There’s a rich lineage of Americana music informing Gwyneth Moreland’s release Cider. The influence of artists like Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Joan Baez, Gillian Welch, and Bob Dylan run through the album’s entirety while she’s accompanied by stellar players like pedal steel guitarist Gene Parsons whose list of credits includes The Byrds and The…
Month: April 2017
Sarah Donner – ‘Black Hole Heart’
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Some people make art of their lives and mediums like music are just a manifestation of that. Sarah Donner is such a person. This independent singer/songwriter initiated the recording of the album Black Hole Heart on the backs of $14,000 plus in donation she received from fans willing to place faith in her vision. The…
Charles Parker New Video “Bring Back The Sun”
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Batlimore’s Charles Parker released his first music video from his debut album Bring Back The Sun. Charles says “The concept was to shoot for a bright, happy day in the country with a happy pop song with a country edge. It was time to bring back happy fun positive vibes in today’s music. But the…
DO YOU HAVE A DREAM? VESSBROZ PRESENTS “DREAMS”
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Vessbroz has been released their new music video titled ‘ DREAMS”, They wrote and made this song about their life! how in one night they decided to change their life And since that night miracle showed up in their life and anything started to change! http://www.vessbroz.com/ Vessbroz latest music video is all about chasing dreams…
UNKLE Announce New Album “THE ROAD PART 1” Out June 23rd
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After a rollercoaster twenty-five year career as an artist, curator, and tastemaker, James Lavelle returns with UNKLE’s fifth studio album, The Road Part 1. The Road Part 1 is a collection of fifteen new UNKLE tracks inspired following his curation of 2014’s Meltdown Festival at Southbank, their most successful festival to date. It is a…
Top Tips for Buying the Best Ear Monitors
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Ear systems have rapidly evolved into the practical choice for engineers and musicians around the world. Although they are relatively new since their introduction in the 80s and their affordability has been enhanced during recent years, the important role of earpieces in the touring and live performance industry is undeniable. Indispensable Stage Gear •It is…
Bianca Ingram New Video “What I Want”
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Dynamic, unique, and powerful are just a few words that describe artist Bianca Ingram. She is the definition of a triple threat, possessing the immense talent of singing and songwriting, dancing, acting and an added bonus of designing and directing. Bianca will undoubtedly set the world on fire with her originally coined “space jungle” sound…
SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 14, 2017
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Allmusicrating Launches its First Music Rating Web Service allmusicrating (2017) has launched this morning its first music rating system called EARs©. The Essential Album Rating System is an application and a database that measures the quality of music providing “True music ratings of individual tracks, complete albums, artists, and music of all genres”. The company…
Consider These When Choosing a Travel Backpack
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Selecting the right backpack is an important yet rather confusing decision. You’re probably going to have this piece of luggage with you at all times, and you’ll use it to hold all your stuff. Like many other aspects of traveling, choosing the perfect backpack needs a balance between two extremes; small vs. big, fabric vs.…
Jesus Christ Superstar A Striving Artists Cast Recording
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Phrases come in an assorted amount of shapes, sizes, and sayings of course. For one that tends to be quite popular is one that goes a little like this, “Third time’s a charm”. The belief that the third time, it takes to do something is more than likely to succeed than the previous attempts. Hence…
Greg Luzitano the No Longer Striving Artist
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Greg Luzitano the artistic director and founder behind Striving Artists, a non-profit company, focusing upon the theater, film, writing and music, Where his own flesh and blood sister Mary Beth Luzitano comes in as executive director. The siblings, worked together, but Greg was the leading man behind it really. Thus, they would put together a…
Sara Ontaneda – ‘Entre Espacios y Colores’
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With a light and airy sound, Sara Ontaneda’s “Entre Espacios y Colores” is a timeless tasteful piece of pop. Effortlessly blending catchy melodies with a nimble jazzy quality, the pieces are arranged with the greatest of grace. The album works best when taken in together, for every song builds off the last. A narrative starts…
Miss Terry Dexter and Mr. Johnny Manuel – ‘I Remember’
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Duets can either be good or bad, depending on the performers in question, for instance the take on “Beauty and the Beast”, both remake of the film and it’s timeless classic of the same name, done by Ariana Grande and John Legend. Now their duet sounded very reminisce to the classic animated version of the…
DAISHA Releases Music Video For New Single “UNFUCCWITABLE”
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Aside from creating music in preparation for her upcoming release, DAISHA has been hard at work, currently playing the role of Lisa on the VH1 breakthrough TV series, “The Breaks”. “It was an awesome experience working with the producers, cast and the VH1 family. I went from working on the tv-movie to getting the call…
Fernando Harkless – ‘Light Up Your Love’
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Jazz, like other genres among it, jazz has its own assortment of genres, ranging from the pop rock styling’s of jazz meets rock of Jamie Cullum, down to the jazz smoothness of Kenny G, right down to up-and-comers such as Fernando Harkless with his song “Light Up Your Love”. The song being tossed out by…
Tritonal New Video “Strangers”
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“Gamma Gamma” in 2014. “Anchor” in 2015. “Blackout” in 2016. The soon-to-be seminal EDM duo Tritonal has been giving us hit after hit over the past 3 years. Fast-forward to late-February of 2017 and we are confident that Tritonal has brought another winner to the table with their newest track, “Strangers.” http://www.tritonalmusic.com/ It’s been an…
SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 13, 2017
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TWELVE NOON reveal album details for ‘Saints and Sinners’ out June 9th Pittsburgh PA’s alternative metal rising stars TWELVE NOON have revealed the album art, track listing, and release date for their new full-length album, ‘Saints and Sinners’. The album consists of ten songs and is set for a June 9th release through Eclipse Records.…
Brit Royal – ‘Change (Dream Mix)’
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Numerous live appearances and working with top flight producers and songwriting talents like Mikal Blue and J.R. Richards of Dishwalla has propelled UK based Brit Royal to the forefront of promising new acts. Their debut EP made a big impression on critics and fans alike, but it’s their first full length release entitled London that…
Premiere: My Brothers & Sisters “Folsom Prison Re-Imagination”
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MY BROTHERS & SISTERS deliver an intense revision of this iconic Johnny Cash hit. A dark and stirring video is due for release in early Summer 2017. Stay tuned to this Art-Pop Juggernaut.
Souleye Delivers New Single “Hip Hop Medicine”
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Conscious hip-hop artist, Souleye drops his brand new single “Hip Hop Medicine” featuring Dustin Tavella on May 5, 2017. This is the third single off his upcoming album, Wild Man expected for release in June 2017. “Hip Hop Medicine” will also be accompanied with a lyric video. http://www.souleye.net Infused with contemporary hip-hop soundscapes and bass…
WIZ KHALIFA ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER MOBILE GAME WIZ KHALIFA’S WEED FARM
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Multi-platinum selling and Taylor Gang/Atlantic Records recording artist Wiz Khalifa, has officially announced the release of his new mobile game, WIZ KHALIFA’S WEED FARM, set to release on 4/20 on Apple App Store and Google Play. Made possible by Warner Music Artist Services, a division of WMG that supports Atlantic Records in all non-music brand…
Spayyzee – ‘Work For It’
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Twenty year old Long Island, NY native Michael Plotkin, aka Spayyzee, has been actively pursuing his musical dreams since the age of fifteen when his current group Philosogy/SSP first formed. He’s prepping his debut album for an impending spring 2017 release and the second single from the forthcoming collection, “Work For It”, equals the quality…
KIIARA DROPS NEW TRACK “WHIPPIN” FEAT. FELIX SNOW
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Just days before embarking on a 40+ city tour and taking the stage at Coachella for the very first time, Atlantic Records recording artist KIIARA drops new track “Whippin” feat. Felix Snow. The release of “Whippin” arrives just in time for Kiiara to join The Chainsmokers on their Memories: Do Not Open Tour, which begins…
Blue Honey – EP
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Sung with true grit, Blue Honey does Americana great justice. Throughout the two songs Blue Honey opts for a stripped-down, straightforward approach. Vocals sound as if these are more than words, that these are experiences being conveyed to the listener with the utmost importance placed on honesty. By choosing this approach Blue Honey ensures that…
SAN MEI Releases New Single ‘Until You Feels Good’
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San Mei returns with a spectacular first release for 2017, with brand new single ‘Until You Feel Good’ and a national tour to follow . After the success of last cut ‘Rewind’, the Gold Coast multi-instrumentalist is gathering some serious momentum, heading straight out on a headline tour in Melbourne and Sydney, capped off with…
PWR BTTM New Video “Big Beautiful Day”
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PWR BTTM make music for “the coolest kids in the room”, but these aren’t the typical, mainstream “cool kids”; these are the queers, the weirdos, and the craft-store connoisseurs covered in glitter and rainbow face paint, wearing thrift store dresses several sizes too big. Ben Hopkins, (vocals, guitar, and some drums), and Liv Bruce, (drums)…
SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 12, 2017
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More Adkins + More TV with “Something’s Going On” With Trace Adkins’ March 31 release of Something’s Going On (his first for BBR Music Group/Wheelhouse Records), the 3x GRAMMY-nominated 6’6″ vocalist finds himself debuting Top 3 on the Nielsen Soundscan Current Country Albums Chart. With his current single “Watered Down,” which showcases Adkins’ more “enlightened”…
Stoli Hears Great Music Coming From The Czech Republic Via Johnny B Cooper
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So we are back at it today and spring is here for sure. Nomatter what the weather the music keeps coming and we love that. Today we head to Czech Republic to chat with musician Johnny B Cooper. But before we get to that lets check some music news. First up, 2016 was a year…
5 Suggestions for a Perfect Car Audio Setup
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There is nothing more enjoyable than driving while blaring your favorite music. Unfortunately, most cars don’t have the best sound systems for loud music. That new car you bought at a dealership like Woody Sander Ford might be a great ride, but with a few tweaks and minor adjustments, it can have a killer audio…
Brielle Von Hugel – “Stronger” FT B.o.B, (Exodus and Sweet & Sour Remix)
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The latest single from bluesy pop vocalist Brielle Von Hugel, “Stronger”, continues the young singer’s upward trajectory as one of the most promising talents working in popular music today. Her appearance on Season 11 of American Idol propelled her into the public spotlight and she’s garnered a lot of traction from following appearances on FOX’s…
Simon J. Crawford – ‘Full Fathom Five’
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Simon J. Crawford delves into a lovely mixture of classic psychedelic rock alongside masterful storytelling on “Full Fathom Five”. Throughout the album what Simon J. Crawford explores is the life fully lived, with snapshots of life strewn out over the gorgeous finely crafted sound. Arrangements are pitch-perfect with the attention to production simply stunning. By…
Shane Guerrette – ‘Wound Up’
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There’s only one other musician, that comes to mind, who has gone out and produced, recorded, as well as written, material towards a music release, which was Joel Grind of thrash metal act Toxic Holocaust. He has been doing his thing from inside his house hold for the longest time. In fact, that’s the same…
Matthew Ellis – ‘Through Waking Eyes’
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Matthew Ellis is a singer-songwriter from Ohio who performed and produced this fourteen-track album, titled, Through Waking Eyes alongside multi-instrumentalist Cara McQuate. This album, released in early November of last year and mixed by Jim Roll of Backseat Productions, is Ellis’s second effort, following his debut album released in the summer of 2014 titled, A…
Maxïmo Park’s Duncan Lloyd Announces Solo Album
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Duncan Lloyd is probably best known as the guitarist and musical driving force behind Mercury Music Prize nominated band, Maximo Park, but Lloyd’s frenetic outpouring has also seen him busy with various projects including Decade In Exile, Nano Kino, experimentalists Res Band, and solo work under his own name. It is his solo work which…
Olive ‘Changing the World’ Video
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Olivia Szulgowski, known as Olive, is an independent Australian born artist. Inspired by indie-pop, soul and motown, with a hint of old-skool R&B. Olive has embarked on her own original sound journey, with the essence of the late Amy Winehouse ‘Back to Black’ album, fused with modern-day indie-alt radio hits. “Join me for tea, some…
Rainy Milo EP ‘I Knew I Had A Heart (Because I Felt It Breaking)’
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Following the release of single “Swimming On Me” Rainy Milo is back with her new EP ‘I Knew I Had A Heart (Because I Felt It Breaking)’ which is out now. “Knew I Had A Heart (Because I Felt It Breaking)” is my first project release since I was 17 and I’m so excited for…
John Haesemeyer New Video “Maybe If I Try”
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San Francisco-based performing artist John Haesemeyer fuses folk and popular genres, creating an emphasis on vocals, acoustic guitar, leaning on orchestral and rock instrumentation. Music Emissions described Haesemeyer’s songs as “deep, both musically and lyrically;” clearly inspired by “the great singer-songwriters of the past: Neil Young, Springsteen, Dylan.” http://www.haesemeyer.com/ His latest track, “Maybe If I…
SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 11, 2017
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Two Islands – ‘Heaven’ They have just released their debut single, ‘Heaven’, and although they’re based in the UK, have been getting shown a lot of love stateside. H.O.S.H. releases ‘Karma’ EP on Diynamic H.O.S.H. returns from a brief hiatus from touring to focus on the studio with his first release of 2017; the ‘Karma’…
Rev Peter Unger – “As I Am”
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Tasteful and true, Rev Peter Unger bares his soul on the spiritual “As I Am”. Within the song, Rev Peter Unger opts for introspection, choosing to focus on exactly how one can improve through the power of love. By utilizing an intimate approach to the atmosphere every single detail of the sound can be felt…
Jacob Didas – ‘Lucid’
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Adventurous to its very core, Jacob Didas weaves together a wide variety of styles on the multifaceted “Lucid”. From industrial to classical to hip-hop to rock, the songs feel boundless full of endless exploration. Within this approach, the songs are strongly anchored with a catchy, pop-orientated core. Flows are incredible as Jacob Didas chooses a…
