Feature stories and artist interviews
Today’s rap game is obsessed with aggression. It seems like wherever you go, you’ll find dozens of rappers trying to take on a tough and macho flow that just attacks the ears. And while some people may appreciate that, others want to know what happened to the rappers who weren’t all about being hostile. Where…
One of a number of tracks recorded over a two-day session at Hamilton’s The Porch Studio, (by long-time The Datsuns sound engineer and collaborator Scott Newth), ‘Light That Shines’ is the first release from the five piece, who list the likes of The Wedding Present, Guided By Voices, The Clean, Galaxie 500 and Pavement amongst…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BLUE ÖYSTER CULT RELEASE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “THAT WAS ME” As previously announced, Blue Öyster Cult will release their first new album in nearly two decades, “The Symbol Remains” on October 9, 2020. Today, the band has released a music video for the single ‘That Was Me’. Problemattik Stands Up…
‘We See You’ from Kiss The Gun is out now on their own imprint KTG Records on CD and Digital. Kiss The Gun is blessed with a rhythm section that hits you like a freight train, astonishing vocals and soaring solos; the songs are packed with catchy hooks and melodies. That’s what it’s all about,…
7.8 billion expressions of one source, each of us made up of 100 trillion atoms, each of them atoms comprised of empty space [energy] held in place by the universal law of vibration, what is death? After the loss of his uncle, “God Like Energy” is a truthful expression of Indianapolis artist FOXD’LEGND accepting all…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Phoria share new single ‘Fairytail’ from forthcoming post-classical album Known for icy shades of electronica and boundary-pushing experimentation with sound, Phoria’s debut Volition was a masterclass in the art of intimate song writing, executed with incredible precision. The five-piece group have now returned with a surprising change of pace; new single…
Nazar, an activist and artist with a unique international background and appeal, has released his debut song called “Come Alive”, which is intended to bring awareness about the Climate Change crisis. When asked about the story behind the song, Nazar responded “I believe that climate change is probably the single biggest challenge we face as…
Six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning musician, songwriter and producer FINNEAS returns today with “What They’ll Say About Us.” A powerful and moving observation, written in lockdown; the song is an ode to human strength and connection when faced with life’s tribulations. “What They’ll Say About Us,” while buoyed by hope, bears the weight of it all. FINNEAS…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes (Irreversible Entanglements) announce album & share new single ‘Pueblo’ (out today) Telepathic Afro-Caribbean improvisational trumpet-and-percussion duo Aquiles Navarro and Tcheser Holmes are longtime friends, collaborators, and tireless hustlers on the creative music scenes of New York City. Today, they announce their new album, Heritage of the…
‘UNREAL’ is the new single from JULIA STONE, her second offering for 2020 and follow up to her striking return ‘Break’. Buried beneath the darkness of ‘Unreal’ is a hidden sweetness. Beginning its journey as a synth-gilded tale of friendship, the sample-heavy, richly layered track also speaks to the experience of feeling disconnected and unseen…
Diana DeMuth shares new single, “All The Liars,” today, along with a moving video that puts the focus on not only the words of the song but the feelings that make this single produce chills. Her debut album Misadventure is due out via Thirty Tigers on September 25, and this new single follows DeMuth’s previously…
Black Fridai is the West Coast super group comprised of Rosevelt4prez and C-Nice. They’ve worked with everyone from Kendrick Lamar, Glasses Malone, Crooked I, Jayrock and more. The duo got their start selling mixtapes in the streets of Long Beach, and have since solidified themselves a force to be reckoned with. Stream or download “Doin…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope It’s “EARTHQUAKE WEATHER” says Dirty Heads! Better Noise Music recording artists Dirty Heads today release, “Earthquake Weather”, the second single from their forthcoming album, California Island due for release in March 2021. “Earthquake Weather” is a fun, chilled out song that embodies all the best parts of Dirty Heads with rapped…
UK artist and songwriter Foxes returns today with the release of “Friends In The Corner,” her third single since returning from a game changing three year hiatus—out now via [PIAS] Recordings. “Friends In The Corner” is both irresistibly danceable and emotionally charged, as it narrates the fragility and often, hidden nature of mental health, and…
Wane Enterprises, presents the official video for Bruse Wane’s “TheBatMan Cometh”. The song appears on Bruse Wane’s “The Dark Knight Album 2 Fight For Gotham” The remastered track is Produced by Owdeereach productions. https://www.instagram.com/brusewane/ On the track Wane addresses the dumbing down and pillaging of Hip Hop culture. Watch the video below: This track and Bruse…
Trey Connor’s single, “Fear,” is drawn from his Horizons album. Connor, who is just 23, has already appeared on NBC’s The Voice in 2015, where he was a casting finals participant. He is based in the good musical breeding ground of Austin, TX. The song’s title comes along in the track’s very first line, when…
Everywhere she goes, and on every stage she plays, Malina Moye is recognized as one of the top guitarists of her generation. With a witting disregard for genre restriction, this modern-day six-string champion shatters the boundaries between rock, funk, soul, and pop. Bad As I Wanna Be, her third and latest set, topped the Billboard…
Andrew C. Marshall, an alternative pop/rock artist based in Nashville, TN, is giving listeners an up-close, front row seat to see his open heart on display in his lovely new single “All I Am” off of his upcoming album release Terrestrial Radio. “All I Am” comes as a contrast to his first single released off…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BIG SEAN PREMIERES NEW VIDEO TODAY FOR “HARDER THAN MY DEMONS,” Grammy®-nominated, multi-platinum artist Big Sean is turning up the heat in the run-up to this Friday’s release of DETROIT 2, his long-awaited new album via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings, as he premieres the video today for his single “Harder Than…
The Los Angeles based band called Highland consists of a bassist from Los Angeles, a drummer from Fargo, guitarists from Honolulu and Sacramento, and a vocalist from San Diego. They all have a deep love for pop-punk, metal, and alternative music, which brought them together via Craigslist. Highland made their music industry debut over a…
Leila couldn’t be further from your typical indie artist. Hailing from Neverheardofit Pennsylvania, her sound and lyrics carry their humble roots. A little Jazz, a little soul, a hint of strange and three shots of romance will keep this spellbinding cocktail of uncanny ballads in your head forever. Having grown up playing piano, singing, and…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope RAICHE RELEASES OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “PICK A SIDE” FROM FORTHCOMING DEBUT ALBUM In her latest release, Raiche sends a message to those who are just all talk. The song, produced by the well-known Menardini “Bridgetown” Timothee (Mary J Blige, Beyonce, Trey Songz) and coproduced by araabMUZIK & Audio Anthem, is…
In October of 2019, British psych-rockers Temples, touring in support of their recently released third album Hot Motion, made a serendipitous connection at the Desert Daze festival in Lake Perris, California. Following their own performance, Temples caught their ATO labelmates’ The Claypool Lennon Delirium’s set and afterwards found themselves talking about music with the band’s…
On the heels of their self-titled debut album release and two drive-in concerts with The Trews, Canadian powerhouse duo Crown Lands unveil the psychedelic music video for ‘Sun Dance’ today with Universal Music Canada. The new video for ‘Sun Dance’ echoes Crown Lands artistic vision and continues the off-center homage to nature featuring levitating performances…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Friends are Forever – Emma Pierson Releases “Don’t Forget to Remember Me” Single/Video “Don’t Forget to Remember Me”, the new single/video from engaging young Austin based Singer/Songwriter Emma Pierson, is available on Spotify, YouTube and all the other major services today Friday August 28th 2020. AltHard Rockers AWAKEN Release “BEHEMOTH” with…
Have you ever been to a place that completely changes your vibe for the better? A place where you can forget your worries, because it feels it all for you. That’s what Skyler Reed’s music emulates. A safe haven. A raw oasis of one’s deepest emotions. Written specifically to touch your soul and lift your…
‘Phase IV’ was written by CMQ and MarkD in the lockdown of May 20th and features the vocals of each alongside Victoria O. This striking single was released through Mike Bennett’s record label Paraffin Alien on 28th August 2020. Production is by music legend Simon Ellis, who is better known for mainstream pop (Spice Girls,…
Miriam Cruz y Manny Cruz se unen a ritmo de merengue con “Yo Quisiera Ser”, cuyo tema y videoclip será estrenado este jueves 3 de septiembre a través de YouTube y a nivel Nacional en el programa “Esta Noche Marisela” en la República Dominicana. Los intérpretes se encuentran muy emocionados con todo el proceso de…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn to release in-concert album, Alive, on 9/18 An appearance by the married musical team of Fred Eaglesmith & Tif Ginn is a captivating and unforgettable entertainment experience unlike any other. And it has now been captured in all its vibrant glory on Alive, the 23rd album…
Austin, TX-based psychedelic disco cowgirl, Kitty Coen, shares her second-ever single, “Lost in California,” which debuted via Wonderland Magazine, who calls the track a “neon-lit slow-burner.” “The rhinestone cowgirl takes us to the strip club in her sultry new track,” says Wonderland, “Picking up where Madonna’s Music left off (and starting a glamorous affair with…
As 20 Buck Spin prepares to release Persian Pillars Of The Gasoline Era, the anxiously awaited new LP from Dominick Fernow-created project, VATICAN SHADOW, the label issues a new single, “Rehearsing For The Attack.” For a decade now, VATICAN SHADOW, one of the many guises of Dominick Fernow has blurred the lines of rhythmic industrial,…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Bloody Your Hands Share Album ‘Sunday Scaries,” LP Out Now On DSPs and Bandcamp Today, Brooklyn-based indie rockers Bloody Your Hands share their third full-length album, Sunday Scaries. Infused with 90s punk rock influence, Sunday Scaries grapples with the everlasting themes of human adulthood –“this is an album about anxiety, isolation,…
Bursting onto the music scene in Miami, FL Dread Zoe shares his ups and downs dealing with a woman who he can’t seem to trust. Check out the dope visuals he put together with directors Unkle Luc and MarcMyWords for this relatable track. Dread Zoe grew up in North Miami with his mom and five…
Five-piece bands have a special place in the history of rock n’ roll. Two guitars, a bass, drums and a powerhouse lead vocalist – it’s a combination that can’t be beat, and for Moon Fever, it’s the right setup to produce some of the smokiest alternative rock I’ve listened to in a long time. Their new single…
Like the cruel wee-hours of the morning shift, or calloused hands from working construction, the tale singer and songwriter, Brandyn Cross, shares in his single “If Money Talks (It Ain’t on Speakin’ Terms With Me)” co-written by Daryl Stevenett is embedded in the heart of every person earning a paycheck. A fulfilling day’s work can…
Brooklyn-based indie pop project Extra Special shared “True Fear,” the lead single and its accompanying music video, and announced the upcoming debut EP, Lazy About It. Extra Special is a new project from Amelia Bushell (Grim Streaker, Belle Mare). Look At My Records featured the track and its official music video last Friday, praising, “The…
Platinum-selling recording artist and world class guitarist, Orianthi has announced the release of her new album, “O” on November 6, 2020 via Frontiers Music Srl. This will be Orianthi’s first new studio album in seven years and her first new music as a solo artist in six years. The first single, ‘Sinners Hymn’ is out…
The latest chapter in the life and times of Napster. Twenty-one years ago, computer developers Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker released “Napster.” Napster was a pioneering, peer-to-peer, file sharing program, which enabled users around the world to share digital audio files in MP3 format via the internet. At first, the software ran only on Windows…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Low Float shares uptempo groove-driven track “Debt” today! After realizing he wasn’t cut out for music school, Gabe O’Brien-Szczesniak dropped out and created his first album. He’s now releasing his debut under the moniker Low Float. PROTOJE UNLEASHES NEW STUDIO ALBUM “IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME” OUT TODAY During this time…
We are back at it today and truth be told we could not wait to post this Q&A. For those been that have hanging @skopemag since the early 2000’s knows Gene Foley has been a huge supporter, contributor, advisor, and all around amazing friend to this platform. So when he told us about this incredible…
