Month: May 2016

BAND OF HORSES UNVEIL VIDEO FOR “CASUAL PARTY”

Band Of Horses blew the minds as well as the ears of a dazzled audience at Wednesday’s taping of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert as they were accompanied for a rollicking debut performance of “Casual Party” by a motley complement of difficult to describe monstrosities. No, Band Of Horses are not going all Muppets…

ALNILAM NEW VIDEO “A SONG FOR THE WIND”

Alnilam takes its name from the middle star in Orion’s Belt. The word Alnilam means “string of pearls,” an ancient, poetic metaphor for the three bright stars that make up the belt; an astral image that resonates with the unearthly quality of the band’s dreamy, atmospheric music. Singer-songwriter Elena Pinto writes about themes of love,…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 20, 2016

CELINE DION RELEASES NEW SINGLE “THE SHOW MUST GO ON” Multi-platinum-selling and five-time Grammy Award-winning musical legend Celine Dion has released her brand new single, a cover of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On,” featuring electronic violin sensation Lindsey Stirling—everywhere today, including iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music. Dion will perform the song alongside Stirling at…

ASTRONOMIQUE “THE SHAPE YOU TAKE”

‘Flash back to the 80’s with Astronomique’s new single, “The Shape You Take.” Mixed with intergalactic dream pop with elements of dark synth-driven disco, The Shape You Take creates an atmospheric sound that is out of this world. ASTRONOMIQUE arose out of inspiration from the ‘60s-throwback psychedelic artwork of vocalist/keyboardist, Logan Andra Fongemie (Satellite Voices).…

MIAMIGO RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘FOREVER’

MIAMIGO have today announced their newest single ‘Forever’ which impacts on July 15th. The track premiered on Huw Stephens’ Radio 1 show last night and is now available globally all streaming platforms. MIAMIGO have made their mark over the past 12 months with their unique and recognisable brand of 80s influenced indie pop. ‘Forever’ opens…

Tod Hughes – “Time Slow Down”

Sung straight from the heart, Tod Hughes recalls past singer songwriter storytellers like Bob Dylan and Neil Young with “Time Slow Down”. His attention to detail is exquisite in terms of the impeccable arrangements and the poetic lyricism. Throughout it all Tod Hughes sensitive voice and keen observation helps to give these songs great power.…

KENNY FAME RELEASES ‘WHO AM i’ TO RAVE REVIEWS

After winning the ‘runner up’ position in the ‘Song Of The Year’ songwriting competition and after years of working at the The World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, recording artist and resident Kenny Fame, became a recognizable songwriter in NYC, where he has released six EPs and one full length LP; releasing them both independently…

MAX JURY “BEG & CRAWL”

Emerging singer-songwriter Max Jury debuts the new video for his single “Beg & Crawl.” “The video follows the shenanigans of two people, attempting to depict that age old dilemma: ‘Are we friends? Are we lovers? Are we anything?,” says Jury. The track appears on his forthcoming self-titled debut album out June 3 via Marathon Artists.…

PREMIERE: VILLAS DEBUT MUSIC VIDEO “FUCKIN ROUND ON YOU”

VILLAS are an electropop duo with R&B undertones based a couple of hours outside Toronto in a place called Prince Edward County. The video for Fuckin Round on You explores the blurry boundaries of infidelity through the use of stock footage. It juxtaposes a dark love story against the perfect world of stock images. The…

THE TOP 5 REASONS TO CONSIDER PPC

Pay per click advertising is effective and delivers fast results. However, many business owner are reluctant to try it out, citing the cost or the effort involved in making it work. In the grand scheme of things, though, pay per click advertising offers many benefits. In fact, it is one of the most preferred online…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 19, 2016

T-MOBILE AND DJ KHALED BRING MUSIC FREEDOM TO FANS Billboard and dick clark productions announced today that T-Mobile is the title sponsor of the live stream magenta carpet pre-show at the “2016 Billboard Music Awards.” As the first awards show to be broadcast from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the“T-Mobile Magenta Carpet Live…

FØRD TEAMS UP WITH RAPPER FUEG FOR SOPHOMORE TRACK “TOUCH”

18 year old self-taught producer and multi-instrumentalist FØRD from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, is about to start really turning heads. Combining walls of luscious synthesizers, punchy hip-hop beats, and house-inspired vocal hooks, FØRD demonstrates an exceptional musical aptitude, bouncing between Future Bass, Moombahton, Pop and Hip Hop. The young musician cites influences ranging…

SUI ZHEN “TAKE IT ALL BACK” VIDEO

“In the clip we see that Susan (Sui Zhen’s alter-ego) has moved away from her hometown to start a new. She wanted to be involved in the world instead of just sitting on the sidelines, but now she finds herself on the inside spending her days looking out. She takes comfort in her routines but…

Broke Royals – ‘The Luxury of Time Pt. III’

Based out of the Washington D.C. area, Broke Royals is a two piece band formed in 2014 by multi-instrumentalists Phillip Basnight and Colin Cross. The band’s music defies neat categorization. There’s an underlying rock aesthetic to the band’s work that has allowed them to share bills with a classic rock institution like Lynyrd Skynyrd, but…

Keith Hines Production X Tammi T – “Dance with a Stranger”

Immaculately produced by Keith Hines, Tammi T’s “Dance with a Stranger” is an incredible ode to the power of house music. Tammi T’s voice rises above tying everything together with fiery passion. Attention to detail is absolutely stunning from the physicality of the bass to the crisp handclaps. What truly serves as the heart and…

MAURIZIO BIANCHI & RYAN MARTIN “AS STRONG AS DEATH IS”

For roughly the past 40 years, the cryptic tally of works by Maurizio Bianchi has formulated a somewhat religious rite of passage, a communion of tone and definition based around his various devotional phases in his life. Coming to the forefront of industrial music and noise composition in the late 1970’s, just as the world…

WILSON PREMIERE “WINDOWS DOWN” VIDEO

When describing the meaning behind the video, vocalist Chad Nicefield explains, “With this piece we wanted to take you into the belly of the beast of WILSON. We pride ourselves on being 5 doods that work hard so we can party hard. The footage here is mostly taken from our recent adventures overseas, where we…

Bruce Mountain Band – “Another Day Lost”

Bruce Mountain Band’s “Another Day Lost” offers a modern update of classic psychedelic rock. Their adherence to the sound is admirable: from the fuzzed out guitars to the endless heavy grooves, they keep on driving forward. Akin to similarly structured latter-day driving psychedelic rockers like Wooden Shjips, Bruce Mountain Band is a force of nature.…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 18, 2016

CANARY NEW SINGLE Melbourne quintet Canary invite us to step a little further into their world, today announcing the release of their second album I Am Lion (Friday July 8) and single ‘Fickle Heart’. With me all this shit begins/With me it’s supposed to end. It’s a fitting opening line for a band so self-aware,…

COME TAKE A MUSICAL TASTE OF SOME MICHAEL FLANIGAN

Okay now here we are and ready for another edition of Skoped Out. I get so excited that I get to share new bands/artists here @skopemag. Before we chat with Michael Flanigan lets see about any music news. Dubbed ‘a website built by musicians for musician’, the team at Firstdub.com are excited with the initial…

Secret Season – ‘Love is the Only Game in Town’

Franco/American duo Secret Season, featuring multi-instrumentalist Mark Moogalian and vocalist/keyboardist/flutist Isabelle Risacher, have released four albums since their 2011 debut with On Our Own. Their latest release Love is the Only Game in Town carries on the band’s tradition of writing intelligent alternative music drawing from an array of influences. The album’s twelve tracks are…

Midwest Rhythm Exchange – ‘Take Me Home’

Delicate and refined, Midwest Rhythm Exchange create a warm intimate sound on “Take Me Home”. With lilting lovely melodies the songs shine through full of confidence. The intermingling of a wide variety of styles from jazz to country to folk and everything in between. Such an approach, especially when coupled with their thoughtful lyricism, is…

EYE’Z SPEAKS ON THE LIVE ACTION MUSIC CONCERT SERIES

Pop singer Eye’z stops by thoughts of a Common Man Radio with Charles Williams on kgm1.com to talk about her up coming event live action music she is hosting at the Ivy Room in Albany, CA on May 29th, 2016. Thoughts of a Common Man with Co Host Eye’z: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07qEX-xA0Xo The Live Action Music concert…

Jonathan Cavier – “January” (single)

Originally from Northern California, Cavier (pronounced “cav-AIR”) has been based in Phoenix, AZ for several years and up until recently was performing as Alan Clark in atmospheric pop duo EyeTalk. Over the course of ten years and five albums, this venture saw Cavier’s music reach audiences as far-flung as Italy, the UK, and Australia. After…

GLASS ANIMALS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘LIFE ITSELF’

Glass Animals return today with their new single ‘Life Itself,’ released via Harvest Records. It is the first track to be released from their highly anticipated second album How To Be A Human Being, which the band are currently putting the finishing touches on in the studio and will release later this summer. Listen to…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 17, 2016

COLDPLAY REVEAL “UP&UP” VIDEO Today, Coldplay revealed the video for “Up&Up,” the anthemic third single from their current album, A Head Full Of Dreams. Created by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, the video is a poignant, surrealist montage that alludes to contemporary issues. It also features racehorses galloping on water and a popcorn-spouting volcano. THA…

FEW BITS “SUMMER SUN” VIDEO

In the lead up to their hotly anticipated performances at The Great Escape this weekend (19th-21st May), Few Bits release the picturesque and colourful video to their latest single ‘Summer Sun’. “I want to go anywhere and dream away” singer Karolien Van Ransbeeck whispers in the luscious new track, taken from their upcoming sophomore album…

JUDE PERL “HUNGRY & HORNY” VIDEO

Australian singer/songwriter/comedian Jude Perl unveils the visuals for her new single ‘Hungry and Horny’, taken from her debut album ‘Modern Times’ produced by Grammy Award – winning engineer Brian Paturalski (Album of the year in 2003 with Outkast). Jude Perl has been performing professionally for the past 7 years as a singer and pianist and…

Uncle Tadashi & Da Boyz – “Happiness, Laughter & Joy”

Cheerful to its very core, “Happiness, Laughter & Joy” shows Uncle Tadashi & Da Boyz tapping into a sense of optimism that comes only after such a long journey. The sense of purpose that home can bring is one that cannot be replicated easily. By growing up one gains perspective on what truly made their…

4 WAYS TO MAKE TOURS EASY TO MANAGE

Before you hit the road and spread your music across the country or even overseas, you want to plan your tour in a way that will make it easier to manage. You want to save money and look at the actual cost of transportation to book your venues. Also, create a route so that you…

Jackpot Luck Feat Gary Bonanni

JackPot Luck is the solo side-project of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Gary Bonanni. Bonnani and his wife, LiLach, have worked the previous ten years together in their band Just Married, releasing three albums and touring the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel. Gary, who is a seasoned musician, has been working on this solo outing of…

ANNA OF THE NORTH “BABY” VIDEO

Epic, swooning and ethereal, Oslo based duo Anna of the North have unveiled their colourful new video for “Baby” – the wistful, synth-driven follow up single to previous releases “The Dreamer” and “Sway”, which were streamed over 21 million times, each track topping the Hype Machine charts. The Peter Pint directed clip features lead singer…

SARA UNDERWOOD LOVES LUSHCAMP “LOVE YOU MORE”

Brooklyn, NY-based indie rock outfit Lushcamp makes alternative rock music that ignites the senses and captures the bittersweet flow of memories. The band’s debut album, Lushcamp features catchy guitar hooks and vivid lyrics that capture bandleader, guitarist and singer Paul Matarelli’s personal adventures. The album’s 10 tunes are a study of the dark and light…

SAMM HENSHAW “OUR LOVE” VIDEO

Samm Henshaw releases his brand new video to his latest single ‘Our Love’, taken from his forthcoming second EP, ‘The Sound Experiment 2’ (impacting July 15th via Columbia Records). Following a string of sold-out shows, the soulful 22-year-old will tour the UK in May – featuring London’s Oslo on May 25th – before an extensive…

PHANTOMS “COCAINE” ERIC CLAPTON COVER

Phantoms have released their new cover of Eric Clapton’s classic “Cocaine” with all new production and vocals, on sale everywhere now via Casablanca / Republic Records. The song was originally recorded in 1976 by country blues singer JJ Cale, both the song and Cale were made famous when Eric Clapton released his version in 1977.…

WORDSMITH DAN LIPTON RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM

Currently most music coming out is depended on technological production than organic. But there are those who try to release music in its rawest form. One such artist is Washington DC native, singer/songwriter Dan Lipton. He has become somewhat of a journeyman especially with his debut solo album “Breathing In”. Dan pulls his lyrics from…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 16, 2016

U.K. ARTIST JONAS BLUE ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Breakout U.K. artist Jonas Blue has been touring the globe since the release of hisdramatic, trop-house take on Tracy Chapman’s classic song “Fast Car” (featuring Dakota). In June, he will return to North America for his second tour of 2016. The headline run will kick off on…

WOOLFISH “NO MATTER OF SNIFF”

The Swedish electronic popduo Woolfish have just released their new single ´No Matter Of Sniff´. The music video already have more than 100.000 views on Youtube. The crowdfounded music video takes place in space and it´s a tribute to the 70´s, 80´s and the 90´s sci-fi movies. The vision was to create an exciting sci-fi…

POLARHEART NEW SINGLE “ENIGMA”

Hailing from Sydney, Mary and Chris are Polarheart. The duo began writing together in early 2013. They found a strong chemistry, and a year later Polarheart was born. Their combination of dreamy vocals and abstract soundscapes, makes for a captivating listening experience. After four successful singles and months of writing and recording, the Sydney duo…

The Afteraffects – “RushHour” EP

Stylish to its very core, the AfterAffects create a compelling piece of work with the kaleidoscopic color of the “Rush Hour EP”. The range of sounds varies coming from found sounds to jazz to house, with electro tying all of it together. Everything feels positively lush in nature from the hard-hitting percussion to the the…