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Deep End
Doc Robinson - Midwest Loves Its Pop
There seems a particular penchant for good pop oriented rock, soul, anything, in the US Midwest. Think Rockford Illinois’ Cheap Trick, or any of the…
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…
Long Way Home
Låpsley's Long Way Home
There's been in a wonderful development in the alt pop scene over the past decade, towards complex musicality, rich, layered vocals and unexpected…
Tomates Fritos
Fried Tomatoes arrives namesake.
After long months of waiting, the big Tomates Fritos have taken the plunge and released their new self-titled album, if, likewise, namesake.…
The Congregation
The Congregation
Leprous are one of those bands that you listen to and pre-order new records from because you want to see them evolve. I got into them in 2012, after…
SOUR SOUL
Ghostface Killah and BADBADNOTGOOD Sour Soul LP
I began listening to this album strictly because I saw that BadBadNotGood was making the beats. BadBadNotGood is a improvisational, hip-hop…
After Laughter
Bring the laughter back...
Despite having been a Paramore fan for roughly ten years now, I have to admit that I’ve fallen a little out of the loop with the band. My younger…
The Fall of Hearts
Sorrow Will Find You
Title above summarize new Katatonia album in a wondrous way. No matter how good you feel, how much your life is peachy, how much love you have to give…
Grey Heavens
Just Another Melodeath Record
Omnium Gatherum is here for twenty years already and for that time they had some weak records (Years In Waste, Stuck here On Snakes Way) and some…
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…
Liquid Swords (Explicit Version)
GZA's 20 Year Journey to Platinum Status
The Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most influential groups in hip hop history. The group consists of some of the most gifted lyricists in the game, and…
Yellow Light (Despicable Me 3 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
What's happened to Pharrell's magic touch?
Ok, I’ll come right out and admit it. I just went to see Despicable Me 3, a few days ago. Of course, it was because I was in the company of …
Free TC
Review: Ty Dolla $ign's 'Free TC'
Ty Dolla Sign’s Free TC is a study in well-executed maximalism. Backed by lush, ornate soundscapes and assisted by nearly two-dozen high-…
Everything Now
Mediocre Dance, That's What Arcade Fire Are Now
Over time, Arcade Fire turned from a serious band to one of the most irresponsible banda. They are full of subtle and flat jokes, and the monumental…
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
Substitute for Tame Impala
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian band formed in 2010. They already have a bunch of materials behind themselves (this is their…
Synthesis
Plot Twist: Evanescence Rocks!
After almost fifteen years of career and only three studio albums, many will have a hard time accepting Evanescence as serious emo-rock and nu metal…
Weight of the World
Undiscovered Country Treasure of 2016
Sometimes, a one year is not sufficient to listen to all the great albums, so it often happens that we miss on a brilliant release that should have…
Christine And The Queens
Is The Hype Around Christine and The Queens Legitimate?
Heloise Letissier, known as Christine and the Queens, is a French musician who shook up the music scene this year. Her debut was released…
Escultura
SCULPTURE: The last work of art of GUACO
After 2 years of inactivity the Super Band of Venezuela Guaco throws the disc number 40 of his successful career. Sculpture is called this album that…
Villains
What Do QOTSA Stand For Now?
After proving himself in Kyuss, John Homme was walking through several projects and bands, profiling himself into a rock icon that does seem like an…
En la memoria de la piel
Rosana returns overwhelming and authentic
Stay right there in the middle of the rush, wrap me in touch, kisses I gave you and let me off balance playing give you the world and make you smile,…
The Reverses
Magnificently Insane Industrial Sludge
Oh, how I love records like The Reverses, the newest album by Terra Tenebrosa, where a bunch of maniacs plays music which could probably be used as a…
Over the Edge
Over the edge
Oakland “stoner violence” trio Connoisseur’s entire debut LP is about the pleasures and politics of smoking weed.&…
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…
Oar
Madman's Goodbye to Reality
Most of you know who Syd Barrett is, but in case you don’t, he is the founding member of Pink Floyd who lost his mind and recorded two solo albums…
Big Blue
Gold Star - Shining Already
Many bands and singer/songwriters these days are following the path taken by Jeff Tweedy, solo or with Wilco. While most of them are quite enjoyable…
Off The Radar
Noga Erez Delivers One Of This Year's Best Records
It’s been couple of weeks since I have reviewed politically charged album. Shocking! At one point, I had a feeling every album I am covering is…
This Is What You Came For
Lightning strike collabo with Rihanna
I couldn’t wait to hear this track, when I heard that it was going to be released this week. For a second serving, Calvin Harris has teamed…
Soul Flowers of Titan
Barrence Whitfield and The Savages and The Eclectic Flowers of Soul
When young Barry White started working in a record shop, during his journal studies at the University of Boston, he didn't imagine that was the…
Spiral Horns, Black Onions, Et Al.
Ulaan Markhor - Spiral Horns, Black Onions, Et Al
Ulaan Markhor is an American psychedelic noise rock band and one of the many projects of the highly prolific Steven R. Smith. Just like his other…
Sigillum Luciferi
Cough - Sigillum Luciferi
Cough are a no-nonsense stoner doom/sludge metal band from Richmond Virginia. They have released a series of great stoner doom/sludge albums through…
Trippy Caribbean
Rawayana dared and presented her Trippy Caribbean
The Venezuelan group recently announced that his third album would be called Trippy Caribbean plate and finally here! Under the production of Jos&#…
Amazing Game - Instrumental Music
It is really amazing
Paolo Conte is mostly known to casual jazz fans for his languid piano and gruff vocals sung predominantly in Italian. He was able to break the…
There Is Love in You (Expanded Edition)
After four years - Four Tet, again
Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet is obviously a busy man. He has been involved, and probably is at this very moment - in a myriad of projects. Whether it…
Body Cults
Narcosatanicos - Body Cults
The Danish noise-rock/psychedelic rock band Narcosatanicos came out with a new album a short while ago via Bad Afro Records. Their previous self-…
Examples
Shining Examples
Personally, I’m not a big fan of beats albums. At least, not for home listening. In a club, fine, that should be their main purpose. But at home, I…
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…
Starboy
Starboy is the new thing from The Weeknd
The Weeknd has given much to talk about in recent months, as has squandered good talent in different settings worldwide. Last Friday, the singer of…
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…
MASSEDUCTION
When St.Vincent Invites You To A Party, That's MASSEDUCTION
Annie Clark's fifth album could be the most critical one in her career. It was enough to follow fan comments on her Facebook page to confirm my…
WOPTOBER
Mane Music
Prison can change anyone. Enough time isolated from the world, treated as subhuman and discarded like garbage is soul-breaking and creatively stifling…
Prédateurs
Les Discrets – Prédateurs [Review]
Les Discrets are a band hailing from France that really shook up the metal scene with their debut called Septembre et ses dernières pens&…
To the Highest Gods We Know
Colour Haze - To The Highest Gods We Know
Colour Haze are a renowned and well-known German psychedelic rock/stoner rock band, who have released many notable albums in their own particular…
Wine-Dark Sea
Winedark Sea: The Piece and CD A Review (John Mackey, Frank Ticheli and Others)
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble and Nathan Williams give such stunning performances of Frank Ticheli’s …
Lose Control
Glass Animals & Joey Bada$$ Lose Control
This week, experimental indie rockers Glass Animals meet New York rapper Joey Badass and create a surprisingly good collaboration track. As somebody…
Ghost Stories Live 2014
Coldplay = Coldstop
Coldplay are about to lose the last particles of their stardust. For many years, they have been golden only because they are living on old fame. You…
The Storm Within
The Anatomy Of Melancholy
Screw Paradise Lost, true kings of melancholy-driven metal are Evergrey, fronted by Tom S. Englund, a genius songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Even…
The Heavy Entertainment Show (Deluxe)
The Stage Is Robbie Williams's Natural Habitat
In his music approach, Robbie Williams shows how big of a knight he is. There is nothing fake about this guy. There are no tiring sequences of weird…
HAIZ
Hailee Steinfeld Headphones and Haiz
Where others struggle a lifetime to get a music career going, Hailee Steinfeld seems to have stumbled upon it by accident. Appearing as an actress…
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Summer Deconstructed
Everyone knows the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. And I am certain that everyone knows at least one movement from Vivaldi’…
Cool Ruler Come Again
Cool Ruler Come Again
The only thing I could do here is simply to repeat the title of this just issued Gregory Isaacs album - “Cool Ruler Come Again”. It has been more than…
The Golden Age
Uniquely Golden
One of the great things about reviewing music is the opportunity it gives me to indulge in my favourite albums whilst giving them my full attention.…
Preoccupations
A Disinterested Listener Reacts To Preoccupations
Un oyente desinteresado reacciona a las preocupaciones por Joseph Kyle Debo admitir, que no / no tengo una opinión sobre el / la controversia…
Didn't He Ramble
Glen Hansard Does Not Ramble
Glen Hansard is a cute Irish man who conquered the world by singing the Academy award winning song Falling Slowly. The movie Once has become a classic…
My Love Devine Degree
Cody ChesnuTT - Divine Blessings
Sometime after the turn of the century, Cody ChesnuTT suddenly appeared with a slice of everything soul called The Headphone Masterpiece (2002). And…
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…
Maximum Entropy
Dancing in the middle of melancholy
Dark letters merged with an explosion of synthesizers that could perfectly well be the soundtrack to a party at its peak. This is the perfect…
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-…
American Candy
They Have Our American Candy
The Maine has been touring non stop since the release of their last album, American Candy, earlier this year. As this is their fifth album, we all…
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…
Folklore
Jason Haywood - Making Folklore Modern
It seems the trees have deep roots over in Canada. Deep roots like in roots music. Every so often a great roots/Americana artists crop up from there,…
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…
4U
Christina Milian's Liar put her back on my radar
For me, Christina Milian is a name from the past. I have not really kept up with her music since her hit single “AM to PM” in 2001…
Close Ties
Rodney Crowell's New Effort Is Like An Instruction Book For Americana
Even though Americana is becoming more and more popular among younger generations, it is mandatory to keep in mind that there is still…
Love Undercover
#tb When The Corals Were on Hiatus
When The Coral went on a hiatus, its members commenced working on their solo projects. That is how Ian Skelly’s and James Skelly’s debuts…
Destination Desolation
Deludium Skies - Destination Desolation
Deludium Skies is an Austrian band with which I am already acquainted with via their 2020 album Anthropocene. While that album was pretty good, then…
Different Creatures
Circa Waves Joins The Migration Crisis Awareness Movement
Four guys from Liverpool sound more confident, mature and powerful on their second full-length album, just as the frontman Keiran Shudall wanted and…
Man From Another Time
When Seasick Steve Taughts Us About The Other Times
Steve Wold has a rich biography of a vagabond, occasional farmer and a musician who worked with names such as John Lee Hooker and Janis Joplin. When…
Harry Styles
Harry Styles
El debut en solitario del miembro One Direction rinde homenaje al rock'n'roll clásico y muestra su voz excepcional, si no su…
Abbey Road (Remastered)
Abbey Road - My Album Recommendation by The Beatles
Abbey Road is definitely the album that will cheer you up if you are a Beatles lover. It is their 11th studio album which includes incredible songs…
Night on Earth
Night On Earth
Tom Waits… his nicotine-stained voice always calms me down. Whether he sings one of his drunken ballads or howls avant-blues tunes, he…
Brigid Mae Power
Power To Brigid
Many who would see that this self-titled album by Brigid May Power came out on the acoustic guitar-oriented label Tompkins Square will be mightily…
The Bad Testament
Obscure Blues of Scott H. Biram
Self-proclaimed one man band and one of the damned guys of outlaw country, Scott H. Biram, brings The Bad Testament, an album that comes after various…
Monuments To An Elegy
Smashing Pumpkins Monuments to an Elegy Album Review
On December 9th, 2014 The Smashing Pumpkins released their 9th studio album entitledMonuments to an Elegy. This album still embodies SPs …
An Awesome Wave
Throwback to Alt-J's An Awesome Wave
An oldie, but a goodie, I was re-acquainted with this album whilst noshing on pizza and sipping white wine at a restaurant last night. Although the…
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…
Goths (Deluxe Version)
The Mountain... Goths?
I am so happy that I am alive in the time when so much good music is produced. I don’t know how would I obvercome my struggles If it wasn’t for this…
New Bermuda
Deafheaven New Bermuda
The California-native, black metal innovators, released their 3rd full-length album entitled on October 2nd, 2015.New Bermuda Deafheaven has 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…
In Colour
Album that makes everything else seem like a noise
Not everything is black and white. When life seems grayish, there is always music to color it. I can’t say I wasn’t skeptical when…
Coming Home
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Up-and-coming estrella alma sur de Leon Bridges nos lleva de nuevo a la década de 1960-sonido Stax con su álbum de debut, Coming Home. Los…
To Pimp A Butterfly
Album of the Year and Implicit Racism
Last year, white rock singer Beck took home the Grammy for Album of the Year over Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, and, most notably, Beyonc&…
I Can Feel the Night Around Me
I can feel the nights around me
Dave Hartley’s latest album is his most ambitious record yet, one that takes him out of his bedroom and places him out on the open road with…
Jersey Devil
The Fall Of Ducktails
At the sunset of the past decade, Ducktails have become a very popular band among hipsters. First of all, they have been getting a lot of space and…
The Sweet Release of Death
The Sweet Release Of Death, Rotterdam's Finest Noise Rock
Sometimes, a name of the band can discover a lot about the band, and sometimes the name is a total flop that has nothing to do with the music the band…
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…
You Had Me at Goodbye
Samantha Crain - It Should Be Hello, Not Goodbye
Into her fifth album since 2009, Samantha Crain still hasn’t achieved the recognition she deserves. All the positive reviews by the critics …
Madame Piaf
Avant-Garde Cabaret
The Tiger Lillies were formed by Martyn Jacquesa in 1989. This charismatic and unique trio (Adrian Stout and Jonas Golland are the other two members)…
Wrapped In Red
My Christmas favorites
I'm still one of the many people who feels joy once the first bells start entering the music when December starts. Even though I've heard some…
Wildheart (Deluxe Version)
Rnb Album 2015
My biggest mistake from the previous year was not being interested in listening to Miguel’s new album. The reason for it was the fight he…
Art of Asian Meditation
Turning Music Into Meditation
I have recently discovered Jean-Pierre Garattoni, and I am glad that he helped me discover Asian sound in his three-part combo titled Moods of Asia.…
New Eyes (Special Edition)
BBC Philharmonic and BBC Radio 1 present… Clean Bandit
Classical music and electronic music are certainly not one and the same. Music that can be made on a computer and music that is played in a concert…
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…
Superluminal
Ampacity - Superluminal
Ampacity is an instrumental psychedelic/space rock band from Poland. ''Superluminal'' is their second album and it came out back in…
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Unique artist with a distinctive expression - Fiona Apple
What I absolutely love and appreciate for any artist is being a songwriter, not just a performer. One of my favourite alternative rock, jazz, art pop…
Garden of Ashes
Later That Night…
Somebody listening for the first time to Duke Garwood would probably react by saying that he sounds a lot like Mark Lanegan. Very late night Mark…
Você
Listen to a preview of La Lucha the new from La Vida Boheme
If we talk about Venezuelan pride, no doubt will have to name La Vida Boheme, because it is one of those few bands that with his music touches the…
÷ (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…
Lonerism
Lonerism
Critics’ new favorite band Tame Impala are becoming one of the most successful alternative acts of our time. They also have one album that I…
Black Bombaim & Peter Brötzmann
Black Bombaim - Black Bombaim & Peter Brötzmann
One of the most renowned Portuguese psychedelic rock bands Black Bombaim and the equally renowened German free jazz saxophonist Peter Br&…
Cardinal (Expanded Edition)
My Albums of the Year: Pinegrove: Cardinal
There's something about Pinegrove's sophmore album, technically their label debut, Cardinal that is pleaseingly alt-country. You remeber alt-…
Dusk
Ultimate Painting - Dusk shines brightly
So easy for an album to be overlooked these days. Even if you are just an ordinary fan, you have piles of CD’s (still?), vinyl records or files on any…
Tutu
Miles from India
Jazz and Indian music have been “buddies” for a long time now. Even before the likes of Tom Scott, John Coltrane, and John McLaughlin, Indian…
The Navigator
Hurray For PoertoRican Vagabond
Alynda Segarra, the creative force behind the band Hurray For The Riff Riff, traveled across United States with a banjo in her hands like a vagabond…
Root/Void
Jams Keep on Rolling
MV + EE or for the uninitiated, Matt Valentine and Erika Elders keep on making their tasty jam rolls. Like this song from their new album Root/Void, &…
channel ORANGE (Explicit Version)
Waiting For Frank Ocean's Second Album
The kingdom of vices, wrong choices and loneliness in California are themes that Frank Ocean explored in the real world around himself. Homosexuality,…
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,…
What Dreams Are Made Of
Caribbean Hip Hop Recipe Finally Penned Down: Welcome R.City Empire
Dear most dedicated Hip Hop fans, our holy brothers, hugely mistakenly downsided, finally…
Monochrome
Cavanagh Revives Hope For Anathema
Daniel CAvanagh is the main creative force of famous Liverpool collective Anathema. Fans know that If there are ten songs on Anathema record,…
Love You to Death
Tegan And Sara - Then and Now
Tegan and Sara are the newest artists to join the ranks of artists greatly experimenting with their sound. The Canadian Indie Pop duo is trying their…
Best Of
#tbt: Best Summer Album Ever
There are many albums that are made for chilling nearby big waters. Some are obvious, like those records by The Beach Boys, Tame Impala, Buena Vista…
Sorceress
The Pinnacle Of Opeth's Discography
Opeth’s twelfth studio album is one of the most anticipated metal albums of the year, although it is a prog rock album. With their last three releases…
Double Roses
Karen Elson Is No Longer Jack White's Ghost
The Ghost Who Walks from 2010 was made under the mentorship of Jack White, the guy who was Karen Elson’s husband at the moment. It was Karen’s first…
Make It Be
They Make It Be
Some knowledgeable reviewers thought that this combination between R. Stevie Moore and Jason Falkner could be “strange”. Falkner is a much more known…
No Estás Solo
Rodrigo Solo and Luis Iran prepare a concert together
Without doubt the Venezuelan music scene, there has been a lot of talent, and one of the great virtues, is the support between the various projects…
Soul Killa
Soul on a plate: Ransom`s second LP delivered!
Everytime we touch on this guy`s work it`s getting harder for me to pick the right words to express the feelings Randy Nichols …
The Dreaming Room (Japan Version)
Laura Mvula Leads The New Era Of Soul
From the very intro and the first song of the new album by Mercury Prize nominee from Birmingham, we can hear that this is a highly produced,…
Original Album Classics
Art Garfunkel and His Classic Hits
Upon looking up the Art Garfunkel page on Kurrent Music, I am very surprised at the low approval rating. It may just be that I am a big-time oldie fan…
The Sundowners
The Sundowners Vs The Coral
The second studio album of Liverpool based band The Sundowners is much related to a more popular British band The Coral. The album Cut The Master was…
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…
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…
Pure Comedy
Pure Comedy
Father John Misty is a consummate entertainer. On Pure Comedy, he questions the value of entertainment, capitalism, and everything…
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…
Ritual Land, Uncommon Ground
How To Be Cunning and Gentle At The Same Time
Anybody remember a Britpop luminary going by the name George Nigel Hoyle? No? Well, he was a member of the Britpop second-tier band Gay Dad, but who…
Abysmal Thoughts
The Drums Finally Matured
The Drums are back with abysmal thoughts. The follow-up to Encyclopedie (2014) is their fourth album and the first album without guitarist Jacob…
All You Zombies Dig the Luminosity
Burnt Sugar - Quite bright luminosity
Greg Tate has been at his Burnt Sugar project, one of the many he has on, for more than 18 years now. While he’s not guiding this musical conglomerate…
Geography
Front 242: Geography
The 1980's was a golden period for Industrial music. During that decade I was buying everything I could on vinyl; Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Front…
Don't Hesitate
Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon
The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
Golem
Wand - Golem
A hodgepodge of genres such as Garage Rock, Grunge, Noise, Punk and Psychedelic Rock converging in a surreal burst of loud guitars. That's a great…
Thousand Lives
Once A Tree bewitch with EP Thousand Lives
Once A Tree create music that is dark, hypnotic and poetic. A sultry fusion of chillwave, trip-hop and dubstep, that soars and glides above bass…
Bonfire with Manitou
Native American Themed Bonfire With Manitou album by Leftee Features Ojibwa Songs and Spirits at 432hz! Check It Out!
This album was delivered spiritually and musically in the divine energy of the universe at 432hz frequency. Leftee lead singer and drummer of the…
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-…
The Bride
A Bride For a Gloomy Existence
Natasha Khan known as Bat For Lashes cease to amaze the individuals who await a new album from the songstress. Bat For Lashes as a whole concept…
A Trip To Soda Island
Beating the Heat with Soda Island
When I complained about the heat on summer days, my mother would tell me to think about things that were really cold. So I would build a house made of…
Waiting on a Song
When Dan Takes A Break From The Black Keys
When you reach wide audiences with your mother band, it is clear that you should be careful about every step you take, because any wrong move can mean…
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…
Abysma
Ticking to the Right Beat
It seems that Will Wiesenfeld, the guy behind Geotic (or more plainly, earthly) likes to categorize things, including the music he makes. He…
World Music
Goat - World Music
Goat is a psychedelic rock band from Sweden, that gained its high reputation in the psychedelic rock circles with its great debut album World Music.…
III
Sardonis - III
The two-man Belgian sludge metal/stoner doom band Sardonis came out with a great new album this year. The album is laconically titled III and doesn&#…
Murmur (Deluxe)
What's the album that clears your head?
As I’ve probably said before (and will most certainly say again), there’s nothing like music to bring you back to a specific time and place. Look at…
Music From Siesta
Stay Cool! Miles...
Summer is coming! Actually, summer came in Macedonia a week ago. With temperatures over 30°C (86 °F) afternoons are already becoming…
The Unkindness Of Crows
Eagle Twin - The Unkindness of Crows
Eagle Twin are a great sludge metal/stoner metal/doom duo from Salt Lake City in Utah. Their best album to date has probably been The Unkindness of…
Merkabah / SunInYourHead
Shaddah Tuum ooze menace on EP
Shaddah Tuum weave dark and ambient soundscapes that ripple with edgy industrial menace. Their shamanic incantations insinuate themselves into the…
Rock N Roll Consciousness
I Miss You, Sonic Youth
It is necessary to recognize the gods and goddesses who are walking among us. For me, it is easy to spot them in the music. Each of their albums is…
Whiskey Love
Drunk with Ryan Drews
San Diego R`n`B/Soul singler Ryan Drews comes back with a new studio project in his possesion, and talking about…
Pasos Sincopados
Little Revenge presents its 'Pasos Sincopados'. Part III.
Small Revancha, the musical project directed and conceptualized by the duo of Claudia Lizardo (daughter of the legendary PTT Lizardo of the same…
Unsharp Mask
uSSSy - Unsharp Mask
uSSSy is a pretty well-known Russian experimental psychedelic rock duo, who have released several great albums in the field of instrumental …
Machinist
Space Opera
“The song is a sci-fi narrative about a woman who falls in love with a robot. In the video she hallucinates on rocket fuel and tears apart…
Far From Over
Jazz Pianist Of Our Generation
Vijay Iyer is one of the most relevant contemporary jazz pianist of newer generation, and alongside Jason Moran, he represents the most inventive…
Politika
New release by Bernays Propaganda
One of the most popular acts on the Macedonian alternative scene, “Bernays Propaganda”, which I already introduced to the readers…
In The Shade
The Perfect Song for the Summer
The summer might be over (at least for those in the Northern Hemisphere), but I couldn't resist writing about this brilliant gem of a song that…
When I Grow Up
Exploring the Theme's of Growing Up
In the year 2009 Fever Ray released a debut album under the same name. 'Fever Ray' debuted as a self imposed idealistic world created by Karin…
Good Goodbye (feat. Pusha T and Stormzy)
And it just gets worse: Linkin Park, Good Goodbye
For a band that has been globally popular for over fifteen years you wouldn't think Linkin Park would need to worry about gaining new fans. I'…
Electric Indigo
The Electric Feat of Electric Indigo
At first listen The Paper Kites have a familiar sonic sound...although similar to The 1975. The Paper Kites do offer a difference in…
Monsoon
The Opposite of Guilt
Hippo Campus' youthful and exuberant brand on indie pop-rock has always been tinged with an understated melancholy that might not be detected at…
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…
ILYSB
ILYSB Means More Than You Know To LANY
ILYSB or I Love You So Bad for those of us that prefer to type out each word. LANY confuses Pop for Indie and Hip-Hop sectors for Pop references. But…
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…
Medicine Chant
Shamanic Properties Driven From Western Canada
As Halloween approaches, leaves are falling and a mist seems to be rolling in from the mountains Anilah seemed like the perfect musician to…
Horns
Devilish Intentions
Bryce Fox buries a darker edge with his single Horns. The song sounds exactly the way one would suspect with such a track title. The explosive way the…
Body Say
Demi Lovato strips naked in nets
Sex sells and Demi knows, this time the former Disney girl has posted on his Instagram account, a series of portraits of her completely naked, and…
Mourning Sound
Enigmatic Rhapsody
Critically acclaimed Brooklyn/LA indie rock quartet Grizzly Bear's new music video for “Mourning Sound” - “a playful…
All In My Head (Flex)
Fifth Harmony Heats the networks with its New Video
When we thought we had seen the girls Fifth Harmony in her sexy side with his video Work from Home ft. Ty Dolla $ ign stuck in construction with some…
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-…
Die Young
Flipping the Script
Music - rock-and-roll in particular - has long championed a fatal fetishization of youth. Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse are probably the most famous…
Army
Ellie Goulding Dedicates Her New Video Army
The interpreter Soundtrack of the blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey brings a new video called Army. Ellie reached the top after winning a poll by the…
Sign of the Times
A Promising New Direction
The timing of ex-One Directioner Harry Styles' debut solo single Sign of the Times is strikingly apt; it was released on…
Chocolate
Duets, Chocolate, Love, Covers and Youtube
People likes love stories, she is interested in love, songs that speak of love and also called attention couples in love singing about love. What is…
Leaving LA
Father John Misty's Leaving LA: A Portrait of the Artist as an Ironic Prophet
Five years ago, when Joshua Tillman had just ‘buried’ his music catalog under the J. Tillman moniker to start performing as Father…
Gold
Invasion of Pop
High Tyde entrust the holy grail of guitar with their single 'Gold'. At first when 'Gold' started playing two distinctive thoughts…
Try Everything - De
The Try Everything video is here!
Today the video for Try Everything Sountrack New Zootopia Disney film, played by Shakira premiered barranquillera. A song with a motivational message…
Nowhere
The Black Fever Drops new track Nowhere
The Black Fever is a post-punk band based in Toronto, composed of Shoe (vocals, guitar), Pat Bramm (bass, back-up vocals), and Dan Purpura (drums).…
I Scare Myself
COVERLAND Vol.6: I Scare Myself
The 80s were a decade filled with hits. But did you know that many of them were reworks of songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s? One of those tunes that I…
Suicide Saturday
Preyed Upon That Summertime Kind Of Way
Sometimes kids when a song hits you in the jaw, it not only hurts it stings and leaves a mark. Hippo Campus' 'Suicide Saturday' positions…
Summer Holiday
Jack of all Tongues, Master of None
Wild Nothing's song Summer Holiday has echoes of forbidden love. The persona sings of being in a place and time that is transient and the subject…
Incapable
Keyshia's very capable
There’s something about when current day R&B singers take on an old retro soul sound in their ballads. I have always had a major weak for…
Go Outside
Potentially Cruel Optimism
There were two music videos for New York indie band Cults' Go Outside - the indie breakout single that made Cults an internet sensation and…
Cod-Ex
Fast Fast Faster Punk
Like it the way it sounds. Playing such other music styles is not easy. Good musician. Fast dirty full-house the punk alternative way reaching the…
Stop Playing With My Heart
Timeless Anguish
What kind of music would you expect a former US marine and drum corps member to produce? A stage name like Avid Dancer or the retro-inflected…
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…
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…
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…
Wrong Victory
Skin Deep
Skin tight latex body suits, bejeweled face cloth and golden paint. MS MR are no strangers to the weird, odd and fascinating aspects of music videos.…
Kill Jill
Big Boi Kill Jill Official Video!
After announcing his third studio album titled Boomiverse, Outcast`s very own, Big Boi drops his latest…
Self-Made
Tiller Drops New Visual For Self-Made !
After his amazing sophomore LP that Tiller dropped on us at the end of this May, the True To Self arrays…
Jane
Feminist Folk-Punk
We wanted something that was honest and straightforward. We both wanted to be super vulnerable… Because of the stripped down…
The Miller Girl
Steve Hussey and Jake Eddu share with us The Miller Girl
Yes, “The Miller Girl” is a reference to the beer and the miller girl is portrayed in the Miller ad. Steve Hussey and Jake Eddy are geniuses for…
Hey Boy
Take That go synthpop on Hey Boy
Back in the high days of Take That’s success, I too was a fan. Altogether, I was into the light hearted bubbly pop music while growing up,…
These Bells Will Ring
These Bells Will Ring in the holidays for you with Bitter's Kiss and the Blue Stones
Allow us to dive a little deeper to the word we have come to know as something we don't want. Vulnerable: susceptible to emotional or…
These Streets Will Never Look the Same
A Meditation on Loneliness
Running for over 8 minutes, These Streets Will Never Look the Same is one of the longest tracks on Chromatics' critically acclaimed fourth album,&…
À tout à l'heure
That Elusive Moment of Being
Every day includes more non-being than being. Yesterday for example . . . has it happened a good day; above the average in ‘being.&rsquo…
Renegade
Midnight - 4 am
Renegade is the second track from Melbourne-based indie folk rock quintet The Paper Kites' sophomore album twelvefour (2015).…
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 …
First
Beat of the Drum
A good drum beat is the essential back bone to any song. No...every song that has ever existed on and off of the internet. If someone tells you…
December
This Christmas We Chill with Ari
Well, you know it`s all about them Holidays and like usual, every artist`s focus is exactly on that; giving you that new special feeling, a new…
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.…
Epoch
Kinetic Calm
After the success of (2011) and (2014), Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) maestro Tycho (San Francisco-based …
Omaha
Baby Left on Omaha
'Letting go' is an emotional terrain that accomodates a wide variety of emotions: sadness, resignation, nostalgia, melancholy, anger, despair,…
Stuck
Lodged Love
One man band Day Wave's single Stuck has soothing musical undertones in relation to its subject matter, a persona who is stuck…
Stir It Up
Stir it Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest
Stir It Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest feat. Jeff Warner - Live at Churchill's October 14, 2017…
My Body
Anthem For Those Young At Heart
An anthem for thr right reasons. 'My Body' by Young The Giant is a complete masterpiece by a long defintion. Not only was Young The Giant able…
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…
Sexy Boy
A Sultry Transgression
Air's Nicolas Godin and Jean Benoit Dunckel burst onto the international music scene with the release of their space-pop debut Moon…
If Only
Million Miles' If Only Offers a Grounded Romantic Optimism
In November 2017, London-via-Paris soul singer Million Miles (singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sophie Baudry) released her…
Love
Nothing fancy, just Love
Oh man, where to even start with this? Aptly, Lana del Rey blessed the world with the single from her pending album in the month of love. While few…
Down Under
Iconic Australiana
It's hardly suprising that Australians aren't proud of Australian-born rapper Iggy Azalea, since her cultural appropriation of Southern black…
Take Me
A Song for Mending Hearts
South Korean singer-songwriter MISO's debut single Take Me is the promising result of her artistic incubation with the Red Bull Music…
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…
Glow Like Dat
Rich Chigga and the Age-Old Appreciation vs Appropriation Question
Like Iggy Azalea in 2014, Rich Chigga (Chinese-Indonesian teenager Brian Imanuel) has earned himself a Forbes profile that charts his trajectory as…
You Don't Know Me
Not your homie Jax
I have a guilty pleasure, at the moment. I get incredibly cheerful every time I hear Jax Jones’ “You Don’t Know Me”. You know, that track with the…
Hospital Beds
REVIEW: Florence & the Machine's 'Hospital Beds'
Florence & the Machine’s version of Hospital Beds is not just a song. It is a euphoric eulogy to times gone by, a…
Nervous - The Ooh Song/Mark McCabe Remix
Things that make you go Ooh
There aren’t many songs that immediately get my attention with the very first notes, but the start of Gavin James’s “Nervous” is captivating. To start…
Baby
It's Pixie Baby!
If I would to be asked to describe UK singer Pixie Lott, I would probably say she’s a light version of Duffy singing teen pop songs. Somewhere in the…
Woman
Flash Gordon Of R`n`B !!!
One of my favorite female R`n`B vocals of the new dope Urban Era is surely this lovely girl. Diana Eve…
It's a Drag
Living Is Easy
H. Hawkline knows a few tricks, allowing an ageless essence to contradict is moment in time predictions. Add Folk, Psychedelic embellishment and a…
Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid) (from the
Fall Out Boy's fearless sound
Yesterday, when I blogged about Rihanna’s new song “Sledgehammer” I originally had planned to write about something…
Each Time You Fall In Love
Lush Hypnotism
Each Time You Fall in Love follows K and Apocalypse as the third track from Brooklyn ambient pop quartet Cigarettes After Sex's full-…
Guala
G-Eazy Smashes Again With Guala Joint!
Oakland`s very own, G-Eazy hits the heavy bar streets again, with smashing new single Guala. With…
Acting Out
Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens together after 11 years
Actresses Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale gathered for an emotional duet. After his followers asked him to invite someone special to his Music…
No Worries
Remaking Someone Like You
Since the success of Alice, music producer, remix master and plunderphonics expert Pogo (Nick Bertke) has been highly popular with animation studios.…
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…
Say What You Want
Andrew Hung's Tentative Transparency
“Say What You Want” is the lead single from Andrew Hung's upcoming debut LP Realisationship, which will be…
Just Got Paid
COVERLAND Vol.14: Just Got Paid
In September 2016, Gov’t Mule released an animated video for their rendition of ZZ Top’s heavy-blues piece “Just Got Paid.” Although the video is new,…
teach you to fall in love
Fall In Love With Brett Castro's Newest Break-Up Anthem
Brett Castro never fails to turn moments in his personal life into a killer soundtrack for our lives - and he did it again with his newest single…
Too Many People
Chelsea Nikkel's Antisocial Anthem
Princess Chelsea (i.e. Auckland-based singer-songwriter Chelsea Nikkel) is probably best known for her viral hit The Cigarette Duet, a track off her…
Looking for Signs
A Hidden Gem
Discovering new artists is a great feeling. Discovering a great new artist is something else entirely. Over christmas, that’s exactly what I…
Harvest Time
A performance worth repeating
This is one of the most exciting pieces of music I’ve heard recently. It’s an excerpt from the four-hour show that Esperanza…
Close
Nick Jonas Teams Up With Tove Lo On His New Single “Close”
The little boy who used to sing with his brothers Jonas Brothers, has just released the first single called Close in collaboration with Tove Lo. This…
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…
El Mismo Sol
Under the Same Sun by Alvaro Soler
As its catchy chorus says, we are all under the same sun, only it gives them some brighter than others. This young Spanish artist of 24 years…
Memory
Labyrinthine Post-punk
“Memory” was the second song that we started working on for Preoccupations after “Anxiety”. It was unique to…
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…
Malibu
Miley Cyrus is back to normal
So, have you noticed that Miley Cyrus is back? After her cover interview for one of the major American magazines, she quickly got criticized for…
Take It All
Take It All
I was fortunate enough to see Kiana Ledé open for artist Jessie J on her “ROSE Tour” last October and her powerful vocals proved that she is an…
Angels
Transmissions in Space
Don't even doubt for a moment, that when The XX hit the scene everyone was taken back. This small band creating sexy, edgy yet intimate and…
Praying
Cathartic Comeback
In a 2013 interview, Kesha revealed that she had little creative control over her music and expressed her desire to showcase other…
Thinking About You
Norah Jones Offered Thinking About You To Those Of Us That Still Resignates With the Song
'Thinking About You' the first song where I was introduced to Norah Jones. Known for Jazz styled songwriting and a piano melody all her own.…
Se Busca
holy week
During the celebration of Easter in Venezuela, not only advantage bridge -fines of largos- weeks to enjoy a few days off family, on the beach or…
Bad Blood
Wonky Funk
The music video for East London singer-songwriter and record producer NAO's (Neo Jessica Joshua) breakout hit Bad Blood features simple - yet…
Bounce Back
Big S With L(`s)ive!
With the big controversal visual that blew my mind lyrically, Big Sean announced his big comeback with the latest piece …
High
Music video 'High' by Rawayana and Apache
With rapper Larry Rada aka Apache , the Venezuelan band of self - styled 'Trippy Pop' Rawayana presents its new official video for…
I Carry Your Heart With Me (I Carry It In)
The Heart Knows and Understands
It's not just chocolates, red roses or diamonds. Songs and poems also have their place in love stories. E.E. Cummings had a good share of love…
Losing My Head
Losing it to Krystl's new sound
Krystl is one of those unknown treasures of the Dutch music scene. She’s still rising even though she’s been around for several years. Her debut was…
Tonya Harding (In D major)
Sufjan Stevens' Tonya Harding Paints the 90s Olympics Figure Skating Scandal in Elegiac Terms
Detroit singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens’ website succinctly describes his unusual artistry: &…
Stardom
Pushing the Right Buttons
Uncovering an international band is equivalent to finding your long lost twin. If that is too overly melodramatic, well that's how it feels. Lust…
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…
Already Gone
Brett Dennen's Already Gone Finds Exhilaration in Elusiveness
Northern Californian singer-songwriter Brett Dennen comes across as the most amiable of rebels. His brand of easy-listening folk-pop has earned him…
Los Aturdo
Reke releases new video: ''Los Aturdo''
Gustavo Ferrin born in the city of Caracas, on September one , 1982, musically known as '' Rekeson '' continuous in…
One Second
Dark Vibes
Italian artist Tying Tiffany is known for creating electro-pop tracks with a dark edge, “music that teeters between opaque moodiness and…
Make Me Like You
Why You Had To Go And Make Me Like This?
When I heard about Gwen Stefani's plan to live record and broadcast her new video during the Grammy ceremonies, I have to admit…
Hey Everybody!
Hey Everybody is the story of my life.
If I were asked to describe 5 Seconds Of Summer’s music, I would say FUN. There is absolutely no other way to describe it. Their songs make…
Kids (Ain't All Right)
Grace Mitchell Demonstrates Political Strife With Kids (Ain't All Right)
This Portland, Oregon native is throwing a mass of stones at the ocean. Let me explain that meaning, Grace Mitchell in the midst of all the Indie…
September Song
Reminds Us All Of That September Song
Some artists definitely have the talent and voice that should be heard across and around the globe. It’s just sad when such talent…
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…
Middle of the Bed - Acoustic
Lucy Rose's Middle of the Bed
Lucy Rose increases the need to listen to acoustic indie music. Not for a designated reason because simply put...one reason can not be…
Becomes The Color
Stick Around for the Credits
It seems to be a bit of a pattern for me to discover new music through television and cinema. I recently watched the wonderfully creepy Stoker, and…
Soak
Zola Jesus Soaks in Hopeful Gloom
“Soak” follows “Exhumed” as the second new track from Wisconsin singer and producer Zola Jesus’…
Lust for Life (with The Weeknd)
Hollywood and The Weeknd
Lana Del Rey is on a roll lately. A week after releasing her duet with The Weeknd, it was also announced that she has recorded a song with Fleetwood…
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.…
Chi Chi
Razor-Sharp Braggadocio
'Live from the zoo, this the new 212'. Controversial Harlem rapper Azealia Banks breakout hit 212 is a very tough act…
Stay
Mac`s Drake Type Of Sandwalk !
It`s Mac Attack with goofy dance time! American rapper Mac Miller bounces off the music industry with brand new forth studio album&…
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…
Gasoline
Dreams On Fire
The more Halsey releases music videos, the more the public comes to understand who Halsey is as a person. Never to be the one that was shy, talking…
I Found
Atmospheric Appeal
I Found is Nottingham-based quartet Amber Run's best known single from their debut album 5 am (2015). The song opens with a…
Strange
Feeling Strange
[W]hen I was little I was obsessed by churches - by how they were built and how someone had created them because they believed in it so much, and it&#…
Slide
Toronto's Ekelle drops new Hood Pop track Slide
Ekelle is a multi-genre artist and songwriter from Toronto who rhymes about what she knows best: her real-life experience. Money, sex, drama and…
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,…
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 “…
Praying
Kesha's personal prayer
Pretty much out of the blue, Kesha released her new single last week. One day, she announced a new video on Instagram and the next day, the video was…
I Don't Wanna Dance
I'm Evacuating the Dancefloor
Being in an awkward situation is something that just about everyone can relate to. In I Don't Wanna Dance, this infectious number does make one (…
Bare
Bare As Skin When It Comes To Wildes
The alternative/indie scene that has grown and flourished in London never ceases to surprise me. From the singers to the instruments they are able to…
Hotel California
Eagles Greatest Hit Speaks Of The Dark Side Of The Music Industry
The Eagles were one of the biggest and most influential bands of the seventies, often being referred to as a “hit-making-machine”. Founders Don Henley…
idontwannabeyouanymore
On idontwannabeyouanymore, Pop Wunderkind Billie Eilish Explores Psychological Growing Pains
“Shit sucks, dude”. That’s how up-and-coming LA singer-songwriter Billie Eilish described the experience of being 15 (…
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”),…
Secret Garden (feat. Merival)
Stepping into the Secret Garden with Izzard & Merival
The song I’m about to draw your attention to has brought me MAJOR joy over the past few days, and I am excited for you to have the same experience.…
Archie, Marry Me
Catchy Conviction
The opening lines of Canadian indie rock five-piece band Alvvays' Archie, Marry Me swiftly establishes the fact that lead singer…
Disappear Here
L.A. Bad Suns Infuse New Pop
Bad Suns channeled a Lynchian attitude to their cover work and even their Pop song 'Disappear Here' ghostly represents a shuddering feeling. &…
Lindsay Brohan
Funky Momentum
Javelin, comprised of New York City crate-rats George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk, certainly do their share of jumping around, never letting their…
Let It Ride
Let It Ride
A collaboration between two leading artists on the American music scene, this song from Robert Glasper’s sixth studio album “Black Radio 2” is a real…
One More Night
Cathartic Retro-Soul
One More Night is the 6th track and third single from London-based singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka's second album (2016),…
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,&…
Caravan - 2001 Remastered Version
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.12 - Caravan
Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters introduced “Caravan” on the Variety label in December 1936. The recording entered the pop charts…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead is back, and Burn the Witch is everything you expected and more
The wait is over, Radiohead has released their first song in five years and it’s unlike anything else you’re hearing right now.…
Heartbeats
The Winter Sounds Talk New Record for 2018
The Winter Sounds are a band that has been breaking through in a major way this year, and 2018 sees no sign of slowing down. Set to release their most…
Don't Bring Me Down
PREP's Don't Bring Me Down Dazzles with Urgent Optimism
After releasing their debut EP Futures in 2016, London-based future-pop quartet PREP - hip-hop producer Dan Radclyffe,…
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…
Perfect Places
Lorde's Perfect Place
I always try to let some time pass before blogging about the same artist again, but some artists keep releasing really good stuff in between my blogs.…
Good Lava
Exploring a Brand New Trip
Esperanza Spalding just dropped a new single from her upcoming experimental album “Emily’s D+ Evolution” called &…
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…
S.H.C.
S.H.C. Shocks Us With A New Foster The People
The third studio album from Foster The People is picking up steam. So far III EP and the third studio album III are massively different from their…
Treat You Better
Even the good guy's are bad in pops toxic wasteland
I've never been the biggest fan of pop music, it's not my brand, never has been, but since I started writing about music I've tried to…
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…
Oh Woman Oh Man
This may be the best way to listen to London Grammar
Part of the problem with London Grammar’s first album, If You Wait, is that each song was weighted down by dark moods, emotion, and tone.…
China Girl - alt mix
COVERLAND Vol. 7: China Girl
David Bowie and Iggy Pop wrote “China Girl” together in 1977 for Iggy’s album “The Idiot.” It didn&…
No Hope
No Hope As The Vaccines Idealize Coming Of Age
I could write endlessly about the band The Vaccines. Whether you love to hate or love to love the band, come on their second album Come Of Age was a…
One More Time
One more time Craig's not average
If anyone had an unexpected comeback, recently, it is Craig David. It’s not all that long ago when I wondered what happened to him and wrote…
Take Off Your Shirt
Bibio's 'Anti-Party' Anthem
English music producer Stephen Wilkinson (the main man behind Bibio) has been duly noted by music critics for carving out his own genre of ‘…
Without Love
Alice Glass should never sound this generic
When Alice Glass left Crystal Castles there seemed to be a unofficial promise that whatever Glass did next would be 100% her, rather than her put…
Woods
Over Driven By The Woods
'Woods' by Bon Iver hasn't seen the popularity like his other tracks such as 'Skinny Love' that has gained a noted audience. Bon…
The Sound of Silence - Overdubbed Version
Sounds of Silence—A Rare Version, A Treat for You All
In awe and surprise I give you all a rare version of a classic sixties folk rock gem, featuring Paul Simon and Bob Dylan. It was said in the title…
Lil Supa
Live: ''Little Supa'' in Chile
Already a few days ago was held in Santiago de Chile the most recent edition of the event '' God Level Fest '2016, which,…
Richard Strauss
Strauss’s Zara Alla Thrustra
This is one of Straus’s most famous works that starts with an iconic opening that has been used to decorate many advertisements and films…
Caramelos De Cianuro
How to take her to the stars?
They say that everything good in life, hurts, costs, even more but is accustomed, but after the pain is learned to like. Cianuro Caramels is one of…
Gilda
Natalia Oreiro covers the popular Gilda
Miriam Alejandra Bianchi, better known by her stage name as Gilda, was a singer of Argentina Cumbia entered the world of music in the early nineties.…
Dustin Lynch
Dustin Lynch is Golden With New Album
Dustin Lynch has been named numerous times as a country artist to watch. He as great albums that are making waves in the country genre. I remember…
Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page will release a solo album next year and announce tour
One of the best and greatest guitarists in the history of world rock, Jimmy Page, announced that he will leave solo tour next year. As he said, is…
Camilo Sesto
Camilo Sesto and the Pope will sing the Our Father
The singer, music producer and Spanish composer of romantic ballad, pop and rock, Camilo Sesto, launched this Friday December 2 through different…
Joe Budden
Joe Budden Ready To Drop 4th Album – ‘Rage & The Machine’
As of late Joe Budden has been making headlines for the controversy that surrounds him - most notably his beef with Drake. Being embroiled in so much…
Wisin
Wisin continues to lead the ranking
Despite being away for a while because of personal problems, Wisin is proving to be one of the leading figures in the urban genre. Now, with her new…
Tamar Braxton
Tamar Braxton’s dances into the light
If there’s one lady who’s been keeping herself real busy, it’s Tamar Braxton. Competing in Dancing With The Stars,…
Ed Sheeran
Sheeran returns with two new songs
After a year away from the stage and social networks, the English singer and teen idol Ed Sheeran returns to music with two songs: 'Castle on…
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with new album for September.
Although they have not released new albums from Push The Sky Away 2013, his last song Give us a kiss made for the film 20,000 Days on Earth and in…
Everyone Everywhere
Those dudes from Everywhere
It’s looking like this could be a week full of blogs about upcoming, reasonably unknown, talent. And in this blog, I’m even stepping out into my…
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Underrated Alternative: Catfish
In 2007 two guys names Ryan 'Van' McCann and Billy Bibby began playing guitar together in McCann's parents house in North Wales. These two…
Desorden Público
Public Disorder celebrates its 30th anniversary with a tour of Venezuela
One of the most important bands that had the music scene of Venezuela's birthday, and will celebrate in style with their 30 years of disorder…
Esperanza Spalding
The Diva, The Muse, and The Philosophical Dilemmas
Esperanza Spalding is one of the contemporary greats, and that’s a fact, not an opinion. She proved it on many occasions, playing her own…
Brothers Osborne
Brothers Osborne ‘Pawn Shop’ – Album Review
I’ve got to admit, I listened to neither ‘Rum’ nor ‘Stay A Little Longer’ before picking up this…
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes ‘Today Is Christmas’ – Album Review
LeAnn Rimes, probably best known as the youngest country music singer since Tanya Tucker in 1972, as she rose to stardom at the age of 13, has…
Cher
SundaySpotlight: My Favorite Roles of Musicians
WILL SMITH in Ali From Bad Boys, Men In Black and Wild West to the movies Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness that brought him Academy Award nominations…
Future
Future releases remix of “Mask Off” featuring Kendrick Lamar
After rumors of a collaboration hours before its launch, last May 23, the rapper Future recruits rapper Kendrick for their second theme together.…
Elvis Presley
Forty years after his death, the US celebrates King Elvis
Elvis Presley, an American legend who transformed popular culture and sold more than 1,000 million albums, is idealized more than ever on the 40th…
Jane Jensen
Jane Jensen Is Back with Bold New Release
Jane Jensen's new album “Enchant” is a pure audio fantasy. It is intended to be a brain massage and a break from reality. It is for deep chilling…
Kanye West
4 Reasons Why Live Rap Concerts Suck
I love rap music. In fact I wanted to be a rapper when I was younger and that desire actually got me into music production which is now one of the…
A Tribe Called Quest
ATCQ: Midnight Marauders Reworked
If you are a hip hop head you love this classic album.Midnight Marauders, released November 9, 1993 is their third album and&…
The Oak Ridge Boys
Oak Ridge Boys ‘Boys Night Out’ – Album Review
The Oak Ridge Boys are one of the most legendary groups of country and gospel music. With a list of studio albums and #1 hits I dare not count, their…
Dirty Beaches
Dirty Beaches
Memories and Future Visions. Oh, I still remember that moment when I’ve heard Dirty Beaches for the first time! It was “Black Silk…
Ariana Grande
Ariana, in Another Era
You can tell from the aptness of the Photoshopped 'single artwork' (of Ariana Grande with a Farah Fawcett-esque hairstyle) that accompanies…
Sharif
Sing and Sew deeper
In late 2015 the Spanish rapper Sharif let us enjoy his third solo album, Under The lightning that never stops. A disc that had a theme in particular…
Kailee Spark
Pop Single “Passageways” has Laura Veirs Fans Anticipating Kailee Spark’s Next Release on Spotify and YouTube
Pop fans welcome Kailee Spark to the scene as she debuts her single “Passageways” which is soon to be a fan favorite amongst Laura Veirs supporters…
Dead Or Alive
Pete Burns überfreak stops spinning
When the news of Pete Burns’ sudden death reached me through Twitter yesterday, I really wondered whether I could get away with writing a…
Mapei
Don't Wait Change and Believe Hey Hey Mapei
This will be another up-and-coming artist who I have written about that seems to have had her career venture crossroads with singer Lykke Li.…
The Smiths
The Love Is More Strong That The Dead
Life for me and my family
DNCE
Joe Jonas is Moving On With DNCE
The Jonas Brothers are really going places now. It seems like the disbandment had indeed been a blessing in disguise. While Nick Jonas’s…
Navidad en Familia Con los Marcano
The Marcano make Christmas a musical tradition
Who would say that a family would be so fabulously united as to maintain the tradition of singing the Child Jesus, to the point that his songs…
Mamma Coal
What Would Mamma Coal Do? Carra Stasney Updates ‘Red Headed Stranger’ – Interview
During SXSW, as Willie Nelson performed at the Luck Family Reunion on the property he built for the filming of Red Headed Stranger, a…
Zion & Lennox
Zion & Lennox premiere video of Mi Tesoro
The Puerto Rican musical duo Zion & Lennox wants to light up the upcoming Caribbean vacation. Mi Tesoro has been a hit that has triumphed in…
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney in 360 degrees
Years pass and Paul McCartney remains in force. The trick: his undoubted musical quality and stay always updated with new trends. Following this line…
Silvestre Dangond
A new modern vallenato!
Colombian singer and composer Silvestre Dangond takes another step in his career towards internationalization by signing an exclusive contract with…
David Fanning
David Fanning ‘What’s Next’ – Single Review
Red Bow recording artist David Fanning has had a couple of stops and starts – just stops really – when it comes to launching…
Fuzz
What the Fuzz?
In my previous article on Kaleo I mentioned how much I love this new postmodern trend of “copying” the old sound of the sixties…
Motörhead
Phil Taylor, legendary Motörhead drummer, has died
The iconic and historical drummer Phil Taylor of the band Motorhead died at age 61 last Wednesday, November 11 due to an undisclosed illness. My…
Rosetta
Metal for astronauts
12 years ago a couple of high school friends decided to play a gig together. They didn’t have any songs recorded before, the show was all…
Migos
Migos Releases Audiovisual for “Get Right Witcha”
The song Get Right Witcha performed by the Rap / Trap group, Migos, was released to the market under the musical production of Murda on June 27, as…
Only August
Only August Travels Coast to Coast On New Single
“Coast to Coast” is about persistence, determination and resilience. Only August was inspired by a lifetime of…
PSY
PSY released two new singles from their latest album 4X2=8
The famous rapper PSY who jumped to stardom due to the worldwide success of Gangnam Style , which in fact is one of the most watched videos in the…
Genesis
Genesis could reunite to celebrate its 50th anniversary
Musical encounters are sensational. There you can see the resurgence of emotions and feelings that do enjoy the nostalgia of an era. Genesis, the…
Floating Points
Floating Points Rises with Future Jazz Style
Floating Points is the brainchild of English neuroscience and electronic musician, Sam Shepard. He derived the name from computer programming lingo,…
Dani Stevenson
Dani Stevenson Spills Her 'Sugar Honey Ice Tea'
We all know her voice, but some of you may not even know you do. Dani Stevenson is the infamous voice behind the “I am / Getting so hot…” on Nelly’s…
Oranssi Pazuzu
Oranssi Pazuzu
Oranssi Pazuzu are a renowned Finnish psychedelic black metal band, who are about to come out with a great new album titled Värä…
Tropicalísimo Apache
Apache: No to Exclusion
Venezuelan rapper Apache released in late 2016 its simple not exclusion, which will be part of his next album, 'Now or Never'.…
Christina Rubino
Christina Rubino teases her upcoming album with the release of her single Down To The Sea
Look who is back and just in time for the season of love is upon us. The Brooklyn singer/songwriter Christina Rubino is back and ready to set the…
The Beatles
Unpublished video of the Beatles released
When thought I could not get anything new from the Beatles, who had seen everything, a television station in Australia proved otherwise. The National…
Gustavo Dudamel
Venezuelan Pride: Gustavo Dudamel to the Walk of Fame
The man who rejuvenates classical music. So cataloged National Geographic magazine, in 2010, the director of orchestras native city of Barquisimeto (…
Kensington
Kensington rocks you from the low lands
Globally the Netherlands is probably most known for providing top dance DJs to the music scene. The influence of the Dutch on dance music is profound.…
Desiigner
Panda...
Ok, so I was listening to Apple music a week or so ago, and this artist came on, his name was Desiigner. It was an underground spotlight so, like…
She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge
Oh how I miss something deep inside of me. Something that once was there but now it’s gone. This is something disturbing, sweet and…
Katzenjammer
Katzenjammer ‘Rockland’ – Album Review
The most eclectic album you’ll come across this year? Most probably. Scandinavian outfit Katzenjammer bring new meaning to psychedelic roots in new…
Phoenix
Phoenix releases the music video for his latest single J-Boy
On April 27, the French singers released the first single from their upcoming album, J-Boy, which they presented their music video inspired by the…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus releases new single from Days of Exile
Viniloversus , a Caracas-based band based in Miami, USA, will release on June 26th one of the most anticipated albums of national rock, Days of Exile…
Franco Micalizzi
Franco Micalizzi
Crime and violence! Murderers and bank robbers! Leather gloves, guns, bags with money and of course lots of beautiful women! Italian composers are the…
Ismael Quintana
The voice of Ismael Quintana, vocalist of Palmieri, was extinguished
Ismael had many sauce. If Ismael Rivera, Ismael Miranda. By now it was the turn from the Quintana, who surely will meet in the sky with other great…
Ty Herndon
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Fight For Gay Acceptance In Country Music
It’s been a strange few weeks for the face of country music. On November 5, 2014, Kacey Musgraves’ cult single ‘Follow Your Arrow’ won the CMA for…
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.&…
Aaron McDonnell
Aaron McDonnell ‘Battle Bend’ - EP Review
Experienced musician and front man of Aaron McDonnell and the Neon Eagles, Aaron McDonnell has released his second solo record, Battle Bend. The album…
Ricardo Montaner
Latin Grammy for Excellence for Ricardo Montaner.
The Latin Recording Academy Award distinguished with the Spanish group Musical Excellence Consortium (Mocedades), Eugenia León Mexican,…
The Rolling Stones
Three Nights of Titans for October 2016
There is already talk in all portals of news about a festival that was even imaginable for any lover of rock especially the rock of the sixties that…
Roman GianArthur
Radiohead X D'Angelo = Roman Gianarthur
Roman Gianarthur is the latest addition to Janelle Monáe's Wondaland Arts Society, an eclectic mix of supremely talented…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga at the VS Fashion Show 2016
This November 30 was celebrated the long-awaited Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris, France. As our knowledge, every year the angels of…
Runaway June
Lipstick Shines!
Runaway June Lipstick! Runaway June is the newest Country Girl Trio to come on the scene, reminiscent of the Dixie Chick's harmonies…
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…
Rosana
20 years of career celebrates the singer-songwriter Rosana.
The Spanish singer Rosana Arbelo meets 20-year career as part of the celebrations today launched the first single from their ninth album, which has…
Justin Quiles
The promise
10 days left the first preview of the new album reggatonero Justin Quiles finally yesterday was posted on YouTube and launched for sale exclusively…
Michael Jackson
SundaySpotlight: MJ
Thursday, 25th of June 2009. The king of pop has left us because his heart couldn't go on anymore. It is the same heart that got through his…
Britney Spears
Spears dead?
A group of hackers hacked the Twitter account of the company Sony Music in which the false news of the death of pop star Britney Spears released…
Chino & Nacho
Chino & Nacho for Babies
Chino & Nacho for Babies Querámoslo o no, las nominaciones a los premios Grammy ’s Latinos siempre traen sorpresas. Una…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
And they weren't rivals?
We do not speak the Caracas Lions vs. Magallanes Navigators. It is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, whose rivalry was presented to the…
Chuck Berry
Top 5 Chuck Berry Songs
Chuck Berry to meet there ue listen to your music. The father and pioneer of Rock and Roll died last March 18 because of a heart attack mientra was…
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 releases psychedelic video
During this week, the American band released through their official Youtube channel, and social networks the video for her latest single Cold which…
Kristin Rebecca
Kristin Rebecca Entices with Wackos and Weirdos Single
Kristin Rebecca kicks off the year in a major way with her latest single to hit the streets, Wackos and Weirdos. Making a name for herself among a…
Randy Hall
Randy Hall Breaks From Smooth Jazz with Hot New R&B Single A New Way of Love on Spotify and YouTube
Randy Hall awakens something new as he releases his R&B influenced single A New Way of Love streaming now on YouTube and Spotify. Fans can…
Mickey Shiloh
Romance to kill with: Jason & Freddy by Mickey Shiloh
Songwriters are like producers, and we all know that real producers are guys behind the scenes, the backstage magicians without whom no…
Nine Inch Nails
NIN will release a new EP
After 3 years without publishing a new musical project, the American band Nine Inch Nails announced that December 23 will a new EP. The promise had…
Tomates Fritos
The New Bands Festival 2017 is coming
The past 2016 was remembered for being the year in which the festival was supendió of the new bands of that year for the first time in more than…
Chuck Berry
In Memoriam: Gone in 2017
Every time a musician leaves this planet, a part of our souls eviscerate. To find out that some artist who helped you with his/her music is not with…
Superfruit
Bringing Hip Hop to Broadway
It was probably about a year ago that someone showed me a medley of a full Beyoncé album jammed into something like a minute, by…
Chrisette Michele
Steady with Chrisette Michele
We forgot about her angelic vocal chords, about her passionate soul, and we surely forgot how street ready can this girl be. Short hair is down and&…
Sebastian Yatra
The unstoppable success of Sebastián Yatra
Colombian artist Sebastian Yatra, is at the peak of his musical career with the release of Traicionera, his most recent success, with which the…
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland--A Brief Biography
The life of Aaron Copland (I've found) is very inspiring with the wide variety of styles that he has experimented with throughout his lengthy…
The R Train
Catching Up With The R Train!
Brooklyn-based rock band, The R Train have hit the ground running with their first release Flip Out Zone and we got the opportunity to catch up with…
El Nomad
El Nomad; Future of Hip hop/Soul?
Probably the best multi genre artist I've heard in a while. His style is so unique that he can switch genres, tempos, and subject matter without…
Christina Perri
immortality to love
Eternal life, love and riches. Those are the three desires that a genius of a lamp can never grant. But what is desire? The will of the soul? The…
Epic Death
Epic Death - Hide
Hide by Epic Death is a fierce metal track with a passion that must be heard. The high-quality production, effortless vocal delivery, and deeply…
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher sympathized with the victims of the attack in Manchester by performing benefit concert
After perpetuating the terrorist attack at the concert offered by Ariana Grande at the Manchester Arena, Liam Gallagher was one of the artists who…
Sin Bandera
Without a flag, a group that believes that love has no borders
Although this musical duo made headlines for days by releasing his latest single What? subject included in his new album Acoustic First row One last…
J Balvin
New J Balvin album will have great collaborations
The artist J Balvin, has reaped several successes in the last couple of years in the genre of reggaeton; in fact last year I danced everyone with his…
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias prepares to release his new song
Less than a month for the long - awaited premiere of Beam me up The Radio, the new issue of Enrique Iglesias. It is estimated to be available on…
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…
Gustav Hoyer
Gustav Hoyer Reveals Innocence:
Gustav Hoyer is known for composing for film, radio, and performances around the globe. He has just released yet another incredibly creative and…
Cazzu
Argentinian cazzu trap
Julieta Cazzuchelli , who is better known by her stage name ' Cazzu ' , is a young woman who has been around for almost 10 years in…
Astro Lasso
Lasso's unique new album
Lasso is still in full promotion of his new record production. Under the strange name of The Volunteer Exile of a Saturated Mind , this one has been…
Rita Ora
Rita Ora releases music video for Your Song
Recently, singer Rita Ora premiered the video for her new single, Your Song which was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. The direction was by Michael…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga prepares for her new tour
Whether in a bar or on a baseball field, Lady Gaga says she will give it all in every performance. The singer leaves this summer on a stadium tour…
Diego Torres
Iguales will be the most recent single by Diego Torres.
Argentine composer and singer Diego Torres launches Iguales single from his latest album Good life with which touring Europe and Latin America, said…
William Grant Still
William Grant Still—A Fascinating Composer And Arranger
One composer that has a fascinating story and history that isn’t too often commented on or written about is William Grant Still.…
Chino & Nacho
New remix for the world
Since the issue of the very renowned Chinese and Nacho Venezuelans, You walk into my head , go public, millions of people have chanted their letters…
Prince
Unforgettable Prince Themes
The links either from nostalgia or the discovery, with the pop icon Prince fail to break with death. The American singer, who died with only 57, was…
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro brings us his new single
Cristian Castro, taking advantage of his good start to the year, presents his new song. We speak of Just You theme which is included in his latest…
Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles
Erin Rae ‘Soon Enough’ - Album Review
Jackson, Tennessee native Erin Rae has folk music running through her veins. Almost literally; her parents were part-time roots musicians and Erin…
Ruthie Collins
Introducing Ruthie Collins: Mainstream Country’s Pleasant Surprise
Some diamonds you find in the most unlikely of places. Like in the pages of Country Aircheck, which despite being a great mail-out with a lot of…
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars: The Moonshine Jungle Tour in Manila
Bruno Mars in Manila was not just awesome. It was BA-FCKNG-NANAS! And yes, I kinda intended the pun coz Gorilla is my fave song from the Unorthodox…
And Utero Dominae
Utero in Nirvana
It’s safe to say there’s a lot of us who have never seen Nirvana live. The last (and only) time they toured to Australia was…
Jonathan Moly
Jonathan Moly's time is running out.
The young Venezuelan singer Jonathan Moly opens today its channel on Vevo platform, which plans to share videos, interviews and audiovisual material…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam gives us another good song
Nicky Jam again seize digital platforms and spoke with their new song When You Want. This counts involving Valentino and, as expected, and is fast…
Radiohead
Will Radiohead come to Latin America?
Radiohead has broken all odds with amazing presentation that have had at Madison Square Garden for what is the first concert in the tour of A Moon…
Red Velvet
Red hot chart topping K-Pop
It’s been about two years ago when I wrote a teeny tiny micro blog, so to speak, about the K-Pop genre. Pop music made in Korea. It was not enough to…
Algodón Egipcio
Egyptian Cotton and Gabylonia will be presented at the SXSW Festival 2016
The band Gabylonia Egyptian Cotton and will be responsible to represent Venezuela at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The South by Southwest is an…
Claydon Connor
Claydon Connor ‘Under The Big Sky’ – Album Review
We previously featured Claydon Connor in our monthly Stray Plectrums post back in June, the spotlight shining favorably on his…
Darren Fung
Exclusive Behind The Scenes of “A Bee’s Diary” with Composer Darren Fung
In this sneak peek, we get an inside look at Darren Fung's musical approach to the documentary “A Bee’s Diary.” The…
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo: The band that permeated the continent
November marks the 10th anniversary of Soda Stereo's return, a decade after his farewell tour, the end of one of Latin America's most…
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle’s True Love
I have been a fan of Crystal Gayle my entire life. What she has done in the field of country music is awesome to a tee. On reviewing her 1982 album…
Maleh
Maleh is already taking The First Step
Professional debut in the music industry is getting closer to Maleh. Those who do not yet know, this young Venezuelan dabbled in the art world at an…
The Cranberries
DARK premiered the song Gunfight
Last March announced the creation of super DARK group formed by bassist historic The Smiths, Andy Rourke, the lead singer of The Cranberries, Dolores…
Herbie Hancock
Obama opened the doors of the White House to celebrate International Jazz Day
On April 29 the US President, Barack Obama opened the doors of the White House to a collection of artists from around the represantes world of jazz…
The Beatles
Ringo ''The-Drum'' Starr
Do you want to know how classic The Beatles are?''Strawberry Fields forever, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, We all live in a yellow…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam releases single while waiting for his new album
The Puerto Rican prepares for the launch of Phoenix, his next studio album that will be released on January 20. A few days ago, Nicky unveiled one of…
The Beatles
Concert recording in 1965 is owned by the Beatles.
A court ruling finally attributed to the Beatles the ownership of the film footage of the concert they gave in 1965 at Shea Stadium in New York. The…
The Rolling Stones
After 10 years Latin America will enjoy the Rolling Stones
The best rock and roll band of all time has just announced it will tour Latin America in the first quarter of next year, with many dates and sites…
Aran
I like new single by Aran de las Casas
After two months of musical preparation, singer and actor Aran of premieres premieres Casas simple Like, one week after the publication of the issue…
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…
Caroline K
Caroline K
As I try to touch the sky I need some special music – that kind of music which is a perfect partner in such a weird action, you know.…
Spotify Landmark
Streaming versus live music
Now, with the information that the US recording industry gets more than 70% of its revenues from digital platforms and downloads looming on the one…
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato sued for plagiarism.
The indie Sleigh Bells group sued the pop singer Demi Lovato today for allegedly plagiarizing for the composition of the song Stars song Infinity…
Maddie & Tae
Has The Simplistic, Banal Nature of Bro-Country Affected How Fans Interpret Lyrics?
Or, perhaps more accurately, has bro-country brought in fans who don’t hold the intellectual capabilities to read beyond the surface? A contentious…
Alfredo Sadel
The serenaders of Caracas
Valses, serenades, songs, ballads ... Caracas nights have always been filled with beautiful songs that tell love, sighs to the moon, poems to the…
Ecuador Manta
Latin artists united by Ecuador
On April 16 Ecuador suffered one of the greatest disasters in its history. A powerful earthquake of 7.9 on the richter scale (and numerous replicas)…
Coldplay
Up & Up: Surrealism and social content
Flying whales in the middle of the city, turtles floating in the middle subway station, horses galloping on the water, professional swimmers diving…
Pravada
In Talks with PRAVADA
Pravada is a band that has been on our radar for a number of years. With their catchy hooks, infectious brand of rock n' roll and buzzing…
Maggie Rogers
This Generation's Newest Golden Child
Maggie Rogers is no child, in fact, Rogers has a wild old soul nature about her. With releases Alaska, Dog Years, and On + Off within the last six…
DNCE
CNCO DNCE : About Band Names
Highly Suspect
The Breakthrough Band at Grammy’s
A fairly new band that made a runaway entry into the Grammy Awards nominations this year – it seems Highly Suspects has just begun their…
J Balvin
J Balvin prepares a duet with Justin Bieber
A couple of days ago that the Colombian artist released his new album entitled Energy. Album of 15 songs that debuted at # 1 in 16 countries ,…
Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves @ Royal Albert Hall, London, UK | November 18, 2015 – Review
It had been a busy and stressful day for me when I headed down to the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, London to go watch Kacey Musgraves for the…
J Balvin
J Balvin premiered video of If your boyfriend leaves you alone with Bad Bunny
After announcing that made a theme for the soundtrack of Fast And The Furious with Camila Cabello and Pitbull, J Balvin introduced a new single…
Pixies
Um Chagga Lagga
Boston’s rock n’ roll scene changed a great deal back in 1986 when our beloved Pixies formed and began to build an alt-…
Los Pericos
The reinvention of Los Pericos
After the death of saxophonist Horace Avendano, the rest of the group came as a kind of silence ... that is already broken and already sounds like…
Hindi Zahra
The Essential Hindi Zahra Playlist
Be it her live performances or her exotic videos, Hindi Zahra isn’t quite short of a dream. Her mesmerizing voice, phrasing and vibrato…
Catherine Zeta-Jones
The band Zeta advocates for an independent art
Juan Chi Alvarado, Gabriel Duque, Daniel Saud and Juan Penk, members of the Venezuelan band Zeta, were interviewed by the Mexican magazine Gate,…
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones flirt with the blues on their next album
Later this year could be released a new album by the Rolling Stones, which promises to be composed of sounds scary as authentic, as described by…
Putumayo
The World Grooves with Putumayo
Putumayo World Music collection happens to be one of my favorite go-to World groove compilations. I am a devout fan of their…
AJ Guel
AJ Guel ‘Real No One’ - Album Review
You might initially think AJ Guel is another kind of strident male singer like Jason Aldean or some kind of rugged guy that’s gonna run you…