Shallow Side’s “One” is a fiery tour de force of rock at its most anthemic. Deserving to be absolutely blasted volume works wonders for their expansive expressive sound. The rebellious rollicking nature feels perfectly suited for them as the vocals positively soar above the busy blistering arrangements. Vocals serve front and center of each piece…
Month: January 2017
The Beach releases single ‘Bite My Tongue’ today on RCA Records
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•The energetic track combines an epic, spirited melody with The Beachs powerful lyricism, showcasing the distinctive sound that sets The Beach apart as a unique new voice in British music. The Beach said of the track: The song is about saying something in the heat of the moment and then instantly wishing you could take…
How You Get Your Products on Top of Amazon Search Results
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•Dos Floris “Water” Video
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•Florence Donovan, aka Dos Floris, is an artist whose resolve and inspiration in the face of adversity is nothing short of remarkable. Music has been a part of her life since a very young age, but it wasn’t until a struggle with and recovery from anorexia that she was able to fully immerse herself in…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 13, 2017
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•Diet Cig debut album “Swear I’m Good At This” set for release on April 7th Diet Cig are happy to announce the forthcoming release of their hugely anticipated debut album. Entitled Swear I’m Good At This the album will be released on April 7th via Frenchkiss Records. Today the band share the first single off…
The PondHawks – ‘Blue Light’
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•The PondHawks delve into a classic psychedelic pop sound on the spirited “Blue Light”. Attention to detail is of the utmost importance as these songs positively teem with life. Possessing a great ear for melody these songs are filled with infectious hooks. Vocals serve front and center of each of the arrangements. Playfulness defines the…
DETROIT’S PAGE KENNEDY & D12’S KUNIVA SHADE YOUR INSTAGRAM THIRST ON NEW SINGLE
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•“W.C.W” (Women Crush Wednesday) sees Motor City natives Page Kennedy and D12’s Kuniva throw shade at all that booty thirst on the Gram. The track appears on Page’s upcoming studio album, “Torn Pages” releasing courtesy of Empire Distribution on March 10th. While millions know Page for his film and television roles in the likes of…
Pharmakon Shares New Track “Transmission”
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•The release date of Contact marks the ten-year anniversary of Margaret Chardiet’s project, Pharmakon. While working on her newest release, she began to evaluate the project as a whole. Though the content of each record has been very different and specific, the pervading question, which has underlined them all, is what is means to be…
Antenna Man Releases New Alt Country Single “Knockdown”
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•Antenna Man announces the whiskey-drenched single, “Knockdown” off the upcoming album, Elaine Jr. Recorded at Postal Recording (Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s) in Indianapolis, the album is due out on February 17. “Knock Down” is available as an approved downloadable mp3. “Knockdown” is an anti-social song exposing a liberating catharsis. The upbeat melody…
SURVIVORMAN AKA LES STROUD VIDEO “ARCTIC MISTRESS”
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•Millions of dedicated viewers know Les Stroud as Survivorman: the nature-loving, joke-cracking, critter-eating, odds-defying star of the television program of the same name. As Survivorman, Stroud has braved the elements in some of the harshest — and most gorgeous — places on earth, filming himself and his struggles as he takes on Mother Nature in…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 12, 2017
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•Shadowgraphs Premiere Neo-Psychedelic ‘Countryside’ olden Brown is psyched to introduce ‘Countryside’ from Charlotte, North Carolina psych-rockers Shadowgraphs. Weaving 60’s psychedelia with swirling organs and skilled production, Shadowgraphs are a head-on collision between Syd Barret, The Kinks and Tame Impala. TETHRA Introduce Their Upcoming Album With The Video ‘The Groundfeeder’ Tethra come at you hard and…
VAMA “MEMORIES NOW” VIDEO
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•VAMA is an independent top Romanian rock alternative band. It was founded in 2006 by award winning actor and musician Tudor Chirila and guitarist Eugen Caminschi who split up from VAMA VECHE, a highly appreciated band founded in 1996. http://www.vamamusic.ro/ Continuing the tradition of the former band, VAMA became one of the most beloved local…
NATASHA KMETO “POUR DOWN” VIDEO
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•Natasha Kmeto returns with her latest video for her recently released single “Pour Down.” Reminiscent of mid-’90s R&B aesthetics, the video is a stripped down and mesmerizing display of color and Natasha Kmeto’s powerful performance. As described by IMPOSE Magazine: “flashing lights, mirrors, and the very dance atmosphere in which we find Kmeto in “Pour…
GROG TO RELEASE ‘PRODIGAL DAUGHTER’
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•“Prodigal Daughter is a fun one for the girls and for everyone who loves the girls” says Grog. “It’s about the warrior spirit of the lone individual trying to carve out their path in life. About trying to stay brave and grounded whilst negotiating technological advancement and the realities of ultra global ‘connectedness’. I’ve never…
HICCUP ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM +”TEASIN”
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•The Hiccup origin story is a rather unlikely one for a breakneck paced, harmony-laden indie band. Dual vocalists Hallie Bulleit (formerly of The Unlovables) and Alex Clute first met when they began playing together in the house band on a late-night television program. The Chris Gethard Show – a club house for suburban dorks, outcasts,…
R.K. JACKSON FT. BRANDON MICHAEL VIDEO “TOO FAR TO LET GO”
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•SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 11, 2017
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•Clap Your Hands Say Yeah new album “The Pilot” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s 2005 self-released debut album set a precedent for how bands might begin to approach making music independently. The record — which vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Alec Ounsworth wrote entirely by himself— received widespread critical acclaim and was named one of “The 50 Most Important…
Bongo Boy Rock n’ Roll Season 6 Episode 1
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•Bongo Boy Rock n Roll TV Show series Season 6 episode 1 “Chosen” airing January 2017 on National TV across The USA. Music Video Television for Indie Musicians. Opening things up with a sense of the theatrical is Kristine Mirelle’s “Freakin’ Mess”. Sung with true grace and style the song has a playful quality to…
Old-School Music: Bygone Ways to Rock Hard at Home
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•Stephen Wrench – ‘Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll’
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•Stephen Wrench has done it all in a long musical career that’s seen him work with a wildly diverse group of performers like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Rick Springfield and Tommy Tutone , Missing Persons among many, many others. He’s carved out a respected reputation as one of the most naturally gifted songwriters working…
MR. TOPHAT X ROBYN “RIGHT TIME”
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•Swedish house maestro Mr. Tophat and pop phenomenon Robyn have come together for “Trust Me,” a sleek three track EP of dark disco and luscious grooves, featuring contributions from Abba’s original drummer, Per Lindvall, and his brother, bassist David Lindvall. With each track going well beyond the nine-minute mark, “Trust Me” is the artistic culmination…
THE UNIVERSE BY EAR VIDEO ‘OCEAN/CLOUDS’
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•Where is it written that there may only be one Big Bang? In Summer 2015, to the day 13,8 billion years after the first one, The Universe By Ear have initiated another big boom. Since then basses tear black holes into space, drums dart like unstoppable comets through zero gravity and guitars paint stripes of…
J-WONN “24/7” VIDEO
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•Jackson, Mississippi’s homegrown J-WONN knows a thing or two about writing a killer song. He’s grown up surrounded by the sounds of R&B, Soul, Pop, and the Blues, all of which have come together into one complete package of not just radio-ready jams, but also songwriting and performance chops that artists of all generations and…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 10, 2017
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•Video premiere: NeroArgento “Kill The Lies” Swamp blues meets electro-rock with a psuedo-dubstep chorus and modern pop-tinged female backing vocals. Yes, it’s a brand new track called Kill The Lies and a major departure for NeroArgento with a spicy taster from his upcoming solo album. The video is equally genre unspecific, with imagery to confuse…
IVANNA – ‘Leaving Town’
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•Sung with true passion, IVANNA’s “Leaving Town” is a defiant, exuberant album. Vocals soar above tapping into a sense of wonder with the world. Effortlessly tying together folk, rock, and pop into a singular whole the album is simply stunning. Best taken altogether the songs display IVANNA’s potent storytelling abilities. Over the course of the…
Concert Plans: 4 Simple Ideas to Help You Rock Harder
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•April Martin – “In the Blink of a Life”
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•April Martin offers a fresh lovely take on the singer-songwriter tradition with the folk-infused loveliness of “In the Blink of a Life”. The arrangements are flawless delivered with a stately grace. Elements of Vashti Bunyan and the Decemberists float into the mix. What results is something uniquely hers. By bringing together classical, country, and rock…
5 QUESTIONS FEAT LYNNE TAYLOR DONOVAN
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•SONS OF REVOLUTION VIDEO “I FEEL LIKE CRYING”
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•Take a sprinkling of Jack White, a dose of the Black Keys and a touch of Arctic Monkeys cool. Sons Of Revolution present the first official video, taken from their forthcoming album, the self-titled Sons Of Revolution. The I Feel Like Crying video itself is moody and dark, filmed in noir-ish black and white that…
iLLPHONiCS “96to99″ VIDEO
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•iLLPHONiCS is a rare find. The experimental outfit is the kind of elusive group that can make a crowd both dance and think. Using a soulful concoction of hard-hitting and real lyrics wrapped around a symphony of authentic jazzy bass lines, sharp drums, clean guitars, ever-evolving keys, and three-part vocal harmonies, this Missouri collective is…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 9, 2017
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•Ilana Armida Releases “Sweet Freedom” Video with Paste Magazine! Pop/R&B singer, Ilana Armida always wanted to entertain and perform. She gravitated to music and theater at an early age and took her talents with her to college where she enrolled in Florida Atlantic University’s Commercial Music Business program. During her tenure at FAU, Armida took…
MONTE MADER RELEASES NEW SINGLE “SELFISH GIRL”
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•NYC-based singer/songwriter, Monte Mader, is a girl from the middle of nowhere, who lost everything and is now on the brink of everything. After a tumultuous journey of love and loss, Monte emerges onto the music scene with the release of her debut EP, Skydive, out May 2017. The first track, “Selfish Girl,” is a…
MUSIC EFFECTS AT ONLINE GAMING
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•The Gods Themselves – ‘Be My Animal’
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•The Gods Themselves, a three piece from the Pacific Northwest, have been involved in the area’s music scene since the early 2000’s, but they have found a creative spark together that’s only grown over the course of three full length albums. Their third release, Be My Animal, follows up 2015’s Pink Noise with another scintillating…
John Wesley Coleman III – ‘Microwave Dreams’
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•Texas-bred John Wesley Coleman, a self-identified “trash poet”, has tirelessly worked at building a reputation for himself as one of the preeminent performers/songwriters on the indie scene since the 1990’s. He’s, arguably, made his deepest impact on the scene thanks to his role with the popular garage rock band The Golden Boys, but numerous solo…
HARLEA NEW SINGLE “YOU DON’T GET IT”
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•Birmingham born, North London raised Harlea is today (6th January 2017) sharing her new single ‘You Don’t Get It’ – a snarling second offering, which marries together crushing blues-inflected guitar work, with infectious pop-tinged vocal melodies. ‘You Don’t Get It’ is out now via 0E0E. Sparkling evidence that Harlea has truly found her voice, the…
DANIEL CORREA “FOLD IT BACK” VIDEO
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•Some artists entertain. Others captivate. Twenty-one-year-old singer-songwriter Daniel Correa electrifies. When Daniel performs, people don’t just listen to his music, they inhale it. His lyrics speak to anyone who has ever struggled for a sense of truth. His songs, an innovative blend of alternative rock and pop, are a high-octane testimonial to the exhilaration, yearning,…
TAL RELEASES HER DEBUT INTERNATIONAL SINGLE
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•26-year-old French-Israeli singer TAL releases her debut international single, the highly infectious ‘Slow Down The Flow’, out now on Warner Music. The track, which mixes urban pop with ragga stylings and is co-produced by TAL and French duo LNT, and mastered by Daddy’s Groove (David Guetta), is a global smash hit in the making. It’s…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JANUARY 6, 2017
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•WATCH “IT’S ALRIGHT” FROM FOX’S ‘STAR’ NOW STAR is an emotionally powerful drama that follows three talented singers – running from their pasts and desperate for a new start – with ambitions of stardom, as they navigate the cut-throat music business. Created by Lee Daniels (Empire) and Tom Donaghy (The Whole Truth), STAR features original…
Vama – ‘Memories Now’
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•Sung and stomped with passion is Vama’s triumphant “Memories Now”. Rhythms beat their way to the very heart as they help to deliver the song’s message with a sense of urgency. The chorus works wonders too as it nicely meshes with the overall fast-paced glorious nature of the track. Everything simply comes together as it…