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.
Month: October 2012
Et Tu Bruce, Suburban Sunshine
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NEWSFLASH: London based 4 piece band Et Tu Bruce just released their latest CD entitled “Suburban Sunshine” (2012). URL — http://www.ettubruce.com/ Review: Right from the start of the track “Dress Me up in Bruises” the music reminded me of pop starts of the past like The Beatles, Steel Wheels,…
WIRE: RADICAL FACE PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “ALWAYS GOLD”
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Radical Face aka Ben Cooper premiered a new video for the song “Always Gold” today via Paste Magazine. The song, originally released on 2011’s The Family Tree: The Roots, is now the title-track of a new EP, due out November 23 on Bear Machine Records. The six-song record features a new edit of the title…
NEW VIDEO BY CRUSHING BLOWS
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Crushing Blows are a two-piece, noise pop band from Derbyshire who have drawn comparisons to Battles, Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire. Despite their broad influences (My Bloody Valentine, Talking Heads, Neil Young, Pixies) the band have a developed a sound that is both extremely distinctive and exceptional. [youtube BAeQYJmpG5E] http://www.crushingblows.co.uk
WIRE: STREAM NEW BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD EP
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Blackbird Blackbird is the moniker of San Francisco-based wunderkind Mikey Maramag. His unique style of dreamy folktronica recalls influences from all ends of the musical spectrum; deeply textured, hypnotic songs pay homage to psychedelic pop the likes of Caribou and Washed Out, while the warmth of analogue instrumentation spliced with digital artifacts hints at contemporaries…
Keychee, All
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“Theory of Everything”: hip buzzwords in contemporary science, as they pertain to the grand project of legendary physicist Stephen Hawking. “Theory of Everything” is also the first track on keychee’s fourth album All, which will be released on November 15. keychee, a multidimensional entity of music and visual expression, hails from the cultural mecca of…
Trademark Experience, Too Strange To Live, Too Rare To Die
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With catchy beats and synthesized rhythm, Trademark Experience offers a great dance club album with Too Strange To Live, Too Rare To Die. The first of three studio albums by solo artist Thomas Mulherin that offers elements of funk, pop, hip-hop and a splattering of many other genres of music including some disco vibes. On…
Lionel Ziblat, Songs from the Drawer
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Born in Argentina, raised in Israel, Lionel Ziblat now lives in The Netherlands. His eclectic tastes and versatile compositions are befitting of such a heterogeneous background. This background is also strongly musical. Ziblat’s father was an Argentine rocker; his mother, a classically-trained pianist. Both genres are found on his album, Songs from the Drawer. There…
A STORM IS BREWING IN WASHINGTON
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StormKing is a whirlwind of sound, the name fittingly descriptive as the songs fluctuate between calm and chaos, capturing the spirit of Hendrix and more modern artists like Monster Magnet. Skope had the opportunity to discuss the band with leader and chief songwriter Duke Adkisson.
Cryptic Calling, Debut EP
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There has been a recent trend lately in the realm of hard rock music in the USA lately. That being that it has found it’s way, and made a home in the capitol of country music. Yes, Nashville has seen a rise in great music, and banjo’s have nothing to do with it. This is…
COME HEAR STOLI’S NEW FAV BAND BRISTOL TO MEMORY
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It feels so good to sit down and write this new column. As many of you noticed over the past week, Skopemag.com went through a major theme redesign and server upgrade. After a few days of high anxiety we are back and I think better than before. Skope truly has an amazing & loyal global…
MUGZ NEW VIDEO “THE DREAM”
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Check out the new video from Canadian MC muGz. ‘The Dream’ features on the Montreal entertainers recent release Gone One Day which can be downloaded HERE. ‘The Dream’ was directed by Brian Finlay and has already been featured on sites such as AllHipHop.com, Thisis50.com, YouHeardThatNew.com and HotNewHipHop.com and has amassed almost 15k views in four…
ETERNAL TAPESTRY POST NEW SINGLE
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Portland-based purveyors of epic psychedelic rock Eternal Tapestry return for their second full-length of 2012. Following Dawn In 2 Dimensions, a vinyl-only collection of tracks that emphasized the power of their live performances, and Night Gallery, a collaborative album with Sun Araw, the band retreated to the Tapestry Space to record A World Out of…
WIRE: JOYCE MANOR NEW VIDEO ON FILTER
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JOYCE MANOR have premiered their first ever music video today on Filter Magazine, it can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/9cxk84g. Created entirely by award winning Toronto filmmaker Grandson and Son, the video combines “Drainage” and “If I Needed You There”, two songs from their latest release, Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired. All the…
VINTAGE TROUBLE ANNOUNCE US FALL TOUR DATES
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After 80 shows in 100 days, playing in front of an estimated 400,000 people throughout Europe, Los Angeles newcomers Vintage Trouble are excited to return to the US for a series of dates beginning September 28th in Portland, Oregon with Joss Stone. This four-week tour, that also includes an appearance at this year’s Voodoo Festival…
Mayhem Deranged, Here I Go Again
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This time “Here I Go Again” is not the Whitesnake monster ballad but the single from Mayhem Deranged, a band that is sure capable of evoking the sleaze and splendor of 80s metal. “Here I Go Again” is good ol’ dirty, guitar-driven rock with crunchy riffs that make one think of Slash circa 1987. About…
WIRE: WIN WIN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM TRAILER & SINGLE
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WIN WIN, the Brooklyn-based post-electronic trio of Alex Epton (aka XXXchange, founding member of Spank Rock who produced the genre redefining album yoyoyoyo), Chris Devlin (of Baltimore Bass Connection and Devlin and Darko), and Ryan Sciaino (aka DJ Ghostdad), have announced their sophomore long player Double Vision will be issued by VICE Records on October…
BASSNECTAR NEW FREESTYLE MIXTAPE
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Bassnectar’s new Freestyle Mixtape, not to be confused with his Freestyle EP out 10/16 or the Freestyle song which features Angel Haze and is on both the EP and mixtape). Basically he loves the word Freestyle. Take a listen below (it’s right on the front page to grab): http://www.bassnectar.net/freestyle/
WIRE: GLIMMERMEN TO RECORD DEBUT LP + AUDIO
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Irish indie roots rockers Glimmermen trace their name back to a time in Dublin’s history when gas workers known as “glimmer men” lit gas street lamps by hand. The trio is leaving Dublin at the end of October to record their debut full-length album with producer J. Robbins (Jawbox, Against Me!, Engine Down) at his…
WIRE: NEW BELIEVERS VIDEO “FINDER”
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Believers is the long standing, ever-gestating brainchild of Wesley and Tyler Powell, a collaboration that has spanned time, state lines and an ocean.
LAMB OF GOD NEEDS PHOTOS OF MILITARY FOR VIDEO
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LAMB OF GOD is looking to honor the brave men and women of our United States military by incorporating soldier
ZACK KNIGHT NEW VIDEO “WHEN I’M GONE”
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Zack Knight, a singer/songwriter/producer of eastern descent has just released his new single “When I’m Gone”.
FILTHY J: SHOCK RAP ALIVE AND WELL DOWN UNDER
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It goes without saying that ever since there has been music; there has been explicit lyrical matter and innuendo within it. Blues singers made famous the term “jelly roll” (if you don’t know; look it up) and entire careers were made possible because of suspect lyrical matter and profanity…
Oxford Train, Mister Oxford Train
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This Oxford Train from Rochester, NY has so many tricks under their sleeves it’s not even funny! What do I mean by this you ask; well I’ll tell you! This band incorporates so many different styles & genres within their music that there is no way you could categorize them. Everything from Pop, Jazz &…
Amanda Kind, Hello Heartache
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Most would agree most popular artists out there have something truly special to give to their fans. This goes above the typical attributes like raw talent, amazing songs, nice voice, or even a very marketable look, sound & image. There’s something truly infectious at the core of these artists…
Industrial Rhapsody: Halovox, Everybody Lies
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With their second album Everybody Lies, halovox brings the seductive sound of urban risk and venture. Somewhat reminiscent of Depeche Mode, most of these heavily electronic tracks waste no time in gathering energy. Despite the heaviness of the actual music, the vocals are clear; every lyric is accessible. And…
WIRE: BLACK BIRD WHITE SKY NEW VIDEO ON NME
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Black Bird White Sky, the hot electronica rock trio out of Brooklyn, recently shot and produced a kickass video promoting their upcoming EP The Fall that just premiered on NME! http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/dgvvwhro9N0
D. Gookin, Prey on the Prize
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This time “Here I Go Again” is not the Whitesnake monster ballad but the single from Mayhem Deranged, a band that is sure capable of evoking the sleaze and splendor of 80s metal. “Here I Go Again” is good ol’ dirty, guitar-driven rock with crunchy riffs that make one think of Slash circa 1987. About…
WIRE: LUTHER NEW SONGS POSTED
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Chunksaah Record’s newest rising stars, LUTHER, seem to be popping up everywhere this month. From song premieres on Huffington Post (http://tinyurl.com/8j8sja9) and RCRD_LBL (http://tinyurl.com/8f54o94) to a US tour with Timeshares to a Canadian tour with The Bouncing Souls, the indie-rock band is inescapable – which is a very good thing. Their debut full-length, titled Let’s…
The Love Load, Three On A Match
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The D.C. band The Love Load is back for more with their brand new EP titled ‘Three On A Match’. They are following up their debut release ‘The Human Resourceful’ with four energizing tracks. The Love Load is made up of three members: Ted Watts on bass & vocals, Blaine Misner on guitar…
These Curious Thoughts, What is it, and how did it get in there?
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The songwriting duo known as These Curious Thoughts is a Trans-Atlantic collaboration between Sean Dunlop and Jamie Radford from Detroit and London, respectively. The two met through a musician’s web site and the nature of their international friendship and work together began in earnest. Radford pens lyrics, which are…
