Taking his own classical training in percussionism and putting it to work, OBu provides techno rhythms, house grooves and soaring melodies all brought together in an organic composition. Removing the soulless associations that can be found within electronic music, ‘Coastal Blur’ sets a warm and comfortable tone, folding the listener into its “pilllowy” embrace. All …
Bordeaux’s Uppermost embraces the cheerful start of spring with ‘When The Birds Start Singing’ as he provides emotional atmospheres and big bold sounds. With searing electronics matched to intimate melodic touch, the producer explores the joy that is felt as the seasons move towards the warmer months. Using hypnotic melodies and buoyant beats, Uppermost provides …
Leaving the island of Jamaica at age 12, Hood Celebrityy never lost touch with her roots and it is evident in her new release, ‘Run Di Road’, which pays homage to Jamaican duo Chaka Demus & Pliers ‘Murder She Wrote’. “The first time I heard the rhythm was a long time ago. I was very young, …
Prolific punk icon, singer/songwriter, musician, author and feminist, Alice Bag will release her new album Sister Dynamite, May 8 on In The Red Records. Throughout the album, Bag reveals her incredible ability to turn nuanced political statement into impossibly catchy punk songs. Sister Dynamite takes its title from a sublimely epic tribute to women fighting for equality everywhere. Released today alongside a supercharged music video starring Kristine Nevrose in …
Today, viral queer punk duo GRLwood premiered a video for top track I’m Yer Dad, via WFPK. “I’m Yer Dad” was first released in May of 2018 as a single from the band’s debut album Daddy which followed in June. It recently went viral on TikTok and has been used in over 90,000 videos leading to over 2M streams on Spotify. The song is …
The following communique landed near Davin Michael Stedman during our modern equivalent of a V2 blackout of London, the Coronavirus Quarantine of 2020. These words are reposted here with permission: Hey Davin, did you know that I grew up with German Rocket engineers in Huntsville, Alabama? As a kid I used to play monkey bars …
Ghetto Kumbé have shared the video for the first single “Vamo a Dale Duro” off of their upcoming self-tilted debut album. The video directed by Guillermo Camacho was shared with Vice LatAm. Ghetto Kumbé will be released later this year via ZZK Records. In the midst of political uprisings all over the world, Ghetto Kumbé released their first single “Vamo a Dale Duro” as a sonic protest …
View this post on Instagram Here’s something that’s been on my heart. -Ed A post shared by We The Kingdom (@wethekingdommusic) on Mar 20, 2020 at 5:39pm PDT Tweets by We_The_Kingdom
Luna Keller, the Taylor Swift of Tenerife, has just released a new song and it’s fabulous. It is a collaboration with UK songwriter Eric Bay. It is tautly written and deliciously and impeccably produced. Another Masterwork! Go Luna! Of this tune, Luna says: “Midnight Queen is a piano based pop ballad and a step into …
A posthumous “Best Disruptive Innovation” award to Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and producer/impresario Trevor Horn. Eighties music was rife with social and political commentary, but much of it was either too soft or too hard. The masses weren’t smart enough for Devo, and Black Flag was a little rough on most suburbanites’ ears. In comes …
I’m only askin’ But I… I think you know One of the greatest songs of my generation, twice played on a mixtape in the car today on a brief trip to Oly… and then when I turned on XM33, there it was again. Released as a single 35 years ago next month, from one of …
This video is incredibly beautiful. It will challenge your ideas of dance, movement, choreography and video production. Here is how Eckhardt and the House describe their (his) music, “uptempo and danceable indie music with elements from pop to avant-garde to disco-funk, all twisted up into a signature sound with wild experimentation and disregard for the …
When you see the National Guard ask yourself why we had not been using that energy to solve the greatest National Security challenges of our time, 1) Education 2) Healthcare Imagine where we could be if we were a physically and mentally stronger nation. That’s not even dealing with infrastructure and how much harder it …
Those of you who read my post on visiting Shanghai last month might have noted my expressed hope that the coronavirus, which had sent my daughter stateside when her English school closed, would not follow us home. Though both of us, currently living in my home in Redding, CA, are healthy and hope to stay …
Here’s a new, fun, explicit, Afropop Coronavirus song that’s pretty good. The artist, Norel, is from New Rochelle, New York, where there have been a goodly number of Coronavirus patients. She describes the song in this way, “Fun, lighthearted afropop track, not meant to be taken too seriously. It’s a funny song that’s lowkey a …
The stress of COVID-19 makes me think about smoking. Venturing into the kitchen for lunch break — my wife trying to broker a compromise between the quarreling kids — I have this thought of going out to the back porch and cooking a butt. I’d look off into the distance in a knowing, cynical way. …
What time are we getting quarantined here in Washington? You name it, you win the first the first jar of BBQ Sauce The Staxx Brothers produce. It’s going to be delicious. And it’s about to get way more weird. People came in the shop and I asked people how they felt. They for the most …
View this post on Instagram @wostmusic in @billboard @billboardlatin today. 🔥🔥🔥 A post shared by WOST (@wostmusic) on Mar 16, 2020 at 4:12pm PDT
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The impetus for writing ‘Babanod’ was the awkward moment in your friend’s wedding when someone feels compelled to reassure you that “you’ll be next”. In that situation, surrounded by married couples and young children, how do you assert your right to a slightly alternative lifestyle, something other than just moving directly from graduation to marriage …
London based singer, songwriter, and producer ROCH is today sharing a self-directed video for ‘T-Rose’ – lifted from her recently released debut album ‘Via Media’. Bringing together ROCH’s hushed vocals with a moving piano motif, on ‘T-Rose’ Miller contemplates childbirth and motherhood: “What happens if I have a child, or lose a child?” Speaking a …
View this post on Instagram “JEALOUS” day 4 in the house, set back up my mellotron and attempted to play with my long nails that I got for Juno awards before I found out they were canceled and now I’m stuck with them and I can’t play guitar and piano is also a struggle but …
I’ve just received the latest from Dan at Cae Gwyn Records and it is three amazing tracks from the upcoming Omaloma debut album Swish. A mind-relieving and mind expanding electronic / chilled / synth-based masterwork. This is awesome and incredibly important new Welsh music and East Portland Blog is very proud to present it to …
Ratio Station by Hotel Et Al View this post on Instagram Coma Commando – watch and listen on your old school desktop or your multimedia rectangles that one holds in the palm of ones hands. Link in the bio-thingy A post shared by Hotel Et Al (@hotel_et_al) on Jan 31, 2020 at 12:24pm PST Tweets …
Thumb World by Pictish Trail View this post on Instagram 🦠 OUR UPCOMING TOUR IS GOING VIRAL whether we like it or not. 🦠 I can confirm that – to date – no one has ever died at a Pictish Trail gig. Will that change? THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN FIND OUT IS BY …
Fizzy EP by Eitha Da View this post on Instagram 🧠 h o n i n g 🧠 A post shared by Eitha Da (@eithada) on Jan 19, 2020 at 4:52am PST Tweets by eitha_da
Mai by Georgia Ruth http://georgiaruth.co.uk/ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Georgia Ruth (@georgiarooth) on Mar 5, 2020 at 6:46am PST Tweets by georgiaruth
Intricately weaving between the lines of industrial rock and ‘sad-girl’ pop, Someya achieves unprecedented levels of cinematic emotion with her latest single Always Here. The San Jose, CA native displays a daunting ability to construct a narrative that favors the creation of art, rather than subscribing to predictable commercial appeal. “‘Always Here’ is what I …
A fitting end to the reign of Trump is that the Stock Market decides that it cannot fully recover with Trump as Fuhrer. It’s just limp till November. Like trying to pick a lock with wet cracker. America just laying their fish eyed like Melania, dreaming of Barack. Or at least a youthful Patrick Stewart. …
Vevo announces the release of Best Coast’s live performances of “Everything Has Changed” and “Different Light.” With big guitars, direct lyrics, and a pleasantly laid-back attitude, the Los Angeles duo Best Coast play a tuneful version of punk rock that nods toward ’60s pop and ’90s alt rock informed by the sunny days of their hometown. …