“Shirim Bakikar” (Songs in the square) was held on Sunday, April 14, 2013 in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. Songs in The Square is the main ceremony of the Tel Aviv municipality to mark The State of Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism. Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8uWdencL3M With well over 10,000 people in…
“Life Is Good” is the first release off the upcoming full length album “Global Vandalizm” which is entirely produced by Swiss duo “Clifftop Vandalz”and will be dropping for free download in June. It features a lot of young, unknown mc’s who are hungry and always down to work but also some already well known artists.…
Big B has been officially added to the The Dirty Heads upcoming Cabin By The Sea Tour with The Expendables, and will serve as support on the tour throughout June and July. Big B will be performing songs from his upcoming studio album Fool’s Gold, which is scheduled for a July 9th release through Suburban…
After putting out their second full length LP, and touring extensively on their own and also with the likes of Roky Erickson last year, Brooklyn rockers Nude Beach are showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. Today they are announcing a brand new 7″ single for the Other Music Recording Co. label with…
Indeed, social commentary has always been a critical aspect of The Hieroglyphics’ material, its members all having grown up in an era where early rap music was, as Tajai explains, “more reflective of an anti/countercultural point of view.” This is clearly evident in the “Gun Fever” video, the message of which Tajai acknowledges has become…
Alternative Press have premiered the new video by The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson), “How To Catch A Frog.” The video is a collaborative effort with comic artist Travis Millard, and the instructional video documents how an individual should go about capturing an amphibian in detail, with their characteristically quirky charm intact. Watch that…
Black leather, shaky cameras, scrambled pictures and screeching guitars, Young Boys’ video for “High Tide” is an homage to the hallmarks of late 80s Public Access TV. Produced in conjunction with the team over at E.S.P. TV, “The ‘High Tide’ video souds though it was a performance recorded the morning before their debut at CBGBs,…
X-Change & Good Money are set to release their dynamic LP “Living the NITELIFE – Deluxe Version” this coming June. Their first single, “NITELIFE” is a bumping party track that puts the listener in the center of the biggest celebration on earth. Flashes of party cities litter the track with call-outs to Vegas and…
Marley’s Beverage Company, in partnership with Sonicbids, today launched “Marley’s Music Uprising”, a contest to discover the next great sound inspired by reggae and influenced by the legendary Bob Marley. “Our father’s music inspires people around the world,” said Grammy Award-Winning artist and producer Stephen Marley. “With ‘Uprising,’ we carry on his spirit to support…
Decades of playing in New York City bands have seasoned Steven Bakur’s songs with an arresting mix of polish and grit. The Brooklyn native started performing locally in high school with a band called Sole Survivor. The band included Mark Bell (Marky Ramone of The Ramones) on drums, Kenny Aaranson (Joan Jett, Rolling Stone’s Bassist…
This July, the sixth season of the innovative music series Live from the Artists Den will premiere nationwide on public television with a riveting episode from Mumford & Sons, the 2013 Grammy ® winner for Album of the Year. The three time New York Emmy ®-nominated program creatively connects music fans with a remarkable line-up…
I said I was going to get to the bottom of My Secret Island on the last review (http://www.skopemag.com/2012/09/16/my-secret-island-i-miss-the-day-maxi-single), but I have to say that I’m still working on that. Well, what I do have for you though is My Secret Island’s new single and video for “Evil Fire”. Made up of Mark…
The perception of a traveling band to someone who has never been in one, seems glamorous and adventurous. Truth is, it is rarely glamorous but often adventurous. The stories are endless, you have to live it to understand. However, I’m sure we have all been in this predicament at one point or another. The rain…
This is Automatik Eden’s latest self titled debut EP release released in 2013. 2 core members include: Multi-talented Members, David Crocco and Cela Scott Developed the Band While Working behind the Scenes with Top Acts from Eminem and Beck to Incubus Meet the Band: https://www.facebook.com/automatikeden Label: Music Connection Automatik Eden is one release that certainly…
Experimental folk songstress Mree announces the release of her 12 track sophomore album, Winterwell on August 6. Taking her original inspirations from Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens and Fionn Regan, Mree adds a dash of electronic music to her sophomore effort, highly evident on the first single “Into the Well” available to stream HERE. https://soundcloud.com/lydia-ei-pr/mree-into-the-well Currently…
Amazon’s “Rising Star of 2013” NICO VEGA have released a lyric video for their hit song “Beast” today over at IGN. The band talked about the recent success of the song, which was featured in the ad for the Bioshock Infinite video game. SKOPE IT HERE! The “Rising Los Angeles rockers,” as dubbed by Rolling…
Decibel Magazine are premiering the song “Spiraling Uncertainties” from Set and Setting. The track is the first off the St. Petersburg, FL band’s debut LP entitled Equanimity. The 7-plus minute opus is like riding a roller coaster, but be prepared to start off riding at blazing speeds with an unexpecting blast beat before…
They’re called Flashlights, a rather spectacular band from decidedly un-spectacular Brevard County, Florida. They started as the solo acoustic project of twenty-four year old, singer/guitarist Terry Caudill in 2007, then added and subtracted members from various local punk outfits before settling on their current lineup: Tony Oriza on guitar, Will Powell on bass, and Melissa…
UK singer-songwriter Richard Osborne delivers the official visual to “Just Leave”, taken from his sophomore E.P “Late Night Thoughts”, which was released back in January. “Just leave” was produced, mixed & mastered by Kris Flava. The video was directed by Adam Templeman & starring Actress/model Jade Wallis. To coincide with the release, fans can also…
On 5-21-2013, Bizzy will unveil his latest mixtape, “84,” a conceptually driven mixtape that chronicles Bizzy’s journey from music industry rookie, to realizing his dream of becoming the “Michael Jordan” of rap; “84 is the year MJ was drafted into the NBA. The beginning of his journey to becoming the greatest basketball player that ever…
Brooklyn trio, Old Monk, have released the first in a series of 2013 singles, “Seymour”, today on Eenie Meenie Records – purchase here. You can stream the track via Prefix – repost here. Guitarist/vocalist Josh Carrafa met drummer Ian Burns while attending college in Colorado, bonding over a mutual love of music and performing together…
The first ever video for BULLET TREATMENT has just premiered and it is for the title track of their new e.p. “Ex-Breathers”. Orange County, California’s Bullet Treatment is one of one punk rock’s most unique bands, featuring a revolving door membership with the only constant member being Chuck Dietrich. This version of the band also…
Creative Adult have shared their new ‘Bulls In The Yard’ EP HERE which comes out on Run For Cover Records next Tuesday, May 14. This album takes the band further down the vibing, manic path of their debut and wanders further into flourishes of contemplative effects — laden post punk. These four writhing…
“Lookin 4 Luv” is a standout track from Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Julian Lennon’s new album Everything Changes. The pop ballad is an ode to searching for love in all the wrong places. Similar to lead single “Someday” featuring Steven Tyler, Julian takes the listener on a journey perfectly emoted by his understated vocal and soaring…
Los Angeles based songwriter, producer and rapper Kidd Upstairs and his collaborator, San Diego hip-hop artist XO, are fully aware of how their new single and video, “Amanda Bynes,” could be construed by the media and the general public. The actress’ new appearance, alleged strange behavior, and notorious tweets and video posts now provide nearly…
The Black Lillies are proud to premiere their new video for single “The Fall” on Entertainment Weekly. CMT’s The Pure Network will spotlight the bands new album “Runaway Freeway Blues” – which debuted in the Top 40 Billboard Country Chart and Top 20 Heatseekers chart – by adding “The Fall” to rotation beginning today, May…
For the millions of U.S. fans who fell in love with the astonishing talent of IL VOLO following their show stopping PBS Special “Il Volo Takes Flight,” or as special guests of Barbra Streisand’s fall 2012 tour, the boys will return to North America for a series of 17 concerts. The Live Nation produced tour…
Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath guest stars on the NBC Emmy award winning hit series, The Office this Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 9/8c. McGrath appears on the second-to-last episode. The series’ finale airs on May 16th. Watch for McGrath and Sugar Ray this summer as the band hits the road for their ‘90’s …
Platinum Canadian genre-bending outfit, Down With Webster has now released the official video for their latest single, “One In A Million.” The video, which was directed by Aaron A (Nelly Furtado, mynameiskay), gives fans a look into the DWW live experience. The band spoke about it stating, “we wanted to create a video that captured…
Pi Jacobs is a singer-songwriter you’ve probably heard, even if you haven’t heard of her! Her music has been licensed to cable television networks such as MTV, Oxygen and Nickelodeon and most recently her song “Trying to be Loved,” appeared on ABC Family’s hit show “Pretty Little Liars.” She collaborated with renown producer Eugene…
Los Angeles based band Hunter Hunted are excited to release a music video for their song “End of the World.” Watch the video at the link below. To say that they’ve accomplished a lot in a short amount of time would be an understatement. Since the bands inception in January of 2013, they’ve been included…
Music doesn’t have to be loud and insane in order to be awesome. The concept of rock is slowly changing and that’s the case in the sound of acts such as Jiggley Jones, where dirty is changed into clean, and noise disappears for something quite beautiful and inspiring. This can be found in “Baby Blue,”…
They have already been helping and producing other artists without yet getting into the real big leagues. When a group does that, you can only expect awesomeness, and in the case of these two brothers, they’re no exception. When you look at these two guys, surely you may expect some cute boy band, some Cody…
This might offend somebody, but sometimes the truth can hurt some people’s feelings; but here’s a group that could easily become the next big rock’n’roll band. “Yankee Easy Sugar” from The Weekender’s new album Don’t Plan On kicks off the record in a pretty interesting, powerful way. Their sound is almost like a combination of…
Fidelis is an up and coming songwriter and singer with a flair for hooks with soul. Part neo-soul, pop, piano and even country blues, Fidelis’ single demonstrates that you don’t have to follow the rules to create something articulate and memorable. Skope: Tell us a little about your single “I Could Do Better”. Is it…
The “Papi Wardrobe Kings” renaissance continues as he commingled with his Wu-Tang comrades on RZA’s “The Man With The Iron Fists” OST on the Wu-Tang Clan reunion track “Six Directions Of Boxing” and with his appearance on the Wu-Tang Clan & D-Block project “Wu-Block,” Wu-Tang Clan’s tenth official member just released his latest double-disc endeavor,…
Pitchfork is running a premiere of “Happiness,” the gorgeous, sprawling finale of the stunning forthcoming Eluvium double-album, Nightmare Ending out May 14 via Temporary Residency Ltd.” Along with the stately piano melodies and masterful waves of warm noise that flow through the entire album, “Happiness” features an inspired vocal performance from Ira Kaplan of Yo…
Salt Lake City’s up and coming hard rock band Advent Horizon have just released their debut album “Immured”. The album consisting of ten songs and one bonus track was produced and engineered by legendary engineer/producer Matt Winegar (Primus, Coheed and Cambria). The tone of the album has been compared to bands such as Tool, Radiohead,…
LIVE AT CRIMINAL RECORDS 01.01.13, the first-ever live album from indie-alt-folk band von Grey, will receive its wide release on May 7. Recorded on New Year’s Day 2013 at the famed Atlanta independent record store, the album was originally released on vinyl for Record Store Day 2013 and the band played a special set at…
Throwback, Tribute, Compilation, Cover album… whatever you may call it; the premise of contemporary artists doing songs from ago will always be met with mixed reviews. Some revel in a modern-day, revamp version of a classic; purists feel some things need not be tampered with. I approach each (and all covers) from the standpoint of…
