Album is available May 21st Words do not fail me when it comes to what I experienced listening to Cosmicoma. Excited, surprised, ecstatic is but a few of the emotions I felt. Betty Moon’s self-produced eight-track Cosmicoma is a refreshing…
EP is first of two coming With less than three months left until 2021, the sound of the upcoming year is nicely captured in kennedi’s autobiographical EP, self, the first of two EPs to be released by the rising 20-year…
Video is now available It’s quite the turnaround when an artist goes from writing a song called “Boys Ain’t Shit” to “Used To,” a dreamy yet still thuggish in tone new single from Australian bad bitch SAYGRACE. Finding herself falling…
Song is available digitally One could say “Time Machine,” the new single from Elliphant from her upcoming album, is like going back on a time machine. It has a very 80’s sound musically while vocally, it’s got a 90’s nostalgia,…
EP is now available If the summer of 2020 hadn’t happened in 2020, what would the song of summer 2020 be? There’s an argument to be made that Winnetka Bowling League’s “Come To the Beach” could’ve been a contender. It’s…
It’s time for another opinion regarding the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees no one asked for. Here are the nominees… Pat Benatar, Dave Matthews Band, Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, MC5, Motörhead,…
Album was released on June 14th Thirty-seven years and 14 albums later, Madonna does the predictable on her latest release, Madame X … reinvent herself. After living in Portugal for several years, Madame X is heavily inspired by the country’s…
Documentary takes inside look at INXS frontman Michael Hutchence Screening at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Mystify: Michael Hutchence looks back on the life and career of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. For a brief moment in the late 1980’s, Australian…
The film tells the story of the New York City music store When the doors for Other Music closed in June 2016 was the day the music literally died. For over 20 years, the New York City shop was the…
Sublime takes fans through the band’s debut album release If there’s a definition of the Southern California sound, Sublime gave us a taste of it with their ska/reggae/pop debut album, Sublime. Emerging with plenty of promise despite their really rough,…
The Quiet One is about original Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman Long known as the “quiet one” of the world’s greatest rock and roll band, The Rolling Stones’ original bassist Bill Wyman is the subject of Oliver Murray’s documentary on…
Band pays homage to 90s grunge Coming armed with plenty of alt rock attitude, Chicago’s Neurotix has vowed to bring back early 90’s grunge rock with The Basement Recordings album. Upon first listen, you may think you’re listening to a…
The EP is available digitally A beautiful new voice has emerged from Nashville, via South Wales. Maxwell James taps into the heart and spirit of America with his debut, self-titled EP. With European roots but with a an American musical…
The album is available on CD and LP Grammy nominated world music artist Ajay Mathur has released Little Boat, an excellent collection of tracks that literally combines the world of music. From rock, Indian instrumentation, pop, roots music, Little Boat…
Chuck D and DJ Khaled are among the musicians interviewed for the doc The sneaker that actually became a cultural phenomenon and a thorn to the side of the NBA, no other sneaker before or since has had the impact…
The film shows studio sessions from Divide At 27, Ed Sheeran has already sold over 26 million albums in addition to winning multitudes of awards and earning respect from critics. A worldwide phenom, perhaps the time is right for an in-depth…
The film goes in depth into the history of the New York club Nothing defined the era of disco and debauchery more so than the legendary nightclub Studio 54, infamous in its heyday as the place where illegal drugs and…
The single was released via Speartackle Records in March With hypnotic, haunting melodies throughout the single, Australian singer/songwriter Michael P. Cullen has released his latest single, “Do You Believe.” The goth-inspired single asks listeners about love, believing in love and…
The album is a mixture of pop, R&B and a bit of rock What you have in Andy Michaels’ new album Revisited is a musical stew of genres that make up this wonderful adult contemporary album. Pop, R&B, a little…
The album is full of Nineties nostalgia With 90’s rock officially becoming classic rock, it’s not surprising that artists of this generation are writing songs dedicated to the genre that inspired them. Hence, we have Nick Lamb’s Rock N Roll…
Indestructible presents a visual and musical journey through the history of salsa Indestructible, El Alma de La Salsa (Indestructible: The Soul of Salsa) follows Spanish flamenco singer Diego “El Cigala” as he embarks on a journey to make his latest salsa…
Many artists are drawn to New York City, but Royston Langdon never intended to make New York City his home until he visited the city for the first time. His outstanding new album Everything’s Dandy is, as Royston puts it,…
Currently making history as she tours the US, Korean EDM singer/songwriter CIFIKA recently launched the largest US tour by any Korean artist ever in support of her EP PRISM, including stops at SXSW, NY, LA and Chicago. An ambitious undertaking,…
On Friday, February 23rd, Computer Magic, also known as Danielle “Danz” Johnson, is releasing the follow-up to Davos, the semi-self-titled Danz, a much more experimental, synth-pop record. For those of you who have followed Danz’s career, tracks such as “Perfect…
The album is available on CD and LP Continuing their slate of releases that began in 2016 with Not the Actual Events, Nine Inch Nails’ have released the much more sensual, experimental Add Violence, the second of a planned three…
“Gotta Get A Grip” and “England Lost” are Jagger’s first solo tracks in more than a decade It’s fair to say the Rolling Stones have never been a political band. However, over their fifty-plus years in existence, they’ve always kept…
The Los Angeles-based band is gaining notoriety without a label Alarma’s World Ignition is a medley of international flavors—from Latin, Middle Eastern to African—this is world music in the spotlight in these eight wonderful tracks that make up Ignition. Everywhere…
The singer/songwriter enlisted world renowned drummer Thomas Lang for the project What you’ll get out of listening to Freddie Nelson’s Shake the Cage is how the album harkens back to 90’s alt rock, with emphasis on sweet love making music.…
New York City has always been a Mecca for young artists to find artistic inspiration. For Elizabeth and the Catapult, she grew up in the heart of New York City’s creative capital, and it’s been a huge source inspiration, along…
The Music Universe recently spoke with one of the most sought after singer/songwriters and producers, Matthew Koma, who will soon be releasing his debut album Eros Ludus on RCA Records. His latest single “Suitcase” is at radio now and the…
Heaven Sent Delinquent is an album made for everyone Shawna Virago’s Heaven Sent Delinquent touches upon many themes, but this album that’s heavy on acoustics, comes with edge. Edge isn’t a word very often used to describe what is primarily…
If you ever wondered what 80’s Euro pop would sound like today in 2017, Les Techno’s Whatever Happened to Les Techno?\ Is one way to find out. Although we can’t figure out who is asking whatever happened to Les Techno,…
Fans of reggae, ska, R&B and rap have an album they can enjoy that combines all three genres. Jacob Didas’ Lucid has all this and more. Ten solid tunes, it’s hard to understand that Didas is a new artist. His…
While the music of the Sex Pistols is well known, and the band itself is celebrated as one of the most influential punk bands of all time, Pistols’ frontman Johnny Rotten’s equally influential but less documented second band Public Image…
Anyone who grew up on the music of the 80’s at the dawn of the MTV age were also exposed to another musical phenomenon taking place on the radio. Just outside of New York City, at a small, Long Island…
Exploring the rise and tragic downfall of one of music’s greatest singers, Whitney Houston’s life, career and death are examined in detailed in the unauthorized documentary Whitney “Can I Be Me”, that premiered last month at the Tribeca Film Festival.…
Probably the most important music executive in the history of modern music, the man with the “golden ears” Clive Davis is featured in Clive Davis The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. The documentary, which premiered last month at the Tribeca Film…
This week, The Music Universe will be in attendance at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Beginning shortly after the events of 9/11, the festival was created to celebrate the vibrancy of Downtown New York City, which was the most heavily…
Although her last album, the concept project ARTPOP, didn’t exactly wow diehards, one of the exceptions being The Music Universe, Joanne takes another turn musically for Lady Gaga. Always known for her hi-tech pop sounding tunes that always had a…
Eric Anders has been creating really inspiring music for over a decade. Amazingly, this talented singer/songwriter began his musical journey later in life than most yet still managed to create a catalog of great songs, enough for a greatest hits…
Hard Lovin’ Woman doesn’t shy away from what Juliette left behind. There was a time when Juliette Lewis was the hot indie actress/mainstream actress of the moment in film roles that seemed to be tailor-made for her (Natural Born Killers,…
For a musical genre that prides itself on being inclusive, the lack of Asian American rappers shows that this group remains on the fringe. While it remains a unique occurrence this day and age to see Asian American rappers, the…
Let’s Dance: Bowie Down Under 11 minute video becomes strong political statement Traveling halfway across the world and settling in the small town of Carinda, Australia, David Bowie and cast would film his most played music video—“Let’s Dance”—the first single to…