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            Some Things Just Take Time
          
        Colorama - Some Things Take Time, indeed!
        The name of this Welsh band is Colorama and their sixth album is Some Things Take Time. And this is not a pun since it took Carwyn Ellis and his…
        
            Love Streams
          
        Cacophony or Eclecticism?
          The eight album by a Canadian electronic artist Tim Hecker is his most notable release yet. I mean, when Pitchfork gives you 8.2, you know…
        
            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…
        
            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 Beatles (Remastered)
          
        #tbt The Beatles - White Album
        Good boys The Beatles were anything but good on White album. Maraton recordings, changed in collaborators, departure of members, breaking of the band&…
        
            Hang
          
        Foxygen's Hang Is An Amalgam of Retro and Modern
        Do we make mistakes or do mistakes make us? I am not going to get metaphysical, don’t worry, but I am trying to emphasize the importance of occasional…
        
            Wildflower
          
        Wildflower's debut
        UK trio Wildflower (Idris Rahman on sax and flute, Leon Brichard on bass, and Tom Skinner on drums) has delivered a very promising debut with their…
        
            Hot Fuss (Deluxe Version)
          
        Music and The Beautiful Life it Has 
        There are different tastes for everything in this world; whether it be cars, wine, food, we all have different preferences. That’s why I…
        
            How Dare You
          
        Finally! The Old Electric Six Are Back! 
        Although it seems like the career of Electric Six was reaching its end, it didn't happen. It is as If they have found the new impuls that made…
        
            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…
        
            Rosewood Almanac
          
        Will Stratton IIs An Inspiration For Anyone Struggling With Cancer
        Rosewood Almanac is the sixth studio album by Will Stratton, musician currently residing in New York. Will studied philosophy for a short while before…
        
            Atleta del Sonido
          
        Bostas Brain Presents: ''Sound Athlete''
        Luis Quintero, better known musically as BostasBrain , is Venezuelan composer of rap. Brain has become a leader and pioneer of the movement, flow…
        
            Pure Romance
          
        Nothing Less But Truly Pure Romance
        There is something about piano music that can easily relax a listener. And add to that how it can also smoothly lead a listener from an ordinary…
        
            Roll With The Punches
          
        Van Morrison May Not Deliver Masterpieces Anymore, But Who Cares, It's Still Good
        Diligent ants are rarity in the history of rock. Neil Young, maybe Bob Dylan and Van Morrison were one of the few who marked each decade after 60s…
        
            Who Sold My Generation
          
        Garage Psychedelic
        The name of Night Beats is a hommage to Sam Cooke. These boys were touring with The Black Angels, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Zombies, Black Lips…
        
            For This We Fought the Battle of Ages
          
        Slow, Deep and Hard
        The title of Type O Negative’s first album is a perfect describer of Subrosa’s new record, For This We Fought the Battle of Ages.…
        
            In Love with a Ghost
          
        Daniel Land announces solo album In Love With A Ghost
        Daniel Land     After a three year hiatus, Daniel Land has announced the forthcoming release of his In…
        
            Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes
          
        #tbt Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes
        Marvin Pontiac was hit by a bus in June of 1977. The life of one of the most expressive music geniuses ended. He was born as a son of African father…
        
            Displaced Sleepers
          
        Nothing Displaced Around Here
        Todd Gautreau’s last name might associate you with a guy from France and not Dallas, Texas. But then, wrong presumptions will not take us anywhere,…
        
            Integrity Blues
          
        Integrity Blues Does Not Sound Integrated
        Instead of integral diet, Jim Adkins and emo entourage have decided to kick off with integral blues – ones again. Those of you who are familiar with…
        
            A Place Where There's No More Pain
          
        Second Comebacks Are Never As Good As First Ones
        There are not many bands who had such a big impact on younger bands, but who did not manage not to charged for their clairvoyance. This was especially…
        
            Ego
          
        Drop the Mic for Bibi Bourelly
        Pop, R&B or Hip-Hop has a special place (not only in my soul) but in the creative verse of our everyday language. Bibi Bourelly may have her…
        
            Timeless
          
        Are After 7 really timeless?
        Any fan of R&B music of the 90s knows this group by one song: “’Til You Do Me Right”. It was at the height of the Babyface reign of smooth R&…
        
            Tautou
          
        Smooth Like Marble
        Even with names like Zita Swoon being tossed around among music critics, the current Belgian music scene seems to be somewhat an unknown quantity to…
        
            Vulnicura
          
        Vulnicura
        Vulnicura is very personal; Bjork's vulnerability is shown from the first few lines. Although she has stated that the writing process was a way of…
        
            Awesome Rock on Piano
          
        Interview with Dmytro Morykit about his album 'Awesome Rock on Piano'
        I interviewed Dmytro Morykit, about his recent album of classic rock covers Awesome Rock on Piano and include below some of his thoughts on the…
        
            Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered)
          
        The Beatles' Finest
        My favorite album of The Beatles is Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although virtually all of The Beatles’ music is great, this is my favorite…
        
            Rhythm Nation 1814
          
        The National Anthem We All Need
        I always like to describe the best music as being timeless, all-consuming, and inspiring. Janet Jackson’s 1989 album, Rhythm Nation 1814,&…
        
            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…
        
            Immortalized
          
        Me(n)tal Disturbia
        The most fascinating thing related to Immortalized is how did they manage to release the single out of nowhere and say that their new album is coming…
        
            Belong
          
        Better Than The XX?
          Raise your hand If you think that The XX will never be as strong as they were on their debut. Now raise your hand If you are confident that…
        
            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…
        
            Felony Blues
          
        Jamie Wyatt's Music From Prison
        In the world of country music, prison was always one of the places from which an artist can develop perspective which would reflect in lyrics…
        
            Highway to Hell
          
        Super Charged on the Highway to Hell
        Fueled by grittily compacted rock and backed by a raw bluesy croak, AC/DC were one of the hottest bands in the 70s and 80s. And even still – after…
        
            Rocket
          
        Is Alex G Reincarnation of Elliot Smith?
        There must be someone who deserves the same hype as Frank Ocean. There must be and here he is. Twenty year old author and multi instrumentalist Alex…
        
            A Crow Looked at Me
          
        Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me (Review)
        “Death is real, someone’s there, and then they’re not”, echoes the beginning of Mount Eerie’s latest and long awaited album since his wife’s passing…
        
            Piano Rock
          
        Just Needing More
        The reason I am disappointed with this album is because there are only 9 songs in it. I simply want more.  Now maybe that's a good thing…
        
            The Buffet (Deluxe Version)
          
        What R. Kelly serves
        It takes years to build a good reputation. It takes just a second to lose it. And while a reputation gets build on verifications, sometimes, all it…
        
            Christine And The Queens
          
        Is The Hype Around Christine and The Queens Legitimate?
          Heloise Letissier, known as Christine and the Queens, is a French musician who shook up the music scene this year. Her debut was released…
        
            Don't Let The Kids Win
          
        The Kids Won After All
        A while back KatCigarette, reviewing one of Julia Jacklin’s singles warned you in these (web)pages what you could potentially expect from her album “…
        
            All the Colours of the Dust
          
        Jakob Skott - All the Colours of the Dust
        Jakob Skott came out with a new album ''All the Colours of the Dust'' earlier this year, and the new album packs some really fine…
        
            FUTURE
          
        Future Still Swimming in Dark Waters
        Two years after his sepulchral watermark DS2, the dual sides of Future's artistic persona appear to be set in stone. There is…
        
            Coco Hames
          
        Ex Leader of The Ettes Goes On A Solo Ride
        Sometimes, it would be good to start from the beginning, to leave old crew and the baggage of the past behind and move in a completely different…
        
            My Darkest Hour
          
        Noir Heroine
        Jemma Nicole is potential new heroine of Gothic Americana scene. She was born in Perth, Australia and she currently resides in Melbourne, which makes…
        
            Reflection
          
        Brian Eno Delivers an Over-Conceptual One-Track Album
        We entered the new year with the 26th album in the career of Brian Eno, one of the most respected artists of the contemporary music. His work…
        
            Penrose Winoa
          
        Oro Swimming Hour - Lo-fi childhood memories
        Looking at the cover of Pro Swimming Hour’s debut album Penrose Winoa (whatever that is) you have an impression that it was drawn by a very advanced…
        
            Waiting on a Song
          
        You Can't Spell Auerbach Without Bach
        It is impressive how some producers turn out to be remarkable solo artists. I have got my eye on few of them, and I am always happy to hear that their…
        
            Metals
          
        Feist's Metals and Everything That's Golden About It.
        Feist’s Metals is one of my favourite albums. Let me tell you why.  The first few bars of the opening song, The Bad in Each Other, set the album apart…
        
            Wish You Were Here
          
        Wish You Were Here
        Two men, one of them in flames, shake hands in a studio back lot. The image of a nude woman emerges from a red veil. A diver breaks the waves of a…
        
            Generation Doom
          
        Nu Metal Activism
        I remember 2002, when nu metal was in its peak of borrowing elements from various genres. In panoply of everything, the song T.R.I.C. happened and it…
        
            Still Testifying
          
        My Darling Clementine - Keep On Testifying
        It seems they’re a good time in putting out good Americana sounds. This time from the other side of the pond and a duo that represents some of the…
        
            The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
          
        Unique artist with a distinctive expression - Fiona Apple 
        What I absolutely love and appreciate for any artist is being a songwriter, not just a performer. One of my favourite alternative rock, jazz, art pop…
        
            Late Night Tales: David Holmes
          
        Can Late Night Tales Disappoint ?
        Compilations are big business and Late Night Tales series has turned into, it seems, good business. After all, they are a label in itself. I’ve been…
        
            Somersault
          
        Somersault is the new Surf, According to Beach Fossils
        Third album of Brooklyn based indie collective titled Somersault represents a step forward in comparison to its predecessors Beach Fossils…
        
            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…
        
            The Awakening
          
        P.O.D. W.O.W.
        To start your career during the 90s and create some alternative metal with rap all over it, experiencing turbulence of the new millennium and release…
        
            Fake Famous
          
        Fake Famous
        The hard-bitten and prolific Sacramento rapper Mozzy shifts slightly to accessibility on his first album of 2017. YG, Jadakiss,and G-Eazy are featured…
        
            Violence
          
        Editors Need Editing
        After flirting with orchestral and electronic sound which relied on Smith's internal content on their previous album In Dreams, Editors…
        
            Hidden Cities
          
        Horse Lords - Hidden Cities
        Horse Lords is a psychedelic rock/krautrock/experimental rock band from Baltimore. They released ''Hidden Cities'' back in 2014, and…
        
            Between Two Shores
          
        Glen Hansard Ain't Fooling Nobody
        I'm tired of thinking of you, baby, harshly lashed out Glen Hansard on a conveniently titled track Movin' On. Ummm, the only problem is that…
        
            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…
        
            Ouroboros
          
        Mythic Sunship - Ouroboros
        Mythic Sunship are a Danish instrumental psychedelic rock band, who just recently released their newest album through the renowned El Paraiso Records.…
        
            Over the Edge
          
        Over the edge
          Oakland “stoner violence” trio Connoisseur’s entire debut LP is about the pleasures and politics of smoking weed.&…
        
            Fax Message Breakup EP
          
         Rodney Cromwell to release 'Fax Message Breakup' EP
        Rodney Cromwell is the nom-de-plume of Adam Cresswell, founding member of indie-folktronica band SALOON (who had four entries in John Peel&…
        
            The English Riviera
          
        Metronomy <3
        Happiness is just the matter of seizing the right moment to do the right thing. There are some things that are always right. Whenever I get depressed…
        
            Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
          
        A Classic ECM Record
        This is a classic ECM record, reminiscent of the early sound that the German label and its principal producer Manfred Eicher developed back in the…
        
            The Wolves
          
        The Sound Of Lethargy
        Melbourne bases band Brighter Later is another evidence how Australia is a tough competitor on the world’s music scene. The project of Jaye…
        
            iii
          
        iii
        Swedish indie pop trio comes back with their third release that is both exuberant and ebollient, but incosistent when it comes to genre. Do you…
        
            Phase 3
          
        Skeppet - Phase 3
        Skeppet are an interesting Danish band that venture in the realm of psychedelic rock, electronic music and space rock influenced ambient drones. Their…
        
            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…
        
            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&…
        
            We Are Millionaires
          
        Fij & Bickers - Forlorn but not beaten
        Pete Fij and Terry Bickers - never heard? Well, if you are a close follower of all things music, particularly the late Eighties and early Nineties…
        
            Thinkin Out Loud
          
        Thinking Out Loud First Impressions
        This girl never stops impressing, that`s for sure. Young, but only by numbers, this smashing sunshine of vocal enchantress, Ms.…
        
            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…
        
            Push the Sky Away
          
        Cave's Best?
        It's not a Bad Seeds album. It is a Nick Cave album, but if you listened to it next to anything from the the Sexual…
        
            ZABA
          
        The Mesmerizing ZABA
          ‘ZABA’ is one of the best debut albums released in the past decade. When I put the record on for the first time, I had no idea who Glass…
        
            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…
        
            Out Here
          
        Killer EP Out Here!
        Recently I discovered this amazingly talented female vocal, an immediate motivation blast, that blew every of my sense and threw my doubts in deep…
        
            Champ
          
        #tbt: Tokyo Police Club: Champ
        If we take a look at the history of music, we can chronologically determine how the geographical focus of pop-rock industry was shifting. In the 50s,…
        
            Double Roses
          
        Karen Elson Is No Longer Jack White's Ghost
        The Ghost Who Walks from 2010 was made under the mentorship of Jack White, the guy who was Karen Elson’s husband at the moment. It was Karen’s first…
        
            Citizen of Glass
          
        Agnes Olsen's Perspective On Losing Privacy
        Danish author Agnes Obel rewarded us with her third album in 2016. The title Citizen Of Glass refers to the concept of glaserner burger, or the…
        
            A Moon Shaped Pool
          
        My Albums of the Year: Radiohead: Moon Shaped Pool
        Well of course Moon Shaped Pool would make the cut, since I never shut up about Radiohead. There's a lot to be said about the album, which is the…
        
            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…
        
            Cold Night in Soho
          
        When Soho Gets Cold, The Tiger Lillies Get Colder
        Cold Night in Soho is the first album in ten years in which The Tiger Lillies did not put focus on theater piece. They are everything but regular band…
        
            Hollow Meadows
          
        Richard Hawley Marries His City
        Let’s not call it a long distance relationship, let’s call it a love too big to be placed in one city. Some people are in a…
        
            Metroland
          
        Revolver: CLT comes full circle.
        Metroland – Colin Lloyd TuckerSamphire Records EP. March 2019.Tracks: Metroland – The Band Stand in the Bandstand –…
        
            The New High
          
        Will Brent Finally Bring In Some Cash?
        The moment you realize that somebody who’s from Athens Georgia has recorded all his three solo albums for a German specialist label, you begin to…
        
            A Change in State
          
        James Yuill - Whatever happened to Folktronica?
        Combining acoustic music with electronics can be a tricky thing - it either turns out great or falls flat on its behind. That may be the reason the…
        
            The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Sampler)
          
        Bob Dylan's Beef Jerky
        New Bob Dylan's bootleg release puts you in a position of a fly on the wall in the period when he was recording his key albums, the…
        
            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…
        
            Gumption
          
        Leaving The Listener Behind
          Taryn Miller is a young girl who releases her music under the name Your Friend. The album Gumption is her debut album. She likes to…
        
            Fast Food
          
        Check Your Pulse When She Sings
        What you get when you combine Anna Calvi and PJ Harvey? You don’t know? Well, get to know by knowing her majesty – Nadine Shah,…
        
            Siberian Earth Curve
          
        Birchville Cat Motel - Siberian Earth Curve
        Birchville Cat Motel is a one-man experimental noise rock/psychedelic rock/noise/drone band from Wellington, New Zealand. The band has been…
        
            Swear I'm Good At This
          
        Swear I'm Good at This
        On their debut LP, the eager duo fumbles that which makes indie pop so meaningful. It becomes a lively collection of empty gestures. The &…
        
            Gumboot Soup
          
        King Gizzards - Five Albums in One Year
        Previous year was the year of King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, and whoever tries to convince you otherwise, feel free to ignore them. When they…
        
            Supernatural Love
          
        The organic return of a revamped Sidestepper
        Before Bomba Estereo or ChocQuibTown already existed Sidestepper, the group of electro cumbia led by British DJ and producer Richard Blair in 1996,…
        
            The Commandments According to SCAC
          
        Slim Cessna's Auto Club
          In my opinion, the most important commandment is that you should become a better person every day. Let’s see If Slim Cessna&…
        
            Find the Ways
          
        Classical Appalachia?
        The first question that comes up to mind listening to the first collaboration between (David) Allred and (Peter) Broderick, “Find The Ways” is - what…
        
            Intergalactic Dada & Space Trombones
          
        Radar Men From The Moon - Intergalactic Dada & Space Trombones
        Radar Men From The Moon are a great Dutch instrumental psychedelic rock/stoner rock band from the Netherlands. They have released quite many good…
        
            The Direction of Last Things
          
        Intronaut Is the S***
        Progressive is not understood by many people and that needs to change. If you are reading this and you have never been listening metal, I have…
        
            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…
        
            Abysma
          
        Ticking to the Right Beat
        It seems that Will Wiesenfeld, the guy behind Geotic (or more plainly, earthly) likes to categorize things, including the music he makes.  He…
        
            The Hope Six Demolition Project
          
        Bravo, PJ Harvey!
        The Hope Six Demolition Project is an extremely suggestive album. It is almost as suggestive as the author herself. Just when I thought that PJ Harvey…
        
            Big Blue
          
        Gold Star - Shining Already
        Many bands and singer/songwriters these days are following the path taken by Jeff Tweedy, solo or with Wilco. While most of them are quite enjoyable…
        
            October
          
        October (1981) - a classic U2 record
        This is the first record by U2 that I bought, back when I was a young music explorer (with no internet, just the good old record stores and that big…
        
            We The Generation (Deluxe Edition)
          
        The Curse of The Second Album
        With their first album, the music band from London occupied the top of the charts and then many awards enriched the beginning of their career,…
        
            Emperor of Sand
          
        Mastodon Are On The Way To Become A Cult
        insufficiency of vitamin A and vitamin C.
        
            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&…
        
            Burst Apart
          
        #tbt The Antlers: Burst Apart
        Is there a bigger cliche in the world of music than an indie band from New York? Not many things come to mind and everytime something new and original…
        
            Love
          
        Amen Dunes - Love
        Amen Dunes is a psychedelic rock/indie rock/neo-psych band from the United States. Their most notable album to date is perhaps ''Love''…
        
            All Hail the Yeti
          
        #tb All Hail The Yeti's Debut
        Internet, overpopulated urban areas, abundance of concert arenas and mass production of fanbases are causing ugly fight between bands for the place in…
        
            Leave Me Breathless
          
        When Ane Brun Does Covers, She Leaves You Breathless
        Cover album is the new material by a Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun. Leave Me Breathless is her eighth album, released under her own Balloon…
        
            Ritual Spirit
          
        A Fistful of maddeningly good melodies
        Massive Attack are back, and while the new EP titled Ritual Spirit contains only four songs it is just long enough to show us that they are…
        
            Vagabundo
          
        Dos Décadas del Influyente Vagabundo Creado Por Robi Draco Rosa
        Hace 20 años se gestó una de los diamantes musicales más importante de la era del rock alternativo en españ…
        
            Thru Me Again
          
        La Hell Gang - Thru Me Again
        La Hell Gang is a relatively well-known Chilean psychedelic rock band from Santiago. They have released three good albums so far, and their best album…
        
            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…
        
            St Germain
          
        The Return Of St Germain
                    It took him fifteen years to release an…
        
            Starboy
          
        Starboy is the new thing from The Weeknd
        The Weeknd has given much to talk about in recent months, as has squandered good talent in different settings worldwide.  Last Friday, the singer of…
        
            More Songs About Buildings And Food
          
        What band did you finally discover in 2016?
        I pride myself on being a connoisseur of classic 80s indie. From Joy Division’s Closer in 1980 to Disintegration by The Cure in 1989, and all of New…
        
            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…
        
            Coming Home
          
        Pain Is The Right Description
        Peter Tägtgren’s Pain is a side-project of a death metal mastermind, the lead person behind Hypocrisy, one of the pioneers of…
        
            Weather Diaries
          
        Weather Diaries
        Ride’s reunion album is the British group’s first since returning the stage in 2015. It’s promising but never quite satisfying, with modern production…
        
            II
          
        Naxatras - II
        Naxatras are an interesting Greek psychedelic/space rock band, who hail from Thessaloniki. Naxatras have previously released one album and an EP. Both…
        
            Rebels
          
        Eriel Indigo teases new EP
        Arriving like a neon-clad day-glo 21st Century Barberella, Eriel Indigo steps off the mothership with fully-formed glitter-noir pop songs that…
        
            Joanne
          
        Waking up to Lady Gaga
        Although my teenage self is cringing so hard while I write this, to be honest, I cringe pretty hard about most of what she did, so I couldn’t care…
        
            21
          
        Adele 25
        When asked to write about a single artist that shaped the month of November, at first I was stumped. So many mainstream artists have been having huge…
        
            Yellow Light (Despicable Me 3 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
          
        What's happened to Pharrell's magic touch?
        Ok, I’ll come right out and admit it. I just went to see Despicable Me 3, a few days ago. Of course, it was because I was in the company of  …
        
            The Origin Of Love (Deluxe)
          
        Oh, Why Did Mika Go Downward
        On his debut album, Mika pleasantly surprised all us with his exuberant amd catchy tunes. The follow-up The Boy Who Knew Too Much brought perfection,…
        
            2gether
          
        Too much electro-pop and jazz
        I was having one of those humdrum weekends, where I do nothing but lie in my bed, binge-watch movies and TV series, eat, sleep, browse Facebook and…
        
            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…
        
            I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
          
        1975 Levels Below Original 
          The 1975 were formed in 2002 in Manchester, UK. They are nothing but another indie rock band from the Island who is labeled as alternative…
        
            Pure Heroine
          
        Our Heroine
        It’s hard to believe that Lorde’s debut album was released four years ago. Aside from a very strong sentimental attachment that I have to it (it was…
        
            Positive Songs For Negative People
          
        Positive Songs For Negative People
        No one cal play with words as good as Frank Turner. His lyrical style is unexcelled. As much as I adore Frank, I will be frank and say how minus and…
        
            Politika
          
        New release by Bernays Propaganda
        One of the most popular acts on the Macedonian alternative scene, “Bernays Propaganda”, which I already introduced to the readers…
        
            Scream
          
        Enter Michael Jackson's Halloween
        With Halloween coming around the corner, the Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music couldn’t resist releasing a new album with a scary theme…
        
            Caiga la Noche
          
        Los Mesoneros finds sonorous personality and takes a risk in Caiga La Noche
        Almost six years ago Innkeepers made his debut with Indelible (2011) album which received four nominations Latin Grammy 2012 in the categories of…
        
            Stereolithic
          
        311 Stereolithic Review
          This a review I have been looking forward to doing for a while now. 311 has proved to be he most consistent bands from their first album …
        
            Past and Future
          
        Tisiphone
        Tisiphone is a band from Lyon with the fresh debut album titled Tisiphone 1t LP. They have been dropping singles over the past three years before they…
        
            Lady's Bridge
          
        #tb How Richard Hawley Escaped Midlife Crisis
          Richard Hawley’s Lady’s Bridge was one of my favorite albums back in 2007. Refreshing love poetry the singer delivered on this record found…
        
            Music For Listening To Music To
          
        La Sera As December's Vitamin D
        Music for Listening Music To is a fourth studio album by a Californian band La Sera and its lead singer Katy Goodman, ex bass guitarist of Vivian…
        
            57TH & 9TH
          
        Sting Stings Again
        One of the favorite advices artists like to give is: Do not stay in your comfort zone. Be a risk taker and investigate the unknown.  So,Sting…
        
            7
          
        Seal and his lucky number 7?
        On Twitter, Seal announced it as his seventh studio album. Though that could be open for discussion, 7' is his first original album in years. His…
        
            Hurry Home
          
        The Deslondes - The New Orleans Palette
        Many try and fail to cover as much the musical palette offered by the American music, and often they fail. Basically, they have a hard time breathing…
        
            Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
          
        Leave It To Jess
        Jess Glynne may be a name (you've heard) that has been uttered through radio or television. As a former X Factor contestant, who appeared on the…
        
            Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
          
        Is Jason Isbell Still On A Good Track
        This is the third time in a row that we are welcoming Jason Isbell's new album in the middle of the uneven year. This tradition was initiated with…
        
            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…
        
            Polysemy
          
        Mestís Polysemy Album Review
        The progressive metal band Mestis, released a new album entitled . Mestis is an instrumental group most notably including Javier Reyes from the band…
        
            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)…
        
            A Latino Christmas
          
        Celebrating a Latino Christmas
        Fifteen songs will make you smile and feel satisfied for choosing to listen to Latino Christmas. That's true for me, of course. But honestly,…
        
            A World Out of Time
          
        Eternal Tapestry - A World Out Of Time
        Eternal Tapestry are a renowned American psychedelic rock band from Portland. They have released a great number of fine albums through almost a decade…
        
            3 Things
          
        When Your Life is Falling Apart, Listen to Jason Mraz
        I found this song last year when my teacher recommended it to me. I found out I had anxiety, I was so stressed with school and my personal life. I…
        
            Wherever You Will Go
          
        The Oscar Awards and the Soundtrack of the Subconscious
        One of the most famous awards in the world and the history of cinema, has always had a place for the Best Soundtrack for Film, a category that has…
        
            Nothing Better
          
        Forget Chainsmokers, this is the duet of former lovers you should be listening to.
        Much to my own annoyance I'm quite fond of Closer by Chainsmokers featuring Halsey. I know in my bones that it is a terrible pop song, full of…
        
            You Don't Know Me
          
        Not your homie Jax
        I have a guilty pleasure, at the moment. I get incredibly cheerful every time I hear Jax Jones’ “You Don’t Know Me”. You know, that track with the…
        
            In the Morning
          
        Morning Official With NAO
        NAO returns with brand new clip for the single In The Morning off of her exquisite album piece For All We Know.&…
        
            Wild at Heart
          
        The Electric Petals Share New Track “Wild At Heart”
        The modern psychedelic rock of The Electric Petals came together in the summer of 2020. Hailing from Temagami, Canada, they produce in their old 1950s…
        
            Art Deco
          
        Ghetto Art Deco
        Art Deco, a track from Lana Del Rey's fourth studio album Honeymoon (2015), has long been rumored to be about her music scene…
        
            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…
        
            Fainting Spell
          
        Therapeutic Unease
        A Sleep Party People performance can easily come across as the musical equivalent of a psychoanalyst's case study. When Danish…
        
            Sorry
          
        Justin Bieber: Being Sorry
        Trust, respect, and honesty are essential elements of maintaining relationships. However, the relationship becomes unstable when one of the elements…
        
            No Hard Feelings
          
        Uplifting Poignancy
        North Carolina folk rock quartet The Avett Brothers' (banjo-playing Scott Avett, guitarist Seth Avett, double bassist Bob Crawford and…
        
            Lonely Boy
          
        The best minimalist and low-budget music videos ever
        We are bombarded by the media with money facts from the music industry, especially by pop-stars who brag around about how much they spent on their…
        
            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 …
        
            New Day
          
        A cheerful day
        Ok, I have to admit that I think I’m rekindling my fanship for Take That. They’ve just released a new single called “New Day”, with a bit of a weird…
        
            Dog Years
          
        Slow Dancing in Seconds
          By following up on the success of her breakout single Alaska with Dog Years, NYU Clive Davis Institute alumni Maggie Rogers…
        
            Stuck
          
        Lodged Love
        One man band Day Wave's single Stuck has soothing musical undertones in relation to its subject matter, a persona who is stuck…
        
            Think About It
          
        You think you know but you dont, Think About It by Erich Mrak
        Chaos ensues when worlds collide but chaos is not necesserality something bad. In this case, Hip Hop and Electronic music have been…
        
            Make Me Like You
          
        Why You Had To Go And Make Me Like This?
        When I heard about Gwen Stefani's plan to live record and broadcast her new video during the Grammy ceremonies, I have to admit…
        
            Lost On You
          
        Discovery of Lost On You
        I was visiting a friend of mine in Osijek, Croatia. We were just having our second glass of wine, getting ready to leave the house for a bit of fun in…
        
            Pears For Lunch
          
        Pears For Lunch - Girl Band
        If you haven't witnessed a music video directed by Bob Gallagher, you are missing out on the volatile nature that comes with a Gallagher directed…
        
            Freal Luv (Far East Movement X Marshmello)
          
        Eclectic Hybridity
        “When we were first starting in the music industry people were telling us to wear glasses and change our name from Far East movement because…
        
            New York
          
        New York is a delicate tribute to St Vincent's Heroes
        After basically tearing up her own rulebook with her 2014 self-titled album, St Vincent can do anything she wants. Except what Annie Clark wants is to…
        
            The Other Side of Hollywood (feat. Cheyenne Jackson)
          
        Interview with Songwriting and Music Production Duo Doug Rockwell and Tova Litvin
          Today we are speaking with the Emmy nominated songwriting and music production team, Doug Rockwell and Tova Litvin. This talented duo…
        
            Chateau
          
        Angus and Julia Stone’s World-Weary Escapism
        “Chateau”, the second track from Aussie sibling duo Angus and Julia Stone’s forthcoming album Snow (out on September 15)…
        
            Forgive Me
          
        Austra's Forgive Me: The Art of Sad Dance Music
        I borrowed the title of this blog post from The Guardian's review of Canadian electronic band Austra's second album, Olympia…
        
            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…
        
            The Miller Girl
          
        Steve Hussey and Jake Eddu share with us The Miller Girl
        Yes, “The Miller Girl” is a reference to the beer and the miller girl is portrayed in the Miller ad. Steve Hussey and Jake Eddy are geniuses for…
        
            Playground Love (with Gordon Tracks)
          
        Entrapment of an Era
        In any other musical element the French duo Air would be known for their electronic based setup. Yet, if The Virgin Suicides soundtrack has not…
        
            Happy Birthday to You (Piano)
          
        Happy Birthday, Danielle!
        The music not only accompanies us during the holidays or at a concert. Not just listen to music 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week, and not 365 days a…
        
            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…
        
            Right Words
          
        Cults Present a Surreal Double Feature with the Right Words, Natural State Music Video
        New York indie duo Cults appear to be firmly committed to the idea of a featuring two songs in a single music video. Last September, Madeline Follin…
        
            Alive
          
        SIAFIED!
        By now the legend of SIA is pretty much apparent to us. She is the powerhouse songwriter behind successful hit numbers of many an artist including the…
        
            Cake By The Ocean
          
        Sweets, Cakes & Sexy Beats
        Joe Jonas, a former member of the brother band, “Jonas Brothers” which was a big hit back then, is back with a new band (DNCE).…
        
            Not Discuss It
          
        St. Beauty's “Not Discuss It”: A Tender Plea for Interpersonal Peace
        “Caught”, the lead single from St. Beauty’s debut EP Running to the Sun (January 19, 2018), was the perfect introduction…
        
            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…
        
            Used To Love You
          
        Heartbroken Gwen
        It Was hard not to notice the whole thing that was happening in Gwen Stefani's life. It was all over media. Local and world's. It was hard to…
        
            In A Feeling Like This
          
        What Feeling is This?
        A man makes a checkers move that will probably be fatal. A young couple lie next to each other in bed, the woman twirling a flower. A doe-eyed…
        
            Big Jet Plane
          
        Big Jet Plane on Repeat
        Romantic, sentimental and slightly heartbreaking...however, Angus & Julia Stone have radically presented us with their track 'Big Jet…
        
            Buckshot (feat. KRS-One & DJ Premier)
          
        Macklemore & Ryan Lewis:  Buckshot Review
        “Buckshot” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring KRS-One and DJ Premier is my own choice of hot song at the moment. I…
        
            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…
        
            Polished
          
        Prince Innocence Explore the Trophy Girl Syndrome
          I've written about Toronto-based duo Prince Innocence's (Josh McIntyre and Talvi Faustmann) 'Manic' before, and…
        
            Summer
          
        Courtneers Experience Summer as a Fling to Remember
        Indie Rock has made its bed and for the time being it is here to say. Now some people may feel that this statement can go and curl up somewhere and…
        
            Body and Soul
          
         JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.2 - Body and Soul
        In this second article dedicated to jazz standards, I present you the most covered one of all times - “Body and Soul”, a…
        
            Into You
          
        Ariana “Into You”
        This girl nothing stops her, who would have thought you could get to be as successful as has been achieved with their new album Dangerous Woman, this…
        
            I Should Live in Salt
          
        The National can't explain it any other way
        The National are one of the only bands that, with every album, stay within the same sonic landscape. Each ensuing album explores this landscape…
        
            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…
        
            Gold Chains
          
        Funkadelic and Slightly Tragic
        Goldensuns have popped out their latest track 'Gold Chains' where Funk rhythms are processed through a slight trembling and tragic lyrically…
        
            Cámara Lenta
          
        Mariana Vega premieres her single in “Cámara Lenta”
        This romantic singer and Venezuelan composer had us while wanting some new tunes and finally the wait is over, as we knew had been immersed in the…
        
            I Miss That Feeling
          
        Tennis' I Miss That Feeling: A Love Letter to Anxiety
              The most memorable songs have often lived through a few lives before reaching listeners in its final form. &…
        
            Get Lucky
          
        COVERLAND Vol.25: Get Lucky
        Let's move the Coverland series to present day. This time I’m gonna present you the cover of Daft Punk’s 2013 international…
        
            Good Lava
          
        Exploring a Brand New Trip 
        Esperanza Spalding just dropped a new single from her upcoming experimental album “Emily’s D+ Evolution” called &…
        
            Logic Of Color
          
        The Logic of Color 
          Music listeners who began their acquiantance with Baltimore duo Wye Oak after the release of their fourth album, Shriek (2014),…
        
            Earth Is Reaching Out
          
        Star Goes Nova is Mother Earth in The Earth is Reaching Out
        Los Angeles-based bassist and sound engineer Christine Law, professionally known as Star Goes Nova, gives us a more meaingingful song about the human…
        
            The Hills - Remix
          
        The Weeknd opened the Stereo Picnic
        A dark stage, cries of an expectant audience and Bogota night with a dry climate against all odds, were hit by an explosion of sound and red lights…
        
            Last Christmas
          
        Carly sleighs the Holiday Season
        See what I did there? Well it's not exactly an exaggeration and Carly Rae Jepsen has officially dropped what might just be the year's first…
        
            Who Are You
          
        Aquilo's Who Are You Conjures Interpersonal Urgency
        “Who are you?/ Forgive me, I'm hopeless with faces/ But you sing with a voice like I know you”: if you were not immediately transfixed by Tom…
        
            Dreamworld
          
        Wakeful Possibilities
        She was the girl with the string around her neck -ing with the boy who could only give her less It could be more if she learned to never expect -ing…
        
            Body Talk
          
        A modern blast from the past
        You would be forgiven for thinking that you had pressed play on an 80s disco album, or the soundtrack for ‘Fame’, when listening…
        
            Everybody Lost Somebody
          
        Celebratory Sadness
          All moments in life are really important, but I think there's like definitive moments - and like 18 years old, graduating high school,…
        
            Ann Wants to Dance
          
        Je Ne Sais Quoi
        In 2015, Parisian indie duo Papooz (Armand Penicaut and Ulysse Cottin, who are childhood friends) appeared on the scene with their…
        
            Manic
          
        My December
        This is my December/ This is my time of the year ... This is my December/ This is oh-so-clear...   I haven't really been in a…
        
            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…
        
            I'm Better (feat. Lamb)
          
        No one does it better
        It's not just pun That got me blogging about this song After two days of migraining I caughta buzz about Missy bein'…
        
            Girl Like You
          
        Scary Love
            Toro y Moi's Chaz Bundick officially changed his name to Chaz Bear, and revealed that his upcoming fifth album Boo…
        
            Revival
          
        Song in honor of the victims of Orlando.
        This news gave around the world and already nearly a month slaughter that claimed the lives of nearly 50 people. It is impossible to forget and many…
        
            Contigo en la Distancia
          
        A Theory About El Gañote
        From the creators of Flow and Tumbao comes The gullet.  While I remember the first time I heard this word, capable I heard my mom, and refers to the…
        
            Little Bubble - edit
          
        When the Bubble Bursts
        Appearing 3 months after Keep Your Name, there is no official mention of whether Little Bubble will be part of a new Dirty Projectors LP or EP. It…
        
            Agree
          
        POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e's Agree is a Plaintive Ode to the Persistent Need for Intimacy
        When Samantha Cameron was “outed” as a fan of Minneapolis synth-pop band POLIÇA in 2015, British tabloid newspaper The…
        
            Car
          
        A Love Letter to the Automobile
        It takes us away from where we are/ Oh, what a machine! Lyrics: Genius   In Car, the third single from American synthpop band Porches'…
        
            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…
        
            Nterini
          
        Fatoumata Diawara's Nterini is an Affecting Portrait of Migrant Hardship
        In the stunning music video for Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara's recent single “Nterini” (which…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            Deja Vu
          
        Leaving a Recurring Romance
        A love song swirl seem to be the flavor you get with Jessica Lowndes song “Deja Vu”. It’s the situation of being in a…
        
            Don't Mind
          
        I Don't Trust Kent Jones' 'Don't Mind'
        Trying to gauge why, exactly, Kent Jones’s “Don’t Mind” is off-putting  like tracing an endless, hazy horizon; think the one beyond the…
        
            Te Quiero Mucho, Mucho
          
        About our song
        They say love moves the world, but music also makes it regardless of whether or not someone is in love. And precisely, that inspires a love song, the…
        
            The Bay
          
        Stereo Honey's The Bay: Haunting and Strangely Uplifting Desperation
        London alternative/indie quartet Stereo Honey only have one EP (Monuments, 1st December 2017) to their name thus far, but they have already…
        
            Pipe Dream
          
        Kyle Duke Releases Debut Single Pipe Dream
        Kyle Duke has just released the debut single and music video, “Pipe Dream,” from his album coming out May 4th, Snack Time. The…
        
            Hurricane
          
        Heart of Darkness
        Hurricane is probably New York duo MS MR's (vocalist Lizzy Plapinger and producer Max Hershenow) best known single, and a perfect…
        
            Itchycoo Park
          
        Itchycoo Park
        1967 was the year when the hippie subculture and the psychedelic era reached their peak. Although the heavy use of psychedelic drugs was in the center…
        
            I Wanna Be Your Boy
          
        Do You Wanna Be Our Boy?
        All you could want from a lo-fi semi rockabiliy/pop EP is here and present with The Atomics. Their EP I Wanna Be Your Boy which takes after the…
        
            The Less You Know
          
        Bryan Banks Shares His Most Vulnerable Song Yet
        Bryan Banks' newest song The Less You Know is the perfect follow up to his 2017 album The Sudden Sounds of Urgency. It's an emotional…
        
            Bros
          
        Are You Wild Like Me? 'Bro' Music Video
        How hard is it to match a music video to the actual song or at least the lyrics imbedded in the song? Not easy but leave it to Wolf Alice to prove…
        
            I Feel Everything - From 
          
        The girl who can do everything
        I was a bit surprised to see a music video by Cara Delevingne appear on my suggestion list for blogs. I mean, can this girl do everything? Really? She…
        
            Beautiful People
          
        Elegiac Ambience
        “The original instrumental to Beautiful People is a personal song about loss, hopelessness and chaos, but the message is love and hope.&…
        
            Snow
          
        Folksy Synergy
          Fans of Sydney indie-folk brother-sister duo Angus & Julia Stone who were concerned that the duo might be too engrossed in their…
        
            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,…
        
            Million Dollar Doll
          
        Sultry Urgency
        After years of being a collaborator - first as a member of the band Luna, and then as one half of the husband-and-wife duo Dean & Britta -…
        
            Lost Youth / Lost You
          
        Intimacy's Miseries
        In a violet-hued video for Lost Youth/Lost You, How to Dress Well frontman - Chicago-born singer-songwriter and philosophy PhD graduate Tom Krell -…
        
            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…
        
            La Vida Se Goza
          
        Mata Rica tells us that Life is enjoyed with this video celebrating 20 years of musical career.
        The Venezuelan group of Ska and Reggae Mata Rica as part of its celebration of 20 years of musical career, after two years of launching its fourth…
        
            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…
        
            My Way
          
        Clavin Harris premieres song
        The famous DJ Scot has made a surprise launch and is a song that has everyone wondering if it has something to do with his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift…
        
            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…
        
            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…
        
            Pacifier
          
        A Success Story: Pacifier
        In the music industry you read stories about artists being rushed into signing record deals or releasing the all-important debut album, but you never…
        
            Every Kind Of Way
          
        H.E.R. Makes Us Believe in Love Everyday With 'Every Kind Of Way'
        Who doesn't love an anonymous artist? Well H.E.R. is that anonymous artist we can't help but want to know more about (of course). With vocals…
        
            Harvest Time
          
        A performance worth repeating
        This is one of the most exciting pieces of music I’ve heard recently. It’s an excerpt from the four-hour show that Esperanza…
        
            Stand by My Girl
          
        The Uneasy Gender Politics of Dan Auerbach's Stand By My Girl”
        Femmes fatales have long been primary fixtures in cinema and art, captivating the viewer with their alluring beauty, moral ambiguity, and potentially…
        
            Intervention
          
        In Need of an Intervention?
          Madonna's recent decision to share her emotional turmoil regarding her custody battle with ex-husband Guy Ritchie over her 15-year old…
        
            Be Good
          
        Lumi and Dave slamin` badly in Be Good
          Our girl is back, New York`s baddest chica Lumidee is in the house again, boomin them sound systems to the…
        
            The Distance
          
        San Cisco's Relationship Woes
        Aussie indie-pop quartet San Cisco’s (guitarist/vocalist Jordi Davieson, drummer/vocalist Scarlett Stevens, drummer Josh Biondillo and bassist Steve…
        
            Si Tú No Estás
          
        Regarding musical stereotypes and Viña 2016
        Although I was born and live on the same continent, I have never asit Festival of Vina del Mar, this time there are no limits to the Internet or…
        
            Psycho Killer
          
        Psycho Killer
        “Psycho Killer” is among the songs included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It is one of the longest…
        
            Caught In Time, So Far Away
          
        Nocturnal Nostalgia
        Canadian dream-pop duo You'll Never Get to Heaven's (Chuck Blazevic and Alice Hansen) ghostly EP Adorn (2014) bears some…
        
            Dirty Harry
          
        Grace Who Gives and Takes
        New, different and a whole slew of words are slipping out of my head as 'Dirty Harry' by Grace repeats the chorus. After being given the gift…
        
            Deadwood
          
        Toni's bringing in something new
        I don’t think I’ve been this excited about a new music announcement than the announcement that I spotted from Toni Braxton, just a while ago. I just…
        
            Real Thing
          
        Urgent Honesty
        'But I just love to get out and get it onI don't wanna live possessed by a memory'. Baltimore indie pop band Lower Dens' Jana Hunter…
        
            This Is The Last Time
          
        Optimistic Despair
        Since its inception in 1999 in Ohio, indie rock band The National has been a living example of the importance of persistence and perseverance. As…
        
            Fine And Mellow
          
        Fine and Mellow (1957 performance) - Billie Holiday and the DreamTeam of Jazz
        Usually “All-Star team” is a sports category. Musicians group according to their affinities, style and personal friendship. But…
        
            Wild Side
          
        Lemon Cash drops catchy new tune Wild Side
        Lemon Cash started out as a cover band, forming an alternative rock band with some local friends from their hometown of Ottawa, Ontario. Looking to…
        
            Angels
          
        Transmissions in Space
        Don't even doubt for a moment, that when The XX hit the scene everyone was taken back. This small band creating sexy, edgy yet intimate and…
        
            Let Go
          
        Alex Maxwell Trades Tears for Strength on Let Go
        Alex Maxwell, a young singer-songwriter who happens to be the first British artist signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, has two…
        
            Used to Be
          
        Majestic Nostalgia
        In the beginning, I was convinced by patriarchal, white males that authenticity was a certain level of rawness and unsophisticated expression. But…
        
            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…
        
            Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major, Symphony of a Thousand Erster Teil: Veni, creator spiritus Veni, creator spiritus
          
        Mahler’s Symphony of 1,000 (Symphony Number 8) Dazzles and Keeps It High
        One of the best symphonies of the last gasp of the Romantic era is Mahler’s Symphony number 8, or Symphony of 1,000. The latter title was …
        
            I Scare Myself
          
        COVERLAND Vol.6: I Scare Myself
        The 80s were a decade filled with hits. But did you know that many of them were reworks of songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s? One of those tunes that I…
        
            DNA
          
        DNA's Powerful Hold
        Many know Lia Marie Johnson as a YouTube personality, oddly enough being ingrained into the YouTube circle has never been any concern of mine. So…
        
            Dust My Shoulders Off (feat. Timbaland)
          
        Dust Off Your Shoulder
        For those paying attention to the Top 10 songs on the iTunes download chart last week, Chengdu-born Jane Zhang's appearance appeared to come from…
        
            All Night
          
        Bringing back the original boyband
        If you thought that old fashioned R&B boybands were a dying breed, than you are wrong. Recently, I already introduced you to UK’s Mic Lowry,…
        
            Suicide Saturday
          
        It was a Suicide Saturday ... In a Summertime Kind of Way
        Hippo Campus (the band's name is a play on the region of the brain in charge of memory) is a four-man indie pop-rock band founded in Minnesota in…
        
            Heartbreaker
          
        How Do We Know A Heartbreaker?
        How can we tell a heartbreaker from another? Alabama Shakes came out with 'Heartbreaker' on their first album 'Boys & Girls'…
        
            How Soon The Dawn
          
        Jake Bugg Proves What Elements Craft A Great Song
        When Jake Bugg came out onto the scene, no one knew where in the hell to place this crafted young genius of a musician. Better yet, everyone wanted to…
        
            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…
        
            Ici & Maintenant (Here & Now)
          
        The Art of Now
        After three albums and crazy intense touring over the world, we felt we needed to pause...to be connected to the present. Here and Now. That&rsquo…
        
            Move On
          
        Vapor Trails
        Move On is Tel-Aviv based electronic indie pop trio Garden City Movement's (Roi Avital on vocals, keyboards and guitar; Joe Saar on guitar,…
        
            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…
        
            Cataract
          
        Dirty Ghosts: Cataract EP
        Hailing from San Francisco and consisting of Allyson Baker – Guitar/Vocals, Erin McDermott – Bass and Tony Sevener –…
        
            Runaway (feat. The Original Wailers)
          
        About reggae and love
        We all have a song to listen for a few seconds, we know the letter, who is the subject or genre. It is as if an emotion invade your whole body and…
        
            Guilty Party
          
        The National soundtrack a painful, amicable break-up
        El Nacional tiene un sonido, una identidad musical cuidadosamente organizada que funciona como una plataforma para sus temas musicales de la soledad,…
        
            Road Head
          
        Pump and Run
        Road Head followed “Machinist” and “Boyish” as the third taste of Japanese Breakfast's (…
        
            Paranoia
          
        Only The Paranoid Can Understand Paranoia
        As far as producers go, they also tend to be the musician behind a big name song or even another artist. Max Frost may be a name that has been missing…
        
            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,…
        
            Boys
          
        Charli XCX and the Female 'Gaze'
        They’re basically doing all the sexy things that girls usually do in videos [...] I've turned it around! [...] I started…
        
            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…
        
            7 Years
          
        7 Years by Lukas Graham
        I recently learned a valuable lesson. Tuning in to the local radio on a rainy Sunday morning does have its perks.   In my country, listening…
        
            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…
        
            Say What You Want
          
        Andrew Hung's Tentative Transparency
        “Say What You Want” is the lead single from Andrew Hung's upcoming debut LP Realisationship, which will be…
        
            Boyfriend
          
        Real Lesbian Representation
        With all the advances in legal LGBT rights in the West, gays and lesbians are no longer confined to closets and underground scenes. Part of the…
        
            Orion
          
        Rodrigo Y Gabriela Spark Planetary Existence 
        Rodrigo Y Gabriela has been a duo for nearly two decades. No matter how one interrupts their career, Rodrigo Y Gabriela contributes a success of fully…
        
            24K Magic
          
        Bruno Mars premieres 24k Magic
        Bruno Mars has always been on stage as a super cool guy and this video is a fine proof of that, enjoying her male squad, synchronized dance steps and…
        
            Girlfriend
          
        Busta back in rhymes
        It’s not that often that a single cover gets my attention, but Busta Rhymes’ latest single, “Girlfriend”, featuring Tory Lanez and Vybz Kartel has a…
        
            Otherside Remix [Live]
          
        The Otherside of the Rap Industry: Lives Are At Stake
        Otherside is the fourth track on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ five track “The VS. EP” released in 2009. The obvious…
        
            Peace Bomb
          
        Eric Scott Drops A Peace Bomb
        Eric Scott is no stranger to folks in Washington DC.  He’s a 15-time Wammie winner (WAMA - Washington Area Musicians Association) and he has…
        
            Yulia
          
        The Lolita Complex
        It seems fitting that Vladimir Nabokov's now iconic Lolita (1955) was first published in Paris, and then in New York in…
        
            Habalona
          
        Habalona from Rxnde Akozta and Marrom
        Randee Akozta is one of the most important Mc's that emerged from the underground scene of the island of Cuba, he became known thanks to the…
        
            Electric Blue
          
        Electrifying Disco-Rock
        There’s sort of an everything-nowness to life. I feel like almost every event and everything that happens surrounds you on all sides. Some…
        
            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…
        
            Stop Playing With My Heart
          
        Timeless Anguish
        What kind of music would you expect a former US marine and drum corps member to produce? A stage name like Avid Dancer or the retro-inflected…
        
            Closer
          
        Guilty Pleasures & Nostalgia with the Chainsmokers
        While my previous music tastes consisted exclusively of indie, folk and alternative rock, I’ve always had a secret soft spot for a well-…
        
            Nikki Clan
          
        The Pop Rock Of 2000
        
        
            Awna Teixeira
          
        Awna Teixeira ‘Wild One’ - Album Review
        Awna Teixeira might have been critically acclaimed for her debut album ‘Where The Darkness Goes’ (2012) and the follow-up EP ‘Thunderbird’ (2013),…
        
            Barbra Streisand
          
        Barbra Streisand duet with Hugh Jackman
        The singer, producer, and director Barbra Streinsand, offered the first preview of his new album with '' Any moment now '&…
        
            La Melodia Perfecta
          
        Together New video of the Perfect Melody.
        This duo of Venezuelans has made headlines during the 2016 and has had many successes, if we briefly recount are currently leading the top 100 of the…
        
            Maluma
          
        Maluma released the remix of No contract with Don Omar and Wisin
        Maluma released the remix of No contract which has the support of Don Omar and Wisin, promising to be a great success during the remainder of 2016.…
        
            Kim Wilde
          
        SundaySpotligtht: Kim Wilde
        With more than 30 hit singles on British charts and ten studio albums that altogether sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, Kim Wilde stands as…
        
            Justin Timberlake
          
        F1 Grand Prix will feature Justin Timberlake.
        Justin Timberlake will be presented during the weekend of the Grand Prix of US Formula One. The race organizers announced on Wednesday that the pop…
        
            Katy Perry
          
        The MTV Music Awards already have a date
        This time Katy Perry will be pleased to be the presenter of the 2017 MTV Music Awards, which will take place in Inglewood, California, on August 27th…
        
            BTS
          
        Just Like A Butterfly- BTS
        Sometimes, chasing after a person is like catching butterflies. You want to hold them in your hands but you are afraid of them dying and if you chase…
        
            Reverend Beat-Man
          
        Reverend Beat-Man
        Welcome to the Church of Herpes Something Reverend and Hot this way comes. It’s like a park of the wasted dinosaurs walking around,…
        
            He Is We
          
        A Happy Ever After
        “We all have a story to tell whether we whisper or yell.” - He Is We All of us, young and old, rich and poor, cynics and optimists…
        
            Black Sabbath
          
        Black Sabbath: Everything ends where it began.
        Black Sabbath is a band formed in 1968 by young as common as any of us even though now their names are great. Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward…
        
            Carlos Vives
          
        Back to Argentina!
        Carlos Vives continues his great success and continues conquering Latin America with his new songs. For this and to maintain his star title, the…
        
            Max Schneider feat. Sam Tsui
          
        Sam Unveils His Secret
        Being an YouTube sensation isn't exactly a cakewalk. Even though, there appears to be no elaborate formula behind becoming an Internet Celebrity…
        
            Tommy James & The Shondells
          
        Listen to Paul McCartney and Tommy James 70sTop Songs-Another Day and Draggin’ The Line on Spotify
        While Paul McCartney was reveling in all his top 5 hits in 1971, Tommy James, legendary star of Tommy James and the Shondells, also had a Top 5 hit…
        
            Lady Gaga
          
        Joanne, Lady Gaga's new album.
        Pop star Lady Gaga announcement through social networks that their new album will be released next October 21 which is titled Joanne. This will be…
        
            In Vein
          
        Time for a Change
        It’s a time of change here in the great Northeast. Evenings are sweatshirt and fire pit worthy, football teams everywhere are prepping to…
        
            Mac Demarco
          
        Moonlight on the River at Lollapalooza 2017
        I was so lucky to be able to be at Lollapalooza 2017 this past summer, it was euphoric. One of the best highlights of the week was seeing Mac Demarco…
        
            Future Of Forestry
          
        Future of Forestry ‘Pages’ – Album Review
        You might have heard plenty about the surprise album releases of the likes of Beyonce, Drake and Kendrick Lamar (not quite surprise, but deliberately…
        
            Stevie Wonder
          
        Combining Sensibilities of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder: Meet the Next Music Sensation, Jacobi 
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            Dave Grohl
          
        Dave The Kid Grohl
        Dave Grohl is probably the biggest rock superstar nowadays. The guy just has the vibe - whatever he does it turns to immediate international…
        
            Marc Anthony
          
        Marc Anthony duets with unreleased artist
        There are many singers who have collaborated with the talented Marc, but this time you will be surprised when you know who made duet with the…
        
            Tony Hadley
          
        Truly, for fans only
        Let me just start with my conclusion: This is definitely an album for fans. Tony Hadley is Spandau Ballet’s lead singer. The group was the…
        
            Eric Clapton
          
        Eric Clapton will release his new album in September
        The new album by guitarist, singer and songwriter Eric Clapton British and dated. The album, which was recorded live during a concert by the artist…
        
            Cole Swindell
          
        Cole Swindell ‘You Should Be Here’ – Single Review
        We seem to have a shortage of truly sad, poignant songs in mainstream country today. The last few singles that were supposed to be real tear-jerkers…
        
            Marcus & Martinus
          
        SundaySpotlight: Marcus and Martinus
        Music phenomenons of the past 2 decade are an interesting topic that should be diligently explored. Why do some bands attract so much attention, and…
        
            Avicii
          
        Avīci part 1 of the new phase
        When Avicii announced his retirement from touring, I already vlogged about how I thought this didn’t mean the end of his career, but how I…
        
            Vanilla Ice
          
        Flip it and Do It Yourself
        For my own website, I occasionally write about design news and I have, so far once, written about Robert van Winkle. Perhaps you still know him better…
        
            Travi$ Scott
          
        Young Thug, Travis Scott - Pick Up the Phone ft. Quavo: the audiovisual with age restriction
        On August 12, the music video for the song Pick Up the Phone was released by the networks. This theme is played by singers Scott Travis trap and…
        
            Andrea Bocelli
          
        Andrea Bocelli dazzled in Leicester with his presentation
        Italian tenor made an appearance on the historic day that took place in the city of Leicester, England, after the football team of the region 2015-…
        
            PARTYNEXTDOOR
          
        It's PND and Zayn time
        After my blog about Drake, just yesterday, I thought it was time to talk about the first artist that got signed to his label: PARTYNEXTDOOR, PND in…
        
            Austin Jones
          
        Ever Heard of A Cappella Rock?
        Have you ever heard of anything such as a cappella rock? You may have or you may have not, but we all surely know it’s doable. Austin Jones is the…
        
            Gao Vilé
          
        I would like to navigate you is Gao Vilé's new bachata dream
        The Guatemalan singer Gao Vile now ventures into the genre of bachata with the theme I want Navegarte which features production Rodolfo Castillo,…
        
            Daft Punk
          
        Crush And Something Else
        In Venezuela the word Flechazo is known to that moment when we let the God of Love work, while the greengos describe it as an Instant Crush a moment…
        
            Astro Lasso
          
        Does Love Sell Records?
        Love is the ideal songwriting formula, probably not easy, able, it is easier to talk about heartbreak.  Precisely because it is an emotion which has…
        
            Ahrix
          
        On Ahrix's Nova
        Fade, Spectre now Nova are some of the musical creations of Alan Walker, better known as Ahrix, an eccentric and talented DJ and record producer, who…
        
            Ghost B.C.
          
        Ghost premieres music video for He Is
        It has been quite a busy year for Swedish heavy metal band Ghost among lawsuits, a successful tour opening Iron Maiden and lead singer Papa Emeritus…
        
            Paulina Rubio
          
        Paulina Rubio in the sweet wait
        After weeks of rumors finally the Golden Girl of Mexico announced yesterday that it is expecting her second child at 44 years of age, confesses that…
        
            Sixto Rein
          
        Ojitos Remix Audiovisual
        Recently, Venezuelan singer Sixto Rein posted on his Youtube channel the new video for its theme Ojitos, with the collaboration of El Potro Alvarez…
        
            Selena Gomez
          
        Selena Gomez temporarily retires from music due to illness
        The former Disney star and now acclaimed singer, Selena Gomez announced through a press release that he will retire for an indefinite time in the…
        
            Lady Gaga
          
        All In On: Divas - Lady Gaga
        I don’t like the word ‘diva’. It has bad connotations: when I picture a ‘diva’, I picture some hyped…
        
            Naomi Pilgrim
          
        Not One to Jump the Gun
        Many musical artists do their best to find their footing in an industry that can be very competitive especially when you want to create and present…
        
            21 Savage
          
        21 21 21 
        If you don't know by now, Drake bought him a car, he's dropped a great album, and he doesn't look like he's stopping anytime soon. Yes…
        
            Axel Flovent
          
        Axel arrives with a new album
        Argentine singer Axel brings good news to his fans and is that he released his new album Ser , which is already on sale throughout Latin America.…
        
            Johannes Brahms
          
        Brahms “Violin Concerto”
        The Brahms Violin concerto is awesome to a tee. The extensive violin cadenzas of the piece make this the beauty that it is. The violin has always…
        
            Laura Pausini
          
        Laura Pausini sings us other people's stories in her album Similares
        Similar is the title that bears the new album of Italian singer Laura Pausini, after the birth of her daughter Paola has piqued your curiosity and…
        
            Orquesta Discotheque
          
        Cheo Pardo prepares more songs for Orquesta Discotheque
        Guitarist José Luis Cheo Pardo was a week ago in Venezuela in concert to present the new songs that will be part of the EP Los Caracas, his…
        
            Carlos Baute
          
        Carlos Baute raises the temperature with his new video
        The Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute based in Spain surprised his fans with the presentation of a video in which, as in the lyrics of his song, loses…
        
            The Weeknd
          
        The Weeknd and Daft Punk surprise with Starboy
        The latest music video The Weeknd is full of symbols and shadows. The killer in this audiovisual artist to the old version of himself and hit the…
        
            Luke Bryan
          
        Discovering Luke Bryan
        There is nothing more exciting in the music world than discovering an artist right as they begin their musical journey, and watching them grow and…
        
            Michael Ray
          
        Michael Ray – Album Review
        I haven’t been all that impressed with Michael Ray up to this point. I felt his lead single, ‘Kiss You In The Morning’, was generic and boring, with…
        
            Future
          
        Future releases remix of “Mask Off” featuring Kendrick Lamar
        After rumors of a collaboration hours before its launch, last May 23, the rapper Future recruits rapper Kendrick for their second theme together.…
        
            Justin Bieber
          
        Bieber on the pitch with Barcelona
        The pop idol Justin Bieber is present in activities of all kinds. The young Canadian took advantage of his stay in Barcelona to share an afternoon…
        
            Zoë Ackerman
          
        Zoé releases new album “081114”
        In recent years, there is a better alternative rock band Zoé in Mexico. His musical evolution speaks for s t alone, and levels of composition…
        
            Kylie Minogue
          
        A week in the life of Kylie
        It's been a hell of a week for Kylie Minogue. I had a real dejavu once I saw a post of hers announcing a new label deal with BMG and a…
        
            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…
        
            Nick Lutsko
          
        Comedy Gold: 'Swiftbizkit’s “Edgy, Sexy ‘n’ Cool” 
        Tennessean musician and comedian Nick Lutsko has clearly discovered a comedic goldmine. He recently followed up on his intriguing rendition of an…
        
            R.E.M.
          
        STOP! You have to stop!
        The day to day, the streets, the city, stress, as robots continue the journey, and we refuse to look sideways to see what we do, what we have done,…
        
            Phoenix
          
        The Gararock 2017 festival among the best in the world
        Paris is the love capital of the world and today is the epicenter of the terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Islamic State. However, the capital of…
        
            Rels B
          
        Re-Member
        B. relays, also known as relays or lately Skinny Beats Flakk, is an MC and producer from Palma de Mallorca. The multitalented artist has become one…
        
            Dame Daniels
          
        Who the F*ck is Dame Daniels?! 
        Daniel Stephen Hernandez ( Born May 28, 1985), better known by his stage name, “Dame Daniels,” is an American hip hop artist from…
        
            Pitbull
          
        Pitbull hits the walk of fame
        This artist of Cuban origin has been characterized by taking out the best heat of the moment and given the tupe of being accompanied by great artist…
        
            Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time
          
        Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time ‘All Star Duets’ – Album Review
        Sometimes you come across an album that is not only a huge undertaking, but it’s also an extremely successful one. Those albums may not always pick up…
        
            Loalwa Braz
          
        It was Loalwa
        The lifeless body of Loalwa Braz Vieira was found on 19 January. Carbonized, inside a car, lay the singer who was known worldwide as the interpreter…
        
            Rob Zombie
          
        Rob Zombie
        Charming perverted midgets dancing at cemetery, sexy living dead strippers dancing at the local morgue. Maniacs mixing cocaine and whiskey; they are…
        
            Ana Egge
          
        Ana Egge ‘Bright Shadow’ - Album Review
        Canadian born, North Dakota Native Ana Egge releases her 8th album, Bright Shadow, today. Produced by Egge herself, Bright Shadow is a collaboration…
        
            Ryan Leslie
          
        Ryan Leslie Develops Platform for Managing Followers/Supporters
        Ryan Leslie is one of the smartest people in the music business. He’s the co-founder of NextSelection Lifestyle Group and has produced hit…
        
            OneRepublic
          
        One Republic prepares new album
        One Republic is characterized by the great touch of rock-pop they have in their music; With which they have triumphed over the years.  The American…
        
            King Blood
          
        King Blood
        King Blood is an American one-man psychedelic noise rock band of Ryland Wharton. He has so far released two full length albums and an EP, and all of…
        
            Percy Grainger
          
        PERCY GRAINGER’S “MOLLY ON THE SHORE”
        Percy Grainger is one of the premier composers for the Wind Band. He is certainly someone I would want to be molded partially after. One of the pieces…
        
            Camila Moreno
          
        Camila Moreno breaking borders
        There is a generation of Latin American songwriters that are changing the rules of music. Do not take the stage for fame; but to expose a well-…
        
            Norah Jones
          
        Carrying a nostalgic tune
        What’s in a name, eh? Well, apart from sharing my name (minus the H) with this lady, I also have the love for music in common with Norah…
        
            Mac Demarco
          
        My Kind of Women
        Whenever I introduce someone to Mac deMarco, it's always the same reaction. Who is this guy? How come I've never heard of him?” A…
        
            Iggy Azalea
          
        Iggy Azalea delays the release of his new album
        Through its official account on the social network Twitter, Iggy Azalea reported that delayed the release of her second musical production studio…
        
            Desiigner
          
        Panda...
        Ok, so I was listening to Apple music a week or so ago, and this artist came on, his name was Desiigner. It was an underground spotlight so, like…
        
            Rhett May
          
        Rhett May Releases Hit New Video Creatures of the Night on Youtube
        Rhett May has recently released a masterpiece of a rock album titled “Creatures of the Night.” May is a veteran of rock and roll and has been playing…
        
            Adele
          
        Brit Award Winners 2016
        This week held the Brit Awards 2016 ceremony which rewards the best of British and international music. The event featured live performances of Adele…
        
            Death From Above 1979
          
        Death From Above announces new album and releases Never Swing Alone
        For some time now the two-piece band Death From Above , previously known as Death From Above 1979 , has been giving us some new material with the…
        
            Wahala
          
        Lip dub era
        LipDub of the word in English to Spanish means the word Lip / Lip, Dub / Dubbing a way to publicize or advertise to the rhythm of music in a creative…
        
            Frank Ticheli
          
        Frank Ticheli's Abracadabra A Bright Work
        I love the festive nature of many of Frank Ticheli’s works. This one, Abracadabra! is however one of the most festive with the percussive nature of…
        
            Ed Sheeran
          
        Ed Sheeran as a special guest on the series Game of Thrones.
        The British pop singer Ed Sheeran will have a special guest as a guest on the television series Game of Thrones ( Game of Thrones), reported today…
        
            Benny Sinclair
          
        Diving Deeper with Artist Benny Sinclair
        Benny Sinclair has quickly proven in 2019 that he is an artist on the rise. His latest record release which has been garnering attention from fans and…
        
            Ken Chapple
          
        Ken Chapple ‘Crossing The Black’ - Album Review
        Bluegrass flatpicker and singer/songwriter, Ken Chapple, is releasing his debut album Crossing The Black in mid-September. The Portland, Oregon…
        
            Gorillaz
          
        Gorillaz is back!
        And finally came the day! Gorillaz is back and do it with Hallelujah Money, its first new issue after 6 years. Here you have the cooperation of the…
        
            Bo Rocha
          
        Enough For You
        I am a sucker for a song with heavy beats perfectly mixed together with an amazing voice. With that secret shared I will admit that …
        
            Shakira
          
        What does a mother sound like?
        After three years, Shakira launches this eleventh album, El Dorado, a golden cover and a huge photograph of the singer as emerging from a lake.…
        
            Dierks Bentley
          
        The 51st Annual ACM Awards – Nominees List
        This morning Dierks Bentley took to CBS This Morning to help announce some of the nominees for this year’s ACM Awards, followed by Nancy O&…
        
            Cristian Castro
          
        Cristian Castro returns to say goodbye
        A ballad marked by heartbreak and longing is the new theme that the Mexican artist Cristian Castro presented this week through their social networks.…
        
            Tomates Fritos
          
        Fried Tomatoes is renewed
        20 years new album. So Tomates Fritos celebrates two decades of experience in Venezuela. A homonymous production with a clear message: reinvent…
        
            Kacey Musgraves
          
        Kacey Musgraves @ Royal Albert Hall, London, UK | November 18, 2015 – Review
        It had been a busy and stressful day for me when I headed down to the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, London to go watch Kacey Musgraves for the…
        
            Playing For Change
          
        Playing For Change: Ripple
        The Playing For Change Foundation is a wonderful organization that seeks to bring peace to the world through the gift of music. Playing for change is…
        
            The Beatles
          
        50 years since the release of Revolver
        Exactly 50 years ago the world first heard Revolver, the seventh album of the Beatles. It was the August 5, 1966 when Liverpool decided revolutionize…
        
            Royal Blood
          
        Royal Blood premieres Hook, Line & Sinker
        The British band Royal Blood , who had a great commercial as well as the flattery of musicians such as the Arctic Monkeys and Dave Grohl e n 2015…
        
            Akapellah
          
        Akapellah announces tour in Spain
        The most maracayero rap Elias Pedro Aquino, known as Akapellah, recently announced that it would offer a tour of Spain later this year, touring the…
        
            Ted Z and The Wranglers
          
        Ted Z & The Wranglers ‘Like A King’ – EP Review
        We first introduced you to Ted Z and The Wranglers back in our Stray Plectrums feature of last April, along with their single and…
        
            The Strokes
          
        Bogotá will vibrate with the 2017 Stereo Picnic Festival
        Bogota is a very important musical city in Latin America and each year receives major international artists. This week the committee promoter Stereo…
        
            Francis Poulenc
          
        Poulenc Concerto for 2 Pianos is Cream of the Crop
        In the world of concertos and especially those written for two pianos, there is almost no comparison to the one written by Poulenc. One thing that…
        
            Rhyon
          
        Rhyon Wins The R`n`Bass World With New Cali Anthem! 
        Young multi-talented artist, Rhyon Nicole Brown or simply Rhyon, phases into a world of music, and I`m glad that…
        
            Beyoncé
          
        8 Demo/Early Versions of Famous Songs
        The Internet has made it so much easier to get access to unreleased music. Unmixed and incomplete music is often released to the dismay of the artists…
        
            Vicente Fernandez
          
        A career of music and love with Vicente Fernández
        On Saturday April 16, the Azteca stadium hosted at least 85 thousand people who cheered, they were excited, sang and chanted songs of Vicente Chente…
        
            Pearl Jam
          
        Eddie Vedder interrupts concert to defend woman
        The leader of Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, again make clear his greatness. Beyond his vocal range, ability and impeccable songwriter shows, Vedder…
        
            Justin Michael Williams
          
        Justin Michael Williams Gets Personal on New Single
        Justin Michael Williams is an artist that has made his way onto my radar this past month. His intriguing new single Here With Me, dives deep into the…
        
            Ed Sheeran
          
        Look who's back at breaking records
        It's reasonable to expect that 2017 could be the year of the comeback. Sam Smith's one year hiatus should come to an end this year and Ed…
        
            Brothers Osborne
          
        Brothers Osborne ‘Pawn Shop’ – Album Review
        I’ve got to admit, I listened to neither ‘Rum’ nor ‘Stay A Little Longer’ before picking up this…
        
            Sebastian Yatra
          
        Puerto Rico is conquered by Sebastián Yatra
        Sebastian Yatra still captivates his fans throughout Latin America. It is one of the most promising figures that is conquering the radio with his…
        
            DJ Premier
          
        DJ Premier Reveals That The Black Album Was Originally Meant To Be A Collab With Jay-Z
        In a recent Breakfast Club interview one of the most respected hip hop producers, DJ Premier, revealed that Jay-Z’s The Black Album was supposed to be…
        
            Chris Carmack
          
        Chris Carmack ‘Pieces Of You’ – EP Review
        I have to admit with being conflicted by the principle of the stars of the TV show ‘Nashville’ getting shortcuts into the music…
        
            Joss Stone
          
        Joss Stone singing in Macedonian
        Joss Stone is one of the biggest soul, R&B, blues artists today. She had a concert recently in my hometown, at the Skopje Jazz Festival 2016,…
        
            Amelia White
          
        Amelia White ‘Home Sweet Hotel’ - Album Review
        East Nashville’s Amelia White knows all too well that the road is a harsh mistress. “Sleeplessness and miles pile on the soul. It…
        
            Zakir Hussain
          
        In case you don't know who Zakir Hussain is...
        Zakir Hussein must be a proud father having a daughter that grew up to make phenomenal short films, such as this one dedicated to her father. Anisa &…
        
            The Claypool Lennon Delirium
          
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