Month: March 2013

SKALLE, Contrasistema (12 Track CD)

Skalle hails from Montery Mexico and just released Contrasistema in 2012. This duo featuring David Adrián (acoustic drums, producer) Carlos X; (MC) has received many impressive accolades during their tenure as an artist. “Contrasistema ” (2012) is their debut release and it has much to commend it. Admittedly, there is a whole lot of variety…

WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY REIGN SUPREME

Metal Injection has premiered REIGN SUPREME’s music video for “Stuck Pig, Bled Dry”, which can be seen here. SKOPE IT HERE! Directed by Feet First Productions, the track comes from the band’s new EP ‘Sky Burial’ which is available in stores and online now through Mediaskare Records. The 7-track EP, which was produced by Will…

51K+ DEMAND REEBOK DROP RICK ROSS

Reebok is under fire today from 51,000 moms, young athletes, and members of UltraViolet for their spokesperson Rick Ross. In Ross’ new single, “UOENO,” he brags about drugging and raping a woman. Despite a clear reference, Ross denies the song is about rape, because he didn’t use the word “rape” and therefore it couldn’t have…

MARQUES TOLIVER VIDEO “CONTROL”

Fresh off a European tour with label mates Beach House, and with his his much-anticipated debut Land Of CanAan due for release in May on Bella Union, MARQUES TOLIVER has just unveiled a very stylish black & white video for new single ‘Control’ which you can watch via the link below. http://youtu.be/K2cWdb6N4rg Land Of CanAan…

WIRE: MTV POSTS MORGAN PAGE “CARRY ME AFTERMOVIE”

Grammy-nominated Producer/DJ Morgan Page returns this week with the fourth single from his stellar studio album, In The Air.   “Carry Me” is an original release created in collaboration with renowned songwriter Nadia Ali.   This is the second time the two have worked together.   The first time Page and Ali partnered, the result…

STONE SOUR PREMIERE ‘DO ME A FAVOR’ MUSIC VIDEO

Roadrunner Records group Stone Sour have premiered their new music video for ‘Do Me A Favor,’ the first single off of their forthcoming release, House Of Gold & Bones Part 2, which arrives everywhere on April 9th.   The clip which was directed by Phil Mucci, is the first official music video to be released…

SMOKEY ROBINSON SIGNS WITH VERVE MUSIC GROUP

Legendary Motown icon and Grammy ® award-winning songwriter, Smokey Robinson, has signed a record deal with Verve Music Group.   Robinson was signed to the label by its Chairman, David Foster, to release his 29th career LP, a special duets album, due out this coming fall.   The album will also be guided by highly…

WHILE SHE WAITS ANNOUNCE NEW ENDORSEMENT DEAL

Phoenix, AZ rockers WHILE SHE WAITS are pleased to announce their new endorsement deal with Warwick/Framus Basses and Guitars. Framus guitars and Warwick basses have been used by many artists and bands like Metallica, Alice in Chains, Mastodon, TRAPT, Meshuggah, Devin Townsend and more. WHILE SHE WAITS has released an official statement about the endorsement.…

ATOMS FOR PEACE UNVEIL NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Atoms For Peace has announced the creation of a new, dedicated YouTube channel, live as of today at http://www.youtube.com/atomsforpeacetv The launch of the channel features the premiere of a live version of “Default” as performed by Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge on March 14. The performance was one…

NEW ALBUM BY A GREAT BIG PILE OF LEAVES

Brooklyn indie quartet A Great Big Pile of Leaves are thrilled to announce a brand new full-length studio album, You’re Always On My Mind, set for release on July 2nf through a continued partnership with Topshelf Records.   The album serves as the follow up to their debut LP Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?…

THROW THE FIGHT ON BILLBORAD CHARTS

Throw The Fight’s newest record “The Vault” (March 19) has hit Billboard! The record is #137 Top New Artist and #45 Alternative New Artist.   The band will be celebrating by hitting the road for two weeks with Three Years Hollow, a week with Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and more dates and festivals to be announced.…

WIRE: ABSOLUTEPUNK PREMIERES GOODTIME BOYS’ VIDEO

The UK’s Goodtime Boys are out on their first ever US tour and are premiering their new video for the song “Breathe” (on their newly released What’s Left to Let Go) via Absolutepunk.net today.   Directed by Ryan Mackfall from CashBurn Media, this live video captures Goodtime Boys in their most natural and poignant state.…

WIRE: NME POSTS NEW VIDEO BY NEW DAY DAWN

New Day Dawn’s leading lady Dawn Botti wrote the single “Lay Your Head,” now on NME.com and from her new ep “Rise Above This,” about her son not too long ago. Like most of her songs, the themes therein run universal and this instance is no different. Like most working class, rocking moms, Dawn juggles…

FIRST LIGHT VIDEO “LOS LOBOS”

“Los Lobos,” directed by Unjust, who also produced the track, and edited by Spencer Groshong for Ineffable Music, rightly places all of the focus on Pep Love and Opio., with the two rappers’ energetic performance shots contrasting against the blank, sandy terrain. The use of minor video effects (mirroring, blending shots, motion blur) does the…

VICTORY NEW SINGLE “WOMAN”

Victory releases his new single ‘Woman’ today as a free download. Entertainment Weekly called his last single ‘Play It’ an “Electro funk souffle”. To celebrate the release of ‘Woman’, Victory has released a special acoustic performance video of the song. Victory’s debut LP ‘Victory is Music’ will be out April 23rd and will only be…

MUSIC VIDEO RACE IN SAN FRAN JUNE 7-9

The folks behind the Music Video Race are excited to announce the details surrounding this year’s installment, to be held on June 7-9 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Music Video Race pairs 20 of the Bay Area’s most buzzworthy artists with 20 teams of acclaimed local filmmakers to make 20 music videos in one…

SWEET JANE PREVIEW “I WANNA BE IN LOVE”

What’s becoming known as Sweet Jane’s signature “wall of sound,” is no better demonstrated than on their latest single, “I Wanna Be in Love.” The single is now at radio in Ireland and off of their forthcoming new four song ep “Witches,” scheduled for release on April 19 and on 12” vinyl in May through…

:PAPERCUTZ VIDEO FOR “RIVERS”

‘Rivers’ is the dreamscape single from :PAPERCUTZ new album ‘The Blur Between Us’. Finally with us, due to the director’s request so he could capture the coldest and most filled snow settings. In the new video, Vasco Mendes traveled deep into Portuguese forgotten valleys and highest mountains to portrait the ethereal, cold shiver that runs…

WIRE: JUSTICE ANNOUNCE LIVE ALBUM

French electronic music titans Justice have announced a new live album, Access All Arenas, set for release via Ed Banger / Because Music / Vice / Elektra on May 7th. The 14-track album is a recording of their show in the Nîmes arenas last July, offering a taste of the wild effervescence that makes this…

WIRE: THE THERMALS NEW VIDEO ON STEREOGUM

Stereogum premiered the video for The Thermals’ new single “Born To Kill” from the forthcoming album, Desperate Ground. The video is a dark, brash, and unapologetically violent two minutes of film. Shot in undisclosed locations in and outside Portland OR, “Born To Kill” is the short story of a killer getting his due – in…

MOUNTAIN SOUL VOCAL COMPETITION CALLS FOR ENTRIES

The ninth annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition is calling for entries. This unique competition honors the songwriting of Sevierville native Dolly Parton by encouraging contestants from across the nation to sing one of the more than 3,000 songs she has penned – in his or her own vocal style. Contestants may enter in the 13…

MICHAEL ENGLISH ‘SOME PEOPLE CHANGE’

The wait is over! Acclaimed vocalist, Michael English, is set to release his new release, Some People Change, on March 26, 2013. The highly anticipated project is Michael’s first studio recording in six years and is being released by CURB Records. Although this is his first solo recording in several years, the gifted singer has…

MUSIC DOCS AT FULL FRAME 2013

The 16th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will be held April 4-7, 2013, in Durham, NC, with Duke University as the presenting sponsor. The complete schedule of films is now online at: http://www.fullframefest.org/filmsevents/film-list/. The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema. Each spring…

SAIL THE ELECTRO SEAS WITH GALILEE

Hey here this is Dz with Skope magazine’s very own Galilee. As a   published musician, songwriter and producer, Galilee is the electronic alter-ego of DiGDuGDisaster, finding some love in experimenting with heavy underground electronic grooves. Now we see the little bit of the creative mind whom we call Galilee. DZ: In your process of…

WIRE: SNOWBLINK PREMIERE “INNER MINI-MISSISSIPPI” VIDEO

Fresh off of performances at this year’s SXSW Music Conference, Toronto-via-Los Angeles duo Snowblink will head out on the road starting tomorrow, March 28, for a spring tour supporting Zammuto, followed by a string of headlining dates in New York, Maine and across Canada. The band has also premiered a new video for the song…

SHIPROCKED 2014: ULTIMATE ROCK MUSIC CRUISE VACATION

Following 2012’s record-breaking full ship attendance of nearly 2,500 guests from all 50 U.S. states and 20 additional countries, plans are already underway for the next ShipRocked voyage. Produced by ASK4 Entertainment, the ultimate rock music cruise vacation is set for January 26-30, 2014 out of the Port of Miami. Look for the ShipRocked 2014…

UK EDM TRIO MONSTA PREMIERES VIDEO

London-based EDM trio MONSTA announce the premiere of the Alabama directed video for their new single “Messiah” today on VEVO.   Comprised of producers Rocky and Rufio with vocals from front man Skaar, the rising group is a product of the UK dance scene whose progressive sound and uncompromising refusal to be pigeon-holed by any…

WIRE: SCANNERS FREE MP3 ON ROLLING STONE

Scanners released their Mexico EP with Dim Mak Records on March 5th, right before coming to SXSW. Their brand new tracks “Mexico”, “Control” and “Charmed Life” are their latest in their sound that Vice describes as “perfecting a laser-fried blend of dance-punk and leaving beer-soaked UK club night in their wake.” Later this year, the…

NEW SKILLET ALBUM JUNE 25

Two-time Grammy ®-nominated rock band SKILLET have announced a June 25th release for their highly anticipated new album RISE (Atlantic/Word). The album’s lead single “Sick Of It,” will be shipped to radio and available on iTunes on April 9th. To celebrate the release of the single the band are currently hosting an Instagram photo contest…

AZ VIDEO FOR “THANK YOU”

2013 is officially starting off with a bang for AZ, as the Grammy-Nominated Recording Artist, makes his return to the Hip-Hop scene with the release of his highly-anticipated new LP Doe Or Die II, which will be released later this year. AZ wet the appetites of fans for Doe Or Die II in early January…

SEMI-TWANG TRACK “MAKING EVERYBODY CRY” FREE MP3

On March 26th, the band will release their third full-length project, The Why And The What For, a recording that ups the stakes as it traverses through the musical geography of Memphis, Muscle Shoals and New Orleans with passion and conviction. It’s topical and personal with a bit more soul influence – it even includes…

SARA BAREILLES CONFIRMED TO RELEASE THIRD STUDIO ALBUM

Multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles has announced plans to release her highly anticipated third studio album this summer through Epic Records.   Recorded in Los Angeles and New York with producers including John O’Mahony (Coldplay, Metric) and Mark Endert (Fiona Apple, The Fray, Train), this album will continue to display Sara’s signature voice and stellar…

ALICE RUSSELL USA TOUR

British soul sensation Alice Russell is set to tour America and release a special US-only edition of her blistering new album To Dust (Tru Thoughts/Caroline) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtcQHtgfXKg Alice Russell’s eagerly anticipated return to the States kicks off on May 3rd in San Francisco and sees her performing in LA, Seattle, Washington and New York. An incredible…

FORECASTLE ANNOUNCES 2013 LINEUP ADDITIONS

The Forecastle Festival is excited to announce several additions to its acclaimed lineup for the 11th annual three-day music celebration, including Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters and more. The event will again take place July 12 – 14, 2013 at Louisville’s scenic, award-winning Waterfront Park. Robert Plant and his amazing new group of…

NICK JAINA OFFERS MP3 “DON’t COME TO ME”

Nick Jaina is a writer at heart – whether it is song lyrics, stories, poems, sheet music, etc.   Portland, Oregon musician Nick Jaina is set to release another stellar album in a remarkably varied career. “Primary Perception” (Out 4/16 on Fluff and Gravy Records) is the result of a winding journey from writing ballet…

DOUBLE DUCHESS RELEASE “DEVIANT” VIDEO

Signed to Oakland based Le Heat Records, Double Duchess are vocalist and performance artist Krylon Superstar and emcee and producer davO. Together the duo deliver a raw but campy electronic sound unlike anything else. Krylon and davO met in 2010 and instantly began creating music inspired by their love for boys, being sassy, and the…

TOM DELAY BEATS VIDEO “THE LIVING DEAD”

The album’s first single, “The Living Dead”, is a dark and relentless track that will be launched with an original video directed and produced by Louis Martins and Poet102 Productions.   This collaborative duo from London’s visionary style encapsulates a bleak and dark world; a world where surrealism, fine art and abstract interpretation meet.  …

WIRE: SHARK? DEBUT “CALIFORNIA GRRLS” SINGLE

Shark? is pleased to announce their new single due out on April 2 via Old Flame Records. The single is a limited edition cassette with an edit of forthcoming album track “California Grrls” backed with non-album track “Roadrunner Roadrunner” on the flip side. The band is currently putting the finishing touches on their new album…

MICHELE CLARK BRINGS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF SUNSET SESSIONS

Michele Clark’s Sunset Sessions, a music industry convention and talent showcase, will head back to Carlsbad, CA (June 6, 7 & 8) for the seventh time for Sunset Sessions ROCK. Sunset Sessions ROCK will take over the entire new luxurious Hilton Oceanfront Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, CA, showcasing some of the latest and greatest…

DANCING HEALS NEW SINGLE “ALWAYS ON MY MIND”

Australian based Dancing Heals had made quite an impression on the U.S. audience over the past few months, and they are back at it again with a brand new single in tow. Just releasing the gorgeous track, “Always on My Mind,”the band proves to be a name to lookout for in 2013. Glowing reviews for…