Month: November 2012

OUTERSPACE POSTS “MANOLO” MP3

Earlier this year, production duo Stu Bangas & Vanderslice released their album Diggaz With Attitude, a project chock-full of heavy, dark production and some of the underground’s most talented lyricists and artists. One of those artists featured was Outerspace, the Philly-repping duo of rappers Planetary and Crypt the Warchild, and longtime collaborators with Stu Bangas…

WIRE: CLARE AND THE REASONS VIDEO “BASS FACE”

Brooklyn band Clare and the Reasons has premiered its new video for ‘Bass Face,’ a single released off its latest album, KR-51 (Frog Stand). The video was shot in Berlin on Kodak 35mm with an Arriflex 2B (1959) and stars   Benn Berbank-Green, who also created the video and their previous one for ‘The Lake.’…

KENDRICK LAMAR’S ALBUM DEBUTS AS THE HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM

Rave reviews and remarkable first week sales have greeted good kid, m.A.A.d. city (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope), the highly anticipated debut major label album from 25-year-old Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar.   According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album, released October 22nd, will debut with more than 241,000 in sales and also atop the Billboard Rap, the…

PENNYWISE UNLEASH NEW VIDEO

In a grand pairing of epic mayhem, legendary punks Pennywise have teamed up with WWE ’13, the upcoming release from videogame publisher THQ, for a   new video clip. The clip features the surging anthem “Revolution” from the their latest release All Or Nothing, playing as a host to a variety of legendary WWE Superstars,…

WIRE: THE SEA AND CAKE RELEASE VIDEO FOR “HARPS”

The Sea and Cake is pleased to release the video for “Harps,” directed by Jay Buim. The nostalgic video follows two young women through a season of friendship and enlightenment, soundtracked by The Sea and Cake’s breezy melody. Jay Buim has also directed videos for Thrill Jockey label-mates Future Islands and High Places, and the…

STOLI IS BLOWN AWAY BY HURRICANE SANDY & SOPHIA SHY

Hello Skope world, what a wild week. First off I want to send my love & prayers to folks in NY/NJ who have to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. With time, you will recover so keep the faith. Next up I want to mention that music dreams do come true. In July of…

THE CHARLIES RELEASE “HELLO LUV”

The newest girl group The Charlies, are set to take the United States by storm with their cool blend of pop, R&B and hip-hop, a unique term coined by the group themselves called R&P (Rhythmic Pop). Comprised of three beautiful and talented Icelandic natives;   Alma Goodman, Klara Elias and Camilla Stones arrive on the…

WIRE: THE HEAVY PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “CAN’T PLAY DEAD”

Renegade English soul-rockers The Heavy are pleased to announce the release of the new music video for their track, “Can’t Play Dead.” Featured on the band’s acclaimed new full-length album, The Glorious Dead (Counter Records) and out just in time for Halloween, the horror-film atmospherics of “Can’t Play Dead” follow the band’s previous single, “What…

RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, NOVEMBER 2012

Highlands, Singularity (self-released) A more psychedelica-focused Gliss or Black Rebel Motorcycle Club would sound like this, mid-speed deep-reverb beach-vampire-rock infused with guitars native both to Warlocks and Kyuss.   Makes sense — they’re Long Beach metal-hippies doing the best they can; if you’re keeping score toward an actual buying decision, what you want to keep…

Engloria, Shine

If you take the vocal delivery of Oasis and the jangle guitar of The Connells, you have two of the driving facets behind New York’s Engloria. Following up on last years EP, their debut full-length, Shine is an 11-track collection of guitar driven tunes with nuances of standard Rock, Brit-style Pop and occasional Alt-Country leanings.…

Early Girl, Forever We Change

Collaborative efforts between Gina Longo and Rosemary’s Garden frontman, Michael-Louis de Terre initially began as a backing effort for Longo as solo artist. However, as the music evolved and songs began to take form, they made the effort a duo collective under the working title, Early Girl. The partnership recently yielded fruit from many labors…