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A PINK-CLAD, QUEER-MINDED ROCK CHICK | MEET ANGELICAA

A pink-clad, queer-minded, rock-chick! angelicaa cites her native city of London and its progressive, liberal and creative environment as vital to her identity. First and foremost a singer/songwriter and guitarist, 90’s baby angelicaa combines her rock roots, like Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, Cat Power and PJ Harvey, with her influences in the rise of […]

Lost Frequencies Revives 23-Year-Old Hit Single What Is Love 2016

Merely one week after sparking the pre-order of debut album ‘Less Is More’, Lost Frequencies has put out the album’s second new single on Armada Music. ‘What Is Love 2016’ is a fresh take on the 23-year-old hit song from Haddaway and is sure to buzz incessantly until the full release of ‘Less Is More’ […]

‘Lordly’ – Feder

French deep-house producer Feder has released a for his latest single “Lordly” featuring Alex Aiono. The video stars both Feder and Alex Aiono and takes place in a dark and foggy mansion. The video perfectly captures the atmosphere of the track where hypnotic dancers highlight Feder’s unmistakable signature sound and Aiono’s soulful vocals. Feder gained […]

Omar – The Man

UK soul king, Omar, is back with his first album in seven years and it’s arguably his best ever! Featuring Caron Wheeler, Stuart Zender, Hidden Jazz Quartett and Pino Palladino. Includes the amazing single of the same name.

Johnnyswim, ‘Georgica Pond’

Johnnyswim, ‘Georgica Pond’    STEPHEN THOMPSON Johnnyswim’s new album, Georgica Pond, comes out Oct. 14.   Darren Lau/Courtesy of the artist. Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez met as a songwriting team in Nashville, only to move to L.A., get married and have a baby. Those may scan as simple biographical details, but every one of […]

WATCH DAFT PUNK LIVE

Since the beginning, Daft Punk was something special. It didn’t take long before they soared out from the underground scene and became the global icons that we know today, but as difficult as it is to imagine, there was indeed a time before they were the robots. Check out this footage from a 1995 show […]

Calectro | Interview

What were some of your first introductions to dance and electronic music? The 90s dancefloor sound with dj bobo, la bouche, dr. alban and the other ones in this generation have affected me a lot. Then there was a period where i was listening to trance music. Big artists who inspired me where Blank & […]

16 Blood-Pumping Songs to Boost Your Motivation and Confidence

Undeniable truth: Life requires confidence. There’s no trendy hack for faking it and no pill can substitute for it. You have to believe way down in your bones that, yes, you can kick ass and succeed. Except for when you don’t, because some days you won’t. Some days you’ll trip, fall and fail. You’ll beat […]

AYA – Soulfully good !

“There’s little doubt that, contest winner AYA could sing the traditional song book and it would sound Soulfully good. Her voice has a certain familiar tonality to it, which one associates with the classic Jazz-singers like Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Yet, there’s also something modernly different in her phrasing which will tantalize your ears. […]