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Room For Squares
JOHN MAYER’S ROOM FOR SQUARES
Although John Mayer’s later work is somewhat lacking in originality, Room for Squares remains a high point in his musical career. In 2014,…
Automatic For The People
#TBT R.E.M.'s Best Of
When I can not overcome my inner demons, I just come over to my friend’s place and we listen to some evergreens. Try it out, it is more…
Emotions - EP
From cloning and covering to being original
There are many times that I (have to) multitask and I usually end up wishing I could split myself into more than one individual, but there’s…
Vivir Mi Vida - The Remixes
Marc Anthony Premieres 'Vivir Mi Vida' Making A Triumphant Return To Music
Puerto Rican Salsa sensation Marc Anthony marked his return to music when he premiered his new song, “Vivir Mi Vida”, at the…
Whatever It Takes
Imagine Dragons returns with Whatever It Takes
Imagine Drangons is one of those groups that take the time necessary to make new music, and is that when the muse arrives, they certainly stand out…
Northern Passages
Steady Addition To The Sadies Discography
Northern Passages is tenth studio album by Canadian band The Sadies. If we include live albums and compilations, it is the 16th album they have…
Behind the Mountains
#tb Brutus' Second Album
It’s not that difficult to form a band who nourishes traditional hard rock, to proclaim yourself a successor of Black Sabbath and to build a career on…
She
Charity Ekeke Carries A Torch For Women’s Issues With She
Way back in 1971 at around the peak of the counterculture era an Australian singer/songwriter named Helen Reddy released a song called I Am…
Electronica 1: The Time Machine
The Father of Electronica
When you are an artist who initiated a certain art movement or discovered a specific music genre, that speaks for you. Even silence screams your name.…
Tell My Sister
Sisters That Brought Optimism Back To Folk
In American folk-rock music, 1975 was a year of powerful, dark and confessional albums. Just take a look at this series: Bob Dylan – Blood On The…
Cá Entre Nós
Bossa For The Gloomy Weather
Brazilian singer Wanda Sa is not hiding her mature years on the cover of her new album Ca Entre Nos. She feels she has nothing to hide or be ashamed…
Blackstar
Goodbye, gender bending king!
If anyone was a true chameleon in music animal world, it was certainly David Bowie. So many personas and masks that he had change since the beginning…
Big Band Holidays
Bring your Christmas magic in your home with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Happy winter holidays and New Year to all of you Kurrent Music blog readers! I hope you are having a great festive time. In addition I would like to…
Dark Sky Island
Sparkling Despite the Fluidity of Time
Other than our family, our friends can help shape the music we listen to as well as enjoy. It was through a friend that I first heard of Enya and her…
Good Luck Have Fun
Mother Falcon Takes Flight
Good Luck Have Fun - Mother Falcon 3rd album released October 9, 2015 on Universal Music Classics Overall rating: 10/10 Mother Falcon is a…
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…
Amanecer
THE GLOBALIZED SOUND OF THE COLOMBIANS OF BOMBA STEREO
Bomba Estéreo history in music has been recorded and an impeccable track record. At dawn he went twice to dance, to contagion and that of the…
Live At The Troubadour
Live at The Troubadour: Paying Homage to an Iconic Venue
The Troubadour is a highly regarded music venue located in West Hollywood, California that was opened by Doug Weston in 1957. This venue was so…
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…
Perfectamundo
Perfectamundo
There is a very interesting thing with rock n roll. No matter how old it is, it never dies. By some magic and alchemic techniques, the old and…
Make Way For Love
Kiwi That Makes The Room War
Despite of his classical music education gained at the University of Canterbury, the eclectic music influences Marlon Williams was exposed to from his…
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…
AIM (Deluxe)
A.I.M
Few musicians in recent memory have worked harder to successfully — and sometimes unsuccessfully — merge social activism with their art like M.I.A.,…
2012 - 2017
When Nicolas Jaar Plays House, That Doesn't Mean He Plays Safe
It is generally accepted notion that when an artist is having fun while making his music, the listener is also going to enjoy it. Under the pseudonym…
Electra Heart
Electra Heart
Marina Diamondis, aka Marina and the Diamonds, doesn't make things easy for herself. For her follow-up to 2010's excellent debut The Family…
Get Busy
Matisse refreshes his sound!
The Mexican romantic trio, Matisse, is debuting with the release of the reissue of his album '' Go up, Summer Edition '&#…
Clipper Ship
Pick Up The Wooden Wand!
Wooden Wand has been around for a while and has come up with a batch of great albums with equally great music and even some greater lyrics. A great…
Synthwaves
Quaeschning & Schnauss Unveil New Album Synthwaves
Thorsten Quaeschning and Ulrich Schnauss have teamed up to create a record of pure Berlin-school bliss which pays…
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…
The Making Of
Another Modern Rock Band? Really?
The Bohicas are rookies on British rock scene. Young, handsome, multi-ethnic band. They are armed with electric guitars, leather jackets and…
Big Inner
The Big Inner of the Big White Man
Matthew E. White is an American artist that came on strong from the start, with a voice of his own and gained international following instantly. As…
Say What You Mean (Radio Edit)
Pop Artist EM Is Giving Us Taylor Swift Vibes in her Latest Spotify Single Release “Say What You Mean”
Have you guys listened to Pop Icon EM’s latest Spotify single release titled “Say What You Mean”? The track is giving us…
Lightning At The Door
All Them Witches - Lightning At The Door
All Them Witches are a great American psychedelic stoner rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. Their music tends to be a mixture of fine low-tuned and…
Los Amigos Invisibles, Acústico
The Invisible Friends Vivehappy with Kurrent Music on ViveMusic
Now Kurrent Music and ViveHappy come together to bring a new music section called ViveMusic, in this first edition will discuss the acoustic album…
Human Performance
Yasssssss Rock!
This band gained my attention with their second full-length album titled Light Up Gold. It was a tasty and perplexing post pank album that…
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…
The Snow Burial
Oddo Bam: The Snow Burial
I am constantly amazed by the hidden gems of South African music. Although increasingly less hidden and deservedly so, Oddo Bam’s first EP,…
To Pimp A Butterfly
Deep Hop
I am not into hip hop so I was battling with myself a lot while I was giving a chance to the album that topped year-end-charts in 2015. It took a long…
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…
Lions
Crowes and Lions
The Black Crowes were among the first artists in the nineties to embrace the retro sound and looks without hesitation. They simply looked like, let’s…
Bloodlust
Body Count
The seventh album from Ice-T’s heavy metal band sounds like a TED Talk set to a bracing thrashcore/groove metal soundtrack. It takes a…
Wild Kingdom
Wild Kingdom, the I Ching Way
Texas power-poppers or harmony rockers (whichever you prefer) Cotton Mather and their main brain Robert Harrison (I guess the same last name with…
Villains
Queens of the Stone Age renews glam and unites it with progressive in 'Villians'
Queens Of The Stone Age 'Villains' After four years, which have become a bit long for fans of Queens Of The Stone Age , the band…
Giros
Giros, the thirtysomething album by Fito Páez
There was a time when Fito Paez made good records. It began exactly 30 years ago with Twists, the album currently the singer pays tribute with a…
Cherry Bomb
Tyler, The Creator Cherry Bomb Album Review
Fans of alternative hip-hop rejoice. Cherry Bomb has arrived. With very little notice, the young leader of Odd Future released his fourth studio album…
Journey in Satchidananda
The Gates of Heaven
Why name this article The Gates of Heaven? Because that is exactly what I envisioned when I first heard the opening notes of Alice Coltrane’s 1971…
Discovery of Honey
#tb Sandstone - Purging The Past
There is one interesting band from the second biggest city in Ireland called Derry that I have discovered in 2009 and fell in love with.…
Interiors
Quicksand Join The Stream of Big Comebacks
Some of the year's best albums came from bands who made big comebacks after a two decade gap in their discography. I am primarily thinking of…
American Band
The Most Candid American Band
There are not much bands with a discography that is competitive enough to beat the description of Drive By Truckers: American Band. Over…
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…
Overload
Chris Luciani/Overload - A Reflection of Our Times
During this current political cycle of the 2016 presidential election the term “overload” as a summary of our collective feelings…
A Place Where There's No More Pain
Second Comebacks Are Never As Good As First Ones
There are not many bands who had such a big impact on younger bands, but who did not manage not to charged for their clairvoyance. This was especially…
Emperor's New Clothes
Death Of A Bachelor Or The Rise Of An LA Devotee?
Panic! At The Disco has proven to us that change isn’t always a bad thing. The band has recently shown us that they transitioned from emo/…
Scissors, Paper, Rock!
Scientists prove what 25 million people have already seen...
Earlier this year, researchers from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria published an article titled Instrumentational Complexity of Music…
Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 - Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 is a quite well-known psychedelic rock/drone/space rock project of Justin Wright, who started the project in Los Angeles. Expo 70 has…
Canción Animal (Remastered)
Soda Stereo: A Sign of Better Times
Ask any 15-30 yr-old Latin american folk what Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Colombia have in common and…
Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
Tilted Axes release experimental album Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
The New York- based group Tilted Axes is an experimental rock group that pushes the boundaries with the sounds they can make come out of their guitars…
Origin of What
Tyvek - Origin Of What
Tyvek are a pretty well-known American lo-fi garage rock/noise rock band, who have released a number of great albums through the years. Their latest…
Expect the Best
Widowspeak as The Closure For The Autumn
We are soon going to enter the winter period, and before that happens, I have a perfect album for you to conclude the autumn behind us. Widowspeak was…
The Electric Lady
Sophisticated Icon
Janelle Monae is a young glamorous lady who has rhythm, blues and soul running through her veins. There is no blood in her music. Everything is clean.…
Metanoia
Darkness Is The New Light
MUSIC REVIEWS 15 He is a really unique phenomenon on music scene. Expressive and mysterious, dark and hermetic, with idiosyncratic style and powerful…
The Last Stand
Recycle Metal
Sabaton is on their way on becoming a recycle band and it is going to be difficult to negate this for everyone who knows the band from the beginning…
Motion
#tbt The Cinematic Orchestra - Motion
This week's throwback will be short but sweet as Oreo milkshake. Motion was a debut album by The Cinematic Orchestra and it was released in 1999…
hopeless fountain kingdom
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
The rising pop star's sophomore album goes for experimental radio hits that are full of anhedonic drama. It's ambitious and nuanced, though…
Happy Birthday
Hey Colossus - Happy Birthday
The well-known British experimental psychedelic rock/noise rock/stoner band Hey Colossus has released a large number of great albums through the years…
Cobalt Chapel
Cobalt Chapel - Where Wicker Man Resides
Remember “The Wicker Man” movie? No not the 2006 remake, but the 1973 English mystery horror classic based on the 1967 novel “The Ritual”, involving…
Is This The Life We Really Want?
Should Roger Waters Retire?
In two to three years old competition comprised of collections of songs named Ratthe That Lock and Endless River, Is This The Life We Really Want by…
Broke With Expensive Taste
Azealia Banks Continues To Slay
Even though she released one of the most interesting rap albums in 2014 and shut the mouth to everyone who called her one hit wonder because of…
Rhythm Nation 1814
The National Anthem We All Need
I always like to describe the best music as being timeless, all-consuming, and inspiring. Janet Jackson’s 1989 album, Rhythm Nation 1814,&…
DROGAS Light
DROGAS Light
Lupe Fiasco’s new album introduces itself with a shocking display of force: “Dopamine Lit (Intro)” is two minutes and 49 seconds of foghorn bass,…
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.…
Rune Husk
Rune Husk?
So you don’t know what Rune Husk is? But of course, it is the new Of Montreal EP! Oh, you want to know what that means? Well, then, you will have to…
In Spades
Unstoppable Groove of The Afghan Whigs
Greg Dully and co. released their comeback album Do to the Beast back in 2014 after almost sixteen years of professional hiatus. I am one of only few…
Field Recordings From the Sun
Comets On Fire - Field Recordings From the Sun
Comets On Fire are a psychedelic noise rock band from Santa Cruz, California. They have released a wide range of albums through the years, but their…
Music for the Age of Miracles
The Clientele - Beating the autumn gloominess
When you start asking yourself what has happened to a certain band, missing their music, you can be certain that they have come up with something…
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…
Can Summer Love Last Forever?
Folk Diamond For Winter Days
The story of Swedish duo Flora Cash begun with the meeting on Soundcloud, continued on Skype and it is still on. Shpresa Lleshaj and Cole…
Chasing an Illusion
Chasing Illusion
Sorrowful lyrics against spirited playing create a magical crux on the experimental singer-songwriter’s latest, a powerfully maternal and spiritually…
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…
Grace
JEFF BUCKLEY’S GRACE
One of the greatest tragedies of the 00’s was the loss of the prolific and incredibly talented musician, Jeff Buckley. It is a wonderful…
The Altar
Repetitive Banks
Couple of years ago, Banks represented one of those artists who were an inspiration to the younger hipster generation. Her alternative pop…
Lust For Life
Lust for Life
The fourth full-length from Lana Del Rey is sincere and sublime, pushing her fascination with pop culture iconography even further while adding a…
Pasos Sincopados
Little Revenge presents its 'Pasos Sincopados'. Part II.
Small Revancha, the musical project directed and conceptualized by the duo of Claudia Lizardo (daughter of the legendary PTT Lizardo of the same…
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…
Ellipsis
Spinning in Ellipsis; Biffy Clyro Succumbs To Repetition
Biffy Clyro, A Scottish trio, was always interesting to me based on their approach to music. Jast as Kings Of Leon, Simon Neil and Johnston brothers (…
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…
Dialectic of Ignorance
Pontiak's Dialectic of Ignorance is Demanding and That is Good
Since 2004, brothers Carney, Jennings (bass, organ, vocals), Van (main vocal, guitar) and Lain (drums, vocal), are traveling across some very…
Outside The Box
Hacktivist -Outside The Box
There is something incisive about artists who use their music as a tool for political activism. I believe the final product returns to the…
Little Dark Age
Breaking Up With MGMT
If some band sounded like they are going to be THE band of their times, that was definitely MGMT during their Oracular Spectacular era. The album was…
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,…
Atoma
Dark Tranquillity – Atoma [Review]
Along with At the Gates and In Flames, Dark Tranquillity shaped melodeath genre. Back in the 90’s three bands from Gothenburg, Sweden made an entirely…
Grim Weepers
Morbid, Morbid, Morbid
Grim Weepers is the fourth album by Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks, and the first one after the four year hiatus followed by EP Halloween is Here.…
Ruin
Shawm Mendes lets us see his new work
Today precisely is the day you can enjoy the single Ruin for the first time, Treat You Better and a few other topics, when preorders the new album by…
Holding Hands With Jamie
Girl Band: Holding Hands with Jamie
Bailing out of the blocks like surf-rock attack dogs chasing down an intruder, Girl Band simply go for your throat with a full on scorched electric…
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…
Tres
Jesus Sons Love Their Vintage Paraphernalia
Jesus Sons are a band who had anti-conformist attitude towards contemporary music. They have nothing to do with either indie nor folk scene, and they…
Flying Microtonal Banana
King Gizzard Travels to The Middle East
When back in the Sixties droves of musicians, rock or jazz went to the Middle East and further down towards the Indian Ocean, they brought back much…
MY HOUSE
Flo-rida's Comeback
American rap superstar Flo Rida is back in the game with the release of My House, his fourth EP, and the amount of PR that has surrounded its…
Last Place
After A Decade Long Sabatical, Grandaddy Make An Eclectic Return
It was 2006 when unfortunate and tired Jason Lytle decided to impede the work of the group called Grandaddy. Over the following period, he charged his…
Pennied Days
Weekend EP Batle: No Joy vs Night Moves
Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare, anyway. No Joy Series…
A Man Alive
The Indie-est Project Ever
This is the most independent project ever! Ergo, whether you are too cool for mainstream or crazy enthusiast or you love magnificent alt guitars, then…
Higher Than Here (Deluxe)
In the here and now
I love my soul vocals smooth, unless it's the old soul music, like Motown, but every time I hear the voices of people like Amos Lee and James…
Greatest Hits
Tracing Tracy Chapman's Musical Journey
Nearly three decades ago, this singer-songwriter stepped into the wider world stage after years of performing in smaller, more intimate platforms. Her…
All of Me (Originally Performed By John Legend)
Chester See's All of Me
When All of Me by John Legend came out, I and many others loved it so much that it was bound to be a “replay track” in your audio…
Entranced Earth
The Myrrors - Entranced Earth
The renowned Arizona psychedelic rock band Myrrors came out with their latest new album ''Entranced Earth'' a short while ago. The…
Revolution Radio
Revolution Radio
Over the course of 26 years, Green Day have gone from pop punks to rock stars. Their latest, however, has little effect on their legacy and lapses…
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…
Coffee Show
Coffee Party? Interesting,
For the purpose of better taste, this album was made in coffee machine. This is what lies in the description of the debut album by a Swiss band Coffee…
Dark Sky Island
Wake Up, Enya!
Eithne Ni Bhraonain, known as Enya Brennan or simply Enya is the most-sold Irish artist in the history of the world. Maybe she is born with it, and…
First Ditch Effort (Commentary)
Candid NOFX In Rearview
Can’t you see my soul, on the record sleeve, it’s going out for sale as soon as it gets saved. (NOFX – Take Two Placebos And Call Me Lame) After the…
Z
#tbt My Morning Jacket
One of the most repeated and most overstated opinions you could about what is the worst thing for a musicians is that he was born in the wrong time,…
Lust For Life
SundaySpotlight: Lana Del Rey
Who is Lana Del Rey? Is she a concept? Is she fake? Is she a daughter of a rich guy? Is she a product? I was never bothered by these questions, while…
Good For You
Good For You
The Portland rapper’s debut album balances playful verses and cheerful wit with more revealing moments of introspection. On the cartoonish…
Prism
Dovley's Single Prism Off Her Soon To Be Released Album Beautiful Chaos Is PHENOMENAL
Dovley's music is incredible.....a dance artist with a style all her own, she is not only gorgeous, but her talent easily rises to the top in the…
Pleasure
Welcome back, Feist
You know when you wait for a record, and you wait, and you wait until your anticipation slowly ceases to exist. And then, when you least expect it,…
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…
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…
She's Magic
Is the magic still there?
So, it’s official. Az Yet have become the group I‘ve blogged about the most. So far. I wasn’t really planning on writing…
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…
A Song I Can Live With
Chip Taylor - Another Great Waiting To Be Re-discovered
Luckily, not everybody has forgotten Chip Taylor. After all, he is to get inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For those who have forgotten&…
Purple
Purple is The Color of Metal
Maybe a broken soul is evidence you have one. Even though many people are not aware of it, rock and metal are usually born out of broken soul or…
Trouble Maker (Deluxe Edition)
Rancid! Rancid! Rancid!
I'll see ya in the pit, as Rancid would say. Trouble Maker has the arguments and quality that would make any punk boy and girl consider visiting…
Strangers
For All The Marginalized People
Marissa Nadler is a singer-songwriter from Massachusetts. Besides the obvious music talent that was discovered very early in her life, Marissa also…
Clean Your Clock (Live In Munich 2015)
Rest in Peace, Motorhead
For Ian Frasier Lemmy Klimster, some would say that considering how wild he lived, he had lived a long life. No matter how far he had come,…
Polaris
Polaris by Tesseract – Not really 4th dimension
I have slightly weird experience when listening to every Tesseract album for the first time. The music starts and after a couple of songs I say to…
Sprite Fountain
The Ruby Suns - McPhun Is Still Having Fun
The Ruby Suns can either be a shifting conglomerate or just Ryan McPhun, a guy around whom the whole band and its musical idea revolve around. That…
Dark Harvest
The Harvest May Be Dark, But It Is A Rich One
Ok, so I never heard of Tim Meskers before. So, a know all music site tells me that he might be known to discerning music fans from a band called…
Shape of You
Ed Sheeran releases tracklist for his new album
Young UK, Ed Sheeran, has been working on his next album titled divide ÷ , however, before publishing completely that album, he has released to…
Wayfarer
The IndieBeat Staple Collection: Innovative Troubadour Rock
With the release of his first single Council, you immediately get the sense that Jeffrey Trainor's sophomore album is a move…
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…
Unseen
Time To See The Unseen
If there was a band in recent times that could easily pick up the title of American Gothic, then it is the Handsome Family. Even more fitting is the…
Late Nights: The Album
Late Nights with Jeremih...
We already know how much soul power this man has, yet he still manages to surprise us again with his latest album project&…
Liquid Sky EP
Les Big Byrd - Liquid Sky
Les Big Byrd are a Swedish krautrock/psychedelic rock band from Stockholm. Their most notable album to date has been ''They Worshipped Cats&#…
Orange Garage
Miminokoto - Orange Garage
Miminokoto is a pretty well-known experimental Japanese psychedelic rock/garage rock/psychedelic noise rock band. They have released many great albums…
Nazienda
Conceptual Metal
Extreme metal since 1990 is written on Facebook page of Italian dudes called Resurrecturis. This is not the most important thing in this story. What&…
Whiteout Conditions
Confident Return of The New Pornographers
It’s been three years since the last album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. In this period, the members either focused on their…
The Tambourine Girls
Tambourine Girls - Another Guitar Variation That Works
No girls or tambourines among these four Aussies that go under the name Tambourine Girls on their debut album. I’m sure that a girl or two on…
Minimum - Maximum
Pioneers Of Electronic Music
Of all places in post-war Europe, Germany was probably the most depressive ambient to grow up. Artists born after Hitler’s suicide in 1945 were facing…
Post Pop Depression
PostPopDepression
It is so refreshing to see a long-standing artist who is not relying on his old fame. There are only a few of them who are perpetually pushing the…
Pool
Big Meh
Aaron Maine, known as Porches, released his second album Pool. After his debut in 2013, this album serves as a turning point in his career. Not only…
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…
"Awaken, My Love!"
I have a bone to pick with end of year lists
I love end of year lists, I consume them with an almost unhealthy fervour since they provide answers to the all important question for a pop culture…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Mediocre Pop on John Legend ''Darkness and Light''
No matter If you are a big fan of mainstream music or not, you probably appreciate when your favorite musician makes an effort to step out of his…
FUTURE
Future Still Swimming in Dark Waters
Two years after his sepulchral watermark DS2, the dual sides of Future's artistic persona appear to be set in stone. There is…
american dream
Small Letters, But Big Words from James Murphy's Pen
Recently I had a discussion with one of my friends who is also obsessed with music about significant artists who created genius music after 2000. His…
In My Room
The Stunning Debut Album In My Room By Jacob Collier
With only 22 years, Jacob Collier already became a Grammy award winner (and guess what, not only one but he won two Grammys for his Debut Album!). For…
Relatives In Descent
Protomartyr Deservingly Became More Popular
Detroit based quartet Protomartyr includes Joe Case (vocalist), Greg Ahee (guitar), Alex Leonard (drums), and Scott Davidson (bass). This year,…
Prisoner
If Prisoner is Ryan Adams return to form, when did he lose it?
Ryan Adams new album, entitled Prisoner, is another accomplished st of songs from an artist who has many albums just like it. Now I love Ryan Adams,…
The Wilderness
Growth and Rebirth
Explosions in the Sky (EITS) is one of the most emblematic post-rock bands, and for good reason, their lengthy instrumental pieces with little more…
Real Fake
Xinobi's Emphatic and Anthemic Dance Track
Xinobi is the stage name for Portuguese DJ and music producer Bruno Cardoso, who makes music under the Discotexas label with Moullinex. Real Fake is a…
Ghost Rider - Strange Weather EP
Calvi Calls On The Ghost Rider
Call Anna Calvi experimental, avant-garde punk, or the Italian heiress from the fortunate guitar goddesses, one thing is clear, Calvi can pay one hell…
South
Back Straight, Chest Out, Just Like a Soldier
South is the titular single from Minnesota-based indie rock band Hippo Campus' second EP, which was released in October last year. As…
Tourner dans le vide
Afloat
Turning in the empty or tourner dans le vide, is in the terms of this song sung by Indila is treading water / staying afloat. Learning to live with a…
A Change Of Heart
Introducing “Matty the Clown”!
I admit that I was a bit surprised when I found out that The 1975 has released another music video and it's the song A Change of Heart. Now, in…
Sign of the Times
If It's A Sign Of The Times, Harry Styles May Be The Voice Of Reason
'Sign of the Times' is coming out at the exact right time. Once the men from One Direction decided to go there separate ways, many wondered if…
The Pretender
The Pretender: One Of The Most Brutally Honest Songs
“The Pretender” is an extremely amazing, sad, and truthful song written by Jackson Browne in 1976 for his album with the same exact name. This song is…
Venus Fly
grimes feat Janelle Monáe: venus fly
It always astounds me just how long a great album can stay relevant for. Grimes fantastic album, Art Angels, blew away all comers at the end of 2015…
Abducted
Violent Passions
Enter Cults, aka Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, Californians-turned-New Yorkers who take the usual musical ingredients (vintage R&B chord…
Song for Dan Treacy
Namesake
Writing a song for a good friend? Do it the way MGMT has. With Song For Dan Treacy; it's anything but ordinary. MGMT says of the man behind the…
Wrong Crowd
Youthful Melancholy
If you've heard of British singer-songwriter Tom Odell, it's probably because of his smash hit Another Love - which was successful enough to…
When I'm thinking in your mind
Montreal Duo Finer/Haggart Shares Debut Single “When I’m thinking in your mind”.
While Dustin Finer and Patrick Haggart make no claims regarding powers of interstellar awakening, they do boast a visionary take on saxophone and…
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…
The Way You Used To Do
Queens of the Stone Age Prove That A Band Must Evolve Over Time
Las reinas de la Edad de Piedra asustaron a algunos fans cuando la banda publicó una imagen con el productor Mark Ronson. Mark Ronson es…
Seven Nation Army
The song that you know but with another sound
Once I heard that music is the listener. When sound traps the crowd, this becomes one voice. language barriers are broken, gender mix and endless…
Cranes in the Sky
Solange Steels Music's Broken Wings
The opening to Solange Knowles “Cranes in The Sky” beckons with an addictive head-nodding beat that subdues all your attention.…
No Voy a Pensar En Ti
OneChot and the premiere of ''I'm not going to think about you''
The renowned Venezuelan singer of reggae and dancehall, Juan David Chacón Aka '' OneChot '' brings new video,…
Pretty Girl
Queer Ear Candy
'Pretty Girl' is one of my favorite songs on my new EP, Citrine. It's an acknowledgement of all those beautiful women…
Un Año Después
One year later
Siam duo Cali, Colombia brings his latest single One Year Later after a break of two years. This pair of X Factor winners singers Colombia in 2009…
My Smile Is Extinct
Youthful Melodrama
“My Smile Is Extinct is the second track from New Zealand singer-guitarist Kane Strang’s sophomore album Two…
Ain't Nothing Changed
Listen to the Change
'Ain't Nothing Changed' by Loyle Carner happens to be a highly under-rated artist. Keeping that in mind, Loyle Carner twists and glues his…
Intervention
In Need of an Intervention?
Madonna's recent decision to share her emotional turmoil regarding her custody battle with ex-husband Guy Ritchie over her 15-year old…
Hold Back Your Love
Uplifting Melancholic Synth Rock
London post-punk band White Lies's fourth album Friends (2016) examines the dynamics that shape the friendships of individuals…
Stand Up for Something (feat. Common)
Standing up to inspire others
I’ve had a favorite songwriter for a very long time now. She’s Diane Warren. I think she’s slightly strange, now that I follow her on social media and…
Play Out
Zola Blood - Play Out
Zola Blood produce lo-fi electronic music that is warm and soulful. Their sparse, analogue sound exists in a fog of sinewaves, samples and…
tonite
Tonite Throws Reflective Notions Orchestrated By LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem has come back around this time with new single and music video Tonite, where a 1980's heavy laden vibe is vocal. This dance floor…
the words
Christina Perri Sings the Mood
There’s just something about her voice that brings me to be caught within a trance-like consciousness. Her style of changing between soft…
Desencuentro
Residente and his romantic Mismatch in Paris
If anything René Pérez Joglar to recognize aka Residente, it is its integrity and idealism, as well as the determining of their positions.…
Breaking Down
The Sound of Neurosis
Sometimes its the more low-key tracks that grab your attention. Florence + the Machine has risen to worldwide prominence with Florence Welsh's…
Stand by My Girl
The Uneasy Gender Politics of Dan Auerbach's Stand By My Girl”
Femmes fatales have long been primary fixtures in cinema and art, captivating the viewer with their alluring beauty, moral ambiguity, and potentially…
Duendecillos en la Cama
Magical Union of Víctor Muñoz and Anais Vivas
I can hardly believe that this beautiful video was recorded in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. Accustomed to traffic, buildings, informal housing,…
Moneda
Prince Royce joins Gerardo Ortiz in a new theme
Friday was officially released the video for the new theme Prince Royce, which bears the title currency is the third single from the new album of the…
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…
Uno Mismo
What does public transport sound like in Caracas?
Vallenato, reggaeton, but is mostly salsa and merengue, Latin sounds, including Christian music, or music Ballads 80 and 90, those with less…
Certainty
The Importance of New Temples Single Certainty
One month ago, on September 26, 2016, English psychedelic group Temples released the single Certainty, their first new song since the release of their…
Calling Me
Answering The Call
Aquilo, a U.K. alternative duo consisting of Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher, are noted for quiet pondering songs that touch upon human nature.…
Sweet Tooth
Munk Duane Contemplates Funk & Fidelity With New Single “Sweet Tooth”
Munk Duane’s Sweet Tooth is a soulful and sexy, Alt-R&B funk banger detailing a story of “temptation” in the face of…
Miss You
James Hersey's Miss You
I'll admit, what drew me to this track on Apple Music was definitely the cover art. I'm a sucker for cool packaging, and I'm pretty sure 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…
Won’t Let You Go
Hallucinatory Desperation
In 2016, Angus Stone - who is best known as one half of the folksy Sydney brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone - began recording music…
Nevermind the End
Bedroom Siren
Like Basically, Nevermind the End showcases Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi's fluid vocals and insightful…
Love Letter To Japan
Electro-Exotica Ear Candy
LA-based indie pop group The Bird and the Bee consist of Greg Kurstin and Inara George, who mainly rely on a winsome formula that Pitchfork&#…
Los Que Se Quedan, Los Que Se Van
Public Disorder sings to Those who stay, Those who leave
The legendary band of Reggae and Ska Venezuelan returns to the music scene with a new album to be called Dancing on The Ruins, which is expected to…
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.…
Ultralight Beam
Small Moments of Clarity with Kanye West
There are some days that are just made to be shitty. I was late to work for my afternoon shift of personal training, and like all days in which a…
L.E.S Artistes
Santigold's Artistic Manifesto
Santigold is the stage name of Philadelphia-born Santi White, who is probably best known for 'Disparate Youth' (2012) and her genre-blending…
Chinese New Year
Festive Ambivalence
Florida guitar-based pop duo SALES's (Jordan Shih and Lauren Morgan) charming track Chinese New Year may have been…
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…
I Love My Friends
Foster The People Don't Conform, They Invent
Foster The People's newest album Sacred Hearts Club is light-hearted compared to the band's previous albums. With that being said, the band…
Take the
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.11 - Take The 'A' Train
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra introduced “Take the ‘A’ Train” in 1941 and the song immediately climbed up…
Casimir Pulaski Day
Magic in the Mundane
Sufjan Stevens is notoriously enigmatic in his songwriting. The kind of enigmatic that makes you feel at once that you know him and that you don&…
As Long as Water Runs
Roan Yellowthorn EP
Daughter of famed “American Pie” song man Don McLean, singer-songwriter Jackie McLean has announced the release of her…
Off and On
SALES Flesh Out Exquisite Yearning with Off and On
Florida-based indie duo SALES (guitarist/producer Jordan Shih and vocalist/guitarist Lauren Morgan) recently released Off and On,…
watch
Billie Eilish: The Voice, Imagination and Personality of Pop's Future?
“But you can put yourself in a character or a situation you would not normally be in. You don't have to be in love to write a love song.…
You Only Like Me with the Lights Out
Smooth As Smoke
If modern psychedelic could shed light on 2016, it would be Avid Dancer's 'You Only Like Me With The Lights Out'. Based on cosmic sound…
Pep Rally
Party music perfection
I wandered into my office on Monday morning feeling pretty tired. Basically, the only thing that got me in the office was that I knew about a few…
Selfish Love
Jessie Ware Returns to Desire's Darker Side
“Wildest Moments”, British soul singer Jessie Ware’s best-known single, hinges on the dual realization that love - its…
Celestica
Celestica Empowers Crystal Castles Into New Regions of Mainstream
Crystal Castles flew out of Toronto, Canada as a swarm of locusts landing on the headphones of every teenage/young adult individual across the United…
Palace Garden, 4 Am
Chillwave Disco Sunshine
The Palace Garden, 4 am is one of the standout tracks from Seattle-based Beat Connection's debut album The Palace Garden (2012).…
Who Are You
Aquilo's Who Are You Conjures Interpersonal Urgency
“Who are you?/ Forgive me, I'm hopeless with faces/ But you sing with a voice like I know you”: if you were not immediately transfixed by Tom…
Hush
COVERLAND Vol.2: Hush
Hush is one of those songs that have been a hit for more than one artist. The interesting fact is that it had its lowest charting position with the…
Hands To Myself
Selena Gomez premieres sexy Video
A few weeks ago the former Disney girl Selena Gomez gave us a taste of what would be his new Hands to myself video in which we see her taking her…
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…
Needed Me
Ri-Verse Psychology
In today’s society, the issue about relationships and commitment has seemed to change drastically. When I was growing up, a “…
Waterfalls
Waterfalling For All The Girls : Verse Simmonds
Finally we can call back our enticipation, the new Verse is here and I am not talkin` about rap bars... Our supreme&…
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…
Holy War
Keep yourself open
I apologize for a short blog, but many things have been said about the events of today already. I don’t know about you, but my timelines on every…
Control
Mature, Ease and A Sense Of Belonging
Pieces and pieces of fragments are being picked up and evolvoing into songs that should never be missed out on. Hazel English's track 'Control…
Stay Happy
Stay Happy Is Broken Social Scene's Best Message
With only a week out on the internet Broken Social Scene's newest track Stay Happy leaves everyone wanting more. Broken Social Scene always…
Don't Delete The Kisses
Wolf Alice Hits The Arrow Right Through The Ribs With Latest Music Video
Wolf Alice came out of the indie music underground as a firecracker throwing light all over the industry's same old, same old. Now after time has…
Boyish
Hippo Campus' Boyish Exuberance
It's hard to believe Minnesota indie rock quartet Hippo Campus have not actually released their debut album yet, given the success of their first…
Planet
Irene Skylakaki's Planet: Sunlit Existential Introspection
After releasing two well-received albums (Wrong Direction in 2013, Before Dawn in 2014) in Greece and supporting live performances by Macy Gray,…
Let's Hurt Tonight
One Republic are not as strong as before
I have to admit, I thought I’d be a much bigger One Republic supporter than I turned out to be. From the moment they did their collaboration…
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…
Breaking The Habit
Chester Bennington: His Best Song
Chester Bennington was never shy about dealing with his problems through music. The reason myself, and millions of other fans are in mourning is…
Indian Summer
A Sit Down With Shakambo
We had the chance to sit down with Shakambo, an artist & producer putting his own twist on the Lofi sound. Learn more about the inspiration…
D.O.A. (Dead Or Alive)
SONG REVIEW: HIGH4's Not spring love or cherry blossom
The intro begins with IU singing. Her voice is sweet and airy. She is accompanied by a guitar. The strums of the guitar stop everytime she sings a…
xx
morgxn's xx Brings Catharsis to the Dancefloor
LA-via-Nashville singer-songwriter and erstwhile Tiësto collaborator morgxn has followed up on his recent LGBT-affirming music video for &…
Pears For Lunch
Pears For Lunch - Girl Band
If you haven't witnessed a music video directed by Bob Gallagher, you are missing out on the volatile nature that comes with a Gallagher directed…
Gangsta
Will Jay's Gangsta Presents a Counter-Cultural Vision of Masculinity
The growing body of work by up-and-coming 21-year old singer-songwriter and ex-IM5 boy band member Will Jay has mostly revolved around the…
Magnets
DISCLOSURE – MAGNETS FT. LORDE
I should probably begin this article with the disclaimer that in my eyes, Lorde can do no wrong. I will follow that with a promise to tell you why.…
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…
Un-American Woman
Transatlantic Ambivalence
Un-American Woman is the first taste of Dinner's (LA-based Danish singer-songwriter Anders Rhedin) sophomore album New Work,&…
Ingrata - En Vivo
Las Ingratas Mon Laferte and La Mariosoul cover Cafe Tacvba
The angelica band La Santa Cecilia , along with the Chilean Mon Laferte , just presented a live version of the classic theme Ingrata , original…
Focus
Ariana Grande- In Focus
Ariana Grande… When I hear this name I always look back to the times when she was singing “Hey yeah yeah hey yeah yeah, if we…
Metropolis
Metropolis - Public Access TV
New York City may have an upheavel of bands coming out from the wood work since the last boom in the early 2000s. Already a number of publications…
Siren Call
Heeding the Siren's Call
Little Daylight is a Brooklyn-based alternative band consisting of Nikki Taylor, Matt Lewkowicz and Eric Zeiler. Taking their band name from the story…
Feel It Still
Rebel For Kicks
We worked with so many rad people on this album, but ended up with just the four of us in a basement at 4:00 am trying to say something that mattered.…
Take Me Home
Anthony helped Jess getting back Home
Young and still fresh neverening Pop craze, lovely female vocal Jess Glynne decided to update her single Take Me Home ,&…
Horizon
A Kaleidoscopic Trance
Horizon follows Epoch as the second single from Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) maestro Tycho's (San Francisco-based …
The Queen Is Dead - 2011 Remastered Version
Songs that started it all: The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Never underestimated how impressionable a teenager discovering indie music is, a least the ones who only just started buying NME. That was the case…
Matters
Making Amends
Omaha group Twinsmith, consisting of Jordan Smith (vocals/guitar), Matt Regner (guitar/keys), Bill Sharp (bass) and Oliver Morgan (drums),…
Peaches
The Sweetest Peaches
Peaches remains LA duo In The Valley Below's (vocalist and guitarist Jeffrey Jacob Mendel and vocalist and keyboard player…
My My My!
Troye Sivan Embodies Uninhibited Queer Desire in “My My My!”
It has been a busy week in pop, with music video drops from Taylor Swift (“End Game”), Dua Lipa (“IDGAF”),…
Total Entertainment Forever
Father John Misty's Controversial Bedding Taylor Swift/ Every Night Inside the Oculus Rift' Lyrics Proves To Be Prophetic
After Maryland singer-songwriter Father John Misty (Joshua Tillman) performed Total Entertainment Forever on the Saturday Night Live…
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…
Mystic Rose
Introducing Carolee Rainey
Carolee Rainey has set the tone again with yet another beautifully done song and video. Bringing her latest Mystic Rose video, it shows Rainey in her…
Saturn
A Song for the Soul
In May of 2015, I moved to Ohio, and in December of 2015, it became unbearably frigid (in my opinion, of course). While my husband is perfectly…
Mango Tree
Mango Lemonade
If artists would make you read song lyrics before you could actually listen to their music, you would probably hum Mango Tree with previous harmony-…
Everybody Lost Somebody
Celebratory Sadness
All moments in life are really important, but I think there's like definitive moments - and like 18 years old, graduating high school,…
Can't Help Falling In Love - Recorded Live at Daytrotter
Can't Help Falling in Love with This and Other Things
It is an unavoidable fact that each established songwriter honed his or her craft by studying and rearranging the work of others. Most local pubs are…
Earth Is Reaching Out
Star Goes Nova is Mother Earth in The Earth is Reaching Out
Los Angeles-based bassist and sound engineer Christine Law, professionally known as Star Goes Nova, gives us a more meaingingful song about the human…
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 …
The Scientist
Revisiting The Scientist
No doubt, Coldplay's sound -- elegant, melodic, and very dramatic — bore plenty of similarity to mid-1990s Radiohead. But the group was…
Cloud
Elias: A Hard Man To Find
Once in our lives we find ourselves asking a very important question while watching our favorite TV series: Who in the name of everything holy sang…
Gold
Kiiara 'Makes It New' with Glitch-Pop
If it weren't for her breakthrough single Gold, most of the world wouldn't have known of 20-year old Kiiara, an Illinois native who works at a…
So Far Away
Carole King's So Far Away
One of the most influential and groundbreaking albums of the seventies was “Tapestry” by Carole King. Virtually every song on that record is memorable…
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber-fied!
Justin Bieber's “Love Yourself” is such a cool song. I cannot believe I used Justin Bieber and the word “cool&…
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&…
Had to Let Me Go
Liquid Cool
Had To Let Me Go is a great introduction to the beguiling, atmospheric blend of 90s R&B and contemporary…
Humble And Kind
Tim McGraw: Humble and Kind Review
When we were all kids, we were always taught to appreciate the simpler things in life. We were raised to be humble and kind among others. …
My Moon My Man - Boys Noize Remix
An entry into electronic: Boys Noize's Remix of My Moon My Man
The Boys Noize remix of Feist’s My Moon My Man is truly a feel-good song. Although I have a significant personal attachment to this song,…
Refuge Of The Roads
Joni&Jaco
There’s something magical when two geniuses meet and tune in their talents and unique abilities. When that happens, magic happens. Joni…
Machine
The Horrors Take An Industrail Turn With Machine
The Horrors previous album Luminous released in May of 2014. Fast forward to 2017 where the band's fifth album titled V is due to be released in…
Search For Your Love
Spacey Yearning
Garage space pop duo Gulp materialized due to a chance encounter: Scottish vocalist Lindsey Leven met Super Furry Animals bassist Guto Pryce…
Motion Sickness
Cathartic Melancholy
After sharing the plaintive and meditative Smoke Signals in January, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers offered a second…
Forgive Me
Austra's Forgive Me: The Art of Sad Dance Music
I borrowed the title of this blog post from The Guardian's review of Canadian electronic band Austra's second album, Olympia…
Strangers
A Real Lesbian Top 100?
With her blue wigs, androgynous style, tri-bi identity (biracial, bisexual, bipolar) and self-made internet fame, the extramusical aspects of alt-pop…
10,000 Emerald Pools
Pleasure Center
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is released to give you, you know — it bathes the pleasure centers, basically. I feel like…
Kiss Me
New Olly Murs Track: Hit or Miss?
English Singer/Songwriter Olly Murs just go back on the radar with his brand of bouncy pop and this time it's a brand new track called Kiss Me.…
Lipstick Stains (feat. Boys Noize)
Glitchy Minimalism
Lipstick Stains is part of Minneapolis synthpop quartet Poliça's double A-side 7” release Lipstick Stains /…
Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)
When Shakira dyed her hair blonde.
Although hair color has nothing to do with talent, part of the image of an artist. Shakira is undoubtedly one of the most famous Latin American…
Change the Paradigm
Austra's Change the Paradigm is an Operatic Antidote to Political Fatalism
The list of grievances that a protest song could address in 2017 has only diversified and grown as the months progressed: income inequality, sexism,…
Shadow - Radio Edit
A Lynchian Atmosphere
Dear Tommy, Chromatics' highly anticipated fifth album, is still nowhere in sight despite all the recent musical activity from Johnny…
Look at the River
We Do Not Look
On an acapella note, Ayla Nereo uses the opportunity to emulate a chorus of vocals. Using only the voice given to Nereo, we are only the recipients of…
Night Owl
Frenetic Funk
Summer 08 (2016), British indietronica quartet Metronomy's fifth studio album, revisits the terrain they carved out in sophomore effort&…
Devil Wears Prada (feat. Ronnie Banks)
Jasmine And Ronnie Dress The Devil!
In her latest single drop Jasmine V brings nothing but banging fire! The classic R`n`Bass beat follows an…
Shut Up Kiss Me
Glam Girl's Looking For A Fight
Angel Olsen handles ignorance and men with her track 'Shut Up Kiss Me'. Check out the music video because Olsen rocks a silver sparkle wig…
Enter Sandman
Heavy Metal with Classroom Instruments? Jimmy Fallon Did It First!
Enter Sandman was released in 1991 as the first song for the eponymous album of Metallica entitled “Metallica”. The song deals with the concept of a…
Lazarus
Does Lazarus Go Down in History?
On 7th of January David Bowie released a new music video for his song Lazarus, just three days before he passed away. The song that is now…
Fine Ass Mess
The dark side of Mr Probz
In between all the pop stars who are trying to get our attention with doing or wearing crazy things, there’s Mr Probz. The Dutch singer,…
First Rain
Soothing Fatalism
I just have always been intrigued by that idea of creating different worlds with music. This one was a bit more of a reflection of what's actually…
Fruit
The Darkwave Duchess
Born in Queens, New York and raised in London, R&B singer-songwriter Abra is now based in the American rap capital of Atlanta, Georgia as the…
Imagining My Man
Spells Will Be Cast While Listening To Aldous Harding's Imagining My Man
This New Zeland singer has all the right moves planned out. A gothic remorse emotional track such as 'Imagining My Man' brings Aldous Harding…
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…
Where Is The Love?
Still a Timely Question for Today
We only got one world and something's wrong with it. This is how the lyrics of this 2003 hit song from Black Eyed Peas end. And with the recent…
Revolvist
A Shoreline Dream - Revoltist
US based progressive shoegazers A Shoreline Dream have released their latest single/video ‘Revoltist’.…
Chili Town
Chili Town with Hinds
Hinds, a female group you wish you where a part of. This Spanish band has collectively created a sound that uses 1960's girl groups, indie, smooth…
Makeba
Techno-Tribal World Pop
“I like to be spontaneous when I make music. I begin with beats or drums, because that’s what moves me and if I find a sound that…
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…
way it goes
Youthful Poignancy
Minnesota indie rock quartet Hippo Campus's anticipated debut album landmark (2016) will not be out until 24 February, but fans…
Magic
Amy Stroup Certainly Has That Magic
Amy Stroup was an artist that I came across from the Nashville scene. Well, Stroup is currently located in Nashville, but do not write her off solely…
Roxanne
Understanding The Meaning Of Rock
The Rock is conceived through its history as a sound of protest, to do things differently irreverent, boldly, with weight, strength, able to move to…
You Don't Know Me
Terrifying the Masses
Son Lux may just so happen to be the only artist that can equally terrify and thrill an individual that comes upon his music for the first time. With…
Losing You
Boy Pablo Makes Teen Romantic Angst Warm and Inviting with Losing You
After being smiled upon by YouTube's algorithm, earning a significant fanbase, and embarking on a 15-city European tour, 18-year-old Chileno-…
4 Walls
SONG REVIEW: f(x)'s 4 Walls
4 Paredes Canción Review f (x) está de vuelta otra vez con un estilo totalmente diferente para su reaparición 2015 que es 4 paredes.…
Sick of Losing Soulmates
The Only Song You Need on a Rainy Day and a Broken Heart
Sick of Losing Soulmates tells us an emotional story of how two people try to still be friends after a break up. This is one of Dodie Clark’…
Teenage Bigstar
The Junior League Impress with New Video
The Junior League is back at it again with a stunning new single ansd video in tow. Sharing today the catchy new piece Teenage Bigstar, we…
Hula Hoop
Is Omi the new Taio Cruz?
Omar Samuel Pasley, better known as OMI, is just about leaving the charts with his song “Cheerleader”, while a new song &ldquo…
Bon Appétit
Serving up a little something, something
Katy Perry’s new song “Bon Appetit” has caught my attention from the first time I heard it. The first time I heard it, I found it to be refreshing and…
Jetty Rae
Jetty Rae is Queen of the Universe
Indie songstress Jetty Rae is back with a new single today, the elegantly titled Queen of the Universe. Her latest song to reach our ears, Jetty Rae…
Grimes
The Alt-Diva for a New Generation
di·va ˈdēvə/ noun a famous female opera singer.your average opera isn't over till the diva trills her high…
Roxanne Shante
Hip Hop Film about Roxanne Shante “Roxanne Roxanne” Nearing Theatrical Release
Every year comes with it a number of hip hop films which document, satirize or dramatize the culture, or all of the above or in many cases just…
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…
Tambor Urbano
End of the year drums
Cannonade night New Year's Eve in Caracas will be enlivened by the pealing of coastal drums Tambor Urbano Venezuelan group. In the Plaza…
Coral Campopiano
He wants to conquer Buenos Aires!
Coral Campopiano is preparing to introduce his audience his new songs. The singer, songwriter and actress Argentina will give a recital on Saturday…
Zara Larsson
Teenage Duo Slick Club Banger !!!
They`re maybe young, but their ages of 18 and 19 have nothing to do with their awesomness in practical talented skills and their art maturity. Swedish…
Los Panchos
The return of Los Panchos
I stumbled upon return information Los Panchos, twenty years later: Gabriel Vargas Aguilar Vargas and Rafael Basurto -Gabi, two of the last members,…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's cheesy Wildest Dreams
Taylor Swift is like a girl from high school that you would never notice. She is pretty, but not special. Her style is like everyone elses, but seems…
Sixtwoseven
SixTwoSeven Take the Stage in Seattle Tonight
Seattle Alt-Rockers SixTwoSeven are tearing up the stage once again at the Substation in Seattle this evening, Thursday December 1st. The group which…
Avicii
Avicii says goodbye to music
Sorpresón in the world of electronic music. With only 26 years old, Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii, has decided to say goodbye to music,…
James Hetfield
James Hetfield Says Metallica Won't Wait Too Long To Release Their Next Album
The American band Metallica just made all his fans delirious and metalhead public with their new album Hardwired ... to Self Destruit. The disc has…
Abel Pintos
Abel Pintos confesses with How I miss you
Madrid and London were the cities where the renowned Argentine singer, Abel Pintos, was working hard for two whole months (June and July) to see…
Linkin Park
Chester Bennington, leader of the gang, commits suicide
The singer of the American band was hanged in a private residence in Los Angeles. His death occurs on the birthday of Chris Cornell, a friend he sang…
Bruno Mars
About my brief visit to planet Mars
Last week, the night had finally arrived. I went to see Bruno Mars live when his 24K Magic World Tour touched down in Amsterdam. It’s the first time I…
Rubén Blades
Ruben Blades says goodbye dancing his best salsa
The Panamanian artist Rubén Blades moved the hips to around 4,000 spectators who gathered in the annex of the Gran Canaria Stadium to bid…
Chris Carmack
Chris Carmack ‘Pieces Of You’ – EP Review
I have to admit with being conflicted by the principle of the stars of the TV show ‘Nashville’ getting shortcuts into the music…
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&…
Fey
Amo, Fey's daring video clip
Controversial. This is the word that defines the new video for the Mexican singer Fey, titled Master. It Discover what we can do for love , was…
Shakira
Shakira postpones more concerts due to problems with her vocal cords
This is the fifth concert of his tour El Dorado that the Colombian artist suspends due to problems with the vocal cords, after doing so with the…
U-KISS
The Genius Behind U-KISS’s Sound
Any legitimate K-POP fan, or at least anyone who actually paid attention to the lyrics and the music of most K-POP songs, should know about the man…
Oscar D'León
Salsa Lives in Puerto Rico with Óscar D'León
The Venezuelan musician Oscar D'Leon and Puerto Rican Willie Colon opened the meeting La Salsa Vive All Star concert has already been held on…
Korn
Robert Trujillo's son triumphs again with Korn in Brazil
In early April near the dates of the presentations Korn in Latin America to promote his latest album The Serenity of Suffering, the band announced…
John Mackey
John Mackey’s Aurora Awakes Awakens the Spirit
Want to wake up your spirit? Do your ears a favor and listen to John Mackey’s Aurora Awakes for concert band. Talk about golden ear candy! It’s so…
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé will be passing through Argentina
Miguel Bosé comes to Argentina after a long wait for their fans. For some time they were looking forward to the idol back to Buenos Aires to…
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives closes the year with a little gift
With a year-end on a high, Carlos Vives gives to his fans a great production. The singer recently offered a historic concert at the Estadio El Campin…
Kory Bard
WEEKLY HEARTBREAK: Kory Bard Engaged
ATTENTION MEGA-FANS 🔼 This could leave you with a face like a wet weekend if you've been mega-crushing on Kory. Hundreds of…
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…
The Strokes
The Strokes release new EP: Future Present Past.
Today through the new issue of its monthly program on the radio station Sirius XMU, called Culture Void, Julian Casablancas lead singer of The…
Selah Sue
Her music's got depth like her hair's got height
This whole week, I’ve stuck to very commercial choices in pop music to blog about, so to break the habit I’m bringing you the best…
Melotron
Melotron
I’m chasing my dream… She’s on a bicycle and I’m on Shank’s mare. I watch her every night and day.…
Paul McCartney
Argentina prepares to receive Paul McCartney
Legendary as few, the former Beatle, Paul McCartney will return to South America, this time to Argentina, where he is worshiped and no visit from…
Herbie Hancock
Herbie's Secrets
Talking about Robert Glasper got me thinking of the roots of eclectic black music. Glasper was right in his statement that the Afro-American people…
Don Henley
Don Henley ‘Cass County’ – Album Review
Don Henley, best known as the founding member of the Eagles, has released a solo country album, Cass County. This album is Henley’s first solo project…
Ricardo Montaner
Montaner wrote to Messi
After losing the final of the Copa America, and seeing themselves surrounded by excessive external pressure, the best player in the world Lionel…
El General Villamil
El General Villamil
El General Villamil come from Guayaquil in Ecuador, and they are an interesting new South American psychedelic rock band that mixes surf rock, 60s…
Kevin Blumenfeld
INTERVIEW: 'In The Vault' Composer Kevin Blumenfeld
With the season finale of composer Kevin Blumenfeld’s latest project, go90’s In the Vault, airing last week, we decided to speak with him about…
Fergie
Fergie doubles her chances
Last year, it looked like Fergie was really coming back. She dropped “M.I.L.F.$” and a couple of trailers. There were reports of her filming videos…
The 1975
The Sound by The 1975
Well, I know when you're around coz I know the sound of your heart. There's something sweet and creepy about that line. Haha! It&#…
Flatbush Zombies
The Heart & Sole of Converse
Although Converse is most widely recognized for its iconic sneakers, the roots of the brand run much deeper than footwear. Converse was built on a…
Natasha Bedingfield
What love sounds like
I have plans to release more lyrics videos on my YouTube channel this year. It’s a great way to put the spotlight on songs I’ve…
N.W.A.
Straight outta Compton, no automatic solidarities
One of the best films of 2015 is Straight Outta Compton F. Gary Gray, who manages a film that goes beyond the barriers of those who call themselves…
Glass Animals
Glass Animals release new single “Youth”
The English group, Glass Animals has opened a large space in the world of indie pop and psychedelia neo thanks to his album 2014, Zaba that led them…
Toumani Diabaté
The Music of Mali Vol.3 - Other calabash harps
de la música de Malí que le ha hablado de la kora, instrumento más sofisticado de África. A continuación, vamos a continuar…
Dr. Dre
''Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & me''
After the great success obtained NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton . , A film that chronicles the life of the R & B singer Michel'le…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Honeymoon Album Review
Lana Del Rey’s Honeymoon is a passive, romantic journey through the pains of love and heartbreak. Elizabeth Grant A.K.A Lana Del Rey,…
Amy Winehouse
An Artist Misunderstood
I've been on an Amy Winehouse appreciation binge the past few weeks. After watching the Grammy-award winning 2015 documentary, AMY,&…
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…
Geoff Alpert
Open Your Heart by Geoff Alpert is a Work of Passion and Dedication
Geoff Alpert is truly one of the most remarkable musicians in the smooth jazz scene today. He took a 30 year hiatus from music to be an…
Elton John
Elton John is wonderfully looking up
There’s something different about Elton John at the moment. He’s in the middle of promoting his upcoming album, “…
Justin Timberlake
Lawsuit against Justin Timberlake
The prestigious Cirque du Soleil has filed a native of Memphis, Tennessee, Justin Randall Timberlake. As reported by the Canadian entertainment…
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar's legacy on record
Taylor Swift won Best Album at the recent edition of Grammy awards. He made headlines, its silhouette was common in the media for having obtained the…
P!nk
P!nk premiered the video for Just Like Fire
! Sunday, P ! Nk released a new music video of song Just Like Fire Alice, belonging to the band sound film: Through the Looking Glass. After a long…
KISS
4 bass players in the spotlight
In history, they have slighted and some confuse the bass guitar. Bassist always in the shade does its work, creating rhythmic and harmonic base one…
Steve Reid
#tbt Steve Reid: Nova
When I was younger, my friend and I shared a frustration: How are we ever going to read all the books in the world? It's impossible. Nowadays, I…
Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
Eckhardt-Gramatté: The Sick and the Clock
Las épocas de la música clásica no son distintos. Los años que las épocas iniciaron o terminaron son aproximaciones, y las &…
J Burn
J Burn ‘Burnt Blue’ - Album Review
San Francisco Bay Area musician, activist, gardener and photographer J Burn comes from a long line of talented musicians, and it would be fair to say…
Anthony Ramirez
Anthony Ramirez
Anthony Ramirez aka J Anthony is a latin and english rapper/singer/producer and lastly songwriter from oklahoma, Born August 14 1999. Anthony had an…
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(…
Natalia Jiménez
Natalia Jimenez is already a mom!
The Spanish Natalia Jimenez, has become a new mother, after announcing she was pregnant a few months ago, we shared through social networks the…
Arcade Fire
Career Spanning Set - Arcade Fire Brings Magic to Lolla
“There’s so much fucking poison in the air. We need love and peace, and we need it now,” Win Butler said as the band began the classic song. “We…
Chris Lane
Chris Lane ‘Fix’ – Single Review
Chris Lane is the flagship artist for new label Big Loud Records, a record label subsidiary of Big Loud Shirt Publishing and Big Loud Mountain Studios…
La Fleur
La Fleur represents Venezuela at the Viva Rock Latino Festival
David Nez (drums and vocals), Luis Pilucho Trujillo (guitar and vocals), Raymond Mariño (bass and vocals), Alfredo De Yavorsky (trumpet) and…
The Beatles
The Beatles Did You Know
So many stories about The Beatles have been told and heard. Who knows what's true and what's myth. Here's few I found most interesting: -…
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…
Luis Fonsi
Despacito reaches the record for weeks at number 1 in the US
The version of Despacito that Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee sing along with Justin Bieber has 16 weeks in the number 1 of the list of successes…
Marcus & Martinus
SundaySpotlight: Marcus and Martinus
Music phenomenons of the past 2 decade are an interesting topic that should be diligently explored. Why do some bands attract so much attention, and…
David X Gabriel
Modern electronic music by David X Gabriel
Currently based in the United Arab Emirates, David Tsintsadze (also known as David X Gabriel) is a hot Electronic music producer from…
Ely Buendia
What Does it Feel Like to be Related to a Rockstar?
Yes. Ela Buendia? Ely Buendia? If you haven’t noticed by now, I am definitely, in fact, related to him. It’s not something I brag…
Gadiel
Pégate Más, new video of Gadiel
Following the release of his solo album High Range last October, this reggaetonero has released the music video for the single Pégate More.…
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…
Prurient
Prurient: Unknown Rains (2016)
Every spring is about changes. And changes are everything. Now this particular spring breathes with awesome changes for good and thrilling anxiety is…
Arca
Venezuelan producer Arca premieres Monstrosity
Only 90 seconds is the duration of the new song of the Venezuelan producer Alejandro Ghersi, aka Ark, which is called Monstrosity. Still unknown…
GAWVI
Gawvi's Single Rock n Roll Is Straight Fire
Gawvi formerly known as G-Styles is fully determined to be a music star outside in his own right. He’s best known as a music producer who…
Porta
When Music Talks About Gender Violence
Violence, is in itself, is something qeu casus lot of damage, both of whom the cause, or the person who is assaulted. Violence continues to be…
PXNDX
Panda announces indefinite rest from his career
Mexican pop rock band, Panda, also known as Pxndx, has announced that it will take an indefinite break his musical career after the end of his…
Isao Tomita
Father of electronic music Isao Tomita dies at the age of 84.
The Japanese composer, pioneer of electronic music and amateur use of synthesizers Isao Tomita died at age 84 of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo…
Katy Perry
Katy Perry releases new album
Alex & Sierra
Alex & Sierra Show Us True Romance
I remember watching The X-Factor USA when these two walked onto the stage together. Alex & Sierra were definitely a cute…
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives does not stop
Carlos Vives remains in a great moment. The singer is in the middle of promoting his new single Robarte Un Beso , which features the participation of…
Steve Aoki
Steave Aoki released video for his single Just Hold On
Last year, the member of One Direction, Louis Tomlinson joined the musical skills of DJ Steve Aoki in the song that was presented in the final of the…
Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre and His Soul Choir Music
Eric Whitacre is one of the most prolific and recognized composers of choral music in the 21st century. If there is one piece that captures the heart…
Gualberto Ibarreto
Around 70 years of life of Gualberto Ibarreto
Several times we have referred here to this important artist of Venezuelan music scene: Gualberto Ibarreto, whose voice has traveled the geography of…
Maluma
Gold record for Maluma
The rhythm of mariachis and Mexican songs Maluma went wild in his second appearance at the National Auditorium year, where he received a gold record…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber talks about his insecurities in an open letter to his fans
The singer, who a few weeks ago canceled his tour, says he has let bitterness, jealousy and fear manage my life. Canadian singer Justin Bieber on…
Tan Frío el Verano
So Cold Summer will be at the South By Southwest Festival
The Venezuelan group Cold Summer Tan will be presented at this year's prestigious music festival South By Southwest, held in…
Charly García
Charly García presents his new album Random
After seven years, the legendary Argentine artist Charly Garcia presented a new studio album. Random is the title of this record material, which is…
Leo Garcia
Leo Garcia new album
Always controversial, Leo García is one of the leading pop in Latin America, mainly in Argentina, his country of birth. Leonardo Damian Garcia,…
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…
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…
PNL
How PNL Came to Dominate the French Rap Industry
The year is 2014. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have just won 4 Grammy Awards for their album The Heist. Boosie Badazz has just been…
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato promotes her new semi nude single
American singer Demi Lovato showed her sexy side in the social network Instagram to promote his new song Say Body. The naked discreet singer, which…
Percy Grainger
PERCY GRAINGER’S “MOLLY ON THE SHORE”
Percy Grainger is one of the premier composers for the Wind Band. He is certainly someone I would want to be molded partially after. One of the pieces…
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…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 Pulls Out All The Stops
I must say that I’m in love with Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto number one because of the dynamic orchestral opening. It’s so bombastic and gives great…
Tame Impala
Tame Impala premieres new version of Let It Happen
The group originally from Perth, Australia psychedelic rock, released a new version of Let It Happen, classic band released this year 2015, which was…
Vive La Fête
Vive La Fete
Fragile beauty is tearing my heart apart. I see this fragile beauty everywhere I go. Everything I touch is so fragile and tender. Everything is so sad…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam was the first chosen to do Despacito
The popular and successful song Despacito by Luis Fonsi in collaboration with Daddy Yankee begins to generate its own history. This week it was…
Jackie Paladino
Jackie Paladino Shares Rescue Me
Jackie Paladino brings a stunning song to the table in the form of Rescue Me. Channeling a topic that hits close to home with the young songstress, &…
Seven Lions
Seven Lions
Usually EDM music is considered bland, emotionless, or just a beat you wouldn't listen too off the…
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven’s Piano Genius
Ludwig Van Beethoven is one of the greatest masters of the piano concerto. He has so much passion and so much gusto in writing for piano that came…
Tim Culpepper
Tim Culpepper Picks Up With Keith Whitley Crown With Ease
Tim Culpepper is a new traditionalist. It’s not hard to tell that from the Stetson he always wears and the good ol’ country boy’s clothing he is seen…
John Debney
John Debney's Passion of the Christ
The 2004 film The Passion of The Christ is a shatteringly picturesque movie of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, set to brilliantly colorful music by none…
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…
Rihanna
Rihanna will say present at the Billboard Awards
The award-winning Barbadian singer, Rihanna, has confirmed his participation at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, to be held in Las Vegas next May 22.…
Roxana Labatt
Breakout Single The Way From Brand New Artist Roxana Labatt!
“The Way” is Austin, Texas based singer Roxana Labatt’s debut single to hit the streaming platforms, set to be released on June 19th. Although she is…
The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers and Coldplay released a joint song
The DJ The Chainsmokers the British band Coldplay came together in a new song that is something like a combination of Closer and Hymn for the weekend…
Sting
Messages and stories in a bottle by Sting
This English mind blowing musician definitely deserves our attention! This is the guy that sold more than 100 million albums and earned 16 Grammy…
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai Debuts Song Cloud 9
Jamiroquai is back and 2017 will be a great year for English. The band has 25 years in the music scene, they have been dancing since its inception…
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…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley: More Than Just the Music
My first experience with Bob Marley came at the young age of about 10. My dad had the Bob Marley and the Wailers Live at the Roxy Album. We put it on…
Black Needle Noise
4AD/Mute Producer John Fryer Wows on Black Needle Noise Sophomore LP
John Fryer is one of the most innovative sonic architects in the business. He creates moments that will both set the listener on…
Jillian Jacqueline
Introducing Jillian Jacqueline: The Dark Horse of 2015
What first struck me about Jillian Jacqueline is her voice, but her beauty was what made me do a double take. Now I am the first to criticize folks…
BTS
Just Like A Butterfly- BTS
Sometimes, chasing after a person is like catching butterflies. You want to hold them in your hands but you are afraid of them dying and if you chase…
Tropicalísimo Apache
Apache 'Enough' review
Caracas renowned rapper aka Larry Rada. Apache officially unveiled its new theme titualado 'Enough' belonging to what will be its new…
TINI
Post-Disney Success
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana Ex), Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Hilary Duff, are the female stars of Disney Channel most memorable. But to achieve them…
Brandy
Throwing it out on social media
Let me just get this straight: I love social media. You can find me there a few times a day, but I also hate social media. Mainly for showing me a…
Residente
The bullshit has come to an end
Days passed and the most recent chapter of the dumps came to an end. The tiraderas, also known as beefs , or tiraeras for their pronunciation in…
Wisin
Wisn's wife interview
For the first time, after months of very unfortunate loss of her third daughter, Yomaira Ortiz, Christian woman, wife, Wisin urban artist, he talked…
KoBoogie
Up and coming Artist
Marcus Dewayne Franks (born March 15, 1989),[1] better known by his stage name KoBoogie aka Mr 1800, is an American songwriter, rapper, actor…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus and Fried Tomatoes united their voices for freedom of expression
Venezuelan groups Viniloversus and Fried Tomatoes were the highlights of a day of music that was the impetus to promote the defense of freedom of…
Enrique Morente
Flamenco, between purists and rebels
In these days is the Spanish pianist Alberto Raya presenting a show where he wants to satiate his enormous need for flamenco. With the title Caminos…
Santiago Cruz
Santiago Cruz sings Life of my lives
Life of my life is the name of the latest music single by Colombian singer, Santiago Cruz, near the Dominican artist, Vicente Garcia, presented as a…
Tool
Tool is very close to starting recording his new album
Tool is one of the most important progressive metal bands today. Her 27 years as a group have turned her into a cult band thanks to the quality of…
K. Michelle
Breezy Joins Michelle For Another Instant Hit!
After the longest music break so far, this R`n`b diva comes back stronger than ever. And much mature too. And just after…
Paul Simon
That Paul Simon guitar is going to hang on the wall
The legendary musician Paul Simon, 74 years old, surprised half of humanity with his announcement: he had had enough of music and guitar now be hung…
The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars – Album Review
To say there has been much anticipation surrounding the release of The Civil Wars self-titled sophomore album would be underestimating it by a country…
Whitney Houston
The Diva Who Lives On
There are singers who’ve got millions of record sales to their credit and there are singers who own the show in the studios and create…
Juanes
Pre-sale of My plans are to love you by Juanes begins.
The Colombian Juanes began today the presale of his new album, My plans are to love, to be published on 12 May, and also announced a new single The…
Nascuy Linares
Music Award for Embrace of the Serpent
And he touched the Venezuelan musician Linares be Nascuy who wrote the music for the Colombian film The embrace of the snake by Ciro Guerra, recently…
Rita Hosking
Rita Hosking ‘Frankie And The No-Go Road’ - Album Review
Rita Hosking is a staple of the country/folk scene, a heavily acclaimed artist who is known for her hard-hitting lyrics set upon sweet musical…
Brian Angel
Day26`s Brian Angel Drops A Solo Mixtape DayBreak!
A member of one of the most New School influantial R`n`B groups Day26, Brian Angel, drops his debut solo album under the…
Jake Monaco
Interview with Jake Monaco
One of the hardest working composers in television and film, Jake Monaco is currently providing the score to three different series: Amazon’…
Three 6 Mafia
Hustle & Flow: From The Street to the Silver Screen
Everyone loves a rags to riches story or at the very least a story about a character who’s trying to make a better life for him/herself.…
Jojo
Official video out! JoJo Say Love
It may seem like I`m writing in circles, but I just couldn`t skip the brand new video from our injured and fully recovered soul woman JoJo.&…
Michael Jackson
The themes that immortalized the King of Pop
Nobody has been able to dethrone him after his death. His name and legend have surpassed his own career. Is that Michael Jackson was a unique artist,…
The Rolling Stones
The Stones made Bogotá vibrate
The first few times never forget. More than 42 thousand fans can ensure that this statement is true. The Rolling Stones were presented for the first…
Johann Sebastian Bach
If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it.
Classical music has evolved alongside Western architecture, literature and the visual arts, with the music changing to fit the dynamic European (and…
Prince
We bulk stream Prince's naughty stuff
servicios de streaming han abierto una visión completamente nueva en nuestro comportamiento de escucha. Si todos nos compramos CDs nadie sabr&#…
Pablo Alborán
An innovated Pablo Alborán prepares his next album
One of the most successful Spanish singers in recent years is, without Pablo Alboran doubt. With thousands of fans in Latin America, this talented…
Juanes
Juanes and the Rolling Stones sing together in Bogotá
Nemesio Camacho Stadium in El Campin, Bogota was the great concert of the Rolling Stones, in which more than 30,000 people attended this event. But…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande demands respect from rappers
American singer Ariana Grande does not feel intimidated when expressing their opinions. The young artist has asked the male rappers to stop using…
Kyle Christopher
Kitchen Confessions #6 : Interview With Kyle Christopher
We are back in the kitchen, and today, I am revealing couple of secret confessions with this amazing guy, Kyle Christopher! Yes!&…
La Maldita Infamia
The Live of the Damned Infamy continue
During a recent presentation Live shared with realengos and grab the ear, in the Teresa Carreno Theater, which La Maldita Infamy was the stellar…
La Vida Bohème
The Bohemians
For some years it has emerged a musical movement in Venezuela. This fills me with pride. Many of our artists have earned with their sweat, talent and…
Sunny Sweeney
Sunny Sweeney On ‘My Bed’, Backhanded Compliments And Doing Her Own Thing – Interview
Talking the ‘My Bed’ song and video, fangirling over Will Hoge, the album ‘Provoked’, Miranda Lambert’s Certified Platinum tour, her husband, women on…
Typhoid Rosie
Typhoid Rosie Will Tie You Up in New Video
Music mainstays Typhoid Rosie are back with their seductive new piece for Baby I Want You. Taken off of their release, Hearts Bleed Goodbye,…
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives adds one more recital in Argentina
Colombia is one of its best moments in their career. After accumulating several hits on all radio rankings in Latin America with The Bicycle and Edge…
James Brown
In The Jungle Groove
“In the Jungle Groove” is a compilation album by American funk musician James Brown, released in August 1986 by Polydor Records. The motive was…
La Maldita Infamia
''VITRIOL Vol 1: Get out'' the new EP of Maldita Infamia
Older Rap-core referents veneolano among which is Dark Trismegisto, who hand with La Maldita Infamy, published this August 13 (exactly three years…