Longtime TV and radio personality, Billy Ray Deiz, has gone from commentary on the music industry to full immersion within it. Riding the 2011 release of The Nashville Tracks, Deiz has released the four-track EP, Mighty Girl–and amalgam album replete with all the groove and soul of R&B; the swagger of horn-laced, radio friendly rock…
JOE WALSH LIVE VIDEO “LUCKY THAT WAY”
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Grammy Award winning rock legend Joe Walsh takes the stage performing his new track “Lucky That Way” from his upcoming release in a BRAND NEW video (see below). Analog Man, Walsh’s first solo album in in two decades, will be released June 5th. SKOPE IT HERE! http://joewalsh.com
STEVE EARLE TAKES ON VERIZON
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Thousands of Verizon employees heard a message from Steve Earle last week calling out Verizon Communications for hitting up workers for another $20,000 a year in compensation cuts while posting another record earnings quarter this year. As part of Shareholder Spring, nearly 1,000 workers, students and progressive activists demonstrated inside and outside Verizon’s annual…
AESOP ROCK TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA
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Renowned rapper and producer, Aesop Rock, is preparing to wax poetically to throngs of fans across North America this summer as he makes his way across the continent touring in support of his upcoming release, Skelethon. The New York-bred, San Francisco-based master of all flows atypical is set to kick off his tour, along with…
JON HOPE POSTS TWO NEW VIDEOS FROM ‘WORK IN PROGRESS’
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Rhode Island buzzmaker Jon Hope has come together with The DJBooth and Surefire Recording > Studios to bring listeners his latest album release, the Work in Progress LP. The project features 16 original records from the Booth favorite, including previously-released singles “Rhode Less Traveled” and “Cashews.”
HILARIOUS PSA/VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
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In Adopt the Arts’ pursuit of music education being made available to all children, in the face of adversity and the school districts trying to pull the arts from the school to save a buck, a bunch of well-known music, movie and Internet stars have gotten together to create an entertaining, hilariously funny and straight…
THE DIRTY HEADS AND MATISYAHU ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING TOUR
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So-Cal alternative rockers The Dirty Heads have announced the initial run for their co-headlining summer tour with Matisyahu. The band will be spreading their signature rock/reggae/hip-hop sound that that is synonymous with its good vibes on this 40 plus city US jaunt beginning in Washington, DC on July 8th. Fans can visit the band’s website…
NOW, NOW DEBUT MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SINGLE “THREAD”
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Now, Now and Trans- Records are excited to present the music video for the single “Thread,” from their impressive sophomore album Threads (March 2012). The band have drawn attention from a broad spectrum of supporters in the press, as well as fans who ended up streaming the album over 350,000 times on Spotify this past…
THE BLAKES TO RELEASE ‘ART OF LOSSES’ ON JULY 24, 2012
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“I love older music, the stripped-down, straight-forward approach,” says Snow Keim, one of the two brothers and founding members of The Blakes. “But we don’t want to replicate the past. We’ve tried really hard to push ahead and still do our own thing. We’re classic in who we are, but we sound modern in the…
CRYSTAL FIGHTER ON WARNER SOUND
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British/Basque band Crystal Fighters present America with US-edition “Star of Love” LP featuring brand new “Earth Island” and more! The “Introducing” series on The Warner Sound welcomes the band during their recent tour stop in New York City. [youtube c_y90-f9nNE nolink] http://youtu.be/c_y90-f9nNE Hailed abroad for their blend of electronic/dance music and Basque country folklore,…
REDD KROSS SIGN TO MERGE
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Redd Kross is back and delivering their signature brand of genuine rock ‘n’ roll with a vengeance. On August 7, Merge will release Researching the Blues, the first new album from Redd Kross in 15 years. Researching the Blues features 10 new songs clocking in at just under 32 minutes. With songs written by Jeff…
ALAN GAMPEL LOOKING TO EXPAND IN US
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KlingerVision, Inc. announced today that it has signed Alan Gampel in order to posture the growth of his performance career in the United States. After several years abroad and limited engagements enjoying the formative years of his children, Mr. Gampel will return to the stage in the United States in several key cities to…
STEALING SHEEP “SHUT EYE” VIDEO
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With their much-anticipated debut album due to land this summer, more info of which to follow soon, STEALING SHEEP have just announced news of the release of Shut Eye, the first single to be released from the LP. A genre-defying mix of analogue electronica, voodoo folk and psychedelic pop, this infectious and rhythmic number is…
NEW ALBUM BY KYLE ADEM
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Kyle Adem’s upcoming album, armour., is a coming of age story. In these nine tracks, Adem explores all the attendant tumult of reaching a new stage of life with a voice reminiscent of Conor Oberst, sumptuous arrangements with unusual instruments, and a combination of confessional lyrics and punk fierceness. But unlike your average coming of…
PEARL FUTURE HOOKS UP WITH YUNG JOC
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Cali native, multi-ethnic beauty and gifted musician, Pearl Future, has been building her unique name in the music industry since 2009. Now, she is prepping for her biggest year yet, which is packed with two albums and a highly anticipated nationwide tour. Pearl has paid her dues and with a dedicated fan-base she will soon…
THE INTERNATIONAL TALENT OF SULIO & “MIAMI FEELING”
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Sulio (Louis Batey) is from England. To simply say he is multi-talented would be a gross understatement. Sulio not only composes all of his own music and lyrics but also plays all the instruments on his recordings and sings in a variety of languages. He is the whole package and completely himself. …
YOU ME AT SIX JOIN THE VANS WARPED TOUR 2012
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Chart topping U.K. rockers, YOU ME AT SIX will join The Vans Warped Tour this summer in support of SINNERS NEVER SLEEP, released on Virgin Records earlier this year. The Vans Warped Tour begins in Salt Lake City, UT on June 16th, and will end on August 5th in Portland, OR. The tour…
HARVI NEW VIDEO “WHO AM I”
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Harvi is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, recording artist and video maker who toured extensively in the late nineties under the ‘Asian Underground’ flag playing all across Europe as ‘Charged’. He has also worked with various other artists across the musical spectrum releasing music on the well respected Nation label alongside label mates ADF…
SPRING STANDARDS VIDEO “ONLY SKIN”
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Like a group of journeying troubadours, The Spring Standards tantalize the imagination with truthful, relatable stories and create a musical atmosphere that covers a vast spectrum of emotion. The band will kick off a national US tour this week in celebration of their album release, joining up with Rhett Miller on a massive June tour.…
SUPER WATER SYMPATHY SINGLE “CHEROKEE†FREE DOWNLOAD + WARPED DATES
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Fresh off the release of their debut album, “Vesper Belle”, and a successful ongoing nationwide tour, Louisiana natives and “Water Pop” phenomenon Super Water Sympathy have lent their writing and production skills to B.O.B’s upcoming album with the track, “Chandelier”. Super Water Sympathy’s music in their trademark self made genre “Water Pop”, described by…
BEACH BOYS TEAM UP WITH QVC
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The Beach Boys, who are about to embark on a 50th Anniversary adventure that includes a world-wide tour, commemorative catalog releases and the debut of a highly-anticipated new studio album, are scheduled to celebrate their unprecedented milestone with QVC! Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks are scheduled to head to…
ALANIS MORISSETTE TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTS, AUGUST 28TH
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Multi-platinum, Grammy winning artist Alanis Morissette will be releasing her highly anticipated seventh studio album, HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTS, on August 28th (Collective Sounds/Sony RED). Produced by Guy Sigsworth (Björk, Madonna, Seal) and Joe Chiccarelli (Tori Amos, Elton John, My Morning Jacket, U2) and recorded in Los Angeles, the album marks the songstress’ first release…
SCOUTS NEW VIDEO “SKELETON”
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With their debut single “Skeleton” hitting streets last week, LA-based pop/punk act Scouts has just unveiled the official video for the single. The video, directed by Thomas Trail, was shot in North Compton, CA and gives the first glimpse of Scouts, made up of Morgan Freed (vocals, guitar), Stephen Soss (guitars, keyboards), and Jerrod Bettis…
TORI AMOS SIGNS ADVENTURES OF… + VIDEO
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Tori Amos has announced that the debut album, Top Hats and Scary Tales from The Adventures Of… will be the first album released on her recently launched record label Transmission Galactic.
FUELED BY RAMEN ANNOUNCE NEW SIGNING TWENTY ONE PILOTS
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Fueled By Ramen has announced its signing of Twenty One Pilots. The band revealed the news to its hometown fans over the weekend at a sold out gig at Columbus, Ohio’s LC Pavilion. The show, which sold out over two weeks in advance, was upgraded to the larger LC Pavilion (2200 capacity) from…
AMANDA PALMER CREATES INCREDIBLE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
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Singer, songwriter, piano-slayer and blogger Amanda Palmer is preparing to release her first new studio album in four years, in conjunction with her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, featuring Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines and Jherek Bischoff. The album, recently recorded in Melbourne with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Murder By Death, Modest Mouse, Xiu…
BLACK BOX REVELATION TO HEADLINE U.S. CLUBS
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Making a triumphant return to the states after opening for the legendary Jane’s Addiction on their theater tour of the states and a headline run of large European clubs, critically-acclaimed Belgian duo BLACK BOX REVELATION begin their own U.S. on May 12th. http://us.blackboxrevelation.com The band will release their Alain Johannes-produced (Queens of the Stone Age,…
THE VOICE BEHIND HALLMARK & EMERGING MUSICAL TALENT: ILANA MARTIN
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Founded in 1999, VWSS offers a top of the line truing program lasting six months, that whips into shape every conceivable nuance of world class voice coaching. At only $350 per month, it’s demanding and taxing as ever for bold new voices and booked up months in advance. ILana Martin at her Vocal Workout…
Earsweat Records, Earsweat Drops
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If variety is indeed the spice of life, then my love of the compilation album is evidence I am living rather well. I have always had an affinity for a myriad of artists that can be found conveniently in one place and the myriad of styles from track to track provides the notion that I…
JOHNNY HICKMAN TO RELEASE LONG-AWAITED SOPHOMORE SOLO ALBUM
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It’s been 20 years since the release of Cracker’s self-titled album, but despite the band’s longevity, multiple gold records, worldwide tours, accolades for their nine studio albums and ever-growing fanbase, the band’s two creative fountainheads – Johnny Hickman & David Lowery – aren’t entertaining any nostalgic trips down memory lane this year with career spanning…
LETTERIST DEBUT “100MPH” VIDEO
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The band who has started generating attention lately, are taking it to the next level with a gorgeous new video that features singer Pamela Bell being chased by bandmates Rammy Yogendra and Alex McCown. Shot in Brooklyn, NY, the members of LETTERIST came up with a Spy vs. Spy concept for the video upon a…
GREGG ALLMAN POSTPONES BOOK TOUR
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Following the recent sold out Allman Brothers Band concerts at the Beacon Theatre in New York City and last week’s Wanee Festival in Florida, rock music legend Gregg Allman will undergo diagnostic cardiac testing stemming from his hernia operation. The procedure, scheduled for April 27th at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville, Fla.,…
DZ DEATHRAYS UNLEASH “DOLLAR CHILLS” VIDEO
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Destruction, flares, florescent light bulb fights, chrome skull masks, boredom, and rebellion are some of the themes present in DZ Deathrays’ newest music video for “Dollar Chills”. Foo Fighters, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, F*ucked Up, and Dananananaykroyd are some of the bands DZ Deathrays has recently toured with. Sold yet?
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Don Juan – “Cup Full Of That” (MUSIC VIDEO)
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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! Don Juan – “Cup Full Of That”…
THE VERY BEST NEW ALBUM ‘MTMTMK’ + VIDEO
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THE VERY BEST make their much-anticipated return this July with second album MTMTMK, the follow-up to their celebrated genre-smashing debut Warm Heart Of Africa. Comprised of Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and London-based Swedish producer Johan Hugo (We Don’t Belong in Pacha), the group garnered extensive critical praise for both Warm Heart of Africa and their…
KEAIRA LASHAE CLUB HIT AND FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ANTHEM “SUPERHEROâ€
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With a dash of electrifying vocals, a smidgen of gravity defying choreography and a whole lot of Superhero Swag, newcomer R&B/Pop superstar Keaira LaShae is the epitome of all-encompassing talent. Having a natural flair for music, fitness and dance, the advocate for female empowerment is gearing up to make a permanent indentation in the industry…
A CITY ON A LAKE DEBUTS SELF-TITLED LP AVAILABLE JULY 17th
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From the first moments of A City On A Lake’s self-titled debut listeners are transported from an aural urban landscape to a sonic oasis of organic/electronic textures, classically influenced songwriting and unique arrangements. It will be released July 17th on High Ceilings Music. Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex Wong is the primary force behind City…
THE PIERCES TO TOUR WITH COLDPLAY + LIVE VIDEO
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Following shows in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, The Pierces have made their way back to the US with Coldplay on their west coast tour in support of their new album, You & I. After last night’s show in Portland, they continue with Seattle, two nights in San Jose and conclude with three nights at LA’s…
THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH LAUNCH BAND’S BIGGEST DEBUT EVER
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Announcing their independence from label life altogether last year, THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH takes over the reigns and releases its seventh studio album, The End Is Where We Begin, to not only wide critical acclaim, but also its biggest sales debut ever. Since its release last week, the album reached #6 on the iTunes…
NEW VIDEO BY IT’S A MUSICAL
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Berlin-based duo It’s A Musical has debuted a brand new video for the title track off their sophomore LP, For Years And Years, out now with Morr Music. Premiered at NYLON, the video is a lo-fi blend of carefully planned visuals and hand-crafted quirky effects. It was directed by Sven Flesch and Sebastian Nehen, with…
