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The Ride
Nelly Furtado Goes Full Indie
You all probably remember Nelly Furtado. Yes, it's that Portuguese-Canadian singer who is mostly known for her high pitch and drastic changes in…
Foxhole
The Proper Ornaments - A familiar sounding progression
A lot of complaints about the second The Proper Ornaments album Foxhole. It seems to come from the same quarters that didn’t like the way…
Let It Reign
Better Half of The Libertines
In retrospective, The Libertines have managed to leave a mark in British indie rock with only two albums. Carl was always…
En la memoria de la piel
Rosana returns overwhelming and authentic
Stay right there in the middle of the rush, wrap me in touch, kisses I gave you and let me off balance playing give you the world and make you smile,…
The First Days Of Spring
Album or Film? Noah and the Whale - The First Days Of Spring
I would like to introduce if you haven’t heard yet of course, one of my favorite psychedelic and indie rock band named “Noah and…
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…
Your Move Vol. 1
Mikey Young - Hot Chip On The Autobahn
Haven't you heard of Mikey Young before? Don’t worry, most of the people haven’t. There’s an underground scene anywhere, and Australia is no…
Weight of the World
Undiscovered Country Treasure of 2016
Sometimes, a one year is not sufficient to listen to all the great albums, so it often happens that we miss on a brilliant release that should have…
Love & Hate
Kiwanuka's Sophomore Album Justifies His Long Writer's Block
Five years ago, London record label Communion was presented on a CD compilation that came with the best British monthly music magazine. The label’s…
If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Review: Drake's 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'
The endearingly sensitive and vulnerable Drake that the world had grown accustomed to is dead and gone. If You’re Reading This It…
Blood Mountain (U.S. Version)
Blood Mountain by Mastodon: Schizophrenic level of awesomeness
Mastodon es una banda peculiar. Fueron uno de los pioneros de los lodos de la sabana, pero no se detuvieron allí. Continuando con el…
Rise to the Out of Reach
Golden Void - Rise to the Out of Reach
Golden Void are a psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, and they have released two good full-length albums by now. Still the best release from…
Trippy Caribbean
Rawayana dared and presented her Trippy Caribbean
The Venezuelan group recently announced that his third album would be called Trippy Caribbean plate and finally here! Under the production of Jos&#…
Crack-Up
Decent Comeback of Fleet Foxes
Singer and main author of Fleet Foxes, Robin Pecknold, needed six years to write and shape the material for band's third studio album titled Crack…
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…
Youth
Fronteers' Finest Moment?
Fronteers are a Hullensian four piece making big waves in the UK's indie scene at the moment. Don't let their baby-faced appearance fool you,…
Night Thoughts
Suede Knows Saudade
The wait is over and it wasn’t even a long wait. After Bloodspots in 2013, which represented a sound shift, the seventh album by Suede is…
How Did We Get So Dark?
How Did We Get So Dark?: The New British Heavy Rock
How Did We Get So Dark? After countless concerts mainly in Europe, accompanying Foo Fighters part of his North American tour in 2015 and…
Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex are Like a Cigarette After Sex - Pleasurable
Cigarettes After Sex have become a YouTube sensation with the single Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby. As it goes, the views were rising, and the song…
The Tambourine Girls
Tambourine Girls - Another Guitar Variation That Works
No girls or tambourines among these four Aussies that go under the name Tambourine Girls on their debut album. I’m sure that a girl or two on…
Something To Tell You
Haim's Sophomore Infuses Everything We Needed
The coolest sisters are back! And I couldn’t be more thrilled! Haim are manifestation of Californian spirit, that old school cool one, not Katy Perry…
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…
A World Out of Time
Eternal Tapestry - A World Out Of Time
Eternal Tapestry are a renowned American psychedelic rock band from Portland. They have released a great number of fine albums through almost a decade…
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,…
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…
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…
Music Complete
New Order \ Old Order
They were the sh**. They were the natural continuation of Joy Division. They were pioneers of electronic and dance music combined with post punk. They…
Borders
What's up with Borders?
Lucky enough, it doesn’t happen all that often that a big news story actually makes it to my doorstep, or near enough anyway. For a few…
Cardinal (Expanded Edition)
My Albums of the Year: Pinegrove: Cardinal
There's something about Pinegrove's sophmore album, technically their label debut, Cardinal that is pleaseingly alt-country. You remeber alt-…
Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper would rather make Chicago a better place than listen to what the president thinks.
The culture of rap is about gain, many MC’s who start out writing about their lives, struggles, and relationships, are usually talking about their…
1000 Forms Of Fear (Deluxe Version)
Waiting for new Sia
Before Sia releases her upcoming album, I wanted to pay tribute to one of the best albums of 2014. Her sixth studio album 1000 Forms of Fear has been…
A Head Full of Moonlight
Good Tiger A Head Full of Moonlight Album Review
The newly formed super group Good Tiger, featuring ex-Tesseract vocalist Elliot Coleman, ex-The Safety Fire guitarists Derya Nagle and…
Rosewood Almanac
Will Stratton IIs An Inspiration For Anyone Struggling With Cancer
Rosewood Almanac is the sixth studio album by Will Stratton, musician currently residing in New York. Will studied philosophy for a short while before…
Rebels
Eriel Indigo teases new EP
Arriving like a neon-clad day-glo 21st Century Barberella, Eriel Indigo steps off the mothership with fully-formed glitter-noir pop songs that…
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.…
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…
Harmonies
Harmonies Aplenty
Whoever thinks that it is easy making good sounding sampled music couldn’t be more wrong. First, you have to have a bottomless knowledge of music…
Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
A Classic ECM Record
This is a classic ECM record, reminiscent of the early sound that the German label and its principal producer Manfred Eicher developed back in the…
Bear Bones, Lay Low
Bear Bones, Lay Low - Valléé de Dith
Bear Bones, Lay Low is a one-man psychedelic rock band of Ernesto Gonzalez from Venezuela. This relatively prolific one-man psych rock band is however…
From The Fires
Led Zeppelin and Bands Influenced By Led Zeppelin On Spotify Playlist!
Led Zeppelin and Bands Influenced By Led Zeppelin On Spotify Playlist! Add Your Song To the Led Zeppelin and Bands Influenced By Led Zeppelin Playlist…
No No No
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Listening to the fifth album of Beirut, it made me wonder what the hell has happened with the band that always crafted good stuff and gave us four…
Horehound
Horehound
Well, what can I do – I just love that retro sound that became popular again at the beginning of the new millennium. The Dead Weather are…
Where Have You Been All My Life?
Honest Emotion Is a Special Effect
Every music genre is beautiful. I am the type of guy who can listen to classic music and turbo-folk music. On the other hand, every music genre is…
Out of Time
Hugo Kant - A Fan of Victor and Immanuel
You really have to be a daring smart ass to give yourself a nom du plume like Hugo Kant. And an intelligent one. Quentin Le Roux of Avignon, via…
A Black Mile To The Surface
No Breakthrough For Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra are not from Manchester. They are not even from UK. They are not even orchestra. Manchester Orchestra are Americans from Atlanta…
Fierce Mercy (Deluxe Edition)
Colin Hay Might Be Australia's Most Prolific Musician
Fierce Mercy is the 13th album by an Australian musician Colin Hay. Wow, that sounds like a really prolific artist, doesn’t it? Still, it…
LNZNDRF
The National Beirut
After the collaboration of the members of The National and Menomena (aka Pfarmers), the time has come for The National and Beirut to work on their…
TOO
Sarcastic Punk
By Stereogum, Fildar were named one of the best bands of 2012. This year, the one who is going to name them as such is me. Great debut album was a…
Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Pivot of PERIPHERY
Only short time after the release of the double-masterpiece Juggernaut, Periphery decide to return. According to them, everything was going smoothly,…
Can’t Go Home (feat. Adam Lambert)
Adam Lambert is taking this track home
When I heard about this latest Adam Lambert collaboration, I knew I just had to check it out. Adam has always been exploring electronic dance music in…
ANMLS
Anger Imported From Chile: ANMLS
In the light of recent events, it could be said that the music scene is mostly not interested in confronting with the problems of the Earth. There are…
La lucha
Interview with La Vida Boheme
In recent days, there has been great movement in the Venezuelan musical movement, with good recordings, undoubtedly one of the most outstanding has…
Monster Heart
Clones of Clones: Monster Heart
Nothing is completely original...I’m not sure things have been original for awhile. I envision a clone to be a less perfect version of its…
Hang
Foxygen's Hang Is An Amalgam of Retro and Modern
Do we make mistakes or do mistakes make us? I am not going to get metaphysical, don’t worry, but I am trying to emphasize the importance of occasional…
Pure Comedy
The Political Statement byFather John Misty
Ever since Josh Tillman took a sarcastic alias Father John Misty, two great albums emerged from his psyche with love pains as major theme. On his…
Pleasure
Welcome back, Feist
You know when you wait for a record, and you wait, and you wait until your anticipation slowly ceases to exist. And then, when you least expect it,…
Not Even Happiness
Not Even Happiness
Singer-songwriter Julie Byrne’s new album has the lucidity and tactility of a healing crystal. Not unlike Phil Elverum, she …
Future Standards
Future Standards, now!
They don't fit. The tags, that is. The tags listing what kind of style you should designate to Howe Gelb. It is fifteen or more. Probably more,…
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…
Felony Blues
Jamie Wyatt's Music From Prison
In the world of country music, prison was always one of the places from which an artist can develop perspective which would reflect in lyrics…
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Summer Deconstructed
Everyone knows the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. And I am certain that everyone knows at least one movement from Vivaldi’…
Holiday Of Love
Simply Well Done
Who doesn't want a holiday of love? Everyone wants a holiday and if it is one filled with love, I think everyone would want that. But what if we…
What Dreams Are Made Of
Caribbean Hip Hop Recipe Finally Penned Down: Welcome R.City Empire
Dear most dedicated Hip Hop fans, our holy brothers, hugely mistakenly downsided, finally…
Ellipsis
Spinning in Ellipsis; Biffy Clyro Succumbs To Repetition
Biffy Clyro, A Scottish trio, was always interesting to me based on their approach to music. Jast as Kings Of Leon, Simon Neil and Johnston brothers (…
Currents
Lonerism Was Better
In a long and impressive history of rock n roll, we have heard almost every combination of genre. Big talents have mixed the unmixable,…
The Chick Corea Elektric Band
ELEKTRIC!
The Shape of Jazz to Come is an album by Ornette Coleman from the end of the fifties, but there are several releases in jazz history that could bear…
Not To Disappear
DAUGHTER’S NEW WAYS: NOT TO DISAPPEAR
“I can’t be without, I just need it here” This lyric in the first track on the album on Not Disappear, New Ways,…
AGO
Lilies On Mars: ΔGO
Lisa and Marina began writing ΔGO immediately after returning from an extensive tour throughout Europe and America. Filled with…
Welkya
Welkya
“Welkya” is an album I first heard when it came out in 2006. It was around the time when I first had the chance to personally meet with Theodosii…
Individuality (Can I Be Me?)
Jazz Album Recommendation Individuality (Can I Be Me?) By Rachelle Ferrell
This is all about Rachelle Ferrell and her album Individuality (Can I Be Me?) released in 2000. Ferrell is a girl from Pennsylvania, who started…
EP II
Weekend EP Battle: Buscabulla vs Fatima Yamaha
Disclaimer: Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare, anyway. Buscabulla…
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…
Say What You Mean (Radio Edit)
Pop Artist EM Is Giving Us Taylor Swift Vibes in her Latest Spotify Single Release “Say What You Mean”
Have you guys listened to Pop Icon EM’s latest Spotify single release titled “Say What You Mean”? The track is giving us…
Villains
What Do QOTSA Stand For Now?
After proving himself in Kyuss, John Homme was walking through several projects and bands, profiling himself into a rock icon that does seem like an…
Politika
New release by Bernays Propaganda
One of the most popular acts on the Macedonian alternative scene, “Bernays Propaganda”, which I already introduced to the readers…
Dusk
Ultimate Painting - Dusk shines brightly
So easy for an album to be overlooked these days. Even if you are just an ordinary fan, you have piles of CD’s (still?), vinyl records or files on any…
Volume 1
BNQT Proves Supergroups Have Superpowers
Some people have superpowers, and some people have supergroups. I love me some supergroups. All of my music expectations have a form of a supergroup.…
2gether
Too much electro-pop and jazz
I was having one of those humdrum weekends, where I do nothing but lie in my bed, binge-watch movies and TV series, eat, sleep, browse Facebook and…
Te Amo, Te Extraño
Caibo premiered his new video: I love you, I miss you
The marabinos of Caibo presented last November 24 the video I love you, I miss you, first single from his upcoming album which will be launched in…
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…
Beloved Antichrist
Symphonic Metal Opera in Therion's Trilogy
Swedish symphonic metal artillery Therion enriched their discography with not one but three CDs under the name Beloved Antichrist. Ancient traditions,…
Songs One Through Eight
Brilliant Side Project
DBUK were formed in 2005 as a side project of Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and Munly & The Lupercalians. Saying that they are a side…
Anthology 3
The Last Lennon/McCartney Song?
In January 1994 Yoko Ono gave Paul McCartney two cassettes of John Lennon's home recordings, which included a number of incomplete and previously…
Hit Me Baby...
The Baseballs Are On The Edge Of Their Cover-Career
A cover of a song is like a panorama of the city seen through a differently colored glasses. Ergo, covers are fashionable. As we all know, fashion…
Majestic (Live)
Kari Jobe's Majestic (LIVE)
Worship singer Kari Jobe is a singer who is just dripping with the holy spirit. Many of the songs that she sings on her albums are full of the spirit…
SOAR
Het Droste Effect - Soar
The well-known Dutch instrumental psychedelic rock band Het Droste Effect came out with their latest album in the middle of last year. This album…
Black
Black
Country megastar Dierks Bentley returned last May with his eighth album Black, the most fully-formed LP of his…
Heathen
Thou - Heathen
Thou are a doom/sludge metal band from Baton Rouge in Louisiana and they have been operating as one of the more unique and better bands in the whole…
Oh Wonder
Oh Wonder - Oh Wonder!
OH WONDER – OH WONDER Londoners Josephine van der Gucht and Anthony West describe themselves as an alt-pop writing duo. Perhaps the most…
Paper Gods
Fear Of Dancing With Lindsay Lohan
Million dollar question: on whose album did John Frusciante play short before he announced he is retiring from his active music career? The answer…
Painting Of A Panic Attack (Deluxe)
Painting of A Panick Attack
Frightened Rabbit is a band from Scotland formed in 2003. Initially, it was a solo project of Scott Hutchison until it turned to band comprising of…
Language
The Contortionist Has Their Own Language (2014)
If you are a Progressive music lover, you cannot just pass by this album or band. These guys deserve our attention; They have a message to say and…
Who Is This America?
Afrobeat for the new generations
Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12-piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with re-introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience. A Brooklyn-…
Resolute
Stu Larsen - Resolute: to do good
These days it ahem there is a proliferation of singer/songwriters inspired by a similar generation from the Seventies. Like then, today’s batch can be…
Phase 3
Skeppet - Phase 3
Skeppet are an interesting Danish band that venture in the realm of psychedelic rock, electronic music and space rock influenced ambient drones. Their…
A Change in State
James Yuill - Whatever happened to Folktronica?
Combining acoustic music with electronics can be a tricky thing - it either turns out great or falls flat on its behind. That may be the reason the…
Coup De Grâce
Headbanging mode: ON
There is a funny thing about supergroups, a gathering of premier musicians usually results in releasing an album(s) that are disappointing for the big…
Champion
Champion is the new Fall Out Boy
In 15 years of being founded, there have been 9 studio albums, more than 115 presentations on stage, and the same members remain faithful to the…
Boxer
Albums that turn 10 in 2017: Boxer, The National
Boxer is a point of no return for The National. With three albums under their belt, including the critical darling Alligator, the band were starting…
Volver
Benjamin Biolay - Here We Go Again
Yes, you could say that! You see, Volver the name of the new album from Benjamin Biolay, a big name on the French music scene, could be translated in…
Moon Lagoon
Co-Pilgrim - Escaping the middle ground
Listening to tons of music it is usually two groups of artists that draw your attention - those that sound incredibly good and those that sound so…
Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
Tilted Axes release experimental album Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
The New York- based group Tilted Axes is an experimental rock group that pushes the boundaries with the sounds they can make come out of their guitars…
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
Everybody expects from a supergroup like “Them Crooked Vultures” to make something really great, although there are many examples…
Acoustic
Acoustic Simple Minds
lSimple Minds have long been imprisoned in the maze of their own discography. After they resented the 80s during the decade they became famous (90s),…
Inner Journey Out
Psychic Ills - Inner Journey Out
The renowned American psychedelic rock/neo-psych band Psychic Ills came out with a new album just about a week ago. The expectations towards Psychic…
Skylight
Lost In Space
Atoma Released its debut back in 2012 and immediately piqued the interest of the metal community worldwide. Skylight was a slap in the face to…
Intoxicated Women
Harvey Covers Gainsbourg: When Reproduction Honors The Original
After twenty years, Mick Harvey decided to return to Serge Gainsbourg. The third album of covers titled Delirium Tremens came out last year, and now…
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
What Would Elvis Dream About Today?
Pronto va a ser de 40 años desde que el mundo perdió el músico más importante en el siglo 20. Con el fin de conseguir algo nuevo,…
I Got Your Medicine
Shinyribs Has Your Medicine
When he was 14 year old teenager, living in Beaumont, Texas, Kevin Russell found a sewing machine, guitar and box full of comics underneath his father…
From Other Spheres
Pyramidal - From Other Spheres
Pyramidal are a relatively well-known Spanish psychedelic rock band from Alicante. They recently came out with a new three track EP titled ''…
Slowdive
Slowdive Return After 20 Year Sabatical
During the first half of the 90s, British collective Slowdive established as one of the most prominent shoegaze bands, leaving three classics behind…
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…
These People
Urban Hymns Pt II
RPA & The United Nations of Sound fue, obviamente, sólo un nombre para un álbum de Richard Ashcroft, porque él decidió…
The Man of Sorrow / The Man Who Sorrows
Lwstndrds - The Man of Sorrow / The Man Who Sorrows
Lwstndrds are a two-piece powerviolence/grindcore/noise/sludge metal band from Zabrze, Poland. While usually their repertoire includes harsh, brutal,…
Scream
Enter Michael Jackson's Halloween
With Halloween coming around the corner, the Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music couldn’t resist releasing a new album with a scary theme…
Prisoner
If Prisoner is Ryan Adams return to form, when did he lose it?
Ryan Adams new album, entitled Prisoner, is another accomplished st of songs from an artist who has many albums just like it. Now I love Ryan Adams,…
Peanut Butter
Riot Pop
The name of the band sometimes tells what we can expect from it. Joanna Gruesome is an ironic reference to folk singer Joanna Newsom but…
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Southern Rock
STURGILL SIMPSON One of the unwritten rock rules regarding the introduction to the album is: start strongly and then just roll however you want it,…
Roll With The Punches
Van Morrison May Not Deliver Masterpieces Anymore, But Who Cares, It's Still Good
Diligent ants are rarity in the history of rock. Neil Young, maybe Bob Dylan and Van Morrison were one of the few who marked each decade after 60s…
Devout
Devout
UK grime fixture Mr Mitch’s latest LP explores a pared-back sound. It feels polished and tactile, with themes of loyalty,…
New Eyes (Special Edition)
BBC Philharmonic and BBC Radio 1 present… Clean Bandit
Classical music and electronic music are certainly not one and the same. Music that can be made on a computer and music that is played in a concert…
case/lang/veirs
Folk-Country-Indie Album of 2016
When three magnificent female vocalists, such as Neko Case, k.d.lang and Laura Veirs are, come together to make an album, the result has 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…
Saturn Over Sunset
Midnight Sister - Forward to analog with a style
Back to vinyl, back to analog seems to be all the rage these days. Most of it is some sort of retro posturing, and as far as the music itself is…
Ti Amo
Phoenix Sound Like Italian Summer
Can you hear the sound of the summer? If not, you will hear it now. French synth-pop collective Phoenix decided to be a herald of the upcoming summer…
Colors
Beck At His Most Colorful
It's been 23 years since the album Mellow Gold and the humongous hit Loser. Considering the nature of that album and the massive popularity of…
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…
Solo
The New of Los Mesoneros already has a name and date
Caracas band, currently impeached in Mexico, has been doing an exceptional job in creating new musical material. For several months, Innkeepers have…
Take Her Up To Monto
Mama Ro
The ex lead singer of legendary band Moloko released her third studio album last year, titled Hairless Toys. The album was experimental, as everyone…
Cusp
Alela Is On Her Folk Stardom Path
Alela Diane is one of those American folk authors who was slowly and non-intrusively building her spot in the music world. She self-released her debut…
MY HOUSE
Flo-rida's Comeback
American rap superstar Flo Rida is back in the game with the release of My House, his fourth EP, and the amount of PR that has surrounded its…
Hurry Home
The Deslondes - The New Orleans Palette
Many try and fail to cover as much the musical palette offered by the American music, and often they fail. Basically, they have a hard time breathing…
Home For Christmas
Songs for the Season and Coming Home
Yes, I'm still at it. I'm still happily looking for Christmas albums that would help liven up the coming merry month of December in…
Rocket
Is Alex G Reincarnation of Elliot Smith?
There must be someone who deserves the same hype as Frank Ocean. There must be and here he is. Twenty year old author and multi instrumentalist Alex…
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…
West Kirby County Primary (Bonus Track Version)
The Future of UK's Indie
The ex member of The Coral, Bill Ryder-Jones, has built up his confidence when it comes to swimming in the solo waters, and his latest album is the…
The Colour In Anything
Here are a few of my favourite things about James Blake's The Colour in Anything
If you’ve read the article that precedes this one, you will know something about my newfound obsession with James Blake. Although this…
Īstenībā
Mona De Bo - īstenībā
The relatively obscure, but renowned Latvian instrumental drone/psychedelic rock band Mona De Bo came out with a new album in the end of last year.…
Atomic
Emotional Mogwai
Scottish band Mogwai, one of the pioneers of post-rock genre, have eight albums in their discography, and Atomic is their fourth soundtrack. Work on…
Helion Prime
Helion Prime's Debut Is A Power Metal Extravaganza
Young Californian duo Helion Prime was founded in 2014. At the beginning of last year they self-released their debut album and started looking for a…
Siberia
Siberia
The Swedish electronic artist Vanbot and two collaborators made this new album while journeying along the Trans-…
Sanctitude (Live)
Water For The Soul
We are only two days away from the release of a new album of gothic legends, Katatonia. Between the upcoming The Fall Of Hearts and the previous Dead…
La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful
Experimental Happiness
Whenever I am listening to this artist, I dream about Africa. Yannick Iiunga from Cape Town is the new name on the music scene. After the successful…
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…
House in the Tall Grass
Patterns Fit Right
The name of the band is Kikagaku Moyo, or for those who do not know Japanese, like me, Geometric Patterns. Luckily, judging by this, their third album…
22 Cents Less
Mina Is In The House!
It’s a pretty crowded house. You have Adele, Beyonce, Gaga, Perry and Pink. Swift and Sia, then there’s Rihanna and Del Rey,…
Purpose (Deluxe)
Justin Bieber with 8 Guinness records.
As it is no longer surprising, the young star Justin Bieber made headlines these days for good reason, and that was awarded with eight Guinness…
Collection
Collection
The songwriter Sophie Allison has built a following with her Bandcamp bedroom recordings, but on this new record, she upgrades to a full band, giving…
Destination Desolation
Deludium Skies - Destination Desolation
Deludium Skies is an Austrian band with which I am already acquainted with via their 2020 album Anthropocene. While that album was pretty good, then…
Orc
No More Thee In Thee Oh Sees
In art, contrary to some aspects of life, quantity is never more important than quality. Yet, some artists manage to sooth both spectrums. John Dwyer,…
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…
It's Midnight
Palpitations For The Broken Hearted and Mistreated
Consider St. Paul & The Broken Bones the Gospel/Soul version of Arcade Fire. Mainly because the band consists of 6 multi-talented musicians.…
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…
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&…
Uh Huh
Uh Huh Ignites A Fire Under Julia Michaels
Julia Michaels has been behind the scenes writing music for big Popstars Selena Gomez and Fifth Harmony. Michaels who is barely 23 years old has…
Decode
About a movie soundtrack
A film should not only tell a story that achieves capture attention, generate empathy and have a deal that connect with an audience. There is…
A Change Of Heart
Realism For A Change Of Heart
How does one dispense another's affection without breaking their spirit? The 1975 may have the answer in their recently released music video for &…
Free.k
Leave it up to Pitbull to update an old classic
In “Free.k” he uses Adina Howard’s “Freak Like Me” and gives it an up-tempo house spin. That part is…
Don't Take The Money
The Modern Throwback
Don't Take the Money is power pop at its very best. It's an electric, colourful piece that evokes all the things that a great pop song should.…
Sweet Tooth
Munk Duane Contemplates Funk & Fidelity With New Single “Sweet Tooth”
Munk Duane’s Sweet Tooth is a soulful and sexy, Alt-R&B funk banger detailing a story of “temptation” in the face of…
Hospital Beds
REVIEW: Florence & the Machine's 'Hospital Beds'
Florence & the Machine’s version of Hospital Beds is not just a song. It is a euphoric eulogy to times gone by, a…
Wasted Days
Zibra Share their Wasted Days
Zibra are a London-based melodo-electronica trio. Consisitng of Sam Battle lead singer and guitar, Russ Harley on keys and Ben Everest on bass they…
The Garden
Sunny Ozell Evokes Leisurely Domestic Bliss with The Garden
Classically-trained New York-via-Nevada singer Sunny Ozell earned comparisons to veteran bluegrass/country/folk singer-songwriter Gillian Welch,&…
Vanilla
Moody Beach's Vanilla Shines on Youth and Consequences
It makes perfect sense for Youth & Consequences, a YouTube Red original production series that has been described as a…
I Dare You
The xx Tell Us 'I Dare You' And We Dare
As The xx cross over into a dream pop sound, their latest music video 'I Dare You' is an ode to a California romantic, teenage haze. With…
Urbanología
Urbanology, 9 minutes from Nach
Ignacio Fornés Olmo was born in 1974 and grew up in Alicante. His artistic beginnings took place in the nineties, with a music full of social…
Deluca
Impressed With The Empress
As delicate as the vocals from Ruby Empress are, they tempt us into a nether realm populated with flowers, classy pop stars and heart shaped…
If You Were My Girl
I'll happily be your girl...
Phew. As soon as I hit play and Nick Merico appeared on my computer screen, I swooned. And then when he smiled after singing a couple of words, I…
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…
Nothing Without You
I've no worries about Simon's solo move
I mainly remember the boyband Blue for their cover songs. They are one of the few boybands that I never got into, probably because my boyband phase…
Úa
Sóley's “Úa”: Icelandic Fairy-Tale Escapism
When Icelandic multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Sóley (Sóley Stefánsdóttir) released her…
Into Black
Abstract Sensuality
As Bust's Eliza C. Thompson has noted, What’s most impressive about the Portland-based band [Blouse] is their ability to pack…
On The Line
Avery LR releases new Hip Hop track, They Don't Like That
Every so often there's a music video that matches the rawness of a lyricist like Tupac and BIggie, but Avery LR shows the intensity he brings to…
Dig Down
A New Resistance In The Form Of Muse's Track Dig Down
My initial thought after discovering Muse were coming out with a new album was... where will Muse go this time around? So far the new Muse album is…
You And I
Intense Interactions From You and I
In with the likes of Fiona Apple, Nernia Pallot and Cat Power comes a new voice Margaret Glaspy. Glaspy's song 'You and I' reads out in a…
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…
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…
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…
Comin Home
Home For Christmas With Trey!
Trey Songz returned to his hometown for the Holidays and gathered his family and friends in his latest video for Comin Home&…
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&…
Certainties
Aaron Ball Band Tours Japan, Releases “Certainties” Album And Certainties Video
Aaron Ball Band, four piece Country and Alternative Rock, has released their fourth album, “Certainties” on June 5, 2018. The album is available…
Black Tornado
Poetic Minimalism
Black Tornado is a track from singer-songwriter Chris Staples' sixth solo album American Soft (2014), and a great…
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…
Aire
Versed goes with everything.
Versed is one of the many emerging bands of the Venezuelan rock, formed by Samuel Sanchez (guitar) and Omar Oses (Bass), this duo has had a very good…
Mrs. Potato Head
A Song that Tackles Plastic Surgery
It’s not the first time songs took on social issues with finesse, but Melanie Martinez just got to a graphic and creative level with Mrs. Potato Head.…
I Ain't Got Time!
Tyler`s Groove Flip In A Ripped Out Rap !
Tyler The Creator is maybe one of the most versatile creative artists of today. With his fourth studio album Flower Boy on…
Stitches
Stitched up by Shawn Mendes!
Shawn Mendes. Now that’s a name that I’ve been hearing quite a lot these past few months. Of course, like Justin Bieber, I didn&…
Sugar for the Pill
Mesmerizing Wisdom
Sugar for the Pill follows Star Roving as the second track from shoegaze icon Slowdive's upcoming self-titled reunion album (out on May 5 via Dead…
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…
Nikes
Recognizing Black Genius
2009: Taylor Swift's music video for You Belong With Me beats out Beyoncé's video for Single Ladies in MTV'…
Makeba
An explosion of joy with Jain and Makeba
If you’re in the mood for a crazy audiovisual treat (and who isn’t?) it’s time to check this video out. I was lucky enough to stumble upon Makeba…
One Second
Dark Vibes
Italian artist Tying Tiffany is known for creating electro-pop tracks with a dark edge, “music that teeters between opaque moodiness and…
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…
Medicine Chant
Shamanic Properties Driven From Western Canada
As Halloween approaches, leaves are falling and a mist seems to be rolling in from the mountains Anilah seemed like the perfect musician to…
Company
T Fires That Company Dance!
New Year, new time, new days and brand new music videos curtain called are here! And who is better to start this Year with then our R`n`B&…
No More Heroes - 1996 Remastered Version
No More Heroes
The Stranglers rose from the fertile British punk scene in the Seventies, but, as it was the case with The Clash, their musical output is far more…
Golden Slumbers - Remastered 2009
The Beatles: Golden Slumbers
With over one billion records sold there is no doubt that The Beatles are one of the greatest bands ever to exist. Everyone knows and loves them for…
Dear Life
Beck's Psychedelic Existentialism
Veteran idiosyncratic singer-songwriter Beck poses a dreary existential question in the chorus of “Dear Life”, the fourth track…
Stop Playing With My Heart
Timeless Anguish
What kind of music would you expect a former US marine and drum corps member to produce? A stage name like Avid Dancer or the retro-inflected…
Thrill
The Sounds Gives Us A Thrill
2016 may be the year of resurgence for certain bands, The Sounds certainly are one of those bands. While hot on the heels of a new United States tour…
Highs & Lows
Emeli`s Official Highs And Lows!
From her latest record Long Live The Angels, Emeli is back with her latest music video for the single Highs And…
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…
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…
Hunger Game
Fifi Rong Pursues Masochistic Self-Liberation with Hunger Game
As promised, the music video for Hunger Game - the second single from Fifi Rong's new EP The Crown - signals a move towards…
Without You
Another 'Without You' Song
It's perfectly understandable to believe that no one would be able to put a fresh spin on the 'can't live without you' theme, given…
Vine a Buscarte
Fonseca talks about love in his song Vine a Buscate
I came to get you it comes as the third single from her fifth studio album CONNECTION. This topic is was composed by the same singer accompanied by…
Makeba
Techno-Tribal World Pop
“I like to be spontaneous when I make music. I begin with beats or drums, because that’s what moves me and if I find a sound that…
Hot Thoughts
Hot Thoughts
Critically-acclaimed Austin indie rock band Spoon recently released the titular track of their upcoming ninth album …
&Run
Sir Sly Delivers Endorphin-Surging Catharsis With &Run
Los Angeles indie electronic rock trio Sir Sly recently released a music video for “&Run”, the second single from their…
Night Owl
Frenetic Funk
Summer 08 (2016), British indietronica quartet Metronomy's fifth studio album, revisits the terrain they carved out in sophomore effort&…
Brand New (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Brand New TY $ign!
Dolla bought a brand new Porsche Dolla did a cover of The Source Dolla did the XXL Dolla bought my bitch Chanel goes the insanely dope intro hook…
Million Reasons
Lady Gaga Gives Us A Million Reasons
Who doesn't know of Lady Gaga? Whether you are a fan or not, one has to admit that Lady Gaga has the stones to write and sing about…
Painting (Masterpiece)
A Technicolor Masterpiece
After gaining indie success and a record label with Columbia via the success of their first single Loud(y) in early 2015 (were reached No. 1…
Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)
When Shakira dyed her hair blonde.
Although hair color has nothing to do with talent, part of the image of an artist. Shakira is undoubtedly one of the most famous Latin American…
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&…
Mistletoe
Revisiting Bieber's Christmas Hit
Another person’s presence is the best presence. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Great piles of snows on the…
Love On The Weekend
John Mayer's New Single
On Thursday, November 17th, John Mayer released his highly anticipated single “Love On The Weekend” through a live-stream event held on Facebook. John…
Jaque Mate
NK and ZPU: ''Checkmate''
NK Prophet, named Leonardo José Viloria Mora (Caracas, February 2, 1983), is an exponent of rap, which stands out for its contributions to…
I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman)
John Martyn would rather be the Devil
I love the Blues! It’s the basis for almost everything that happened in popular music from the beginnings of the 20th century until the…
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&…
Desire
Laws Of Desire
Let's be real for a moment, Years & Years came out of the dark and into the light. Before anyone had a chance Years & Years over…
Darling
Suburban Longing
Brooklyn-via-New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate is ready to move on from the departure of founding member and guitarist Matt Mondanile, who…
Nancy (With The Laughing Face) - 78rpm Version
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.6 - Nancy (with a Laughing Face)
I decided to continue the series on jazz standards with a less known composition (in terms of its not-so-frequent use by jazz musicians) called &…
Letter of Intent
In Concrete Fantasy
Taking a solo project with a name inspired by Disney's DuckTales television series seriously might seem like a stretch, but&…
Cranes in the Sky
Solange Steels Music's Broken Wings
The opening to Solange Knowles “Cranes in The Sky” beckons with an addictive head-nodding beat that subdues all your attention.…
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…
Shine a Light
Heavenly Transcendence
“Shine a Light,” the lead single from Seattle art-rapper Shabazz Palaces’ Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star and Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines double…
Abducted
Violent Passions
Enter Cults, aka Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, Californians-turned-New Yorkers who take the usual musical ingredients (vintage R&B chord…
No Hard Feelings
Uplifting Poignancy
North Carolina folk rock quartet The Avett Brothers' (banjo-playing Scott Avett, guitarist Seth Avett, double bassist Bob Crawford and…
P.O.W.A
Taking on the Tower
I could have shut up and put the glass slippers on and made millions of dollars. I could have made a ton of money and then helped build a school. But…
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…
Ciao Adios
Ciao Adios, I'm done!
I know that, so far, I have not been all too positive about Anne-Marie. I think I called her a Drew Barrymore look-alike that sounds like Rihanna and…
Tú Me Quemas - AtellaGali Dance Remix
Chino and Nacho Arrive in Hollywood with Ride Along 2 the Movie
The famous Chinese Venezuelan duo Nacho not stop ringing in the news, highlighted by its urban music increasingly encroaching over the US and the…
Pressure
New Synthpop cover from ELYXR
ELYXR is a collaborative-band concocting modern synthpop potions. Spearheaded by Seattle-based indie-electronic music songwriter/producer Kasson…
No Drama Queen
Grouplove's Gesture Towards Drama Queens
No Drama Queen certainly adds a bite to the long list unexpected song titles. Yet, if you've ever seen Paper Towns crafted from the mind of John…
Better
Meghan Shows a harsh truth in her New Video
With the release of his new album Thank You, the artist gave us quite diverse themes and content, his first single No we see a more daring and sexual…
You Look Good
You look good
On a boat, on a beachIn the water, in the sand, in the back of a barCold beer in your hand Breaking hearts, breaking necksWhen we rolling down the…
Gilid
Music From My Country: OPM Series (Part 1)
Gilid by Moonstar88 is still probably one of my favorite Filipino songs ever. It talks about loving from a distance. The word “gilid&…
Forever
KISS: Your “Romantic” Side
Hollywood movies have sold the idea of Perfect Kiss. They always talk about the blue prince who takes the princess, on a white horse to be happy…
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…
Kill Em With Kindness
Selena Shows Kindness
She always seems to come out with a new and engaging topic within her music career. Media always seems to get involved some way or another. …
I Found
Incantation of Voices
A composite of voices, echoing out as if they has been piling up in your mind. Amber Run plays on the tendency by playing with rhythms and…
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…
Player
Tinashe: Player Review
Relationships come and go, ride up and down, all around, and any what way you wanna say. They can be fun, happy, sad, crazy, or all of it at once.&…
I Love You Baby, I Love You Doll
'Indian' Indie
Kolkata-based dream pop duo Parekh & Singh's (instrumentalist/vocalist Nischay Parekh and…
Refuge Of The Roads
Joni&Jaco
There’s something magical when two geniuses meet and tune in their talents and unique abilities. When that happens, magic happens. Joni…
Ugly Boy
Die Antwoord Open The Door To Ugly Boy
Die Antwoord are a bit like that horse pill you had to swallow as a child to get rid of a massive sinus infection or some other serious illness.…
Siren Call
Heeding the Siren's Call
Little Daylight is a Brooklyn-based alternative band consisting of Nikki Taylor, Matt Lewkowicz and Eric Zeiler. Taking their band name from the story…
Focus
Ariana Grande- In Focus
Ariana Grande… When I hear this name I always look back to the times when she was singing “Hey yeah yeah hey yeah yeah, if we…
The Thaw
Hold Me Close From This Thaw
Woodes predispositions a hidden boat of talented new comers. One who goes by the name Woodes a.k.a. Elle Graham of Melbourne, Australia constructed…
Casanova
Allie X Teams Up with VÉRITÉ for Casanova: A Glossy Evocation of Love's Ecstasies and Miseries
Allie X (Toronto singer-songwriter Alexandra Hughes) is simultaneously edgy and reassuringly familiar; her attention-grabbing visuals bring Melanie…
Down Under
Iconic Australiana
It's hardly suprising that Australians aren't proud of Australian-born rapper Iggy Azalea, since her cultural appropriation of Southern black…
That Thing
Cinematic Confessionalism
‘Seems like time has been delayed/ We exist in our own space’. Oakland-via-Sydney singer-songwriter Hazel…
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.…
So Lillies
Of Lilies and Violet Grace
Five years after being released on Californian avant-garde electronic singer-songwriter Julia Holter's critically acclaimed debut…
Too Many People
Chelsea Nikkel's Antisocial Anthem
Princess Chelsea (i.e. Auckland-based singer-songwriter Chelsea Nikkel) is probably best known for her viral hit The Cigarette Duet, a track off her…
A Sky Full of Stars
Revisiting A Sky Full of Stars
Music has a strong influence in arts and political movement that ever walks the earth. Music can either make or break you or perhaps enlighten you…
Sunshine
Peter Salett Uses Sunshine To Possess A Single Kind Of Love
Peter Salett's acoustic number Sunshine could border on Country, however, Salett instead touches upon a more Acoustic Indie paradox. I came across…
Let It Happen
WATCH: Let It Happen Music Video (Tame Impala)
Tame Impala's new and extremely disorienting music video features a plane crash, heart attacks, a shortened version of the song, and a trippy…
Heart of Steel (feat. Bright Lights)
Raiden Pops Into The Scene With Truthful Heart of Steel
Raiden is on the fast track to becoming a world known household name. If Heart of Steel is any indication about Raiden's ability to merge synth…
Deeper Than Love
Bobby Puma: Deeper Than Love
Rising electronic prodigy Bobby Puma isn't exactly a new kid on the block, but he ventures into house territory with his latest release, titled…
Crave You
Dripping in Gold, Craving You
First off Crave You featuring Giselle by Flight Facilities...literally plays in my head every other weekend. A catchy intimate dance number that…
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…
Lazarus
Does Lazarus Go Down in History?
On 7th of January David Bowie released a new music video for his song Lazarus, just three days before he passed away. The song that is now…
Slipping
Rotating, Pushing and Slipping Into The Unknown
TRAAMS throws around some noiseful sounds that this ear automatically likes. Maybe it's the subtle Throbbing Gristle or Gang Of Four influence (…
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'…
Party Monster
The Weeknd releases new music video
If we talk about artists who glittered in 2016, certainly you have to name The Weeknd, because I knew how to make great music and captivate its…
Easy
Super easy to get into
At the beginning of this year, I blogged about Bonnie McKee’s inner wild child when she released the track “Wasted Youth” with a party hardy video.…
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…
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…
Down Daddy Down
Anouk is down with R&B
I wonder if everyone runs into this. Let me just check: Do you have a famous singer, rapper, celebrity you would just love to hate, but then they go…
Paranoia
Only The Paranoid Can Understand Paranoia
As far as producers go, they also tend to be the musician behind a big name song or even another artist. Max Frost may be a name that has been missing…
Caught In The Middle
In the middle of a comeback
It's been a while since Anastacia has released new music. Her latest album was a collection of lesser known gems performed live and chosen by fans…
Is This Love - Remix
Bob Marley and Bands Influenced By Bob Marley Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share!
Bob Marley and Bands Influenced By Bob Marley Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share! Add Your Spotify Track To the Bob Marley and Bands…
Things It Would Be Helpful To Know Before The Revolution
Accessible Bleakness
After warning music listeners about a dystopian high-tech future where a soulless new generation of consumers are entertained via virtual sex with…
I Always Knew
I Always Knew The Vaccines Had Something To Say
I Always Knew comes from The Vaccines sophomore album Come of Age. The consistency within the tracks composed by The Vaccines shows a dedicated…
On My Own
Breakup Blues
'If there was another way I think about the things we once had Give it just another try 'Coz you don't want me 'I'll be on my own.…
Hey Joe
The Only Hey Joe Cover Still Holding It's Place
The Jimi Hendrix Experience has the best widely known cover of 'Hey Joe'. Before I was old enough to understand that some songs were covered,…
Big Boy Games
TEROUZ DROPS INFECTIOUS NEW TRACK BIG BOY GAMES
Egyptian Canadian concept artist TEROUZ found his sound by curating original songs with his taste for ‘90s nostalgia and ‘70s &…
In Heaven
Not Your Typical Sugar Pop
As sugar filled as your favorite cereal, Japanese Breakfast fastens Pop bubblegum/dream sounds into the Indie art realm of lyrics. Even vocally,…
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…
Cupid
Stupid Cupid Has The Big Moon Up His Sleeve
What I first heard about the band The Big Moon was that they were essentially the female Arctic Monkeys. Okay, well let's actually give this band…
Runnin' (Lose It All)
Runnin' Through the Charts
As an avid Beyoncé fan, I have always anxiously awaited for anything she sings on. When Runnin' dropped, I felt an instant sense of…
Life
Color For The Human Conscious
Dream Rock Pop band Gypsy & The Cat not only bank on an odd name but their station on creative taste far expandes bands like MGMT. Full of…
Motion Sickness
Cathartic Melancholy
After sharing the plaintive and meditative Smoke Signals in January, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers offered a second…
Random
G-Eazy Random
I had the opportunity to see G-Eazy this summer at Lollapalooza. After fighting my way through a crowd made up of mostly females, I found a spot where…
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…
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…
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…
The Scientist
Revisiting The Scientist
No doubt, Coldplay's sound -- elegant, melodic, and very dramatic — bore plenty of similarity to mid-1990s Radiohead. But the group was…
Bambi
Chief`s Run For Bambi!
A week ago, after it drops, I did a full album review on our Chief Jidenna and was pleasently suprised by his authentic diversity.…
Party In The Dark
Galactic Introspection
“Party In The Dark” follows the meditative and instrumental Coolverine, offering a second teaser of Scottish post-rock quintet&…
The Way You Used To Do
Queens of the Stone Age Prove That A Band Must Evolve Over Time
Las reinas de la Edad de Piedra asustaron a algunos fans cuando la banda publicó una imagen con el productor Mark Ronson. Mark Ronson es…
High
Behind the scenes: Rawayana High
After massive presentations in Maracaibo, Valencia and Caracas grouping Rawayana agigantando the continuous success with his recording T rippy…
Can't Help Falling In Love - Recorded Live at Daytrotter
Can't Help Falling in Love with This and Other Things
It is an unavoidable fact that each established songwriter honed his or her craft by studying and rearranging the work of others. Most local pubs are…
Lovesick
Midnight Fusic's Lovesick Pays Melodic Tribute to the Trials of Adolescent Romance
Up-and-coming Malaysian alternative indie band Midnight Fusic have cited a wide variety of international and local predecessors as their musical…
Paul
Midnight Letter
Only a band from Brooklyn, NY could encapsulate what would be considered a 'midnight love letter' to whom ever those feelings where…
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…
Pork Soda
Kooky Dysfunction
I heard a homeless man talking to someone once and say ‘pineapples are in my head.’ In retrospect, I’m pretty sure it…
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Barber’s Adagio for Strings: string quartet turned funeral music
Samuel Osmond Barber II (1910 - 1981) was an American composer who composed a piece called Adagio for Strings. The piece is frequently played at…
Pinegrove
Pinegrove
Pinegrove is an indie Rock band, originating out of Montclair New Jersey. The band's name is derived from the Brown Family Enviornmental Center…
Metallica
The other Metallica?
Speaking of Metallica in the early nineties was talk of further reference and influence of heavy and thrash metal (genus which were precursors with…
Arctic Monkeys
The Monkeys in the crosshairs
Movement, rhythm, youth and good lyrics, that's Artic Monkeys. His themes are downloading problems, heartbreaks and anger, the style of indie…
Evan Craft
Me I Can Speak In Spanish?
Yes or no, whatever wil be you response. The really point is that dont really matter what is, because, by the way, the Lord the Skyes, the creator of…
Christina Aguilera
Sing like a fighter
Even though I create a lot of things myself, I always love finding out how other artists do what they do. I often watch documentaries about how albums…
Mother Love Bone
Watching The Love Bone Earth Affair
This past Friday, Stardog Records released On Earth As It Is: The Complete Works, a box set compiling all of the recorded works of Mother Love Bone, a…
The Weeknd
Channeling Michael Jackson in the night
With some artists, you can hear or see their influences right away. In the case of The Weeknd, I´ve often heard Michael Jackson. In fact, I&…
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…
Kanye West
Kanye West debuts new song Fade at fashion show
Today was a memorable day. My friend happened to win tickets to a private live screening of Kanye West's fashion show here in New York…
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire returns with “Give You Power”
After the huge success of its 2013 album, 'Reflektor', the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire has decided to present the first…
Fonseca
Fonseca premieres the video for his single “Vine a Buscate”
Renowned Colombian singer and songwriter won three Latin Grammy surprised all his fans with his new song I came to find .This issue is part of his…
Juan Gabriel
Billboard for Juan Gabriel
They go eight months of the death of Divo of Juarez, Juan Gabriel, and his fame and talent continue to expand. The recent deaths of artists manage…
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Villa-Lobos Six Choros
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Dada Life
DADA POGROM
War is a pogrom, it is a festival of death It is a helicopter of your memories. Welcome on board! You are alone here, just you and Kraftwerk dummies…
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley: His Legacy Remains In The World
Bob Marley- an individual who is passionate in music, a brave man of his own beliefs and a faithful citizen of his own country. What makes…
Bushman'S Revenge
Bushman's Revenge
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Jenni Rivera
They revive Jenni Rivera with a hologram
A concert held in the framework of the Day of the Dead was the strange scenario used to present back to life of the late Mexican singer Jenni Rivera.…
Eli Lev
Eli Lev: An Artist to Remember
Eli Lev is an artist on the rise. With his newest release All Roads East, he is a musical mastermind. His folk-infused tunes go above and beyond to…
The Misfits
Dave Lombardo will be the drummer at The Misfits reunion
The creators of horror punk and hardcore punk pioneers, The Misfits, now led by Jerry Only, announced a few months ago a meeting with the original…
Icona Pop
San Tomé released a new EP
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Tears For Fears
Creeps!
A few years ago, I wanted to start a tradition to release something out of character for myself, annually on Halloween. The idea emerged after I&…
Mick Jagger
Memoirs without memories by Mick Jagger.
Mick Jagger, leader of the Rolling Stones, says he does not remember having written his autobiography despite a publisher claims to have a copy of a…
David Guetta
Guetta heads the Madrid Utopia Festival.
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Nicky Jam
What if Nicki Jam doesn't read sheet music?
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Arca
Arca presents a new song: “Last night”
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David Bowie
Sue (Or in a Season Of Crime) - David Bowie's Comforting Coldness
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Martha L. Healy
Martha L. Healy ‘Better Days’ - Album Review
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Eric Church
Eric Church ‘The Outsiders’ – Album Review
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Spoon
The Unique Magic of Spoon
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Calle 13
Residente will release a solo album
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Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande on Twitter: We will not let hate win us over
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus heading to The Voice
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JAY Z
The Simpsons will broadcast Rap special
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Mory Kanté
The Music of Mali Vol.7 - Mory Kanté
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Jake Owen
Jake Owen ‘Days of Gold’ – Album Review
I’d kind of let Jake Owen pass me by up until now. I’d heard the odd song but wasn’t overly enamored, but there was something about the title track to…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift surprised everyone in Nashville
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Björk
Björk will release a live album of Vulnicura
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Zoé
Zoé shows the official trailer for Panoramas
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Voz Veis
The San Luis duo premieres an emotional song with Voz Veis about Venezuela
The new issue of Venezuelan duo San Luis, has the support of his former co-Voz Veis is called My Illusion pay tribute to his native country. In the…
Chino & Nacho
Chyno teams up with Zion & Lennox
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Sia
Cheap Thrills!
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Kesha
Kesha Drops New Single HYMN
The American singer Kesha returned to release a new simple today called HYMN. Apparently this artist was made habit to launch a new single every…
Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea shows her sexiest side in her new video
After more than two years of silence, the Australian rapper Iggy Azalea premiered new single released on March 24 and video that premiered on 27…
Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood changing diapers at age 68
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Lor Scoota
Rapper Lor Scoota murdered
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Lior Rosner
Composer Lior Rosner Discusses His New Holiday Album 'Sugar Plum on the Run'
Its officially the holiday season and what a better way to celebrate then listening to one of the most famous holiday themes, “Dance of the…
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles presented their first track
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Rush
Starting One of the Greatest Bands: Rush
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Desiigner
Desiigner cleared of charges after his arrest in New York
The young revelation of rap Desiigner, known by his real name Sidney Selby, was arrested in early September for a meeting reckless driving, which led…
The Beatles
Concert recording in 1965 is owned by the Beatles.
A court ruling finally attributed to the Beatles the ownership of the film footage of the concert they gave in 1965 at Shea Stadium in New York. The…
Loalwa Braz
Brazilian music is in mourning
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Taylor Swift
Leave Taylor Alone
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Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
Eckhardt-Gramatté: The Sick and the Clock
Las épocas de la música clásica no son distintos. Los años que las épocas iniciaron o terminaron son aproximaciones, y las &…
Marc Anthony
Radio City Music Hall will host Marc Anthony.
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The Whiskey Charmers
Introducing: ‘Ameripolitan’ Duo The Whiskey Charmers
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Carlos Baute
Carlos Baute debuts with the Latin Gold Award
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Jennifer Lopez
Between soups and salads Jennifer Lopez finds love.
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Royce Da 5'9"
Royce Da 5'9 Already Working on Follow-up to ‘Layers’
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Daya
Definitely not sitting still
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Matt Goss
Matt Goss returning home in style
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Hollywood Vampires
The Hollywood Vampires will go on tour
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Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne and his Downfall
Lil Wayne, what happened? The man has absolutely fallen off of the Earth when it comes to music, in fact…. has he even tweeted lately?…
Chino & Nacho
You walk in my head, the new Chino and Nacho with Daddy Yankee
The success of the Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho seems to stop. After working in collaboration with Puerto Rican Don Omar, with the recording of the…
Diosa Canales
Goddess Canales lights up the networks with Métele Turbo
A star of the show has to know how to sing, dance and act on stage, must also be a woman with physical enough attractive or personality to capture…
Crackdust
Crackdust, Helping Botswana Get its Death Metal Fix.
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Greg Blake
Greg Blake ‘Songs of Heart and Home’ - Album Review
West Virginia native, Greg Blake has recently released his debut solo album, Songs of Heart and Home. Blake is joined by some of the best bluegrass…
Elvis Costello And The Roots
A shock between ghosts
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Dan Zalles
Guitarist Dan Zalles Releases Versatile New Album, Resting Place
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Navidad en Familia Con los Marcano
The Marcano make Christmas a musical tradition
Who would say that a family would be so fabulously united as to maintain the tradition of singing the Child Jesus, to the point that his songs…
R.E.M.
They reissue Out of time by REM for its 25th anniversary
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Coldplay
A Head Full Of Dreams Tour kicked off in Argentina
A shower of multicolored paper soaked stage at the Estadio Unico de La Plata, located in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, which had the honor…
Jennifer Nickerson
Jennifer Nickerson ‘Summer Wind’ - EP Review
A veteran of the eventing circuit, having performed at pre-game shows for the Dallas Cowboys in front of 60,000, or for the Dallas based NHL and NBA…
GaBso
GaBso delivers a strong message with All In My Hand
Guess who's here to deliver a message? Yes ,it's GaBso, the man that is going to want to make you change your name and follow him to his…
Wet
Melodic Melancholy
These songs are about being stuck in in-between places on a few levels. Being in the ambiguous place between the end of a relationship and whatever is…
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…
Jory Boy
New musical proposal
Fernando Sierra, better known in the art world as Jory or Jory Boy, reggaeton singer, brings us prior to your new mucial proposal, Tales of bed which…
Christina Aguilera
Will Christina Aguilera duet with Whitney Houston?
The program of the US channel NBC, The Voice will have a season finale that promises to surprise all spectators, because Christina Aguilera will make…
Britney Spears
The wait is over for the new video of the song “Make Me”
Pop queen Britney Spears made known to us through your YouTube account music video for Make Me which perform with rapper G-Eazy. While we remember…
Mark Alburger
Alburger's Unique Opera
The music of Mark Alburger is very astounding. It’s a completely different aesthetic than most would be used to. Mordake, the leader of a…
Faydee
Undiscovered Gem
In the rapidly growing musical world of this day, there remain many gems undiscovered. One such diamond is Fady Fatrouni; an Australian artist of…
El Mato A Un Policia Motorizado
He Killed a Motorized Police released a new album
He Killed a Motorized Police is one of the most important indie rock bands that has Argentina and Latin America. Its beginnings go back to 2003 in…
James Blunt
I'm OK with his brush with dance music
“You’re beautiful / You’re beautiful it’s true”. The words of James Blunt’s monster hit used to charm me when I first heard that song, but this hit…
Ilan Chester
The Caracas of Ilan Chester
Ilan Chester is Canto al Avila, a song that became the anthem of Caracas in the 80s. It was natural, for those years, to go quietly from Petare to La…
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber's new single Cold Water
And as the theme says as cold water we stopped the release of this single that is released through social networks yesterday and just few hours of…
Just Seconds Apart
Just Seconds Apart new hit single Like The Ocean is nothing short of phenomenal
Listening to Like The Ocean truly is an experience in itself, a journey through the eyes of Sela, Ari and Alex, the triplets in the band Just Seconds…
John Lennon
Bob Dylan and John Lennon items up for auction in New York
Items that belonged to the musicians Bob Dylan and John Lennon and recognized figures related to music objects were auctioned in New York under the…
Lady Gaga
Partynauseous is completely sick
I'll be the first person to admit it - I really like Lady Gaga. She's my favourite artist and has been for the last seven years. I'm one…
Zion & Lennox
Zion & Lennox premiere video of Mi Tesoro
The Puerto Rican musical duo Zion & Lennox wants to light up the upcoming Caribbean vacation. Mi Tesoro has been a hit that has triumphed in…
Nights Amore
A Beautiful Discovery: Nights Amore
There is this artist who I just found who is so to-the-heart and the music is so inspiring. It’s Nights Amore. In just discovering their music, the…
Timbaland
King Stays King!
You already know whos crown shines the brightest and hangs the tightest. Sickly enticipated Mixtape of Hip Hop crazy generic synth super-…
Mac Demarco
Moonlight on the River at Lollapalooza 2017
I was so lucky to be able to be at Lollapalooza 2017 this past summer, it was euphoric. One of the best highlights of the week was seeing Mac Demarco…
Ana Torroja
Ana Torroja presents her Connection
The exvocalista of the Spanish musical group Mecano, Ana Torroja, took a new musical challenge. The singer presented his latest album called…
David Bowie
David Bowie Experience
Not the real David Bowie experience, but Bowie Exhibition experience. Two years ago, a friend of mine and I had an idea to visit London for only three…
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…
Marco Vella
Marco Vella: Shadow Mountain
Sydney-based musician/producer Marco Vella's debut album Shadow Mountain is a multi-media collaboration with American visual artist…
Drake
Drake- Summer Sixteen
Just when I thought Drake couldn’t top what he’s already put out, he drops yet another hit track. Summer Sixteen is, without a…
Edward Snowden
Snowden's voice leaks into the music
And it is precisely under the Sónar Festival in Barcelona (Spain) where the composer Jean-Michel Jarre has just introduced its production…
Desiigner
100 songs you must download
We've all heard of it. We met great artists for publication. Here we can find songs or albums that are recommended internationally. Is the…
Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks @ Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH | April 16, 2016 – Review
Being born in the late 80s and having parents that regularly listened to country radio in the car, I grew up on 90s country and Garth Brooks. When the…
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis reveals in Playboy that one of his former partners was his sexual and spiritual mentor.
The singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis, still worshiping his former girlfriend and German singer Nina Hagen, over 30 years after…
Carlos Baute
Carlos Baute's family will increase
Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute announced in his Instagram account that the family will be enlarged: What a joy to share with you our second pregnancy…
Wisin & Yandel
Cowboys return to the rodeo
Cowboys urban genre met again after several years of taking separate ways and begin their careers as soloists. They had released some photos, in…
Ricardo Montaner
Latin Grammy for Excellence for Ricardo Montaner.
The Latin Recording Academy Award distinguished with the Spanish group Musical Excellence Consortium (Mocedades), Eugenia León Mexican,…
Justin Bieber
The Justin Bieber Example
Have you heard people saying Baby to everyone they know? Have you seen young people using many flat caps? At any time the boys used the longish hair…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande duet with Stevie Wonder
Faith is the new topic that has united generations superstar Stevie Wonder and the now famous Ariana Grande. The song is a strange union that brings…
Atoosa Grey
Atoosa Grey Transforms on Dear Darkness
After a ten year music hiatus, Atoosa Grey releases her much awaited full length album 'Dear Darkness', where she showcases her talent of…
Juan Gabriel
Children of Mexican singer Juan Gabriel dispute the inheritance
The children of the Mexican singer Juan Gabriel fight a strong battle for their inheritance, with challenges to the will and an attempt to enter by…
Remy Ma
4 Rap Albums to Lookout for in early 2017
Fetty Wap – ‘King Zoo’ Love him or hate him Fetty Wap is a bonafide rap star and hit-maker. His self-titled debut album was certified platinum and…
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.…
The Carter Family
Before Ralph Peer, What Was There In Country Music? “The Short Answer Is Nothing”
As he sat onstage in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ralph Peer II could talk about his global publishing empire that spanned…
Public Enemy
A Quick Review of Public Enemy's “Nothing is Easy in the Desert”
Public Enemy is one of the most impactful acts in hip hop history. Their career has clocked 30 years and shows no signs of stopping. They have…
Elton John
Elton John wears Prada (like the devil)
British musician Elton John returns to Broadway musical giving life to the story of The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada), a film that…
Neil Murray
THE LOW END Vol.9 - Neil Murray
We’ll be continuing the Low End series by introducing one of the best and least-exposed rock bassists of all times - Neil Murray. His…
LCD Soundsystem
Back From The Dead, LCD Soundsystem Goes Back To Coachella
...To Tell The Truth This Won't Be The Last Time...” sang James Murphy to a crowd of tens of thousands in front of them during the…
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…
Rod Picott
Rod Picott ‘Fortune’ - Album Review
Rod Picott’s eighth studio album ‘Fortune’ takes a dramatic about-turn from his usual style, but it’s not as evident in the sonics of the 12-track…
Russ
A Personal Anthem : Russ Do It Myself
When I first heard this joint, I was like, this should be an instant banger, yet it stayed in a shade for some time and still slowely uprising....…
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar premiered video for the song ELEMENT
Kendrick Lamar can be today, besides the most popular, hip hop artist more important, creative and innovative that has the musical genre. Their songs…
Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound are a great psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, who have released a number of great albums through the years.…
The Lemon Twigs
A Brief History of Sixties and Seventies - In One Place
If you think you never heard of this brotherly duo, it might lie in the fact that Brian and Michael Daddario are7 and 19 years old! Actually, they…
Fergie
Fergie premiered a video with the sexiest moms in the world
American singer Fergie, yesterday launched one of the most interesting videos of the year. Just hours after he brought to light the single MILF $…
Brady Toops
The Big Story with Brady Toops
Brady Toops has recently released his stellar new record, Tried & True, which captures current day Folk music at it's…
David Bowie
A Welcomed Haunt
Long before I would come to understand who David Bowie was as an artist, his music somehow seeped into various moments throughout my childhood. Before…
Beyoncé
About to reclaim your throne, Queen Bee?
Beyoncé’s last album stems from 2013. Dropped by surprise, accompanied by videos for each track, it was something the world had…
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…
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris celebrates 25 years of At The Ryman with a double vinyl
American country music queen Emmylou Harris reissues At The Ryman, her 1992 Grammy-winning debut album, which Robert C. Ludwig now remasters on a…
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…
Metallica
The hope that always keeps Metallica alive
Metallica moves people. His loyal followers and expectantly remains no matter how long the musicians spend unworn song. Thursday finally premiered…
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sacred Work
Recently a certain writer looked up some of the greatest composers that had the nerve and whit to serve God in their music. Johann Sebastian Bach,…
Joey Alexander
Interview: Denny Sila on Raising a Jazz Piano Prodigy
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Why Aren't You Listening to Wolf Alice?
Wolf Alice are Theo Ellis, Joff Oddie, Ellie Roswell and Joel Amey. Their debut album My Love is Cool recently peaked at number 2 in the charts (held…
Beyoncé
Beyoncé at the Super Bowl with ColdPlay
Beyoncé will join ColdPlay in the great performance of the Super Bowl halftime confirmed to Entertainment Tonight show sponsor, Pepsi, reported…
Jesse & Joy
Jesse and Joy premiere song with people from the area
The brothers Jesse and Joy return to the music scene accompanied by the Caribbean group Gente de Zona, at the world premiere of the single 3 AM The…
Big & Rich
Big & Rich (feat. Tim McGraw) ‘Lovin’ Lately’ – Single Review
In the ‘Gravity’ album era Big & Rich have made a habit of releasing solid, radio-friendly love songs set to a modern…
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Fried Tomatoes - Live Session
It seemed the most recent album of Tomates Fritos, published in 2016, had been overshadowed by the dizzying reality of the country, the release of…
AC/DC
Bon Scott street will be in Canberra.
A street in Canberra, the Australian capital, bear the name of Bon Scott, lead singer of the rock band AC / DC who died in London 1980, local…
Wisin
Wisin mourns the departure of his little Victoria
Just a month after his birth, Victoria's first daughter of the famous reguetonero has died. So it was known by a sensitive tribute to the…
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Pharrel Williams singing in Spanish
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3T
Jackson family ties: Chapter 3T
In the list of releases this week, I’ve found a surprising release of a group, I thought, no longer were making music together: 3T. In 1993…
Bruno Mars
Brunos Mars releases video for Versace on the Floor with Zendaya
After his mega hit That's What I Like (which has been in the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 for several months and has 500 million views on…
Alexander Scriabin
Scriabin’s 7th Piano Sonata
Scriabin, the composer with synesthesia (who could see colors with hearing pitches) comes back with a triumphant but dark (I mean, really dark) piano…
Bryant Myers
Bryant Myers is stomping with his trap
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Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll ‘Lovers & Leavers’ – Album Review
I was first introduced to Hayes Carll through my great love of Lee Ann Womack. Being the writer of ‘Chances Are’, one of the real…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande demands respect from rappers
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The Beatles
The Brilliance
So much has been said, written and read about The Beatles that it’s quite hard to actually put their brilliance into perspective. Easily one…
Chayanne
What have you done to me with official video
Chayanne came back with everything for the joy of her fans. Recently, the singer released his new single What You Have Done in which Wisin has the…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba and their children
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Vercetti Technicolor
Vercetti Technicolor
“Don’t turn around… Don’t walk faster. Just keep on walking down this empty street of a night city you hate.…
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Sibylline Nigga: ''What's On Display''
The Venezuelan born in Caracas, Carlos Madera alias the Nigga Sibylline, long career in the Venezuelan Rap, formerly 3 owners and above Vagrancy with…
Akvarium
So different songs of the Akvarium.
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