Last year, the New York City duo, Ian Axe and Chad Vaccarino, exploded onto the music scene after releasing their hit single, “Say Something,” featuring Christina Aguilera. Axe, Vaccarino and Aguilera performed the song on the most recent season of “The Voice,” and since then the song has notched global top rankings on iTunes, transforming the unknown group into best-selling … [Read more...] about Axe and Vaccarino create a ‘Great Big World’
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Album explores dark side of partying
“Kiss Land,” the debut album from the elusive artist Abel Tesfaye (known by his stage name The Weeknd) is an unconventionally dark, brooding and all-too-real take on the redundancies of young adulthood. Straying from an overdone glamorization of a wild night out, Tesfaye zeroes in on the nuances of a party-hard lifestyle and brings to light the seedier sides of sex, drugs and … [Read more...] about Album explores dark side of partying
Album review: Musical multiplicity
Drake - “Nothing Was The Same” Equal parts self indulgence and brooding introspection, Drake’s latest album showcases the rapper’s range while staying true to the radio-friendly formula that has made him the undisputed usurper to the commercial rap throne. Clever lyrics help deliver messages about lost love, jealous haters and throwing money stacks in the club, while a … [Read more...] about Album review: Musical multiplicity
Guess who’s back, back again?
It's hard not to feel a bit of anticipation at the prospect of new music by Eminem, merely because it’s hard to know what the enigmatic artist will say next. Eminem has been hailed by many as one of the greatest lyricists to ever bless the mic, while being equally maligned by others for the unabashedly grotesque and at times hateful content of his music. It would be unfair to … [Read more...] about Guess who’s back, back again?
Rising Star of Suriname
Photo Courtesy of James Francis James Francis is a young rapper, singer and songwriter who is looking to break into an industry as competitive as any other. He has the drive, the raw talent and the backing of a record label, but also the unrefined and at times flawed sound typical of any newcomer to music. Although Francis has been creating music for no more than a few years … [Read more...] about Rising Star of Suriname