WAR OF THRONES Featuring Former Members Of Crimson Glory And Rob Rock Announce New Music Video For “Savior” WAR OF THRONES, featuring former members of Crimson Glory and Rob Rock, have released a new music video, “Savior”, from their debut album. The album, Conflict In Creation, hit stores worldwide on March 9th, 2018 via Sonic…
Month: August 2018
gloryBots – ‘Dark Alien Pop’
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Jalal Andre, aka gloryBots, recalls the glory days of Gothic rock. This was back in the 80s when black clad youths were top of the pops in England, and underground celebrities in the states. That music never died, and many of the acts involved in the movement still record and tour today. There was a…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 23, 2018 @ 1 PM EST
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Portland’s dreamy psych band, Ezza Rose, share powerful song about addiction via Culture Collide Portland’s dream rock / psychedelic pop band, Ezza Rose, are gearing up to release their forth album, No Means No, on September 21st. The band shares their second single, “Baby, Come Down” via Culture Collide, and shows the incredible range this…
@skopemag Q&A Featuring Ray William Roldan & New Single ‘Falling Star’
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Wow we are almost at another weekend here @skopemag HQ. We are so excited to have Ray William Roldan here today. Ray is on the verge of releasing his new album. He also has released his new single, ‘Falling Star.’ This musician keeps busy but you will never hear his fans complaining. Join us would…
JETTA RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘ENEMY IN ME’ TAKEN FROM HER NEW EP TONIC
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Today, Liverpudlian singer songwriter Jetta shares her new single ‘Enemy In Me’. The single is the closing track from her upcoming EP Tonic, released tomorrow on her own label, Lion’s Roar Records. Tonic explores themes of vulnerability, desire, doubt and acceptance the EP is led by the huge single ‘Losing Control’ and also features ‘Fool’,…
Marketing Your Band: 4 Useful Advertising Techniques
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Band marketing is critical for musical acts that want to get their big break. If you’re part of an ambitious band that wants to spread the word, there are a number of advertising methods out there that can do you a world of good. Advertising can open you up to higher sales and better gig…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 23, 2018 @ 10 AM EST
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Reach The World & Advertise @skopemag News New Tim Carr Single Tim Carr is a Los Angeles based singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. His music is a stunning mix of instrumental interludes, and minimal folkesque songs inspired by African rhythms, melodies of the French Romantics and 60s pop. London’s Rude Audio preview ‘To The Sun’…
MAN WITH A MISSION release ‘Hey Now’ video
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Japanese superstars MAN WITH A MISSION have released the video for ‘Hey Now’, taken from their new album Chasing the Horizon, out now via Century Media. Featuring footage from their recent headline touring, the video sees the band thrilling fans with their electrifying brand of rap-rock and feral energy. The track is taken from their…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 23, 2018 @ 8 AM EST
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NY Indie Rockers Buffalo Sex Change Release Video For “Creature” You think you are the caveman that discovered fire. You think you are the baboon in the jungle banging his fists against his chest. You think you are the black mamba slithering through the Savannah. But you are not any of those things. You have…
The Como Brothers Release Passionate New Single and Video “First Time”
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Singer-songwriters The Como Brothers recently released their latest single “First Time” on August 10th. The single was co-written and co-produced by Andrew and Matt Como, and recorded in New York City with Grammy-winning engineer Kenta Yonesaka (Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar). “First Time” came together through a very interesting string of events, beginning in October 2016…
Izzy Escobar Channels Adversity Into Empowering Debut Single
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Overcoming hardship and transforming it into triumph through music is nothing new, but it takes a unique talent to do it in a way that truly leaves an impact on one’s psyche. Such is the case with Singer-Songwriter Izzy Escobar, whose debut single “Broken Wings” (Available everywhere digitally on June 29th!) showcases her commanding attitude…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 22, 2018 @ 4 PM EST
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CHECK IT OUT! ROOTS & CULTURE REGGAE BAND ROYAL KHAOZ REMASTERS FAN FAVORITE “WALK WITH JAH” With the rise of roots and culture music reaching mainstream markets, reggae band Royal Khaoz is bringing more positive vibes, more empowering messages, and more powerful lyrics to the stage. Recently remastered, this group of young men have re-released…
BMI Pop Award Winner Bobby Brackins Recruits Tinashe for New Single “Might Die Young”
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Gearing up into overdrive with a romantic jam for late nights, Grammy-nominated artist/songwriter Bobby Brackins shares “Might Die Young,” his latest single. With assistance from sweet-singing riser Olivia O’Brien (“i hate u, i love u”) and with a hedonistic verse from R&B star and frequent Bobby Brackins collaborator Tinashe, “Might Die Young” finds the Oakland…
THE FEVER 333 SHARE “MADE AN AMERICA” OFFICIAL VIDEO
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Roadrunner Records activists THE FEVER 333 have shared an official music video for “MADE AN AMERICA,” which is streaming today on the group’s official YouTube channel. The poignant black and white video was directed by the band’s own Jason Aalon Butler who commented on the video stating: “I am not afraid to talk about the…
NYC-Based Band All Types of Kinds
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In a city often oversaturated with musicians of every genre constantly performing and creating, it takes a special group of artists to truly stand out amongst the crowd that produce a truly unique sound, and New York City’s All Types of Kinds truly live up to the namesake. All Types of…
‘Wave Rider’ – New Single by Les Fradkin
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Les Fradkin sculpts a classic surf rock sound with the intricate “Wave Rider”. Keeping things to the absolute essentials, what truly sits front and center is Les Fradkin’s undeniably strong guitar riffs. Reminiscent of Dick Dale’s incredible body of work, the whole of the piece has an infectious, giddy energy to it. Over the course…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 22, 2018 @ NOON EST
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The Skiffle Players Announce ‘Skiff’ / Share New Song “Local Boy” The Skiffle Players—also known as Neal Casal, Dan Horne, Cass McCombs, Farmer Dave Scher and Aaron Sperske—have announced that their new studio album ‘Skiff’ will be released October 12 on Spiritual Pajamas. The 13-song collection signals a new direction for the band. Whereas their…
PostScript Tackle Mental Health in Animated Music Video for “The Witch In The Woods”
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Alt/Pop music act, PostScript (RIYL Owl City, Relient K, One Republic) is led by JT Tollas (also the lead vocalist of Post Hardcore/Metal Outfit, Famous Last Words). With this solo project, JT is dedicated to putting out music with a unique, yet familiar sound, that captivates and delivers substantial/emotional content for listeners of any genre…
Danielle Johnson Releases Debut Single and Music Video, “Let It Be You”
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Rising Star Danielle Johnson releases her debut single and music video, “Let It Be You” this Wednesday, August 22nd. With influences ranging from pop appeal to rootsy authenticity comes a collaboration of country melodies that make up the first single, “Let It Be You” on Johnson’s self-titled EP scheduled for release October 3, 2018. Along…
New Video By My Silent Bravery “Everyday Is The Weekend”
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My Silent Bravery is not afraid to speak up. Displaying immense courage, Matthew Wade puts his soul on display to spread a message of eternal optimism in the face of disaster and even peace. Following a sports injury, he decided to follow the path of music and My Silent Bravery was born, with the goal…
Apocalypse Soon Music
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Cinema in the Weimar Republic anticipated the horrors of WWII, do modern popular songs presage an Apocalypse? Between 1918 and 1933 during the Weimar Republic, the German Film industry was both shielded from the import of foreign movies and handicapped by the inability to export their home-grown movies. SO both in spite of and because…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 22, 2018 @ 11 AM EST
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New Official Music Video Oscar Del Amor – Stay With You (ft. Cooper Phillip) Available Everywhere! Mythic Sunship to Release New LP, ‘Another Shape of Psychedelic Music’, October 5 Danish progressive space rock band Mythic Sunship will release its new LP, Another Shape of Psychedelic Music, on October 5 via El Paraiso Records. The fearless…
How Music Influences the Essay Writing Process
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Music has become an everyday part of modern life – with the popularity of earbuds, streaming services, and unlimited data, we never have to be without music. Listening to music has advantages when it comes to studying and writing, but, as research shows, the kind of music we listen to has an influence over how…
Streaking in Tongues – ‘Kindergarten Prayers’
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Notes tumble out of the stereo speaker like cascading teardrops on a clear piece of glass. The reverberation is so hollow, and the music is trying to fill up the empty spaces one ominous chord at a time. Kindergarten Prayers is surreal, but that’s something that anyone who knows Streaking in Tongues has come to expect in…
NIK:11 – ‘4Play’
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If you’ve been following pop music lately, then you’re more than likely familiar with what has become the biggest and surprisingly the most successful trend of the late 2010s; new wave electronica. No, I’m not talking about some fusion of 80’s synth heavy punk rock and the rave-inspired club music of the 90s. I’m talking…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 21, 2018 @ 5 PM EST
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Heavy Rockers AUDIOTOPSY to Release New Album, “The Real Now”, on November 2 via Megaforce Records AUDIOTOPSY, the American heavy rock quartet featuring the deft musical talents of guitarist Greg Tribbett and drummer Matt McDonough – both of Grammy-nominated metal band Mudvayne – as well as Skrape vocalist Billy Keeton and bassist Perry Stern, will…
Singer/Songwriter Mariel Darling Releases First Single and Video “No Mirrors”
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With a bold tenacity that shines bright in her music and brand new video, it’s no wonder singer/songwriter Mariel Darling has already had a headstart in her music career having been performing and building her career for the past seven years. And with her brand new single and video “No Mirrors”, she continues to make…
Liquid Phase Unique Perspective to Lead Singer’s Journey Working on The World Trade Center with “Bright Colors”
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From 2005 to 2013, Joe Coss – lead vocalist of Long Island based band Liquid Phase spent his days traveling from Long Island to downtown New York City to work as the Lead Mechanical Engineer on the new World Trade Center. His journey became chronicled in the band’s song “Bright Colors”, which brings to light…
Norm Brunet – ‘It Don’t Get Better Than This’
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It’s easy to warm up to Norm Brunet’s conversational singing style throughout It Don’t Get Much Better Than This. Although the Jimmy Buffett-ready “Good Times and Tan Lines” supports this album title, “Pour Me Another One” is a wonderful – but also sad – drinking song. When drinking away one’s sorrows, well, life can’t get…
Teddy Russell – “Spit & Cuss”
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If you’ve been following country music’s vibrant underground lately, then it’s quite possible that you’ve come into contact with the massive hype surrounding the release of Teddy Russell’s upcoming rookie LP Texas Soul, which has quickly become one of the most anticipated albums of 2018. I myself have never been much for buying into hype,…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 21, 2018 @ NOON EST
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The Devil Makes Three Release “Chains Are Broken” This Friday, August 24th – Album Streaming In Full Now via AllMusic The Devil Makes Three are set to return with Chains Are Broken this Friday, August 24th via New West Records. The 11-song set was produced by Ted Hutt (Gaslight Anthem, Flogging Molly) and recorded at…
@skopemag Q&A Featuring Lady Geraldine
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Tuesday is here again. We are so excited to be joined today by Lady Geraldine from Scotland. Lady Geraldine was born in the English West Country ( You never ask a Lady her age ), but by the age of 7 was diagnosed profoundly deaf after years of constant ear infections and catastrophic damage to…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 21, 2018 @ 10 AM EST
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We Were Promised Jetpacks share powerful new track + video; ‘Repeating Patterns’ Scottish rock bastions We Were Promised Jetpacks have today shared energetic new single and accompanying video for Repeating Patterns via DIY Magazine today – a powerful dose of angular indie rock. The revered group recently teased news of a brand-new album, their first…
Lil Wop Haunts a Cemetery in a Ghoulish, Horror-Themed Video ‘Ghoul’
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Pioneering a blown-out and harsh strain of trap music, Lil Wop mesmerizes listeners with his entrancing vocal fry. Stalking a cemetery, accompanied by one beautiful woman and two floating neon skulls, Lil Wop embraces the dark side in “Ghoul,” his latest video. Produced by heatseeking Chicago producer ChaseTheMoney, “Ghoul” is a disorienting and exhilarating listen,…
Ocean Alley release new single ‘Happy Sad’
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Australian psych-surf-rockers Ocean Alley have shared the video for their new single, ‘Happy Sad’, taken from their new album Chiaroscuro, out now. A staple of their live shows and a truly memorable moment for all those in attendance, ‘Happy Sad’ is a true epic that sticks with you after every listen. The song showcases the…
Band Setup: How to Make Your Venue Ready to Rock
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If you’re opening a music venue, you’re going to be providing a great service to your community. However, that all depends on if you do things properly. Venues need to be arranged properly for the benefit of performers and their audience alike. Here are some ways to make your venue ready to rock. Make Sure…
New Video By Markus Schulz feat. Sebu (Capital Cities) “Upon My Shoulders”
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It wasn’t long ago at all – just earlier this summer – that we shared Markus Schulz and Emma Hewitt’s massive, heart-pounding ballad “Safe From Harm.” Now, Schulz has again teamed up with another prominent artist – Sebu Simonian of Capital Cities – for “Upon My Shoulders”, an uplifting, motivating, and entirely danceable track. For…
Annalisa – ‘Skywaves’
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Have you ever been to Arkansas before? If the answer to the question is a simple “No,” then some kind of way, it would be a true adventure to witness some amazing views in the Midwest portion of the United States. A state where the 42nd President of United States of America hails from, Arkansas…
Dressing for a Celebration
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You’ve been invited to a happy occasion such as a wedding or graduation party. Once you RSVP yes, you need to figure out what you’re going to wear. Fashion norms have changed a lot in modern times, and the meaning of what’s “appropriate” can change tremendously depending on where you are and whom you’re with.…
SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 20, 2018 @ 5 PM EST
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Charalambides returns with a new album! Tom and Christina Carter is out October 12th on Drawing Room Records and you can hear the album’s lead single now. “True Love” premiered recently on Tiny Mix Tapes and you can stream it now on Bandcamp. Charalambides founders Tom and Christina Carter dedicate themselves to a vision of…
