Category: #SKOPELIFE

I recently attended a SWSW Music and Media Conference in Austin Texas. The first day I was there I witnessed a punk band walk over to give a Top Music Executive one of their CD’s following a hot live performance. Everything was going fine until she turned the CD over and noticed there was no…

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In celebration of their recent release, Cycles, Cartel and Skope Magazine want to give one lucky fan a “picture personalized” flip cam along with a merch pack including a signed album, t-shirt, and band poster.

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“The Veronica Sessions” is a fully produced sound with acoustic undertones that is highlighted with “World” and “Latin” beats. Vocals are a mix of smooth rock rasp to clear heartfelt vocalizations.

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My apologies for the lateness of this month’s Music Up Close. I’ve been reveling in unheard of 50 degree temperatures up her in the Northern Plains where I live AND working on details for my debut as a fiction author. The Bowdancer, my novelette, will be published as an ebook by Breathless Press later this…

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Mirana Comstock is ½ of the group known as Theory of Tides.   Comstock handles vocals, percussion, keyboards and songwriting while her husband, Rick Comstock, takes care of guitar, bass, percussion and producing.   Infectious dance beats are heard along with hip-hop, pop, techno-ish, trance-like, club-worthy and tribal-sounding vibes.   Everything appears to be fresh…

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Here is an informative interview for bands who are thinking about what the current state of traditional Publicity means to them and what to do about it. Laurena of Grit PR is interviewed by Taylar Kuzniar and it is so well done we got clearance to run the piece on Skopemag.com.

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A Homecoming concert for the ages graced the stages of IU Auditorium in Bloomington, Indiana.   It was Oct. 15 and the event was RAIN, which offered up a taste of Beatlemania at its finest.   RAIN is a Beatles tribute band that mimicked the fab four perfectly.   Everything from the look to the…

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To celebrate all things rock ‘n gaming Adelitas Way and Sick Puppies are tag-teaming-up with Skope Magazine to give one lucky fan a chance to win the ultimate prize pack.

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Together since 2005, the Benchmarx are set to release their second studio album “Smell the Music”.   Besides being talented musicians, all of the band members are teachers at the International School of Kuala Lumpur.  

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Susan Elizabeth is a musician, singer, and songwriter who has made her way through the music industry for many years and has finally decided to take it all into her own hands.

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It was a nice Thursday night when the phone rang around 6:45 pm. On the other end was a mega producer by the name of Focus. Focus joined us from Atlanta and he wasted no time to get down to business.

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The long awaited return of the Dark Carnival has finally arrived! ICP have just released Bang! Pow! Boom! and to celebrate the release ICP and Skope Magazine are giving you the chance to win some FRESH ICP swag and a Classic iPod! So get your Faygo on, and GOOD LUCK!

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In his biography it says, “Talented Super Producer in the making Soungod is more than ready to make his unique mark on the music industry. His music is best described as a unique rhythmic style melding rock, digital, and hip hop components, with R&B undertones mixed with an eclectic selection of effects held together by…

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A couple weeks ago Prince did a couple impromptu concerts at Grand Palais in Paris after attending some fashion shows for Paris Fashion Week. Last Sunday Prince showed up at Bunkers, in the downtown Minneapolis warehouse district, where Mombos Combo was playing their regular Sunday night jam.  

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On Monday night the phone rang a few minutes after 7 pm EST and on the other line was hip hop powerhouse, Cormega. It has been a minute since last time Skope talked with Cormega. Cormega is riding high these days with the release of his new album, ‘Born And Raised’ as well as an…

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Enter now for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see The All-American Rejects and Taking Back Sunday on their co-headline tour.

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Brett Gleason’s first solo effort, ‘The Dissonance’ is a unique fusion of alternative rock and electronica, combining the industrial production of NIN with the melodic piano of Tori Amos. Brett got involved with music early after a childhood accident left him with a severe speech impediment, leading him to a life of solitary contemplation filled…

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It’s not everyday that you’re penned “The Bride of the New Funk Hipopera” by a British magazine, but hey, Traedonya! makes it look easy.

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This month’s Music Up Close takes a look back at artists of the 60s and 70s and see what some of them are doing today.   There are, of course, too many to chose from, but some recent releases helped me narrow the focus for this column.   Main Stage features Gordon Lightfoot   recently…

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‘Sup duderinos! We’ve taken out the killer guitar solo in “Death To All But Metal” and we challenge you to try adding your own for the chance to win a trip to Las Vegas to play it live on stage with us!

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The kings of metal made a stop in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 17 to play for thousands of screaming fans. I speak of none other than Metallica who rocked the shit out of the stage at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indy. I really don’t know when these guys will stop touring or making music, but one…

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To celebrate the release of Black Gives Way To Blue, Alice In Chains and Skope Magazine are giving one lucky fan a chance to rock out with a brand new guitar. Enter now for your chance to win a G&L Rampage Jerry Cantrell Signature model signed by the band.

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Keeping true to yourself and your feelings is something California native Eye’z takes seriously in both her music and in her life.

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With all due respect to the other bands that performed Friday night at the Whiskey A Go Go, it was evident that Slant was the main event.

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‘Common Dreads’ is the new album by St. Albans-based quartet Enter Shikari. It was born in a back garden shed in St. Albans after a mental two years (we’ll get to that in a minute) in the lives of these young men. Skope was fortunate to get a copy of a Q&A Rou did with…

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It was 7 pm on a Thursday night in New England and the phone rang. On the other end was Rob Carlton calling in from Pennsylvania. Rob is riding high these days after closing some major guitar edorsements and realeasing his solo album, ‘Beautiful Collision.’

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Each month, veteran music journalist Janie Franz offers a variety of content in her Music Up Close with Janie column.

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After our initial open house, where you saw the contents of our little virtual music club here at Music Up Close, we will be highlighting different rooms each month, but always ending with our cocktail meet-and-greet at the SonicBids Lounge. For September, Club Ladies brings a look a Teisha Helgerson, the frontwoman for the band…

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Skope TV headed out to Tewksbury, MA on Saturday afternoon to meet a true guitar connoisseur. Dan Murphy the owner of D&M Guitars was gracious enough to have Skope at his shop in Tewksbury, MA.

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In celebration of their recent major-label debut Bright Nights * Dark Days, Cavo and Skope Magazine want to give one lucky fan the tool they need to become a rock star too. Cavo is giving away an Epiphone Special II Vintage Sunburst guitar signed by the band. Enter now for your chance to win!

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Recently Traedonya and Prohibition Entertainment held a global remix contest for the single, “I’ll Give It To You.” Producers and deejays from all over the world submittted their own versions of the track.

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Vlad’s biography says, “Music has the ability to transform, heal and speak to the soul. And when it transcends itself, music is no longer music but rather the truth and philosophy of life. This is the true essence of highly accomplished guitarist, arranger, producer – Vlad…

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Dirty Blonde is one of those bands that many have not heard of but many will love once they’ve heard them. Sultry singer Cheryl Aruda fronts this hard-driving, non-stop rhythm machine. Playing at Palmer’s Restaurant in Andover, Massachusetts last Saturday night, Dirty Blonde made a believer out of everybody who had not seen them before.

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Skope has partnered with the Independent Coffee Network and we are currently looking for music videos for airplay. The Independent Coffee Network consists of 42″ flat screen TVs placed in independent coffee shops around the country that are programmed with video content, news, music, and much more. We are looking for a diverse line up…

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PAINTED ON WATER, the duo of star Turkish performers, whose self-titled album project by the vocalist Sertab Erener and composer/guitarist Demir Demirkan, will return to these shores in September for a series of dates, following on the heels of their recent triumphant Central Park/Summerstage performance in front of 7,000 fans, as part of the “Istanbulive”…

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At 6 pm on Thursday August 13th, the phone rang at the Skope HQ’s in New England. On the other end was hip hop phenom, Plies from Tampa, FL.

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On Monday August 10th Skope TV headed out to the all new Champion’s sports bar at the Marriott Copley in Boston, MA. We were there to meet the founders of a new & very exciting website & music platform called, Begade.com.

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Singer/Songwriter Jason Mraz surprised customers at the 303 Cafe in East Boston last week with an impromptu performance.

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Kaleo means the voice, the music and the song in Hawaiian language.   Kaleo Futuristo is his name and being the voice while makin’ the music & songs is his game.   This happy-go-lucky character from sunny Cali is bringing all types of styles to the  table.   Not just a unique style musically, but…

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Before embarking on their “Hot Mess Across The U.S.” tour, the Cobras opened up for none other than Katy Perry in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom!

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