The debut album Lonesome Dreams from praised LA-based band Lord Huron (out now on IAMSOUND Records) continues to garner widespread praise–USA Today explains, “the indie-folk band paints a vivid landscape with upbeat, warm melodies and the dreamy vocals,” while The New York Times describes the music as, “pretty, multilayered Americana strumming and harmonizing.” Lord Huron,…
2013 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS ‘ZINEPAK SHATTERS SALES RECORDS
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The Academy of Country Music and ‘ZinePak are thrilled to announce this year’s edition is selling better than ever. In its first week on the shelves, the 2013 ACM ‘ZinePak moved 15,305 units, reached #2 on the Compilation Albums Chart, nabbed the #11 spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart, came in at #38…
TREVANTE VIDEO FOR “BAD GIRL”
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Eighteen year old TreVante Halliburton is no stranger to the hard work demanded of him by the notoriously competitive music industry. His journey began with the independent released of two singles, “That Girl” and “Baby Girl” under Selsum Records which were written and produced by his father Jose “Simply” Halliburton. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5U2Z-T32Q Soon after the…
METALLERS M:PIRE POST “TAKING IT ALL”
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On May 7, Deadline Music (a subsidiary of Cleopatra Records) will release CRUCIFIED by M:Pire of Evil, the thrash metal project by former Venom members Mantas (guitar), Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan (vocals, bass), and ex-Throwdown drummer JXN. STREAMING MP3: Taking It All https://soundcloud.com/brosseaupr/taking-it-all-m-pire-of-evil CRUCIFIED bulldozes through eleven tracks (including nine Venom favorites from the…
APRIL – JUNE 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. …
CHEAP TRICK TO PERFORM ICONIC BUDOKAN SET FOR 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC SHOW
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To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the legendary show in Budokan, Japan, Cheap Trick are excited to announce that they will play the exact April 28th, 1978 Budokan set on April 28th at the John Varvatos Bowery boutique in New York City, sponsored by Sony Experia and Legacy Recordings. As the space that formerly…
CUSSES EMBARK ON HEADLINING SPRING U.S. TOUR
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Savannah’s enigmatic rock band, CUSSES, are kicking off a U.S. headlining tour next week in support of their debut, self-titled release from HA! Records. The tour will start on April 8th in Los Angeles at Los Globos and wrap on May 4th in Knoxville at the Preservation Pub. The trio – Angel…
HOLY FOLK ‘MOTIONING’ OUT JUNE 18, 2013 VIA SILVER SIDE
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Los Angeles quartet Holy Folk is a collaboration between songwriters Keith Waggoner, Josh Caldwell, Ryan George and Jonathan Hylander (Les Blanks, Amateurs, The Voyeurs, Honey Loving Cells). What began as a studio venture, has grown into a gorgeously hypnotic band and Holy Folk will release their debut full-length, Motioning on June 18, 2013 via Silver…
WIRE: BREAKTHRURADIO FEATURES WALTER SICKERT
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BreakThru Radio’s home for Klezmer, Roma and Circus tunes, “Lottie’s Sideshow Acts” featured not one but two of Walter Sickert & The ARmy of BRoken TOys tracks on their Apr. 2 show. Lottie started off the show with “Survive Songbird” and then closed out the show with “Cruel Sister” adding that the band is one…
ESTA VIVO POSTS “CARRY YOU TO MY MOUTH”
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Carry You To My Mouth is the Mush debut from Está Vivo. The four track ep spans styles ranging from inspired indie-rock to tropical-folk to beautifully restrained hazy acoustic ballads with elements that remind of The Magnetic Fields, Spiritualized, Love And Rockets, and The English Beat. Está Vivo’s lyrics lend a sophistication to the bedroom-pop…
WAVEFRONT MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Wavefront Music Festival returns for its second year to the shores of Lake Michigan at Chicago’s beautiful Montrose Beach on Friday, July 5, Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7, 2013. Wavefront is excited to announce its First Wave artist lineup, once again bringing the world’s top electronic dance music artists to the Windy City’s…
MATTHEW KOMA VIDEO ON VEVO
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New York-bred singer and songwriter Matthew Koma will release a brand-new single, entitled “One Night,” on April 2nd, with an accompanying video to premiere on VEVO the following day, April 3rd. http://youtu.be/rg8oTk6CRPI Powerhouse single “One Night” was the catalyst for Koma’s reimagining of his debut album, Arcadia which will be released later this year by…
ANiMAL-MUSIC NEW VIDEO FEATURING MARY MAGDALAN
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London based EDM/Punk trio, ANiMAL-MUSIC, has released a music video & FREE download for their latest track “Jump” featuring Mary Magdalan. ANiMAL is a three piece, bass-heavy EDM punk band from London that formed in 2012 with a residency on Modestep Radio and quickly moved to doing guest mixes for Radio 1Xtra, XFM, and Pulse.…
WATCH CO LA’S “DEAF CHRISTIAN” VIDEO
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“Working with Matt on the ‘Deaf Christian’ video was different from anything I have ever experienced.”, says Andrew Strasser, the director of the newest video from sonic explorer Co La. “There’s something dark about Matt’s performance in the “Deaf Christian” video – ie squeezing, smashing, squashing fruit – that made the lighting essential. While filming,…
INTERSCOPE RECORDING ARTIST MATEO JOINS KEYSHIA COLE ON TOUR
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Soulful singer/songwriter, Mateo, will be opening for multiplatinum-selling songstress Keyshia Cole during her 18 city Woman to Woman tour. The announcement comes as the R&B soloist gears for the release of a new single later this month, and a debut album in 2013. Mateo’s major label debut came last October with the release of Suite…
ROC MARCIANO HEADS UP A&R AT MAN BITES DOG
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Man Bites Dog Records is excited to announce that rapper Roc Marciano will join the label in the role of Vice President and Director of A&R. The partnership brings together one of rap’s most respected independent artists with a label renowned as a driving force behind quality independent music. Over the past several years, Man…
GLENN JONES POSTS NEW SINGLE
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Glenn Jones has announced the release of My Garden State, his fifth solo full length and second for Thrill Jockey. Earlier today Pitchfork premiered “Bergen County Farewell,” one of the album’s most expressive compositions. A devotee of the Takoma school, Magnet has called Glenn, “the greatest living practitioner of the American Primitive guitar style.” My…
DANN FURIA VIDEO FOR “THIS THING I DO”
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Dann Furia’s 2013 release “This Thing I Do” includes 6 songs produced by Larry “Pop” Summerville, whose production credits include Flo Rida, Christina Aguilera, Alexandra Burke, Amerie, and BoA. The album’s title track “This Thing I Do” has already been licensed for use by Supercuts, Quiksilver, DC Shoes, and Roxy Clothing. Youtube link to “This…
HEART TO HEART SIGNS TO PURE NOISE RECORDS
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Heart to Heart has announced they have signed to Pure Noise Records. Heart to Heart is a punk rock band from Pismo Beach, California consisting of Nick, Johnathan, Taylor, Justin and Stuart. The band is thrilled to be a part of the Pure Noise Records family and looking forward to 2013, stating: “We couldn’t…
FREE ALBUM BY INFO ‘BLUNT TRAUMA’
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Info (born in Houston, raised in Detroit) of the Death Star Klic brings you his album “Blunt Trauma”. The cultivation of this project started in 2010, the concept illustrated for the theme came from the game, “Call of Duty” as an achievement called, blunt trauma, or getting to that “higher level” state of mind, as…
SEATRAFFIC VIDEO “TEMPO OF REGRET”
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Seatraffic is back with the second installment in their series of singles. “Tempo of Regret” is a piece that explores the balance between life and art while finding contentment with what you’ve created. http://youtu.be/DdNWXIltUmI San Francisco-based Mark Zannad (vocals/synth) and Brandon Harrison (drums/vocals) began collaborating as Seatraffic in 2011. The synth-pop duo has released an…
JIMMY EAT WORLD NEW ALBUM IN JUNE
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Jimmy Eat World will release their seventh studio album, Damage, on June 11th on RCA Records. Damage, is the follow up to 2010’s critically-acclaimed Invented, and the first release on their label partner RCA Records. Damage was produced by Jimmy Eat World and Alain Johannes (Mark Lanegan, Chris Cornell) and recorded in the fall…
THE NEW REGIME ALBUM PREVIEW
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Ilan Rubin, musical mastermind behind the one-man outfit, The New Regime, has announced that Exhibit A, will be released worldwide on May 7th, 2013. Exhibit A will be The New Regime’s third release,and is the first installment of Rubin’s Exhibits series, where he will be releasing new EP’s as a series of “Exhibits” over time.…
DUG PINNICK SAMPLES FROM ‘NAKED’ ON YOUTUBE
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dUg Pinnick, frontman for legendary hard rock trio King’s X, releases his latest solo album, Naked, on May 7, 2013, through RockArmy Records with worldwide distribution through MVD. http://youtu.be/KwPoucCWs5g Naked is a deeply personal release that represents Pinnick – who wrote, played, recorded, and produced the album alone at his own dUgtone Studio – at…
R. KELLY LIGHTS UP THE SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON
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Having recently completed the sold out “Single Ladies” tour in support of his latest Grammy nominated album Write Me Back, the multi-platinum selling artist, author and actor R. Kelly announced a run of headlining appearances at this year’s most anticipated summer festivals including first-time performances at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Pitchfork Music Festival, BET…
VICTORY RECORDS WELCOMES ERIMHA
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Victory Records proudly welcomes symphonic, black metal unit, ERIMHA from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to its roster. ERIMHA, which means Army or Legion coming from Sumerian culture, base their haunting, melodic, merciless and operatic sound on ancient mythology and spirituality. Their mantra and mission is one of inner strength and how the individual can be as…
DYING SCENE RECORDS SIGNS MELODIC PUNK ACT CHIMP CHANGE
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DYING SCENE RECORDS has announced the signing of Alberta, Canada’s CHIMP CHANGE and will be releasing the melodic punk act’s sophomore album, “Type Zero Civilization”, on June 18th. Chimp Change plays a high-octane brand of pop-infused skate punk that harkens back to vintage Strung Out, Jim Cherry era Pulley and Cock Rock-style Diesel Boy. Everything…
WIRE: MATT MAYS NEW ALBUM STREAM
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Halifax rocker Matt Mays is releasing his album Coyote stateside this week through Sonic Records/Redeye. The four-time Juno Award nominee just took the “Male Artist of the Year” award at the CMW Indies Awards in Toronto last month and will join the The Gaslight Anthem (at their invitation)for his first US tour in five…
‘LED ZEPELLIN: SOUND AND FURY’ INFOMERICAL
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Led Zeppelin: Sound And Fury, an innovative illustrated digital book by famed photographer Neal Preston, is available now for pre-order and will be released exclusively on the iBookstore on April 15 for a price of $9.99. The book comes alive with a tap, swipe or pinch and provides an unprecedented and comprehensive look into the…
SEE-I AND COUGAR BAIT LIVE IN SOMERVILLE, MA
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Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant and Music Club has just announced that SEE-I, America’s Premier Reggae Party Band featuring touring members of Thievery Corporation will be coming to Davis Sq in Somerville on April 11th with Boston electronic dance rock band Cougar Bait. SEE-I is a Washington DC based reggae band formed by two brothers Rootz…
THE ROLLING STONES ARE BACK
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The Rolling Stones, who rocked London and New York in 2012, announced today that they will kick off their “50 AND COUNTING” tour in Los Angeles at the STAPLES Center. (Date TBA pending NBA/NHL playoff schedules.) The tour debut will be followed by performances in Oakland, San Jose, Las Vegas, Anaheim, Toronto, Chicago, Boston…
P E T I T E VIDEO FOR “STEVIE JOBS”
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P E T I T E is a singer-songwriter, producing Nuvo-Jazzy pop in French and English. Leading it with angelic childlike vocals, oddly enough compared to a post-modern Mia Farrow with a Brigitte Bardot allure. P E T I T E co-founded the band Terry Poison, performing worldwide, releasing such singles as “Comme Ci…
SID SRIRAM ANNOUNCES SINGLE “WINTER MINDâ€
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As Sid Sriram gears up to release the first half of his “West Coast Night Fall” project titled “Before Dusk”, he releases audio to the first single “Winter Mind”. This single sets the contemplative, edgy and soulful tone of the project. This song’s accompanying music video will also be releasing soon. …
Feel the Fury: Cello Fury, Symphony of Shadows
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What do the art of classical music and the genre of rock actually have in common? Much more than one would think. Rock and classical music have a long history of being bedfellows. Both often use the same chord and tempo changes that you won’t often find in modern music. However,…
NEW SINGLE FROM SLUM VILLAGE “FOREVER”
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Slum Village returns with the street single “Forever” off their forthcoming album “Evolution” to be released in June. Stay tuned for World Tour Dates starting later in the month. 2013 marks the 20 year anniversary of Slum Village forming as a group. https://soundcloud.com/clockworkmusic-2/slum-village-forever/s-ns821 Pre-Order Tickets for Slum Village w/ DJ Mick Boogie at Santos April…
SUPER LONELY ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM
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Ernest Jenning Record Co. is pleased to announce that Super Lonely will release their debut album Attachments on April 9th. The album will be released digitally and physically on a very limited number of hand decorated flash drives available from Ernest Jenning Record Co. and at live Super Lonely performances. Super Lonely is the solo…
LUKE JAMES & THE DREAM LIVE FOOTAGE
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Spotlight Live with The-Dream (@TheKingDream) and Luke James (@whoisLukejames). The event also featured BJ The Chicago Kid (@BJTHECHICAGOKID) & August Alsin (@AugustAlsina). Alsin performed his current single “I Luv This Shit” which features the new Def Jam artist, Trinidad James. Both Luke James and The-Dream killed the crowd with their solid catalog. The Dream performed…
WIRE: JAMIE MCDERMOTT ON OUT.COM
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Artist, composer and gay icon Jamie McDermott remains at the forefront of the LGBT movement and current progression of human rights around the world by going on the record with OUT today about how his UK-based chamber pop ensemble The Irrepressibles recently experienced sexual discrimination from Google, the parent company of You Tube. He speaks…
TERRY RICHARDSON TRIES POPWATER
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POPwater is shaking up the beverage industry with the launch of the “FIRST TASTE 4-pack” today. The company was started by a group of strange but endearing individuals from the POP culture community who wanted a healthier beverage that tasted great and wasn’t filled with artificial ingredients. So that’s exactly what they did.…
STRINGS & SOL 2013 IN MEXICO
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After a hugely successful first year, Cloud 9 Adventures today announces the second installment of Strings & Sol, the newest music destination event in the Cloud 9 family, which also includes Mayan Holidaze, Jam Cruise, Holy Ship! and Panic en la Playa. Strings & Sol – set on the white sand beaches of Puerto Morelos…
