Month: August 2018

Amanda Tenfjord says ‘No Thanks’ to time-wasters with her fiery new single

Norwegian 21 year old Amanda Tenfjord returns with brand new single No Thanks via Propeller Recordings (Highasakite, Dagny, Sløtface, Moddi), co penned with Norwegian producer / writer Odd Martin (Sigrid / Aurora). The track showcases Amanda’s playful nature and signature sass, with the lyric dismantling a no-good, no-chance beau: “I’d rather sleep alone tonight than…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 20, 2018 @ 4 PM EST

JOEY PURP ANNOUNCES NEW PROJECT Chicago rapper Joey Purp has announced his long awaited QUARTERTHING project due Sept 7th. The project, his first since his critically lauded iiiDrops mixtape was executive produced by Nate Fox, Nico Segal and Peter Cottontale. QUARTERTHING once again puts Young Purple within the upper echelon of Chicago’s notable hip hop…

Kanisha New Single ‘Talk is Cheap’

Kanisha K’s “Talk Is Cheap” is the new single from a vocalist and songwriter whose rapid rise through the ranks has turned her into one of pop music’s most promising new talents. Her work with Grammy nominated songwriter Jane Bach reaches its zenith, thus far, thanks to its unfettered musical focus, rich gravitas, and strong…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR AUGUST 20, 2018 @ NOON EST

Far Caspian tackle isolation on dreamy new single ‘Let’s Go Outside’ Emerging Leeds outfit Far Caspian deliver atmospheric pop offering The Place, the next single taken from their upcoming debut EP, out via UK label Dance To The Radio this autumn. Staking their claim as one of Yorkshire’s hottest new indie prospects, the band’s latest…

@skopemag Q&A Featuring Singer-Songwriter, Kiyomi Hawley

Hello world and welcome to Monday. We are bummed it is Monday but excited that we have Singer-Songwriter, Kiyomi Hawley here today @skopemag. Singer-Songwriter, KIYOMI HAWLEY, has returned to music with the release of a new single, “MISS YOU LOVE YOU”, of her soon-to-be released EP,’ Meet You There.’ The new single best showcases Kiyomi’s…

Safety Regulations and Obligations When Organizing an Outdoor Concert

Putting an event outside has many advantages. Depending on the type of the event, free space, open air and sunlight can all be a plus. However, there are more than few difficulties of putting a whole event outside. There are some regulations and rules that must be followed in order to avoid inconveniences. Here are…

Reasons of Giving Gifts During a Festival

Express Love- Gifting a loved one something nice will be act of perfect self-gratification and will also strengthen relationships. In case of a friendship you can gift him or her with a customized wall poster with happy memories of your friendship or special moments and see how it makes their festival even more special. Everyone…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 20, 2018 @ 10 AM EST

JOHNNY WORE BLACK Feat. Megadeth’s David Ellefson UK rockers JOHNNY WORE BLACK featuring Megadeth’s David Ellefson on bass guitar, have released their third full lenght album ‘Ultra Violent Light’ via EMP Label Group. JOHNNY WORE BLACK have just posted a new music video for the song ‘Gun True Love’, which can be viewed here. Max…

New Music: K. Sparks – ‘April In Paris’ (Produced By: Kurser)

“Underground or mainstream either way they loving this, I got a harder job than Donald Trump publicist” – K. Sparks April In Paris is the second single from K. Sparks collaborative album with French Producer Kurser entitled Note To Self. The album contains a combination of live instrumentation and collaborations with various musicians from several…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 20, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

ROMES release new track and video ‘Out Of It’ Canadian alt-pop quartet ROMES have released their brand new Beyonce-inspired track ‘Out Of It’, out now via Five Seven Music. This is the first taste of their upcoming second album, the follow-up to their self-titled 2017 debut . ‘Out Of It’ was produced by Tony Hoffer…

Sarantos – ‘Your Empty Chair’

Sarantos explores the ups and downs of relationships on the soulful “Your Empty Chair”. Going for a soothing, cyclical rhythm the song offers a meditation on the aftermath of a breakup. Loss comes up from the simplest things, all the way to the smallest details, of where they used to be. An indie rock approach…

New Video By Beartooth “Disease”

Columbus, OH rock band Beartooth are pleased to announce the details of their third studio album’s release. Entitled Disease, the band’s third effort is a stark look inward and the next installment chronicling frontman Caleb Shomo’s battle with his own demons. Disease will be released globally on September 28th but today fans can preorder the…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 19, 2018 @ NOON EST

ALIVE IN BARCELONA Release Official Music Video for Stunning Cover of HALSEY’S “Bad at Love” Spokane, WA based Hard Rock Band ALIVE IN BARCELONA has released the official music video for their cover of HALSEY’S hit single, “Bad at Love.” Originally premiered on Tattoo.com, “Bad at Love” was filmed and directed by Dawson Scholz of…

JESS GLYNNE SHARES BRAND NEW TRACK AND VIDEO FOR ‘ALL I AM’

‘All I Am’ is the brighter, bolder and even more brilliant follow up to the ‘I’ll Be There’ – the history-making first single from ‘Always In Between’ which flew straight to number one making Jess the only British female to have achieved a whopping seven #1 singles. In every way possible, ‘All I Am’ is…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 18, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

‘Better When You’re High’ – WAX & Krysta Youngs “Better When You’re High” is a bossa nova/hip-hop hybrid with an extremely catchy and angelic chorus. Rapped and sung by Wax and Krysta Youngs, the song details the story of a woman liking her man better when he is high on marijuana. Listening to this stoner…

Lord & Lady – ‘The Lift’

There’s a familiarity to certain sounds and musical notes no matter when or in what context we hear them. That’s the craziest thing about audiological psychology; music literally has the power to influence and even transform your surroundings into an alternate state, much like a powerful psychiatric drug or hypnosis induced trance. Sometimes it is…

Young Thug Releases “Gain Clout” Music Video

Young Thug surprises fans with “Gain Clout” music video after the release of Young Stoner Life’s Slime Language compilation project. Take a look at the video. Listen to ‘Slime Language’: https://ffm.to/slimelanguage      

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 17, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

TRAPPIST: Metal Injection Premieres “No Soldier Left Behind” Video Los Angeles-based TRAPPIST today unloads their Ancient Brewing Tactics debut LP through Relapse Records, taking the occasion to release their new official video, “No Soldier Left Behind” through a premiere at Metal Injection. New Music: Justin Kauflin Announces New Album ‘Coming Home’ Produced By Quincy Jones…

Major Moment, “Before It’s Too Late”

As soon as I hit Play, I knew right away I was in store for something wildly unique and out of this world and boy was I right! In the intro, I pick up on a “Twilight Zone”- like vibe that made me think where the hell am I and what dimension is this! This…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 17, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Col3trane shares new mixtape “BOOT” 19-year-old vocalist, musician and rapper Col3trane today shares his highly-anticipated brand new mixtape BOOT, released via TaP Records / Geffen Records. The seven-track mixtape is available on all DSPs now and is available to listen here. http://smarturl.it/Col3traneBOOT Elise Davis Releases New Single “Lone Wolf” Ahead of ‘Cactus’ Album Release 9/7…

and SASHA GREY join forces for new single

“People with big smiles peddling bad sh*t, waving a lot of flags and banners … something dark and death-like in the disco,” describes Raymond Watts of post-rock band <PIG> not only about his new single “That’s The Way (I Like It)” (a cover of the disco 70s hit by KC & the Sunshine Band) but…

BAAUER – ‘HATE ME ft MIQUELA’

Baauer met cyber-it-girl Miquela online and the two collaborated on “Hate Me” where Miquela confronts those who say she doesn’t matter simply because of who and what she is. Miquela gets real about her struggle with fame and the negativity from followers that comes as part of the cruel, high school cafeteria that is the…

Hungry Musician: 4 Food Options to Refuel Your Band

Musicians have busy and hectic lives on the road. Traveling and performing on stage can be quite tiring night after night. It’s no surprise that musicians benefit from hearty and filling meals. If you’re looking to prepare your band for musical success, then you need to concentrate on high-quality food choices no matter what. Oatmeal…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 17, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

LA-based queer art-punk band OBJECT AS SUBJECT OBJECT AS SUBJECT is an LA-based art punk band led by classical violinist turned punk singer, Paris Hurley (composition, vox, dance, drums, // Kultur Shock). This feminist battle cry is a call to action fueled by raw wailing vocals, a barrage of floor toms, gritty bass riffs, and…

@skopemag Q&A Featuring Niki Tonik

So here we are again, so good to be here. Even as this world gets crazier, we ignore it all with awesome music. Today we are so excited to link up with Niki Tonik. Niki has just released a new single “Ghost Stories” along with its light-hearted B-side, “Tadpole”. The Pop-Soul/R&B double-single, produced by multi-instrumentalist…

The Chordaes New Single ‘California’

“California,” the latest single from New York indie rockers The Chordaes, starts off like a rising sun breaking through the darkness at dawn. Slowly its light begins to envelop everything in its scope, warming us in its glow and dispelling every negative shadow that tries to linger from the night before. Strings gently caress us,…

Claudia Alende drops hot new single ‘Spotlight’

Claudia Alende is an electro-pop influenced singer/songwriter who is going to get your attention this year one way or another, and fans of exciting new music should definitely be getting excited about her arrival on the scene. Her brand new single “Spotlight” has been ripping its way through the American pop underground and garnering acclaim…

New Video By Cowboy Mouth “I Believe”

On stage, Cowboy Mouth’s Fred LeBlanc – singer, drummer, songwriter, and force of nature – is a ball of brilliant Louisiana lightning: a pounding, shouting, shaking, sweating rock and roll true believer. A veteran rocker with years of experience as a party-starter (he was previously in Dash Rip Rock), he and his bandmates – guitarist…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 16, 2018 @ 3:30 PM EST

Bad Wolves’ cover of The Cranberries’ ‘Zombie’ goes platinum Bad Wolves have officially achieved platinum status for their intergenerational, global smash debut single, ‘Zombie’. The RIAA certification marks a major milestone for the band, making them the sole rock band to obtain a platinum certification for a 2018 release. The plaque was presented to Bad…

SOPHIE BEEM RELEASES NEW SINGLE “STARS”

Singer/songwriter Sophie Beem, who was discovered by Beyonce in 2014, just released her NEW single entitled “STARS” produced by 1st Klase. This song was performed publicly for the first time at Montauk hotspot The Surf Lodge where musicians come from all over the world, such as Jessie J and Jaden Smith, to perform for Hamptonites…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 16, 2018 @ NOON EST

Brook Pridemore releases video for single “Pocket Scheme, Brooklyn anti folk/punk artist Brook Pridemore today releases single “Pocket Scheme,” off his upcoming full length record “Metal is my only friend,” set for release on the artist’s BPI recordings. Yoko Ono Shares “Where Do We Go From Here?” | Premieres New Video In Bust Interview Following…

Feel Freeze are Plotting a Gender Revolution

Danish electro-pop duo Feel Freeze are back with new single ‘Let Go!’, taken from upcoming album Feathers & Scars (released Oct 12 2018) which is produced in collaboration with Lasse Lyngbo (Vinnie Who, White Pony, Lydmor) and Troels Damgaard-Holm (First Hate, Blaue Blume, Bisse). ‘Let Go!’ draws on the subject of freedom, with the duo…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 16, 2018 @ 8:30 AM EST

New Joyce Manor Video “Think I’m Still in Love With You” Joyce Manor have premiered a new song and video titled “Think I’m Still In Love With You.” The track is set to appear on their forthcoming album Million Dollars to Kill Me, due out on September 21. With its thrashing guitar work and swaying…

Willie J – New Single

Anyone who has been following underground hip-hop lately is familiar with the crater that Willie J has been imprinting on indie music with his enigmatic, charmingly original flows and brilliant prose. Whether you’ve been listening since the beginning or are just getting into his sound today, “Sunshine with the Rain,” is an excellent demonstration of…

New Video By Michael Pinder “So Confused”

Tuneful and tenacious, Michael Pinder is an engaging artist you quite literally can’t put into a particular musical category- but he can be categorized as a renaissance man with many talents. He is a thinker and a ponderer of life’s mysteries. He spends much of his time working with people to nurture their creative spark…

SKOPE NEWS FOR AUGUST 15, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

WAR ON WOMEN RELEASE LIVE VIDEO FOR “PLEASURE AND THE BEAST,” ADD NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES Activist punk band War On Women is a group that not only thrives onstage—the Shawna Potter-led outfit pummels everything in their path. The quartet are bringing a piece of their live show to screens everywhere with a new live…

Randy Forte – ‘Chas Randall’

It’s a little tough to reconcile Randy Forte’s Americana sounds with his influences, which include a whole lot of progressive acts (including David Bowie, Talking Heads and Brian Eno). From the sound of Chas Randall, one might have expected to read a whole lot of country dudes at the top of his list. Furthermore, this…

Jess Connelly announces new mixtape + shares new song “Call Me”

Rising Manila-based R&B singer / songwriter Jess Connelly announces her new JCON mixtape is slated for release August 24. The independent artist has quickly amassed a massive following in the Philippines as a leader of its underground R&B scene. In celebration, she shares her dreamy new track “Call Me” produced by Dave Drake and Naz.…