Feature stories and artist interviews
Christopher Sluka is no stranger to the music game as he experienced success in the 80s and 90s performing at such iconic venues as: CBGB’s, The Ritz and The Palladium. Sluka has performed alongside such acts as Tears for Fears and Simple Minds and his band at the time was making BIG waves in Japan…
Kick and the Hug is kickin’ the door down with the debut release titled ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, Kick and the Hug’. What a fist-pumping start for this high-octane band that brings an overload of energy to the table with their brand new LP. I’m surprised to discover that this is a debut release for Kick…
If you’re going to name yourself — or your band — after Prince Valiant, you’ve got to be ready for action. You can’t back down from challenges, and you’ve got to face up to difficulties, no matter how harsh they may be. Most of all, you’ve got to be ready to put your charisma in…
@skopemag news – sunday – december 19, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope RZA and Flatbush Zombies Drop “Quentin Tarantino” RZA and Flatbush Zombies have once again teamed up to release the new cinematic track “Quentin Tarantino,” today. The reverent cut was produced by RZA and Prince Paul (with additional production from…
Done with tenderness, Pamela Hopkins embodies the pure soul of Americana on the romantic “One More Last Kiss (feat. Jason Lee Campbell)”. The rhythms have a patient gait to them. Intermingling the two vocalists together results in a kaleidoscopic swirl of color. Every little gesture matter, from the laid-back slide guitar to the gentle keyboards…
Lady Redneck sings to the soul of America with “Don’t Try To Take Our Guns”. Here the lyrics matter for she delivers every single line with gusto. There is a strength to be found within the delicate, fragile arrangement. Every reiteration of the song makes the piece grow ever more poignant. Kept to the absolute…
Remastered enhanced edition of their classic album due Nov 19th Following traditional holiday music back to its roots, Blackmore’s Night (Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore) approach Christmas songs with their own unique styling. On November 19th, they will celebrate the holidays with the relaunch of their classic album Winter Carols, available as a high-quality 2…
Sung with poise and passion, Doug Kistner crafts an elegant ballad with “There’s The Door (feat. Bill Champlin)”. Vocals dominate the track for they are pure fire. Lyrics here feature verses that cut right to the bone. Elements of pop, classic rock, the blues, and more filter into the fray. Interplay reveals a band that…
For most of us, the recent global shutdown stopped us in our tracks. Well, for the Waves On Waves it only seemed to spur them on more. With their album ‘Live Wire On The Sunset Strip’ set to be released in January of next year, Waves On Waves are setting out to score our daily…
Riku delivers a whole plethora of fragile feelings and thoughts on the tremendous rush “Rin Pun.” All of this deserves to be absolutely blasted, for volume is a must. Vocals run through it all, serving as the very backbone of the work. Elements of metal, industrial, thrash, hard rock, delivered with a bit of balladry,…
@skopemag news – friday – december 17, 2021 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope LOS GRANDES DE CUBA SE UNEN PARA “SOY YO” UNA COLABORACION PODEROSA ENTRE CHACAL X LENIER X EL CHULO X YOMIL X EL MICHA Cinco cantantes cubanos, con estilos muy diferentes se unen para grabar el tema “Soy Yo”.…
@skopemag news – friday – december 17, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope The Colombian duo issue a defiant call against sexual harassment A man is on the prowl, expanding his tentacles to touch women; he moves with undesirable naturalness, as and when he pleases, as if he lived in another era;…
Some songs are too good to be forgotten. Most pop fans associate “Tainted Love” with Soft Cell, the UK synthpop duo that took the tune to the top of the charts in 1981. But Gloria Jones’ “Tainted Love” was a Northern Soul hit years before Soft Cell refashioned it into a moody new wave anthem.…
Tom Tikka goes for a propulsive, driving rhythm on the cautious optimism of “By 2022”. The lyrics here are straightforward delivered with so much fire behind them. Within the song there is a degree of 90s indie pop playfulness behind it. Guitar work has a singing, tuneful aspect behind it. Rhythms go for a gliding…
Hailing from NSW’s Central Coast, 17-year-old NEAV has released the stunning video for her new single ‘Talking To The Devil’ today. Directed by Brendan Schoenmaker (Greta Stanley) and choreographed by Kate Woods (Greta Stanley), the concept behind the video is how NEAV imagined the lyrics – the pushing and pulling of a relationship, while the…
Hailing from the same icy darkness of the Scandinavian inland that birthed the Grammy Award-winning theatrical metal band GHOST, PRIEST has come to thaw the icy circuits of your frostbitten, winter-chilled heart with a brilliant new single. “A Signal In The Noise” is the first single from the new album by the enigmatic trio, which…
@skopemag news – thursday – december 16, 2021 @ 9 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Kalen Anzai’s “Genjitsu Camera” Kalen Anzai released a brand new single “Genjitsu Camera” (featured on Laguna Illumination TVC) on December 15h. This song co-produced with Charlie XCX carries essences of the recent trend such as Vaporwave and City Pop,…
“I couldn’t be more excited to share “It’s Almost Christmas” with you. Christmas time is hands down my favorite time of year. Thinking back to when I was a kid, I barely remember any of the specific gifts I got, but what I do remember is the moments with family. I remember the lights, the…
When you come across a band name like The Dirty Moogs, you can’t exactly be sure what you’ll find, but one thing is for certain: you’ve never seen or heard a group quite like this. Embracing their tongue-in-cheek approach to life, bandmates Brenton Viertel, Will Gillett, Pete Thomas, Jared Hallock, and Ryan Donahue united under…
@skopemag news – thursday – december 16, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SLEEPWULF: new song “Sex Magic Manifestation” streaming! Swedish proto-heavy rockers SLEEPWULF present a delightfully occult new track taken from their upcoming sophomore album “Sunbeams Curl”, due out February 18th on Heavy Psych Sounds. From mountain peak to valley deep,…
‘Lost To A Coastline’ is the debut album from Ellanora DellErba. All ten tracks that make up the divine debut are swimming in soulful folk flavours as the album tells tales of lost loves and lessons learned. Ellanora DellErba speaks with soothing sincerity within her lyrics and it’s this candour that makes this debut so…
@skopemag news – wednesday – december 15, 2021 @ 2 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE signs to UPRISING! Records UPRISING! Records is proud to announce that the French progressive metal unit SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE is now a part of its roster. The quintet from Cote d’Azur will release a new studio…
Recorded in 1989, at the Musker’s Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles, Viper Records retrieves and releases a time capsule album from supergroup World Goes Round. A collation of songs that translate beautifully back to a time in the past, but also somehow feel more relevant than ever, this brilliant album gives us Whistlestop tour around the…
R&B/Pop Artist Tanille Edwards is a multi-talented songstress who writes her own lyrics and produces the musical arrangements for her fresh new songs. Her soulful sound is uniquely reminiscent of those lyrically passionate, club groovin’ beats of the 80’s. A native New Yorker, Tanille’s music has global range. Her passion for entertaining began at the…
@skopemag news – wednesday – december 15, 2021 @ 9 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Dashboard Confessional share video for “Here’s To Moving On”; new album out Feb 25 Dashboard Confessional has unveiled the “deeply personal” official music video for their inspiring new single, “Here’s To Moving On.” The touching new video is out…
When you’re meant to achieve greatness, life will keep pulling you back to where it needs you most. JidScan’s passion and heart have always been in rap, and his career has been down many avenues in the industry. From working at a label to learning the back end of promoting music, this artist saw each…
Louise Cappi embraces an old-school funky style with the highly playful “Keep That Dream Alive”. Sung with such soul the song has a limberness to it. With a clear nod to the 70s the track has a classic cadence to it. It helps that the rhythm section has a tautness to it, for every hit…
@skopemag news – tuesday – december 14, 2021 @ 2 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Jay Productions And Mars Return With “5 to 9” From New EP BIPOLAR British rapper/songwriter Mars and producer/singer/songwriter Jay Productions have already had plenty of early success so far – their previous collaboration “Made It” was supported across UK…
@skopemag news – tuesday – december 14, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Hellbound (ft. Håkan Hemlin of Norland) Shares ‘Och Regnet Föll’ Video + Double-Single Umeå hard rock/metal quintet Hellbound pays tribute to their fellow countryfolk Nordman with a cover of “Och Regnet Föll” together with the Nordman vocalist Håkan Hemlin.…
When it comes to the mainstream, heavy metal usually doesn’t fit the bill. That’s because this genre of music is all about rebelling from the crowd and embracing the unknown. But when it comes to The Veer Union, the band has thrown social constructs out the window and has successfully fused pop with punk to…
We Left As Lions brings together heavy metallic riffs with a flair for the dramatic on the fury of “The Factory”. Rhythms feature a driving propulsive force behind them. Holding nothing back, the ebb and flow of the sound imbues the work with so much life. Volume crashes over the listener for there is a…
@skopemag news – monday – december 13, 2021 @ 9 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope FOSTERMOTHER: crushing new video “Sunday” available! Magnetic Houston-based doom and fuzz metal trio FOSTERMOTHER shares a second video taken from their upcoming new album ‘The Ocean’, out February 18th on Ripple Music. Get instantly crushed by “Sunday” right now!…
Every so often, an artist comes around that has no intention of following the path most trodden. They branch out, allowing their own artistic vision to guide them and become an incredibly captivating artist all the while. This is most surely the case for singer-songwriter, improviser and interdisciplinary artist Tobias Sarra. Tobias Sarra boasts a…
It’s no exaggeration to say that Candlebox helped shape the direction of contemporary music. The Seattle band was a part of a coterie of courageous Pacific Northwest artists that redefined the relationship between classic rock, metal, punk, blues, and experimental music, and struck a blow on behalf of creativity in the age-old battle between art…
@skopemag news – monday – december 13, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Artist: Capsule Hotel – Album: It’s That Time Of Year Again When I Start Seeing Faces In The Trees This project has an extremely pressing and personal place in my heart. It tells a story, unlike most of the…
A hint of tropical jazz enters into the equation on Jay Elle’s sun-drenched soul of “Tequila Kiss”. The smoothness of the sound comes from its unhurried rhythm. Guitar work features a nimbleness akin to some of Bossa Nova’s greats, just as Joao Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. His voice has an understated beauty about it.…
@skopemag news – sunday – december 12, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Joseph Hyde – Spherical Harmonics | Out Now Spherical Harmonics reflects a love of early electronic music, when every sound and every instrument had to be built by hand, and artists were pioneers exploring new territory with no map.…
Doug Ferony brings a creative flair to the timeless classic “Jingle Bells.” With a nice, fully fleshed-out big band swing, the song has a joyous communal presence. The band’s interplay features a great deal of fun, for they hold nothing back. Volume is an absolute must, for this is a sound that needs to be…
Tedi Brunetti offers a modern-day take on the blues with the mantra of “Eat, Sleep, Repeat”. A clever bit of humor comes through over the course of the track. Lyrics focus on the mundane, on how days seemingly bleed into each other. With a powerful voice the song virtually demands to be played loud. Her…
Raised in a family surrounded by musical talent and inspiration, young Andraeco Craig – aka Dre’Co – was destined to pursue his love for rap. But life had other plans, and somewhere along the way, education had to come before anything. When the time came for Dre’Co to decide between a nine to five or…
