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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…
Quiet and Peace
Buffalo Tom's Present To All Of Us Is Familiarity
If you take a look at Buffalo Tom's career, you will get the impression that this is a band who did not get the attention they deserve. The band…
The Atlantic Years In Mono
Giant Steps
“Giant Steps” is a very important album, especially for aspiring jazz musicians. It’s the record that firmly put the so…
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
J. S. Bach: You Are Alone
The Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, composed by JS Bach, are quite significant in the world of any violinist. An integral part of a violinist&…
Genesis
Dreamy Threads Of Genesis
The Dream returns with his soulful thoughts and emotions sooner then we thought. After an usual high quality expressions in his …
V
Psychobilly At Its Slowest
The album I am about to review can thanks its vocalist for the highest mark. Savitra Labensart radiates with her opera-style, obscure vocal. It is,…
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…
Devout
Devout
UK grime fixture Mr Mitch’s latest LP explores a pared-back sound. It feels polished and tactile, with themes of loyalty,…
FutureSex/LoveSounds
Futuresex\Lovesounds was Timberlake's Zenith
Only few singers who were once members of boy bands have succeeded in developing even stronger solo career. If I had to pick two of them, one of them…
Happy Birthday
Hey Colossus - Happy Birthday
The well-known British experimental psychedelic rock/noise rock/stoner band Hey Colossus has released a large number of great albums through the years…
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…
Intergalactic Dada & Space Trombones
Radar Men From The Moon - Intergalactic Dada & Space Trombones
Radar Men From The Moon are a great Dutch instrumental psychedelic rock/stoner rock band from the Netherlands. They have released quite many good…
Spokeswoman of the Bright Sun
Mark Olson - Mojave desert psych
Mark Olson, one of the original co-founders of The Jayhawks is back with a new album, and although he is credited as “the head of the bill”,…
Skylarking
XTC's Skylarking remixed by Steven Wilson
It has been 30 years now, almos to a day when XTC issued their seminal Skylarking an album that should be on practically any best of all times albums.…
What Went Down
Foals Continue To Stand Out In The Ocean Of Indie
Making good music is not about putting notes together by simple, generic instructions like it is some kind of kinder egg toy. Boys from Oxford are…
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, &…
Ashes Of The Wake
Turn It Up
As an angsty teenager I fit the mould of being really pissed off for no good reason and Lamb of God were the first band that I really connected with…
Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
Nothing Could Be Worse Than a Return to Normality
The fifth album from Anna Kitten Pie Is a masterpiece. The least erotic of their albums, this one seems to be more about current events and the doomed…
hopeless fountain kingdom
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
The rising pop star's sophomore album goes for experimental radio hits that are full of anhedonic drama. It's ambitious and nuanced, though…
The Death and Resurrection of Krautock: Aum
Seven That Spells - The Death and Resurrection of Krautrock: Aum
Seven That Spells are a reasonably well-known Croatian krautrock/psychedelic rock band from Zagreb. They have become relatively well-known in the…
Motion
#tbt The Cinematic Orchestra - Motion
This week's throwback will be short but sweet as Oreo milkshake. Motion was a debut album by The Cinematic Orchestra and it was released in 1999…
"Awaken, My Love!"
I have a bone to pick with end of year lists
I love end of year lists, I consume them with an almost unhealthy fervour since they provide answers to the all important question for a pop culture…
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…
Royal Blood
Royal Blood will return in 2017, does anyone still care?
English rock band Royal Blood have announced their return on Twitter with a video showing them hard at work in the studio. With their self-titled…
B4.DA.$$
Review: Joey Bada$$'s 'B4.DA.$$'
The general consensus about Joey Bada$$ has always been that he is a remarkably talented up-and-comer with infinite promise. His devastatingly sharp…
Elephunk
Nostalgia for Elephunk
If we’re honest with ourselves, we never really got over the masterpiece that is The Black Eyed Peas’ Elephunk. The 2013 release…
BEYONCÉ
Lemonade the relief of Bey
Of course since we are all aware that Lemonade is the new album Queen of R & B Beyonce Knowles, we also know that it was something totally…
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
AKOUSTIC!
With his Elektric Band in full swing, Chick decided to create its perfect complement, this time on the quieter side of things: the Akoustic Band.…
Within and Without
#tbt Washed Out: Within and Without
The year was 2009 and I was just starting my university. I moved to a big city and started exploring subcultures and listening to the subgenres that…
Horehound
The Dead Weather: Horhound.
Speaking of Jack White one of the things that comes to mind is the number of projects and collaborations made throughout his career since he became…
Panic Stations
Affective Pop-Rock. Meh.
Motion City Soundtrack didn’t surprise, didn’t fail, but it also didn’t create a master piece. They satisfied what I…
Hinterland
Lonelady: Hinterland
Julie Campbell aka LoneLady has rooted her music in the dark leaden skies of the industrial landscape of her native Manchester. The mist and vapour…
Vessels
From Dust To Dust
Melodic Death metal is in a rut nowadays; numerous bands are playing it, and just a handful of them can be called original, quality ones, ones that…
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…
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…
Brace Yourself
Allen Thompson Band - Allen Keeps The Allman Spirit Around
If you follow the publications like No Depression and all others that have something to do with alt-country, country rock, or just plain old country,…
Prisoner
The Zenith Of Ryan Adams
From the first notes of Ryan Adam’s new album, you will hear more than you have ever heard before in the career of this gifted author. What I am…
City Club
Only a Sigh For The Growlers
The first impression I was left with after listening to The Growlers new album City Club was that I have mistakenly played something else, some…
Champ
#tbt: Tokyo Police Club: Champ
If we take a look at the history of music, we can chronologically determine how the geographical focus of pop-rock industry was shifting. In the 50s,…
Spades and Roses
Americana Girl
After she won American Songwriter competition, Caroline Spence released her first album Somehow back in 2015. This year, her debut got its successor…
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…
Write In
Happyness Are Not Happy
Nothing is ever what it seems to be and we might as well find comfort in that, Happyness is a London trio who reminds me more of American than British…
The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon with a video
If there is any album that would rightfully go by the title “best” in the history of rock music and beyond, it is “The…
Dookie
Dookie
From its humble roots in the Bay Area punk scene to its massive hooks, Dookie has become one of the greatest teenage…
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…
De Película
A movie show is what Los Crema Paraiso prepares
Guitarist José Luis Cheo Pardo (Ex Los Amigos Invisibles s) with percussionist Neil Ochoa (Si * Sé, Chicha Libre) and bassist Alvaro…
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…
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 …
DEATH MAGIC
Where Is The Noise?
Noise rockers from Los Angeles had two great albums that catapulted them into the orbit of the most intriguing noise rock bands. Enigmatic sound…
Whatever It Takes
James Hunter is in Full Power
From the 80s of the past century, James Hunter has been making a true retro r&b. He caugh everyone's attention in the middle of the 90s…
What If
The Jerry Douglas Band - What if, indeed!
Writing a music review should be easy, right? Sure, most of the time. All you have to do first is decide which category the album belongs to… Again,…
Litourgiya
Batushka - Litourgiya
Batushka is a fascinating Polish doom/black metal/post black/post metal band, who released a pretty innovative and unique album back in 2015.…
Weightless
Giving “Weightless” Some Weight
Solo piano albums are dime-a-dozen these days, and when “Unravel” opens Alex Kozobolis’ new (second?) album “Weightless”, you might think - oh, no not…
Synthia
Another Generic Synth Indie
The Jezebels were formed in 2007 in Sydney when the group of students and friends decided to make music. Up until now, they have released three EPs…
Shape Shift With Me
Post-Dysphoria Punk
After nihilistic and vulgar album Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Laura-Jane Grace went through a chatarsis and left us wondering what will…
Reflection
Brian Eno Delivers an Over-Conceptual One-Track Album
We entered the new year with the 26th album in the career of Brian Eno, one of the most respected artists of the contemporary music. His work…
Roya
Roya - Serious Pop
Anything that has something to do with the New Zealand masters The Clean will always get my attention. So when the name of Clean’s drummer Hamish…
Sounds Good Feels Good
Not another “boy band”
The boys from down under are back! And they have turned into fine, young men. I'm not quite sure if that is a good thing, though. I feel like I&#…
Born Naked
Glamazon Of The World
This might come as a surprise, but RuPaul is my spiritual guru. Two nights ago, 8th season of his show RuPauls Drag Race ended and I have realized…
A Seat at the Table
Solange is at the table
Solange is stuck between a rock and a hard place. As the sister of, you're being watched closely. Especially when you, too, are in the same…
channel ORANGE
Three Years Later: Channel Orange
At the forefront of R&B’s shift to moody, provocative, narrative-driven soundscapes stands Frank Ocean, one of contemporary music&…
Ouroboros
Mythic Sunship - Ouroboros
Mythic Sunship are a Danish instrumental psychedelic rock band, who just recently released their newest album through the renowned El Paraiso Records.…
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…
Burst Apart
#tbt The Antlers: Burst Apart
Is there a bigger cliche in the world of music than an indie band from New York? Not many things come to mind and everytime something new and original…
In The Army 1981
Puffy Areolas - In The Army 1981
Puffy Areolas are an American noise-rock/garage rock/garage punk band, who have released a few pretty good albums through the years. Their best album…
Inviting Light
Nothing Flat With The Flatliners
The Flatliners are a Canadian punk-rock dudes who are stepping back from hardcore and ska roots with their fifth album Inviting Light, and making a…
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…
Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü
Did you like the Soundtrack more than the Suicide Squad Movie itself?
A few weeks ago it is over waiting to see the film Suicide Squad, which has generated much criticism, both good and bad (more bad than good). In…
Every Third Thought
Every Third X File
Although most of us know David Duchovny as Molder from Dossier X, not a lot of us know that this multifaceted actor is also a singer who recently…
Humanz
Gorillaz Playful Like Monkeys
They'll never forget you 'til somebody new comes along are clairvoyant words of Glenn Frey that he sang in New Kid in Town from the legendary…
Dead Ringers
Horseback - Dead Ringers
Horseback are a pretty well-known psychedelic rock/doom/stoner rock band from North Carolina. They have released quite a few great albums through the…
Violence
Editors Need Editing
After flirting with orchestral and electronic sound which relied on Smith's internal content on their previous album In Dreams, Editors…
2012 - 2017
When Nicolas Jaar Plays House, That Doesn't Mean He Plays Safe
It is generally accepted notion that when an artist is having fun while making his music, the listener is also going to enjoy it. Under the pseudonym…
Pure Comedy
Pure Comedy
Father John Misty is a consummate entertainer. On Pure Comedy, he questions the value of entertainment, capitalism, and everything…
Cost of Living
Aggressively Political Downtown Boys
When was the last time you read my review of the album that upheaves political status quo? For a while, it seemed like all the albums that dropped…
Shadow Expert
Shadow Expert EP
The serrated new EP from rawboned Philadelphia art rock band Palm is their best work to date, full of tensions that boil over and careen. When you…
In Rainbows
Albums that turn 10 in 2017 Radiohead: In Rainbows
If Moon Shaped Pool ends up being Radiohead’s final album (there are rumours) then it’s possible to split the bands career into three distinct acts.…
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…
Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys
Sofa Surfers
Sofa Surfers have proved as a group that brings eclecticism to the table. Founded in 1997, they have released eight albums ever since and Scrables,…
Big Love
Simply Meh
I am sure everyone in this whole wide world had listened to Simple Red’s single Stars when it came out. Guys from Simply Red had a nice…
Heartworms
James Mercer proves that he was alway the force behind The Shins
It's been five years since the las Shins album, Port of Morrow, a middling release that had many fans wondering if the band had lost that…
Woman
The True Meaning of a Woman by Jill Scott
Do you know a female vocalist that rocks the world with new album with a lot of art and passion in it in her 40s? When I think of a super, massive…
Bailando Sobre las Ruinas
Public Disorder returns with optimism and Dancing on Ruins
Public disorder had shown signs of a new album from the launch of its theme Everything is normal , a satire on political speech of the Venezuelan…
A 4 APP
What Anastacia fans voted for
I’ve had the incredible pleasure of seeing Anastacia perform live as she was supporting Bon Jovi on one of their European tours. At the time,…
AGO
Lilies On Mars: ΔGO
Lisa and Marina began writing ΔGO immediately after returning from an extensive tour throughout Europe and America. Filled with…
The False Foundation
Archive Asks You To Join Them in Questioning The Public Sphere
Although initially a project of two guys, Darius Keeler and Rosko John, Archive is the music collective that featured many artists over the past two…
My Love Is Cool
Ecstasy Rock
Right in the middle of this year, we have got one of the strongest debut albums. We will have to wait and see what the last quarter is about to bring,…
The Album Paranoia
Ulrika Spacek? Who is Ulrika Spacek?
In this age of information glut, whether it is the number of music titles available or the method by which you can reach them, it is so easy for quite…
Searching
GOD II. Jesus Christ. Converting Sound into Salvation.
The words; Jesus Christ, or simply, Christ, are infamous. (This artist is not the artist that this article was made under.) The name GOD is…
American Utopia
More than a Talking Head (David Byrne)
We are only tourists in this life/ Only tourists but the view is nice The name of David Byrne is often replaced with the name Talking Heads…
Creepy from the Hood
Foyone and Merkules - Creepy from tha hood
Representatives of Rap-core Merkules and Foyone, this time in collaboration presented its new discogrpafico material and latest album in EP format.…
These Things Take Time
Molly Nilsson and Her Noir Loneliness
No one will ever keep you company and then you die. True? Let’s ask this artist. Molly Nilsson is special for many reasons. One of them is…
Antisocialites
Always and Forever, Alvvays
Antisocialites is my favorite album title of the year, and also a sophomore record in the discogrophy of cute indie dream-pop band from Toronto that…
General Admission
MGK General Admission Album Review
is the second studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records.…
Mockroot
Revolutionary Jazz
I am coming from the future to tell you Tigran Hamasyan is going to be one of the most important composers. Why am I claiming this? Well, his songs,…
Antiphon
Before Bon Iver, Thee Was Midlake
Melancholic dudes from Texas had recorded their fourth studio album when their chief and creative director Tim Smith had a breakdown and decided to…
Seven Swans
Asking Questions with Sufjan Stevens
Speaking of albums I keep returning to, it would be foolish not to mention Sufjan Stevens’ Seven Swans. While I appreciate Carrie &…
Keräily
Atomikylä - Keräily
Atomikylä is a pretty interesting Finnish psychedelic stoner metal band. Their latest three track album is titled ''Keräily&…
A Crow Looked at Me
Attention! This Is How Grief Feels Like!
Fasten your seatbelts, dear readers, because what you’re going to encounter might be very intense. I am pretty convinced that you never had a chance…
Division
Shannon Wright At The Pinnacle of Her Career
Shannon Wright dropped her 10th album this year titled Division. This author from Atlanta creates forcefully and consistently,…
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
#tbt: Outkast - Speakerboxx \ The Love Below
En la música, al igual que en la vida, fomentamos muchas expectativas. Todo lo que usted espera será utilizado en su contra, ya que a…
A Way in the Wind
Railway Gamblers Bring Their A Game Again
When someone creates a masterpiece as Railway Gamblers did at the beginning of the year with Shadow Of The Moon, many would go on…
35xxxv (Deluxe Edition)
The Perfect Album For My Constant Mood Swings
Ahora que estoy contando los días hasta que veo a estos chicos realizan aquí en mi país, pensé que sería conveniente revisar…
The Getaway
get away
I finished listening to the album when my neurons twisted lyrics for taking what they thought. I could not leave unscathed the auditory delight, he…
ÆTONAL
Espen Lund - ÆTONAL
Espen Lund is an avant-garde drone doom musician from Norway that mixes the aforementioned genres with free jazz and noise. Now while saying this I…
Villains
Queens of the Stone Age renews glam and unites it with progressive in 'Villians'
Queens Of The Stone Age 'Villains' After four years, which have become a bit long for fans of Queens Of The Stone Age , the band…
The American Dream
The Foreign Resort The American Dream EP
The American Dream consists of five songs with a simpler but more intense expression than ever heard before from the band. Following up their 2014…
theyesandeye
Lamb Gone Folk
Music duo Lamb has been influencing electronic scene with their trip-hop and chill-out discography. As half of Lamb, Lou Rhodes took a completely…
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…
Incarnate
Killswitch Engage's Beyond The Flames Is Beyond Words
Everyone who doesn’t prefer to swear in millions of GB of music on their hard disk is nostalgic about the times when bands released home videos…
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.…
Southern Blood (Deluxe Edition)
Farewell, dear Allman
On his 8th and final album Southern Blood, Gregg Allman does not write a farewell message, but a courageous note that celebrates life. It is not an…
Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Margo Price Makes Alcohol Addiction Sound Like Ambrosia
Treinta autor de tres años con una auténtica pasada vocal e intrigante estimuló una multa bombo con la hija de su álbum debut…
Fresh Blood For Tired Vampyres
Electric Six Could Really Use Some Fresh Blood
It seemed like Bitch, Don’t Let Me Die is the last album by Electric Six, but it’s not. New autumn and new album. Fresh Blood For Tired Vampires is…
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…
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…
Walk Between Worlds
Simple Minds Do Not Complicate It
Simple Minds have released their 18th studio album, and just when no one except for hardcore fans did not expect anything besides formulaic music,…
Weezer (White Album)
Californian Mythos
Weezer is one of the bands who can pull off almost anything they want. The proclivity to write peculiar lyrics and persistent delivery of great albums…
Damage and Joy
The Jesus and Mary Chain Bring Joy, but Also Damage
What can I say, but to scream of joy that The Jesus and Mary Chain have return in studio format? Now, how much sense does Damage and Joy make? I…
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…
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…
Electra Heart
Electra Heart
Marina Diamondis, aka Marina and the Diamonds, doesn't make things easy for herself. For her follow-up to 2010's excellent debut The Family…
Salutations
Oberst's Salutations To Ruminations
Conor Orbest came out of the phase in which indie-folk audience perceived him as the best author of the younger generation and entered the new era in…
Stubborn Persistent Illusions
DO MAKE SAY THINK and Listen To This Album
So many comebacks this year! I am thinking there must be something in the stars. If there is, Do Make Say Think have definitely captured it. They…
reputation
Undeserved reputation Of Taylor Swift
What a glorious promotional campaign it was! Removing everything from YouTube, mysterious teasers, mischievous video for Look What You Made Me Do that…
Unbroken Praise (Live)
One More Great Album from Matt Redman
I first took notice of Matt Redman's music when I heard The Heart of Worship more than a decade ago, 15 years to be exact. From then on,…
Incarnate
Still Holding The Throne
Killswitch Engage is one of the founding fathers of melodic metalcore, a metalcore subgenre that launched this bastard child of metal and HC into…
Shangri La
Why Jake Bugg's Shangri La Is Testament To The Talent Of Young Generation of Musicians
Saying that there is nothing interesting in today’s music, and that the old guys are making the best albums is ridiculous. There are many examples…
Capacity
Capacity
Big Thief’s sophomore album beautifully excavates family history and trauma into a delicate, intricately built folk rock record, showcasing…
East
Take a trip East with Justin Rutledge
East is the latest album from Canadian alt-country singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge. Aptly titled, East was recorded in Nova Scotia, a far cry from…
Untrue
Nightspace: Untrue EP
Bailey Skye aka Nightspace is a Seattle-based musician and performer. He started producing music in the summer of 2012 and his EP…
Pride & Prejudice
The Art of Speed Rapping
When I think about Korean hip-hop, one name definitely comes to mind faster than you can say rap. OUTSIDER. The first time I heard about Outsider, I…
A Weekend in the City
Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Bloc Party, A Weekend in the City
I'm going to talk about something different in this series today. All the other 10 year articles have been about albums that I would consider as…
Make Way For Love
Kiwi That Makes The Room War
Despite of his classical music education gained at the University of Canterbury, the eclectic music influences Marlon Williams was exposed to from his…
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…
Ruins
Wolf People Use Mythology as A Weapon For Dealing with The World
Wolf People is a band from UK, formed in 2006. Until now, they had released four albums, and are currently promoting Ruins. Since 2009, they are…
Perfect Illusion
Lady Gaga Releases Perfect Illusion Tracklist
First we were surprised with the announcement of his return to the studio to record what will be his new album he decided to head Perfect Illusion,…
Foreverland
Dante and James Joyce Fan Is Back
We haven't heard of Neil Hannon for quite a few years now. Five to be exact, and it is always great to have him back. Even from the early Nineties…
Joanne
Waking up to Lady Gaga
Although my teenage self is cringing so hard while I write this, to be honest, I cringe pretty hard about most of what she did, so I couldn’t care…
24K Magic
Feel the magic Sparkles in24K Magic by Bruno Mars
Yeah, we all know who Bruno Mars is, but not this Bruno Mars that's on the 24K Magic Album record. If you are looking for a perfect blend of R&…
Ice On The Dune
Ice on the Dune
Empire of the Sun give us some more of their debut 'Walking on a Dream' on this second effort; the house party slash festival drum n synth…
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt
#tbt: Earl Sweatshirt - I don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside
Rap album about self-awareness is jt a common product. Candor has also been absent from hip hop culture for a long time. Lyrics about prison you have…
Funeral
The debut albums of 2005 that defined the groups that made them
2005 was the last year when indie was a proper musical force. In the 11 years since then, indie music has been cannibalized by other genres, most…
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…
I See You
The xx Are Officially Back To The Indie Top!
To make a four year hiatus proved to be a smart move for London trio. There was enough time for contemplation about the next step and the change in…
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…
Are You Ready For Me
Are You Ready For Pretty Vicious?
Pretty Vicious are one of the most hyped bands in British music at the moment. Four teenagers from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, they are Elliot…
FROOT
This Froot Has Gone Off
570 five stars, out of 630 ratings, on the UK iTunes store tends to suggest that an album is going to be a great listen, right? Well after listening…
New Born Remixed
Sounds of Sputnik explore new vistas with their EP 'New Born Remixed'
Last year, Moscow shoegaze band Sounds of Sputnik re-released their debut LP New Born feat. Ummagma through hallmark U.S. shoegaze…
Ennanga Vision
Ennanga Vision
Electronic beats and dub effects put a heady, psychedelic spin on traditional Ugandan Royal Court music. In the early 1980s, the meeting of African…
Sombre Fayre - Demo
Final Fire
Look at this, a band called Neon Waltz has six people in their group. Yes, Arcade Fire can become a symphony but does that mean other bands can pull…
So Sad, So Sad
Perfected Sad Pop For A Sad Day
Is sad Pop a thing? I wish in the world of music journalism this could be figured out...for one reason, the band Varsity have simplified a sad Pop…
Celestica
Celestica Empowers Crystal Castles Into New Regions of Mainstream
Crystal Castles flew out of Toronto, Canada as a swarm of locusts landing on the headphones of every teenage/young adult individual across the United…
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&…
Cherry Bomb
Cherry Bomb From The Runaways Still Makes Sense Decades Later
An all female Rock/Punk band from 1970's California took on the world by storm. More so Japan where The Runaways popularity shot through the roof.…
You In Your Were
Happy Feels with Kevin Drew & Leslie Feist
For me, the main appeal of this song and the accompanying video, is that it makes me really, really happy. Somehow the feel-good factor is so high on…
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…
Get Lucky
COVERLAND Vol.25: Get Lucky
Let's move the Coverland series to present day. This time I’m gonna present you the cover of Daft Punk’s 2013 international…
Perfect Places
Perfect Places Questions the Reality of What It Means to Live In the Moment
Lorde's recent single 'Perfect Places' finds a home within the party animal in all of us. Well, on a deeper note 'Perfect Places'…
Glow Up
Catch That New Shine With Meek!
Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E did it again, and constructed fourth Meek Mill`s track, this time under the title Glow Up.…
Into You
Ariana “Into You”
This girl nothing stops her, who would have thought you could get to be as successful as has been achieved with their new album Dangerous Woman, this…
Mad Hatter
Mad Hatter
Melanie Martinez makes arty, alternative singer/songwriter pop that straddles the line between folk, electronica and hip-hop. Born in Baldwin, New…
Bug In The System
Zoocrates shares new track Bug In The System
Zoocrates was created in 2014 by the Argentinian songwriter Daiana Bolini, now based in Montreal. Her music combines alternative and electronic rock…
Machine
The Horrors Take An Industrail Turn With Machine
The Horrors previous album Luminous released in May of 2014. Fast forward to 2017 where the band's fifth album titled V is due to be released in…
CRZY
CRZY Kehlani!
Kehlani Parrish, a top-notch R`n`b superstar, introduced us with a new self-version, creating a mini series of official lyric videos, created…
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…
Dog Years
Slow Dancing in Seconds
By following up on the success of her breakout single Alaska with Dog Years, NYU Clive Davis Institute alumni Maggie Rogers…
Buzzcut Season
Buzzcut Season Was The Beginning For Lorde's Newest Album
As Lorde's newest single 'Green Light' and 'Liability' hit the radio airwaves, it only seems natural to revisit Lorde's first…
Windowlicker
Windowlicker: A spectrogram to the digital soul
Literaly nothing could have prepaired me for the first time I saw the epic music video for Windowlicker, which honestly deserves as much attention as…
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.…
This House Is Not For Sale
This House is not for Sale the new Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi returns to the music scene with his legendary band after three years of absence, to introduce the first single from his new album This…
I Took Your Picture
Forward-Looking Nostalgia
I Took Your Picture - the second single from New York-via-California indie duo Cults' upcoming third album Offering&…
It Ain't Safe
It Ain't Safe... But the Music is Good
So if you're new to Grime then you must make your first listen available for Skepta. He's the king of Grime, bring his name up in the UK and…
Pipe Dream
Kyle Duke Releases Debut Single Pipe Dream
Kyle Duke has just released the debut single and music video, “Pipe Dream,” from his album coming out May 4th, Snack Time. The…
I Just Wanna Live
songs that come back to you
There are songs we heard during a stage in our life, in adolescence, for example, the sounds we hear are often associated with our personality and…
Will He
Joji Detoxifies With will he
A man in a lean panda costume sways alone, among the passed out attendees of a surreal suburban house party. A melancholic singer sits in a bloodbath…
Luna
What to do when you can't talk?
In the history of music, singing emerged as a form of expression of the slaves who were in America, it was his way of expressing pain, sing to nature…
Love So Soft
Loving soft, coming back hard
“Love So Soft” has brought Kelly Clarkson back to the mainstream. The singer recently signed with Atlantic and announced that a new album would follow…
Green Light
Lorde's is seeing green
It probably hasn’t passed you by that Lorde has made an impressive return. When it comes to the biggest stars on the planet, it’s hard to keep a…
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.…
Wanna Be Yours
Flash Guordan Is Banks!
While his debut is still cookin`, R`n`B soulman Guordan Banks fires up new lightning. Slow-teaser Wanna Be Yours …
De Pies A Cabeza
Maná and Nicky Jam together in the studio
It seems almost incredible that this famous Mexican group has decided to combine his talent with reguetonero Nicky Jam, I mean, they served in genres…
Dangerous Games
The comback game well played
R&B group 112 were one of those groups who’ve had big successes in the States, but I’ve mainly heard of them when they featured on tracks by…
Scream
An ideal world
In the audiovisual world (movies, novels, series or films) sound weigh heavily. The music drives the action, explains what happens and guides the…
My Moon My Man - Boys Noize Remix
An entry into electronic: Boys Noize's Remix of My Moon My Man
The Boys Noize remix of Feist’s My Moon My Man is truly a feel-good song. Although I have a significant personal attachment to this song,…
Ya Me Enteré
Reik with Nicky Jam in ''I already found out'' remix
The Mexican band Reik, premiered the video for her new song '' Now I heard ''. After these long 5 years in which they…
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…
Su Nombre En Mi Cuaderno
LOVE: FROM THE BALLAD TO REGGAETON
February came and went with all the pink and red, own color this season, dedicated to celebrate love. Mother's love, self-love, the love of…
PILLOWTALK
Zayn and his new start
Zayn Malik was the first of One Direction to leave, and now, he’s the first of One Direction to release a solo single and it’s…
Used to Be
Majestic Nostalgia
In the beginning, I was convinced by patriarchal, white males that authenticity was a certain level of rawness and unsophisticated expression. But…
Pears For Lunch
Pears For Lunch - Girl Band
If you haven't witnessed a music video directed by Bob Gallagher, you are missing out on the volatile nature that comes with a Gallagher directed…
Michigan
Built For Speed
Arms Akimbo uses wit and a basic instrumental approach with their song 'Michigan'. At first, as the track plays on the Pop/Indie sensation is…
Bang Bang (DJ Fresh Vs. Diplo)
DJ Fresh & Diplo in the battle
After delivering Rita Ora onto the scene with “Hot Right Now”, I’ve only seen the name DJ Fresh pop up a few times, for just a few single releases…
Hymn For The Weekend
Coldplay gives us a taste of what they will present at SuperBowl 50 with Beyonce
With less than a week for the big show and it seems to excite the fans and leave the audience wanting more, the artists invited to celebrate the…
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…
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as Conducted by Dudamel
Dudamel’s presentation of Beethoven’s iconic Symphony No. 5 is absolutely stunning in its interpretation. The first movement is…
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Billie Eilish: The Voice, Imagination and Personality of Pop's Future?
“But you can put yourself in a character or a situation you would not normally be in. You don't have to be in love to write a love song.…
Hot Thoughts
Hot Thoughts
Critically-acclaimed Austin indie rock band Spoon recently released the titular track of their upcoming ninth album …
West Coast
West Coast Drive
A fundamental tune, capable of ripping your heart out, aching to head to the West Coast and call it home. Lana Del Rey showed the troubled…
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…
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…
Fast Car - Radio Edit
Jonas Blue's Fast Car Ft. Dakota (Also featuring everything that's wrong with the music industry)
As a general rule, I try to avoid writing about music I dislike. Perhaps as a musician, I have an underlying respect for people trying to do the same…
Crash into Me
DMB: Crash Into Me
In the past I have written about the magic that comes along with listening to some of the Dave Matthews Band music. It is very unique music in the…
Knocked Around
Bait and Switch
“Knocked Around” is the song that provided veteran alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. with the name of their eleventh studio album…
Play That Song
Catching the Train
When I heard about the new music video by Train, it was described like a fairytale. A catchy song on someone's ear buds would, magically, make him…
Sign of the Times
When the music matches the look
It’s often been said that Harry Styles looks a little like Mick Jagger. In the picture of boyband One Direction, he definitely seemed a bit out of…
Flesh Without Blood
Grimes Flesh Without Blood
The self proclaimed alien love-child of Aphex Twin and ABBA, Grimes, released a new single this week entitled . The Canadian singer songwriter cites a…
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Gloomy Clarity
Four years after the release of their debut album Ministry of Love(2013), Los Angeles duo IO Echo is back with an airy…
Sadboy
Wolf Alice's Sadboy: A Diagnosis of Youthful Malaise
Earlier this month, North London alternative rock quartet Wolf Alice - vocalist/guitarist Ellie Rowsell, guitarist/vocalist Joff…
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…
Sorry
Sorry Feat. J Balvin (Latin Remix)
In a few days the Canadian singer Justin Bieber releases his new album called PURPOSE, already has two promotional singles, the first song was What…
Symphony No. 4 in G Major: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen (Live)
Mahler’s Back With Symphony No. 4
Much of the first movement of Mahler’s Symphony Number 4 is highly whimsical and colorful with many frenetic things happening in the strings and…
UGH!
Comfy Sweater, Fluorescent Neon Lights and Lots of Funky Dancing
Nope, that’s not my idea of a perfect date. That’s how I would describe The 1975’s “Ugh!”…
I Don't Know
My Favourite Things 'I Don't Know'
Brooklyn-based quartet My Favourite Things released their third album Fly I Will, Because I Can back in July 2017 and&…
Friends
«Friends»
Shot in Switzerland and post produced in Berlin/Germany «Friends» shows the pop punk band The Three Sum from an unusual thoughtful…
You Don't Know Me
Terrifying the Masses
Son Lux may just so happen to be the only artist that can equally terrify and thrill an individual that comes upon his music for the first time. With…
Cave Me In
R&B Looks East
After earning critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination (Best Urban Contemporary Album) for his debut album Ology (2016), Maryland singer-…
Closer
Lemaitre Have Us Believing Happiness Is That Much Closer
'Closer' by Lemaitre featuring Jennie A. was ironically discovered (for myself) through the new Pixel Google Phone commercial that Youtube…
Back to the Start
Reinvention
As sugary sweet Katty Besnard sings in this track 'Back To The Start', never once does the song come off as bubble gum annoyance. The french…
Thong Song (feat. Sisqo)
An updated ode to the thong
In case you missed it: Sisqo unleashed the dragon in him one more time. As a front man for Dru Hill, his blond hair made him stand out and it was only…
Hands To Myself
Selena Gomez premieres sexy Video
A few weeks ago the former Disney girl Selena Gomez gave us a taste of what would be his new Hands to myself video in which we see her taking her…
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&…
Reigns (Every Night)
The jazz rebel of the Estefan family
If you’re the daughter of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, it’s not all that strange that you would start a music career of your own. It…
Shut Up and Dance
Shut Up and Dance With Me!
If that title doesn’t spark your curiosity, I don’t know what will. Once again, as part of my “music journey”…
Now You See Me
Molly Moore Now Sees Us Through
For a first thought, I'm not sure indie is the correct term for Molly Moore...yet it seems to be the only genre that could collectively fit every…
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…
Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)
Estelle's newest love
Earlier this year, I’d seen a familiar name on a list of new single releases. It was by UK R&B singer Estelle. I’m sure you know her from the…
Good Lava
Exploring a Brand New Trip
Esperanza Spalding just dropped a new single from her upcoming experimental album “Emily’s D+ Evolution” called &…
Hair
Get out of my Hair!
Once again, the lovely and sassy girls of Little Mix have found their way into my playlist. As usual, I was just chillaxing in a cab with a friend of…
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…
Nevermind the End
Bedroom Siren
Like Basically, Nevermind the End showcases Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi's fluid vocals and insightful…
Never Be the Same
Can Camila Cabello Score a Continuity of Hits with “Never Be the Same”?
Ex-Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello days as a pop underdog are over. Her debut solo single Crying in the Club may have been lackluster,…
Vice
A Voice on Vice
The song, Vice”, was recently released and the singer who released it is showing talent that can only seem to positively progress. In the…
Rest Your Love
Teenage Wreckage
The Vamps are the newest british boy band to come out from across the pond. Now with The Vamps gaining some notoriety within the last year, seeking…
What Do You Mean? - Acoustic
Am I a Belieber?!
First things first. I am NOT a Belieber. I never was... but after listening to the acoustic version of this song, I cannot say I never will. I did say…
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 See You
Dance The Night Away To Leah Kate's Debut Single
With so many playlists, new releases and artists coming out, it's hard to find music that will invoke that feeling many artists chase after; that…
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…
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…
Slip Away
From 'Surviving' to 'Thriving'
“[Mike Hadreas] wants to be the musician he would’ve [needed] as a teenager. And I think he’s doing that. He’s…
S.O.S.
COVERLAND Vol.19: SOS
What Portishead did with ABBA’s “SOS” is a remarkable example of a true cover - completely altered in mood,…
One Call Away
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth is a 25 year old American singer songwriter whose 2015 song SEE YOU AGAIN , was co-written and produced with Wiz Khalifa, hitting #1 on…
Sabali
Global Appeal
As Pitchfork's Joe Tangari has noted, Grammy-nominated musical duo Amadou & Mariam's (i.e. Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia, who…
Company
Justin reveals new video amid controversy
The Canadian singer has seen a once involved in a scandal, this time it is a street fight with a much higher than himself, and apparently was hit…
Something In The Way
Concentrated Attraction
Nirvana came into existence and seemingly destroyed hair metal in the blink of an eye. Parents who where in thier early 20s at the time would save…
Alone Together - From the musical production
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.16 - Alone Together
“Alone Together” is a song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz, introduced for the first time in Jean Sargent&…
Augustine
St. Augustine at Heart
Blood Orange pops up on the radar every so often just to completely floor us. 'Augustine' a form of chillwave, indie or smooth RnB…
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song from DreamWorks Animation's
I can definitely stop the feeling
Durante un tiempo parecía que podríamos hacerlo a través del verano de 2016 sin un, banger pop azucarado omnipresente - un tener…
How Long
How long does this stick in your head?
It was a couple of years ago that there were rumors about a possible romance blossoming between Charlie Puth&…
Body Talk
A modern blast from the past
You would be forgiven for thinking that you had pressed play on an 80s disco album, or the soundtrack for ‘Fame’, when listening…
Secret Love Song
A Mix of a Little Everything
Yes, Little Mix seems to be a mix of a lil everything. When I first heard them, they sounded cute, acted cute, and sang in a cuteness style.&…
In Ear Park
In Ear Park: Song Review
As I turn on Department of Eagle’s “In Ear Park”, the faint crackle of the acoustic guitar that sneaked its way into the…
Crash
Usher's catalog now contains Crash and Burn
Usher pushes his vocals to the limits on his new song “Crash”. Opening the song in falsetto. He released the audio for this on…
Matters
Making Amends
Omaha group Twinsmith, consisting of Jordan Smith (vocals/guitar), Matt Regner (guitar/keys), Bill Sharp (bass) and Oliver Morgan (drums),…
Easier
Cat Turner's Easier Offers a Grungy Perspective on Young Love
The music video for Easier - Irish dark-pop singer-songwriter Cat Turner's first new single in the wake of her debut EP Contrast…
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…
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…
Seventeen
Seventeen Is The Perfect Age
Def Jam Recordings signed Alessia Cara as her hit 'Here' climbed the charts and eventually ended up as everyone's favorite unofficially…
Real People
Real People Together
After watching Straight Outta Compton, it’s great to look forward to watching the real Ice Cube (whose son did an awesome portrayal) on the…
I LUV IT
Psy does it again
It has been a few years since Gangnam Style took over the world and dominated the Internet. He got everyone talking, dancing like they are at a rodeo…
Gotta Be Somebody's Blues
A Menacing Tone
Arizona-based alt-rock band Jimmy Eat World is best known for leading the second-wave of emo-rock, and for the 2001 smash hit 'The Middle' (…
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…
Dear Wormwood
Literary Lyrics & True Folk Sounds
Texas sibling duo the Oh Hello’s has achieved a sound similar to that of Sufjan Stephens. In October of 2016, The Oh Hello’s…
Hard Times
Paramore return as the great pop band they always should have been.
Over the past few weeks I’ve been tearing my hair out in frustration at Linkin Park’s neutered pop direction, mainly because of its severe…
Stella By Starlight
Jazz Standards Vol.9 - Stella by Starlight
‘Stella by Starlight’ is a song from the 1944 Paramount film “The Uninvited,” a ghost story starring Ray…
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…
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…
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 (…
Magallanes Sera Campeon
the eternal rivals
No. I do not like baseball in a frantic way, but in Venezuela is baseball tradition, something peculiar as the arepa, hallacas and mises, something…
Flip and Rewind (feat. Rashida Jones)
Time to reminisce
As the daughter of Quincy Jones, she’s mainly known as an actress, but she does sing too. So, how come you didn’t know that about…
Vindication (Get Money) [feat. Goodz]
Mr Dalvin's vindication
Mr. Dalvin, ah yes... *dreamy sigh*… I remember him alright. I wasn't even a big Jodeci fan, but more so an r&b fan in the 90s, and Jodeci…
Slow Hands
No slow rise
A few weeks ago, I was well impressed by the direction Harry Styles had chosen for himself when he released his debut solo single “Sign Of…
So Good
A Killer Hook
Southampton trio Band of Skulls have been mainly criticized for their lack of originality; The Guardian's Dave Simpson…
Porgy and Bess: Act 1: Scene 1: Summertime
Jazz Standards Vol.7 - Summertime
‘Summertime’ is probably the best-known standard outside the jazz circless. This song is an aria from the 1935 opera ‘…
Awake My Soul
Awake My Soul
The dust settles and the horns fall to silent, all that is able to be heard is the screaming fans waiting eagerly for the next number. Immersed in the…
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…
Tilted
Christine is actually good
With the summer holidays kicking off all across Europe, so is the festival season. One of the acts doing its round across the festivals, as well as…
Fruit
The Darkwave Duchess
Born in Queens, New York and raised in London, R&B singer-songwriter Abra is now based in the American rap capital of Atlanta, Georgia as the…
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…
Off My Mind
A Little Bit Folk and A Little Bit Pop Rock
One would ever guess that a banjo could sound a bit...more than a banjo. The Other Words bring their song 'Off My Mind' to a genre well…
Waterfalls
Waterfalling For All The Girls : Verse Simmonds
Finally we can call back our enticipation, the new Verse is here and I am not talkin` about rap bars... Our supreme&…
You
You Equals Death
Keaton Henson folk rock appeal comes in the form of soild, captivating performances. In the song 'You', death is at the forefront of the idea…
Ruin
Shawn Mendes Unveils “Ruin”
After just one week of having released the video of his song Treat You Better the young Canadian, delights us with this new project. Ruin is called,…
Party Like a Russian
Cheeky like a Williams
Just a few months ago, Robbie Williams inked a new deal with a new major record label, leaving the label, whom he joined once he went solo, behind. In…
Anointed
Blaqk Audio - Anointed
Davey Havok and Jade Puget are Blaqk Audio an industrial electronic band. Though best known for their work with multi-platinum…
Cool
Cool Is Coming Back
As much of a mystery MIYNT turns out to be, the track 'Cool' allows for a semi-realistic mystery become the center piece for MIYNT transparent…
New York
Restless Impermanence
I have a particular fondness for songs that successfully embody the general zeitgeist of a location - songs that seem to encapsulate the essence of…
Strangers
Strangers Can Be Friends
Take into account The Gaslight Anthem, Wavves and Girls formed into some sort of super group. The Rebel Light may be the outcome but surely this band…
Something Just Like This
About something just like this
I think I probably said this in my last blog about Coldplay, about two years ago, but what on earth is going on with this band? What happened to them?…
The Less You Know
Bryan Banks Shares His Most Vulnerable Song Yet
Bryan Banks' newest song The Less You Know is the perfect follow up to his 2017 album The Sudden Sounds of Urgency. It's an emotional…
Hotline Bling
Cool Groove Hotline Bling
Almost all have heard it, and many love it! R&B music is one of the most listened genres especially of today’s pop culture. With its…
Like a Rolling Stone
COVERLAND Vol.22: Like a Rolling Stone
“Like a Rolling Stone” is one of the most influential songs in rock history. It’s the tune that transformed Bob Dylan…
Play Out
Zola Blood - Play Out
Zola Blood produce lo-fi electronic music that is warm and soulful. Their sparse, analogue sound exists in a fog of sinewaves, samples and…
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-…
You Don't Know Love
Never knew Olly Murs like this
Olly Murs first caught my attention with his retro sound. Many of his songs will always remind me of something else. For instance, Heart Skips A Beat…
Planet
Irene Skylakaki's Planet: Sunlit Existential Introspection
After releasing two well-received albums (Wrong Direction in 2013, Before Dawn in 2014) in Greece and supporting live performances by Macy Gray,…
Psycho Killer
Psycho Killer
“Psycho Killer” is among the songs included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It is one of the longest…
Take the
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.11 - Take The 'A' Train
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra introduced “Take the ‘A’ Train” in 1941 and the song immediately climbed up…
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…
Muse
Muse celebrates Halloween with a cover of The Cramps
British band Muse, had suspended all his followers after their networks and their frontman Matt Bellamy published several teasers of a Halloween…
Rush
The Hemisphere
Firm believers in rock & roll populism, Rush - Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart - have based an entire career on the…
Von Südenfed
Von Südenfed
Can’t get it Thorny sounds are tearing my skin to pieces. Plastic, farting bass is flirting like a drunken cow: charmingly obvious, clumsy…
Run–D.M.C.
DMC speaks out on depression
From the outside, it looks like pop stars have a great life. “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits describes it best. It tells the…
Mumford & Sons
MUMFORD AND SONS – GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
My love for Mumford and Sons lay dormant for a few years. As I diversified my tastes and started to include electronic style and Hip Hop tracks in my…
Foals
Foals premieres the video “Bitch Tree” and prepares tour
The British band Foals, has just released Bitch Tree, its latest promotional video for his latest and fourth album What Went Down. The indie band,…
Arkano
24 hours improvising, Arkano's record
More than 24 hours without a break improvised rhymes is the challenge that has exceeded the alicantino Arkano proves that the renowned Spanish rapper…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus will have a new album
Viniloversus has been one of the best rock bands of the last decade of Venezuela. Your talent and his work have enabled him to take up residence in…
Maracaibo 15
The Orinoco Sounds Beautiful All Year
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga's first piano and items by other famous artists are up for auction.
Julien's house will be auctioned on May 21 in New York a series of objects that belonged to music legends, including the first piano Lady…
Manuel Turizo Zapata
Manuel Turizo, a promise for the urban genre
Turizo Manuel Zapata is MTZ, is 16 and a powerful voice that promises much in the urban genre. With more than twelve songs written, this young…
Giosuè Greco
Interview: Multi-talented Composer Giosuè Greco Talks Scoring Award-Winning Projects
Giosuè Greco is a greatly talented composer who has worked on documentary films like The Seen and the Unseen and the Oscar-winning Period.…
The Game
Does Game's The Documentary 2 Live Up To It's Predecessor's Legacy?
Serial albums are not a new phenomenon in the world of hip hop. Many top artists have released them over the years, for instance Jay-Z’s…
The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island dazzled at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards
The American band consisting of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone had a presentation at the last MTV Movie Awards 2016 where they…
Nina Simone
The three She-giants
There are a lot of great female artists in the history of popular music. But what does it take to be called a Diva? Usually, it is a title reserved…
Tom DeLonge
Tom DeLonge talks about Blink-182
Blink-182 is renewed and this time a new era without Tom DeLonge figure begins. Last week the band presented Bored To Death, the new issue has the…
In My Rosary
In My Rosary
Always Blue Sometimes love can be blue. And it hurts just like the emptiness inside – that special emptiness which cannot be described as…
P!nk
#SundaySpotlight: P!nk
I am going to dedicate this week's #sundayspotlight to the most underrated pop singer of our times. No, it's not Katy Perry, whose last album…
Chris Stapleton
The Night Country Got Its Soul Back: Chris Stapleton & Justin Timberlake Resurrect Country’s Great Rhythm & Blues Legacy
“Sing it,” you could hear someone shout from the bandstand urging Chris Stapleton on during “Tennessee Whiskey.&…
Rihanna
What would dance be without music?
If you walk down the street and see a person moving from nowhere, what you'd think. However if there is music the situation is different.…
Los Amigos Invisibles
For Invisible Friends No One Is Healthy Here
Funny occurrences of Los Amigos Invisibles have returned. The Venezuelan group is in full promotion of Nobody here is Healthy theme that already…
Sharif
modern mythology
It often happens that we fall alone, when you want to give your heart to someone, but that person has no real intentions to be with you. That'…
Temple Of The Dog
Temple of the Dog talks about their return and the possibilities of a second album
Recently the group, Temple of The Dog, formed by the frontman of Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, and members of Pearl Jam, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament,…
Lucía Gil
Artists: from 2.0 to traditional media
With the boom of social networks, those artists already recognized in traditional media (TV, radio, print newspapers) as Shakira, Enrique Iglesias…
KISS
The Fall of Gene Simmons
Rock and Roll All Nite sounds in the background, red and blue lights drench the stage and thousands of people applaud when, unexpectedly, Gene…
Malaa
Mala's art
While still the identity of the producer and DJ is not known, what can be sure is that its themes and mixes are spectacular. almost a year she…
Cassper Nyovest
Cassper Nyovest Channels Future in His New Song “Tito Mboweni”
South African rap star Cassper Nyovest who took the world by storm with his songs “Phumakim” and “Doc Shebeleza” a few years ago is back again with a…
Juan Gabriel
Eternal John Gabriel
Just surprise news of the death of John Gabriel (stage name of Alberto Aguilera Valadez), and social networks and bursting with information,…
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.…
2 Chainz
2 Chainz and Gucci Mane sing together on The Tonight Show
In the latest edition of The Tonight Show, hosted by comedian Jimmy Fallon, musical guests were acclaimed rappers 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane who came…
HS87
Interview: Rey Reel
Published by Beyond The Stage Magazine It’s a balmy Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, and Rey Reel, the mastermind beatsmith behind…
Diamante Eléctrico
Diamante Eléctrico announces a new single and the start of its next tour
Diamond Electric and released his new single Vacuum. This is part of his album The Great Oscillation and will be accompanied by a video clip that is…
Jeremy Camp
To Caesar What Is Caesar's, And to God?
Actually, I like to write about something other than the situation of Venezuela, to talk about happy things, beaches and Venezuelan landscapes, which…
Sinead Harnett
Easing on to the top
Sinead Harnett will immediately grab your attention with her soulish voice and a look that reminds you a lot of Jessie J. Her latest single, &…
Bencoolen
Bencoolen Are Cool Indeed
Bencoolen used to be Washington DC's best kept secret. And I say used to, because now they have broke free into the national…
Rings of Saturn
Rings Of Saturn Alien Sweeping Brutality That Will Run RIngs Around You
If you have an ear to the world of Deathcore and Technical Metal, then chances are good that you have heard of Rings of Saturn for some time now on…
Iggy Pop
How Iggy Pop and Josh Homme Rekindled My Love for Supergroups
I must admit I feel a sort of pleasure culpable for supergroups. These blunderbuss of musicians known for other projects and occasionally or…
Rxnde Akozta
PROMOTIONAL GOD LEVEL 2017: 'The fury of the gods'
The festival of urban music and Hip Hop most important in Chile, God Level Fest, already has its promotional for this year, with the particpació…
Creedence Clearwater Revival
CCR: Fortunate Son
The lyrics to the 1969 song reference rich people who orchestrate wars and then draft the poor to fight in them. People have criticized the musicians&…
Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh releasing album Wyatt At The Coyote Palace
Kristin Hersh The ever impressive singer/songwriter and author Kristin Hersh will release her latest solo effort …
Genevieve Pasquier
Genevieve Pasquier
It’s about time to meet a gorgeous, sophisticated woman with sharp teeth and a glassy electro. She’s got to be “handled…
Irán
Top10: Venezuelan Sound Decalogue 2016
It ends the year and is just besides interesting review the best albums of the year in Venezuela. Whether for their contribution, success, content,…
David Toop
David Toop
Dream Cargoes Sounds can be felt and touched and kissed. Sounds can be angry and coarse. They can be brown and angry. Sometimes they can be passive…
Faith Evans
Royal tribute to Notorious B.I.G
Faith Evans will release her album The King & I on May 19th. It's a tribute to her former hubby, the late Notorious B.I.G., who got shot…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley: More Than Just the Music
My first experience with Bob Marley came at the young age of about 10. My dad had the Bob Marley and the Wailers Live at the Roxy Album. We put it on…
Nils Petter Molvær
NILS PETTER MOLVAER V.S. ERIK TRUFFAZ
This is not a battle. It’s merely a choice, although it doesn’t even have to be that. Music is not a competitive sport - the only…
Ray Gibson
Ray Gibson - EP Review
When it comes to country music Canada has been good to us over the years, Shania Twain has been smashing it on the country scene for a good 20 years.…
Amy Winehouse
Soulful To The End
Whether a lot of people pick Amy Winehouse, Amy definitely deserves a moment in the spotlight to continue on singing the way that had all of…
Jason Achilles Mezilis
Jason Achiles Mezilis Stuns with “Schizmatique No. 2”
Known most notably for his work as a Guitar-Rock God penning instrumental songs, musician and songwriter Jason Achilles Mezilis comes to life within…
21 Savage
21 21 21
If you don't know by now, Drake bought him a car, he's dropped a great album, and he doesn't look like he's stopping anytime soon. Yes…
Banks
A Poignant Finale
You might love, hate or be wholly indifferent to Lena Dunham's highly polarizing and thinkpiece-baiting HBO series Girls, but it…
Juanes
Discover the beautiful Ingrata of Juanes
Colombian singer Juanes today released their second single thankless Beautiful, which is part of his latest album. The issue, according to what I…
Alicia Keys
How Do Music Reality Shows Monetize?
Shows the Realitys gave a new look to the way people watch TV. Provided such feeling of closeness, allows the public to imagine that may be the one…
Aaron Carter
Blending Justin Bieber and Zayn Malik
To me, Aaron Carter will probably always be the kid brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. As an artist, I only know his cover “I…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande sings at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards
Dangerous Woman is the name given to the third studio album of the actress, singer and songwriter Ariana Grande, who has already presented us with…
Sting
Reopening of the Bataclan room spearheaded by Sting
British singer Sting will star in the upcoming Nov. 12 reopening of Parisian concert hall Bataclan where almost a year ago 90 people died in one of…
The Doors
Simply legendary. The Doors.
Unlike my articles on Russian rock bands I am not going to put any information about “The Doors”. You should know it yourselves;…
Beck
Beck announces the release of his new album
After winning the 2015 Grammy for best album of the year for his album Morning Phase, the Californian Beck has left all music lovers very attentive…
High Valley
High Valley ‘Make You Mine’ – Single Review
Canadian country duo High Valley has recently released a new single to US radio. The duo is composed of brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel who hail from…
Maluma
Gold record for Maluma
The rhythm of mariachis and Mexican songs Maluma went wild in his second appearance at the National Auditorium year, where he received a gold record…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus breaks the silence
More than two years ago Viniloversus gave his last live show and disappeared from the spotlight. Rodrigo Gonsalves (Guitar and vocals) released his…
Shakira
Shakira claims to be like Miró
For the past decade Shakira has been accused of selling herself to the basics of the music industry. With the explosion of the reggaeton, the…
Dana Immanuel
Dana Immanuel ‘Dotted Lines’ - Album Review
Dana Immanuel is the victim and perpetrator of her own rollercoaster. She’s the sad demise and the psychoanalyzed runaway, a mix of contradictions…
Die Antwoord
Controversy between Die Antwoord and Suicide Squad
It has released the news that the South African duo Die Antwoord has accused the director of the film Suicide Squad, David Ayer, to copy his style…
Matt Maher
The Genuine Cry of Every Believer— “Lord I Need You”
This song, a song that isn’t overly aggressive in its instrumentation and more of a ballad-style song represents the poignant cry of every believer in…
Mirtha Pérez
A second best
In the month of love they have given and continue giving concerts, recitals. These days, one of those concerts he gives the Venezuelan Mirtha Perez.…
Algodón Egipcio
Egyptian Cotton will sing at the Beautiful Noise Festival
From the 21st to the 23rd of September, the new edition of the Festival Hermoso Ruido will be held in the Pink Zone of the Chapinero Center in Bogot&…
Adele
The voice that fascinates the world: Adele
And Adele is not the girl who astonished the world with his voice, and from there everyone wanted to hear. Beyond marketing, the British singer has…
Sam Smith
Sam Smith released new single after 3-year hiatus
British singer Sam Smith returned to the world of entertainment with his new single in which shows the regrets and sorrows that remain the muse of…
JAY Z
Jay-Z apologizes to Beyoncé for his infidelities
Rapper Jay-Z today released through the Tidal platform his new and personal album, 4:44, in which he talks about the ups and downs of his…
Madonna
Forever a rebel heart
Madonna’s “Ghost Town” has recently been voted as the number one best songs of 2015 by Rolling Stone readers…
Melanie Taylor
Award Winning Popstar Melanie Taylor Drops Free Download Of New Summer Single $$$$$ (Money)
Award winning popstar Melanie Taylor has just released a free download of her new summer single “$$$$$ (Money)”. Melanie is…
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath temporarily suspends its tour
When is the only time five generations can be put together and gather in the same space to jump and sing like schoolgirls, the worst news you can…
The Bacon Brothers
The Bacon Brothers
I have always been a huge fan of Kevin Bacon ever since I first saw Footloose. After that I watched anything he was in. Until 2009, I did…
The Strokes
Bogotá will vibrate with the 2017 Stereo Picnic Festival
Bogota is a very important musical city in Latin America and each year receives major international artists. This week the committee promoter Stereo…
Laury Oropeza
Laury Oropeza debuts with her first album
The singer-songwriter Laury Oropeza released her debut album. Under the name of Transparente , this is the letter of introduction of the artist who…
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys releases new single “Holy Wars”
The R & B singer Alicia Keys has released a new single from their upcoming full length album, Here, which will be released next Friday…
Manuel Medrano
Acoustic Session: Underwater
He arrived in Mexico the Colombian singer, Manuel Medrano, ready to conquer the audience with his rhythm proposal romantic pop as well as to promote…
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl never tires of composing
Already for some time, star vocalist and member of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, announced that apart from the projects we have with the band, also…
Ten Commandos
Ten Commandos, the new rock supergroup
When several stars of rock and roll decide to depart for a moment from their current groups and form a parallel project, as a means of escape from…
Simon & Garfunkel
The Dynamic Duo: Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel was an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and …
Paloma Faith
Here's to the crazy ones!
As we say goodbye to 2015 and hello to 2016, I promised myself that I would widen the array of music that I listen to. I'm going to try my best to…
The Rolling Stones
Hate to see you go by Rolling Stones
The British band, The Rolling Stones, offered a preview of what will be his new album titled 'Blue & Lonesome' ', and…
Josh Taerk
Learning to Let Go with Josh Taerk
Josh Taerk unveils his new single today, Learning to Let Go. The follow up single to Rock n' Roll On, he brings another delightful and enticing…
Aimee Mann
My Tribute to Aimee Mann (Part 1: Indie-pendence)
“That was a true story: Carrie [Brownstein] had hired a cleaning service and the girl who showed up was a singer in a band they…
Major Lazer
Havana vibrated to the rhythm of Major Lazer
José Martí Anti-Imperialist Tribunal, based in the city of Havana, is the name given to the place that, since 2000, it was proposed to host…
Soledad Bravo
Elegant sensuality of the voice: Soledad Bravo
Soledad Bravo is one of those singers who are always current because they have cultivated genres and repertoires related to many generations. In a…
Dream Theater
Dream Theater’s Dreamiest Tracks
Dream Theater is nuts. How the hell does someone even write that stuff? It sounds like someone’s pen broke during songwriting and splashed ink all…
Taylor Swift
Out of the woods: New Year's gift from Taylor Swift
The new American pop diva does not rest at parties. Taylor Swift announced, through their social networks on 31 December in the program Ryan Seacrest…
Violet Delancey
Violet Delancey ‘When The Clock Strikes Midnight’ - Album Review
Southern California native Violet Delancey grew up close to the recording studios where acts like Gram Parsons made country music history in the 1970s…
Rihanna
Kiss It Better, another sensual video clip of Rihanna
Movements and sensual looks, black and white format, light clothing and close - ups is what can be seen in the new video for the Barbadian singer…
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem will release a new album
LCD Soundsystem was born big. At the beginning of the century, its creators James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy were about Yorkers working DJ music…
José Luis Rodríguez
Puma and Chayanne are planning something HUGE for their fans
Jose Luis Rodriguez the famous Venezuelan singer has reappeared in social networks with Chayanne, just to show that he is very well and also has the…
Femminielli
Bernardino Femminielli
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m back once again. These night trips with words and music are magical. Hope you feel the same way about our…
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…
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars release single from new album
American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars today released Walk on Water, a preview of the new album coming out this year. Walk on Water is a song for…
Travis Scott
Listen to Travis Scott's first collaboration with Kendrick Lamar
This time, it's American rappers Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar, one from Houston, Texas; And the other from Compton, Calif., Who on April…
Miguel Bosé
Argentina prepares to receive Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé is preparing for a great meeting with his fans. The Spaniard will arrive in Argentina to give a recital that promises a tour of his…
J Blast
New York Artist J-Blast Releases New Mixtape!
Rapper J-Blast releases new mixtape G-Pack 2 featuring new music. The project has had heavy rotation on the web, hosted by Galafati Music Group and…
Gwen Stefani
Try to run away from love
But if you live in a palace, they would say, but if you have all the riches of the world, but you have everything. These are types of subjective…
Gregg Allman
Peach Music Festival Review
The Peach Music Festival is entering its 4th year of existence in Scranton, PA. Peach Fest is an Allman Brothers Band inspired festival that features…
The Cure
My 2017 Music Resolutions
Like the beginning of every year there is a mix of both hope and crushing anxiety as the next 12 months of possibilities stretch out in front of us.…
DJ Mustard
DJ Mustard is a Goddamn Genius.
I could make a DJ Mustard beat in one hour. I’m not even exaggerating. The only tools I would really need are a handful of snappy Bay Area…
Oscarcito
“Chocolate kisses”: the new Oscarcito
After the success in the charts of his hit Tumbayé producer and songwriter Venezuelan Oscar Hernandez, better known as Oscarcito, released last…
Phoenix
Listen to Ti Amo Phoenix's new single
The French band Phoenix presented just a week ago the video clip for the first promotional of their upcoming album, now the group continues with 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&…
Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin-- Our God and Sing Praise
These two songs are as potent as any in the Christian music scene. But lately when listening to them, I feel the dirtiness of my own heart and feel…
Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón lead artists in Puerto Rican event Mojanolah
Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón today lead the group of Puerto Rican and international artists that will participate in the ninth edition of…
Manolo Ramos
Manolo Ramos is making his premiere
Manolo Ramos presents his new studio album. This is 631 , which was edited by Sony Music . It is now available for download on all digital platforms…
Reik
The Cómplices festival will feature three great artists
In a very short time the fans of Ha * Ash, Reik and Malú will be able to enjoy a great recital that promises. On July 1st these artists will…
The Rolling Stones
10-second video previews new Stones album
An enigmatic video, just ten seconds, her Twitter account with the title Coming October 6 has unleashed all the speculation about the release date of…
Prince
legitimate heirs
A Minnesota judge ruled Friday that Prince's six brothers are the sole heirs to his estate , a key decision in the long battle for the…
Celia Cruz
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…
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth premiered the video for his latest single Attention
Yesterday, 24 April , the American singer Charlie Puth released the official video for his latest single Attention after the success of his previous…
Brian May
Brian May and his health complications
By a persistent disease crosses the renowned Queen guitarist Brian May. It has forced him to suspend the dates had scheduled soon in Britain with…
Fergie
Fergie has returned “Hungry”
And had long been wondering what had happened to Fergie, and I could not believe that motherhood had away so long from the music scene, but like many…
Rossano Galante
Rossano Galante-- Afterlife
Rossano Galante’s “Afterlife” is such a beautiful work for band in the key of B-flat. One could hear the angels in…
Morrissey
Morrissey returns to South America
After three years of absence, Morrissey returns to South America, to the delight of all fans. His last stay in southern lands, had to be canceled,…
Astro Lasso
Does Love Sell Records?
Love is the ideal songwriting formula, probably not easy, able, it is easier to talk about heartbreak. Precisely because it is an emotion which has…
Anna Elizabeth Laube
Anna Laube - Album Review
Traditional Americana artist Anna Laube sings with a slight country twang over a mix of blues, country, and folk on her latest album. Her self-titled…
Romeo Santos
Romeo Santos received an award for excellence
Romeo Santos was honored with the Lo Nuestro Award for Excellence for his extraordinary musical career during this awards gala, which was held last…
Barbra Streisand
Streisand gets into sound acting
Barbra Streisand is one of those singers that I’ve inherited from the people in my life from a slightly older generation, so to speak.…
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'.…
Residente
We are abnormal, says Residente
The Puerto Rican rapper Residente finally shows his solo work after his separation Visitor, Calle 13. This is the theme We're abnormal, which…
Céline Dion
Celine Dion goes on
With the Billboard awards taking place today, Celine Dion is officially back on the scene. After the loss of her husband and brother, in January 2016,…
Ace of Base
Ace of Base take you to the tropics
t’s not often I get to write about two Swedish acts in one week. Earlier, I wrote about ABBA returning to the stage for a one off private…
Led Zeppelin
Was “Stairway To Heaven” plagiarized?
An acoustic and subtle sound grows gradually to become a strong and enigmatic mix of electronic beats, reaching her vocal climax with the refrain:…
Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman's Close to the Edge
Rick Wakeman is one of the best keyboardists to emerge from the British progressive rock scene in the early seventies. He became best known as the…
Steve Lacy
Proud iPhone Music Producer
Last week, producer Steve Lacy made headlines after it was publicized he made his contribution to Kendrick Lamar’s “Damn” album, a song called ”Pride”…
Claude Debussy
Debussy La Mer
In flurry of whirlwinds of whole tone and pentatonic color, a voyage awaits out at sea. The colors of gold, aqua green and blue cloud the lends of…
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-…
SG Lewis
SG Lewis is too big for Liverpool
After getting introduced to SG Lewis through Spotify, I really thought I was listening to a new r&b sensation. His songs sound laidback, even…
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…
Joey Bada$$
Joey Bada$$ Drops New Single Titled Devastated
Brooklyn emcee and torch bearer of the classic 90s boom bap Ney York sound, Joey Bada$$, recently a new single titled Devastated. This is unlike most…
Randy Hall
Fans of HER Flock to Spotify and YouTube to Listen to Pop Icon Randy Hall single A New Way of Love
Pop icon Randy Hall releases new single that catches the ears and hearts of HER fans. A New Way of Love is available on all major streaming platforms,…
Gerardo Ortiz
Great debut for Gerardo Ortiz
Gerardo Ortiz's new album, Comeré Callado Vol. 1 , debuted at No. 1 on Billboard magazine's Latin Album Sales and Regional…
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland dies at 48
In a report posted on its official Facebook page outlines the singer died in his sleep at a stop of the Tour he did with his band the Wildabouts were…
Katy Perry
The new It girl
No doubt that you have heard Katy Perry is the best paid female pop star around today. This year she has earned the most of her money on her Prismatic…
Boris
Boris: Mr. Shortkill
It’s like fresh water and a black wind. It’s like love. This is something loving you so much that you can even imagine a size of…
Frank Vieira
Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
If you’ve been reading the site for some time, you may remember that we featured Frank Vieira in our first ever Stray Plectrums post…
Nashville Cast
Nashville, Season 4, Episode 10 – RECAP
This was the Winter Finale, so plenty of drama to make us want to tune in when the show returns in March (yes… March). The big story of the…
Angela McCluskey
Save Frosty, Save the World
Who ever thought that a classic Christmas tune could be appropriated into a metaphor for global warming? But this is exactly what award winning music…
Mumford & Sons
Live: A Beautiful Collision
Have you ever looked back on your past and thought “I wish I wasn’t like that”? In the present you feel liked a changed…
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…
Futuristic
Futuristic and Devvon Terrell in TMSTIDK
Tell Me Something That I Don`t Know, is the latest title given for the brand new hit single owned by the magical Hip Hop duo …
The Nuñez Project
The Nunez Project Entices with Lares
Luis Nunez has a rich musical family heritage and he grew up playing with A-list musicians and singers from all over Puerto Rico. At 16, he started…
Mura Masa
Desiigner tests electronic music with Dj Mura Masa
Last May 30, the official video of the new song of the Dj Mura Masa with the singer of trap Desiigner, which is titled All Around The World, this…
deadmau5
Sometimes Things Get Complicated: Reacting To Deadmau5's Twitter Return
I was googling something the other day and somehow, some way, I ended up coming across an article detailing Joel'…
In Flames
In Flames and their 180° turn: a case study
In Flames was my favorite band for many years. They were one of the main reasons is started to get interested in extreme metal genres, back in the day…
Natalia Lafourcade
Natalia Lafourcade pays tribute to Agustín Lara with I saw you pass
Natalia Lafourcade is a divine woman who claims the identity of Latin American folklore with her music that reaches the soul and sensitizes the…