CRUISR just released an animated music video, honoring iconic films of both past and present. The video is for the title track off their most recent EP, All Over, and through animated clips, the video brings the song’s theme of love/hate relationships to life by remaking legendary movie scenes. Directed by Chris Carboni (Adult Swim)…
MASTER SHORTIE “ELVIS PRESLEY” VIDEO
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Brooklyn-by-way-of-South London emcee/hip hop innovator, Master Shortie, continues to make waves with his new video for “Elvis Presley” featuring Skepta. The video, which premiered with Complex, is a catchy blend of trap, EDM, grime and straight forward hip hop with Master Shortie at the top of his game. For “Elvis Presley”, Shortie got an assist…
THE ZEALOTS VIDEO “CHIPS THE FISH”
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Quad Cities-based quartet The Zealots have dropped a music video and free download for their aggressive and poignant new track, “Chips the Fish.” The song is an explosion of emotion and passion from one of the fastest growing bands in the music scene. The Zealots, which only formed six month ago, tapped Joey Sturgis (Asking…
HOW TO BANG THE DRUM SOFTLY
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Musicians often have a tough time finding a place to live. Not only do bands have a reputation for trashing hotel rooms, prospective landlords can easily find reasons to turn down a musician’s rental application. Prospective tenants’ history is usually screened to check for factors such as disruptive behavior. Excessive noise, like that from playing…
Laney Jones Releases “Golden Road” (2013)
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Steeped in the traditions of folk, jazz, and rock and roll, Laney Jones mixes a musical cocktail with a vintage flavor that’s all her own. Honing her craft and effortlessly welcoming stage presence in coffeehouses, speakeasies, and concert venues across the United States, this scrappy Americana singer-songwriter is making a name for herself as a…
ITS JUST SAGE VIDEO “ALL I CAN SAY”
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Its Just Sage, (Sage Boatright) is releasing a hot new single and World Premiere of her new video, “All I Can Say”, produced by Andrew Lane and written by Sage Boatright, and directed by Nayip Ramos. Sage is working with and managed by Andrew Lane, multi platinum producer with a client base of over…
NEW ON THE SCENE: FIVE EMERGING RAPPERS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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There are talented artists trying to make it in the music industry daily. These men and women can be in any genre of music whether it be country, classical, pop, hip hop and even rap. With more and more emerging artists, it pays to be on the lookout for the best. Here are five new…
Austin Belle
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Music is moving. Sometimes it can bring one to tears and other times it can cause one to think more deeply. It can bring about feelings of rage or despondency and it can strip layers off your armor, casting you closer to the matters of the heart. And then there are times when music is…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2014
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BEYONCE “7/11” VIDEO HERE Today, Beyoncé releases BEYONCÉ Platinum Edition Box SET worldwide. The 2 CD/2 DVD limited edition package includes two brand new songs, “7/11” and “Ring Off” plus four new remixes with some superstar collaborators. The original, critically acclaimed self-titled visual album, featuring 14 songs and 17 videos, is also included. The special…
FAITH EVANS TO RELEASE ‘SCANDAL’ THEMED VIDEO FOR SINGLE “FRAGILE”
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In addition to her Incomparable album out today, Faith Evans will deliver a third video for “Fragile” a soulful pop track which features a sample of the classic song “California Dreamin.’” The video which uses a “Scandal” like story-line finds Evans as First Lady in a White House replica with a cheating husband as President.…
THE GREAT WORK NEW VIDEO “MEDICATE THE BABIES AWAKE”
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THE GREAT WORK have just released their new single titled “Medicate the Babies Awake,” the first in a series of singles that will be brought to life in the next several weeks. The heavy-hitting track indulges in intricate guitars and standout vocals, making a song that will appeal to the masses. THE GREAT WORK is…
VALISE SHARE VIDEO FOR “DON’T FORGET ME”
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Dallas, TX’s Valise is pleased to share their cinematic endeavor for their latest single, “Don’t Forget Me.” The indie-pop track will be available on Young Bloomer, their debut full-length on February 24, 2015. The collection of eleven songs is the collaborative process of over eighteen weeks recording at The Vanguard Room in Lakeland, FL with…
DONORA “TAKE MY HEART” VIDEO
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Jake Hanner met the future lead singer of his band a few hours after she was born. He was disappointed she was a girl and cried. Eighteen years later, Jake got over it, and he and sister Casey decided to start a band. “We didn’t grow up listening to a lot of the same music,”…
HOW TO AVOID WASTING ELECTRICITY AND LOWER YOUR BILLS
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Energy bills are one of the largest monthly expenses for any household. And with cooler weather ahead, energy costs are expected to rise. To combat this new expense, Wisebread has complied a list of ways you might be inflating your energy bill without even realizing it. Take a look at these five tricks that may…
7 GREAT MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE USA
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Are you ready to rock? Here are seven music festivals that rank right up there with Donauinselfest, and you don’t even need to leave the country to enjoy them. 1. Warped Tour Held every year in different cities, the Warped Tour is one of the most popular in America. It attracts all ages, genders and…
AUDIO CABLES THAT MAKE YOUR SOUND STAND OUT
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High quality cables can make all the difference when it comes to sound. In fact, many audio enthusiasts argue that the quality of the cable is just as important as the equipment they are connecting to. If you want high performance audio, buying budget cables can be a huge mistake. Fortunately for music lovers, it’s…
PREMIERE: LIZ KENNEDY “HOW WAS YOUR LIFE” VIDEO
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It’s been said that most people go to their graves with their best music still inside of them. Liz Kennedy, a Bay Area singer-songwriter with a true “force of nature” voice, is in the enviable position of having the sage wisdom and life experience to delve into the deepest darkest chasms of her soul and…
EIGHT THINGS EVERY ENGINEERING MAJOR IS TIRED OF HEARING
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As you enter your secondary education, you may notice people tend to judge others based on their college major. Often it can describe a bit about their personality and how they plan to spend the next four years. And while all stereotypes are based in some fact, it can get annoying to be bunched where…
Lanie Flowers – Live in NYC
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Who doesn’t like Singer-Songwriter music? Who doesn’t like a good live album? I’d all hands go up in the air. I mean, while Singer-Songwriter, which by the way kind of emerged in the late 60’s and 70’s with the arrival of artists like Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Elton John, Jim Croce and Billy Joel they…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 20, 2014
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JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE’S “CALL YA MOMMA” Fresh off the success of his recently released album, Single Mothers, Justin Townes Earle announced the companion album Absent Fathers to be released January 13, 2015. Also comprised of 10 tracks, Absent Fathers was recorded alongside Single Mothers as a double album, but as Justin began to sequence it,…
RHIANNON POSTS 2 NEW SINGLES
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Rhiannon Giddens, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, makes her solo recording debut with Tomorrow Is My Turn, due out February 10 on Nonesuch Records (vinyl to come March 3). The album was produced by T Bone Burnett and is available to pre-order with an instant download of the…
THE MOON BABY & WISE BLOOD SHARE URALLPOOR.US
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Pittsburgh has a new queen and she goes by the moon baby. On November 25th she will drop her debut EP entitled ‘Urallpoor.us’ which sees her collaborating with local producer Wise Blood on four of the six tracks. “Urallpoor.us is lyrically sacred and musically profane, giving voice to my relationship with my hometown of Pittsburgh,…
KINA GRANNIS VIDEO “WRITE IT IN THE SKY” RMX
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Social media powerhouses Kina Grannis (Singer/Songwriter, 1million+YouTube Subscribers) and Wong Fu Productions (Filmmakers, 2million+ YouTube Subscribers) have teamed up for a brand new futuristic music video for a special remix track that Grannis recently released called “Write It in The Sky” (Ken Loi Remix). The remix was created through a project called The Mobile Mix,…
DEAD BOUQUET “NOBODY’S SKY” VIDEO
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Dead Bouquet announce the release of their debut album As Far As I Know, produced by Paul Kimble (Grant Lee Buffalo), which has officially come out on the 27th of October by the Italian label Seahorse Recordings. After all, Autumn is a key season for this collection of songs. Beyond having recorded, mixed and being…
WANT FREE EXPOSURE FOR YOUR YOUTUBE VIDEO?!
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We’re sharing the news again about Steve Ryan helping other fellow artists. He has a playlist on his popular Youtube Channel dedicated just to supporting other Artists and Channels. Plus, when videos are added to the playlist, it automatically gets tweeted to his HUGE Twitter following. This is basically a no-brainer. If you are an…
Strength and Kindness – “Somebody’ Else’s Nightmare” (2014)
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Strength and Kindness is a Jazz Project based out of San Francisco. This latest CD entitled ““Somebody’ Else’s Nightmare” (2014) is a powerful and eclectic album tells the story of a gifted player/composer with beautiful melodies, a smooth playing style, that is emotional and at times very refined sonic feel. I am talking about the…
ARTIST PR: GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD
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Artist PR is a web based service with all the right tools in place to help launch unsigned artists into the industrial machine, as a leading one stop service for all publicity and other crucial avenues to get artists exposed around the globe. Once you sign up by submitting your music, they take it from…
Ashley Rivera, Danger Dreaming
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Ashley Rivera is a singer/songwriter/vocalist from Georgia who just released their latest CD entitled “Danger Dreaming.’ This impressive release is an original blender of sound mixing Adelle, Vanessa Carlton, Lisa Loeb, Paula Cole, Beth Orton, Delta Rae and The Swell Season. Visually I must admit she bares a similar resemblance to some of the more…
The Satisfactors, The Satisfactors
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The Satisfactors are balls to the wall rock and roll. Everything they do taps into the spirit of early classic rock. With a defiant, party attitude to their songs their entire album is pure fun. Lyrically the songs explore the grimy side of rock, from parties to escaping bad situations. None of the songs overstay…
2B BEVERAGES MAKES A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO FIGHTING OBESITY
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Created to address our nations losing battle with obesity, 2B Beverages is making a positive contribution to reduce the amount of sugar Americans consume by offering two new drinks 2B Sparkling and 2B Still, which contain 80% Less Sugar than traditional full sugared beverages. 2B is proud to say they’ve found a way to offer…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2014
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EPIC RECORDS PARTNERS WITH HP FOR BREAKOUT POP STAR MEGHAN TRAINOR’S NEW “LIPS ARE MOVIN” VIDEO Epic Records breakout pop star Meghan Trainor has partnered up with global technology company HP for its #BendTheRules campaign, which includes the creation of a music video for Trainor’s brand-new single “Lips Are Movin’” that premieres today on HP’s…
THE YETIS “WARM CALIFORNIA”
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Hailing from the pits of a garage attic, the Yetis spent their days covering popular songs by The Strokes and Arctic Monkey. Christian, Nick, Stefan and Patrick were childhood friends who popularized themselves into the four man indie-rock band they seize today. With original compositions like “Little Surfer Girl” and “Girl, I Wanna Be Your…
NEW VIDEO BY MELODY ROSE
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Pop/soul singer-songwriter Melody Rose recently announced the release of her new video for “I Only Have Love For You!” The ballad comes off her upcoming self-titled debut EP, set to release in January 2015. Melody’s soulful vocals blend with her jazz-influenced pop music, aligning her with powerhouse female vocalists like Adele and Sara Bareilles. Music…
BOWMONT NEW VIDEO “HOVERING (FEAT. SHILPA RAY)”
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Bowmont, the Euro mix of Brooklynites tapped photographer/visual artist Fabrizio Del Rincon (Vogue Spain, ‘Another Cool Example’) to direct their debut music video for the single “Hovering” featuring fellow Brooklyn-based vocalist Shilpa Ray, The clip explores a dark kaleidoscopic fantasy of chance and lust. Coming from their celebrated second EP of the same name, the…
ELLE KING CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED FIRST SINGLE “EX’S & OH’S”
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Her single “Ex’s & Oh’s” was #1 Most Added at AAA radio upon release and has received tremendous praise: Billboard raves “Mix Duffy’s vocals, the Black Keys’ urgent rhythms and a hook and tempo that recalls P!nk’s “So What,” and you have Elle King’s catchy and clever RCA debut.” Perez Hilton writes: “She’s like a…
ISABEL ROSE RELEASING HOLIDAY SONG TO RADIO
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Isabel Rose is set to release a pair of songs to radio just in time for the holidays. The just-recorded radio single, “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah,” along with “Never Satisfied” (the most-requested song from her latest album, Trouble in Paradise), will be hitting radio this month. “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah,” a traditional Jewish holiday song, was produced…
Universal You, Perfect EP
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Universal You’s “Perfect EP” is pop perfection. Bursting with energy the EP virtually demands to be played loud. That way every particular nuance of the songs shines through: from the strong vocals to the infectious melodies, “Perfect EP” is exactly how pop music should be. In fact the vocals are the heart of the EP…
Vinyl Floor, Vaudeville
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“Vinyl Floor is a 3-piece rockband which hails from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band was formed in 2007 and consists of the two brothers Thomas Charlie Pedersen and Daniel Pedersen and the longtime friend and colleague Rasmus Bruun. It’s always a breath of fresh air to hear a new and exciting band that’s not afraid to…
SKOPE NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2014
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PHILIP SELWAY PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR “AROUND AGAIN” Philip Selway is excited to premiere the new video for the track “Around Again” off his stellar second album, Weatherhouse (Bella Union). The “Around Again” visuals retain the dreamy, mystical nature of Philip’s previous videos for “Coming Up For Air” and “It Will End In Tears”. The…
MILO GREENE RELEASE LEAD SINGLE “LIE TO ME”
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To celebrate CONTROL Milo Greene will continue to release one track each month until the release of the album. White Lies and On The Fence precede Lie To Me. Their headline tour kicks off on February 10 at Santa Barbara’s SOhO and includes stops at San Francisco’s Independent, Chicago’s Lincoln Hall, two New York shows…
