“My desire is to continue praising God with my music and to share it with as many people as I can” -Dynamomin. Dynamomin ranges from rock to jazz to pop, all throughout music of faith. His goal is to “represent the love of Jesus” and he sat down with Skope via email to shed some…
Month: July 2012
TAYLEN: FOLLOWING HER DREAMS
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Taylen is a young singer/songwriter from Australia. At the young age of 15 she is poised for success and will not stop until her mission is accomplished. The amazing thing about being young is every experience is the first and Taylen is a sponge taking it all in and making her dream a reality one…
BONNAROO & FORD MAKES SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY
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Organizers of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival are excited to announce that this year’s event saw the largest integration between a live music event and social media in history. Ford, as part of its launch of the all-new Ford Escape, partnered with Bonnaroo, to provide a unique social experience for festival-goers. In lieu of…
THE BERGAMOT OFFER MP3 TO “AMY” VIA AMY WINEHOUSE
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One year after her death, the shockwaves of Amy Winehouse’s death are still reverberating. In The Bergamot’s heart-rending “Amy,” one can hear the pain, which addiction can cause for the addicted person’s loved ones. Fittingly, the song begins in A minor (Am, for short), and with solo acoustic guitar accompanying Jillian Speece and Nathan Hoff’s…
SAUNA YOUTH POST “PSI GIRLS” ON SOUNDCLOUD
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An evolving band of young future humans making truly irregular punk not quite comparable to anything else; Sauna Youth will release their debut long-player, DREAMLANDS on 3rd September, as a joint release between Gringo Records and Faux Discx. The band, attracted to the possibilities apparent within a DIY philosophy have been self-recording and self-releasing their…
TOPIC “F.A.F. INTRO” VIDEO
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From personal life to industry life the road has not been an easy traveled road for veteran artist TOPIC, finally free’d from a turmoiled deal wit SRC UNIVERSAL, TOPIC has now taken the game into his own hands with the formation of his own independent company Boss Life World. TOPIC “F.A.F. Intro (Freedom Ain’t Free)”…
SUMMER READING FOR EIGHTIES ROCK LOVERS
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Rockin’ Rita and her sexy entourage were ultra-fans who rocked the boys in the bands backstage and between the covers when the heavy metal rockers and the glam “chicks with dicks” rolled into town in their tour buses. With her own outrageously high hair and edgy original clothing designs, Rita never missed an opportunity to…
WIRE: DIAMOND RINGS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Astralwerks is proud to announce the highly-anticipated release of Diamond Rings’ brand new album, Free Dimensional, on October 23rd, 2012, co-produced by the Grammy-nominated Damian Taylor (Bjork, The Killers, Prodigy, UNKLE, Robyn, Austra). We have also just confirmed exclusive live showcases in LA, SF, and Seattle during the month of August as well as an…
BEN SOLLEE TO RELEASE ‘HALF-MADE MAN’ ON SEPT 25
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This fall, composer, cellist, cyclist, activist Ben Sollee will release Half-Made Man, a new studio album out September 25th, 2012 on Sollee’s own Tin Ear Records, distributed by Thirty Tigers. The album features Sollee’s signature sound of cello-infused blue-eyed-soul and is his most personal and adventurous release to date. With the enlistment of a diversely…
PATTERSON HOOD RELEASES NEW ALBUM SEPTEMBER 11TH
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Patterson Hood will be releasing his third solo record, Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance, on September 11th on ATO Records. Hood co-produced the album with long time Drive-By Truckers’ collaborator David Barbe, who also plays bass on the album. All of his DBT band mates make appearances on the record (Mike Cooley, Jay…
SAINT MOTEL POST NEW ALBUM ONLINE
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Following a steady stream of buzz-laden singles released over the past year, Saint Motel have just released their debut album ‘Voyeur’ — an 11-track testament to the band’s penchant for boundary pushing and melodic progression. The album can be streamed in full here. ‘Voyeur’: http://soundcloud.com/saintmotel/sets/saint-motel-voyeur The album is choc full of slick, infectious Pop gems,…
WIRE: MENOMENA RELEASES “HEAVY IS AS HEAVY DOES” OFF MOMS
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Barsuk Records is thrilled to release the first Menomena track “Heavy Is As Heavy Does” off their upcoming album Moms, out September 18th. The track premiered via Pitchfork, and is available for posting HERE. Moms is the Portland-based band’s fifth album, and their first as a duo. The band is also pleased to announce that…
MEGAN JOY DEBUT ALBUM OUT
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Megan Joy has just released her debut self-titled album on itunes and it is already climbing the charts. This highly anticipated release is the first since she was a contestant on American Idol in 2009. The 9-track album was recorded with Joy’s close friend and Producer Matthew Winegar and she also worked closely with…
IMANI COPPOLA TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM “GLASS WALL†+ 2 VIDEOS
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Brooklyn based artist Imani Coppola is leaving her pop persona Little Jackie behind to return to the more urgent indie hip hop persona with the release of Glass Wall a new album produced by Josh Valleau.
WIRE: TJ BOYCE POSTS SINGLE “NO PANTIES”
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TJ Boyce, from Houston, Texas has a strong passion for singing; writing and producing with a new single out titled “No Panties” bringing a unique style to R&B music today. “No Panties” The Single: http://singersroom.com/content/2012-06-05/TJ-Boyce-No-Panties/ Boyce knew he took a risk with this track, from just the title alone. But he believed in the record.…
A&M RECORDS CELEBRATES 50TH BIRTHDAY
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It’s an archetypal story of the modern record business – two guys with a dream running their nascent label out of a West Hollywood garage in the summer of 1962. The label quickly gains momentum and eventually becomes one of the most important record companies the world has ever seen. The two guys were Herb…
ULTRAÃSTA DEBUT OUT IN OCTOBER
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UltraÃsta–the multimedia trio comprised of vocalist/artist Laura Bettinson and multi-instrumentalist/producers Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker–will see the U.S. release of its self-titled debut album October 2 on Temporary Residence Limited. Founded in London in 2011 on a mutual love of Afrobeat, electronic and dance music, visual art, and tequila, UltraÃsta has created 10 tracks of…
SHINEDOWN NEW VIDEO “ENEMIES”
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“AMARYLLIS” sees Shinedown joining forces once more with multiple Grammy Award-winning producer Rob Cavallo (Kid Rock, Green Day), who previously collaborated with the band on the record-breaking “THE SOUND OF MADNESS.” Recorded at Cavallo’s Lightning Sound studios outside of Los Angeles and a pair of Hollywood landmarks, Ocean Way Recording and Capitol Studios, the…
KOOL KEITH OFFERS FREE MIXTAPE
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Last month, Kool Keith released Love & Danger, the 13th album of his career. Since then, aside from guest starring in Ice-T’s hip-hop documentary, Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap, he’s stayed busy on the road, with two hometown NYC performances (including a reunion date with the legendary Ultramagnetic MCs), and a string of…
KON BOOGIE POSTS NEW SINGLE “ABOUT MY BUSINESS”
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Corona Queens-based emcee/producer Kon Boogie unveils the inaugural single “About My Business” in promotion for his debut album My Glorious Imperfection. Self-produced and featuring his long time collaborator Silent Knight, the duo hold no punches as they let you know how they handle biz: “I got that LLC flow, I’m bout my business, religiously…
VICTORY TO DISTRIBUTE WE ARE TRIUMPHANT RECORDS
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Boston, MA based We Are Triumphant records has entered into an exclusive, worldwide distribution and merchandising agreement with Victory Records. We Are Triumphant was founded by Greg Long in early 2010 as an artist management service. The label made its debut merely 9 months ago and has already made a strong imprint on the music…
BASEMENT BATMAN TO RELEASE DIGITAL FULL LENGTH + VIDEO
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Bushwick residents Basement Batman have seen their star rapidly rising over the past few months. From appearances with Theophilus London at this year’s SXSW to a new video for their first single “Chemistry” which premiered on Pigeons & Planes and was featured everywhere from Spinner (as a video of the day selection) to Baeble…
They Know, Next Time Around
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Daniel Ehart and Lee Raden join forces with Ruth McFarlane and Dave Stouber to create the band, “They Know”. Reigning out of the musical town of Phoenixville, PA they have been working hard to complete their latest project and have released an EP to let us wet our whistles in anticipation for their full length…
CA$H OUT “TURN UP (FEAT.YOUNG SWIFT)” NEW VIDEO
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Ca$h Out is gaining a lot of momentum in the hip hop culture being that he closed the 2012 BET Awards Show alongside with Tyga. Still sitting up high on the Billboard charts, he has the #2 Rap song in the country and even has Lil Wayne quoting his lyrics on Keyshia Cole’s new…
CARLA HASSETT RELEASES “JANELA” OFF NEW ALBUM
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The Brazilian born, Chicago-raised, and long-time Los Angeles redident, Carla Hassett is set to release her much anticipated third album this summer, ‘CIRCULO’. The aptly titled album reflects Carla’s full circle journey from her Brazilin roots, to growing up in Chicago, all the way to becoming the artist she is today in Los Angeles. “Janela”…
REUNITED BEN FOLDS FIVE
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Ben Folds Five, the groundbreaking pop trio who changed the course of indie rock in the mid-1990s, is releasing The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, the group’s first album of new music in 13 years. The music’s genesis took place via a successful grassroots direct-to-fans campaign on PledgeMusic, where artists and fans work…
MUMFORD & SONS TO RELEASE SECOND ALBUM
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Mumford & Sons are pleased to announce the details of their forthcoming second album. Babel will be released through Glassnote Records on September 25th, 2012. It is produced by Markus Dravs. “We are more than excited to release Babel into the world. We had started writing new songs well before we got into…
HELENA JESELE BRINGS JAZZ-INSPIRED DEBUT SINGLE TO THE UNITED STATES
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UK born Helena Jesele is leading an army of A-list collaborators straight to the heart of the American music scene with her aptly named debut track Let The Game Begin. Most notable among them is coveted producer Paul O’Duffy, who has not worked with a UK songstress since Amy Winehouse, when he co-wrote Wake…
HARM SIGN TO FROSTBYTE MEDIA
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Canada’s heavy groove metallers Harm have signed to FrostByte Media to release their sophomore album, THE NINE. Produced by noted Canadian producer Tom Treumuth, who has been involved with some of Canada’s best metal like Voivod and Anvil, THE NINE was recorded very live in the studio with minimal overdubs, a testament to the…
RYAN SCOTT RELEASES FREE MIXTAPE “CROSSROADS”
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Michigans own rap and hip-hop recording artist Ryan Scott has recently released his latest mixtape titled “CrossRoads”. The mixtape takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the ups and downs of Ryans early music career and presents the audience with a detailed look into Ryans personal life. “CrossRoads” is now available for free download on…
PRIMA DONNA TO TOUR IN AUGUST
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Call them punk, glam punk, rock n’ roll… any way you cut it Prima Donna channels such influential groups such as X-Ray Spex, Ramones and Sex Pistols, as well as ’70s glitter idols Mott the Hoople, T. Rex and David Bowie. But it’s their sharp, concise songwriting, that separates the band from the pack and…
WIRE: KYLE RAPPS & DIWON VIDEO ON OKAYPLAYER
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Last year, Kyle Rapps broke out with two impressive projects, his Kev Brown-produced Re-Edutainment EP and his Air-sampling On Air mixtape, a collection of projects that found the Harlem-based upstart collaborating with the likes of Talib Kweli, Joell Ortiz, KRS-One, and more. The first half of 2012 has been equally busy, and has seen Kyle…
STOLI RESPECTS KASIA BEESLEY FOR CREATING HER OWN MUSICAL SPACE
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I am feeling real good today, as the sun is shining & the music has started to play. I get tons of muscians and bands constantly asking to be featured in Skoped Out. These same people do not realize that these days it is not just the music that will get you featured. There must…
CONCERT REVIEW: STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, TED NUGENT BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, CLEVELAND, 6-30-2012
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The three arena savvy acts took over the stage braving 90+-degree temperature and matching humidity. As the main show started at 7:00, the venue gradually filled up, including the grassy knoll area.
The Dirty Panties, I am a Robot
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About the Artist: The Dirty Panties are a 4 piece Puck Rock band from Las Vegas, NV. and have been making a name for themselves regionally. They have received critical acclaim from many music critics and webzines around the globe thus far in their musical career and are known for…
WIRE: PS I LOVE YOU NEW VIDEO ON SPIN
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“Everyday life becomes more important when in your dreams, you’re already dead.” To the casual on-looker, PS I Love You’s quick rise to the summit of the intensely competitive Canadian music landscape is the thing dreams are made of. Heck — just over one year ago the band released their highly praised homage to…
KAYLYN ROCK LICENSES TRACK TO ROCKET DOG SHOES
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A perfect match is rare, but kayln rock and Rocket Dog seem pretty darn close. The California-based shoe company is using rock’s singleton ballad, “Alex the Great,” as the soundtrack for their Fall 2012 promotional video. According to the company, “A Rocket Dog girl is confident and cool, but not afraid to show her goofy…
ART OF DYING SUPPORT 12 YEAR OLD FASHION MOGUL
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Love Gone Apparel is excited to announce the addition of rock-band Art of Dying to its’ list of bands supporting the clothing line founded by 12-year old entrepreneur, Megan Kent. To learn more about Love Gone Apparel, visit www.LoveGoneApparel.com. The cutting edge line of hip and trendy T-shirts and bracelets…
THE GASHERS DEBUT VIDEO “PANIC”
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Look for the debut Gashers release, Law Is Not Order, available from SquidHat Records on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. When you pre-order the debut album from Vegas punk legends The Gashers, not only will you get it a week before release, but this limited edition copy of the CD will be signed by each member…
EXCLUSIVE: WORLD PREMIERE T.O.N.E-z FEAT MOKSHA “SITTIN’ IN MY ROOM”
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You won’t have to wait much longer to get your music-loving hands on the new collaboration from Emmy-nominated T.O.N.E-z and the incomparable Moksha Sommer of HuDost. Their hauntingly beautiful collaborative version of T.O.N.E-z’ hit Sittin’ In My Room is due for release soon, but music reviewers who have been given a sneak peek love it!
