XAHA is the band’s forthcoming album on Bleek Records, produced by Greg Hatem. XAHA is the Russian cyrillic spelling of the name Hanna, the singer of Mr. Moccasin. The album is rallying around her as an artist. Her stories, visions, and expressions come to the foreground on this record, as in “Black On Black,” the…
‘MY DADDY IS A SUPERHERO’ VIDEO
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Building on her mission to keeping things fun and educational for kids and cool for adults with her revolutionary debut children’s album, ROCK MY ABCs, veteran international dance artist and teacher CHANNING BANKS has tapped into the classic comic book era to create the music video for the first single, “MY DADDY IS A SUPERHERO.”…
WIRE: AUTHORITY ZERO TO RELEASE 5TH STUDIO ALBUM
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Mesa, Arizona’s influential punk veterans Authority Zero have announced plans to release their fifth full-length studio album, The Tipping Point, on April 2nd via Hermosa Beach based indie label Hardline Entertainment (US/Canada/Japan), Concrete Jungle (Europe/UK) and 3wise Records (Australia). In anticipation for the release, the band is streaming the first new song from the…
HARN SOLO NEW VIDEO “MONUMENTAL”
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New Orleans-based emcee Harn SOLO presents the Reel Spotlite TV-directed music video for “Monumental” featuring Tha Cartel, the first single from his new album Journey To The Sky, produced with live instrumentation by NOLA musicians – Pro Prospek x Coco Dank. After performing in Europe during 2012, Harn SOLO returned eager to collaborate with fresh…
KIDS WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS PREMIERE “NAUSEA NOSTALGIA” VIDEO
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Southern Cali’s Kids Without Instruments return with a brand new music video for their track “Nausea Nostalgia”. This “excellent electro-pop duo,” according to Diffuser.fm, will be releasing their debut EP on Tuesday, January 22nd. The young duo, only 19 and 20 years old, are already making big waves, having signed a deal with Kobalt Music…
MINUS THE BEAR EXPLORE DARYL HALL’S PROG-ROCK ROOTS
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The 62nd and latest edition of Daryl Hall’s critically acclaimed, award-winning, web-to-cable series Live from Daryl’s House begins with a raucous snowball fight, but it’s all warmth inside as veteran Seattle rock band Minus the Bear joins their host to explore his own prog-rock roots. Daryl performs an eclectic six-song set with the band’s vocalist/guitarist…
GEORGE STRAIT FINAL US TOUR
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George Strait announced the news of his two-year final U.S. tour last fall, and now the time has come to saddle up for the 2013 leg of The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, opening at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas this Friday, Jan. 18. Joining the icon on tour will be special guest…
SCOTT JAMES’ DESTINESIA EP SET FOR RELEASE
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Destinesia, a six-song EP from Southern California singer/songwriter Scott James, will be released on January 29th. The collection was produced by GRAMMY ®-nominated producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Joe DiBlasi, who, like Scott, first gained recognition for his prowess on the guitar. “I don’t think I’ve heard another 17-year-old that has near the same amount of passion in his…
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS “JUBILEE STREET”
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“Jubilee Street”, the second track to be released from Push The Sky Away the fifteenth studio album from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds has been revealed. Listen here: http://bit.ly/10u3w8R Tickets for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds forthcoming tours of Australia & North America are nearly sold-out. The band will be commencing their Australian…
DARIAN RENEE LIVE VIDEO “GOTTA BE YOU”
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A live performance video of eighteen year old female Pop/Blue Eyed Soul vocalist Darian Reneé performing “Gotta Be You” off her dynamic and astonishing Only The Beginning EP has been released on YouTube. Darian had this to say about the song, “When I wrote ‘Gotta Be You,’ it was my way of putting my heart…
DEVICE ANNOUNCE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
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Device has announced the release of its self-titled debut album on April 9, 2013 via Warner Bros Records. Modern hard rock icon David Draiman of Disturbed, co wrote and recorded the album with Geno Lenardo [formerly of Filter]. “It’s not metal”, Draiman says. “It’s influenced by early Industrial rock (I.E. Nine Inch Nails/Ministry) and…
LUNATIC POSTS “KOOL ON” VIA YOUTUBE
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Atlanta, GA recording artist Lunatic has released his new mixtape entitled Lethal Injection, which contains 13 original recordings. The mixtape includes the new street anthem “Kool On” featuring Vinny Vitto, which can be heard on YouTube. Daniel Oliver aka Lunatic, is an aspiring artist with his own unique style and sound. He is known as…
BURNTmd POSTS “OPIUM GUIDE”
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As BURNTmd puts the finishing touches on his forthcoming album The Green Invasion, the now Colorado resident releases “Opium Guide,” which serves as an ode to other like minded emcees that are on a similar path of enlightenment. Produced by Reef Ali, the musing craftwork is complemented by Europe’s former DMC Champion DJ Grazzhoppa, who…
STOLI IS FANNING THE MUSICAL FLAMES OF THE LOTUS FIRE
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Good morning world! This weekend as I was playing music on my Amazon player through my Roku, I noticed I had lots of extra music on there. Amazon took it upon themselves to transfer any physical CD’s I bought from them and place the digital versions in my cloud. I thought that was awesome to…
WIRE: THE NIGHT MARCHERS PREMIERE SONG ON ROLLINGSTONE.COM
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Isolated by their exquisite taste, The Night Marchers exude a barbarous neglect of current trends. Detached from today’s nite club society, they resemble a group of dapper, elderly Tarzans, or well groomed, unfrozen cavemen. Their actions seem just as confusing and alien to us, as we to them. This must be taken into account when…
THE AMERICAN SCENE NEW VIDEO “BLOOD ORANGE”
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Indie rock band, The American Scene has released a new music video for “Blood Orange,” a song off their latest album Safe For Now. The DIY video was directed by Evan Henkel in Oakland, CA — near to where the band calls home. To watch the music video for “Blood Orange.”
ANTHRAX ANNOUNCES SHADOWS FALL GUITARIST JON DONAIS TO FILL IN
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Grammy-nominated rockers Anthrax – Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello and Joey Belladonna – have announced that Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais will step in for the departing Rob Caggiano. Donais will temporarily fill in for Anthrax’s upcoming tour dates in India, the series of Soundwave Festival shows in Australia, and the North American…
THE SHEDS POST “IGNORANCE IS BLISS” LYRIC VIDEO
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In the wake of recent outbursts by members of the music community on the issue of homosexuality, THE SHEDS have decided to move ahead their plans and release “Ignorance Is Bliss”, the first single from their upcoming album ‘I’ll Be Fine’. A lyric video for the song can be seen here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpOpW4greNM Frontman Mac Miller…
ESSENCE GOLDMAN DEBUT CHILDREN’S ALBUM
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essence goldman, an award-winning singer-songwriter, will release her first-ever children’s album on the label myKaZoo Music through Universal Music Enterprises on January 29th. A Dog Named Moo and His Friend Roo is an infectious collection of originals and familiar favorites for kids and kids-at-heart. The album began as a gift of love for her…
JT USES MYSPACE FOR NEW SINGLE LAUNCH
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Grammy Award ® and Emmy Award ®-winning artist, Justin Timberlake, today released his long-awaited new single, “Suit & Tie featuring JAY Z.” For the next 24 hours, fans can either exclusively purchase the song at the iTunes Store or stream the song at the new Myspace at http://new.myspace.com. At 12:01 AM Eastern Standard…
WIRE: JACK WHITE & CONAN JIBBER JABBER
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Captured by Panavision Cameras shooting entirely on 35mm film, the fourth installment of Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O’Brien, features a candid 75-minute chat with Jack White in a cigarillo smoke filled room. http://teamcoco.com/video/serious-jibber-jabber-04-jack-white Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O’Brien gives the host an opportunity to take the conversation beyond the time constraints of a broadcast…
INFECTED MUSHROOM ANNOUNCE NEW EP
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Coming off a white hot 2012 that included the release of their album Army of Mushrooms and their epic “The Unveiling” tour, psytrance progenitors Infected Mushroom, are back with a new EP and winter tour. Friends on Mushrooms Vol. 1 will be released January 22nd on Steve Aoki’s influential Dim Mak Records. The four song…
WIRE: EX COPS PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “KEN”
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New York quintet Ex Cops have premiered the first video off their upcoming debut full-length for the track “Ken” today via ConsequenceOfSound.net – the video is also available via YouTube. The video is an homage to the classic Replacements anti-video for “Bastards of Young”. True Hallucinations will arrive in stores on January 22 via…
STRYPER SIGN TO FRONTIERS RECORDS
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Frontiers Records is proud to announce the signing of iconic Christian rockers Stryper to a multi-album deal. The first release due out will be a new re-recorded collection; SECOND COMING will hit streets on March 26th in North America. The album features sixteen tracks, including new recordings of fourteen songs from the band’s…
WIRE: JIM JAMES NEW TRACK “A NEW LIFE”
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Inspiration comes from the most abstract places, and that statement did not falter in the inspiration behind Jim James’ upcoming solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, out February 5 on ATO Records. James drew inspiration from a vintage book entitled God’s Man, a wordless 1929 woodcut novel by Lynd Ward, for…
WIRE: MTV CLUBLAND FEATURES TRITIONAL
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MTV Clubland has unveiled its picks for EDM artists to keep an eye on in 2013 and Texas-based duo Tritonal have made the coveted list. Announced during Clubland’s daily programming on MTV, Tritonal are joined by fellow rising stars Mat Zo, Kill The Noise, Danny Avila, Dillon Francis and others. Read the full article here.…
MOJO MORGAN RELEASES NEW SINGLE “NEW DAWN”
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Mojo Morgan, percussionist and vocalist of Morgan Heritage fame, has released his new single, “New Dawn,” on Krian Music Group. http://youtu.be/qwqviKdST-s “New Dawn,” represents Morgan’s “Rasta Rock” movement perfectly, drawing inspiration from alternative, Reggae, hip-hop music and Top 40 hits. The uplifting track, which samples Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good,” has an old school vibe mixed…
THE MAVERICKS RELEASE DATE FOR ‘IN TIME’ MOVES TO FEBRUARY 26TH
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Grammy-winning group, THE MAVERICKS, move the release of In Time, their first album in seven years, to February 26, 2013. Currently sailing the high seas on the Sandy Beaches cruise the band will return to Nashville for a performance on The Grand Ole Opry…
GOO GOO DOLLS IN DC JANUARY 21
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Goo Goo Dolls have been selected to perform at The Creative Coalition’s Inaugural Ball, to take place on January 21, 2013 at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, DC. The multi-platinum rock band has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, with 14 Top 10 Radio hits. Goo Goo Dolls have three songs…
HOT SIBLING TRIO THE BAND PERRY TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM
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Hot sibling trio, The Band Perry, will release their sophomore album (title TBA) on April 2. If the lead single, “Better Dig Two,” is any indication, the family band’s upcoming project on Republic Nashville is poised for success. In a mere two months, the Top 10-and-climbing tune has become their fastest-rising single to date and…
ATTENTION MASTODON FANS
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Watch Orange Amplifiers save a Mastodon show, w/the help of a trusty dog. Featuring the award-winning acting skills of Mr. Troy Sanders. “I am awesome!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTkv7NR-EbE http://www.mastodonrocks.com
VIRALS POST NEW TRACK “STRANGE FRUIT”
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After releasing EPs on both Sexbeat (White Fence, Fear of Men, Fresh & Onlys) and Tough Love Records (Male Bonding, Weird Dreams), Shaun Hencher’s Virals return from where they left off, kicking out the jams and kicking off your 2013 with Strange Fruit, out January 14th (UK)/January 15th (US) on Zoo Music. https://soundcloud.com/virals-music/strange-fruit
A$AP FERG SIGNS TO POLO GROUNDS MUSIC/RCA RECORDS
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Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records has signed another standout member from the A$AP Mob collective — A$AP Worldwide artist A$AP Ferg. With his energetic single “Work,” Ferg is currently taking mixshow radio airwaves by storm, including New York City’s Hot 97.1 and Power 105.1 stations, and is further solidifying the depth of talent being honed by…
ALAN BONNER NEW SINGLE “LIGHTHOUSE SONG”
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Alan Bonner is a singer-songwriter based in London. After leaving his small village in Suffolk for the bright lights of London at 18, Alan has spent the past few years writing, recording and playing at venues across the UK and Europe, all the while penning lyrics on beer mats and bashing out chords on a…
JAY MULA RELEASES “HEAR ME THOUGH” VIDEO
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New York newcomer Jay Mula has released the video for “Hear Me Though”, the first song from his new Mixtape “The Take Off”, hosted by DJ Big Mike. The video was shot by GATOR 8 FILMS in Brooklyn, NY and features a special cameo from Actor Doug Drucker.
JANUARY – MARCH 2013 ARTISTS TO WATCH
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Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have chose a select group of amazing musicians that will be speaking directly to the Skope readers. As always we encourage readers to dig deeper and check out their EPK’s.
S.O.S. HAITI: “CALLING ALL THE SAINTS” 3 YEARS LATER
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On January 12, 2010, the worst earthquake in over 200 years — 7.0 in magnitude — struck less than 10 miles from the Caribbean city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. What followed was destruction unlike anything we had ever seen before. The quake only lasted a few seconds but still managed to kill around 300,000 people and…
MAJOR LAZER ANNOUNCES “FREE THE UNIVERSE” WORLD TOUR
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Diplo and Major Lazer had a leviathan 2012 -with a Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, working with everyone from No Doubt and Justin Bieber to Usher and Bruno Mars, a Major Lazer-produced Snoop Lion album, a headlining spot at HARD Day of Dead and this years X Games later this month, Major…
ROCHELLE DIAMANTE “QUEEN BEE” VIDEO
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17-year-old Rochelle Diamante is a singer-songwriter and actress living in Los Angeles. Originally from Seattle, WA, Diamante is a straight A student and captain of her high school dance team. Diamante began her training in 2005 at the Seattle Children’s Theater. She plays piano, guitar and ukulele. Rochelle Diamante – “Queen Bee” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkb_zTQI9dM Buzz about…
KIDS LIKE BLUES BAND COVERS CHUCK BERRY
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The Kids Like Blues Band Program uses blues music to teach kids reading, writing, math, speaking and the visual and performing arts to less advantaged kids. Founder and teacher Jon Schwartz and the Band have appeared on TV and radio and are seeking more coverage and collaboration to help fund much needed school equipment –…
