ELECTRONIC MUSIC – COPYCAT OR CREATIVE?

There are two types of people in this world… PEOPLE WHO LOVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC & PEOPLE WHO HATE IT WITH A PASSION I have rarely come across those who, simply put, “tolerate it”. You’re either hardcore about that life, whether you’re a wannabe DJ or a massive fan of crazy huge music festivals like Spring Awakening in Chicago, Ultra Music Festival in Miami, FL, Electric Forest in Rothbury MI, and Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, NV… OR… You hate it so much that you turn the channel on the radio as soon as anything slightly resembling EDM comes on … Continue reading ELECTRONIC MUSIC – COPYCAT OR CREATIVE?

ON FIRE: MVs

From time-to-time, we like to share with you some of the hot-off-the-presses vids that have dropped by amazing and fresh global artists… ENJOY!   Eliza Shaddad – This is My Cue U.K. – Indie   Alpines – Out of View U.K. – Alternative Dance   Dustin Tebbutt – Satellite Australia – Neo-Folk   Subsonica – Bottiglie rotte (Broken Bottles) Italy – Electronic Rock   Babes Wodumo – Ka Dazz South Africa – Gqom   INNA – No Help Romania – Pop   Dilly Dally – Doom Canada – Alternative Rock   Lemaitre – Big Norway – Electronic   Body Type … Continue reading ON FIRE: MVs

Mad Props 8.20.18

Here is yet another dose of reviews for your liking. Don’t just take my word for it, go take a listen yourself and make up your own mind about these tunes!   ALBUMS Sannie Fox My Soul Got Stranger Released August 3, 2018 South Africa / U.K.  |  Blues Rock Just when I didn’t think Sannie’s music could get any better than Serpente Masjien, I am proven wrong… wonderfully wrong. From the onset of the first track – Criminal for Your Love – it was love at first listen. The album has impeccable blues riffs reminiscent of a starry, New … Continue reading Mad Props 8.20.18

LATE NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS – 1st Edition

Late Night performances in the U.S.A. often showcase some amazing global artists or bands you may have never heard of or ones that you’d never have imagined would grace our TV screens over here. From Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, to Stephen Colbert and James Corden… I’ve picked out some of my favorites and hope you enjoy them just as much as I did.   Christine and the Queens ft. Dâm-Funk: Girlfriend France | Art Pop Not your run of the mill performance because this one is complete with dancing!! All the while singing, of course… quite impressive. Loving the … Continue reading LATE NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS – 1st Edition

SPOTLIGHT: NEW ZEALAND

The country without a continent, New Zealand is a place full of natural, eye-popping wonders, an accent that is pretty dreamy and a music scene that has blossomed in big ways during the past two decades or so. And no, we’re not just talking about Lorde. May is known as Music Month in NZ, formed as a way to promote the creation of music by native kiwis, and my, oh my, has it worked! Here’s a short run down of some of my personal favorite NZ artists and bands.   ALIEN WEAPONRY Thrash Metal Sounds like… a modern-day warrior cry … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT: NEW ZEALAND

EXCLUSIVE REVIEW: New Single by Viggo

EXCLUSIVE REVIEW: VIGGO’s Be One Norway | New Wave Pop/Electronic Stuck somewhere between the 80’s and modern times, VIGGO is a new wave, atmospheric pop collective that is fresh out the oven! I don’t think it is by any accident that this group came together so cohesively seeing as how the impressive lineup consists of a bunch of veteran Norwegian artists – Sjur Miljeteig, Charlotte Qvale and Marte Wulff. It’s sort of a “modge podge” of people from different genres and backgrounds, BUT IT TOTALLY WORKS! Sjur is a jazz musician and composer, Charlotte is an actress turned pop singer … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE REVIEW: New Single by Viggo

THIS JUST IN: Music News – 04/12

Amy Shark Announces New Album and Single! Australia | Indie Pop A post shared by Amy Shark (@amysharkmusic) on Apr 12, 2018 at 12:16am PDT //www.instagram.com/embed.js With a hit EP under her belt, it’s time that Amy Shark showed the world what she is made of with her debut, full-length album Love Monster. It’s due out July 13th and there are a BUNCH of different pre-order bundles available for purchase on her site here! But, wait… that’s not all! She just released her latest single I Said Hi and it is far from disappointing. It begins like many of her … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News – 04/12

BELAU – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

A VACATION FOR YOUR MIND HUNGARY | CHILLWAVE / SUNDOWNTEMPO   Sounds like: A tropical, exotic getaway for your mind If you like: Odesza, Alesso Have you ever just wanted to get away from it all? From all of the stress of work… the mediocrity of life… the responsibilities? Well, you are in luck! I give to you the gift of BELAU. Belau is a Hungarian electronic group, founded in 2015, that has been making musical tidal waves within a very short time period! Their music videos have been highly acclaimed in Europe as well as their music itself, but … Continue reading BELAU – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

THIS JUST IN: Music News 03.15

Bring you the latest news from around the globe…    NME Going Digital, Rendering Hardcopy Journalism Extinct A post shared by garbage (@garbage) on Mar 9, 2018 at 8:31am PST //www.instagram.com/embed.js 1952 saw the first copy of New Musical Express, otherwise known as NME, in newspaper form which later turned into one of the best known music magazines in the U.K.. After 66 years in the hardcopy business, NME has decided to remain as a digital-only news source, as this digital age continues to reign supreme where hardcopy print seems to be failing. The London-based musical journal does not appear … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News 03.15