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...
Read More“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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreNew 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...
Read MoreThe 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”...
Read MoreHeaven 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...
Read MoreIf 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, a techno...
Read MoreFans 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 songs deal with...
Read MoreWhile 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...
Read MoreAnyone 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 radio station with the call...
Read MoreExploring 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...
Read MoreProbably 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...
Read MoreThis 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...
Read MoreAlthough 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...
Read MoreEric 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...
Read MoreHard 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...
Read MoreFor 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...
Read MoreLet’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...
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