Prince Royce, the biggest breakthrough artist the Latin music industry has seen in years, will release his sophomore Bachata album, “PHASE II”, this coming Tuesday, April 10th. “PHASE II” will be available worldwide, in stores and digitally. “Recording this album has been the biggest challenge of my career. After having had such a successful…
Month: April 2012
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Bo Deal Feat Andre McCray “Outta Them Clothes”
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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! Bo Deal Feat Andre McCray “Outta Them…
CONVERSE RELEASES SINGLE “WARRIOR”
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“Warrior” is part of Converse’s ongoing Three Artists. One Song music series. Three dynamic and distinct artists, Mark Foster of the break-out band Foster The People, rising star Kimbra, and trendsetting DJ A-Trak have written, recorded and produced the new single. Directed by Daniels–the two-man directorial team who’ve previously infused their energetic style, humor and…
CHURCH OF MISERY HEAD TO USA
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Highly respected Japanese doom metal band CHURCH OF MISERY has announced a U.S. headlining tour that will kick off on May 24 in Providence, RI. Presented by Brooklyn Vegan, the two week trek will showcase one of metal’s most bizarre and exotic bands and one that Rolling Stone called “a dynamic articulated hell, like…
LUCY MICHELLE MUSIC VIDEO/DOWNLOAD “JUST A KID”
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Minneapolis sextet Lucy Michelle And The Velvet Lapelles are pleased to announce the premiere of their new music video for their song “Just A Kid” through VEVO. The video was created by Picture Machine Productions, the same team who produced last year’s music video for Bon Iver’s “Calgary.” Watch the video for “Just A Kid”…
SKOPEMAG.COM LAUNCHES “HIT OR SHIT?”
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Welcome to the first edition of Skope’s weekly new music game show “HIT OR SHIT?.” This is where you the listener and music enthusiast judge whether the song/video presented is a HIT that you love or its SHIT that you do not. Feel free to place your vote and leave comments/suggestions/praise as well. Skope &…
Putnam Murdock, Brand New Widow
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Putnam Murdock is an Americana singer/songwriter from South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, although his work has strong influence from blues, country, folk and rock n’ roll music. Why all the division and labelling, anyways? Being that it’s part of our accepted intellectual process, it’s necessary. After all, we need something to “say” if we’re going to talk…
7LIONS VIDEO “BORN 2 RUN”
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Los Angeles’ 7LIONS have just premiered the official video for “Born 2 Run,” the lead single from their upcoming debut EP. The clip features a performance by the band, which includes rapper Prophet, singer/guitarist Forrest Fulmer, keyboardist/producer Morgan Taylor Reid, guitarist Will Carpenter, bassist Daniel Hange and drummer Tony Tommasi. Signed to superstar producer RedOne’s…
SHOCK: JACK WHITE “SIXTEEN SALTINES” VIDEO
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Having premiered at VEVO, Jack White’s thoroughly unsettling “Sixteen Saltines” video can also be viewed at http://jackwhiteIII.com. Directed by AG Rojas, “Sixteen Saltines” is a 180 degree turn from the previous “Love Interruption” video, eschewing that clip’s seductive palette for a magnification of the last frontier of urban wasteland and its dispossessed youth left to…
DAN SARTAIN TO RELEASE ‘TOO TOUGH TO LIVE’ ALBUM
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‘Too Tough To Live’ finds Dan Sartain operating at the opposite end of his range, with this album becoming a tribute to when punk was real, MAAAAAAN!!!!! 13 tracks delivered in less than 20 minutes; an average rate of a new tune every 1 minute, 30 seconds. Recorded at Lucky Cat, San Francisco, ‘Too Tough…
SRC/UNIVERSAL PRESENT JUSTINA
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Recording artist, songwriter, rapper and vocalist Justina debuts the new video for her single, Bubble Gum, this week on Idolator.com (one of the leading independent sites for pop music fans). The Bubble Gum single is off her forthcoming mix tape, Route 80, which is dropping this spring.
MELODY THORNTON NEW VIDEO “SMOKING GUN”
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Melody Thornton takes a Mob Wife approach in her latest video directed by Hyperballad (Dano Cerny and Marielle Tepper). Be sure to download her new mixtape, #POYBL and get more information at http://melodythornton.com
TRAEDONYA! RELEASES VIDEO TO CLASSIC “I’LL GIVE IT 2 U”
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Prohibition Entertainment of NYC, is excited to announce the follow up, visual adaption of vocalist TRAEDONYA! (The Bride of New Funk Hip Opera). “I’ll Give It 2 U”, TRAEDONYA!’s latest single continues to build buzz, with consistency. Her prior 3 singles, off of the “I’ll Give It 2 U” Global Remix EP, has received DJ…
CHEAP TIME RELEASE ‘WALLPAPER MUSIC’ MAY 1ST
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Hailing from Tennessee, Cheap Time have been around in one incarnation or another since 2006. The nucleus of the band has always been Jeffrey Novak who writes and sings the songs as well as playing guitar and keyboards. The band began with Jemina Pearl and Nathan Vasquez from the band Be Your Own Pet rounding…
TIM HALPERIN MOVES ON FROM AI WITH NEW VIDEO
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Tim Halperin, a top 12 male from Season 10 of American Idol, has independently released a brand new music video of his original single, “I Wanna Fall in Love.” [youtube 0HzNTGVa6Ek nolink] Halperin, an independent singer/songwriter from Fort Worth, Texas, partnered with a filmmaker to shoot the video in The Bahamas. The release of “I…
DISFIGURING THE GODDESS NEW ALBUM APRIL 24
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Producer and musician Cameron Argon’s alter-ego, solo underground death metal project DISFIGURING THE GODDESS, is set to release a brand new album entitled Sleeper on April 24th, 2012. Within the last few years, despite never performing live, DISFIGURING THE GODDESS has become a recognized name in the metal community amongst young fans and industry elites…
LEGENDARY DJ MUGGS SIGNS WITH ULTRA MUSIC
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Ultra Music is excited to announce the signing of one of hip-hop’s most respected producers, DJ MUGGS, and the release of his lead single “Snap Ya Neck Back.” Featuring platinum UK rapper DIZZEE RASCAL and Soul Assassin’s crew member BAMBU, the collaborative track perfectly combines hip-hop and dubstep — an edgy sound that resonates throughout…
FATHER JOHN MISTY UNVEILS X-RATED VIDEO
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On 30th April Josh Tillman will release “Fear Fun” under his new guise FATHER JOHN MISTY. One of the many stand-out tracks on this terrific album is ‘Nancy From Now On’ for which Josh has made an X-rated NSFW video. Directed by Amy Cargill and Josh himself, the video features sees FJM and a leather-clad…
MATT TOKA UNLEASHES NEW VIDEO FOR “GET MONEY”
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Warner Bros. Records punk/pop artist MATT TOKA has just unleashed a video for his song “Get Money.” [youtube 2tjk0gcmH9o nolink] The song is one of several tracks that the singer and songwriter has been recording with Rob Cavallo for his debut album, due from Warner Bros. Records later this year. http://www.matttoka.com
ANDY THE DOORBUM NEW MP3 “THE FARM”
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Andy The Doorbum is the moniker of Andy Fenstermaker, who earned his handle as the 7-night-a-week bouncer at the famously seedy Milestone Club in Charlotte NC. And like the dirty, boarded-up, crack-addled population surrounding the Milestore Club, such is the imaginative landscape of Andy the Doorbum’s music. Tales of gravediggers, fratricide, and familial failings fill…
The Como Brothers Band, The Speed of Sound EP
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The Como Brothers Band are a rock band from Long Island, New York currently promoting their newly released “The Speed of Sound” EP. While their promo shots look a little similar to those representing boy bands, their sound is surprisingly rock on some of their tracks. This could work well in their favor though, as…
THE YOUNG BLOODS ON SKOPE
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When Streaker Records first approached Young Bloods they were at the beginning of starting their 2nd album yet to be titled. We expressed our marketing plan and how we felt Young Bloods would fit into it for the 2011 year. After some back and forth over the phone frontman Joey Arena and Streaker Co-Founder Rob…
LP TO RELEASE MAJOR-LABEL DEBUT CD+DVD
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LP, who recently charmed audiences at SXSW with her exuberant live performances, is a new edition to the Warner Bros. Records family. The acclaimed vocalist and renowned songwriter will release her debut EP for WBR, a 5-song CD + DVD package, titled Into The Wild: Live At EastWest Studios, on April 24th. She will…
MASTODON RELEASE LIVE VIDEO CLIP OF NEW SINGLE “DRY BONE VALLEY”
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MASTODON have posted a live video of their new single “Dry Bone Valley.” The performance was shot live at London’s Brixton Academy – the band’s biggest UK headlining show to date in front of a sold-out manic crowd. View “Dry Bone Valley (Live)” here. [youtube tkcL1yP3qGI nolink] “Dry Bone Valley” is the second single from…
ATLANTA QUARTET GIRLYMAN TRIUMPHS OVER CANCER
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“Really good, really unexpected, and really different” is how Village Voice describes Girlyman’s lyric driven folk-pop. But that can also describe the year that inspired their fifth studio album Supernova, available June 19th (distribution through Burnside). “A supernova is a dying star,” explains Girlyman member Doris Muramatsu, who was diagnosed with leukemia in…
THE HITCHHIKER RELEASES VIDEO SERIES FOR “THE GIANT” OFF ‘INSATIABLE CURIOSITY’
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Post rock with progressive tendencies, drones, modern classical characteristics in our works. Deeply inspired from the arts, literature which interests us. The Hitchhiker from Seoul, Korea is currently seeking musical representation to expand globally.
Overhate, Relentless Is Our Strength
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“Relentless Is Our Strength” is the most recent offering from the popular Venezuelan thrash/progressive metal quartet Overhate. The progressive elements are welcome, as they add both complexity and dynamic variance to the music, much like renowned prog/death metal veterans Decapitated and Death. With an extensive production team working on the mixing and mastering of the…
KID INK “TIME OF YOUR LIFE” VIDEO
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Here is the new single from the XXL 2012 Freshman cover artist Kid Ink, “Time Of Your Life.” The single is already gaining on radio at the following stations. Power 106 LA, KS 1075 Denver, U92 Salt Lake City, WRCL Flint, Michigan, Hot 98.3 Tucson, AZ, Wild 101 Boise, ID, Wired 96.5 Philly, Power 98.3…
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM FILM OUT THIS SUMMER
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Oscilloscope Laboratories announced today that it has acquired North American rights to SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS, a Pulse Films production directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, which documents the final days of LCD SOUNDSYSTEM. SUAPTH had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and an encore presentation at last month’s…
RADIOINACTIVE “MINT TEA” VIDEO
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Got a new video for Skopers to check out. It’s the latest from Radioinactive feat. 2Mex, La Caution called “Mint Tea”. Video was directed by Tucker Capps. [youtube XFbYQMU5asE nolink]
WEST OF HELL NEW ALBUM IN MAY
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Vancouver, BC’s WEST OF HELL is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of their full-length debut album, Spiral Empire. The new album will be released with Reversed Records on May 8th, 2012. Spiral Empire features a unique sound that preserves the band’s legendary, distinctive influences whilst incorporating modern elements, creating a one-of-a-kind listening experience. Spiral…
LETTERIST DEBUT SINGLE “100MPHâ€
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New York City is filled with hundreds of bands, but it takes true talent for a group to stand out amongst the rest. Meet LETTERIST, the infectious trio hailing from the streets of Brooklyn, New York. Just debuting their first single titled, “100mph,” LETTERIST will quickly draw you in with their catchy brand of indie-meets…
GARY “G” JENKINS PRESENTS NEW SINGLE “I LOVE”
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Gary “G” Jenkins, lead singer of the multiplatinum group SILK, has released his brand new solo single “I Love” from his forthcoming album slated for a Fall 2012 release. The single is a blend of traditional R&B with a new flavor transcending but not forgetting today’s music. Instead of trying to “keep up with the…
BHIMAN TAKES ON RACE IN 1930’S IN VIDEO
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Bhi Bhiman used video of an early Mickey Mouse short from the 1930s called ‘Pioneer Days’ to fit the Woody Guthrie vibe of his song “Atlatl” and the result is surprisingly perfect. Bhi says, “I’ve always loved Disney cartoons. I love the playfulness and skill of the artists. “Pioneer Days” is amazing because Disney was…
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, APRIL 2012
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Pelican, Ataraxia/Taraxis (Southern Ground Records) Again we hook up with all-instrumental metal trio Pelican, who haven’t improved on their drummer situation since last we spoke, but being that this is only an EP there’s not a lot of sound-and-fury lack-of-significance to endure. Matter of fact, shorties like this are conducive to enjoying what they…
Keith Moody, Dreaming Out Loud
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Keith Moody is a talent above the rest. His latest release, “Dreaming Out Loud” is one of the coolest CD’s I have heard in a long time. Moody takes the best of several genres and mesh them together creating a sound of perfection. He is an amazing writer, can tear up a guitar and…
STOLI IS POSITIVE TAYLOR FREDRICKS HAS WHAT IT TAKES
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April is here finally. I filled up my tank today and paid $3.94 per gallon today. Can someone help me convert my tank to use vegetable oil? But I am not going to let it bother me as my guest today is a man and his band by the name Taylor Fredricks. These 4 guys…
ZOLO NEW VIDEO “WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME”
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Hot on the heels of his debut club smash “Club is Bumping”, a write-up in Billboard’s Artist Spotlight column and the release of his first full-length EP Dance-Tape Vol. 1, rising star Zolo is ready to show the world that he can make the club move once again with his brand new single and video…
MAPS & ATLASES RELEASE “FEVER”
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Barsuk Records is excited to debut “Fever” (available for posting HERE), the new single off the upcoming Maps & Atlases full-length Beware & Be Grateful, out April 17th. “Fever” premiered via SPIN, who said the track “[allows] Davison’s rounded, distinctive bray to float triumphantly over a direct, breezy concoction that feels indeed like a fever…
THE AUDITION ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR
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Chicago-based pop-rock band THE AUDITION, fresh off their recent stint with Every Avenue and We Are the In Crowd, have announced two new tours this spring with Marianas Trench and Eve6 (tour dates below). Says frontman Danny Stevens, “After taking nearly a year and a half off of touring, I think the fans can really…
