Month: March 2016

EDISUN “PINS AND NEEDLES” VIDEO RELEASE

“Pins and Needles” is the latest music video from alternative rockers EDISUN. The track is featured on their incredible new album Collision,released by Factory Underground in association with SRG Records on July 31, 2015. The album of nine new songs has been distributed world-wide by ILS Music Group, 3rd party aggregate to Universal Music Canada…

Idalee – ‘Starting Now’

“I feel like I got a second chance at music after my accident – a chance to contribute – to create. For those who TRULY work for a second chance – I want them to get it.” – a position of Indie rock singer-songwriter Idalee (Topher Hall). February 19, 2016 he is making debut with…

Souleye – “Labeled”

Souleye is a hip-hop artist, who is being positioned as “hip-hop’s Medicine Man” and “a modern day hip-hop warrior”. Based in Los Angeles, California, the positively-charged musician has released his new single Labeled on February 22 and the lyric video for the song – on February 24. Souleye has a vast experience of working and…

YAEL “THE HUNT”

Here is the release of the official music video for Yael’s latest single THE HUNT. The song was recorded in Los Angeles with longtime producer and collaborator Bill Lefler (Dashboard Confessional, Ingrid Michaelson) who also worked with Yael on her previous releases Heartbeat EP (2009) Everything Will Be Alright (2011) and Warrior Heart(2014). Filmed in…

DreamEternalBliss

DreamEternalBliss music takes ’80s new wave influences and wraps them up in a fresh, modern rock style. You’ll hear and feel some classic Euro-pop influences, but DreamEternalBliss doesn’t emulate those bands. This is fresh music with a nod to the past. There are big keyboards and sultry vocals, plus outstanding guitar work that was rarely…

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO SPEAK AT SXSW 2016

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) is honored to announce President Barack Obama will appear as part of a Keynote Conversation at SXSW Interactive on Friday, March 11 and First Lady Michelle Obama will be the opening Keynote at SXSW Music on Wednesday, March 16. This marks the first time in the 30-year history of SXSW that…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 2, 2016

ZELOOPERZ NEW TRACK “HEART” Detroit’s fastest rising rap whiz-kid ZelooperZ has announced his anticipated studio album Bothic is coming this Friday, March 4th on Bruiser Brigade Records. Additionally, he has shared new track from the forthcoming album titled “Heart” feat. Wiki of Rat King as premiered by Noisey here. Produced by frequent collaborators Bulletproof Dolphin,…

PREMIERE: MILAN “DK6” VIDEO

The song “DK6” is off Milán’s self-titled debut EP and was produced by Jim Orso (Holy Ghost!, Hot Chip etc.). The video was directed by Jen Wilmeth, an award winning director/producer (Pride: the Series), and features dance choreography by Karen Niceley, who has danced at the Metropolitan Opera, Cirque de Soleil and in The Color…

Esse Quam Videri – ‘One Way Up’

Esse Quam Videri’s “One Way Up” effortlessly blends the best of old and new folk. Grandiose in tone the pieces expand in the most satisfying of ways. At times reminiscent of Grizzly Bear’s highly intricate compositions, Esse Queam Videri take a similar approach. Color comes from their flourishes of sound from banjos to the smooth…

THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC

Music literally has power over human emotions. Have you ever listened to a song that made you happy, sad, think, cry, dance, or just made you want to sit and listen as close as you could? If so, you’ve felt the emotional power of music. It is music’s emotional power over people and their emotions…

Hannah Ayrault – ‘Me Right Now’

Hannah Ayrault, like many young men and women before and after her, has planted her flag in Music City U.S.A., Nashville Tennessee, in hopes of finding fame and fortune. It’s a sign of her confidence that she makes such a move at nineteen years old and the five songs on her debut EP, Me Right…

DIPLO’S MAJOR LAZER DEBUTS VIDEO “LIGHT IT UP”

International superstars MAJOR LAZER – the collaborative project of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire—premiere their video for ‘Light It Up’ featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG, directed by Sam Pilling, today. Watch the video, filmed in Fuse ODG’s native Ghana, here. The extended edition of the group’s highly acclaimed 2015 release ‘Peace is the Mission’, is…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 1, 2016

WE ARE THE WILLOWS STREAM “WHEREVER YOU GO, WHATEVER YOU DO” We Are The Willows and The Homestead Records/Amble Down Records are excited to announce the double vinyl release of Picture (Portrait) parts 1 and 2 on March 25th. Available for pre-order now at WeAreTheWillows.com, the release of the double vinyl album will mark the…

SUNMONKS’ “GREEN” VIDEO

Listen to Sunmonks’ new double single release out now on Digisquad and The Orchard Records! Currently in the process of recording their debut full-length expected later this year, the duo of Geoffrey CK and Alexandra Steele share their latest two singles, illustrating their progression further into multi-part pop harmonies and instrumentation. Geoffrey CK and Alexandra…

PREMIERE: A GIRL I KNOW VIDEO “THE SUN”

A Girl I Know is a 60’s inspired pop band fronted by singer-songwriter/actor Carolina Hoyos. As an actor, Carolina is often typecast as the musician and/or homeless streetwise girl, often featuring her own music and weathered clothing from her life on the road. But this type of casting is rooted in some truth, as she…