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Steady Diet of Nothing
Fugazi - Steady Diet Of Nothing
I think most people who dig noise-rock/indie rock/post-hardcore know Fugazi. An introduction here is perhaps not needed, since the band is universally…
Life Is Good
Life Is Good...is good
In my alcohol-induced and terse analysis in consultation with Google, I have realized that this was the first year in which all three of the most…
Cold Water
Chase McBride's Third Studio Album Cold Water
Chase McBride seems to be the much-needed breath of fresh air in these topsy-turvy times. Even though McBride's third studio…
Lobi
Armenian Jazz
They say practice is more important than talent. It seems like this guy has both of it. Plus, he is a patriot. Armenian wunder kid, 28 year old jazz…
My Domain
Classic Instruments Have Never Sounded Less Serious
Clowed Forehead present themselves as international doom-folk-rock band with an address in Czech city Brno. Band includes five young guys from Iran,…
Caiga la Noche
Los Mesoneros finds sonorous personality and takes a risk in Caiga La Noche
Almost six years ago Innkeepers made his debut with Indelible (2011) album which received four nominations Latin Grammy 2012 in the categories of…
Outlet
Rxnde akozta to the street with Outlet
The Cuban rapper Randy Acosta Edgar Cruz, better known as Rxnde Akozta highlighted in the subgenus Undergrpund, has released its latest album…
Mowing
Nau is Now?
The current indie scene is so diversified and abundant with knew, or completely unknown names that it can be mind boggling, so you have to opt for one…
Signs of Light
More Head, Less Heart
The Head And The Heart is a young band from Seattle who got recognized with their self-titled debut due to its irresistible sensitive…
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…
Hang
Foxygen Kept It Foxy
There is something I call music depression. It is an episode that lasts for several months during which the ‘’the patient’’ is unable to find new…
Uprising
BOB MARLEYS SWAN SONG
In my early teens when I started to grow my obsession with music, I got blown away by the powerful riffs of bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin,…
Mountain Czar
Karma To Burn - Mountain Czar
The renowned American stoner metal/stoner rock band Karma To Burn came out with a new five track EP in February. The new EP…
Elder
Elder - Elder
Elder are a great American psychedelic rock/stoner doom band from Massachusetts. They have released a bunch of great albums through the years, but…
Hram Vybez
Pros & Cons of Hram Vybez by Prince Amine
It is the company you keep that is one of the most important lessons a person can learn in life. Prince Amine, a young Canadian artist with roots on…
Magma
Gojira is Grieving
Ever since Stranded leaked, something started smelling differently. Mario Duplantier’s new obsession with simple and minimalistic…
Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March - Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March is a renowned Japanese underground psychedelic noise rock band. They have released a great number of albums through the years, and while…
Future Standards
Future Standards, now!
They don't fit. The tags, that is. The tags listing what kind of style you should designate to Howe Gelb. It is fifteen or more. Probably more,…
Rainbow
Rainbow
Kesha’s musical career has been defined by her work with Dr. Luke. On her third album, she begins something new and promising. The story of …
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…
The Gamble
Refined Experiment
Reunions of past collaborators can often be disappointing, especially when it comes to art projects. Luckily, Nils Frahm did not fall into that trap…
Return Of The Tender Lover
Return of tender smooth R&B?
People often say that real R&B is dead. Usually, when you investigate what they mean, they think today’s R&B has moved more…
II
Naxatras - II
Naxatras are an interesting Greek psychedelic/space rock band, who hail from Thessaloniki. Naxatras have previously released one album and an EP. Both…
Under Cöver
Motorhead's Under Cover Underwhelms
Numerous covers Motorhead occasionally recorded in a period between 1992 and 2015 (after the death of Ian Lemmy Kilmister which kind of represented…
1958 Miles
The Original Miles Ahead
Miles Davis’ music is the safe place where you can always find inspiration, meditate, get excited, or simply lay back and relax.…
Trouble
The Dead C - Trouble
The New Zealand lo-fi avant-garde noise-rock/garage rock greats The Dead C came out with a new album this year via Ba Da Bing Records. As was perhaps…
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…
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…
Revisited
Singer/Songwriter Andy Michaels Releases Highly Anticipated New Music Video Lucretia's Eylandt
Australian singer/songwriter has just released his highly anticipated new music video Lucretia's Eyelandt off of his new album Revisited. Check it…
The Wilderness
Emotional Explosions
Fasten your seatbelts; it’s going to be an emotional ride to the other side. The Wilderness is the fifth album by one of my favorite post-…
RawayanaLand
Venezuela does not lack talent.
The Venezuelan music scene, is at its best, and it shows with the great talents that we hear every day on national radio stations. Recent years have…
Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood
Sun Kil Moon On The Edge Of Madness
As an artist, Mark Kozelek is in that phase of his creativity in which he is capable of saying anything that's on his mind without caring what…
Testimony
Robbie Robertson - The Decades of Testifying
I really hope that this is a more current picture of Robbie Robertson on this new album he put out called Testimony. Well, new in the sense that it…
Toto
One of the best debut rock albums of all times TOTO (1978)
I am not sure if it's a coincidence, but I get the feeling that every debut album of the great bands is a masterpiece and their identity of course…
Light It Up
Hot New Release: Light it Up!
Kosca founding members Chris The Greek Panaghi and Josh Harris are veterans of the dance and electronic music scene bring us their hot new…
Cusp
Alela Is On Her Folk Stardom Path
Alela Diane is one of those American folk authors who was slowly and non-intrusively building her spot in the music world. She self-released her debut…
In An Aeroplane Over The Sea
Discovering Neutral Milk Hotel
I realise I’m doing this completely the wrong way around, but I really enjoy discovering older music and identifying the newer music it has influenced…
After The Storm
Jacko Hooper - After The Storm EP
After The Storm relates to the mindset that these songs were written. Each song is a reflective viewpoint on a personal story or scenario…
Life...The Best Game In Town
Harvey Milk - Life...The Best Game In Town
Harvey Milk are a legendary American sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Georgia. They have released an array of great albums that pack some of the…
Blood Moon
This is How Spending Time in Nature Sounds
Martin Craft is a composer and a producer who currently resides at Berlin, London and Joshua Tree. He is performing under a stage name M. Craft and,…
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…
Awake And Pretty Much Sober
Intricately Layered & Easy on the Ears
Awake and Pretty Much Sober by Violents is one of my most recent discoveries and the strange tension between cool, icy indifference and…
Mystère
Hypnotic and mysterious (if that album title wasn't clear enough!)
From the very first seconds of Sphynx, the opening song from the second album of this French band two things are clear. On one hand, this is an…
The Last Hero
Alter Bridge Comes Strong With Fortress Successor
There they are – they overcame the burden of their past. Creed released 4 albums, while Alter Bridge cemented their place in…
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…
Helios / Erebus
A Clash Between Two Shades Of Gray
God Is An Astronaut were at their peak around five or six years ago, the last mind-blowing record I remember was their fifth, self-titled album. Far…
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…
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…
Noctuary
The Holydrug Couple - Noctuary
The Holydrug Couple are a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock/neo-psych band. They have released a variety of albums through the years and…
The Narrows (Deluxe Edition)
Grant Lee Phillips Stromg As A Buffalo
Grant Lee Buffalo were one of those bands that never got enough recognition from the media and the audience. Their 1999 debut Fuzzy, a fusion of…
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…
÷ (Deluxe)
Ed Sheeran’s Big comeback!
Every singer needs to have his/hers own unique style (that’s very different from the others) to draw attention to themselves. It’s very hard to form…
La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful
Experimental Happiness
Whenever I am listening to this artist, I dream about Africa. Yannick Iiunga from Cape Town is the new name on the music scene. After the successful…
The Direction of Last Things
The direction of metal evolution
I fell in love with Intronaut from the moment I heard their, at the moment, best album ‘till date, Valley Of Smoke. After that fantastic…
Blush
Fake Garage Band
Night School is a band from Oakland formed by three girls – Alexandra Morta, Baylie Jiminez snd Cheyanne Avant. They have been…
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…
The Heavy Entertainment Show (Deluxe)
Robbie Williams Still Rocks!
Como uno de mis cantantes favoritos con una voz pura, estoy encantado de escribir para este caballero! Comenzó su carrera como el miembro má…
Music Complete
New Order \ Old Order
They were the sh**. They were the natural continuation of Joy Division. They were pioneers of electronic and dance music combined with post punk. They…
Au crépuscule de l'espérance
Akitsa - Au crepuscule de l'esperance
Akitsa are a renowned Canadian black metal band, who tend to mix black metal, noise rock and punk influences, and who could also be put under the…
The Yellow Shark
Frank Zappa's Yellow Shark
This is the final masterpiece of the great Frank Zappa. It contains his last written work; it was his last performance on stage and his last official…
If On A Winter's Night
Do you love Baroque Music? Then you must be fan of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner Sting
Even we are in the 21st century; there are still a lot of sound fields and undiscovered magical moments left in the music by our ancestors. Sting has…
Selections From A Voice On Air (1935-1955)
Sinatra--The First LP
Frank Sinatra—The brilliant and colorful vocalist properly came into to prominence during the era of the second World War. His proper first…
22, A Million
Avant-Garde Bon Iver
BON IVER After a five year break and huge anticipation spurred by questioning whether we are ever going to see another album of Bon Iver (due to…
Vine
Jen Gloeckner - Climbing Up The Vine
Downtempo (who still remembers trip-hop?) has become such a formulaic genre that whenever somebody lists a certain album or an artist under such a…
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…
Burning Bridges
Bon Jovi's Bridge Is Falling Down
The struggle is real. Rock dinosaurs Bon Jovi are persistent even though their career is not as shiny as it was in the 80s and 90s. I can freely say…
Puncture
Puncture
Most people are too lazy to to anything but jump on the bandwagon with the rest of the sheep. They don't make any effort at all to support small,…
Penrose Winoa
Oro Swimming Hour - Lo-fi childhood memories
Looking at the cover of Pro Swimming Hour’s debut album Penrose Winoa (whatever that is) you have an impression that it was drawn by a very advanced…
Space Is Only Noise
Nicolas Jaar's Genre-Blending Ambient Soundscapes
New York-based Chilean producer Nicolas Jaar had already been garnering steady interest and critical acclaim via a scattering of singles, EPs…
Purpose (Deluxe)
Purpose Ain't Swaying Me
Justin Bieber, Justin Drew Bieber. The ‘Joffrey Baratheon’ of pop music delivered another album – Purpose. I guess this album could be seen…
Ones and Sixes
Low - Ones and Sixes
Some band have years behind them; others have light years behind them. When artists create their own universe inside a music industry, they stay…
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…
Americana
Americana
The Kinks legend uses Americana to blaze a path through both America's rock’n’roll history and his own. Its back-to-…
Afterglow
ME, SARAH AND LGBT
I’m sorry to disappoint but I am not gay. However, a few years ago I found out me and LGBT have a weakness in common: Sarah McLachlan, the…
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
When Calexico Does Pop, It's Never Pop
A dormant album Edge of the Sun from 2015 had recently got an awaken brother. The Thread That Keeps Us is shorter, focused and more diverse collection…
Lungs
How Florence And The Machine's Debut Teased Their Glorious Future
Let’s turn on our time machines and go back to the release of Florence and The Machine’s debut. Remember when you played Lungs for the very…
Telluric
New Kind Of Psychedelic
After several critically acclaimed EPs, Matt Corby made a decision to dedicate his time to soul, gospel, jazz and psychedelic and create a…
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…
Days of Exile
Days Of Exile, the new vinyl verse
Undoubtedly this year, he is being one of the best in the Venezuelan musical movement, since there have been many successes of national groups. In…
My Body
EP Battle : Palm Vs Nine Inch Nails
Palm Palm is super talented and mirthful four member group from Philadelphia. They have several EPs in their discography and one full length studio…
Songs of Praise
Shame (On You) If You Judge an Album By Its Cover
It has been said many times - do not judge a book by its cover - and many times the saying turned out to be valid. In the same manner, you should not…
Strange House
#tbt: The Horrors - Strange House
Do you remember The Horrors? They looked like they came from horror movies: obscure appereance, messy hairdos, pale faces and strong makeup. Nomen est…
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…
London Calling
The Top Five Albums of the 70's
The seventies were a decade when I lot of things happened: the hippie ideal lost its potency, the darker heavy rock songs of desperation and pessimism…
E·mo·tion
Carly Rae Jepsen, “E-MO-TION,” and The Uncrapifying Power Of Pop
So, I have this really crummy day, right? I’m talking wake up too early and can’t fall back to sleep, headache all morning,…
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…
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem: From records to bricks
The renowned rap artist Eminem American, 43 years old, has surprised its audience recently put on sale a curio for fans. It is nothing more and…
Not To Disappear
DAUGHTER’S NEW WAYS: NOT TO DISAPPEAR
“I can’t be without, I just need it here” This lyric in the first track on the album on Not Disappear, New Ways,…
Belong
Belong
The third album from studied Brooklyn chamber-pop ensemble San Fermin benefits from a sharper focus. But its lyrics signify depth and meaning without…
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…
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…
A Latino Christmas
Celebrating a Latino Christmas
Fifteen songs will make you smile and feel satisfied for choosing to listen to Latino Christmas. That's true for me, of course. But honestly,…
How Dare You
Finally! The Old Electric Six Are Back!
Although it seems like the career of Electric Six was reaching its end, it didn't happen. It is as If they have found the new impuls that made…
Teenage Dream
#tbt Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
Let's go back to times when Katy Perry was still Katy Perry, or at least she looked like one. It was the time when she was regularly in tabloids,…
Hidden Cities
Horse Lords - Hidden Cities
Horse Lords is a psychedelic rock/krautrock/experimental rock band from Baltimore. They released ''Hidden Cities'' back in 2014, and…
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…
Under The Red Cloud
Under the Red Cloud by Amorphis: Another home run
First, I need to say that this album was by far the toughest to review in my short career as a music reviewer. I listened to it for the whole month,…
Kylie Christmas (Deluxe)
My new annual tradition
For me, the Christmas season really begins after December 5th. This is when radio stations turn into Christmas stations and it’s publicly…
Primal Sphere
Robedoor - Primal Sphere
Robedoor are a relatively well-known American psychedelic rock/drone/experimental music band. They have released a lot of albums through the years,…
Mad Love. (Deluxe)
Album Review: JoJo Mad Love
At last, the October 14th arrived and I can`t wait to tell you about the freshest frist hand impressions of the Pop/R`n`B princess,…
One More Light
What Happened To Linkin Park?
Oh man, how many strong opinions were created when the new album by Linkin Park saw the light of the day! First of all, it is an indicator that the…
Ouroboros
Transcendental LaMontagne
When Bon Iver first appeared, he scored a nickname ‘dark version of Ray Lamontagne’. Meanwhile, Ray Lamontagne, the…
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…
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…
Find the Ways
Classical Appalachia?
The first question that comes up to mind listening to the first collaboration between (David) Allred and (Peter) Broderick, “Find The Ways” is - what…
Stimmt
Aidan Baker - Stimmt
The highly prolific Canadian drone/noise/shoegaze musician Aidan Baker seemingly comes out with new albums every few months or so. May it be Nadja,…
Felony Blues
Jamie Wyatt's Music From Prison
In the world of country music, prison was always one of the places from which an artist can develop perspective which would reflect in lyrics…
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…
Younger Now
Bye, Miley, I'm Older Now
If I was writing a review about Miley Cyrus two years ago, I would write about hipsterish, ganja-fueled, glittery, forced-frenetic indie record that…
Oh Wonder
Oh Wonder of Wonders
Sticking with the theme of festive vinyl, It’s time to talk about Oh Wonder. Oh Wonder, are a London based duo, who’s …
Bohren For Beginners
Turning Doom Metal Into Film Noir Jazz
How do you cross from doom metal to film noir jazz? Easy, if you ask German purveyors of, as the say it themselves, doom ridden jazz music, Bohren and…
You’re Welcome
Wavves Make You Jump On The Table
Only year and a half after self-released V, and a little bit more since split-album No Life For Me, a collaboration with Cloud Nothings,…
The Weather
Thunder From Down Under a.k.a. POND
It seems to me that I am beginning almost every second review with the observation that many singers and bands are creating records bursting from…
Toy
Toy
The fourth album from Austin, Tx.’s A Giant Dog fuses the gaudy delivery of 1970s rock and the pillars of modern punk. Its songs offer lyrics about…
The English Riviera
Metronomy <3
Happiness is just the matter of seizing the right moment to do the right thing. There are some things that are always right. Whenever I get depressed…
Let It Reign
Better Half of The Libertines
In retrospective, The Libertines have managed to leave a mark in British indie rock with only two albums. Carl was always…
Book Of Changes
Entrance - Into Poppy Territory
This might be the week of shapeshifters. Entrance or a guy that goes by the name of Guy Blakeslee can certainly fall into that category. Do…
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.…
Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper would rather make Chicago a better place than listen to what the president thinks.
The culture of rap is about gain, many MC’s who start out writing about their lives, struggles, and relationships, are usually talking about their…
That's a Fact (feat. Tootie Raww)
“That’s A Fact” by Ramya J
Over the past several years Flint, Michigan has gained infamous notoriety for its 2014 water system crisis. I'm happy to say that finally we can…
Ultraluminal
Dirty, Sludgy Rock Piece
I first discovered City of Ships when band’s vocalist, Eric Jernigan, became a permanent member of Rosetta, one of my favorite post metal…
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER DEFINITELY OK
Twenty years ago, British rock had its Annus Mirabilis. Radiohead, Verve and Spiritualized created their best works in the 90s. At the end, OK…
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…
Harmonies
Harmonies Aplenty
Whoever thinks that it is easy making good sounding sampled music couldn’t be more wrong. First, you have to have a bottomless knowledge of music…
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…
Skylight
Lost In Space
Atoma Released its debut back in 2012 and immediately piqued the interest of the metal community worldwide. Skylight was a slap in the face to…
The Sky Is A Neighborhood
The Sky Is A Neighborhood by Foo Fighters already has a video clip
Foo Fighters has been doing a good job on a musical level lately, it has been one of the groupings of the '90s that have coupled well to the…
Interpretations
The Ups & Downs of Charles Matthews Jr.’s “Interpretations”
This is a collection of primo R&B songs done by a long term musician in the R&B world. A deeper look into the songs on this record,…
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…
Visions of Us on the Land
Psychedelic King Of Eclecticism
Introvert from Seattle says his latest record is like a bad trip in which two soulmates come together. ’There is no plan. You will see the…
Daniel Bachman
To Fahey or Not to Fahey
Whenever a new name pops up among good fingerpicking guitar players on the folk/acoustic scene (check ut the excellent Imaginational Anthem album…
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…
The Most Lamentable Tragedy
Tragic Rock Opera
After three radiant albums, Titus Andronicus are back with another radioactive material for your rock brain cells. It is not a tragedy as the title…
To The Bone
In A Shocking Twist, Steven Wilson Goes Pop
To quote The Daily Telegraph, Steven Wilson is probably the most successful musician you have never heard of. After ten Porcupine Tree albums, Wilson…
Refugium
Well-blended mixture of Styles
Anomalie is a one man piece hailing from Austria, its only member Marrok has worked with Harakiri for The Sky, and Refugium is his latest album,…
ANMLS
Anger Imported From Chile: ANMLS
In the light of recent events, it could be said that the music scene is mostly not interested in confronting with the problems of the Earth. There are…
Thatched Roof Glass House
Thatched Roof Glass House by Alpha Cat
Alpha Cat’s new album Thatched Roof Glass House is a contradiction in terms from the title on down to the songs. It is a m…
Take Her Up To Monto
Mama Ro
The ex lead singer of legendary band Moloko released her third studio album last year, titled Hairless Toys. The album was experimental, as everyone…
More Songs About Buildings And Food
What band did you finally discover in 2016?
I pride myself on being a connoisseur of classic 80s indie. From Joy Division’s Closer in 1980 to Disintegration by The Cure in 1989, and all of New…
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…
Crosseyed Heart
Old Dipsomaniacs Just Wanna Have Fun
What is the difference between Keith Richard’s album and The Rolling Stones? Well, The Rolling Stones sound like Jagger and the music is…
Seeds
TV on The Radio - Seeds
I must freely say that the best and the most creative days are behind TV On The Radio but I must also say that they are maturing greatly and they are…
A Seat at the Table
Record Of The Year
Let me get one thing straight: Beyonce might be a bigger star, but Solange is way more special. I have been a huge Solange fan ever since her debut…
That's Your Lot
Blaenavon Are The Smiths For Masses
Sometimes something good arises from the ocean of new bands. Some of them deserve your full attention, some of them partial attention and some should…
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…
A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream
The Manchester band are attuned to the absurdity of our times. The hyperactive synth-pop of their fourth LP is full of surreal vignettes that reflect…
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…
Sleep Well Beast
Who Is The Beast on The National's New Record?
In two years, The National are going to celebrate two decades of their existence and judging by their tempo of releasing albums, we might get another…
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…
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…
Body Work
Thoughtful Workout Music
'Body Work' is the result of a collaboration between American progressive and electro house DJ Morgan Page and Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara…
Cámara Lenta
Mariana Vega premieres her single in “Cámara Lenta”
This romantic singer and Venezuelan composer had us while wanting some new tunes and finally the wait is over, as we knew had been immersed in the…
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…
I Feel Everything - From
The girl who can do everything
I was a bit surprised to see a music video by Cara Delevingne appear on my suggestion list for blogs. I mean, can this girl do everything? Really? She…
Toy Enamorao (feat. Sharlene & Nacho)
Mozart premieres “Toy Enamorao” accompanied by Nacho and Sharlene
Three great artists of the urban wave have come together to create this theme that have called Toy Enamorao, this time the Dominican Mozart La Para…
Hang on to the Night
Queer Adversity
“Post-Orlando, I’ve seen a lot of people post lyrics to our song ‘Hang On To The Night,’ which was written in…
Metropolis
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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…
Opposite House
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Slide
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Wasteland
Hope In A Wasteland
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Find Me
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Find Me, the second taste of Porches' upcoming album The House, proves that Aaron Maine is still interested in making songs that people…
Everybody Knows
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Cool Song No. 2
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Music critics have been generally divided over MGMT's experimental departures from the massive hooks and groundbreaking…
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Christmas Time Is Here
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Sucker
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The Big Moon has a song playfully titled Sucker that...also has a seductive attraction that easily draws in any one within hearing distance. London…
My My My!
Troye Sivan Embodies Uninhibited Queer Desire in “My My My!”
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Fuckers
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Savages the band you either live or have no intention listening to ever. After drifting along without acknowledging Savages for about a year, lo and…
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Today it is common models are famous protagonists of music, but it is unusual that recognized figures in Hollywood and the rest of the world appear…
Hide
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Rise
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I Don't Believe It
Uplifting Ballet Pop
Before New York-based singer-songwriter Rachael Sage embarked on a career in music, she attended The School Of American Ballet and danced in&…
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There are many artists who started with famous groups (and still have relevance) and later solo passage opened. If any of them no longer and wrote a…
New York
Heartbreak in the Big City
As the smartest indie-rock star of her generation, St. Vincent (Annie Clark) is arguably best known for her virtuosic guitar solos (despite…
December
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I Know It's Over
A Talent That Keeps Giving
Give The Smiths one thing, 'I Know It's Over' not only happens to have that quality of a song to be a natural lullaby, but depending on…
Back to You (feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals)
Louis Tomlinson Is Proving His Worth Through Music
Louis Tomlinson has talked with the media, stating that continuing on with a solo career wasn’t his first choice or let alone being…
Gravediggin'
Western Noir
Los Angeles surf-garage quintet The Buttertones (bassist Sean Redman, guitarist/singer Richard Araiza, drummer Modesto &…
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…
Random
G-Eazy Random
I had the opportunity to see G-Eazy this summer at Lollapalooza. After fighting my way through a crowd made up of mostly females, I found a spot where…
Don't You Need Somebody (feat. Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah & Shaggy)
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I Need A Silent Night
Needing That Silent Night
Fourteen evenings from now and it will be Christmas eve. And my search for Christmas songs to play for the season continues. While doing so, I came…
Electric Blue
Electrifying Disco-Rock
There’s sort of an everything-nowness to life. I feel like almost every event and everything that happens surrounds you on all sides. Some…
Split Stones
Maggie Rogers' Split Stones: A 'Parting Gift' to Fans
After nine months of touring across North America and Europe, Maryland singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers is ready to close the chapter on her well-…
No More Heroes - 1996 Remastered Version
No More Heroes
The Stranglers rose from the fertile British punk scene in the Seventies, but, as it was the case with The Clash, their musical output is far more…
Above Us
Summer Dreams
In untitled poem #1705, reclusive Belle of Amherst Emily Dickinson boasted that she didn't need to travel to Sicily or South America to imagine a…
Ain't Your Mama
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just few hours ago have released the new video for Jennifer Lopez's Is not Your Mama and already has over 200,000 views. And it is a fun…
This Old Dog
Realistic Devotion
Canadian singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer, jizz-jazzer and slacker rocker Mac DeMarco's latest music video for This Old…
Stop Where You Are
Soft Whispers of Sunshine
A positive point of view is always a better way of looking at things, obviously. It’s when music sings and teaches listeners how to do this,…
Troubleman
The Long Cut
We never thought it would be a single. That was the first thing that they started playing on the radio out here, and we’re kind…
Fetish (feat. Gucci Mane)
Fetish or obsession?
Selena Gomez has been the talk of the town last week with the release of her new song “Fetish”. Slowly, but surely, I think Selena Gomez is getting to…
Mecca
Transcendental Desire
Love, lust, infatuation and attraction are the staple themes of not just music, but also literature, film and the visual arts. Every now and then a…
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…
Mind Mischief
Kevin Parker's Women Troubles
Sometimes a musician embodies a particular aesthetic too convincingly, making it difficult for a listener (i.e. me) to imagine him or her…
Wonderwall
And After All...
Wondewall. Written by Noel Gallagher , this song had proved to be one of Oasis’s top songs. The word wonderwall means…
Haters
TLC Strike Back With Hater Anthem!
The sexiest, craziest and most wanted girl R`n`B group is back, ready to kick it one last time. Ladies known as&…
Inside Out
Shimmering Splendor
It seems excessive to produce two music videos for a single, but when the song is as excellent as Inside Out and you're a '…
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…
Wild at Heart
The Electric Petals Share New Track “Wild At Heart”
The modern psychedelic rock of The Electric Petals came together in the summer of 2020. Hailing from Temagami, Canada, they produce in their old 1950s…
Quieres Decirme Algo
Wincho and his introspective pop bolero
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Car
A Love Letter to the Automobile
It takes us away from where we are/ Oh, what a machine! Lyrics: Genius In Car, the third single from American synthpop band Porches'…
Teenage Dirtbag
That Teenage Dirtbag Baby!
American alternative rock band Wheatus was formed by Newport, New York musician Brendan B. Brown in 1995 with his brother, Pete Brown. The group is…
Wild Things
The Queen of the Uncool, Rebellious, Misfits
All hail, Alessia Cara! Staying close to her anti-social, introverted roots, Alessia Cara once again proved that being cool ain't all…
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…
Come to This
Hauntingly Beautiful
In my last blog, I was quite proud of myself for stumbling upon a new/indie artist, Elias, thanks to one of the TV series that I was watching. So I…
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…
Quiet Room
Quiet Rooms For Mother
While 'Quiet Room' is a slight distance away from Babes In Toyland's traditional tracks, 'Quiet Room' acts as the sole…
Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)
Enjoy Chicano Batman's Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm) ahead of March release of Freedom is Free
Chicano Batman came out of L.A.; four young men in vintage formalwear, playing songs that blended Brazilian Tropicalía…
Another Lonely Night
Strut it Mr. Adam Lambert
Now, I've actually missed his American Idol-rise to fame, so my first introduction of Adam Lambert was hearing him on the radio singing to me - in…
Offering
Spiritual Reconciliation
Four years after the release of their sophomore album Static (2013), New York indie duo Cults (Brian Oblivion…
Love's Gonna Do That
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I’m still obsessing over Leslie Cours Mather’s new song “Love’s Gonna Do That” . It’s just as fun to listen to now as it was the first time.…
Without You
Another 'Without You' Song
It's perfectly understandable to believe that no one would be able to put a fresh spin on the 'can't live without you' theme, given…
Glorious (feat. Skylar Grey)
Can't hold Macklemore down, again
I’ve been hearing that Macklemore has been making some changes. After years of collaborating with Ryan Lewis since 2009, the two, apparently, have…
One More Dollar
A Migrant's Tale
If it wasn't for Berklee's Songwriting MOOC on Coursera, I would never have known of Gillian Welch's gem of a song. One More Dollar is a…
Indian Summer
Indian Summer
Iconic French duo Air (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel) have recently shared Indian Summer (a previously limited track),…
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Borders and Checkpoints
Say Lou Lou, formerly known as Saint Lou Lou, are a twin sister music act hailing from Australia and Sweden. Their songs are largely deemed as dream…
Bulletproof
This time Kiara is bulletproof
Up onto a few years ago, I was an avid user of ReverbNation. It had always amazed me how many unknown artists had some pretty decent songs and how…
Don't Be Shy
Kule T starts solo career
When the intro of Kule T’s “Don’t Be Shy” begins, you think he’s making a big statement to break away from his days as an MN8 member. The unusual…
Guinnevere
The Magical Guinnevere
“Guinnevere” is probably the most magical songs ever written. I fell in love with the song the first time I heard it. It happened…
Must Be Nice
Varsity Explores the Anxieties of Young Adulthood with Must Be Nice
Chicago quintet Varsity - singer-songwriter/keyboardist Stephanie Smith, guitarists Dylan Weschler and Patrick Stanton, bassist Spencer Smith and…
In Heaven
Not Your Typical Sugar Pop
As sugar filled as your favorite cereal, Japanese Breakfast fastens Pop bubblegum/dream sounds into the Indie art realm of lyrics. Even vocally,…
All My Life
Lasting Just Like Love
Because this month couldn't end without me being thankful to have celebrated one more year of wedded bliss, I am taking time to commend one of the…
Under The Pressure
8+ Minutes of Breathtaking Rhythmic Bliss
Under the Pressure - the first single of The War on Drugs' universally acclaimed third studio album Lost in the Dream&…
Strange Or Be Forgotten
Interrogating Individuality
We're continually inundated with pressure in modern life to have to make something of ourselves and leave behind a legacy in this world. '…
Get Lucky
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Let's move the Coverland series to present day. This time I’m gonna present you the cover of Daft Punk’s 2013 international…
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One of the first gold singles by the group and a very poignant one at that is “Take it To The Limit.” It was written right before…
Hallelujah
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What would Christmas be without Pentatonix? They may have taken over the Internet with their evolutions of who- or whatever, or their wonderful covers…
Y Tus Dedos
The bolero is in mourning
Concha Valdés Miranda, Cuban songwriter and performer, died Saturday at the age of 89 at Mercy Hospital in Miami, South Florida, after suffering…
Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) - Dillon Francis x Jauz Remix
Lean on
While major label stars like Drake, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd continue to command the charts, an indie dance pop song featuring a…
Reverie
Desire's Horrors
When it comes to music from contemporary openly queer artists, there are roughly two camps. There are the 'mainstreamers', who…
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…
Get My Bang
Let Them Eat Cake
It would be fair to say that the UK has an advantage when it comes to dance hits. Not the techno kind but bands from the UK know a formula to get your…
The Garden
Sunny Ozell Evokes Leisurely Domestic Bliss with The Garden
Classically-trained New York-via-Nevada singer Sunny Ozell earned comparisons to veteran bluegrass/country/folk singer-songwriter Gillian Welch,&…
Perfect.
Perfect Imperfections Come From Bibi Bourelly and Earl St. Clair
Imperfections are perfect, that's what we can learn from Bibi Bourelly and Earl St. Clair in the music video for their duet Perfect. Before…
Go Robot
The Red Hot Chili Peppers got Saturday Night Fever
Since they released their new album last month of June this legendary band is giving us to talk about, this time we bring the video of your…
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Love of Excess
Hippo Campus is no stranger to the indie scene and their first full album, landmark, opens to mostly positive reviews. western kids, the seventh track…
Gamble for a Rose
King Charles: Gamble for a Rose
The title track, Gamble for a Rose, has been released as the single off King Charles’ soon to be released album. It is best described as a…
Next Time
Flawed, Beautiful Ambiguity
“I started out writing Semper Femina as if a man was writing about a woman. And then I thought it’s not a man, it&…
Fast Car (Riley Remix) [feat. Dakota]
Fast Car Re-Lived by Jonas Blue featuring Dakota
On a Sunday morning, nothing is more perfect than waking up with a cup of coffee, a good read and a classic song out of the radio. Mostly played by…
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Timelessness and The Smiths' There is a Light that Never Goes Out
It’s unsurprising that the Smiths are referenced in two of the best indie films released in the past ten years (in my humble opinion), 500…
Will I See You
Seeing too much
On my Twitter timeline, it was kind of big news that Justin Bieber producer Boo Bear was working with Latin singer Anitta, whom I had never heard of.…
With A Little Help From My Friends - Remastered
COVERLAND Vol.26: With a Litle Help from My Friends
When I was starting to listen and collect rock LP’s as a teenager, the triple vinyl from Woodstock ‘69 came to me before a Beatles…
With Strangers
Romanticisms at the Root of Little Joy
With Strangers captures the spirit of Little Joy's self-titled and only full-length release. The warm analog recording and soft vocal croon only…
Chained To The Rhythm
Katy Perry's political undertone
As you know, I have a thing for lyrics. I love songs that sound like fluff, but have something to it when you pay attention to the words. BTW, with…
Hard Girls
Femme Rock-Pop
Hard Girls is the first track from Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall's fifth album Kin (2016), which explores a very different…
Deja Vu
Leaving a Recurring Romance
A love song swirl seem to be the flavor you get with Jessica Lowndes song “Deja Vu”. It’s the situation of being in a…
Crow
The Crow Has The Last Word
Okay...here is a track from a duo that instantly struck me as a band to know. 18+ created a song called 'Crow' where as a person who has a…
El Perdedor
Maluma Arrested?
A few days ago it was leaked on the Internet a video in which clearly looked like a couple of policemen violently arrested the Colombian singer known…
Sunscreen
Mediterranean Vibes
The partnership between London duo JeanGa and George began at an auction, where both parties were bidding for a Roland TR-707 (a programmable…
tonite
LCD Soundsystem continue to master their comback
James Murphy has always been a self-conscious performer who likes to pick apart modern culture with the skill of a comedian. Tonite, the third single…
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…
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Young Star On Fire With New Single Play!
Her 23rd Birthday is on the horizon and this young lady is ready then ever. DaniLeigh is your everyday girl originally from …
Ciao Adios
Ciao Adios, I'm done!
I know that, so far, I have not been all too positive about Anne-Marie. I think I called her a Drew Barrymore look-alike that sounds like Rihanna and…
Dear Life
Beck's Psychedelic Existentialism
Veteran idiosyncratic singer-songwriter Beck poses a dreary existential question in the chorus of “Dear Life”, the fourth track…
High Road
Heartbreak Hotel
I don't know what the ratio actually is, but there seems to be a fair amount of songs that deal with both sides of the human courting ritual. On…
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…
Vanilla
Moody Beach's Vanilla Shines on Youth and Consequences
It makes perfect sense for Youth & Consequences, a YouTube Red original production series that has been described as a…
Twilight Driving
Outback Yearning
I'm definitely adding Perth-based dream pop outfit Methyl Ethyl to my list of promising Australian indie acts (which also…
Como Dijiste - Pista de Acompañamiento/Tono Original (con Coros)
About Christian Music
This musical genre has been noted not only for its purpose, but it has long made inroads in premiaciones highlighted as the Grammy's LATINO…
Low Key
Lookin` through Mai`s Low Key!
Low Key chica St. Lewis hot female vocal Mai Lee just treated us with her latest work, an upgrade on her steamy single,…
My Enemy (feat. Matt Berninger)
CHVRCHES and Matt Berninger are Estranged Lovers on My Enemy
If you had called the phone number that was featured in the music video for Get Out - the lead single from Scottish synth-pop trio…
Lift
Another funny nightmare from the minds of Radiohead
I'm not used to this. In 2017 being a Radiohead fan has been uncharacteristically rewarding. Not only am I still obsessed with last year's A…
Brother Wind
Garbarek's 'Brother Wind' - a journey into the Northern Lights
‘Brother Wind’ is one of the most wonderful tunes ever composed. It’s my favorite Jan Garbarek composition, and it&…
O Lord
Sensual Spirituality
The cathartic, gospel-influenced O Lord is the first taste of Brisbane indie pop quartet Cub Sport's upcoming sophomore album Bats&…
Golden Slumbers - Remastered 2009
The Beatles: Golden Slumbers
With over one billion records sold there is no doubt that The Beatles are one of the greatest bands ever to exist. Everyone knows and loves them for…
Songs of Prayer 1 - Solo Piano Music for Prayer
On The Song of Prayer
Chad Lawson is a fabulous, award-winning pianist and composer that is so multi-talented that he earned more awards that most people would even dream…
Love So Soft
Kelly Clarkson Like Never Before
Kelly Clarkson is back. It’s the same Kelly, the same powerful voice, the same diva like aura about her - but with a whole new label backing her this…
call the police
Lcd Soundsystem's new songs: one melted my brain, the other did not
LCD Soundsystem have finally released new material after the much hyped reformation and both songs showcase the amazing, and self-indulgent tendencies…
Poor Boy
Belle and Sebastian's Poor Boy is Ironically Infectious
Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch took a while to figure out the connection between the music video for Poor Boy and the song's…
Rearview Mirror
Kiri T's Lush Momentum
Run your fingers on my waist/ I’ll push the pedal to it’s deepest pace: the music video for New York-via-Hong…
Nausea
Watching My Time Wrinkle Alone
Nausea is the title track of Craft Spells' (the stage name of California's Justin Paul Vallesteros) second studio album - a title…
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…
Thrill
The Sounds Gives Us A Thrill
2016 may be the year of resurgence for certain bands, The Sounds certainly are one of those bands. While hot on the heels of a new United States tour…
God's Plan
Drake and Artists Influenced By Drake On Spotify! Follow & Share! Get Listed!
Drake and Artists Influenced by Drake on Spotify! Follow & Share! Get Your Track Listed! There's a Fat new playlist…
Love Me
Show some love for Keke
Recently turned 34, this lovely mature woman and an amazing soulful vocal Keke Wyatt is back and ready for some new fresh build-ups. With her…
Beautiful Hell
Adna Challenges Expectation With Beautiful Hell
I'd like to issue out a statement Adna is a singer-songwriter who will move you. If tears start to roll out or if apathy decides to descend from…
Me and Michael
Will Me and Michael Prove to be the Big Song on MGMT's Little Dark Age?
En su perfil de Q Magazine en diciembre pasado, cuando MGMT discutió su próximo cuarto álbum, Little Dark Age , Me and Michael fue…
Tigers in the Dark
Cleopatra Records releases Rachel Mason 'Tigers in the Dark' single
Renowned performance artist and musician Rachel Mason, freshly signed to Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records, has announced her forthcoming single…
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…
Talk Baby Talk
Emma Louise's Talk Baby Talk and other positive things about the mainstream pop market
If I were to describe Emma Louise’s voice to you, you would probably imagine a sound completely different to the one she makes. The purity…
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Netflix and Mayonnaise
'My girl eats mayonnaise/ From a jar when she's gettin' blazed'. Season 2 Episode 3 appears to be the…
The Spoils
Graceful Dread
Bristol-based trip hop pioneers Massive Attack have recently released an eerie, abstract and beautiful video for “The…
Can't Do Without You
Caribou and Other Things I Can't Do Without
I don’t remember the first time I encountered this song, but I feel like it’s been playing on the jukebox in my head on repeat…
Buckshot (feat. KRS-One & DJ Premier)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Buckshot Review
“Buckshot” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring KRS-One and DJ Premier is my own choice of hot song at the moment. I…
If You Were My Girl
I'll happily be your girl...
Phew. As soon as I hit play and Nick Merico appeared on my computer screen, I swooned. And then when he smiled after singing a couple of words, I…
Body Lights the Way
Skye Wallace Shares Sporty New Body Lights The Way Video
Canadian rocker Skye Wallace has just dropped the official music video for Body Lights The Way – a carefree, groove-driven song conveying a…
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…
Waterfall
A Star-studded Waterfall
Some collaboration throw you back at first sight. They just seem slightly odd. This was my initial reaction when I heard about a collaboration between…
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.…
Magangué
Sidestepper's Theatrical Jungle
Richard Blair recently reassembled Sidestepper from his home in La Candelaria in Bogota. He took it easy and abandoned all the beats , loops and…
Gold Lion
Songs that started it all: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gold Lion
Usually getting into a band is a conscious choice for me. If I come across great reviews of singles, shows, and albums, like anybody, it would get my…
Battle Symphony
Battle Symphony makes me want to give up on Linkin Park
As soon as I did it I knew it was official. When I had to choose a genre for this article to be categorised in, an article about rock band Linkin Park…
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…
In the Morning I'll Be Better
Sublime Devotion
Tennis (Denver based husband and wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley) recently released “In The Morning I’ll…
Is This Love - Remix
Bob Marley and Bands Influenced By Bob Marley Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share!
Bob Marley and Bands Influenced By Bob Marley Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share! Add Your Spotify Track To the Bob Marley and Bands…
Search Party
The Search Is On!
You know how there's that one popular song that you keep on hearing on the radio, in a cab, at the department store or in a restaurant and you…
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…
Lotus
Shaun Martin's Debut
The second video from Shaun Martin's debut album, 7 Summers. Shaun is best known for his work with Kirk…
Cold
The Surreal Aptness of Seeing Rich Brian as an Olympic Figure Skater in the Cold MV
As a certain calculative pop star once sang, it's all in the timing. Rich Brian's cinematic turn as an Olympic figure skater - while seemingly…
Fine And Mellow
Fine and Mellow (1957 performance) - Billie Holiday and the DreamTeam of Jazz
Usually “All-Star team” is a sports category. Musicians group according to their affinities, style and personal friendship. But…
Love and Theft
Love & Theft – Album Review
In 2008/2009, Love & Theft first came on the country scene, and I was only aware because they were proving very popular with the Taylor Swift…
José Luis Rodríguez
El Puma covers a classic with this great star
Jose Luis Rodriguez were encouraged to join one of the most recognizable voices in Latin music. It is nothing more and nothing less than Chayanne! .…
David Bowie
David Bowie with cancer three months before he died
British singer David Bowie learned that he was suffering from terminal cancer just three months before his death, on January 10, 2016, according to a…
Nikki Lane
Nikki Lane @ The Borderline, London, UK | May 2, 2016 – Review
Prior to going to see Nikki Lane at The Borderline on Monday, I had listened to her albums a couple of times through, but hadn’t devoted a…
Daddy Yankee
Red alert in reggaeton: Daddy Yankee brought together the greats
The day of his birthday, Feb. 3, Daddy Yankee marked another milestone in the history of reggaeton. Puerto Rican, considered the greatest exponent of…
Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona brings us Ella
Finally came the day expected that both fans of Ricardo Arjona. The artist and released Ella, a topic that is now available on YouTube and, as…
Reid Lee
Reid Lee's Broken Arrows, is Out Today
Reid Lee has been making waves lately with his new video for Save the Best, an eye opening video which touches upon domestic abuse in the …
Jon Z
In Peru for Halloween Urban Trap
Tonight, the famous rapper Jon Z will arrive in Lima-Peru to delight all his fans in the eventomassively called Halloween Urban Trap organized by…
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…
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The highway to hell will have a soundtrack and will be pure hard rock. This genre will make music seriously, making the best of each instrument and…
Juanes
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Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg's new album is out now!
One of the most important icons in the history of gangsta rap world, Calvin Broadus Jr. Cordozar, or better known by other names like art: DO-Double-…
Charliepapa
First installment of the Estereo Awards 2016
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Chino & Nacho
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Dark Model
Dark Model gives us a teaser with Survivors
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José Luis Rodríguez
Together José Luis Rodríguez and Chayanne.
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Caroline Spence ‘Somehow’ - Album Review
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Pylon Reenactment Society new EP brings the goods on vinyl
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Faith No More
Faith No More presents the video for “Cone of Shame”
Mike Patton and company then returned eight years in 2015, with the release of his latest album plate Sol Invictus. Even in the promotion of this…
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MUMFORD AND SONS – GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
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There's a star man waiting in the sky
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Derek Trucks
I Love Derek Trucks
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Buck T. Edwards Great American Novel
Great American Novel, the new album from Outlaw Country Artist Buck T. Edwards has been released and has hit the ground running. The album features 15…
Emma Stone
The charm of Another Day of Sun in La La Land
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Astrud Gilberto: The Bossa Nova Queen
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Nine Inch Nails announce EP 'Add Violence' and premiere the song Less Than
Last week Trent Reznor turned on the alarms of Nine Inch Nails fans commenting on Twitter Next week in the middle of last week, which obviously for…
Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard to release new album
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Natalia Lafourcade
Natalia Lafourcade does it again very well
Some people, a good topic that once did the job stayed with Natalia Lafourcade of In 2000: be a nice pop composition that attract people. However Sn,…
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Katy Perry has a new record on Spotify
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Austra
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Calexico
April sounds like Calexico
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Rod Picott ‘Fortune’ - Album Review
Rod Picott’s eighth studio album ‘Fortune’ takes a dramatic about-turn from his usual style, but it’s not as evident in the sonics of the 12-track…
Avicii
That is how I feel!
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Miranda Lambert ‘Sweet By and By’ – Song Review
I’ve been a fan of Miranda Lambert since the first time I heard “Gunpowder and Lead”, when I was about 15/16 years old.…
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Juanes honored the band Eagles
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Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
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Juanes will honor his president
The highly acclaimed and multiple winner of several Grammys Juanes, announced its participation in the Concert Nobel Peace Prize in honor of the…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes premieres the video for I see myself without you
2016 continues to be a great year for the Venezuelan oriental band Tomates Fritos. In February this year announced their new song I see myself…
ABBA
ABBA are still thankful for the music
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Rapskallion
Rapskallion - The Modern Troubadours
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The band # FunkyPop Venezuelan Macu founded in 2009, premiered music video in collaboration with renowned interpreter of reggae and dancehall Juan…
MØ
Drum, MØ's latest hit
The successful Danish singer has released his latest single audiovisual, Drum, an issue that was written in conjunction with Charli XCX and Nooni Bao…
Empire of the Sun
Two Vines, the new Empire Of The Sun album
The Australian group released new album on October 28th, this will be the third album of the band and will name Two Vines. The new musical production…
Britney Spears
Hesitate the new video of Britney Spears with Tinashe
Today Britney Spears debuts with his new video Tinashe Slumber Party. In the audiovisual piece a party with very attractive people, little clothing…
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
Upon listening to Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, it is no wonder that it is one of his most famous works and one of the most famous…
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Deep Nostalgia
I couldn't help but compare Swedish-born, Berlin-based indie synthpop artist Molly Nilsson's 1995 with Bowling for Soup's popular…
Pablo Alborán
North America it's your turn to enjoy Pablo Alborán live.
After touring a full house throughout Spain during 2015 so far with his Terral Tour, Pablo Alboran announced today its plan concerts in North America…
Fetty Wap
September 2015: What a Time to Be Online.
September 2015 was a month full of innovation, stellar collaborations, and wonderful surprises. After lying dormant all Frank Ocean-less summer, many…
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Muse is still in the air with Drones
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Oscars Highlights Gaga, Sam Smith and more
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Pau Donés: I continue forward in my own way
Five minutes a day. That is the time that the composer and Spanish singer Pau Dones says spend during each day thinking about issues related to…
Megadeth
Dave Mustaine pays tribute with Megadeth to Chris Cornell
Today, March 18, during a concert in Tokyo, Japan, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine paused in his usual repertoire to pay tribute to vocalist and…
Maluma
male chauvinist?
In recent days there has been a great controversy in social networks, after Yolanda Dominguez, activist and blogger for The Huffington Post, pointed…
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Brazilian music is in mourning
Brazilian singer Loalwa Braz Vieira, interpreter global success the Lambada, was found charred in his car on Thursday Saquerema, in the region of Rio…
Thirty Seconds To Mars
30 Seconds To Mars premiered lyric video for Walk On Water
The American band 30 Seconds To Mars presented the lyric video of their first single in four years since the release of their last album Love Lust…
Silverchair
Frogstomp
On a mission to make loud, honest rock and roll music; Australian rock band Silverchair exploded onto the scene in the 90’s dominating every…
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus dedicates a song to her father
In her new single, the artist recalls moments from her childhood lived with Billy Ray Cyrus, whom she considers a very important part of both her…
Home Free
Home Free ‘Country Evolution’ – Album Review
Home Free are a group who have existed at the peripherals of my musical radar for a little while, but it wasn’t until their latest album ‘Country…
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Buck T. Edwards
What happens when you take a clever lyricist in the mold of Tom T. Hall who looks like George Strait and rocks like there's no tomorrow? You get…
Korn
The Korn song that doesn't promise
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
The story of Robert Nesta Bob Marley
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Maggie Brown - Prime Duch Pop
I don’t know whether any of these five Amsterdam guys know or have ever known a girl called Maggie Brown that inspired them to form a band, but if…
Morrissey
Rock, politics and the Malvinas: Fierce Morrissey in Argentina
Steven Patrick Morrissey, known worldwide by his surname Morrissey, appeared twice in Argentina and did nothing to make clear that it is more…
Kanye West
What's new from Wolves
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Manuel Turizo
Manuel Turizo spoke of A Lady Like You
The artist of 17 years is consolidated in the world of reggaeton. Julian and Manuel Turizo. Manuel Turizo is consolidated as one of the great…
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Gustav Hoyer Reveals Innocence:
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Celia Cruz will sing forever I will live
The strong and beautiful voice of Celia Cruz exclaims with the power that characterizes him (in the present tense because discography immortalizes…
Renny
What does Defoliate Daisies mean?
In popular culture especially in adolescents is common, the term Plucking Daisies In the adolescent age is common infatuation, and popular knowledge…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer Drops New Single Featuring Justin Bieber
Today, the Canadian singer Justin Bieber joined Major Lazer electronics to release a new single, entitled Cold Water. The lyrics of Cold Water is to…
Silvio Rodríguez
The Music of Fidel Castro Lives On!
Most Americans can relate to the quote: “If You Are Not a Liberal at 25, You Have No Heart and If You Are Not a Conservative at 35…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes presents its theme I see myself without you
The portocrucenses Tomates Fritos, who arrived this year to its two decades of work, premiered this weekend the first single of which will be the…
David Bowie
Top music stars who died in 2016
2016 was a year of significant losses for the world of music. Figures extensive international career died during the 365 days that culminate today,…
Violadores Del Verso
Gold record for Kase O
A couple of months after the presentation of the album 'The Circle' Kase O, solo debut of Spanish artist and member of the leading…
Belle Vex
Belle VEX releases new music video for Make It Good For Her
There is always a music video that can really capture the attention of the listener. We have a track here that is sure to get excellent reception from…
David Bisbal
David Bisbal presented his new album Hijos del mar
The Spanish singer David Bisbal presented last Friday exclusively several songs from his sixth studio album, Children of the Sea, which goes on sale…
Synthetic Epiphany
Metronic Underground
Illusion A big metallic beast from the depth of the underground kingdom is creeping through the city streets in search of something… The…
Jessica Meuse
Jessica Meuse signs deal with LA Group Management
American Idol alum Jessica Meuse has signed a deal with L.A. Entertainment, Inc.’s management division, LA Group Management, and the Season 13, Top…
Taylor Swift
Apple Music commercial brings together Drake and Taylor Swift
Some time ago, singer Taylor Swift wrote a letter to the company Apple Music, in which he complained about the fact that during the first three…
Fifth Harmony
This is how the noise of female skin sounds
In the world they say that sex always sells, but what sells? What you can imagine; It is music, and everything that involves art, or the image of…
Betty Davis
She-Funk
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Jarabe De Palo
Palo syrup arrived in Colombia
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George Strait
George Strait ‘Cold Beer Conversation’ – Album Review
Let me just say, THANK GOD FOR MR. GEORGE STRAIT! He’s one of those men who just gets better with age (and more good looking). He is truly the…
Maestrick
Brazil's Maestrick announces new EP with versions for songs of Yes, Jethro Tull and Queen
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Whigfield
What is the first song you can remember?
At the end of the month I turn 27, a spooky age in the annals of rock and roll, but don’t worry this is a nostalgic article, not a morbid one. Musical…
Foo Fighters
Foo fighters and Green Day will say present at the Corona Capital Festival 2017
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The 50 sticks of Syrup.
The Spanish singer Pau Dones, leader of Jarabe de Palo band, presented today in Madrid his project 50 Palos which includes a disk with old and new…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus releases Days of Exile
The Uruguayan banda Viniloversus, currently residing in the city of Miami, USA, has published its new disc of Days of Exile , under the production of…
Tom Waits
Singing Is Not What You Think It Is
I think that the difference between instrumental and vocal (meaning lyric-based) music is a strength and a weakness for both sides. Using words allows…
Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro acoustic tour
License to sing is the name of the first acoustic tour by the Argentine singer Andres Calamaro, who was to first stop the Argentine cities of Cordoba…
Hillsong United
It's Not A Song It's A Praise (Thank You)
Have you ever heard music espritual guy? I do not mean relaxing music with flute, that although, helps lower tension with it pays tribute to nature,…
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…
Status Quo
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies in Spain
Guitarist Rick Parfitt, 68, died Saturday at a hospital in Spain after suffering a serious infection, his family said. The legendary guitarist of the…
J Balvin
J Balvin will say present in Viña del Mar 2017
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The Drums
The Drums announce new album and present single “Blood Under My Belt”
New York - based indie pop group The Drums, announced today the launch of a new full length album titled Abysmal Thoughts, and that will be released…
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January. Sharing it with everyone
At the very beginning of each year, I tell myself (I almost sing to myself) to remember how I can accomplish everything that I want because sky is the…
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil arrives at 75 years old
The Brazilian musician turned 75 on Monday, June 26, and at this point in his life he is still active, he feels calm and happy with his life. In her…
Merle Haggard
Goodbye to a country giant!
Merle Haggard died on Wednesday April 5th, at 79, the day of his birthday. His manager, Frank Mull, said the cowboy music icon died in Palo Cedro,…
Tommy Emmanuel
Emmanuel returns with new album
It is 60 years old and over 36 artistic career, but Emmanuel continues and producing new music. The king of Mexican pop posted on Tuesday December 1,…
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Ben Dowling Releases A Breathtaking Cover of Bob Dylan Classic The Times They Are A-Changin'
Musician and pianist Ben Dowling’s latest track is a cover that puts a unique spin on Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin.” A man passionate…
Patrick Sweany
Patrick Sweany ‘Daytime Turned To Nighttime’ - Album Review
If Patrick Sweany’s last record, 2013’s ‘Close To The Floor’, was preoccupied primarily with dealing with the aftermath of multiple family deaths,…
Pablo Milanés
Andrea Imaginario offers an album full of affection
The themes that have marked the various moments of his life, either by the magic of his melodies or the depth of his lyrics, were selected by the…
Joe Perry
Joe Perry suffered a heart attack while playing
The supergroup Hollywood Vampires created by Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry, could not finish his concert for thousands of spectators due to…
Shakira
Shakira was redheaded again
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P!nk
Today is a P!nk Day
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Slowdive
Slowdive released their new album
The English band Slowdive has just released their new album Slowdive after more than 22 years of record absence and will be released in digital…
Alan Freed
Alan Freed's ashes will rest in Cleveland.
The ashes of Alan Freed, an important figure in the history of modern popular music, permanently rest in Cleveland, where Creed coined the term rock…
Chino & Nacho
Dazzling Europe and they go for more
Chino & Nacho, the most successful duo in Latin America, has the ability to take their music to Europe. Currently, the musicians are touring…
Austin Marolla
Bringing in the Holiday Vibes with Austin Marolla
Austin Marolla dances into the holiday with his new album 'Christmas Kiss. Just in time to become your new favorite batch of Christmas songs, the…
Farruko
going on an international tour
Farruko is ready to start a great international tour that will have him visit by several cities of the world. Starting August 3, the urban star will…
Jarred Pierce
Jarred Pierce ‘It’s Going Down’ - EP Review
Jarred Pierce’s latest EP ‘It’s Going Down’ has kind of an unfortunate title. To all intents and purposes it implies a mindless collection of bro-…
P.M. Dawn
PM DAWN member Prince Be passed away
PM Dawn, one of the most acclaimed mainstream hip hop duos of the 1990s, today through the loss of one of its founding members. Singer Prince Be (…
Collin Walcott
White Men Can't Play Sitar?
Remember the movie “White Men Can’t Jump”? Well, I was asking myself that question but in terms of music. Do black people groove better than white…
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Steven Tyler ‘Red, White, and You’ – Single Review
As most of you know, Steven Tyler is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead singer of the legendary rock band…
Zion I
New Documentary Tells of How Zion I Managed to Maintain Artistic Integrity in Their Music
For many years Zion I has been bubbling on the underground rap scene without really getting the props they deserve. Unlike their counterparts such as…
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Venezuela, Colombia and Spain: 'Killing your faith'
The audiovisual shows excellent collaboration between diverse exponents, but styles as diverse as conjugative well as converge together in this…
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DDT. Rock that is admired even by those who do not like rock
“DDT” is a Russian rock band that appeared in 1980 in UFA. The leader and the author of most songs of this band is Yuriy Shevchuk.…
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Anxious and happy for his nominations for the Billboard Awards
The great Marco Antonio Solis, no doubt, is anxious night comes delivery of the Billboard Latin Music Awards, since it is nominated in three…
Deni Bonet
Deni Bonet Unveils Colorful New Video for Light This Candle
Deni Bonet is an absolute delight in her new video for Light This Candle. A standout artist for 2017, Bonet is on fire and vibrant in the colorfiul…
Bessie Smith
Women in Music Vol.1 - Bessie Smith
Women in music are a special breed. In a predominantly male industry, it seems that they had to struggle a bit more than men (especially in the early…
Lucy Scholl
Lucy Scholl – EP Review
Lucy Scholl is another to join the crop of young women looking to make a mark on the country music industry. Just 20 years old, she’s already been…
Marilyn Manson
A new Marilyn Manson album is coming
As you know many of his fans, Marilyn Manson is currently touring with his album of 2015, the pale emperor, but this does not mean you have stopped…
Nya Jade
Nya Jade On ‘Loveday’, Shifting From R&B To Country Music and Multi-Culturalism – Interview
Nya Jade is not your average country music up-and-comer. Born in Ghana and having lived around the world, now settling in San Francisco, she burst…
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Jasmine Thakral Creates The Anthem We’ve All Been Waiting For In Turning 23
We all know what it’s like to turn 23. We are well into our adult years by this time and it’s assumed by everyone, including ourselves, that we would…
Weezer
Weezer Debuts Song “Feels Like Summer”
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Varro Vivyds Shines Bright in 2021
Varro Vivyds is a Santa Cruz native who creatively captures her emotions and writes them in such a way where the audience will feel…
Prince
Prince: A Multi-Instrumentalist to Draw Inspiration From
The incredible musicianship and songwriting of Prince is undeniable, however many people don’t realize that he was one of the first artists…
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Volume I: what's new from Attaque 77
The trio of Argentine punk, Attaque 77, composed of Mariano Martinez (guitar and vocals), Leonardo De Cecco (drums), and Luciano Scaglione (bass and…
Maluma
How many do you have? How many can you lose? Can you get lost?
They say that 4 birds are better in hand than a hundred flying. Since the time of Elvis, and long before the existence of music as we know it, and…
Baby Alpaca
A Psychedelic Inner Wilderness
Baby Alpaca is a psych-folk duo that consists of lead singer Chris Kittrell (who also designs a hand-painted knitwear line called Beautiful…
Randy Rogers Band
Randy Rogers Band ‘Neon Blues’ – Single Review
Ah, there’s something so nostalgic, comforting, and pure about Texas Country music. It’s real and raw; it’s the…
The Ballroom Thieves
The Ballroom Thieves ‘A Wolf In The Doorway’ – Album Review
We are lost in a reverb-swathed hall, bathing in smooth harmonies and breathing in the booming glide of delicate cello, the crash of dynamic…
Le Syndicat Electronique
Le Syndicat Electronique
Electronic surgery is happiness. Imagine a crazy surgeon operating in an underground laboratory. He’s gonna steal your face and change your…
Steven H Scott
Steven H Scott Delivers the Goods on Albino Road
New Hampshire-based Steven H Scott impressed us earlier this year with his debut release, “Anywhere But Here”, a classical rock take on folk. This…
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…
Sona Jobarteh
The Music of Mali Vol.9 - Sona Jobarteh
In the series on Mali music, I already wrote an article that explains the Kora, one of Africa’s unique, trademark instrument. It is a 21-…
Sia
Sia releases song part of Lion BS
Last Friday, the singer Sia released a new single that will be part of the soundtrack of the movie Lion, premiering on November 25 in the US CIENES…
Julia Piker
Interview: Composer Julia Piker on her New Score EP Samovar
Today we’re joined by Julia Piker, a London International Award-winning composer. Julia released her debut string and electronic-heavy score…
Wilco
Wilco announces new album and releases single
Just one year after his album Star Wars alternative rock band Wilco, he released a topic Locator without giving much information about it rather in…
Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Earle Interview
Justin Townes Earle ended up moving to Vagrant Records and surprised his fans with not one, but two, new albums within a year. The companion pieces,…
RBD
Because you can always start over
A new project, a new love, a new motive to smile. Every day is a new beginning, so is life, so that something begins another must be let go, but…
Martina McBride
Dear Country Radio – Here Are My Two Cents and a Few Home Truths
First off, I should say that I do not work in radio and do not claim to have any first-hand knowledge of how scheduling works. I do, however, know…
Reba McEntire
Till You Love Me
This song is one of the most charming country songs. Reba’s treatment of the lyrics was awesome as usual. Her flow is awesome.…
Vicetone
“Is The Love”: an electronic Reaggae
We must see what is the vocation for music: the Dutch duo Vicetone just introduced the remix of Is The Love by Bob Marley, a surprising proposal,…
Kyle Park
Kyle Park ‘The Blue Roof Sessions’ – Album Review
Kyle Park has been quietly building a solid fanbase since 2005, when the Austin native released his debut album ‘Big Time’ independently. Since then…
Miss Bolivia
Miss Bolivia has El Paso
Paz Ferreyra, better known as Miss Bolivia, has one of the songs that will be included in his upcoming album Pantera. Thus, fans of the singer,…
Thalía
Thalía returns to the fight against Lyme
Consecrated singer Thalía, is going through a hard time again for health. So was announced by his thousands of followers around the world…