Feature stories and artist interviews
When you least expect it, you can stumble upon someone who is bound to change your life forever. For Riiyoo & Lil Lee, fate came from working at a local food chain at an airport where the two stumbled into a conversation about their passion for music. It was evident that they both had pure…
Sharon Hendrix’s life story is nothing short of remarkable. Her musical debut began by performing on the Ed Sullivan Show, then singing alongside Hall of Famers like Bob Dylan, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder, to spending decades touring with Barry Manilow as a supporting backup vocalist. Her whirlwind resume highlights her exceptionalism to thrive in…
Bo Baskoro’s latest EP release Wildfire accomplishes more in six tracks than many of his contemporaries and peers achieve in two albums. Portland, Orgeon’s Baskoro debuted in 2016 and has released several singles and EP’s since then with clear growth defining each new outing. Wildfire hews close to many of his long-established songwriting and performing strengths, namely his emotive…
@skopemag news – saturday – november 6, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Ohio’s Bill $haft “Creates “Distance” With New Album Ohio’s sluggish, wasted, and sedated Bill $haft is a versatile rapper influenced by Mac Miller, Earl Sweatshirt, Wu Tang, Pro Era, and Pink Floyd with an upcoming headlining show in Columbus,…
@skopemag news – friday – november 5, 2021 @ 4 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope KEEDRON BRYANT RELEASES GLOWING NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “STUBBORN” FEAT. CURLY J “Stubborn” highlights Keedron’s versatility as a singer by revealing more of his fun-loving, upbeat personality. The Florida native glides over the track’s spacey trap production as he…
@skopemag news – friday – october 5, 2021 @ 3 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DEAD SPACE CHAMBER MUSIC: Bristol doomy medieval/neo-folk avant-gardists share new track + Announce new album ‘The Black Hours’ out December 03 Bristol avant/dark neo-folk cohort Dead Space Chamber Music have announced their sophomore album, The Black Hours, which will…
@skopemag news – friday – november 5, 2021 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NEW VIDEO FOR LEONARD COHEN SONG “PUPPETS” RELEASED TODAY Shot in black and white, the emotive visual features artist and actor Bobbi Salvör Menuez, also in “Happens to the Heart,” exploring Cohen’s powerful lyrical themes of evil and control.…
@skopemag news – friday – november 5, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Heaven Only Knows – The New Pop Rock Single From Grave Jones Pop Rocker Grave Jones follows the explosive success of his latest single Smithereens with his most ambitious track yet – Heaven Only Knows. A journey through the…
There’s nothing that compares to hearing a song for the first time and feeling it completely embrace your soul. R&B artist The Nileram has mastered the formula to create that out-of-body experience through every track she puts out. With sultry rhythms and flavorful choruses, the artist serves up hits that linger on your tongue. It…
@skopemag news – thursday – november 4, 2021 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Clever Hopes The duo’s new single, “Shadow Waltz,” is a gentle piece of Americana featuring Shaver and Foote’s soft vocal harmonies, woven together by a reflection on Shaver’s time spent in Australia following the dissolution of a relationship. “It’s…
@skopemag news – wednesday – november 4, 2021 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Divided Heaven “Burn Me” Premiere Over the last year, Divided Heaven has kept busy by releasing various singles bridging the gap between multiple genres. After a recent move back to the East Coast, Divided Heaven is officially part of…
Americana/folk singer-songwriter Katie Callahan sat down recently with @skopemag to talk about her music and fabulous recent single, “Lullaby,” from her new album. Here’s part two of a two-part feature. @skopemag: One of your recent singles, “Lullaby,” is amazing. We love it — great sound and fantastic vibe. What is “Lullaby” about? Katie: Thanks! It’s…
@skopemag news – thursday – november 4, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Debut Single from Fox Fagan From Los Angeles collaborations with Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) and Wilson Phillips to gigs in English seaside towns and Melbourne grunge clubs, “Gotta Get Out” draws on Fagan’s unique musical journey. Foster The People’s…
Ron Killings aka (w w e’s R-Truth) with his very own unique style, is changing the face of sports and entertainment culture, merging music & new entertainment experiences as we know it! Coming from Charlotte NC, he’s used to understanding the values of building and sometimes learning (the hard way) from the ground up. Growing…
Everybody knows someone who has slipped away. Maybe it’s a romantic liaison that went sour, a missed connection or great could-have-been, or a friendship in which the partners have drifted apart. And it’s always tempting to think that those estrangements could be repaired — if you could overcome your shyness and figure out the right…
Synth pop outfit Babe Club’s new single “That Feeling” revolves around the duo of Jenna Desmond and Corey Campbell but boast a full-band sound. Campbell and Desmond initially met during their college years and began collaborating then. The pair later joined Americana influenced act Susto and this experience exposed their skills to a larger audience…
@skopemag news – wednesday – october 3, 2021 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope The Reds, Pinks & Purples announces new LP, Summer At Land’s End Summer at Land’s End is not an interlude or tangent for The Reds, Pinks & Purples but rather a perfect fourth movement following the albums Anxiety Art,…
Hannya White has had a pretty exceptional 2021. At the start of the year she was a new name seeking to find an audience for her unique electronic experimental sound. Following the release of her No Preview EP, that situation began to change rapidly with a string of positive reviews, airplay on numerous radio shows,…
@skopemag news – wednesday – november 3, 2021 @ 2 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Amen Sioux shares new video for “Real” ‘Real’ is a dispatch from a relationship in purgatory: “It’s just a dream, I’m drowning in my sins, I messed it up again you know” he sings in a voice that could…
@skopemag news – wednesday – november 3, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Montreal Experimental 5-Piece RedFox Soothe Anxious Minds with New Single & Album Canadian experimental alt-folk group RedFox are set to soothe anxious minds and reinforce personal journeys with the release of their new single, “Mellow Out” and album Stranger…
Rap music today can start to sound generic when it consists of the same story repurposed and repackaged over and over again against a drill beat. Here to shift the narrative, boom-bap rapper Custom hits the studio intending to bring message and substance back to the rap game. The artist pens his story and experiences…
First off, tell us a bit about yourself. Who is Abandon the Fall—the person and the musician? My name is Juan Espinoza. I’m a producer based out of Houston, TX. Abandon the Fall is a solo musical endeavor that was birthed from the hope and inspiration that I (Juan Espinoza) found and connected to through…
Indie-pop singer-songwriter Hadley Kennary sat down recently with @skopemag to talk about her music around the release of her new EP, “Crooked Roots” (out now). @skopemag: Hadley, tell us about your latest EP, “Crooked Roots.” Hadley: “Crooked Roots,” is a collection of five songs that I’ve written over the past few years. They look at…
A duality of sorts informs the plethora of ideas that flow from Jasper “The Jazzmaster” Myers’ totally immersive double album “Juggernaut/Colossus”. One of those rare feats that brings the past and present together while pushing things forward into the future, there is a density to the sound here. Layers are brought in with care, for…
Award Winning composer Randy Edelman performs his anthemic after the pandemic single “Comin’ Out The Other Side” Yesterday is not ours to recover but tomorrow is ours to win….and composer, singer, songwriter, and film music architect Randy Edelman has just released his anthemic video model of a brighter future to all the global citizens of…
The brand new single from UK artist Jay Moussa-Mann is out right now. ‘American Tennessee’ is a feel-good country-pop track with tons of energy that is sure to have you up and moving. We love the luscious vocal arrangement and use of strings adding tension throughout the song. This unique fusion of country and pop music…
@skopemag news – tuesday – november 2, 2021 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope New Single “Kecskemét” from Mad Ones New single, “Kecskemét,” an ode to Hungary’s eighth largest city, is a poem for touring and the joy of finding receptive audiences far from home. The trio gave the track a live and…
@skopemag news – tuesday – november 2, 2021 @ 2 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope RAIBARD stream new single “Angel of the Clockwork” via The Ripple Effect RAIBARD are streaming their new single “Angel of the Clockwork” now on The Ripple Effect. Papercuts announces new EP, shares “Try Baxter’s Bliss” video Jason Quever has…
The Critically-Acclaimed Musician Explores Mental Health & Societal Issues In Stirring New Song And Video; Also Unveils Innovative Rendition Of 1960s Defiant Anthem “Shape Of Things To Come” As A “B-Side” Track Creature Benny can be found on all DSPs, SoundCloud, and iTunes. Follow on Instagram and YouTube @CreatureBenny. On the heels of his critically-acclaimed…
@skopemag news – tuesday – november 2, 2021 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Flight Facilities Unveil New Single ‘Heavy’ Featuring Your Smith Today, producer duo and live electronic act Flight Facilities announced the release of ‘Heavy (ft. Your Smith),’ the final standalone single ahead of their forthcoming Forever LP release on November…
The influence of Michael Jackson on contemporary hip-hop isn’t discussed very much, but it’s a hard thing to overestimate. Jackson’s sense of melody and time, his cadences, his relationship to the beat, his knack for presentation, and his distinctive fashions: all of that has left an indelible impression on rappers, DJs, and producers. Tae Wall’s…
Married Americana duo ELDR (Jameson Elder and Hanna Rae) sat down with @skopemag to talk about their music around the release of their EP, “Nowhere Else to Go” (out now). @skopemag: Hi, Jameson and Hanna! Tell us about your new EP, “Nowhere Else to Go.” Jameson: It’s been a long time in the making! We’ve…
Quick off the heels of her “Lonely Summer” hit, buzzing alt-pop artist Lakookala is back with a more vulnerable track that is sure to relate to many listeners. “The Wrong Places” confronts necessary but tough topics regarding women’s sexuality and how female-identifying people are brought up to look for love outwardly rather than finding it…
Beechwood’s new album Sleep Without Dreaming is slated for a January 2022 release and its first single “Front Page News” offers fans of the NYC based four piece a glimpse of the band’s new material. It follows their 2018 release Inside the Flesh Motel with the recent addition of new bassist Jensen Gore but the band’s customary gritty rock…
If you miss 80s electro hip-hop Afroman & Blazar can hook you up with “Step It Up”. As someone who grew up and outright loved this sound, it is a joy to hear a duo pay their respect to that golden age. Volume is a must for theirs is the sort of club throbbing jam…
Andrew Moore features a playful, tropical sensibility with “Look At Me Now”. Everything within it has a grace to it. Stylistically he brings together pop, electro, EDM, and more into this coherent, concise whole. The leanness of the song proves to be a joy for the hooks race through. His delivery has a classic cadence…
The Dead Bolts’ single, “What Gives,” is built around a ringing electric guitar riff, which echoes throughout a 4:27 song. It’s a song where the lyric asks more questions than it answers, but all are important questions that will keep you glued to your speakers/earbuds. The track begins with aggressively strummed acoustic guitar. Electric guitar…
@skopemag news – monday – november 1, 2021 @ 7 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BLEACH EVERYTHING Drops Surprise Halloween Single, “Fix Your Heart Or Die;” New LP Due In 2022 Like a razorblade in your candy apple, BLEACH EVERYTHING drops a cut for Halloween, with the surprise release of “Fix Your Heart Or…
@skopemag news – monday – november 1, 2021 @ 2 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope JACK WAKEMAN & THE DREAMSTRIDERS – Release Astral Dream Pop Of New Single: “Cosmic Fear” “I’ve done it again, I’ve made too much rice again” confesses Jack Wakeman, an opening gambit that likely stands as one of 2021’s more…
Lisa Bouchelle’s latest single, “Jump In!,” is currently #21 on the Billboard Magazine A/C Indicator chart. Lisa has sung backup for Bruce Springsteen, dueted in concert with Jon Bon Jovi, garnered millions of streams, and toured with and/or opened for Train, Bryan Adams, Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, The Wailers, Shooter Jennings, Meat Loaf, Blues Traveler,…
