Another week has passed, and another day to review the best new music. The Weekend Showcase 4.18 edition features 45 unforgettable songs. There are a few familiar names and plenty of artists and bands who deserve your attention. They come from 11 countries, including: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. The […]

The Matinee ’18 May 11th includes six nine tracks for this fine Friday. The variety today will definitely get you going for the weekend. We have a pretty awesome line up today. We have a worldwide playlist with artists representing Australia, The Netherlands, Greece, The US and The UK today. Bastille – “Quarter Past Midnight” (London, England) RIYL: BANNERS, Coasts, […]

Fifty-one (51) songs occupy the Weekend Showcase 3.05 edition. As always, the playlist is a global one with thirteen countries represented. They include: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Colombia, England, Germany, Iceland, Mali, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. The playlist and tracklisting, as usual, follows the list of articles from the past week. Enjoy the great music and […]

Your mid-week serving of new music cocktails should help steal your focus from all that’s going on in the world. Today we’re dishing out six scorching new tracks, including alt-rock from established artists plus some softer fare from emerging bands. Dive in and give your senses a much-deserved oodingeak.   Mark Lanegan Band – “Nocturne” (Ellensburg, WA, USA) RIYL: Nick Cave, […]

As is tradition on the last day of the year, we share The Mega, Mega Playlist of 2016. After featuring more than 2,500 songs through The Matinee, Melodic Tonic, Saturday Sampler, album reviews, photo essays, and premieres. We’ve reduced that list to 120 songs just in time for New Year’s Day. These songs aren’t a complete representation of what we’ve […]

As summer comes to a close, every one is cramming in one final getaway, taking a last trip to the cottage, and planning one massive backyard party. Regardless of the occasion, let the Weekend Showcase 2.32 edition be your final summer playlist. On this week’s edition, find XX songs from artists based around the globe. Fourteen countries/regions represented include: Australia, […]

The Matinee August 19th includes 6 new tracks for your listening pleasure. We have an eclectic mix today including singer-songwriter, synth pop, garage inspired indie rock, funk-r&b-soul far along with some shoegaze goodness. Artists represent Australia, Finland, the UK, the US and the Netherlands today. Check back tomorrow for our Saturday sampler and Sunday for our mega-mega playlist from all […]

The weekly run down of the past week’s featured new music – a.k.a. Weekend Showcase 2.19 edition – features an even 50 songs, which is nine songs and 160 minutes shorter than the Grateful Dead tribute album, Day of the Dead. The past included 2 premieres, 7 albums reviews, 1 Mundo list, and 42 other singles. Ten countries are represented, […]

Today we have 6 new tracks for your listening pleasure. This playlist is sure to keep you going as we hit that mid-week lull. You’ll find indie rock, garage/punk rock and a few that can’t even really be categorized aside from just “awesome”. It’s no surprise overseas is represented heavily today with the UK and the Netherlands winning and also […]

Spring is upon us, so let’s celebrate with some great new music. It’s been one heck of a week, as we had several new discoveries, got further excited about new releases, and continued to be amazed by the quality of music that is being created. Discover these immensely talented artists and bands – 49 to be exact – in the […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! It’s the one day where everyone – regardless of ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, cultural background – gets to wear green and be Irish for the day. While I could focus our daily mini-playlist – i.e., The Matinee March 17th edition – on music from the Emerald Isle, we’ll save that for a special feature tomorrow. […]