Month: October 2014

WHAT IS CLICK BAITING?

“Click baiting” is a way to get someone’s attention online. Many advertisers use it, but so do scammers. They engage with potential identity theft victims by offering something that is too intriguing to ignore: messages claiming new videos, “shocking” information or scandalous news on celebrities, newsmakers and other famous people. Many consumers are unaware of…

SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 1, 2014

ISRAEL NASH FEATURED AS A NPR “WORLD CAFÉ NEXT” ARTIST Israel Nash, whose new record Rain Plans (out now via Loose/Thirty Tigers) is receiving widespread critical praise, has been chosen as a NPR “World Café Next” artist. Read the piece here featuring the album’s title track and “Woman at the Well.” http://www.npr.org/blogs/world-cafe/2014/09/29/351753440/world-cafe-next-israel-nash NEW SINGLE BY…

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS DEBUT NEW VIDEO FOR “DANCEHALL DOMINE”

The official music video for The New Pornographers’ new single, “Dancehall Domine” premiered today at VEVO and can now be viewed/embedded here. Of the video, made by Leblanc + Cudmore, Scott Cudmore states, “Sometimes I like watching the b-roll or behind the scenes or outtakes on DVDs and blu-rays…‘Dancehall Domine’ is meant to feel like…

DUINA DEL MAR VIDEO “COMO LO BAILAS TU”

The wait is over as Duina del Mar’s music video for “Como Lo Bailas Tu” (How You Dance It) is available starting today on her official VEVO/YouTube channel and also available on iTunes. Duina del Mar spearheaded the project directing and editing the audiovisual material that premieres today on all TV channels. Shot between the…

JUSTIN STEIN VIDEO “LOVING ON THE WEEKDAY”

NYC-based soul-pop artist Justin Stein releases new music video, “Loving on the Weekday”, off his forthcoming EP set to release, this Fall. The “Loving on the Weekday” video premiered on GroundSounds and is a fun uptempo pop tune about relaxing and letting go during the work week, written for just that purpose. Pop soul artist…

MYSTERY SKULLS NEW TRACK ‘HELLBENT’ FT. SNOWBLOOD

Mastermind producer and singer, Mystery Skulls AKA Luis Dubuc, will release his debut album Forever on October 27th via Warner Bros. Records. Hailing from Dallas by way of South America, Mystery Skulls creates insatiable pop anthems, which blend hints of 70s and 80s pop and dance music with futuristic elements. The talented and heavily tattooed…

STOLI WOULD NOT MIND ‘GETTING AWAY’ WITH SARAH SCHULTE

Good morning to all, I hope you are all doing well today. Before we begin I want to give a congratulations to Ingrid Michaelson on her smash hit, “Girls Chase Boys” which you can play here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GBT37_yyzY. It is so awesome to see musicians like Ingrid who put in hard work, passion, and immense…