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DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
“So I was taking a walk the other day”, begins Kendrick Lamar’s long awaited follow up to 2015’s To Pimp A Butterfly, DAMN.,&…
Big Inner
The Big Inner of the Big White Man
Matthew E. White is an American artist that came on strong from the start, with a voice of his own and gained international following instantly. As…
Future Artists
The Dead C - Future Artists
The Dead C are a renowned noise-rock band from New Zealand, and their discography is quite vast and admittedly as diverse as it is vast. Their albums…
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…
Calm Down
Has Katy B calmed down too much?
UK singer, Katy B, usually is always “ok” in my book. Normally I fall in love with any track that she sings. She’s got a…
Too Dark Park
Skinny Puppy's Sonic Masochistic Masterpiece
Skinny Puppy's eighth studio album is something of a masterpiece. So dense are the sonic tapestries that it is nearly impenetrable. Produced by…
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…
République Amazone
The Sound Of Black Continent Representing
Everyone who’s been traveling around world, either as a digital nomad or just during vacation period, knows how inspiring is to hear different types…
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…
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…
Secular Hymns
Madeleine Peyroux Knows How To Jazz
Madeleine Peyroux released her seventh album this year, almost twenty years after her debut Dreamland. She is a female musician with a rich…
Two Devils Will Talk
Captain Paul McKenzie Sailing With His Crew
Paul McKenzie will be singing. McKenzies are celebrating 25 years of existence, although Paul is the only member who has been there from the beginning…
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,…
Motion
#tbt The Cinematic Orchestra - Motion
This week's throwback will be short but sweet as Oreo milkshake. Motion was a debut album by The Cinematic Orchestra and it was released in 1999…
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…
Cool Ruler Come Again
Cool Ruler Come Again
The only thing I could do here is simply to repeat the title of this just issued Gregory Isaacs album - “Cool Ruler Come Again”. It has been more than…
Days of Exile
Vinylversus returns to his instinct in Days of Exile
VINILOVERSUS paused, moved to Miami, Florida, went into the studio, recruited a new member and today presents his fourth album Days Of Exile (2017),…
Lightning At The Door
All Them Witches - Lightning At The Door
All Them Witches are a great American psychedelic stoner rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. Their music tends to be a mixture of fine low-tuned and…
Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch - Strange Cousins From the West
Clutch are a well-known stoner rock/stoner metal band from the US. They have released a long list of great and almost legendary albums, but my…
My Love Devine Degree
Cody ChesnuTT - Divine Blessings
Sometime after the turn of the century, Cody ChesnuTT suddenly appeared with a slice of everything soul called The Headphone Masterpiece (2002). And…
Stranger in the Alps
Debut Of the Year, Phoebe Bridgers' Strangers in The Alps
How is it possible that you are only 22 years old and you are such a poetaster? How is it possible that this is just your debut and you are already…
Unlikely Saints
Unlikely Saints Deliver Exquisite Debut
Unlikely Saints released one of the most peculiar albums of the year, and this is only their debut. The band's members are Jay (Big Pappa)…
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.…
Random Access Memories
#tb The Standard of Modern Electronic-Dance
Recently, I have watched an episode of HBO’s brand new show Young Pope and in one scene, the main characters, pope, asked his advisor who does she…
Harmony of Difference
10 favorite tracks of 2017
My favorite songs of the year, in no specific order. Dreams by Alvvays You know that latin saying - nomen est omen. Well, dream-pop track titled…
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…
Mutant
Mutant is Not a Ninja
In the music world, Alejandro Ghersi is predominantly known as a great producer. He worked with Kanye West, Bjork, Kelela and FKA Twigs until he…
The Congregation
The Congregation
Leprous are one of those bands that you listen to and pre-order new records from because you want to see them evolve. I got into them in 2012, after…
Voyage
Usssy - Voyage
The Russian avant-garde noise-rock/psych rock band Usssy released their new album 'Voyage' a couple of weeks ago via the American record label…
Visiones
Posted the nominations for the Union Rock Show awards.
On 5 and 6 November the awards Union Rock Show in alfredo sadel Plaza de Las Mercedes will be held in the awards different national, such as Versed…
The Wilderness
Emotional Explosions
Fasten your seatbelts; it’s going to be an emotional ride to the other side. The Wilderness is the fifth album by one of my favorite post-…
Outcasts (DEMOS)
Savant Shares Outcasts
Aleksander Vinter is excited to release Savant - Outcasts today, a 4-CD anthology of new and unreleased material, VIP mixes, demos and more to…
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…
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)…
What About
A Tasty Piece Of Fusion Cake
Zaa is a band from Serbia and is one of the most original bands coming from my country. On the first two albums their music was a classic mix of…
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
The Greatest Living Hippie
Willie Nelson is the first country musician to receive Gershwin prize, awarded by the Library of Congress. Those who are familiar with his career know…
Mountain Czar
Karma To Burn - Mountain Czar
The renowned American stoner metal/stoner rock band Karma To Burn came out with a new five track EP in February. The new EP…
Lazaretto
Jack White's Lazaretto
Jack White is definitively a true superstar of his generation. What he did with The White Stripes was seminal in bringing rock’n’…
The Light In You
Meditation for hispters and experiments for indie rockers
Favorite Americana players, known for their dreamy sounds, are finally back. Seven years after releasing the Snowlake Midnight and Strange Attractor,…
Rub
Thesbian-Lesbian
When it comes to thinking outside of the box and confronting heteronormative status quo, Peaches is a trailblazing artist. She is one of the first…
The Bad Testament
Obscure Blues of Scott H. Biram
Self-proclaimed one man band and one of the damned guys of outlaw country, Scott H. Biram, brings The Bad Testament, an album that comes after various…
Pagans in Vegas
Pagan Indie
Show me on this beaver where Canada touched you. Jokes aside, Canada has a lot of great bands, especially on indie rock scene. One of them is, for…
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…
Soul Sphere
Born Of Osiris Soul Sphere Album Review
Chicago’s heavy metal quintet Born Of Osiris released their 5th full length release on October, 29th 2015. The album is based on the ancient…
Flammable
Impressive Break Out Track Flammable From 17 Year Old Shelby Merchant!
Never have we ever heard of such a strong, debut track from such a young artist. Colorado-based Shelby Merchant cites inspiration from Taylor…
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,…
Air
Infuriatingly positive
Blackgaze, Post black metal, hipster black, or whatever you’re going to call it became one of the most prominent metal genres during the…
Lions
Crowes and Lions
The Black Crowes were among the first artists in the nineties to embrace the retro sound and looks without hesitation. They simply looked like, let’s…
Three
#tbt: Sugababes - Free
Some people were superfans of Spice Girls, others were superfans of N'Sync, but I was always a superfan of Sugababes. In my humble opinion,…
DJ-Kicks (Michael Mayer) [Mixed Tracks]
DJ Kicks
Michael Mayer’s technique as a DJ is impeccable, and his personality bursts from the decks. His latest mix CD gathers obscure house tracks…
a/s/l?
Hamjam - Do ham and jam go well together?
I certainly don’t know the answer to the question from the title, but I’ m not even bound to try. Doesn’t sound too appetizing. But what I did try out…
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…
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…
New View
Nonchalant Woman
Eleanor Friedberger is known as a vocalist of the band The Fiery Furnaces. The band released eight albums that were pretty successful in American…
Anarchytecture
Anarchytecture
I love when musicians scream political messages into our passive-aggressive minds. During the 90s, Skunk Anansie have surprised the scene with an…
Look Around
The Arche-Indie Band
Look Around is a compilation bringing us the very best of Beat Happening. If you haven’t heard of them before, you should know that the…
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…
Platinum Hits
The Platinum Guy
Time really has flown by when you see an artist release his first greatest hits collection, but you feel like he's just started out. However, fact…
The Ninth Hour
Sonata Arctica Became A Band With Only One Good Song
No matter how grumpy I was when I heard the information that they are preparing the new studio material, Sonata Arctica will always be one of those…
Cracked Actor (Live, Los Angeles '74)
Cracked Actor
This live album is culled from a show late in David’s Bowie’s 1974 tour. It’s heavy on material from Diamond Dogs and …
Prédateurs
Les Discrets – Prédateurs [Review]
Les Discrets are a band hailing from France that really shook up the metal scene with their debut called Septembre et ses dernières pens&…
Misadventures
Misadventures by Pierce the Veil
The heart of San Diego emo-inflected post-hardcore outfit Pierce the Veil lies in two brothers, vocalist/guitarist Victor Fuentes and drummer Mike…
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…
Is This It
Impacting Music With Simplicity and Minimalism
The Strokes are an American rock band loved and listened to by many people of all ages across the world. The band was created in New York City in 1998…
To the Highest Gods We Know
Colour Haze - To The Highest Gods We Know
Colour Haze are a renowned and well-known German psychedelic rock/stoner rock band, who have released many notable albums in their own particular…
Death Of A Bachelor
Panic! At The Disco’s New Album Will Be The Death of You
Death of a Bachelor is Panic! At The Disco’s fifth studio album released this January 2016. What makes this one mind-blowing is that the…
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…
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…
Live At The Troubadour
Live at The Troubadour: Paying Homage to an Iconic Venue
The Troubadour is a highly regarded music venue located in West Hollywood, California that was opened by Doug Weston in 1957. This venue was so…
LoveBlood
King Charles - Loveblood
As King Charles released a new album, New Orleans, just this week, I would like to write about the artist's 2012 release, Loveblood. This is an…
Just As I Am
Timeless
This is a considerably daunting album to review. As I’ve revisited this album, I’ve recognised elements of it in so many different…
T R A P S O U L
T R A P S O U L: The Artist and The Wave
The Artist: Bryson Tiller If for some reason you spent your Summer living under a rock, or admittedly a huge Donald Trump supporter, then i have no…
Cold Water
Chase McBride's Third Studio Album Cold Water
Chase McBride seems to be the much-needed breath of fresh air in these topsy-turvy times. Even though McBride's third studio…
Return to Love
LVL UP Are On The Highest Indie Level
LVL UP have released their third full length album under Sub Pop label, which just proves how remarkable these boys are. American indie…
Ouroboros
Transcendental LaMontagne
When Bon Iver first appeared, he scored a nickname ‘dark version of Ray Lamontagne’. Meanwhile, Ray Lamontagne, the…
My One And Only Thrill
Oh, what a Melody!
This is one of the most beautiful albums recorded in the past decade or so. My One and Only Thrill has all the elements of a good record:…
Take Me To The Alley
The Sparkle in Take Me To The Alley by Gregory Porter
If you haven't heard yet about Gregory Porter, and you are a fan of jazz music, then today is your lucky day! Porter is best known for his third…
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…
Days Are Gone
Bring Back HAIM Sisters
The hype sisters who make the band Haim got in 2013 was not seen in a long time. Fortunately, they did not failed anyone expectations with the release…
Still Brazy (Deluxe)
Music Like A Bullet
As soon as he ended his successful collaboration with DJ Mustard that resulted in epic debut My Krazy Life, YG dropped an album that keeps all the…
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…
Capacity
Capacity
Big Thief’s sophomore album beautifully excavates family history and trauma into a delicate, intricately built folk rock record, showcasing…
Make Way For Love
Kiwi That Makes The Room War
Despite of his classical music education gained at the University of Canterbury, the eclectic music influences Marlon Williams was exposed to from his…
Keep Singing
Did you know that Rick Astley had kept singing?
He’s become such an icon for all the strangest reasons, but when Rick Astley had his breakthrough as a singer, in the 80s, he already was…
The Death and Resurrection of Krautock: Aum
Seven That Spells - The Death and Resurrection of Krautrock: Aum
Seven That Spells are a reasonably well-known Croatian krautrock/psychedelic rock band from Zagreb. They have become relatively well-known in the…
Tara Jane O'neil
Tara Jane O'Neil - Eighth Time Like The First Time
No big mystery or innuendo in the title above. Just the fact that Tara Jane O’Neil has decided to go the self-titled route only for her eighth&…
Eat the Low Dogs
U.S. Christmas - Eat The Low Dogs
U.S. Christmas is a pretty renowned American psychedelic rock band that mixes some post-rock infused atmospheric psychedelia with space rock and…
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…
im sorry
NYC's Brett Castro Stuns Listeners With His New Break-Up EP
Brett Castro is no stranger to writing beautiful lyrics that tug at your heartstrings, pulled together by captivating production and music. His…
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…
Intellectual Property: SOI2 (Deluxe Edition)
Recommended: The New Ras Kass Album
John Austin, musically recognized under the aka Ras Kass, is an American rapper, known for his ability and technical skill as their lyrics very…
VII - Sturm Und Drang
Return to Form
Although 2009's Wrath was something very hard to beat, I still thought objectively that LoG's 2012 release Resolution was a bit of a…
Other People's Lives
Other People's Lives
First proper solo album from the Kinks legend finds him flirting with confessional singer-songwriter material and tapping into the sounds of the…
More Than Enough
David Nance - More Than Enough
David Nance came out with a full-length album titled ''More Than Enough'' earlier this year, and this album packs some pretty good…
Emperor of Sand
Mastodon Are On The Way To Become A Cult
insufficiency of vitamin A and vitamin C.
Process
Sampha - Process Turns Hype Into True Value
If you’re not an avid follower of modern Soul and R&B music, Sampha’s name may not mean much to you. Even the fact that he has worked with…
Elder
Elder - Elder
Elder are a great American psychedelic rock/stoner doom band from Massachusetts. They have released a bunch of great albums through the years, but…
Shockwave Supernova
God Plays Guitar
Hay una cosa que necesita saber: Dios toca la guitarra. Su nombre es Joe Satriani y este año lanzó su 15º álbum de estudio. Vamos…
Handwritten
Shawn Mendes Debut Album From a Fan Perspective
To become famous by posting vines online takes a lot of luck and not everybody has that luck. Shawn Mendes had it and he was the third most followed…
32 Zel / Planet Shrooms
REVIEW : DENZEL CURRY'S 32 ZEL / PLANET SHROOMS
Denzel Curry, an up and coming rapper hailing from Miami, Florida, is the self-proclaimed ultimate. And he's partially right, Denzel's…
Gore
Hail to The Deftones
My biggest accomplishment on this album is the fact that I agreed to play on it, said Stephen Carpenter, a hairy metal guy who plays guitar in metal…
Pictures of Saint Paul Street
Greg Ashley - When Cynicism Pays Off
Through the 5+1 solo albums he has made so far, Greg Ashley has shown that if you are to fit into the shoes of guys like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lou…
Product 3
Beat Connection Product 3 Album Review
Organic and wild, Beat Connection’s gives the listener a inside look on modern electronic indie pop. These four young musicians from…
50th Anniversary Collection
#tbt (sort of) : Neil Diamond 50th Anniversary Collection
Urge Overkill, UB 40, Barbra Streisand, Monkees, Johnny Cash. What is a common denominator for this musicians? Well, they have all covered at least…
The Man
The Killers reappear with The Man
After the group The Killers had declared that they prepare a new album, faithful listeners have been very aware of the social networks of the band,…
The Glowing Man
Swans - The Glowing Man
Swans came out wih a new album titled ''The Glowing Man'' earlier this year. Micheal Gira's Swans don't need much of an…
Circular Time
Ramleh - Circular Time
The legendary British psychedelic noise rock/power-electronics/noise band Ramleh has very recently come out with a new album after a long time. The…
The Silent Partner
Havoc and The Alchemist's new album: ''The Silent Partner''
Kejuan Muchita alias Havoc is a rapper and producer descent Igbo , born on 21 May 1974 in Queensbridge, famous square in the US city of New York .…
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…
2
Tom Petty and Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch 2 is the second album by a band called Mudcrutch. In case you didn’t know, Mudcrutch is the band where Tom Petty was…
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…
Once More 'Round The Sun
Once more scoring the jackpot
Mastodon is one of those bands that just can’t disappoint you. After they finished their elements tetralogy (Earth, wind, water and fire)…
Water on Mars
Purling Hiss - Water on Mars
Purling Hiss is one of the best and most unique garage rock/psychedelic rock bands currently out there. Hailing from Philadelphia, Purling Hiss…
Deep End
Doc Robinson - Midwest Loves Its Pop
There seems a particular penchant for good pop oriented rock, soul, anything, in the US Midwest. Think Rockford Illinois’ Cheap Trick, or any of the…
Steady Diet of Nothing
Fugazi - Steady Diet Of Nothing
I think most people who dig noise-rock/indie rock/post-hardcore know Fugazi. An introduction here is perhaps not needed, since the band is universally…
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,…
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…
Spirit (Deluxe)
Political Mode of Depeche Mode
Starting from the 1993’s album Songs of Faith and Devotion , the most famous Basildon diaspora known as Depeche Mode releases their albums every four…
Mystère
Hypnotic and mysterious (if that album title wasn't clear enough!)
From the very first seconds of Sphynx, the opening song from the second album of this French band two things are clear. On one hand, this is an…
Aground
Carlton Melton - Aground
Carlton Melton are a renowned American instrumental psychedelic/space rock band. They have become known for their fine far out psychedelic jamming…
Body Cults
Narcosatanicos - Body Cults
The Danish noise-rock/psychedelic rock band Narcosatanicos came out with a new album a short while ago via Bad Afro Records. Their previous self-…
Blue & Lonesome
The Rolling Stones Make Blues Standards Sounds Fresh Again
I have to admit I was a bit skeptic about the new album by the legendary The Rolling Stones. The news that their newest effort will be comprised of…
Sounds Good Feels Good
Not another “boy band”
The boys from down under are back! And they have turned into fine, young men. I'm not quite sure if that is a good thing, though. I feel like I…
Skylarking
XTC's Skylarking remixed by Steven Wilson
It has been 30 years now, almos to a day when XTC issued their seminal Skylarking an album that should be on practically any best of all times albums.…
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…
Starflower
Crushing on Jennifer Paige’s new sound
In the 90s, she got us all singing the light hearted guitar pop song “Crush”, and many of us probably forgot her since. Back then, I actually bought…
Communion
Communion Still Is The Best SepticFlesh Record...
Broken and then reunited again, SepticFlesh managed to release their best album to date, Communion, back in 2008. Embracing classical orchestrations…
Spades and Roses
Americana Girl
After she won American Songwriter competition, Caroline Spence released her first album Somehow back in 2015. This year, her debut got its successor…
Volume 1
Midlake's Supergroup
BNQT, read as Banquet, is actually Midlake with guest songwriters and singers. Guests include Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand, Fran Healt from…
Those Younger Days
Indie Family
When you believe in people, the whole world is a church. And when your family believes in you, your life is easy like indie song. Music runs in the…
Lovers
Merival's Folksy Dreamworld
After falling head over heels in love with Merival’s Soda Island collaboration with Izzard, I scoured the internet to find more of Merival’s honeyish…
Zipper Down
Zipper Down by Eagles of Death Metal: Instaparty
From the moment you hear the first song from the long awaited Zipper Down you know that Eagles of Death Metal did it again, they again released an…
Canyons of My Mind
On the Art of Being Subtle
Trying to be subtle doesn’t usually bring success in the country (Americana) music. Unless you are Kris Kristofferson, of course. Up to his third…
Urge To Kill
Brainbombs - Urge To Kill
Brainbombs are probably the most notorious raw noise-rock band in the world. They hail from Hudiksvall in Sweden and have been releasing albums with…
Long Way Home
Hands Down The Best Debut of 2016
If James Blake and Jessie Ware had a lovechild, there is no doubt it would be Lapsley. If you still haven’t heard about this young lady, it’s about…
Need to Feel Your Love
The Magic of Sheer Mag
If we are looking for a small garage band that kicks ass with their own authentic vibe, we should look in the direction of Sheer Mag who are so…
Blush
Fake Garage Band
Night School is a band from Oakland formed by three girls – Alexandra Morta, Baylie Jiminez snd Cheyanne Avant. They have been…
Horn Ur Marken
The Janitors - Horn Ur Marken
The Swedish psychedelic rock band The Janitors will release a new album via the renowned Cardinal Fuzz in the coming days. The album comes 3 years…
Simplicity
Exuberant Punk-Rock
This New Jersey band is like a group of sport guys. You love them, they motivate you, you do tattoos with their faces. They make you laugh, you make…
Incarnate
Incarnation of Metacore
Metalcore is a long story. It has become good and bad, boring and interesting. Bands overload has lead to everyone waiting for the return of pioneers.…
Blackstar
Goodbye, gender bending king!
If anyone was a true chameleon in music animal world, it was certainly David Bowie. So many personas and masks that he had change since the beginning…
Direct Hits
Killing It!
Just as the greatest thing about the sky is that we share it with everyone, the greatest thing about The Killers is that they shared their music with…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead's New Album. How Do You Really Feel About It?
First of all, I want to say that I am the biggest fan of Radiohead. I even have a mouse-bear tattoo that served as a logo for their Kid A era. With…
Back to the Woods
ALBUM RECOMMENDATION: Angel Haze-Back To The Woods
Ok we all know where all eyes are constantly turned to all the time... This girl... Wow, how can you describe exquisite art in words... You can`t.…
You and I
Buckley and You
Rock n roll is bigger than life, and death does not omit the artist from releasing his records. Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac and Johnny Cash have…
Sylvia Plath, 15 Poems from "Ariel"
The Side of Beauty and Darkness
Fifteen poems released in time for the year 2015. It is just right that the new generation will have the chance along with us who have journeyed this…
Your Wilderness
Emotionally Filled Atmo Rock
I first heard about The Pineapple Thief three years ago when their vocalist, Bruce Soord, worked with Jonas Renkse (Katatonia&…
My Nights On the Island
Alex Southey Shares New EP My Nights On the Island
Alex Southey’s new My Nights On the Island EP offers a six song revision of a break up that breaks the mould of what one would traditionally ascribe…
Sirope Vivo
The intelligent staging by Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz is a born chameleon. It can be the consent of the women, respected by musicians and talk of hard rock lovers. At that point, it…
Weightless
Giving “Weightless” Some Weight
Solo piano albums are dime-a-dozen these days, and when “Unravel” opens Alex Kozobolis’ new (second?) album “Weightless”, you might think - oh, no not…
Snake Eyes
It's In the Eyes
La canción Ojos de serpiente trae interesantes letras y la melodía al álbum Wilder Mente de Mumford and Sons. A diferencia de su…
Underdog
BANKS’ “Underdog”: An Intimate Empowerment Anthem
On “Fuck With Myself”, the lead single from Californian singer-songwriter BANKS’ (Jillian Rose Banks) critically acclaimed…
Hotline Bling
Hotline Bling Was So Fire, It Started Some of Its Own.
We all knew that the Hotline Bling music video was going to be straight fire. And, as expected, it was. However, the…
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…
Stone Cold
Stone Cold is called Demi's New Video
Demi Lovato has just released just two days ago the third single from his album Confident that with great reason that title; because the former…
Intro
An Instrumental Masterpiece
When you have instrumentals as ear-catching as Intro (the opening track of The xx's self-titled 2009 album), lyrics are superfluous.…
Hearts in Motion
Noise Pop Finds A Solid Foundation
Give the 90's one thing, whether you where a fan or not...Noise Pop became a true visionary substance. And Yuck from Georgia have the courage to…
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…
Oh Woman Oh Man
Orchestral Grandiosity
British indie pop trio London Grammar (Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic 'Dot' Major) have just released their sophomore album …
Army
Ellie Goulding Dedicates Her New Video Army
The interpreter Soundtrack of the blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey brings a new video called Army. Ellie reached the top after winning a poll by the…
Gaia
The Sound and the Pachamama
Have you ever came to a place and hear the sounds or music around you changed your mood? Sometimes when we go out of our thoughts everyday, stress…
Leave Out All The Rest
Chester Bennington: A Tribute
When you picture Chester Bennington what do you see? I think I could guess: the singer bent double, pulsing with adrenaline, and freeing his ferocious…
Sign of the Times
When the music matches the look
It’s often been said that Harry Styles looks a little like Mick Jagger. In the picture of boyband One Direction, he definitely seemed a bit out of…
Modern Act
More Than Just An Act
Band members Dylan Baldi, Jayson Gerycz, TJ Duke and Chris Brown are Cloud Nothings. A new age post punk representation from Cleveland, Ohio. So far…
Take My Pain Away
The Human in the Machine
Moullinex means attention to detail. A careful craft of melodies, a strong sense of human touch in machine-based music, the melodrama of swirling…
Radioactive
Radioactive: It will make your system blow!
Are you up for something that will wake up your soul and float into abyss? Imagine yourself waking up and feeling everything not just within your body…
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…
Back to You (feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals)
Louis Tomlinson Is Proving His Worth Through Music
Louis Tomlinson has talked with the media, stating that continuing on with a solo career wasn’t his first choice or let alone being…
Colors
Halsey's Colors has the Most Intriguing Music Video Ever
I just wanted to talk about my new favorite artist. Halsey will be known mostly because of her part of the hit single Closer by the Chainsmokers but…
Magic
Amy Stroup Certainly Has That Magic
Amy Stroup was an artist that I came across from the Nashville scene. Well, Stroup is currently located in Nashville, but do not write her off solely…
Twilight Driving
Outback Yearning
I'm definitely adding Perth-based dream pop outfit Methyl Ethyl to my list of promising Australian indie acts (which also…
Marinade
Dope Lemon Marches Onward
As a fan of lo-fi everything and anything, finding Dope Lemon was a bit of a savanger hunt. As 'Marinade' plays on, Drop Lemon have already…
Respect
COVERLAND Vol.20: Respect
“Respect” had a lot of covers since Aretha Franklin released the song as a single in 1967. Franklin's cover became a sort of a…
Y Tus Dedos
The bolero is in mourning
Concha Valdés Miranda, Cuban songwriter and performer, died Saturday at the age of 89 at Mercy Hospital in Miami, South Florida, after suffering…
Did You Really Say No
Did I really like this track?
Vanessa Paradis is one of those names that has popped up many times over, well, decades. I remember her as a teenager singing “Joe Le Taxi”, which was…
Conrad
SOHN Produces A Smooth Beat With Conrad
Here is yet another track that came out in 2016 but seems to be gaining ground in 2017. Conrad by SOHN has such a smooth beat that it's hard not…
Body Work
Thoughtful Workout Music
'Body Work' is the result of a collaboration between American progressive and electro house DJ Morgan Page and Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara…
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.…
Lights Out
Lights Out Adds A Darker Promise From Royal Blood
'How Did We Get So Dark?' the latest sophomore album from Royal Blood gives us the question within the album title. Certainly 'Lights Out&…
Planet Caravan
Planet Caravan - The Unorthodox Sabbath Song
‘Planet Caravan’ is the strangest song that Black Sabbath had ever recorded. I mean, the song is not strange at all by itself, but…
Fruit
The Darkwave Duchess
Born in Queens, New York and raised in London, R&B singer-songwriter Abra is now based in the American rap capital of Atlanta, Georgia as the…
Ophelia
Shakespearean Folk-Pop
After toiling in obscurity for years, New York-via-Denver trio The Lumineers scored a breakthrough hit with 2012's Ho Hey: a fun, sweeping,…
What Do You Mean? - Acoustic
Am I a Belieber?!
First things first. I am NOT a Belieber. I never was... but after listening to the acoustic version of this song, I cannot say I never will. I did say…
Million Reasons
Gaga's reasons to rise above
It is never my objective to write about an artist several times over. I do try to variate in my blog topics as much as possible, but I’m…
S.H.C.
S.H.C. Shocks Us With A New Foster The People
The third studio album from Foster The People is picking up steam. So far III EP and the third studio album III are massively different from their…
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…
Indian Summer
A Sit Down With Shakambo
We had the chance to sit down with Shakambo, an artist & producer putting his own twist on the Lofi sound. Learn more about the inspiration…
BURNITUP! (feat. Missy Elliott)
Missy Jackson Burnout Comeback
The two most powerful women in music industry when we speak about original taste, talent and real quality, finally get their golden era lit with the…
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Remix - Club Version
The powerful message that Sorry de Beyonce carries
The new Beyonce album Lemonade is full of powerful lyrics to all his songs, and this is especially impressive, Sorry it is the theme that the artist…
Song for Dan Treacy
Namesake
Writing a song for a good friend? Do it the way MGMT has. With Song For Dan Treacy; it's anything but ordinary. MGMT says of the man behind the…
Someone That Loves You
What Is Love? Someone That Loves You
Someone That Loves You by HONNE & Izzy Bizu ratifies a necessary element. The surprise nature of love or more importantly love at first sight.…
Gossip Girl
The Gossip Girl With Grace Vanderwaal
Never ever doubt the age of a musician, in the case of 12 year old Grace Vanderwaal this could not be any more true. Vanderwaal's name became a…
Still Brazy
YG Still Brazy!
American Rapper/Producer YG claims the Trap throne again! A Def Jam boy, already famous at lagre, the two-letter man kicks…
Summer Holiday
Jack of all Tongues, Master of None
Wild Nothing's song Summer Holiday has echoes of forbidden love. The persona sings of being in a place and time that is transient and the subject…
Shove It
Reggae Balanced Under Hip-Hop
Reggae points with a Hip-Hop twisted fist of power. Santigold was the first to introduce this music listener to the varied vast expanse of space to…
High
Music video 'High' by Rawayana and Apache
With rapper Larry Rada aka Apache , the Venezuelan band of self - styled 'Trippy Pop' Rawayana presents its new official video for…
Siberian Nights
The Kills release new album.
British / American band, The Kills, founded by Mosshart (vocals) and Jamie Hotel Hince (Guitar), in 16 years of experience have given the public good…
Fuera De Este Mundo
Cycle 1- Venezuelan music
Growing up, we look what we liked in childhood, either because it reminds us something good or because he came to us, and we want to keep looking…
Hello
Learning from the Success of Adele’s “Hello”: Insights from MusicPromoToday
In case you have been living in a bubble, Google “Hello” by Adele and read the results. Besides the numerous links of fans sharing…
Skyline
Epic Lushness
Canadian indie music collective Broken Social Scene recently released Skyline, the third single from their upcoming LP …
Kit Kat
Hi-Five’s Kit Kat break
I know, I know, a lot of my blogs recently are about all these R&B acts returning and yes, there’s another one. Actually, it’s one I wasn’t…
Cameo Lover
Gender Bending Genre-Hopping
Two albums on, and Kiwi songstress Kimbra is probably still best known as the 'girl that Gotye used to know' outside of…
Nameless, Faceless
Courtney Barnett's Nameless, Faceless is an Off-Handed Feminist Anthem for Our Times
With “Nameless, Faceless”, the first glimpse of her upcoming sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel (May 18, 2018), Grammy-nominated Australian…
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…
Up in the Hill
Quirky Alt-Pop
The title of the record came by accident. I was talking to my manager on the phone and due to the bad reception she misheard me when I said I was…
Map to the Stars
Laidback Pyschedelia
Lo-fi bedroom pop band Ducktails recently released Map To The Stars, the first taste of their upcoming sixth album Jersey Devil (and…
Roar
Katy Perry reappears with New Music
After a long break Katy brings us a new item entitled Rise and is the official theme of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, which used the NBC for the…
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…
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),…
Fool's Gold
What's Eating the Wallflower
Music listeners who stumble upon Jack River’s “Fool’s Gold” music video will probably find themselves drawing some comparisons to alt-pop chanteuse…
La Bicicleta
The Bicycle arrived on Youtube
A good rhythm has come to Youtube the song that many were waiting for Shakira and Carlos Vives, two Colombians who honor him to his land with this…
Más Feliz
And Laura Guevara is Happier
It all starts in 2013 with a live album called Laura Guevara live So begins what a wonderful list of songs live, that the sun today, do not get tired…
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…
What He Wrote
Laura Marling's Epic Lyricism
As critics have noted, English folk songstress Laura Marling’s critically acclaimed I Speak Because I Can (2010) is mostly sung in first…
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
All Things Wonderful
It still is the most wonderful time of the year. If it weren't so, then this song first released in 1963 by Andy Williams would no longer have its…
April Skies
Songs that started it all. 2) April Skies, Jesus and Mary Chain
Scotland has a proud history of great indie bands: Belle and Sebastian, The Blue Nile, punk band The Skids, Primal Scream, but before I heard April…
Open
Bitter and Sweet
Rhye has a way of showing clarity and relationship ecosystems (a mouth full, I know). Rhye is a duo and not a single singer-songwriter venture (…
Good Morning
Playful Ecstasy
Good Morning is a track from LA pop-rockers Grouplove's (lead vocalist and guitarist Christian Zucconi, lead vocalist and keyboardist…
Jesus Of Suburbia
The Son of Rage and Love
Green Day’s Jesus of Suburbia, the tenth track on their 2004 studio album “American Idiot” was the story of an…
Disorder - 2007 Remastered Version
Songs that started it all. 1) Disorder, Joy Division
As much as I write about Radiohead, surprisingly, they aren't my favourite band. That spot goes to Joy Division, the Manchester quartet who,…
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…
Prune, You Talk Funny
Gus Dapperton's “Prune, You Talk Funny” Epitomizes the Millennial Pursuit of Self-Expression
New York-based indie pop singer-songwriter Gus Dapperton can come across as a living, breathing embodiment of the Tumblr generation. His recent guitar…
Mecca
Transcendental Desire
Love, lust, infatuation and attraction are the staple themes of not just music, but also literature, film and the visual arts. Every now and then a…
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,…
Angels (feat. Saba)
Chance The Rapper Angels (feat. Saba)
This week, Chance the Rapper and Saba released a new single entitled Angels. We haven’t heard much from these young talented…
You Ain't Gang
Street Gang Anthem!
Brandon George Dickinson aka Lil Bibby fired up his home town Chicago last year with his street Trap jam You Ain`…
Venus Fly
Calling Out the Male Gaze
You might have concluded that Grimes had run out of her music video-making budget after she released the DIY The Ac!d Reign Chronicleslast…
Praying
Kesha's personal prayer
Pretty much out of the blue, Kesha released her new single last week. One day, she announced a new video on Instagram and the next day, the video was…
Hot Stuff
Samantha Fox: From Page 3 to covers
Of course, I would’ve loved to be one of the MANY music bloggers and music reviewers to deal with Adele’s new album, but, just out…
Innuendo
Freddie's Swan Song
All good songs are written out of an experience. And is there a more compelling and convincing experience than the awareness of a soon-to-come,…
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…
Control
Mature, Ease and A Sense Of Belonging
Pieces and pieces of fragments are being picked up and evolvoing into songs that should never be missed out on. Hazel English's track 'Control…
Saint Ivy
Subtle Politicization
Brooklyn drag superstar Merrie Cherry was instantly sold on the idea of appearing in the music video for Brooklyn indie rock band Beach…
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-…
What's A Girl To Do?
What's A Girl To Do With Her Fur And Gold
Natasha Khan will always be in my top five list of musicians to look out for. As each new album after Fur and Gold pours out effortlessly, it only…
Holding On
War on Drugs Thrill Me in Half the Time
Thinking of a Place, the first single from The War on Drugs forthcoming album A Deeper Understanding, took over eleven minutes of synth country rock…
Vice
A Voice on Vice
The song, Vice”, was recently released and the singer who released it is showing talent that can only seem to positively progress. In the…
Madonna
Not Your Typical Madonna Statue
If the rockin' embodiment of the 1960s could fit in a red cadillac bucket seat and cruise down Santa Monica avenue...Black Honey would be…
Roses
A Not-So-Typical Love Song
When people hear music that is deemed as a love song, most of them associate such compositions as having soft-sounding melodies and ultra-clich&…
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…
Nadir
Dynamic Stagnation
London electronic duo TENDER (James Cullen and Dan Cobb) recently released Nadir, the first taste of their upcoming album from Partisan Records. 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&…
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…
Lipstick Stains (feat. Boys Noize)
Glitchy Minimalism
Lipstick Stains is part of Minneapolis synthpop quartet Poliça's double A-side 7” release Lipstick Stains /…
Hair
Get out of my Hair!
Once again, the lovely and sassy girls of Little Mix have found their way into my playlist. As usual, I was just chillaxing in a cab with a friend of…
Wedding
Heavily Political
As promised, Minneapolis-based synthpop band Poliça's third album United Crushers (2016) delivers music…
I'm In Love With a Monster
I'm in love with 5H
Since dropping their debut album Reflection at the beginning of the year, Fifth Harmony has been riding the waves of three…
She Looks So Perfect
Girls Talk Boys the New 5SOS
Boys Girls Talk is the soundtrack of the new film Ghostbusters, or as we met in childhood Ghostbusters. In this new film we act comedians of the…
24K Magic
Funky Bruno Mars Magic
With his Mark Ronson collaboration, Bruno Mars scored one of the biggest hits of 2015. Even though it had a retro style, it was one of those songs…
Machine
The Horrors Take An Industrail Turn With Machine
The Horrors previous album Luminous released in May of 2014. Fast forward to 2017 where the band's fifth album titled V is due to be released in…
Playground love - vibraphone version
Stilted Adolescence
Playground Love is the first song from French duo Air's (Nicholas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel) original sountrack for The Virgin…
En la Noche Te Perdí
One more year without Americania but its music does not die
Americania was formed by Italo, Armando and Alvaro, three impressive musicians with talent to spare, who won the intercollegiate New Bands ... in…
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.…
A Kiss From LA
Kiss, Kiss From Talisco
You don't have to be from LA to understand the appeal. Talisco may belong to a world a couple thousand miles away in Paris/Bordeaux but 'A…
Secret Love Song
A Mix of a Little Everything
Yes, Little Mix seems to be a mix of a lil everything. When I first heard them, they sounded cute, acted cute, and sang in a cuteness style.&…
Anymore
Restless Impatience
My voice has definitely changed! [...] It’s dropped! I’ve always had quite a big vocal range, but for instance, the operatic note…
Night Walk
Mysterious Energy
Little is presently known about London duo Gold Fir, who have only revealed their first names (James and Mabel) and the fact they are long-time…
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.…
Stop Where You Are
Soft Whispers of Sunshine
A positive point of view is always a better way of looking at things, obviously. It’s when music sings and teaches listeners how to do this,…
Messin' Around
Pitbull premieres song with Enrique Iglesias
Pitbull has joined once again with Enrique Iglesias and not to play, the duo apparently chemistry abundance because it is not the first time together…
Mi primer millon
American Dream, Latin Dream and Venezuelan Dream
When the eyes are closed, not only rest, but you dream, it is a time when the unconscious is released, and everything comes to light, and only you…
Lover Boy
Phum Viphurit's Lover Boy Evokes a Funky and Idyllic Romance
Bangkok-based singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit excels at capturing the push-pull dynamic that underscores the beginning of so many…
Black And Grey
Discolor Blind tease new EP with single 'Black and Grey'
If a musician’s creative output is intrinsically linked to the journey that brought them to that point then it is hardly surprising that&…
Cheap Thrills
The Sia Formula
With the release of 1000 Forms of Fear (2014), 40-year old Australian music veteran Sia Furler stepped out of the shadows of…
Liberty Or Death
ThreePeace strikes chord of Support for the Troops with Liberty or Death on KUAC Alaska
ThreePeace was featured on KUAC Fm in Alaska with their song Liberty or Death. The song is a song written in support of the American Soldier who…
Cloud
Elias: A Hard Man To Find
Once in our lives we find ourselves asking a very important question while watching our favorite TV series: Who in the name of everything holy sang…
Symphony No. 4 in G Major: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen (Live)
Mahler’s Back With Symphony No. 4
Much of the first movement of Mahler’s Symphony Number 4 is highly whimsical and colorful with many frenetic things happening in the strings and…
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&…
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. …
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay's video is a lot of monkey business
The lead single from their upcoming album, “Head Full Of Dreams”, due for release on December 4th, had first been uploaded to…
Back 2 Life
Letoya is back
Letoya Luckett was introduced to us as one of the four original members of the biggest girl group in history, Destiny’s Child. She left (or was…
Eternity
Built To Last
Surf beat, west coast and best of all a fun pick me up track from Communions. 'Eternity' sounds like the kind of song friends share between…
Film Noir
The Gin Pennies Share Striking New Video for Film Noir
The Gin Pennies play pop songs enveloped in an oldschool sound that includes percussive guitars, upright bass, violin and trumpet. A close listen…
Body Moves
Body Moves To The Beat
DNCE continues on the path of pure Pop mayhem. From 'Cake By The Ocean' to 'Body Moves' and 'Toothbrush'. The collective call…
Congratulations
Victory's Ironies
Congratulations is the title track from MGMT's second album, which fully expands on the Pastoral English pop, flighty mysticism, and studio-rat…
Gangsta
Will Jay's Gangsta Presents a Counter-Cultural Vision of Masculinity
The growing body of work by up-and-coming 21-year old singer-songwriter and ex-IM5 boy band member Will Jay has mostly revolved around the…
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 2011 Remastered Version
Timelessness and The Smiths' There is a Light that Never Goes Out
It’s unsurprising that the Smiths are referenced in two of the best indie films released in the past ten years (in my humble opinion), 500…
Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes Joe (Live from Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes is a one-of-a-kind band that embodies an old time southern rock with a modern day instrumentation style. I had the pleasure of seeing…
Miracle Aligner
Go and Get ‘em Tiger
'Seductive' is the adjective that was used most often in describing The Last Shadow Puppets' (Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner,…
Money
Sweet Venom: Anna Of The North vs. The Gold Digger
On “Money”, a recent single from electro-pop duo Anna Of The North’s upcoming debut album Lovers…
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…
Like A Virgin
50 Greatest Madonna Songs According To Rolling Stone
No doubt Madonna is one of those artists that although the years pass, is still news for any event or music, and there are many pages, magazines, and…
No Words - Skit
Hopsin has some wise words
If you like Eminem then you probably already know who Hopsin is, first because he sounds like him, second because as he said ''&…
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…
Dipped-in-Blue
Vector_Xing: Dipped In Blue
Comprising of LA born Stevan Cablayan (vocals) and London born Cameron McLain (instruments), Vector_XING create soul and…
Biking
Hit the pedal and bike
Recently I was asked what The Netherlands were known for abroad. We were talking about food and I couldn’t think of any meals or particular cooking…
Peaches
The Sweetest Peaches
Peaches remains LA duo In The Valley Below's (vocalist and guitarist Jeffrey Jacob Mendel and vocalist and keyboard player…
Do You Wanna Get High?
Weezer Do You Wanna Get High?
This week, alternative rock legends Weezer released their new single entitled “Do You Want to Get High”. The song was supposedly…
Everybody Wants to Love You
Romantic Bliss
“Part of it came out of interviews asking how my heritage influenced my music, which I think is a hilarious question. How many…
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 ‘…
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…
Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
The Carolyn Sills Combo Spreads Spirit With Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
The Carolyn Sills Combo who have been literally everywhere this year, are giving fans a holiday gift! Their new song and video for Ghost Reindeer in…
Other
Another comeback
Alison Moyet was a pioneer in the 80s. She was at the front of the rise of experimental, high energy synth-pop with Yazoo (from which you probably…
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.…
Love So Soft
Loving soft, coming back hard
“Love So Soft” has brought Kelly Clarkson back to the mainstream. The singer recently signed with Atlantic and announced that a new album would follow…
That's What I Like
Bruno Mars Does It Again With That's What I Like
I won't lie, Bruno Mars is the kind of artist I would love to be. True to his craft and honest about what kind of music he intends to make, Mars…
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,…
Waterfalls
Waterfalling For All The Girls : Verse Simmonds
Finally we can call back our enticipation, the new Verse is here and I am not talkin` about rap bars... Our supreme&…
Somebody Who
Insomnia
Au Revoir Simone is dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, United States whose members are Erika Forster (…
Would You Rather
Phoebe Bridgers' “Would You Rather” Traces a Silver Lining Around a Dark Childhood
Los Angeles singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has been receiving widespread acclaim for her debut album Stranger in the Alps (Sep 2017): a collection…
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…
India Martinez
India Martínez celebrates the success of Aguasanta
India Martinez is in for a great time. The Spanish singer is leading the radio with her new single Aguasanta, one of the songs that is part of her…
Kip Moore
Kip Moore On His New Album, Songwriting, Streaming and Touring Europe – Interview
CMA-award nominee Kip Moore, is currently in Europe for the Country to Country music festival, in London, Dublin, Stockholm and Oslo. His…
Dontae Peeps
Keep Quiet With Dontae!
It`s been so long since I heard this extraordinary singer/exeptional songwriter, but last year he finally debuted his studio album called&…
Theo Kandel
Fresh Faces: Theo Kandel
Theo Kandel, 18, is a singer/songwriter hailing from New York City. A recent high school graduate, Kandel has been a hot new addition to the…
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue’s Music Makeover
Remember the time in early 2000 when Kylie Minogue totally overthrew her Eighties Pop princess image with “Spinning Around”? Well,…
Rodríguez
Searching for Sugar Man
Can you imagine that there’s an American artist who has been more famous than Elvis in one part of the world, but you’ve never heard of him? There is…
Bruno Mars
About my brief visit to planet Mars
Last week, the night had finally arrived. I went to see Bruno Mars live when his 24K Magic World Tour touched down in Amsterdam. It’s the first time I…
Viniloversus
Vinylversus and Fried Tomatoes united their voices for freedom of expression
Venezuelan groups Viniloversus and Fried Tomatoes were the highlights of a day of music that was the impetus to promote the defense of freedom of…
J Alvarez
J Alvarez comes with Rico Suave.
Puerto Rican and her single Rico Suave rise as the foam, after meeting in the main radio stations and exceed 3 million views with his lyric video.…
Martin Garrix
Martin Garrix teams up with Trove Sivan on his new track
U2
U2 prepare album and anniversary tour
With a Christmas message, the Irish group U2 announced to his followers that be your list of resolutions for 2017. Through the audiovisual, Bono said…
Pablo Alborán
Pablo Alborán and the duo HaAsh performed in Mexico an Acoustic Sessions prior to the Latin Grammy.
As a prelude to what will be the night of Nov. 19 in Las Vegas, the Latin Recording Academy offered in Mexico a concert Acoustic Sessions where the…
Roxana Labatt
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Ace Hood is Back With “Trust the Process” Project
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Jory premieres Behind You
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Arsonal vs Iron Solomon Rap Battle Released on KOTD
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Mindy Smith ‘Snowed In’ – EP Review
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Colin Lloyd Tucker - His Incredible Mind
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Arcade Fire will release a live DVD
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Sixto Rein and his other place
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Annie Stokes' Latest Release Is Real Good
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Rock legend Lemmy Kilmister dies
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The Pscyho-Celtic Jams & Folk Songs of Warren Haynes
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The Strokes deny working on new material with Rick Rubin
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Don DiLego Shares Magnificent New Record
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Future presents a new song, “Buy Love”, along with a video clip
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Beyoncé took up the vase
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blackmail keeps ringing
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The Champions League final will feature the voice of Alicia Keys
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Vallenato declared a World Heritage Site
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Queens of the Stone Age reveal 'Villians' release date
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No hanging on the couch for Kingtonic
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Prince are back on YouTube
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Stephen Inglis ‘Learning You By Heart’ - Album Review
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Where It All Started
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A collaboration between Wisin and Nacho is coming
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Stream a Mac Demarco Instrumental Album
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Nicky Jam wants to conquer Europe
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ABBA are still thankful for the music
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