A freelance journalist can be quite an interesting career to have because you can shape it to suit your character, temperaments and skills. As a freelance journalist, you will need to communicate effectively with a wide range of people on a spectrum ranging from ordinary people that you may have to interview, to specialists and…
Musical sisters ME & her are back on Berlin’s OFF with a 3 track EP, ‘Lost’ featuring Billie Fountain’s vocals. Thrust into the limelight with their debut single on Suara last year, the girl duo have become a force to be reckoned with inside the dark world of techno. Determined to solidify their underground sound,…
Watch out for this five-piece band from Long Island…this is a HOT EP! Get out your over-mittens and push play on this set of five songs that blaze by all-too-quickly from Sir Cadian Rhythm’s new EP – this self-titled EP is STUFFED full of tight-hooks, supreme musicianship and an entire full-length album’s worth of good…
3 years after its debut album, Swiss punk-metal outfit Mandroid of Krypton is about to release a brand new full-length record, called “HyperkaossMarket”, recorded and mixed by Gabriel Farine from the band itself and mastered by Stéphane Kroug (Mumakil, Rorcal, Six Months of Sun…) in Geneva. The official release is expected on September 2015 for…
SELIA “FIRST STRIKE” Post-hardcore act Iselia has released the song “First Strike” from their upcoming two song EP Lost Star. The record will be available via Cardigan Records on June 16th, but you can pre-order it now through the label’s website. Clocking in at two and half minutes, “First Strike” packs in the intensity and…
Here is the new single from Tara Priya ‘Not At All’ Taken from the new EP ‘Friends Like These’ It’s a song about guilt and devotion and features a creeping bass line and dry guitar strumming that swells into shimmers, setting the background for Tara’s stunning voice. The ‘Friends Like These’ EP is the second…
For some of these collected singles from Byron’s page…we’re nearing the one-year anniversary of their creation. Some will say, you go out and you spend all that money on the studio and the production-dudes, that you should then be touring and supporting that very material for the next two or so years to justify the…
Ransom Scenery’s “Ear to Ear” has the same dreamy intimate quality of latter-day shoegaze acts like No Joy, Belong, and their ilk. “Ear to Ear” constantly moves closer and closer to the listener from an unknowable distance. Mysterious, beautiful, and full of shadows, these are songs that possess a great level of detail as Ransom…
Fresh from a stint at Brighton’s The Great Escape, The Retrospectives announce new soaring vintage-inspired rock single ‘Confusion’ for release on 29 June, supported by a UK headline tour taking in York, London, their hometown of Sheffield, and more. This, the band’s first release of 2015, sees The Retrospectives adopt a slower pace. Punctuated by…
Hailing from South London, more specifically Croydon, Raye (real name – Rachel Keen) has seen her stocks rise exponentially over the past 6 months or so. Her debut EP ‘Welcome To The Winter’ garnered a whirlwind of critical acclaim in 2014, with latest track ‘Flowers’ only adding to the excitement earlier this year. At only…
FANDANGO TO PREMIERE “I LOVE MOVIES” EPISODES STARRING DARIUS RUCKER AND REBA Fandango, the nation’s leading digital destination for moviegoers and fans, announced today plans to debut new episodes of “I Love Movies” featuring CMA Award winners Darius Rucker and Reba in front of thousands of Country fans at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville…
In advance of their debut ‘Hierarchy’ EP (Out June 29), UK grime trio Raw Calibre have just released their first single “Madman,” which compares the treatment of the lower classes in the UK to that of people in mental institutions. Raw Calibre’s home city of Manchester has gained a notorious reputation over the past few…
Currently gaining the momentum in the dances and on the airwaves Jahmiel recent single ‘Gain the World’ is finding its ways in the homes of music lovers globally. If you haven’t heard the single on the airwaves or via social media then Jahmiel and his team decided to give you a visual. Directed by Leighton…
“Matter of Time” is a rollicking good time. Jessica’s Theme Band pours a great deal of heart and soul into these songs. Nicely interwoven the songs build off of each other as they explore the best of classic rock. At times this gives the songs a familiar sound as if they have not only listened…
This is such a complex, amazing and dramatic album what else can I say in the end? Feels so Good by Xavier Toscano is more than amazing and dramatic, it’s also extremely invigorating and infectious. It has a very danceable and entertaining quality to it as well. The intro tracks “Feels So Good” and “Never…
Schoola is the creation of Stacey Boyd—parent, former teacher and school principal. Stacey saw firsthand how children who struggled in math could come alive in music class; how art, physical education and foreign language could have a profound effect on students. She also saw how hard it was to get funds to support these programs.…
In 2013, Elizabeth Harper, the singer/songwriter behind Class Actress, left New York behind her to find new inspiration and headed to Los Angeles. The allure of the fame and fortune in Hollywood brings many out west but Harper came under the guise of consolation over personal grief. While living in a bungalow within an infamous…
Multi-platinum group Neon Trees shared a music video for their new single “Songs I Can’t Listen To” with fans today. Check out the sharable clip HERE. The video co-stars writer, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black, who won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Milk. The band’s “An Intimate…
The low-profile, undercover duo Stalgia provides the perfect ambiance to those who seek to become lost in music. Their latest offering “Rust” and “Tepid” is no exception to the discreet anonymity of Stalgia. The soft female vocal offers a ghostly enchantment of fulfilling repetition. While the layers of electronic beats and playful sounds creates an…
The Voice, an admittedly more upscale version of its hugely successful and crass older cousin American Idol, has distinguished itself for many reasons. However, the show’s “mentoring” feature, where a celebrity participant coaches the contestant, has distinguished itself from the beginning as one of the show’s marquee gimmicks. Maroon 5 vocalist Adam Levine coached Kat…
MUSE’S “DEAD INSIDE” #1 FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK “Dead Inside” the first single from Muse’s forthcoming seventh studio album – Drones – holds its reign on the top of the Mediabase and Billboard Modern Rock Charts this week for the fourth consecutive week. “Dead Inside” is the trio’s fourth #1 song. Muse holds the record…
James Chatburn is a Sydney based soul singer, songwriter and producer. A mixture of soul, blues, and indie-electronic music, he has meshed influences from a variety of musical styles to create music which does not fit into any one mould. From a heavily John Mayer/Ben Harper influenced sound, to an in-depth exploration of neo-soul, Chatburn’s…
Are you making money licensing your music in TV and films? If not you’re missing out on a potentially huge revenue stream. As record and download sales continue to decline it’s critical that musicians learn how to tap into other revenue streams to monetize their music. Music Licensing is a billion dollar a year business.…
With the praise for Muddy still lingering on everyone’s lips, Melbourne based collaborators Woodes x Elkkle announce the release of their second single, Cocoon, which is pre-destined to transport you into an otherworldly astral adventure. Their debut single, Muddy, received the coveted ‘Unsigned Artist of the Week’ position on FBi Radio as well as being…
Albert Hammond Jr. is pleased to offer his new song “Losing Touch” via a sharable Soundcloud stream. Preceded by “Born Slippy”, “Losing Touch” is the second song he has released from his forthcoming solo album Momentary Masters, out 7/31 via Vagrant/BMG. His North American tour kicks off September 9th in Pittsburgh, PA and wraps November…
This will be the fifth article I’ve done for Planetary Nights so definitely have some history with this band. I knew when I first heard Planetary Nights back in 2009 reviewing the album ‘Elliptical Motion’, (http://skopemag.com/2009/12/17/planetary-nights-elliptical-motion), that this group had something special and unique. Jump ahead six years and Planetary Nights is still rolling along…
NEW GRACE POTTER SINGLE Grace Potter is excited to reveal the album cover art and August 14 release date for her forthcoming debut solo album Midnight. It’s her first new music since 2012’s The Lion The Beast The Beat. The album’s first single, “Alive Tonight,” is available for purchase. Listen to the song at the…
Asante Phenix is a master of his craft. Expertly layering brooding vocals and dramatic harmonies over otherworldly beats, Phenix presents us with his masterpiece, “Baptism.” Please consider a track feature on Skope. Keeping true to the message of struggle and rebirth, the track goes through its own reincarnation of sorts. Phenix’s vocals are genuinely moving…
Happy hump day to all loyal Skoped Out readers all over the world, it is so awsesome to be here today. Before we get started with my guest, The Unravelling today what is going on in music. I read a great article in Bloomberg this week on Jay-Z and his streaming service Tidal – CLICK…
Every teenager goes through a period of trying to figure out who they are. For some the answers are immediate and for others the answer may be right in front of their eyes, they just need a little guidance to uncover their true self. For Chandani, she always knew that creating art would be important…
Arkansas-born, L.A.-based singer and songwriter Ivy Levan has announced the official release date for her debut album, “No Good,” out August 7th via Cherrytree/Interscope Records. The album builds on the bold and brash “swamp pop” sound Levan first revealed on her 2013 EP “Introducing the Dame,” which sparked buzz from many major media outlets, including…
Swedish hard rockers DEGREED released a brand new video sampler, with tracks out of the forthcoming album “Dead But Not Forgotten“. The band’s third album, “Dead But Not Forgotten” is scheduled for an release on June 19 via Sun Hill Production. It’s heavier, softer, darker, brighter and everything in between! This is something truly special.…
Vancouver’s Cafe Lanai shared their first song, “Lanai” and are announcing today their debut atmospheric electronic EP, Paradise on June 30 via Hybridity Music. Cafe Lanai are one of those bands I’d love for you to check out because they seamlessly blend texture in both their sound and visual output. They’re a group that aren’t…
THE VELVET TEEN RELEASE NEW SONG “ECLIPSES” Being released on Tuesday, June 30, All Is Illusory marks the band’s fourth album and is the long-awaited and elegant follow-up to 2006’s Cum Laude! that was recorded and co-produced by Steve Choi (Rx Bandits, Peace’d Out) and Roger Camero (No Motiv, Peace’d Out). From its gorgeous, dizzying…
“Soulful music man” Doncker and band will be house band during festival that brings together art, science, and creativity. Independent Music Promotions today announced that blues and “no wave” legend Tomás Doncker will celebrate his Big Apple Blues record by helping launch the first-ever South by South Orange Festival (SOxSO) during the weekend of June…
“My Heart” is a cry out to the Heavens. Remarkably passionate Bosaya belts it out, letting her voice serve as the song’s core. From there the arrangement serves her perfectly orbiting around her power. Carefully selected and remarkably wild it shows the potential of a new Americana. Written and produced by Bosaya it shows exactly…
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Marco Antonio Restrepo was born in Marietta, GA, the son of Nigerian and Panamanian immigrants. He moved throughout Atlanta during his childhood due to the separation of his parents but he was primarily raised by his mother. At age 6, Marco was exposed to several different types of music by his father, who was a…
DYLAN OWEN NEW VIDEO 22 year-old rapper Dylan Owen’s There’s More To Life EP, which releases June 8th, is a coming of age story about an individual growing up in a small town, treading through waves of anxiety for the future. In his Mike Holland-directed video for “Everything Gets Old,” which debuted via DJBooth, Dylan…
Australian vocal powerhouse, Grace, has announced the premiere of the music video for “You Don’t Own Me” Ft. G-Eazy, the debut single off her recently release EP, Memo. The video premiered exclusively via VEVO TODAY. It was directed by Taylor Cohen (Nicki Minaj, Little Dragon) at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, CA. The track, a…
