Month: January 2015

THE PRODIGY NEW ALBUM + “NASTY” VIDEO

The Prodigy today announce their new album The Day is My Enemy, due for release on March 30th on Three Six Zero Music and Warner Bros Records, released on the band’s own label Take Me To The Hospital though Cooking Vinyl in the rest of the world. It’s an album that takes you on a…

BRIAN DUNNE LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE “BORN A FOOL”

Americana/folk Singer Songwriter Brian Dunne has announced the release of his newest album, Songs from the Hive on February 17, 2015. The 10 track album written entirely by Dunne himself showcases his sharp lyrical prowess and country-influenced vocals and is recommended if you like Jason Isbell and Ryan Adams. The first single, “Born a Fool”…

Joe DeVita – Liquid Slumber

It’s not too often you’ll find me speechless not quite knowing how to describe what I’m hearing…forgive me if I stumble a bit here in this review for Joe DeVita’s latest album, Liquid Slumber… It starts with beautiful, haunting guitar work that literally gave me chills. From there…it’s a series of interesting choices, some of…

Septimius The Great – “Who’s The Sexiest (Remix)”

Septimius The Great adds an additional pulse of power on “Who’s The Sexiest”. By letting the song feel a little unhinged complete with nice electro touches Septimius The Great add a bit of wildness to the proceedings. Throughout the track the song at times feels like it simply wants to suddenly swell in power and…

LEARN ABOUT THE LIFE AND CAREER OF CEOs OF TOP 5 DATABASE COMPANIES

The largest database companies were not built in a single day. They grew with the determined efforts of some skilled and hardworking employees. The Chief Executive Officers of those successful companies have provided diligent efforts. Let us go through their lives and know them more closely. Larry Page – Co-Founder and CEO of Google Lawrence…

The Grave Jinglers – Reign Of The West

Hard not to appreciate good songwriting like this. Even though I’d probably consider this just outside of my ‘normal’ genres of choice, there’s a ton of reasons I found to crossover to The Grave Jinglers and give them some ear-time for their latest album Reign Of The West. An extremely rewarding choice; this blend of…

SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 12, 2015

MEAXIC RELEASE NEW SINGLE Progressive rock/metal band Meaxic releases latest single “On Instinct” off of forthcoming debut EP, Synergy, due in early 2015. The band has received airplay on renowned radio stations such as Metal Express Radio, Cyanide Radio and Bullspike Radio. The band has made appearances at Dingbatz, The Trash Bar, Blackthorn 51 and…

JASMINE JORDAN “BEST I CAN”

Contemporary R&B songstress Jasmine Jordan releases her new single “Best I Can,” a track off of her forthcoming debut EP Time Travel. Set to release on Jan. 20th, 2015, Time Travel is the Los Angeles artist’s sweet rendition of the 90s R&B sound. Staying honest to the femininity of the genre, Jasmine explored the different…

JOHN CARPENTER SHARES NEW TRACK “NIGHT”

John Carpenter, the Legendary Director and Composer behind Halloween, Escape From New York, They Live, Assault on Precinct 13 and many more shares a brand new track “Night” from his debut solo album ‘Lost Themes’ out February 3rd on Sacred Bones Records. Listen to “Night” here. John Carpenter has been responsible for much of the…

JEANINE “RUNNIN'” NEW SINGLE

Jeanine is kicking off 2015 in style with her infectious new single, “Runnin’,” from her current release, Thank You. Jeanine’s style is equal blends of quirky, street, Soul, Pop, Hip Hop, and R&B. Her ear for harmonies and selecting quality beats stands above the rest. Her songs have been placed on “America’s Next Top Model,”…

GREATEST MUSIC CONCERTS THAT ATTRACTED THE WORLD

There was a song sung in the 1980s by Gloria Estephan with the Miami Sound machine. The song predicted that ‘the rhythm is gonna get you’, and that is what Electronic Dance Music (EDM) has done. EDM has come a long way, from techno and trance to house and dubstep, the revolution continues. EDM has…

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SONICBIDS A2W JANUARY – MARCH 2015 ARTISTS TO WATCH (A2W)

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.              …

NEW LAWS NOW IN EFFECT FOR 2015

The New Year’s Eve ball drop didn’t just symbolize the passing of a calendar year. On January 1, a number of brand new local, state, and federal regulations passed in 2014 went into effect. Check out what’s changed, and if these laws might affect you, according to NBC News. The minimum wage increases. In 20…

Seconds Before Landing – Seconds Before Landing 2

Progressive music project Seconds Before Landing headed up by John Crispino seems to making all the right moves. Make no mistake about it: he’s becoming a household name around some Progressive Rock blogs I’ve been reading. This latest release entitled Seconds Before Landing 2 includes a few impressive names you may have heard before. Most…

SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 9, 2015

HAPPY FANGS “LONE WOLVES” Guitarist Michael Cobra states: “Lone Wolves” is one of the last songs we wrote for the album. Rebecca and I collaborated on the lyrics as we wanted them to fit well with how heavy and fast the music was. It originated as vignettes about people I hung out with as a…

EDDIE MURPHY RELEASES BRAND NEW REGGAE SINGLE “OH JAH JAH”

VPAL Music, VP Records’ subsidiary label and distribution arm for reggae music, teams up with the revered comedian/actor/singer Eddie Murphy to release his new single “Oh Jah Jah,” available January 27, 2015. This song is not the first time Eddie Murphy has dabbled in the genre. “Oh Jah Jah” follows his 2013 collab “Red Light”…

CHARLI XCX COLLABORATES W/ RITA ORA ON ‘DOING IT’

Global breakthrough star, Charli XCX, is delighted to announce details of her forthcoming single ‘Doing It’, which will feature Rita Ora. The new single ‘Doing It’, produced by Charli’s long-time friend Ariel Rechtshaid (Beyoncé, HAIM) and Mr. Rogers, is a Madonna-tinged, feel-good anthem and the Charli/Rita collaboration is set to firmly bring girl power into…

IREN “READY FOR LOVE”

What happens when a club shattering beat meets the right voice? A new hit is born! With one of the first songs released in 2015, Iren makes the perfect blend between the radio friendly EDM and vocal-driven type of pop with her new single: “Ready For Love”. The catchy crazy pitched vocals on the chorus…

Mind the Journey – Mind the Journey EP

Mind the Journey explore the playful side of psychedelic music. With lyrics akin to Mayo Thompson at his most surreal and arrangements that recall Ariel Pink at his best, “Mind the Journey EP” is a truly wonderful journey. The collection works best when taken together for each piece comes together to create a unified vision…

SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 8, 2015

THE AMAZING (MEMBERS OF DUNGEN, GRANADA) SHARE NEW SONG “THE HEADLESS BOY” Following the late 2014 unveiling of “Picture You,” the lead single off of The Amazing’s forthcoming album of the same name, the Swedish five-piece have now released a second song titled “The Headless Boy.” Debuting on NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast yesterday, NPR…

STARS RELEASE JENSEN SPORTAG REMIX OF “NO ONE IS LOST”

Montreal’s Stars just unveiled electronica artist Jensen Sportag’s remix of “No One Is Lost”, the title track from the band’s latest release via The Line of Best Fit. Listen to it HERE. In an attempt to scratch the seven-album itch, Stars uprooted themselves from their comfort zone and began work on No One Is Lost…

RICHARD SAX ROSS “TOWN SLUT”

Richard Sax Ross has been part of the underground L.A. music scene for many years. Most recently he was a member of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. Ross performs and records various instrument parts on a MIDI saxophone, including: Guitar, Bass, & Synth, as well as using traditional saxophones. He is an eclectic talent having also…

SEPTEMBER MOURNING “CHILDREN OF FATE”

September Mourning has just recorded her debut album. It tells a story in 12 songs, an epic tale of “heartbreak, loss, pain, joy, love, redemption, but most of all, courage…” Produced by Howard Benson (Chris Cornell, My Chemical Romance) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, September Mourning revives the concept of rock star meets superhero. If…

NOTES FROM THE SOUND TABLE

HAPPY 2015—may it be a prosperous one, too!! Personally, I find it hard to believe 2014 zipped by so fast, but here we are – did you make any ‘resolutionary’ plans? Things sure got busy last year on my end – there was hardly enough time to get everything done, but I finally published my…

SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 7, 2014

SHAGGY RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I NEED YOUR LOVE” Multi-platinum Grammy award winning musician Shaggy has not stopped presenting his versatile style of reggae and dancehall to a global market in the years since he achieved worldwide success with hits like “Boombastic” and Billboard #1s “It Wasn’t Me” and “Angel.” Most recently, in collaboration with longtime…

NATALIE LA ROSE “SOMEBODY” FT JEREMIH

Signed to Flo Rida’s I.M.G label & Republic Records, La Rose’s debut single “Somebody” [featuring Jeremih] is 2015’s new dance anthem! Over smooth production from Future Classic, the song updates the melody from Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” for a new millennium. Fresh out the gates, “Somebody” is already climbing at multiple radio…

BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH ALBUM VIDEO TEASER

Slated for release next month via Neurot Recordings, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth was captured at Robert Lang Studios and Doyle’s own Witch Ape Studio in Seattle, Washington and mixed by Billy Anderson (Sleep, High On Fire, Melvins et al). Thrusting forth five hauntingly heavy tracks, with two bonus hymns included on the CD edition,…

COREY DARGEL RELEASES “THERE’S NOTHING THERE”

New Amsterdam Records is excited to announce the release show for OK It’s Not OK, the fourth studio album from “baroquely unclassifiable” (The New Yorker) composer and “prince of postclassical song” (Time Out New York) Corey Dargel. OK It’s Not OK will be released on January 27, and the release show will follow at SubCulture…

NOVO AMOR ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE”

UK-based folk singer/songwriter Novo Amor announces his new single “Welcome To The Jungle.” The song is in conjunction with the new AXE® BLACK campaign. Click HERE to watch. Novo Amor’s version is presented in an advertisement in which he worked alongside director Nabil Elderkin whose credentials include Kanye West, Bon Iver and Frank Ocean. The…

BLASTING OFF WITH JUPITER IN VELVET

Get ready to be blown away by the one-man band Jupiter In Velvet whose music is simply out of this world! Just think of adding dozens of interesting ingredients into a blender, mixing them all together just so and then consuming it all; that is Jupiter In Velvet. And you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how…

KID ROCK PREMIERES FIRST VIDEO AND SINGLE FROM “FIRST KISS”

Kid Rock premiered the first single “First Kiss” from his Top Dog / Warner Bros. Records album of the same name today with a new music video and the song shipping to radio. The album, which comes out February 24th, marks his first on Warner Bros. Records. On New Years Day fans were asked to…

FIVE WAYS IGGY AZALEA TRANSFORMED DRAI’S NIGHTCLUB INTO LAS VEGAS’ HOTTEST NEW YEAR’S EVE BASH

In a town jam-packed with parties, celebrities and revelry, Iggy Azalea stood high above the rest (literally—11 stories above the Strip) by hosting the first ever live New Year’s Eve concert event at Drai’s Nightclub atop The Cromwell. Transforming the nightlife venue into a full-blown live concert spectacle, Azalea gave the standing-room-only crowd a powerful…

Absoloot – Banksters

This might be some of the most fun I’ve had in listening to social commentary coming back over the mic combined with the beats coming out of these speakers. I’m pretty much guaranteed to enjoy music that has a message buried in there somewhere, but rarely do the sounds that come along with it feel…

SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 6, 2015

FOSSIL YOUTH STREAM NEW SONG Oklahoma’s own Fossil Youth have teamed up with Modern Vinyl to premiere their new song “Wick” today. The song comes from their upcoming EP entitled “Intertwined With You”, which will be available on 7″/CD/Digital February 3rd via Take This To Heart Records. http://bit.ly/1FaUmST JD MCPHERSON’S NEW SONG PREMIERES AT THE…

THE LITTLE SECRETS “ALL I NEED”

Liverpool’s The Little Secrets are Kevin Dixon and Stacy Jo. Formed in 2010 after meeting at Liverpool’s world famous Cavern Club, Stacy was singing with another band when Kevin spotted her. Blown away by her talent, Kevin decided on the spot to ‘steal’ Stacy for his new project, and after two years of writing together…

A HIGHER DEMISE “ALL THESE REASONS” VIDEO

Kent (UK) based melodic metal-core outfit ‘A Higher Demise’ announce the launch of their latest video single for ‘All These Reasons’. Taken from their 2014 EP release ‘The Doctor Will See You Now’ the track delivers an almighty punch of all the ingredients expected from one of Britain’s most promising emerging rock/metal acts. Featuring footage…

BECOMING PICASSO: 5 WAYS TO BRING OUT YOUR ARTISTIC SIDE

Contrary to popular belief, artists aren’t always full of life and zeal. They can get stuck, bored, and uninspired just as much as anyone else. If you’re experiencing these sensations yourself, here are just five ways to break free of apathy and unleash your creativity in brand new ways. 1. Know Thyself Where does inspiration…

NEW ROCK FROM THE PAST: MOUNT CARMEL

Mount Carmel from Columbus, Ohio is a blues rock trio with sounds from the 70’s but with a fresh current taste and original hooks. It must be their respectful love for the music of that era that influenced them to remake and refine sounds from decades ago into something I can certainly relate to. Their…