With their new single “Live My Life” hitting the top of charts worldwide, Far East Movement announce a May 8th release date for their sophomore album Dirty Bass on Cherrytree/Interscope Records. Within the first week of its release, “Live My Life” has already hit #2 on U.S. iTunes, #1 in 5 countries (Canada, Mexico, Norway,…
NEW VIDEO WITH CAKE BOY & MWUANA “GIANT”
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Checkout the new video with Cake Boy & Mwuana called GIANT. Its a Remix on Drakes banger “The Motto”. A mixtape with Cake Boy & Mwuana is also in the making and will be available for free download April/ May! [youtube p3pcqAGIRFw nolink] http://FACEBOOK.COM/CAKEBOYMUSIC
CITY RAIN NEW VIDEO “REAL GOOD”
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“‘Philadelphia: For Better or Worse’ is what I always say,” remarks BEN RUNYAN, one half of the electro surf pop duo CITY RAIN. “I was born here, I grew up here, and I live here. This city has lifted me up and driven me into the ground, but I always come out of it a…
CIRCUIT 68 ARE EXCITED TO DISCUSS THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘ELEVEN’
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They hail from England, the deliver pretty solid sounds and their debut album, Eleven, was favourably reviewed on this very site only last week click here to read. What is there not to like about this modern day fab four? Their enthusiasm for what they do is depicted in their songs and while this recently…
MY SILENT BRAVERY RELEASES NEW SINGLE “TO GIVE” FEATURING MATISYAHU
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“To Give” (featuring Matisyahu), the Second Single from Critically Acclaimed Album Can’t Quit, Continues Focus on Positive Message and Giving Back.
MIKE BURNS IS THE MAN BEHIND THE IMPLANTS
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Man am I excited today. I am two days away from turning 33 and SXSW is next week. Last week a press release went out about a book that knocks SXSW and I just felt like the independent musi scene does not need that right now. We are growing by the day and festivals like…
Act Thirt33n, Salute and Smile
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Act Thirt33n are a young pop alternative/emo band from Atlanta who have already played some impressive venues such as the Hard Rock Café’s Velvet Underground and Taste of Atlanta. Consisting of Alec Ragsdale (lead guitar, vocals), Andy Morgan (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ashley Smith (bass and background vocals) and Pat Meisel (drums), this act is…
Gaby V, Costume Ball
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Gaby V (Gaby Velazquez) is a young singer/songwriter who’s difficult to peg down and describe, yet easy to be intrigued by. Acoustic, folk, rock, and world music all find their way into his music, and the progress he’s made thus far has afforded him some serious credibility. First off, he’s worked with Grammy award winning…
SPARTAN RELEASE NEW SINGLE “MOUNTAIN OF ROCK N ROLL”
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Spartan, are the result of four talented musicians being into the same music, i.e. Rock. They all hail from the South of England (Portsmouth). They write their own music and already have an albums worth of original songs stashed securely between hair and teenage ears. Their first EP “A New Age” is out now. That…
V-NASTY OFFERS FREE MIXTAPE
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V-Nasty is excited to announce the release of her new mixtape, Doin’ Number$. The project features guest verses from Kreayshawn, Gucci Mane, The Madden Brothers, Mistah F.A.B., Roach Gigz, Erk Tha Jerk, and others, along with production from Zaytoven, Tha Bizness, and more. Fans can download the mixtape for free on The White Girl Mob…
KOTTONMOUTH KINGS TO HEAD ON TOUR
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This spring, two of the biggest acts in the underground will come together to wreak havoc on the road for one of this year’s hottest tours. This year the stars have come into alignment as Psychopathic Records’ Twiztid and Suburban Noize weed smokers the Kottonmouth Kings will unite for the Kaos & Kronik Tour with…
CANDLELIGHT RED HITS RADIO HARD WITH “SHE’S GOT THE LOOK”
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Candlelight Red continues their march towards the big time by releasing their latest single, “She’s Got the Look,” and also by securing a string of live dates with Trapt. And the word is spreading fast about the band, as evidenced by the fine folks at welovemetal.com, which raved “CANDLELIGHT RED might be the one great…
SCOTTY MCCREERY GOES GOLD
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Scotty McCreery’s “The Trouble With Girls” has just become the young country star’s second consecutive gold single for reaching sales of 500,000 units. The song follows up Scotty’s debut hit, “I Love You This Big,” which was certified gold late last year. Both songs come from his platinum selling debut album, Clear As Day, which…
PETER CASE & PAUL COLLINS REUNITE
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Prior to Peter Case forming The Plimsouls in ’78, he was part of two other influential mid-to-late ’70s bands with Paul Collins — The Nerves and The Breakaways (Paul would later go on to form his own highly-respected group, The Beat). Both Peter and Paul have enjoyed successful solo careers on record and on…
CRASH BOOM BANG PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “V.I.P.”
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Washington DC based pop/rock band Crash Boom Bang just premiered the brand new video for their first single, “V.I.P.” The track, which they call “the ultimate pump-up, pre-game anthem,” comes from Crash Boom Bang’s debut EP, These Wild Things, which is available now on iTunes. The dance fused outfit, made up of lead singer Omar…
THE GIVING TREE BAND ANNOUNCE UPCOMING SPRING 2012 TOUR DATES
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The Giving Tree Band are excited to be hitting the road this spring for select club and festival dates. In conjunction with this news they’re proud to present their cover of The Grateful Dead’s “Brown Eyed Woman” as part of Dead.net’s “Dead Covers Project.” This winter The Giving Tree Band have been busy at work…
WISE BLOOD “LOUD MOUTHS” VIDEO
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In the new Young Replicant directed video for “Loud Mouths,” the lead single from the highly acclaimed These Wings EP, Wise Blood’s Chris Laufman stars as the lead character, fighting for survival in a mysterious, doomed world. “We wanted to see what happens when someone defies the natural order and mocks the secret power…
EDIDION: A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN
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Edidion has the soul and talent to back up his dreams. He’s keeping it real and showing off his swagger. Ok, let’s face it I’m an old lady trying to be hip, but Edidion is a young man bringing some grooves like you would not believe.
BARLEYFIELDS RECORDS MAKES DEBUT
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The St Louis, MO based musical group Barley Station is proud to announce the release of their first album, “After All,” under their new label: Barleyfields Records. The album will be available via major digital outlets such as iTunes, Amazon, Verizon, Napster, etc. Physical copies will be made available via CDBaby.com and through CD Baby’s…
Jack Jeffery, The Constant of what remains
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Over the years we’ve seen music slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” and I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs & Rock n Roll” into…
Planetary Nights, Today Ain’t Too Late
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The planets & stars have aligned once again for Planetary Nights and ‘Today Ain’t Too Late’ to witness it all! I had the pleasure of reviewing ‘Elliptical Motion’ (http://skopemag.com/2009/12/17/planetary-nights-elliptical-motion) back in 2009, which was the debut studio release from Planetary Nights. I knew then that this group…
DEBORAH WEDEKIND ENJOYS TOP HONORS
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Local recording artist and performer, Deborah Wedekind, who lives in the North Houston area, is currently featured with a photo, on the Singer Universe website’s home page at: www.singeruniverse.com, as a National Top 5 Vocalist Finalist for January 2012! Her original song, “Psalm on Danny Boy”, placed her in the Top 5 due to Deborah’s…
AMANDA MAIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM & VIDEO
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Swedish recording artist Amanda Mair will release her debut self-titled album in the US June 5th on Labrador. Produced by Philip Ekström of The Mary Onettes, the album features the new single “Sense,” out Spring 2012. Released in Sweden just last week, the album debuted at #16 on the Swedish charts.
THE DRUMS ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES & VIDEO FOR SINGLE “DAYS”
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The Drums announce North American spring tour dates in support of their critically acclaimed album, Portamento. [youtube ZuC1bCoH2TY nolink] The tour kicks off April 21 in Washington D.C. and continues through May 14th at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Craft Spells and Part Time will support The Drums on the road. Exclusive…
DERELICT OFFERS NEW SINGLE FREE
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Montreal-based technical death metal band Derelict has released the first new single from the upcoming album, Perpetuation, set for release on April 20th, 2012. The song is also available for free download via the band’s Bandcamp page, http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com/album/perpetuation.
DEAD SARA TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT
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Los Angeles rock band Dead Sara have announced the release of their highly anticipated self-titled debut album on April 10th on Pocket Kid Records/ Fontana/Universal. Having spent much of last year in the studio, Dead Sara will hit the road in support of their debut full-length album beginning with a week of shows in Austin,…
CRYSTAL FIGHTERS SET TO CONQUER AMERICA
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Atlantic recording group Crystal Fighters unveils details of their much anticipated US debut EP. “PLAGE” officially arrives on these shores on March 20th. “PLAGE” is a techno-infused ukulele pop symphony hailed by NME as “an irresistible whirlwind of sound…infectiously, chaotically, totally brilliant.” In addition, the new EP includes remixes from some of today’s…
NEW VIDEO FROM PAUL VAN DYK
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Electronic dance music veteran Paul van Dyk recently premiered the official music video for his new song, “Verano.” The video combines futuristic, animated visuals with shots of a spaceman trekking across the desert. “Verano” features Miami DJ/producer Austin Leeds, and will appear on Van Dyk’s sixth studio album, EVOLUTION, due March 20th on Vandit. Paul…
MVD AUDIO TO RELEAS NEWS VIDEO BY FASTWAY
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MVD AUDIO will be relasing the long awaited FASTWAY album Eat Dog, Eat on April 10 (US). This is the first FASTWAY album in over 20 years. After the shows of 2007, Fast Eddie Clarke (ex-Motorhead) and Toby Jepson (ex-Little Angels) began casually working on ideas and over time managed to gather enough for a…
ISLANDS RELEASE DARKLY HUMOROUS NEW VIDEO
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Acclaimed modernist pop band Islands have released a darkly humorous and highly atmospheric video for the upbeat and melodic song “Hallways” from their acclaimed new Anti-Records release A Sleep & A Forgetting. The clip features the band’s singer-songwriter Nick Thorburn performing with, and then joining, an exuberant band of skeleton musicians. [youtube Czi0F_Ovaws nolink] The…
NEW VIDEO FROM CAPYBARA
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To celebrate the release of their new album Dave Drusky (The Record Machine), Kansas City’s Capybara has shared a gorgeous live version of “Neighbor Crimes,” shot at the For The Love of Brooklyn house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The gents of Capybara Mark Harrison, Jared Horne, Darin Seal, and Joel Wrolstad craft their art with…
Science!, Two Guitars Live
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You very rarely get what you ask for, and most of us know this all too well. Just like Michael Douglas in “Falling Down”, we’re simply unimpressed and more than a little bit annoyed that the burger looks absolutely nothing like the poster. Science!, an inspired acoustic duo from Seattle, must have had this in…
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, MARCH 2012
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Every Time I Die, Ex Lives (Epitaph Records) Buffalo NY skate-metal meatheads ETID haven’t been this fierce in a while, even if the melodic singing in the enclosed “I Suck” bums out any grindcore purists. But who cares anyway; it’s hard to avoid by-the-book primordial emo if you’re trying…
LOTS GOING ON FOR ROB CARLTON IN MARCH & APRIL
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Breaking News: Rob has a new pedal endorsement with www.sonicfusionpedals.com. ASCAP award-winning songwriter ROB CARLTON will be talking with Al Cole From CBS Radio In an EXCLUSIVE Conference Call TeleClass that you won’t hear anyplace else! Thursday, March 1st @ 9:00 pm, EST Rob has performed with Blue Oyster Cult, Zebra and Cinderella. He’ll be…
Nehedar, High Tide
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Nehedar is the musical creation of Emilia Cataldo. Her latest CD, “High Tide” is her fifth self released project. Her voice is as mystical as her name. Nehedar means “wonderful” in Hebrew, and she was named well in my opinion, because this music is simply wonderful. She has a sweet petite voice that sings with…
DOUG PRESCOTT RELEASES DEBUT
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Doug Prescott, an Americana/Country rock singer/songwriter from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has been garnering some serious critical acclaim for his new CD release “The Journey & the Deep Blue Sea”, which features an all-star cast that reads like a who’s who of Americana and country music. Backing Doug up on the disc are Craig Fuller…
Q PARKER OF 112 RETURNS
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Independent music powerhouse, Malaco Records, proudly announces the addition of Grammy Award winning singer & songwriter and multi-platinum recording artist, Q Parker, to their growing roster. The six-time ASCAP Award winner has formed a partnership between his production/artist development company, NeWFAM Entertainment, and Malaco Records, for the release of his upcoming solo debut titled, ‘The…
Paul Jordanous Ensemble, Kenny Quirky
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Over the years we’ve seen music slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” and I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs and Rock n Roll” into…
EMERGING ARTIST AMARILY RELEASES NEW SINGLES AND NEW VIDEO
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Specializing in authentic, sexually charged electro-dance-pop, Amarily originally comes from the Dominican Republic but now calls Boston home. Promoting herself with recent singles such as “Take This Kiss” and “Mucho Dolares”, Amarily hopes to cater to the highly competitive mainstream club/radio pop scene with her very well-produced tracks and upcoming music video, which was…
KENNEITH PERRIN INVITES US ALL ON HIS LIFE JOURNEY
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As you all know I love technology. I just bought my second Roku and I just am ready to tell Comcast to get rid of my phone & cable but leave the Internet access. Its amazing that Comcast wants over $150 per month and Roku offers more content for close to nothing. Let me get…
