitarist Seth Avett, double bassist Bob Crawford and…
Hands To Myself
Sensationally Steamy Selena Gomez
Okay, okay… the title alone has most of us wondering, “What exactly is Ms. Gomez singing about?” With imaginations kept…
Lil' More
Gimme A Little More
Hotel Motel may be a cleverly handy band name, however their track 'Lil More' has more going on than others would give them credit. Since The&…
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…
Darling
Suburban Longing
Brooklyn-via-New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate is ready to move on from the departure of founding member and guitarist Matt Mondanile, who…
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…
Holding On
War on Drugs Thrill Me in Half the Time
Thinking of a Place, the first single from The War on Drugs forthcoming album A Deeper Understanding, took over eleven minutes of synth country rock…
Wrong
Pop Demons Can Be Wrong Too
NAWAS is considered indie however, my own gut feeling says otherwise. NAWAS is a new form of a Hip-Hop/Drum n' Bass cross over.…
Bambi
Chief`s Run For Bambi!
A week ago, after it drops, I did a full album review on our Chief Jidenna and was pleasently suprised by his authentic diversity.…
Atoms
Post-Break up Chill
I can see why Atoms, a track from Roses - the debut album from Atlanta-based Awful Records' 'Darkwave Duchess' Abra -…
Art Deco
Ghetto Art Deco
Art Deco, a track from Lana Del Rey's fourth studio album Honeymoon (2015), has long been rumored to be about her music scene…
Yeezy
Young Dolph Releases Yeezy Visual!
Young Dolph has been spraying around his video singles like crazy! Latest hit was a Trap banger Yeezy dropped…
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),…
Something In The Way
Concentrated Attraction
Nirvana came into existence and seemingly destroyed hair metal in the blink of an eye. Parents who where in thier early 20s at the time would save…
Control
Escapist Nostalgia
I've always preferred music that’s soothing and dreamy. Hazel English, SF Weekly Oakland-based Sydney …
Boys Like You
Yes, indeed, who IS Fancy???
Talk about sneaking up from behind! I seriously had never heard of this guy, “Who is Fancy”, until he kissed Meghan Trainor at the…
Strip That Down
Liam Payne Wants A New Start With Smooth Hit Strip That Down
Okay Liam Payne's newest track 'Strip That Down' sounds more like a list of things Payne wants to be known for, otherwise than being a…
Omaha
Baby Left on Omaha
'Letting go' is an emotional terrain that accomodates a wide variety of emotions: sadness, resignation, nostalgia, melancholy, anger, despair,…
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.”…
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…
It Will Come Back
Hozier Howls Along To It Will Come Back
Whether it's the end of a relationship or an unrequited love, everyone goes through the motions of waiting to end it all of else. Hozier seemed…
April Skies
Songs that started it all. 2) April Skies, Jesus and Mary Chain
Scotland has a proud history of great indie bands: Belle and Sebastian, The Blue Nile, punk band The Skids, Primal Scream, but before I heard April…
Lemon
Swagger Overshadows Wokeness on N*E*R*D and Rihanna's Lemon
Lemon is Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo's comeback hit as N*E*R*D, an outré funk rock side project…
Lover Boy
Phum Viphurit's Lover Boy Evokes a Funky and Idyllic Romance
Bangkok-based singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit excels at capturing the push-pull dynamic that underscores the beginning of so many…
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…
Hot Thoughts
Hot Thoughts
Critically-acclaimed Austin indie rock band Spoon recently released the titular track of their upcoming ninth album …
Epoch
Kinetic Calm
After the success of (2011) and (2014), Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) maestro Tycho (San Francisco-based …
In The Shade
The Perfect Song for the Summer
The summer might be over (at least for those in the Northern Hemisphere), but I couldn't resist writing about this brilliant gem of a song that…
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
All Things Wonderful
It still is the most wonderful time of the year. If it weren't so, then this song first released in 1963 by Andy Williams would no longer have its…
Decide
Experimental Decisions
'Decide' curated by Junior Empire attributes an avant-garde techinque. As a band this track sounds like a track full of repeated loops, layers…
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…
Bleach Blonde Baby
Poppy Gets an Apt Visual Upgrade with the Music Video for “Bleach Blonde Baby”
Before Poppy (the meta-celebrity collaboration between vocalist Moriah Rose Pereira and producer/director Titanic Sinclair, previously known as That…
Madonna
Not Your Typical Madonna Statue
If the rockin' embodiment of the 1960s could fit in a red cadillac bucket seat and cruise down Santa Monica avenue...Black Honey would be…
Motion Sickness
Cathartic Melancholy
After sharing the plaintive and meditative Smoke Signals in January, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers offered a second…
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&…
Good Lava
Exploring a Brand New Trip
Esperanza Spalding just dropped a new single from her upcoming experimental album “Emily’s D+ Evolution” called &…
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…
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…
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 '…
Ghost
Watching From Afar
Jivraj Singh and Nischay Parekh form dream pop duo Parekh & Singh and hail from the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. Their…
Simple Song
A Simple Song Indeed
I was recently asked to perform Simple Song by The Shins as the bride at an upcoming wedding walks down the aisle. Although I am well acquainted with…
Hazey
Moves Like Butter
To even further explain the music video from Indie/Psychedelic outfit know as Glass Animals, take their track Hazey and throws the viewer in for a…
A Lack of Understanding
For A Better Phrase Here Is A Lack Of Understanding From The Vaccines
Coming off of their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? The Vaccines have now come to worldwide acclaim. Some would say even an…
Makeba
An explosion of joy with Jain and Makeba
If you’re in the mood for a crazy audiovisual treat (and who isn’t?) it’s time to check this video out. I was lucky enough to stumble upon Makeba…
Show Me How
Men I Trust Find a Calm Reassurance in an Asymmetrical Relationship in Show Me How
Montreal indie-dance/trip-hop trio Men I Trust (vocalist/guitarist Emma Proulx, guitarist Jessy Caron and pianist Dragos Chiriac) have perfected their…
Me Too
Meghan Trainor Fan or Enemy of Photoshop?
A few days ago Meghan has made the official release of the second single from his album Thank You which incidentally had been available exclusively…
Hello
We've been waiting for Adele for three years!
After a pause of three years, finally Adele has given us something to look forward to, Hello. Hello is taken from the new album coming out on 20th…
Sea Creatures
What the Precocious Teenager Sees
Sea Creatures is the title track off SOAK's (i.e. Irish 18-year old Bridie Monds-Watson) debut album. The Guardian's Kate Mossman has…
Juntos
What Does Latin Love Sound Like?
The sounds are always with us; heartbeat, breathing, for example, are natural sounds that are within us, and that usually do not listen. Sometimes we…
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Barber’s Adagio for Strings: string quartet turned funeral music
Samuel Osmond Barber II (1910 - 1981) was an American composer who composed a piece called Adagio for Strings. The piece is frequently played at…
Care
Bailey Kate shares her new single Care
There is something weightless about Bailey Kate’s songs – they pass by with a kind of supernatural ease. Timeless songwriting and dextrous…
Roses
A Not-So-Typical Love Song
When people hear music that is deemed as a love song, most of them associate such compositions as having soft-sounding melodies and ultra-clich&…
Chica Ideal
Sing to him! : What You Sing Is What You Think
When an artist writes a song makes thinking and feeling, is inspired by a person, his thoughts and feelings become tangible, writes on paper and…
Play That Song
Catching the Train
When I heard about the new music video by Train, it was described like a fairytale. A catchy song on someone's ear buds would, magically, make him…
Long Gone
Phum Viphurit's Long Gone Dissolves Separation Anxiety Into Mild Euphoria
Bangkok-based singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit spent most of his teenage years in Hamilton, New Zealand - a cross-cultural experience that helped shape…
Good Love
It's no sweat to make love sound so good
Like we see today, a lot of upcoming music genres have a few artists who turned out to be the keystone of that genre. They’ve contributed so…
I Found
Atmospheric Appeal
I Found is Nottingham-based quartet Amber Run's best known single from their debut album 5 am (2015). The song opens with a…
Moist
Anna Lann's Moist Presents a Surreal Eco-feminist Critique
Tel-Aviv-via-Latvia musician, producer, and DJ Anna Lann recently gained a VEVO account, and one can only hope for more output from the enigmatic…
Live In The Moment
Portugal. The Man's “Live in the Moment” Delivers Anthemic Vagueness
“Live in the Moment”, the third single from Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man’s eighth full-length album Woodstock (2017) has a…
Andas En Mi Cabeza
Not just You walk in my head
This song Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho has become very popular not only in the stations, nightclubs or through comments from friends, but a song that…
What's A Girl To Do?
What's A Girl To Do With Her Fur And Gold
Natasha Khan will always be in my top five list of musicians to look out for. As each new album after Fur and Gold pours out effortlessly, it only…
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…
Runnin' (Lose It All)
Naughty Boy's Runnin' vs. Guillaume Nery's Ocean Gravity
Free diving is a form of underwater diving that relies on divers' ability to hold their breath until resurfacing. In this extreme sport, Guillaume…
Swim
DAN CROLL - SWIM / ONE OF US
I recently stumbled upon Dan Croll’s newly released single, Swim, and I was suitably impressed. Croll has managed to create something that…
Hands
Quirky Sonic Perfection
The outfit's airy vocals – courtesy of Phoebe Baker and Lou James – and pristine harmonizing have earned Alpine global acclaim…
All In My Head (Flex)
Big Fifth Gear Flex Time!
Girls from the Fifth Harmony once again impressed us big time with their latest, second studio album 7/27 giving…
Estoy Afuera, Sal
memory = love
Who did not face an impossible love to forget? That person you're trying to discard, but does not work and try more remains embedded in your…
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&…
O Holy Night
Abigail Winzer gives us a beautiful rendition of O Holy Night
What a revelation is truly is to have an artist keep the true nature of Christmas music that keeps the soul and essence of the holiday spirit. The…
American Pie
The Music Hasn't Died Yet
In 1971 a musician named Don McLean released one of the enigmatic songs in the history of music. In notes that accompany the sale of his original…
Who Are You?
Joyriding Has Us Reeling
Spring King has shone us that joyriding on a floating door can be exceptional fun. Spring Kings music video 'Who Are You?' has a power of the…
Bare
Bare As Skin When It Comes To Wildes
The alternative/indie scene that has grown and flourished in London never ceases to surprise me. From the singers to the instruments they are able to…
Fantasy
A funky fantasy
How do you review a single by a singer who’s deceased? Especially when the artist has been so vocal about artistic freedom as George Michael. But a…
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…
Lover's Spit
The Longing in Lover's Spit
Since its release on Canadian indie rock music collective Broken Social Scene's critically acclaimed second album You Forgot It in People …
Don't Forget About Me
Higher Than Heaven
Clove's track 'Don't Forget About Me' starts off as a the sister song to Adele's 'Hello'. Somber, wistful and hopelessly…
When the Bassline Drops
For the Ravers With The Bassline Drops
Have you heard about the latest comeback? It’s not about the Super Bowl 2016, nor the NBA All Star in Toronto, nor even couples getting back…
Back 2 Life
Letoya is back
Letoya Luckett was introduced to us as one of the four original members of the biggest girl group in history, Destiny’s Child. She left (or was…
Straight, No Chaser
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.13 - Straight, No Chaser
Thelonious Monk was undoubtedly among the geniuses of jazz and music in general. He left us many tubes that are now considered standards, “Straight,…
Trouble
Trouble Stays Close To The New Respects
Don't you just love when a band falls into your lap? Or happens on your television? That was the case with The New Respects elegantly racing track…
Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
TFW Debussy Changes U
Perhaps I shouldn't have been so confident. I was eleven years old, mature enough to begin assuming responsibility for my own decisions but still…
Reigns (Every Night)
The jazz rebel of the Estefan family
If you’re the daughter of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, it’s not all that strange that you would start a music career of your own. It…
Slow Hands
No slow rise
A few weeks ago, I was well impressed by the direction Harry Styles had chosen for himself when he released his debut solo single “Sign Of…
Summertime
Youthful Anxiety
Summertime is the first track from Moonguys' (an indie dreampop band from Atlanta, Georgia, led by Greg Gulbranson)…
Lights and Shadows
Lights and Shadows
Girl group O’G3NE will represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are truly among the best of talent we have in The…
It Ain't Safe
It Ain't Safe... But the Music is Good
So if you're new to Grime then you must make your first listen available for Skepta. He's the king of Grime, bring his name up in the UK and…
Runnin' (Lose It All)
Runnin' Through the Charts
As an avid Beyoncé fan, I have always anxiously awaited for anything she sings on. When Runnin' dropped, I felt an instant sense of…
Cod-Ex
Fast Fast Faster Punk
Like it the way it sounds. Playing such other music styles is not easy. Good musician. Fast dirty full-house the punk alternative way reaching the…
Aire
The Unexpected Made Song
Someone as smooth as the breeze. A person who comes and goes, you can not touch or you can have. When you know that you can not grasp the air, music…
Let Go
Alex Maxwell Trades Tears for Strength on Let Go
Alex Maxwell, a young singer-songwriter who happens to be the first British artist signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, has two…
XXXO
M.I.A. Is Not Your Pin-up Girl
I recently came across some interesting opinion pieces by Noisey writer Kat George, each detailing her appreciation for pop stars…
Told You So
Miguel's Told You So Explores the Price of Pleasure
The music video for Told You So - the latest glimpse of chameleonic R&B singer-songwriter Miguel's upcoming fourth album War &…
Oh Woman Oh Man
This may be the best way to listen to London Grammar
Part of the problem with London Grammar’s first album, If You Wait, is that each song was weighted down by dark moods, emotion, and tone.…
The Bay
Stereo Honey's The Bay: Haunting and Strangely Uplifting Desperation
London alternative/indie quartet Stereo Honey only have one EP (Monuments, 1st December 2017) to their name thus far, but they have already…
Everybody Knows
Kimbra's Everybody Knows Addresses Our Post-Weinstein Climate
When Kiwi singer-songwriter Kimbra announced the release of her upcoming third album Primal Heart (19 January 2018) to her fans…
Angels
Transmissions in Space
Don't even doubt for a moment, that when The XX hit the scene everyone was taken back. This small band creating sexy, edgy yet intimate and…
WTF (Where They From) [feat. Pharrell Williams]
WTF MISSY?!
What the F are all these Hip Hop artists doing with all that money. THIS is how you do it! Two words: Missy Elliot. This…
Tonya Harding (In D major)
Sufjan Stevens' Tonya Harding Paints the 90s Olympics Figure Skating Scandal in Elegiac Terms
Detroit singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens’ website succinctly describes his unusual artistry: &…
Never Be the Same
Can Camila Cabello Score a Continuity of Hits with “Never Be the Same”?
Ex-Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello days as a pop underdog are over. Her debut solo single Crying in the Club may have been lackluster,…
Losing My Head
Losing it to Krystl's new sound
Krystl is one of those unknown treasures of the Dutch music scene. She’s still rising even though she’s been around for several years. Her debut was…
Chocolate
Duets, Chocolate, Love, Covers and Youtube
People likes love stories, she is interested in love, songs that speak of love and also called attention couples in love singing about love. What is…
Need a Little Time
Courtney Barnett's “Need a Little Time: Revelatory Simplicity
“Need a Little Time follows Nameless, Faceless as yet another promising glimpse of Aussie indie singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett's upcoming…
Don't Go
In Choir of Mourning
Even though Hannah Georgas impliments an indie cred appeal, one can not help but since an underlying jazz element. Then again with the melancholy…
I Need A Forest Fire
James Blake & Justin Vernon Need a Forest Fire (and so do you)
A few weeks ago, I was driving home from a dinner party with a good friend, and she had James Blake’s newest album playing in her car.…
I Dare You
The xx Tell Us 'I Dare You' And We Dare
As The xx cross over into a dream pop sound, their latest music video 'I Dare You' is an ode to a California romantic, teenage haze. With…
Boys
Charli XCX and the Female 'Gaze'
They’re basically doing all the sexy things that girls usually do in videos [...] I've turned it around! [...] I started…
Freal Luv (Far East Movement X Marshmello)
Eclectic Hybridity
“When we were first starting in the music industry people were telling us to wear glasses and change our name from Far East movement because…
Thinking Out Loud
Facing Frailties and Realities in June
To look back on life as it was in June 2015 is like thinking about it out loud, particularly so as I am not doing it just for myself this time but…
In Ear Park
In Ear Park: Song Review
As I turn on Department of Eagle’s “In Ear Park”, the faint crackle of the acoustic guitar that sneaked its way into the…
Love Yourself
Love Yourself- A New Perspective
“And I think it should be somethin' that I don't wanna hold back… maybe you should know that.” Personally, I…
Air
Airy Inertia
Juno and Hanna are a Malaysian synth-pop duo that consist of siblings Hanif (production) and Hanna (vocals). With the release of Air last year (from…
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 -…
Closer
Lemaitre Have Us Believing Happiness Is That Much Closer
'Closer' by Lemaitre featuring Jennie A. was ironically discovered (for myself) through the new Pixel Google Phone commercial that Youtube…
Cheerleader
A Cheerleader No More
Sometimes I imagine songs 'talking back' to one another, which is easy to do when different artists take on the same subject matter. In this…
I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman)
John Martyn would rather be the Devil
I love the Blues! It’s the basis for almost everything that happened in popular music from the beginnings of the 20th century until the…
Still Brazy
YG Still Brazy!
American Rapper/Producer YG claims the Trap throne again! A Def Jam boy, already famous at lagre, the two-letter man kicks…
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…
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…
Sour Patch Bounce - Original Mix
Sour Patch Bounce - Tony Sour
Tony Sour dropped a pretty sweet single with his first release called Sour Patch Bounce. Sparse on lyrics but heavy on bass, Sour Patch Bounce should…
Keys To The Kingdom
linkin park have finally went full on pop and it's just as dull as you think
It feels like decades since Linkin Park threatened to become a band capable of having a interesting career full of albums that experimented with the…
I Found
Incantation of Voices
A composite of voices, echoing out as if they has been piling up in your mind. Amber Run plays on the tendency by playing with rhythms and…
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…
Caught up in the Tears
Vexine Gets Caught Up in New Single
Virginia mainstays, VEXINE, have shared their new piece Caught Up in the Tears. One of my personal favorites from their new album Little Sin…
Don't Touch My Hair
Militant Serenity
What you did indeed say is, “This is why many black people are uncomfortable being in predominately white spaces,” and you still…
Mi primer millon
American Dream, Latin Dream and Venezuelan Dream
When the eyes are closed, not only rest, but you dream, it is a time when the unconscious is released, and everything comes to light, and only you…
Suicide Saturday
It was a Suicide Saturday ... In a Summertime Kind of Way
Hippo Campus (the band's name is a play on the region of the brain in charge of memory) is a four-man indie pop-rock band founded in Minnesota in…
Let Me Help You
is Mario finally leading up to an album?
Mario seemed so set to get a massive music and movie career. As a cute kid he sang the catchy Let Me Love You straight into the global charts. He…
Runaway
Young Aurora
I did not think she was only 19 when I saw her video Runaway. I was very surprised when I read she was born in 1996. She seems very mature and like…
You Know I'm No Good
Far Too Good To Not Be Good
'You Know I'm No Good' references several of Amy Winehouse's own views about herself. Self-image, emotional stability and the rocky…
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…
Party Monster
The Weeknd releases new music video
If we talk about artists who glittered in 2016, certainly you have to name The Weeknd, because I knew how to make great music and captivate its…
Nothing in Return
Monsune's Nothing In Return is a Euphoric Ode to Unrequited Love
The lyrical substance of “Nothing in Return”, the debut single from 20-year-old Toronto-via-Ontario singer-songwriter,…
Line Of Sight (feat. WYNNE & Mansionair)
The Future Of ODESZA Means A More Mature Ambient Sound
All the cross over musicians who are combining electronica, indie, and ambient noise are dictating one focus, the advantage of channeling atmosphere…
You Don't Know Me
Not your homie Jax
I have a guilty pleasure, at the moment. I get incredibly cheerful every time I hear Jax Jones’ “You Don’t Know Me”. You know, that track with the…
Safari
J Balvin Debuts Safari With Pharrel
This new theme called Safari has a very different rhythm to which we are accustomed to the Colombian who has teamed up with Pharrell Williams, BIA…
Enamel
Vancouver's Cain Price releases new single Enamel
Described by listeners as an eclectic, electronic folk artist with a DIY bent, Cain Price is a fascinating newcomer in the Canadian music…
Man on the Moon
Zella Day's Psychedelic Dreaminess
After the release of her debut album Kicker (2015) last year, LA-based Arizona singer-songwriter Zella Day has collaborated with…
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…
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…
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…
Real Thing
Urgent Honesty
'But I just love to get out and get it onI don't wanna live possessed by a memory'. Baltimore indie pop band Lower Dens' Jana Hunter&#…
Timeline
The R Train Reveal Whirlwind Single Timeline
Brooklyn-based American rock band, R Train, is about to release their newest ripping single, “Timeline.” This trio hooks you immediately with a…
Miracle Aligner
Go and Get ‘em Tiger
'Seductive' is the adjective that was used most often in describing The Last Shadow Puppets' (Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner,…
So Young
An Apocalyptic Lull
Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man's upcoming eighth full-length album Woodstock is scheduled for…
Offering
Spiritual Reconciliation
Four years after the release of their sophomore album Static (2013), New York indie duo Cults (Brian Oblivion…
False Alarm
The Weeknd abuses violence with False Alarm
Who remembers the virtual reality game Call of Duty, which attracted many and became the daily work of many young people just waiting to leave school…
Annie's Song
Unexpected Poignancy
Sound governs the emotion and the senses. Bong Joon Ho, Okja 'Dolby Atmos' Featurette Bong Joon Ho&#…
Handcuffs
Orlando Victims and Youtube Stars in “Hands” Lyric Video
An extraordinarily emotional and full of all sorts of characters video they carry in their hands the message of optimism and acceptance that is…
Tropicalísimo Apache
Apache: No to Exclusion
Venezuelan rapper Apache released in late 2016 its simple not exclusion, which will be part of his next album, 'Now or Never'.…
Banks
Banks Loves Better Than She Can
Jillian Banks, who goes by her stage name Banks, is a singer and songwriter. In May 2014, she was named by FoxWeekly, the “Artist to Watch&…
Charly García
Charly Garcia is hospitalized for high fever.
Argentine rock musician Charly Garcia, 65, was admitted tonight at a sanatorium in Buenos Aires by a high fever and dehydration, according to the…
Marianne Mali
Kurrent Live Sessions // Marianne Mali
In Kurrent Music we are proud to bring our entire Latin American public and exclusive video interview with Marianne Mali and his song Just Because…
Okills
Okills premiering
A few months ago, I wrote that Okills Venezuela is one of the bands that has been more successful in recent years (http://bit.ly/2emFrdc). His game…
Billy Joel
Chasing Dreams
The Early Days It wasn't long before the artist, inspired by the Beatles' iconic Ed Sullivan Show performance, committed…
Justin Timberlake
SundaySpotlight: Justin Timberlake
Haters gonna say it's fake but the man is real! Sorry everyone, but Justin Timberlake is the ultimate king of pop, and If you don't believe me…
Telefon Tel Aviv
המפשעות
המפשעות (Hamifsaot / The Crotches) Zara Zrura What a heat! What a hot air and dust! And what a hot man! - Anna was thinking to herself. The…
The National
Entering The Throne Of Castamere
The National create darkly serious and lush indie rock that reached critical mass with the group's fourth album “Boxer” in…
Ensamble Experimental de Musica Venezolana Orquesta Sinfonica Núcleo Duaca
Venezuelan artists gather to honor Gualberto Ibarreto
Guataca launches the double album Homage to Gualbeto Ibarreto in which the most outstanding performers of different genres and musical circuits of…
Lady Gaga
Oscars Highlights Gaga, Sam Smith and more
First of all it was known that the show was going to be charged with material in terms of gender equality after the boycott planned by Jada Pinket…
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan in Skopje - A Poor Choice of Songs
Ian Gillan had a concert in Skopje yesterday and I went to see him, of course. When I was a young kid I was an obsessed Deep Purple fan(…
Music Within
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Jon Campos & the Incurables
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Ariana Grande sings at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards
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Los Mesoneros
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Corina Smith promotes her music in Ecuador
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The Rolling Stones
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Chino & Nacho
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Viniloversus
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Coldplay
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Queens of the Stone Age
Quees Of The Stone Age Releases New Single The Way You Used To Do
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Eating Soursops - Webseries
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Maluma
Argentina will enjoy Maluma again
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Kacey Musgraves
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Elton John
Elton John is wonderfully looking up
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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…
Chelique Sarabia
Venezuelan composer Chelique Sarabia will be honored at the Grammys
At 75 years, the Venezuelan composer Chelique Sarabia nostalgically recalls the moment when lighting during his youth allowed him to write the theme…
The Weeknd
Drake invites The Weeknd to the stage
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The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers and Coldplay released a joint song
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Steve Reich
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Frank Vieira
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The dystopia of Megadeth in the age of the NSA
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Cuban rumba and Dominican merengue are World Heritage Sites
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Public Enemy
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No Doubt
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Shakira
Shakira and Carlos Vives are sued for plagiarism
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Sir Samuel
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Björk
Björk approaches virtual reality with her latest album
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Shaggy
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P.M. Dawn
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Ozuna
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Josh Stimpson
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Los Amigos Invisibles
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Ariana Grande
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David Bowie
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Pinkerton Raid
The Pinkerton Raid Share New Single
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The Notorious B.I.G.
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Victor Drija
Víctor Drija signs up for electronic bachata
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Yordano
Carlos vives and Yordano together to the rhythm of “Manantial de Corazones”.
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CNCO
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Meme
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Céline Dion
20 years after My Heart Will Go On
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Tommy James & The Shondells
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Neil Young
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Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris released the video for his song Faking It
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PXNDX
Panda announces indefinite rest from his career
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Chino & Nacho
New Remix of Andas in my head
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WALK THE MOON
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Lemmy
Rock legend Lemmy Kilmister dies
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The Game
Does Game's The Documentary 2 Live Up To It's Predecessor's Legacy?
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton reveals that he suffers from nerve damage.
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Rachel Lipsky
Rachel Lipsky – EP Review
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The Last Shadow Puppets
TLSP will release new EP
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Steve Coleman and Five Elements
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Pink Martini
The Inclusive Musical Libation Pink Martini
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age reveal new Villians single
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Sarah Gayle Meech
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Bencoolen
BENCOOLEN Take Over the 9:30 Club
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Andrés Calamaro
Calamaro and his Found Recordings
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Alexander Scriabin
Scriabin’s 7th Piano Sonata
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Oscarcito
Oscar-ci-to In The Paw Of The Ear
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Lady Gaga
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Yibáro
Yibaro and Rawayana with the new theme bombon (remix)
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Wally Lopez
Wally returns with a new song
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Tame Impala
Tame Impala covered Kylie Minogue's Confide in Me
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Usher
Usher premieres No Limit on Jimmy Kimmel's show
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Rojay
DeAnté will give rare 2017 performance
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AC/DC
Axl Rose: I'm not here in any way to disrespect Brian
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Trent Dabbs
Trent Dabbs ‘Believer’ – Album Review
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Françoise Hardy
Wes Anderson Creates Magic With Music
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Агата Кристи
Agatha Christie. Russian rock decadent tragedians.
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Alkilados
Alkilados premieres a remix of I like it with Maluma
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10 years after Light Grenades
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Hungry for new Fergalicious music?
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Britney Spears
Britney Spears could perform at the 2017 Super Bowl
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Norah Jones
Carrying a nostalgic tune
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Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley and the refined art of not losing faith
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Bob Dylan
Mr. Tambourine Man
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Viniloversus
Vinylversus in English with ''Only Hungry For You''
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Natalie Stovall and The Drive
Natalie Stovall and The Drive ‘Heartbreak’ – EP Review
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The Kathy Kallick Band
Kathy Kallick Band ‘Foxhounds’ - Album Review
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Matty Ride
Catching Up With Matty Ride
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Franco De Vita
New musical theme by Franco de Vita, after 7 years.
After seven years, singer and Venezuelan composer Franco de Vita will release a new song through its digital platforms. The song, titled Where there…
Dub War
Dub War
The sun is shining like your eyes. The sun sounds like a fat dub bass. The sun looks fantastic almost like you. You are gorgeous and beloved; so…
Ashley Campbell
Ashley Campbell On Her Father Glen, Her Route To Music And Her First Record – Interview
We were lucky enough to be front and centre during the press conferences at the recent C2C Festival in London. Ashley Campbell stopped by to talk…
William Singe
William Singe sings covers like no other
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Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra, Draco Rosa and Ednita Nazario together in concert
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Royce Da 5'9"
Royce Da 5'9 Already Working on Follow-up to ‘Layers’
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Wilco
Wilco announces new album and releases single
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Salif Keita
The Music of Mali Vol.6 - Salif Keita
If you do music, you do it positively. You have to have something positive to say to your listeners. It is not easy to find something…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey teams up with A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti
American singer Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, better known by her stage name as Lana Del Rey, released a new single along with the vocal collaboration…
Lil Supa
Lil Supa' soon in Bogota
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Louis Berry
Old Soul
My songs are about real experiences. People getting shot, people dying. People dealing with drug addictions in my family, and outside my family.…
Balsamo Deighton
Balsamo Deighton ‘Unfolding’ - Album Review
There are lots of artists, lots of songwriters, and lots of musicians out there. Many of them have made albums, and sometimes it feels like I&…
Mode Moderne
Mode Moderne
Mode Moderne is a kind of mix of a chocolate and a gothic charm. Something tasty and beautiful. Their music has a taste and flavor. You want to hug…
Fedarro
Fedarro We Needed You ! ! !
This young exceptionista cuts deep with his passionate art. Singer/songwriter/producer/engeneer and a passionate cook, this multi-talented machine…
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera pays tribute to Orlando victims
After the slaughter have occurred last Sunday night clubs Press in Orlando, Florida, singer Christina Aguilera showed the audience a song called…
The Soil Bleeds Black
15 Delights of Dionysus
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Los Planetas
Zona Temporally Autonomous new album by Los Planetas
When you want to fly through space through New Wave, Shoegaze and post-punk melodies, with nuances of flamenco and Spanish folk music, you must keep…
Danny Barnes
Danny Barnes Interview
Danny Barnes returns to Country Fried Rock to discuss his recent accolade, the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Barnes has…
Artemis Burr
Empowering Debut Release The Lion's Heart From The Elusive Artemis Burr
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Adele
Is it Adele or is it not Adele? It's not Jenny!
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SARABETH
SaraBeth’s Christmas Traditions Past and Present – Interview
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Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
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Michelle Branch
michelle branch is back
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Romeo Santos
Romeo Santos is now CEO.
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OneRepublic
One Republic prepares new album
One Republic is characterized by the great touch of rock-pop they have in their music; With which they have triumphed over the years. The American…
Willy William
The Secret Of A Good Soundtrack
Many times, the seconds of a song are enough to remember a movie, and also that sound is capable of transmitting the emotion that encompasses the…
La Oreja de Van Gogh
Summer new theme of the Ear of Van Gogh
After five long years without enjoying record material of this band of Spanish origin, they joined again to give birth to their new studio album,…
Dandi
Imaginary Friends singer, Dandi !
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Wisin & Yandel
Cowboys return to the rodeo
Cowboys urban genre met again after several years of taking separate ways and begin their careers as soloists. They had released some photos, in…
Enrique Iglesias
Not even the rain stops Enrique Iglesias.
For the second time, the Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias included in his tour to the Dominican Republic, the first in 2013. On a rainy night but…
Little Big Town
Little Big Town’s ‘Girl Crush’, And The Close-Minded Complaints That Have Forced It Into Low Rotation
Written by TexMex As a Music Director for a current Country music radio station in Texas, it always baffles me when people take the time to complain…
Beyoncé
Beyoncé and Bruno Mars shine with Coldplay at the Superbowl
Michael Jackson, Madonna, Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones are among the artists who have presented the most memorable Super Bowl halftime shows…
José Luis Rodríguez
Connected to an oxygen tank, Puma gives a concert in Colombia.
Venezuelan Jose Luis Rodriguez better known as El Puma surprised his thousands of followers by appearing publicly connected to an oxygen tank.…
Further Down
A Post-classical kind of tribute
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Los Panchos
Sounds like blood and ashes
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Soulful Abstraction
It's Your World!
The The vocal marathon starts here! It's Your World (The Remix) This is an multifaceted music genres mix that give you all the elements…
The Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs - Lollapalooza 2017
It's not the best quality, but the video above is the Lemon Twigs performing the single baby at the Lollapalooza music festival 2017. One of the…
Betty Davis
She-Funk
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The Beatles
It’s so hard to be the King (but not Elvis)
Imagine satisfied lions sleeping well in the shadow of a beautiful tree somewhere in Africa. The flies are all around: buzzing, biting and drinking…
Lydia Loveless
Lydia Loveless ‘Real’ – Album Review
The first time I heard “Bilbao” from Lydia Loveless’ new album ‘Real,’ it was like I was hearing a…
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique will make you fall in love with his new song
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