Next month, Ghostface Killah will return with a new concept album called 36 Seasons. The follow-up to 2013’s Twelve Reasons to Die is out December 9 via Salvation/Tommy Boy. That’s the lead single “Love Don’t Live Here No More”, featuring Kandace Springs, above. On the new LP, Ghost plays “a hip-hop superhero,” according to a…
Month: November 2014
GET TO KNOW HER HABITS + “SLIP AWAY”
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Her Habits is the stuff of gilded electronic grit, as channeled through Canadian singer/songwriter Joanie Wolkoff. While Spring 2014 took hold throughout Brooklyn, Wolkoff and producer Sanford Livingston combined forces to craft a flirtatious body of tracks, resulting in the Northerner EP. Armed with a background in illustration and fashion, Joanie created an illustrated booklet…
RUSTIE ANNOUNCES JANUARY US TOUR AND NEW VIDEO
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Rustie is sharing the second video from his latest album Green Language for the track “Lost” featuring Numbers cohort Redinho. It’s a hyper-synthetic ode to the 80s electro love ballad and Rustie describes as “the closest thing I’ve written to a traditional pop song” now brought to life with a pop music video. The video…
DEJA BRYSON DROPS “WAIT FOR IT (WORK)”
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Deja Bryson is an emerging R&B, Soul & Rock artist from Richmond, CA. She sings, writes and produces music with a message of love, empowerment and individuality. Nice of Vocal icon, Peabo Bryson, Deja’s vocal skills come naturally. She is a powerhouse live, able to sing acapella or with music and still rocks the crowd.…
Patrick Ames, Oakville Ontology
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Patrick Ames sings directly from the heart. “Oakville Ontology” possesses a pure spirit. The songs are deeply felt. Ruminating on loss while looking for hope, the songs offer moments of quiet reflection. Arrangements are simple and effective. With a low key approach these are songs that have been worked on many times until they were…
Heart & Soul Radio, thieves
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Heart & Soul Radio “thieves” is an indomitable force. Bursting forth with great energy it is infinitely optimistic. Elements of it hark back to the halcyon days of alternative rock movement: of Dashboard Confessional, 30 Seconds to Mars, even Blink 182. Yes their songs are unforgettable. The choruses invite the listener to sing along. They…
Astrobleed, Astrobleed
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A lot of rock bands forget the debt they owe the blues. Astrobleed is not one of those bands. Barreling through with powerful pieces that display true grit and soul, Astrobleed shows that it can say more without saying a word. Instrumental rock rarely sounds this unrestrained. The album virtually begs to be played loud…
YO GOTTI DROPS NEW SINGLE “11/11” ON 11/11
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Just weeks after impacting urban radio with the Lil Wayne & Ludacris-assisted remix to his infectious single “Errrbody” and seven days since unleashing his latest single “I Feel Like,” featuring Boosie Badazz, Yo Gotti is back with yet another heater! https://soundcloud.com/yogottikom/1111a/s-h07kF
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2014
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IKES VIDEO “NO COMMERCIAL” Hackney, London rapper IKES has been entertaining hip hop fans on both sides of the Atlantic for a while now with his distinguished mix of raw realism, cheeky lyricism and clever wordplay. Following a five date college tour in the US, IKES recently returned to the UK but shot the new…
FOREST FALLS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE “HEAVY HEARTED GIRL”
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Dynamic Melbourne six-piece, Forest Falls have announced the release of their newest single, Heavy Hearted Girl. To celebrate its release, the group has kicked off an east coast Australian tour that has already piqued interest at Smith’s Alternative, Canberra and Brighton Up Bar, Sydney. The tour, showcasing the band’s honed live set, arrives at Federation…
STRANGER CAT DROPS FIRST SINGLE “SIRENS”
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Raised in the urban sprawl of NYC’s boroughs, Stranger Cat is the musical persona of Cat Martino. The frequent collaborator of Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, The Shins, Sharon Van Etten, and others, has now joined forces with co-producer/bandmate Sven Britt to create a soulful collection of experimental pop songs. Marked by Martino’s signature vocal looping,…
HOMESHAKE VIDEO “MAKING A FOOL OF YOU”
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Today, Peter Sagar — a.k.a HOMESHAKE– shares his music video, “Making A Fool Of You,” from his recently released album In The Shower. DIY Magazine, who premiered the video, call the track, “A standout…a bitter and twisted kick at bad relationships, coming off as one great, colourful wash of queasy-sounding guitars.” Peter describes it as,…
SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC ECO-CARS
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From drastic exhumation of smoke, toxic gases, carbon monoxide and greenhouse gases polluting the atmosphere, to the rapid depletion of crude oil resources, owning a car with an internal combustion engine is like committing a crime in today’s world. That said, there is a way out, in the form of eco-friendly cars. These vehicles have…
Joseph Eid Releases “Human”
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Joseph Eid composes in an eclectic style borrowing from Folk-Pop music, combined with an Alt-Rock aesthetic. His lyrics share a black humor/self-deprecating sensibility. He writes of the mundane and the complex, and probably doesn’t understand everything but questions what he already knows. On this his latest entitled “Human” it seems to captures the spirit of…
Buffalo Huddleston Band, Sunrise
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Buffalo Huddleston Band’s “Sunrise” is a tapestry of sound effortlessly weaving together hip-hop, reggae, folk, and classical into a colorful whole. “Sunrise” Tasteful and refined they are a unique beast in the musical kingdom. No other band quite sounds like Buffalo Huddleston. Their vision is entirely their own. With a sound that remains playful yet…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2014
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JOHN BUTLER TRIO PRESENT “SPRING TO COME” VIDEO John Butler Trio proudly present their latest video for ‘Spring To Come’ the opening track from their acclaimed Flesh & Blood album released earlier this year. It was created by Jonathan Chong from Dropbear Digital, an amazing director and animator who has worked on a number of…
LISA MITCHELL RELEASES BEWITCHING ‘WAH HA’ VIDEO
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Lisa Mitchell is certainly in the middle of a dream-like phase of her career with the recent release of ‘Wah Ha’. It’s been embraced by national radio in Australia and tastemaking stations worldwide, been given the a cappella treatment on triple j’s Like A Version and now has a bewitching music video to boot. “This…
MAX AND THE ELECTRIC “CITY LOVER”
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After endless discussions throughout 2013 and 2014 between duo James Stefanuto and Tom O’Reilly over whether Rick James or Neil Young would be better member of The Beach Boys – Max and The Electric was born. Recorded and produced by Sam Ford (Abbe May, The Silents) at Tone City Studio in hometown Perth, the upcoming…
PREMIERE: ALLISON GEDDIE NEW VIDEO “WAIT”
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At twelve years old Allison Geddie was already sowing the seeds of what has grown into a love of composing and performing music. Schooling herself on artists like Ben Harper, Alanis Morisette, and Rob Thomas, she picked up her father’s guitar and began instinctually writing her own songs. With her single for “Wait,” she taken…
Tan, A Summer To Remember
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“A Summer To Remember”, released March 6th of this year, is the debut EP of Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Tan. Born and raised in Malaysia, Tan always had a passion for music, contradictory to his upbringing and the established norms of success through traditional college education. Tan began his musical career as a child and…
Les Fradkin, Baroque Rocks!
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The man of a million sounds and King of the Ztar produced a piece of work that is simply revolutionary, creative genius! The title of the record is ‘Baroque Rocks!” and it showcases Fradkin’s deep love for classical, Baroque-style music with 12 compositions that are pure as gold. Les pays homage to many of the…
FRESH NEW SOUND FROM AUSTIN, TX BAND BOY + KITE
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In the age of so-called artists who are cutting corners to create music there are those who still use the traditional methods. That would be the case of a few musicians from the city of Austin who decided to take the next step and become more than they expected. Original members Beth and Darvin first…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 6, 2014
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THE HORNS DEBUT SINGLE ‘PLAY WITH FIRE’ Melbourne duo The Horns are excited to announce that their debut single ‘Play With Fire’ will be released on Friday 7 November through iTunes. To celebrate, the two-piece will play a headline show in their hometown of Melbourne at the Railway Hotel, Brunswick, on Friday 5 December. ‘Play…
thestand4rd VIDEO FOR “SIMPLE NEEDS”
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thestand4rd, the young Minnesota collective whose members include Spooky Black, Bobby Raps, Psymun and Allan Kingdom have released their self-titled debut album for free today on SoundCloud. The group (with the youngest member the age of 16 and oldest at 22) are known to have an aversion to genre labeling but seem to loosely live…
NEW FOOL’S GOLD SIGNING SHASH’U DROPS “THRU DA NIGHT” MUSIC VIDEO
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Afrofuturist b-boy, remix alchemist, legit funk phenomenon… Montreal hero Shash’U is truly one of a kind. He’s been burning down stages from Boiler Room to underground street dance competition “Juste Debout” with a mix of wild style remixes and audacious originals that sound at once alien and familiar, turning even the poppiest of radio hits…
GHASTLY MENACE SINGLE “CLOSING”
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Ghastly Menace was initially formed in Chicago as a recording project between two friends: Andy Schroeder and Chris Geick. Their debut album, Songs of Ghastly Menace, expands greatly upon the experimental style of 2010’s Pitcairn EP while maintaining the pop sensibility and songwriting that has defined the group from the beginning. Songs of Ghastly Menace…
ENGLAND NATIVE PLANTING HER MUSICAL FLAG IN THE US
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Lily Lambert took the risky chance of coming to America to find her place in the ever changing music industry, and she is making it happen. Lily grew up in England and was surrounded by music and the arts. In her own home the sounds of Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, classic rock and Motown were…
THERE IS NOTHING STOLI DOES NOT LOVE ABOUT ATONOMIC’S GROOVE
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Hello to all out there music lovers all over the globe. We are back at it today and feeling damn good about it too. So in music news, Taylor Swift has removed all her songs from the music-streaming service, including current single “Shake It Off.” I wonder if this is due to her new album…
HISTORIC PHILLY RECORD STORE CLOSES IT’S DOOR AND ENDS AN ERA
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Over the past 30 years this independent record store was ranked several times in the top 10 of favorite city independent music stores. At one time it boosts over 80,000 titles of both vinyl and CD. It was he meeting place of music lovers of almost every genre where fans could go and get autographs…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 5, 2014
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MAYA ANGELOU TALKS ON HER ALBUM The late iconic American writer, poet, actor, dancer, director, composer, and lecturer Dr. Maya Angelou’s long-awaited album Caged Bird Songs is officially available today via Smooch Music. The album blends Maya’s poetic spoken words with modern hip-hop production, and was produced by RoccStarr (Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Hudson, CeeLo Green)…
CULTURE CLUB NEW SINGLE “MORE THAN SILENCE”
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Legendary GRAMMY Award-winners Culture Club announced this week the title of their highly anticipated sixth studio album “TRIBES” due for release in early 2015 in North America on Different Man Music (via Kobalt Label Services). “TRIBES” was written by Culture Club and produced by esteemed producer Youth (Paul McCartney, The Verve, Primal Scream) in London.…
CARLI JAMISON IS READY FOR CHRISTMAS
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This new holiday release was recorded in the Nashville area at The Sound Shelter studio in Franklin, TN and was produced by Tres Sasser, who produced Carly’s previous two albums. When asked about the release, he stated, “This one reminds me of Bruce Springsteen meets the Shirelles. It’s classic 1960’s meets 2014. Donovan inspired mellow…
DELTA HEAVY RELEASES SINGLE & VIDEO FOR ‘REBORN’
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Quintessential stadium anthems are Delta Heavy’s forte and ‘Reborn’ demonstrates how they’ve gained this reputation. Setting show stopping-agendas since their first release on the RAM Records imprint, this next one is no different, however, a cinematic roller isn’t all this release has to offer. With an official music video along with remixes from Spoils and…
WU-TANG CLAN DEBUT “RUCKUS IN B MINOR”
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Over twenty years since the Wu-Tang Clan dropped their debut album, the Staten Island group consisting of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God, Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah and Cappadonna are returning with a new album titled A Better Tomorrow that hits stores on December 2nd. Emerging in 1993, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang…
ARJUN, Core (2014)
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ARJUN, the three-piece instrumental band from New York, has been trailblazing their own hybrid of rock and improvisational jazz since 2003. Made up of Eddie Arjun Peters (guitar), Lamar Myers (drums), and Andre Lyles (bass), ARJUN fuses the power of rock with improvisational alternative jazz, resulting in a delicate balance of intricately crafted melodies backed…
4 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING TO LEGALLY CONTEST A WILL
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Deciding to pursue legal recourse in contesting a will requires careful consideration just like pursuing any other civil claim. Many people rush to sue without weighing the resources, expenses, emotional effort and time involved against the expected returns. Others just want to spite the opposing party and they would go to any lengths to do…
Jude Gwynaire, New York Ghosts
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Jude Gwynaire’s music is other worldly, fascinating, engaging, challenging, and altogether mysterious. Time to get lost in space… Track URL: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/judegwynaire67 On ‘New York Ghosts’, Jude Gwynaire has created a sublime soundscape which is peppered with infectious drum beats, nervous sounding guitar riffs, and sliced up vocal samples that create a strange mixture of anxiety…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2014
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READABLE GRAFFITI NEW SINGLE The friendly peeps at Readable Graffiti are back with an exciting new EP, “Out to the Races”, the follow up to the critically acclaimed “Male Mood Swings” EP. “Out to the Races” is a typically eclectic and bold release from the lads, combining their love of electronica’s unconventional sounds and…
DIE ANTWOOD “UGLY BOY” VIDEO
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In 2009 the freakishly captivating rave rap duo Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for “The Answer”) consisting of NINJA and ¥O-LANDI VI$$ER burst onto the international scene out of the deep dark depths of South Africa and introduced Zef culture into the pop culture lexicon. Five years, two albums and hundreds of millions of video views later,…
MAPLES POSTS “STARS”
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Sydney-based songstress Gabby Huber is well known to Australia’s larger music community for her previous endeavours as a band member, touring and playing abroad as a keyboardist and vocalist. Now, after spending several years quietly and carefully crafting her solo sound, she is stepping into the world as Maples. ‘Stars’ is the debut single from…
