Los Angeles-based pop singer/songwriter Ben Caron has been working on his debut album for a solid year. The project, which will be released on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, was recorded as a series of three fan-funded EPs, each one consisting of three original songs. Donations were collected via his own personal website, without the assistance…
J.DREW POSTS ‘NEVER COMING BACK’ EP FOR ALL TO HEAR
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Multi-talented artist J.Drew flexes his musical muscle on the EP “Never Coming Back” available for download here. J.Drew is the first and youngest producer signed to the Pharrell Williams imprint StarTrak. On “Never Coming Back” the Detroit native personifies the term “triple threat” by singing, writing, rapping and producing his way into your speakers. J.Drew…
WIRE: PHOTO OPS RELEASES VIDEO FOR “YOU SAID YOU WERE”
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Photo Ops, the dream-pop project from Terry Price, is pleased to release the video for “You Said You Were,” off the recently released debut LP, How To Say Goodbye. The video follows Price and a group of friends on an all-day outing of swimming, poker and drinking. The album as a whole shows Price’s knack…
DAVID GUETTA AND DANCEON PARTNER UP
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The world’s leading DJ, David Guetta has partnered with DanceOn, YouTube’s largest dance network to bring fans an in depth look at the making of his music video for new single “Play Hard” featuring Akon and Ne-Yo in mini-docu series ‘The Edge.’ Dancers from Mexico, Colombia and France tell their stories and give…
FREE MUSIC FROM ADULT SWIM
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Adult Swim, the top-rated television network and arbiter of must-hear, cutting-edge music, enters the world of garage rock for the first time with the May 6 digital launch of Garage Swim. Sponsored by Dr Pepper and curated under Adult Swim’s Williams Street Records label, this free compilation will be available for download at www.adultswim.com/garageswim. So…
TORO Y MOI SETS FALL TOUR DATES
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Toro Y Moi, the electronic psych-pop act helmed by producer, singer and songwriter Chaz Bundick, is set to continue its North American tour through the fall with a slate of newly confirmed dates. Bundick is touring in support of Toro Y Moi’s third full-length release Anything in Return, out now on Carpark Records, and will…
SPOKESBUZZ: THINKING GLOBALLY AND ROCKING LOCALLY
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Visionary, music fan and owner of the Mishawaka Amphitheatre in Fort Collins, Colorado Dani Grant founded the grassroots non-profit organization SpokesBUZZ in 2009 to showcase musical artists in her region. The following year, SpokesBUZZ presented the first Fort Collins showcase at the famed South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin. Grant was able…
WIRE: BLAKE HAZARD ANNOUNCES SOLO ALBUM
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Los Angeles songwriter, Blake Hazard, has announced a new solo album, The Eleanor Islands, available July 9. The Eleanor Islands is the first new music from Hazard since co-founding The Submarines with ex-husband John Dragonetti in 2005. The pair released three acclaimed full-lengths between 2006-2011. In conjunction, Hazard has premiered the video for first single,…
HIM PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Finnish rockers HIM have premiered their new music video for “All Lips Go Blue” exclusively on VEVO. The track is from the band’s just released new album, Tears On Tape. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5G0-nJtnjE The video for “All Lips Go Blue” was created by award winning director Eugene Riecansky who also directed HIM’s video “Scared To Death”…
MAGNUS RISING NEW ALBUM MAY 31
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MAGNUS RISING have spent the past decade touring coast-to-coast, pushing their way through Canada with their heavy melodic sound. They’re not stopping now – this is no time to lie down. Fresh off a recent cross-Canada tour, MAGNUS RISING is getting ready to release their upcoming full-length album, Whatever It Takes, on May 31, 2013.…
SCOTT MURPHY & RIVERS CUOMO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM IN JAPANESE
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American musician and singer-songwriter Scott Murphy from pop-punk band Allister and vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Rivers Cuomo from the Grammy award winning alternative rock band Weezer, have partnered up to release an extraordinary self-titled debut album, Scott & Rivers. Available now on iTunes, Scott & Rivers features twelve catchy pop-rock songs, which are almost…
WIRE: BECKY G PARTNERS WITH VEVO & UNIVISION
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Kemosabe / RCA Records artist, 16-year-old Becky G, is teaming with VEVO, and Univision Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, to premiere the music video for her new track “Play It Again”. Watch the video here: http://vevo.ly/108zH7t or http://uni.vi/1VQuWO. The video was directed by Jess Holzworth (Rye Rye / Beck) and shot in…
MICHAEL EGLETON LIVE MAY 12 @ SWEET AUBURN FESTIVAL
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Jazz / Soul Blues singer Michael Egleton is riding high from his hit single ‘That’s Alright’ that is in rotation on radio stations across the country. He is set to perform at the international event – Sweet Auburn Festival in Atlanta, GA on Sunday May 12, 2013 at 3:00pm. Gracing the historic Sweet Auburn stage…
THE DOORS LAUNCH INTERACTIVE iPAD APP
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The Doors are once again poised to break on through with a first-of-its-kind iPad app, THE DOORS, available exclusively on the App Store. Released by Warner Music Group’s Rhino Entertainment, the app brings the band’s story to life with an unprecedented immersive experience that delves deeply into every aspect of The Doors’ iconic career with…
GENTLEMEN HALL OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO FOR “SAIL INTO THE SUN”
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Sail Into The Sun” is being used in GLOBAL campaigns for both Samsung and Target. THE MUSIC NINJA raves about the track, “it brings to mind the pleasantries of warmth and the happy-go-lucky freedom of summer living.” http://youtu.be/M_P6V8EYZu0
THE COURTNEY JOHN PROJECT VIDEO “BLACK CINDERELLA”
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Jamaica’s The Courtney John Project release the official video for the single, “Black Cinderella,” just days after their debut LP Future was released on the FiWi Music Label. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLeFIWDzTrU One of the most moving and electrifying award winning writers, Courtney John returns with his eagerly awaited collaboration The Courtney John Project, with long time producer-cohort…
AARADHNA VIDEO FOR “GREAT MAN”
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Aaradhna, the standout vocalist from New Zealand is back with a new video, it’s called “Great Man”. Directed by Jared Khai, “Great Man” is a visually alluring video, flanked with backgorund dancers, and her band, Aaradhna continues to solidify her status as one of the rising elite vocalist in music today. The critically acclaimed vocalist…
BRAVESTATION POST “ALL WE HAVE IS US”
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Toronto’s Bravestation are back with their first new material since last year’s debut album ‘Giants & Dreamers’. Exclaim! just premiered new track ‘All We Have Is Us’, saying “The ethereal pop tune finds the band incorporating R&B and new wave-tinged influences into their latest material”. https://soundcloud.com/bravestation/all-we-have-is-us The debut album was critically well received, with…
QUICKIE MART POSTS “SPECTACLE”
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New Orleans producer/deejay Quickie Mart presents his new single “Spectacle”, available free on his Soundcloud page. “Spectacle” comes on the heels of a slew of releases from Quickie Mart’s Beatport imprint Super Mart Produce, among them tracks from bass artists Partymonster, Computa Games and Rroid Drazr, as well as his remix of New Orleans bounce…
GATES SIGN TO PURE NOISE RECORDS
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Gates has officially announced they have signed to Pure Noise Records. Gates is an indie rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey consisting of Mike Maroney, Dan King, Dan Crapanzano, Ethan Koozer and Kevin Dye. Pure Noise Records will re-release Gates’ EP, You Are All You Have Left To Fear in Fall 2013. Fans can…
PBS DIGITAL ANNOUNCE “BEAT MAKING LAB”
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PBS Digital Studios is thrilled to announce a new weekly digital program called Beat Making Lab, a unique music series focused on youth in developing nations around the world. What is Beat Making Lab? Beat Making Lab is an electronic music studio small enough to fit in a backpack. We build Labs in collaboration with…
IRIDESENSE RELEASE NEW EP
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Iridesense, the brother and sister led pop rock group who first entered the musical landscape in April 1993 has announced the release of their new EP entitled Secret Constellation which is now available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/iridesense/id5101009. The songs on the recording, which were produced by David Caggiano at Betamax Artist Development in Glen Cove,…
STOLI GETS EMOTIONAL WHEN “HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE” BY TRIPO9 PLAYS
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Hello to all Skope readers, it is awesome to see you again! Before we bring on my guest Tripo9, I just want to comment on something very intersting. I read that over half of UK and US consumers would like to have the option to sell-on the digital content they have purchased. Now think about…
Bulletproof Snow, Punished for my Innocence (EP)
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Bulletproof Snow is a 4 piece Rock band from of all places Detroit, Michigan. This might just be the perfect locale to explore the sad but true, reckless realm of musical expression. Their latest EP release “Punished for my Innocence” is an action packed collection of melodic rock that reveals all the a-typical conventions of…
WIRE: GARY ALLAN ON AOL SESSIONS
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Gary Allan recently stopped by AOL Sessions for an intimate, acoustic performance of his chart climbing single, “Pieces.” The track is the second official single from Gary’s ninth album, Set You Free, following the #1 Country hit, “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain).” Gary performed a number of his other songs, and also sat down…
WIRE: DANGEROUS BOYS CLUB SHARE NEW VIDEO
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Dangerous Boys Club, who just released their debut LP on Dais Records this month are sharing the video for “Tranzilvania” with us today. The eleven-minute stomper which serves as a closer to the record is paired with fuzzed out and unsettling-but-beautiful visuals to create the perfect atmosphere for the viewer to become entranced in the…
G2 RELEASES “MIRROR MIRROR” FEAT BAY LUV
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G2 wrote a song that tells the truth to all the jealous men of the world. That they are trying to save a lost relationship and when another guy comes in and ends it, know that it was never a relationship to begin with. Overlaid to a beautiful early 90’s R&B beat, G2 likens the…
ANE BRUN’S ‘SONGS 2003-2013’ OUT SEPTEMBER 10
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Ten years after the release of her debut album, Spending Time With Morgan, Ane Brun releases Songs 2003-2013, an anthology of her previous work. The 32-song collection will be released September 10 on Brun’s own label, Balloon Ranger. Songs 2003-2013 is more than a hits compilation–it is a celebration of Brun’s musical accomplishments from the…
EMMA LOUISE “MIRRORS” VIDEO
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Emma Louise is smart enough to know that having a breakout hit like Jungle brings with it as many challenges as it does opportunities. And that knowledge has never been far from her mind during the writing and recording of ‘vs Head vs Heart’. Produced in the Brisbane studio of Matt Redlich (Hungry Kids of…
MICHAEL FRANTI RETURNS WITH EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM
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One of the most respected, socially active artists in music, Michael Franti returns with the first new single, “I’m Alive (Life Sounds Like),” from his forthcoming eighth studio album. All People (Capitol Records) will be released on July 30th. The fast-paced, rhythmic anthem marks Franti’s first new single in two years, and has…
NEW VIDEO BY CLAUDIO QUARTARONE
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Claudio Quartarone surprises the public again with an unespected Rock oriented tune! Back To The Nature is the new CQ single and went out with a 3d video animation full of simbles and ancient knowledge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuENxVFY2XQ The unique choice of a robot as the video’s star makes this work even more fascinating. It represents a…
VILLAGERS ANNOUNCE JUNE NORTHEAST DATES
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Villagers have announced a run of northeast North American dates in June in support of their acclaimed sophomore full-length, {Awayland}, which arrived in stores last month on Domino Records. Songwriter Conor J. O’Brien visited the U.S. release week, appearing on Fuse News, performing live on KEXP’s Morning Show with John Richards, and for an intimate…
IVAN & ALYOSHA PARTNER WITH GILT.COM
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Ivan & Alyosha are excited to announce an innovative partnership with premiere online shopping destination Gilt.com. It marks the first time in which Gilt has partnered with a band to sell their album and create exclusive content for the site. The members of Ivan & Alyosha were dressed in Gilt merchandise and filmed performing their…
BARENAKED LADIES POST “BOOMERANG”
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Multi-platinum pop group BARENAKED LADIES are celebrating their 25th anniversary in grand style: they just released a lyric video for “Boomerang,” the lead single off their new album GRINNING STREAK (out June 4th on Vanguard Records) and are gearing up for this year’s much-anticipated “Last Summer On Earth Tour.” Barenaked Ladies – “Boomerang” http://youtu.be/nTDgy9EdIl8 LSOE…
I:SCINTILLA POSTS “RUIN”
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Electronic-rock quartet I:Scintilla have released “Marrow 2,” the second EP from the band’s new “Marrow” series. This installment features four new studio recordings that mark a significant progress in the band’s sound and direction. Groove tracks like “Ruin” and “Drag Along” coincide with high-tempo stompers “Skin Tight” and “Sequins & Pills.” Meanwhile, four interesting remixes…
DANK SIGNS DEAL WITH ULTRA
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EDM Bass King, DANK has formed a multi-faceted alliance with Ultra Records & Ultra Music Publishing which will include worldwide distribution of the Artist’s recordings, Music Publishing, Tour merchandise, Fan Club/Website, Music-related Videos, Radio Promotion and Publicity. In a broad plan developed by Ultra Music Incorporated and Dank’s Music Manager, Gerald McCarthy, the agreement will…
SCOREMORE ANNOUNCES JAMBALAYA FESTIVAL TOUR
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ScoreMore Shows has announced the JAMBALAYA Festival Tour featuring the first ever performance of EARL WOLF (Tyler The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt) and is also joined by the likes of Big Boi, AraabMuzik, Zeds Dead, RL grime and G-Eazy. The Jambalaya Festival will be trekking it across the state of Texas for 3 select…
WIRE: FOREIGN TALKS ON MTVU.COM
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With clearly developed songs featuring growling bass lines, thumping drums, catchy guitar riffs and four part vocal harmonies you’d never guess that Portland band Foreign Talks is composed of four teenagers; brothers Marcus (18) and Madison Fischer (17) along with their pals Tanner Steinmetz (19) and Kevin Downes (19). Playing together only since high school…
SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA PRESENTS USHUAIA BEACH CLUB, IBIZA
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Fresh off their sell out world tour as two thirds of Swedish House Mafia, and with a No. 1 single and album under their belt, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso have now confirmed they will be coming together to bring a new concept to Ibiza this summer. We begin with the excitement of arriving at…
WIRE: IMPOSSIBLE GIRL POSTS “FIX YOU GOOD”
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Canadian-born, NYC-based songstress Kim Boekbinder performs under the moniker The Impossible Girl, crafting lush, genre-defying songs that fuse elements of electronic and acoustic music. A performer, composer, and visual artist, Boekbinder made headlines in 2010 when she successfully funded her debut LP via Kickstarter and went on to pre-sell her US tour using the…
