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Come tomorrow - Songs of Townes Van Zandt
Norway Americana Does Texas Chill
Americana is really big in Scandinavia. Maybe it has something to do with guys like Lee Hazelwood spending time there, or longing for a more…
Mayhem in Blue
Hail Spirit Noir – Mayhem In Blue [Review]
Hail Spirit Noir play a trippy mix of psychedelic rock and progressive black metal, with a pinch of avant-garde. Their debut record, Pneuma, was a…
Signs of Light
More Head, Less Heart
The Head And The Heart is a young band from Seattle who got recognized with their self-titled debut due to its irresistible sensitive…
Bohren For Beginners
Turning Doom Metal Into Film Noir Jazz
How do you cross from doom metal to film noir jazz? Easy, if you ask German purveyors of, as the say it themselves, doom ridden jazz music, Bohren and…
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…
A Beautiful Collection - Best Of Carole King
A Truly Beautiful Collection
There is no denying that Carole King stands today as a living musical legend. The awards she has received, her songs that have charted through the…
Piano Rock
Just Needing More
The reason I am disappointed with this album is because there are only 9 songs in it. I simply want more. Now maybe that's a good thing…
T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky - T.R.I.P.S.
Ancient Sky are a great American psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York. They have released quite a few great psych rock albums through the…
in•ter a•li•a
Fifteen Years Later, At The Drive-In Still Know How To Park
Almost two decades ago, At The Drive-In were of one of the most relevant alternative bands until they abruptly broke up and went on what was supposed…
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…
Literal.
Urbanse ''Literal'' Review
The Argentine emcee Urbanse, belonging to the collective 19XL, published his latest album under the title Literal. E l disk is working together to…
Some Twist
Michael Nau - ...And The Summer's Back
Last year I touted on these pages (it is a site, but you still have to flip the pages one way or the other) Michael Nau’s album Mowing (like the…
Leave Me Breathless
When Ane Brun Does Covers, She Leaves You Breathless
Cover album is the new material by a Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun. Leave Me Breathless is her eighth album, released under her own Balloon…
Big Inner
The Big Inner of the Big White Man
Matthew E. White is an American artist that came on strong from the start, with a voice of his own and gained international following instantly. As…
Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes
Jacques Loussier and the beautiful world of Erik Satie
When I first heard the music of Erik Satie I thought – well there is something I could listen to for weeks. And I did. But, when I heard…
Blackbirds
Rob Jungklas - It's Been A While...
In theory, some musicians should have all the predispositions to make it - a good voice, songwriting skills, musicianship, good backup, come up with…
Christmas Kiss (Deluxe Edition)
Austin Marolla - Christmas Kiss
Christmas Kiss begins with a warm acoustic guitar and piano, in a groove that reminds me of something from a later Tom Petty record. This song is a…
Mutations
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble are a pretty interesting dark jazz/electronic music/doom jazz/psych rock band from Holland. Their discography is…
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…
Grace
JEFF BUCKLEY’S GRACE
One of the greatest tragedies of the 00’s was the loss of the prolific and incredibly talented musician, Jeff Buckley. It is a wonderful…
Stoney
Malone`s Stoney Post!
Texas singer/rapper/guitarist/songwriter and record producer Austin Richard Post aka Post Malone came up with his…
Do Right
Komplex Kai Goes For The Crown On Do Right
When you make the claim of being the Native American 2Pac you have some pretty big shoes to fill. So don't be surprised if some not only question…
Rompiendo Fronteras
Alejandro Fernández's new album is now available
At last! It came the long - awaited day for all fans of Alejandro Fernandez, for his new studio album, Breaking Borders, it is now available for sale…
Silver Eye
Silver Eye sounds golden
It’s not all that often that I let a famous artist direct my attention to the music they like, but when you have deadlines to meet, very little time,…
Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition)
Zayn on top with ''Mind of Mine''
The former member of the British band One Direction, Zayn, on March 25 released his first solo album called '' Mind of Mine '…
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.…
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…
Last Place
After A Decade Long Sabatical, Grandaddy Make An Eclectic Return
It was 2006 when unfortunate and tired Jason Lytle decided to impede the work of the group called Grandaddy. Over the following period, he charged his…
Heaven Upside Down
Voldemort Of Metal Wins Again
Sometime during the summer before my sixth grade, I was gluing posters from teenage music magazines on my wall. It was the era of exchanging posters…
Sea of Noise
The Bones are doing fine, thank you
Watching the ever popular BBC show Later... with Jool Holland, of course, late at nigh, can make you doze off. Paricularly if artist playing at that…
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…
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…
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…
Give More Love
Young At Heart, Ringo Starr
Richard Starkley is approaching his 80th birthday, but nothing shows that he is old. For Ringo Starr, it's like time has stopped. Who knows, maybe…
Astral Weeks (Expanded Edition)
Go Buy This Album
This album was not commercially successful at the time, however it has been critically praised since Van Morrison entered the popular…
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics
Not So Good
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, continued the tradition, typical for jazz music, although not exclusively, of updating their repertoire with…
Modern Vampires of the City
The millennial angst of Vampire Weekend
If something does very well Modern Vampires of the City is to show the anguish of this generation. This album Vampire Weekend, formed by singer and…
Harmony of Difference
Yasss, Kamasi!
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I will write it anyway. I was conflicted whether I want to do a review of KAmasi Washington's new…
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…
The Complete BBC Sessions
The Greatness Of Led Zeppelin Can Never Be Shaken
BBC Sessions by Led Zeppelin was originally released in 1997, and it represented a significant album back then due to the fact that their concert…
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…
High Noon: Highlights & Rarities From 50 Years
High Noon To Be Fully Discovered - After 50 years
How do you make a meaningful retrospective of an on one side influential band, and on the other a band that, undeservedly, have never risen to the top…
Songs For The Deaf
Songs for the Deaf: Music for the road.
From his time as guitarist of Kyuss there is one thing that has always influenced significantly in the compositions and concepts created by Joshua…
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…
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…
Rebel Meets Rebel
Rebel Meets Rebel / David Allan Coe Meets Pantera
If you are somewhat a Metal head or are aware of popular heavier music, then you are aware of the band Pantera. Now, if you like country music then…
The Pale Emperor
Literally the Pale Emperor
It was in the late 80's that Brian Hugh Warner adopted the Marilyn Manson pseudonym and entered to the music universe, it took a long time before…
Profession chanteur
Profession singer, and a few other things too
So nice to have your label, and Freaksville is a very good indie label, that can put out your stuff. And Belgian singer Benjamin Schoos has…
The Pale Emperor
The Pale Emperor
Brian Warner and his music vent Marilyn Manson were hardly going to shock anyone in 2015. There are a lot of weird stuff in the world that are…
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 …
You’re Welcome
Wavves Make You Jump On The Table
Only year and a half after self-released V, and a little bit more since split-album No Life For Me, a collaboration with Cloud Nothings,…
Los Amigos Invisibles, Acústico
The Invisible Friends Vivehappy with Kurrent Music on ViveMusic
Now Kurrent Music and ViveHappy come together to bring a new music section called ViveMusic, in this first edition will discuss the acoustic album…
Life, Love And Faith
Mister Marmelade
Serious friends of rock n roll know what it means the term brother from the south. Southern music is an intersection of country, jazz, soul, gospel,…
Big Walnuts Yonder
SuperGroup With A Superpower
Big Walnuts Yonder is a supergroup. I don’t like using this hackneyed term anymore, but it is what it is. So, the supergroup is comprised of members…
I Tell A Fly
Refreshing As A Fly, Benjaming Clementine
Ever since Rufus Wainwright, we didn't have an author who is a triple-threat pundit, capable of having superpowers in singing, composing and…
Purpose (Deluxe)
Purpose Ain't Swaying Me
Justin Bieber, Justin Drew Bieber. The ‘Joffrey Baratheon’ of pop music delivered another album – Purpose. I guess this album could be seen…
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Review: J Cole's '2014 Forest Hills Drive'
J Cole has crafted a slew of good albums, but he has yet to craft a great one. While each of his three major label releases contain scattered moments…
Sarah Eat Neon
Cut-Up and Glitch-Guru VHS Head is back!
Following the album successes of Trademark Ribbons of Gold (Skam 2010) and Persistence of Vision (Skam 2014) and EPs Video Club (Skam 2009) and…
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…
Young Mopes
High Hopes for ''Young Mopes'' by Louise Burns
Louise Burns is one of the names of Canadian indie scene. She has been active for a long time, and she is only thirty. Her debut Mellow Drama was…
Good For You
Good For You
The Portland rapper’s debut album balances playful verses and cheerful wit with more revealing moments of introspection. On the cartoonish…
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…
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…
Dreams
Gabor Szabo's Dreams
“Dreams” is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó recorded in 1968 and released the year after on the…
Testify Love
Ava Cherry Coming Back With “Testify Love”
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the next witness to take the stand and provide testimony is Ava Cherry, with “Testify Love”.…
Deadringer: Deluxe
#tbt RJD2: Deathringer
RJD2 aka Ramble Jon Kohn started his career in a group MHz, but what really catapulted him to the stratosphere was his relationship with the record…
Indeleble
The New Bands Festival 2016 is coming.
On 11 January this year, the official website of the Fundacion Nuevas Bandas, the date for the start of the Festival New bands, which will be from 18…
american dream
Small Letters, But Big Words from James Murphy's Pen
Recently I had a discussion with one of my friends who is also obsessed with music about significant artists who created genius music after 2000. His…
Whatever It Takes
Imagine Dragons returns with Whatever It Takes
Imagine Drangons is one of those groups that take the time necessary to make new music, and is that when the muse arrives, they certainly stand out…
Rudest
Rude Audio - Rudest EP & Half Moon Lane Glitter (Mr. Hare Remix)
Rude Audio is Mark Ratcliff (arrangement, production and keyboards), Amanda Greatorex (vocals and lyrics), …
Direct
#tbt: VANGELIS - DIRECT
After three bizarre, yet enormously creative and conceptual albums, Vangelis had opened the new chapter in their career with the album that went on to…
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…
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…
Flotus
Wagner as a Mood Piece
Wagner as in Kurt, the Lambchop main-man, not Richard the Opera man. It is still a good mood piece, as in Flotus, the new Lambchop album. It has been…
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…
Pijan slavej
The Drunk Nightingale and the magical world of Foltin
“Foltin” are one of the most exciting bands coming from Macedonia. Building their sound through all these years (from 1995 until…
For Crying Out Loud (Deluxe)
One Word About New Kasabian - Meh
If you are eco-conscuous, then you believe in recycling. But what happens when you are eco-conscious in your approach to music? Then you are an artist…
Damogen Furies
Welcome to the party, we've been waiting for you - Squarepusher - Damogen Furies
Well now. Here we are. It's taken a while, but we feel somehow like we've come full circle without ever having started walking.&…
Entranced Earth
The Myrrors - Entranced Earth
The renowned Arizona psychedelic rock band Myrrors came out with their latest new album ''Entranced Earth'' a short while ago. The…
Saxentric
Tenor Keeps The Right Note
If you are not familiar with Finland's Jimi Tenor, I guess you would probably first do a search on one of the general music sites. Among other…
Polygondwanaland
King Gizzard Strike Again! And Again! And Again! And Again!
No, this is not a repetitive review. I know you think it's the fourth time I am reviewing Lizzard's record. King Gizzard and The Wizard Lizard…
No Sometimes Yes
Luca Draccar - “No Sometimes Yes”
An Italian native by way of Berlin, DJ Luca Draccar is affected by many things in his life and art including being bipolar. There is a long tradition…
1958 Miles
The Original Miles Ahead
Miles Davis’ music is the safe place where you can always find inspiration, meditate, get excited, or simply lay back and relax.…
Back to Harbour
The Harvest Ministers - A Bumper Crop
William Merriman has been behind the quietly sophisticated Dublin band The Harvest Ministers for some thirty years now. Even though it doesn’t seem…
Blezard
Cavalier Song: Blezard
Cavalier Song are a Liverpool band consisting of Daniel Melia, Luke Mawdsley, Jason Dugdale, Mark Greenwood, Matt Ward and…
Fake Sugar
Fake Sugar
The debut solo album from Beth Ditto finds the former Gossip singer reconnecting with her southern roots. Despite some thin lyrics and odd production…
Human Race
On The Wane Presents Palate of Dark Goodness on 'Human Race'
Oscillating between dream gaze and power gaze fusion, Ukraine’s On The Wane brings us their new full album ,…
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…
Northern Shore
432 Hz Universal Tuning brings Michigan based ThreePeace Divine Energy on Northern Shore
432 Hz Universal Tuning Bring Michigan Based ThreePeace Divine Energy on Northern Shore ThreePeace finds a divine energy source using 432 hz tuning…
Calm
Curve Co-founder Dean Garcia and Rose Berlin Wow on SPC ECO 'Calm'
SPC ECO create wonderfully evocative atmospheric pop. The music of electric echoes encompassed in a world of deep maroon.SPC ECO has released their…
Amber Galactic
The Night Flight Orchestra - Amber Galactic [Album Review]
When you find out the names behind The Night Flight Orchestra you’ll think the band is another supergroup promising the world a revolution. But the…
Loud Hailer
Jeff Beck's Critic Of Today's Society
Although he is 72 years old, Jeff Beck still does not think he should retire his guitar, which he proves with his newest release titled Loud Haller.…
White Light
The Corrs Like they’ve never been gone
When you listen to The Corrs’ album, “White Light”, you can’t imagine this group has been gone for about 10…
Road Salt Two
#tbt Pain Of Salvation: Road Salt Two
Pain of Salvation is one of those bands that you either hate or love. Ok, let's not be too harsh or too emotional; let's avoid extremes. I…
My Nights On the Island
Alex Southey Shares New EP My Nights On the Island
Alex Southey’s new My Nights On the Island EP offers a six song revision of a break up that breaks the mould of what one would traditionally ascribe…
Young Blood
Whoawhoawhoa
Saint Raymond is a 20 year old dude from Nottingham. This summer, he released his debut album called Young Blood. As many young authors, Saint Raymond…
Life Love Flesh Blood
The Revolution of Imelda May
Up to this point, Imelda May based her work on retro-rockabilly style and she has been doing it with grit, quality and confidence, starting from the…
International Blackjazz Society
Sounds from the mental institution
Shining (Norwegian one) received lots of attention in the metal community after the release of their (now cult) fifth album, Blackjazz. Maddening…
The Hunted
Watch 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Trailer feat. The Hunted by Snow Ghosts
'The Hunted' is out now, accompanied by a new re-worked version and a remix by Malcolm Axel. Tracklisting: 1. The Hunted (Apocalypse Version)2…
Thrown by This Eastern Wind EP
Newfoundman is Vulnerable, Poetic on Thrown By This Eastern Wind EP
Navigating the ever-expanding troves of online music communities such as Bandcamp can be a daunting task for those with even an inkling of an…
Mad Love. (Deluxe)
Album Review: JoJo Mad Love
At last, the October 14th arrived and I can`t wait to tell you about the freshest frist hand impressions of the Pop/R`n`B princess,…
Boxes
Dull Dull Dolls
At one point, it looked like Goo Goo Dolls could become one of the biggest mild-stream American bands. What happened? Sequence of mediocre…
Belong
Better Than The XX?
Raise your hand If you think that The XX will never be as strong as they were on their debut. Now raise your hand If you are confident that…
Blurryface
Perfect Sound, Average Songs
Production has cut my album in half. The songs are good; the only extra thing I need is a good production. This is just one of the many statements…
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…
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…
Matter + Spirit
The Candles Burn on Lightly
When you take a first listen to The Candles album “Matter+Spirit” you might be lead into thinking that you are hearing a Southern or a West Coast band…
My Girl
A love declaration from the Carnival Man
It was hard to imagine this - back in the days when The Fugees were the best thing that ever happened to hip hop - but the life and career of Wyclef…
Look Around
The Arche-Indie Band
Look Around is a compilation bringing us the very best of Beat Happening. If you haven’t heard of them before, you should know that the…
Ritual Spirit
A Fistful of maddeningly good melodies
Massive Attack are back, and while the new EP titled Ritual Spirit contains only four songs it is just long enough to show us that they are…
Menimals
Menimals - Menimals
The Italian psychedelic rock/noise rock band Menimals came out with their self-titled album via Riot Season earlier this year. The album packs a…
Pasos Sincopados
Little Revenge presents its 'Pasos Sincopados'. Part I.
Small Revancha, the musical project directed and conceptualized by the duo of Claudia Lizardo (daughter of the legendary PTT Lizardo of the same…
The Purple Album (Deluxe Version)
AESTHETIC SUICIDE
I almost never write bad reviews. If you can’t say anything good or encouraging, it’s better you don’t say anything at…
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…
MultiViral
Calle 13: El Residente Presidente?
Until 2009, Calle 13, a Puerto Rican band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez (lead singer, songwriter) and Eduardo José…
Multi-Love
“Multi-Love,” or The Art of A Loveable Claustrophobia
I can vividly picture the first reaction of those familiar with the previous work of Unknown Mortal Orchestra to the opening moments of its newest…
Vivir Mi Vida - The Remixes
Marc Anthony Premieres 'Vivir Mi Vida' Making A Triumphant Return To Music
Puerto Rican Salsa sensation Marc Anthony marked his return to music when he premiered his new song, “Vivir Mi Vida”, at the…
Overthink It
Overthink It
From one of the most creative rappers in Dallas, TX I present to You OTI: OVERTHINK IT EP The second studio Extended Play from emerging TX artist Yung…
Lay Low
Chanson Folk
When you have Jane Birkin as your mother and Charlotte Gainsbourg as your half-sister, it is only a matter of time before you start making music. For…
Tribute to Snake Charmers Music
Holy Palms - Tribute To Snake Charmers Music
Holy Palms is a fascinating one-man psychedelic rock band from Russia. What is interesting about Holy Palms is the mixture of psychedelic…
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…
Something More Than Free
10\10 for Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell is James Blunt for people who know what music is. Even though James Blunt’s latest album proved that he knows how to sound like…
The Only Way Is Up
Sometimes words are not needed
I'm the first one to tell you that lyrics are important to a song. It doesn't matter if a lyric is repeated constantly or if it's used as…
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…
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant, formerly of alternative rock band The Czars, has a knack for re-invention and experimentation. His first album Queen of Denmark was a…
Deep Purple
Come Taste the Band
Originally released in 1975, “Come Taste the Band” heralded the arrival of new guitarist Tommy Bolin. The former James Gang…
Earl Grey
Girl Ray - How To Properly Brew Earl Grey
Earl Grey is a popular but finicky tea to make. If you don’t let it stand long enough, it has a bland taste: if you let it stand too long, it becomes…
Telluric
New Kind Of Psychedelic
After several critically acclaimed EPs, Matt Corby made a decision to dedicate his time to soul, gospel, jazz and psychedelic and create a…
My Domain
Classic Instruments Have Never Sounded Less Serious
Clowed Forehead present themselves as international doom-folk-rock band with an address in Czech city Brno. Band includes five young guys from Iran,…
Porgy
Great entrance: 'Porgy' by Labyrinth Lounge a Stunning Debut
Labyrinth Lounge is a high energy and quite a lot closer to jazz with a terrific funk and hyper-Gershwin Broadway vibe laced throughout it. Vocalist…
Pool
Big Meh
Aaron Maine, known as Porches, released his second album Pool. After his debut in 2013, this album serves as a turning point in his career. Not only…
Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean comes more Blonde.
After more than 8 times to postpone the release of their second studio album called Blonde singer of R & B, Frank Ocean, decided to publish…
Take Me To The Alley
The Sparkle in Take Me To The Alley by Gregory Porter
If you haven't heard yet about Gregory Porter, and you are a fan of jazz music, then today is your lucky day! Porter is best known for his third…
Revisited
Singer/Songwriter Andy Michaels Releases Highly Anticipated New Music Video Lucretia's Eylandt
Australian singer/songwriter has just released his highly anticipated new music video Lucretia's Eyelandt off of his new album Revisited. Check it…
Under the Red Cloud
It's Amorphis Time
Nomen est omen. The times when the term amorphis (insignificant) perfectly described this band from Finland are far behind us. From relatively brutal…
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…
Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star
Chris Bell - How To Attain A Cult Status
Quite a few times in rock music it turned out it makes no difference how good your music is, or how much you are lauded by the press, other musicians,…
Peace Potato
Doug Tuttle - DIY Psychedelic Pop
Her comes do it yourself man Doug Tuttle third time around as a solo artist and offers us his Peace Potato. Hot potato or not, right off, it is a very…
Wiped Out!
The Neighbourhood Wiped Out! Album Review
On October 30th, 2015 The Neighbourhood released their sophomore album entitled The Neighbourhood is a group that has historically evoked a strong…
America 2.0
Paul Messinger - America under review
What should be more fit to be given an Americana treatment (with quite a twist, though) than America itself? Paul Messinger who hails from North…
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…
Sketches Of Brunswick East
King Gizzard & The Lizzard Wizzard - Psych jazz this time around
When King Gizzard & The Lizzard Wizzard announced that they will issue five albums this year, even their fans (myself included), who were…
The Hooten Hallers
Toot For The Hooten Hallers
To capture the magic of city Lupus, located on the coast of powerful Missouri, and its famous Chilli Fest, it is enough you play the newest album by…
AGO
Lilies On Mars: ΔGO
Lisa and Marina began writing ΔGO immediately after returning from an extensive tour throughout Europe and America. Filled with…
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…
Pure Romance
Nothing Less But Truly Pure Romance
There is something about piano music that can easily relax a listener. And add to that how it can also smoothly lead a listener from an ordinary…
Dum Spiro Spero
Elsa Hewitt - Hope is eternal
Electronic artist Elsa Hewitt is hitting big this year. When you are a part of Gilles Peterson’s “Future Bubblers” program, it means you probably got…
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,…
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…
Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins
Can Wider Audiences Be More Prophetic About Chuck Now?
Chuck Prophet has been around since the times Green On Red roamed the wide fields of roots rock in the Eighties. Those were the heady days, with The…
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
50 ways to leave your lover
The “problem” with prolific, long-lasting careers is that music fans find it hard to listen to the artists' whole discographies. If you like Bob…
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&…
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…
Your Type
Carly Rae Jepsen's Evolving Pop Persona
The verdict is out. As music critics and fellow blogger NMONDSCHEIN note, Carly Rae Jepsen has followed up on the success of her…
Yulia
The Lolita Complex
It seems fitting that Vladimir Nabokov's now iconic Lolita (1955) was first published in Paris, and then in New York in…
About Today
Warrior gave us The National song that could not be beaten
Warrior is a complex film about the nature of family, abuse, and violence. It was billed as a sports movie but the fact that it starred both Tom Hardy…
Hazey
Moves Like Butter
To even further explain the music video from Indie/Psychedelic outfit know as Glass Animals, take their track Hazey and throws the viewer in for a…
Keys To The Kingdom
linkin park have finally went full on pop and it's just as dull as you think
It feels like decades since Linkin Park threatened to become a band capable of having a interesting career full of albums that experimented with the…
Piece By Piece - Radio Mix
Kelly Clarkson's growing up in Piece By Piece
If you were thinking that her recent collaborations, with her sort of mother-in-law Reba McEntire, meant that Kelly Clarkson was now doing Country…
Bibia Be Ye Ye
Ed Sheeran - Switching Styles but Still Keeping the Ed(ge)
It’s finally time we move over from the Latin rhythms and catchy hook lines of “Despacito”, because no matter how much we love good music - new music…
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: Overture
The Nutcracker: It's Music & Magic
One could not merely put aside one classical music when the holiday season is about to start. Sure, there are lots of Christmas music to choose from…
My Funny Valentine - Live
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.5 - My Funny Valentine
“My Funny Valentine” is a song composed as a show-tune by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1937 Broadway show “…
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Mahler’s 6th And The Lucerne Festival Orchestra
The Lucerne Festival Orchestra is one of those special orchestras that seems to top itself in marvels performance after performance. The strains of…
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…
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.…
Put Za Istok
The Epic 'Road to the East'
There are slim chances that you’ve heard about Korni Grupa if you’re not from ex-Yugoslavia. There is also very little chance that you’ll believe me…
What's A Girl To Do?
What's A Girl To Do With Her Fur And Gold
Natasha Khan will always be in my top five list of musicians to look out for. As each new album after Fur and Gold pours out effortlessly, it only…
October (Eric Whitacre Conducts)
Behind the Sound of Eric Whitacre's October
Out of all the seasons in a year, none is more misunderstood than autumn. While winter, spring and summer become warmer, sunnier, and livelier by the…
Winners
Giddy Elation
New Jersey band Delicate Steve (which is led by multi-instrumentalist Steve Marion) was last heard from on Positive Force&…
Make Me Like You
You Make Me Like You Gwen Stefani
So Gwen Stefani has an album soon to be released on March 18 this year which was called THIS IS WHAT FEELS LIKE THE TRUTH and this will be the third…
Reggae Music
To protest in Spanish
The artist makes his art inspired by everything that lurches emotionally, and emotions, occur as a response to what surrounds human beings, whether…
Next Time
Flawed, Beautiful Ambiguity
“I started out writing Semper Femina as if a man was writing about a woman. And then I thought it’s not a man, it&…
Pretty Girl
Queer Ear Candy
'Pretty Girl' is one of my favorite songs on my new EP, Citrine. It's an acknowledgement of all those beautiful women…
Shadow
Shadow of Hate
“Why is your hate so addicting?” begins the first track of the album Nocturne by Wild Nothing, consisting of Jack Tatum. The…
Lose You
What's To Lose?
An after fight song. I sing “I cannot fuck you enough”. It's also about someone who wants to push you away and…
Buried Plans
Minor Alps' Introspective Harmonizing
The name choice of 'Minor Alps' for the collaborate music project between Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws (lead singer of Nada Surf) evokes…
Nevermind the End
Bedroom Siren
Like Basically, Nevermind the End showcases Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi's fluid vocals and insightful…
Little Bubble - edit
When the Bubble Bursts
Appearing 3 months after Keep Your Name, there is no official mention of whether Little Bubble will be part of a new Dirty Projectors LP or EP. It…
Bored To Death
Back In The Saddle Again
Now each friend from the 90's that you may or may not talk to but happen to be friends with on Facebook heard about Blink 182's newest single.…
Thunder
Artsy video for Thunder
Every time I like a song by rock band Imagine Dragons, I think it’s a song that is so out of character for a rock band. It’s beginning to paint a…
Strange Or Be Forgotten
Interrogating Individuality
We're continually inundated with pressure in modern life to have to make something of ourselves and leave behind a legacy in this world. '…
Modern Act
More Than Just An Act
Band members Dylan Baldi, Jayson Gerycz, TJ Duke and Chris Brown are Cloud Nothings. A new age post punk representation from Cleveland, Ohio. So far…
First Date
TEEN MUSIC
While the musicians through their lifestyle, personality and sound allow others to identify. Also, they are become a community spokesmen. Music in…
Revolvist
A Shoreline Dream - Revoltist
US based progressive shoegazers A Shoreline Dream have released their latest single/video ‘Revoltist’.…
Caught In Time, So Far Away
Nocturnal Nostalgia
Canadian dream-pop duo You'll Never Get to Heaven's (Chuck Blazevic and Alice Hansen) ghostly EP Adorn (2014) bears some…
Goodbye Slowly
Eric Frisch releases fun new video for Goodbye Slowly
Eric Frisch’s new video for “Goodbye Slowly” just looks like it was a load of fun to record and be a part of. “Goodbye Slowly” is one of the singles…
Love Don't Feel Right
The Cairos' Dreamy Unease
Is there something in the water Down Under? There seems to be an influx of stellar Australian indie acts gaining international prominence in recent…
Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ)
A drop of cold water
It was to be expected. Once the collaboration between Major Lazer and Justin Bieber was announced, everybody already knew it was going to be a hit.…
Bleeding Heart
Regina Spektor Marks Her Territory
She’s been off the radar since her 2012 album (except for that one song on “Orange is the New Black), but the moment she hints at…
Imperfection
Evanescence's “Imperfection”: Urgent Anti-Nihilism
Thirteen years ago, Amy Lee explored the perils of living in a society saturated with plastic images of perfection on “Everybody’s…
Playground love - vibraphone version
Stilted Adolescence
Playground Love is the first song from French duo Air's (Nicholas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel) original sountrack for The Virgin…
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…
Quite Like You
Someone Like You
Saskatchewan singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Shauf recently released a music video for Quite Like You, the fourth track from his…
The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel's The Boxer
Talk about a story seldom told about a poor boy that didn’t get to do much or have much. Drop it into the timeline of the sixties, complete…
Good Girl
Lush, Emotive Ambience
Aquilo is a relatively new band, having gained attention from the BBC via the release of their first two EPs in 2014 and the use of You There in the…
Don't Touch My Hair
Militant Serenity
What you did indeed say is, “This is why many black people are uncomfortable being in predominately white spaces,” and you still…
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…
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…
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…
Someday We'll Linger in the Sun
Re-inventing the ordinary : Gaelynn Lea's Someday We'll Linger in the Sun
Our love’s a complex vintage wine / all rotten leaves and lemon rind / I’d spit you out but now you’re mine In a world…
G7
G7
Being a bassist, I am fully aware of the limitations of the instrument - it’s a low-ranged instrument, very hard to play chords on or solo. But in…
Wasteland
Hope In A Wasteland
Life gets overwhelming. With all the atrocities taking place in the world today, it’s not difficult to feel a little hopeless. This reality…
We Don't Talk Anymore (feat. Selena Gomez)
Charlie Puth and Selena no longer speak?
It 's been months since they are promoting this song We Do not Talk Anymore, which is the third single from the latest album by Charlie Nine…
Fantasy
A funky fantasy
How do you review a single by a singer who’s deceased? Especially when the artist has been so vocal about artistic freedom as George Michael. But a…
Cameo Lover
Gender Bending Genre-Hopping
Two albums on, and Kiwi songstress Kimbra is probably still best known as the 'girl that Gotye used to know' outside of…
Make Me (Cry)
Drop it like Noah Cyrus
Even without seeing the name, you can tell by the high cheekbones, the nose, the lips and the eyes that she is the sister of Miley Cyrus. Noah Cyrus,…
Snake Eyes
It's In the Eyes
La canción Ojos de serpiente trae interesantes letras y la melodía al álbum Wilder Mente de Mumford and Sons. A diferencia de su…
Heavy (feat. Kiiara)
A fnas reaction to Chester Bennington
This week Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington hit back at fans, this one included, that have accused the band of selling out with their new pop…
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…
Salut d'amour, Op. 12,
When Love's Greeting Changes Key
Elgar’s Salut d’amour (1888) is an example of a piece that underwent changes from its inception to its publication. Originally…
Roses
A Not-So-Typical Love Song
When people hear music that is deemed as a love song, most of them associate such compositions as having soft-sounding melodies and ultra-clich&…
Someone That Loves You
Forbidden Love
Boy meets girl; boy already has a girlfriend. Romantic friction and emotional turmoil ensures. This is the simple but effective premise of “…
Your Best American Girl
Truth Tells No Lies
Mitski clearly focus' on an all too real issue. The radical effect to be 'Your Best American Girl' campaign. Even though I reside in the…
Kids in Heat
Teenage Angst
Yes. As of right now, I can hear that applauding audience within my own head, shouting bravo to Hannah Lou Clark's song Kids in Heat. Where has…
I Know It's Over
A Talent That Keeps Giving
Give The Smiths one thing, 'I Know It's Over' not only happens to have that quality of a song to be a natural lullaby, but depending on…
Roxanne
Understanding The Meaning Of Rock
The Rock is conceived through its history as a sound of protest, to do things differently irreverent, boldly, with weight, strength, able to move to…
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…
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' (…
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…
How Soon The Dawn
Jake Bugg Proves What Elements Craft A Great Song
When Jake Bugg came out onto the scene, no one knew where in the hell to place this crafted young genius of a musician. Better yet, everyone wanted to…
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…
Duendecillos en la Cama
Magical Union of Víctor Muñoz and Anais Vivas
I can hardly believe that this beautiful video was recorded in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. Accustomed to traffic, buildings, informal housing,…
Gatos Oliva
No, I don't want to go
But you feel a song, but happens to you, but it affects you, you can not understand. Beyond Pop Tripi, broccoli and audiovisual material, Cats Olive…
Nausea
Watching My Time Wrinkle Alone
Nausea is the title track of Craft Spells' (the stage name of California's Justin Paul Vallesteros) second studio album - a title…
Overnight
Will Daft Punk launch you into overnight success?
For unknown artists like me, it feels like the unreachable dream to work with someone big. Everyone has those “I would like to work with <enter…
Whole Wide World - Unpeeled
Cage The Elephant Covers Iconic Song By Wreckless Eric
Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric had to be a monumental song while being a teenager, clear and simple. After hearing for a few days that Cage the…
xx
morgxn's xx Brings Catharsis to the Dancefloor
LA-via-Nashville singer-songwriter and erstwhile Tiësto collaborator morgxn has followed up on his recent LGBT-affirming music video for &…
K.
Cigarettes After Sex Drives A Hopeful Melancholy
Besides the typical indie genre Cigarettes After Sex drift (literally) towards a more ambient soundscape. Take the latest single 'K.' for…
Breaking Down
The Sound of Neurosis
Sometimes its the more low-key tracks that grab your attention. Florence + the Machine has risen to worldwide prominence with Florence Welsh's…
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…
FAB. (feat. Remy Ma)
JoJo keeps it real
There are many songs that talk about fake friends, but none sound as sweet as JoJo's FAB. Don't let the title mislead you. Fab is not…
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…
Kathleen
There's Something About the Name: Kathleen
An American singer/songwriter with a nice voice, a sharp wit, and a haunting way with words, Josh Ritter has built a name for…
Mark My Words
Justin Bieber surprises singing DESPACITO!
The success of Luis Fonsi Despacito which happens to be the song in Spanish that highest ever reached in the global list of listeners Spotify, has a…
Wes Anderson
Humdrum Love
Now, my objective is to write really great songs that really speak to people and can be translated into different parts of people’s lives or…
Human
Don't Put The Blame
Rory or Rag 'N' Bone Man trickled through the blues and soul circuit for years. After a single encounter from performing live and taking the…
Gracious Tempest - Live
When they speak in a song
Who does not remember the intro of Never will mourn or I'll Never Break Your Heart by The backstreetboys, or in certain rap songs like I&…
Breakin' Up
Breaking Up Never Felt So Good
Breakin' Up, a track from LA alt-rock band Rilo Kiley's (Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock) fourth album …
All The Things You Are
Jazz Standards Vol.8 - All The Things You Are
‘All the Things You Are’ is a song from the Broadway musical “Very Warm for May” which opened November 17,…
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…
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…
This One's For You (feat. Zara Larsson) - Official Song UEFA EURO 2016
Maybe this one's for you
When you ask a DJ to deliver the leading track for your sports event, you can prepare to receive a dance anthem bound to make any sold out stadium…
Bohemian Rhapsody - Remastered 2011
Bohemian Rhapsody with Ten Fingers
“Bohemian Rhapsody” is one of the most popular songs and among the best selling singles of all times. All of this is strange because even by today’s…
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…
You Go Down Smooth
Interchangeable Melody
Lake Street Dive comes together as organically as one band can. With the members in one way or another alread accomplished musicians or hailing from…
Safari
J Balvin Debuts Safari With Pharrel
This new theme called Safari has a very different rhythm to which we are accustomed to the Colombian who has teamed up with Pharrell Williams, BIA…
Damned Eye See
Chelou’s Damned Eye See: Exquisite Cynicism
“Sure you've been having fun/ At my expense/ Time is a loaded gun and I'm on the fence”: North London-based singer-songwriter Chelou…
Semaphore
Too Far Gone for the Semaphore
In most areas of my life, I struggle to express myself in a way that feels authentic and genuine. Music is a respite from that — it's…
Ruin
Ruins For You And Me
Cat Power has always been something of a mystical force. Kind of like Fiona Apple, Hope Sandoval and Kim Gordon mixed up and laid out on a sheet of…
Kit Kat
Hi-Five’s Kit Kat break
I know, I know, a lot of my blogs recently are about all these R&B acts returning and yes, there’s another one. Actually, it’s one I wasn’t…
Move On
Vapor Trails
Move On is Tel-Aviv based electronic indie pop trio Garden City Movement's (Roi Avital on vocals, keyboards and guitar; Joe Saar on guitar,…
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 2011 Remastered Version
Timelessness and The Smiths' There is a Light that Never Goes Out
It’s unsurprising that the Smiths are referenced in two of the best indie films released in the past ten years (in my humble opinion), 500…
i was all over her
Connections
One-man band Salvia Palth, in the track I Was All Over Her from melanchole, comes a title that is undoubtedly shoegaze, sings of the connections that…
Lost Boy
If You Were Ever A Lost Boy
Face it Ruth B. without a doubt written the only song that could ever reflect how someobe feels about the story Peter Pan. After spending weeks of…
Hot Stuff
Samantha Fox: From Page 3 to covers
Of course, I would’ve loved to be one of the MANY music bloggers and music reviewers to deal with Adele’s new album, but, just out…
One Day - New Album Version
Hoping for that One Day
With each new year that comes, whether we intend to or not we usually have this anticipation for good things to happen within this fresh year. Simply…
Hands To Myself
Sensationally Steamy Selena Gomez
Okay, okay… the title alone has most of us wondering, “What exactly is Ms. Gomez singing about?” With imaginations kept…
Subways
Quirky Psychedelia
As AllMusic's Tim Sendra aptly notes, Australian plunderphonics experts The Avalanches are masters at creating new melodies out…
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…
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…
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…
Andas En Mi Cabeza
Not just You walk in my head
This song Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho has become very popular not only in the stations, nightclubs or through comments from friends, but a song that…
Trouble
Trouble Stays Close To The New Respects
Don't you just love when a band falls into your lap? Or happens on your television? That was the case with The New Respects elegantly racing track…
Rise
olympic sound
Do you listen to songs to cheer? Do you listen to music while jogging? Do you exercise to the beat of a song? Still the pace with every step you take…
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…
The Queen Is Dead - 2011 Remastered Version
Songs that started it all: The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Never underestimated how impressionable a teenager discovering indie music is, a least the ones who only just started buying NME. That was the case…
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…
Jesus Of Suburbia
The Son of Rage and Love
Green Day’s Jesus of Suburbia, the tenth track on their 2004 studio album “American Idiot” was the story of an…
Motion Sickness
Cathartic Melancholy
After sharing the plaintive and meditative Smoke Signals in January, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers offered a second…
Nothing Better
Forget Chainsmokers, this is the duet of former lovers you should be listening to.
Much to my own annoyance I'm quite fond of Closer by Chainsmokers featuring Halsey. I know in my bones that it is a terrible pop song, full of…
What Goes Around.../...Comes Around Interlude
From Groups To Soloists And Other Types Of Separations
There are many artists who started with famous groups (and still have relevance) and later solo passage opened. If any of them no longer and wrote a…
Told You So
Miguel's Told You So Explores the Price of Pleasure
The music video for Told You So - the latest glimpse of chameleonic R&B singer-songwriter Miguel's upcoming fourth album War &…
Wall Of Glass
Our Kid goes solo with mixed results
Any song that features one of the Gallagher brothers is guaranteed to have at least one thing: swagger. Swagger, bravado, and sheer bloody-mindedness…
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…
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 …
Black And Grey
Discolor Blind tease new EP with single 'Black and Grey'
If a musician’s creative output is intrinsically linked to the journey that brought them to that point then it is hardly surprising that&…
Half Truth
No half truths about good music
With his grey hair, Michael McDonald, already seemed like he was around in music for a long time, when I liked his songs in the 80s. His duet with…
Mama Said
Lukas Graham's Hard-Knock Life
Have you ever seen the musical or movie Annie? Do you remember that scene where the kids are scrubbing the floors and singing a song? Now, keep that…
Nameless, Faceless
Courtney Barnett's Nameless, Faceless is an Off-Handed Feminist Anthem for Our Times
With “Nameless, Faceless”, the first glimpse of her upcoming sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel (May 18, 2018), Grammy-nominated Australian…
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…
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,…
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.…
Tescoland
Walk Through Tescoland!
We can’t get arrested in the US. [My manager] told me it was because my music had subtleties that the Americans don’t get…
Teenage Bigstar
The Junior League Impress with New Video
The Junior League is back at it again with a stunning new single ansd video in tow. Sharing today the catchy new piece Teenage Bigstar, we…
Clementine
Her Name isn't Clementine?
I had no inkling of who Sarah Jaffe was when I clicked on a link to ‘Clementine’ (it was a recommended video on my Youtube account…
Do You Wanna Get High?
Weezer Do You Wanna Get High?
This week, alternative rock legends Weezer released their new single entitled “Do You Want to Get High”. The song was supposedly…
Casimir Pulaski Day
Magic in the Mundane
Sufjan Stevens is notoriously enigmatic in his songwriting. The kind of enigmatic that makes you feel at once that you know him and that you don&…
Carry Us
Singer-Songwriter With An Uplifting Advantage
Singer-songwriter AFRAKITE from Montreal, Canada dances with a heart attached on a sweater sleeve and careless attitude. From the recently released…
You're in Love With a Psycho
Highs and Lows
It is hardly suprising that English rock band Kasabian music video for their new single You’re In Love With A Psycho (from their…
Hotline Bling
Hotline Bling Was So Fire, It Started Some of Its Own.
We all knew that the Hotline Bling music video was going to be straight fire. And, as expected, it was. However, the…
Endless Beauty
Back Again and Here To Stay
Soviet Soviet has been around for some time, recently releasing a new track titled Endless Beauty. First off anytime a band that has stayed together…
Juntos
What Does Latin Love Sound Like?
The sounds are always with us; heartbeat, breathing, for example, are natural sounds that are within us, and that usually do not listen. Sometimes we…
Night Owl
Frenetic Funk
Summer 08 (2016), British indietronica quartet Metronomy's fifth studio album, revisits the terrain they carved out in sophomore effort&…
Lights Out
Lights Out Adds A Darker Promise From Royal Blood
'How Did We Get So Dark?' the latest sophomore album from Royal Blood gives us the question within the album title. Certainly 'Lights Out&…
Logic Of Color
The Logic of Color
Music listeners who began their acquiantance with Baltimore duo Wye Oak after the release of their fourth album, Shriek (2014),…
Cold Cut
The Hubbards Are Back!
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard anything new from Hull’s favourite four-piece, The Hubbards, but now they&…
Messin' Around
Pitbull premieres song with Enrique Iglesias
Pitbull has joined once again with Enrique Iglesias and not to play, the duo apparently chemistry abundance because it is not the first time together…
Mad World
Revisiting Tears for Fears
This song reminds me of every day when you run through your motions and everything is the same and everything is dissatisfying and disappointing and…
False Alarm
The Weeknd abuses violence with False Alarm
Who remembers the virtual reality game Call of Duty, which attracted many and became the daily work of many young people just waiting to leave school…
My Signature Move
Pink Unleashes Her Imagination To Create “Just Like Fire”
Singer-songwriter Alecia Beth Moore better known by all as Pink, returns to the music industry this April 15 with the official launch of the theme…
Reza Safinia
SCORE REVIEW: 'Birth of the Dragon' By H. Scott Salinas & Reza Safinia
In H. Scott Salinas & Reza Safinias’ new album “Birth of the Dragon – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack&…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer Drops New Single Featuring Justin Bieber
Today, the Canadian singer Justin Bieber joined Major Lazer electronics to release a new single, entitled Cold Water. The lyrics of Cold Water is to…
Gladys Knight
Black Rock Girl: Gladys Knight
Actually it is not exactly rock, nor a girl. Is the soul which defines Gladys Knight, the lady of the soul song who at 71 years old has been honored…
Pietro Milanesi
Interview with Pietro Milanesi
Pietro Milanesi is an LA-based composer, originally from Torino, Italy; a rising talent in film scoring, he worked on several high profile productions…
SMV
THE LOW END Vol.1: The Bass
The bass is the base. Hence the name. The bass is the binding force between the rhythm and the harmony. The bass is the instrument that plays the…
Mooger Fooger
Meet Mooger Fooger!
“Mooger Fooger” is one of the longest-standing band on the vivid Macedonian alternative scene. The band and the music were…
Flume
Flume shows us her skin
Let us remember Flume as the Australian guy who managed to make an incredible mix of electronica and hip-hop. One who revolutionized a style with its…
John Travolta
Is the word still Grease?
The first movie that popped in my head, when I heard we, at Kurrent Music, were doing a special on soundtracks, was ”Grease”. I…
Juan Gabriel
The great goodbye to Juan Gabriel.
This news shocked the world so sudden departure of one of the largest in the world of the music industry. This week has been full of great…
Bob Dylan
50 years after Bob Dylan's electric tour
Bob Dylan 36 albums released on the world tour that took place in 1996. And the imprint of this fact is that Dylan left his guitar folk and replaced…
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire releases new single and video, Signs of Life
Everything Now , the new work of studio of the Arcade Fire Canadians, has already presented / displayed the promotional cut that gives name to the…
Arsonal da Rebel
5 Rap Battles That Didn’t Get As Much Hype As They Deserved in 2016
While 2016 might not have been the greatest year for battle rap it still was a good year nonetheless. There were plenty of battles this year that…
Jody Quine
Jody Quine Stands Up With New Single
A songstress for the masses, Jody Quine is a delight with her new single, Stand Up. This year saw an array of critical acclaim for the artist as she…
Eduardo Paniagua
When history is the protagonist
If anything characterizes the XX and XXI centuries -as far as musical performance is concerned-is the interest in music of the past, the old music.…
Travis Scott
Travis Scott - Butterfly Effect
On July 13, American rapper Jacques Webster Jr, better known by his stage name Travis Scott, released the audio-track of the song Butterfly Effect…
The Strokes
Will The Strokes' Next Album Be Produced By Donald Trump?
This week Nick Valensi, guitarist of The Strokes, was a guest on the program Zane Lowe Beats 1, to promote the release of the debut album CRX, his…
Blondie
Pollinator is the new and more Punk from Blondie.
A pinch of melody: that's the most important ingredient for a good Blondie song, according to singer Debbie Harry. We try to do something…
Oscar D'León
Salsa Lives in Puerto Rico with Óscar D'León
The Venezuelan musician Oscar D'Leon and Puerto Rican Willie Colon opened the meeting La Salsa Vive All Star concert has already been held on…
Фабрика
Simply the whores. Russian girl-band called Factory.
Ok… so, it was a TV show. It was cold “Star factory”. It was really a nice trick of Russian pop music producers and…
Madonna
58 Cuban style for Madonna.
Madonna is the latest celebrity to visit Cuba, where he danced in a restaurant to celebrate his birthday and toured Havana with his family and…
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…
Luis Fonsi
Christmas gift for Luis Fonsi
Puerto Rican singer luisfonsi and his wife aguedalopez21 , Spanish on which this married since 2014, welcomed on Tuesday their second child, a son…
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…
Lil Wayne
Is Lil Wayne retiring from music?
Lil Wayne has been making headlines since last week after he hinted recently on Twitter that he is contemplating leaving the rap, saying it is…
Rene Velazco
René Velazco wants to be a reggaeton player
Venezuelan singer Rene Velazco, better known as René, period, and former member of the group Salserín, published the song Who wants to be…
Jaguar Grace
Jaguar Grace Delivers the Pop Goods on Hot New Track
Jaguar Grace is a new obsession of ours, and she shows no signs of slowing down. The eclectic Pop-Songstress brings musical perfection on her newest…
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…
Página
Page sings from the south the music of his own experiences
Wanting to sing to freedom; the desire to find a space in society and get away from what you do not like or simply let go, Page appears, a band made…
The Police
Topics you should never dedicate
In some stages of life, feelings are so big or confusing not know how to externalize. For this reason we identify with some phrases of certain songs,…
Victor Muñoz
A FanVideo Inspired By A Song
Music from an emotional point of view, is equal to the pain, all have felt pain at some point in their lives, or have all heard music. The sounds…
Beyoncé
Beyoncé took up the vase
On August 28 a new edition of the MTV Video Music Awards was held, and the star of the night was Beyonce. The wife of Jay - Z, presented an amazing…
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert premieres music video
While awaiting Uzi's planned Luv Is Rage 2 project, Lil Uzi Vert leaves a new music video for the song Do What I Want on a trip to the…
Gateway Drugs
Cavity Creeps - Gateway Drugs
It seems that a few bands have named themselves Gateway Drugs, yet this band deserves the title. Their track Cavity Creeps throws all of the…
Jordan Alexander
Jordan Alexander gives a beautiful tribute to her grandmother in Take Me Out Tonight
Jordan Alexander, remember this name. Being dubbed the “next gay popstar by AfterEllen, it comes to no surprise that she has some very high…
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…
Tidal
Tidal: For All?
Tidal is the work of Jay-Z, Rapper-Cum-Music Industry mogul, who bought the service a little over a month ago from original developers and owners,…
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam, Maná and Daddy Yankee will perform at the Los Dells Festival
A new Latin music festival debuts this summer in the Midwest with the participation of artists including Maná, Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee. The…
Juan Gabriel
Monday will be the great farewell of Juan Gabriel
The Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City was the venue chosen by the Mexican authorities to make public farewell to singer and songwriter Juan Gabriel.…
Major Lazer
Cold Water already has a video
Another hit trio Major Lazer has videoclip. Cold Water, one of the themes of the summer, it has added a new music video to accompany such a great…
Alejandro Sanz
Prepaid streaming concert by Alejandro Sanz.
More is more, the multitudinous concert that Alejandro Sanz will offer on 24 June at the Vicente Calderón stadium in Madrid, can be followed…
P!nk
P!nk released What About Us, the first single from their seventh album
The American singer Pink is back with a new song for these new times, whose name is What About Us , written by the singer and by Johnny McDaid of…
Maluma
Maluma bursting again!
Tuesday November 15 at dawn, the reggeaton Maluma unveiled his role in the genre of trap this time with his new song with Arcangel, Bad Bunny, Ñ…
Marvin Gaye
What's going on? 45 years later
There couldn’t be a song that’s a better fit for today’s state of the world than Marvin Gaye’s “What…
Manuel Medrano
Manuel Medrano triumphing at the Latin Grammys
The Colombian singer has already started gaining when he received the news that he was nominated for 'Best New Artist' and '…
Joey + Rory
Joey + Rory ‘Hymns (That Are Important To Us)’ – Album Review
I think it’s safe to say that just about everyone who follows country music knows who Joey + Rory are by now, what with all the coverage…
The Tallest Man On Earth
'A Short Film about Dark Bird is Home' by The Tallest Man on Earth
The tallest man on Earth is Sultan Kösen with his 251 cm (8 ft 3 in). He is from Turkey and has nothing to do with music. But ‘The…
John Lennon
John Lennon: Unplugged
A collection of songs featuring some of John Lennon's unplugged performances, Acoustic was first issued in Japan in September 2004. Aside from two…
Amelia White
Amelia White ‘Home Sweet Hotel’ - Album Review
East Nashville’s Amelia White knows all too well that the road is a harsh mistress. “Sleeplessness and miles pile on the soul. It…
Gloria Trevi & Alejandra Guzmán
Gloria Trevi and Alejandra Guzmán: a powerful duo
Versus World Tour is the title of the tour that the Mexican singers Gloria Trevi and Alejandra Guzmán undertake by 34 localities of Mexico and…
Stephen Parker
Singer-Songwriter Stephen Parker’s Free Music Download Giveaway Off His New Album- One Step Closer to the Blue
Have you checked out Stephen Parker’s free NoiseTrade giveaway? If the answer is no, make sure you head on over to the NoiseTrade website…
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa announced a new salsa album for 2016.
Puerto Rican Gilberto Santa Rosa announced that his next album will be 150 percent dedicated to the genre considered the father of salsa, ie, Cuban…
Collin Walcott
White Men Can't Play Sitar?
Remember the movie “White Men Can’t Jump”? Well, I was asking myself that question but in terms of music. Do black people groove better than white…
Metallica
Almost there for Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Friday finally comes Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct, the first studio album of Metallica since 2008, when they released Death Magnetic. So far they…
Berta Rojas
A deserved recognition for Berta Rojas
Paraguayan guitarist Berta Rojas classic, has been three times nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards, and recently received by the Foreign Ministry…
Rachel Lipsky
Rachel Lipsky – EP Review
Rachel Lipsky is not quite what you’d expect. Out of that young frame comes a killer alto voice that makes direct confrontation with the speakers, and…
London Grammar
Big Picture
London Grammar have graced us with yet another intrepid single in the form of Big Picture. It is lyrically and musically rousing, detailed and kind of…
Sin Bandera
Musical marriages and divorces
Wisin y Yandel, Chino (now Chyno) and Nacho, Visitor and Resident (Calle 13), and of course Noel and Leonel de Sin Bandera, among others, are musical…
Chris Carmack
Chris Carmack ‘Pieces Of You’ – EP Review
I have to admit with being conflicted by the principle of the stars of the TV show ‘Nashville’ getting shortcuts into the music…
Joan Baez
When Joan Baez went religious
Joan Baez is an artist we usually get to see with a guitar in her hands, mesmerizing with her powerful voice all around her. She’s an icon…
Marc Anthony
The Versatile Marc Anthony
The Latin Grammy decided to appoint Marc Anthony as Person of the Year during the awards ceremony which will take place next November 16 in Las Vegas…
AKDONG MUSICIAN (AKMU)
SONG REVIEW: Akdong Musician's 200%
Akdong Musician, also known as AKMU made their debut on April 6 with a refreshing song entitled 200%. The due was the winner of a popular…
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.…
Silk
Silk´s silky smooth plead to like them
I’ve been writing about many comebacks from 90s, early 2000s, R&B groups, but not many articles and blogs have triggered as much of…
David Bowie
Trapped in Time: Can Musical Longevity be achieved?
“There’s an element about ‘the context of pop’ that is incredibly fickle. For everyone who has succeeded in attaining longevity there have been…
Céline Dion
This song will be your anthem of life
First comes the sound, and then, the lyrics, these elements are determinant to know if a song is your favorite or not. A theme of a song, that many…
George Harrison
George Harrison’s Self Titled Breezy Album
This album was George’s 1979 effort as part of his current contract with Dark Horse Records. It was part of a four album engagement. From…
Lil Supa
'99
Speaking of Latin American rap, Venezuela deserves important mention. With great exponents in recent years, no doubt, Lil Supa is one of its greatest…
Metallica
Metallica and Rihanna together in New York
Great figures of music like Metallica and Rihanna joined other celebrities at a concert by the '' Global Citizen Festival '&…
David Bowie
Sunday Spotlight: My 10 Favorite Bowie Albums
Here are my ten favorite albums by pop glam rock genius chameleon, David Bowie. 10)Let's Dance (1983) At the bottom of my list is Let's Dance…
Kacey Musgraves
Why Calling Kacey Musgraves A Bitch Just Reflects Poorly On You
Normally I don’t comment too much on artists’ personalities and media personas, unless it’s directly relevant to the music on their record and makes…
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…
FiFi Rong
Fifi Rong's stunning new single 'Future Never Comes'
London-based artist and producer Fifi Rong returns with the follow-up single to her acclaimed ‘Forbidden Desire’ EP. Seeing…
Carlos Baute
Carlos Baute makes his debut as a father.
Venezuelan composer and singer Carlos Baute welcomed their new born which has received name Markuss and was born in the city of Madrid on Friday,…
Boosie Badazz
“I’m My Generation’s Tupac” Says Boosie BadAzz
Though he has been dead for over 20 years it seems Tupac’s influence over hip hop is still alive and well. People often compare themselves or strive…
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams ‘The Ghosts of Highway 20’ – Album Review
Veteran artist Lucinda Williams has been crafting music for over 40 years. I use the word crafting simply because that is the best word to describe…
Luis Fonsi
Despacito facing each other on MTV
The Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee hit Despacito was nominated for the song of summer 2017 Despacito , the worldwide success of Puerto Rican Luis…
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…
Hillsong Worship
What A Beautiful Name” Revisited
What a beautiful name! There is no better place to be than in Jesus Christ. This is What A Beautiful Name Revisited. Let us make mention of the fact…
Francisco Tárrega
guitar for life
The six-stringed instrument as we know it today, at least we qualify as Spanish guitar was devised by Antonio de Torres Jurado, a Spanish builder…
The Game
The Game and Jeremih release a new video
On August 16, the rapper Jayceon Terrell Taylor, better known as The Game; and American singer Jeremy Felton, better known as Jeremih, took the music…
Camila Cabello
A Musical Telenovela Can Be A Feature Film
Latin America is popular for the Telenovela, a type of series that tells a love story with many difficulties. An ideal example is a series in the…
Backstreet Boys
Video Clips As A Musical Icon
Bands or Groups Pop just as he was in his time in the late 90s and beginning of the millenium, the one I remember most and treasure are the…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey's Cinematic Jailbait
The buzz surrounding Lana Del Rey’s recently released fifth studio album Lust for Life(2017) may be dying down (after debuting at…
Echosmith
Shining Bright- Echosmith
Ever wondered what song could probably express that feeling when you get all warmed up inside and your face always shows brilliant smiles- the kind of…
Basement Revolver
Words
Hamilton, Ontario trio Basement Revolver have released a great new single called “Words” off of their upcoming…
Jane Kramer
Jane Kramer ‘Carnival of Hopes’ - Album Review
Singer/songwriter Jane Kramer (not to be confused with Jana Kramer), who has deep ties to the Asheville, North Carolina music scene, is back in town…
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise
JJ Hairston Carries It Home With You Deserve It
There is another great artist who is a heavy hitter in black gospel music of the contemporary kind. His name is J.J. Hairston. I just discovered this…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Gives Fans A Sweet Experience On Her Sweetener World Tour
Wow, what a year-and-a-half it has been for Ariana Grande. Upon releasing her fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener and thank u,…
Ahrix
On Ahrix's Nova
Fade, Spectre now Nova are some of the musical creations of Alan Walker, better known as Ahrix, an eccentric and talented DJ and record producer, who…
Snoop Dogg
Lollapalooza 2016 without Snoop Dogg.
The rapper, producer and actor Snoop Dogg canceled their presentations planned for the Lollapalooza Festivals in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. The…
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz receives homage by Spanish musicians.
The Spanish pop master has been knee-deepening in front of one of his uncontested pillars, Alejandro Sanz, and Spain's best-selling album, M&…
Chino & Nacho
Nacho is already taking off with Bailame
As many already know, Nacho soon to start his solo career after leaving behind the successful duo Chino & Nacho. Both artists decided to…
Ralph Vaughan Williams
R. Vaughan Williams’ Does A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
As we keep doing these reviews of concertos for two pianos and orchestra, I tend to see that this is actually a common concerto in the late Romantic…
Casey James
Casey James
Casey James was on American Idol, during Season 9, where he came in at 3rd place. I was rooting for James to win from the moment…
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Villa-Lobos Six Choros
The work that composer Heitor Villa-Lobos is perhaps most famous for is his Choros, composed between 1920 and 1928. These Choros represent a wide…
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne suffers another seizure
According to the news portal TMZ, the rapper Lil Wayne would not be going through their best health, it would have been hospitalized again after…
Jon Ehrlich
Interview with Jon Ehrlich and Jason Derlatka, composers of Goliath
I recently checked in with Jon Ehrlich and Jason Derlatka, two composers with a steady stream of credits. Given their partnership and unique…
David Bisbal
Fever, the new single by David Bisbal
David Bisbal returns to conquer his fans with his new song. The Spanish released Fever which also has a video that is already available on YouTube.…
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé grants a scholarship to a young Dominican.
A bassist from the Dominican Republic is the winner of the Miguel Bosé Grant to study at Berklee College of Music. Ernesto Núñez, 22,…
The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers with album this year
After the hit track Closer , The Chainsmokers has given much to talk about in recent months, as this original duet from New York, has been doing…
Taylor Swift
The Murder of Taylor Swift's Squeaky-Clean Image
Ooh! What have we made Taylor Swift do? “Look What You Made Me Do” may be a sonic departure for the reigning…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The night Frusciante pissed off Kiedis
It was in 1992. The Red Hot Chili Peppers made a break in his tour of Europe to travel to New York, where would be presented in the Saturday Nigh…
Austin Jones
Ever Heard of A Cappella Rock?
Have you ever heard of anything such as a cappella rock? You may have or you may have not, but we all surely know it’s doable. Austin Jones is the…
Roger Waters
Roger Waters to release live album
One of the main stars of the legendary British rock band Pink Floyd (1964-1985), will present a new double album of material recorded live during…
Adrivn
How to make music in Venezuela? Part I
Yes, here in Venezuela, in this land that borders the Caribbean Sea, music is made, and go how. At first, the process is as everywhere in the world,…
French Montana
French Montana and Drake together in a new theme
Two masters of hip hop, one American and one Canadian, come together to create a new song; as they could already see in the title, we are talking…
Conchita Wurst
Conchita cancels her performance in Edinburgh after being denied visas to Syrian trio
Austrian singer Conchita Wurst has canceled her performance scheduled for tonight at the Edinburgh International Festival, after British authorities…
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson ‘Wrapped In Red’ - Album Review
Okay, so I know Kelly Clarkson might not be what many of you would call country yet (me included), but I felt it worth writing a spotlight feature on…
Taylor Swift
New Romantics The New Taylor Swift
Although this video had been released in the platform Itunes over a week ago, it was not until 13 April that was available to the world through the…
Oscarcito
Oscar-ci-to In The Paw Of The Ear
Everyone wants to get there, just to the ears of his followers, achieve capture their attention so that they remain in their memories, moving the…
Kalamashaka
7 Artists Who Helped Pioneer African Hip Hop
Hip hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx, New York to worldwide popularity; it has truly become a powerhouse within music and world…
Migos
Migos premieres new record production
On 27 January, the second studio album by American hip hop group called Migos was released by Quality Control Entertainment 300 Entertainment and…
Aerosmith
air separates
Yes, I know you are sad, after 45 good years of music, shows and rock and roll, the band split. And there were rumors that this might happen and now…
The Killers
The Killers premiere Run for Cover
The Killers is an American band that has remained in time as one of the most important in the world. They are 16 years of a successful project that…
Rodrigo Solo
Rodrigo Solo, the metal face and the sound of the wind
Rodrigo individual project only, as has been called the vocalist Viniloversus since 2015, this week added a new contribution to national music video…
Luis Julio Toro
Luis Julio Toro talks about his experience in El Sistema
In the seventies the flutist Luis Julio Toro was part of the Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Simon Bolivar, who left in 1979, before traveling to…
New Radicals
Someday, You Will Know
A pop rock group that was formed in the late '90s but was heavily influenced by the rock and soul of the 1970s, the New Radicals …
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen announces new album
Chapter and will be the title of the next studio album the legendary American musician Bruce Springsteen. The material comes four years after his…
Maroon 5
A Case of Maroon 5 Syndrome
Nowadays, it seems as though there are more artists trying to make their way into the world of music than ever before. And unfortunately, with this…
Justin Timberlake
Meet Justin Timberlake's first Oscar nomination
The American singer Justin Timberlake told for the first time with his first nomination at the Oscars. Can not Stop the feeling is the song with…
Franz Liszt
Lizt's Hungarian Rhapsody is A Must for A Technique Challenge
Franz Liszt is known for his fanatical style and his virtuosity as a pianist. It shows in his many works for piano. His Hungarian Rhapsody Number 2…
Gwen Stefani
Return of a Dynamic Duo
It’s been, how long, since this duo has teamed up to produce an awesome song? I’m not really sure but I remember when they did,…
Gustav Mahler
The life of the orchestras
Could it be that we are witnessing the end of orchestras, and consequently, orchestral, symphonic music? The question grounds have tried to answer…
Chase Rice
Chase Rice ‘Ignite The Night’ – Album Review
I’ll start this off by giving credit to Chase Rice. I thought, as with many, that he was riding on the coattails of the bro-country trend, getting his…
Michael Gira
Michael Gira: I Am Not This
Well, this is Gira. And that means everything. Gira is so human that sometimes he seems to be not a human at all. He is a monument and a spirit; he is…
Bonnie Tyler
Who else could sing at a total eclipse?
Bonnie Tyler is best known for her song “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and, this week, it was announced that she gets to sing it on a cruise during an…
Great Peacock
Great Peacock Interview
Great Peacock blew me away during a live taping of their song, “Take Me To The Mountain,” nearly 18 months ago. I’ve…
The Normal Living
7 Questions For The Normal Living - New Jersey Rock and Roll Band
The Normal Living (TNL) serves up a blend of guitar-driven songs, layered with intricate piano, pop-rock vocals, and sophisticated drums. It’s…
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…
JAY Z
All up in Jay Z's business
As a rapper Jay Z had quickly made a name for himself, but with a net-worth estimated at $610M this year (by Forbes), which means he earned $110M this…
Gorillaz
Gorillaz reveal the name and release date of their new album
The band animated Gorillaz, led by Damon Albarn (Blur), has announced the release date of his eagerly awaited new album that will be called Humanz,…
Isabel Pantoja
La Pantoja with Maluma were crowned as the kings of Viña
The Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja and the Colombian reguetonero Maluma romance and sensuality squandered in their presentations becoming the kings of…
Chyno Miranda
Chyno Miranda with successful start
Chyno Miranda revealed a few weeks ago that his new single, Stay With Me , has become a real hit. It was recently revealed that he debuted at the top…
Frank Ticheli
Frank Ticheli’s Peace is A Gem for Younger Players
Frank Ticheli’s “Peace” is a fabulous little gem of a piece that really pops with a simple melody in the trumpet parts and throughout the brass. It…
Charli XCX
Charli XCX and The F Word
There’s a lot said recently about what women in the music business are encountering. From sexism, to the double standard of ageism, where…
Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
The song “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” was written by Bob Dylan in 1962, recorded on November…
Alejandro Fuentes
Another “The Voice” singer dies
The incident occurred in the city of Chicago and this time I touch the singer Alejandro Fuentes who was a contestant of The Voice program in Mexico…
Fedarro
Fedarro We Needed You ! ! !
This young exceptionista cuts deep with his passionate art. Singer/songwriter/producer/engeneer and a passionate cook, this multi-talented machine…
Mindy Smith
Mindy Smith ‘Snowed In’ – EP Review
I first heard of Mindy Smith when she recorded that glorious cover of ‘Jolene’, featuring Dolly of course. Her folky, haunting take on it captured me…
Tempo
Verbal counterpoints of the rappers
Verbal challenges are well known in popular music. In Mexico they sing to the rhythm of corridos, in Venezuela in the form of contrapunteos, from…
Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios
Hop(kins) on The Highway
From all those names that popped up on the American music scene in the mid-Eighties (and delivered), Rich Hopkins is probably the one that has, to put…
Roger Waters
Roger Waters presents new single with video clip
The famed former Pink Floyd singer, Roger Waters , has been working for some time now on the upcoming release of his upcoming album Smell The Roses…
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas covers The day you love me
Percevault Mexican Julieta Venegas, known simply as Julieta Venegas, took over the microphone to bring back one of the most famous songs of Latin…
The Chemical Brothers
20 years celebrating life with electronics, Chemical Brothers.
The Chemical Brothers, British duo that has more than 20 years contributing to bringing electronics to popular culture, believes that this music is a…
Vanesa Martín
Vanesa Martín wants to conquer South America
The beautiful Vanessa Martin unveiled his new single Who Am I Lost You, a song that is included in his latest album Munay. I tell truths and I think…
Timbaland
The Emperor OF Sound by Timbaland
Timberland lo hizo en el impacto de culture`s Hip Hop desgaste, lo que `Timbaland hizo en un lado de la música. Una revolución completa de…
Rhett May
Rhett May Releases Hit New Video Creatures of the Night on Youtube
Rhett May has recently released a masterpiece of a rock album titled “Creatures of the Night.” May is a veteran of rock and roll and has been playing…
Grimes
5 Female Producers/Mix Engineers Who Are Setting The Music Scene On Fire
It’s no secret that women often don’t get enough credit for their work behind the scenes in the music industry other than for…
Los Pericos
Soundamerica the new Los Pericos
Six years had to wait for fans of the reggae band and Argentina ska, Los Pericos, to hear a new musical success of their idols. Soundamerica is the…
Tove Lo
Tove Lo Continues to Export ‘Swedish Feminism’ in her “Disco Tits” Music Video
The recently released BTS video for “Disco Tits”, the first glimpse of Tove Lo’s upcoming third…