Month: November 2011

NOVEMBER 2011 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCH”

Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have chose a select group of amazing musicians that will be speaking directly to the Skope readers. As always we encourage readers to dig deeper and check out their EPK’s.

TEE MUNNY RELEASES HIT SINGLE “SHE’S THE ONE FOR ME”

Mr. G. T. Madelon, the R&B singer known to all his fans as Tee Munny! A debonair young man with a bright future in music, his musical endeavors began at an early age; with his smooth writing in 1989 he won the city wide oratorical contest. Tee Munny “She’s The One For Me” MP3: SKOPE…

BIG BOY BARES ALL IN NEW BOOK VIA CASH MONEY CONTENT

On December 27, 2011 Cash Money Content, the book publishing arm of the iconic record label Cash Money Records, will release An XL Life: Staying Big at Half the Size, from nationally-known radio personality, Big Boy.   Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander is the No. 1 Los Angeles radio host, ten-years running, and one of the…

Kettleblack, Self Titled

Kettleblack is a full on rock n roll band with bluesy undertones and contagious melodies. The band consists of Sam Sasso, Matt Menaged, Jon Siembieda and Jeff Stridde. These Southern California rockers are invading the airwaves with grinding guitars and solid beats. This 11 song CD is hard core from beginning to end. If you…

Showtime: Moogfest 2011

The electronic and indie rock extravaganza Moogfest fell on a chilly Halloween weekend this year. Moogfest takes place in Asheville the hometown of sound engineering visionary and electronic instrument inventor Bob Moog   (he invented the synthesizer as well as countless other electronic instruments).

YUKON BLONDE NEW VIDEO “WATER”

Vancouver-based Yukon Blonde have debuted a brand new video for their single “Water” with Paste taken from their recently released Fire//Water EP on Dine Alone Records (Tokyo Police Club, Neon Indian). Directed by Amazing Factory Productions the video for “Water” was shot on the plains of their native Vancouver, and features the band out of…

ONE MODEL NATION “ANIMATIC” VIDEO

ONE MODEL NATION – the band. Germany, 1977 – the economic miracle is at hand. An entire generation that has grown up with the shame of World War II embraces western culture as capitalism begins to take root. Underneath the veneer of the financial prosperity, the country is still shattered from the devastation of war.…

BRING ME THE HORIZON RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “ALLIGATOR BLOOD”

British metal powerhouse Bring Me The Horizon have released a new music video “Alligator Blood” from their critically heralded album There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. The video is the band’s most ambitious to date, with the band trapped in an increasingly bizarre labyrinth of spiders, demons, games and geometric imagery with…

CARL THOMAS RETURNS WITH HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM

“I am back!” declares the Grammy ® nominated, platinum-selling R&B artist Carl Thomas. After a brief personal hiatus, Thomas returned to the studio armed with an arsenal of hit songs, award-winning producers and a triumphant spirit to deliver his highly anticipated new album appropriately titled Conquer, set for release on Verve Forecast, December 6, 2011.…

HE IS WE FORCED TO CANCEL TOUR

Due to circumstances beyond their control, HE IS WE has canceled the remainder of their dates supporting All Time Low. The band will be pulling off the tour effective immediately in order for vocalist Rachel Taylor to be treated for medical reasons. “First and foremost, our main concern is for Rachel to get the treatment…

JOHN MARK McMILLAN RELEASES SINGLE “SHEET OF NIGHT”

The new album by singer/songwriter John Mark McMillan, is available digitally today, November 1st. The album will be made available physically on Tuesday, November 8th via Integrity Music/RED. http://soundcloud.com/theparadigmcollective/sheet-of-night The album’s first single “Sheet of Night”, has also just been released. John Mark says “‘Sheet of Night’ is about people who are grasping at the…

BARRY ADAMSON “DESTINATION” VIDEO

Barry Adamson, of the legendary Magazine and Bad Seeds, will unleash his next album in late January 2012. He is giving us the first taste with “Destination”, a roaring garage anthem for the road with jet-fuel energy. The video is available on barryadamson.com where you can also get the mp3. You can also watch the…

RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, NOVEMBER 2011

Brite Futures, Dark Past (Turnout Records) Jeez man, the way this album was described, I was expecting something that wasn’t completely mediocre — “Abba pop with chainsaws,” I think it was.   Instead, we get the remains of Seattle band Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head worrying away at the too-optimistic sounds of Los Campesinos and all…