Top Ten Spins For the Week of May 8th, 2009

MusicZeitgeist.com’s top ten music spins for the second week of May, 2009 […]

Listen to the top 100 Icelandic Artists for free

Iceland has been going through exceptionally difficult economic times of late – after the bank that underwrote their national debt went bankrupt the country is literally choking on the fumes of the recent economic fallout. But beyond Bjork, what can you claim to know about the music culture that has been gestating there for time immemorial? Prompted by an amazingly comprehensive article about the top 100 Icelandic bands, we wanted to share the wealth and point you to a free, streaming page of their music. […]

VIDEO – Stand By Me Around the world – witness the power music has to unite

This redo of Stand By Me by a variety of street performers is not only moving but a reminder of how music synchronizes our hearts and souls. Sure music blogs can lead to a lot of cynical commentary, but if you can’t remember how magical this thing we are all talking about can be, then you are totally missing the point. […]

Artist Profile: Jehan’s delicate subversion through sincerity

Jehan is a twenty-four-year-old Australian songwriter who fuses intricate guitar work with a soft lyrical sensibility. There is a kind of raw sincerity in his intention (“At the Gate”) that still somehow manages to transcend an overpopulated boy-folk-singer market. Matched with lovely production, Jehan is a new voice worthy of notice. […]