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Monuments To An Elegy
Smashing Pumpkins Monuments to an Elegy Album Review
On December 9th, 2014 The Smashing Pumpkins released their 9th studio album entitledMonuments to an Elegy. This album still embodies SPs …
New Skin
Another Member of The Strokes Goes Solo
Nick Valensi plays in The Strokes and corroborates musically almost anyone who contacts him. Now is the time for him to start his own thing, a project…
In Search of Harperfield
For Those Who Know How To Dig, Emma Pollock
On her solo efforts, Emma Pollock continued in the same direction she was taking with her stellar band The Delgados, one of the most influential bands…
Belong
Belong
The third album from studied Brooklyn chamber-pop ensemble San Fermin benefits from a sharper focus. But its lyrics signify depth and meaning without…
Helion Prime
Helion Prime's Debut Is A Power Metal Extravaganza
Young Californian duo Helion Prime was founded in 2014. At the beginning of last year they self-released their debut album and started looking for a…
Majestic (Live)
Kari Jobe's Majestic (LIVE)
Worship singer Kari Jobe is a singer who is just dripping with the holy spirit. Many of the songs that she sings on her albums are full of the spirit…
Distance Inbetween
A Real Retro
The Coral is a band by two guys who are into retro music. They are also into adapting it to the modern, indie music. This time, they have…
Eldorado
ELO, Eldo... Eldorado
Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography were the trademarks of the English band Electric Light Orchestra. Their fourth…
VINYL: Music From The HBO® Original Series - Vol. 1
VINYL: The Golden Age of Music
A television show that I have been waiting for and that I think deserves a spot here on Kurrent, Vinyl premiers February 14, 2016 on HBO. The era is…
Revisited
Singer/Songwriter Andy Michaels Releases Highly Anticipated New Music Video Lucretia's Eylandt
Australian singer/songwriter has just released his highly anticipated new music video Lucretia's Eyelandt off of his new album Revisited. Check it…
2 Ynfynyty
Cherubs - 2 Ynfynyty
The Austin noise-rock legends Cherubs came out with their first album in almost a decade earlier this year. Everyone who are into noise-rock are…
Overload
Chris Luciani/Overload - A Reflection of Our Times
During this current political cycle of the 2016 presidential election the term “overload” as a summary of our collective feelings…
Magnetic Seasons
Mugstar - Magnetic Seasons
The well-known English krautrock/spacerock/psychedelic rock band Mugstar recently came out with a new album. The album is titled ''Magnetic…
Instant Winner
Distored Pony - Instant Winner
Distorted Pony are a cult noise-rock band from the US. They started back in the late 1980s and disbanded in the middle of the 1990s. During this time…
Attila
The Men and The Art of Brutal Attack on The Listener
The Men, a four-member band from Brooklyn lead by Mark Perr (vocal/guitar/piano), have dropped their debut Immaculada back in 2010. It was a self-…
Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg (Live)
In Flames Do Not Have The Same Flame
It hurts to say this, but In Flames became a sinking ship. It is a ship with broken sails; a ship without captain. Ever since Jesper Stromblad…
Sarah Eat Neon
Cut-Up and Glitch-Guru VHS Head is back!
Following the album successes of Trademark Ribbons of Gold (Skam 2010) and Persistence of Vision (Skam 2014) and EPs Video Club (Skam 2009) and…
Nowhere Everywhere
New EP by The Wanton Bishops
The Wanton Bishops are what I imagine a contemporary blues band should sound like. Their name sounds like they come from the southern parts of USA,…
Get Busy
Matisse refreshes his sound!
The Mexican romantic trio, Matisse, is debuting with the release of the reissue of his album '' Go up, Summer Edition '&#…
Dum Spiro Spero
Elsa Hewitt - Hope is eternal
Electronic artist Elsa Hewitt is hitting big this year. When you are a part of Gilles Peterson’s “Future Bubblers” program, it means you probably got…
Getz/Gilberto (Classics International Version)
An Iconic Record
Getz/Gilberto is an iconic record in many aspects. First, it’s one of the first and best crossover records of all times, blending jazz and bossa nova…
The Concrete Confessional
To the Core of MetalCore
For seven years, Jamey Jasta has been keeping the same entourage. Why change something that works, right? This is Hatebreed’s third album…
Freetown Sound
R'N'B Iconoclast
Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange returns to showcase his creative impetus with Freetown Sound, the album that will certainly stand high on the…
In Rainbows
Albums that turn 10 in 2017 Radiohead: In Rainbows
If Moon Shaped Pool ends up being Radiohead’s final album (there are rumours) then it’s possible to split the bands career into three distinct acts.…
Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne / Midnight Features (Vol. 1: Shower Scene)
Lilacs & Champagne are an interesting experimental psychedelic rock band from Portland, Oregon. They have released three full-length albums so…
An Evening with Friends at Huvila (Live)
Amorphis - An Evening with Friends at Huvila [Review]
I don’t often do reviews of live albums but every now and then a marvelous live performance appears that deserves to be shared with others. One of…
Broke With Expensive Taste
Azealia Banks Continues To Slay
Even though she released one of the most interesting rap albums in 2014 and shut the mouth to everyone who called her one hit wonder because of…
Saxentric
Tenor Keeps The Right Note
If you are not familiar with Finland's Jimi Tenor, I guess you would probably first do a search on one of the general music sites. Among other…
Examples
Shining Examples
Personally, I’m not a big fan of beats albums. At least, not for home listening. In a club, fine, that should be their main purpose. But at home, I…
Fierce Mercy (Deluxe Edition)
Colin Hay Might Be Australia's Most Prolific Musician
Fierce Mercy is the 13th album by an Australian musician Colin Hay. Wow, that sounds like a really prolific artist, doesn’t it? Still, it…
Dizzyride
A Ride That Can Make You Dizzy
Ok, so the girl (Zoe) is from Montreal and the boy (Nicola) is from Venice, where should they meet and what will the music they make sound like? Th…
Refugium
Well-blended mixture of Styles
Anomalie is a one man piece hailing from Austria, its only member Marrok has worked with Harakiri for The Sky, and Refugium is his latest album,…
Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
Tilted Axes release experimental album Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
The New York- based group Tilted Axes is an experimental rock group that pushes the boundaries with the sounds they can make come out of their guitars…
Fever Ray
Uniqueness at its best
Sweden is probably one of the most gifted countries in the world when it comes to music. No matter which genre you talk about the conclusion is the…
Trouble
The Dead C - Trouble
The New Zealand lo-fi avant-garde noise-rock/garage rock greats The Dead C came out with a new album this year via Ba Da Bing Records. As was perhaps…
Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins
Can Wider Audiences Be More Prophetic About Chuck Now?
Chuck Prophet has been around since the times Green On Red roamed the wide fields of roots rock in the Eighties. Those were the heady days, with The…
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
Substitute for Tame Impala
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian band formed in 2010. They already have a bunch of materials behind themselves (this is their…
The Gentle Cycle
Will The Gentle Cycle Find Their Spot
I am a witness of the unfair phenomenon in music world - a huge number of new musicians and albums do not get the attention they deserve, in spire of…
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…
Migration
A Very Successful Migration
Migration is the sixth studio album by English record producer and DJ Bonobo, released on January 13th, 2017. The UK-born, L.A. based musician’s…
War Out There
8 Graves: War Out There EP
Hailing from New York and consisting of Brent Carpentier and Nicholas Gonclaves, 8 Graves produce warm, deep and alt-soul infused…
Menimals
Menimals - Menimals
The Italian psychedelic rock/noise rock band Menimals came out with their self-titled album via Riot Season earlier this year. The album packs a…
G I R L
Review: Pharrell's 'G I R L'
Pharrell’s second solo release, G I R L, is the culmination of his year-and-a-half-long winning streak. His unadulterated happiness is…
Give More Love
Young At Heart, Ringo Starr
Richard Starkley is approaching his 80th birthday, but nothing shows that he is old. For Ringo Starr, it's like time has stopped. Who knows, maybe…
Trippy Caribbean
Interview with the good guys from Rawayana.
If something is known Caracas band is for good talent, since in recent years have given much to talk about; first they surprised us with License to…
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Remastered Version)
Introducing David Bowie's alter ego - Ziggy Stardust
Bowie started his career with the hit “Space Oddity” in 1969, for the astronaut Major Tom who is abandoned in Space and ended with…
Channel the Spirits
The Comet Is Coming - Channel The Spirits
The Comet Is Coming is a pretty fascinating British psychedelic rock/jazz fusion/experimental music band from London. Their latest album is titled &#…
Canadiana Grotesquica
Geoff Berner - Canadian Gargantua and Pantagruel
For those that decided to skip reading the Francois Rabelais literature classic Gargantua and Pantagruel, Canadiana Grotesquica, the new, seventh…
International Blackjazz Society
Sounds from the mental institution
Shining (Norwegian one) received lots of attention in the metal community after the release of their (now cult) fifth album, Blackjazz. Maddening…
Electra Heart
Electra Heart
Marina Diamondis, aka Marina and the Diamonds, doesn't make things easy for herself. For her follow-up to 2010's excellent debut The Family…
America's Velvet Glory
The Molochs - Another Velvet Morning?
If the name The Molochs gives you a ring towards Velvet Underground, don’t worry, you’re completely right. The Los Angeles duo is rightfully paying…
My Love Devine Degree
Cody ChesnuTT - Divine Blessings
Sometime after the turn of the century, Cody ChesnuTT suddenly appeared with a slice of everything soul called The Headphone Masterpiece (2002). And…
AIM (Deluxe)
A.I.M
Few musicians in recent memory have worked harder to successfully — and sometimes unsuccessfully — merge social activism with their art like M.I.A.,…
Endless Summer
Soley's Brighter Side
Soley revealed her light and sunny side on her third studio album. The title Endless Summer suggests it, and it proves that fairy vocal of the singer…
Semper Femina
Laura Marling Simply Can Not Avoid Bringing Her A Game
If someone asked me who is the most brilliant female singer in the world right now, few names would pop in my mind. The following review…
Albatross
Pat Keen - Experimental Pop Digest
It has been a while since I heard so many musical things going on in around 20 minutes. So around from Minneapolis comes Pat Keen with Albatross, his…
2
Tom Petty and Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch 2 is the second album by a band called Mudcrutch. In case you didn’t know, Mudcrutch is the band where Tom Petty was…
Alice Glass
Ex Crystal Castles Member Strives Solo
There are some bands that mark certain era and that is crystally clear to all of us on kurrentmusic. Back in the day, when I was in between high…
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&…
Something To Tell You
Haim's Sophomore Infuses Everything We Needed
The coolest sisters are back! And I couldn’t be more thrilled! Haim are manifestation of Californian spirit, that old school cool one, not Katy Perry…
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar [Review]
I always had a kind of strange relationship with Ulver’s releases. Every time when Garm and his group delivered a new album I would end up being more…
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…
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…
Ease My Mind
Another Swedish Indie Pop Pearl
Musically speaking, Sweden was always Mecca for great bands. There are many reasons for it, with one of the most important one being that anyone who…
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&…
Guidance
A Battle Between Darkness And Light
New release from Post-rock/metal assemble Russian Circles, dubbed Guidance, is unmistakably recognized as a work made by seasoned musicians which…
Iron Mountain
“Iron Mountain” by Michael Brondstetter
In 1888 in the “Maxims and Arrows” section of his book “Twilight of the Idols” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously said, “Was mich nicht…
The Colour In Anything
This Decade's Most Important British Musicians
British mastermind released his third studio album last year and as I am not quite sure whether I have already review it, I will do it again. I have…
For The Ages To Come
The Soundtrack of Ebbot Lundberg
All good things come to an end, just as The Soundtrack Of Our Lives released their last album a few years ago. It is crucial to recognize…
Not Even Happiness
Not Even Happiness
Singer-songwriter Julie Byrne’s new album has the lucidity and tactility of a healing crystal. Not unlike Phil Elverum, she …
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…
Burning Bridges
Bon Jovi's Bridge Is Falling Down
The struggle is real. Rock dinosaurs Bon Jovi are persistent even though their career is not as shiny as it was in the 80s and 90s. I can freely say…
In Colour
Album that makes everything else seem like a noise
Not everything is black and white. When life seems grayish, there is always music to color it. I can’t say I wasn’t skeptical when…
Hair
COVERLAND Vol.18: Hair
This time we’re going to talk about a cover album, not just a song. The interesting thing is that the remake was done by the composer himself, a…
I Never Learn
She Never Learns
Eccentric world of indie pop duchess is something you can take a sneak peak in just by looking at the cover of her album I Never Learn. Behind an…
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…
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…
Boxes
Dull Dull Dolls
At one point, it looked like Goo Goo Dolls could become one of the biggest mild-stream American bands. What happened? Sequence of mediocre…
A Sufi And A Killer
Two Sides Of Gonjasufi
A Sufi and a Killer was Gonjasufi's debut. Sumach Ecks is an author, DJ and yoga instructor from LA who is produced by Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp…
Beloved Antichrist
Symphonic Metal Opera in Therion's Trilogy
Swedish symphonic metal artillery Therion enriched their discography with not one but three CDs under the name Beloved Antichrist. Ancient traditions,…
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…
The Man
The Killers reappear with The Man
After the group The Killers had declared that they prepare a new album, faithful listeners have been very aware of the social networks of the band,…
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…
High Noon: Highlights & Rarities From 50 Years
High Noon To Be Fully Discovered - After 50 years
How do you make a meaningful retrospective of an on one side influential band, and on the other a band that, undeservedly, have never risen to the top…
What I'm Feelin'
What I`m Feeling by Anthony Hamilton
Fifth studio record of Mr. Soul Man, Anthony Hamilton is here, officially released 4 days ago by RCA Records and…
Twin Fantasy
Lo-fi Classic On Steroids
Twin Fantasy has been alive for 6 years. That is why Will Toledo, a frontman of the group Car Seat Headrest (known in indie alternative circles as gay…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead's New Album. How Do You Really Feel About It?
First of all, I want to say that I am the biggest fan of Radiohead. I even have a mouse-bear tattoo that served as a logo for their Kid A era. With…
Jomsviking
Viking Metal
It seems that even after ten albums, Amon Amarth do not know how to neither surprise nor disappoint. If someone said to their super fans that they are…
Ruins
Wolf People Use Mythology as A Weapon For Dealing with The World
Wolf People is a band from UK, formed in 2006. Until now, they had released four albums, and are currently promoting Ruins. Since 2009, they are…
Life Is Good
Life Is Good...is good
In my alcohol-induced and terse analysis in consultation with Google, I have realized that this was the first year in which all three of the most…
Circular Time
Ramleh - Circular Time
The legendary British psychedelic noise rock/power-electronics/noise band Ramleh has very recently come out with a new album after a long time. The…
Dave Keegan
Dave Keegan - Dave who?
When you get caught into a music style (or quite a few of them) when you’re younger, they seem to stay with you forever. Psychedelic pop,…
Peanut Butter
Riot Pop
The name of the band sometimes tells what we can expect from it. Joanna Gruesome is an ironic reference to folk singer Joanna Newsom but…
It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
Album Review: Ingrid Michaelson's - It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
It’s not all fun and games - though it does have a good dose of that as well! I’d like to summarize “It Doesn’t have to Make Sense” with those words,…
Caiga la Noche
The Innkeepers are unstoppable
Los Mesoneros, Venezuelan band still residing in Mexico, have been unstoppable since the release of their second studio album titled Caiga La Noche.…
EntreMundos
Nomade Orquestra - Spearheading World Jazz
It seems that at the moments a few groups coming out of Brazil are spearheading world jazz. Orquestra Imperial, comprising a number of current…
Birkin / Gainsbourg : Le symphonique
Birkin Makes Gainsbourg Proud
As far as her musical, particularly singing career goes, Jane Birkin has often been disputed. First criticism going her way was that she would have…
Alive In New Light
IAMX is Optimistic? A Miracle!
Only a year after the album Unfall, Chris Corner returned with the new record Alive In New Light. In some way, it wraps up the story started with…
The Purple Album (Deluxe Version)
AESTHETIC SUICIDE
I almost never write bad reviews. If you can’t say anything good or encouraging, it’s better you don’t say anything at…
Atoma
Dark Tranquillity – Atoma [Review]
Along with At the Gates and In Flames, Dark Tranquillity shaped melodeath genre. Back in the 90’s three bands from Gothenburg, Sweden made an entirely…
Future Present Past
Is this The Strokes?
The Strokes are an American rock band that most people are familiar with, but after their groundbreaking debut in 2001 called “Is This It”, it has…
Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition)
Zayn on top with ''Mind of Mine''
The former member of the British band One Direction, Zayn, on March 25 released his first solo album called '' Mind of Mine '…
4U
Christina Milian's Liar put her back on my radar
For me, Christina Milian is a name from the past. I have not really kept up with her music since her hit single “AM to PM” in 2001…
She
Charity Ekeke Carries A Torch For Women’s Issues With She
Way back in 1971 at around the peak of the counterculture era an Australian singer/songwriter named Helen Reddy released a song called I Am…
In The Army 1981
Puffy Areolas - In The Army 1981
Puffy Areolas are an American noise-rock/garage rock/garage punk band, who have released a few pretty good albums through the years. Their best album…
Blood of the Saints
#tbt: Powerwolf - Blood Of The Saints
Key years in career of Powerwolf occur in two year intervals, and everything started in 2003. Two years later, Return inBloodred came out, and then…
Back to the Woods
ALBUM RECOMMENDATION: Angel Haze-Back To The Woods
Ok we all know where all eyes are constantly turned to all the time... This girl... Wow, how can you describe exquisite art in words... You can`t.…
Room Inside The World
New Ought. Ought To be As Before
Four years ago, when Pitchfork was still a relevant medium for independent and experimental music, Ought appeared under the Best New Music section and…
Future Echoes
Confusion That Leads to The Right Trail
Magazines like the British music monthlies “Uncut” and “Mojo” have a tradition of including a music CD since their inception. Usually, whether it is…
Searching
GOD II. Jesus Christ. Converting Sound into Salvation.
The words; Jesus Christ, or simply, Christ, are infamous. (This artist is not the artist that this article was made under.) The name GOD is…
Random Access Memories
#tb The Standard of Modern Electronic-Dance
Recently, I have watched an episode of HBO’s brand new show Young Pope and in one scene, the main characters, pope, asked his advisor who does she…
Sleep Well Beast
Who Is The Beast on The National's New Record?
In two years, The National are going to celebrate two decades of their existence and judging by their tempo of releasing albums, we might get another…
Oh Wonder
Oh Wonder of Wonders
Sticking with the theme of festive vinyl, It’s time to talk about Oh Wonder. Oh Wonder, are a London based duo, who’s …
Original Album Classics
Art Garfunkel and His Classic Hits
Upon looking up the Art Garfunkel page on Kurrent Music, I am very surprised at the low approval rating. It may just be that I am a big-time oldie fan…
Slowdive
Slowdive Return After 20 Year Sabatical
During the first half of the 90s, British collective Slowdive established as one of the most prominent shoegaze bands, leaving three classics behind…
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…
Tutu
Miles from India
Jazz and Indian music have been “buddies” for a long time now. Even before the likes of Tom Scott, John Coltrane, and John McLaughlin, Indian…
Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March - Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March is a renowned Japanese underground psychedelic noise rock band. They have released a great number of albums through the years, and while…
Is This The Life We Really Want?
Should Roger Waters Retire?
In two to three years old competition comprised of collections of songs named Ratthe That Lock and Endless River, Is This The Life We Really Want by…
Acapella - Acapella Christmas - Acapella Group
Enjoying an Acapella Christmas
This is such a good Christmas album. So good that I almost felt regretful that it took me 4 years after its release before finding it. All is not lost…
Afterglow
ME, SARAH AND LGBT
I’m sorry to disappoint but I am not gay. However, a few years ago I found out me and LGBT have a weakness in common: Sarah McLachlan, the…
Harmony of Difference
Yasss, Kamasi!
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I will write it anyway. I was conflicted whether I want to do a review of KAmasi Washington's new…
St Germain
The Return Of St Germain
It took him fifteen years to release an…
Harmony of Spheres
Greeks Love Metal
My knowledge of the Greek music scene is not great. I have often come across hardcore music, so my biased opinion is that Greek people love that kind…
Holiday Of Love
Simply Well Done
Who doesn't want a holiday of love? Everyone wants a holiday and if it is one filled with love, I think everyone would want that. But what if we…
10 Años (En Vivo)
Dread Mar I released Anniversary CD+DVD
Mariano Javier Castro, artistically known as Dread Mar-I, is a leading Argentine reggae musician born in 1878, in the Province of Lanus. After…
Skylarking
XTC's Skylarking remixed by Steven Wilson
It has been 30 years now, almos to a day when XTC issued their seminal Skylarking an album that should be on practically any best of all times albums.…
Americana
Americana
The Kinks legend uses Americana to blaze a path through both America's rock’n’roll history and his own. Its back-to-…
1000 Forms Of Fear (Deluxe Version)
Waiting for new Sia
Before Sia releases her upcoming album, I wanted to pay tribute to one of the best albums of 2014. Her sixth studio album 1000 Forms of Fear has been…
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…
A Moon Shaped Pool
A Radiohead Dream
If ever there was an intimidating band to review, that band is none other than the famous Radiohead. With a ridiculously dynamic career behind them,…
Not To Disappear
A Step Too Far
Music for me has always been about hearing the emotion in a track. This is why I think that the majority of my music taste has been labelled as&…
Lovers
Merival's Folksy Dreamworld
After falling head over heels in love with Merival’s Soda Island collaboration with Izzard, I scoured the internet to find more of Merival’s honeyish…
Secular Hymns
Madeleine Peyroux Knows How To Jazz
Madeleine Peyroux released her seventh album this year, almost twenty years after her debut Dreamland. She is a female musician with a rich…
Process
Sampha Drops Debut Album Of The Year
You know when you see a shooting star and make a wish? You know how rare that happens? Well, I feel the same when I hear a good debut album…
Ruins
Ruins by First Aid Kit Is A Contradictory Investigation of the Past
Four years after their critically praised album Stay Gold, Swedish duo First Aid Kit are back with their fourth LP titled Ruins. The record comes…
Evolve
Whatever It Takes already has its own Video Clip
Weight of the World
Undiscovered Country Treasure of 2016
Sometimes, a one year is not sufficient to listen to all the great albums, so it often happens that we miss on a brilliant release that should have…
Harmony of Difference
10 favorite tracks of 2017
My favorite songs of the year, in no specific order. Dreams by Alvvays You know that latin saying - nomen est omen. Well, dream-pop track titled…
Lay Low
Chanson Folk
When you have Jane Birkin as your mother and Charlotte Gainsbourg as your half-sister, it is only a matter of time before you start making music. For…
The Great Plains
Thomas Dybdahl - Great Plains With An Accent On Great
Mention Thomas Dybdahl’s name in his native Norway and everybody’ will know who you’re talking about. After all, his first solo album from about…
Don't Hesitate
Don't Hesitate Will Blow Your Mind! by Raul Midon
The incredibly talented and skilled New Mexican musician Raul Midon is the real deal, my friends! I discovered this amazing musician when I just like…
Worried Kid
Scandinavian Folk At Its Best
Bellhound Choir is a solo project of Danish author Christian Hade Madsen. His first EP Stray Screech Beastdropped in 2015 and it was a teaser for his…
Goodnight, Sweet Betty
68Creep: David Lynch's Dreams Have Found a New Soundtrack
68Creep is shady grifter rock band for those, who are open and ready to dabble in dark timeless melancholy. This music is thoughtful and…
Onism
Onism
Working within a fairly heavy philosophical framework, New York’s Photay has made some of his most captivating electronic music yet, with nimble house…
Bass Face
The Beat Goes On: Bass Calling Face by AV Super Sunshine
Ever run into one of those guys who fall into the category of being part of “The Older Generation” who try to tell you that when it comes to today’s…
Just As I Am
Timeless
This is a considerably daunting album to review. As I’ve revisited this album, I’ve recognised elements of it in so many different…
Carnival of Clockwork
#tb - Cog:Sharing Space
I still remember how surprised I was when I was listening to this album for the very first time. The reason for my stun was that, before I…
Wild Light
65daysofstatic
What would we do without postmodernism is one thing. What would artists do without is it more important question to ask. Just as postmodernism has…
Of Monkees And Men
Monkeying With The Monkees
Scott McCaughey is no more a Young Fresh Fellow. In more ways than one. For one, this legend of the Seattle music scene is no more a spring chicken…
Play
Young Star On Fire With New Single Play!
Her 23rd Birthday is on the horizon and this young lady is ready then ever. DaniLeigh is your everyday girl originally from …
The Bluest Eyes In Texas
The Bluest Eyes in Texas
It's Chloë Sevigny's eyes that are blue. Her karaoke rendition of Restless Heart's 1988 country hit song Bluest Eyes…
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,…
Guala
G-Eazy Smashes Again With Guala Joint!
Oakland`s very own, G-Eazy hits the heavy bar streets again, with smashing new single Guala. With…
Nice Night
Baroque Meanderings
Mass Gothic's Nice Night starts with an arresting restraint in Noel Heroux's melodious voice. A hint of ominousness hangs in the air…
You're So Vain
Frankly Speaking
Ever thinking about a former lover and wanting to dedicate a song to him or her without really sounding bitter but would sum up all your experiences…
Hard Times
Paramore's New Song Will Get You Through the Hard Times
After their 4-year hiatus, everyone was stoked to hear that Paramore was coming back. Certainly, their rest has not made them lose their sound but…
Gatos Oliva
No, I don't want to go
But you feel a song, but happens to you, but it affects you, you can not understand. Beyond Pop Tripi, broccoli and audiovisual material, Cats Olive…
Music To Watch Boys To
Lana Del Rey's Soundtrack for a Fatalistic Voyeur
I’ll confess to being a fan of the somewhat divisive Lana Del Rey ever since I first came across ‘Video Games’. What&…
Main Title/Laura
JAZZ STANDARDS VOL.10 - Laura
“Laura” is a popular song from the mid-forties of the 20th century, composed by David Raksin for the 1944 movie Laura starring…
These Streets Will Never Look the Same
A Meditation on Loneliness
Running for over 8 minutes, These Streets Will Never Look the Same is one of the longest tracks on Chromatics' critically acclaimed fourth album,&…
Fall Together
Radio-Friendly Grit
Melbourne indie-rockers The Temper Trap (Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas and Joseph Greer) have yet to recreate the inescapable…
Line Of Sight (feat. WYNNE & Mansionair)
The Future Of ODESZA Means A More Mature Ambient Sound
All the cross over musicians who are combining electronica, indie, and ambient noise are dictating one focus, the advantage of channeling atmosphere…
Desencuentro
Residente and his romantic Mismatch in Paris
If anything René Pérez Joglar to recognize aka Residente, it is its integrity and idealism, as well as the determining of their positions.…
Un-American Woman
Transatlantic Ambivalence
Un-American Woman is the first taste of Dinner's (LA-based Danish singer-songwriter Anders Rhedin) sophomore album New Work,&…
Lust for Life (with The Weeknd)
Hollywood and The Weeknd
Lana Del Rey is on a roll lately. A week after releasing her duet with The Weeknd, it was also announced that she has recorded a song with Fleetwood…
Nothing Without You
I've no worries about Simon's solo move
I mainly remember the boyband Blue for their cover songs. They are one of the few boybands that I never got into, probably because my boyband phase…
Tonya Harding (In D major)
Sufjan Stevens' Tonya Harding Paints the 90s Olympics Figure Skating Scandal in Elegiac Terms
Detroit singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens’ website succinctly describes his unusual artistry: &…
Power Over Men
50 Shades, Reversed
Power Over Men is a single from London singer-songwriter Jamie T's (Jamie Treays) upcoming fourth album Trick. While Jamie T is relatively unknown…
Paris 12
Private Catharsis
After gaining major global attention for her song Sticky Leaves on Spotify, Singaporean singer-songwriter Linying is well poised to release her debut…
It's Midnight
Palpitations For The Broken Hearted and Mistreated
Consider St. Paul & The Broken Bones the Gospel/Soul version of Arcade Fire. Mainly because the band consists of 6 multi-talented musicians.…
Chi Chi
Razor-Sharp Braggadocio
'Live from the zoo, this the new 212'. Controversial Harlem rapper Azealia Banks breakout hit 212 is a very tough act…
Te Recuerdo Dulcemente
Juanga and Calamaro locked themselves in the study
I think it sounds crazy but when you analyze it makes sense. The Mexican Juan Gabriel, a legend of music, is joined with Argentine Andres Calamaro,…
Unity
Darrell Kelley Releases A Message For “Unity”
A strong song that says what the singer wants to say is what true artists search for. Most of the time if they cannot find it from a writer, they are…
Forever Young
GOT7's Soulful Side
I’m sure a lot of us know it’s a bit rare to hear a slow song from our favorite Kpop bands. So, if anyone was ever to ask me what my favorite “non-…
China Girl - alt mix
COVERLAND Vol. 7: China Girl
David Bowie and Iggy Pop wrote “China Girl” together in 1977 for Iggy’s album “The Idiot.” It didn&…
Guinnevere
The Magical Guinnevere
“Guinnevere” is probably the most magical songs ever written. I fell in love with the song the first time I heard it. It happened…
Makeba
An explosion of joy with Jain and Makeba
If you’re in the mood for a crazy audiovisual treat (and who isn’t?) it’s time to check this video out. I was lucky enough to stumble upon Makeba…
Secret Garden (feat. Merival)
Stepping into the Secret Garden with Izzard & Merival
The song I’m about to draw your attention to has brought me MAJOR joy over the past few days, and I am excited for you to have the same experience.…
Selfish Love
Jessie Ware Returns to Desire's Darker Side
“Wildest Moments”, British soul singer Jessie Ware’s best-known single, hinges on the dual realization that love - its…
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…
Breathe (feat. Melanie Munoz)
Breathe by Beat Author
East Coast production team Beat Author is back with their second single this year called Breathe. Brian Cohen and Cristofer Arthur, professionally…
Hello
We've been waiting for Adele for three years!
After a pause of three years, finally Adele has given us something to look forward to, Hello. Hello is taken from the new album coming out on 20th…
Ann Wants to Dance
Buoyancy
Is life getting you down? Trampoline, Parisian indie duo Papooz's (Armand Penicaut and Ulysse Cottin) second song from their debut album…
Superman
The Adarna Releases Superman
SEATTLE, WA - Soundgate Records Artiste, The Adarna, release “Superman”, as their second music video single off their…
Cool Girl
Tove Lo is a Cool Girl in her New Video
This girl of Swedish origin barely 28 years has managed to break into the entertainment industry, his musical career is just beginning with their…
Baby Boy
Baby Boy is Beyonce's Greatest Accomplishment
This is a difficult article to write for a several reasons. Beyonce is one of the world's most popular artists, one of the highest selling artists…
Renegade
Midnight - 4 am
Renegade is the second track from Melbourne-based indie folk rock quintet The Paper Kites' sophomore album twelvefour (2015).…
Body Love
IDER Transforms Heartbreak Into Emotional Growth With Body Love
North London duo IDER (Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville) began gaining attention for their delectable brand of delicate,…
What Do You Mean? - Acoustic
Am I a Belieber?!
First things first. I am NOT a Belieber. I never was... but after listening to the acoustic version of this song, I cannot say I never will. I did say…
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…
Lo Que Dios Quiera
Fanny Lu trusts in What God Wills
After much waiting Colombian Fanny Lu has unveiled his new video. This promotional single called What God wants is almost half a year after the first…
Make Me... (feat. G-Eazy)
Britney's Back (but so what?)
The music video for Make Me..., the lead single for Britney Spears' upcoming 9th album Glory (2016) has just been released. The…
Offering
Spiritual Reconciliation
Four years after the release of their sophomore album Static (2013), New York indie duo Cults (Brian Oblivion…
Distance
O Drops A New Grind Vid!
Long time since this sexy R`n`B superstar dropped some new flavor for our eyes. Two days ago, Omarion`s latest…
John Wayne
Lady Gaga Embraces The John Wayne Spirit
The day Lady Gaga is not in the news or performing will be a sad, sad day. However, that is not what is happening today instead Gaga has released a…
Andas En Mi Cabeza
Not just You walk in my head
This song Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho has become very popular not only in the stations, nightclubs or through comments from friends, but a song that…
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…
Bottom Dollar Baby
Nathan Wiley's Gritty Blues-Rock
Wiley suffers talent well. Concocting 11 sundry offerings from musings of hog cemeteries, pillaging bandits, the saving power of sin and revisionist…
The Cure
Lady Gaga Shares A Cure With New Track
Lady Gaga surprised everyone with new release 'The Cure'. While 'The Cure' was completely unexpected we couldn't have expected…
Blackout
Cinematic Minimalism
British singer-songwriter Charlotte OC recently released Blackout as a teaser for her upcoming full length debut album from Harvest Records,…
Black And Grey
Discolor Blind tease new EP with single 'Black and Grey'
If a musician’s creative output is intrinsically linked to the journey that brought them to that point then it is hardly surprising that&…
Back To Back
Top 10 Songs of 2015
For rap fans, 2015 was nothing but excellent. A new mixtape from Drake and Future, new artists on the rise, and overall just a great vibe…
Me and Michael
Will Me and Michael Prove to be the Big Song on MGMT's Little Dark Age?
En su perfil de Q Magazine en diciembre pasado, cuando MGMT discutió su próximo cuarto álbum, Little Dark Age , Me and Michael fue…
Horns
Devilish Intentions
Bryce Fox buries a darker edge with his single Horns. The song sounds exactly the way one would suspect with such a track title. The explosive way the…
You Know What I Mean
The Ultimate Love Song 'You Know What I Mean' By Cults
We are in the midst of summer. Some places are experiencing heat waves that shouldn't. But, this summer has upped the ante this early in the game.…
Augustine
St. Augustine at Heart
Blood Orange pops up on the radar every so often just to completely floor us. 'Augustine' a form of chillwave, indie or smooth RnB…
Everybody Knows
Kimbra's Everybody Knows Addresses Our Post-Weinstein Climate
When Kiwi singer-songwriter Kimbra announced the release of her upcoming third album Primal Heart (19 January 2018) to her fans…
Violet
Now With Feeling
Who knew pastel could conjure up so many feelings. In Violet by the band (creatively named) Hippo Campus has a Vampire Weekend Indie appeal but this…
This House Is Not For Sale
This House is not for Sale the new Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi returns to the music scene with his legendary band after three years of absence, to introduce the first single from his new album This…
La Jetee
The Vryll Society - La Jetee
Psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society released La Jetee back in April and firmly established themselves as one of Liverpool&…
P.O.W.A
Taking on the Tower
I could have shut up and put the glass slippers on and made millions of dollars. I could have made a ton of money and then helped build a school. But…
Mystery of Love (From the Original Motion Picture “Call Me by Your Name”)
Sufjan Stevens Scores His First Oscar Nomination for the Sublime “Mystery of Love”
Sufjan Stevens had two songs in the running for the 2018 Oscars Best Original Song award (the five shortlisted songs out of the longlist of 70 were…
These Bells Will Ring
These Bells Will Ring in the holidays for you with Bitter's Kiss and the Blue Stones
Allow us to dive a little deeper to the word we have come to know as something we don't want. Vulnerable: susceptible to emotional or…
Bassically
Tei Shi's Intimate Power Struggle
Tei Shi is the stage name for Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter and producer Valerie Teicher, who hails from Buenos Aires. Since the release…
Still Breathing
Still Kicking...
Green Day are continuing on their status quo of releasing videos, this one for their latest single 'Still Breathing' is a lyric music video.…
Ubu
What's in a Haircut?
Perth dream pop trio Methyl Ethel are leaning heavily towards the dancefloor in Ubu, the lead track from their upcoming sophomore album …
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…
Body Lights the Way
Skye Wallace Shares Sporty New Body Lights The Way Video
Canadian rocker Skye Wallace has just dropped the official music video for Body Lights The Way – a carefree, groove-driven song conveying a…
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…
Haters
TLC Strike Back With Hater Anthem!
The sexiest, craziest and most wanted girl R`n`B group is back, ready to kick it one last time. Ladies known as&…
Shadow
Shadow of Hate
“Why is your hate so addicting?” begins the first track of the album Nocturne by Wild Nothing, consisting of Jack Tatum. The…
Sombre Fayre - Demo
Final Fire
Look at this, a band called Neon Waltz has six people in their group. Yes, Arcade Fire can become a symphony but does that mean other bands can pull…
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…
Messin' Around
Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias together with the video for “Messin' Around”.
This time these great artists came together to create the new video for Messin 'Around and could not expect less from them. We find a video…
Shine A Light
A Grand, Soulful Empowerment Anthem
Initially known as Raines, Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Mike Nelson changed his stage name to BANNERS with the release of Shine the Light - a…
Season 2 Episode 3
Netflix and Mayonnaise
'My girl eats mayonnaise/ From a jar when she's gettin' blazed'. Season 2 Episode 3 appears to be the…
Funeral Pyre
Phantogram's Phantasmagoric Elegy
Nearly a year after its release, Phantogram’s Three (2016) offers viewers with a final music video to accompany its dark, brooding and grief…
Somebody Who
Insomnia
Au Revoir Simone is dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, United States whose members are Erika Forster (…
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…
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…
High
Music video 'High' by Rawayana and Apache
With rapper Larry Rada aka Apache , the Venezuelan band of self - styled 'Trippy Pop' Rawayana presents its new official video for…
The Way You Used To Do
Queens of the Stone Age Prove That A Band Must Evolve Over Time
Las reinas de la Edad de Piedra asustaron a algunos fans cuando la banda publicó una imagen con el productor Mark Ronson. Mark Ronson es…
Hero Of War
Have You Seen the World? What Would You Say If I Said That You Could?
Hero of War, originally released in 2008 on the 5th studio album of the alternative/punk rock band Rise Against, was the first release with guitarist…
Mr. Hitler
We're Gonna Tear Hitler Down
In times of global tensions and a possible new rise of fascist, racist, nationalist and fundamentalist movements, it’s imperative to…
No Voy a Pensar En Ti
OneChot and the premiere of ''I'm not going to think about you''
The renowned Venezuelan singer of reggae and dancehall, Juan David Chacón Aka '' OneChot '' brings new video,…
The Ratio Of Freckles To Stars
Whisper-y Intimacy
San Fransisco-based Halou (pronounced huh-loo) consists of Rebecca and Ryan Coseboom; the duo have carved a name for themselves in the indie scene by&…
The Hills
The Hills - Eminem & Nicki remixes
Somebody said that Can't feel my face is played even on Mars. Everybody knows it and everybody loves it, no doubt about it.…
Perfect Illusion
Lady Gaga tells us how she lived a Perfect Illusion
Perfect Illusion is the title that brings the new issue of extravagant Lady Gaga, who until recently we had confused making us ask where they had…
Show Me How
Men I Trust Find a Calm Reassurance in an Asymmetrical Relationship in Show Me How
Montreal indie-dance/trip-hop trio Men I Trust (vocalist/guitarist Emma Proulx, guitarist Jessy Caron and pianist Dragos Chiriac) have perfected their…
Real
Is This Real Enough For You?
Real the track from Years & Years will strike a chord within you. Maybe it will be sutble, yet it will be effective. Released as the first…
Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)
Estelle's newest love
Earlier this year, I’d seen a familiar name on a list of new single releases. It was by UK R&B singer Estelle. I’m sure you know her from the…
Safari
J Balvin Debuts Safari With Pharrel
This new theme called Safari has a very different rhythm to which we are accustomed to the Colombian who has teamed up with Pharrell Williams, BIA…
PILLOWTALK
Zayn and his new start
Zayn Malik was the first of One Direction to leave, and now, he’s the first of One Direction to release a solo single and it’s…
Don't Bring Me Down
PREP's Don't Bring Me Down Dazzles with Urgent Optimism
After releasing their debut EP Futures in 2016, London-based future-pop quartet PREP - hip-hop producer Dan Radclyffe,…
Nameless, Faceless
Courtney Barnett's Nameless, Faceless is an Off-Handed Feminist Anthem for Our Times
With “Nameless, Faceless”, the first glimpse of her upcoming sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel (May 18, 2018), Grammy-nominated Australian…
Brother Wind
Garbarek's 'Brother Wind' - a journey into the Northern Lights
‘Brother Wind’ is one of the most wonderful tunes ever composed. It’s my favorite Jan Garbarek composition, and it&…
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…
Liberty Or Death
ThreePeace strikes chord of Support for the Troops with Liberty or Death on KUAC Alaska
ThreePeace was featured on KUAC Fm in Alaska with their song Liberty or Death. The song is a song written in support of the American Soldier who…
Love On The Brain
A Side No One Has Ever Seen
The Billboard Music Awards of 2016 shed a lot of insight, one being (in my opinion) the best performance from Rihanna as she performed the track '…
Lights Out
Angel Olsen Turns the Light On
Being able to explain how wonderful it is to find a singer-songwriter from the same place you grew up in...is a supreme highlight. Now as I get over…
High Road
Heartbreak Hotel
I don't know what the ratio actually is, but there seems to be a fair amount of songs that deal with both sides of the human courting ritual. On…
Me Voy
About The Meaning Of The Guava Tree And Its Types
In Venezuela, the term or the word Guayabo refers to Despecho or rupture in itself, is a colloquial word used to refer to a time of mourning, when…
Stella By Starlight
Jazz Standards Vol.9 - Stella by Starlight
‘Stella by Starlight’ is a song from the 1944 Paramount film “The Uninvited,” a ghost story starring Ray…
Lazarus
Does Lazarus Go Down in History?
On 7th of January David Bowie released a new music video for his song Lazarus, just three days before he passed away. The song that is now…
You Are the Right One
Ironic Summer Cruisin’
Oklahoma dream pop trio Sports (Cale Chronister, Jacob Theriot and Christian Theriot) traffic in a kind of ironic coolness that rarely found in indie…
Come Back to Me
Molly Kruse Creates a Video to Remember
Molly Kruse comes to us today with her latest video for Come Back to Me. A piece that will tug on your heartstrings, she gives us a look into the…
Venus Fly
Calling Out the Male Gaze
You might have concluded that Grimes had run out of her music video-making budget after she released the DIY The Ac!d Reign Chronicleslast…
Flesh Without Blood
Grimes Flesh Without Blood
The self proclaimed alien love-child of Aphex Twin and ABBA, Grimes, released a new single this week entitled . The Canadian singer songwriter cites a…
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…
Cataract
Dirty Ghosts: Cataract EP
Hailing from San Francisco and consisting of Allyson Baker – Guitar/Vocals, Erin McDermott – Bass and Tony Sevener –…
Sahara
Songhoy Blues and Iggy Pop's Sahara Imbue the Desert With Joie De Vivre
“Sahara”, a collaboration between Iggy Pop and “desert blues” guitar quarter Songhoy Blues, aims to correct…
Elevator Operator
Profound Mundanity
Melbourne singer-songwriter-guitarist Courtney Barnett's 2016 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist propelled the Australian indie darling to a…
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…
Self Destruction
Self-Distructive Comeback!
R`n`B musketeers are back toghether! American quartet, now a duo, reunites last month and brings two new hits for their thirsty fans. The two…
The Jungle Line
COVERLAND Vol.10: The Jungle Line
This article from the Coverland series is a sort of an homage to Leonard Cohen, who passed away yesterday. I am not a fan of his work, but he left his…
24K Magic
Funky Bruno Mars Magic
With his Mark Ronson collaboration, Bruno Mars scored one of the biggest hits of 2015. Even though it had a retro style, it was one of those songs…
Devil Wears Prada (feat. Ronnie Banks)
Jasmine And Ronnie Dress The Devil!
In her latest single drop Jasmine V brings nothing but banging fire! The classic R`n`Bass beat follows an…
My Life
ZHU and Tame Impala's My Life Provides Radio-Friendly Existentialism
Tame Impala's Kevin Parker has not released any new music since 2015's Currents - making My Life, his recent…
Man on the Moon
Zella Day's Psychedelic Dreaminess
After the release of her debut album Kicker (2015) last year, LA-based Arizona singer-songwriter Zella Day has collaborated with…
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…
Liberty or Death (Remastered)
The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling Stones Playlist on Spotify!
The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling Stones on Spotify! Add Your Song To The Rolling Stones and Bands Influenced By The Rolling…
Cone of Shame
Faith No More with a new video for Cone Of Shame
I’m proud to present the new video for the song Cone Of Shame by Faith No More. Why would I be proud, someone could ask? Well, it was…
Hard Girls
Femme Rock-Pop
Hard Girls is the first track from Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall's fifth album Kin (2016), which explores a very different…
Auction
Diddy And Lil Kim reunite to put it down on Auction
To me, all of this makes me feel like I’m reporting music news from somewhere in the second half of the 90s, but P Diddy and Lil Kim have…
Back For Me
Separation Anxiety
We made this the same way we did the Dear To Me video - with a lot of help from our friends. From the strip club up the street from my and Matthew&…
Shut Up and Dance
Shut Up and Dance With Me!
If that title doesn’t spark your curiosity, I don’t know what will. Once again, as part of my “music journey”…
With A Little Help From My Friends - Remastered
COVERLAND Vol.26: With a Litle Help from My Friends
When I was starting to listen and collect rock LP’s as a teenager, the triple vinyl from Woodstock ‘69 came to me before a Beatles…
Boy
EMMA LOUISE – BOY
Emma Louise is an Australian vocalist and songwriter that is best known for her song, Jungle, which can be found on her debut EP, Full Hearts and…
I Can Never Be Myself When You're Around
Stylized Moodiness
Chromatics' much-anticipated fifth album Dear Tommyis still nowhere in sight, but the electropunk-Italo disco quartet have…
Can't Help Falling In Love - Recorded Live at Daytrotter
Can't Help Falling in Love with This and Other Things
It is an unavoidable fact that each established songwriter honed his or her craft by studying and rearranging the work of others. Most local pubs are…
Darkest Ocean
Sonic Ideas
Darkest Ocean presented by All Tvvins has traces of that infamous Indie credit that is hard to well...discredit. However, All Tvvins have a sense to…
Suddenly
Whimsical Charm
Drugdealer is the latest (drug related) stage name of Los Angeles artist Michael Collins (who previously released music under the name of Run DMT and…
Leon
Give My Heart A Break
The Japanese House, otherwise known as Amber Bain, whose choice of stage name comes with an equally interesting story that blurs the lines between…
Most Girls
Most Girls Shows How Much Respect Hailee Steinfeld Has For Us All
Hailee Steinfeld has spoken out about her newest track Most Girls. Steinfeld stated that Most Girls should be listened in a girl's bedroom, at top…
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…
Good Drank
All Glasses Up, Filled With Good Drank!
Georgia Trap master, 2Chainz dropped another one on us. His latest video includes a visual performance of the single Good…
Bad Blood
Wonky Funk
The music video for East London singer-songwriter and record producer NAO's (Neo Jessica Joshua) breakout hit Bad Blood features simple - yet…
Golden Slumbers - Remastered 2009
The Beatles: Golden Slumbers
With over one billion records sold there is no doubt that The Beatles are one of the greatest bands ever to exist. Everyone knows and loves them for…
Strange
Feeling Strange
[W]hen I was little I was obsessed by churches - by how they were built and how someone had created them because they believed in it so much, and it&#…
Feral Hearts
A Feral Dose of Estonian Pop
Kerli, a celebrated pop star from Estonia, just dropped the video of her much awaited single “Feral Heart” – and here is…
On My Own
Breakup Blues
'If there was another way I think about the things we once had Give it just another try 'Coz you don't want me 'I'll be on my own.…
Bug In The System
Zoocrates shares new track Bug In The System
Zoocrates was created in 2014 by the Argentinian songwriter Daiana Bolini, now based in Montreal. Her music combines alternative and electronic rock…
The Boxer
A Unique Highlight From Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration
Recently, Joan Baez had a big concert to commemorate her 75th birthday. The concert was a huge turn out, featuring many Baez original compositions…
tonite
Tonite Throws Reflective Notions Orchestrated By LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem has come back around this time with new single and music video Tonite, where a 1980's heavy laden vibe is vocal. This dance floor…
Working Class Heroes (Work)
Get your Next Cut with Cee Lo Green
Multi-talented superstar Cee Lo Green just released a brand new visual for his latest single Working Class Heroes (Work), …
Painting (Masterpiece)
A Technicolor Masterpiece
After gaining indie success and a record label with Columbia via the success of their first single Loud(y) in early 2015 (were reached No. 1…
Cave Me In
R&B Looks East
After earning critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination (Best Urban Contemporary Album) for his debut album Ology (2016), Maryland singer-…
In Undertow
Jangly Uncertainty
Canadian indie quintet Alvvays have released the first taste of their sophomore album Antisocialities (8 September), which seems…
Bob Dylan
A Nobel Prize in Literature for music?
It's just as rare. It's just not that does not deserve it. Bob Dylan's talent is immense, and deserves great prizes. In fact,…
Aaron Carter
Blending Justin Bieber and Zayn Malik
To me, Aaron Carter will probably always be the kid brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. As an artist, I only know his cover “I…
Dmytro Morykit
Dmytro Morykit Bio
Morykit started playing the piano at five under the tuition of Christina Griffin and later, Graham Mayo. He won the prize for best original…
Nascuy Linares
Music Award for Embrace of the Serpent
And he touched the Venezuelan musician Linares be Nascuy who wrote the music for the Colombian film The embrace of the snake by Ciro Guerra, recently…
Sinead Harnett
Easing on to the top
Sinead Harnett will immediately grab your attention with her soulish voice and a look that reminds you a lot of Jessie J. Her latest single, &…
Belinda
Belinda supports urban music
After the experience of recording a duet with artists like Pitbull, J Balvin, Vein and Juan Magan, Belinda still betting on urban Latin music on his…
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is back!
The rumors were true and the wait came to an end: Guns N 'Roses has returned. After 23 years of separation, vocalist Axl Rose, guitarist…
Calexico
April sounds like Calexico
Spring. The time of the year when Persephone walks out of the underground, just like many bands walk out of the underground. It is not easy to go one…
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart premiered a song from her next album
Its name means the god of the sky, lightning, thunder and rain according to Hindu mythology. Devendra Banhart, composer and musician just released…
Gorillaz
Gorillaz: Back
In 2012, English musician Damon Albarn, also a singer of the group Blur, said the rock band virtual Gorillaz, would take a break indefinitely, as he…
Korn
Robert Trujillo's son triumphs again with Korn in Brazil
In early April near the dates of the presentations Korn in Latin America to promote his latest album The Serenity of Suffering, the band announced…
Lindsey Harper
Lindsey Harper is a Class Act with New Release
Whether she’s holding notes with the strength of a suspension bridge, or lightheartedly singing falsetto tones of love; Lindsay Harper is simply…
The Rolling Stones
Peru rocked for the first time with the Rolling Stones
Hello Lima, Peru hello, hello my causitas said the microphone the legendary Mick Jagger in what was the first presentation of the Rolling Stones in…
Fonseca
Fonseca premieres the video for his single “Vine a Buscate”
Renowned Colombian singer and songwriter won three Latin Grammy surprised all his fans with his new song I came to find .This issue is part of his…
Heinz Kiessling
The Groove behind a Speech
There are tons of talented people all over the world. With the net and everything, their talents reach more audiences easier than ever. Some of them…
Arsonal da Rebel
5 Rap Battles That Didn’t Get As Much Hype As They Deserved in 2016
While 2016 might not have been the greatest year for battle rap it still was a good year nonetheless. There were plenty of battles this year that…
Comus
Comus' First Utterance
Of all the obscure bands from the sixties ad seventies, Comus is among the most creative and original ones. Formed in 1969 by fellow art students…
Ludwig van Beethoven
An Interesting and On-Top Performance of Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis”
One of the most breathtaking pieces that make me sing for joy is Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis.” It weighs very heavy on the heart from the “Kyrie” to…
Folk Family Revival
Folk Family Revival Interview
Folk Family Revival consists of three brothers and their buddy, but they are definitely moving towards psychedelic rock rather than straight-up folk…
BOYO
What To Look Out For: BOYO's Me, Again
During his video interview with Alt Philanthropy in March this year, LA D.I.Y. and warehouse circuit regular Robert…
Adele
The 2018 Grammy Awards change venue for a year
Although Los Angeles has been the main house for the Grammy Awards to be held, this year will be a little different the panorama. This time New York…
David Lynch
David Lynch will have his own music festival
It never ceases to amaze everything he does. If the film already has a guaranteed place in history. Just review what you've done. His…
Los Amigos Invisibles
The departure of Mauricio Arcas did not surprise me
For more than three years Mauricio Arcas, whom everyone knows as Maurimixxx, had told his groupmates to be exhausted from the work of Los Amigos…
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift shows her darker side in her latest video
Pop star Taylor Swift showed her darkest image in her latest video, which premiered Sunday during the MTV Video Music Awards. The video of Look What…
U2
U2 present an acoustic version of You're the Best Thing About Me
U2 recently unveiled the first official single of what will be their upcoming Sons of Experience studio called You're The Best Thing About Me…
Ricky Martin
Audiovisual launch of Vente pa'ca
After the great success of his latest album to anyone who will listen, ricky_martin premiered his new single Come over here ft. maluma worldwide…
Somalunar
A promise called Somalunar
Since 2013 there is a promise led by Luigi Escalante and his Somalunar project, which in 2014 released his first EP titled Gemini. Escalante has only…
Fetty Wap
September 2015: What a Time to Be Online.
September 2015 was a month full of innovation, stellar collaborations, and wonderful surprises. After lying dormant all Frank Ocean-less summer, many…
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney’s “Flaming Pie” Some New, Some Old
Paul McCartney’s “Flaming Pie” verges on the new styles that he's incorporating and some of the old that still remain. It sounds like a soundtrack…
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mum States That She Knows Who Killed Her Son
March 9th is always a busy day in hip hop because it’s the day that The Notorious B.I.G. died. This year marked the 20th anniversary of his death and…
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Abner Malaty
It is like a process of, well, birth. It’s like being born very fast. Just imagine yourself inside of a human body. It’s dark and…
Ariana Grande
Of My Favorite Covers Of The Year
The Covers and reversals of songs came some time ago and will continue for more. From the first moment when an artist makes known his music, the…
David Bisbal
David Bisbal on DVD
The most international of the moment Spanish singer David Bisbal, happy once again their fans, this time with a special DVD that includes live…
Raintown
Raintown ‘Writing On The Wall’ – Album Review
I wasn’t sure about Raintown going into this album. Part of the reason for that is that I struggle with married duos; there does seem to be a tendency…
Eminem
Eminem Live Performance Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza. A time for friends to get together before school starts back up and enjoy 3 days of no worries and good music.…
Carlos Baute
Carlos Baute makes his debut as a father.
Venezuelan composer and singer Carlos Baute welcomed their new born which has received name Markuss and was born in the city of Madrid on Friday,…
Anthon Usher Shield
Anthon Usher Shield is beauty preserved by beauty
My extra sensation of myself and my things Oh, and also that record was a poster boy of my lonely New Year Party, yay! Electronic music is very…
Jeremih
Jeremih channels Michael Jackson on “I Think of You feat. Chris Brown and Big Sean.
On 2 February, the singer from Chicago, Jeremiah Felton, better known as Jeremih, released a new song with Chris Brown and Big Sean, which is…
I Will, I Swear
Heart Rate: Sky High
I Will, I Swear is a Belgian ambient duo that consists of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Van Landeghem and vocalist Fien…
Ilan Chester
Ilan Chester sings to love
And not only to love. In reality, the Venezuelan singer and pianist of Israeli origin has musicality and poetic vein left over to sing to all; in…
The Monteverdi Choir
Monteverdi Goes Sacred
If you are a listener of beautiful and harmonic things, may I recommend Claudio Monteverdi and his Missa In Illo Tempore? It is truly a beautiful,…
Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes is the new Vevo fave
A few days ago, Shawn Mendes was voted the new Vevo fave for 2015 with his video “Stitches”. I’d heard the song a few…
Warehouse Eyes
Warehouse Eyes: Expanding Dream Pop
Being an indie fan, when I hear Dream Pop Duo and see a picture of a guy and a girl, I can't help but think of Beach House, the quintessential…
Arch Enemy
A Different Kind Of Diva
It was late 2000, Arch Enemy were a relatively known band (after all they were practically a supergroup), but haven’t swept the world yet,…
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean presents his album Blonde
New Orleans has a new prodigy son called Christopher Edwin Breaux, better known as Frank Ocean. The singer who revolutionized R & B in 2011…
Mandy Moore
Cry by Mandy Moore
Though Mandy Moore's record sales were not up in the ranks with Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera, she has proved to…
Jack White
Jack White returns with new music, Battle Cry
Former White Stripes, Jack White vuelte a hiatus of 4 years with new music as a soloist with the presentation of a new song called Battle Cry, an…
Kelis
Kelis reaches boiling point
Whether you know her as the screaming woman on “Caught Out There”, or from the cheeky lyrics of “Milkshake” or…
Sex Pistols
Nevermind the Bullocks
Creating a sense of chaos throughout the 70’s, the Sex Pistols are everything punk rock should be – all about image, extremely…
Becky G
Becky G continues to sweep with Mayores
The beautiful Becky G introduced a new song Mayores a month ago, accompanied by a video that has become a real success. So much so that it already…
The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan Could Reunite The Original Smashing Pumpkins Lineup
In recent months apparently Billy Corgan has begun to make peace with the founding members of The Smashing Pumpkins specifically with James Iha and…
Pablo Alborán
Alborán announces withdrawal from the stage
Pablo Alboran not removed from the music, neither two years, because in that period of time will continue to work and projects in America, as defined…
Only Shadows
Only Shadows - Fight Milk
Hailing from Nuneaton, England, an alternative rock quartet Only Shadows released their long awaited new single “…
Heavenwood
Portugal’s Finest Gothic Band
No, it’s not Moonspell, they lost the title couple of releases ago when deciding to go over the top and become some sort of gothic Opeth.&…
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony will be honored at the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards
How all the years in the Latin Grammys tribute will be made to the person of the year. This time it was the American-born singer Marco Antonio Mu&#…
The Avalanches
The Avalanches present a new song with Freddie Gibbs, Bad Day
The Australian electronic music duo, The Avalanches, just introduced two versions of a new issue that collaborates rapper Freddie Gibbs. One is the…
The Rolling Stones
To the rhythm of the blues, The Rolling Stones could sound on a new album.
The Rolling Stones are working on a new album blues, with new songs and classic versions, which could be published before the end of the year, as…
The Statesboro Revue
The Statesboro Revue ‘Jukehouse Revival’ – Album Review
The Statesboro Revue are a Texas band that don’t sound like they’re from Texas. In fact, they defy convention with understated brilliance; some…
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson continues to make history with his album Thriller
The whole world has only known a King of Pop, Michael Jackson and. The Thriller album, released in 1982, continues to make history in the music…
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles presented their first track
Give me the mambo has several days in the nets. It is the new song by Los Amigos Invisibles will be part of the album that launched in the first half…
The Beatles
It’s so hard to be the King (but not Elvis)
Imagine satisfied lions sleeping well in the shadow of a beautiful tree somewhere in Africa. The flies are all around: buzzing, biting and drinking…
Stuart Styron
Crazy stuff wauh..
Not only music! ITS more than THAT wauh..damn cool. Who listened before especially to dis cosmic stuff?! Interested to hear other opinions. Not…
Don Omar
Collaborations are the musical formula
As many know, one of the most important fórrmulas to succeed in the music industry are collaborations. At this point they have managed to match…
Fergie
Fergie surprises us with her new single.
This time he showed that his solo career is in full swing to achieve great success and presents the video for her new single entitled MILF $. Note…
ZAYN
Zayn Malik heats the networks with his New Video
The former member of One Direction, brings his latest single called Pilowtalk, this would be the first single from his album Mind of Mine, which…
The Beatles
Unique Beatles album to be auctioned
The vinyl disc recording that persuaded George Martin of the Beatles produce a unique piece of history of the group, goes on sale Friday announced…
Tchami
SIAW, the return of Tchami
It's been a while since we heard anything new French preoductor, Tchami. Fortunately, the wait is over, his latest single titled is a sign…
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus is like a Wrecking Ball
over 2 years ago the former Disney star made sure demolish textually that image, and if I ask one of my favorite Pop albums, I can say that it is…
Arkano
24 hours improvising, Arkano's record
More than 24 hours without a break improvised rhymes is the challenge that has exceeded the alicantino Arkano proves that the renowned Spanish rapper…
James Bay
James Bay: The Modern Singer-Songwriter
The last ten years or so has produced some great pop and rock music, but if we’re being honest with ourselves, the digital and electronic world is…
J Balvin
J Balvin, the most watched
The singer, producer and composer of urban music, a few days ago reached the 10 digits on Youtube, with his video Let Ay. This makes it the first…
Fey
Amo, Fey's daring video clip
Controversial. This is the word that defines the new video for the Mexican singer Fey, titled Master. It Discover what we can do for love , was…
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is back!
The band is back after promoting his musical comeback with a fantastic social media campaign in which he was asked her to go up photos of a postcard…
Caroline K
Caroline K
As I try to touch the sky I need some special music – that kind of music which is a perfect partner in such a weird action, you know.…
Pharmakon
Pharmakon
Margaret Chardiet I wanna sniff some glass; I wanna try some distorted pleasure of the aural trips. I wanna see how the mad injects drug made of…
Selena Gomez
A Sound Vs Letter With Content
During adolescence, sometimes we heard our parents say stop singing those songs nonsense. What time of rebellion we were doing ignored, it was our…
J Balvin
Will J Balvin make Justin Bieber sing in Spanish?
The Colombian reggatonero J Balvin already won the renowned artist Pharrell Williams sing in Castilian on Safari, so now it was proposed to sing in…
Calvin Harris
Ole, the new Calvin Harris
The DJ and music producer Calvin Harris and Ole premiered his new single which we had already shown a preview days ago. The issue has the support of…
Vinyl on HBO
Playlist: 'Vinyl', a vintage moment in 2016
Just a couple of days ago HBO aired the last episode of the 1st season 'Vinyl' , the ambitious dramatic and musical series that…
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey premieres video with The Weeknd
The American singer Lana Del Rey finally premiered the video of her new song next to The Weeknd Lust or Life where the artist is appreciated singing…
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones Furious with Trump
The Stones have made a formal ban on Donald Trump that use their music to promote his presidential campaign, and apparently were not alone, as other…
Charles Esten
Chip Esten On The Blurred Lines of Life & ‘Nashville’ – The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
Chip Esten will tell you that sometimes the line between Nashville the show and real life not only gets blurred but goes away. The songwriter who…
Jose Luis Martinez
The bagpipes arrived and with them a sad song that marks the lives of many families.
Something that characterizes the Venezuelan is already at this time begin to hear the wonderful decembrinas bagpipes, but sadly our beloved country…
La Mosca Tse-Tse
The Fly releases a video clip
Keeping the particular style that characterizes the Argentine group Fly premiered his latest musical item entitled All are pretty cruel, a danceable…
Eddy Herrera
Eddy Herrera and Omar Enrique wish Good luck to you
A Omar Enrique and gather between Eddy Herrera resulted in a song that sounds in all radios and is projected as a Merengazo. The song Do well was…
Nicolas Bacri
Nicolas Bacri Tonal and Nontonal Music
Paris born composer Nicolas Bacri has a collection of solo strings and string quartets that are almost comparable to Olivier Messien. I can hear some…
Wayne Shorter
The Herbie Hancock/Wayne Shorter Manifesto
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter are two rare geniuses, whose careers last for more than 60 years now, and whose impact on contemporary music is…
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga will sing at the next Super Bowl
The traditional special performance year after year surprise viewers during the Super Bowl halftime will be starring in 2017 by American singer Lady…
Sam Riggs
Sam Riggs and The Night People ‘Outrun The Sun’ - Album Review
Texas music. That impossibly large and infinitely popular subgenre of country, rock, roots and all things southern; bloggers such as Rita Ballou at…
Ty Herndon
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Fight For Gay Acceptance In Country Music
It’s been a strange few weeks for the face of country music. On November 5, 2014, Kacey Musgraves’ cult single ‘Follow Your Arrow’ won the CMA for…
Colin Lloyd Tucker
Another Moonlight Serenade. New Old School
My promotional CD arrived with a hand written note from Colin containing the somewhat cryptic message ‘more of the same old new horizons&…
AC/DC
Brian Johnson's emotional letter
1980. Only seven years after its inception, AC / DC suffered what would be, so far, its most lamentable low: the death of Bon Scott, lead singer of…
Valeriy Stepanov
A Russian-Ukrainian Chicken
In one of the previous articles, I said that I’m not a big fan of show-off techniques and empty virtuosity. But when it is combined with an…
Estelle California
French Soul Sensation Estelle California Shares Sparkling Single 'Star'
With soulful, sultry vocals and profound lyrics, Estelle California has bared her soul in her emotive single 'Star'. A trained opera…
Jimi Hendrix
Covers to admire, love, hate and forget
I was one of those who for some years believed blindly that Hears how it goes was born of the creative mind of Carlos Santana. It was a boy who had…
Zombie Zombie
Zombie Zombie
Somewhere in the deep woods of Amazonia, where the unknown forces dwell, there is a space station – mysterious and frightening. No one knows…
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…
Lewis & Leigh
Lewis & Leigh ‘Night Drives’ – EP Review
Lewis & Leigh first appeared on this site a month ago in our Stray Plectrums feature, but I enjoyed their debut EP ‘Night Drives’ (…
Phyllis Tate
Phyllis Tate Unusual Instrumental Combinations
Composer Phyllis Tate was a very fond admirer of uunusual sounds and colors. She has one work for saxophone and strings, another for chorus, string…
Denise Santoz
Interview: Denise Santos, Composer of Lifetime’s “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” and Death Saved My Life
Today we’re talking to Los Angeles-based film and television composer, Denise Santos. Now at Hans Zimmer and Sony/ATV's Bleeding Fingers…
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin concerts canceled for medical reasons.
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, today canceled his upcoming concerts planned for August and September on medical advice, said in a statement the…
Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood changing diapers at age 68
British legend Ronnie Wood as the guitarist of the Rolling Stones announced that their 68-year-old is expecting a baby twins. The news was recently…
Queen
The Show must go on, but…
I have a confession to make: I am probably even less a fan of the latest Adam Lambert-Brian May-Roger Taylor new Queen’s adaptation than…
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai prepares song and new album
Jamiroquai is a British band that has 25 years in the music scene since its inception and have made dance fans with funk, acid jazz, disco, house and…
Jon Anderson
When Great Music Simply Fades Away!
How is it possible that in this day and age there is still great music that has not been digitalized? Who’s to blame? The artist,…
Daddy Yankee
The Los Dells Festival will feature great artists
A new Latin music festival will shake up this summer in the central region of the United States. It will feature artists including Maná, Nicky…
Willy William
The Secret Of A Good Soundtrack
Many times, the seconds of a song are enough to remember a movie, and also that sound is capable of transmitting the emotion that encompasses the…
Emeli Sandé
Will I O U' bring Emeli Sandé back?
There are a lot of rumors buzzing since the start of the year that Emeli Sandé’s second album is nearly finished. I have heard…
Ed Sheeran
Sheeran, the most listened to musician on Spotify
Ed Sheeran became the most listened artist on Spotify, the popular online music service, as it prepares to launch its next album. According to…
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony: Person of the Year at the Latin Grammys
Seven gramophones, five Latin Grammys and two Grammys; more than 12 million records sold, only to talk about the musical career of Marc Anthony. But…
Justin Hurwitz
Justin Hurwitz: in the sights of his talent
Born in 1985 and educated at Harvard, American Justin Hurwitz won the Oscar statuette for Best Soundtrack, held for no less winning film La La Land.…
Adele
Adele announces a long tour in 2016
2016 will be a very busy year for British singer Adele. In an official statement it was announced that the artist will undertake an extensive tour of…
Danny Barnes
Danny Barnes Interview
Danny Barnes returns to Country Fried Rock to discuss his recent accolade, the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Barnes has…
J Balvin
J Balvin was miraculously saved
The Colombian reggaetonero Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin, known simply as J Balvin, can say loudly that is fortunate. The plane was going to move to the…
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert - The Most Interesting Person In Country Music Right Now
Bit of a claim I know. But I’m ready to explain myself. This is kind of review-ish so bear with me. Following on from my last post on the decidedly…
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…
Adele
Towards the 2017 Grammys
On Sunday February 12 will be held the 59th. Grammy Awards, with which will be awarded to the best albums produced in 2016. In the category of Album…
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Martha - Ice Cream and Sunscreen
British power-pop-punkers Martha have a new album on the way and we have the new single to share and it is guaranteed to bring two minutes and eight…
Crooks UK
Crooks ‘Wildfire’ - Album Review
Like The Statesboro Revue, Crooks are a band from Texas who refuse to live inside the narrow lines of what is considered Texas music, or even Texas…
Ed Sheeran
A Ginger, A Loop Pedal, A Story
If you knew nothing about Ed Sheeran before you stepped into his concert venue, you might be surprised to see that there are no instruments on the…
Frank Ticheli
Frank Ticheli’s Song For Aaron Is A Journey
There is another piece that I absolutely love. It is part of Frank Ticheli’s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra. It’s called “Songs for Aaron.” What…
Prince Royce
Prince Royce receives a new recognition
Prince Royce does not stop to reap successes before his good artistic moment. The singer is leading Latin American radios with Deja Vú, which is…
John Williams
John Williams The Force Awakens
When thinking of a Star Wars movie is inevitable mentally humming the melody of the soundtrack and memorable are the compositions of John Williams,…
Morrissey
England Is Mine Morrissey's biopic
Steven Patrick Morrissey was one of the most beloved men in the 80 thanks to his protagonism with the band The Smiths. His innovation and success was…
David X Gabriel
Modern electronic music by David X Gabriel
Currently based in the United Arab Emirates, David Tsintsadze (also known as David X Gabriel) is a hot Electronic music producer from…
Lil Wayne
Short Movie Clip For A Long Movie Screen
With yet another great cinematic visual coming on August this very same year, that is not the only exitement we will encounter with and inhale deeply…
Sixtwoseven
SixTwoSeven Take the Stage in Seattle Tonight
Seattle Alt-Rockers SixTwoSeven are tearing up the stage once again at the Substation in Seattle this evening, Thursday December 1st. The group which…
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz will sing forever I will live
The strong and beautiful voice of Celia Cruz exclaims with the power that characterizes him (in the present tense because discography immortalizes…
Adele
The soundtrack of politics
No, it is not misspelled the title. It not films. It is political. Now it seems that the music of Adele is in a push and pull between the fans of…
Mermelada Bunch
Jam Bunch celebrates with new album
Jam band Zulia Bunch published his new album, a CD and a DVD entitled Mermelada Bunch, 15: The concert, which was recorded during the celebration of…
X-Syndrome
X-Syndrome, A Band That Slipped Through The Music Stream
- This Los Angeles, California band did not get too well known outside of California, but they had the potential to be a lot more than that in my…
Glass Animals
Glass Animals release new single “Youth”
The English group, Glass Animals has opened a large space in the world of indie pop and psychedelia neo thanks to his album 2014, Zaba that led them…
The Shires
The Shires ‘Brave’ – Album Review
I will admit, I wasn’t sure how to feel going into The Shires’ debut album ‘Brave’. They formed and gained popularity around the time I began blogging…
Ace Hood
Ace Hood is Back With “Trust the Process” Project
Ace Hood is one of the most underrated rappers in my opinion. He has been relatively quiet on the music end for a while. But that dry spell seems to…
Shane McAnally
Shane McAnally, This Is Your Life
Shane McAnally motions up to the stage where Josh Osborne, one of his writing partners, is sitting. It’s a Saturday afternoon at the Country…
Willie Nelson
Alive and kicking
Not many musicians actually retire. Most can't stop what they've been doing their entire life. When you've never really been in one place…
Unlike Pluto
We Sound Strange has the inside scoop on the new Monstercat release of Unlike Pluto's Everything Black
If you haven't already heard the new Monstercat release of Unlike Pluto's Everything Black, it's sure to get you in the weekend mood, even…
Bomba Estéreo
They return with a great premiere
Bomba Estéreo is back with its new song Duele , and it is the first advance that comes from its next record production that will be released…
Sleigh Bells
Sleigh Bells release new track and announce mini album
6 String Drag
6 String Drag Interview
Kenny Roby (previously featured here) and Rob Keller disbanded 6 String Drag at the top of their game, nearly 15 years ago. The first new album from 6…
Esperanza Spalding
The Diva, The Muse, and The Philosophical Dilemmas
Esperanza Spalding is one of the contemporary greats, and that’s a fact, not an opinion. She proved it on many occasions, playing her own…
Hillary Lindsey
The Highway’s CMA Songwriter Special: The Stories Behind ‘American Kids,’ ‘Girl Crush,’ ‘Like a Cowboy,’ ‘Take Your Time” & ‘Like a Wrecking Ball’ (Recap)
It was already a busy day the morning Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose co-wrote a new song called “Girl Crush.”…
Kasabian
Kasabian's Brilliant Cross-Genre Covers
English rock band Kasabian (which currently consists of vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, drummer Ian Matthews&…
Crackdust
Crackdust, Helping Botswana Get its Death Metal Fix.
As you may get the gist, Metal and it's forms of music are all over the world. One such African metal band is called Crackdust. The band plays…
Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry ‘Folks Like Us’ – Album Review
Montgomery Gentry, a duo consisting of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, has become one of the most identifiable duos in the history of country music.…
Lady Gaga
Victims of abuse agreed with Lady Gaga.
The singer Lady Gaga got a tattoo that connects it to other victims of abuse and introduced the process in several videos and photos on Snapchat.…
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield Revisited
Rick Springfield was my obsession when I was a tweenager; I owned every album, listened to them every day, bought every Tiger Beat issue that…
Luis Fonsi
Despacito facing each other on MTV
The Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee hit Despacito was nominated for the song of summer 2017 Despacito , the worldwide success of Puerto Rican Luis…
Spotify Landmark
Streaming versus live music
Now, with the information that the US recording industry gets more than 70% of its revenues from digital platforms and downloads looming on the one…
Misfits
Original Misfits, Danzig returns after 33 years.
This week's meeting one of the most iconic bands of Hardcore Punk was announced and considered the creators of so - called Horror Punk…