Every now and then we need a reminder that sometimes the most interesting things are what’s bubbling up under the surface. I’m talking the underground, not the sanitized handiwiped bubblegum that’s spoonfed to us by corporate investors and shareholder committees in boardrooms across the globe. We’ve all seen the dark underbelly of the music industry…
The year was 1997: Some intern named Monica was getting her taste of politics; Tommy Lee had launched his acting career; and the young rocker now known as Galilee got done nasty in an accident. Physically unable to perform, his musical ways found an alternative in the ascending electronic media. Liking it so much, he…
This the third release from the hard rock five-man group from Missouri. Singer Brett Ditgen has a good voice for the genre. Guitarists Andy Breit and Dave Fyten work well in tandem. Unspoken has a metal edge similar to many of the bands RLC has shared the stage with. What Do…
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. …
Always one for sharing, Jeff Rosenstock is offering up a free download of the B-side of his latest 7″. The track “Go On Get,” which premiered via Aux.tv, is from Rosenstock’s Summer 7″ out on Really Records and Ernest Jenning Record Co. and is available for download. Although the extremely limited physical copies have all…
JAMES BAY will join ZZ Ward on her upcoming fall jaunt, “The Down and Dirty Shine Tour”. The tour commences on September 2 at Aladdin in Portland, OR and wraps up October 15 at the House of Blues in Chicago. The 22-year-old UK troubadour is supporting The Dark of the Morning, his debut EP for…
Two-time Grammy ®-nominated rock band Skillet premiered the official music video for “American Noise” on Yahoo! Music. You can also go behind the scenes with the band on the set of their new video here and watch the “American Noise” lyric video here. “American Noise” Video: http://music.yahoo.com/video/american-noise-001806441.html
Roadrunner Records has announced details of the eagerly anticipated debut album from Scar The Martyr, the new project of Slipknot member Joey Jordison. “SCAR THE MARTYR” — the band’s self-titled debut collection, which was recorded at Sound Farm Studios in Des Moines, IA and produced by Rhys Fulber (Fear Factory, Rob Zombie, Mindless Self Indulgence)…
The Global Poverty Project, in proud partnership with the Cotton On Foundation, today announced the 2013 Global Citizen Festival — a free ticketed concert on the Great Lawn of New York’s iconic Central Park — will take place on September 28, 2013 with Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys, and John Mayer. Starting today,…
“Location was everything,” he muses when he looks back at the video. “This video was inspired, physically, by the landscape of my neighborhood, and how aesthetically and habitably the Southside of Chicago relates to an African jungle.” This parallel extends beyond the physical street corner, into the psyches of the young men and women seen…
Austin indie-folk musician Jack Wilson is known for his ability to transport a listener to a point in time. With outlets including Relix and American Songwriter latching on to the work on his latest album, Spare Key, there’s no doubt this strategy works. His latest single off the album, “Rainbow/Tiger,” contains the same gentle strings…
Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Dave Hause is proud to announce the release of his new album titled Devour. Recorded and mixed at Grandmaster Recorders LTD. in Hollywood, CA, Devour will be released through Rise Records on Tuesday, October 8. As the follow-up to Hause’s well-received debut solo album, Resolutions, Devour presents itself as a thematic journey through…
Shining Stone Records announces the signing of Brazilian blues/roots guitarist Nuno Mindelis and will release his label debut CD, Angels & Clowns, on August 20. The new CD was produced by Duke Robillard and features backing by the Duke Robillard Band, with a special guest vocal performance by label-mate Sunny Crownover. The rest of the…
The Claddagh Fund, the charitable foundation of the Dropkick Murphys, created by band founder, Ken Casey, has donated over $300,000 to over 60 victims affected by the tragic events surrounding the Boston Marathon. The three-year old foundation created a specific fund following the bombings, with 100% of the proceeds disbursed directly to the victims and…
Balcony TV is the wildly popular online music network which features bands performing unplugged on balconies across the world. Created 7 years ago by Dubliner Stephen O’Regan, Balcony TV’s regional teams scour the globe for the most exciting underground artists and tape them performing a single song live. The site posts fifty performances a…
Raleigh, NC-based singer-songwriter Christa Wells is set to release her next album, Feed Your Soul, on August 13, 2013. Feed Your Soul was recorded at Zodlounge Music in Nashville. The album represents a departure from her past records: from the title track’s horn lines to the driving kick drum and rhythmic hits…
On July 30th, 2013 Pete Rock & Camp Lo will be releasing 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. II: a collaborative mixtape that mark’s Pete Rock’s inaugural foray into the mixtape game for the first time during his illustrious 20+year career. 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. II includes guest appearances from Ab-Soul, Talib Kweli, M.O.P., Uncle…
Brooklyn-based electronic duo Break Science team up with hip hop legend Redman on the first single off their forthcoming debut full length album. As a part of the PLM family, Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee release “You Got It” as a free download on the Pretty Lights Music website. Free Download: http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/therecordlabel/breakScience.html The single…
Singer/Songwriter and author Judy Cheeks is proving herself to be one of the most versatile performers in music worldwide. Returning from semi-retirement after well over a decade, Judy has released the first music video and single “Happy” from her new contemporary gospel album “True Love is Free”. The popular DJ Mikey Gallagher, a resident…
Gypsy Jazz guitarist Robin Nolan’s new album Gypsy Blue will be released on July 30 via H.O.T. Records Ltd, the record label run by long-time Nolan musical admirer and friend, Dhani Harrison. Following a chance encounter with George Harrison’s former gardener, who introduced Nolan’s music to the Beatles legend, Nolan was invited to play at…
On July 22, emerging UK-based artist Luke Bond will release his latest production ‘Holding On’ featuring the stunning vocals of Stephey on Garuda Music. ‘Holding On’ acts as a follow up to his last single on the label, ‘1Up,’ which was one of the 13 exclusive tracks on The Sound of Garuda: Chapter 3 mixed…
As the countdown to the release of their eagerly anticipated debut album continues, Manchester art-pop quartet The 1975 have announced details of their extensive, 23 date, headline North American tour. Kicking off in Woodbury, TN in early October and wrapping up in Tucson AZ at the beginning of November, the tour includes two shows at…
Richard Haswell’s latest release, “Asteroids” is appropriately named as it takes you on a cosmic journey through his psyche. Reigning from the UK he is bringing a vibe both old and new. It is slightly reminiscent of Depeche Mode, but has an edge unlike anything else currently on the radio. There are long instrumental…
It shouldn’t be shocking that Zach Caruso has a good grasp on lyrical composition: the man’s earned a Bachelor’s in Journalism and a Master’s in Writing. Some might say he has an unofficial degree in Guitar. He also has considerable real-world experience, a full decade in fact, during which time he has opened for Grammy-nominated…
Like everyone, I have those musical faves that haven’t simply “made the list”; rather they are “etched into the very stone” of it. There was never enough J Mascis riff masturbation on vintage Dino Jr. albums; I’ve never not wanted another bouncing bass line solo from Geddy Lee. And I will always lean toward Ryan…
F-Stop/Atlantic recording artist Matt Hires has announced the release of his eagerly awaited sophomore album. “THIS WORLD WON’T LAST FOREVER, BUT TONIGHT WE CAN PRETEND,” will arrive at retailers and all leading DSPs on August 13th. “THIS WORLD WON’T LAST FOREVER, BUT TONIGHT WE CAN PRETEND” sees Hires driving his distinctive sound forward with…
Sam Flax recently provided the exclusive soundtrack for Saint Laurent’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection at Paris Fashion Week. Hedi Slimane commissioned Sam to create a 20 minute extended version of his song “Fire Doesn’t Burn Itself” specially for last week’s runway show. The show was one of the most anticipated of the week, with a number…
Pelican, the Chicago-based quartet whose instrumental excursions to the confluence of caustic heaviness and cathartic melody pioneered a subgenre, have announced their first full album in four years, Forever Becoming, due October 15 on forward-thinking metal imprint Southern Lord. Recorded at Electrical Audio with Chris Common (who engineered the group’s last album as well as…
Third Man Records is pleased to confirm their involvement in the vinyl release of Jay-Z’s long-anticipated new album, Magna Carta… Holy Grail. While the album was released in standard formats on July 9th, Third Man has something very special planned for the vinyl edition which will be made available for purchase in the coming weeks.…
Orchestral art rock group The Red Paintings’ outrageous new music video “Wasps” will premiere exclusively on mtvU today. Beginning at 6:00am EST the video will be played every hour, on the hour, for 24 hours. View the video online at: www.mtvU.com http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-red-paintings-premiere-wasps-vid
Songwriter and artist Blake Morgan recently made his first public statement on Tim Westergren and Pandora, and this is clearly not what Westergren or Pandora expected. There has been a lot of previous press on Blake’s e-mail exchanges with Westergren, and Blake has appeared on NPR and Bloomberg Radio to discuss the royalty issues. He…
French electronic producer-extraordinaire Kavinsky has unleashed “Kavinsky,” the first part of his free video game app based on his recent debut full-length, OutRun, the first of its kind. OutRun came out in February to tremendous critical acclaim worldwide, and has since been certified Gold in his native France. http://kavinsky.recordmakers.com
An obscure and frankly slightly disturbing promotional TV teaser for Nirvana’s classic third album In Utero has surfaced and can be viewed and embedded via the following links: http://youtu.be/4-uet7twNu0 The rarely seen 1993 clip features Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl being coached by Bob “Bobcat” Goldthwait.
Her new single “Mexico” provides somewhat of an exotic and dangerous feel. Infused with old school flavor, Kim’s soulful voice glides effortlessly over the beat provided by the bass and rhythm of the drums. The electric breakdown resonates deeply highlighting the grooving rhythm amplifying the desperation to escape that seems built within the lyrics.…
As T. Hardy Morris prepares for the July 30th release of his debut solo album Audition Tapes on Dangerbird Records, the Athens, GA based musician has steadily previewed the songs on the record with take away videos from the series “Audition Tapes From Places in Peril”. The latest for the song “Hard Stuff”, was filmed…
SOUND CITY, the feature length directorial debut from Dave Grohl that Peter Travers of ROLLING STONE hailed as an “exhilarating documentary about what makes life worth living… an intimate epic about music” and THE NEW YORK TIMES called “candy to several generations’ worth of rock fans” has now been certified as a Gold Longform Video…
Toto has announced this morning what will be the band’s first full North American tour in almost a decade. Few ensembles in the history of recorded music have individually or collectively had a larger imprint on pop culture than the members of Toto. As individuals, the band members’ imprint can be heard on…
White Iris Records is set to release rising Los Angeles world-infused psych-pop group Incan Abraham’s Tuolumne/Whidbey August 6. The lead track “Tuolumne” is streaming now at SPIN: http://go.spin.com/16qGLzI. In anticipation of the release, the band is playing throughout Southern California beginning July 11 at The Echo in Los Angeles. The release is accompanied by a…
Black Water Rising returns with another collection of no frills, angst ridden, riff heavy, rebellion rock. Lead singer/ songwriter, Rob Traynor weaves stories of social awareness alongside crushing grooves, roaring guitars, and infectious melodies. Their second release, Pissed and Driven is the highly anticipated follow up to their self-titled debut album which featured the hit…
Melbourne’s internationally acclaimed “future soul” band HIATUS KAIYOTE announces their US tour kicking off in Las Vegas on July 25th including stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, Miami and others. In addition to headlining club dates they will open up for Erykah Badu and D’Angelo in Columbia, MD and Detroit, MI and for…
