LA’s aptly-named He’s My Brother She’s My Sister is in the midst of its first-ever US headlining tour, which continues through mid-November. Currently on the west coast, the band will play a special hometown show this Saturday at El Rey before heading east. On the road with friends Caught A Ghost and Song Preservation Society,…
KING OF MIDI GUITARS LES FRADKIN STRUMS ALONG WITH JIMMY RAE
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Renowned MIDI guitarist Les Fradkin continues to WOW the critics and audience by bringing innovative music-making techniques to the forefront. Les has created the first ever “classical” composition on a hi-tech instrument known as a Ztar and this can be heard on his new album ‘Suite…
Common Ancestor, The World is Changing
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According to front man Clive Stewart, the name of the band Common Ancestor is symbolic in that “we are all descendants of the first created man and woman.” Indeed, this is true; in fact, geneticists say that every living human shares one particular descendant who roamed the earth some 70,000 years ago. As for a…
WIRE: POP. 1280 SHARES NEW VIDEO
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Pop. 1280 are a band that have been straddling the outskirts of any specific music scene for the last 5 years. Their elusiveness and refusal to take part in any sort of trend is what makes their music so visceral. It’s purely an expression of what they want to do without any consideration for what…
GLORIA ESTEFAN IS #1 ON ITUNES
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The Standards, Gloria Estefan’s new album debuted at #1 in tunes. Commemorating the great American Songbook tunes, The Standards seek to reach Estefan fans worldwide, through internationally renowned classics, sung in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French, with some renovated lyrics, written by her. This album is also notable for its collaborations with award-winning, world…
ALLIGATOR INDIAN NEW VIDEO
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Asheville duo, Alligator Indian, are back with a spooky video for their track “Revar Yu DrÅ“m” just in time for Halloween. Turn off the lights, grab a blankie, and hit play! Back in September, Alligator Indian released More Songs About Animals and TV on San Diego-based label, Bleeding Gold Records. More Songs is a continuation…
WIRE: MONOGEM FEATURED ON ELLE
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Ethereal and distant, but somehow wistfully familiar, MONOGEM is a mystery ready to be revealed. Fresh off the debut and success of her first single, MONOGEM returns with follow up track, “All We Have,” taken from her forthcoming EP, The Glow which debuted today on Elle.com The track is an anthemic and uplifting pop…
GREGG ALLMAN’S PROFOUND MUSICAL LEGACY TO BE CELEBRATED
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On Friday, January 10, 2014, music stars and friends will join together for “All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman,” a special concert in honor of the legendary singer, songwriter and musician. The star-studded concert will take place at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia and will feature once-in-a-lifetime collaborations by…
WIRE: CMJ PREMIERES NEW HOLYOAK SINGLE
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Montreal-based musician Neil Holyoak has released three albums under the name Holyoak. His latest release Silver Boys EP centers on the single “Silver Boys” which is premiering today at CMJ. The song was recorded at the Hotel2Tango with Grammy-nominated drummer and producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Handsome Furs). This new addition to Holyoak’s growing discography…
MARCUS GOLDHABER NEW SINGLE FOR THE TROOPS “COME HOME AMERICA”
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With thousands of American combat troops about to spend another holiday season far from their families, COME HOME AMERICA has been crafted by acclaimed New York singer-songwriter MARCUS GOLDHABER as a new patriotic standard aimed at launching a movement to repair our increasingly damaged connections with those who’ve sacrificed during our decade at war. https://soundcloud.com/randex-pr/sets/come-home-america…
WIRE: FIRST RATE PEOPLE PREMIERE “THE SWEET HEREAFTER”
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Lawless and Sanagan, two former high school friends, have always been compulsively creative. The pair began collaborating in 2006 with half the musicians in their hometown, with membership ranging from 4 to 40. While remaining avid collaborators, longtime friends Hayden Stewart and Anna Horvath joined to form the band’s core songwriting team. As…
DEBUT SINGLE FROM MY DARLING FURY
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Musically, their sound is noted for its contrast of dreamy soundscapes and post-rock passages. The vocal melodic phrases are long and wide-ranging, placing a strong emphasis on evocative lyrics with a broad emotional span. The use of bowed double bass with effects adds a haunting and sometimes psychedelic quality. Two guitarists juxtapose acoustic and electric…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE FROM WHITE LUNG ON NME
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Vancouver’s melodic punkers, White Lung, shared “Down With You” on NME yesterday who’ve deemed it, “…1 minute 47 of pure nastiness.” The track comes as the B-side to their upcoming 7” set for release on November 5th via Deranged Records (US/CA) and Sex Beat Records (UK). SKOPE IT HERE!
NATALIE GRANT VIDEO FOR “IN THE END”
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Curb recording artist Natalie Grant has made an extraordinary chart debut with her long anticipated new album, “HURRICANE.” The collection entered Billboard’s “Top Christian Albums” chart at #1, marking the award-winning singer/songwriter’s first-ever debut atop the chart. In addition, “HURRICANE” made a top 20 entry at #17 on the…
STILL CHANGING VIDEO “BREATHE”
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The video has acclaimed norwegian actor Morten Ruda in the lead role, and a snowy Oslo city as supporting cast. Ever been out in the norwegian woods in minus 10 degrees celsius in a shirt and bowtie? Still Changing has, but it was all worth while. The music video…
LEELA JAMES NEW SINGLE “SAY THAT”
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R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Leela James announces the release of her new single “Say That” featuring Anthony Hamilton. The song, which showcases James’ distinctive rich and powerful vocals, is #1 Most Added this week at Urban AC radio, with 16 station adds including WHUR Washington DC, KJLH Los Angeles, KMJQ Houston, KOKY Little Rock, SXHS Sirius XM,…
ARTISTS ON THE UP – WITH LABELLED INDEPENDENT
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We take a look at some of the top independent artists in the UK in association with Labelled Independent, the new music podcast. Lately at Labelled Independent we’ve been impressed by a couple of independently spirited organisations who share many of our values — promotion of independent…
INTERVIEW: BRIAN KORBAN OF HERETIC
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Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax. Brian Korban of is one of the pioneers of one of the greatest thrash metal bands you’ve never heard-Heretic. Skope sat down with Brian recently to ask him about his decision to re enter the music industry after a 25 year…
Escher’s Enigma, From me to There
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It’s funny how music can change. It’s so malleable; you could hear it in one setting and hate it, vowing to never again let such filth invade your eardrums again. I’m referring to sonic pop by the way. Then, you could hear it at a different time, in a different situation, a different artist and…
MATTHEW NEVES BRINGS US “YOU AND ME”
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Passion is a word that I rarely use to describe artists in this day of AutoTune and soul sucking corporate music, so it’s refreshing to hear an artist who’s not only passionate about his music, but is also more than capable of turning that passion into something almost magical. The songs are pure, honest and…
WIRE: THE HENRY MILLERS’ NEW SINGLE “CHILDREN”
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Check out The Henry Millers’ brand new single “Children”, which just premiered on MTV Hive, HERE. “Children” is the first single off the bands forthcoming album Posies. The band has been featured in Vogue’s “Bring in the Noise” artist playlist, Portable.tv’s “A Band Worth Knowing” and named “Best Indie Pop Band of 2012” by The…
CHILDISH GAMBINO RELEASES FIRST SINGLE “3005”
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Childish Gambino returns today with the first single, “3005,” off of his new record, because the internet, due out December 10th on Glassnote Records. Debuting the song on Sway in the Morning on SiriusXM’s Shade45, Childish Gambino describes the track as his most honest work to date. https://soundcloud.com/childish-gambino/3005-1
NEW SINGLE BY ALEX GAUDINO
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Filled with strong kick-drums and a pulsating bassline, “REWIND” begins a deep but big progressive anthem that quickly grabs your attention. It’s not long before it quickly evolves into a massively unexpected drop that will keep festival and club dance floors on their feet screaming for more. Download “Rewind” on Beatport http://www.beatport.com/release/rewind/1173361
WIRE: DEEP SEA ARCADE LAUNCH “BLACK CAT” VIDEO
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Having just completed a blistering run around Australia, DEEP SEA ARCADE blew audiences away with some killer new tracks crafted during their nine-month sojourn to the UK, a preview of next year’s sophomore album. The band have today dropped a psychedelic visual feast for their new track “Black Cat”, drawing both on footage from their…
B.E.N.E.F.I.T CTN VIDEO “HEAVY”
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Heavy-hitter, B.E.N.E.F.I.T CTN’s new video, “Heavy” is already capturing the attention of music insiders. The video, from his forthcoming album, “The Executioner Of Time”, has been featured on 2DopeBoyz and Dj Premiers websites. The track features Gang Starr Foundation member, Big Shug, and M-Dot of EMS. Filmed on location, by Jeff Miranda, in East Boston,…
LASTO AND POP SINGER SOLOMON SPEAK OUT AGAINST EMINEM
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Openly gay rapper LastO and out pop singer Solomon respond to Eminem’s latest single, “Rap God” where the rapper rapidly raps, “I’ll still be able to break a motherfuckin’ table over the back of a couple of faggots and crack it in half.” “Song is lyrically and flow wise superb. He’s a lil’ too…
PSA: JEWS AND MUSLIMS WANT PEACE NOT HATE
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There is a widely accepted piece of conventional wisdom that Muslims and Jews are enemies and will always remain so. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. The perception that Muslims and Jews are inherently hostile to each other is actually of fairly recent vintage; an outgrowth of differences over the Israel-Palestinian conflict.…
KENDALL SCHMIDT TAKES ON HEFFRON DRIVE
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Heffron Drive, actually founded by Kendall Schmidt prior to his joining Big Time Rush, was born of a chance meeting. After chatting at an industry event one night in Los Angeles in 2008, Kendall and Dustin Belt realized there was a lot more in common than meets the eye — both had been born in…
WIRE: MELODIC CARING PROJECT RELEASES INFECTIOUS VIDEO
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“Hey Hey,” the catchy lead track from the newly-released fund-raising album, RAISE A RECORD, benefiting the Seattle-based Melodic Caring Project, is the basis for an infectious video that premieres this week on AmericanSongwriter.com. To view the video go to: SKOPE IT HERE! Newly recorded by singer-songwriter Levi Ware, founder of the charity that brings the…
HOPSIN NEW VIDEO “HOP IS BACK”
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4k comments, and the video, co-directed by Hopsin and frequent Funk Volume collaborator George Orozco, and produced by Moses Israel, is one of Hopsin’s strongest yet, both fun and edgy – Hopsin takes humorous shots at both Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar in the final verse – and encompassing what it is that has drawn…
GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE SETS THE STAGE FOR LIVE MUSIC IN SOUTH FLORIDA
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As part of a campaign to establish Greater Fort Lauderdale as a live entertainment hub, a new music festival, Lauderdale Live will debut along the scenic downtown waterfront park on Dec. 7-8, with headliners Lyle Lovett, Huey Lewis & The News, plus Jason Isbell, Indigo Girls, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Shovels & Rope,…
WANTING DEBUTS AT #1 IN BEIJING, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, MACAU, SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA
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This week, Vancouver-based, Chinese-born singer/songwriter Wanting has released her sophomore album, Say The Words. Within 24 hours of its Universal Music China release in Asia (via a licensing deal with Nettwerk), the album, which Wanting co-produced with Grammy-award winning producer Ron Aniello, debuted at #1 on…
THE LAST VEGAS VIDEO “COME WITH ME”
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Chicago rock band, The Last Vegas, will be releasing their video for “Come With Me” tomorrow October 23rd. It is the latest song off their upcoming full-length album Sweet Salvation, available Spring 2014. The song will also be available as a free download via their Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/thelastvegas. Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYsMgl8Qno The band…
NYC HIP-HOP ARTIST ORRIN RELEASES FIRST SINGLE
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After a year hunkered down in the studio–his 10×10 foot NYU dorm room–hip-hop artist Orrin is releasing the first single “Blue Lights,” a track from his forthcoming project Nocturnal, to be released December 7, 2013. “Blue Lights” is about lost love, a theme that runs through the entire album. https://soundcloud.com/orrincampbell/blue-lights Nocturnal takes listeners through the…
BILLY RAY DEIZ SCORES AGAIN WITH “DADDY’S COMIN’ HOME”
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Billy Ray Deiz (or Bill Deiz) has seen and done enough for several lifetimes. The making of music has been just one of Deiz’s many endeavors throughout the course of his colorful, action-filled years. As a journalist, Deiz has been in the thick of disasters, both natural (volcanos) and manmade (methamphetamine epidemic). He’s met some…
The Bend, She’s Evil
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Epic rock band The Bend hail from Seattle and bring an inspirational approach to modern day Melodic Rock or Epic Rock. All of this with a hint of Industrial Sonic theatrics and guitar driven fusion between the two. I like to call this genera Passion-Rock. First a bit about this latest EP. Before I…
WIRE: MAGNET PREMIERES ENGLISHMAN’S NEW TRACK “MORE THAN INSECTS”
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Unsafe & Sound began as a feeling that the ways in which we participate in the human experience are changing too rapidly to process. It began with a response not unlike a viewer has during the course of a dystopian movie marathon. The songs on this record are not offered as suggestions or…
JARANIMO “I DON’T GIVE A F##K” MUSIC VIDEO
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Milwaukee’s Jaranimo drops new a new video featuring slick flows and a high energy backdrop. As an affiliate of Money Made Musick expect to hear much more coming from this dope new artist. http://youtu.be/8byf0bPuCIc https://twitter.com/miltown_kingg
NEW VIDEO BY PHENOM
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Phenom releases some new visuals today for “Ain’t Shit Free”, directed by Stereo Breed Media. The record was produced by Kajmir Royale. Be on the look out for the new project from Phenom, “Boy Meets World”, which is scheduled to drop November 11th. Watch here: http://youtu.be/sHJbXeejUuw
NEIL YOUNG TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM NOVEMBER 26TH
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Neil Young will release Live At The Cellar Door, the latest in his Archives Performance Series, on November 26th on Reprise Records. The album collects recordings made during Young’s intimate six-show solo stand at The Cellar Door in Washington D.C. between November 30th and December 2nd, 1970, a few months after Reprise released his classic…
