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@skopemag news – tuesday – august 2, 2022 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope GRAVE BATHERS: Heavy Blog Is Heavy Premieres “Brain Thief” From Philadelphia Psychedelic Doom Conjurors Featuring Members Of Yatra And Heavy Temple; Rock ‘N’ Roll Fetish Debut To See Release Friday Heavy Blog Is Heavy is currently streaming “Brain Thief”…
Devoting your life to yoga and its spiritual wisdom can profoundly impact how you live. For highly-acclaimed yoga instructor and singer-songwriter Wai Lana, spreading this powerful and influential practice has become her ultimate mission. No stranger to being in the public eye, she has already blown up television and the internet with her TV series…
Greg Hoy & The Boys are back again, right after wrapping their Build Back Bitter tour, with another irresistible indie rock single, “Carry Me Back Home.” Previously, the band shared “Jet Black, Get Back” fresh out of the recording studio, which hyped fans up for their return of live show performances. Before that, they made…
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@skopemag news – monday – august 1, 2022 @ 8 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Jim Lindberg Shares Wistful New Music Video Dedicated To His Late Father, “Don’t Lay Me Down” Today, Jim Lindberg shares an animated music video for track “Don’t Lay Me Down” from debut acoustic solo record ‘Songs From The Elkhorn…
The bluegrass four-piece Route 3 is essentially an all-star band for the genre. The stylistic pedigree each of the four musicians brings to the table isn’t merely gloss on an otherwise unsatisfying musical adventure. Their knowledge and experience inform the songwriting and playing every step of the way. Gaylon Harper, Roy Bond, Jason Jordan, and…
@skopemag news – monday – august 1, 2022 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SHADOW SMILE UNLEASH ‘DEARLY DEPARTED’ SINGLE & VIDEO Britain’s fiercely independent Alternative Metal outfit Shadow Smile announce the release of their epic new single ‘Dearly Departed’. A deeply heartfelt and emotionally charged track exploring the grief and loss of…
One of the most treasured characteristics of music is its capacity to teleport listeners to distant places and worlds beyond our experiences and imaginations. Artists can spend years working toward this level of depth and virtuosity to create such eminently connective pieces of musical literature, yet it’s a power that not all can acquire with…
Toronto, ON-based singer-songwriter-recording artist Jason Maxwell has released his latest single “For Now” via Believe Music Canada/Flying Colours Music/Glacier Bay Entertainment. Recorded in Nashville’s world renowned Blackbird Studios, “For Now” is the first single of 2022 from Maxwell – the song is a country-pop anthem that weaves heartfelt lyricism into an emotive soundscape. “For Now”…
@skopemag news – saturday – july 30, 2022 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BOLEYN RECORDS RELEASES FIRST SINGLE ‘END OF THE WORLD’ FROM ARTIST JOEY COOK “End of the World’ is a melodic track filled with full harmonies and captivating vocals. The lyrics describe the feeling of peace, calm, & stillness that…
@skopemag news – friday – july 29, 2022 @ 4 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope The Steens Share Single “Heaven” via Under the Radar | EP Out This Summer The Steens are two brothers from Orange County, CA. They formed their band in 2021 using their surname. Naming the band was an easy decision…
Awakening after a year long hiatus from rock music , North Queensland singer songwriter Dee Lunar emerges with a tasty alternative rock song ‘ Dissolve ‘ swirling between a dream pop vibe and grunge influences from a bygone era , she begs the listener to fly away , to dissolve into the ether escaping reality…
@skopemag news – friday – july 29, 2022 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope L.A. Rock Discovery OWEN HAMLIN Drop “Old Things” Lyric Video + ‘Right As Rain’ Album Out Today Owen Hamlin is a passionate and innately skilled writer, singer, instrumentalist, and producer, writing songs containing the inherent angst of alt-rock music…
@skopemag news – friday – july 29, 2022 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Two Door Cinema Club Share “Lucky” “Lucky” is a breezy indie pop classic, shimmered with synths and grooving bass lines. Quintessential Two Door Cinema Club at their best, speaking further about the track they comment: “‘Lucky’ is a reflection…
Born in Hyde Park Cincinnati, Alpha Hugo knew as young as 10 years old that music was his destiny. It’s not often within the entertainment business that you find an artist who has truly taken the journey, the grind, the sacrifice and also the determination necessary to succeed and grow within this business. If you…
The music from the 2000s is inarguably iconic, and its distinguishable flair protrudes from the works of budding artist TheBabyDon. Born in Seattle and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, she has been songwriting and playing local concerts since she was only 11 years old. Just seven years later, she had the opportunity to open for the…
Matthias Williams & Sheeran infuses “Back To You (feat. Sheeran Brizan)” with a sense of longing. The romanticism of the verses & Mathias’ saxophone prowess proves irresistible, as does the constantly growing ebb of energy. Pop, industrial, dance, all of this filters into the sound adding to its sense of urgency. Beats hit with a…
Melbourne, Australia is not what comes to mind when I think “country music duo”, but The Long & Short Of It have confounded expectations since their first meeting in 2007. They have built an impressive discography over the past fifteen-plus years including six album releases and two EPs without showing any signs of flagging creative…
@skopemag news – wednesday – july 28, 2022 @ 4 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BRUTUS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘UNISON LIFE’ + DROP NEW SONG & VIDEO Genre-jumping Belgian trio Brutus has announced a new album Unison Life for October 21st via Sargent House. The follow-up to their breakout Nest, Unison Life is a…
First of all, hi Skope Magazine! And thanks for sending over these questions. So firstly, how would you describe your sound? Well, we guess we are aiming for two main things when playing around with our sound.The first thing is groove, we like to keep things groovy and rhythmic. We always run the “test of…
Get ready for killer hooks that will get stuck in your head for days! GORILLAPOCALYPSE is a collaboration of three artists uniting for one reason and one reason only—to ‘Blow Your Mind’! GORILLAPOCALYPSE features singer/songwriter IZ.M.B along with producer Grizz La Flare and lyricist Gary “GB” Bernard. Together, this trio has come up with the…
It’s hard to believe that ‘Nowhere Town’ is only the second, full-length studio album release from singer/songwriter IZ.M.B because she writes like a seasoned pro. This record showcases IZ.M.B as a true artist giving the audience an inside look into ‘Nowhere Town’ where all sorts of feelings and emotions join forces. This is a very…
@skopemag news – thursday – july 28, 2022 @ 11 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Fresh share video for ‘Why Do I’ London punks Fresh have shared a brand new video for ‘Why Do I’, the closing track of their new album ‘Raise Hell’. The track resolves the record with our protagonist breaking free…
No group, no matter how classic, ever wants to hang them up without making sure that the baton has been passed to capable hands. Whitesnake will be conducting their farewell tour later this summer, and they’ve chosen Sweden’s ferocious THUNDERMOTHER to get those final shows started. Once you hear “Watch Out,” the group’s latest single,…
Heavy drums. Gritty bass. Electrifying guitar. Powerful lyrics. If this all sounds right up your street, then look no further than Bigman & The Birdseeds. This 3-piece Bristol-based outfit are really making a name for themselves on the music scene with their energetic, hard-hitting style of indie rock. On the 29th of July, they will release…
@skopemag news – wednesday – july 27, 2022 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope JAXN SHARES THE NEW SINGLE ‘ONE KISS’ – WATCH THE VIDEO HERE While JAXN’s previous tracks have drawn upon guitar-heavy Britpop and the summery American radio hits of the late ’90s, ‘One Kiss’ takes a fresh but equally nostalgic…
If you were a kid in the 1980s and you were really lucky, you might have spent your birthday at Showbiz Pizza. For those too young to remember, Showbiz was kinda like Chuck E. Cheese — only much, much cooler. The stars at the pizza chain were the animals designed by animatronics wizard Aaron Fechter,…
When an artist gets retrospective in their debut album, too often is it that critics relegate their sound – or even their efforts – to the countless throwback records that make their way onto the charts every few years. The very notion of a player looking anywhere but forward with their lyrics is frequently considered…
@skopemag news – wednesday – july 27, 2022 @ 8 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SARATTMA: The Obelisk Premieres Escape Velocity Title Track; Debut LP From Post-Metal Duo With Current/Ex Brian Jonestown Massacre, John Zorn, Cleric Members Nears Release Via Nefarious Industries As Philadelphia-based instrumental/progressive post-doom metal duo SARATTMA prepares to release their debut…
HIPOST, An hip hop artist from Los Angeles, CA who now resides in Orange County, CA, began his rap career in 2007 with the renowned label The Ruff Ryders. Best known for his single “Livin it up” featuring R&B platinum recording group Jagged Edge that did well on the billboard charts. He has returned to…
Soft sweet country songs are the bread and butter of the genre, and for many artists it’s the songwriting equivalent of comfort food. This is especially the case for one Alex Krawczyk, a country pop singer who’s been making music for the past 3 years now. Her new single, “Better Days,” is a song of…
Yes, we are talking about Emil Montenegro. He is a famous model whom you can see on social media as an influencer. Hoping for a better future is something so hard, but our European model has broken the bricks by winning the title of the Face of Montenegro. He did not miss the opportunity and…
@skopemag news – tuesday – july 26, 2022 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Apollo Brown Releases Animated Music Video for “Kite Strings” Off His New Album ‘This Must Be The Place’ A master of melancholic productions, Brown pairs cavernous drums and striking metallic hi-hats with spooky choral vocals and shimmering keys on…
A few years ago, Nya was studying global public health at New York University, preparing for a future with a stable career on the horizon. Yet, no matter how hard she tried to focus on it, her engrained musical instincts and ambitions would overtake her budding creative mind. She decided to take a leap of…
Mike Montrey began the journey with the band bearing his name with 2011’s debut Weaving the Basket. It was apparent from the first that Montrey possessed a rare synthesis of musical influences throughout his songwriting and that further collections would find him further refining his music and expanding on his already considerable talents. Little fine-tuning…
I want to say Stromer Hills sounds like someone. It makes it easy to draw a quick comparison for readers that might illustrate his music. I can’t though. His single “if u like the way i walk” is, however, filled with echoes. The core DNA of the song belongs to R&B and soul but anyone…
Christian Parker is an accomplished songwriter, recording artist and guitarist with a long history in the music world. Releasing his first album at the young age of 17, Christian has not looked back! Parker’s latest release is titled ‘Best Kept Secret’, so cat’s out of the bag with nothing left to hide. ‘Best Kept Secret’…
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Sometimes it is very refreshing to know that good old-fashioned Rock N’ Roll still has a place in the indie music scene. Guitarist, songwriter, and troubadour Cory M. Coons proves the rock vibe is still alive on his latest release Long Hard Rain. At the surface this track channels a Heartland rock with a heavy…
At the start of July, 20-year-old singer-songwriter Zahra released her sophomore EP ‘in my company’. It’s a very well-polished, mature 5-track body of work, which is extremely impressive from such a young artist. The talented American artist says: “This EP is about spending time and healing in my own company. Being alone with myself has…
