Pitchfork has premiered Whirr’s new MP3 “Swoon” from the band’s forthcoming EP Around out July 9 on Graveface Records. Around will be available on CD, LP and cassette and is available for pre-order at the Graveface Records online store. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15438-whirr-swoon
WIRE: BIG EYES ALBUM ON SPIN
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Seattle, WA’s BIG EYES will release their sophomore record, Almost Famous, tomorrow on Grave Mistake Records on both LP and CD; the CD version will include the two songs from their 2012 7″ single “Back From the Moon” on Grave Mistake (track listing below). The LP will also see a European release on Taken…
KRIS KELLI POSTS “I GOT UR MAN”
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The Jamaican beauty follows up the success of her first single and self-empowerment anthem “Warrior” with a new dancehall-inspired record. Kris Kelli, a rising star in the industry and Block Entertainment’s newest signee, partners up with Roc City produced track for her new single “I Got UR Man” — an authentic dancehall-inspired record — from…
NEW VIDEO BY BATTLESHIPS
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Following from their successful debut mini album ‘To You’ earlier this year, Sydney’s Indie Rock/Folk quartet Battleships have revealed their new video for album highlight ‘As You’d Begun.’ They have found themselves in high rotation on Triple J, with further support from 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne and Radcliffe and Maconie. http://youtu.be/-xcFr2ZFrpg Song By Toad called…
ETHAN JOHNS VIDEO “DON’T REACH TOO FAR”
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Acclaimed British musician and producer Ethan Johns will release his debut album If Not Now Then When? on July 30th 2013 through his own Three Crows Records label here in the U.S. Released earlier this year in the UK off the back of an extensive record store tour and sold out headline run, to…
WIRE: NEW OWEN SINGLE ON ROLLING STONE
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The songs Mike Kinsella writes as Owen have always had rock solid lyrical foundations. And on new album, L’Ami du Peuple, the same can be said for the music. Emphasis on the rock. Anyone vaguely familiar with Kinsella’s musical lineage (Cap’n Jazz, American Football, Owls) knows he’s far from a one-note musician. And now, he…
NEW VIDEO BY MC BRAVADO
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“Pretty Little Love Song” is the latest release from Cypher Junkies’ member MC Bravado. The song and accompanying video (shot, directed, and edited by Andrew Bryan of Fill in the Brand) give the listener a voyeuristic view of a particularly messy break-up’s aftermath. It’s a trip down memory lane that was probably best left unseen,…
WIRE: THE WELCH BOYS ‘BRING BACK THE FIGHT’ ON NEW ALBUM OUT IN JUNE
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Boston’s raucous punk rockers The Welch Boys are teaming up again with Sailor’s Grave Records to release their third studio album, Bring Back The Fight, on June 11th. The band is inviting fellow punk rockers to stream their new song, “Belly of the Beast,” now at PunkNews.org. Stream The Welch Boys’ track “Belly…
DADS JOIN 6131 RECORDS ROSTER
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6131 Records have announced the signing of New Jersey two-piece indie rock outfit DADS to their label roster. The band will be releasing their newest effort, an EP entitled Pretty Good, via the label this Summer and will embark as direct support on the upcoming full U.S. tour by Topshelf Records’ The World Is A…
STOLI IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE TRACY WALTON’S NEW ALBUM OUT NOW
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Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well out there! I just want to note that Skope traffic from China is surpassing all other countries on the regular these days so I just want to say “Ni-Hao”. A few weeks back I noted that legal music consumption will come through digital downloads and streaming.…
Flow Zen, Assorted singles
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California-based multi-musician Flow Zen is going it alone with five new solo tracks, spiking Dub Step with a range of elements from organic instrumentation to Hip-Hop facets, in what is an interesting experiment in electronic music. The drive behind the melding of genres is apparent on the bio page of his web site: “Genres are…
Gatsby’s Green Light, Annalee
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Social awareness and anecdotal storyline come together on Gatsby’s Green Light’s debut EP, Annalee. The six-track album is the forerunner to the larger forthcoming full-length, Forever Smile. The vein of the album follows title character, Annalee and a host of characters she meets that prep her for her dual role of “Mother Earth and the…
WIRE: KYLE ANDREWS ON MTV BUZZWORTHY
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Brighter Than The Sun is a pulsating fun-inducing pop album. “Looking Up” is so funky you can’t help but bounce to the feel-good bass line. Laced with synth, dark dancefloor banger, “Crystal Ball” showcases Andrews’ more musically aggressive side. “The Way To Wonder” begins with light acoustic-guitar strumming and handclaps, quickly building up to an…
SUPERCHUNK VIDEO PROMO FOR ‘I HATE MUSIC’
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Superchunk will release I Hate Music, their tenth studio album, on August 20. The band has also announced tour dates throughout the late summer and fall. http://youtu.be/Q_QeV46nL1c After taking nearly a decade off following the release of Here’s to Shutting Up, Mac, Laura, Jon, and Jim decided to shout it out again in 2010 with…
WORDSMITH SIGNS 2 YEAR DEAL
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Wordsmith recently inked a 2 year agreement with the powerhouse distributor Ingrooves/Fontana for his label NU Revolution Entertainment LLC. The deal will give the label access to major label resources while keeping the creative control in house. Wordsmith had this to say about the deal, “Kicking my career off in 2007 & working towards either…
DEMIGODZ NEW VIDEO “RAIDERS CAP”
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Demigodz (Apathy, Celph Titled, Ryu of Styles Of Beyond, Esoteric, Motive, Blacastan) first official full-length LP, KILLmatic, featuring appearances from RA The Rugged Man, Termanology, Panchi (of NYG’z), Planetary (of Outerspace), Scoop Deville & Eternia with production from DJ Premier, Marco Polo, The Snowgoons, Apathy, Teddy Roxpin, Chumzilla, Skammadix & Will C is now available…
THE BRIO LIFE PUTS OUT DOCU FEAT DELICATE STEVE
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The Brio Life is a record label and music community dedicated to creating inspirational experiences through the fusion of visual and sonic art. Here is their most recent project entitled Paper Mirrors: A Documentary That Explores the Shared Languages Between Visuals and Music. It features Delicate Steve, an instrumental afro-rock band from New Jersey and…
WIRE: MARTHA JOHNSON EXCLAIM.CA VIDEO PREMIERE
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After thirty years and ten albums (three of which were co-produced with Daniel Lanois), Martha Johnson, most widely known as the lead singer of seminal Canadian art pop band Martha and the Muffins, has recorded her first ever solo album SOLO – ONE to be released June 26th, 2013. Exclaim.ca is currently premiering a new…
WIRE: STREAM AIRBOURNE’S NEW ALBUM ‘BLACK DOG BARKING’
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Australia’s Airbourne have premiered an exclusive stream of their new album Black Dog Barking, exclusively over at Revolver Magazine. The album, which will be released May 21st via Roadrunner Records, was produced by Brian Howes and features the lead single “Live It Up.” Hailing from Warrnambool, a small drinking town on the southwestern coast of…
LOADSTAR TO RELEASE ‘FUTURE PERFECT’
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Famed for one of the decade’s biggest tracks to date “Link To The Past,” this May, Loadstar have flipped the switch to link us to the future. Ram Records are proud to deliver their next explosive debut album: Loadstar’s Future Perfect. Since 2010, the duo previously known as Xample & Lomax have developed an…
CHI CITY VIDEO “EARLY MORNING DREAMS”
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Southside Chicago rapper Chi City presents the Kajmir Beats/Klay Dots-directed video to “Early Morning Dreams”, the Kajmir-produced single from his new album My Untold Story, featuring Kid Daytona and Ronnie Martini, as well as production from Dreamcatchers, Traksounds and more. With over nine underground tapes bearing his name – his last being 2011’s Who Is…
FLAG ANNOUNCE TOUR
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FLAG, the band composed of Black Flag original members Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Bill Stevenson, and Descendents guitarist Stephen Egerton, have announced tour dates throughout the US in the coming months. The group, recently kickstarted as a vehicle to perform the genre defining (and defying) music of their former band, just wrapped up…
EVERYONE DIES IN UTAH RELEASE NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Temple, Texas band Everyone Dies In Utah recently released a video for their song Desoto 55, which appears on their latest album +//- (Polarities). The video was created by Oliver Broadbent, a filmmaker from Leeds, UK. It features Lego characters acting out the storyline with additional animation. http://youtu.be/mNAT_38B5a8 Teetering between breakneck brutality and elegant,…
WIRE: MAGNET FEATURES TALLAHASSEE MP3
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Magnet is in good spirits and they want to share the love. They’ve showcased Tallahassee’s soulful ode to the appeal of something new, “Old Brown Shoes” on MP3 at 3PM. “Put yourself in the good, rustic Americana spirit by turning your ears onto Boston quartet Tallahassee. The new sounds of the folk/alt-country band was just…
MARKRADONN SIGNS TO BLUNTFACE
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Drawing influences from multiple sources such as Black Metal, Soundtrack Composers, Aboriginal music, and classic Florida Death Metal, Markradonn is a 10 piece band that creates an epic and powerful sound that “if they don’t leave an imprint in your memory, they will certainly leave some blood in your eardrums.”-XRP Radio, (U.K.) In addition to…
ISRAEL: MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
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“Shirim Bakikar” (Songs in the square) was held on Sunday, April 14, 2013 in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. Songs in The Square is the main ceremony of the Tel Aviv municipality to mark The State of Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism. Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8uWdencL3M With well over 10,000 people in…
CLIFFTOP VANDLAZ POST “LIFE IS GOOD”
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“Life Is Good” is the first release off the upcoming full length album “Global Vandalizm” which is entirely produced by Swiss duo “Clifftop Vandalz”and will be dropping for free download in June. It features a lot of young, unknown mc’s who are hungry and always down to work but also some already well known artists.…
BIG B JOINS THE DIRTY HEADS & THE EXPENDABLES FOR SUMMER TOUR
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Big B has been officially added to the The Dirty Heads upcoming Cabin By The Sea Tour with The Expendables, and will serve as support on the tour throughout June and July. Big B will be performing songs from his upcoming studio album Fool’s Gold, which is scheduled for a July 9th release through Suburban…
NUDE BEACH POST “I’M GIVING UP”
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After putting out their second full length LP, and touring extensively on their own and also with the likes of Roky Erickson last year, Brooklyn rockers Nude Beach are showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. Today they are announcing a brand new 7″ single for the Other Music Recording Co. label with…
HIEROGLYPHICS VIDEO “GUN FEVER”
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Indeed, social commentary has always been a critical aspect of The Hieroglyphics’ material, its members all having grown up in an era where early rap music was, as Tajai explains, “more reflective of an anti/countercultural point of view.” This is clearly evident in the “Gun Fever” video, the message of which Tajai acknowledges has become…
WIRE: ALTPRESS POSTS NEW THE UNCLUDED
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Alternative Press have premiered the new video by The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson), “How To Catch A Frog.” The video is a collaborative effort with comic artist Travis Millard, and the instructional video documents how an individual should go about capturing an amphibian in detail, with their characteristically quirky charm intact. Watch that…
YOUNG BOYS VIDEO “HIGH TIDE”
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Black leather, shaky cameras, scrambled pictures and screeching guitars, Young Boys’ video for “High Tide” is an homage to the hallmarks of late 80s Public Access TV. Produced in conjunction with the team over at E.S.P. TV, “The ‘High Tide’ video souds though it was a performance recorded the morning before their debut at CBGBs,…
X-CHANGE & GOOD MONEY VIDEO & AUDIO FOR “NITELIFE”
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X-Change & Good Money are set to release their dynamic LP “Living the NITELIFE – Deluxe Version” this coming June. Their first single, “NITELIFE” is a bumping party track that puts the listener in the center of the biggest celebration on earth. Flashes of party cities litter the track with call-outs to Vegas and…
MARLEY’S BEVERAGE COMPANY AND SONICBIDS PRESENT “MARLEY’S MUSIC UPRISING”
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Marley’s Beverage Company, in partnership with Sonicbids, today launched “Marley’s Music Uprising”, a contest to discover the next great sound inspired by reggae and influenced by the legendary Bob Marley. “Our father’s music inspires people around the world,” said Grammy Award-Winning artist and producer Stephen Marley. “With ‘Uprising,’ we carry on his spirit to support…
STEVEN BAKUR READIES RELEASE OF NEW CD JUNE 18
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Decades of playing in New York City bands have seasoned Steven Bakur’s songs with an arresting mix of polish and grit. The Brooklyn native started performing locally in high school with a band called Sole Survivor. The band included Mark Bell (Marky Ramone of The Ramones) on drums, Kenny Aaranson (Joan Jett, Rolling Stone’s Bassist…
MUMFORD & SONS KICK OFF SIXTH SEASON OF ‘LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN’
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This July, the sixth season of the innovative music series Live from the Artists Den will premiere nationwide on public television with a riveting episode from Mumford & Sons, the 2013 Grammy ® winner for Album of the Year. The three time New York Emmy ®-nominated program creatively connects music fans with a remarkable line-up…
My Secret Island, Evil Fire
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I said I was going to get to the bottom of My Secret Island on the last review (http://www.skopemag.com/2012/09/16/my-secret-island-i-miss-the-day-maxi-single), but I have to say that I’m still working on that. Well, what I do have for you though is My Secret Island’s new single and video for “Evil Fire”. Made up of Mark…
THE WOES OF A TRAVELING BAND
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The perception of a traveling band to someone who has never been in one, seems glamorous and adventurous. Truth is, it is rarely glamorous but often adventurous. The stories are endless, you have to live it to understand. However, I’m sure we have all been in this predicament at one point or another. The rain…
AUTOMATIK EDEN, Self Titled
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This is Automatik Eden’s latest self titled debut EP release released in 2013. 2 core members include: Multi-talented Members, David Crocco and Cela Scott Developed the Band While Working behind the Scenes with Top Acts from Eminem and Beck to Incubus Meet the Band: https://www.facebook.com/automatikeden Label: Music Connection Automatik Eden is one release that certainly…
MREE TO DEBUT SOPHOMORE ALBUM IN AUGUST + “INTO THE WELL”
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Experimental folk songstress Mree announces the release of her 12 track sophomore album, Winterwell on August 6. Taking her original inspirations from Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens and Fionn Regan, Mree adds a dash of electronic music to her sophomore effort, highly evident on the first single “Into the Well” available to stream HERE. https://soundcloud.com/lydia-ei-pr/mree-into-the-well Currently…
