So, Chris, tell us a bit about the origins Bleed Electric: where are you from and how did you start? Bleed Electric started as a solo side project of mine during studio down days. At the time I owned and ran Screamadelica Studios in Cardiff Bay and before I…
Month: October 2012
A Six-Pack of Democracy: Behold the Blurred Vision EP
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One week before the U.S. Presidential election, Toronto-based outfit Blurred Vision releases its debut EP: Democracy. Could this six-pack of tracks be a bilateral success? Quite possibly. Indeed Democracy has moments (and sometimes minutes) that could delight a listener of any political bent. The opening track, “Hammer Shaped Scar…
PASSION PIT TO HEADLINE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
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On the heels of a triumphant pair of performances on Saturday Night Live, Passion Pit announce their first of many 2013 tour dates: a headline performance on February 8th at New York City’s Madison Square Garden with very special guests Matt & Kim. With a capacity of over 13,000, the Madison Square Garden…
SEXY KATY TIZ NEW SINGLE “FAMOUS”
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“Famous” is the new track from the UK’s Katy Tiz and it is also your new favorite song. Tiz, who has already been co-signed by the influential ArjanWrites.com describes the song as a “tongue-incheek, ironic song…I’m almost making this song to prove I’m not one of those fake people.”
WIRE: JOHN THE CONQUEROR’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM STREAM
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The ten expressive, unrestrained tracks featured on this effort are delivered with a youthful, reckless abandon as channeled through some truly old souls. And, not unlike the mythological African-American folk hero they’re named after, that should be enough to resonate with just about any generation. SKOPE IT HERE!
COLEY RELEASES “I GET AROUND” VIDEO
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From a broken home in a small town outside of Philadelphia to CEO of Revel Music Group, Coley is on a mission to inspire the undaunted pursuit of your dreams while not taking yourself so seriously. Perseverance has driven Coley through years of personal and professional struggles, all the way to co-owner of Revel Music,…
A LIFE ONCE LOST LAUNCH NEW SITE
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A LIFE ONCE LOST has just unleashed the brand new, official band website at www.alifeoncelostofficial.com. Head there to buy tickets for their upcoming tour, read about current band news, and more! The website launch comes just one week before the release of the band’s new album, Ecstatic Trance, due out in North America on October…
KENNA DROPS NEW SINGLE “LONG GONE”
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The influence of genre defying, Grammy nominated artist Kenna, an Ethiopian-born, Virginia-raised Renaissance man can be felt the world over. Kenna is an innovator and leader in the music space. His work has been a part of pop-culture in multiple ways in the past few years, through his music, technology and philanthropy. His iconoclastic approach…
YOKO ONO RELEASES ‘ONOMIX’
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YOKO ONO has long been credited with igniting the punk-rock fire years before its official explosion, and her work continues to be relevant and inspirational decades later. For the past 10 years, ONO has been meticulously reinventing select songs from her vast catalog for 21st-century dancefloors, giving the groundbreaking pop culture icon a greater platform…
BLIZZ NEW VIDEO “CHEECHN” OFF A3C VOL 2
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Newcomer Blizz and his homies, including Trademark Da Skydiver & Young Roddy of Jet Life and a bevy of other ladies, smoke out their car and a house party in the Official music video for “Cheechn.” Taken from the album “A3C Volume 2” available on iTunes now. Directed by The Gravitational Pull. Track Produced by…
EDM ESCAPES BRINGS ‘DESTINY’ TO CABO
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EDM Escapes brings ‘Destiny,’ a four-day Electronic Dance Music (EDM) event featuring over 20 artists including Andy Caldwell, Jody Wisternoff, Miss Nine and DJ Dan, to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico starting on an extended weekend: Thursday, November 15th. Adults 18+ can book room packages starting at $185 per night, which includes a room at the…
WIRE: ILL NINO UNLEASH EPIDEMIA FULL ALBUM STREAM
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ILL NINO has teamed up with Loudwire to give fans a chance to listen to their forthcoming album EPIDEMIA before it is released on October 22nd. Listen to the full album stream here. http://loudwire.com/ill-nino-epidemia-exclusive-album-stream/ Vocalist Cristian Mercado states, “The recording of EPIDEMIA was an amazing experience. We’ve set the bar higher than ever before.…
WIRE: VIDEO FOR FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’S “THE PRIDE”
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Five Finger Death Punch’s video for “The Pride” premieres on Vevo TODAY, and can be viewed here: SKOPE IT HERE! The clip is the first wherein the band has presented live footage from the road within the short-form music video medium. Footage was selected from the band’s successful Metal Hammer Presents Trespass…
ELEPHANT POST NEW SINGLE “HOLIDAY”
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Elephant 12 are ready to make their U.S. debut with the infectious new single “Holiday.” Already garnering the attention of fans and critics alike in the U.K., the group has been creating quite a buzz! Elephant 12 has a truly unique sound that will stun your ears as they create music that is so sensational,…
FUN. & DESIGNER RACHEL ANTONOFF LAUNCH THE ALLY COALITION
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The band fun. and designer Rachel Antonoff have joined forces to create The Ally Coalition (TAC), a partnership devoted to encouraging and inspiring the music, fashion, and entertainment communities to take action in support of LGBTQ equality. The Ally Coalition believes it is the responsibility of all “allies” to use their voices and influence to…
WIRE: PSYCHOBUILDINGS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “WONDERCHAMBER”
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PSYCHOBUILDINGS released the Hearts (Remixes) EP on September 4, 2012 via WonderSound Records following the recent release and success of the Hearts EP (July 2012). The EP features remixes from Wool, AIMES, Discmann & Sixtraxx, Peter Wade, HedNorton’s Touch, F.r.a.c.t.a.l, and The Statue of David. SKOPE IT HERE!
CLEMENTINE & THE GALAXY VIDEO “HEART SHAPED BOX”
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Clementine & The Galaxy has released a new video for their version of “Heart-Shaped Box”, bringing a gritty pop sensibility to the Nirvana classic. Producer/Guitarist Mike Macallister says of the video, “We sat around brainstorming a direction one afternoon and wound up settling on the idea of the whole thing taking place in a tunnel.
ALEX VANS OFFERS MP3 “CHASE THE NIGHT”
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Alex Vans’”Chase the Night,” sounds as big as your Friday night plans. Vans achieved a huge, ambient sound by recording drums, piano, guitar and horns in an old mill in the outskirts of Philadelphia, and then worked with producer/engineer Abe Seiferth to record analog synths, electric guitar, electric bass and vocals. Check out “Chase the…
DAVE VAN KLEECK TALKS ABOUT “EVENT HORIZON”
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“Event Horizon” is a new CD that will be released on Oct. 30th 2012. Comprised of four extremely talented and experienced musicians, the CD has something to offer a variety of musical tastes. The primary musicians on the CD project are: Davey Pattison, Vocals, Darryl St. John, Guitars, Pete Thompson, Drums/Keys, and Dave…
STOLI JOINS THE MIGHTY ONE FOR THE “COUNTDOWN TO ASCENSION”
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Hello again folks and welcome to another Skoped Out. Before we begin I need to address an issue I just cannot hold in. Mitt Romney vowed to cut funding for WGBH. For those without kids, WGBH introduces toddlers to music with educational & wonderful programming. So if he is to cut funding for them, how…
HATEBREED JOINS RAZOR & TIE’S U.S. LABEL ROSTER
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Razor & Tie announces the addition of Hatebreed to its North American label roster. The band has completed work on its forthcoming new studio album which will be released in January, 2013 on Razor & Tie in North America/Canada and on Nuclear Blast in Europe and various additional international territories. The new album will…
MIRAH ANNOUNCES UPCOMING NOVEMBER TOUR DATES
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A graceful songwriter of heart and breadth, Mirah makes exquisite music that shines light into the dark spaces of worlds and souls. Her songs swing from intimate confessions of love found and lost to vivid, compassionate allegories of life on the brink of catastrophe. She’s as rambunctious as she is sweet: Pitchfork has praised her…
CARLA THOMAS POSTS “LEAVE ME ALONE” AUDIO
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Carla Thomas, a former backing singer for Alexander O’Neal, has previewed online another new track from her upcoming EP. The track entitled “Leave Me Alone” is now available to listen to on YouTube. The London based Neo-Soul singer, who was born and raised in Leicester, earlier this week premiered the song “Sunshine”. Both tracks will…
WIRE: MATT & KIM NEW VIDEO ON FUNNY OR DIE
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Matt and Kim are thrilled to release their brand-new video for “Let’s Go” from the album Lightning. The video features Matt and Kim and an interesting cast of characters captured in some very funny (and downright weird) group portraits. Directed by and featuring Dugan O’Neal, Matt and Kim’s new “Let’s Go” video is sure…
RICHARD HAWLEY GUITAR CONTEST
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Richard Hawley is inviting fans, artists and creators to take inspiration from his brand new Mercury Music Prize shortlisted album Standing at the Sky’s Edgeby designing a brand new Gretsch ® guitar skin. The winning design will receive a black Gretsch ® G5420T Electromatic ® Hollowbody. Sheffield-born Hawley released his seventh album Standing at the…
PAUL BUCHANAN NEW SINGLE “WEDDING PARTY”
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Blue Nile frontman, Paul Buchanan, will release his already acclaimed solo debut full-length, Mid Air, in the U.S. on October 30 via Essential Music. The U.S. edition will contain a bonus disc of alternate takes, a live recording and remixes from fellow Blue Nile member, Robert Bell. Buchanan released Mid Air in Europe this…
MURS & FASHAWN “THIS GENERATION”
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Cali emcees Murs and Fashawn present the APLUSFILMZ-directed music video for the title track of their collaboration album This Generation, out today on Duck Down. The “Generation” clip follows the music video for first single “Slash Gordan”. Murs recently dropped visuals for “Animal Style”, from his recent album Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation,…
ALICIA POSTS NEW SONG “COMING DOWN”
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Alicia Lemke (ALICIA) is a fearless and inspiring young talent. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, ALICIA’s wanderlust eventually landed her in New York City. Her extraordinary passion propelled her into the heart of the city’s music scene where she has sparked a growing fan base. In addition to her newly released singles “Luminous” and…
SISTER SIN LAUNCHES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “END OF THE LINEâ€
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Swedish heavy metal band SISTER SIN has released a brand new music video for their hit single “End Of The Line” from their forthcoming album Now and Forever, out next Monday, October 22nd! Watch the video here and download the track on iTunes /Amazon.
JAMES HAND’S OFFERS “NOW NOT LATER” OFF NEW STUDIO ALBUM
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Texas music legend, James “Slim” Hand’s Mighty Lonesome Man contains timeless music that will please the yearning ear of today, while transporting you back to the days of hayrides, drive-in movies and huddling around the radio listening to the Grand Ole Opry. JAMES HAND – “Now Not Later”: http://soundcloud.com/pavement-pr/james-hand-now-not-later Said to be one of the…
WIRE: THE COUP PREMIERE AMBITIOUS NEW VIDEO AT WIRED.COM
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Wired.com is premiering a brand new music video from incendiary band The Coup today, October 12th. The clip is for the group’s fuzzed out call for class equality entitled “The Guillotine” from their new record Sorry To Bother You out this October 30th on Anti-. The clip was directed by Beau Patrick Coulon and…
M. WARD NEW VIDEO “ME AND MY SHADOW”
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M Ward has just unveiled a rather entertaining video to “Me And My Shadow” from his critically-acclaimed six album, A Wasteland Companion. In this promo we find a young popstar stalked by his evil manager with laser beam eyes before being rescued by a teen fan, whilst Conan O’ Brien and even M Ward himself…
WIRE: THEE OH SEES NEW VIDEO ON PITCHFORK
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What’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Thee Oh Sees? Probably their riot-sparking live show, right? Visions of a guitar-chewing, speaker-smothering, tongue-wagging John Dwyer careening across your cranium, chased by a wild-eyed wrecking crew that drives every last hook home like it’s a nail in the coffin of what you thought…
VICTORY RECORDS WELCOMES FALL CITY FALL
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Victory Records proudly welcomes FALL CITY FALL from Calgary, Alberta to their roster. [youtube dN_FKuVGuJA] Stay tuned for updates and the announcement of FALL CITY FALL’S debut album on January 8th, 2013. New merchandise is now available through the Victory Records Webstore. https://www.facebook.com/fallcityfall
MUSICCONTRACTSTORE.COM TO LAUNCH THIS MONTH
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The Musician’s Guide and Avenant Law have announced a partnership to launch http://www.musiccontractstore.com, a new online portal to help artists and music companies download high quality music contracts. The website, which is due to launch at the end of October, aims to be the ‘go-to’ source for music contracts in the music industry. Marcus Taylor,…
34 BLISS: BORN AND BUILT IN DETROIT
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34Bliss is a Rock-n-Roll band out of Motor City. They have their engines revved and are hitting the scene with positive energy soaring them to new heights. This 5 piece band consists of Rocquel singing leads, Palmer on drums, Patrick on bass, Phil on guitar and Jonny Guitar on leads. All 5 of them have…
PENNAN BRAE NEW VIDEO “WON’T YOU SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ME”
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Animal love! An uptown girl & diva dog are pursued by a downtown guy & mangy mutt in Pennan Brae’s single, ‘Won’t You Spend The Night With Me’. Starring animal actors Parker Pup (www.parkerpup.com) & Daisy of Portland & actors Heather Kegler & Todd Hanson of Bend, Oregon. A ‘Far From Earth…
CASEY HURT & LAURA HUGHES COVER “ALL I WANT”
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Casey Hurt winds down his European Tour in Ireland this week. It’s been a great run of packed houses and sold out shows in the UK, France and Ireland. [youtube Hu6fybV-1Io] Watch for Casey’s new CD, “Half as Much as Love” to be debuted right here on Skope on it’s release date of October 30!…
ELLIOTT BROOD TOURING US + DAVID BOWIE COVER MP3
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Early 2012 saw Canadian trio Elliott BROOD’s widely successful release of “Days Into Years” through Paper Bag Records. Receiving accolades for the album’s lush, energetic instrumentation and the raspy croon of front man Mark Sasso’s vocals, the band sold out shows and gained multitudes of new fans across the nation.
WAYNE WONDER DROPS BRAND NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Wayne Wonder reveals his second music video “Drop It Down Low” from his upcoming album My Way, which will now hit stores November 20. The vibrant dance anthem was produced by Triple Dee and the accompanying video was shot in the Netherlands and directed by Sicerow & Ruben Solognier. [youtube X4-R2j1zYN0] 25 years deep, 12…
