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The Cult are a band that is more known to the rock fans for their hard rock and heavy rock oriented albums like “Electric” and &…
No Shape
The Genius Of Perfume Genius
Everything you bury becomes a seed. Some artists have buried so many emotions inside of themselves that eventually became a fertile ground…
Aquarius
Review: Tinashe's 'Aquarius'
R&B newcomer Tinashe makes quite an entrance with her scintillating major-label debut, Aquarius. Following the rampant success of her…
Heading Up High
A new trend? Rock and dance combined
Mixing rock with dance music is not exactly a match that happens often. They are far removed from each other. Then again, a few years ago, we thought…
Not A Little Bit
K Michelle says: K’s Over It!
OMG! How much I love this track. K Michelle dropped the audio for “Not A Little Bit” on YouTube, about 6 days ago, and I&rsquo…
Bludfire
Fire in her spirit and music in her blud
The track, ”Bludfire”, by Eva Simons and her husband, DJ Sidney Samson, is what you would now consider to be a signature Eva…
Shadow Expert
Shadow Expert EP
The serrated new EP from rawboned Philadelphia art rock band Palm is their best work to date, full of tensions that boil over and careen. When you…
I.
I. - A Beautiful Haze
I often find myself drawn to certain songs because of the mood that they create. Cigarettes After Sex is such a prime example of this in each of their…
Ouroboros
Transcendental LaMontagne
When Bon Iver first appeared, he scored a nickname ‘dark version of Ray Lamontagne’. Meanwhile, Ray Lamontagne, the…
Traffic (Remasters)
#tbt Traffic - Traffic
Wunderkid Stevie Winwood was only 18 when he recorded his most famous vocal section, song Gimme Some Lovin with Spencer Davis Group. He was only 20…
Blue Lines
Blue Lines: The birth of trip-hop
Bristol, late eighties. A couple of music lovers decided to band up together and start making some innovative tunes. Merging of hip-hop, reggae, soul…
Greatest Hits: Pieces of Three
Michigan Based ThreePeace Reggae Rock for the Millenium! The Police, The Clash, Greta Van Fleet all rolled into a fat one!
Michigan Based ThreePeace Reggae Rock for the Millenium! The Police, The Clash, Greta Van Fleet all rolled into a fat one! ThreePeace is an American…
Hang
Foxygen Kept It Foxy
There is something I call music depression. It is an episode that lasts for several months during which the ‘’the patient’’ is unable to find new…
Phase
Most Hyped New Artist
Jack Garratt is the guy who scored instant success with his debut album Phase. BBC Introducing Artist Of The Year, BBC Sound of 2016, BRIT Awards…
The Underside of Power
Algiers Join Movements of Political Albums
On their first, eponymous album, Algiers have defined themselves as a gospel/experimental rock band with emphasized political attitude. If you are an…
Blackjazz
Sounds from the mental institution Pt.2
When Blackjazz came out back in 2010 it quickly became a cult avant-garde record. The guys from Shining already played an extreme form of…
Sand
Dans Dans - Sand
Dans Dans are a Belgian instrumental jazz-rock/psychedelic rock trio, who have released quite a few critically acclaimed albums through the years.…
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
Substitute for Tame Impala
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian band formed in 2010. They already have a bunch of materials behind themselves (this is their…
Caiga la Noche
The Innkeepers are unstoppable
Los Mesoneros, Venezuelan band still residing in Mexico, have been unstoppable since the release of their second studio album titled Caiga La Noche.…
Fm
Farewell to Milwaukee From Minneapolis
In times before the Internet, it was so easy to miss a good band. You simply could not have heard of them, particularly if they went the independent…
Soul Killa
Soul on a plate: Ransom`s second LP delivered!
Everytime we touch on this guy`s work it`s getting harder for me to pick the right words to express the feelings Randy Nichols …
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
When Calexico Does Pop, It's Never Pop
A dormant album Edge of the Sun from 2015 had recently got an awaken brother. The Thread That Keeps Us is shorter, focused and more diverse collection…
Natural Slumber Aid
A Time for Nature, A Time For Sleep
De acuerdo con un artículo de WebMD , los adultos como usted y yo necesitan 7,5 a 8 horas de sueño cada noche. Sin embargo, el artí…
Don't Hesitate
Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon
The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
No Good
Noir Pop
The world of pop music is populated with so many artists who are trying to copy each other. It is not a plagiarism, it is just a promiscuous idea.…
Ruins
Ruins by First Aid Kit Is A Contradictory Investigation of the Past
Four years after their critically praised album Stay Gold, Swedish duo First Aid Kit are back with their fourth LP titled Ruins. The record comes…
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…
One Stone
Trixie Mattel is a Drag Version of Dolly Parton
Every time I hear super awesome music from none other than a drag queen, one fairy gets born. Drag queens who are also a great musicians are extremely…
Angels Bend Closer
If Jane Sibbery Tells Them, The Angels WILL Bend Closer
With Robbie Robertson's Testimony already finding its way to us, the issue of Jane Siberry's album Angels Bend Closer, may make this some kind…
Love Undercover
#tb When The Corals Were on Hiatus
When The Coral went on a hiatus, its members commenced working on their solo projects. That is how Ian Skelly’s and James Skelly’s debuts…
Ice On The Dune
Ice on the Dune
Empire of the Sun give us some more of their debut 'Walking on a Dream' on this second effort; the house party slash festival drum n synth…
Not Even Happiness
This Byrne Can Also Make You Happy
I got drawn to listen to Julie Byrne’s “Not Even Happiness” album after a series of articles, posts, whatnot about it. The simple stark black and…
The Penny Collector
Carrie Elkin - The Soul Americana
That is soul as in giving it all and having a true feel for a certain music genre. It his case the folkier version of Americana. When trying…
Music For People In Trouble
Susanne Sundfor - Music to get you out of trouble
Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfor has been around for some ten years now, but she gained more international prominence only after her 2015 album Ten…
Gill Landry
Ghost Country
There are some artists who think love songs are songs about ghosts. There are some artists who think love has an afterlife. When love ends, these…
Big Band Holidays
Bring your Christmas magic in your home with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Happy winter holidays and New Year to all of you Kurrent Music blog readers! I hope you are having a great festive time. In addition I would like to…
Future Echoes
Confusion That Leads to The Right Trail
Magazines like the British music monthlies “Uncut” and “Mojo” have a tradition of including a music CD since their inception. Usually, whether it is…
Creepy from the Hood
Foyone and Merkules - Creepy from tha hood
Representatives of Rap-core Merkules and Foyone, this time in collaboration presented its new discogrpafico material and latest album in EP format.…
In Colour
Album that makes everything else seem like a noise
Not everything is black and white. When life seems grayish, there is always music to color it. I can’t say I wasn’t skeptical when…
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…
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…
To The Bone
In A Shocking Twist, Steven Wilson Goes Pop
To quote The Daily Telegraph, Steven Wilson is probably the most successful musician you have never heard of. After ten Porcupine Tree albums, Wilson…
Blak And Blu
#tbt Clark - Body Riddle
Third album of a talented electronic musician Chris Clark who performs under simple name Clark was warm supersonic hug of cordial welcoming into the…
In America
Sammy Sadler “In America” Embodies the Country Sound of Blake Shelton And Climbs the HotDisc Top 40 chart
Country Artist Sammy Sadler’s new single, “In America”, has moved up five spots on the HotDisc Top 40 Chart this week.…
Vulnicura
Bjork's Tryst with Virtual Reality
She has always been one of the pioneers in experimentation in the world of music. I remember when I heard my first Bjork album Debut back in my…
Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Japanese Breakfast is Food For Your Shoegaze Soul
What would you like to listen for breakfast? If you have nothing on your mind, I suggest you digest Japanese Breakfast. Behind the name Japanese…
A Hermitage
Clash Of Cultures
Jambinai is a band playing a mix of post rock/metal and Korean traditional music. They equally incorporate guitars and traditional instruments,…
Stimmt
Aidan Baker - Stimmt
The highly prolific Canadian drone/noise/shoegaze musician Aidan Baker seemingly comes out with new albums every few months or so. May it be Nadja,…
After Laughter
Paramore go full pop on After Laughter and it's brilliant
Paramore never should have gotten this far. Since their debut album, All We Know is Falling, the band has went through so much turmoil:…
Crosseyed Heart
Old Dipsomaniacs Just Wanna Have Fun
What is the difference between Keith Richard’s album and The Rolling Stones? Well, The Rolling Stones sound like Jagger and the music is…
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…
Quiet and Peace
Buffalo Tom's Present To All Of Us Is Familiarity
If you take a look at Buffalo Tom's career, you will get the impression that this is a band who did not get the attention they deserve. The band…
Alchemy to Our Days
Metzengerstein - Alchemy To Our Days
Metzengerstein is a rather interesting Italian experimental/psychedelic rock/krautrock band from Tuscany. They have so far released two albums, with &…
The West Against the People
Featherlight Heaviness
Ok, so you’re born in Russia, raised in Israel, you become sensitive to all that is burdening this world and want to express it through music. Where…
The Far Field
Furute Islands Remain On The Right Side Of The Field
Three years after they won the hearts of synth-pop and indie rock lovers, Baltimore trio Future Islands returned with their fifth album. I can freely…
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.…
OK Computer
Ok Computer is officially 20 years old
How do you sum up the cultural impact of an album like Ok Computer? In the 20 years since its release Radiohead's third album has become a go-to…
The Bonnie Bells of Oxford
Bonnie Prince Billie Things Haggard Is The Best Troubadour
To Bonnie Prince Billy, it is clear who was the best troubadour ever. It was Merle Haggard. His latest effort Best Troubadour is completely dedicated…
Endless Summer
Soley's Brighter Side
Soley revealed her light and sunny side on her third studio album. The title Endless Summer suggests it, and it proves that fairy vocal of the singer…
Half a Century Sun
Island Music Shines
The first moment you encounter the music of Coti K.,“The Man From Managra”, a Greek guy form the Island of Tinos, you would be hard pressed to say…
Shangri La
Why Jake Bugg's Shangri La Is Testament To The Talent Of Young Generation of Musicians
Saying that there is nothing interesting in today’s music, and that the old guys are making the best albums is ridiculous. There are many examples…
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…
Dizzy Seas
Chris Bathgate Returns from Isolation in Nature
After a stellar album Salt Year released in 2011, Chris Bathgate took a longer hiatus and isolated himself in the nature, enjoying symbiotic life with…
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,…
Stoney
Malone`s Stoney Post!
Texas singer/rapper/guitarist/songwriter and record producer Austin Richard Post aka Post Malone came up with his…
The Great Unknown
Sad Rob Thomas
I believe many expected Rob Thomas to become of the greatest rock stars after Smooth with Santana came out. Well, everything you expect will be used…
London Calling
The Top Five Albums of the 70's
The seventies were a decade when I lot of things happened: the hippie ideal lost its potency, the darker heavy rock songs of desperation and pessimism…
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…
An Evening with Friends at Huvila (Live)
Amorphis - An Evening with Friends at Huvila [Review]
I don’t often do reviews of live albums but every now and then a marvelous live performance appears that deserves to be shared with others. One of…
Lobi
Armenian Jazz
They say practice is more important than talent. It seems like this guy has both of it. Plus, he is a patriot. Armenian wunder kid, 28 year old jazz…
All Night Long
Rochelle's catchy All Night Long
When Rochelle first entered the Dutch music scene, she seemed set to be our very own Beyoncé. She first got noticed after winning the…
We Fucked a Flame into Being
Dark and Eclectic Warhaus
Warhaus is the project by Marteen Devolder that manifested in the debut We Fucked A Flame Into Being. Belvedere is also a frontman of Belgian indie…
That's Your Lot
Blaenavon Are The Smiths For Masses
Sometimes something good arises from the ocean of new bands. Some of them deserve your full attention, some of them partial attention and some should…
A Head Full Of Dreams
Coldplay joins forces with The Chainsmokers
The British group Coldplay, always brings something up his sleeve; in this case it is a collaboration with the duet The Chainsmokeres, which have…
Common Sense
Common Sense
The debut from the young East London rapper is a unique coming-of-age story that shapes the best of grime, Afrobeat, dancehall, and early ’…
Sing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Deluxe)
The soundtrack you can't help but Sing along to
‘Sing’ is a movie soundtrack. Listening to it without having seen the movie was hilarious - I put it on in my car when…
Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 - Sonic Messenger
Expo 70 is a quite well-known psychedelic rock/drone/space rock project of Justin Wright, who started the project in Los Angeles. Expo 70 has…
Higher Truth
Show Me On This Album Where Are Emotions Touching You
New collection of Chris Cornell called Higher Truth, is not a middle age crisis catastrophe as his previous album Scream. That being said, fourth…
Times Infinity Volume Two
The Dears - To infinity and back
The Dears, or shall we say, Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak and whoever’s in Montreal at the time, have been around for a while, actually, as…
Pretty. Odd.
#tbt: Panic At The Disco: Pretty.Odd.
Spoiler alert: following throwback might appear more ambivalent than it really is. Emo is probably the only genre that not even those who place…
She's Magic
Is the magic still there?
So, it’s official. Az Yet have become the group I‘ve blogged about the most. So far. I wasn’t really planning on writing…
Led Zeppelin II
Rediscover: Led Zeppelin II
In my 15 years of listening to music quasi - religious way from that When the Levee Breaks reproduced under the needle of the…
Awake And Pretty Much Sober
Intricately Layered & Easy on the Ears
Awake and Pretty Much Sober by Violents is one of my most recent discoveries and the strange tension between cool, icy indifference and…
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…
Goose Snow Cone
Coping Mechanisms
The clinical frankness of the title of indie veteran Aimee Mann’s latest album Mental Illness (2016) is actually meant as a jab…
Field Recordings From the Sun
Comets On Fire - Field Recordings From the Sun
Comets On Fire are a psychedelic noise rock band from Santa Cruz, California. They have released a wide range of albums through the years, but their…
Puncture
Puncture
Most people are too lazy to to anything but jump on the bandwagon with the rest of the sheep. They don't make any effort at all to support small,…
A Man Alive
The Indie-est Project Ever
This is the most independent project ever! Ergo, whether you are too cool for mainstream or crazy enthusiast or you love magnificent alt guitars, then…
City Music
How Kevin Morby Sees New York
Does being prolific means getting better and better at what you do? Or is it the other way around. Let's examine this on the example of 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…
Gothic Session
Sonic Death - Gothic Session
Sonic Death are a Russian garage rock/psychedelic rock band from Saint Petersburg, who have released a number of albums through the years. Lately they…
Fly or Die
All That Jaimie Branch
Every once in a while, a man remembers that jazz music might be one of the best music genres out there. It is almost impossible to be indifferent when…
Homeward
Ben Labat & The Happy Devil - Life goes on, so does the music
Having trouble in life, wandering around and changing professions like shirts seems to be a common thing in Americana. Usually, it is quite often the…
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…
Waiting on a Song
When Dan Takes A Break From The Black Keys
When you reach wide audiences with your mother band, it is clear that you should be careful about every step you take, because any wrong move can mean…
Harmony of Spheres
Greeks Love Metal
My knowledge of the Greek music scene is not great. I have often come across hardcore music, so my biased opinion is that Greek people love that kind…
The Sundowners
The Sundowners Vs The Coral
The second studio album of Liverpool based band The Sundowners is much related to a more popular British band The Coral. The album Cut The Master was…
Hinterland
Lonelady: Hinterland
Julie Campbell aka LoneLady has rooted her music in the dark leaden skies of the industrial landscape of her native Manchester. The mist and vapour…
Beautiful Lies
“Beautiful lies” by Birdy - an emotional journey you won’t forget
Birdy is an incredibly talented and internationally recognized 20-year-old British artist that has won the Female Solo Artist International…
Imagine
Can you just imagine that?
Since a pianist played “Imagine” at the scene last Friday, directly after the attacks, in Paris, France, the world has once again…
Life Is Good
Life Is Good...is good
In my alcohol-induced and terse analysis in consultation with Google, I have realized that this was the first year in which all three of the most…
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay A Head Full Of Dreams Album Review
Coldplay released their new album entitled A Head Full of Dreams on December 4th, 2015. Coldplay is a group I have been following since their very…
Head Carrier
Pixies, The Ancestors of Grunge, Make A Strong Return
Everything Pixies created between 1986 and 1993 instantly became an anachronism. The music of this cult band had an enormous impact on the development…
The Optimist
Anathema Continues Avoiding Metal
Liverpool's Anathema onset their career at the start of the 90s as a doom metal group, who would have thought they would profile themselves as one…
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…
Capacity
Capacity
Big Thief’s sophomore album beautifully excavates family history and trauma into a delicate, intricately built folk rock record, showcasing…
Biased Advice
EXEK - Biased Advice
EXEK are an Australian garage rock/post-punk/noise-rock band from Melbourne. Their latest album ''Biased Advice'' came out a couple of…
D
#tbt: White Denim - D
Sometimes some band blasts you from the past, and you have no choice but to investigate their discography. Few weeks ago, that happened to me when I…
Miman
Hyper Existential Indie Rock
Only a year after surprisingly good debut album of Nicole Saboune, we are getting another positive surprise called Miman. On the cover, we see a…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
The grey areas of John Legend
I think, out of all the R&B artists out there today, John Legend would have to be the best role model you can find. I'm not a fan. I don&#…
Paradise
WEEKEND EP DUEL: Anohni vs Blonde Redhead
ANOHNI Vs Blonde Redhead Consider following review as a double review, rather than a battle between two EPs. There are not easy to compare,…
Hammer of the Witches
Metal is a witchhunt
Everything is funny when you think about death, said a great German writer Tomas Bernhard. What’s not funny is when those who sing about…
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…
Amplifier
Amplifier turn it up to eleven
Four-piece progressive rock band from Manchester, Amplifier produce expansive, reverb-washed alt-rock designed for better living. Think Soundgarden&…
Outlet
Rxnde akozta to the street with Outlet
The Cuban rapper Randy Acosta Edgar Cruz, better known as Rxnde Akozta highlighted in the subgenus Undergrpund, has released its latest album…
The Invalid Singers
Bunny And The Multiple Personality Disorder
Prince was maybe the first artist who had a tendency to change his name with every album. It’s been four years since this creative and…
This Is What You Came For
Lightning strike collabo with Rihanna
I couldn’t wait to hear this track, when I heard that it was going to be released this week. For a second serving, Calvin Harris has teamed…
Confessions On A Dance Floor (12 Reg. Tracks)
10 years of dance floor confessions
Oh man, I can’t believe how time flies! But this week sees the 10th anniversary of Madonna’s “Confessions On The Dance…
Woodstock Sessions Vol. 4
Chino Never Disappoints
I never was a fan of Deftones. Back in the day, they had Nu metal stamps all over them, making them automatically denied for a chance to be listened.…
The Sweet Release of Death
The Sweet Release Of Death, Rotterdam's Finest Noise Rock
Sometimes, a name of the band can discover a lot about the band, and sometimes the name is a total flop that has nothing to do with the music the band…
Prisoner
How Ryan Adams Experiences Breakup
February is the month when cats make love (while sounding like crying babies), and I start to think that this is why all the great albums drop around…
Sodium
Sodium
Led by drummer and lead singer Kylee Kimbrough, the noise-punk outfit Dasher deliver a murderous mix of garage-rock grime, fuzz-punk overdrive, and…
Man of the Woods
My Verdict Of Justin's New Album
Fifth chapter of Justin Timberlake's solo career begins with explosive verse: If you know what's good... In FIlthy, the first promotional…
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,…
III
Sardonis - III
The two-man Belgian sludge metal/stoner doom band Sardonis came out with a great new album this year. The album is laconically titled III and doesn&#…
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…
You’re Not As ____ As You Think
You're Not As____ As You Think (Fill the Blank With: Emo)
We had the opportunity to witness a linear revival of emo genre over the past few years. Notable albums were released by Pianos Become The Teeth,…
A Wonderful Seed
Mysterious Ms. Sandoval Reappears, Again
So, Hope Sandoval and her mystery are back with us again. It has been 26 years since she first appeared along with former Rain Parade co-leader David…
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…
The Unkindness Of Crows
Eagle Twin - The Unkindness of Crows
Eagle Twin are a great sludge metal/stoner metal/doom duo from Salt Lake City in Utah. Their best album to date has probably been The Unkindness of…
Siberia
Siberia
The Swedish electronic artist Vanbot and two collaborators made this new album while journeying along the Trans-…
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…
I Can Feel the Night Around Me
I can feel the nights around me
Dave Hartley’s latest album is his most ambitious record yet, one that takes him out of his bedroom and places him out on the open road with…
Darker My Love
Darker My Love - Darker My Love
Darker My Love is a psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles. They started back in the early 2000s and have produced a string of great albums filled…
Bloodlust
Body Count
The seventh album from Ice-T’s heavy metal band sounds like a TED Talk set to a bracing thrashcore/groove metal soundtrack. It takes a…
÷ (Deluxe)
Ed Sheeran breaks records with Divide
No doubt Ed Sheeran is ravaging all records with its new album Divide with only 15 days after it is released each holder has captured the music press…
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…
Bible Belt
#tb When The World Met Diane Birch
When I first saw Diane Birch in 2010, my first impression was that she is a hybrid of Pattie Smith and Diane Keaton who tries to play the piano as…
Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
Rehabilitating Metallica
You can try avoiding Metallica, but when the biggest band in the world releases album, it is not possible for you not to hear about it.…
Por Acanga
THE SURVIVAL OF THE THREE
Five years passed for the three delivered a handful of new songs in studio. After Coliumo Loose (2010), led by Alvaro Henríquez and his…
In The Now
Perfect Dull Xmas Present
It’s Christmas, the time of the year when it’s all about giving presents. Books and records are always a good thing to give. Some of the people in…
Amanecer
THE GLOBALIZED SOUND OF THE COLOMBIANS OF BOMBA STEREO
Bomba Estéreo history in music has been recorded and an impeccable track record. At dawn he went twice to dance, to contagion and that of the…
Madame Piaf
Avant-Garde Cabaret
The Tiger Lillies were formed by Martyn Jacquesa in 1989. This charismatic and unique trio (Adrian Stout and Jonas Golland are the other two members)…
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…
Codex Omega
… But Codex Omega Is A Close Second
After becoming more a symphonic than death metal on their past two records (especially on Titan, an album stuffed with over-the-top compositions that…
Science Fiction
A perfect and brutal goodbye from one of the best bands of the Millennium
You could be forgiven for falling away from your Brand New obsession in the years since Daisy. As the length between albums goes Brand New even beat…
Joanne
Gaga Goes Regular
The era of eccentric pop artist is over. Officially. Today, Lady Gaga’s new album is available for purchase and it is nothing like you are…
Winter Thrice
Norwegian All-Stars
Ok, Vintersorg is born in Sweden, but the band is Norwegian, so, you get the picture. Now that I explained the title, let’s talk about the…
The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Eclectic Rhythm and Blues
After few solo produced albums released for an independent label, Gary Clark Jr walked to the mainstream stage in 2012 with his Warner Bros debut…
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…
Swimming Through Dreams
Legendary producer John Fryer releases Black Needle Noise single with Mimi Page
Legendary producer John Fryer, one of the most innovative sonic architects on the music scene, is releasing new music under his new…
Hallelujah
More Pentatonix Christmas
What would Christmas be without Pentatonix? They may have taken over the Internet with their evolutions of who- or whatever, or their wonderful covers…
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…
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…
Starboy
STARBOY
The Weeknd has released a cinematic, action-packed clip for his new single and collaboration with Daft Punk, Starboy. The…
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…
way it goes
Youthful Poignancy
Minnesota indie rock quartet Hippo Campus's anticipated debut album landmark (2016) will not be out until 24 February, but fans…
Redrum
BonBon Girl Salutes With Some Redrum!
22-year-old Kosovar/Albanian sensation Era Istrefi is back for another magnum-viral hit! After her seductive banger BonBon…
Magnets
DISCLOSURE – MAGNETS FT. LORDE
I should probably begin this article with the disclaimer that in my eyes, Lorde can do no wrong. I will follow that with a promise to tell you why.…
Change
Waiting for a change
While I'm writing this, I’m watching Croatian soccer fans throw fireworks onto the field where their team is actually in the…
Ride 'Em On Down
Ride 'Em On Down To Lonesome Town
The Rolling Stones are always creating new music and with the recent release of their latest album Blue & Lonesome everyone is listening.…
Leadlight
Under The Spotlight
When a songstress or singer-songwriter comes out of the blues, out of the woods via SoundCloud. That magical meeting is met through the headphones of…
New York
Heartbreak in the Big City
As the smartest indie-rock star of her generation, St. Vincent (Annie Clark) is arguably best known for her virtuosic guitar solos (despite…
Window
Joji Plays the Damsel in Distress in the High Octane, Anime-Inspired Window Music Video
Last November, New York-via-Osaka singer-songwriter Joji (George Miller) revealed to i-D that Brooklyn based film production duo BRTHR had directed an…
De Pies A Cabeza
Maná and Nicky Jam together in the studio
It seems almost incredible that this famous Mexican group has decided to combine his talent with reguetonero Nicky Jam, I mean, they served in genres…
Darkest Ocean
Sonic Ideas
Darkest Ocean presented by All Tvvins has traces of that infamous Indie credit that is hard to well...discredit. However, All Tvvins have a sense to…
So Young
An Apocalyptic Lull
Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man's upcoming eighth full-length album Woodstock is scheduled for…
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…
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…
Sober
Games of the Weekend
Four years after the release of the debut album and hit single that catapulted her to mainstream and critical acclaim - and a…
Cherry Bomb
Cherry Bomb From The Runaways Still Makes Sense Decades Later
An all female Rock/Punk band from 1970's California took on the world by storm. More so Japan where The Runaways popularity shot through the roof.…
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…
Cool
Cool Is Coming Back
As much of a mystery MIYNT turns out to be, the track 'Cool' allows for a semi-realistic mystery become the center piece for MIYNT transparent…
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…
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&…
Talk To Me
Talk To Me Issues Out Nightly Longing
Talk To Me by Nightly came as a surprise, while scrolling through Youtube searching for bands I had not come across before, lo and behold, Nightly. A…
Must Be Nice
Varsity Explores the Anxieties of Young Adulthood with Must Be Nice
Chicago quintet Varsity - singer-songwriter/keyboardist Stephanie Smith, guitarists Dylan Weschler and Patrick Stanton, bassist Spencer Smith and…
Young And Menace
Fall Out Boy Traces New Ground And Break Promises With Young And Menace
Who knew Fall Out Boy would last this long in the Indie game? By starting out as a Pop Punk band throwing caution to the wind and starting a semi-…
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Christmas time is nearing!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The breeze, Christmas shopping, food and gift wrappings— we can say that Holidays is near. This one…
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…
Hard Times
Paramore's New Song Will Get You Through the Hard Times
After their 4-year hiatus, everyone was stoked to hear that Paramore was coming back. Certainly, their rest has not made them lose their sound but…
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…
teach you to fall in love
Fall In Love With Brett Castro's Newest Break-Up Anthem
Brett Castro never fails to turn moments in his personal life into a killer soundtrack for our lives - and he did it again with his newest single…
First Rain
Soothing Fatalism
I just have always been intrigued by that idea of creating different worlds with music. This one was a bit more of a reflection of what's actually…
These Bells Will Ring
These Bells Will Ring in the holidays for you with Bitter's Kiss and the Blue Stones
Allow us to dive a little deeper to the word we have come to know as something we don't want. Vulnerable: susceptible to emotional or…
UGH!
Comfy Sweater, Fluorescent Neon Lights and Lots of Funky Dancing
Nope, that’s not my idea of a perfect date. That’s how I would describe The 1975’s “Ugh!”…
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 &…
Song For You
Rhye's “Song for You” Evokes Empathetic Intimacy
LA alt-R&B outfit Rhye (Mike Milosh, sans Danish producer Ryan Hannibal) recently released “Song For You”, the…
Come to This
Hauntingly Beautiful
In my last blog, I was quite proud of myself for stumbling upon a new/indie artist, Elias, thanks to one of the TV series that I was watching. So I…
You Know What I Mean
The Ultimate Love Song 'You Know What I Mean' By Cults
We are in the midst of summer. Some places are experiencing heat waves that shouldn't. But, this summer has upped the ante this early in the game.…
Just Call Me Nige
Future Music
If anyone can bear the title of future music, that would probably be the work of artists like Jojo Mayer, Bred Mehldau, Mark Guiliana, among others.…
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.…
Mystery of Love (From the Original Motion Picture “Call Me by Your Name”)
Sufjan Stevens Scores His First Oscar Nomination for the Sublime “Mystery of Love”
Sufjan Stevens had two songs in the running for the 2018 Oscars Best Original Song award (the five shortlisted songs out of the longlist of 70 were…
Red Eyes
Thomas Azier's Haunting, Retro-Gazing Electropop
Music has turned into nothing more than just a rush in the background while you are busy doing other things. I don't want to change that, but I…
When the Lillies Die
Geisha Goth
LA duo Io Echo (Ioanna Gika and Leopold Ross) have been mostly noted for their 'new orientalism', a fusion of LA goth noir and pan-…
Falling Down
Subtle Touches By The Grace Of Falling Down
This Wild Life are a product of the Warped Tour life. Normally casted as an acoustic pop rock duo This Wild Life still have their acoustics however,…
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&…
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…
Detox
Detox Too Good
I know I know, you're probably saying, but Aaron, you just wrote an article about Skepta last week! You'd be correct by saying this, however I…
Runaway
Young Aurora
I did not think she was only 19 when I saw her video Runaway. I was very surprised when I read she was born in 1996. She seems very mature and like…
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 &…
Skyline
Epic Lushness
Canadian indie music collective Broken Social Scene recently released Skyline, the third single from their upcoming LP …
With You
Chester Bennington: Songs that Started it All
The first time I had heard Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park it was on a borrowed CD on a cheap portable CD player that skipped songs at the slightest…
Needed Me
The Sadness of Revenge
The music video for Rihanna's third single Needed Me has been gaining a fair amount of media attention for its Tarantino-esque visual feast of…
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'…
Ya Me Enteré
Reik with Nicky Jam in ''I already found out'' remix
The Mexican band Reik, premiered the video for her new song '' Now I heard ''. After these long 5 years in which they…
American Girl
Tom Petty & Artists Influenced by Tom Petty Playlist On Spotify! RIP! Follow & Share!
Tom Petty & Artists Influenced by Tom Petty Playlist On Spotify! RIP! Follow & Share! Click Here To Visit Spotify Playlist! Click…
Glorious (feat. Skylar Grey)
Can't hold Macklemore down, again
I’ve been hearing that Macklemore has been making some changes. After years of collaborating with Ryan Lewis since 2009, the two, apparently, have…
Nature Boy
The Little Prince and the Nature Boy
‘Nature Boy’ is one of my favorite songs, not only in jazz but in general. One of the most beautiful tunes was written by eden…
One More Night
Cathartic Retro-Soul
One More Night is the 6th track and third single from London-based singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka's second album (2016),…
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…
Smile More
Deap Vally Tells Us What Not To Do
I presume it would be safe to say that Deap Vally flew out of the San Francisco Bay area at full throttle towards any neighboring stage they could…
Hold Back Your Love
Uplifting Melancholic Synth Rock
London post-punk band White Lies's fourth album Friends (2016) examines the dynamics that shape the friendships of individuals…
Live And Let Die
COVERLAND Vol.8: Live and Let Die
A great song can chart several times just like “Live and Let Die” did, the first time with the original version by “…
Snakeskin
Snakeskin Video Review
Deerhunter is an established American rock band that can most broadly be classified under Indie rock, however more specifically categorized as…
Solo Yo
Only Me the new Sofia Reyes and Prince Royce
Mexican actress and singer shared in their social networks two weeks ago the lyrics of the new song title solo, this has the support of Prince Roy,…
Windowlicker
Windowlicker: A spectrogram to the digital soul
Literaly nothing could have prepaired me for the first time I saw the epic music video for Windowlicker, which honestly deserves as much attention as…
Guala
G-Eazy Smashes Again With Guala Joint!
Oakland`s very own, G-Eazy hits the heavy bar streets again, with smashing new single Guala. With…
Runnin' (Lose It All)
Naughty Boy's Runnin' vs. Guillaume Nery's Ocean Gravity
Free diving is a form of underwater diving that relies on divers' ability to hold their breath until resurfacing. In this extreme sport, Guillaume…
18
On 18, an Epic 88Rising Multi-Collab, Joji Grounds Kris Wu, Rich Brian and Trippie Redd Grandiosity With Introspective Melancholy
Indie music label/creative agency 88rising have steadily forged their way into the mainstream by jet-fuelling the careers of Rich Brian (previously…
B.M.
Kris Wu’s “B. M.” (Burberry Made): High on Style, Low on Semantics
Over a decade ago, the chief executives working for British luxury fashion house Burberry were worried that their unexpected off-brand association…
Violet
Now With Feeling
Who knew pastel could conjure up so many feelings. In Violet by the band (creatively named) Hippo Campus has a Vampire Weekend Indie appeal but this…
Woodstock
COVERLAND Vol.17: Woodstock
This is an unusual situation when talking about covers. “Woodstock” is a song which is hard to determine which is the original…
Birds
“Birds” Coldplay brings us their new video
Just a day of its release and the video for the British group has over half a million hits on youtube, this new single comes as the second single…
La Bala
Until it happens to you, you don't understand it
They say we should put ourselves in the other's shoes to understand, and this happens a lot with music. Until we feel a song, we do not…
Moneda
Prince Royce joins Gerardo Ortiz in a new theme
Friday was officially released the video for the new theme Prince Royce, which bears the title currency is the third single from the new album of the…
Toy Enamorao (feat. Sharlene & Nacho)
Mozart premieres “Toy Enamorao” accompanied by Nacho and Sharlene
Three great artists of the urban wave have come together to create this theme that have called Toy Enamorao, this time the Dominican Mozart La Para…
Control
Escapist Nostalgia
I've always preferred music that’s soothing and dreamy. Hazel English, SF Weekly Oakland-based Sydney …
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,…
Seven Nation Army
The song that you know but with another sound
Once I heard that music is the listener. When sound traps the crowd, this becomes one voice. language barriers are broken, gender mix and endless…
Hula Hoop
Is Omi the new Taio Cruz?
Omar Samuel Pasley, better known as OMI, is just about leaving the charts with his song “Cheerleader”, while a new song &ldquo…
When the Bassline Drops
For the Ravers With The Bassline Drops
Have you heard about the latest comeback? It’s not about the Super Bowl 2016, nor the NBA All Star in Toronto, nor even couples getting back…
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 “…
This Town
Casual and Impressive
Niall Horan dropped an anticipated song even though the world had no idea Horan was releasing material any time soon. Although unexpected, the…
Party Like a Russian
Cheeky like a Williams
Just a few months ago, Robbie Williams inked a new deal with a new major record label, leaving the label, whom he joined once he went solo, behind. In…
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…
Imagine - 2010 - Remaster
Imagine a better future for children UNICEF
UNICEF has brought together a number of artists, to create a campaign that make us imagine a better world for children, with all the events that…
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…
Magangué
Sidestepper's Theatrical Jungle
Richard Blair recently reassembled Sidestepper from his home in La Candelaria in Bogota. He took it easy and abandoned all the beats , loops and…
Be The One
When the Lights Go Out, They Must Come Back On...
Dua Lipa has been compared to Lana Del Rey from the moment Be The One was dropped. Yes, while the similarities are apparent this does not mean that a…
Blackout
Cinematic Minimalism
British singer-songwriter Charlotte OC recently released Blackout as a teaser for her upcoming full length debut album from Harvest Records,…
Feel It Still
Rebel For Kicks
We worked with so many rad people on this album, but ended up with just the four of us in a basement at 4:00 am trying to say something that mattered.…
Para Siempre... Tal Vez
Forever Maybe one day after its premiere
Forever Maybe is the new song that brings the romantic duo without flag on their official Facebook page have let us know that February 5 will be the…
You're a Germ
Wolf Alice Throws Ill At Ease Chaos With You're A Germ
At one point no one had heard of Wolf Alice and within a two-year span, everyone was sharing a song or two from the acclaimed English band. …
Offa My Hands
On Offa My Hands, Jessica Lea Mayfield Needs Every Single DNA Strand Gone
On Sorry is Gone, the title track and lead single from Ohio country-rocker Jessica Lea Mayfield's fourth album, was a breezy, charming,…
Hang on to the Night
Queer Adversity
“Post-Orlando, I’ve seen a lot of people post lyrics to our song ‘Hang On To The Night,’ which was written in…
Piece By Piece
Strung Together With Pieces
What would the world be like without Anna Calvi? Showing us a clear indictor of the type of musician and artist Anna intends to be or even become. &#…
Are You Sure? (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Are You Sure about Conor Maynard?
Conor Maynard is a well-known YouTube singer whose covers reached a large audience and ultimately led to him getting a record deal. When his debut…
Pep Rally
Party music perfection
I wandered into my office on Monday morning feeling pretty tired. Basically, the only thing that got me in the office was that I knew about a few…
One Call Away
Music for the mind, heart and soul
After making one of the biggest hits and the anthem of 2015 with Wiz Khalifa, and simultaneously Marvin Gaye-ing and getting it on with Meghan Trainor…
Body Moves
DNCE increasingly risque
I confess that this group DNCE whenever I like, and that has a do not know what that reminds me of No Doubt, not for his music but for style, is a…
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Gloomy Clarity
Four years after the release of their debut album Ministry of Love(2013), Los Angeles duo IO Echo is back with an airy…
Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
TFW Debussy Changes U
Perhaps I shouldn't have been so confident. I was eleven years old, mature enough to begin assuming responsibility for my own decisions but still…
Chained To The Rhythm
Katy Perry's political undertone
As you know, I have a thing for lyrics. I love songs that sound like fluff, but have something to it when you pay attention to the words. BTW, with…
Porgy and Bess: Act 1: Scene 1: Summertime
Jazz Standards Vol.7 - Summertime
‘Summertime’ is probably the best-known standard outside the jazz circless. This song is an aria from the 1935 opera ‘…
PILLOWTALK
Zayn and his new start
Zayn Malik was the first of One Direction to leave, and now, he’s the first of One Direction to release a solo single and it’s…
Save My Soul
Just don't get hooked
A while ago, I drew a comparison, in an article on my own website, between Ke$ha and JoJo. Both, for completely different reasons, ended up being…
New York
New York = Love's Graveyard
Milk and Bone is a Montreal electro-pop duo (i.e. Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin) who earned critical acclaim with their debut album…
Scream
An ideal world
In the audiovisual world (movies, novels, series or films) sound weigh heavily. The music drives the action, explains what happens and guides the…
Nothing Compares 2 U
COVERLAND Vol.3: Nothing Compares 2 U
“Nothing Compares 2 U” is another one of those songs whose cover outshined the original. Everyone knows the version by Sinead O&#…
Love Me Better
Redemptive Pop
I had a big hit. And then I had 12 years of aggression towards it. It was a strange experience. [These are] quite harsh words to hear at the top of a…
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…
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…
Tunnel Vision
Kodak Black tunnel vision
American rapper from Florida, Dieuson Octave, known in the industry as Kodak Black, with career ahead, this 19 year old is one of the most active…
Get Out
Chvrches Become Aggressively Pop with Get Out
After gaining acclaim for their first two self-produced albums - The Bones of What You Believe (2013) and Every Open Eye (2015) - Scottish synth-pop…
One More Time
One more time Craig's not average
If anyone had an unexpected comeback, recently, it is Craig David. It’s not all that long ago when I wondered what happened to him and wrote…
A Thousand Years
Lindsay Solo Shares Her Powerful Rendition of A Thousand Years in Her Debut Album
Lindsay Solo is a talented vocalist. Her soulful and raspy voice carries any song you put in front of her. She recently released her debut album,&…
Blue Light
Kelela Shape-Shifts Between Lust and Anxiety on Blue Light
Blue Light, the fourth single from future R&B singer-songwriter Kelela's critically acclaimed debut album Take Me Apart …
Simple Song
A Simple Song Indeed
I was recently asked to perform Simple Song by The Shins as the bride at an upcoming wedding walks down the aisle. Although I am well acquainted with…
Something Just Like This
About something just like this
I think I probably said this in my last blog about Coldplay, about two years ago, but what on earth is going on with this band? What happened to them?…
XXXO
M.I.A. Is Not Your Pin-up Girl
I recently came across some interesting opinion pieces by Noisey writer Kat George, each detailing her appreciation for pop stars…
God's Gonna Cut You Down
God's Gonna Cut You Down
A short time ago I published a list of contemporary blues songs I personally like the best but I haven’t heard this version of ‘…
Cocoon
Ethereal Night Pop
South London-based duo Alpines - guitarist and producer Bob Matthews and pianist/singer-songwriter Catherine Pockson, which…
Say You Won't Let Go
The Perfect Song For Missing Someone
I’ll be frank; I’ve never heard of James Arthur before, however, the other day my colleagues were singing this song called “Say You Won’t Let Go”. It…
Way Back (Feat. Snoop Dogg)
Kicking the game like way back
I was pretty surprised to find a new TLC track over the Easter weekend. I’ve been writing about their Kickstarter funded album several times and…
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
Wicked With Taste
Cage The Elephant are an either a love or hate relationship. After hearing their track 'Ain't No Rest For The Wicked' their music would…
Nada Es Suficiente
Nothing is enough: Salomón Ackerman's country pop bet
It talks about the typical situation of a couple in which one of the parties is always dissatisfied, this song I wrote at age 17 and, although it has…
Mind Mischief
Kevin Parker's Women Troubles
Sometimes a musician embodies a particular aesthetic too convincingly, making it difficult for a listener (i.e. me) to imagine him or her…
Runningman
Ibrahim Electric
This is one of the most exciting and bold bands I have heard in the past year or so. “Ibrahim Electric” is their name, and they…
Mr. Hitler
We're Gonna Tear Hitler Down
In times of global tensions and a possible new rise of fascist, racist, nationalist and fundamentalist movements, it’s imperative to…
Pleader
alt-J Deliver Epic Poignancy With The 6-Minute Pleader Music Video
You can always expect to be amazed by an alt-J music video, but the English indie rock trio have truly outdone themselves with the recently released…
Cave Me In
R&B Looks East
After earning critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination (Best Urban Contemporary Album) for his debut album Ology (2016), Maryland singer-…
Change
Christina Begs for a change with her new Song
Christina Aguilera joins the group of artists who deeply regret the tragedy that occurred a few days ago in Orlando, Florida; Where some 49 people…
Oh Woman Oh Man
This may be the best way to listen to London Grammar
Part of the problem with London Grammar’s first album, If You Wait, is that each song was weighted down by dark moods, emotion, and tone.…
Dreaded Days of School
Michigan Rockers - Kick Ass Rockers from The Great Lakes State Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share!
Michigan Rockers - Kick Ass Rockers from The Great Lakes State Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share! Click Here To Visit The Spotify Playlist!…
Go Robot
The Red Hot Chili Peppers got Saturday Night Fever
Since they released their new album last month of June this legendary band is giving us to talk about, this time we bring the video of your…
Losing My Head
Losing it to Krystl's new sound
Krystl is one of those unknown treasures of the Dutch music scene. She’s still rising even though she’s been around for several years. Her debut was…
American Pie
The Music Hasn't Died Yet
In 1971 a musician named Don McLean released one of the enigmatic songs in the history of music. In notes that accompany the sale of his original…
Making Plans For Nigel
A Haunting Bossa Nova Twist
Formed in 2004, French cover band Nouvelle Vague consists of Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, along with a host of rotating female…
You
You Equals Death
Keaton Henson folk rock appeal comes in the form of soild, captivating performances. In the song 'You', death is at the forefront of the idea…
Salt Lake City
Galapaghost gives his love to Salt Lake City
At one point in time, we have all thought about a living in a different era and wishing you were alive to experience the music of that time. Ranging…
Live In The Moment
Portugal. The Man's “Live in the Moment” Delivers Anthemic Vagueness
“Live in the Moment”, the third single from Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man’s eighth full-length album Woodstock (2017) has a…
i hope u never get over me
Brett Castro's Stunning New Single
Brett Castro is an NYC-via-Ohio based artist with a knack for experimental Indie/Pop production layered with swelling vocal harmonies like no others.…
Above Us
Summer Dreams
In untitled poem #1705, reclusive Belle of Amherst Emily Dickinson boasted that she didn't need to travel to Sicily or South America to imagine a…
Something In The Way
Concentrated Attraction
Nirvana came into existence and seemingly destroyed hair metal in the blink of an eye. Parents who where in thier early 20s at the time would save…
Stand Up for Something (feat. Common)
Standing up to inspire others
I’ve had a favorite songwriter for a very long time now. She’s Diane Warren. I think she’s slightly strange, now that I follow her on social media and…
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…
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…
I Don't Wanna Dance
Jumpy Defeatism
Like Scissor Sisters' I Don't Feel Like Dancin', Nashville indie quartet COIN's (Chase Lawrence, Ryan…
Miss You
James Hersey's Miss You
I'll admit, what drew me to this track on Apple Music was definitely the cover art. I'm a sucker for cool packaging, and I'm pretty sure I…
The Cranberries
New album to be released by The Cranberries in April.
The Cranberries releases new album Something Else, which launched on April 28 through BMG, an orchestral review of their greatest hits with new…
Underhill Rose
Underhill Rose ‘The Great Tomorrow’ - Album Review
Eleanor Underhill, Molly Rose and Salley Williamson. Three talented roots musicians, who together make Underhill Rose, the Asheville, North Carolina-…
Kevin Roldan
KR with Jory and Ñengo Flow
One issue that had been cooking for quite some time finally comes to light. After several weeks of shows in social networks recording and production…
Bob Weir
Bob Weir New Album of Cowboy Songs
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead has just announced a new project of Cowboy Songs he is working on! Weir is collaberating on the album with well known…
Cahalen Morrison & Eli West
Cahalen Morrison & Country Hammer ‘The Flower of Muscle Shoals’ – Album Review
Some days as a busy music blogger you’re sifting through submissions, promo CDs caught up with accompanying press releases on your desk and digital…
Isabel Pantoja
Isabel Pantoja and her video clip to Juan Gabriel
Isabel Pantoja premiered the video for the song From oblivion do not remember me, which ends with the Sevillian interpreter between tears and sending…
Chelique Sarabia
The Hall of Fame receives “Chelique” Sarabia
Although he is only remembered for Anxiety and its name is immediately associated to that song, we must recognize the musical merits of Jose Enrique…
Los Amigos Invisibles
For Invisible Friends No One Is Healthy Here
Funny occurrences of Los Amigos Invisibles have returned. The Venezuelan group is in full promotion of Nobody here is Healthy theme that already…
James Brown
That Screamer
Each artist has the ability to distinguish one from another. Especially this man named James, this legendary song, a hymn for humanity, powerful…
Angela McCluskey
Save Frosty, Save the World
Who ever thought that a classic Christmas tune could be appropriated into a metaphor for global warming? But this is exactly what award winning music…
The Rolling Stones
The Influence
The Rolling Stones are the antithesis to most music of the 60’s. When majority of acts were avoiding controversy, the Rolling…
2 Story Cabin
Catching Up With 2 Story Cabin!
Brooklyn-based 2 Story Cabin are on fire with their latest release Always Better. The music is just as satisfying as the way they…
Carlos Vives
Tribute to Carlos Vives in Lo Nuestro Awards.
The Colombian singer Carlos Vives will receive a tribute to the excellence for his musical career thirty years during the gala of the Lo Nuestro…
DJ Paimon
Diving Deep with DJ Paimon
Playing a countless amount of clubs throughout the globe, DJ Paimon is taking center stage with his impressive skills and performances. We had the…
The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island has already released two new songs
Rapcomedia band is readying the final details to release his first film this year and as expected, will be loaded with new music of the band and…
Gona
Gona releases 'Mounsta' clip
Germán Romero, best known musically as GONA lanza 'Mounsta' her latest music video. His last formal work published last year is…
Meek Mill
Meek Mill is back with a new album!
After a long wait and a lot of drama, Meek Mill finally released her fourth album, entitled DC4 last October 27 at night. The long-awaited project…
Rihanna
And the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard goes to...
The beautiful Rihanna will be the lucky artist to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2016 to be held on…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift launches Again against Kanye West and Kim Kardashian?
The singer returns to lash out against the marriage West Kardashian marriage and suggests that they did him a favor to remove her from the public…
Mumford & Sons
Live: A Beautiful Collision
Have you ever looked back on your past and thought “I wish I wasn’t like that”? In the present you feel liked a changed…
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam Environmentalist, demand sanctions for those responsible for ecocide in Brazil.
American alternative rock band (Grunge) formed in 1990, Pearl Jam demanded an exemplary punishment to those responsible for the dumping of sludge and…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift surprised everyone in Nashville
They may have in common the pop princess Taylor Swift and rock star Mick Jagger? Insurance, beyond the musical influence of the British singer on the…
Oasis
Oasis documentary will be released.
Oasis was one of those incredible bands that always gave that speak for his good musical pieces. Formed in 1990 and formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals)…
Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón lead artists in Puerto Rican event Mojanolah
Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón today lead the group of Puerto Rican and international artists that will participate in the ninth edition of…
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne announces his last world tour
People keep asking me when I retire, Osbourne, 68, said in a statement. This will be my last world tour, but I can not say I will not do some acting.…
Lana Del Rey
No Grammy Nod for Honeymoon?
As Billboard.com and other news sites have noted, Lana Del Rey is one of the artists who have been 'snubbed' by the 2016 Grammy Nominations&…
Coldplay
Coldplay’s Head Full of Dreams
It’s been a while since I caught up with what Coldplay was doing musically, but it seems as though they are on a strikingly similar and same…
Faith Evans Ruch
LISTEN: Faith Evans Ruch ‘Sugar’ / ‘Thank You’
Faith Evans Ruch always had soulful tones to her voice a la Patsy Cline, so it only made sense to feed her purely traditional country sound through a…
Floating Points
Floating Points Rises with Future Jazz Style
Floating Points is the brainchild of English neuroscience and electronic musician, Sam Shepard. He derived the name from computer programming lingo,…
Taylor Swift
Several songs with the same meaning
FU Miley Cyrus, F * ck You Lilly Allen, So What? P! nk and Shake It Off Taylor Swift are Pop songs that although they have vocalists and totally…
Ecuador Manta
Latin artists united by Ecuador
On April 16 Ecuador suffered one of the greatest disasters in its history. A powerful earthquake of 7.9 on the richter scale (and numerous replicas)…
Adele
Go to the big screen
Adele is the size of the commitment that touch him and this time we will see the debut for the first time on the big screen under the tutelage of…
Jean Carlos Canela
He sang Shorty He sang Viral
When an artist achieves a Hit, a popular song, as well as during my childhood it was the pump, as in my college days I was Baby Justin Bieber, these…
Guaco
Tears no more, the new Guaco
The Venezuelan group Guaco presented through their social networks the official video clip of your theme Tears no more. This is the first single from…
Randy Hall
R&B Artists Randy Hall Once Worked with Ray Parker Jr., Now He Has a Spotify Single Out Called “A New Way Of Love”
Did you know that music legends Randy Hall and Ray Parker Jr. teamed up together in the past to make and create music? Well, now Randy Hall has just…
Jorge Celedón
Not One Step Back for Jorge Celedón
Jorge Celedón and Sergio Luis Rodríguez are in a great moment with the presentation of their new album, Ni un paso atrás . This…
Jasleen Royal
The song Khol De Par makes people understand the importance of positivity and optimism
The song Khol De Par is the third song from the OST Hichki starring Rani Mukerji. Hichki was directed by Siddharth P Malhotra and produced by Maneesh…
Molly Nilsson
Feminist Karmic Retribution
[Naomi] Wolf argues that beauty is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact. Somehow we've been flogged the idea that to be…
Garbage
Garbage in Argentina
Strange Little Birds is the name of the latest album of the American rock band, Garbage, with 11 new issues with trying to return to rhythms of his…
Juaquin Fabela
Juaquin Fabela: A Modern Day Beast Named Relentless
Juaquin Fabela, known by his stage name Relentless, goes definitely beast-mode when he spits on the mic. His style is definitely like no other and his…
MØ
MØ and her Final Song
A few weeks ago we brought back the audio of the new single Fash Danish which promised to be a super hit, because they now have the official video of…
Gustavo Elis
They conquered Ecuador
Gustavo Elis and Corina Smith are conquering more and more fans in each of their visits to our continent. A few days ago they showed up at a shopping…
Rina Sawayama
With Cyber Stockholm Syndrome, Rina Sawayama Examines the Perils and Pleasures of Life Online
London-via-Japan singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama exists at the unlikely intersection of '90s R&B, J-Pop visuals and…
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande and John Legend are working on a song for Beauty and the Beast
The anticipated film Beauty and the Beast soon to be released this year, will have an excellent duet on the soundtrack composed by John Legend Ariana…
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles arrives in the most EuroPop style.
Three years after the last album Los Amigos Invisibles and after the departure of José Luis Cheo Pardo and Armando Figueredo, guitarist and…
Wisin & Yandel
W and Yandel are back!!
Wisin and Yandel, The duo in history, as they called themselves, return to the musical spotlight after four years of rest and in which both were…
Maria Sanchez
Malú presents “Chaos”
The nation Argentina had the honor of hosting the Madrid singer Maria Lucia Benitez Sanchez, better known as Malu, who took the opportunity to…
David Crosby
COVERLAND Vol.5: Guinnevere
Guinnevere is a lovely song - it’s calm, mysterious, deep, emotional… It’s a complex melody, built over complex chord…
Ed Sheeran
Sheeran will captivate Bogota
This Friday, June 2, Ed Sheeran will offer a concert in Bogota as part of the tour that promotes her new album, ÷ , which includes Shape of…
Reik
Reik and Nicky Jam together in I already found out
The Mexican band Reik, known for its pop songs and romantic ballads, dared to try new genres. This time the new genre was neither more nor less,…
The Strokes
The Strokes offer reward for missing Nick Valensi guitar
If you are FANATIC @ good rock featuring The Strokes since the late 90's, and also you want to earn $ 5000, this is your chance. Nick Valensi…
Ben Howard
Scenic Soundtrack: I Forget Where We Were
This January, I took a holiday to Iceland. It had always been a dream of mine to visit this country, quite frankly it’s beautiful and one of…
Prince Royce
Prince Royce receives a new recognition
Prince Royce does not stop to reap successes before his good artistic moment. The singer is leading Latin American radios with Deja Vú, which is…
Hillsong United
It's Not A Song It's A Praise (Thank You)
Have you ever heard music espritual guy? I do not mean relaxing music with flute, that although, helps lower tension with it pays tribute to nature,…
Joey Montana
Joey Montana presented his fourth record production
Joey Montana is in a great moment. A few days ago released its fourth album, Back To The Roots Picky. As if that were not enough, he presented the…
David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie is one in a billion. Crowned the chameleon of world rock n’ roll, despite his inability to really fit into one labelled formula,…
The Beatles
The (im)mortality of The Beatles
Remember, at the beginning of this year, when Kanye West started working with Paul McCartney and Twitter blew up? If you missed that, it now depends…
Viniloversus
Vinoloversus premiered new music video
Venezuelan rock band Viniloversus Friday presented his new music video. The audiovisual corresponds to your topic Disintegrate me, part of his new…
Lil Supa
Lil Supa reappears with Mirror
Rap has been a genre that has been going through the roof in recent years, no doubt that phenotype of vandalism that both made him see the public who…
Betsayda Machado
Six women's voices sing boleros to heartbreak
There are six women, and all have dedicated their powerful voices to interpetar the most varied repertoire of Latin American letters, with a weakness…
Marama
We tried, the new from Márama
The Uruguayan group Marama, famous for its success Loquita presented, through their social networks, their latest single entitled We tried,…
Jorge Celedón
What You Should Think About At The End Of The Year
Also at the end of the day. When something ends or know little lacking for this to happen we look back and see that we have today. Right now I…
Lady Gaga
The Evolving Lady Gaga
The Evolving Lady Gaga When Lady Gaga burst onto the music scene(2005) I was not…
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher will embark on his solo career
Liam Gallagher wants to go all out to the world music scene and is why the former lead singer of Oasis and Beady Eye undertaken for the first time in…
David Bowie
David Bowie
Perhaps space is a creature consisting of our souls. It’s a kind creature being a true home for all of us. And the stars are its eyes. Space…
Mishon
Mishon pulls out dance moves for Black Lives Matter !
23-year-old R`n`B star Mishon returns with big message, promoting his new craft in lovely visual for his latest single&…
Canzone
The Music of the Flesh
Every February carnival is celebrated in Latin America. Of the most famous, they are known; Carnivals in Brazil, Colombia, among others around the…
Reggi El Autentico
Break Hips the new in Venezuelan Reggaeton
The best of Venezuelan urban talent gathered in one single called Break Hips and was Reggi El Autentico who recruited Sixto Rein, Victor Drija,…
Jorge Celedón
Vallenato declared a World Heritage Site
Colombia and throughout Latin America, is celebrating. One of the most popular and international rhythms of this country, Vallenato, has just been…
Randy Rogers Band
Randy Rogers Band ‘Neon Blues’ – Single Review
Ah, there’s something so nostalgic, comforting, and pure about Texas Country music. It’s real and raw; it’s the…
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap ‘Summer Number Seventeen’ – Album Review
Just a few weeks ago Ronnie Milsap was announced as 2014’s modern era inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Country music’s first successful…
Ricardo Montaner
The Dominican Republic will have a school built by Ricardo Montaner.
Venezuelan singer Ricardo Montaner, who recently moved to the tourist Dominican province of Samaná (northeast), announced it will build a school…
Randy Rogers Band
Randy Rogers Band ‘Nothing Shines Like Neon’ – Album Review
Randy Rogers Band is back with a new album. The Texas-based band is composed of Randy Rogers, Geoffrey Hill, John Richardson, Brady Black, and Les…
Leb I Sol
Tavitjan Brothers Play Classics
There are many renditions of classical pieces, but there are few that are truly good. Tavitjan Brothers may be among those few with their jazz…
Joe Purdy
Bringing back the meaning
All hail the return of the protest song. Joe Purdy brings back songs that cut to the root of our issues and plead that we all treat each other as we…
Ro James
Ro James releases his first studio album
The genre of R & B feeds after the singer and songwriter Ronnie James Tucker, better known as James Ro, will release their first album…
The 1975
In The Mix: The 1975, Panic! At The Disco, Third Eye Blind, and more!
In The Mix is a concert event/festival which features six amazing artists: The 1975, Panic! At The Disco, Third Eye Blind, James Bay, Elle King and…
Linkin Park
6 Rap/Rock Artists You Need To Listen To
I’ve been a fan of both rap music and rock music for a really long time. Both genres bear many similarities and the fusion of the two just…
Adele
The soundtrack of politics
No, it is not misspelled the title. It not films. It is political. Now it seems that the music of Adele is in a push and pull between the fans of…
Maluma
Maluma prepares the release of his new album
Pretty boy, dirty boy is the name of the next record material that the Colombian singer Maluma present this October 30. According to this young man…
Mike Zito
Mike Zito Interview
Mike Zito talked with Country Fried Rock just before the announcement that he was leaving Royal Southern Brotherhood — a departure with no…
The Cains
The Cains ‘Knock Knock’ – Single Review
Alabama natives and up and coming country trio, The Cains, recently released their latest single, “Knock Knock” to radio. For…
DJ Snake
DJ Snake comes with everything
William Sami Etienne Grigahcine, better known as DJ Snake and famous for producing great songs like Turn Down For What and Lean On, he confirmed…
Дима Билан
Dima Bilan - a lot of noise about nothing.
Dima Bilan is a kind of a singer that dances better than sings. The texts of his songs are stupid and childish. I do not know why he isn’t…
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra known for putting up their arrangements of popular tunes that everyone knows and loves. Some of the…
Rawayana
Rawayana Keeps Releasing Good Material
Caracas band Rawayana increasingly giving more to talk about, first with its promotional theme Come along ly avenge II simply the left on the…
Los Chikos del Maiz
Tribute to Black Mirror
After the publication of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner a few days ago, fans of The Corn Chiko were eager to learn more about Trap Mirror…
Ha*Ash
Ha*Ash receives notable recognition
Ha * Ash for this 2016 has been a great year. With many presentations throughout Latin America have achieved record sales. This will mecionar, it is…
Kesha
United against violence
After the recent shootings that took the lives of more than 50 people in Orlando, Florida, Billboard editors decided to draft a letter to Congress…
Nights Amore
New Nights Amore Album is on Fire!
I have written very many articles on Nights Amore in the past and I keep coming back to them and how touching their music is. They are an artist to…
Thirty Seconds To Mars
30 Seconds To Mars premiered lyric video for Walk On Water
The American band 30 Seconds To Mars presented the lyric video of their first single in four years since the release of their last album Love Lust…
Famasloop
Nothing happens, the new Famasloop
The band's pop / rock Venezuelan, Famasloop, announced the release of the video for her new song No Pasa Nada, directed by Joe Torres, which…
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez get back together
A few days ago, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony her ex-husband were pleasantly shocked with that famous kiss that turned her around the world. As if…
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…
Hans Zimmer
Interstellar winks, music of gravity
Hans Zimmer writes music for movies. One of his most recent work was making music for the film Interstellar. In this regard, the composer said he…
Café Tacvba
Jei Beibi, tenderloin for the soul
A reassuring album. Café Tacvba, the band that now turns 28 years without disappointment and without falling into the easy ways of the industry.…
Cassie
Cassie Comes Back With A Jam Of The Month!
When an everyday artist takes a brake it`s ok, but a class R`n`B talent like this girl, it`s just sad. After what seems like an…
Steven Tyler
An outing to the movies in Lima was Steven Tyler.
The American singer Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith, was on Sunday to Lima cinema to see the film Counter starring Ben Affleck, local media…
Johannes Brahms
Brahms Symphony Number 3 Reigns Triumphant
A brilliant, echoing F major chord coursing across the whole of the brass section starts off this brilliant and colorful symphony. Then, thee is a…
Keith Emerson
R.I.P. Keith Emerson
On Friday, March 11th, Keith Emerson was found dead in his apartment in Los Angeles, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was the…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey releases the first single from her upcoming album
And he turned to go to Lana del Rey, again someone from his inner circle leaked one of his songs he planned to release in later days. Sn however, the…
Mooger Fooger
New release by Mooger Fooger
“Mooger Fooger,” another of the bands from the Macedonian alternative scene that I already introduced to the readers, released…
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar wins the MTV award for best music video of the year
American rapper Kendrick Lamar won the award for best music video of the year with Humble at the MTV Video Music Awards gala held on Sunday night in…
Charliepapa
First installment of the Estereo Awards 2016
Venezuelan artists are happy after the announcement of the first installment of Estereo Awards prize. The gala will be held on February 19 in the…
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 …
Chelique Sarabia
Venezuelan composer Chelique Sarabia will be honored at the Grammys
At 75 years, the Venezuelan composer Chelique Sarabia nostalgically recalls the moment when lighting during his youth allowed him to write the theme…
Coldplay
Coldplay warms up engines for the Super Bowl.
Coldplay's upcoming performance at the Super Bowl will serve the British band heating. The rock group announced Thursday that it will give a…
Jacob Collier
An Absolute Genius
Some artists are born more talented and some have to work more to get where they want to be. And there are those who have to do very…
Nathan Stanley
Nathan Stanley on His “Papaw” Ralph, “Man of Constant Sorrow” & The Legacy That Continues: The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
On a Sunday night at midnight, Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown parked their tour bus and got in a car ready to head home. They had just played with Dr.…
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry died
Jazz guitarist Ira Harris never thought to teach guitar to young Charles Edward Anderson Berry would form one of the best musicians in history as one…
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton ‘Blue Smoke’ – Album Review
If you’ve been reading this site or following me on Twitter for a while you’ll know that my one fangirly weakness is Dolly Parton. In the past I have…
The Weeknd
Low life and Pass Dat the new The Weeknd
The new artist of 2015, Abel Makkonen, better known by his stage name The Weeknd, accustomed us throughout the year to enjoy the best hits of pop and…
Michael Jackson
SundaySpotlight: MJ
Thursday, 25th of June 2009. The king of pop has left us because his heart couldn't go on anymore. It is the same heart that got through his…
Lady Gaga
Happy 7th Birthday
One of pop music’s most influential albums is celebrating a birthday this week: Lady Gaga’s The Fame (2008) is turning seven.…
The Killers
Mark Stoermer, bassist of The Killers, released his second album Dark Arts
Mark Stoermer, bassist of the popular band The Killers, has just released his second solo album, entitled Dark Arts. In his new job, the Texan,…
Justin Quiles
Justin Quiles releases new video clip
After the success of his recent mixtape titled Imperio Nazza: Justin Quiles Edition, where he worked alongside producers Musicologist and Menes, the…
Toby Keith
Toby Keith ‘Drinks After Work’ – Album Review
This has been my first time listening to a Toby Keith album because I’m not his biggest fan (FUTK anyone?). I thought since ‘Drinks After Work’ was…
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson takes a break
With a brand new album and a tour means performing singer Janet Jackson, sister of the late pop star Michael Jackson, announced to his followers to…
Tinashe
Companionship To Joyride ! ! !
Feeling alone? Well not anymore, because T stickes again keeping us warm just before her second studio baby arrives this October!&…
Dolly Parton
Which Country Artists Publicly Support Gay Rights?
This thought has occurred to me many times over the last couple of years. A bisexual woman myself, even as a young teen resolute in the idea I was…
Juan Gabriel
Eternal John Gabriel
Just surprise news of the death of John Gabriel (stage name of Alberto Aguilera Valadez), and social networks and bursting with information,…
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…
Doug Seegers
Doug Seegers’ Streets of Dreams Revisited – Interview
On the day he sat in London to talk about the UK release of his album “Going Down To The River,” Doug Seegers might have been thinking about the…
Kaleo
Possession of Music
Have you heard of Kaleo? Words that have been uttered over the course of this Winter. To explain further who Kaleo happen to be...in that…
Rocky Kramer
Rocky Kramer Drops New Single “Alcohol”
Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky recently performed at the SohoJohnny Let Me…
Nana Mouskouri
The voice: Nana Mouskouri
Rarely seen in the world talents like the Greek singer Nana Mouskouri. At nearly 82 years old, his artistic quality prevails in the musical world.…
Mike Shinoda
5 Rappers of Asian Descent who’ve Left Their Mark on Hip Hop
When you mention rap music the continent of Asia usually isn’t the first place that most people associate the genre with. Most people would be hard-…
Nashville Cast
Nashville Cast ‘Christmas With Nashville’ – Album Review
Seeing as the country music community appears to be pretty obsessed with the Christmas season (one only has to look at the plethora of festive country…
Franco De Vita
Franco de Vita is Free
Venezuelan singer Franco de Vita has just launched its new album Free, consisting of 14 pieces (nine unpublished and five versions). https…
Kojey Radical
Kojey Radical Open Hand
Spoken word and performance poetry has always had the power to inspire, influence and galvanise, perhaps more so than straight-up rap. Artists like…
Natalia Lafourcade
Natalia Lafourcade and her emotional compass
By Gerardo Guarache Ocque It's December 2012, Christmas eve. His manager, his family, almost everyone tells him not to do it. He has time,…
Futuristic
Futuristic and Devvon Terrell in TMSTIDK
Tell Me Something That I Don`t Know, is the latest title given for the brand new hit single owned by the magical Hip Hop duo …
Michael Jackson
The themes that immortalized the King of Pop
Nobody has been able to dethrone him after his death. His name and legend have surpassed his own career. Is that Michael Jackson was a unique artist,…
Gill Landry
Former Old Crow Member Gill Landry Proves He’s Got The Chops To Go Solo – Album Review
I will admit, I do not always follow artists from their first album, and then once they get big say, “pfff, I was into them before they blew up.” That…
George Benson
guitar auction
The auction house Guernsey's auction is announcing an impressive guitar: about three hundred instruments from jewelry eighteenth century to…
J Balvin
Juanes, J Balvin and Maluma, the Colombians who will perform at the Latin Grammys
The Puerto Rican artist Residente, with nine nominations, and the interpreter of Felices los cuatro and Shakira, with seven and six nominations,…
Rihanna
Rihanna writes a theme for Star Trek
The Barbadian singer has been commissioned to compose Sledgehammer for the soundtrack of the latest production of Paramount Pictures, Star Trek…
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…
Kendrick Lamar
A White Man, Some Black Music, and A Car Ride Home: A Day after the Election
It was quiet in the parking lot as I walked to my car after work. The people I passed outside my job seemed unemotional, and vacant; I felt that way…
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 Is Fresh and Inviting to New Ears
Bruckner’s one of those few composers that I believe is under shadowed in the tradition of Romantic Era classical music. He is famously known for his…
Skilled Mechanics
Tricky presents Skilled Mechanics
… and it’s a hell of the news. Tricky is a genius. He is one of those artists who are the essence and the basics of today&…
Drissa Kone
The Music of Mali Vol.4 - Other Instruments
In the previous articles on Mali music, we said something about the kora and other calabash harps, which are the trademark of this culture. Today, I&…
Adele
Will Adele pass the towel for the 2017 grammys?
Whenever lack least for the Grammy Awards 2017, and the more days pass, more are the artists who speak about their participation in the award will…
Tyga
Tyga releases new single
As you can see in the title, rapper Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson, better known by his stage name Tyga, took a new single for the summer, entitled 1…
Maná
The strange join between Maná and Nicky Jam
Rock and reggaeton are undoubtedly opposite poles, but collaboration between these talented artists give much to talk about. It is the Mexican group…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers Promise
Tomorrow the five-year wait is over. Finally the Red Hot Chili Peppers will draw the disk happens to I'm With You. Just over a month ago the…
Tito "El Bambino"
Tito El Bambino dedicates his new single to all his fans
Puerto Rican artist Efrain David Fines Nevares, artistically known as Tito El Bambino, presented his first single in 2016 entitled Shalala theme that…
Rihanna
RiRi`s Visual Sledgehammer !
RiRi broke all the walls, bit every vain, stung beastly with her high-pitched vocal sting and now every inch of the air we breathe is dangerously…
Jewel
Jewel ‘Picking Up The Pieces’ – Album Review
I think it’s fair to say Jewel has been through a lot in the past few years. Her last album of original studio material was in 2010 with ‘Sweet and…
Future
Future- Evol Review
I’ve ranted and raved about Future in past posts, and how his consistency, I feel, has been hurting him. Mixtape after mixtape, song after…